0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:06We're on the trail of hidden treasures around your home we can sell at auction.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Today, I'm in the county where I was born and brought up...
0:00:09 > 0:00:10Hertfordshire,
0:00:10 > 0:00:15and this is St Albans, a city with a rather unusual claim to fame.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20It's said to have more pubs per square mile than anywhere else in England.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22But, it's famous for so much more than that.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Inhabited for over 2,000 years, it was the second-largest town
0:00:26 > 0:00:30in Roman Britain, when it was known as Verulamium.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34Its namesake, St Alban, was the first man in Britain to be martyred
0:00:34 > 0:00:37by the Roman occupiers for his Christian beliefs.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40The medieval clock tower is thought to be the only one of its kind in the UK.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Famous past residents
0:00:42 > 0:00:46include the scientist Stephen Hawking and England footballer, Les Ferdinand.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49And one of my old heroes, the singer Donovan,
0:00:49 > 0:00:53is said to have learnt the guitar sitting on the steps of the clock tower.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58What's more, with a bit of luck, there might be a few more musical treasures where we're heading next.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic, John Cameron finds something to get excited about.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Whoa! Now, that's something I haven't seen before.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30I find something to get even more excited about.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36And emotions run high on auction day.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37Poor chap!
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Is it because it was your dad's?
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Well, yes.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43So will we all be left crying?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Well, I've popped down the road from St Albans now
0:01:50 > 0:01:53to the village of Redbourn, and I've come here to meet
0:01:53 > 0:01:56a couple who have called in the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:56 > 0:01:59to help their son realise his musical ambitions.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03This spacious four-bed semi is home to the Agate family.
0:02:03 > 0:02:09Meet Les and Sue, and their two sons, 17-year-old Stephen and 11-year-old Jack.
0:02:09 > 0:02:15Les and Sue met at catering college when they were just 17 and both are now professionally trained bakers.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20Les's other love is music and it's a passion shared by their elder son, Stephen.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Together, they're hoping to strike a chord with our bidders at auction.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- Oh!- Good morning!- Ah, Jennie! How are you?- You look so dapper!
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- I love it! You're absolutely gorgeous. Now, are you hungry? - I'm famished! Why?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Because they are both bakers.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Fantastic! Do you think they'll have a fresh cake in the oven for us?- Well, I'm hoping so.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43- And there's a bit of a musical thing going on today.- So that's why we're raising money?- Yeah.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44Are you any good on the old Joanna?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- You remember Les Dawson?- Yeah. - Bit like that.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Oh, dear! Well, let's see if we can find some cash in here.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Good morning! How are you?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58What's this? I noticed it when I came in.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Oh, it's a cake I made for you.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03A Cash In The Attic cake! That's very kind of you.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Now, what are we going to be raising the money for?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07My son is in a band.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11We have a music room that needs doing up and we'd like to get a proper floor in there.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16At the moment it's an old garage which has been partly converted, to make it into a decent room.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21- What's your son's name?- Stephen. - Stephen. So he's a bit of a musician, is he?- That's right, yes.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Forget you're his mother... are they any good?
0:03:24 > 0:03:25I think they're really good, Yes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30How much money do you think we're going to need to convert the garage?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- To do the floor, certainly roughly about £400.- £400?- Yes.
0:03:33 > 0:03:39- That's a do-able target, isn't it? - Yes.- OK. Show me around then, girl. Come on, shall we go this way?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- If you like.- All right, come on, Les. You come too.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45It's time to start the search here in leafy Redbourn,
0:03:45 > 0:03:47and with ten rooms to scavenge through
0:03:47 > 0:03:51and plenty of inherited booty hidden away, it's looking promising.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Luckily our expert John has an eagle eye when it comes to seeking out
0:03:54 > 0:03:59valuable collectables, and he's already on the hunt downstairs.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- Whatever are you up to?- Ah-ha! I'm spying this little wee mouse here.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- That is cute!- It's lovely. - What can you tell me about this?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I think it came from my mum. She used to be a dressmaker.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- But what is it?- You put pins in it, I think, like a little pincushion.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- How many pins would go in there? - I know!- It's like one of those quiz questions.
