0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the programme that works with you to find antiques
0:00:05 > 0:00:09and collectibles in your home and then sells them with you at auction.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Today I'm in Woolwich in East London at the Thames Barrier Park,
0:00:13 > 0:00:17which is just a few hundred yards from the Thames Barrier itself.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19You know, that barrier is really impressive,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22but of course it's absolutely essential
0:00:22 > 0:00:25to protect our capital city from the threat of flooding.
0:00:25 > 0:00:30The idea for the barrier came after a terrible flood in 1953.
0:00:30 > 0:00:35160,000 acres of land near the mouth of the Thames were flooded,
0:00:35 > 0:00:38with disastrous consequences and loss of life.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40The Thames Barrier was the solution
0:00:40 > 0:00:43and officially opened by the Queen in 1984.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47It consists of ten separate moveable gates
0:00:47 > 0:00:51and spans a gap of 520 metres across the river.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53It really is an amazing structure,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56but it's time for us to leave this rather futuristic setting
0:00:56 > 0:00:58and put the clock back a hundred years or so,
0:00:58 > 0:01:02as we go in search of antiques and collectibles to take to auction.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Paul's picking up a few tips of the trade.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32This Sunday, I'm going to go on a car-boot with you, see what I can find!
0:01:32 > 0:01:34I'm having to crack the whip.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37So I'm afraid the gin and tonic will have to wait, madam!
0:01:37 > 0:01:39LAUGHTER
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And we can barely believe our luck come auction day.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- I can't believe that!- Well done!
0:01:45 > 0:01:49But can we keep our feet on the ground until the final hammer falls?
0:01:50 > 0:01:54I'm on my way to meet a family who want to raise money
0:01:54 > 0:01:56for a very exciting new arrival to the family.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01This Victorian terraced house in south-east London
0:02:01 > 0:02:03is home to Dave Green and his wife Michelle.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Dave owns and runs his own building firm
0:02:06 > 0:02:08for which Michelle works as company secretary.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12And the couple have just celebrated their third wedding anniversary.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15With a new addition arriving in a couple of months,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18they want to raise some cash for a special present.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- Morning, Paul! - Good morning, how are you?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- I've been down to the Thames Barrier today.- Oh, really?- Yes.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I've decided I can throw my wellies away
0:02:25 > 0:02:28cos I think London's going to be safe from a flood.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31I hope so, but you never know. The climate is changing...
0:02:31 > 0:02:32I know, look at it!
0:02:32 > 0:02:35We're going to meet two sunny people today, that should make up for it.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38That sounds really good. Do they have any antiques?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40I think they just might have cos they want to raise money
0:02:40 > 0:02:43for something very special - a new addition to their family.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- Lovely.- Shall we see what they've got?- New car?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Wait and see!
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Hi, Dave and Michelle.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53What a fab card!
0:02:53 > 0:02:55That's Dave and I on a Saturday night.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Singing and dancing like Fred and Ginge.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Oh, that's it, yeah.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Brilliant. Now, which one of you two called in Cash In The Attic?
0:03:04 > 0:03:05That was me.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10Yes, I like surprising my husband and we're trying to raise some money
0:03:10 > 0:03:14for my daughter who's having her first baby,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16to put towards a pram.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- They're a bit expensive these days.- They are.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Is this the first grandchild? - This is the first grandchild.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- So you want something a bit special? - Yes.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26And how much do you think it's going to cost?
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Um, we're hoping to raise about £300.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32We're going to have an expectant day at auction in more ways than one,
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- and I know Paul's already started work, so shall we go and find him and see what he's found?- Yes.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40This couple clearly can't wait for the new arrival,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43so we need to get straight down to business.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46And we've got our own family man here to help today.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Paul Hayes has made the journey south from Morecambe
0:03:49 > 0:03:53to help us turn this couple's dusty antiques into baby-fund cash.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- Ah, hello.- Hi.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Hard at work already. What have you found?
0:03:57 > 0:04:00I've found a collection of collectors' plates.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01I quite like these, actually.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03They're all by Wedgwood
0:04:03 > 0:04:06and they're all from the Royal Horticultural Society.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09What attracted you to these? The flowers or the plates?
