0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to the programme that searches for treasures in your home then sells them at auction.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Now, today, I am right on the south coast in Brighton.
0:00:09 > 0:00:15You might expect me to be, I don't know, on the beach having a paddle, or walking along that famous pier.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18But wrong. Because I have come further into the town to have a look
0:00:18 > 0:00:22at this absolutely magnificent building, the Brighton Pavilion.
0:00:24 > 0:00:29Amazingly, in the 1750s, this was simply a humble farmhouse.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33But over the next 35 years, the building was extended massively.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37First into a neo-classical, and then later an extravagant
0:00:37 > 0:00:42Indian-style pavilion with a lavish Chinese-inspired interior.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Over the years, it fell into disrepair.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48But restoration began in 1982 and still continues today.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Let's hope we uncover some equally lavish antiques and collectibles
0:00:52 > 0:00:56when we search for all those treasures to take them to auction.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Coming up on Cash In The Attic, Paul gives a surprise valuation on one item.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23£300, how does that sound?
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Wow, I wasn't expecting that. I just wasn't expecting that at all.
0:01:26 > 0:01:32And when it comes to searching for those valuables, I get really stuck in.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33LAUGHTER
0:01:33 > 0:01:35She's got stuck!
0:01:35 > 0:01:38'There is some real excitement at the auction.'
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- Yes!- 'But not all the lots take the bidders' fancy.'
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Nobody in this room has taste.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47'Will we make our important final target?
0:01:47 > 0:01:50'Find out when the hammer falls.'
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Now, today's Cash In The Attic is a really special one,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58because I've now come to Hove, which is right beside Brighton,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01and I'm about to meet a truly inspirational lady.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06She has been through a lot in the last couple of years, because her son went missing in Cambodia,
0:02:06 > 0:02:11and she wants to raise the money today to continue that vital search.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17This traditional semi-detached house in Hove is home to Jo Gibson-Clark and her family.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Jo has spent the last four years desperately trying to find out
0:02:21 > 0:02:25what happened to her son Eddie, who was last seen in October 2005.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Now, in order to finance the ongoing search in the Far East,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Jo fundraises however she can, and today she and her stepson Matt
0:02:34 > 0:02:37are going to dig out some of their collectibles
0:02:37 > 0:02:41and see if they can boost funds for another crucial trip.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Hi, Paul.- Hello. How are you?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I do take you to the most wonderful locations.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Brighton does rock, doesn't it? What a fantastic place. I love it.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55I have had the most wonderful start to the day, because I went down to the Brighton Pavilion.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59What fabulous things inside, never mind the building. Lavish things.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04Yeah, they certainly are. If we could find anything like that, we'd be on a winner, wouldn't we?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Aha! You are on the tea already, are you?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- Jo, how nice to see you.- Hello.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- And this presumably is Tara, your very good friend.- This is Tara, yes.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15How long have you two known each other?
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- Ooh, well, since we were 18. - Not that long, really!- No!
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Tara, I understand that you actually are Eddie's godparent.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Yes. I have been there right from the start, really, haven't I?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Because we were, actually, I was staying with you
0:03:30 > 0:03:35- at the time Eddie was born.- Yes. - So I have been there all his life.
0:03:35 > 0:03:41- So that we understand, what happened?- Eddie had been travelling for nine months on a gap year
0:03:41 > 0:03:45with eight of his school friends in Australia and the Far East.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50And then he came back to England and went to Leeds University.
0:03:50 > 0:03:56I think it was about three or four weeks after he entered into Leeds, he decided it wasn't for him,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and took himself back to the Far East.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02And how much contact did you have with him when he went back
0:04:02 > 0:04:06to Cambodia, when he left university and went on the spur of the moment?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I just had two e-mails from him, and, um...
0:04:09 > 0:04:13the first one telling me why he had gone to the Far East,
0:04:13 > 0:04:18and why he had left university, and telling me that he...
0:04:18 > 0:04:24he had booked his return ticket on the 1st of November and he would be coming home.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26But then he didn't come home?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Well, we waited for the fight to come in, which it did,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31and, unfortunately, Eddie wasn't on the flight.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34And that's when I just knew something wasn't right then.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39Why would Eddie say to me twice, I am coming home, and then he didn't come home?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41How many years ago are we talking about?
0:04:41 > 0:04:46We are talking about, well, it will be four years in October.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Obviously, I would love to talk to you about that in detail, because...
