0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show that hunts down
0:00:04 > 0:00:07hidden treasures in your home and helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Well, today, I'm in Tenterden in Kent,
0:00:10 > 0:00:16the county known as the Garden of England, and I've stopped off to see this charming Smallhythe Place.
0:00:16 > 0:00:21'Now a theatre museum, this half-timbered cottage was built in the 1500s.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26'In the Victorian era, it was bought as a bolthole by the famous thespian Dame Ellen Terry.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31'The highest-earning actress of her day, she would come here to rest between plays.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35'In 1928 her daughter converted it into a theatre
0:00:35 > 0:00:37'and now it's a museum.'
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I'm heading off to a village near here where I'm hoping to find
0:00:40 > 0:00:43plenty more theatrical treasures that will take centre stage
0:00:43 > 0:00:45when they go under the hammer at auction.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10'Today on Cash In The Attic, we're with a theatrical family...'
0:01:10 > 0:01:12- Wow.- Really?- Fabulous.- Excellent!
0:01:12 > 0:01:15'..who are full of surprises.'
0:01:15 > 0:01:20- So tell me the story of these. Where are they from?- My aunt found them.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- She found them?- Yes, she found them...in the bin.- No!
0:01:23 > 0:01:27'But when it comes to auction will they be the ones lost for words?'
0:01:27 > 0:01:28THEY GASP
0:01:28 > 0:01:30'Find out when the hammer falls.'
0:01:30 > 0:01:32180.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36I've come to the pretty village of Biddenden in Kent to meet a family
0:01:36 > 0:01:39who want to raise some funds for a rather dramatic treat.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43'There are so many members of the Green family
0:01:43 > 0:01:46'that it looks like they could have their own theatre company.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51'Mum Isobel and dad David moved into this beautiful house in 2004
0:01:51 > 0:01:54'when they needed space for their growing family,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56'Eleanor, who is 17,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59'aspiring actor 16-year-old James,
0:01:59 > 0:02:00'and 12-year-old Hugo.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05'And an ensemble cast of pets, which includes two dogs.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08'Not surprisingly with such a large household, Isobel and Dave
0:02:08 > 0:02:13'have a house full of collectibles and they feel it's time to clear the aisles.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17'And they're hoping to use the proceeds for a very special night on the town.'
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- Oh, morning, Paul.- Good morning. How are you?- I'm fine.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24I've got a lovely family today, a bit dramatic but nice.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26The eldest son, James, wants to be an actor.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- A fellow thespian. - Have you ever trodden the boards? - I've swept a few in my time.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- Did you make much money at it? - Not really, no. More money in antiques and collectibles.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38If you stick to the script, hopefully you can raise them some money.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Right. OK, come on. Curtain's up.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Oh, there you all are. Hello. - Hello!- Right.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47So who've we got here then. You are?
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Hugo.- Hello, Hugo. This is Dad, I presume.- This is Dad, David.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- James.- You want to be an actor, is that right?- Yeah.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00I'd like to do something along the lines of theatre or TV or something.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06- Now, is it something to do with your ambitions then that you've called in Cash In The Attic?- Yeah, sort of.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10We were hoping that we would maybe have a trip up to London and go to the theatre,
0:03:10 > 0:03:15especially as James is interested in acting and the theatre. It would be good fun.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17And do you often go out to the theatre in London?
0:03:17 > 0:03:21No, not very often, so that should be quite a fun trip with the family.
0:03:21 > 0:03:29- How much money do you think you need to raise for this, then, David? - About £400 would be very, very nice.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31So we need to raise £400, so you can all get up to London
0:03:31 > 0:03:36and have a fantastic trip at the theatre, with a few snacks and a couple of drinks beforehand.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39OK. Well, we'd better get on, then, hadn't we? Shall we?
0:03:39 > 0:03:44'While we're on the rummage, Eleanor has decided to revise for exams, poor thing.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49'But by the look of these stacked rooms, we've got a real production ahead of us.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52'Luckily, Paul Hayes is making a star appearance today.'
0:03:52 > 0:03:57- Hello! How are you? - What have you found then?- Well, I must admit I love these programmes.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02This one here represents 1905 and it's a visit from the King of Spain.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- There's also this one here. - Yeah, there's that one as well.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07This one is very interesting.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12It's actually dated 1903, but the item's superb, it's made from silk.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14And of course this would have been bought at the time,
0:04:14 > 0:04:19if you were lucky enough to go to this gala performance together with the King and Queen.
