0:00:02 > 0:00:03Hello! Welcome to Cash In The Attic,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06the show that helps find hidden treasure in your home
0:00:06 > 0:00:08and sells it for you at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Today I'm in Middlesex. I'm here to see this beautiful building,
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Grim's Dyke Hotel, which was the home of Sir William S Gilbert,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19half of the famous musical duo Gilbert and Sullivan.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26Grim's Dyke was built in 1870 for Victorian painter Frederick Goodall.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29It was designed by Norman Shaw,
0:00:29 > 0:00:32the man responsible for buildings such as New Scotland Yard.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Its name comes from a nearby Anglo-Saxon trench.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40William Gilbert lived in the house
0:00:40 > 0:00:43from 1890 to his untimely death in 1911,
0:00:43 > 0:00:49the result of a tragic accident whilst trying to save a swimmer having difficulty in the lake.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53In 1970, it was converted into a hotel
0:00:53 > 0:00:57and designated a building of special historical interest.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Architectural and musical inspiration in the morning
0:01:00 > 0:01:05before we set off to find some wonderful antiques to take to auction and make some cash.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Coming up on Cash In The Attic...
0:01:27 > 0:01:30We discover where to pick up a quality item for a song.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Sotheby's is a bargain. We should all be going there!
0:01:33 > 0:01:35I'm off next week!
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Jonty gives some interior design tips.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42It's not the most fashionable thing to have on your wall!
0:01:42 > 0:01:46And when we get to auction, one of our antiques comes with a warning!
0:01:46 > 0:01:49As long as she doesn't open the bottle, she's all right!
0:01:49 > 0:01:52But will we end up with smiles all round?
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Leaving Gilbert and Sullivan behind,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I've travelled to the Middlesex town of Pinner,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03where I'm about to meet a family
0:02:03 > 0:02:06looking to raise money for a day out.
0:02:07 > 0:02:13This four-bedroomed property is home to Alan Young, a retired dentist and keen potter,
0:02:13 > 0:02:18and his wife, Rachel, a former nurse, now a counsellor and hypnotherapist.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23Their daughter Karen is a singer/songwriter and full-time mum
0:02:23 > 0:02:26to Charlie, who's five, and Ella, nine.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Karen's husband, Damien, is Australian.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33The family was living in Melbourne, but came back to the UK for a visit last year
0:02:33 > 0:02:36and have ended up staying longer than planned,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40conveniently in the house next door to her parents.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- Jonty!- How are you?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45# He is the very model of a modern antiques mastermind! #
0:02:45 > 0:02:51- That's as far as I got. It's quite difficult to scan!- It's quite good for you, Alistair!
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- Welcome to Pinner. Isn't it lovely? - It's like the countryside.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- We're only ten miles from the centre of London.- Ten miles. - Amazing.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02I feel this house is going to be laden with antiques. Come on!
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Look at you guys!
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Tending your pond. How marvellous! The finest pond in Pinner.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13It is!
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Is that your handiwork, Alan?- Yes. - Really? Great!
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- Now, this is your house, isn't it? But you live next door?- I do.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- I have the honour of living next door.- Why have you called in Cash In The Attic?
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- Well, I have been listening for a long time, many years... - Over the hedge?- Exactly!
0:03:29 > 0:03:37..about how we've got to declutter and downsize, and now it's going ahead and happening.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Do they know about that, or have you sprung it on them?- I told them five minutes ago!
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Are you willing accomplices? Willing to declutter?
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Yes, my arm has been untwisted now.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53The de-cluttering has happened so quickly, my breath is taken away.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55But it's a good thing.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- It's good it's in a hurry. - It's doubly good, because you're getting rid of clutter
0:03:59 > 0:04:02and raising money. What's the money for?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Well, we've moved back from Australia.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10We're here for a limited time, because we're going back to live in Australia.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13So we want lots of family time with Mum and Dad
0:04:13 > 0:04:17and we'd love to go away for a weekend, have a relaxing time,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19an adventure time for the kids.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Just really enjoy some quality time together.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Those adventure park weekends are quite expensive.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27How much do you hope to raise?
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- £800 is our target. - That'll be quite a weekend!
0:04:31 > 0:04:35We'd better get going. Jonty's inside. Leave the pond and let's get cracking.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Alan and Rachel have lived here since 1981.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43It's clear to see how much they've accumulated over the years.
0:04:43 > 0:04:49They're planning to downsize to a smaller flat, so we've got lots of work ahead.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Our expert, Jonty Hearnden, is already at work.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56It doesn't take him long to discover our first find of the day.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- Jonty.- Have a look at this! - What have you found?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02It's an amazing tapestry.
0:05:02 > 0:05:08If we look at the scene itself, this is Charles I in this macabre scene
0:05:08 > 0:05:11where he's obviously about to be beheaded,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14and these distressed children have been given the news.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16What's the story here, Rachel?