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- I can understand to a point where you're coming from, in terms of having a child missing.- Yes.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01But I really want to talk about raising money for you to go back to continue your search.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04How much do you reckon you need to raise?
0:05:04 > 0:05:10I think £500, actually, would be a good amount. We need more posters.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13We need more publication in the newspapers, etc.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15So that would be a good amount.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18So, just to recap, you're looking for at least £500.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21But if you raise more, that is going to be terrific.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25We've got to do that for you today, but you cannot sit there drinking tea any longer.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30- I am going to put you both to work. - OK.- So we will go and find Paul.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Jo's home is an absolute treasure trove of beautiful things.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38And I suspect we will have no trouble collecting interesting items to take to auction.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43Antiques expert Paul Hayes is on hand to help, and Matt is digging deep in the dining room dresser.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48- How about this one?- Let's have a look. What have you found, mate?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- Ah, now we're talking.- Oh!
0:05:51 > 0:05:56- This is Jo's uncle, who actually left this to her.- Wow!
0:05:56 > 0:06:01It looks like an ordinary camera, but this was made by one of the best manufacturers, a firm called Leica.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07- And is that good?- Really good. If you were a real camera buff in the 1920s and '30s,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11to have a Leica or a Rolleiflex or a Contax were the three main makers.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13What was so special about this particular model?
0:06:13 > 0:06:17This model, it is the fact that the range finder is on the lens.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20What that meant was, with an ordinary 35 mm camera,
0:06:20 > 0:06:24it would only keep within a 10ft radius that would be in focus.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Anything outside that would be out of focus.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31This enabled you to focus on something that was maybe moving, or further in the distance.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34So that is where you get these wonderful, crisp photographs.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39- What's it going to be worth? - This is quite a standard camera, it's 1930s, a good maker.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41If I said...
0:06:41 > 0:06:44About the 200 mark? 2-300, how does that sound?
0:06:44 > 0:06:49- Wow!- Wow!- What's your reaction? - I just wasn't expecting that at all.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- What did you think it might fetch? - I didn't know. Sort of, £50? But that is amazing.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58You might be able to unearth something else, so why don't you take us to a different room?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01'Matt's face was a picture at that valuation.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06'£2-300 is a really snappy start towards our £500 target.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10'Jo has discovered this Victorian leather-bound Bible in the bedroom cupboard.'
0:07:10 > 0:07:13And if the gods are smiling on us, Paul thinks
0:07:13 > 0:07:16it could fetch between £30 and £50.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19We are running rings around this house, and it looks like Tara
0:07:19 > 0:07:22has found every girl's best friend - diamonds.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Ah, hello, Tara. How are you?
0:07:24 > 0:07:29Fine, Paul. Can I just get your opinion on these rings I have just found upstairs in Jo's drawer?
0:07:29 > 0:07:33I have asked her about them, and apparently she inherited them. What do you think?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36This one is an old-style engagement ring.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38What we call a half eternity, a five-stone ring.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41That'll date probably 1920, that sort of time.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45The ruby - those are very popular for 40th wedding anniversaries,
0:07:45 > 0:07:51- but the combination of rubies and diamonds is always popular. - Any idea what they might fetch?
0:07:51 > 0:07:56Quite a bit. If I said at least £150 upwards, how does that sound?
0:07:56 > 0:08:01- Sounds excellent to me. - Show me where you got them, see if there's anything else.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Well, £150 or more certainly puts a shine on things.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09We're leaping towards our £500 target, but there's still a long way to go.
0:08:09 > 0:08:15The boys have decided to head outdoors, and a rummage in the garage turns up a really good find.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18This painting of a horse is in the frame
0:08:18 > 0:08:22to make between £50 and £100.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26We're making real headway in our search here, but I want to find out
0:08:26 > 0:08:30more about Jo's heart-rending search in Cambodia for her son.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34I'd love to know a bit about Ed. What kind of boy was he?
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Just a fantastic character, um... Very, very confident,
0:08:38 > 0:08:43and loved people, loved adventure, loved excitement.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44Hugely affectionate.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Just let's recap a bit on his passion for Asia.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Why do you think he was so interested in Asia?
0:08:50 > 0:08:55I think, Eddie being there, meeting the Cambodians, he just...
0:08:55 > 0:08:59They touched his heart, really.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02He felt that we have everything here and they have nothing,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06and yet they were the happiest people that he knew.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Did he have money when he went to Cambodia?