0:04:19 > 0:04:25You could buy paper programmes, but if you wanted to spend more you could buy these silk examples.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29But what I like about this one, it actually commemorates the visit
0:04:29 > 0:04:31from the French President,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33and that was very, very important at that time.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- Oh, right.- It's a year before the entente cordiale.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Basically, we've always been at war with France for generations.- Yeah.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45And it was only at the turn of the 20th century we got together and signed this agreement.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48And then ten years later when the First World War came along,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51it was very important to be allies with France.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Yes.- And that changed the whole face of things.- So, where are these from?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56They came from my aunt's.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- Really?- Yes, she found them... - She found them?- Yes, in a bin.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- No!- Never!- And she just loved them and kept them.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07So, what sort of value are we talking about, do you think, Paul?
0:05:07 > 0:05:15At least £50 to £100, and I should imagine on the day if any opera lovers are there, any royalists...
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Yeah, you need the right people there on the day.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19You do. I think they're fantastic items.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21OK, they're off to auction, then.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- Let's see what else we can find. - I'll leave them there for now.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29I actually don't really have any sentimental attachment to them.
0:05:29 > 0:05:35I think they came to me accidentally, it's just the way it happened.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39I'm sure some collector will enjoy adding them to their collection.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44'And speaking of collections, it's clear that there's plenty of potential in this house.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47'Oops. David's got sidetracked in the costume department.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51'And in the hall, James has taken a shine to this silver-plated tea set.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55'It might wow the crowds on auction day at between £30 and £50.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00'In the living room, it looks like David's moved on to the props.'
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- I told you it's curtain up. Look at that.- Hello.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Oh, you've got Puff the Magic Dragon.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- They're amazing, aren't they? - So, David, where do they come from?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Well, Isobel's collected them over the years.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13She had some when she was very young,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17and obviously over the years one or two come along.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20The theatre's quite an early addition as well.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- Do you know what you paid for any of them?- Some of them are quite expensive.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29- The older ones, obviously, are quite...- How do you tell the older ones?- It's the boxes.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- It's the boxes.- Yeah, the boxes make all the difference.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35These are the first type of boxes, very plain,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38simple cardboard boxes with these simple designs on the top.
0:06:38 > 0:06:45Then I think 1956, '57, they started to introduce the yellow boxes, so these are actually quite early.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50What I love about Bob Pelham, he was a great pioneer, but he actually invented the Wonky Donkey.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- You know that little toy where the donkey moves around?- Yeah.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56He was known for that during the war and then he went into business.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59He borrowed some money off his dad and his dad said,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02"If you make a go of this, mate, pigs will fly."
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- Oh, no! That's where it came from. - That's where it comes from, yeah.
0:07:06 > 0:07:12So he put those on the box and something like seven million were sold, so there's loads around.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15What sort of estimate would you put on them?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- You say there were seven?- Ish.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20OK, right, well if I'm being conservative here,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23you've got the theatre with it, I'd say at least £100 upwards.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27There might be a rare one amongst them...and see how they get on.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Fair enough. £100 or more would be good.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34We want £400, so this is a great contribution but not quite enough.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Shall I see what else we can find?
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- You can leave us, me and Dave will hang here.- Absolutely! - Which one do you want to be?
0:07:40 > 0:07:45'Paul and David aren't the only ones enjoying pulling the strings.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47'While I get sidetracked with Puff,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50'Hugo has served up a full dinner service.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55'This dainty Gainsborough set might bring in £30 to £50 in the sale.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59'In the hallway, Isobel's found some candidates that might join it at auction.'
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Paul?- Yeah? - Paul, come and have a look at this.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Let's have a look. Oh, some little figurines.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- So whose are these, then? - Well, mine, I guess.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Of course they are. Did you buy them?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13No, I didn't. Well, they were my mother's.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Well, these are very 1950s, early '60s.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18They were very, very popular at that time.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21It's a firm called Goebel, have you heard of them?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I know that she called them Hummel figures.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Right. Well, the word Hummel actually comes from the name of the artist
0:08:27 > 0:08:31who designed the illustrations to make these figurines.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36She was a nun, and apparently the director of Goebel stumbled across some of her drawings,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38and wanted to make them into a ceramic form
0:08:38 > 0:08:41but he had to ask the Franciscan Church.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46That still goes on today, every time one of these figures are made, they have to get permission
0:08:46 > 0:08:48for the drawings to be used.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- They also have this little triangle on the bottom.- Yes. - The Goebel triangle there.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Have they all got that, do you know? - I think so.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58That one's got it. Another one, that one has. Let's have a look at this one.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Uh...no. Fake.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- We have an impostor there, can you see?- Yeah, different face.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05You can see the quality isn't there.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09This is just a cheap imitation, so that has no value whatsoever.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14If I said about £20 each now, so that's 60 to 100.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- How does that sound? - Gosh, that's good, isn't it?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Are you sure David won't miss them? - I don't think so.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24Let's go and ask him. David, we're selling your figures, mate.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28The Hummel figures. That's a good valuation and to be honest, I've never really liked them.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30I think they've got silly faces
0:09:30 > 0:09:35and that silly little quiff on the little hiker. I won't miss them.
