0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello and welcome to the programme that takes you
0:00:04 > 0:00:08into people's homes to find items with an intriguing story around them.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11But even more important, items that we can take to auction
0:00:11 > 0:00:15to raise money so that we can realise the dreams of the owners.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18So the next time you're rooting around your own home,
0:00:18 > 0:00:22why don't you think to yourself, "Maybe I have some Cash In The Attic?"
0:00:45 > 0:00:47On today's Cash In The Attic,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51our expert is totally flabbergasted by the location of a priceless heirloom.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55What is it doing inside a cupboard in your dance studio?!
0:00:55 > 0:01:01He's astounded, and he can't believe what's inside an autograph album of famous signatures.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03It looks like it's written on a paper bag.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Yes, that's all we had available.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08On auction day, will we be laughing all the way to the bank?
0:01:08 > 0:01:13- £190, £200, £210, £220.- I'm amazed.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18Find out what happens when that hammer falls.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Now, today, I'm in the very pretty area of Bexhill-on-Sea,
0:01:21 > 0:01:23right down on the south coast of England.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26And I'm about to visit a lady who's got a total passion for dance.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29A bit of the old Strictly Come Dancing, you know.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33But she also wants to make a difference to the lives of her four children.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38Diana Freedman, who's been dancing since she was a little girl,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41is a teacher running two dance schools.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44One of the studios is attached to her new home.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47It's a large Victorian house which was bought with the idea of moving in
0:01:47 > 0:01:53her elderly parents, but very sadly, they both passed away before the renovation work was finished.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Her parents were avid collectors, and the house is filled with their possessions.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07Diana lives here with her husband Robert and, of course, their dog, Jazz.
0:02:07 > 0:02:13Today, she's joined by her friend Charlotte, who's going to help her search for those hidden treasures.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15So, Diana, how are you?
0:02:15 > 0:02:19You exercise the dog as well as your students, do you?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- Yes, that's right! - And this is Charlotte?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- Hello.- Are you a teacher at the school?- Yes, I am.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26What kind of stuff do you teach?
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Everything. Ballet, tap, modern, jazz, musical theatre. Everything.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- You're handy to have around, aren't you?- Oh, yes!
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Now, why have you called in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:35 > 0:02:42My mum and dad recently passed away, and they'd collected lots of things.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44My father hadn't left a will,
0:02:44 > 0:02:48but I know he wanted to leave something for the grandchildren
0:02:48 > 0:02:52so I thought I'd call in Cash In The Attic for all their different bits and pieces.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Were both your parents hoarders by nature?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Yes, they were, and Dad used to travel abroad a lot,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01so he was given a lot of things from different countries.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06You obviously have a great mix of things to sell, and potentially take to auction.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08How much money would you like to raise?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Well, I'd like to try to raise £1,200.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14That's quite a lot. You're aiming high.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- It is quite a lot. - I know you girls are very fit, being dance instructors,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21so you'll be able to work hard today to raise the money.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25But James Rylands, our expert, is already plundering through cupboards and drawers,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28so I think we should join him and see what he's found.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Our Sotheby's-trained consultant, James Rylands, certainly knows his stuff.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36And it's not long before he spots the first great find.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Why is it I always catch you, James, sitting down?
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Did you actually think I was going to come in my maid's outfit and serve you tea, is that the idea?
0:03:46 > 0:03:47In my dreams, Gloria!
0:03:47 > 0:03:52In my dreams. I've got everything here, the tea set. All that I'm lacking is the cup and saucer.
0:03:52 > 0:03:58- Diana, you move closer because you know more about it than me. - Is this an old family tea service?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Yes, it's my grandmother's.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04OK, well, I've looked at the dates and it's hallmarked 1911, 1912. Would that figure?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I think it would. She'd have been quite young then.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Quite often, funnily enough, they were actually
0:04:10 > 0:04:15presented as wedding presents, because the idea with this is that
0:04:15 > 0:04:25you had your teapot, your jug and your sugar basin, and they really did epitomise the social function.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28They were important parts of what class you were.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- And is it solid silver?- It's solid silver, it's made in Birmingham.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35But also on the bottom here, I can see a maker's mark.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Stewart Dawson Ltd.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43Not only is it sterling silver, as opposed to plated silver, it's also by a good maker.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- Have you used it yourself? - I haven't.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- Never?- No.- Have you cleaned it much since you got it?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50No, I haven't, I hasten to say!
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Don't worry, Diana, because this is what we'd call "in nice, country-house condition".
0:04:55 > 0:04:58In other words, it's not been rubbed to within an inch of its life,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01and often that's how people like things at auction.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03So now we come to the whole point of money,
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- of course.- I think for the tea service in today's market, bearing in mind
0:05:07 > 0:05:13other important things like the intrinsic value of silver,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16it's melting at a very, very high price.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18So we have to take that into account.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Value on it, I think at the moment, it's going to be around £250-£300.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Oh, that's wonderful. Gosh.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Well, that's one child taken care of!
