0:00:03 > 0:00:05Welcome to Cash In The Attic,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09the show that helps you find hidden treasure at home and sells it for you at auction.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10Today, we're in Surrey
0:00:10 > 0:00:17and I've stopped off to take in one of the most beautiful landscape parks of the 18th century.
0:00:17 > 0:00:23Painshill Park was created by Charles Hamilton between 1738 and 1773.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28Following major restoration work, the 158 acres of parks and gardens
0:00:28 > 0:00:31have been returned to their former landscaped glory.
0:00:31 > 0:00:36A gothic temple constructed of timber and rendered to look like stone has been put in a position
0:00:36 > 0:00:41to catch the visitors' eye from all over the estate.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45And let's hope our items have exactly the same effect on our bidders
0:00:45 > 0:00:48when they go under the hammer at auction.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic, a bewildered expert...
0:01:13 > 0:01:16What is it? I don't know what it is.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19..a family full of surprises...
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Actually, I played him on television.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24..and is it all getting too much for James?
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Do I feel under pressure? Yes. Yeah. LAUGHTER
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Let's hope we will still be smiling when the final hammer falls.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36So we skipped across from Painshill
0:01:36 > 0:01:38to nearby Surbiton because I'm about to meet a family
0:01:38 > 0:01:40who called in Cash In The Attic
0:01:40 > 0:01:45because they want to leave Surrey and start a new life north of the border.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49'This lovely Victorian semi has been has been home to retired actor Alan
0:01:49 > 0:01:52'and accountant Sheila Forrest for the last 35 years.
0:01:52 > 0:02:00'But since their daughter Fiona and granddaughter Amy moved in, things have got a little close for comfort.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04'Turning his back on the showbiz world of dramas and commercials,
0:02:04 > 0:02:09'Alan's desire to trace his roots has encouraged him and his family to head to pastures new.'
0:02:09 > 0:02:14Morning, James. Nice to see you. Morning, Alastair. And bright sunshine as well.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Yeah, we've got the Forrest family today. Three generations of them moving up to Scotland.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22It's resting on your capable shoulders. You have to fund their move.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27I've got to find lots of valuables from their old life to make way for their new life?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31You're transforming their life. I'm glad the responsibility is with you, not me. No pressure!
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Hello, guys. Hi, Alastair.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Ah, family photos. Whose family's that? Well, this is my family.
0:02:39 > 0:02:46It's my father's side of the family. The Scottish side. Right. The Forrest side of the family.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Are you moving back to Scotland to trace your roots?
0:02:49 > 0:02:53I mean, it's not the main reason, but it's one of the reasons.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56It's a very good reason for me to actually get up there.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59One, you can do an awful lot of research on the internet.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03There is nothing like actually going to the locations where they lived
0:03:03 > 0:03:08and looking at the local records, you know, to get real, down-to-earth information.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13Sheila, is that enough of a reason to up sticks and move to Scotland? Well, not just for that, no.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18We've got another daughter up there that we don't see as often as we'd like to.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Fiona's come to live with us with our granddaughter
0:03:21 > 0:03:26and all of us would go up there and be a complete family again.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Wonderful. Just live near together.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33The sale of this house is going to fund your move up to Scotland, but what are we raising money for?
0:03:33 > 0:03:39Something new for the new house. Something to put into the house maybe.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43I've got my eye on, um, a couple of table lamps.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45So how much you think we're trying to raise?
0:03:45 > 0:03:50What's the sort of ballpark figure? About 500. Something like that.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Great. James is looking around so let's find him
0:03:53 > 0:03:56and hope we make some money for your move. Good. Come on, let's go.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02'Raising money to buy something for the new family home is a lovely idea
0:04:02 > 0:04:05'and the more we sell at auction, the less there is to pack.
0:04:05 > 0:04:11'Hoping to shine some light on today's rich pickings is our expert, James Rylands,
0:04:11 > 0:04:16'who earned his antiques stripes working at Sotheby's auction rooms in the 1980s.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21'His eyes have already fallen on some rather fruitful delights.'
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Ah, James, you found some pink glass.
0:04:24 > 0:04:30Not pink. Cranberry. Exactly! Here is our cranberry lady here.
0:04:30 > 0:04:36Do you know what they put into the glass to make it the cranberry colour? No. Not cranberries.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39No, it's actually gold chloride.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44Yeah, which actually does make it quite expensive. They actually made it in two layers.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49So you have a layer of clear glass with the ruby-coloured glass on top.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52And this I particularly like. It's called a muffineer.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Right, I've never heard that before.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58I just call it a sugar shaker. Well, it is. It's a posh name for a sugar shaker.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01You filled it up with either sugar or cinnamon
0:05:01 > 0:05:04for actually putting on your muffins at breakfast. Oh, right.
0:05:04 > 0:05:10And that's why it's called a muffineer. But, funnily enough, my favourite piece here is this.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15It looks like a Georgian, late-18th-century silver salt.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18The original of this was dated to 1780, something like this.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20This is a copy. It's hallmarked Sheffield,
0:05:20 > 0:05:24but what I love about it is virtually all the salts you that see
0:05:24 > 0:05:26have got blue glass lining. Yes.
