0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to Cash in the Attic, searching out your treasures and collectables
0:00:06 > 0:00:08and selling them for you at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Today we're in Kingston on Thames, an ancient market town
0:00:11 > 0:00:15that's full of history, having once been occupied by the Romans.
0:00:15 > 0:00:21And over 500 years later Saxon kings were crowned right here, outside the Guild Hall.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25Kingston even appeared in the Domesday Book back in 1086,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27valued at just £30.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Well, that certainly was a bargain
0:00:29 > 0:00:33but let's hope that we can find some antiques and collectables today
0:00:33 > 0:00:37at the other end of the price scale when we take them to auction.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02Coming up in Cash in the Attic, one woman's trash is John's treasure.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07I think that's a wonderful find and I'm glad you all hate it.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11And he just gets more and more enthusiastic.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14I used to love frogs, toads and lizards when I was a small boy.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Mum's certainly bowled over.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Wow! Fantastic! That's amazing!
0:01:20 > 0:01:24'But will the bidders be as keen?' Disappointed with that?
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Yes, because it was a big chunk of the total actually.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Today we have come to Surbiton,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34right in the heart of the Royal Borough of Kingston
0:01:34 > 0:01:37and have come to meet a very special lady who is hoping that
0:01:37 > 0:01:42Cash in the Attic can take her grandchildren to new heights.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44This attractive semi-detached house
0:01:44 > 0:01:47is home to busy grandmother Sue McLaughlin.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52Her daughter Colette is the second-eldest of four girls who were raised there,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55three of whom have now gone on to have children of their own.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Always active, Sue has had to slow down a little,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01having been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04She's decided she would like to lighten her load around the house
0:02:04 > 0:02:07and buy something really special for her grandchildren.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- John, good morning. - Good morning, Gloria.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Look at you - very dapper in blue.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Thank you very much. What have you got in store?
0:02:14 > 0:02:17It's a really interesting family, big family.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19And I understand a lot of inherited items
0:02:19 > 0:02:22that are really good so you are going to have a field day.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27But I suppose you might think of it as this lady loving young children
0:02:27 > 0:02:30and very old antiques, I don't know how you think of that mix.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32The two don't usually go together in my experience.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34You're going to have a lovely time rummaging,
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- so shall we go and meet the family? - Let's not waste any more time.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Well, what a scene of domestic bliss.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Sue, how are you?- I'm fine.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- I take it this is one of your gorgeous daughters, Colette?- Yes.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- Thank you.- This is a lovely opportunity to have a look at all your grandchildren.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- How many grandchildren overall? - I've got five grandchildren.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59I've got four daughters, they've produced two, two and one.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- That keeps you busy, doesn't it? - Absolutely.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Now, which one of you called in Cash in the Attic?- I did, actually.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Mum's inherited quite a lot of stuff over the years from various relatives.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11And what are we raising the money for?
0:03:11 > 0:03:14We are hoping to buy some garden toys for the children,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17the grandchildren, because they are always jumping on all the furniture
0:03:17 > 0:03:21at home and I'd love to buy them some really nice big trampolines.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24That's three families to provide a trampoline for.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30- How much money do you think we will need?- I think, £800, I'm afraid, they're very expensive.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Well, John of course is already rummaging around your house,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35so shall we go and find him?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39So, with £800 to raise, we really need to get down to business.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41It is a large house and that means
0:03:41 > 0:03:44there are a lot of corners for antiques to just hide away.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47But never fear - with years of experience, John Cameron
0:03:47 > 0:03:51is an old hand at driving collectables out into the open.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56Ah, John, in your element - boys and his toys.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00You've caught me again, Gloria, playing around with toys.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Gosh, where did these come from?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05They were discovered in the loft of my Aunt Doris and I kept them
0:04:05 > 0:04:09and never did anything with them, I'm afraid, after my husband died.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11These are very much in demand, aren't they?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Yes, and they look like they've hardly ever been played with. - I don't think they have.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Not to mention that you've got the boxes,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20which we always go on about, retaining the original packaging.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24There are no paint chips on them and these are the little things
0:04:24 > 0:04:26that collectors really get fussy about.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30An interesting story about Dinky because they first started
0:04:30 > 0:04:34as additional toys to Frank Hornby's O gauge railway system
0:04:34 > 0:04:38before hitting on the name in the 1930s of Dinky.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43They proved an instant success. Well, they are a nice little set there.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45If we had to put a value on them,
0:04:45 > 0:04:49I'd say collectively we're looking at about £300, maybe £400 for these.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Really, super!
