0:00:00 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic, this is the show that finds the hidden
0:00:04 > 0:00:08treasures in your home and then we sell them for you at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13Well, today I'm in Essex and I've just got time to pop in and see Queen Elizabeth's hunting lodge,
0:00:13 > 0:00:18in Epping, which was built for King Henry VIII in 1543.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23This unique timber-framed Tudor building was constructed as
0:00:23 > 0:00:27a platform or grandstand that allowed guests to both view
0:00:27 > 0:00:30the hunt from a good vantage point, and participate.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34They could shoot their crossbows from the upper level.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38This was once an ideal place for the King to show off his wealth and power.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Now it's a museum, laid out just as it would have been in Tudor times.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50This wonderful building is a testament to the solid craftsmanship in times gone by.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55Let's just hope that today we can find plenty of antiques and collectibles of the same quality.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23Coming up on Cash In The Attic, John finds a unique use for one of the items.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24This one I used to have flowers in.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29I love the thought of that. That's what you call, bedding in plants, isn't it?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31CHUCKLING Yes.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Will the man of the house be in trouble?
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Came off with a cricket ball.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37We won't go into that.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39No, I was going to say, let's not go into that - Jack!
0:01:39 > 0:01:43And will the bidders get more than they bargained for at auction?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46The seat has got quite a lot of worm damage in it.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49But I think that adds to the charm to some degree.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- I bet you didn't know that when you were sitting on it, did you?- No.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Find out when the hammer falls.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Well, today I've come to Loughton in Essex to meet a full-time mum who's
0:02:01 > 0:02:05hoping Cash In The Attic can help her raise the funds
0:02:05 > 0:02:08she's looking for, so her son can take a skiing trip.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Single mum Karen Linstead lives with her 12-year-old son, Jack.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15They're both very active.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Karen goes to the gym daily while Jack enjoys all sports.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Karen has enjoyed collecting for many years.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25So I hope we'll find plenty of items to take to auction.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Good morning, John.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- You're looking very smart today. - Thank you. Who are we seeing today?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Well, we've got a lovely family today.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37But the point of us being here is to try and raise some money for the boy's skiing trip with the school.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42Really? Hopefully she'll have lots of antiques for us to rummage and I'll try not to go off piste.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Have you been skiing before? - I have. Not quite off the nursery slopes yet.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Oh, really? Well, so long as you don't break a leg, come on.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Good morning. - Good morning.- Hi, how are you?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Very well, thank you. - Very nice to meet you.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Jack, I understand we're here because of you, is that right?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Yeah, I'm going skiing.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07So, have you ever been on a school trip like this before?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10No, I haven't. But I've been skiing once before.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13I went to the French Alps to a place called Alpe d'Huez.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18Now school skiing trips are very expensive nowadays, aren't they?
0:03:18 > 0:03:26- What sort of money are we talking about?- Probably without spending money, about £700 or £800 maybe.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29In that sort of ball park. They're going to Europe this year.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34So, Karen, tell me a little bit about where these antiques have come from over the years?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38We used to go to the south coast, Bournemouth, a friend and I.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41And there was a beautiful little antique shop there.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43And I think she got to know what I liked,
0:03:43 > 0:03:48because when I went there there was always something I fell in love with.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53All over really, just always having a little look to see if you can see something.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57So, you said that the ski school trip is probably going to cost around £700,
0:03:57 > 0:04:01how much are you looking to raise from selling these antiques?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Well, as near to that as I can really.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05OK, well, if we say £500?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Yeah, that would be lovely. - Does that sound fair enough?- Yeah.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11All right, shall we go and see if we can find John?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14And start valuing some items? Come on, then.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20'Helping us off the nursery slopes today it's art expert John Cameron.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25'He has a great love of antiques and has been dealing in the market for over 20 years.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29'While Jack gets on with the task in hand Karen and I meet John
0:04:29 > 0:04:32'in the lounge, he's nursing his first find of the day.'
0:04:32 > 0:04:36A-ha, John, rocking the baby to sleep already?