0:05:26 > 0:05:28THEY LAUGH
0:05:29 > 0:05:33What a fabulous start to the day,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36but, you know, we have a long way to go to reach that £1,200 target.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39'In the hall, I spot a pair of Chinese cinnabar red lacquer vases.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44'This elegant substance comes from the sap of the lacquer tree, and can be coloured
0:05:44 > 0:05:46'by adding minerals such as cinnabar,
0:05:46 > 0:05:53'which is an ore of mercury. They should fetch between £60-£100.'
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Then upstairs in the bedroom, James has discovered something
0:05:56 > 0:06:00that many of us will remember from our childhood.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02I've got a little collection here of something
0:06:02 > 0:06:04that everybody's heard of, Dinky Toys.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08The firm was actually started in 1934 by Meccano,
0:06:08 > 0:06:14which as every schoolboy knows, was a firm that made construction kits. Very, very popular.
0:06:14 > 0:06:22Originally, these only cost around one and sixpence, which in today's money is about 7.5p.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25But they've now become real collectors' items.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30Just to give you some idea of how collectable these pieces are,
0:06:30 > 0:06:38the top price paid for a single Dinky Toy is just under £20,000.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42I'm sorry to say these aren't quite in that league, but the boxed ones
0:06:42 > 0:06:47here in front, which probably date from the 1950s onwards, they're worth around £50-£80.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50What have we got here? Another little collection in the box.
0:06:50 > 0:06:56So together, I reckon we're probably looking at £200-£300.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58So who's going to buy this collection?
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Well, there are younger collectors, but there's still a hardcore of people
0:07:02 > 0:07:05who are really trying to rekindle their youth.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08All boys' stuff. On a similar toy theme,
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Diana has found this bulldozer with a tractor and trailer.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13They're not Dinky,
0:07:13 > 0:07:19but that other famous British die-cast toy maker, Lesney Moko, who produced Matchbox toys.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22We valued it at £50-£80.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Then on the landing, Charlotte comes across a really nice oak box.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30It contains a 12-setting Mappin & Webb silver plate cutlery set.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35Mappin & Webb is one of the UK's leading retailers of fine jewellery and silverware.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40They have the Royal seal of approval, and are purveyors to both the Queen and Prince Charles.
0:07:40 > 0:07:46Obviously, we hope that someone will fork out £150-£200 for them at auction.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Diana and her husband moved into this converted schoolhouse just under a year ago.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56There's a dance studio on the ground floor where Diana teaches,
0:07:56 > 0:07:59and a granny flat on the first floor, which was meant for her parents.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03There are just so many rooms to explore.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07You know, Diana, I'm almost loath to interrupt you
0:08:07 > 0:08:10because it looks like you're having a really nostalgic moment there.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12What are you looking at, exactly?
0:08:12 > 0:08:17This is my daughter, Emma's wedding, which was only a few months ago.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21I was so lucky because Mum and Dad were both there
0:08:21 > 0:08:24at the wedding with the rest of the family, which is a lovely memory.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26I'm sure it was a very happy day as well.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28It was a lovely day. Wonderful day.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Is Emma your youngest daughter?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32She's the middle daughter.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36So your parents were obviously very glad to see her get married and be happy.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Oh, yes. Over the moon.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41So what happened to your dad?
0:08:41 > 0:08:48He had a silent heart attack, and was rushed into hospital about a month after the wedding.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51He did recover from that, but unfortunately
0:08:51 > 0:08:55picked up a chest infection and it was eventually pneumonia.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57He couldn't fight off the infection.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- How old was he?- He was 92.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02What an innings, eh?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Wonderful age.- And then Mum?
0:09:04 > 0:09:08She had to go into hospital just to have some antibiotics.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13While she was there, she fell and broke her hip and had an operation.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17And sadly died within about 48 hours of the operation.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19So you lost her too?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Yes.- What was the time span between Mum and Dad?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- It was only nine days.- Nine days?!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27You've had such a year of it, haven't you?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Yes, it was so sad.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33It's ironic that here we are, sitting right above the dance studio,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36you can even hear the children dancing away downstairs.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40And this is where your mum and dad were going to live with you.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- That's right.- The fact that your mum loved dance so much,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46she'd love to have gone down to see the children, wouldn't she?
0:09:46 > 0:09:52Yes. For the few weeks she was here, she did come down and see the children and the mums.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Diana, I'm enjoying the atmosphere and I think that I'm just going to listen
0:09:55 > 0:09:59to the children downstairs and have a little flick through your album.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Such a beautiful bride, beautiful day.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09Diana's close-knit family have clearly given her great support at this extremely difficult time.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12She wants to raise some money to give to her four children.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15She feels that her parents would be happy for her
0:10:15 > 0:10:19to sell some of the things they had collected over the years, in order to do so.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23In a box with a silver tea set,
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Charlotte has spotted this Viennese-style painted Pekinese dog.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31As you can see, he's wearing a fez and sitting on a Turkish carpet.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Classified as a cold-painted item, it's fired in a kiln,
0:10:37 > 0:10:39usually with a clear glaze and then painted afterwards.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42The paint, I have to warn you, tends to flake easily.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48James reckons this little dog should fetch between £30-£50.
