0:00:01 > 0:00:03Hello and welcome to Cash in the Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:07We're on the trail of those hidden treasures around your home
0:00:07 > 0:00:09that we can help you sell at auction
0:00:09 > 0:00:12and today we've come to Pinner on the outskirts of London.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16You'd never know you were so close, because it is a delightful little town
0:00:16 > 0:00:18and it harks all the way back to medieval times.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22As well as having one of the shortest high streets in the country,
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Pinner can also lay claim to being the birthplace of many famous people
0:00:25 > 0:00:29including the cartoonist and illustrator Heath Robinson,
0:00:29 > 0:00:33the astronomer Patrick Moore and international superstar Elton John.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39It was also the fictional home of Victor Meldrew in the comedy series One Foot In The Grave.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43We're hoping that it's also going to be home to some wonderful antiques
0:00:43 > 0:00:47that we can dust off and sell when they go under the hammer at auction.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10I'm on my way to meet a couple who are dreaming of some new wheels,
0:01:10 > 0:01:12so they've called us in to help.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic,
0:01:15 > 0:01:17I get some tips on mind control.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Can you hypnotise yourself?
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- Actually, you can.- Can you? Oh.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27And try the power of positive thinking on today's couple.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- That's a wheel anyway, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31A wheel on a car. A small car.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35And we all have a rollercoaster of emotions at auction.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- Great.- Hooray, hooray.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Hysteria.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Let's hope we'll still be cheering when the final hammer falls.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50This cosy bungalow in Middlesex is home to hypnotherapist Harry Gamp and his wife Frances.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52They were married in 1950
0:01:52 > 0:01:56and have shared a lifelong love of antiques and art.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01During their 58-year marriage, they've accumulated a wealth of beautiful possessions,
0:02:01 > 0:02:05but need to convert some of those collectables into cash for a new car.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09So with help from granddaughter Lucy, it's time to tackle the treasures.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- Oh, hello, good morning.- Hey, Paul.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Are you feeling confident?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- Of course I am. - I've put lipstick on you.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Really?- Yes.- It's all a rumour.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18Now I tell you, someone in there,
0:02:18 > 0:02:22I'm not sure if it's the gentleman or the lady, they're a hypnotherapist.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Really? I thought I'd been here before.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Oh! Let's go and see what we can find.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30I know exactly what we're going to find. Some vases...
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- No, you don't. - Some bits of furniture. I do.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- I didn't say clairvoyant. - And a kettle.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Good morning.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Already doing some research, that's excellent.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- OK. All right, so you're obviously Harry, you're Frances...- I'm Lucy.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- So how do you fit in? - I'm their granddaughter.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Well, you're very beautiful, I must say.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Isn't she lovely? Fantastic.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- I've had a look around Pinner, that's pretty lovely too. - Great history to Pinner.
0:02:55 > 0:03:01It's a historic old old place and lots of very interesting monuments actually.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03You're very lucky to live here.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05We feel very fortunate, yes.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Right now, I want to know why I'm here, really. Who called me in?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- I did.- Uh-huh, all right. So, why?
0:03:13 > 0:03:19We want a new car and I worked out that if we trade in the one we have,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21we'd be a bit short.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- OK. Have you got enough possessions then, Frances?- Definitely.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Yeah? Are you a bit of a collector?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I'm the culprit, yes, to a certain extent.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- And you're prepared to part with some?- I'll have to be.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37So how much money do you reckon we need to raise?
0:03:37 > 0:03:42Well, from the possessions, something like £1,500.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Shall we go for 1,500, Lucy?
0:03:44 > 0:03:47I think we should go for 1,600.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Well, I'm going to set it at 1,500, I don't want to count our chickens.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Are you good at rummaging? - I'm quite good at it, yes.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57I'm going to hold you to that. OK, let's get cracking.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Shall we have a look around?- Yeah.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03I'm always cautious but this family does seem quietly confident
0:04:03 > 0:04:08about today's rummage, so we should be on track for that new car in no time.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11It looks as if we'll have plenty of items to go through,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14so I'm glad we've got our antiques expert Paul Hayes on hand
0:04:14 > 0:04:16to guide us in the right direction.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Aha.- Hello.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Paul at work. That's what I like to see.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Hi.- This is Harry, Frances and Lucy.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25So what have you found already?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27I've found this beautiful figurine.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- That's from China.- Ah, no, it's not.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- Oh, I'm so bad at this. - Spanish this one, it's Lladro.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- It's Lladro.- There is a designer name on the bottom here, Norman Rockwell.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Yes, very famous illustrator,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43American illustrator, depicting middle America.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Lladro tended to use all the great artists of the day,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50and commission them to make figurines,
0:04:50 > 0:04:54so they would take the original cartoon and make them into porcelain.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58But without knowing the Rockwell connection, you can tell it's Lladro.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Lladro was a very famous and very collectable Spanish manufacturer
0:05:01 > 0:05:03and they have one or two trademarks
0:05:03 > 0:05:07and the first one really is the height of the character.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11They always do the gentlemen and ladies about nine-foot tall, if you looked in real terms.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14He's sat down here but his legs go on for ever,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16so if he stood up he would be enormous.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19And the detail, the quality of these figures are wonderful.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I think if we get two collectors for this,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24it could be a very good piece indeed,
0:05:24 > 0:05:25but when it comes to general auction,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28I'd like to see it with a conservative estimate.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34- A ballpark figure...- Yeah? - You're looking around £100-150, that sort of price band.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- If you're willing, we could put it in with a reserve on it and see how it goes.- Yeah.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- That sound all right?- Absolutely.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42But you're saying 100-150.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44A minimum of 100, to give it a chance.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46The auctioneer will shout at me if I don't do that.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49That's a wheel on a car. Well, a small car!