0:09:35 > 0:09:41'So, off they hike to auction. There are certainly plenty of knick-knacks and memorabilia in this house.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44'In the kitchen I found another dinner set that could deliver the goods.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47'This Victorian Blue dinner service
0:09:47 > 0:09:50'might bring in £50 to £100.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55'While the boys keep up the hunt, I track down Isobel and David in the garden.'
0:09:55 > 0:09:57How do you think it's going so far?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- Very well.- Yeah? Are you pleased with the valuations?- Yes.- Very much so.
0:10:00 > 0:10:06Most of the items that we seem to be seeing are coming from your side of the family, Isobel.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Yeah, some I've inherited from my mother and some from my aunt.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14They died quite close together so I had an awful lot of stuff all at once.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18There's quite a theatrical theme going on so have either of you two
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- ever been tempted to go on the stage?- No, just amateur dramatics.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- You have done amateur dramatics? - I've done it, yeah. My father used to do it a lot too.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Is there something going through the family here
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- cos there's certainly a theatre interest?- Possibly, yeah.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- And James of course does. - Yeah, so what's his plans, then,
0:10:35 > 0:10:38because it's not exactly a secure job, is it?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40No, no, he's got some back-up plans.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44That's something nowadays, isn't it? At least he's got back-up plans.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Or at least I've got back-up plans for him.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Before the final curtain falls, can we find anything else?
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- Come on, we've got time to take these in, I think.- Great.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59'You know what they say, slow and steady wins the race.'
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Hello, Harriet.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04'And we've certainly been cracking on in a bid
0:11:04 > 0:11:06'to find items for our theatre trip fund.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10This New Hall Pottery bowl with a daffodil pattern can be added to our cast list.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13It belonged to Isobel's grandmother and could take centre stage
0:11:13 > 0:11:17at around £50 to £100 in the sale.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20And it looks like James has found a whole set of characters
0:11:20 > 0:11:22that could audition for the auction.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- Paul?- Yep? - Do you think this is worth anything?
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Let's have a look. Oh, right, that's some collection.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Yeah. It's Beatrix Potter, little figurines.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Right. Well, she really was one of the first people to put animals
0:11:36 > 0:11:40in real-life situations, make them into human-like characters.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44There's a couple of things to look for. These have been made since the 1940s,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47and if you have a look, they all have "Copyright 1948".
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- Can you see that?- Oh, yeah. They were made in two cycles.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53The original figurines when they first appeared
0:11:53 > 0:11:57had a gold back stamp, it flashes as you turn it into the light.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00The browner back stamps are a bit later, so I'd say these were 1980s
0:12:00 > 0:12:04if not even later than that but very, very collectible.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07I tell you what is interesting about Beatrix Potter as well,
0:12:07 > 0:12:12she was very famous for studying flowers and plants and food
0:12:12 > 0:12:16and she was actually world famous for the study of mushrooms.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- Oh, yeah?- So do you think we can sell them?- Probably.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- Well, how many have you got? One...two...six, haven't you?- Yep.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Well, if I said to you £60 to £100, how does that sound?
0:12:26 > 0:12:29I wouldn't have thought that they'd be worth that much.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Shall we ask Jemima?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Come on, let's keep looking.- Yup.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40The Beatrix Potter figurines surprised me because I didn't think
0:12:40 > 0:12:43they would be worth that much, there's not very many of them.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45They've just always been there.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48So, yeah, they'll not really be missed.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50But are we dressed for success?
0:12:50 > 0:12:55No nook is safe in our bid to find objects for our theatre fund.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59This oil painting of a winter scene with a white frame might be an option.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03It's a good size and would look nice in a modern flat or on a pub wall.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07It is signed by the artist but not clearly,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09and as he's unsure of its background,
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Paul thinks £20 to £40 is a fair price for this.