0:05:16 > 0:05:22My mother was a historical buff. She was interested in all things historical.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26And she bought this at auction,
0:05:26 > 0:05:32I believe, in the late 1940s, early '50s.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35This is a Victorian tapestry.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39The Victorians were the ones that looked back in time
0:05:39 > 0:05:42for their artistic inspiration.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46The other great thing about this is that it has faded rather naturally.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49I'm sure these colours would have been a little bit sharper,
0:05:49 > 0:05:56but if a tapestry like this has been exposed to light for any length of time, then it fades badly.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59But this is a lovely quality still.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- Where was it kept? - It was kept on the mantelpiece in a north-facing room.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- So not so sunny.- The other interesting part about this tapestry
0:06:08 > 0:06:11is that it's in its original frame.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16All those indicators show that this is a mid-19th century tapestry.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18As far as value is concerned,
0:06:18 > 0:06:22it's not the most fashionable thing to have on your wall!
0:06:22 > 0:06:25If you think about what people are aspiring to at the moment,
0:06:25 > 0:06:2820th-century design, bold colours,
0:06:28 > 0:06:32but this Victorian look is not really flavour of the month.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34So we have to price it accordingly.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39I think it's going to be worth between £80 to £120, so around the £100 mark.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Are you happy with that? - Yes. That's fine.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Yes?- If we keep on going like that, we'll be laughing.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- Press on.- It's not "off with his head", it's "off to auction!"
0:06:51 > 0:06:56Tapestries may not be fashionable these days, but if this can make at least £80 at auction,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58it's a great start.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02This ornate white metal umbrella stand
0:07:02 > 0:07:07is the type of thing Alan and Rachel are keen to part with in their mission to downsize.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12Jonty packs it off to auction with an 80 to £120 price tag.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16With this having been the family home for so long,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19it's no surprise to stumble across some baby photos upstairs.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22I think that face looks familiar.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- Karen.- Yeah?
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- Is this you?- Afraid so!- Oh, what an angelic little thing you were!
0:07:28 > 0:07:34- Slightly more glamorous there. - That's me doing a Catherine Deneuve impression.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39But I've noticed this very elaborate bit of furniture.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Yes. As far as I'm aware, my mother traded it
0:07:42 > 0:07:44for a couple of chairs that she had.
0:07:44 > 0:07:50This American lady took a fancy to the chairs, and Mum took a fancy to the desk.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53It's quite a wacky design, isn't it? When is this from?
0:07:53 > 0:07:56We're looking at a lady's writing table.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00It was made about 110, 120 years ago.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It's a late-Victorian lady's writing table.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05The material they've used, this is walnut.
0:08:05 > 0:08:11Interestingly, the top shelf here and the top of this cabinet here is oak.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15There's all sorts of design elements to this.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16There's a mishmash of ideas.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19If we look at our pierced grille on the back here,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23that's more Thomas Chippendale, which is mid-18th century.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25But further on down below,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28we look at these rather elaborate elongated cabriole legs.
0:08:28 > 0:08:35Now, that was a French concept, really. But the English copied it and were inspired by it.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40So by the mid-19th century, cabriole legs appear on a lot of furniture.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- Not only on tables but chairs as well.- These days,
0:08:43 > 0:08:48when we have something made of mahogany, you say it's worth £10. How about this?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- I think we're looking around the £100 mark for this desk.- Wow!
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- As much as that?- Estimate in the catalogue £80 to £120.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59I think that's a lot of money, but if somebody likes it
0:08:59 > 0:09:04and it's going to look good in their house, it deserves to be in a better home.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06You're the expert, Jonty!
0:09:06 > 0:09:10It's my famous last words. Will it get £100 at auction? We don't know.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- Let's wait and see.- We'll see.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I'll be happy to see the back of it go.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18And the fact that it will get in excess of £80,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20I think, is a lot for firewood.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24The lady's writing desk may not be Karen's cup of tea,
0:09:24 > 0:09:29and it may be a mishmash of styles, but it's another step towards our target.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Karen finds this ornate metal mirror on a tripod base.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36It's been collecting dust in a spare bedroom,
0:09:36 > 0:09:41but Jonty reckons it's worth £40 to £60 at auction.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43With the rummage in full flight
0:09:43 > 0:09:46and no shortage of items to search through,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I'm keen to find out how Alan and Rachel feel
0:09:48 > 0:09:51about the many changes coming up in their lives.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55You guys have lived here for 27 years. Are you sad about leaving?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58I will be, because you get so familiar with everything.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02How are you finding the whole process of de-cluttering?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Actually, quite freeing.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08You didn't say that a few months ago!
0:10:08 > 0:10:14When I cleared the wardrobes and cleared a lot of stuff to charity shops,
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- I really felt lighter! - And how did you meet?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Either end of a dental drill, actually!
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- Very unromantic!- It was unromantic!
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- You were the dentist.- I was the dentist, this was my patient!
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- Totally illegal, I should think! - No, it wasn't!
0:10:31 > 0:10:35I'd just started at St Mary's Hospital, nurse training.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- You were a nurse.- Yes. And I'd got a lot of dental problems,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42so they sent me to the dental department...
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- And there I was.- There he was. - Hello!
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Hello, hello!