0:05:50 > 0:05:53£100 for the Lladro jester is a good price,
0:05:53 > 0:05:57but our £1,500 target is no laughing matter,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00so we need to pull out all the stops in our search today.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Paul isn't resting on his laurels and gets straight to work,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07finding this jade-seated Buddha and two temple lions.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Harry was given them as a gift on a trip to Hong Kong 30 years ago
0:06:10 > 0:06:14and Paul hopes they could raise £30 to £50 at auction.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18In the office, Lucy finds this Tibetan painting.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22This style of artwork is known as Thangka and is usually painted onto cotton or silk.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25They're traditionally given as hospitality presents
0:06:25 > 0:06:28and this one was given to Harry by one of his patients.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33It gets packed off to auction with a price tag of £20 to £40.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Our search as got off to a strong start, and in the dining room,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39something sparkly has caught Harry's eye.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- I've got something here. - Oh, cup of tea, is it?
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Well, not at the moment, it's empty.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Oh, right. Look at this.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50I was just looking at the mark...
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Well, these are definitely solid silver.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Yes.- Wow, were these an heirloom?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Yes, they've been passed through with...
0:06:57 > 0:07:02I had to think for a moment, because we've had them for so many years.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Yes, we didn't buy them, they came through...
0:07:04 > 0:07:09Well, they're very 1930s. You can tell the sort of period straight off.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11The Art Deco period is very geometric,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14cut corners, everything is triangular.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- If you look at the handle, it's almost a complete triangle.- Yeah.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21That says to me Art Deco, so you're looking some time around 1920s, 1930s.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25But it is solid silver and do you know how to read the hallmarks there?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28I'm not very good at that but I think you look for a lion?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31The lion, exactly, that's all that really matters.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Every piece of British silver has to have that lion on it.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36That means it's solid silver.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40So they'll send it to an assay office, and they will test it,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43make sure it comes up to the purity level and then it's them
0:07:43 > 0:07:45that actually places these hallmarks on here.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49But it gives us instant recognition that this is a solid silver item
0:07:49 > 0:07:52and in this case it's been Birmingham and the reason I know that
0:07:52 > 0:07:54is because there's an anchor there.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56So it's solid silver, Birmingham.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59The next one here works like a car registration number
0:07:59 > 0:08:03and they change every year so you're looking some time 1920, 1930.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06But value-wise, these are super, you've got a teapot,
0:08:06 > 0:08:08you've got a hot water jug,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10you've got a milk jug and you've also got a sugar basin.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15So a nice four-piece silver tea service, 1920s.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19300, maybe up to £500, that sound all right?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Sounds good.- Excellent.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- Is that your cup of tea?- Yes.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29Wow, £300 for the silver tea set is worth a gold medal. Good for Harry.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32While Paul continues his search for more medal winners,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36I want to find out more about Harry's hypnotherapy.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Can you hypnotise yourself, Harry?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Actually, you can.- Oh, can you?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Oh, gosh. - I teach people self-hypnosis, yes.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Do you?- Absolutely. - With this little thing here?
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Not necessarily with that.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I mean, that's used sometimes.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Some people like to... We like to focus the eye
0:08:55 > 0:09:01on some object, it helps to concentrate the thought pattern.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06I do think hypnotism is quite mysterious, isn't it, and it fascinates everyone.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08How did you get involved in it?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Well, I was always interested in psychology
0:09:11 > 0:09:16and when I was a young man it was a toss-up between architecture
0:09:16 > 0:09:19and, um, psychiatry.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23I was always terribly interested in it, it fascinated me,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26and then I read a lot of Sigmund Freud's work
0:09:26 > 0:09:29and became very interested in hypnosis as well,
0:09:29 > 0:09:31and all these things together,
0:09:31 > 0:09:36to treat people for all manners of conditions,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39from stress...