0:04:16 > 0:04:22It's typical of the many accessories that were available in the 19C, and earlier than that, for sewing.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27We can see its hallmarked silver, it's been cast in two halves and it's hallmarked for Birmingham 1910.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Value-wise, well, I think if we put an estimate of say £80 to £120 on it,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34we should get somebody taking a little nibble at that.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- Yes, that would be lovely.- And that's a very good start, actually.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42£80 in the pot, actually that's a brilliant start, come to think of it, if the target's £400.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44But, more to do, yeah? Come on.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48I had an inkling it might raise some money, but I didn't realise it would be as much as that.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Yes, that's very good, impressed with that.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56Hopefully this little fellow will have our bidders jumping out of their seats come auction day,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59but we need more than one great find if we're going to reach our target
0:04:59 > 0:05:01and get Stephen's music room finished.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Hidden away under the stairs, Sue comes across an exceptional
0:05:06 > 0:05:09ebony dressing-table set she inherited from her grandmother,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12which, together with this colourful Japanese jewellery box
0:05:12 > 0:05:13could fetch...
0:05:16 > 0:05:20And Les hopes his find will add another coal to the fire.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24John! I think I may have found something here.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- What you got there?- Some pipes.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Just the one? You've got another one there, any more?
0:05:29 > 0:05:34- I think there's something here as well.- So, who did these belong to? - Sue's grandfather.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38They're made of meerschaum. Have you ever heard of meerschaum?
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- It's a name that sounds familiar. - Yeah, it's a magnesium silicate, the bowl here.- Right.
0:05:42 > 0:05:48It's found around Turkey and it's actually fairly unusual to see them so plain.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52You will most commonly see them intricately carved with faces
0:05:52 > 0:05:53and things like that
0:05:53 > 0:05:56and those novelty pipes are quite sought after.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59It is nice that these have retained their original fitted cases,
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- and that one there has its little silver mount, which is quite nice.- Yes.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08Value-wise, we're not talking any huge sums and I would suggest an estimate of about £20.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13- Yes.- Do you think Sue would be happy for us to sell her grandfather's pipes?- I'm sure she would.
0:06:13 > 0:06:21Smoking's very unpopular now, so perhaps I'm not that surprised, and as John said they were a plain pipe.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26Well, we're more than a quarter of a way there, with a potential £125 towards our target.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30But there's no time to waste if we're going to kit out our wannabe rock star
0:06:30 > 0:06:32with his very own practice room.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Determined to do my bit, I find this old stereoscopic viewer,
0:06:36 > 0:06:40complete with picture cards, old postcards and a map of London.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43These 3D viewfinders became hugely popular in the Victorian era.
0:06:48 > 0:06:54On a roll, I leave John to the search and steal Les and Sue away for a not-so-musical interlude.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Hello! Your husband's quite a musician, isn't he?
0:07:03 > 0:07:08Tell me, Sue, when you're cross with him or with Stephen, do you come in, in secret, and have a right old...
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- No, I don't actually.- No? - I should try it, shouldn't I?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15You should, I would recommend it. Well, you're really good, Les. Were you in a band?
0:07:15 > 0:07:21- Yes, a three-piece band.- Did he serenade you? Is that what attracted you to him?- Well, not with music, no.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- Not at the time, no. - How did you meet?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27We actually met at catering college, when we were younger.
0:07:27 > 0:07:33Well, you're obviously very good bakers and experienced, so who make the wedding cake?
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Jennie, me and Sue, we had a bit of a partnership there and I partly did...