0:13:13 > 0:13:19It's been a whirlwind tour of the Greens' home and we've found quite a few items to go to auction.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23But have we got enough to reach our £400 target?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26As we have one last look, Paul sniffs out a new talent.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Isobel? I love these scent bottles.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Are these like a family heirloom?
0:13:31 > 0:13:37- Yes, they belonged to my grandmother. - These are great. I think they're great pieces of social history.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- We're all so used to buying perfumes now already in the bottles.- Yes.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44But when these bottles were made, you'd actually go to your chemist,
0:13:44 > 0:13:49- and your chemist would decant the perfume for you.- Right.- So you'd all have these individual bottles.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51So it would have to be kept airtight.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Underneath here would be a stopper at some point.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Do you know if it had a stopper underneath?- Not since I've had it.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00It's a good way to tell for condition too,
0:14:00 > 0:14:04because the stopper would be forced into there, you'd get a crack or a craze.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09but this is in wonderful condition. This is genuine cut glass, do you know how to tell?
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- When you ping?- It is in some cases, but this is difficult to ping.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15It almost cuts your fingers, can you feel that?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- It's very, very sharp. - Yes, it is.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22That's hand-made. Now if this was made in a mould, the whole thing would be lost, it's quite numb.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27So the fact it's very sharp, it's silver mounted, that's a very, very good scent bottle indeed.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30That's a great item. We've got another few bits here. I'll grab this one,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33which is a little cotton bud holder.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38A good little tip here on these thin items is to hold them up to the light
0:14:38 > 0:14:42because with all the polishing, you can get little holes appear.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45This one's not in bad condition, that's a good little tip
0:14:45 > 0:14:48because if they're holey, you've a big problem.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51So that's great, you've got quite a few little items.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- Are you sure David won't use that for aftershave? - THEY LAUGH
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Here he is now. OK? Hello! Did you hear that?
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- Aye, I heard that.- Hello, Lorne.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03No, I think the moustache is staying for a few years yet.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06You've found some lovely items, what are they worth?
0:15:06 > 0:15:10These are very attractive, we've got a couple of smaller items here too.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15- If I said at least £120, maybe £150? - Wow.- Brilliant.- Yes.
0:15:15 > 0:15:21Well, I'm very pleased, because you wanted £400, didn't you, to take the family to the theatre in London?
0:15:21 > 0:15:27The total value of everything that you're sending to auction comes to £570.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Oh, really?- Fabulous.- Excellent.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- So you're pleased with that? - Yeah, really pleased, that's great.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Next time you see them they'll be on display
0:15:37 > 0:15:41and hopefully there'll be lots of people handling them because they want to buy them.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- So are you looking forward to that? - Yes.- Yes, without a doubt.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50Auctions are always unpredictable, so it's just as well we came in over target
0:15:50 > 0:15:53and the star players performing at this auction include
0:15:53 > 0:15:57the silk opera programmes that Isobel's aunt saved from the bin.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02We're hoping they'll raise the curtain at £50 to £100.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06The quirky Pelham puppets with their flying pig trademark,
0:16:06 > 0:16:11we hope they'll take off in the sale at around £100 to £150.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14And this chorus of Beatrix Potter animals,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Paul thinks they might steal the show at £60 to £100.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25time for our stars to make an appearance.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28But will their performance be up to scratch?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I think he's unsold those, actually, at 75.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34We're certainly hoping for a standing ovation.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35Wow.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48Now, it's been a few weeks since we visited the theatrical Green family at their home in Kent
0:16:48 > 0:16:53and we found lots of lovely items to bring here to Chiswick Auction Rooms in West London.
0:16:53 > 0:16:59Now, they're looking to raise around £400 so the whole family can enjoy a day out to the stage in West London,
0:16:59 > 0:17:04so let's just hope that today when our items go under the hammer, they receive a full standing ovation.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10It's a good turnout today and there's certainly plenty to see.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Let's hope our man, Paul Hayes, doesn't scare them away.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18# La-a-a-a-a
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- # La-a-a-a-a. # - Hello, my dear.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Oh! Just in time before the chandelier's all lit up.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28Don't worry, I've got some tablets for indigestion, so I think you'll be OK. These are lovely.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31They're great. I've just noticed on this one
0:17:31 > 0:17:35that Signor Caruso was involved in this performance, isn't that great?
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- That's fantastic.- There we go. - So do you think we'll get these away today?
