0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to Cash In The Attic. This is the show that searches out the hidden treasures
0:00:05 > 0:00:08around your home and then helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13Well, today, I am in Surrey, where I've stopped off to take a look at this magnificent castle.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18Farnham Castle was built in 1138 by the grandson of William the Conqueror.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22It would see little in the way of conflict, but played an important role as the residence
0:00:22 > 0:00:27of the powerful bishops of Winchester, who occupied the castle for more than 900 years.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Many kings and queens of England were entertained here over the centuries.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Its constant occupation confirms the castle's status
0:00:35 > 0:00:39as the oldest continually inhabited building in southern England.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41What a beautiful location.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45But, we've no time for sightseeing, because we're on a mission to unearth plenty of antiques,
0:00:45 > 0:00:50that will hopefully attract interest from miles around when they go under the hammer at auction.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Well, I've come a couple of miles down the road from the castle
0:01:14 > 0:01:17to meet a lady who has called in the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:17 > 0:01:20to help her fulfil a New Year's Resolution.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Paul knows which item he's putting his money on.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- Right, I think it could be a sure winner.- Could be a winner!
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- 10/1. Odds-on favourite.- OK.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33And he's being as diplomatic as ever.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36What about the cigar box? Is that valuable?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- No, that's an optional extra.- OK.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43But, will he convert some non-believers at auction?
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Oh, ye of little faith!
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Why do you think we bring him along?
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Let's hope their faith is restored when the final hammer falls.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59This lovely three-bedroom house in Farnham is home to freelance magazine editor Penny Woollen.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Although she grew up in Canada, Penny has been living in England for over 30 years,
0:02:03 > 0:02:08and has accumulated a wealth of collectables, many of which were inherited from relatives.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12But, on New Year's Day, she made a resolution to declutter her home,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15and has roped in her long-standing friend Gloria to help.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Good morning, Paul.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- Good morning. How are you?- I'm fine.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Listen, we've got a lovely lady today.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26She's called us in because she wants us to help her out to fulfil her New Year's Resolution. Bit late, I know.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Yeah. Do you know I haven't done mine yet, either.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32I promised not to drink as much tea and to do more rummaging. And here I am - look at that.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- Yes. We haven't seen much evidence of that yet.- No.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Do you want to prove the case? - Come on.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Oh! That's lovely.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Good morning, ladies.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- Hello!- You must be Penny.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- I am.- You must be Gloria. - I am, yes.- Right, OK, Penny,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I understand you called us in. What do you want us to do?
0:02:47 > 0:02:55Well, we would really like to get rid of some of the accumulated...
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- Clutter.- Yes, I was trying to think of a nicer word!
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Things that have come down to me through my family and really,
0:03:03 > 0:03:07I don't have them out on show and they're just wasted.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Why not get a little bit of money for them?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13So, what's made you decide to do that now at this point in time?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Well, my daughter and I were away for a week at New Year's Eve.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19New Year's.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21I thought, this is it. I am making a resolution.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26I've got to do something. We've been at the house a couple of years now
0:03:26 > 0:03:29and the garage is absolutely full to bursting
0:03:29 > 0:03:34and I would like to start clearing the decks, you know.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37So, it was your daughter's idea as well, then. Where's she today?
0:03:37 > 0:03:43Well, she was going to be here and would have loved to be here, but she's sitting an exam today,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- her final exams at Reading University.- Fair enough.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49So, Gloria, I understand you have stepped in to fill the bridge.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50I've stepped in to fill the gap, yes!
0:03:50 > 0:03:53But it's now time to declutter.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I'm not so good at the throwing away.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- No.- I am good at the collecting.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- A hoarder, aren't you?- Yes.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04In terms of the sort of money you might want to raise, how much do you think that might be?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Well, a few hundred pounds would be nice.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13- What would you want to spend that on?- It would be a great surprise, maybe for my daughter,
0:04:13 > 0:04:17since she's been working so hard this year, to go to Paris.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Well, let's say £400, then, towards the trip to Paris
0:04:21 > 0:04:26- and we'll go and have a look and see what we can find, shall we? - Sounds good.- Come on, then.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Turning dusty treasures into shiny new tickets to Paris
0:04:31 > 0:04:34sounds like a fantastic surprise for daughter Anna.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38But will hoarder Penny really be able to part with her family heirlooms?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Luckily, we've got an expert on hand to help.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Paul Hayes has over 20 years' experience in the antiques trade.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47And it looks like he's already hard at work.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- How are you?- It looks like you've found something already!
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Hello! Yes. I made an early start. - What have you got?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I've found a beautiful christening set. That's absolutely fantastic, isn't it?
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Do you know what I love so much about these christening sets, it's not so much the contents,
0:05:02 > 0:05:06but the fact that all the boxes were individually designed for them.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10So this has got a complete unique shape that will only fit those items.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14That's right. The Victorians were all for presentation. They did make these wonderful boxes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16The lid fits exactly over the cup there.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20It's just real quality. It would be given as a very prestigious gift.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23That was the idea. So, you would buy this for somebody else
0:05:23 > 0:05:26so you could present it when somebody was christened.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28This really is a Rolls-Royce example.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30You've got the christening beaker here -
0:05:30 > 0:05:34the christening mug. You have the spoon, knife and fork.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36It is a complete christening set.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38So, it dates sort of 1890s-1900s.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41It's not in the best condition, can you see that?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44I know. The blade is separate from handle, isn't it?