0:04:09 > 0:04:12It was the Wedgwood plate connection and the colour.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I love all the colours in the flowers. They're really nice.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Well, these used to be issued in magazines
0:04:17 > 0:04:19and you would buy them once a month, so you'd save up,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22and they were roughly about £20 usually.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25And you'd get... Obviously cos this one's called April,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27I would suspect they're all flowers of the month,
0:04:27 > 0:04:29there's 12 in the series.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31But these were made in the 1970s
0:04:31 > 0:04:35and these designs are by a lady called Leslie Greenwood
0:04:35 > 0:04:38who I'm not familiar with, but she's a very, very talented artist.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41They're in fabulous condition. Will that add to their value?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43It doesn't always work out that way.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Things that are made for the collectible market
0:04:46 > 0:04:48tend to stay in really good condition,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50so there's no real rarity there.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I think the only time I've seen these actually fetch more money
0:04:53 > 0:04:55than someone's laid out are the subjects.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58If you get aeroplanes or trains, vintage cars,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00they have an added value.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01People go in for that sort of thing.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04So if I said at least £50-£100,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06but I would expect two people who liked them
0:05:06 > 0:05:08to bid a bit more for them.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12So £50-£100. That's a start for the £300 that we want to raise.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- Are you happy with that?- I'm happy with that. That'll buy one wheel!
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Let's go and see if we can find the other three
0:05:18 > 0:05:21before the one wheel falls off the wagon!
0:05:22 > 0:05:25What a cracking start to our day's rummaging,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28but if we're going to get the new baby a pram to be proud of,
0:05:28 > 0:05:29we need a few more gems yet.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Luckily, Dave's already on the case
0:05:32 > 0:05:35and digs out an Art Deco style Bakelite radio,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37which Paul values at a rather modest £10-£20.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Meanwhile, upstairs,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Michelle and Paul are tackling one of the bedrooms.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45How's that?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47I was the fifth Beatle.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50What about these, Paul?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53They're interesting, aren't they? Now then, here we go.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- So where have you got these from? - I bought them from the boot fair.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Right. Well, this first one here is called a vesta case,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03and that expression comes from the Greek goddess Vesta.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05She was the goddess of the hearth.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08And what it's used for is for matches.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- OK.- These go back to a time when matches were self-combustible,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15so, if you exposed the match to the air,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17the whole thing would self-combust.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19If you had the matches in your pocket loose,
0:06:19 > 0:06:21they could go off in your waistcoat.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23They used to put them in airtight containers.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27This one definitely is silver - see the little lion there? Solid silver.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29But this one's actually for snuff.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31That's a little snuff box. This one's from Holland.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35These very intricate tavern scenes were always Dutch
0:06:35 > 0:06:37and I can date this one easily.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39It says 12th June 1923,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42so that's when this has been presented or made.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45All right. So we have two solid silver items.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47This one's from Holland, this from England.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- I think we're looking at £30-£50. - Really?- Does that sound all right?
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Yeah, that sounds fine. And how much were they?
0:06:54 > 0:06:55I think I paid £2.50 for that one
0:06:55 > 0:06:58and probably a couple of pounds for that one.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Just goes to show.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02This Sunday, I'm going to go on a car-boot with you, see what I can find!
0:07:02 > 0:07:06It looks like we've got a new expert in the making.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08You'd better watch out, Paul.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11In the hallway, I've found a gorgeous Japanese-style vase,
0:07:11 > 0:07:15which tops up our kitty by another £10-£20.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18I leave Paul to continue the search for now
0:07:18 > 0:07:20and head down to the bottom of the garden
0:07:20 > 0:07:22to find out a bit more about our grandparents-to-be.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- So this is the bar that Dave built. - It certainly is.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28What can I get you, sir, madam?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Two gin and tonics, please! Ice and lemon.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34This is fantastic, because you built the bar here...