0:07:37 > 0:07:43The fruit cake came from the bakery I worked from and Sue did the majority of the icing, to finish it all off.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- Was it good? - Yeah, it was a fabulous cake.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- You haven't lived in this house very long, have you?- No.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- Just under two years. - Two years, and this was a garage, it's now sort of half converted.
0:07:52 > 0:07:58- Half converted, yeah.- What else is it that you want to do with it?- We want to turn it into a proper music room.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02We want to put a floor in, that's the initial thing we want to do.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07Now, Sue, you have not said those words, I haven't heard you say "More! More!" Why is that?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Play ourselves out.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Oh, dear! I do hope Les and Sue have sympathetic neighbours
0:08:18 > 0:08:25and Stephen and his band, Small Town Explosion, hit all the right notes for this small town's sake.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28There's no stopping me now, I've caught the music bug,
0:08:28 > 0:08:33but downstairs it looks as if John's got tea and cake on the mind.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36He's stumbled upon this pretty floral ceramic crockery set.
0:08:39 > 0:08:47And Sue has carefully unwrapped her great-auntie's china collection, hoping she can swap crests for cash.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Is he an air traffic controller or something?
0:08:49 > 0:08:54I don't know, he looks more like a telephone operator or something.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56They've all got place names, then?
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- Yes.- Where are they all from? - All over the place, all over round the UK, I think.
0:09:00 > 0:09:06Well, ladies, I can't tell you how glad I am to see this china unwrapped. So, who had to do it all?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Me.- Was it all in the attic then?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Yes.- All wrapped up? - Yes, in little tiny bits, yes.- Oh!
0:09:11 > 0:09:16These are very, very typical of collectables of the late 19th century and early 20th century.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19It's collectively known as Goss Crested China.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25W H Goss were the first factory to produce them in Stoke-on-Trent, and they were cashing in on the growth
0:09:25 > 0:09:29of the tourist industry, so people would go off for the weekend
0:09:29 > 0:09:31to seaside resorts all around the country
0:09:31 > 0:09:35and they would come back with a little memento, with a crest on of where they'd been.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Now, they are still collectable these days but you do see a lot
0:09:38 > 0:09:43of the kind of normal items, like these little jugs and vases here with the crests on.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48So, collectors these days tend to be looking for something a little different, perhaps a rare crest
0:09:48 > 0:09:50or a rare model or a nice combination,
0:09:50 > 0:09:54and I can see several here that I think will attract people,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57not least these monuments and this little telephone operator here.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01For the lot at auction today, I see it at about £40 to £60.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Oh, lovely! That'll be nice.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Well, I'm getting out of here quickly, before it's time to wrap this stuff up.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- Good idea.- I'll leave that to you, Sue.- Thanks(!)
0:10:10 > 0:10:12'Charming(!) What a gentleman!
0:10:12 > 0:10:16'I don't know. But on the plus side, we are progressing nicely towards our target.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21'With plenty of rooms left to search, the sky's the limit and Les thinks
0:10:21 > 0:10:25'he might have just the ticket with this nine-carat gold watch chain,
0:10:25 > 0:10:29'which John values at £70 to £90.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33'Fingers crossed it will get hands twitching come auction day.
0:10:33 > 0:10:39'Back in the kitchen, Sue has found something else to throw into the mix that she hopes will appeal to John.'
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- How about these? Do you think they'd be worth selling? - Let's have a look.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47- Now that, I like, but we'll come back to that.- Right.- First, let's look at this bowl.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52It's an Edwardian bowl, with decoration typical of that period, what we call the Rococo Revival.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56It's a rose bowl or sugar bowl, and if you flip it up, on the bottom, we can see
0:10:56 > 0:11:01it is hallmarked. We've got its assay mark. There's a Chester mark there and a date letter for 1904.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06I think at auction we'd be looking at about £50 to £70, something like that.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- That'd be lovely. - Would you be happy to sell it?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Yeah, for that price, that'll be fine.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17There's one lot, but this, now this looks like something that I really like. So, you don't use this?