0:17:39 > 0:17:44Yeah, these are great, interesting items. If you went to these performances you were very wealthy.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46They're lovely things, a bit of memorabilia.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51As much as I like these, the Pelham puppet theatre has stolen my heart. I think that's fantastic.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Yes, visual items. Anybody that grew up in the '50s and '60s,
0:17:54 > 0:17:58it's a great thing to have, some personal memories for somebody.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01It's nearly time to raise the curtain, so shall we meet them?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Thought you'd never ask. My moment's arrived.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Let's hope the buyers out there have an artistic bent.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09They certainly look like a cultured lot.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Perhaps they'll like our Pelham puppets.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Isobel has brought them today, along with another addition.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- Good morning.- Hello. - How are you, all right?
0:18:19 > 0:18:25- I'm Brian, Isobel's brother. - David's working away from home, so Brian's standing in.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30Doesn't this look fantastic, hey? What a wonderful thing, but I can't see the dragons anywhere.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Yeah, they've stayed at home, I'm afraid.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- Ah...you wanted to keep those, did you?- Hugo's a bit of a dragon freak.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I don't blame you, they're such cute things, don't you think?
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Yeah. These are great items, and from experience
0:18:43 > 0:18:46I've seen lots of people who've had these items around the house
0:18:46 > 0:18:49and they become one of the family, so I do understand.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Do we have high hopes for this, Paul?
0:18:51 > 0:18:56Originally I said £100, £120, and I think you've still got about that here.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01- It's nicely set up, it's in good display, we're in a great place, so I stand by that estimate.- Good.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06Let's hope we can make all your money. We're in a back room here, the auction's about to start.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Shall we go and get in position, OK?
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0:19:12 > 0:19:15bear in mind that VAT and other charges apply.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Right, ladies and gentlemen, I shall start the sale in just a moment.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24We've found a good spot set back from the auction just in time for our first lot,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28- the little German Hummel figures. - Hummel figures are very collectible
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- but I think one of them wasn't a Hummel, if I remember rightly.- Yeah.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- Do you like them? - I do, yes, they're lovely.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36£50 for that lot, 20 to start me...
0:19:36 > 0:19:4022, 25, 28, £30, 35, £40...
0:19:40 > 0:19:45at £40, do I see? 45, at £50...
0:19:45 > 0:19:48No? You're not bidding. 45 is here.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51£45 is near me, at £45... you dropped out at 45 and I'm selling 45.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Wow! That's all right, isn't it?
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- It's amazing. - That was really good.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Especially as you didn't like them.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Under estimate but that's not a bad start.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06And keeping in the realm of children's figurines,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10the six Beswick Beatrix Potter figures are up next.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12All in the room at £70... have you finished?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14That was a cheeky result.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17But when the silver-plated tea set takes home a figure
0:20:17 > 0:20:20just under its estimate...
0:20:20 > 0:20:2322 it's going... 22 to buyer 509.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27And immediately after that, the Gainsborough dinner service sells.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Last chance at 70.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Yes!- That's good, isn't it? £70.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36We're really beginning to warm up now.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39£70 is more than twice our lower estimate.
0:20:39 > 0:20:46So far we've made £207 towards our £400 evening out at the theatre fund,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49and we're hoping our next lot will be the star of the show.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53But they are missing some highly collectible characters.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Now it's our piece de resistance.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58We should be selling tickets just to have a look at this theatre.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01It's a wonderful, wonderful piece. And what do we want for this?
0:21:01 > 0:21:06£100 plus, let's see how we get on. The dragons were the main items, but they're not here.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08£100 for this lot?
0:21:08 > 0:21:1240 to start me then, at 40 for all the puppets. At £40...45 now.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16At £40, can I take 40? 45 I am bid...50, 55...
0:21:16 > 0:21:2160, 65... at £70, 75...
0:21:21 > 0:21:23£80, another one?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25At £80, against you at £80...
0:21:25 > 0:21:27any more at 80?
0:21:27 > 0:21:32There you are. I think he's unsold those at 75, just cos it wasn't quite enough.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- I think if all the ones would have been here, they would have gone well over the £100.- Well, there you go.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40That was a bit of a shock, we expected them to do so well.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44And room for another let-down when the Victorian dinner service
0:21:44 > 0:21:47also fails to realise its potential.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Disappointing at 25, that remains unsold for the present.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54And goes unsold.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56This is not looking good for our fund.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00We're more than halfway through the auction and we need to put some money in the pot.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04And when the pretty New Hall bowl fails to sell.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05Any further bids on 20?