0:07:34 > 0:07:37I tell you, it beats having a shed at the end of the garden.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- And the barbecue outside. - This is better than tools.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42LAUGHTER
0:07:42 > 0:07:45You've been married for, what, three years?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47What was it, Michelle, that attracted you to Dave?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50For me, it was love at first sight.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Very handsome man.- I agree with that.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54LAUGHTER
0:07:56 > 0:07:58He's a wonderful, clever man.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Now, let's talk about this baby that we're raising this money for,
0:08:02 > 0:08:04it's going to be your first grandchild.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06How do you feel about being a granny?
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Really looking forward to it. She's got six weeks to go!
0:08:10 > 0:08:13So I'll be really busy, I would imagine.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- So is it going to be a girl or a boy?- It's a girl.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Called?- Mia.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20How lovely.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Mia Grace, I think it is.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Mia Grace.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Mia Grace is going to have a fabulous pram
0:08:26 > 0:08:31to be wheeled around in, isn't she, by her doting grandparents?
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- But only if we find some more stuff that we can take to auction.- OK.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37I'm afraid the gin and tonic will have to wait, madam!
0:08:37 > 0:08:39LAUGHTER
0:08:39 > 0:08:44Back in the house, Mr Hayes is in a rather unusual room for rummaging,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47but the bathroom proves to be fruitful
0:08:47 > 0:08:49when he spots this Murano glass clown.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50He packs it off to auction
0:08:50 > 0:08:53with a very colourful £30-£50 price tag.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Dave's thrown himself back into the rummage
0:08:57 > 0:09:01and it looks like he's come up trumps.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Paul?- Yeah? - Come and see what I've found.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Let's have a look. These old railway lamps?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09They're not railway. They're ship's lamps. Whose were these?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- These were my dad's. - And was he a keen sailor?
0:09:12 > 0:09:17He used to collect bits and pieces, but these were on his bar.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19He had a bar in his house,
0:09:19 > 0:09:23but they were highly polished when my dad had them.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Of course, they've not been touched since.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29These would've been highly prized when they were on board a ship
0:09:29 > 0:09:33and they would go either side of a ship - port and starboard.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38They would tell other sailors which direction they would go.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- Were these for candles inside? - Originally they would have candles.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Sometimes they were converted to gas,
0:09:43 > 0:09:47but these would have held a little candle wick in there,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51and that would've burnt down and you'd replace it when you needed to.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52The nice thing is you've got a pair.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55You have got a red and a green one which is how you find them.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56They're copper.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Maybe need a bit of a polish but I quite like them as they are.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03They're quite nice. It says Chamberlain's Nautical Works,
0:10:03 > 0:10:08129 Waterloo Road, London, so I'd say these were 1890s, 1900s.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11So I think you've got a great collecting area.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16If I said at least £30, maybe up to about £50, how does that sound?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Sounds good.- All right?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21That sounds great. Let's see if we can find something else.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- Lovely.- OK.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Another £30 into the pram fund. Great work, chaps.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Next door, Michelle has got another little item to add to the haul
0:10:30 > 0:10:32when she finds this silver vase,
0:10:32 > 0:10:36which Paul values at £30-£50.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Downstairs, I've found something that could be music to our ears.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Where did this come from, Dave? Who's the violinist in the family?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46No-one, actually. When I was...
0:10:46 > 0:10:53- I bought a house to renovate and this was in the attic.- Wow!
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Right, well, do you know what?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57I always wanted to find a Stradivarius in the attic.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02But it says here "Antonius Stradivarius, Cremona"
0:11:02 > 0:11:05which is the corner of Italy where he used to make all his violins.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08"Faciebat anno" which is Latin, I think,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10for "made in the year" 1721.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14So there we are. So everything about it says it's made in 1721,
0:11:14 > 0:11:18but I think it means twenty past five!