0:05:26 > 0:05:32But you being the pink lady that you are, managed to find one that's pink.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35That makes it rare and rather special. Really? I didn't know that.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Yes, quite a nice little collection. I've got to be honest with you.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Cranberry glass is not as collected as it used to be. No.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47It's probably worth around about ?100, something like that. So that's very good.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50So, about ?100 in the pot.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Five more of those and we'll be there. Let's get cracking.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Well, I've learned something.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00I now know what a muffineer is, which I didn't know before.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03It was just a sugar shaker to me before.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06My thoughts about going to auction -
0:06:06 > 0:06:12I'm sad in a lot of ways because I collected it over quite a few years.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14But it's got to go.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19What a treasure trove of antiques, which will hopefully sweeten our funds.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22To hit our ?500 target and brighten up Sheila's new home,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24we'll need to find lots more goodies.
0:06:24 > 0:06:30What better way to set the auction alight than with this amazing collection of silver?
0:06:30 > 0:06:35Included are a wonderful ruffle edged dish, a single goblet,
0:06:35 > 0:06:40and six napkin rings, which James values at a reasonable ?30-?50.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45There's no rest for our expert. He's upstairs in the bedroom to examine Alan's next find.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Well, here's something else, James, I've got.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I don't know whether you'd be interested, but I think you'll find it very colourful.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Gosh, they really are very spick and spangly. They are, aren't they?
0:06:55 > 0:07:03Where did they come from? Well, I acquired them from a printer that I knew up in town in 1974, I think.
0:07:03 > 0:07:10And they are illustrations for a book called The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast.
0:07:10 > 0:07:16Produced and drawn by Alan Aldridge.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20He was, in the '60s and '70s, THE man when it came to illustrating.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22I think he worked with the Beatles.
0:07:22 > 0:07:29Yes, he did. And he did the artwork for, I think, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
0:07:29 > 0:07:35for Elton John in the early '70s. Oh, gosh, yes, that's going back a bit. So talk me through them.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Each of these have a particular name.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42That's the Kingfisher Waiting.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45This is called Sir Maximus Mouse.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49You can see he's a bit of an entrepreneur in the city.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Yes, I can see he really is a little tycoon
0:07:52 > 0:07:55with the ticker-tape coming out with all the share prices on it.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Oh, look at that one. I know.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59That's almost spooky, isn't it?
0:07:59 > 0:08:05It's off-the-wall completely. Newts. Absolutely fascinating.
0:08:05 > 0:08:13In terms of value, it's a tricky one because I notice they are not signed at all. No.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18Conservatively, we put ?20-?40 and see how you get on. OK. That's good. What a great story.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20What a great story.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24But, Alan, it's never enough. We need more.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28You want some more? I want some more. OK. Lead on. Let's see what we can find. Right.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31'Even though they are 1970s originals,
0:08:31 > 0:08:36'without the artist's signature, these fabulous prints may go unnoticed at auction.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39'So we'll just have to wait and see how they perform on the day.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45'And taking centre stage in the kitchen is this glorious tableware.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49'Since 1904, Noritake, named after a small suburb in Japan,
0:08:49 > 0:08:53'have brought quality to dinner tables around the world.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56'There is also an abundance of decorative glassware
0:08:56 > 0:09:01'in the Forrest home and it seems Alan is not the only artist in the family.'
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Sheila, I've noticed a lot of this painted glass.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Do I detect your artistic hand in this? Yes. I painted that, yes. Really?
0:09:07 > 0:09:14And are you looking forward to expand that, to do more? I'm hoping to do more when we've got more room.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Now Fiona and Amy have moved into the house, it must be quite cramped?
0:09:18 > 0:09:23That's another reason why we are moving because we really are running out of space.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25They share the middle bedroom, which is not good.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Mother and daughter sharing with all their stuff.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32And I've had to move out. There's my desk there where I used to paint.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36And we just need more space. We just need a new start, all of us.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39So are you excited or a bit nervous? Both.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Some days I'm very excited and want it to hurry up and happen.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Other days I think, are we doing the right thing?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48But we'll never know if we don't do it.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52How has Fiona been - it must have been difficult splitting up with her husband?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Well, we've had a tough couple of years, actually, all of us.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59I think this is going to be a nice break for us all.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Right. What's been going on? Well, I've...
0:10:02 > 0:10:05A year last Christmas I had a heart attack...
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Oh, no. I was in hospital all over Christmas.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14And then I had to have an operation because an angiogram went wrong. Gosh.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20But just before that was when Fiona split with her husband and came back here to live.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24So we have had to sort things out more or less.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28So this is going to be a new clean break? A new clean break for us all, yes.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Tell me what we are raising money for. It's a lamp.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36I saw them in a show house and I thought, "I'd really like those.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41"They are different. And I want something like that in our new house."
0:10:41 > 0:10:44It's like a house-warming present to ourselves.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47We'd better find some money to make sure we can buy them.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50We ought to keep on looking. Let's go and see what James has found.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55'Well, he's got this marvellous 1966 silver rose bowl in his sights.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58'An eye-catching piece with intricate detail,
0:10:58 > 0:11:01'used to which freshen a room
0:11:01 > 0:11:04'and hopefully flourish our funds by ?20-?40.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09'Fiona intends to dazzle the bidders with her next find too.'
0:11:11 > 0:11:14James, I think I found something here.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16I knew I had them somewhere.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21Fiona, is this the case that all that glitters is not gold? Yip!