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Glad to say my sleepless nights are a long way behind me.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Now, these are lovely. Did you buy these at the time you were expecting Jack?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46No, I bought them about 20 years ago.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49And about a couple of years in between.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53And this one I suppose I did envisage that hopefully one day
0:04:53 > 0:04:56I'd have a baby, and he'd go in it, she'd go in it.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58And this one I used to have flowers in.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I love the thought of that. That's what you call bedding in plants, isn't it?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03LAUGHTER Yes.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07We've got two very different cribs from two very different periods.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08The first one is made of oak.
0:05:08 > 0:05:15A frame and panel construction, very typical of the mini oak coffers you see around auction houses.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18A typical lozenge carving to the panels there.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22It's of a type, open cradle, you do see them with these canopies
0:05:22 > 0:05:25but the canopy of this piece has been added later.
0:05:25 > 0:05:31If you have a look on the back, you can see the contrast in textures and colours of the timbers.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35But also this carving around the canopy, that comes from 19th century furniture.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40- OK.- But largely it is a late 17th century oak rocking cradle. But my favourite has to be this one.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- Jack slept in this one until he was about nine months old.- Oh, right.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Because it's actually got a good rhythm, hasn't it?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50It has got a wonderfully smooth rocking motion. It's fantastic.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Well over 100 years old and you'd still put a baby and that today, wouldn't you?
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- Yeah.- Now can you remember what sort of prices you paid?
0:05:57 > 0:06:04I think I paid around £300 for this one and about half, just over half of that for the metal one.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07So how does that compare today, John?
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Because of the alterations it's going to put off a few of the real serious oak collectors.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15So I'd be pitching an estimate of about £100 to £150 for that.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20This one here, obviously a couple of hundred years later, my favourite,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- still the same sort of money. £100 to £150.- OK.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25How do you feel about those valuations? They're a little less than you paid.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29They are, but I've had them over 20 years, I've really enjoyed them.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34So, you know, now we're moving on to computers and that sort of thing.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Skiing trips.- Skiing trips, yes.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42A very sweet start. I think Karen is being quite practical.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45She may love the cribs but she's enjoyed them for many years.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49And now it's time to bid them farewell.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Jack has found an encyclopaedia of practical cookery.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54I've no doubt that the celebrity chefs who grace
0:06:54 > 0:06:57our TV screens have improved their methods
0:06:57 > 0:07:01greatly since this set was published in eight volumes.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Old cookery books can be very collectible
0:07:04 > 0:07:07so John thinks they're worth £30 to £40.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Next up we've a collection that would have made any Edwardian home owner feel proud.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17John, what do you think about this for the auction?
0:07:17 > 0:07:22This is just like a washstand collection I've had for a while now.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24It's lovely to see that you've got a nice long set here.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30I don't recall ever seeing a pair of wash basins with the matching jugs, that's really unusual.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33You do see long sets, and you've got your toothbrush holder here,
0:07:33 > 0:07:39you've got your waste water pail and your soap receptacle with the cover on there. No little ring stand?
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- No.- No?- That's all there's ever been.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45It's very nice indeed. Have a look at this other piece here. Where did it come from?
0:07:45 > 0:07:49It came from a little antique shop in Chadwell Heath.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52I used to look at it every day for about two years because I worked near
0:07:52 > 0:07:56there and one day the chap beckoned me in and said,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58"I've seen you looking at it. I'm packing up."
0:07:58 > 0:08:03I said, "Well, I didn't think it was for sale." He said, "Well, it is now."
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- We agreed a price and I took it home. - Do you remember what you paid for it?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09I think I paid between £60 and £80.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Again it was a long time ago.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13But I was very happy with that price,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15because at that time this was very popular.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18That wasn't a bad price, actually.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Date-wise Edwardian, turn of the last century.
0:08:21 > 0:08:27Looking at the style, these delicate draping bellflower swags with these pendants and floral,
0:08:27 > 0:08:33enamel decoration, typically Edwardian, very feminine in style.