0:05:44 > 0:05:49Yeah, but anybody that's into silver would get that fixed and you've got a fantastic item there.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52What sort of value are we talking about, though?
0:05:52 > 0:05:57Well, allowing for a little bit of restoration - they're all solid silver, all hallmarked -
0:05:57 > 0:06:03I would say at least £40 to £80. Does that sound all right?
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- Sounds nice, doesn't it?- Are you happy with that?- I wouldn't have a clue what it really is.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12- But it sounds good to me. Let's hope somebody's there who really...- I'm sure they will.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17They always sell well at auction, don't they? Yes, yes, yes. You never see anyone pass them by.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22So I'm sure you'll be fine. So shall we go and see what sprinklings we can find elsewhere?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Yes.- OK, I'll look after this.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26£40 to £80 is a sparkling start.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28But, we've still got a long way to go
0:06:28 > 0:06:33to make the £400 Penny needs to take Anna on that surprise trip to Paris.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37As our search gets underway, though, she spots something straightaway.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Paul, would you mind giving me your opinion on this little painting?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- Of course, yes. - I've always loved it.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47There's a little story behind it but I know nothing about it.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52Let's have a closer look at it. It's definitely a painting. Where did it come from?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Well, it belonged to my aunt
0:06:55 > 0:06:59and, um, after she died, I was clearing out her cottage.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02I found it in between two pieces of brown paper,
0:07:02 > 0:07:07down the back of an old piece of furniture in her bathroom.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10That's really interesting, where it came from. You rescued it, really.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13You've framed it beautifully. You've done a good job, actually.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18This looks like the work of a guy called Augustus Lamplugh.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21He really set the precedent for all...
0:07:21 > 0:07:26- What a name!- Fantastic name, but he set the benchmark really for all these artists.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31What he would do, he would work on skies and atmosphere, a bit like Turner.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Turner would do all these wonderful skies.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36But what he would do is do fantastic sandstorms.
0:07:36 > 0:07:42These Arabs would have the scarves round their faces and they were just really realistic paintings.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Of course, he had his imitators. This one is Jacope.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49I'm not sure who that artist is. He had lots
0:07:49 > 0:07:52of amateur artists out there just enjoying painting
0:07:52 > 0:07:55and travelling, and discovering places.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56I think that's very collectable.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59I haven't come across his work before,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02but I don't think he's a long-lost master. He's just a good...
0:08:02 > 0:08:06There's a horrible word in the antique business called a potboiler.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- Yes.- It is what they call most Victorian artists - potboilers.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Lots of people used to do it as a hobby and just enjoyed it.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17I think that is worth at least £100, maybe £150.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18- That's nice. - Does that sound all right?
0:08:18 > 0:08:23Yeah, it does. Given where I found it and that it could have easily...
0:08:23 > 0:08:28I could almost have mistaken it for the lining paper that she had in this cupboard.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Well, you've rescued it and brought it to a whole new audience.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- Hopefully someone will appreciate it.- Yes. Sounds great. Absolutely.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Let's hope it's not a storm in a teacup! Talking of which...
0:08:38 > 0:08:43I thought our New Year's Resolution was more rummage and less tea, Mr Hayes!
0:08:43 > 0:08:47£100 to £250 is a great price for Penny's rescued painting, though.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48So I'll let you off this once.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Whilst Paul heads off in search of the kettle,
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Gloria is still hard at work and spots this lovely sewing table,
0:08:56 > 0:09:01which is packed off to auction with a price tag of £30 to £50.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06As the search continues in the house, I take a few minutes to catch up with our hoarder outside.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Oh, this is very civilised, isn't it?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Yes. Yes.- So, how are you finding the rummage so far?
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Well, it's very interesting.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Not too traumatic, I hope.- No!
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Far from it. It's fascinating.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23I had no idea how some of these things that I just shoved
0:09:23 > 0:09:27in a drawer could turn out to be valuable. It's just incredible.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Now, Penny, you've also got an accent, so tell me a little bit
0:09:31 > 0:09:34about the family background. Where are you from?
0:09:34 > 0:09:37My mum is from the north of Scotland. My father was born in London.
0:09:37 > 0:09:43Actually, my mother evacuated two children as a nanny out to Canada during the war.
0:09:43 > 0:09:49And my father went up from Bermuda, where he was working, to Canada and joined up.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51And that's where they met.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56So they ended up staying in Canada and I came back here for six months and I ended up staying here.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00So tell me a little bit about the planned trip to Paris. Why that particular city?
0:10:00 > 0:10:06We decided that it would be a good idea if Mum got her act together
0:10:06 > 0:10:09and started clearing out some stuff.
0:10:09 > 0:10:15And I just thought, recently, "Well, I can't imagine that I'm going to get
0:10:15 > 0:10:19"so much money that I can go halfway across the world to Canada.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21"But I could go to Paris."
0:10:21 > 0:10:25And her really good friend lives there - a French girl -
0:10:25 > 0:10:30who is a week younger than Anna and also going through university.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35Jessica hasn't been over here for a couple of years, so they haven't seen each other for a couple of years.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36I thought that would be great.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40They've been very good to my daughter - the family.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45It would be lovely just to go over and see them and maybe take them out for dinner.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47That would be nice.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49If we're going to do that, we'd better make sure
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- Mr Hayes has found something else for auction.- I hope he has!
