0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic. This is the show that hunts down
0:00:04 > 0:00:08all the antiques and collectibles in your home and then helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11I'm in Essex and I've stopped off to take a walk
0:00:11 > 0:00:12on the beach at Canvey Island.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15'But I don't think I'll be swimming today.'
0:00:15 > 0:00:17This is where the River Thames meets the North Sea
0:00:17 > 0:00:19so it's chilly even in the summer
0:00:19 > 0:00:22and anyway, I've found the perfect retreat -
0:00:22 > 0:00:25the stunning Labworth Restaurant is a fantastic example
0:00:25 > 0:00:29of 1930s architecture, built to cater for the growing tourist trade.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32It's a beautiful day and I'd love to stop for ice cream
0:00:32 > 0:00:35but I don't have time because I'm about to meet a couple
0:00:35 > 0:00:37who live not far from here, and they've called
0:00:37 > 0:00:40because they're hoping we can find buried treasure
0:00:40 > 0:00:42that will do well at auction.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07some rather unloved antiques...
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- You don't really like it, do you? - I don't like it at all!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13..A somewhat preoccupied expert...
0:01:13 > 0:01:16This one seems to be pointing at the kettle. Come on.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- At the kettle, yeah?- Let's follow it.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21..And a family with their mind on the goal at auction...
0:01:21 > 0:01:23The season ticket's gonna be OK!
0:01:23 > 0:01:26That's all she's worried about!
0:01:26 > 0:01:31Let's hope we'll still be smiling when the final hammer falls.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34I'm on my way to meet a couple of football fanatics
0:01:34 > 0:01:37who've called in the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:37 > 0:01:38to help them score at auction.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41This detached house in Canvey Island in Essex
0:01:41 > 0:01:44is home to local business owners, Ian and Paula Holt.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47The couple are avid antique enthusiasts
0:01:47 > 0:01:48and the house is full
0:01:48 > 0:01:52with their collectibles and things they've inherited over the years.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55But their three daughters have finally convinced them
0:01:55 > 0:01:59to declutter and this football-crazy couple know just what to spend the money on.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- Morning, Paul.- Good morning. You're here before me!
0:02:02 > 0:02:06I cheated a little bit because I only live 15 minutes down the road at Leigh-on-Sea.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- Right, and I don't. - No, but obviously in Morecambe, it's famous for its cockles.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- Yes.- The boats hadn't come when I left but I promise
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- I'll get you cockles from Leigh-on-Sea for lunch.- Really?
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- They do that here?- Yes, of course! Anything you want, we'll provide.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Are you going to provide some good valuations today?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Hopefully. It's got a lot of potential, doesn't it?
0:02:24 > 0:02:25- It's a nice area... - I don't want any own goals
0:02:25 > 0:02:30- because they're football fanatics in there. What team do you support? - Morecambe FC.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- Oh, dear.- Of course. They're doing well at the moment.- Really?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Yeah, yeah. We're in the league.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- Hello, here you are!- Hello. - How are you?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Fine. I heard you are football fanatics. Arsenal over here?- Yeah.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Yeah, unfortunately.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Is it football memorabilia we'll see today?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51No, I think I'll hold on to the football memorabilia.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54That's still something I want to keep.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58We've got some items that Ian and I have bought over the years
0:02:58 > 0:03:02from auctions, car boot sales, jumble sales.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05We've been everywhere buying antiques over the years.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08What's made you decide now's the time to get rid of some?
0:03:08 > 0:03:13Well, our daughters have been driving us mad about cluttering the house up.