0:11:17 > 0:11:18I haven't, personally, no.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22It's silver-plated, stainless steel on the inside. It's great.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Take the top off there.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30Whoa! Now look at that! Now, that's something I haven't seen before. A lemon squeezer. How ingenious!
0:11:30 > 0:11:33That's quite a nice fit as well. It's a nice thing.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36How much do you think that one is worth?
0:11:36 > 0:11:40I'd say probably about £30 to £40, something like that, but what I would suggest
0:11:40 > 0:11:46is putting them together as one lot for about £80 to £120, and hopefully we'll create some competition.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51- The person that wants that will have to bid against the person that wants the bowl.- Good.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I think it's only right that we test this before it goes to auction,
0:11:54 > 0:11:59- because we won't get another chance. How about I mix you a nice Cosmopolitan?- Oh, yes!- Yeah?- Yeah!
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- Let's see if Les wants one as well.- OK, great.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Uh-oh! This is no time to be hitting the bottle, we've still got a long way to go
0:12:06 > 0:12:09if we're going to reach that target of £400
0:12:09 > 0:12:13and transform the Agate's garage into a music room for Stephen.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Sue uncovers her mother's nine-carat gold brooch
0:12:16 > 0:12:19and six decorative hatpins
0:12:19 > 0:12:22that should bring in a welcome £20 to £30 at auction.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26And it looks as if John's caught the music bug too. With a bit of luck,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30these three beauties should play right into our hands at auction.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Ah, the guitars! Yeah, and a banjo.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37I'm hoping these aren't your son's guitars that I've raided here.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- No. - That used to belong to my Uncle Ron
0:12:40 > 0:12:43and I learned to play guitar on that when I was very young.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48Tell me about these two pieces here. Tell me about the mandolin and the banjo.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52The mandolin, that came from my brother and he's an avid car boot sale collector.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- And the banjo?- It came from my granddad on my dad's side.- The mandolin is typically Italian,
0:12:57 > 0:13:03Neapolitan school, and they do turn up a fair bit at auction. And the banjo... I just love these.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07These were very popular in America at the beginning of the 20th century.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09But this one is interesting.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14On the surface of things, yes, we can see it's quite nice quality,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17it's got rosewood sides and a two-piece rosewood back.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22There's some nice mother of pearl and ivory pieces on there, but the
0:13:22 > 0:13:27most interesting part of all is the little paper label on the inside.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31On there, we can see the maker's name. It's Louis Panormo.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Now, he was of Italian descent but was born in Paris and came
0:13:35 > 0:13:39from a family of musical instrument makers, especially stringed instruments.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41We've got his name in there, "fecit",
0:13:41 > 0:13:45"made it", and we can see "Anno 1832".
0:13:45 > 0:13:50Well, for those two there, I suggest an estimate of about £50 to £100
0:13:50 > 0:13:53for the mandolin and the banjo, but for this, even in this condition,
0:13:53 > 0:13:58I'd be hoping to get about £250 to £350 for it, and who knows what else more.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- That's good news.- Does that sound good?- Absolutely.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06It helps us along, because I can give you the grand total now. That's the end of our rummaging.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10You were looking for £400, so that you can do up at least the floor of your garage.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16The target we think that you'll get at auction now, the sum you will get, is £695.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Oh, now that would be good!
0:14:19 > 0:14:22It was great fun being with you, and we'll pack everything up now
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- and see you at the auction. - All right then.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Well, we've had a rocking day here in Redbourn,
0:14:29 > 0:14:35and fingers crossed our finds will have the bidders reaching into their pockets come auction day.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38We're taking the silver cocktail shaker and Edwardian bowl with us,
0:14:38 > 0:14:42which John hopes will fetch £80 to £120.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Also, a stereoscopic viewer,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47complete with picture cards, priced at £40 to £60.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50The novelty silver pin cushion,
0:14:50 > 0:14:54priced at £80 to £120, and the mandolin, banjo
0:14:54 > 0:14:55and old Spanish guitar which,
0:14:55 > 0:15:01together as one lot, John thinks could bring in £300 to £450.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06- 80!- Still to come on Cash In The Attic, Sue and Les are pleasantly surprised!