0:10:48 > 0:10:54And then James comes across an old autograph album that's in very good condition.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56What have you found there?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Actually, Diana, I'm hoping you can tell me.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03It's got autographs written on the front, which always intrigues me.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Where did it come from? - It was my mum's.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- So she collected autographs? - Yes, she did.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11I'm just flicking through, looking for well-known signatures.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Most of them seem to date to the 1930s.
0:11:13 > 0:11:19Look, here's a name to conjure with. Gracie Fields, we like that.
0:11:19 > 0:11:26We like that a lot. Music hall star, and dated 1938, so very much in her prime. Where did that come from?
0:11:26 > 0:11:29She probably, you know, waited outside the theatre to see her.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31She was a great fan of hers.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- There's another one, you know who that is?- Tony Hancock.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37I was there when she got that one.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38I was there for that one.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- It looks as if it's written on a paper bag.- Yes, that's all we had available to ask him to write on.
0:11:42 > 0:11:48He was one of the most popular comedians of his day.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- Do you know the rarest signature in the world?- No.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57William Shakespeare. There are very, very, very few recorded signatures of his,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01and if one just happened to come up for auction,
0:12:01 > 0:12:03it would probably be worth about £5 million.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- Really?- Oh, yes.
0:12:05 > 0:12:11I'm afraid with this, I have to knock a few noughts off, just a few.
0:12:11 > 0:12:17I think something like this at auction would probably be worth somewhere in the region of £50-£80.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19That's wonderful, gosh.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24The album may not contain signatures of Shakespearean value,
0:12:24 > 0:12:29but let's hope those auction bidders will part with a sum that would have pleased Tony Hancock.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- Bid me at £30 or I'll pass the lot. - £30.- Oh, no. Come on.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Bid! Oh, we've got two bidders.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40But will it be enough money to help Diana fulfil her parents' wishes?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Now, actually, you see, that was a snip for somebody.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47All the drama of the auction still to come,
0:12:47 > 0:12:52but as our search continues, Diana comes across this gold bar brooch with rubies and diamonds.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57Diana's grandmother Ethel wore it when she went to afternoon tea with all the VIPs of the time.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02Her husband was a councillor of a London borough, so she had to look smart.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06James values it at a very impressive £200-£300.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10We're just under £1,000 now,
0:13:10 > 0:13:14so we're very close to reaching Diana's £1,200 target.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19We may get a little closer with a discovery that Charlotte has made in the kitchen.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21James, look what I've found.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Blimey, you found lots. Where did this come from, do you know?
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- I'm not sure, but it was handed down in the family.- In Diana's family?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- Yes.- How old do you think it is?
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- 40 to 50 years?- Keep going!
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- 60?- It's probably around 140 years old.- Oh, wow!
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I reckon this dates to around the 1870s.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47We've got, more or less, a complete dinner service.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50I can see 12 plates there, 12 small plates.
0:13:50 > 0:13:56We've got terrines, these graduated meat platters which are very, very desirable.
0:13:56 > 0:14:03It's made in Staffordshire, and on the back, I can see Pandora, which is the name of the pattern,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06named after a classical character representing hope.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12Underneath here, I can see RH&S which actually Ralph Hammersley & Sons.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17He was a manufacturer up in Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire,
0:14:17 > 0:14:23which is the big potteries area of England where so many of these dinner services were produced
0:14:23 > 0:14:26in the 19th century, and indeed in the 20th century.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31This is actually made on what we call a transfer print. In other words, it's not hand-painted.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35The decoration is just put on using a blue transfer
0:14:35 > 0:14:37which is then glazed over it.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42The good news is that we seem to have most of the elements of the dinner service here.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47The bad news, I'm afraid, is that things like this just aren't as fashionable as they were.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- Do you like it? - Yes, it's not too bad.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53You didn't say that with a lot of enthusiasm!
0:14:53 > 0:14:56It's not to my liking, really. But, yes, it's nice.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00I think we're hoping it would be nice for somebody.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03This isn't going to sound like a lot of money,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- but it's probably going to be worth upwards of £100.- Oh.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11Which is great, but it would cost a heck of a lot more
0:15:11 > 0:15:16to buy something like this from an expensive retail shop today.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- But let's hope someone takes a shine to it.- Yeah.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Come on, you'd better find something else for me, lurking in some cupboard somewhere.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26There's always something lurking.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29£100 would mean that we're very close to Diana's target.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34I take the opportunity to find out a little bit more about Diana's interest in dance.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Wow, this is clearly your dance studio. What a space!
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- It's wonderful, isn't it?- Fantastic.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43It's like having it in your own sitting room, really.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45In your own home, not too far to go to work.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46No!
0:15:46 > 0:15:48What's the history of it?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51It was a primary school, originally,
0:15:51 > 0:15:57then a lady called Janice Blake bought the house and ran a dance school here for 30 years.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Which I used to go to when I was six, when it was Janice Blake's school,
0:16:01 > 0:16:06me and my two sisters, and stayed here until I was about 15.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07- Did you love it?- Oh, I loved it.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Because it was a social thing as well. All my friends were here.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13What age were you, Diana, when you started?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16I was about six when I started, because my mum used to dance.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21She sent me because I was very shy, that's why I originally went to dancing.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- You'd never believe it, would you? - No.- No!