0:09:41 > 0:09:45..addictions, smoking, alcohol, depression.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47You've never actually hypnotised your wife,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50but I'm surprised because she was a little bit reluctant,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53she doesn't really want to get rid of her possessions.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Up until Friday, she didn't want to do this at all.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Well, she's doing very well and we're finding an awful lot,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04but if we're going to get that car we'd better get rummaging again.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05OK.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Hypnotherapy aside, we need to keep our minds focused on the task ahead
0:10:09 > 0:10:11if we're going to get the £1,500
0:10:11 > 0:10:14that Harry and Frances need for their new car.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Out in the hallway, Lucy's found something that's not quite to her taste.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Paul.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Yeah, hello.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25How much do you think this is worth?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Ah. This is quite a nice one, actually. Is this your cup of tea?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31No, I don't really much care for her.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- I think she's quite sweet. - I don't think she's very attractive.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38Right, OK. Well, I don't think she's supposed to be attractive in a sense.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Lots of these characters were based on Dickens characters,
0:10:41 > 0:10:45and you get the wonderful old Victorian lady selling balloons.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Sometimes you get them with ribbons and silks and things like that.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- But it's made by Royal Doulton, have you heard of Royal Doulton?- I have.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56They're a major manufacturer and they really put some effort into these.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59They make these by the thousands,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03but there are several firing processes to actually make one of these.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07But all of these are actually made individually, so for every one they make perfect
0:11:07 > 0:11:10they have to throw away several that have slipped,
0:11:10 > 0:11:12or the colours haven't been right.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16What's nice about all Doulton is that they're clearly labelled on the bottom.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Yeah.- And what I will check for, actually,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22if I just rub my nail across there, what you'll find is
0:11:22 > 0:11:25the ones that are imperfect, they sell through the factory very cheaply
0:11:25 > 0:11:28and they put a hole in the middle of that mark there,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- and this one's fine, this is a proper item.- This is genuine.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Genuine item, it's not a reject, if you like.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- Well, I think value-wise, you're looking sort of £70 to £100.- Yeah?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- That sound all right?- Sounds great.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Excellent. OK, well that's a hub cap.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- Let's keep looking.- A hub cap!
0:11:45 > 0:11:49It might not be Lucy's favourite, but £70 for the Doulton figure
0:11:49 > 0:11:53is a good addition to our total, so I'm certainly not complaining.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Meanwhile in the study, Harry unearths this unusual looking heater.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01He had it in his office when he worked in the City during the '60s.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06It's flying saucer-like shape is said to reflect the public interest in space travel at the time.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10It should fetch between £30 and £50.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13This unusual leather bottle gets packed off to auction too.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Frances bought it in a charity shop a year ago
0:12:16 > 0:12:18as it reminded her of a visit to Florence,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22and Paul thinks it could add another £20 to £30 to our coffers.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26We've had a successful day so far but we need to keep on hunting
0:12:26 > 0:12:30if we're going to get the £1,500 to put towards our couple's new car.
0:12:30 > 0:12:36In the living room I've spotted something that even to my untrained eye looks pretty special.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37- Paul?- Yeah.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Frances? Harry?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- Yes.- Hi.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Hello. Look.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47I like this a lot, but the trouble is you might like it too
0:12:47 > 0:12:51so I don't know if it can go to the auction, but do you think it's any good?
0:12:51 > 0:12:57I do actually, yeah. Well, it looks like an old Dutch master, but the colours seem very bright.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- Has it been cleaned recently- Well, not recently. About 18 years ago.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Yes, soon after we moved here we decided to have it cleaned
0:13:05 > 0:13:08because it's been with us most of our married life.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10But has it always been in this frame?
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- Yes.- Well, this is definitely a 19th century frame
0:13:14 > 0:13:18and the way it's done, this is a carved wooden frame with gesso finish,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22which is like a plaster with a gilded effect.
0:13:22 > 0:13:28And the way they do that, to get the gold to actually adhere to the plaster they use a brick dust
0:13:28 > 0:13:34and when the gold wears away, you end up with a red sort of finish to it which is actually dust.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38This one is red paint so that tells us it's a 19th century copy.
0:13:38 > 0:13:44But there is one quick way to tell actually, if I just take it off the wall, is to spin it around.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49We know the frame is fairly recent, but you can tell instantly that this has been out of the frame,
0:13:49 > 0:13:53but that obviously is when it's been cleaned, see this new tape here,
0:13:53 > 0:13:58but what I would expect to find there for a real old master would be a very old canvas.
0:13:58 > 0:14:04Bearing in mind this would be possibly 300 years old, that canvas would be charcoal black.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08It would be covered with dust, dirt, the whole thing would be black.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- So that tells you it's a late 19th/ early 20th century canvas.- Oh.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15So what we've got here is a very decorative picture, beautifully painted,
0:14:15 > 0:14:22- value-wise at least 300 upwards. - Oh.- So that sort of price. £3-500. - That's rather good.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- That sound all right with you? - That's very nice.
0:14:25 > 0:14:32- Can it go to the auction? - I'm not selling.- Oh, well. - Hang on. You don't want this to go?
0:14:32 > 0:14:37I find it's been part of our living area for so many years,
0:14:37 > 0:14:43I've just got so accustomed to have the space. Um... I'm reluctant to see it go.
0:14:43 > 0:14:49Well, the painting is clearly tugging at Harry's heart strings, even with the useful £300 estimate,
0:14:49 > 0:14:53so we'll have to wait until the auction to see whether he can bear to part with it.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56While the others get on with the search,
0:14:56 > 0:15:02I've decided to have a little sit down with our self-confessed hoarder, Frances.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Well, this is going very well so far,
0:15:04 > 0:15:11we're identifying some wonderful bits and pieces. Clearly you have a love of beautiful furniture.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Yes, yes, evidently. - Where did you get this from?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- Well, I think from my mother. - Uh-huh.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22Because I used to trawl around with her to antique shops and museums
0:15:22 > 0:15:25so we've always loved beautiful things.
0:15:25 > 0:15:31So you were pretty well brought up surrounded by beautiful objects, were you?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Yes. Yes. I was used to it.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38My home always looked beautiful - furniture, pictures...
0:15:38 > 0:15:44We're raising money for a new car today. Were you the driving force behind this idea?