0:08:33 > 0:08:39The actual design is probably Crown Devon Fieldings, there isn't a mark on it but there's a registration,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42possibly trace that in a reference book
0:08:42 > 0:08:46to who registered that design. But they were copying Worcester.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Worcester brought out a very popular range which they termed blush ivory.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54And this is all transfer printed and enamelled over the top.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58So these were made in quite large numbers.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Even today, although we've seen a major drop in demand
0:09:01 > 0:09:04for this sort of thing, I'd still like to think that a good long set,
0:09:04 > 0:09:09a good matching set like this, should make £80 to £100 to £120 at auction.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- Wonderful. That's good. - Jolly good, a great find.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13But we're not quite there yet.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17If we're going to get on those slopes, let's see what else we can rummage.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22I'm very happy with his valuation because it's more than I paid for it,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25so, and I've enjoyed it for 20 odd years.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27So it can't be bad.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32While we've been busy Jack's enthusiasm has shown no signs of dipping.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35The school ski trip must be a great incentive for him.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37He finds some Mary Gregory glass.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42Mary Gregory worked for an American glass company in the late 1800s.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46She may not have made every item of glass that bears her name
0:09:46 > 0:09:48but Mary Gregory is the name
0:09:48 > 0:09:49given to the style of glass
0:09:49 > 0:09:53that features children and is decorated with white enamel.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56There's a cranberry vase too.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Together, they should make £30 to £50.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05As a single mum Karen has made a fine job of bringing up her son.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09I'm keen to find out a little bit more about their relationship.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Now it seems to me that you've got a very close relationship, you both obviously get on very well.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Yeah, we do. We do.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- We chug along together. - Is he good company?
0:10:18 > 0:10:22He's very good company and I'm noticing now we have a lot of holidays, we love our holidays.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26And whereas I used to be a bit nervous taking away a two-year-old, a three-year-old,
0:10:26 > 0:10:30now he sort of takes over and he's got passports ready
0:10:30 > 0:10:34and he's the man, really, which is great.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36He's very good at sports, by the sounds of it as well.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38What sort of sports is he into, then?
0:10:38 > 0:10:41He likes his sports, loves his skiing.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43And he's snowboarding now as well.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46He likes cricket, football,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50good little tennis player. We play a lot of tennis together.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51And we swim a lot together.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55We both love swimming and diving. Yeah.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Tell me a little bit about your career.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02I worked at Barclays Bank, from school I went to Barclays Bank.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04And then I went into advertising.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07A lot of selling work, really.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10So did you decide to give that up to have Jack?
0:11:10 > 0:11:15Yes. Just before I was 40 I thought, "Oh my goodness, I haven't had a child yet."
0:11:16 > 0:11:21And we decided that I should be a full-time mum.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25At first that was difficult but now I'm really enjoying it.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28I don't mind not being in business at all now.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I love it.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32So what do you think of the advantages or disadvantages of being an older mum?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34I think you're much more patient.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37I think you're more established in your life.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41And you've got more time to give to the children, I think.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Which is just as well cos there's so many more mums having
0:11:43 > 0:11:47children later and time goes by so quickly and it just happens to you.
0:11:47 > 0:11:53So, in terms of the future with Jack what d'you hope that he might accomplish?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Whatever makes him happy.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00Doesn't have to be even a professional, I'd just like him to have a...
0:12:00 > 0:12:06you know, not to work too hard, because that's not a good thing.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10I hope John Cameron is working very hard professionally and finding plenty of items
0:12:10 > 0:12:11to raise money for Jack's skiing trip.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- Shall we go and see how they're getting on?- Love to.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Jack is a mature young man and a credit to his mum.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23The apple of his mother's eye seems to have an eye for antiques himself.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27He's searching out John for a few answers.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28John, I've found these.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33Let's have a look, Jack. Pop yourself down. Oh, dear.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38- They look interesting, do you know what they are?- No, I don't.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43They're cocktail sticks, and they're used for either putting a cherry
0:12:43 > 0:12:45on the end, as this little thingy on the top implies,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47or perhaps an olive for your Martini.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52They're nice but they're actually silver, and we can tell that by this
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- little hallmark here, can you see that?- Yeah.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Very difficult to see what the naked eye but we've got a set of marks on there,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59one of which tells us it's silver.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02The second one tells us where the silver was tested,
0:13:02 > 0:13:04in this case it was Chester.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09And we have a date letter, and the letter in this case is a little N,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11and that relates to 1938.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14So we're right in the middle of the cocktail period.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Just one year before the Second World War broke out.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22Now, there's also a little maker's mark on there, a W and H.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24That's Walker and Hall,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26a very well-known firm of silversmiths.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29They started in the 19th century.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32They were eventually bought out by Maplin and Webb,
0:13:32 > 0:13:34another very first-rate silversmiths.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38These are lovely, a set of six of them, in their fitted box,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41they're of the period. I like them. I think they're quite desirable at auction.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Any idea what you think they might be worth?