0:16:23 > 0:16:25THEY LAUGH
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- Did it do the trick? - It did, because I loved performing right from an early age.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- I liked performing on stage.- So you went right on through with dance?
0:16:33 > 0:16:40Yes, and I did some cabaret work, but I was really always wanting to teach.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Right from about the age of 13, I wanted to teach.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46What's the spectrum of dance you teach here?
0:16:46 > 0:16:52We take ballet, tap, modern, jazz, freestyle and musical theatre.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- Everything, really. - All the stage side, yes.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59What did you like best. Was it tap, ballet, what?
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- I liked the modern jazz best, myself. - Oh, good.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08Although ballet was something that I really came into when I was older.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12I took my fellowship in the ballet, which I really enjoy.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17Yes. Do you know, the biggest row I ever had with my mum when I was a kid
0:17:17 > 0:17:20was that she said she couldn't afford the lessons.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22I even remember my little tap things.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- See, I remember from when I was even this size!- Yeah.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30We could stand here and talk about dance
0:17:30 > 0:17:35and memories of dance all day, but we're slacking, so we've got to get at it and make some more dosh.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Shall we go?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41James hasn't been wasting any time, either.
0:17:41 > 0:17:48He's found this Swiss 18-carat gold keyless half-hunter pocket watch, which Diana found in a sock
0:17:48 > 0:17:50under the bed and assumes it was her grandfather's.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Half-hunter means that the watch has a lid to protect the face.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59But there's a small, glazed window so the time can be read when the lid is still closed.
0:17:59 > 0:18:05James values it between £100-£200, but we haven't finished yet.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Diana, I can see you're engrossed. What have you got?
0:18:12 > 0:18:19This is my grandfather in the RAF and these are my great-grandfather's.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- Oh, medals from the First World War. - And my grandfather's.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Your grandfather's, what a nice collection.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Looking at your great-grandfather's medals, I can see here
0:18:29 > 0:18:35we've got what was called the Mons Star, which was the 1914 medal.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40That was awarded to all the people over in France and Belgium
0:18:40 > 0:18:45fighting in the First World War around 1914 and 1915.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48To give you some idea of just how many people were involved out there,
0:18:48 > 0:18:54they awarded 378,000 of those,
0:18:54 > 0:18:57just in that first year of the war.
0:18:57 > 0:19:03Also here, I can see some commissions from the First and Second World War.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- So this is your grandfather? - Yes, and he used to fly in the plane.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10He was the gunner at the back of the plane in the First World War.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Wow, I can't tell you how brave he must have been to have done that.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18I can see what looks like an early biplane crash-landed on the earth.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Presumably, that's his plane?
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Yes, my mum told me that he crashed twice,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26and walked away.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28So it was amazing, really.
0:19:28 > 0:19:35It's great to have the medals with the recipient's name engraved on the side, but to have the commissions,
0:19:35 > 0:19:38the photographs, it all adds up to a nice collection.
0:19:38 > 0:19:44So I think, conservatively, we'd probably estimate between £100-£200.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49- That's very good.- And I honestly think they'll go on and make a bit more on that.- Oh, right.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54The question is will Diana really want to part with such personal items?
0:19:54 > 0:19:58We'll have to see if they make it to the auction on the day.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04To ensure we've left no corner unexplored, Diana's taking one last look around the dance studio.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11James, what about this? Is this worth anything?
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Oh, I like the weight of that.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17I'm loving this, Diana. I really am.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Now, let's have a look.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Excellent. Listen, here we go.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26SJR, Stephen J Rose, very high quality makers, cigarette case.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30Probably made in the 1920s which is when they were operating.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33You know what, none of that matters because the important thing is,
0:20:33 > 0:20:38looking at the hallmark, it's nine-carat gold!
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- What?- That's what we've discovered.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Oh, my goodness, I can hear your excitement all over the house.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- Solid nine-carat gold? - Solid nine-carat gold. Just feel the weight of that.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Oh, my goodness.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54I don't think I've ever seen a solid gold cigarette case before.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56I think it's amazing to think they carried those round
0:20:56 > 0:20:59in their inside pockets. It must have been a heck of a weight.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04I could carry it around in rings and bracelets and things. That's amazing, isn't it?
0:21:04 > 0:21:10A question, Diana. What's it doing inside a cupboard in your dance studio?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13We're still trying to sort things out from Mum and Dad's house.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Some things we just put in the cupboards because we've not had time
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- to sort them out yet. - Who did it belong to?
0:21:19 > 0:21:21I don't think it can be my father's.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23You said early 1900s?
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- Yes, probably 1920s. - It must have been his father.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Listen, I haven't got a set of scales here
0:21:30 > 0:21:34because the value is all in the gold price and what it's going to melt at.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39I'm just going on the weight in my hands, I think we're probably upwards of £500.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Wow!- That's amazing. - If you asked me if it's a good time
0:21:42 > 0:21:48to be selling something like this, the answer is definitely yes, because the gold price is high.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53So from something just in your dance studio in the cupboard, not a bad thing to finish off with.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58Oh, that's fantastic. You know, the whole day has been really, really interesting
0:21:58 > 0:22:01because your parents had obviously collected beautiful things.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Good news because you wanted £1,200, roughly.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11You have got... We don't know exactly what everything will go for,
0:22:11 > 0:22:13the solid silver, the solid gold,
0:22:13 > 0:22:20- but you've got £1,790.- Oh, that's amazing!- Wow!- How about that?