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Daughter Anna may be busy with exams but it sounds like she's in for
0:10:55 > 0:10:59a treat - as long as we can find enough antiques to sell of course.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Back inside, Gloria spots something in the living room
0:11:02 > 0:11:07that she hopes Paul will send racing off to auction.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- What do you think of this, Paul? - Now then, let's have a look.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12It's a nice horse, isn't it?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Is Penny a horse fancier?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Yes, when she was a child, she used to love horses, apparently.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Right. It's a firm called Beswick.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25They were really the market leaders in scale models.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28What would happen, you'd have a best of breed -
0:11:28 > 0:11:30or maybe a horse winner -
0:11:30 > 0:11:33something like Nijinsky or Red Rum - a famous animal.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37What they would do, they would go along and take exact measurements.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39They'd measure the muscle structures, you know,
0:11:39 > 0:11:41the position and the nature of the animal,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43and then they would recreate it.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46From that, they would make these cast mouldings.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48What you end up with is a very accurate model of an animal.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- A lot of work goes into it. - Very popular indeed.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53What I'm doing as I'm talking to you
0:11:53 > 0:11:57is having a good look. What you do find is that ears get nibbled. They fall over.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59They're a bit delicate.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02The secret is, when you look at these items, do look for restoration.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06It can make a big difference when you come to value them.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- But it's all right. It's in good condition.- It's a nice one.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Well, it's a nice horse.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13It's by a good factory.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Do you think Penny would be interested in selling it?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17I think she'd consider that.
0:12:17 > 0:12:23All right. I think £30 to £40. Does that sound OK?
0:12:23 > 0:12:24That sounds pretty reasonable.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- All right. I think it could be a show winner.- It could be a winner.
0:12:28 > 0:12:2910/1, odds-on favourite.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32OK. Well, I was very surprised.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34It was a beautiful horse.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37I thought the price was fantastic - it was really good.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40So one more to the collection.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Well, Gloria certainly thinks £30 to £40 is a prize-winning valuation.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48And it is a great addition to our total.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50There's another great addition as Penny digs out
0:12:50 > 0:12:53this lovely pair of ornate candlesticks. They were given to
0:12:53 > 0:12:56her grandparents as a wedding present.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Paul thinks they could make £40 to £60 at auction.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02As our trawl through Penny's treasures continues, in the living room
0:13:02 > 0:13:06I've come across something I think could be a real winner.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09I think I've found a nice collection of medals here.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13There seems to be photographs of the gentleman - letters, all sorts.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15I don't really know what the medals are.
0:13:15 > 0:13:21I do know that those are the three brothers of my grandmother.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Everyone that was involved in the First World War
0:13:23 > 0:13:25were rewarded with these medals.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- They call them jokingly Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.- Really?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32They were the cartoon characters of the day.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36This means that he was involved in the first offensive during the First World War - 1914, 1915.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39This is the Great War for Civilisation.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42That was awarded after the war when we finally won.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44And this one's a solid silver medal,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46which again was awarded after the war.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49What people tended to do would be to weigh those in for silver.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53It was a currency, you see. Those often disappeared and you end up with just two.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- You've actually got a trio which is nice.- What sort of value in those?
0:13:57 > 0:14:02I think you're looking... at least 100, possibly £150.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06Well, fingers crossed, that would be great. Terrific.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- OK.- They can go to auction?
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- Oh, yes.- That will help our target figure, that's for sure.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- That's great.- OK, you get a medal if you find anything else.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Well, that's lovely.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- I'll look after those. All right? - Great.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24Thanks to the trio of medals, we're moving steadily towards today's £400 target.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29There's no time to rest if we're to make enough money to buy those tickets to Paris.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Another family heirloom does us proud,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35as Penny finds a lovely 1920s pewter jug,
0:14:35 > 0:14:37which she inherited from her auntie.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Paul hopes it will make £20 to £30 at auction.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Penny's grandfather comes up trumps as well,
0:14:43 > 0:14:47as this lovely cigarette box - which was given to him as a gift -
0:14:47 > 0:14:52is lighting Paul's fire, with its £25 to £45 price tag.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Paul and Penny seem to be on a roll.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58I take five minutes out to enjoy the sunshine with Gloria.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02So, Gloria, how long have you and Penny been friends?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04For nearly 40 years.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Really? How did you meet then?
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Well, through a mutual friend of mine and my husband's.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12She came over.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16She was working with the airline and she was new in the area.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21He said, "Take her under your wing," and that's where she's been ever since.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- We've been very good friends. - What would you say is so special about your friendship?
0:15:25 > 0:15:31We've always been there for one another. When she had Anna,
0:15:31 > 0:15:33my children used to play with Anna.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37I suppose it's a family sort of thing, you know. Very nice.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Penny's got a lot of stuff in that house. Are you the same?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Do you collect or hoard things?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44No, not quite as much as Penny does.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49But, of course, Penny's had such a lot handed down through the generations.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52That's how she's acquired most of it, I think.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54She never throws anything away.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56I haven't got as much as Penny, no.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Do you think this clear-out is a good idea for Penny?