0:03:13 > 0:03:19It is getting quite bad now. I mean, everywhere has got too much junk, it seems.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21If we do find plenty to take to auction,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23how much money would you like to raise, Paula
0:03:23 > 0:03:28- and what do you want to spend it on?- £1,200 is a season ticket now for Arsenal, so if we could
0:03:28 > 0:03:32manage to raise some money to pay for that, that'd be wonderful.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36So who, if we're raising £1,200 for a season ticket,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38whose season ticket is that?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40I suppose your one.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- My one.- I'll have to go and work a bit harder for my one.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45I've got good news and bad news. The good news is Paul Hayes
0:03:45 > 0:03:49is here to do valuations. The bad news is he supports Morecambe.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Oh...- But we can get him round. Follow me, let's go and see him.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58I can see how passionate this family are about their beloved Arsenal,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01so with a £1,200 target, we'll have to be at the top of our game.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Paul Hayes' home team may not quite be FA Cup winners
0:04:04 > 0:04:09but I'm sure he'll put in a Premier League performance for us today.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- Ah, Paul.- Hello. How are you? - Fine. What's that?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15It's a bronze sculpture, I mean, it's fantastic.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18It's got a weeping gentleman and a child.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Where did this come from, Ian?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22That was from Wales actually. It was my Dad's.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25He originally was in London and I think he had friends
0:04:25 > 0:04:28in Portobello Road and he used to go to places like that.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32He probably he picked it up from somewhere like there on his travels.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Right. This is a very good sculpture.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- It's by a guy called Dalou, have you heard of that?- Never heard of it.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43Jules Dalou was one of France's best-known sculptors in bronze
0:04:43 > 0:04:46and he was very much a rebel and went for this naturalistic look.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- I've got to ask you, have you had it a while?
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I must have had it 30 years, I should think.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Right, OK. Well, chances are, this is a right one.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56The reason I ask that is
0:04:56 > 0:05:00that lots of these bronzes in the 1990s were bought up,
0:05:00 > 0:05:01sent to the Far East,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04and then re-cast and new bronzes were made from them.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08It's very difficult to tell but this one does have a natural patina.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11You can see where my fingers are sort of handling here,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13you've got a very brassy effect.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16That's the oil and grease of the last 100 years. This is dead right.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18So, Paul, what sort of value are we talking?
0:05:18 > 0:05:23- Well, if I was being conservative, it's at least 150 upwards. - Yeah, yeah.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26If you get a bronze specialist, you might do all right.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31- Yeah. I'd be over the moon.- Yeah? - Be well pleased with that. - Don't really like it, do you?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33No, I don't like it at all to be honest!
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- I can't make out what it is. - Yeah, OK.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39£150 sounds like a good start. Shall we see if we can find anything else?
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- Let's see if we can find something you do like.- OK.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48It may not be Ian's favourite but £150 for the bronze is a great start.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51We need to keep up the pace if we're going to reach our target.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Paula's already hard at work and upstairs in the bedroom
0:05:55 > 0:05:57she finds this lovely Art Nouveau figure,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00which adds £150 to £250 to our football fund.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Ian isn't playing around when he finds
0:06:04 > 0:06:08this Victorian walnut games table, which Paul values at £100 to £200.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12We've made a cracking start and upstairs, the search continues.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- Paul?- Yeah?- Is this anything worth looking at?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- Surrounded by boxes, aren't you? Lots of boxes.- I know.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Has that been a collecting passion of yours?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Yes. Yes, it was but I'm not any more really.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27I never got round to restoring them, so...
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Te truth there it's a lot harder than it looks...- Mmm, it is, yes.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32..to restore these items.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- So that started off your collection then?- Yes.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39These are actually referred to as writing slopes, a writing box is something different.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43If you have a look at the corner here, you can see it's like a wedge.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47The idea is it's at a slight angle because you've a perfect surface
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- so you'll be able to write a beautiful letter on this leather top.- Like a mini desk.- Exactly.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57And that's what it was, a travelling desk or the very first laptop, if you like.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Doesn't need any wires, though, in here.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04But in here would be your ink, which would have had a lid on at some point.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06You keep all your pen nibs and things in there.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Is there still a market for them? - Definitely.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10- They still make these.- Do they?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13But they're very expensive, yeah. So how many did you end up with?