0:15:06 > 0:15:11- That's really good.- I'm impressed. - And one of our lots goes missing.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- It's behind you!- Will all be lost when the final hammer falls?
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Well, did we have fun with Sue and Les, and today we've brought all
0:15:25 > 0:15:29their collectables here to Blyth & Co, at Ely in Cambridgeshire.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34They want to finish the conversion of that garage to make it into a lovely music room
0:15:34 > 0:15:37and they need £400 to do it, so let's hope there are some
0:15:37 > 0:15:40big bidders here today when their items go under the hammer.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47The sun's shining here in Cambridgeshire and our bidders are out in force.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51With such a fantastic selection of items on show, let's hope they're
0:15:51 > 0:15:53eager to part with their cash.
0:15:53 > 0:15:59One man who's convinced Les and Sue's items will be a hit with the bidders today is our expert, John.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04- Good morning!- Good morning, Jennie! - You've got one of our star items. Do you think they will do well?
0:16:04 > 0:16:09- We've got three altogether. - I'm excited about them. We've got makers' names on them
0:16:09 > 0:16:10and that Louis Panormo guitar
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- is quite early and I think it will generate a lot of interest.- OK,
0:16:14 > 0:16:19- fingers crossed for that. I think the family might be over there so let's say hello.- Come on then.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23'John's not alone in his admiration for the instruments.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26'Our auctioneer, David Parker, fancies their chances too.'
0:16:26 > 0:16:30The valuation on the various musical instruments is about right.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33They are popular at the moment and achieving good prices
0:16:33 > 0:16:37in auction generally, so I have high hopes of these.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Keen to get started, Les and Sue are already here, making sure their
0:16:41 > 0:16:44antiques get their place in the limelight.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- Hi, Les!- Hello!
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- Are you saying a fond farewell?- Yes, saying farewell to my mum's silver.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Have you put a reserve on those because they are lovely?
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- £60 for the pair, so they're in a lot together.- Is that the only item?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00There's one on the silver mouse and the Spanish guitar.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02OK, so how much have you put on those?
0:17:02 > 0:17:06On the Spanish guitar, we did 300, and £80 on the mouse.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11- That's fair enough.- Yes, we're right on the bottom estimate and they should get away OK.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14They are about to begin, so let's get a good spot.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- OK.- OK, thank you. - Let's hope those reserves will be met, and some.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22Now, remember, if you're interested in selling or buying at auction,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25bear in mind you will have to pay commission, VAT and other charges.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29There are plenty of eager enthusiasts here, and it looks as if
0:17:29 > 0:17:32our stereoscopic viewer has caught someone's eye already.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36I do hope they decide to bid for it.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40It's time to file into place for the first lot of the day -
0:17:40 > 0:17:42the poppy print ceramic plate set.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Will it reach John's £20 to £30 estimate?
0:17:46 > 0:17:50A ceramic plate set showing... Where is it? Have you got it?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- It's down there!- We've lost them. They're that way!
0:17:53 > 0:17:58- Over there!- It's behind you! £10, straight in.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03Ten I'm bid. At ten. I'll take two now, 12, 15...
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Stick with it, madam. 18, back over this side.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09At £18, I sell with the lady on my right at 18.
0:18:09 > 0:18:1120, at 20 now, don't lose it!
0:18:11 > 0:18:1422, new bidder. At 22. 25,
0:18:14 > 0:18:1925, I sell over here, in the red, at £25...