0:15:44 > 0:15:48I think our car is showing it's age, shall we say,
0:15:48 > 0:15:52and getting to the stage where it's going to cost a lot of money
0:15:52 > 0:15:57so we don't drive very much, but we do need a new car.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Will you and Harry be taking to the big wide open roads?
0:16:01 > 0:16:06We like to go for drives, weekends, somewhere into the country.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Maybe he'll take you somewhere very special, who knows?
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Indeed, yes.
0:16:11 > 0:16:17If we're going to get this money we need to find some more fine things, so let's go.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Well, she may be a bit reticent about our rummage,
0:16:20 > 0:16:24but it's her eye for fine antiques that will help bring in the money for a new car.
0:16:24 > 0:16:30As the work goes on, Paul's nose for antiques has led him to another interesting discovery.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Harry. Lucy.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Now, then. Are these yours, Lucy? - No.- So these must be yours, Harry.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Yes. Mine and Frances, yes. Joint ownership.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Yes. But they're beautiful, aren't they, scent bottles?
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- Have you ever used them for scent? - No, they're purely decorative.
0:16:46 > 0:16:52- That does tend to be the way that people sort of use these now, but these are Maltese.- Yes.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56A firm called Modena. They went through a stage in the 1960s and '70s
0:16:56 > 0:16:59where they were popular, then they went totally out of fashion
0:16:59 > 0:17:05and now all this retro design has come back in fashion so they're very desirable things at the moment.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10But we think of perfume now being already in bottles, but it didn't used to be that way.
0:17:10 > 0:17:17In Victorian times and before, what you would be to actually to take your bottle into the chemist
0:17:17 > 0:17:20and he would decant the perfume into the bottle and that would sit on your dressing table.
0:17:20 > 0:17:26It was only really a guy called Rene Lalique who introduced the first manufactured bottle.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- What I would like to do, there are four here that I've picked out.- Yes.
0:17:30 > 0:17:36They're all in nice condition. If I said sort of £40 to £60 as an auction estimate, does that sound OK?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Yes, it does.- Great.- Yes.
0:17:39 > 0:17:45£40 to £60 for the scent bottles is another good find, but with our day of rummaging drawing to a close
0:17:45 > 0:17:52and a massive £1,500 target, we need to hunt out a few more collectables before we can put our feet up.
0:17:52 > 0:17:58In the hallway, I've found a silver cigarette case which Frances inherited from her uncle.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01He bought it in Austria 40 years ago
0:18:01 > 0:18:05and Paul thinks it could bring in £40 to £60 at auction.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Lucy's been busy as well. She's found a crystal vase in Harry's office.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13It's over 70 years old and used to belong to his parents.
0:18:13 > 0:18:19We hope it will attract the bidders with a price tag of £30 to £50.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21It's nearly the end of our day's rummage,
0:18:21 > 0:18:26but before I tot up the final total, Paul has one last ace up his sleeve.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- Ah, Harry.- Yeah?- Jenny, look at this.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33- What a fantastic card table. - Oh, that is beautiful. - Yeah, I'm very proud of that.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38The style is typically French and it's after Louis XVI,
0:18:38 > 0:18:43he came up with this wonderful elegant style and the trademarks really are a serpentine front.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- Can you see that, like a snake's back?- Mmm.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Cabriole legs which bend. They're based on goats hind legs, by the way, these cabriole legs.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52And then leading to a small point.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Very elegant and that was the particular style actually.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58It would be a beautiful, but very useful piece of furniture
0:18:58 > 0:19:03and one of the first things you'd see when you went to visit somebody would be the card table.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08So they've used a small piece of rosewood, turned it upside down so we get the contrasting colour,
0:19:08 > 0:19:10then turned it this way and that way.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13It's the same piece of wood cut four different ways
0:19:13 > 0:19:15and that gives that wonderful diamond shape in the middle.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- And then inlaid into the top we have this fabulous marquetry inlay.- Yes.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23All this is satinwood which gives a great contrasting colour
0:19:23 > 0:19:27and that's technical, very difficult to do and very much of the period.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30So how much is it worth?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Quite a lot of money actually.
0:19:32 > 0:19:38I would like to see that going with an estimate of at least £600.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Ooh.- Up to- £1,000. Oh, my goodness.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Well, that's very interesting.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Wow. Is that round about what you were thinking?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49No, it's far more.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52It's much in excess of what I was thinking.
0:19:52 > 0:19:58I had a much more sort of... Well, I didn't know, but in my mind I thought about £300.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- That's great news.- It certainly is. We'd better tell the girls.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Frances. Lucy. I wonder if they thought it was worth this much.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Hello, we've got some really rather nice news.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14Well, at the end of our days' work, I have to tell you, you want £1,500 towards your car, don't you?
0:20:14 > 0:20:17You have to decide whether you're going to take the painting or not,
0:20:17 > 0:20:22so without the painting, Paul reckons, if he gets his sums right,
0:20:22 > 0:20:26you will make £1,280,
0:20:26 > 0:20:31and if you take the picture, £1,580, so over your target.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36- How's that?- Excellent, excellent. - Good.- Yes.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Our hard work searching Harry and Frances's home has really paid off
0:20:40 > 0:20:44and we've got an impressive array of items to take to the auction.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49We've got the limited edition Lladro jester valued at £100 to £150,
0:20:49 > 0:20:56the solid silver Art Deco tea set with a £300 to £500 estimate,
0:20:56 > 0:21:01and the beautiful card table valued at a massive £600 to £1,000.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06Time will tell if Harry and Frances decide to bring the oil painting.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10With an estimate of £300 to £500, will they be able to part with it?