0:11:21 > 0:11:25I think it probably is. Do you know what they are made of? Marcasite?
0:11:25 > 0:11:31Absolutely right, which actually is iron pyrites, which, funnily enough, is called fool's gold.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35So it's pretending to be perhaps more valuable than it is.
0:11:35 > 0:11:42But what happens is that the iron pyrites, when you actually flatten out the facets on it,
0:11:42 > 0:11:44it does look like jewellery.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46It's sort of bling, really.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51So, from the 1600s onwards, they were quite often used as a diamond substitute.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Only the very wealthy and nobility could afford the real thing.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58But you could pretend. That's what they did.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02And certainly in the 19th century, with mass production and things like that,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05a huge amount of marcasite jewellery was made.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09And the brooch here, I'll tell you what, it's actually rather clever because... It opens.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12It opens and comes apart into two halves.
0:12:12 > 0:12:18And you can then wear both of these as a little brooch like that.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20So, very, very ingenious. So what have we got here?
0:12:20 > 0:12:26We have got the brooch, the bracelet, and then we've got a pair of earrings as well.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31So I would think, for the whole lot, probably about ?30-?50. OK.
0:12:31 > 0:12:37If you don't wear them very much, the bracelet and little bits, it's still money in the bank.
0:12:37 > 0:12:43That's right, yes. Well, I like baubles so let's see if you can find me some more. OK.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Fiona's proved she's no slouch when finding top-notch collectibles
0:12:47 > 0:12:51although dad Alan doesn't appear to be taking the search quite so seriously.
0:12:51 > 0:12:59But if we want to reach that ?500 target for those dream lamps, we must check every nook and cranny.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Sheila's tracked down even more of her much loved cranberry glass.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07This Art Nouveau glass-style basket with white metal holder
0:13:07 > 0:13:13and charming custard cup could be the dream topping at ?20-?40.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16And Alan appears to have stopped acting up but I wonder for how long?!
0:13:19 > 0:13:24James, have a look at this. What have you got there, Alan? Well, there's some postcards.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29Let's see what you think. Oh, postcards. Victorian ones. You've got a nice collection here.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33They're fairly bog-standard, these ones. Oh, are they?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Ah, now we're getting later in date.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Yeah, it's got the magic name.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Donald McGill.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45Probably the best known of all of the sort of postcard illustrators.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46You've heard of him?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Yes, I have, yes.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Actually, I played him on television.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55No? I did, yes. So you probably know a huge amount about him.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Well, had to do quite a lot of research, yes.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00I did get to know a lot about his life.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03I love this. This is a typical one.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05"All you want is a little sun and air."
0:14:05 > 0:14:08The lady in the bed goes, "Oh, Doctor, you naughty man!
0:14:08 > 0:14:10"At my time of life!"
0:14:10 > 0:14:15That's actually quite tame compared to some of them. Yes.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19As you probably know, he was charged with, er... Obscenity.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Absolutely. In the 1950s. Did he actually go to jail?
0:14:22 > 0:14:28I think he did. He was certainly in jail for a while because I actually spent some time in a cell. Really?
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Yes, all done for art, you know.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33I'm glad they let you out in the end!
0:14:33 > 0:14:37So what have we got here? We have got four McGills, I think.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42And then other later slightly smutty ones.
0:14:42 > 0:14:49I would think that, collectively, for the lot, we are probably talking about ?40-?60, something like that.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Oh, good. All right. Excellent.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Donald would have been proud. He would, yes.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58It resonates, shall we say, with part of my life a couple of years ago.
0:14:58 > 0:15:04But I do have some more which my elder daughter framed for me,
0:15:04 > 0:15:06so I'm keeping the link there, actually.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11What a great piece of history. Something Alan feels very passionately about preserving.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14However, Sheila's memories are being rapidly reduced
0:15:14 > 0:15:19as Fiona packs two more pieces of her cherished Victorian cranberry glass off to auction.
0:15:21 > 0:15:27And James resorts to drastic measures in order to hunt out more valuables.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31James, I bought this about ten years ago.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33I think it's a grain measure. What do you think?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Is that what it was sold to you as?
0:15:35 > 0:15:40Yes. OK. Well, Sheila, I'm not sure I agree with that
0:15:40 > 0:15:47because all the grain measures I've come across before have been quite light, quite often made of beech.
0:15:47 > 0:15:54And also they always have a royal cipher on them.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57And this one just doesn't have that at all.
0:15:57 > 0:16:03So I'm just a little bit sceptical about that being a grain measure.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Right. The good news is I think it's terrific.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08It's lovely. It's got a nice feel, isn't it?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11It's a very, very tactile, beautifully warm coloured wood.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15But the best thing about it for me, funnily enough, is not the outside.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16It's actually the inside.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20It's actually been hacked out using what we would call an axe...
0:16:20 > 0:16:23almost like a little axe chisel.