0:10:46 > 0:10:53- So, a romantic root canal, was it? - She came as a patient, sent in by sister-in-charge.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59I get a feeling that the Sister was actually engineering
0:10:59 > 0:11:01some kind of marriage arrangement.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05She felt we were compatible. But she didn't say that till much later.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Has it been good having Karen next door all these months?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- Yes.- Absolutely great.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13It's been wonderful having them there.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17It's just that I know they're going, so...
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- I can't really relax. - It'll be a sad moment,
0:11:21 > 0:11:26but we'll do the readjusting then. We'll do the travels in that direction.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31I guess we're raising money to have that last bit of close time with Karen and her family,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34so we should press on, otherwise it won't happen.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Let's see what Jonty's found. After you.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Alan and Rachel are evidently incredibly close to Karen and her family.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45So while they're all still on British soil,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48we need to make sure we find enough valuables for auction
0:11:48 > 0:11:52so they can fund their wonderful family day together.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54It's back to rummaging.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57They do say "many hands make light work",
0:11:57 > 0:12:01and packed away in an old box, Karen unearths a 12-piece dinner set
0:12:01 > 0:12:04by the famous ceramics designer Susie Cooper.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08She was one of the most significant designers of the Art Deco period,
0:12:08 > 0:12:13but this set is unusual, as it's not in her distinctive bright style.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15There's also some damage to the set,
0:12:15 > 0:12:19but nonetheless, Jonty thinks it could fetch £70 to £100.
0:12:20 > 0:12:26Karen's really on a roll. In the study, she finds another item for Jonty's perusal.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Jonty?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32What have we got here?
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Let's have a look.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Well, you tell me.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39All I know is it's a coal bucket.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44Mum bought it in a shop. She was told by the lady who sold it to her
0:12:44 > 0:12:46that it was used for storing phone directories.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48- Makes sense!- Yes!
0:12:48 > 0:12:51So that's all I really know about it,
0:12:51 > 0:12:56other than the fact that these lovely gold stripes is something my dad has painted on.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Thankfully, he didn't make a career out of it!- It is a coal storage bucket,
0:13:00 > 0:13:02also known as a purdonium.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06It's all made of pressed tin.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11It was the new material that could be moulded into different shapes,
0:13:11 > 0:13:13including coal purdoniums like this.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Have a look on the inside here.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19Originally this would be lined by yet another bucket as well.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- OK.- Shaped in the same way.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25So this could be taken out and recharged and refilled
0:13:25 > 0:13:27and put back in again.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32And on the back here, just there, there would be a little shovel.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35I have to say that, at auction, I think this is great fun.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40I particularly love the fact we have these wheels on the back, cos that's quite rare.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44At auction, I think this will be worth between £60 to £80.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46As much as that? Really?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48That would be very useful.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50It needs to be in a loving home, I think!
0:13:50 > 0:13:55- I'll take care of it for you, and we'll find some more stuff. - OK.- Excellent.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04Back to the rummage. In the living room, Rachel finds this Lladro figurine of a girl
0:14:04 > 0:14:08which her mother got in Spain. She's not sure how much Sheila paid for it,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12but Jonty thinks it could fetch a very pleasing £50 to £80.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16And in the study, tucked away in an old bookcase,
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Alan digs out an unusual box for Jonty's attention.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Jonty, are you there?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Are you around?
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Ooh, Alan, what have you got there?
0:14:27 > 0:14:34Well, Jonty, this is, in fact, what was said to me, a railwayman's emergency kit.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37But I think it has a wider use. It's a first aid kit.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Let's have a look. We've got a book here, too.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46This is interesting. "Designed expressly for persons going abroad,
0:14:46 > 0:14:48"residents in India and the colonies,
0:14:48 > 0:14:53"heads of families, clergymen and others unable to obtain medical assistance."
0:14:53 > 0:14:56What else have we got in here?
0:14:56 > 0:15:01There's a series of medicaments. One or two of them are quite powerful ones.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04So this is just filled with poison, by the looks of it.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- Is that right?- I think, in fact, that usually is the case.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11At least, they're telling you.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16These were old-fashioned remedies, some of them, but they were quite strong.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18They weren't to be used lightly.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21And an under-tier, too. Look at that!
0:15:21 > 0:15:26Which is showing, I suppose, some of the gear for the bandages and so on.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31I think this is definitely worth putting in the auction. How much did you pay for it?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- Dare I tell you? I think it was about- £5. A fiver!
0:15:34 > 0:15:36That's a great purchase.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38At auction we'll get your money back and lots more.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41I think it's worth between £40 and £60 at auction.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- That's good.- Good?- Yes.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47As long as it's under lock and key and handled safely,
0:15:47 > 0:15:51between here and also in the auction room, it's something we can sell.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- You're happy about that?- Yes, I am.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- Very good news. Another one for the auction.- Thank you very much.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02The first aid box, or apothecary set, as it's known,
0:16:02 > 0:16:04is certainly an unusual find.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09Due to its potentially dangerous contents, one to be handled with care
0:16:09 > 0:16:11and kept well out of the reach of children.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17It's another step closer to the £800 we need for the family day out.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19In the hallway, I find this little table
0:16:19 > 0:16:22which unfolds to reveal its true identity.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Jonty values it at a very pleasing £90 to £120.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30We're progressing nicely towards our target
0:16:30 > 0:16:33for that fun-packed family day out.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38What's this I hear? Definitely not the sound of rummaging! Is someone slacking?