0:22:20 > 0:22:24In order to celebrate, I want you to put James through his paces.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Go, James!- Come on, James!
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Take your jacket off, James. I'll hold it.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I'm very worried about this, Charlotte.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38So, feet in first. Just bring your arm up to second, and down.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40CRACKING
0:22:40 > 0:22:41Oh, the bones are...!
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Ooh, my back! One's enough!
0:22:44 > 0:22:46THEY LAUGH
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Yes, I think James should stick to what he knows best.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54And if his valuations are correct, we're in for a great day at the auction in a couple of weeks' time.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Here's a quick reminder of some of the things Diana will be taking there.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00The solid silver tea service,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03which Diana's grandmother used on very important occasions.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07That should make £250-£350.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09And the brooch which she may well have worn
0:23:09 > 0:23:15at the time she was serving the tea, that would add another £200-£300.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Plus a collection of Dinky Toys.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Even though the majority of the cars aren't boxed,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24they should still drive away with another £200-£300.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Find out how they all get on when the final hammer falls.
0:23:28 > 0:23:35Still to come on Cash In The Attic, this crowd is looking tough, but will they be on our side?
0:23:35 > 0:23:37A chance for £180? All done at £170?
0:23:37 > 0:23:39£180 back in, you're making me work.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41No, no, no.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44And will the price of gold rush sky-high?
0:23:44 > 0:23:45I think we're happy with it.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48We'll soon see how far "upwards" is.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50That's for us to know and for you to find out.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58It's only been a couple of weeks since we met Diana at her home
0:23:58 > 0:24:02in Bexhill-on-Sea and, indeed, her dance studio.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05But it was really sad that she lost both her parents so close together.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09They left behind some fantastic memories and some quite incredible items
0:24:09 > 0:24:12which we brought to Chiswick Auctions here in west London.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Just to recall, Diane wants to raise about £1,200 so let's hope
0:24:16 > 0:24:21there are some very eager bidders when our items go under the hammer.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27This sale is held every Tuesday, and is very popular with dealers and individuals looking for a bargain.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30It always has a great variety of objects for sale, and I know
0:24:30 > 0:24:35that one of our items today isn't likely to come along any day of the week.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38James already has got his hands on it.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44James, you're like Mr Goldfinger standing there, look at you.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Actually, I loved this case on the day, didn't you?
0:24:46 > 0:24:52- I did, it's so stylish.- The thing is that I'd actually never seen a solid gold cigarette case before.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54What price did you put on it?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56We didn't have a set of scales with us,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59so I just said it would be worth upwards of £500.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03The auction house have now weighed it, are you ready for this, Gloria?
0:25:03 > 0:25:07They've got an estimate of between £1,200-£1,500 on it.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- Isn't she going to be pleased? - Oh, my goodness.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12That's amazing. Have you told her?
0:25:12 > 0:25:16- No.- So we're going to keep this a secret?- Ssh!- What a surprise.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- But gold's doing so well at the moment.- Isn't that amazing?
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Yeah. And of course apart from the gold, she has a lot of solid silver.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26She's got some great things, a very diverse collection.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31- She's got those Dinky Toys as well. - You like the Dinky Toys, don't you? - I do like Dinky Toys.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34I think we're going to have some fun today.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38I'll have to keep my face straight and not give away the secret.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41As usual, the auction rooms are attracting a great number of people
0:25:41 > 0:25:45and hopefully that will be good news for Diana.
0:25:45 > 0:25:51- Diana and Charlotte, surprise surprise, no dancing today, then? - No.- No teaching?- A day off.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- I loved those little children, those little tiny ones which are so sweet. - So sweet.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Have you been to an auction before?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- No, I've never been at all. - Never ever?
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- Never. - Another two auction virgins, see?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04We're finding a lot of them these days.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08You've got to make the most of them. We're going to have some fun today.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Are you excited about it? - I'm very excited and a bit nervous.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- A few little tummy nerves, eh? - Definitely.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17So you're hoping for £1,200? Yes, that's right.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Quite a lot of money to aim to raise on this programme, isn't it?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24I didn't see these on the day, whose medals are these?
0:26:24 > 0:26:31- These were my great-grandfather's. - Your great-grandfather's? Yes, from the First World War.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36- Diana, did you bring the photographs you were going to copy to go with them?- Yes. I did.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Excellent, because I think that'll help the price.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40Are you ready for action?
0:26:40 > 0:26:46- Yes, ready to go.- OK, the auctioneer is about to get into position so follow James, and we'll do it.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47Off we go.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52There are over 700 lots in today's auction, so there's a lot of competition.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57But Diana has 12 quality items, so I don't think she needs to worry too much.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Our first one to come up is the Mappin & Webb golden oak canteen of cutlery.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05It's priced at £150-£250.
0:27:06 > 0:27:12- Where did you find it, or whose was it?- I just found it in my parents' loft in a bag.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Did you? In a bag? Any old plastic bag?!
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Yes, in a plastic bag.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18You thought, "Hey ho, what's this?"