0:16:23 > 0:16:29Yes. And it's given it that really charming rustic feel. Yes, I liked it when I bought it.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31And it's rather like half a barrel.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35But the thing I love is the patina on the wood.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37The colour of the wood is just glorious.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Is it something you think you want to sell? Yes, I might do.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Right, I think that nowadays it's probably going to be worth,
0:16:45 > 0:16:50and I think it would have been worth more, so I've got a feeling I might disappoint you. Right.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55I think it's probably going to make about between ?20 and ?40.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57I don't know what it is.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Well, that's got to be a first.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03But while the wooden thingamabob might have got us stumped,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Alan's pretty clear about his plans for the future.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08So you're saying that this photo
0:17:08 > 0:17:12was the one that unlocked all the family history for you? Yes. That's right.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Here's my great-grandparents with all of their children,
0:17:16 > 0:17:20apart from this lady who is the wife, I believe, of the eldest son there.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23So they're all boys? Yes. One sister. That's right.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27They're from Scotland. Did that inform your choice of going to Scotland now?
0:17:27 > 0:17:32You have to balance these things up, the fors and againsts.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35And that was one of the things that helped us decide.
0:17:35 > 0:17:43But Moira didn't move up there because of that? No, she went up with her job ten years ago.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47She enjoyed it up there, bought a place,
0:17:47 > 0:17:53found somebody to marry and she's very settled and she likes it very much.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Sheila was saying you've had a rotten two years,
0:17:55 > 0:17:59what with her health scare and Fiona's marriage. How have you coped?
0:17:59 > 0:18:04When somebody who's so close to you and has been for so long,
0:18:04 > 0:18:09their life comes into question, as it were,
0:18:09 > 0:18:13it's quite a difficult thing to actually take in.
0:18:13 > 0:18:20Fiona, when she moved in with Amy after her marriage broke up, we were a bit crowded.
0:18:20 > 0:18:26A few problems. But we've come to accommodate each other, but it's still not easy.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31Nicer with some more space. That's right. We're upsizing rather than downsizing.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35It's a big move up to Scotland. You're an actor, or you were an actor. Are you retired?
0:18:35 > 0:18:41Yes, I do the odd job when it comes up. Actors never retire, do they? No.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46Well, it should get better as you get older, so they say.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Well, there's work up there, hopefully.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52There are lots of agents in Glasgow.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56I've looked in my contacts book up there.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01So there are agents. I'm hoping to establish myself up there, perhaps.
0:19:01 > 0:19:08Talking of labour, we must get to work and see if we can find some more things to evaluate. Right.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13'And guess what? Sheila's stash of cranberry glass yields yet more opportunities
0:19:13 > 0:19:14'to make up the target.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18'This jug and matching salt cellar, once seen as a symbol of status,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21'will definitely make a grand entrance
0:19:21 > 0:19:23'and could top up our fund by ?30-?50.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27'And I've got high hopes for this quality timepiece too.'
0:19:27 > 0:19:32This is quite a substantial carriage clock. Yeah. Is there family history attached to it?
0:19:32 > 0:19:36It belonged to my grandfather on my mother's side.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40So, that's... Not the Forrests, the Scottish Forrests? No.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43And is it for sale? No.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Usually comes in a nice leather box.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Oh, do they? Now James... Look here.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52I've been having a bit of a rummage up in the attic. Let's have a look. What a bag of swag!
0:19:52 > 0:19:55I think we can turn this into a bit of cash.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Silver-plated tray, condiment sets, plated again.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03And we've also got a complete dressing-table set here. Right.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Brushes. OK.
0:20:05 > 0:20:11And we've got, a silver "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of us all?"
0:20:11 > 0:20:16Don't break it, don't break it. And then, my favourite thing of all is this. Do you know what it is?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18It's a button hook.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22The good news is that there are lot of collectors of button hooks. Yes.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26And they come in all sorts of sizes. Some much smaller than this.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Quite often they will have a silver handle.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Usually with a steel hook at the end.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34So people do collect these. Yeah.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37What else have we got in the bag? We've got...
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Cigarette box.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Yes. With a monogram. Actually, that sort of does devalue it a little bit.
0:20:44 > 0:20:51H-A-O. Any Hs, As or Os in the family? Not really, although there was one by the name of Horace.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55And how much would Horace's hoard be worth?
0:20:55 > 0:21:00Well, we've also got a three-piece Victorian condiment set which is in plate.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03And a plated tray. So I would think, for the whole collection,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06probably around about ?40 to ?60. Oh, right.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11You think all that silver would be more. Well... It's all about elbow grease.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15People just don't want to clean it any more. I can understand that.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Let's get the ladies in. Sheila, are you there? Yes.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19Sheila, Fiona, come on in.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Final tot up. This going for about ?40, is that all right?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Yeah. I suppose so.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Nobody wants much silver these days. No, so I hear.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32It looks like more, but James is being conservative today.
0:21:32 > 0:21:38We wanted ?500 and with 40, that takes us up to 390. Oooh!
0:21:38 > 0:21:39So we are about ?100 short.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43But, you know, I'm hoping... It's all going to happen on the day.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Are you confident that we are going to get the 500 on the day?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Do I feel under pressure? Yeah. Yeah, I do!
0:21:50 > 0:21:55Well, we've had a terrific day helping the Forrest family declutter their home.
0:21:55 > 0:22:01If we want to illuminate their new Scottish pad, we will need these items to impress our bidders -
0:22:01 > 0:22:04one of Sheila's many treasured cranberry collections,
0:22:04 > 0:22:10including that Georgian muffineer, worth a magnificent ?100 to ?120...
0:22:12 > 0:22:16..the marcasite jewellery that you would be a fool to miss
0:22:16 > 0:22:17at ?30 to ?50...