0:11:18 > 0:11:21This is a modern-ish copy of an early Stradivarius.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Stradivarius is so famous, it's like having a Van Gogh or a Rembrandt.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27It's the name really, in violins.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31So, if it's not the real thing... Sorry about that, Dave.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33If it's not the real thing, how much is this worth?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36It's not in the best of condition, is it?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38No. If it didn't have its label in there,
0:11:38 > 0:11:42which most violins don't, there are a couple of things to look for -
0:11:42 > 0:11:44three different types of wood.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47A good-quality violin will have a spruce neck,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49it will have a willow case and innards,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51and the back would be maple.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53This looks like all the same type of wood,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56so I would say it's not a serious instrument.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58It's just a little bit of fun, really.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Something you'd stick on the wall?
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Exactly, just to say you've got a Stradivarius.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07If I said between £40 and £80, how does that sound?
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- That sounds good to me. - Is that music to your ears?
0:12:10 > 0:12:12That certainly is!
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Well, even in its rather well-used condition,
0:12:15 > 0:12:17this violin still adds £40 to our kitty,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20so every cloud has a silver lining.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Michelle is still racking up the finds
0:12:22 > 0:12:24when she digs out this pair of metal matchboxes.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Paul thinks they could make £10-£20.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29It's almost the end
0:12:29 > 0:12:31of our day here with Dave and Michelle,
0:12:31 > 0:12:34but we find Paul with one last item.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- Hi, Paul. - Ah, I was hoping to see you two.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- You've got time on your hands there!- I certainly have.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Only a very small piece of time, though.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- These are beautiful!- Thank you.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Are they something you've bought?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48No, this one I bought and this is something
0:12:48 > 0:12:51that's been in our family for a number of years at my mother's house,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54and she's donated it as a contribution towards the pram.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59This is a top, top quality clock, absolutely fantastic.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02This one on the right is an item that you can buy today,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05just a little novelty. This one is actually solid gold.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09That tells me that's been a very wealthy lady who's had that.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10Did you know that was solid gold?
0:13:10 > 0:13:15I did not, no, no. I'm sure my mother wouldn't want to know that either.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Well, it does make a difference.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Bearing in mind solid gold items would've been horrendously expensive
0:13:21 > 0:13:24in the 1920s or '30s when this clock would've been made.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27I suspect this has been made by a really good manufacturer -
0:13:27 > 0:13:29someone like Cartier, Tiffany's, that sort of thing.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31You're on that sort of level.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32But there's no Cartier or Tiffany name.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33There's no mark on it,
0:13:33 > 0:13:36but we have got, on the front face, "Huit jours"
0:13:36 > 0:13:38which is 'eight days' in French,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40so it will wind for eight days without needing to rewind it.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43On the bottom here, we have a hallmark.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Now, this is a gold hallmark and it says 585,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48and how it works is a percentage.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53So, if we had 1,000 parts, 585 of them are solid gold.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55The rest is a base metal.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58it basically translates is that this is 14-carat gold -
0:13:58 > 0:14:00a high quality, it's not the cheapest.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01This is really good.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Fantastic piece. So what do you think it might be worth, Paul?
0:14:05 > 0:14:08You've got some beautifully bright cut engraving on the front,
0:14:08 > 0:14:10it's in lovely condition, it's solid gold.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13I'm going to put a conservative estimate on this,
0:14:13 > 0:14:17and I would say at least £200 upwards.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18How does that sound?
0:14:18 > 0:14:23- If you can find it's a good maker, I think you've cracked it. - Four wheels on the pram.- Exactly!
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- We should call Dave in. - We should.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Dave, do you want to come and join us a second?
0:14:27 > 0:14:32Paul has come up with a great valuation of at least £200.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33- Yes.- Right.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35And possibly more,
0:14:35 > 0:14:39which means that, if we add it all up together,
0:14:39 > 0:14:43we should raise at least £440.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- That's good.- That's fantastic.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47So tell your daughter to get shopping,
0:14:47 > 0:14:51cos by the time we go to auction, we need to know what she wants.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52- Yes.- That's great.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56We've had a really fun day with Michelle and Dave,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59and we've got a wonderful selection of items to take to auction.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01The colourful collection of Wedgwood plates,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04which Paul valued at a conservative £50-£100.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08The rather battered violin which could prove to be a perfect restoration project
0:15:09 > 0:15:11with its modest £40-£80 estimate.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13And of course the beautiful carriage clock,
0:15:13 > 0:15:15which proves size doesn't matter
0:15:15 > 0:15:18as we're hoping it could make a massive £200.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Michelle is trying to look on the bright side.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Somebody else can enjoy them.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29And there's more room in your sitting room. OK.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33But some results have all our emotions running high.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- Right!- How's that?