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Yes, very good.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04She needs some help to do it. There's a lot there to sort through.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- It is nice to have a fresh start, I think.- There's plenty of stuff in the house.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13I'd like to stay out here - it's beautiful. We'd better go in and give a hand. Come on!
0:16:15 > 0:16:19We certainly need all hands on deck to make today's target. So it's back to work.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Inside the house, Paul's magpie eye for antiques
0:16:21 > 0:16:25has spotted this lovely brooch which belonged to Penny's grandmother.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27It was specially designed with her initials -
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Gloria Eva Kitchen.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Paul estimates its value at a sparkling £20 to £30.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35The ladies are hard at work as well.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39In the bedroom, Penny's come across an interesting box of tricks.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Paul, come and take a look at this.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- I knew I'd hidden something away here.- Let's have a look.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- What have you found? - Oh, right. Let's have a look.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Oh, that looks interesting.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55Small matchboxes. They're interesting, aren't they? They're not just matchboxes.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Look at that, little pictures! - They're little scenes of London,
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- it looks like.- Piccadilly Circus, this one. These are collectable.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04On the corner, it says,
0:17:04 > 0:17:06"in plastic". Plastic was a new material.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Oh, of course, in those days.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09What date do you think it was?
0:17:09 > 0:17:15These - 1950s, I would say. Bryant & May have been making matches since the turn of the century.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18With it being plastic and sort of the black taxis there
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and the double-decker buses, I would say '50s. There's lots of them.
0:17:21 > 0:17:28There are some other bits and pieces here. What's this? It's for calling cards or dance cards to be kept in.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30That's the golden age of etiquette.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33If you went to visit somebody, you would have your own card
0:17:33 > 0:17:36and you would leave your card with the butler of the house.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- On a silver tray. - Of course, that's right.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- You've been there. - In a former life.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Some of us still use it.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47That's a beautiful item, isn't it? Really top quality.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- That's solid silver. It's been inlaid into the top. - It's so dainty, isn't it?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53You've got an interesting lot there.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57When you go to auctions, people do love to buy job lots.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Those matchboxes are really interesting.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03You've got a vesta case there. That tortoiseshell case is lovely.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- I think what we should do is put those in as one lot.- Right.
0:18:05 > 0:18:13If I said, sort of £80 to £120, how does that sound?
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- Incredible.- Yes. I'd be completely flabbergasted.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Really?- Yes.- Right.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21That's a beautiful tortoiseshell case. That's worth quite a bit.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- How does that sound? - What about the cigar box?
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- That's an optional extra.- OK.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- We'd put that in for free. - We'll put that in with it.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32That's a nice lot and that's a good-selling item.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- That's an amazing price.- All right.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38It was a very interesting lot.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43I was just flabbergasted by that estimate. I thought it was amazing.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47You'd never think all those tiny bits and pieces would amount to so much.
0:18:47 > 0:18:54But they were beautiful, especially the little tortoiseshell calling card with the silver. Amazing!
0:18:54 > 0:18:57That valuation certainly took the ladies by surprise.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01But Paul isn't resting on his laurels.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06He's spotted one last item that he thinks could seal the deal for today's target.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Is it something Penny's prepared to part with?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- Penny?- Yeah.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14I found an interesting little item here.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Is this a real family heirloom?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19That's where I keep Granny's cutlery.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Oh, right, I can see that in there.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- This has always been in here?- Yes.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Right, it's obviously not a canteen. It's not a fitted case for the cutlery.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Probably not. It's kind of fun to be in there, anyway.
0:19:30 > 0:19:36- It's called an apprentice chest. I don't know if you've heard of that before?- Not really, no.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Right. What would happen, if you went to get a job with a carpenter,
0:19:39 > 0:19:45before you'd be let loose making large bits of furniture - obviously materials are very expensive -
0:19:45 > 0:19:50what you would do, you would prove you could make scale items and once you'd passed your test, if you like,
0:19:50 > 0:19:54once you'd made an item like this, then you'd be let loose on bigger products.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57You've got to remember lots of this wood was very expensive.
0:19:57 > 0:20:03We imported a lot of mahogany from the Empire and so on and from the Americas. This is walnut.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05The whole case is made from walnut.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08These fronts here are actually veneered burr walnut.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12You can actually see in here, you've got all these little tiny branches starting to appear.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16These are veneered onto the front, so it's very difficult to do.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21So there's just as much work gone into this as there is for a large-scale chest of drawers.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- There is a lot of work in it.- Yeah.
0:20:23 > 0:20:29So value-wise, you're looking... £100 to £120. Does that sound OK?
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Yes, well, I don't know whether I'm surprised.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38- Yes, maybe I am surprised that it would get that much. - How are we getting on?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- Ah, did I hear £100 to £120? - Yes, but we are thinking about it.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- Oh, are you unsure about whether to sell this then?- Well...
0:20:45 > 0:20:47yeah, dithering.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- OK!- OK. Look, we've run out of time for rummaging,
0:20:50 > 0:20:55but I'm quite happy that Paul's certainly picked out the best of what's here.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00So the items going to auction actually tot up to £485.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05- Wow! That's not bad, is it? - Without this?- Without that. - Without it?
0:21:05 > 0:21:09If you put that in, it comes to £585.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- That's a big difference. It's something to think about. - Get thee behind me!