0:16:38 > 0:16:39Time to investigate.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Is this one of yours? You're a bona fide songwriter, yes?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Yes, I like to think so.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Tell me about that. We don't have any musicians on the show.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Well, before I had children, I had a life.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58I had a really nice career going.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01I had a really good rock'n'roll life and toured a bit
0:17:01 > 0:17:05and sang with loads of different artists and did lots of session work.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Lots of writing. I had a record deal.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13Then we were due to release a very big single,
0:17:13 > 0:17:17which turned out to be very big for somebody else, unfortunately.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Down to legalities, this other person got to release the single before we did.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- And then had a Number One with it. - No!- I took some time out
0:17:25 > 0:17:30and did something completely different, as out-of-work actors and singers do,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32which is what I call "trolley-dolly" work.
0:17:32 > 0:17:38Sitting on the bonnet of cars, trying to sell a product, basically!
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- That's when you met your husband-to-be.- I did.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46He was working for the same company and he'd set up the rig.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51Us girls would turn up the next day and we'd work the rig.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I took one look at him and thought, "Yeah, he'll do."
0:17:56 > 0:18:02- You've been living next door. Then you'll be on the other side of the planet! That's a big wrench.- Yes.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06We're trying to make the most of every minute we've got together
0:18:06 > 0:18:08and enjoy what we're doing together.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13I'm always in here for tea, or Mum and I are having breakfast together.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17So it's going to hurt, it's going to really hurt, parting,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19but we've just got to do it.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- Our weekend away is going to be the last hurrah.- One of the last hurrahs, yeah!
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- Definitely.- We'd better get some money in the pot
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- or it'll be a very small hurrah! - It'll be a titter!
0:18:31 > 0:18:36It's going to be an emotional day for everyone when Karen and family leave British shores
0:18:36 > 0:18:38and return to their lives down under.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42But if they're going to have a good sendoff, we must press on
0:18:42 > 0:18:45and find those money-making antiques.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Jonty's in his element with so much to look through.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53His next selection is this green ceramic lamp with a garden scene on the base.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55It belonged to Alan's mother.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Jonty's hopeful it'll tempt the bidders to part with £60 to £80.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04And in the hallway, he's excited to discover an official-looking pair
0:19:04 > 0:19:07of gentlemen with a Mediterranean history.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Karen...- Yeah?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13What about this pair of figures here?
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- Quite interesting.- Yeah.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17I believe they're from Spain.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19They are a couple of magistrates.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22My grandmother picked them up when she was on holiday there.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- She fell in love with them. - It's interesting you say Spain.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Because these figures were actually made in Spain.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33You can tell that by turning it upside-down. Look at this.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38You can see the mark there. "Lladro. Hand made in Spain."
0:19:38 > 0:19:42I'd never have guessed those were Lladro, cos all the Lladro I know
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- is very glossy and looks like fast-produced china.- Yes.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Whereas they look a lot more filigree, as they say.
0:19:50 > 0:19:56You're absolutely right. Ordinarily, Lladro are these elongated single female figures.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59But here, we see the similarity.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Look at their facial figures. See how stretched they are,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04like their body and limbs.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Also the colours that they use.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09They use these very pastel colours.
0:20:09 > 0:20:15Now, simply because this is not a single figure Lladro of a maiden, for instance,
0:20:15 > 0:20:19it's unusual. As a consequence, there are collectors for this.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23I think these are going to be worth between £100 and £150 at auction.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Really? That much?- Yeah.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- Really?- Impressive, eh?- Goodness me. I'd never have thought that.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- So we can definitely put them in? - Definitely. Send them away!
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- A great find. Let's carry on. - How lovely.- Excellent.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39The Lladro magistrates will be presiding over the auction
0:20:39 > 0:20:43and hopefully making us a contribution to the family fund.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46With our rummage day nearly over,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49we're still not quite at our £800 target.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53So we have to give our search a last big push.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57In the living room, there's a fantastic find right under our noses.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01How are you doing, Alistair?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03There isn't anything there of much worth.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06What about this amazing settee? This is a lovely shape.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Nice back as well.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Rachel,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13where is this settee from? Where does it come from?
0:21:13 > 0:21:16It belonged to an old family friend.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21It came to the fore that she had placed it in Sotheby's for sale.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26- And you put your hand up?- Yes, well, we bought it pre-auction.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29You mention Sotheby's. Did you pay thousands for it?
0:21:29 > 0:21:33No. I hate to tell you, we paid £60!
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Oh, I see! Sotheby's is a bargain! We should all be going there!
0:21:37 > 0:21:39I'm off next week!
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- It's got very unusual feet. - Yes, it has.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46When you bought this, what were you told about it?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49They described it as a William IV settee.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- But that's all I know. - That's fascinating.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55I'm glad to see that Sotheby's are correct!