0:18:20 > 0:18:25- Hey! £25.- Bang in the middle of your lower and higher estimates.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30- Yeah, it's OK.- It's a good start, and £5 over John's lower estimate.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Les and Sue will be singing all the way to the bank if this carries on.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Let's hope our next bid doesn't burst their bubble.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39It's Sue's mother's six hatpins
0:18:39 > 0:18:43and nine-carat gold brooch, with a joint price tag of £20 to £30.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- At 45 down here.- Come on!
0:18:46 > 0:18:51- Very good!- £45, that wasn't bad!
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Sold! And for £15 over John's higher estimate.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56Next up is the nine-carat gold
0:18:56 > 0:19:01watch chain, which John valued at £70 to £90,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04and our bidders are wasting no time getting their hands on it.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07At £75, I think you mean 80!
0:19:07 > 0:19:10It'll look better than that necklace! 75, 80?
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Go to 80! At 75.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Ah, insulting the necklace didn't work then!
0:19:16 > 0:19:21What a lovely necklace you've got, madam! This would complement it!
0:19:21 > 0:19:24I sell at 75...
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- That's OK.- Yes, that's very good.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32Another good result and within John's £70 to £90 estimate.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37Will the silver cocktail shaker and Edwardian bowl do equally well?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Their price tag is £80 to £120.
0:19:41 > 0:19:4650, two. At 52, 55, 58, 60.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50It goes with the lady at 60...
0:19:50 > 0:19:54The shaker and silver bowl may have come in £20 under estimate
0:19:54 > 0:19:57but £60 is still a welcome addition to the pot.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02So far we've made steady progress, but it's not over yet.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07With our total standing at just over £200, we still need to double our money
0:20:07 > 0:20:11for Sue and Les to put the finishing touches to that music room.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14So, what luck will we have with the ebony dressing table set
0:20:14 > 0:20:17and Japanese jewellery box?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Is that it? Goes at £20.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- Not bad, hey?- No, at least I haven't got to pack it up again.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Yeah, quite right!
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Well, Sue may be happy but we can't afford to make too many more losses.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Perhaps the collection of crested china that's been wrapped
0:20:33 > 0:20:36and unwrapped numerous times of late will do the trick.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Couple of quid I'm bid, two, three, three only, done then at £3.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Take £4 now. Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47ten, 12...?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- Unsold.- Oh, dear!
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- I'm shocked! Only £12, the highest bid, that's ridiculous!- Oh, no!
0:20:53 > 0:20:57It looks as if Les and Sue will have to wrap it all up yet again.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Let's hope there are some smoking paraphernalia enthusiasts here
0:21:00 > 0:21:05because we need these two meerschaum pipes to reach John's estimate.
0:21:05 > 0:21:0812 anywhere? At £10 only, are you all done then at £10?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Finished at £10.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Not sold, I'm afraid.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- He hasn't sold them. - He didn't sell them.- No.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Another disappointment as the pipes go unsold,
0:21:18 > 0:21:21and with a mere £225
0:21:21 > 0:21:26towards the music room fund and only three items left to sell,
0:21:26 > 0:21:28the heat is definitely on.
0:21:28 > 0:21:35We need our next lot to raise the roof if we're going to get anywhere near our target of £400.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Surely the stereoscopic viewer and picture cards will find a buyer.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- We're hoping £2 turns into £40? - Yes, hopefully.- OK.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Tenner! £10, I'm bid.
0:21:45 > 0:21:4710, 12, 15, 18, 20,
0:21:47 > 0:21:5022, 25, 28, 30,
0:21:50 > 0:21:5232, 35, 38, 40.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54At £40 over here. 42.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Wow! That's really good, wow!
0:21:58 > 0:22:0155, 60, 65.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- 80, 85, 90.- Keep going! Keep going!
0:22:08 > 0:22:13100, 110, 120,
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- 130, 140.- Good Lord!
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- With the lady at £150.- Wahey! - That's a good one.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23What do you think about that? Give me your reaction.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25I think that's really good, I'm really impressed.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28That's more like it and over double John's higher estimate.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Well, it looks as if our luck might be changing.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Let's hope the silver mouse pin cushion
0:22:33 > 0:22:37doesn't turn out to be an unlucky rat after all.