0:21:13 > 0:21:15THEY CHUCKLE
0:21:15 > 0:21:19So either way, you can let us know on the day of the auction about the chest.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- Are you pleased with that figure? - Very good, very good.- Yes.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27It gives me a bit of encouragement to carry on and do a bit more.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32Absolutely. You'll be able to have a trip to the cancan at this rate.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Before you can can, we've got to get get to the auction.- OK.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39So the next time we'll see you guys is at the auction. All right?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- I'm looking forward to that. - Yes, we are.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46We've had a really successful day here with Penny and Gloria
0:21:46 > 0:21:48and have a great haul of items to take to auction.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50We've got the unusual collection of matchboxes
0:21:50 > 0:21:54with the lovely tortoiseshell calling-card case.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Valued at £80 to £120.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00The set of three First World War medals
0:22:00 > 0:22:03with an estimated £100 to £150.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06The pretty silver christening set in its original box,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09valued at £40 to £80.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12But we'll have to wait and see whether Penny is happy to part with
0:22:12 > 0:22:18her miniature wooden chest, with its sizable estimate of £100 to £120.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Still to come on Cash In The Attic, the ladies are speechless.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- Wow!- £150.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Well, that's pretty impressive too, isn't it, hey?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33And the bidders are fighting over some of Penny's lots.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34She was determined to have it.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39She really was. Well, I thought, "Just keep going. Just keep going."
0:22:39 > 0:22:42So, how will we have done when the final hammer falls?
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Now, it's been a couple of weeks since we had a good look around
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Penny Woollen's lovely house in Surrey.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56We found plenty of antiques and collectables we bought here
0:22:56 > 0:22:58to Chiswick Auction Rooms in West London.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Remember, Penny's looking to raise around £400
0:23:01 > 0:23:04so she can take her daughter, Anna, on a lovely trip to Paris.
0:23:04 > 0:23:11Let's just hope when our items go under the hammer today, they prove to be a real triumph.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15There's a fantastic selection of items on show in Chiswick today.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20One man who's hoping we'll be riding high to victory is our expert, Paul Hayes.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25- Morning, Paul.- Good morning. How are you?- I'm fine. So, Beswick, always a good seller.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29Beswick's always a good seller. This one is quite a nice example and it's in great condition.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34- Condition's all-important. - So, we've got lots of lovely pieces. We've got the christening set.
0:23:34 > 0:23:40That christening set is superb - the quality on that is fantastic. I think that could do very well today.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43There's one or two bits and pieces I think could do well.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47The one thing we don't know whether it's here or not is the apprentice chest.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- Of course.- That was amazing, she was keeping spoons in there.- I know.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54That's the beauty of them - you can use them for anything you want.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56It doesn't have to be the initial purpose.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59That's a great useable chest of drawers. I hope she's brought it.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02- Shall we go and find out?- Yeah. - Come on them.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I'm really optimistic about the items we've brought to auction today.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07The first few bidders are beginning to arrive.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12Let's hope they take a shine to Penny's collectables, especially after she and Gloria
0:24:12 > 0:24:17did such a good job keeping to that New Year's decluttering resolution.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Good morning, ladies. There you are.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23I was going to ask, "Have you brought it?" I assume you have.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26In the end, I thought, I didn't know who made it.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31I didn't know even really who it belonged to, although it came down to me from my grandparents.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35And, you know, the silver that I was keeping in there,
0:24:35 > 0:24:39silver spoons and things, I thought, "No, I can keep that anywhere.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41"So, I'll sell it if it's worth something."
0:24:41 > 0:24:43So, no second thoughts about today then?
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- No, no, not at all. It's exciting. - Have you been to auction before?
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Yes, I've been to a small one at Sidmouth.- I know that one.
0:24:50 > 0:24:57It was very good but this is a much bigger place and I'm looking forward to starting. It will be great fun.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00It's nearly going to start so shall we get into position? Follow me.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04It's great news that the miniature chest has come along to auction today.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09I only hope the bidders are prepared to pay more than a miniature price when it comes under the hammer.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13If you're planning on buying or selling at auction, remember that commission
0:25:13 > 0:25:17and possibly other charges will be added to your bill,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20so always check with your local auction house for details.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24We take our places in time for our first lot of the day.
0:25:24 > 0:25:31A 1920s pewter jug. We've got here by Taunton and Johnson. I'm guessing it's stamped and marked.
0:25:31 > 0:25:32It must be. I didn't realise.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34It's always good to have a name.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37It's an antique pewter jug by Taunton and Johnson.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40£10 for it? £10 for it? £5?
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Thank you. I'm bid at £5. At £5. Give me 6?
0:25:44 > 0:25:45And 6 there. Thank you. 7.
0:25:45 > 0:25:488?
0:25:48 > 0:25:509. At £8.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54I'm bid £8. I'll take 9. The bid's at £8. Take 9. At £8.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56At £8. Last chance. It goes at £8.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59£8. I'll tell you what,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02that's about the price of a cup of coffee in Paris.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- At least you've got that bit covered.- Absolutely.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08£8 is a disappointing result for the pretty little jug
0:26:08 > 0:26:10and Penny's going to need
0:26:10 > 0:26:15the rest of her lots to have more success if she's going to afford those Eurostar tickets.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Hopefully our next lot will get the bidders' pulses racing.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21OK, now, our next lot is the Beswick horse.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25This Beswick range of animals seems to do so well, Paul.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30Yeah, they can do. I was explaining, it depends on colour variations, even pose.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35It says here in the catalogue, it says, "facing right." That's right, isn't it?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- That's right.- Yeah. Maybe if you've got one facing left,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40it's a lot rarer. Who knows?