0:21:55 > 0:21:58This is a William IV settee.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00You can tell it by its style.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Settees that were slightly earlier than that,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06so late 18th-century, early 19th-century,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09would have a great symmetry to them.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12So here, we still have a scroll end,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15but all of a sudden, rather than that outswept look,
0:22:15 > 0:22:17you have a shape to them.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19If you look at the back here,
0:22:19 > 0:22:24a Regency settee may just possibly have a straight back.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27But look at this, this heavily carved shell in the middle.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30So there's, all of a sudden, a lot more movement.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Well, instead of your £60, in the catalogue,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38the estimate in a new catalogue, if you put it for sale right now,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41would be more in the region of - wait for this -
0:22:41 > 0:22:46- between £400 and £700.- Wow!
0:22:46 > 0:22:51Well, the 700 seems to come near to what I had imagined.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56But that's only in my imagination. But I'd like to give it a bit of thought.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59That's perfectly fine. Take some time to think about it.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Hello! Come on in.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Just in time. We're going to work out how much we've made. It's been a long day.
0:23:06 > 0:23:13You've got too much stuff! We were just discussing whether to sell the William IV sofa.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Do you think it should go, Alan? - I think it should go.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18It sounds like a moot point still.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21But if we do consider the sofa
0:23:21 > 0:23:24and we tot up everything we've done by our concerted efforts,
0:23:24 > 0:23:28- we would have made £1,150.- Wow!
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Even if you don't sell the sofa, that's still £750
0:23:32 > 0:23:37which is only £50 short of the £800 we wanted to get that family weekend away.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- Wow!- Lovely.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Well, that's so-fa, so good!
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Jonty, we should auction that joke, it's so old!
0:23:47 > 0:23:52We've had a busy, fun and extremely productive day with Alan, Rachel and Karen in Pinner.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Our impressive array of items for auction include...
0:23:57 > 0:24:01..the Victorian tapestry depicting Charles I,
0:24:01 > 0:24:03in pretty good condition, if a little faded,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06and in its original frame.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10We're hopeful it will make us anywhere between £80 and £120.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13..the fascinating apothecary set.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16It's obvious why Dr Alan fell for its charms.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Jonty reckons it's now worth £40 to £60.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24The Victorian lady's writing desk is a mixture of styles,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27but Jonty's confident there'll be bidders
0:24:27 > 0:24:30who'll part with at least £80 to £120.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37Finally, the William IV settee which Rachel bought for a bargain £60.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39We'll find out its fate on auction day,
0:24:39 > 0:24:46but if it does make the sale, it could raise a whopping £400 to £700.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:24:49 > 0:24:51some fantastic surprises.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- I'm gobsmacked! Thank God - I don't have to carry it home!
0:24:56 > 0:24:58But as know all too well,
0:24:58 > 0:25:00auctions can be unpredictable.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02You don't need any more rainy days!
0:25:02 > 0:25:08So, will the sun shine down on us? Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18It's been two weeks now since we were in Pinner at Alan and Rachel's house.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22We were there with Karen, their daughter, who's heading off to Australia.
0:25:22 > 0:25:28They want to raise £800 for a big family celebration before she goes to Oz.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32They've brought all their treasures to Chiswick Auction House in London,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35and we're hoping they'll go "down under" the hammer
0:25:35 > 0:25:37and bring them in lots of money.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41It's already shaping up to be a busy day in the auction room,
0:25:41 > 0:25:46with plenty of bidders crowding round the hundreds of lots on sale today.
0:25:46 > 0:25:52Jonty's here and he's busy looking at one of our items with renewed interest.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- Jonty, good morning. - Alistair, how are you doing?
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- Very good. Charles I.- I know. Now, what do I do on my day off?
0:25:58 > 0:26:02Climb mountains? Swim oceans? No.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- I take a trip round the National Gallery.- Really?- Yes.
0:26:05 > 0:26:11And what do I discover? A tiny little etching of this very same scene.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- Really?- It's extraordinary.- By whom?
0:26:13 > 0:26:17The original picture was done by an artist known as John Bridges.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21He exhibited the picture in 1838 at the Royal Academy.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25That's a good story. Can we feed that to the auctioneer and see...
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Yes, let him know! But we do have some great items.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Remember the tin coal scuttle? That was great fun.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- Also the sofa, which we don't know if they're bringing.- No.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38It was a lovely thing, but it's a question mark if they bring it.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- I think they probably wouldn't have. But let's check.- OK.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48We find Alan, Rachel and Karen saying a last fond goodbye
0:26:48 > 0:26:49to their coal bucket.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52But no sign of the William IV settee.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54So Jonty cuts straight to the chase.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58The big question is, have you brought that fabulous sofa?
0:26:58 > 0:27:03- Well, I didn't.- You didn't? - There were many reasons.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Primarily, it was too heavy to bring.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11- It's big. And secondly, I was too attached.- OK.- Alan,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14you must be delighted to still have the sofa in your front room?
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Absolutely. I didn't have the strength to lift it!
0:27:18 > 0:27:20But we do have some fabulous items.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25Those really unusual Lladro figures. And I like that quirky little desk.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Oh, yes. The firewood desk!
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- A mutant desk! - I won't shout it out loud!
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Ready to go to market?
0:27:33 > 0:27:34Follow me!