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- Three.- Are they all pretty much in this condition?- Yes, yes.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20What makes a difference is if you get them absolutely mint
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- and totally restored and you can get quite a lot for them. - Yes, I have seen them.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Well, if we said at least...
0:07:27 > 0:07:3080 to 120, how does that sound?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- For the three? Yeah, that's fine, yeah.- All right.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- Well, let's keep looking, eh?- Yep.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39£80 to £120 takes us further towards our football fund.
0:07:39 > 0:07:45After a successful morning, I leave Paul to carry on rummaging, supposedly,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48while I find out a bit more about our football-loving couple.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51So how did you two meet then?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53We met in Benidorm on holiday.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57I was there with my friends, like, when I lived in London
0:07:57 > 0:08:04and Paula was with her sister and we met and got together and been together ever since, really.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07So tell me about your children then.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11I've got three girls, 25, 23 and 19.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16They all work in London now and the eldest one has moved out and the other two still live at home.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Do they share your love of football?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21No, they're not, I'm afraid.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I can't get them into football at all.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25We did take them once to a match
0:08:25 > 0:08:31and my oldest one sat there with her hands on her ears and said, "Please stop shouting, Mum."
0:08:31 > 0:08:34So I get the impression Arsenal's fairly important.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I mean, how vital is this season ticket?
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Well, every year the price of the season tickets is going up and up
0:08:40 > 0:08:42and it is important that we keep going.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45We've been going to football for a long while.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47My Dad's from North London originally
0:08:47 > 0:08:51and he started taking me when I was 10 years old and I've just got the bug now.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54In that case, shall we go and have a look and see what Paul's found?
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- See if he's got anything else? - Yes, yeah. Let's go and look.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00With Arsenal such a lifelong passion,
0:09:00 > 0:09:04we need to keep our minds firmly on the goal for the rest of the search.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Our expert proves he's doing just that when he finds this silver cruet set.
0:09:12 > 0:09:18We're searching every cupboard and cranny today, and the gents decide to tackle the dusty shed.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Ah, now then, Ian. Look at that!
0:09:21 > 0:09:24That's a compass. Where did that come from?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27That was someone in the pub cleared a house or something
0:09:27 > 0:09:30and they asked me, "Would you be interested in that?"
0:09:30 > 0:09:35For some silly reason I give him £10 for it and when I brought it home,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Paula went, "Get that thing out of the house.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40"I don't want that in there."
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Well, it's been in that cupboard in that shed, generally, for the last 10 years.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Well, I don't know what it is even.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Well, it's basically a marine or it could be an army compass.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Actually it could be for the water or for the land, but it's definitely military issue.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Here, you've got the military arrow there, that's the MOD.
0:09:57 > 0:10:03And the original ones of these used to have four points on it, north, west, east, south,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06but this one has 32. Can you see that?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09North-north-west and so on, all the way round here.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14- Yeah.- But nowadays, the more sophisticated they are, they have something like 6,000.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16What it does, if you get it a millimetre out,
0:10:16 > 0:10:18it can be a difference of a metre over a kilometre.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24So if you're aiming at something, you need to get it right, so it's a very important bit of kit.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Some of these can fetch a fortune if you can work out which ship it came off,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30or if you had an early 18th-century example,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32you're talking a lot of money.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35This one looks like 1940s, 1950s.
0:10:35 > 0:10:41It's quite simply made, but you're still looking 45 to about 75 quid.