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Yes, Ed saved quite a lot of money during the summer-time he'd been working.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17He had about £3,000 when he went travelling.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20That would have been a fortune in Cambodia.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25Well, gosh, when I told the British Embassy he had £3,000, they said,
0:09:25 > 0:09:28"Oh, that's enough to live in this country for at least three years."
0:09:28 > 0:09:34How much have you been able to plot his course during your visits to Cambodia?
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Well, we've managed to more or less track
0:09:37 > 0:09:41the whole of his time in Cambodia, with the exception of 1 or 2 days.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44And what do you know happened in the last few days?
0:09:44 > 0:09:49Eddie spent a lot of time in Phnom Penh with a young Cambodian girl,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52and, um...her family,
0:09:52 > 0:09:57and, um...whilst he was with this young lady,
0:09:57 > 0:10:01her father died and Eddie spent time with her,
0:10:01 > 0:10:06and, um, looking after her and also helping towards the father's funeral,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08because they're a very, very poor family.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- Do you mean he paid for the funeral? - He paid for a lot of the funeral.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15And how much did he spend on the funeral?
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Um, I think it was up to about £1,000, yeah.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22And is she the last point of contact that you have?
0:10:22 > 0:10:27Yeah, she was the last person that saw Eddie on 24th October,
0:10:27 > 0:10:32and she said that Eddie was going back into Thailand to get some more money
0:10:32 > 0:10:37and to meet some English people that he knew had arrived from England.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40And that's the last anybody ever heard?
0:10:40 > 0:10:41That's the last, yeah.
0:10:41 > 0:10:47Tell me a little about the campaign in Cambodia itself in order to try and find Ed.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50What did you do with your posters and your campaign there?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52That's how we managed to track Eddie's steps,
0:10:52 > 0:10:58so we knew exactly his whereabouts in Cambodia through the posters.
0:10:58 > 0:11:04People came, emailed the website, and gave us some information
0:11:04 > 0:11:08which we managed to chase up and check and everything,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10right up to 24th October.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13We're all praying for you that the news will be good
0:11:13 > 0:11:17at one point and then Ed will walk through this door one day.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19I think you're amazingly strong.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20Keep that strength up.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23I think we have to keep up our strength also in looking for
0:11:23 > 0:11:28lots of items around your house, so shall we go and find the rest?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31I really, really feel for Jo, but the most useful thing we can do
0:11:31 > 0:11:36to help her today is find items to raise that much-needed cash.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40So these two silver-plated tureen serving dishes worth £40-£80
0:11:40 > 0:11:43will be sent to the sale room.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47As will this eye-catching glass vase held aloft by a cherub.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51We hope it'll fetch £80-£150.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55I think Paul had the right idea when he headed to the garage.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00He's found one item that could send us galloping towards our target.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03It's taken us some time to find you in the garage.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05You don't expect to find one of these.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- Most people have a car in the garage, not a horse. - This is so brilliant, isn't it?
0:12:09 > 0:12:13We see lots of these now that are made in the Far East and they're mass-produced.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15This one has been hand-done.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Apparently the colouring, was a great favourite of Queen Victoria.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23She started the fashion for these rocking horses to be made in this colour.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- Bet you didn't know that?- I didn't!
0:12:26 > 0:12:28The whole mechanism of it is lovely.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30It rocks nicely. Do you want to get on?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33It wouldn't take me. Would it?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- It would.- Oh, really? OK!
0:12:36 > 0:12:38That is actually...
0:12:38 > 0:12:39LAUGHTER
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Come on, get on with it!
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- She's got stuck!- Listen... - I'm not going anywhere near that.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47No, no, no!
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Listen, don't you make any more suggestions!
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Joking apart, this is a safety mechanism.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59It's called a trestle mechanism. The half-moon mechanism was very dangerous. Kids used to topple off.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04But this one allows you to go at a certain speed and at a certain angle, so it's quite safe.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06I want to see you getting on it, Jo.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- OK.- You get on. You're used to it.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Good girl.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13So how much, Paul? That's the thing.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15At least £200 upwards just to give it a chance.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17It'll be one of our "mane" items.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Oh, right, yes.- Oh, he's been waiting to get that one in.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Mane item. Mane attraction...