0:27:37 > 0:27:41It's not surprising that Rachel decided to keep the settee.
0:27:41 > 0:27:47It's a beautiful piece of furniture. But our other items will have to work extra hard
0:27:47 > 0:27:51if we're to make our £800 target.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54With the auction about to start, we head to the back
0:27:54 > 0:27:56to find a spot to watch from.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01Our first item is the ornate metal-framed mirror.
0:28:02 > 0:28:08105A now, the Regency style decorative brass-framed free-standing table mirror.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13Start me £50 for it. £20 for it. £10 for it.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15With a ten, a bid at ten, give me 12.
0:28:15 > 0:28:1612. 15. 18.
0:28:16 > 0:28:1820. 22?
0:28:18 > 0:28:1925. 28.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21At £25.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23The bid's at £25. I'm selling. All done?
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Your first lot goes at 25. 588. 25.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Slightly disappointing. I wanted a bit more.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35- I'm sure you did, Rachel. - You're making up the difference! Don't worry!
0:28:35 > 0:28:39Well, it's a start, even though the mirror sells way under estimate.
0:28:39 > 0:28:45We need to do better with our next item, the Oriental-style ceramic lamp
0:28:45 > 0:28:49with a garden scene. Valued by Jonty at £60 to £80.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Start me at £20 for it.
0:28:53 > 0:28:54£20 for it?
0:28:54 > 0:28:58£20 for it? No interest at £20? A bid at £20. £20.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00£20. 22.
0:29:00 > 0:29:0225. 28. 30.
0:29:02 > 0:29:0432. 35.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07At £32. Bid at £32. Take 35.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08At £32.
0:29:08 > 0:29:09At £32, then.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- Sorry, the owner wants more. Not sold.- Unsold.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16So that's either going home with you again,
0:29:16 > 0:29:20or you can put it back into another sale.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23That was a disappointment.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26With insufficient bids on the lamp, it goes unsold.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31I'm confident that Alan's apothecary set will do much better.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33He paid just £5 for it at auction,
0:29:33 > 0:29:37and it has a certain charm for the right bidder.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- This is a great, for you, Alan, this must be a great lot. - Interesting.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- The apothecary set.- If you can make gold out of it!
0:29:45 > 0:29:51We should call it that. In terms of selling it, it's an apothecary set.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- You think it's a first aid kit. - It is an apothecary set.- Exactly.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Start me at £30 for it.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58I'm bid at 30. 32. 35.
0:29:58 > 0:30:0038. 40.
0:30:00 > 0:30:0242. 45. 48.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05At the back at 45. 48 here. 50.
0:30:05 > 0:30:0655. 60.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Five. 70. Five.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- Real collectors here. - 80. Five. 90.
0:30:12 > 0:30:1590. 95. 100.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Ten. 20? £110.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23You've bid £110. All done at £110. I think we are. 110 and going. Thanks for the bid. 110.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Some things will always take off.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- The joy of auctions!- Amazing.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31That was a fantastic profit for Alan
0:30:31 > 0:30:34and a great contribution towards the family day out
0:30:34 > 0:30:38as the apothecary set sells for nearly double its top estimate.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43The coal bucket, or purdonium, is next under the hammer.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46It's been modified by Alan, who took a paintbrush to it!
0:30:46 > 0:30:49But maybe his artwork will appeal to the bidders.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52We're looking for £60 to £80.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57120a, now. An unusual Victorian painted steel fireside coal purdonium.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Lot 120a. Unusual. £50 for it.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02£40 for it? Bid at £40.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04At £40. Take 42. £40.
0:31:04 > 0:31:0742. 45. 48?
0:31:07 > 0:31:0950. 55. 60.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11It's selling really well.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14At £60. Take 65. At £60. All done?
0:31:14 > 0:31:17£60. Last time, it's going for £60. Done? 60? You've got it.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- £60. 614.- That's comfortable.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23ALL TALK AT ONCE
0:31:23 > 0:31:26It was so unusual, I thought it would sell for more.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30But it was a bit over-restored! Tell me about the restoration.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34- Confess.- It's a picture of Dad's Monet on the front.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36You got a bit artistic one day!
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- I went mad and put the gold stripes on.- Yes.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43- That was a mistake. - The "go-faster stripes"!- Yeah!
0:31:43 > 0:31:47£60 is bang on Jonty's low estimate.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Clearly, whoever bought the coal bucket liked Alan's artistic efforts!
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Next up is the 12-piece dinner set
0:31:54 > 0:31:57which is unusually plain for Susie Cooper.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00She and Clarice Cliff were the most significant figures
0:32:00 > 0:32:03in ceramics design during the Art Deco period.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07We're hoping for £70 to £100 for this lot.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Start me £100 for it. £50 for it?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12£50? I'm bid at £50.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Should make double this. I'm bid 55.
0:32:14 > 0:32:1660. Five. 70.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17Five. 80. Five.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21£85. At £85. Take 90. At £85.
0:32:21 > 0:32:22At £85. You want 90.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Nice and quiet.- ..100. 110.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27120. 130.