0:10:41 > 0:10:47That'd be great, yeah. Well, been in the cupboard for that amount of time so I think that money'd be handy.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51I tell you, though, this one's unique, it seems to be pointing at the kettle.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53At the kettle, let's follow it.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Well, kettle or not, the compass certainly pointed
0:10:56 > 0:10:58our target in the right direction.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Meanwhile inside, Paula spots this pretty miniature portrait.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07She paid £10 for it 20 years ago and what a great investment as Paul
0:11:07 > 0:11:10values it at £80 to £100 today.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13We're well into the second half of today's rummage but we need to
0:11:13 > 0:11:16rack up a few more finds before we can blow the final whistle.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Guys?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- I found a band of monkeys.- Right.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23And there's more than the three wise ones, as they say.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Now this one's got a mark on it, Paul, but the others haven't.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Yeah, these are a very well-known type of figure.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- They're Meissen figurines. Have you heard of Meissen factory? - I have, yes.- Right.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Well, they're obviously Germany's most famous factory
0:11:36 > 0:11:40but they did do a range of these monkey bands in the 18th century.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42They're extremely rare and in museums now.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46But like anything else, they were reproduced late 19th, early 20th century,
0:11:46 > 0:11:47which is when these ones date from.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49This one's obviously the conductor.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54But the crossed swords there tells me they're definitely Meissen porcelain.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57This one has a little bit of damage to it,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59but these figures are getting quite rare.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02So you've got six, we've only got six.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- Were there any more when you bought them?- No.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05- That's the lot.- Just the six.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10I think nowadays you're looking probably £30 to £50...
0:12:10 > 0:12:13each. So if I said £200, the lot.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Yes, that's really good.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- All right?- Yeah, that's a good investment, isn't it?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- A six-piece band, is that enough for you?- That's enough.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22All right there, Mr Wise Monkey.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27- I'm gonna pretend I see no evil, hear no evil, and let's move on and find something else.- OK.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Well, that valuation was music to all our ears.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34And our coffers get another boost when I spot this carriage clock.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38They were developed as travelling clocks in 19th-century Austria
0:12:38 > 0:12:41and we send this example on the long journey to auction,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44with an estimate of £100 to £200.
0:12:44 > 0:12:50It's almost the end of our search but Ian's determined to find one last item, come rain or shine.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51- Paul?- Yep?
0:12:51 > 0:12:56- I've seen this barometer here that my Mum give me and I wonder if that's of any interest.- Oh, right.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Just be really careful if you want to take it off the wall.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02That's a cracker, isn't it? That's a genuine antique, that.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04So who collected all these antiques?
0:13:04 > 0:13:09My mum had this and she weren't that keen on it and she asked me if I wanted it a couple of years ago.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Well, this is a great item.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15This is a stick barometer and it measure atmospheric pressure,
0:13:15 > 0:13:17and of course the pressure is measured in bars,
0:13:17 > 0:13:19that's where the term comes...barometer.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23What they were used for was to forecast the weather.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25So if you had a sudden change in pressure,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29especially a low pressure, you'd get a stormy weather approaching.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33So what you would find, anybody that had a business in the country or near the sea,
0:13:33 > 0:13:38you would need to know really, or have a good idea what the weather was going to be like.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40And I said to keep it upright
0:13:40 > 0:13:45because if people lay these down flat, all the mercury runs out
0:13:45 > 0:13:49and you end up with air bubbles and I see someone's already done that. Can you see?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Yeah. So it needs some repair done to it.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56It needs a bit of restoration, but these stick barometers were made
0:13:56 > 0:14:01late 18th century into the 19th century, so a long time ago now.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04These can bring very large amounts of money
0:14:04 > 0:14:08and I think even in this condition, it's potentially a great item.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11If I said £250?
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Oh, yeah, that would be great. Yeah, we'd be over the moon with that.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- You said £250?- Yes!
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- OK, we can definitely sell this? - Yes, I think so.- Yeah?- Go head.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Good, because I think that might have saved the day
0:14:24 > 0:14:26because we've run out of time for rummaging.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31But we did have quite a big target figure really, didn't we? £1,200 for a season ticket.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Well, the value of all those items going to auction comes to £1,255.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40- That's brilliant.- Great, isn't it? - So really good, isn't it?- Yeah, we'll be happy to get that.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42That'd pay for one season ticket.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47Well, we've certainly proved to be a successful team when it comes to rummaging,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50and we've got a great collection of items for auction.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52The three writing slopes.