0:22:19 > 0:22:24.. the trio of prints by famous illustrator, Alan Aldridge,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26with the price tag of ?20 to ?40...
0:22:27 > 0:22:32..and the delightful wooden half a keg valued at ?20 to ?40,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36that so puzzled our James - will any of our bidders know what it is?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Still to come on Cash In The Attic.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41'Fanfares are out.'
0:22:41 > 0:22:44You can blow your own trumpet on that one.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46'I'm sticking to my guns.'
0:22:46 > 0:22:49I know, but I don't care, I'm going to call it a muffineer.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52'Will we reach their target when the final hammer falls?'
0:22:57 > 0:23:02It's literally only been a few days since I was helping Sheila and Alan and Fiona
0:23:02 > 0:23:07find some treasures to bring here to the auctioneers in Chertsey.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Now remember, we're trying to get ?500 together so they can buy themselves
0:23:11 > 0:23:16a sort of house-warming present for their new home in Scotland - a set of beautiful lamps.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20And we're hoping that their items are going to light up the saleroom today.
0:23:20 > 0:23:27'The doors are open and the auction house is already packed with amateur enthusiasts and experts
0:23:27 > 0:23:29'having a closer look at what's on offer.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34'But, of course, our James is here too, with his eye on a particular treasure.'
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Morning, James. Morning, Alastair.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38What are you looking at there - a dog?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40It is a dog. It's a jolly nice dog.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43This actually does belong to the Forrest family.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Oh, does it? Well, after we left the other day they had their own little rummage,
0:23:47 > 0:23:51and found a pair of these little dog pictures behind the wardrobe.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55And they're by one of his Scottish ancestors, Benjamin Copplestone.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58So they have a family connection. The auctioneers have been conservative.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01They've put ?50 to ?80 on the pair.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04But I think with a following, we're going to be north of ?100.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Good. Let's go and find the guys. OK.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11'The superb pair of dog paintings is really going to help us out today
0:24:11 > 0:24:15'and take our total to an impressive ?440.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19'Let's hope the bidders are generous when it comes to Alan and Sheila's collectibles.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24'That's if they know what they all are, of course.'
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Hello, guys.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Hello. Hi, James.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32A last fond look at your maybe-not wheat measure.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36I don't know what it is. Having one last look and one last feel. It's attractive.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41I was impressed with the paintings. They're beautiful and very saleable.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44I don't know if they'll make lots of money. We'll see.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Would be nice if they did. Make money out of your ancestors.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49LAUGHTER
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Are you sad to see some things go?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Have they left a gap in the house?
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Yes. Sad to see it all go. When I put it out...
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Just think of the lamps, Sheila. Think of the lamps.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01I know, I do keep thinking of those.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06Great, well, let's put that down and let's go get our places and let's see some things sell.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09'Remember, if you're planning to buy or sell in this way,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13'bear in mind that commission and other charges will be added to your bill.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18'It's always a good idea to check with your saleroom first.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22'With the auctioneer ready to go, I hope the bidders will swarm into our first lot.'
0:25:23 > 0:25:26No.6, lovely bit of cranberry there.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Interest here at ?30 and looking for five.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32?30, ?30, and two pieces you're buying.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35?35 is right and 40, bid 40, 45?
0:25:35 > 0:25:3945, ?50, ?50, 50, and five.
0:25:39 > 0:25:4255, 55, 60 bid, 60 bid right,
0:25:42 > 0:25:4460, 60, 60,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47right-hand side at 60, 65, the lady's bid, new face in,
0:25:47 > 0:25:5065, 65, 70, he's back in,
0:25:50 > 0:25:5480 bid for the lady, 80 bid for the lady, 90, sir, 90, sir,
0:25:54 > 0:25:58the gentleman's bid, the gentleman's bid, 9 and 0,
0:25:58 > 0:25:59Closed up at 90.
0:25:59 > 0:26:0290, wow!
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Excellent, so well over target.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06That's a good sign.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Straight in at ?90. What a brilliant start.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13But how does Sheila feel about it?
0:26:13 > 0:26:17I've been collecting it over the years from different places.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22So each piece has got a memory for me. But we do have to move on.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23Things have to go.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28'Good for you, Sheila. It's time to say goodbye to old memories and make way for new ones.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33'Hold that thought as another of your select pieces is presented to the room.'
0:26:33 > 0:26:40So, now, next one up is the little silver rose bowl - it's hallmarked Sheffield 1966.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43So just a nice little stand-alone item. Let's see how we get on.
0:26:43 > 0:26:4520 up, 20 up and two,
0:26:45 > 0:26:46and five, 30 right side,
0:26:46 > 0:26:5235 is in the room, 40 down there, ?40, ?40, 45 close to me,
0:26:52 > 0:26:554 and 5, going in the front seats, 4 and 5.
0:26:55 > 0:26:5723. Thank you.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00That would make a great wedding present for someone.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02It's just a nice stand-alone thing.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Good condition. So I think that's a worthwhile price.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09'Selling way over James's estimate at ?45,
0:27:09 > 0:27:11'the stunning rose bowl really blossomed.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16'I hope there are plenty of silver specialists among the crowd today
0:27:16 > 0:27:20'so that our next collection fares equally well.'
0:27:20 > 0:27:23This is a nice little collection of silver.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27We've got the napkin ring, the little goblet.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29A bit in this lot for everybody.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33?50 for these, ?50, 30?