0:21:10 > 0:21:16Still to come on Cash In The Attic, a run of bad luck has our couple looking worried.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- We're taking everything home. - No, you won't.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24So Paul resorts to some unusual auction strategies.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Maybe we should have rubbed his belly.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30But it's not all bad news.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32We made the bottom estimate.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39So how will we have done when the final hammer falls?
0:21:44 > 0:21:50It's been a few weeks since we helped Harry and Frances search their home for antiques
0:21:50 > 0:21:54and today we've brought them to Chiswick auction rooms in west London.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Remember, they're hoping to raise £1,500 towards a new car
0:21:58 > 0:22:03so let's hope the bidders here do them proud when their items go under the hammer.
0:22:03 > 0:22:10It may be early, but there are already some serious looking bidders having a scout around the saleroom.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15I hope Paul isn't planning on clowning around as he checks out how our lots are looking.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- Hi, Paul.- Ah, hello. - Oh, I remember this little fellow.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20He looks like me first thing in the morning actually.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25- Really mis.- Before and after. - Oh, gosh. This could be quite valuable though.
0:22:25 > 0:22:32Yeah, well, I had a chat to Harry and he's found this exact figure on the internet in a shop for £1,800.
0:22:32 > 0:22:39- And what did you value it at?- £100, but that's a retail price, I don't think you'd get that money for it.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- OK.- So we've agreed on an estimate now of between 300 and 500.- Right.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48I've put a reserve of £300 and it will be interesting to see whether his research really pays off.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- What's your gut instinct?- I think he'll be going back with it.- Really?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55I do honestly because the retail prices are vastly exaggerated.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- But he won't mind. - No, I think he'll be very happy.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59- That's win-win.- Exactly, yeah.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02What about the other items? Games table? That was really nice.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04The games table is a cracker.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09Needs a bit of restoration, but we're looking at at least £600 upwards on that so let's see how it goes.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14And they had that lovely oil painting, but I don't know if they brought it or not.
0:23:14 > 0:23:20I haven't seen it. We thought it might be a lost Dutch master but it's certainly lost because it's not here.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- Oh, they haven't brought it. - Oh, dear.- Oh, well.
0:23:22 > 0:23:28- We better put him down and see if Harry's arrived, and Frances.- Yeah.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31I hope they're here because the bidders are already settling in.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Fingers crossed they're feeling generous with the cash,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37especially when it comes to our couple's offerings.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- Good morning.- Ah, hello. - Frances, Harry, how are you?
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Hello. Nice to see you again.
0:23:41 > 0:23:47- It's beautiful.- When you see your items at the auction, it does something to you.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- You feel you want them back. - I know, I know. Where's Lucy?
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- I'm afraid she had to work today? - Oh, did she?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- Yes.- Oh, that's a shame. We'll have to manage without her.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58- Couldn't take the day off. - And there's another thing missing.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01One thing I haven't been able to see is that old Dutch master picture.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Did you decide to bring that in the end?
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Ah, reluctantly.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- Oh, you did! Yippee! - OK.- Reluctantly we brought it.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13So you brought it, but did you put a reserve on it?
0:24:13 > 0:24:18- Yes, I did actually, um... - How much?- 300.- Is that OK?
0:24:18 > 0:24:21That's fine, yes. That's the bottom of the estimate so that's fine.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- Either you get your money or you take it home, you'll be happy.- Yes.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27We've upped the value of the jester.
0:24:27 > 0:24:33Yes, because that is... I consider that's quite rare and I'm very fond of it.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- We've put a reserve of 300 on that one.- On that one as well.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41- But as you say...- Ooh, quite a lot of reserves to deal with Frances.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Oh, dear. Never mind, we'll see how it goes and it is about to begin.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Shall we get a spot over here? Follow us, we'll find a nice spot.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Harry and Frances have the right to protect their items with reserves,
0:24:53 > 0:24:56but will it affect our chances of getting them that new car?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59We'll have to wait to see how things go.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04With the bidders assembled and ready and the auctioneer on the rostrum,
0:25:04 > 0:25:08we find a spot with a good view of the action in time for our first lot.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13- OK now, this is a Tibetan Thangka, is that right?- It's a Thangka, yes.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Finely decorated narrative scenes. It's like an Indian painting.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20That's it. It's a painting. It looks like embroidery, but it's painted.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22That's right.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26- It was a present.- Oh, was it? - Yes, it was a gift.- Oh, I see.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- Don't you like the person any more? - No.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33Excellent. So let's see if they can give us £20 for it.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Let's see how we get on. - Couple of bids on this, I'm bid £25.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- £25.- That's great, yes.
0:25:38 > 0:25:4128, 30, 32, £32, £35 now.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43£35. At £35.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47At 35 then. £35.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51- Hey.- That's a good result. Good result, yeah.- That's great.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- Thangka.- Thangka.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57£35 for the painting gets us off to a flying start.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Will our next unusual lot entice the bidders in the same way?