0:14:55 > 0:15:01The contemporary bronze.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04The quirky monkey band.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- Some of our items fail to make the grade.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20I'm glad you didn't because they were worth more than that.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23But others fight their way to success.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28- Really a struggle but we got there. - We got there in the end.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31So will we have reached our target when the final hammer falls?
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Now it's been a few weeks
0:15:37 > 0:15:41since we had a good look through Ian and Paula Holt's home in Canvey Island in Essex.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46After years of collecting, it's no surprise we found plenty of antiques and collectibles
0:15:46 > 0:15:50to bring here to Sworders Olivers Auction House in Sudbury in Suffolk.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Now they're mad keen football fanatics and want to raise a massive £1,200,
0:15:54 > 0:15:56so let's hope we don't hit any own goals today
0:15:56 > 0:16:00and come out top of the League when our items go under the hammer.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06The saleroom is already filling up with professional dealers and avid collectors.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I just hope they've all come armed with wads of cash to spend.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13I spot our Paul Hayes in the midst of all the activity.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14Ah, you've found your way!
0:16:14 > 0:16:17I've worked out that north is that way, so we're OK,
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- early Sat Nav system! - What else has taken your fancy?
0:16:21 > 0:16:25The monkey band, we'll have to see how they get on today, I think,
0:16:25 > 0:16:29cos they can be a bit hit and miss, as the music industry is.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32And, of course, we have got that fantastic bronze.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34The Dalou bronze, I think it's very attractive.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38I think it's a very well executed bronze, so £150 upwards.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Let's go and meet them.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44The bidders are taking their seats around the saleroom and we find
0:16:44 > 0:16:48our couple giving those monkey figurines a final look over.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- Do you think you're going to miss these?- Yeah, I will.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56Yeah. They had pride of place in my lounge, the little monkeys.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- How does it feel when you see your personal items here?- Nah, it's good.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05I'm quite looking forward to it, it should be interesting. It's good to see our items.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Yeah, I'm really excited about it.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12I'm nervous as well, I'm worried we're not going to get there but...
0:17:12 > 0:17:14We've got ten items that we're selling here today.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Hopefully, if we hit our estimate on them, then we'll go past our target.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- Ready to get in position for the auction?- Yeah.- Yeah. We're ready. - Come on.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26'If you decide to buy or sell antiques at an auction house,
0:17:26 > 0:17:31'remember that commission and possibly other charges will be added to your bill.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34'So check the details with the saleroom first.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38'With the bidders ready and waiting, we take our places just in time
0:17:38 > 0:17:40'as our first lot comes under the hammer.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42'And it's got at least one fan in the room.'
0:17:42 > 0:17:45These carriage clocks, they're top quality.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48They made so many of them, these were the must have at the time.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- Look, the quality is super.- Is it?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Yeah. So I think £100 is a good buy.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55It's all pretty much intact.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58And 50 to start. 55, 60.
0:17:58 > 0:18:0265. 70, 75, 80.
0:18:02 > 0:18:0685, 85, near the doorway at 85.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10I'm gonna let it go at £85.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12That all right?
0:18:12 > 0:18:13Yes. Fine, yes.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Selling only just under estimate, the carriage clock has got us off
0:18:17 > 0:18:19to a solid start.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Our trio of writing slopes are up next.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26We're hoping they'll make £80 to £120.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28They all need a little bit of work
0:18:28 > 0:18:31but I have seen a couple of gentlemen looking at them.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34They tend to enjoy doing them up, I think. So £80 is minimum.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- Let's see if we can get that then. - 50, I'm bid. At 50.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39At £50. 55, 60.
0:18:39 > 0:18:4365, at £65. At 65.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47You all finished and done with at 65?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Considering the restoration needed,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54we're all satisfied with that result. With a £1,200 target,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58we need the rest of our lots at the top of their game though.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02Will our silver cruet set put a sparkle in the bidder's eyes?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Paul valued it at £100 to £200.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08At £50. 55, 60.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13£60, all finished and done with then at £60?