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- About £30.- You're not far off.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50You might not be wrong, I might be tempted to say a little bit more.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I'd be looking, hoping, for about £40 to £60.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Oh.- Do you think Mum would be happy with that?
0:13:55 > 0:13:57I think she'd be really happy with £40.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Jolly good, that's an excellent find.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02But, we're not quite there yet, young man.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06If we're to get you on those nursery slopes and up on the lifts we've got to find a few more things.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10So, come on, take me somewhere else, see what else we can find.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14While John and Jack have been discussing the glamorous era
0:14:14 > 0:14:18of 1930s cocktails, Karen's made a slightly less exotic,
0:14:18 > 0:14:20but equally important discovery.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26It's an Imari pattern Royal Crown Derby vase.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30This fine English bone china is identified by the gold band
0:14:30 > 0:14:33which runs around the top of each vase.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35It's worth around £30 to £50.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38I found two beautifully bound Victorian albums.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43They're known as carte de visite, patented in Paris in France.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Delicate pictures that have been mounted on card pages
0:14:46 > 0:14:48for viewing and even trading among friends.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51These albums were hugely popular,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53a regular fixture in Victorian parlours.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Maybe they're the inspiration for modern photograph albums.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02Unfortunately they're not rare because they were too heavily mass-produced in the 19th century.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06But these two are very nostalgic and one even has a music box built
0:15:06 > 0:15:11into the back, so they could fetch as much as £80 to £120.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Karen makes another vintage discovery,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17this time from quite a different century.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21John, I've found this upstairs.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23And I'm sure I won't be using it again.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Well, not really my colour, Karen, I have to tell you.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- I just thought it would suit you. - Do you think so?
0:15:29 > 0:15:31A really nice thing, where did it come from?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33It came from Portobello Road.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37I'd seen them in other colours, black and tortoiseshell
0:15:37 > 0:15:41and when I saw the white one I thought, "That's it, I'm having that."
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- And have used this?- Yeah.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- I've used it a lot.- Really? Yeah. The only thing is
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- everybody can see what you've got in your handbag.- Ah.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51So topic of conversation.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- Yes, good topic of conversation. - Now this, to me, says two things.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58American and 1950s.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03Very typical of that style and very American, these hard Lucite
0:16:03 > 0:16:05plastic bodies. That's what they call it, Lucite.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09And also this pearl essence, again very typical of that period.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14There is a big market for vintage accessories, vintage clothing and so on.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18So much so that a lot of the contemporary designers are starting to copy
0:16:18 > 0:16:22these designs and reintroduce them now to the younger generation.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27And it's becoming harder and harder to find good quality period vintage pieces
0:16:27 > 0:16:32in nice condition like this, because a lot of the plastics do deteriorate.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33But this looks absolutely fine.
0:16:33 > 0:16:39A tiny bit of discolouring around those metal hinges there, but other than that it's perfect.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- Do you remember what you paid for it?- I think around £20.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- That's not bad because this ought to make around £40 to £60.- OK. - Would you be happy with that?
0:16:47 > 0:16:52- Very happy.- Jolly good, well, I'd better give this back to you, I have a reputation.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Have you got anything else like that?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- I'll have a look.- Come on, show me.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Reputation, John? Surely not.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06So, Jack, tell me a little bit about what it's like at school and the
0:17:06 > 0:17:09schoolfriends you have and the activities you do.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11I enjoy school a lot.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16A week ago we had something called activities week where
0:17:16 > 0:17:21we have activities, school-related, like we'd go to Fairlop Waters,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24and do water-based sports.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27But I also like cricket and skiing.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32So this ski trip, is it your decision that it's something that you want him to experience?
0:17:32 > 0:17:37- Or has the pressure come from Jack? - Oh, no, he definitely has always wanted to ski.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40And he's sort of taken it from there, really.