0:27:33 > 0:27:3730 bid, five on the web, 35, 40 in the room,
0:27:37 > 0:27:39?40, ?40, 45 is in the brown,
0:27:39 > 0:27:4250 bid on the web, 55, 55 front row,
0:27:42 > 0:27:4755 front row, 60 bid on the web, ?60, 65, back in the room again
0:27:47 > 0:27:5265, 70 bid on the web, 80 I want now,
0:27:52 > 0:27:5670 is right, 70 is right, right-hand side, that is it.
0:27:56 > 0:27:57Going on the web here...
0:27:57 > 0:28:00at 70. Sold at home.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Silver goodies bags - they do really well.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06That is technology for you. That's good. It's amazing how quick the bids come in.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Yeah. You could bid anywhere in the world. Yeah. And it comes through.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Thanks to the wonders of the World Wide Web,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17someone somewhere is now the proud owner of the Forrest family silver.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22That's another ?70 towards our lamp fund.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26But will Sheila's next hoard of glass do as well?
0:28:26 > 0:28:29This is another one of our cranberry lots.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Both the little bowls have frilled edges.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37We've actually got a reserve of ?40 on this to protect your collection, Sheila. Very important.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Interest at 20, two I take,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42five got, eight got,
0:28:42 > 0:28:4530, got 30, got 30, got 30,
0:28:45 > 0:28:48?30, 35, 35, 35...
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Yes, yes, yes.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55?40 now, ?40 now, ?40 now, 45, 45, 45 right, 45 on the right-hand side,
0:28:55 > 0:29:004 and 5 then. HE BANGS GAVEL Two pieces of cranberry go to 65.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Surpassing its estimate and Sheila's reserve,
0:29:03 > 0:29:07the Victorian cranberry glass is a hit with the bidders.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10There's plenty more to come.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15Lot No.57, cranberry basket and custard cup as well.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19Two bits of cranberry now. That's it done then. Sold at 40.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Another ?40.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25But will then fine jug and salt cellar be to everyone's taste?
0:29:25 > 0:29:2840, 40, 40, left-hand side, left-hand side
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Finished and selling.
0:29:30 > 0:29:3340, yes, ma'am, 50.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38'The Forrests' collectibles are being snapped up and I hope our luck continues
0:29:38 > 0:29:41'with our next assortment of treats from their attic.'
0:29:41 > 0:29:47James, one of your favourite moments, that big haul of silver you brought down - Horace's hoard.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49That's right, with the button hook.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54Stashed in the attic. It's got that nice dressing table set with the button hook
0:29:54 > 0:29:57and the silver cigarette box and some condiments - a nice job lot.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02Since you'd forgotten you had it, I think it's a bonus here.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05We've got ?40 to ?60, let's see how we get on.
0:30:05 > 0:30:1160 for that, 60 for that, 40, 20's a start, two is better, five is close,
0:30:11 > 0:30:18and eight is left, 28, ?30, ?30, ?30 and five, 40 bid, 45, 45, 45,
0:30:18 > 0:30:2155... Oh, good.
0:30:21 > 0:30:2755 there, there's two bids on here, 5 and 5, 5 and 5,
0:30:27 > 0:30:31at 5 and 5, still battling on the right-hand side, at 5 and 5 here.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Right-handy.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Thanks to Horace we have an acceptable ?55.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42As the family waits anxiously, I tot up the amount we've reached so far.
0:30:42 > 0:30:49That's actually the halfway point in the auction, how do you think we've done? I'm quite excited.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53I have to say, that was a really good first half.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58I think most things came midway. In fact, we've done really rather well. We wanted ?500 overall.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01And do you remember we were a bit short of our target on the day? Yes.
0:31:01 > 0:31:07Well, halfway through, we've actually made ?385. Wow.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Brilliant. That's good.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Not wanting to count our cranberry chickens before they've hatched,
0:31:13 > 0:31:17but I think if the second half goes as well as the first, we're going to be easily over ?500.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21So, we're not going at home with anything anyway...at the moment. Not at the moment.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26You've got lots of interesting items in the second half, the paintings, the prints.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30That's a different kind of market so we've got to hope that they sell as well.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34It will be interesting to see. OK, let's have a little breather.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43There's no rest for the bidders who are keen to check out this afternoon's lots.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46James, however, is more interested in putting his feet up.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Well, here's a nice honest piece of furniture.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52It's called a settle.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Well, I can vouch for that, settling down comfortably on it.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00And it's probably made in the middle of the 18th century around about 1750, 1760.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Made of solid oak.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07But what I like are some of the little extra touches that the craftsman's given it.
0:32:07 > 0:32:13For instance, on these nice fielded panels, we've actually got what we call cross-banding in mahogany.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17Now, mahogany was an expensive wood in those days, especially in the country.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19So, it just gives it that extra little bit.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23He's also employed a nice cabriole leg there,
0:32:23 > 0:32:29which you normally expect to see in pieces of furniture in the early part of the 18th century.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Well, all that's good news.
0:32:32 > 0:32:40The bad news is that a piece of furniture this sort of size does not fit into many people's houses.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Auctioneer's estimate, about ?250.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49If you think about it, that's only ?1 for every year since this was made.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50Not a lot really, is it?