0:15:36 > 0:15:40So will we have reached our target when the final hammer falls?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47It's been a week or two now
0:15:47 > 0:15:50since we joined Dave and Michelle in their home in south-east London,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52searching it from top to bottom
0:15:52 > 0:15:56to find things that we could sell today here at Chiswick Auctions.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58There's a new baby due in the family.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00It's all very exciting,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04because Michelle's daughter Sarah is about to have her very first child,
0:16:04 > 0:16:09and they want to raise £300 to buy a top-of-the-range pram for her.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12So we rather hope that our bidders today will really deliver
0:16:12 > 0:16:14when their items go under the hammer.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19The saleroom is packed with antiques and collectibles of all shapes and sizes,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22and the bidders are already here giving them the once-over.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Before things get too busy,
0:16:24 > 0:16:28I catch up with Paul Hayes for a quick pre-sale chat.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Paul, don't these plates look fabulous all put out like this?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35It's great. You come in here, and you see these plates.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37I'd like to bid for them. They're very nice.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41You were taken by that very beautiful little miniature clock.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Yeah, how often do you see items like that?
0:16:43 > 0:16:46What an absolutely fantastic item.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47I think it should sell well,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49so I put quite an estimate on it - £200 -
0:16:49 > 0:16:51but that should be no problem at all.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54We must find out if there's one other thing that's arrived,
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- and that's the baby!- Of course.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- They're going to buy the pram for them, shall we go and ask them?- OK.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05With Paul sounding so positive, I've got high hopes for our target today.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07The auction is due to start any minute,
0:17:07 > 0:17:12we find our grandparents-to-be in the corner of a very busy saleroom.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Michelle and David, you have...
0:17:15 > 0:17:19That must be the tiniest thing in the entire saleroom.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Look at the size of it. It's so small!
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Well, small is beautiful.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Lots of nice things come in small packages.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- It's a fantastic item. I love it. - But the thing we need to know -
0:17:29 > 0:17:31has it arrived yet? The baby!
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- The baby.- Has it arrived yet? - No, not yet. Any day now.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- So have you finally chosen the pram? - Yes, we have.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Yes, she's finally chosen the pram and it's a lovely pram.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42We're going to make as much as we can for that pram,
0:17:42 > 0:17:43shall we take our places?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46If you're planning on buying or selling at auction,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49remember charges such as commission will be added to your bill,
0:17:49 > 0:17:53so check the details with your local auction house.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55The bidders are eagerly waiting,
0:17:55 > 0:17:57so we find a spot to watch the action unfold,
0:17:57 > 0:18:01and our first lot under the hammer is the Bakelite radio.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03£10-£20 doesn't seem a lot, actually.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06People just buy these for the cases.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09We've all moved on so much with technology with radios,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12with digital radios, tenner for decorative value.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Lot 10A. A little bit of interest in that. I'm bid £20 straight off.
0:18:16 > 0:18:1720 in!
0:18:17 > 0:18:2122, 24, 26, 28, 30...
0:18:21 > 0:18:24£30 for the radio. At £30...
0:18:24 > 0:18:29And 2, anybody else? For £30... Going for £30, then. At 30.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30- Wow!- Well done!
0:18:30 > 0:18:34That's well over Paul's estimate, and gets us off to a strong start.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38If we keep up this pace, we should reach the £300 in no time.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Next up on the rostrum is the pair of nautical lamps.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Our expert hopes they'll guide the bidders safely
0:18:45 > 0:18:47towards their £30-£50 estimate.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Lot 20A, here we go. What are they worth? £20? 20, 22, 24...
0:18:51 > 0:18:54£24 for the ship's lamps. At £24...