0:17:40 > 0:17:46I just think it'll be so much more fun for him to go with the school group, with his friends,
0:17:46 > 0:17:50rather than with the crowd that we went with because he went with all older people,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53which was good but because he's an only child, the things
0:17:53 > 0:17:55the school bring to him are really important.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57And how did you get into antiques?
0:17:57 > 0:18:01I was brought up with antiques, really.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04The little part of Southsea, Hampshire, that I was brought up in
0:18:04 > 0:18:08was an antique centre, lots of antiques shops, and I went to school there.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12And we always had antiques in the home.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15My grandmother was very fond of antiques.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17It's just always been a part of my life.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Don't you think it's going to be quite hard, because a lot
0:18:20 > 0:18:23of these pieces you've bought, you've got a very good eye,
0:18:23 > 0:18:26you've been around antiques for a long time, and now suddenly they're
0:18:26 > 0:18:31going to be gone, is that going to be really something you carry on?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Or are you still always going to have an eye out for a bargain?
0:18:33 > 0:18:37I'll still look. But I'm going to try not to buy in future.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Because I'm more into travel now,
0:18:40 > 0:18:44to be honest, and seeing the world rather than material things.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47And you just have to, if you've been away on a trip, which we do a lot,
0:18:47 > 0:18:50you just have to come home and dust it all.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54And I'd like to travel when Jack's older, and if you
0:18:54 > 0:18:59can't get it in the rucksack, it might as well go now.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03So, young man, on a scale of one to ten, how important is this skiing trip?
0:19:03 > 0:19:0811. It's really, honestly, I've been once before
0:19:08 > 0:19:14and I enjoyed it so much, just to have such a vast mountain to go on.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17It's truly, really amazing.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20I think we need to give John Cameron that information so
0:19:20 > 0:19:23he's under enough pressure to find some more items to sell, don't you?
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Let's make sure we make the target, come on.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32John's still on the hunt and has found another Victorian item,
0:19:32 > 0:19:36this time a child's Windsor stickback armchair.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37Carved from elm.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41John thinks it should sell for around £20 to £30.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Our figures are certainly mounting up.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46But we'll need more if we're going to get Jack on the slopes.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Hi, guys. What do you think of this mirror?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Gosh, that is absolutely stunning.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53Is this one of your antique finds?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- It is.- I really love that.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59So how long have you had that in your collection?
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Again about 25 years.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- And what made you buy it? - Oh, at the time I loved it.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05It's great.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10Yeah, at the time everything was heavy and gold and highly decorative.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- And are you happy to part with that? - I am.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17- Because it's not... I'm minimalising now.- Right.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19It's too decorative for me now, really.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23It's a very decorative piece, it's what you call a Victorian mirrored wall bracket.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26At first I thought it might be late Georgian but if you look here,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29you've got this horizontal deterioration,
0:20:29 > 0:20:31two or three bands in the mirror,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33the silver has started to deteriorate.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36If we turn the mirror around
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- we can see those panels. Where the panels join.- Yeah.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43That's where the air and moisture gets in and creates that damage.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48So at least we know mirror and the frame are contemporary with each other. But dating it.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50If you again look back at the panels.
0:20:50 > 0:20:56If you have a look there you can see these radial marks, that has been created by a circular saw.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59So that suggests to us it must be after the industrial revolution so
0:20:59 > 0:21:02it would be the latter part of the 19th century, machine-made backs.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Certainly the boards have been cut by a machine.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08But it is in, what I guess you'd call Rococo revival style,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10which was very popular in the 19th century,
0:21:10 > 0:21:12very French-looking, isn't it?
0:21:12 > 0:21:17- I think so.- Giltwood and gesso, this is plain gilt wood,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20but if you add the gesso to the cornice at the top there,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24which, because it's a mixture of plaster and glue
0:21:24 > 0:21:26on top of wood, well, wood moves.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29You get crackage and shrinkage there and that's where you start
0:21:29 > 0:21:34- to lose parts. Any bits missing that have come off and you've still got? - There's a piece that I've got, yes.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- You've still got the piece that's missing?- Yes.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39We'll put it a little bag and tie it to this piece.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- It's from the bottom. - It won't get separated.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- That would be sensible. - It came off with a cricket ball.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- We won't go into that. - No, let's not go into that - Jack!