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Brilliant. And what did you make of it, James?
0:27:20 > 0:27:26We've got an estimate of £150-£250, but it's actually a really nice, clean set. Really nice oak case.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29For someone actually setting up home, it's ready-made.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- I've got four commission bids on this one. No mucking about. - Four commission bids.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37- Starting £170, I'll take £180 in the room.- Into the estimate already.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41£180 there, £190's my last. £200? Your bid at £200, I'll take £210.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- How about that?- At £200?
0:27:43 > 0:27:47No more competition, selling at £200.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- Wow!- £200.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Lying in an old plastic bag.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57That's a very reassuring start for Diana.
0:27:57 > 0:28:02The bidders obviously have good taste, let's hope they like our next item.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05It's the 19th century Pandora dinner service,
0:28:05 > 0:28:06estimated at upwards of £100.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Somebody starts me at £70. £70 I'm bid, I'll take £75 now.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14- £75, £80. £85?- They're bidding.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19- Good.- At £80, I'm bid, I'll take £85 elsewhere. At £80 in front of me. At £80, is that enough?
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Selling at £80, all done?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I didn't like that bit.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- They're getting an awful lot for their money, there.- Yeah.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32Obviously elegance just isn't as fashionable as it used to be.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36OK, next one up is the tapered antique gold bar brooch.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Rubies and diamonds, £200-£300. Where did this come from?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- That's my grandmother's. - You never want to wear it yourself?
0:28:42 > 0:28:46No, I just didn't think I'd wear it.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48I'd be frightened I'd lose it, to be honest!
0:28:48 > 0:28:50So you'd like it to go to a new home?
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- Yes.- Start me on the money at £200.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56£200 to start me? At £160, we'll see where it goes.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Somebody bid me, surely? At £160.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00No bid at £160? I'll move on.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05No interest at £160? Disappointing. Not sold.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08So Diana, you might be wearing that brooch after all.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- Maybe it was meant to stay with you. - Yes.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15You know, I think it's very fitting for something so beautiful
0:29:15 > 0:29:17and so treasured by Diana's grandmother
0:29:17 > 0:29:19to stay within the family.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25Our next item is that small Pekinese dog with a fez, sitting on a Turkish carpet.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Afraid I have to pass that one.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Clearly, nobody wants a Pekinese dog with a fez on a Turkish carpet, but we do have high hopes
0:29:31 > 0:29:35for our next lot, which belonged to Diana's late brother.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40How lovely it is to see these pristine toys displayed in their best light, and with such
0:29:40 > 0:29:44an interest in toys in general, surely they'll attract some healthy bids.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49- This one coming up now is the Dinky Toys.- You're in your element, James.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53One of my favourites. We've got a few boxed ones and then a nice motley collection of other ones.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58The estimate, £200-£300, let's hope all the collectors are here.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- £200, start me.- He's asking for the low estimates.- £160.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04No bids at £160, I'll move on.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06No bids at all at £160? Well below estimate.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- No interest at £160, then? - No, no, no!
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- I'm afraid I'm going to have to pass that one.- James!
0:30:13 > 0:30:17I'm going to stamp my little feet and cry.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19That is unbelievable.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22There obviously aren't any toy fans in today
0:30:22 > 0:30:25which doesn't bode well for our next lot.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28The Lesney Moko tractor, bulldozer and trailer.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32The good thing is they've actually got their original box.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Did they belong to your brother as well?- Yes, they did.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39He must have been a very restrained child because they haven't been used very much.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43That's what is hopefully going to help their value.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45For this little lot, start me on the money at £50.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49£50 to start me. £40...
0:30:49 > 0:30:51£50 I'm bid, there. £55 now? £55, £60.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55£65, £70. £75, £80. £85, £90.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58£95, £100. £110, £120.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01£130, £140. £150, £160. £170, £180.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05£190, £200. £210, £220.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- I'm amazed.- £240, £250. £260, £270.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12£280, £290. £300, £310. £320, £330?
0:31:12 > 0:31:16£320 in the heights, at £320.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Is that the money? £320, I'll take £330 now.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- Last chance, selling at £320.- Wow!
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Excuse me, there's no logic in that, is there?
0:31:25 > 0:31:29The Dinky ones didn't sell, and this just raced ahead. Why is that?
0:31:29 > 0:31:36- I think the bottom line is obviously Lesney Moko tractors are a little bit rarer than I thought.- OK.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41I like my Dinky Toys, the cars, but obviously the money is in the tractors. Love 'em.
0:31:41 > 0:31:46Absolutely, and you never know what something is worth until it's sold.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50We certainly didn't see that one coming. But it's given a huge boost to Diana's fund.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- Knowing that you're both auction virgins, are you enjoying the auction?- Yes, very much.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Good. Have the nerves settled a bit?
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- A bit.- Mind you, you've had some ups and downs.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03But you, in an ideal world, wanted £1,200.
0:32:03 > 0:32:11But at the halfway stage, bearing in mind that some things didn't sell, you still have £600.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13So you're halfway there already.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- That's brilliant.- Not bad, eh? Halfway there at the halfway point.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18What are we going to do, James?