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Fantastic.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Now one more thing - I have to make sure that all the accessories are working properly,
0:04:57 > 0:05:01so I want you to leave me for about half an hour so I can make sure everything's running smoothly.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03I think we've got the picture.
0:05:04 > 0:05:10£300 is a fantastic first haul towards our £800 target for the trampoline fund.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15But Dinky toys aren't the only mid 20th century items under wraps in this house.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Colette has found a cache of vintage silk scarves.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22They could sashay their way towards £20 to £30.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26And in the hallway I think I've found something with potential.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29This Victorian velvet-covered armchair may need a little TLC
0:05:29 > 0:05:31but John thinks it could achieve
0:05:31 > 0:05:33£40 to £60 in the sale.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37And the finds just keep popping up.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39John. could you have a look at this?
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- That looks interesting.- I think it's a little cigarette case.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- Well, small cigarettes - it's quite a nice thing.- Matches your tie.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Thank you very much. It does indeed.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53So, where did it come from, Sue?
0:05:53 > 0:05:58It was given to me by a great-aunt who was a nurse I think during the Second World War.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03And they've inscribed it beautifully inside from... Is that AAJ?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Yes, I don't know who they were, I think he was a colonel.- 1934.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Well, we can tell date-wise of this by one or two reasons.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14We have a look at the decoration and we can see this engine turning here on the back
0:06:14 > 0:06:17which is applied by milling the silver through a machine,
0:06:17 > 0:06:22and then on the top here we've got this guilloche enamel which was made popular by Carl Faberge,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25the jeweller to the Romanov dynasty, the Russian Royal family.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30If you have a look along the top edge, there's a hallmark there.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34It's not an English hallmark, it says 925 and there's a date letter there,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37but there's an import mark which tells us it was imported into this country,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40and the date letter which tells us it is 1929.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- I would put a sensible estimate on this of about £80 to £120.- Ooh!
0:06:44 > 0:06:49- If we have two bidders it could exceed that figure.- Let's hope we do.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Well, that's an excellent find, it's a super little piece.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57It's not quite there to reach the dizzy heights of our trampoline target,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- so I think we'd better keep rummaging.- OK.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Come on then, see what else we can find.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Well, that's raised our game and while we've been busy
0:07:05 > 0:07:08so has Colette - she's found this charming gold bracelet.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12John thinks £30 to £50 would be a fair price for it.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17While John keeps up the search I take a moment outside with Sue and Colette.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Sue, you have so many gorgeous things around your house -
0:07:20 > 0:07:22when did this interest in antiques start for you?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26I think I've always been interested in old things because my family kept things a lot.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29I've got lots of family history documents.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33I've got the indentures to some great-great-grandfather from 17 something or other.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36So, you know, I've always had old things around me I suppose.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41Do you find that you've changed your attitude to a lot of things since you've developed Parkinson's?
0:07:41 > 0:07:45I haven't changed the way I spend my time, it just takes me a lot longer to do anything.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48You seem to have lived all over the place, so where did you start off?
0:07:48 > 0:07:53I was born in Maidstone in Kent. I grew up in Maidstone, then I moved to London.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58And then I met a Scottish guy and moved to Glasgow just as we got married.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03In fact we came back from honeymoon in Japan and went straight up to Glasgow.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08So, just before we start rummaging again remind me how important it is to raise the money.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11It's important for me to see them enjoying themselves and having fun.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16Maybe they'll think about Grandma and say "That was good that you bought this for us"
0:08:16 > 0:08:19and the sort of line goes on, it's been worthwhile.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Well, that's a good reason to go in and start hunting. Are you ready to go?
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- Yes.- Let's find as much as we can. I'll carry your cup.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31And while we've been outside John has been putting his time to very good use.
0:08:31 > 0:08:37He's found this Georgian curiosity, a miniature of a young lady and a necklace with a Roman coin.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42This golden find could bring in between £80 and £150 at auction.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46And in the lounge Colette's found something that leaves her cold.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49John, can you have a look at this for me, please?
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Oh, wow! Well done, Colette.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52That's fabulous.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- Ugly, I think is the word you're looking for!- Don't you like this?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59No, I have to confess it's not my favourite item in the house.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04It's a type of pottery known as majolica, which was very popular
0:09:04 > 0:09:07in the 19th century, from around the 1850s onwards.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10But this is quite a distinctive branch of majolica, if you like.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12It is known as Pallisy-style wares.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Now Bernard Pallisy was a French 16th-century potter
0:09:16 > 0:09:19whose work is typified by this ornamental decoration
0:09:19 > 0:09:22of lizards, reptiles, insects, that sort of thing.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26You don't see his work at auction very often, it's usually found in museums these days.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29But in the 19th century with the demand for majolica,
0:09:29 > 0:09:31a potter named Jose Alves Cunha
0:09:31 > 0:09:35set up a pottery in Caldas da Rainha in Portugal around about the 1860s
0:09:35 > 0:09:39and started producing wares very much in Bernard Pallisy's style.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44And again the Victorians, unlike us, were very fascinated with the natural world.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49A lot of them had microscopes and went off to the countryside collecting specimens
0:09:49 > 0:09:52so this would really, really have appealed to Victorian people.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55This is definitely something we can take to auction.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00- The price for this sort of thing has come down a lot in recent years but it's still saleable.- OK.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03There was a huge demand for it in the '80s and '90s
0:10:03 > 0:10:06but even today with that considered
0:10:06 > 0:10:10I'd still be surprised if that made less than £60 or £80.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- Oh, fantastic. - Does that surprise you?
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Again, that would be my £20 bet on that one,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- or we'd have to give it away, I thought.- It's fantastic.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22I think that's a wonderful find and I'm glad you all hate it.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27Well, the finds are mounting up towards our £800 target.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31And Sue's found another collection that could just slot into place - this set of postcards.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35It's a fascinating mix of the unusual and commemorative.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Lots like this can be unpredictable but if the right collectors
0:10:38 > 0:10:41are in the room they could fetch as much as
0:10:41 > 0:10:44£150 to £200. And in the study,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47John's found some hidden potential.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51What have you discovered here John, knowing your interest in furniture?
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Well, I've found a rather handsome piece of Georgian library furniture.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59A very nice thing indeed but at the moment it's in rather sorry condition, Sue.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Yes, very distressed. - What's the story behind it?
0:11:02 > 0:11:09Well, it came from my uncle George who had a flat in Chelsea and he left it to me when he died.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14He left me the furniture and there was this and some other stuff which I got rid of at the time.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- How long have you had it? - 10 or 11 years.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20There's a good line of dust going on so I take it you don't use it very often.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25I don't, I don't use it hardly at all, I'm frightened I will break this glass which is quite delicate.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30It's the original 18th-century or early 19th-century glass.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- Were you afraid to use it, is that how it is?- Yes.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Well, overall it's in pretty tired condition.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40The main elements are there, the super structure is there
0:11:40 > 0:11:43but we've got lots of little bits of veneer, glazing bar,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47things like that missing, drawer handles and some of the bottoms of the drawers.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51It is restorable but whoever buys it is going to have to consider,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53as well as buying it and the auction premium on top,
0:11:53 > 0:11:58they've then got to invest further to bring it back to its former glory.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01So, I need to take that into consideration when putting a value on it.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06I think currently, as it stands, we should be looking at between £500 and £700.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- What?!- Oh, my goodness.- Wow!
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- Does that surprise you?- Yes!- Yes!
0:12:13 > 0:12:16You see, in tip-top condition someone would be willing to pay
0:12:16 > 0:12:19at least at auction, between £1,000 and £1,500
0:12:19 > 0:12:24- but I think we've got to account for about four to five hundred pounds worth of work.- Isn't that amazing?!
0:12:24 > 0:12:28All right Sue, let's have a look in another room. See you later, John.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Wow, that's a fabulous addition to our total.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34We've been reaching some dizzying heights today and in the kitchen
0:12:34 > 0:12:37John's found something that is very much in order.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- Colette, can I ask you about this little cabinet?- Of course.
0:12:41 > 0:12:47- What do you know about it? - Not a great deal. I think it was built by my great-grandfather.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50So, it's obviously quite a few years old.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55But he built it himself and then Mum and her father collected the shells for it.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58I know Mum used to play with the shells quite a lot and we as kids.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Well, he was obviously a very skilled man
0:13:00 > 0:13:02because as a joiner myself by former profession
0:13:02 > 0:13:06I've had a good look at this, and it's very well made.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Tight joints, it's a good piece. I don't think I could make something that good.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Well, it dates to about the turn of the last century, round about 1900,
0:13:13 > 0:13:16and it's been modelled on a chest of drawers of that period.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20It's made of oak, has all the standard Edwardian features in it.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22But it really is a collector's cabinet.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Now, in the 19th century, with publications by Charles Darwin,
0:13:25 > 0:13:27there was huge interest in the natural world
0:13:27 > 0:13:31and many people started their own collections and bought microscopes,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33and this is what they'd have stored their curios in.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36I think with the collection of shells as well in there
0:13:36 > 0:13:39I wouldn't be surprised if this made about £60 to £80.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Oh, fantastic. Wow.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47I never thought it would get that much - £20 mark, I might have said.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Well, I hope you're wrong and I'm right, anyway.- So do I.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52What's this flurry of excitement I hear?
0:13:52 > 0:13:58We've got a collector's cabinet here, with a collection of shells, that comes from Sue's family.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01And I've put an estimate of £60 to £80 on it.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04So, we come to the grand total.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09Now we know that you wanted to raised £800 to get the trampolines
0:14:09 > 0:14:14and I'm pleased to tell you, taking the lower estimates that John has put on all your items,
0:14:14 > 0:14:16you should have the grand total...
0:14:16 > 0:14:22of £1,320.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Wow! Fantastic! That's amazing!
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Are you pleased?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Yes, well done, Colette. - That's brilliant.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33I don't know about you but I'm still hyperventilating after that total.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36It's a fantastic sum towards the trampoline fund.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39And some of the things we are taking to auction include...
0:14:39 > 0:14:42The pristine flotilla of Dinky toys,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45virtually untouched with their smart yellow paintwork.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49They should really shine at the auction at around £300 to £400.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52And this Georgian cabinet, despite being well-loved
0:14:52 > 0:14:54and slightly tatty round the edges,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57is undoubtedly a fine piece with its original glass.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00It could fetch £500 in the auction.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Still to come on Cash in the Attic.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Forget the trampoline - I'm already jumping!
0:15:09 > 0:15:12But will we remain buoyant for long?
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Less than what I hoped it would make.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Will we make our total?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20We'll only find out when the final hammer falls.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28We had a wonderful day out with Sue and her family
0:15:28 > 0:15:33and Sue's house was hiding some fabulous antiques and collectables,
0:15:33 > 0:15:37and we've brought them all here to Shouler and Son in Melton Mowbray, in Leicestershire.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43I know Sue wants to raise £800 for trampolines, in plural, for her grandchildren.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48So, let's hope the prices reach dizzying heights when they all go under the hammer.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51'This saleroom has been in action for well over 100 years
0:15:51 > 0:15:56'and they've seen all sorts of antiques and collectables pass through their doors.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01'But it doesn't matter how much time passes, some things will always remain a constant.'
0:16:01 > 0:16:04John I'm nearly afraid to disturb you. Do you love these?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I do. I had a great collection of cars when I was a little boy.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Nothing quite as early or quite nice like these, but I loved my toy cars.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12So, you're expecting them to do rather well.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Well, we valued them at £300 to £400. They're split into three lots,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19£100 to £150 each, but I'm confident they should make their money.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20What else are you excited about?
0:16:20 > 0:16:25That nice Georgian cabinet - it does require some restoration but we priced it accordingly.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28And also they had that grotesque-style Pallisy ware plate
0:16:28 > 0:16:30which I think they all hated.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34I think the girls are anxious about how it's all going to go today,
0:16:34 > 0:16:35so shall we go and say hello?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40'Sue and Colette had duly arrived and found a quiet spot
0:16:40 > 0:16:43'to contemplate what they're about to give up.'
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Good morning, girls. How are you?
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Hello, hello.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51Colette, you are going to just hate seeing that go in the auction, aren't you?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Well, I'm not sure I'd say that.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56I think it might be a good day when that goes.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- Any pangs from your point of view, Sue, about it going?- No. I'm pleased to see that going.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04- What are you excited about today, John?- I'm excited about the plate and your Dinky cars
0:17:04 > 0:17:06but have you put a little reserve on them?
0:17:06 > 0:17:12That's right. We've divided them into three lots and put a reserve of £100 on each of them,
0:17:12 > 0:17:17so hopefully we'll get our £300 minimum estimate that we hoped for.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19You've had a bit of a disaster with the gold coin and chain.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Yes, I feel a bit stupid - I lost it!
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I took them in to work and put it in my pocket
0:17:24 > 0:17:27and I think it's gone down the back of the seat of the car.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29So, we are about £100 down to start with.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34- It's going to be one of those days. - Just what you wanted to hear.- I feel stupid about it.- Don't worry.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39- I think the auctioneer is just about in place, so we better be on time - shall we go and find him?- Yes.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46'Now, if you're thinking of buying or selling at auction
0:17:46 > 0:17:48'then remember that VAT and charges will apply.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51'But at this stage the room is steadily filling up
0:17:51 > 0:17:54'and we find a lovely sunny spot at the back of the room.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57'Looking forward to our first lot - the pill box,
0:17:57 > 0:18:01'with an estimate of £80 to £120.'
0:18:01 > 0:18:03It's a very posh pillbox.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06It's silver gilt and enamel and we want £80 at least for it.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11We start at £32. 32, 5, 8,
0:18:11 > 0:18:1540, 2, 5, 8, 50.
0:18:15 > 0:18:2055... 55... 55...
0:18:20 > 0:18:24£55. At £55, bid again if you want it.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Otherwise I'm done at £55.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Less than what I hoped it would make.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33So, not quite the start we were hoping for
0:18:33 > 0:18:35but the trampoline fund is off the ground.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39We are looking for £30 to £50 for the next lot.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Lot 133 now.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44It's the 9 carat rose gold bracelet.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47£50. 50 bid, got a 50 bid,
0:18:47 > 0:18:5250. Got a 50 bid. 50 bid only, 50 bid only. 55.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Commissions are out, £55 on my left.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59At £55 with a £55 with a £55...
0:18:59 > 0:19:02At £55, done then for £55.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- That's good.- It's great.- Fantastic. - You want to clap, don't you?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08You can clap if you want!
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- Somebody's happy they've got it for £55, and we're happy.- Very good.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Well, I think we recouped some of our money there.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Our next item could deliver some unexpected pleasures.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22There were some nice early views and a couple of railway postcards.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I think the collectors have had a good look through them
0:19:25 > 0:19:27and you'll have to take the rough with the smooth.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29A low start, I'll start at £50.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32At £50, 55, 60,
0:19:32 > 0:19:355, 70, 5, 80,
0:19:35 > 0:19:395, 90, 5, 100 here. 110...
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Commission out, 110 at the back.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44At £110, anybody else want to come for a bid?
0:19:44 > 0:19:49It's at the back and I'm done at £110. 104, thank you very much.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- Sue's thinking "£110 for something that's been stuffed away in a cupboard!"- Yes.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56You can't go far wrong with that, can you?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Well, that wasn't quite the surprise we were looking for
0:20:00 > 0:20:02but it is early days in our auction
0:20:02 > 0:20:05and when the next lot, the silk scarves wrap up...
0:20:05 > 0:20:06That is number four.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09£20, that's bang on target.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12After just four sales we've made £240
0:20:12 > 0:20:16towards our £800 target for trampoline fund.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20We need our next item to spring into action.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22John, this is the moment.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27You love this plate, everybody else thinks it's hideous. Why do you like it so much?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Well, I'm a big fan of pottery in general
0:20:29 > 0:20:33and I used to love frogs, toads and lizards when I was a small boy, like most small boys.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- So it really does appeal to me, I do like it.- It is the true boy in him.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40But I don't think I'd be allowed to give it house room.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42£60...
0:20:42 > 0:20:47£30, we'll take that, 30, 32,
0:20:47 > 0:20:5135, 38, 40, 42.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52£42 at the back.
0:20:52 > 0:20:5645, 48, 50, 5,
0:20:56 > 0:21:0060, 5, 70, 5,
0:21:00 > 0:21:0280, 5, 90,
0:21:02 > 0:21:08£90 on my left, at £90, £90, £90, £90, £90, £90, £90 I have.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11£90 I've got, it's on my left. 95... He's gone again.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15At 95, 95, 95. 100, sir? £100.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19He's shaking again - this time I will down it at £100.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Thank you sir, number 170.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22For that hideous plate!
0:21:22 > 0:21:24And you were saying, Sue?
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- How do you feel about that? - That's good. That's brilliant.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- What do you think, Colette? - I can't believe someone paid £100!
0:21:34 > 0:21:38OK, John, you were right, but I still can't see the attraction.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42However, we are giddy with delight after that sale,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45so we're not too disappointed when the family-made specimen cabinet...
0:21:45 > 0:21:4748, number 172.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50..doesn't reach its £60 lower estimate.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54At £32, I've got at £32 - thought it would make more. £32.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56And then the velvet chair comes in,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00just a touch under estimate at £32.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04We've had a run of sales just a little short of the mark
0:22:04 > 0:22:07and if we're going to reach our £800 target we need things
0:22:07 > 0:22:11to escalate a bit. We are pinning a lot of hope on the next lot
0:22:11 > 0:22:12but will it be up to par?
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Now, Colette, you just thought that this Georgian cabinet
0:22:16 > 0:22:19was too rickety, too shaky and not really worth very much,
0:22:19 > 0:22:21but in fact John rather likes it.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24What we are banking on is that somebody has left a bid.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28I start at £260. At 260 bid.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32280, 300. At £300, £300, £300.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Here at £300. At £300, bid at £300, bid at £300, bid at £300,
0:22:35 > 0:22:37thought it would make a bit more.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42At £300, only at £300, the commission has it at £300.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44At £300, I thought it would make more,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47but I down it away, £300.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48It's too cheap, isn't it, really?
0:22:48 > 0:22:51It does want some work but I still think it could be a nice piece.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- Disappointed with that?- Yeah, it was a big chunk of the total.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59Well, Colette seems understandably deflated, but it's not over yet -
0:22:59 > 0:23:01we still have some collectables to go.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Will the Dinky toys drive home the sale we truly need?
0:23:05 > 0:23:10I saw a lot of interest in these Dinky toys as I was watching people.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14One man who was really scrutinising them, I said, "What do you think?"
0:23:14 > 0:23:18and he said, 'They are in great condition, however one of the boxes is written on"
0:23:18 > 0:23:21and another one was a bit torn or something.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24So, I thought that might devalue it a bit. What do you think, John?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27They can get quite finicky about these sort of things,
0:23:27 > 0:23:29and seriously, I think they're in great condition.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31We will have to really pay attention
0:23:31 > 0:23:35because, although you put them in as one lot they divided them into three
0:23:35 > 0:23:37and so they will come in quick succession.
0:23:37 > 0:23:43Lot number 156 is the Dinky horsebox
0:23:43 > 0:23:46and dump truck etc.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49At £80, at £80, at £80, at £80, at £80.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52At 85, 90, 105, 110.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55At £110.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58115, 120, 130.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02140, that's number 301.
0:24:03 > 0:24:09110, 120, 130, 140. 150, I've got.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13150, I'm bid at £150. On my left at £150, at £150.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Thank you, sir, that's number 170.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18That's so good.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Not only so good, it was breathtaking.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23£400 for the Dinky toys.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27After that series of sales, we've been thrown into the stratosphere.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29The question is, just how high did we go?
0:24:29 > 0:24:33I always find this is the nervous or really exciting time,
0:24:33 > 0:24:35but I think you're going to be excited today.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40To recap, you needed £800 to buy your three daughters who have children
0:24:40 > 0:24:43trampolines for their gardens.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Well, I'm terribly happy to tell you,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49I couldn't be more pleased - you have £1,120.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Fantastic!- Isn't that good? - I really can't believe that.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Because you were very pessimistic towards the auction, weren't you?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- It makes me quite teary, actually. - Oh, no!
0:24:58 > 0:25:04I can't believe we managed to raise that much money from Mum's old junk.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Thank you, dear.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- And you've got money left over. - With the excess I'm going to buy something for me,
0:25:10 > 0:25:14which is going to be a swing seat to sit in the garden and watch them.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15- Fantastic.- Fantastic.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23There may be clouds in the sky, but that's not holding Colette's husband back
0:25:23 > 0:25:27from completing the first of the three trampolines.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30With the family due any moment, time is of the essence.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Oh, who's there? Who's there?!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Hello!
0:25:36 > 0:25:38OK, everybody, trampoline's ready!
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Let's go.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Bottom jump. Ooh!
0:25:47 > 0:25:51'What fun. Sue's a canny granny, she knows the key to a happy family.'
0:25:51 > 0:25:54I think it's a fantastic idea we've had.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Buy this and buy one for everybody.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Everybody's going to get one of these and go mad in the garden
0:25:59 > 0:26:02and be exhausted by the end of the day.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05It's great because it means all the kids can play together.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10And Mum just enjoys watching five grandchildren all similar ages.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14They'll all be able to play together for years to come.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Brilliant, really good.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23There you have it - a very happy result, and the best of luck
0:26:23 > 0:26:27to Sue and Colette, trying to keep all those children in check.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31I do know that they are going to have wonderful times on the trampolines.
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