0:22:06 > 0:22:12- That's coming home.- You're quite pleased about that, aren't you? I can tell.- I'm not bothered.
0:22:12 > 0:22:13It's a blow,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16but thankfully Isobel doesn't seem too downhearted.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Well, it didn't sell but I've always liked it.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23It's just unusual and bright, so I'm going to put it back.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Isobel may be happy to take the bowl home,
0:22:25 > 0:22:30but after a dire run of no sales we need to lift the mood here.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Paul was very keen on our next lot.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Perhaps it will freshen up our chances.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37We've got an estimate on that have we, Paul?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Yeah, it looks about £120.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43I tried to be conservative with those, there are lots of buyers for this type of thing.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47I do remember that large perfume bottle was an absolute cracker.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- Yes, there is a reserve on it. I put a reserve on it.- OK, which is?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- 130.- Oh, OK, all right. OK.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I am bid £100 in two places, 110...
0:22:55 > 0:22:58120, 130, 140, 150...
0:22:58 > 0:23:01150 I have, 160 is the next bid.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- At £150.- That's great.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Any further bidding on £150? Have you all finished at 150? Selling, then.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12- 150, pleased with that?- Yeah, very. - £20 above your reserve.- Yeah.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- Looks good to me.- Excellent.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19That brought a welcome change of tune and now the show must continue.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Our next lot is the opera programmes.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28Commission interest again in these starting at 55, 60, five, 70, five, 80, £80 I have.
0:23:28 > 0:23:3085, 90.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- More.- £90 I have, 95 is it?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36£90. The bid's still with me at £90 on commission.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38All done at £90.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Great!- That's good, isn't it?- Yes!
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- Are you pleased with that?- Yep.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45What a brilliant result.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Those last two sales have given us the boost we needed,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51but our next lot is a dark horse.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55This painting was left to Isobel by her aunt
0:23:55 > 0:23:57but she's not sure who the artist is.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00I've never liked it, it's very dark.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03It was my aunt's, and I've had it valued a couple of times,
0:24:03 > 0:24:07and it's never really been more than about £30, so we'll see.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12- What do you want for this, Paul? - I put this in the region of £20 to £40 just as a decorative picture.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16I think with all art it depends on who has painted it, it's all about the artist.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21- You can have a blob but if it's the right person who's painted it. - Personal taste too.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25British School winter scene, snow scene, well presented.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29- Commission interest in this starting at £70.- Commission interest, £70!
0:24:29 > 0:24:3180, five...90, five...100, and ten.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33110 I'm bid, 110 I'm bid,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- 120 I'll take, 120 I'm bid, 130 I'm bid.- Wow.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40140, 150, 160, 170, 180...
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- at 180 I am out. At 180 commissions are finished at £180.- Oh, crikey.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45It's in the room now, 180 and selling.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49£180, that is fantastic.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Yeah, yeah!- For something you don't like.- Brilliant!
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Isobel is rightly pleased and whether it was bought by someone
0:24:56 > 0:25:00who recognised the artist or because it's a fine contemporary picture,
0:25:00 > 0:25:02the theatre fund is benefiting.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07And speaking of our £400 target, just how close have we got to it?
0:25:07 > 0:25:10I'm pleased to tell you you've actually made £627.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- Wow.- Wow! That's brilliant.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17- I think it's superb, considering the bowl didn't sell, nor did the theatre.- Or the dinner service.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21There's three big items that didn't sell and you've still made that much money.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23That's brilliant, that's our night out sorted.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33A balmy evening in London town, what better place for a special family night out?
0:25:33 > 0:25:37There's the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- London Eye.- Cleopatra's Needle.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42There's lots to see from this bridge, isn't there?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45The Greens are making the most of their time to cram in some sights.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49And then over there, that's St Martin-in-the-Fields.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Do you wanna swim...wanna swim?
0:25:52 > 0:25:55We're looking around Trafalgar Square, and various things to see,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58and then we'll have something to eat.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03Then we're going to the theatre to see The Woman In Black, which James is studying for his ASs
0:26:03 > 0:26:07so it'll be really useful for him to actually see the play on stage.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- James in particular is looking forward to the show. - Can't wait to see the play.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17I've been looking forward to it for ages, and maybe I'll pick up some tips for later in my career.
0:26:17 > 0:26:23This play is a classic ghost story and the family are bound to get a thrill or two.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27We've got the tickets, the show's going to be great but scary.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31So we're all going to go in and enjoy ourselves, and all thanks to Cash In The Attic.
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