0:13:25 > 0:13:27We're racing towards our finishing line,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30and to top up the totals, we've also found this silver cutlery set,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33worth £40-£80,
0:13:33 > 0:13:36and a silver tray which could serve us very well
0:13:36 > 0:13:40if it reaches its £20-£30 estimate.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Jo and I are having one last look for collectibles back in the house,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46and something has caught my eye.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Jo... Look what I've found.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53I would never dream of looking at your lovely rings, but look at this chain.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Is that something that possibly could go into the auction?
0:13:57 > 0:14:01That's what I was looking for. I've had that a long time and I never wear it.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Well, it looks good to me, so I think I'm going to call Paul in.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- Paul, anywhere around?- Hello. Ah.
0:14:07 > 0:14:12I think I've found a really good thing to take to auction, which Jo says we can do.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17Very nice. Right. I suspect it's been a guard chain at some point.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Those were huge, huge chains.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24They'd go two or three times round a lady's neck, and it would hold your pocket watch
0:14:24 > 0:14:25or your chatelaine.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Do you know what carat it is?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Um, I've got a feeling it's 18.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- He likes his eye glass. - I know, yes, I need that.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33- If it's 18, it'll be great.- Maybe...
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Well, you can tell me. - Let's have a look.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37This is nine carat.
0:14:37 > 0:14:43It says there 375, which is the modern stamp for 9 carat.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48- So how much do you reckon, Paul? - I think maybe £200 mark. Maybe £300.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- Good grief! - You're doing well on your items. - That's not bad.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56I should get Tara back in because I've been mentally totting up
0:14:56 > 0:14:58roughly how much you might make at auction.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Did you have Tara with you there? - Yes, Tara!
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Come in and join us, yeah.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- How's it going?- There she is.- Good, well I am so thrilled to tell you
0:15:07 > 0:15:12that, if all goes well, you have raised £1,010.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- There you go.- £1,010.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- That is a surprise.- That is amazing. - What do you think?- Fantastic!
0:15:18 > 0:15:19- Isn't that good?- Yeah.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Tara, you won't be coming to auction because Matthew's coming that day.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28- I just want to thank you very much. Have you enjoyed it?- Oh, I've had a lovely time, thank you.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30And lovely Matthew will be joining us at auction.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- I'll bet you'll look forward to that day.- Yes.- And we do too.- Course.
0:15:33 > 0:15:40Well we wanted £500 worth of items and we've exceeded expectations by more than doubling that.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44These are some of the items that will help us raise the vital cash.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46This childhood favourite,
0:15:46 > 0:15:51a dapple grey horse, could rock the sale room at between £200 and £300.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53The very grand glass vase
0:15:53 > 0:15:58with a silver cherub stand should wing us £80 to £150.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02And with an estimate of £200 to £300
0:16:02 > 0:16:06we're hoping for a gold rush on the 9 carat gold chain.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:16:08 > 0:16:11One item hits an heavenly price.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14I don't believe it, it just kept going up.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17While others bring us right back down to Earth.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20That's fine. It's not the best but I'm happy with it.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25But will we raise enough for our Cambodian campaign?
0:16:25 > 0:16:26Find out when the hammer falls.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37So it's been a couple of weeks now since we spent the day with Jo Gibson-Clark and her friend, Tara,
0:16:37 > 0:16:41at Jo's beautiful home in Brighton searching for antiques
0:16:41 > 0:16:45and collectibles to bring here to the Chiswick Auction Rooms in West London.
0:16:45 > 0:16:52Now to remind you Jo needs to raise at least £500 towards her ongoing search for her son, Eddie,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56who very tragically disappeared in Cambodia four years ago.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58They haven't heard a word from him since.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03We've been thinking about the family and we're really hoping that the bidders turn out in force
0:17:03 > 0:17:06when her items go under the hammer.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11It's a popular auction house and it's certainly filling up fast and furiously today
0:17:11 > 0:17:14but among the faces, I recognise one hotshot antiques expert
0:17:14 > 0:17:18who can put me in the picture on what to expect in today's auction.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22Paul, good morning. I should be photographing you, looking terribly smart.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Are you pleased the camera made it? - Very pleased, indeed.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29This is exactly the thing that you want to sell. It's a nice postable, small item.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32It's one of the best makers. I have high hopes for this, at least £200.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35I have been thinking so much about this family
0:17:35 > 0:17:40because we had that great day with Jo and her friend, Tara, and her stepson, Matt.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Yeah, I think if there ever was an auction that I'd like to succeed
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- for a particular family this is the one.- A real purpose.- Yeah.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- I think the family are probably here so shall we go and find them?- Yes.