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Pass that one.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18I'm glad he didn't. They were worth a lot more than that.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23'It's our first unsold lot of the day, but we're all glad it didn't sell
0:19:23 > 0:19:24'for such a small amount.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28'We've had two items selling under estimate and one no sale so far
0:19:28 > 0:19:30'but maybe the boxed compass,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33'or as Paul put it, early Sat Nav, will point us
0:19:33 > 0:19:34'back in the right direction.'
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Starting at 25.
0:19:36 > 0:19:4130. 35, at 35. At £35.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46You all finished and done with then at £35?
0:19:46 > 0:19:47Pass that over.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- OK, that's finished.- No sale. - He's passing it over.- Yeah.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54'It's a disappointing result and there's yet another item
0:19:54 > 0:19:58'heading back home to Canvey Island when the pretty games table fails
0:19:58 > 0:20:01'to meet its £100 to £200 estimate.'
0:20:01 > 0:20:02The main bid of £50...
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Right, we leave that one.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10'After a promising start, the saleroom seems to have shifted
0:20:10 > 0:20:13'down a gear but maybe there'll be some art lovers in the room.'
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Our next lot is the 19th century miniature on ivory.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- So what do you want for this? - About £80 to £100.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- If we knew who the sitter was... - Mmm.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- ..that could increase the value. - If it was Napoleon!- Oh, gosh!
0:20:24 > 0:20:28At £50, on the books with me at 50. 55.
0:20:28 > 0:20:3060. 65, I'm out...
0:20:30 > 0:20:3265 on my right, 70 at the back...
0:20:32 > 0:20:37- 75, 80. 85... - That's what we wanted, 80.
0:20:37 > 0:20:4185 on my right, I'm selling at 85.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46- Sold.- £85, a bit of a struggle, but we got there.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48'Phew, our first item to sell over estimate.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50'It may not have been Napoleon,
0:20:50 > 0:20:54'but the portrait has made a big contribution to our football fund.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57'But we've still got a long way to go. One of our more highly
0:20:57 > 0:21:01'valued lots is coming up next and we're keeping everything crossed.'
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Our next lot is the bronze bust of a young woman, which I think is French?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10This looks French and they've researched the artist on this one.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14I don't think it's as old as the Dalou bronze that we've got later
0:21:14 > 0:21:17but we're looking for a similar sort of price. I want £150.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21120, I am bid on the books.
0:21:21 > 0:21:2330, 140. 50,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26160. 70, 180.
0:21:26 > 0:21:2790, 200.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31and 10, 210 on the phone. I'm out.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33220 in the room. 230,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36240. 250,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38260 again.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42270, all finished and done with then at £270.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Brilliant.- Yes.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48That's excellent isn't it, hey? That's really good.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51'What a brilliant price for the bronze bust,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54'selling for £20 over Paul's top end estimate.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56'Let's hope that excitement continues
0:21:56 > 0:21:58'as Paula's beloved monkey figurines take centre stage.'
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- What do we want for those, Paul? - I was hoping for about 200.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Being honest, they don't look as attractive here as in your house.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- No, no.- So let's see how it goes.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11And I'm starting this at 120.
0:22:11 > 0:22:1530, 130.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20At 130, all finished at 130?
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- No.- Have to pass that, I'm afraid.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24'Unsold.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28'That's a massive blow to our target but Paula seems secretly pleased!
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Never mind, I shall find them a nice spot in the lounge
0:22:31 > 0:22:36and they can play their music and live with us for a bit longer.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39'We've only two items left to go under the hammer today and we're
0:22:39 > 0:22:42'still a long way from the £1,200 we need for Paula and Ian's
0:22:42 > 0:22:46'football season ticket. So the pressure is really on our next lot.'