0:22:37 > 0:22:3880. Down here at 80. Take 5 now.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Yes! £80.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I'll sell down here at 80.
0:22:42 > 0:22:4785...90...95...100.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I sell down here at £120.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Yeah! Well done!
0:22:54 > 0:22:58What a terrific result and bang on John's higher estimate.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01That's certainly turned the tables.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Perhaps our final lot will prove to be the icing on the cake
0:23:05 > 0:23:08for Les and Sue. With a joint estimate of £300,
0:23:08 > 0:23:12will the mandolin, banjo and Spanish guitar
0:23:12 > 0:23:15have us dancing in the street, or singing the blues?
0:23:15 > 0:23:18I've seen a few people milling around this and I'm hoping
0:23:18 > 0:23:21they're still in the room, tucked away in the corner.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Let's start at a reasonable price. Let's start at £100.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26100 I'm bid, 110,
0:23:26 > 0:23:30120, 130, 140.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Down here at 150,
0:23:31 > 0:23:35160, 170, 180, 190.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37At 190, 200,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40210, 220, 230.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42It's against the phone, 240,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45250, 260,
0:23:45 > 0:23:47270, 280,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50290, 300.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54At 300 now, with this phone, at £300.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57310...320.
0:23:57 > 0:24:03- 330, 340, 350.- 350!- 360,
0:24:03 > 0:24:07370, 380.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08- Come on, come on!- 390,
0:24:08 > 0:24:10400, 410.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13410, this side at 410.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15At 410, I sell on this phone.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17You're out on the other phone and you're out seated.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Over here at £410.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- Yeah!- Whoa!- Yes!
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Brilliant, that's really well done!
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- Well done. - Oh, you're feeling very sad! Oh!
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Oh, I'm sorry. You poor chap.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Is it because they were your dad's?
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- Well, yes.- Yeah, aw!
0:24:38 > 0:24:40You did want to sell them?
0:24:40 > 0:24:45- Oh, yes. No, it's just sentimental.- Of course.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47It's clearly a wrench for Les to part with them
0:24:47 > 0:24:54but they've made a stunning £410, so it's really a case of tears of joy.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55Well, what a day! Huh?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- How have you enjoyed your auction? - I think that was brilliant.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01You were looking for £400
0:25:01 > 0:25:04so that you can get on with the conversion of that garage.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07You won't be surprised to know you've made that
0:25:07 > 0:25:09because the guitars made that anyway.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13I can tell you you've actually made £905!
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- Really? - That's really good. Thank you both.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- We've really enjoyed it and thanks. - That's really good.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26A couple of weeks later, the floor to the new music room is going down
0:25:26 > 0:25:27and not a minute too soon.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31The floor's going in as we speak, it's primary that the floor
0:25:31 > 0:25:34be put in because it's a practice room for the group.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37They were practicing on the garage floor, which is not too good.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39With a proper floor, it will help sort the sound out.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44The garage, once full of clutter, is unrecognisable thanks to that £905.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48With the new floor in place it's time to rock this joint,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51and Stephen and his band, Small Town Explosion,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53can't wait to start jamming.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56The band are really looking forward to going in there and practicing.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59It will make a big difference to their sound and obviously
0:25:59 > 0:26:03their performance as well because they need to move around and practice
0:26:03 > 0:26:04their stage craft as well.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Well, they're clearly enjoying their new venue.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14It's been a long time coming and there's no stopping them now.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19The floor really looks good, doesn't it?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22I'm really pleased with the way it's gone.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24It's great that we have a new place to practice as well.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26It's enabled him to do a bit of song writing
0:26:26 > 0:26:32and more time together so they can cohese together and that, yeah, so it will be really good, I think.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45So, that's a good result for Sue and Les and an even better one for the band.
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