0:26:01 > 0:26:05It's the leather covered bottle which Paul estimated at £20 to £30.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08OK, it's your leather decanter coming up.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Now you got this at a charity shop, didn't you, Frances?
0:26:11 > 0:26:17- That's right.- What caught your eye about it?- It just reminded me of Florence, our holiday.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Ah! Oh, dear, well, your memory's disappearing now.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Turning into cash, yeah?- Yes, but we've got other Florentine things.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26OK. £20 we want for it, yeah?
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Yes. Bit of a tourism item, but a nice memory for yourself.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- OK, here we go. - Anybody want this for £10.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35£10 for it. The decanter and stopper for £10.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Can't sell it for less than ten.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Passing it for £10.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- Oh. Oh, well.- There you go.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45It's a disappointing result, but, hey, it's still early days.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50Maybe a little Eastern promise will be what the bidders are after.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53There we go, 36a.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Start me for £10.
0:26:55 > 0:27:0010, 12, 14, 16. £16 for it. At £16. 18 if you like anywhere?
0:27:00 > 0:27:02For £16. Anybody want to come in?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04£16.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- Unsold.- Not sold.- There you go.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Maybe we should have rubbed his belly.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Another item Harry and Frances will be taking home.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19Paul's joking, and our couple are putting on a brave face
0:27:19 > 0:27:27but I do hope things pick up soon as that £1,500 target is looking a long way off.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Maybe our next lot will turn our luck around.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34It's time for the crystal vase which used to belong to Harry's parents.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38We're hoping it will fetch between £30 and £50.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41It's your crystal vase going up now which I think is a splendid piece.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- Yes.- I think it's in the cabinet and it's worth £30 we hope.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Yes, a nice decorative item, a nice bit of cut glass
0:27:47 > 0:27:49and it's in good condition, which is the main thing.
0:27:49 > 0:27:5614, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 24 upstairs, at £24.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59At 24, 26 down below, 28,
0:27:59 > 0:28:0530, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 5, 50.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07£50 upstairs.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10At £50, it's going then for £50.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11At £50 it is then.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- Wow. That's great, isn't it? - First good result.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17That's better. Top estimate that.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- Yes.- Yeah.- We just need some flowers to put in it now, Harry.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- What did you think about that Frances?- Yes. Good.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Phew. £50 is a great result for the vase.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30At last, our couple have something to smile about.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35Now remember, if you're planning on heading to your local auction house be aware that commission
0:28:35 > 0:28:41and possible other charges will be added to your bill so always check the details with the saleroom first.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44We're all in need of a cuppa to boost morale,
0:28:44 > 0:28:48but before we get to half time there's an important lot for us.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53It's time for the jester. OK, it's under revised estimate now of £300.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Lot 24a is the Norman Rockwell group, Lladro group.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00This has got an estimate correction,
0:29:00 > 0:29:04the estimate is now 3-400.
0:29:04 > 0:29:0724a, start me for 200, £200.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11200, 210, 220, 230, 240.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15£240 for the Lladro, for £240.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18At 240. For £240. 240.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22Oh, there you are, so it wasn't sold.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- Well, I had...anticipated that. - Yeah.
0:29:27 > 0:29:34- So how do you feel about taking it home?- Happy.- What about you, Frances?- Yes. I'd have him back.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36Well, it may not have found a buyer,
0:29:36 > 0:29:40but Harry and Frances didn't seem surprised or downhearted.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44I think they never wanted to part with the Lladro in the first place.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48After a difficult morning, I tot up what we've made so far.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Well, at this point, we're looking for £1,500,
0:29:51 > 0:29:56it's not looking too realistic because at this point we've made £85.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- Oh.- Well, that's because you've got pretty high reserves on things.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- Yes.- And some things haven't sold, but look on the bright side,
0:30:04 > 0:30:06we've got the tea set to go, that's great, isn't it?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- Yes.- The card table.- Yep. - That should do well. Hopefully.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- And the painting.- And the painting.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14That's it. The glass is half full.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19- Yes, that's the way to look at it. - The other half is very empty.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- Let's go and have a cup of tea. - Come on.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29While our couple take a break to muster energy for the second half,
0:30:29 > 0:30:33Paul pulls me aside to show me a lot that he thinks could be a hot tip.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- Ah, this is what I wanted to show you, Jenny.- Oh, yeah?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39This isn't quite antique. It's all memorabilia to do with Concorde.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- Ooh.- Did you ever go on Concorde?
0:30:41 > 0:30:46- I knew you were going to ask that. Well, of course I...didn't.- Really?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49What a shame. We're going backwards now.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51This was the fastest aeroplane, passenger plane.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54We can't go at this speed any more now so it's a bygone thing.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59When they decommissioned the Concorde, all these items were sold off
0:30:59 > 0:31:03and what we have is a flight certificate from the last captain, Captain Bannister,
0:31:03 > 0:31:09and we've got some free pens and things they gave out to passengers, a little notepad and a diary.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13It's not going to break auction records, maybe £20, £30 for the lot.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17But these are fast-growing collectibles.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22I know a gentleman who bought two of the original chairs from Concorde, fantastic items,
0:31:22 > 0:31:28they were £800 for the pair, they're already worth about £3,000, so it's not to be sniffed at this.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31So this lot's in at 20 quid, it could be supersonic, who knows?