0:18:54 > 0:18:5626, somebody? For £24...
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Are you all done? £24, then.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- That's a bit less than we wanted but not bad.- That's not bad.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05That's only a few pounds under estimate
0:19:05 > 0:19:08and another good addition to the pram fund.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09We might bank a few more pounds
0:19:09 > 0:19:13when the Japanese vase is shown to the room...
0:19:13 > 0:19:15£16, then. At 16...
0:19:15 > 0:19:18..and sells for £6 over Paul's lower estimate.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22Things are going well so far. I'm quietly hopeful about our next lot.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27It's the snuff box and vesta case our couple got at a car-boot sale.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29All these pretty little items
0:19:29 > 0:19:32you bought originally off the back of somebody's car,
0:19:32 > 0:19:34thinking you really wanted them.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- We really did at the time. - At the time.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37We're a pair of clutter bugs!
0:19:37 > 0:19:39We thought we'd collect them.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Two in the lot, 40A.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Start me for 20.
0:19:42 > 0:19:4620 I'm bid straight off, 22, 24, 26?
0:19:46 > 0:19:51£26 further back. At £26... 26, 28...
0:19:51 > 0:19:5330?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56£30, in the house at 30. At £30, I'm bid, then.
0:19:56 > 0:19:5830 it's going...
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- There you go.- On the nose.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02That's great, isn't it?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Paul's estimates seem pretty spot on, and long may it last.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07A long way to go before we reach that £300.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Well, hopefully the little matchboxes will strike
0:20:10 > 0:20:15the right chord in the saleroom, with their £10-£20 estimate.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Is it worth £10 for the lot? £10 I'm bid. Maiden bid of £10.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21It can be sold for £10.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23At £10, £12 in front of me.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25£12 in front of me, then.
0:20:25 > 0:20:2814 upstairs. No?
0:20:28 > 0:20:29£14 upstairs, then.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32At £14... 14 it is, then.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- Terrific!- Yeah, how's that?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Another few pounds in the kitty,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39and we're all feeling pleased with our progress so far.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43We're halfway through and it's one of our favourite lots up next -
0:20:43 > 0:20:46the reproduction Stradivarius. We're hoping for £40-£80.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Imagine someone buying it to say
0:20:48 > 0:20:49they have a Stradivarius violin.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Well, it's be music to our ears whatever it makes.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Lot 60A. Quite a lot of commission interest in this.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59I can start this already at £60.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Fantastic!
0:21:01 > 0:21:0565, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90,
0:21:05 > 0:21:1295, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15160, 170, 180,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17190... 190 there.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18At £190...
0:21:18 > 0:21:21At 190 far back, 190.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22Selling for 190...
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- I can't believe that!- Well done!
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- I can't believe that, really. - That's brilliant.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30What an incredible result.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32It may not have been a genuine Stradivarius,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36but it obviously struck the right note with the bidders today.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39No time to celebrate yet, another lot goes under the hammer.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42This time it's the collection of Wedgwood plates.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Are these worth £20, for the Wedgwood? £20 for them?
0:21:47 > 0:21:51No less than 20. 20 I'm bid, a maiden bid of £20. 22.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- 24, 26...- The lady down the front here wants them.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57£28 there with that lady. 30 there.
0:21:57 > 0:21:5932, 34...
0:21:59 > 0:22:03£34. Here at £34. For £34,
0:22:03 > 0:22:07the Wedgwood going at 34, then. £34. 252.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Well, somebody else can enjoy them.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- And there's more room in your sitting room.- OK!
0:22:13 > 0:22:15That's the attitude, Michelle.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18It's disappointing, but after the spectacular violin sale,
0:22:18 > 0:22:22we can afford to take this knock.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24But when the little Murano glass clown
0:22:24 > 0:22:26also sells for way below its £30 estimate...
0:22:26 > 0:22:2810 I'm bid. A maiden bid of £10.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31It's going, then, for £10. The Murano selling, then, for £10.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33All done at 10...?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36We're all hoping the saleroom isn't cooling off.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Maybe the pretty silver vase will get the bidders to dig deep again.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44£20? You know it is.