0:26:40 > 0:26:43You need to really know your Beswick and your animals, really.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48158. The Beswick porcelain figure of a horse standing. £30?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52£30? £20. I'm bid at £20. At 20.
0:26:52 > 0:26:5422, the Beswick. 22.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Thank you. 22. 25? 25.
0:26:56 > 0:26:5828. 30.
0:26:58 > 0:27:0330. 32? Slow bidding at £30. At £30. That's the bid at £30.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Sold at £30. Last chance and gone.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08£30 then. £30 buyer...
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- Oh, phew!- If it was facing left, who knows?
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Now you tell us!
0:27:14 > 0:27:17£30 is a good sale. Bang on estimate
0:27:17 > 0:27:19and the ladies look relieved.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Now, will there be any art collectors in the room today?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24It's the pretty desert scene painting up next.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29Remember, Paul valued this at £100 to £150.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33I'm hoping it's quite easy to sell this today. There are a few camel pictures here.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Ironic, isn't it?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37It's like waiting for a bus.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39All of a sudden two come along.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42I think there are three here today but yours is lovely.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I think it's the daintiest. The most delicate.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- But don't get the hump, will you? - Oh, God!
0:27:49 > 0:27:52£50 for it.
0:27:52 > 0:27:53£40 for it?
0:27:53 > 0:27:58No bids at £40. I'm going to pass the lot on. £40 for it?
0:27:58 > 0:28:00No bids at £40. Over there.
0:28:00 > 0:28:0542 over there? 45? 48. 50.
0:28:05 > 0:28:075. 60. 5. 60 bid.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08At £60, say no? £60. Are we done?
0:28:08 > 0:28:12At £60. Last chance. £60 and gone.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14At £60, 303. Thank you.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17£60 - a bit less than you wanted.
0:28:17 > 0:28:24- That's a shame.- £60 is under estimate and Penny seems disappointed.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Maybe the pretty sewing table will get a bit more interest.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31138 - the oak circular sewing table.
0:28:31 > 0:28:351920s, 1930s. Start me £20.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38£20 for it? £10 for it?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Please. No bid at £10 for it?
0:28:41 > 0:28:44No-one? £10.
0:28:44 > 0:28:4812?
0:28:48 > 0:28:5111. 11.
0:28:51 > 0:28:5312.
0:28:53 > 0:28:5512. 13. At £12 then.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57The bid's at £12.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59£12 and gone for 12.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Ooh, £12. That's really not a lot of money, is it?
0:29:02 > 0:29:04How do you feel about that?
0:29:04 > 0:29:10It isn't a lot of money, especially when it's real oak and it's craftsmanship,
0:29:10 > 0:29:14not like the furniture you can buy today, which is thrown together.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Oh, well, I mean, that's it. Some you win, some you lose.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Penny is putting a brave face on it
0:29:20 > 0:29:23but £12 is less than half of Paul's original estimate.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26The bidders are certainly driving a hard bargain today.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31Will the furniture bidders be any more generous on our next lot?
0:29:31 > 0:29:36It took a time for you to decide to make your mind up and bring the chest.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Now it's about to go under the hammer, how do you feel?
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Fine. Absolutely fine. Once I make up my mind, I'm OK.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Best way to be. Have you made up your mind on the estimate?
0:29:45 > 0:29:46Well, yes, you know me.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48£100 seems about right.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53It's amazing once an item has left the house how you... You never think about them again.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57A figured walnut chest of two short and three long drawers.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59120A, figured walnut miniature chest.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Start me at £100 for it? £80. It's worth more. A bid at £80.
0:30:02 > 0:30:0585? At £80. Back at £80.
0:30:05 > 0:30:0985? 85. 90. Five. 100.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- Come on.- 120. £110. £110.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Take 120. Done at 110.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18£110, so just over what we wanted.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20So close. So close to what he estimated.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Well, it sometimes happens!
0:30:23 > 0:30:25A good result at last.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28I think you're in the ladies' good books now, Paul.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Let's hope it stays that way as our next lot comes under the hammer.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Our next lot is a pair of silver-plated candlesticks,
0:30:34 > 0:30:37which doesn't sound too exciting till I say the words Mappin & Webb.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Very posh. Have you used these?
0:30:40 > 0:30:44I have. Covered in wax, they are. I should get extra for that.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48110A now. Pair of Mappin & Webb silver-plated candlesticks.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Lot 110A. Of rococo form.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53What are these worth? £50?
0:30:53 > 0:30:56£30? A bid of £30. £30. 32. 35.
0:30:56 > 0:30:5938. 40. 42.
0:30:59 > 0:31:0345. 48. 50. Five. 60. Five?
0:31:03 > 0:31:0760 bid and I'll take five. At £60. Five. 65, new bidder. 70?