0:32:18 > 0:32:22There's something in this auction I want to show you, let's go and have a look.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25He's always got something to show us, so let's have a look.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27It makes it all exciting.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32If, like Diana, for you're keen to raise money by selling at auction, I think you should bear in mind
0:32:32 > 0:32:35that there are various charges to be paid for, including commission.
0:32:35 > 0:32:42That commission can vary from one saleroom to another, so it's always worth checking in advance.
0:32:42 > 0:32:48While Diana and Charlotte enjoying a well-earned break, James has got his eye on a very attractive timepiece.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Look, Gloria, here's something I want to show you.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54You've heard in the auction business about pieces that are married up?
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- Yes?- This piece here, this clock, is more about polygamy.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01It's a multiple marriage, lots of partners.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Basically what we've got here is a nice, English brass,
0:33:04 > 0:33:0818th century longcase, or grandfather clock, face.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- Like this one?- Just like this one.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15What's happened is that the wooden case has obviously fallen to bits,
0:33:15 > 0:33:18and someone's come along and said, "We've still got a nice clock here."
0:33:18 > 0:33:21They've made a new case for it, but turn it round...
0:33:23 > 0:33:26..and in the back, it's got a chiming,
0:33:26 > 0:33:30three-train German movement in it, dating to about 1900.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32So it's a complete mish-mash.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37Surely no antique clock dealer or person interested in clocks would want an amalgam like that?
0:33:37 > 0:33:42Someone is either going to buy it for the face, or think, "Well, it's a bit of fun."
0:33:42 > 0:33:45It's not a timepiece I'd like on my mantelpiece.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48I haven't got a mantelpiece big enough to take it!
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Let's get back to the auction.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54It looks like the bidders agreed with me, because the clock
0:33:54 > 0:33:58didn't reach its £250 asking price and remained unsold.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Diana has got six items left, including the solid silver tea set,
0:34:02 > 0:34:06not forgetting, of course, the very famous solid gold cigarette case.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10We're keeping it a secret, that the value of this has more than doubled.
0:34:10 > 0:34:15So if all goes to plan, Diana could be laughing all the way to the bank.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Our next lot on the podium is the collection of war medals
0:34:17 > 0:34:21from Diana's grandfather and great-grandfather.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25I saw those medals earlier on.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Absolutely. These are with all the documentary evidence,
0:34:28 > 0:34:31and the photographs that you copied, so let's hope it makes a difference.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35We've got an estimate of £100-£200, for your grandfather's
0:34:35 > 0:34:38and great-grandfather's medals from the First and Second World War.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Start me on the money at £100, somebody.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45£80, then, let's see where it goes. At £80. £80, I'm bid. £85, £90?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47There is a couple I can see bidding.
0:34:47 > 0:34:53- Do you see them?- £120? At £110 in the gallery door, I'll take £120 now.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55£110. Is that the money? All done?
0:34:55 > 0:34:57£120 up on high now. £130. £140?
0:34:57 > 0:34:58£130, the original bid.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01I'll take £140 now, last chance.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06- £130, selling, all done? £140, in time. £150, £160. £170. - See how it can change.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09£180? £170 then, with the original bidder.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Last chance, for £180.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14All done at £170? £180 back in, you're making me work.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17£190? £200.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20£190 then, all done? He's done enough, £190?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Last chance and selling at £190.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24All done?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Diana, what do you think?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28That's good.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29Right on the top end of the price.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- Absolutely.- Only £10 underneath.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- £10 under the top estimate. - I'm pleased with that.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Your grandfather and your great-grandfather, you've done them proud,
0:35:39 > 0:35:40- which is great.- Yes, you have.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45It's good money, but it must be hard, nevertheless, to part with such personal items.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49However, it's for a very good cause. The next lot is from Diana's mother.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54The autograph album, priced £50-£80.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57We've got everybody from Gracie Fields
0:35:57 > 0:36:04to Clementine Churchill, Winston Churchill's wife, to Tony Hancock, who's my absolute favourite.
0:36:04 > 0:36:10- Yes.- Diana, you realise that Gloria is an expert on this because her autograph is very collectable!
0:36:10 > 0:36:15No, the thing is, if somebody doesn't ask me for it, I chase them until they do.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18For this little lot, start me at £30, please. Let's see what goes.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20At £30, start me.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22£30.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Oh, no, come on, bid.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27- Oh, we've got two bidders. - Still cheap. £38?
0:36:27 > 0:36:31At £35. £38 there. £40?
0:36:31 > 0:36:33At £38.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Surely £40? At £38, are we all done?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38I'm going to sell it at £38.
0:36:39 > 0:36:45- Actually, that was a snip for somebody considering they're such famous names.- It was.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49A lot of collecting in there, so I'm a bit disappointed on your behalf.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51I am too. You should have got her to sign it.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53If Gloria had signed the book...
0:36:53 > 0:36:55I don't think so!
0:36:55 > 0:36:58I think my autograph would have DEVALUED it even more.
0:36:58 > 0:37:04Next up is something that Diana's grandmother used to serve tea to the bigwigs of the time.