0:22:44 > 0:22:4820 I'm bid, 22, 24... £24. That little bit of silver at 24.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- 26 now?- We're up to £26 already.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53£26, £28.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56There at £28, on the sofa there. Near to me at £28...
0:22:56 > 0:22:58It's going for 28, then.
0:22:58 > 0:23:04- That's good.- £2 under the estimate, but you got rid of it which is what we wanted.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08A new home for the silver vase and another £28 towards the pram.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09That's more like it.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13The auction's nearly over, but not before our star lot
0:23:13 > 0:23:14takes centre stage.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Not surprisingly, there's been
0:23:16 > 0:23:20a lot of interest in the little solid gold carriage clock.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21Paul put £200 on it.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26We think it might do... very, very, very well today.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29It should do well because it is a beautiful piece.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- It's really lovely.- If you told me to find another one, I would struggle.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34That's the way I look at this item.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37To anyone who's a jeweller or collects watches and clocks,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40it's a nice little item, solid gold. Yeah, great thing.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Let's hope. Here we go.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Lovely quality thing, 110A, the clock,
0:23:45 > 0:23:50and I've got some interest in it and a phone bid, so I'm bid £200.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Straight off at £200.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57At 200, 210, 220, 230, 240...
0:23:57 > 0:24:00£240. 250,
0:24:00 > 0:24:01260 on the telephone.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03He really wants it, doesn't he?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05280 on the telephone.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07At £280 on the telephone.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- 290 next to you. 300, and 20 do you want?- On the phone.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13320, 340...
0:24:13 > 0:24:15360.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16Keep going. Keep going.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19£360. In the room then, for 360. I'm selling it.
0:24:19 > 0:24:20380, just in time.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Crikey!
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Do you want 400? £380 there.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27380, 400...
0:24:27 > 0:24:29And 20, 440,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32460, 480?
0:24:32 > 0:24:36£480. In front of me then, at 480.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Anybody else want to come in? £480...
0:24:39 > 0:24:41480.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44How's that?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Well done!
0:24:46 > 0:24:50What a terrific result, well over double Paul's estimate.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53I'm not surprised Michelle is shedding a few tears of joy.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58After that fantastic final sale, I can't wait to add up how much we've done overall.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01You wanted to raise, what was it? £300.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04The clock has made more than 300 before you even go any further!
0:25:04 > 0:25:07But while you were busy wiping away the tears there,
0:25:07 > 0:25:13I was trying to do a little bit of maths here, and I think that what you have made today is...
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- Well, you can get the gold coach for this. You've made £856!- No?!
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- That's brilliant. - Crikey!- That's brilliant.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Thank you so much. Thank you.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26So...when is this baby due?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Now!
0:25:32 > 0:25:37A couple of weeks after that triumphant day at auction, Michelle and Dave can finally
0:25:37 > 0:25:40splash out on a new pram and it's not a moment too soon.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Baby Mia finally came on the scene a week late,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47but she's gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51With so many prams on display, our new grandparents are spoilt for choice.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56I really like that one. Yeah, it's really nice. If they'd done it in a different colour...
0:25:56 > 0:26:00But it doesn't take too long for our new grandma to find the perfect one.
0:26:00 > 0:26:06- Dave!- Oh.- They've got it. That's lovely.- Yeah, that's the one.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- Sold?- Sold.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Come on, then. Let's go and get it.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14With the purchase made, it's time to road-test the new set of wheels,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16and it looks like baby Mia is along for the ride.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Sarah is over the moon with her new pram, absolutely loves it,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23but we've nicked the baby first,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26to bring her out for her first walk today in the park.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Well, this pair are definitely doting grandparents,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33and I have a feeling that this walk is the first of many.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Well, congratulations to Michelle and David.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44They are absolutely over the moon with that result, and clearly
0:26:44 > 0:26:47that grandchild of theirs is going to be travelling in style.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52If there's something you would like to raise money for and you have things at home
0:26:52 > 0:26:56you'd be happy to take to auction, why not get in touch with the programme?
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