0:32:27 > 0:32:28140.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- It's like horse racing!- 140. 150.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34140 is bid. Take 150. Selling for 140. No money at £140
0:32:34 > 0:32:38for the Susie Cooper. All done. At 140. You've got it. 140.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41I think that's great, £140. It's very stylish, the Susie Cooper.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- In fashion.- Very pleased.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47We had such a quantity of it as well. People pay good money for that.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49That was a very pleasant surprise.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Susie Cooper proves to be ever popular.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56The dinner set sells for £40 over its top estimate.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02I wonder if the lady's writing desk can take us to halfway on a high?
0:33:02 > 0:33:04It's a mixture of styles and woods,
0:33:04 > 0:33:06but Jonty took a liking to it,
0:33:06 > 0:33:08even if Karen didn't,
0:33:08 > 0:33:11and valued it at £80 to £120.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13£50. Start me at £50, please.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16I'm bid at £50. At £50. Take five. At £50.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- Someone wants it. - The bid so far, £50. Take 55. £50.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Done at £50? Can't sell it for that. £50. Make a bid at £50.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25That's all I got. At £50.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28I'm gobsmacked!
0:33:28 > 0:33:32- Thank God I don't have to carry it home!- Somebody liked it.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35The desk goes for £30 under its estimate.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39But with darkwood furniture tending to struggle in recent times,
0:33:39 > 0:33:41it's not a bad result.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44It's time to tell Alan, Rachel and Karen
0:33:44 > 0:33:48how their fund for their family day out is looking so far.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49We're halfway through.
0:33:49 > 0:33:55We were banking on you bringing the sofa to make us £800.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57But, all things considered, at halfway,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- we've made £385.- Wow!- Wow!
0:34:00 > 0:34:02- Which is almost on course.- Great!
0:34:02 > 0:34:04So, very good.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08We can't rest on our laurels. The second half might be wobbly.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10But we've a gap before our next items,
0:34:10 > 0:34:13so let's wander round and look at some interesting items.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17So far, so good.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21We've still got plenty of great items to come today.
0:34:21 > 0:34:27If you're thinking about buying or selling at auction, remember charges such as commission and VAT
0:34:27 > 0:34:31are added to your bill. Check the details with your local sale room
0:34:31 > 0:34:34so you're aware of all the costs.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Today's auction is cracking along at a great pace.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42There's little time to browse before the second half of our lots come up for sale.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46We head back to our position in the corner of the auction room
0:34:46 > 0:34:47for our next item,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50the first of our Lladro lots, the figurine of a girl.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Valued by Jonty at £50 to £80.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56It's our geisha girl.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59The Lladro figurine. It's very unusual, isn't it?
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- Have you put a reserve on this? - Yes, £50.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07OK. That's my bottom end estimate, so let's see what happens.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Start me here at £50.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10Start me at £30.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13£30 here. 32 there. 35. 38.
0:35:13 > 0:35:1640. 42. 45?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18At £42 bid. £42.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19I'll take 45. £42.
0:35:19 > 0:35:2145 or not? 45.
0:35:21 > 0:35:2348? £45. Bid at £45.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- All done at £45?- It's a slow climb.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Next to you. At 45. Bid at 45. 48?
0:35:27 > 0:35:3348? £45. At 45. All done at 45, then? Sorry, not sold.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37We so nearly made the £50 reserve for the figurine, but not quite.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39And so she goes unsold.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Can the Victorian tapestry of Charles I perform better?
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Having seen the etching of the scene in the National Gallery,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Jonty's become very enthusiastic about the history.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53I have to say that, ordinarily, 19th-century tapestries
0:35:53 > 0:35:55I find sometimes a bit OTT.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58A bit over-sentimental.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03Now, there's obviously huge drama involved in this scene.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06But I think the quality is there and I love the frame.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Let's see if we can make our £80.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09£100 for it?
0:36:09 > 0:36:13£50 for it. It's worth more. I'm bid at £50. Take 55.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17At £50. I'll take five. I'll take £50. Five or not. At £50.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21Hasn't made £50. Again, it's not sold, I'm afraid.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Do it in fivers if you like. 55. 60 over there? 60. 65.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2670. 75.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30I'm bid £70. I'll take 75. At £70. You're getting closer. Not enough.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32£70. Come and see me after. £70.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34What a disappointment!
0:36:34 > 0:36:36The bidding fails to reach a high enough price
0:36:36 > 0:36:39for the auctioneer to justify selling the tapestry.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43That's our second unsold item in a row. Not a good sign
0:36:43 > 0:36:45for our family outing.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Plans for a fun-packed weekend away may have to be downsized
0:36:48 > 0:36:50to a night of camping in Pinner!
0:36:52 > 0:36:56We're praying the metal umbrella stand can improve our fortunes.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58It's been in the family for years,
0:36:58 > 0:37:00and Jonty reckons it's worth £80 to £100.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05A nice cast-iron stick stand here. In the manner of Coalbrookdale.
0:37:05 > 0:37:06£50. Start me for it.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09A bid at £50. £50. Take 55. At £50.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11I'll take five. 55. 60?
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Five. 70.
0:37:13 > 0:37:14Five. 80.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Five.