0:17:50 > 0:17:56There's a plethora of lovely antiques here and a good crowd of enthusiasts and dealers as well.
0:17:56 > 0:18:03Let's hope they're feeling generous today and prepared to pay top dollar towards our special target.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Matt and Jo are already here, but they're looking a little too attached to one old friend.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13- Jo and Matt, good morning.- Hello. - How are you? Good to see you.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- Have you been to an auction before? - This is my first one.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- I see the beautiful horse is here. - The lovely rocking horse.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21I thought you might have had second thoughts about this.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24I'm a bit like that, but come on it's got to go.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27So you've brought everything else with you, have you?
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Oh yes, everything's all here.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33So we're hoping that it's all gonna go because I do not want to take anything home at all.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35It's too far back to Brighton.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37It's too far, that's right.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Matt, it's your first time at an auction and it's about to start.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- Shall we get into our position? - OK.- Don't scratch your nose!
0:18:43 > 0:18:48Well there's standing room only now and the auction's getting well under way.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52If you're interested in selling or buying at auction then always bear in mind
0:18:52 > 0:18:57that you will have commission, VAT and other charges to pay.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Our first lot is about to go under the hammer and it's the silver-plated tray.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06It has an estimate of £20 to £30 but can it serve up any more?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08We have a real trade item here now,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11the big gallery tray, the silver-plated tray.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15It's a nice example. It's not the most decorative piece but it's almost mint condition.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19A bid at £20, £20... Give me 22, that's a bid at 22 there.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24Thank you, 25? 28 over there. 28 over there. 30? 32, 35, 38, 40.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27At £38, you got 40 there? 40, 42...
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- Gosh.- 45, 48...
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- It's good.- 50, 52, 55?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- It's a lovely tray. - 55, back in. At £55,
0:19:34 > 0:19:39at 55... £55, done?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41At 55 your chance has gone. 55, you've got it.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- £55.- Above estimate.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Yes, above estimate.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Well that's certainly got us off to a promising start.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54I wonder if the next item will bring in a price of epic proportions?
0:19:54 > 0:19:56£30 bid, 32? All done at £30?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59All out at £30. Gone at £30.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Goody, bang on Paul's estimate. That'll do very nicely.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Up now is Jo's silver-plated canteen of cutlery.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Paul's valued it at £40 to £80.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Let's hope the bidders fork out for it.
0:20:12 > 0:20:1360, 65?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16That's a bid of £60, I'll take five. All done at £60 and gone.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18£60, your bid.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20£60 is right in the middle
0:20:20 > 0:20:24and a very healthy boost for Jo's campaign to find her missing son
0:20:24 > 0:20:28but we're still a long way off the £500 target.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30I feel sure there's a golden opportunity
0:20:30 > 0:20:33to make more money just around the corner.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36What's your expectation for it?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36It's quite nice, actually.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39What the auctioneer's done is worked out the weight value
0:20:39 > 0:20:40so he says 42 grammes.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Gold at the moment is having quite a high with £4 or £5 a gramme.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47So we're looking at £200 worth of gold in this.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Let's see whether people wake up to that effect.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Say £100 start me.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Thank you, a bid of £100, 110... a bid at 110, thank you.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190...
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- Are you still thinking about it? - Come on.- One more bid, 190?
0:21:04 > 0:21:08£180 bid. Say 190 and we're done. 180, 190 new bidder.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12200, 210, 220? At £210.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14210, are we all done at 210?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16You've got it, 210... 262.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20£210, that'll do very nicely, thank you.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23The Gibson-Clark family need £500 towards their campaign
0:21:23 > 0:21:26to find their son, Eddie, who's gone missing in Cambodia.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28We're galloping towards their target
0:21:28 > 0:21:31but it's not time to slacken the reins yet.
0:21:31 > 0:21:3345, 48, 50, 5...
0:21:33 > 0:21:37At £50, 55... are we done at £50. Your chance has gone at 50.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Thank you 282... £50.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43So the painting sells bang on estimate.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47I wonder if our next item will add a sparkle to the proceedings?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50130 I'll take. Are we done at 120? All done?
0:21:50 > 0:21:51Selling at 120 and going...