0:32:55 > 0:32:59That's definitely an investment worth looking out for at the auction.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02For now, we need to hurry back to our places as the last
0:33:02 > 0:33:06of Sheila's fabulous cranberry collection goes on display.
0:33:06 > 0:33:11I think this is probably my favourite lot. The cranberry epergnes and the muffineer.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Do you know what? They haven't called it a muffineer. It's just down as a sugar shaker.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18I don't care, I'm going to call it a muffineer.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20?30, ?30, ?30 and five.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22?35, ?35 and 40.
0:33:22 > 0:33:2845, 50, 55 on the phone, 55,
0:33:28 > 0:33:3360, 60 in the room, 65, 65 back on the phone, 65, 70 on the room,
0:33:33 > 0:33:40?70, ?70, 80 bid, 80 bid, 90, back in the room at 90,
0:33:40 > 0:33:46bid 100, ?90, ?90, ?90, we're in the room on the left-hand side.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48HE BANGS GAVEL Sold for 90.
0:33:48 > 0:33:54?90. That's our star cranberry lot. It was the muffineer, that's what did it.
0:33:54 > 0:34:01You can blow your own trumpet on that one. 'Scuse me, I do the puns here. Oh, sorry.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03LAUGHTER
0:34:03 > 0:34:08Increasing our total by a staggering ?90, that certainly brought a smile to Sheila's face.
0:34:09 > 0:34:15Hopefully, the mixed bag of tableware will furnish us with a further 20 to ?40.
0:34:15 > 0:34:21Lot No.165, bit of Noritake and some other sundries there.
0:34:21 > 0:34:2430, 30, 20, 10 for these?
0:34:24 > 0:34:29?10, ?10, any interest in the Noritake?
0:34:31 > 0:34:32HE BANGS GAVEL Stays behind.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Not sold, so you get to take that home with you.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Yeah. That's all right, that's OK.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43They're quite nice anyway. And you've got a completely skewed image of auctions.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Often you take a lot home, you should be glad you've only got one thing.
0:34:46 > 0:34:53One lot, that's a very good average. Frankly, if you couldn't get a bid of ?10, it wasn't worth selling.
0:34:53 > 0:34:59Sheila and Alan don't seem too disappointed to be taking it home but we need all our items to sell
0:34:59 > 0:35:02if we're going to reach that ?500 target and brighten up their new home.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07Maybe the new auctioneer will bring us some luck and the bidders will take a shine
0:35:07 > 0:35:10to our stunning 19th-century marcasite jewellery.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13This is your find, Fiona.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15The bracelet, the pendant. Yes.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Brooch. You going to be sad to see this go?
0:35:17 > 0:35:21I will. Which bit? The bracelet in particular. You quite like that one.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25I do, I quite like the bracelet. It's modern. Do you think it'll sell here?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27I think so. It's very pretty.
0:35:27 > 0:35:34As pictured here, it's going to be on shortly. 60, 40, 30. 35, 40.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39At 40, at 40. 45, 45, 45. At 45.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43At 45, on the internet, at 45.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Front row. 50, thank you. At 50 now. 50 now.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50At 50, at 50, at 50, the sum of ?50 on my right.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53At ?50, thank you, madam, at ?50.
0:35:53 > 0:35:59That's good. Yes. Good bling price. Yes.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03A fantastic ?50, which takes us further in the right direction.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Back by popular demand, the first auctioneer.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Will he be successful in selling the wooden half a keg?
0:36:09 > 0:36:13OK, it's the grain measure that never was.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18It might have been an umbrella stand or any other myriad of functions.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23Yes. I think it's just a really nice, warm colour. Great patina on the wood.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26So, let's hope, Sheila, that lots of other people like it as well. Yes.
0:36:26 > 0:36:3060 for that. 60 for that. 40.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33?20, to start me up. 20, thank you, Matty.
0:36:33 > 0:36:3920 bid, 20 bid, ?20. 22. 25. 28. 30.
0:36:39 > 0:36:4230 bid, 30, ?30.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45You should try... try bidding yourself.
0:36:45 > 0:36:4835, 40 bid, 40 bid.
0:36:48 > 0:36:5140, 40. At ?40. At ?40.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56The keg goes under the hammer this time, selling in the middle, then, 40, ?40.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Great, that reached James's top estimate.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03I think the auctioneer's safe description did the trick.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Let's hope they'll be barking mad
0:37:05 > 0:37:07for our next lot too.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09These are our interloper lots,
0:37:09 > 0:37:12the two dogs that snuck in behind my back. Yes!
0:37:12 > 0:37:13THEY CHUCKLE
0:37:13 > 0:37:15I think they're very attractive.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19It's a question of whether enough people have seen them, I guess. Do you think that...?
0:37:19 > 0:37:23I hope so, as well, yes. The little kennel behind the wardrobe.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27They've got 50 to 80 on them as an estimate. We've got a reserve of 50.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29I'm hoping they'll make north of ?100.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31100 for these.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Quite little fun subjects. ?100.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35?100. 80.
0:37:36 > 0:37:3750 for the pair.
0:37:37 > 0:37:3930 is low, 30 is low, 30 is low.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41?30. 35. 40 bid.
0:37:41 > 0:37:4345.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4550 bid.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4955. 55. 60. 60. 60. 65.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5170 bid.