0:37:16 > 0:37:1980 bid. At £80. Take five. At £80. Are we done?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22At £80. Selling. All done.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23- At £80.- Well done, Jonty.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Well done. You're making up the difference!
0:37:26 > 0:37:28You don't need any more rainy days!
0:37:28 > 0:37:32The bids didn't come pouring in for the umbrella stand,
0:37:32 > 0:37:36but £80 is right on estimate. That's more like it!
0:37:36 > 0:37:39We've got just two items left to sell.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41We need them to provide a decent injection of cash
0:37:41 > 0:37:46if we've any chance of getting near our £800 target.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50The Georgian card table is next under the hammer.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53We're gambling on it making us £90 to £120.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58- Are you gamblers in your house? - We're card players.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- Are you?- Yes.- Have you played... - Oh, we have used it.- Oh, yes.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05So have I, quietly, without you knowing!
0:38:07 > 0:38:10£50 for it? I'm bid £50 in five places.
0:38:10 > 0:38:1155. 60. Five.
0:38:11 > 0:38:1470. Five. 80. Five.
0:38:14 > 0:38:1590?
0:38:15 > 0:38:1785. At £85. Take 90. £85. I want 90.
0:38:17 > 0:38:1990. 95?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21100. 110. 120.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23£110. You want 120. All done.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25£110. Last chance at 110 and going.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27110. We'll finish at 110.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28110.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31You'll probably save £110-worth of gambling!
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- You're absolutely right!- It's double or quits!- No sinning any more!
0:38:37 > 0:38:41The card table played an ace, selling just under its top estimate.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45That's a much-needed £110 in the pot.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Can our final lot of the day,
0:38:47 > 0:38:52the Lladro figures of magistrates make us the £100 to £150 estimated?
0:38:52 > 0:38:55They look serious about the job in hand!
0:38:56 > 0:39:01Often you think of Lladro as those wispy, willowy female figures.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05But these are completely different, aren't they?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07- It's a discontinued design. - That's good.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- We want £100.- Have you got a reserve on it?
0:39:10 > 0:39:15- Yes, we have. The Lladro figures 100 we put on there.- £100.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18OK. Let's see if we can get through it now.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20£100. Start me for it.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22£80 for it?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24I'm bid £80. At £80. At 85?
0:39:24 > 0:39:26£80. Take five for it. £80. Take five.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30At £80. 85, thank you. Want 90. 95.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31100.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Should make more. At £95.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Going to sell it for 95. Give me 100 for it. At £95.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39All done at 95 and going. For £95.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- 319.- He's selling it. He's used his discretion.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44There was a definite firm bid at £95.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46A big firm bid. Sold.
0:39:46 > 0:39:52Lucky for us the auctioneer sold the figures for £5 under reserve.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54It was the best offer we were going to get
0:39:54 > 0:39:58and it's a vital £95 for our fund.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02Today has certainly given us some highs and some lows.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05But what does it mean for that all-important family outing?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Well, that was exciting.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12We had some reserves and some things not selling.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15You get to go home with the Lladro girl
0:40:15 > 0:40:17and the geisha vase.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22And Charles I. Quite an unusual combination! They're yours to keep.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25We didn't quite make our total,
0:40:25 > 0:40:31because we were relying on the sofa. That took a big chunk out of our total.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34But it's still a very decent showing.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- £670!- Wow!- Wow!
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- Really?- Excellent!- Very good.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40It's well over.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42What will you do on your weekend away?
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Mum can get massaged to her heart's content.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47She can meditate somewhere!
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Dad can come cycling with me, the kids and my husband.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55We'll have a great time. Swimming, doing all that kind of thing.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03It's been a few weeks since the auction,
0:41:03 > 0:41:06and the family have met up to enjoy a fun day out.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09It starts with a morning of pampering for the ladies
0:41:09 > 0:41:12as Rachel and Karen head to the spa.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Hello. It's Collins and Young.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19We've booked up for some treatment.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22OK, ladies, if you'd go into here for me.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27'It's a timely treat, this, cos Mum's just had a big birthday.'
0:41:27 > 0:41:30That was yesterday, so in recovery mode.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32She deserves this as a treat.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34This is part of her treat.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36With a wealth of treatments on offer,
0:41:36 > 0:41:39the ladies choose to unwind with a massage and facial.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42The treatments were lovely.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- Mine was.- So was mine. Fantastic.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Had a great time. It was very relaxing,
0:41:47 > 0:41:51and now we're raring to go, to take the boys out. Their turn.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58Then it's off to catch up with the rest of the family for an afternoon at the farm park.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02Ooh, look! Look!
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Look at this!
0:42:04 > 0:42:07There's no shortage of animals for the children to see.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12And they even get to watch a cow-milking demonstration.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Then it's time to let off some steam on the go-karts...
0:42:19 > 0:42:22..and have fun on the adventure playground
0:42:22 > 0:42:26while proud grandparents Alan and Rachel look on.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30It's such a precious commodity, time, and for us, particularly,
0:42:30 > 0:42:33because we're going to live in Australia.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36It's been precious. Real good memories.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39It was really fun, yeah. A great day.