0:21:51 > 0:21:54That is so disappointing.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58£30 below estimate is not the dazzling result we were expecting
0:21:58 > 0:22:00but Jo is keeping things in perspective.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03To me, Eddie means a lot more than any of these items
0:22:03 > 0:22:07and that's what the money's for so, quite honestly,
0:22:07 > 0:22:11I'd be happy for them all to go and for me to get my money
0:22:11 > 0:22:15so that I can do something in Cambodia that I need to do.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19I couldn't have said it better myself so let's stay positive
0:22:19 > 0:22:24and hope our next much cherished item rocks the sale room.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I'm bid £100. £100, do you want 110?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30That's no money for £100, I'll take 110. 110, thank you. 120, 130?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33140, 150?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36160? Say 160, we're done at 150, last chance for a bargain.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40All done at 150 and gone then.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- 150.- That's brilliant. That's fine.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43It's not the best, but I'm happy.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Well it didn't come galloping home with the prize money
0:22:46 > 0:22:49but we're getting a bit closer to our finishing line.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52However, when the silver tureens fail to shine...
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- No offers, sorry... - Nobody in this room has taste.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59We start to wonder if anyone can appreciate real quality.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Well we'll find out soon, the camera is up next,
0:23:03 > 0:23:08estimated at £200 to £300 but will it be snapped up by the bidders?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11£150, I'll take 160 now.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I'm bid 150, 160 I'll take. 150?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Short and sweet, but gone.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Short and sweet but £50 below estimate.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23We're pinning our hopes on our last lot of the day.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28The detachable glass trumpet on the cherub vase is not an original.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33However, the base is very impressive and highly collectible.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36A lot for the money here. Have we got a telephone bid as well?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Telephone bidder.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Start me £80, the bottom of the estimate, see how it goes. £80, 85, 90, 5?
0:23:42 > 0:23:46100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160,
0:23:46 > 0:23:52170, 180, 190, 200 and 10, 220, 230.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53Keep going.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- 240, 250 a new bidder on the phone. 260.- Wow, that's amazing.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- At £260, do you want 270 now? - Isn't it wonderful?
0:23:59 > 0:24:03280, 290, 300...
0:24:03 > 0:24:10Give me another 10, 310. 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 360's the bid.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Thanks for the bid at £360.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17370 over there. 380, 390, 400?
0:24:17 > 0:24:22410, 420, 430?
0:24:22 > 0:24:28Thanks for the bid again, is that £420? Are you done at 420, your last chance and gone. All done?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31I just can't believe it. I just can't believe it.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32It just kept going up.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It just kept on going up.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Our last item must have been the big surprise of the day.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42That cheeky cherub was obviously bringing us some good luck.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46I know you wanted £500 towards a trip back to Cambodia to look for Eddie.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I am thrilled out of my mind to tell you
0:24:49 > 0:24:55that the final amount is £1,245.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Oh, my God.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00That's fantastic.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02The thing is, I want to cry now.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06It's fantastic. Thank you, Paul.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Good luck. Best of luck with it.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09Thank you very much.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Well, it was an emotional day all round at the auction.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26But I'm delighted to say that the money raised is already being put to good use.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Look. Take that one because it's got a yellow ribbon.
0:25:29 > 0:25:36Jo has had special T-shirts printed up, and already has plans in place for her next appeal in Cambodia.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43I have to keep the story of Eddie going,
0:25:43 > 0:25:48and I know the answer to Eddie's disappearance lies in Cambodia.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Somebody there knows what's happened to my son, so I will never give up.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56We will never, ever rest until we find out what has happened to Ed.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01We will continue to find ways of trying to fund our trips
0:26:01 > 0:26:07and to put as much energy as we possibly can into finding Eddie.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09We'll get an answer somewhere, I'm sure.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Well, it is fantastic to see that Jo is going to
0:26:15 > 0:26:21be able to go back to Cambodia to continue that all-important search for her gorgeous son Eddie.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24And, of course, the best possible outcome must be that one day
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Eddie is found safe and sound and returned to his family.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32In the meantime, all of us on Cash In The Attic are really thinking of the family in general.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Now, if you would like to join us here on the programme,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39and you think you've got some antiques and collectibles hidden around your home,
0:26:39 > 0:26:45it is all very easy, because what you have to do is go to the BBC website.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49I hope that I'll meet you and introduce you on Cash In The Attic one day.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51In the meantime, thanks for your company.
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