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Says no. In the doorway at £65.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12I'm selling at £65. All done at 65?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14You've got them.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18- Obviously the candle wax made a big difference. - It did make a difference.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Added another £15 to the top end of the estimate. Very impressive.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25The candlesticks certainly did us proud and it's smiles all round.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30After a somewhat slow start, I tot up the amount we've reached so far.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35Half-time, and so far I'm pleased to tell you, you've made £285.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- I haven't been adding it up. I hadn't realised.- It's good though.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- Very good. - We've got some more lots to sell.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I'm hoping we'll make that £400 target. But time for a break.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- I know you've spotted something. - I have, yes.- Show us what it is.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57The ladies may well be having a well-earned cuppa, but, for once,
0:31:57 > 0:32:02Paul is resisting the call of the kettle and shows me those other Eastern-themed paintings.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Do you remember our painting of the desert?
0:32:04 > 0:32:06- Oh, yes.- There are another two here.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09This subject in the late 19th century was very popular.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12You'll find these Arabic pictures all over the place.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14But they can vary in quality. This one is in at £200-£300.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18It's a well-known artist. Something a bit different about that one.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21This one's as little as £50. I think there's something for everybody here.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25It just goes to show they did lots of these types of pictures.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27If you want camel pictures, Arabic scenes,
0:32:27 > 0:32:29this is the place to come to.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34Was it because exploration and travel was just opening up that these were so popular?
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Exactly. People were doing the Grand Tour.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39They would go through North Africa on their way to the Pyramids
0:32:39 > 0:32:42and see all the Bedouin tribes and these wonderful areas.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45People would capture different views. They would do sketches.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47There were lots of these paintings around.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51I'd rather look at a camel than I would ride one. Have you ever tried that?
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Yes. It's all a rumour.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03The second half of the sale is about to start and Penny's next lot comes under the hammer.
0:33:03 > 0:33:09It's a silver cigarette box which Paul valued at £25-£45.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12350A. Start me at £50?
0:33:12 > 0:33:13Start me at £30? A bid at £30.
0:33:13 > 0:33:2032? 32. 35. 38. 40. 42. 45.
0:33:20 > 0:33:2345. 48. 50. 55. 60.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Five. 70? A bid of £65.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Selling at £65. All done at 65? 65.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32He says yes at 65. Gone at 65 then.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- £65.- There you go. How's that?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38That's very good, isn't it?
0:33:38 > 0:33:43The ladies seem over the moon with that and it's a fantastic start to the second half of the sale.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48Hopefully the brooch will also put a sparkle in the bidders' eyes.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Our next lot is the antique paste brooch.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54This is a very impressive piece of Victorian bling if ever I saw it.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57It's not diamonds, but it looks like it.
0:33:57 > 0:34:03It's big and bold. The thing that's probably gonna distract from it is the fact that it's the initials GEK.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Unless your initials are GEK... Who is that?
0:34:06 > 0:34:11- GEK is actually my grandmother, Gladys Eva Kitchen.- There you go.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14338, the paste brooch.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17What's it worth? £20 for it?
0:34:17 > 0:34:20£10?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23No-one likes it. No-one's named GEK today then?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26No geeks in? No?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29A bid of £10. I'll take 12. £10.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31At £10. A bid of £10.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34We're gonna sell for £10.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36All done at £10? £10.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- Sell it for a tenner.- £10.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- Oh, well. - Oh, £10, what a shame, Penny.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43That's fine.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47£10 is under estimate, but Penny doesn't seem too disappointed.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53Let's hope the next lot gets us back on track for those Eurostar tickets.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Our next lot is a collection of items.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58It's the tortoiseshell card case, inset with a silver stork,
0:34:58 > 0:35:01which apparently is a fertility sign, but we won't go there...
0:35:01 > 0:35:03A crocodile-skin silver vesta and various matchboxes,
0:35:03 > 0:35:07which are amazing, because they've all got those little things inside.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11£80-£120. I think that's quite a good little lot for that.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15I'm staggered that that's the price you've put on them.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18The tortoiseshell case, the workmanship on that is fantastic.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20It's silver, isn't it? And those little souvenirs.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22They're amazing. Would you want to make those?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- No.- Exactly.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Let's see what we get.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30Lot 370A, matchboxes, crocodile-skin silver vesta.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33You've got the vesta, the tortoiseshell card case.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38- Starting at £50, please? £50 for the lot?- 50, we're in straight away.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42- 50, excellent.- 70. Five. 80.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Five. 90. Five.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47100. 110. 120. 130?
0:35:47 > 0:35:48120 is bid.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Take 130. It's in the corner right over there at 120. 130 for it?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54120. Are we done? Are you bidding? 130.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56140.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58150. 160.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03150's bid. At 150, last chance. It sells. 150.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07- Wow!- £150!
0:36:07 > 0:36:10That's pretty impressive too, isn't it?
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Amazing.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15The workmanship on that little tortoiseshell case, the silver inlay...
0:36:15 > 0:36:20- They could chuck the rest out and sell...- Well, no, the little views of London were particularly nice.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24When you said that on the day, we thought, "No."
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Oh, ye of little faith!
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Why do you think we bring him along?
0:36:29 > 0:36:32It's not just for pretty decoration.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36I think Paul's got two fans after that successful sale.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41Let's hope his eye for antiques does us proud on the next lot too.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45Our next lot is that fantastic christening set.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49I think it's absolutely divine, but it's also quite unusual, because it's got that really
0:36:49 > 0:36:53intense engraving on it, which you don't tend to see on these sets.