0:37:51 > 0:37:5370 in the black. 70 in the black.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56?70. For ?70. For ?70.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59I'm going once, twice, this time it's gone. 70.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Right-hand side.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04It was within what they said.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07I just thought that the pair of these would have gone on a bit...
0:38:07 > 0:38:08I suppose here...
0:38:08 > 0:38:13We can't be disappointed, because it was within estimate. But I thought...
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Mmmm, I think someone got a bargain there. I think so too.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Selling for a very reasonable ?70,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22I think the Forests were hoping for a little bit more.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26Maybe the three prints by famous illustrator Alan Aldridge,
0:38:26 > 0:38:28valued at ?20-?40,
0:38:28 > 0:38:31will bring some more animal magic to the auction room.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36They are a product of the hippy and the flower power era, aren't they?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38The early '70s.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45I acquired them at that time from a printer friend of mine.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Well, I don't know if they'll do very well,
0:38:49 > 0:38:52but they're really quite attractive and very well done, of course.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57I'd like ?40. ?40. ?30.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59?20, you're buying three.
0:38:59 > 0:39:0110 is low, 10 is low, 10 is low.
0:39:01 > 0:39:0210. 12. 15.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0518. ?18.
0:39:05 > 0:39:0720, go, 20, go. 20, go.
0:39:07 > 0:39:1022. ?22. Left hand, now. 22.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Left-hand side, last one going here.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16There you go. Brilliant. Exactly, that's what we can ever hope for.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19I agree. This is a very special item.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23That takes us ?22 closer to our target.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Although I'm not sure our next lot will be suitable
0:39:26 > 0:39:28for all the audience here today...
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Time for some genteel smut.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35It's the McGill postcards. Let's hope they fetch a funny price!
0:39:35 > 0:39:38You never know, do you? Absolutely wonderful artwork.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41The seaside saucies, how do you see those? ?50.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44?50. ?30, I start.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46?20, ?20, ?20.
0:39:46 > 0:39:4822. 25.
0:39:48 > 0:39:5125, 25, 25. 28.
0:39:51 > 0:39:5230.
0:39:52 > 0:39:5630 now. ?30. At ?30?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58At ?30, on the saucy seaside,
0:39:58 > 0:40:02we're going this time, finishing now, 30.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05That's OK. I think that's all right.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08I'm happy with that. It IS a specialised market.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Although most people have heard of him,
0:40:10 > 0:40:12in a sort of general sale like this,
0:40:12 > 0:40:16this is the sort of thing you're either going to get lucky or you're not.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20We should be happy with that. We've done well on lots of other items. We have.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Under estimate at ?30, but still a sale nonetheless.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Hopefully it won't affect our final total too much.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31What a day. How was your first day at the auctions?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Lovely. We enjoyed it. Very interesting.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38I was worried on the day in Surbiton that we wouldn't to make it. We were quite short of the target.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43We wanted ?500, you actually made ?687. You're joking?!
0:40:43 > 0:40:45That's brilliant! That's really good. Excellent.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Absolutely wonderful.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51That'll get your lamps and probably a little more. Something else. Maybe a meal out.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55Very pleased. Thanks very much. Thanks, everyone. It's been good.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06It's been a couple of weeks since Alan and Sheila raised ?687 at auction.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09They've come along to their local lighting shop
0:41:09 > 0:41:13to look for some suitable lamps to brighten up their new home.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Oh, an Art Deco one, look.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20With such a wide array on display, they're spoilt for choice.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22And while some seem perfect...
0:41:22 > 0:41:26Another Tiffany one, that's really nice. Yeah. Isn't it?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28..others are not quite up their street.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Oh, my goodness!
0:41:30 > 0:41:34But it's certainly given Sheila something to think about.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38I haven't quite seen what I wanted, but I've got some ideas now.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41I didn't get the crystal and the black, but I've seen some Tiffany lamps,
0:41:41 > 0:41:45so I've got some nice ideas now to take up with me to Scotland.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48On the way home, they've decided to stop off for a taste of things to come.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53I really fancy the haggis. I think I'll have it.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57With their move to Scotland imminent, it's time to get familiar with local traditions.
0:41:57 > 0:42:02Alan seems to have embraced that thought wholeheartedly.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05That is a real one! You have to kill that first.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08I stab him with my knife!
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Pour this over.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15And a little bit for me. Not too much!
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Mmm!
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Very nice.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22It's just the sort of food you'd expect
0:42:22 > 0:42:26on a cold, frosty day in Scotland,
0:42:26 > 0:42:30with the haggis and the sausages, and the neeps...and the whisky!
0:42:30 > 0:42:37No, it was really enjoyable, and it just put us in the frame of mind to start this process,
0:42:37 > 0:42:42or carry on this process, to move up and achieve a new start in our life.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43We can't wait to go now.
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0:43:14 > 0:43:17MUSIC: "Ring, Ring" by Abba
0:43:17 > 0:43:18Menswear.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21This is Night Hawk. Can you hear me? Over.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24Of course I can hear you.
0:43:24 > 0:43:25Where are you?
0:43:25 > 0:43:27Naughty boy.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Anything I can do?
0:43:31 > 0:43:32Just a routine inquiry.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35Well, it's either a problem on the line or it's out of order.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38The phones were simpler, but the mix-ups weren't.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Enjoy afternoon classics: