0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic. We're in Worcestershire,
0:00:04 > 0:00:09a county famous for Royal Worcester China, but also famous for this charming little cottage.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14This is the birthplace of a man synonymous with all things great and British.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17One of our most famous composers, Sir Edward Elgar.
0:00:19 > 0:00:25Born in this tradesmen's cottage in 1857, Sir Edward Elgar was a largely self-taught musician.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29A uniquely British composer, he began writing music from an early age,
0:00:29 > 0:00:33inspired by the life and landscape around him.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38The museum is brimming with memorabilia and was set up by Elgar's daughter in 1934.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43Since then, the exhibition of his life and works has grown steadily.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Such was Elgar's fame, and now national importance,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50that he's even made it on to the back of a £20 note.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55Let's hope there's plenty more where this came from as we go in search of antiques to take to auction.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Today on Cash In The Attic, have we found a new expert?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- I think for the pair...- 30 quid?
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Yeah. She's got it all. She has got it all!
0:01:28 > 0:01:31And he keeps hitting a bum note.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32DISCORDANT NOTES
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- James!- Will he get through the day?
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Let's hope that people are still interested in drinking.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Leaving the Elgar museum behind me,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49I'm on my way to meet Melissa and Meg Cox,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52a mother and daughter combination who've called in Cash in the Attic
0:01:52 > 0:01:56to raise money for something fittingly musical.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01This beautiful barn conversion in the Malverns is home
0:02:01 > 0:02:05to Turkish-born Meg Cox and her 17-year-old daughter Melissa.
0:02:05 > 0:02:11She's been completely blind from an early age, but it hasn't stopped her pursuing her passion for music.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Both Meg and Melissa are antique enthusiasts
0:02:14 > 0:02:17and there is evidence everywhere of their auction purchases.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- Morning, James.- Morning. - How are you, mate?
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- I'm fine.- I thought I'd bring you to a bit of countryside, what do you think?
0:02:25 > 0:02:27It's glorious round here. I'm loving it.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32Wait till you get inside that house there, because as you can see, it's a beautiful home,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36and it's full of fantastic pieces. We're in the heart of Worcestershire.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Maybe even Worcester China for you.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- That is one of my favourite factories. Let's find out.- Come on.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Whoa, this is all right, isn't it?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48It's nice and light and airy.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51If you don't find something in here...
0:02:51 > 0:02:54No pressure(!)
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Now that sounds absolutely beautiful. Melissa, nice to see you.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05Hello, Meg, how are you? Now what's all the fuss about? Why have you called Cash In The Attic
0:03:05 > 0:03:11- to help you?- Well, I'm looking to get a twelve-string guitar.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15A twelve-string guitar? But Meg, looking around here, there are umpteen guitars.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17There's one missing, but yes.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22What would a twelve-string allow you to do that you can't do with this collection here?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24You can play faster.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27You've got so much more flexibility. It's louder.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32Now, Mum, tell me, how much is this guitar likely to cost us, do you think?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35It should cost around £600.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Now, £600 in some areas doesn't sound a lot.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42You've got lots and lots of antiques and bits and pieces in your lovely home, Meg.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Supposing we got some change, would you get anything out of this?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I'm sure Melissa has another something up her sleeve that she would like.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Well, I had, but...
0:03:55 > 0:03:59I'd like to go to one of the Elton John concerts in Birmingham.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04How much would a ticket to his concert cost you, do you think?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07About 500, cos it's late. If we booked last year, it would be cheaper.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12£500 even now would suggest you're going to get a fairly good seat for that kind of money.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Yeah. The front seat would be preferable, right next to his piano.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20James is rooting round your house as we speak, so I think we should see how he's getting on.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Where is he?- Let's go and find him. Come on.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Let me take your hand. Let's go and have a look.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31With 30 years in the business, James Rylands is already getting ahead of himself.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36- Here he is. James, rooting away, what have you got there? - What did you find?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I'll tell you what, Melissa, you grab that.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41And maybe you could give us some information on it.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Well, it's a statue of a person.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49We bought these at an auction about five or six years ago.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54- They were actually listed as bronze, but they're not.- Great start. You're absolutely right.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58It's a zinc alloy, I forget what it's called.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00You're absolutely right. It's called spelter.
0:05:00 > 0:05:06- If it was bronze, you wouldn't get the seam, for a start. There's one...- Yeah, you got it.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Melissa's giving you a run for your money!
0:05:08 > 0:05:13I've been done out of a job here! I really have! I think it's amazing.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- I don't like him much, but... - I agree with you there as well.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19I'm hugely impressed.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Well, what have we got here? We've got a pair of busts
0:05:23 > 0:05:26of a sort of Eastern gentleman and this lady,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28who I would call an odalisque,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32and that is an Eastern, maybe Turkish, which is a nice connection.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- I think for the pair...- 30 quid?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Yes. She's got it all. She has got it all!
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Have you done this before? - They are £20 or £30.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45They are 20th-century spelter copies of 19th-century originals.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Well, 20 to 30 quid, I mean, it's a start.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Does that get us a couple of strings on our guitar, do you think?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Just got to get the body and the bits of wood.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- We'd better go and find them, in that case.- Come on, after you.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59There are stacks and stacks of things here.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04This handsome pair of Victorian Staffordshire vases might attract attention
0:06:04 > 0:06:07at auction at between 80 and £100.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09I'm really enjoying the atmosphere in this house.
0:06:09 > 0:06:15It's so tranquil, but it looks like Melissa's found something that's a reminder of less peaceful times.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Cool, didn't know I had these.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Now what have we got here? A couple of medals?
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Well, they're Turkish First World War.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Absolutely fantastic.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- They were civilian awards as well, but...- What do you think of those?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33God, I haven't seen one of these for a while.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38Basically, they're called Liyakats, and it was a medal,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40a Turkish medal instituted in 1890.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44And it wasn't just military, it wasn't like a war medal.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47You could actually have it for civilians as well.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49But what have we got here?
0:06:49 > 0:06:53On one side, we've got the Turkish coat-of-arms for the Sultan,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56and on the other side, there's an inscription in Turkish
0:06:56 > 0:07:00that basically says that it's a medal of special merit
0:07:00 > 0:07:03for those that have shown loyalty and bravery.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- That one's got a little silver clasp. - Would it have had a ribbon on it?
0:07:07 > 0:07:12It would. And some of them actually had a clasp on it which actually had crossed sabres as well.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16I think, on something like this, for the two, we'll probably put
0:07:16 > 0:07:19quite a conservative value on them
0:07:19 > 0:07:23because they are quite a specialist market, if you like.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28So I'm thinking a come-buy-me estimate of say £40 to £60 for the two.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31A mean estimate, and it can only go up.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33A generous man to the core. There we are.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Put those in the pot. You want to carry on rummaging in there, Melissa?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Let's see what else we can find.
0:07:39 > 0:07:45And so we'll battle on in a bid to find more objects for Melissa's twelve-string guitar.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51There are lots of examples of Meg's Turkish heritage in the house.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54This small wine jug and port decanter from the late 1800s
0:07:54 > 0:07:58with a plated silver surround could mature into £50 to £80 at auction.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02And on the landing, James is resting easy.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07Bought in Turkey by Meg's grandfather in 1927 as a nursing chair,
0:08:07 > 0:08:12James thinks this pair could fetch as much as £150 to £250.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17We're making great progress with £340 towards our £500 target
0:08:17 > 0:08:20to buy Melissa that twelve-string guitar.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22But whilst Melissa keeps up the search,
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Meg is up to something entirely different.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30Meg, what on earth are you doing?
0:08:30 > 0:08:34I'm just doing the Christmas Braille card - somebody has asked me to do it for them.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37So Christmas Braille cards, what a fantastic idea.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41And how many Braille cards do you make a year?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Just round Christmas week, I make over 300 because it's not just from England,
0:08:45 > 0:08:51- they request them also from Canada, the United States, Australia.- Is it something Melissa helps you with?
0:08:51 > 0:08:56Melissa sometimes helps me with it if she hasn't got a lot of school work to do.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57But most of it I do myself.
0:08:57 > 0:09:03Well, it's perfectly clear to me and everybody here today that Melissa is an extraordinary girl.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07It clear that she does not let blindness get in the way of her life at all.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10And if anything, it seems to kind of fuel her on.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14I tried to get it into her that blindness is not a disability,
0:09:14 > 0:09:17it is an ability that she needs to try and make the best of.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22I had literally only three years to learn how to read and write Braille before she started school,
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- so that I can help her. - It's a wonderful thing to do.
0:09:24 > 0:09:30It's great too that Melissa clearly has a hand in this, but it's not about making cards today, is it?
0:09:30 > 0:09:34We've got to find plenty of stuff to flog and see if we can get that guitar.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- Hopefully.- Hopefully. Right then, come on, let's have a look.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Meg is obviously an enterprising person and,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46inspired after our chat, we're all fired up to continue the hunt.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Well, everyone except Melissa.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56DISCORDANT NOTES
0:09:56 > 0:09:58James!
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Melissa, I think it's fair to say that you'd be able to play it better than I can.
0:10:02 > 0:10:08Basically, accordions are members of the hand-held, bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family,
0:10:08 > 0:10:13which sounds really complicated but basically everybody just calls it a squeeze box.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16And this one's actually stamped Milano on the front here.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19And that was from the Milano family, Francesco Milano,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23who went to the United States early in the 20th century.
0:10:23 > 0:10:30It's actually got this wonderful finish on it of simulated mother-of-pearl and then
0:10:30 > 0:10:36shocking pink, all in plastic, which for the Fifties was a really wow material.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39But tell me, why didn't you get on with it particularly?
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Um...because it's quite a hard instrument to play.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48I mean, organs are hard instruments to play because there are pedals and hands and things,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51but accordion, it's a different principle altogether.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56So what do we think it's worth? Well, bearing in mind we have got the original case that it goes in,
0:10:56 > 0:11:00We're probably looking at something like 50 to £80, something like that.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02That's good. I only paid 20 for it.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Oh, Melissa, you're in profit already!
0:11:04 > 0:11:06I'm just going to put that down there.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08My brief musical career is over.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12I'm going to find something else and you can carry on making decent music.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19It's a delight looking through this house.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Meg clearly made some good buys in the past.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25This Worcester vase with a pheasant is a prime example of fine Victorian porcelain
0:11:25 > 0:11:32and could fetch as much as 200 to £400 if there is an enthusiastic collector in the room.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Meg has also inherited all sorts of Turkish treasures.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Tell me about this mirror.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40It's very nice. Where did it come from?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42That got passed down from my grandmother.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45This particular one's actually got a secret, hasn't it?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Yes, they do. - If I take off this little
0:11:47 > 0:11:56decorative boss here and turn it over, you have got the most fantastic decoration on the back there.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01The idea was, you were considered vain if you looked in the mirror
0:12:01 > 0:12:03more than two or three times a day.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08And I think I can just see actually a hallmark up here.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Which actually says '900'.
0:12:10 > 0:12:17So 900 out of 1000, 90% silver and the other 10% is made up of copper.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21And date-wise, I would think it was probably made between the wars,
0:12:21 > 0:12:25so probably 60 or 70 years old, something like that.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- So I guess these two on either side are also mirrored on the other side?- They are.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33I actually have at least 8 or 9 of them. I absolutely love them.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Are you happy to send one of them off to auction? - No, that's OK.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39I've got some more that I can treasure on later on.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Well, what do we think about value?
0:12:42 > 0:12:50I'm thinking, conservatively, I would think it's certainly going to be 60 to £100, so £30 on one side and £30
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- on the other, doesn't sound a lot, does it?- That sounds wonderful.- Good.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57It's all adding up and, on reflection, Melissa has decided
0:12:57 > 0:12:59that her favourite Elvis mirror
0:12:59 > 0:13:03can join her mother's mirror at auction at between 30 and £40.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08There's so much to see here but we do need one last item that will have a Midas touch.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11James.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12- Hi, Melissa.- Look at this.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Oh, now do you know what, that was what I was hoping to see, coming here,
0:13:16 > 0:13:22near Worcester, because it's made by the Worcester porcelain factory. Where did it come from?
0:13:22 > 0:13:24I don't know, but I think Mum does.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Mum! Mother!
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Hello.- Meg, I like it. Where did it come from?
0:13:29 > 0:13:33I bought it from an auction house quite a number of years ago.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35I did not realise at the time it was restored.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38I can see actually it has got a bit of a restoration on it.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Tell you what I love is the gilding on the body here.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45And it's actually gilding in relief, fantastic quality.
0:13:45 > 0:13:50And then if I look on the bottom here, we can see the classic Worcester mark.
0:13:50 > 0:13:57And this, I can see, has got a little S, and that means you can actually date it to the year 1881.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01I think valuation on this, I've got to take into account the damage.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06I think I'd be looking at an estimate of between 200 and £400.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08That sounds absolutely excellent.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10I should say that does sound absolutely excellent.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Well done, matey, 200 to £400?
0:14:12 > 0:14:16I think that's halfway towards a guitar, isn't it?
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Now then, the grand total though, of everything. We were chasing £600.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22How much do think we've raised so far?
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- Hopefully somewhere close by. - About that.- About that?
0:14:26 > 0:14:34Well, I can tell you, including your estimate on that, on the jug, £880.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- Ooh! Very nice.- That's good, isn't it?
0:14:37 > 0:14:41Not only is that the guitar, but it might be half way towards an Elton John ticket.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Ooh, fantastic.- That's excellent.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48I can feel you guys creeping towards the front row at this rate.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- So all we've got to do now, of course, is take it to an auction, James.- Sounds easy, doesn't it?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Wait and see when we get there.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00We've kept time beautifully on our rummage and we're hoping our finds
0:15:00 > 0:15:03will strike a note with the buyers at auction.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Our chorus line includes...
0:15:05 > 0:15:08the 1950s plastic accordion with simulated mother of pearl,
0:15:08 > 0:15:13which could squeeze out as much as £50 to £80.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16The fine Ottoman-inspired Worcester jug with gilded decoration
0:15:16 > 0:15:22could steal the show with an estimate of £200 to £400.
0:15:22 > 0:15:28Still to come on Cash In The Attic, James has high expectations.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Well, I was hoping we'd get lots of notes for the accordion.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34But is it one wish too far?
0:15:34 > 0:15:39They're not bidding, because the prices so far have really been very low.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Find out when the hammer falls.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50It's few weeks since we helped Meg and Melissa rummage through
0:15:50 > 0:15:52their wonderful collection of antiques in Worcestershire,
0:15:52 > 0:15:56which we've brought here to the Chiswick Auction Rooms in west London.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Now remember, Melissa is hoping to raise £600 or so
0:15:59 > 0:16:02for a guitar, to help fuel her amazing musical talent.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07So let's hope today's bidders are equally inspired, as we watch their items go under the hammer.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12This west London auction house is generally humming with activity
0:16:12 > 0:16:15but there aren't many people about today.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20However, James Rylands is here, keen to squeeze maximum value out of our items.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25- Morning, James.- Morning, Jules.- I thought the rummaging was over. You can't help yourself, can you?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27The bonus is I'm not going to play it again.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Thank God for that. It's good to see the items here.
0:16:30 > 0:16:36This goes very nicely with Melissa's passion for music, but lots of other items. We were in Worcestershire.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41- Nice Worcestershire jug. - Yes, and also your favourite medals from Gallipoli.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43My passion for militaria. Fantastic.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- How do you think we'll do? - Swings and roundabouts.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48A few maybe not up to par but we'll make it up on the other ones.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53- The gear's here. Let's see if the girls are here. - Yes, off we go.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Thank goodness the saleroom is beginning to fill up.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00There are a few folks about but we do seem to be one down.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Meg is here but where's Melissa?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- Good morning, Meg.- Morning! - Oh, look, a kiss!
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Don't I get one?
0:17:08 > 0:17:15Kisses all round. Now, there is one thing missing from the picture I see before me and that is Melissa.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Melissa's sitting a GCSE exam today, I'm afraid.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23An exam today? What a result that would be, if she passes the exam and we get the money for the guitar.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25We're chasing 600 quid.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Our estimate is really, really good so we should get at least that.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- Who knows, maybe a bit extra for those concert tickets.- Oh, yes.
0:17:32 > 0:17:33- Hopefully.- Hopefully.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Right. Let's go and see them go under the hammer, shall we?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- Go on, then.- Come with me.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43If you're planning to buy and sell at auction, please be aware
0:17:43 > 0:17:50VAT and other charges may apply, so remember to double-check the fine print with the auction house.
0:17:50 > 0:17:56We take our positions at the back, ready for auctioneer William Rouse to announce the first lot.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58We're starting with our Middle Eastern spelter busts
0:17:58 > 0:18:01with an estimate of between £20 and £30.
0:18:01 > 0:18:07Lot 5a are a pair of modern copper metal busts.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Anybody want them for £10? Surely for £10?
0:18:10 > 0:18:11Pair of them for £10?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Anybody want them for £10?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Can't go any lower. Ten I'm bid.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19A maiden bid of £10, then. Selling for £10... £12, there.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21You want 14, sir?
0:18:21 > 0:18:2314, 14. 16.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25A slow start.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28£14, then. Down there at £14.
0:18:28 > 0:18:3014. 217.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Not a lot.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Well, someone got a bargain
0:18:35 > 0:18:40but still, it's early days and £14 is only just below estimate.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Our next lot is the pair of impressive Staffordshire vases.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46They're that big. You're getting a lot for your money.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50And irises are always popular, so just a nice, decorative lot.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Are they worth £30? Start me for 30.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Five, 40. Do you want 45, 45? 50.
0:18:56 > 0:18:5855, 60.
0:18:58 > 0:19:0265 in front of me. At £65. That's £65, that pair of Victorian vases.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04For £65. They're going, then.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07£65, they're selling for. 65.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Still a bit below.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15It may be below the estimate, but £65 is still a reasonable sum.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20But will our next item have the bidders playing along?
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I have to say I'm very surprised that Melissa is parting with
0:19:23 > 0:19:26any kind of musical instrument, given her passion for music.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Why is she really going to get rid of this?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Because that was the ultimate result I said.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34If you want to get something, you've got to get rid of something else.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Here we go, what's it worth? £30 for it?
0:19:36 > 0:19:39£20 for it? 20, 22, 24, 26.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41£26 for an accordion.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43At £26. £28. £30.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Do you want 32?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48£30, there, then, at £30. 32. 34.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- Come on.- £34. At £34. At 34.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55At £34, then. At 34, then.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Not sold. Well, I was hoping we'd get lots of notes for the accordion.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- It didn't quite work.- Boom boom.
0:20:02 > 0:20:08The auctioneer used his discretion here and decided that £34 is not enough for the accordion.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12So we're expecting better luck with our next lot.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14I'm just hoping today there are going to be
0:20:14 > 0:20:18some Worcester collectors, because that's quite a specific lot.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19What's it worth? £100 to start me.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24100, 110, 120. £120 for that vase. At £120.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26130, anywhere? For £120?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29For 120? At 120?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Not sold.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35They're not bidding because the prices so far have really been very low.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39With one of our star lots failing to sell, it's not looking good
0:20:39 > 0:20:43for our £600 target for Melissa's 12-string guitar.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46And when the next three items - the Turkish seat and stool
0:20:46 > 0:20:49with its estimate of £150,
0:20:49 > 0:20:56the restored Worcester jug at £200, and the Turkish medals - all fail to sell...
0:20:56 > 0:20:57Not sold.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00..we're all feeling a little subdued.
0:21:00 > 0:21:06Meg appears to be stoic. As an old hand at auction, she knows that they can be terribly unpredictable.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10However, our luck may change, as there are still three lots to go.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15Next under the hammer is the clever decorative Turkish mirror, in a solid silver frame.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18£20. 20 I'm bid, there. 25.
0:21:18 > 0:21:2530, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55. £55, nearer to me at 55.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28At £55 it's going, then, £55.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33At £55 is the bid, then. 55.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Well, I think that was sold.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37It's still slightly below estimate.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40I think that's a bargain. I really do think that's a bargain.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43James is understandably disappointed
0:21:43 > 0:21:48with the downward trend but after a bad run, at least it was a sale.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53Perhaps the wine jug and bottle with the silver detailing will bring us more luck.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Let's hope that people are still interested in drinking!
0:21:57 > 0:22:00I should think somebody is! Probably Meg.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Are they worth £20? Start me for 20, please.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04£20.
0:22:04 > 0:22:0922, 24, £24 for those jugs at £24.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11£24, still with me at 24.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13At £24 for the jugs. At £24.
0:22:13 > 0:22:1624, then.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Not sold.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22Talk about a minor key! They're just not playing our song today.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27After nine sales, we are languishing at just £134.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Nowhere near our £600 target for that 12-string guitar.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35But what's this? Elvis is in the room.
0:22:35 > 0:22:41- Next up we've got what is colourfully listed as an amusing Elvis Presley wall mirror.- OK.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Now, at 30 to 40 quid, surely that should sell, James?
0:22:44 > 0:22:50I tell you what, Jules, I'm just hoping, as they say, Elvis has not left the building!
0:22:50 > 0:22:54If he does leave, let's hope he leaves with 30 or 40 quid stuck to his back.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56What's it worth? Who knows?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58£10 for it, please? £10, £12,
0:22:58 > 0:23:03£12, at £12 in the room. At £12.
0:23:03 > 0:23:10It's all appearing. 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, £24 to my right at £24.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13£24. Anybody else, surely?
0:23:13 > 0:23:20£26, 28, 30, 32, £32 nearest me,
0:23:20 > 0:23:21then, at £32. For the guitar.
0:23:21 > 0:23:27For £32. At 32 it's going, then, 32.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- Thank you.- The King lives. - The King lives.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Thank you, Elvis. You've rescued us. Well, nearly.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38I think it's safe to say that we're all shook up.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Thank goodness Meg is used to the highs and lows of auctions.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44But still, this has to be an unusually bad day.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48So how close did we get to the £600 target?
0:23:48 > 0:23:52How can I describe today's auction, James?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Bloodbath doesn't even go halfway to describing it, I'm afraid.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58We were chasing, we thought, an easy target
0:23:58 > 0:24:01of £600 for that guitar but Meg,
0:24:01 > 0:24:04it's going to be no surprise to you - many of your items are unsold -
0:24:04 > 0:24:12- the now not-so-grand total is, I'm afraid, £166.- Ooh!
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Which is so disappointing.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Which isn't going to buy the guitar but maybe it'll go some way towards it?
0:24:19 > 0:24:23We can get the first half of the guitar. I'll get the other half.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26You're a very, very fine mother.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29But there is some good news. You know this concert?
0:24:29 > 0:24:34- What Melissa was wanting to go to? - She wanted to go to an Elton John concert, didn't she?- Yes.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38We've been on the phone to Elton John's agent and we've got you two
0:24:38 > 0:24:44front row tickets, for free, to the concert on the dates that you asked for.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45Oh, wicked!
0:24:54 > 0:24:58It's good to see after their disappointment, Meg and Melissa are still keen on antiques.
0:24:58 > 0:25:04And even though they failed to reach the £600 target, it's nice to know there's a silver lining.
0:25:04 > 0:25:11The concert tickets, I think you can say, has definitely made up for the disappointment from the auction.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15I think it is worth every single minute of the day.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18We cannot wait to be at that concert hall now.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22I'm really looking forward to the concert. It's been one of the things I've wanted to do all of my life.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26It's one of my ambitions, I suppose.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31And there's nothing like sitting in the front row next to a big, powerful set of massive speakers.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35With the cash from the auction and Mum's deep pockets,
0:25:35 > 0:25:39the dream of a twelve-string guitar is about to become a reality.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57I love this guitar. It's super cool.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00I think I'm definitely gonna get this one.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03I suppose I have to get my hands in my pocket, then, shall I?
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- 'Thanks, Mum!'- I'm really grateful to my mum and everybody else for
0:26:07 > 0:26:12fishing up stuff to get the guitar for me, because I've been banging on about it for the last, like,
0:26:12 > 0:26:1630 billion years, and I think she got really, really irritated by it and gave in in the end.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19I'm also very happy that she's happy so now she stops nagging me!
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Ah, the power of pestering.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31I have to confess that was one of the most frustrating auctions I've ever seen.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33But it wasn't all doom and gloom.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38Melissa and Meg are off to see Elton John courtesy of the great man himself. Front-row tickets!
0:26:38 > 0:26:41And as for that guitar, good old Mum has chipped in to ensure
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Melissa's musical talents have all the tools that they need.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47We wish her all the very best of luck with that.
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