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- Let's see how it goes. - I think that sounds very cheap.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43After a turbulent morning, we get back into position, ready for the second half of the sale.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48With only £85 made so far and a whopping £1,500 target to reach,
0:31:48 > 0:31:52I'm keeping everything crossed as our next lot comes up for sale.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56- It's time for your balloon seller that you were saying farewell to. - Yes.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59It is a very pretty piece, isn't it?
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- Royal Doulton. What do you reckon we might get for it?- £70 to £100.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07It's unbelievable how much work goes into making these items,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10but the balloon seller is one of the most common ones you can find.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- So that's not good?- It's good in a way because it's very popular,
0:32:13 > 0:32:17but the rarer ones in a rare colour and rare design will fetch more.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- But it should go. - It should go 70 to 100, yes.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Ah, what's it worth then? 60 for this. 60 start me.
0:32:23 > 0:32:2560, 5, 70, 5.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28£75. At £75 and 80 I'll take.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32For £75. At 75 then. For £75.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- There you go. That's great. - Yeah.- Happy?
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- £75 - that's bang on. - Oh, come on, Frances, smile.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45At last. £75 is a good price for the Doulton figure
0:32:45 > 0:32:49and although Frances seems to be dwelling on the unsold lots,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52I'm beginning to hope that things are on the up.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56Let's see whether our next lot has warmed the hearts of the cautious bidders
0:32:56 > 0:33:00as Harry's unusual 1960s heater comes under the hammer.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04We're hoping it could make us £30 to £50.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06A stylish offer for the period, £50.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10£50 for it. No bids at £50? No bids for £50.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14Must be out of fashion. At £50 then. No bidders at £50.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16No-one likes it again. Not having a good day so far, are we?
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Oh, dear.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- No?- That means no bids. That should have gone for that.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- Dear me.- We'll be taking everything home.- No, you won't, don't worry.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Unsold. Even Paul seemed at a loss to explain that.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32It's an all too familiar result
0:33:32 > 0:33:36and I really hope we're not in for a repeat performance.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Our most highly valued lot is next under the hammer.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42Surely the bidders will be up for this.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45If this doesn't sell, I think we just ought to go home.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50We do want a lot of money for it, your card table.
0:33:50 > 0:33:56- Paul, you think it's worth between 600...- £600 to 1,000, yes. - What's your feeling in the room?
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Well, quality always shines through.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03It's a fantastic table. It does need a bit of restoration, which is the only thing I can say about it.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08- Let's see how we get on. - What do you reckon, Frances, is it going to go?- We've a 600 reserve.
0:34:08 > 0:34:15- I'm keeping my fingers crossed. - Everything crossed I think. £600 reserve, so we've got to get £600.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Continental card table. Start me at £500 for it.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23£400 for it. Start me £400 or I'll pass the lot on. Bid at £400, I'll take 20, taking 20 now.
0:34:23 > 0:34:29That's the only bid I've got so far at £400.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32No further interest. Is it...? No, you're just waving. At £400.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Bid at £400 then. All done at £400. Come and see me after.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Oh, no, he's not let that go.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42He's had a bid of 400. There was one gentleman who wanted it, but nobody bid against him.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Yeah.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Oh, dear.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51What do you think?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- What do you think's going wrong? - I don't know.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58I don't know what's going wrong. It's that nobody wants it.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03Yeah, yeah. I mean, you can leave things for another day, you get different people in.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07That's right. Put it back in. Yes, you don't have to take it home.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12- No. Put it into another auction. - Yeah, I think that might be...
0:35:12 > 0:35:16How do you feel about a tandem as opposed to a car?
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Bicycle.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Scooter.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Two wheels are looking more likely than four at the moment.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28The card table going unsold was a massive blow to our target
0:35:28 > 0:35:31and the scent bottles suffer a similar fate.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36Our £1,500 target is looking increasingly unreachable,
0:35:36 > 0:35:43but I do want to get some money for Harry and Frances so we need our last three lots to do well for us.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48It's the turn of that little silver cigarette case now which has the initials on.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52We're looking for about £40 for this, OK?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Number 219a, start me at £20.
0:35:54 > 0:36:01£20 for the lot. I'm bid at £20, 22, 25, 28, 30, 32, 35.
0:36:01 > 0:36:0535, 38, still no money. 38, 40, 42?
0:36:05 > 0:36:1040 bid, at £40. 42? Are you out already? At £40.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12There you go. How was that? £40.
0:36:12 > 0:36:13£40.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Oh, we made the bottom estimate!
0:36:19 > 0:36:23- That's some relief anyway. - Yes.- Well done, well done.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27£40 is bang on Paul's estimate and we're all pretty relieved.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29I'm glad the silver buyers were on our side with that lot
0:36:29 > 0:36:33and I hope they stick around for our silver tea set too.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35It's due up in a few minutes.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37The oil painting is next under the hammer.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42It's our only artwork lot today so how will it fare?
0:36:42 > 0:36:44We've got to get our hopes up for this one.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48It's the oil painting you weren't sure you were going to bring it.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52You have brought it, but there is a reserve on it, quite a hefty one I think.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- Yeah, a few hundred pounds. - All right. Was it 300?
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- 300, yeah.- £300. But it's valued, you think, between three and five.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03That's the minimum I would be expecting it to reach actually.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08- I think it's a cracking painting. - Do you think we might have people who'll bid for it?