0:37:04 > 0:37:10Diana, we all love this tea set because it's solid silver.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12It depicts that whole era of elegance.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16I just wish, though, that these tea services were more fashionable
0:37:16 > 0:37:21and that more people actually took time to take tea.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22Start me at £200, somebody.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25£200, start me, I shan't go lower.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Well below estimate at £200. £200, I'm bid. I'll take £210 now. At £200.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34£210, £220. £230? £240. Still cheap.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37£250? £240, shaking your head.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40£250 in a new place, £260.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45£270? £260 then, original bid. Any more competition at £260?
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Are we all done? £260 and selling.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52At just over James's lowest estimate, I feel
0:37:52 > 0:37:55that Diana's grandmother would've been pleased with that sale.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00The next lot is the only one that Diana will be sorry to see go.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01The red lacquer vases.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03The decorative cinnabar vases, 250A.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Start me on the money at £100?
0:38:06 > 0:38:09£100? £80, then.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13Dare I go to £70? Nobody going to bid me at £70? I'll move on.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15No interest at £70 then, all done?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Unsold, I'm afraid.
0:38:17 > 0:38:23There you go, they're going back to sit in your hall. Just as well you quite like them!
0:38:23 > 0:38:24Yes, I do like them.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Yes, they're going home,
0:38:26 > 0:38:31but I don't think Diana's too disappointed about this non-sale.
0:38:31 > 0:38:38However, she does need another £112 to reach her target of £1,200, and she only has two more items to go.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- The pocket watch is up next, at £100-£200.- Lot number 260A,
0:38:41 > 0:38:45a 19th century 18-carat hallmarked half-hunter gentleman's pocket watch.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47What shall we say on this?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Start me at £100, please. £100 I'm bid, I'll take £110 now.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54£110 there, £120? £130, £140?
0:38:54 > 0:38:56£130 I'm bid, I'll take £140.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01£140 up on high, £150. £160?
0:39:01 > 0:39:04£150 then, last chance. All done?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07£160 in the doorway. £170. £180?
0:39:07 > 0:39:12I can't see you. £170 I'm bid in front. I'll be selling at £170, last chance.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16£180, back in. £190? In the doorway at £180.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20Is that the money, at £180? Last chance to all. At £180 and selling.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23£180, you did pretty well with your estimate, James.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26That's well within it. I'm glad they're still appreciated.
0:39:26 > 0:39:32Yes, that's good. And yet another quality item from Diana's collection gets a great price.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Now it's time for the solid gold cigarette case.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40Remember, it's now been valued at between £1,200, and £1,500.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44I can't wait to see Diana's face when she realises what it's worth.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48You probably remember we didn't have a set of scales with us when we were there.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53Well, the auction house weighed it and I think it's fair to say
0:39:53 > 0:39:58that it's worth a tad more than the value we put on it.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03As you probably remember, all I said was it would be worth £500 upwards.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05We'll soon see how far "upwards" is.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09- That's for us to know and for you to find out.- Oh, right.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11What shall we say, start me at £1,000, somebody?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- 1,000?- £1,000, whoa!
0:40:14 > 0:40:16At £1,100, there.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20£1,200. £1,300? I can't see you.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23At £1,200 to my left, I'll take £1,300 now. Is that the money?
0:40:23 > 0:40:27£1,200, last chance and selling.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- £1,250 I'll take. £1,300?- £1,250.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32At £1,250 in front of me.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Last-chance then, selling at £1,250.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- What do you think?- Wow!- Brilliant.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Gosh, that's double. Over double.
0:40:40 > 0:40:46And that was your target, so you got your complete target in one sale.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- Yes.- Isn't that astonishing?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Oh, that's amazing. That's great.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Do you need us to give you a bit of a recovery now?- Smelling salts.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57What a result, and I think that's the highest amount
0:40:57 > 0:40:59for a single item at auction
0:40:59 > 0:41:02I've come across in Cash In The Attic.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04James, did we have a good time or not?
0:41:04 > 0:41:09We had a great time, just watching the reactions on your faces was worth a million dollars.
0:41:09 > 0:41:15Now we come to the total. You got your £1,200 as you know, just with the cigarette case.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19But your final total is... Are you ready?
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- £2,518.- Oh, wow!- Brilliant.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28£2,518, and you're going home with some stuff that didn't sell.
0:41:28 > 0:41:33You're going home with diamonds, Dinky Toys and all sorts of things of value.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- Yes, the girls will be pleased, won't they?- They will be, definitely!
0:41:37 > 0:41:39They'll be round to your house really quickly.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Yes, exactly!
0:41:45 > 0:41:50With just a fraction of that amazing total, Diana's chosen Theatreland in London's West End
0:41:50 > 0:41:53to bring her three daughters on a very special night out.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Tickets, please.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Thank you, thank you very much.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Unfortunately, my stepson couldn't come today, because he's working late,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08but it's lovely to all get together and go out for the evening.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11It's really enjoyable.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15They've got three hours ahead of great, great entertainment,
0:42:15 > 0:42:20so let's hope that this dancing family aren't too critical of the choreography.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21It was amazing.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- The show was fantastic.- Hilarious. - One of the best things I've ever seen.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28Grandmother would be dancing in the aisles, wouldn't she?
0:42:28 > 0:42:29Yes, very well choreographed!
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