0:36:53 > 0:36:59- Yeah, there was something very exotic about the engraving. That's a plus side.- And the case was nice.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03But there is a little bit of damage on the knife, on the knife handle.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06That looks like it could be quite hard to repair.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Not if you go to a top expert, but that's gonna cost money.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- Yes, but the end result will be fantastic.- What do we want for this?
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Looking for about £40 upwards.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Number 368. Our cased, hallmarked, silver christening set.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21A lot for the money here. Start me at £40?
0:37:21 > 0:37:23A bid of £40. 42?
0:37:23 > 0:37:2545. 48. 50 there.
0:37:25 > 0:37:2755. 60?
0:37:29 > 0:37:31That's £55. Bid there at £55.
0:37:31 > 0:37:3360 there. 65. 70. Five.
0:37:33 > 0:37:3780? £75. 80 there. 85. 90. Five.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41100. £100, thank you. 110.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44It's against you at 110. 120.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47120. 130. 140?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49130 is bid.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51140. 150?
0:37:51 > 0:37:54160? 150 is bid.
0:37:54 > 0:37:55160. 170?
0:37:55 > 0:37:57160's bid now.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- £160. All done at 160? Selling then to the bidder at 160. Going.- Wow!
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Don't know quite what to say about that.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Although, I have to say, I've bought these christening sets
0:38:09 > 0:38:12in the past and to get a set with the four items is quite unusual.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15You see the knife, fork and spoon or you see the mugs.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20You very rarely see the whole thing in its original presentation case
0:38:20 > 0:38:23that's obviously been made just for those items.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Easy to build it up after the event, but £160.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Fantastic.- That is really good.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- Amazing, isn't it? Lovely!- Yeah.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Selling for over four times its lowest estimate,
0:38:35 > 0:38:39the silver christening set wins a gold medal in today's sale so far.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Penny spotted the winning bidder.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46I could see an elderly lady was really interested in it.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49She just kept bidding and bidding and bidding.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52She was determined to have it.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56She really was. Well, I thought, "Just keep going, just keep going."
0:38:56 > 0:38:58So, yeah, that was great.
0:38:58 > 0:39:05The ladies are really getting into the auction spirit now. The trip to Paris is seeming more of a reality.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Will our final lot secure a victory today?
0:39:08 > 0:39:13It's the collection of medals which Paul estimated at £100-£150.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Five campaign medals and ribbons from the First and Second World War.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20Start me at £100? £100 for the lot?
0:39:20 > 0:39:22£100, the medals. Bid of £100. 110.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26110. 120 there. 130. I see your bid. I'll come back to you. 130 there.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30140. 150. 160. 170.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33180? 170 over there. You want to come back in?
0:39:33 > 0:39:35180 over there. 190. 200. 210.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37220. 230.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39240. 250. 260.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42270. 280. 290. 300.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46And ten? £300. I'll take ten. Who else wants to bid at £300?
0:39:46 > 0:39:50You've got them so far, sir. £300, are we done? £300. Gone.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56£300! That is excellent.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Three times what we were looking for.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00There were three bidders fighting it out there.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03That's good news, isn't it?
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Three seems to be our lucky number in that lot.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08We can hardly believe our luck.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11It's time to tot up our final total.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14You wanted £400 so that you could take your daughter to Paris.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17You must realise we've done a little bit better than that.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22My mental arithmetic is not very good, but even I can see that.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25How about £970?
0:40:25 > 0:40:26No!
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- You're joking?- I'm not joking.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31That's what it all tots up to.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- Penny!- Honesty, I did not think...
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- I thought maybe 600. - Isn't that amazing?
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Incredible. Just incredible. I can go to Paris several times now!
0:40:42 > 0:40:43That is amazing.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53It's been a few weeks since Penny raised a whopping £970 at auction.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56The time has come to treat 22-year-old daughter Anna
0:40:56 > 0:41:02to a celebratory weekend in Paris now that she's finished her exams.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Having made up our minds that this was what we would do with the money,
0:41:05 > 0:41:07it's just great.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10We can even afford to do some shopping now.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14Not just to get there, but to do some shopping as well. It'll be wonderful.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18Penny has been especially looking forward to the Eurostar, which whisks them
0:41:18 > 0:41:21across the Channel to their long-awaited reunion
0:41:21 > 0:41:24with Anna's exchange student friend Jessica and her mum.
0:41:35 > 0:41:40First, they take a boat down the Seine, a chance to catch up and see the Eiffel Tower.
0:41:40 > 0:41:47Then, in the afternoon, they visit Montmartre in the north of the city and take in the amazing views.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- OK.- Is the Parc Citroen there?
0:41:51 > 0:41:54And after a few diversions into the shops,
0:41:54 > 0:41:57it's time for them to put their feet up
0:41:57 > 0:42:00and enjoy a bit of that renowned French cuisine.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02As long as they can decipher the menu of course.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05THEY CHUCKLE
0:42:05 > 0:42:07No!
0:42:11 > 0:42:15I had a great, great, great weekend in Paris. Great fun.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19It's all because I did Cash In The Attic. It's wonderful.
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