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Now, guys, this is one of our important pieces - the Dalou bronze.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51We've got a reserve on that?
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Yeah, I put them in with a reserve of £150 on them, so let's hope so.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59And I'm starting this at 130.
0:22:59 > 0:23:0335, 40. 45, 50.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06I'm out. 60. 65.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08This is getting interesting.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10170. 175, 180.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13At the back of the room, 185, 190.
0:23:13 > 0:23:155, 200.
0:23:15 > 0:23:1720, 40.
0:23:17 > 0:23:2060, 280.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23300, 320.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25340, 360.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28380, 400.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32420, on the phone at 420.
0:23:32 > 0:23:38You're all finished at 420 then, selling at 420 on the phone.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39HAMMER FALLS
0:23:39 > 0:23:43- Hey!- That's brilliant.- £120.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47'What an amazing result. We've no time for celebrations though
0:23:47 > 0:23:49'as our final item is about to go under.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54'It's the stick barometer that Paul valued at £250.'
0:23:54 > 0:23:58And I'm starting this at 200. 200.
0:23:58 > 0:24:0010, 20.
0:24:00 > 0:24:0330, 230 at the back.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05230, 240 on the phone.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07250, 260 on the phone.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10270, 280.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- 290, 300. 310. - And that's damaged as well.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17320, 330. 340.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21350, 360, 370.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- Oh, my goodness!- 380, 390, 400.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29410, 420. 430.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33430 right at the back, is that a bid?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36440, 450.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38460, 470, 480.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41490, at £490.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45You're all finished and done at £490.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46500.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51500, you're all finished and done with, then, at £500?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- Aye!- £500.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57The season ticket's going to be OK.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- A box! - That's all she's worried about!
0:24:59 > 0:25:01The number of games she'll go to!
0:25:01 > 0:25:05'What an end to our day, the bids just kept coming in for that lot.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06'After those spectacular
0:25:06 > 0:25:11'final two sales, it's time to blow the whistle and tot up our total.'
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- You're taking a few pieces back home.- Yeah.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18- But you're quite happy about that too?- Yeah, yeah, that's fine.
0:25:18 > 0:25:24OK. Right, you wanted £1,200. Well, you've actually raised £1,425!
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- That's good!- Are you pleased with that?
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- Really pleased. That's excellent. - Is that going to be enough?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33It'll buy one season ticket, yes!
0:25:33 > 0:25:36So you're sorted, you know what you're going to do?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Still have to carry on working, I suppose!
0:25:45 > 0:25:47'A few weeks after their resounding auction success,
0:25:47 > 0:25:51'our football-mad couple can start enjoying their new season ticket
0:25:51 > 0:25:54'and they're making the most of their visit to London with
0:25:54 > 0:25:56'a meal at their favourite restaurant.'
0:25:56 > 0:25:58- Nice to see you.- Thank you.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Bit of a ritual now - we've been coming here for quite a few years.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07'It makes more of a day of it, and then go on to the match.'
0:26:07 > 0:26:09And it's... We enjoy doing that now.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Some of this. That is hot...
0:26:13 > 0:26:18'The extra cash from the auction means Ian and Paula can splash out on a pre-match meal together.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22'But before long, it's time to swap the fajitas for football
0:26:22 > 0:26:23'and head to the stadium.'
0:26:23 > 0:26:27We've got our season tickets and we're chuffed we've got 'em.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Oh, I love it. Umph, I got it! Thanks to Cash In The Attic.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39Well, I don't think you can meet two more fanatical football fans than Ian and Paula.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Thank goodness they did so well at auction
0:26:41 > 0:26:43and can support Arsenal all the way.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47If you'd like to raise some money because you've got a special project
0:26:47 > 0:26:51in mind, or you just fancy treating yourself, why not get in touch?
0:26:51 > 0:26:56You'll find more details at the BBC website -
0:26:56 > 0:26:57We'll see you again next time.
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