0:37:08 > 0:37:13Oh, definitely. I mean, if it's the right artist, you get fabulous money for stuff.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16You just have to see. £300 sounds about right.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20OK. Luck hasn't run with us yet, but let's hope it does this time.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Number 278, a fine detail painting.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Start me at £200 for it, see how it goes. £200 for it.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30No-one to start me? No bidders? I'm bid at £200. You want 210?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33210, 220, 230, 240.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- Thank you. 250, 260. - Come on, come on.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40250 I'm bid. Bid's there. 260 back in. 270, 280.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Looking down, at £270.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46At 270 and going then. I'm selling at £270. All done then?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Yes. He's let that go. Is that all right?
0:37:49 > 0:37:54- Yes.- 270.- Is that all right? - Is that OK with you?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- 270.- Yes, that's...
0:37:58 > 0:38:02The auctioneer used his discretion with a £300 reserve
0:38:02 > 0:38:05and the painting sold for £270.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08It may have been just under estimate, but Harry seems pleased
0:38:08 > 0:38:12and it's a much needed addition to our somewhat empty coffers.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17It's almost the end of the auction, but we've one last lot to take to the stage.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22It's the solid silver Art Deco tea set that Paul valued at £300 to £500
0:38:22 > 0:38:26and it's a really important lot for us.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Now, your lovely silver tea set.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31I've seen tea sets here sell terrifically well.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35You've got a reserve of £350 I think.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37What's the sentimental attachment to this tea set?
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Well, I've polished it for a long time.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45- Does that make you feel sentimental towards it? That would make me hate it.- Yes.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50I hope I have polished it for the last time.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53I hope so too, yes. You think it might make it?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57I'm keeping an open mind.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Well, we'd like £300 to £500.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03That's right, and we've got a reserve of 350 on this one.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06OK, here we go.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09200 for it? Shall we go 200?
0:39:09 > 0:39:12I'm bid for at £200. 210, 220, 230, 240 - I see you're bidding -
0:39:12 > 0:39:17250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 290 over there,
0:39:17 > 0:39:21300, and 20? 320 if you like. At £300. You want ten at 300?
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Is the bidding going to stop at £300? I'll take ten at £300 then.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Give me 310. 310. 320?
0:39:27 > 0:39:29330, 340, 350,
0:39:29 > 0:39:34360, 370, 380, 390,
0:39:34 > 0:39:39400, and 20. The bid's here at £400. I'll take 20. You're saying no now?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41At £400. I'm selling at £400.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- At £400 your last chance. All done then.- That's great.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49- Hooray, hooray! Hysteria! - That's great. Great relief.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51That's excellent, isn't it?
0:39:51 > 0:39:55- Oh, I'm feeling quite overcome. - Dear me.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59Wow. £400 for the teapot is fantastic.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01What a last-minute result.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03It's been a real rollercoaster of an auction
0:40:03 > 0:40:09and our couple have been put through the mill so it's time to reveal how we've done overall.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Well, that's it. How are you feeling?
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Well, I felt much better at the end.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Well, I'm emotionally drained, I think. What about you, Frances?
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Me too, yeah. Have you done the adding up?
0:40:21 > 0:40:23I have done the adding up, yes.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26I don't know whether I want to know.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Well, it's been a bit like pulling teeth.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33- You did put big reserves on.- Yes. - And that was your prerogative,
0:40:33 > 0:40:35but that has hit the target obviously.
0:40:35 > 0:40:40- Yes.- You're going to take things home or leave them here if you want.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43I'm flannelling, aren't I? The reason is I don't want to tell you.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46It's actually not that bad. You were looking for £1,500.
0:40:46 > 0:40:52Well, you've made more than half of that. You've made £870.
0:40:52 > 0:40:58- I see. That's not a lot.- It's a lot more than we had a little while ago.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Yeah, absolutely right.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02No, that's really useful.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Yeah, you've got other money to put towards the car?
0:41:05 > 0:41:09We won't have a Rolls-Royce.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18It's been a couple of weeks since Harry and Frances raised £870 at auction
0:41:18 > 0:41:22and it's time to give the old car a final polish before they head to the showroom.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27Despite making less than their target, Harry's feeling positive.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31The result was on the surface disappointing,
0:41:31 > 0:41:35but we have... we are putting other items back in.
0:41:35 > 0:41:40In fact, the most valuable item, the table, is going back in anyway,
0:41:40 > 0:41:44so I'm not that disappointed because we were hoping to raise
0:41:44 > 0:41:48a certain amount of money towards the deposit on a car.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51We've got a little less,
0:41:51 > 0:41:56but that's the way it goes, that's the way the cookie crumbles.
0:41:56 > 0:41:57I'm quite happy.
0:41:57 > 0:42:04Having picked out their new set of wheels, the couple take to the road for a test drive.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06We turn left here, don't we?
0:42:06 > 0:42:10It doesn't take Harry too long to get the hang of the controls
0:42:10 > 0:42:15and after a spin around the local streets, they decide it's definitely the car for them.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20The money we made out of the programme has gone towards buying this car
0:42:20 > 0:42:25and there's still some more money to come so it's given me a lot of pleasure,
0:42:25 > 0:42:31I enjoyed doing the show immensely and whenever I get in the car, I'll remember Cash In The Attic.