0:21:47 > 0:21:53- But even like that I'd still be hoping for about £150 to £200 maybe at auction.- OK.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55I think that's absolutely brilliant.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00Thankfully Jack's cricket ball didn't ruin a valuable mirror.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05And there's no time for playing today, he's determined to get on that school ski trip.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09He's found some fruit knives and forks still in their original box
0:22:09 > 0:22:13which will hopefully auction for between £30 and £50.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18It's been a busy day here with Karen and Jack, so much
0:22:18 > 0:22:23to look through and so many pieces with family and sentimental value.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26That rounds us up nicely, then, because we've run out of time.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29We've found some lovely, lovely items to send to auction.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33You wanted to raise £500 at least for this skiing holiday, didn't you, Jack?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Yeah.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37How much did you think the skiing holiday might cost?
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- It was a bit more than that, it was about £700.- Yeah.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45So how much do you think we may be making at the auction then, Jack?
0:22:45 > 0:22:48About 650.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49650, OK, Karen?
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- Around the same, I suppose, maybe a little more.- John?
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- I've no idea, maths was never my forte, I'm a history man.- OK!
0:22:57 > 0:23:01I can tell you, and bearing in mind I've taken the lower end of the estimate,
0:23:01 > 0:23:06not the higher end, the value of everything going to the auction house comes to
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- £730. Spending money.- Wow.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14I think you'll probably make a bit more on the day because you've got some real quality items.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18So, I think you may well, fingers crossed, be going on your skiing trip.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22And we'll see you again when it's time for the auction, OK?
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Well, I'm looking forward to this auction, there's a great variety
0:23:26 > 0:23:29of collectibles and I really hope we do well.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Just some of the things going to the sale are...
0:23:32 > 0:23:35the Victorian photograph album which has a little music box inside,
0:23:35 > 0:23:39a real piece of social history from the 19th century.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42John thinks it could go for as much as £80 to £120.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47The stylish 1950s white handbag, with the see-through top.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51It's a niche item but if the right buyer is in the room
0:23:51 > 0:23:54on the day, it could go for £40 to £60.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58And that stunning Rococo revival mirror from the Victorian period.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02Worth as much as £150 to £200.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:24:06 > 0:24:09a battle of the bidders in the auction room.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13This is just what you want, two people wanting the same item.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Then things take a turn for the worse.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16Oh, no, I'm so sorry.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- Not a single bid.- You don't even get a bid at £50.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Will it be a successful result for Jack and Karen in the end?
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34It's been a couple of weeks since we were in Loughton in Essex,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36where we met Karen and her lovely son Jack.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39We have some fantastic items from their house
0:24:39 > 0:24:43which we brought here to Chiswick Auction House in West London.
0:24:43 > 0:24:49Now remember, Karen's looking to raise around £500 as a contribution to son Jack's skiing holiday.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Let's just hope that today when the items go under the hammer
0:24:52 > 0:24:55there's plenty of bidders ready to buy.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59From experience we know you can never predict the outcome of an auction.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Lots are displayed an advertised several days before the sale.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06So, there's plenty of opportunity for the bidder
0:25:06 > 0:25:09to view the items and decide how much they're prepared to spend.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14They're determined to keep that information secret, so no-one else gets wind of the items
0:25:14 > 0:25:18that they're interested in, or how much they're prepared to pay.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21No-one wants to be pipped at the post by a competing bidder.
0:25:21 > 0:25:27One man who knows all the tricks of the trade is of course our veteran auctioneer and expert, John Cameron.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- Hi, John.- Morning, Lorne.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33The hand that rocks the cradle! Well, it's a lovely piece, isn't it?
0:25:33 > 0:25:37I'd can see that this would still have a practical use in someone's home.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39The wooden one, I'm not so sure about.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42I think we'll stick with plants in the wooden one, and children in this one.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Also I love that lovely mirror.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48The mirror's just over there. Look, it looks fantastic on the wall.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51That's the classic decorator's piece, isn't it?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- Indeed it is. It should do well. - Good.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57In that case, because Jack has got a bit of a skiing trip he's hoping
0:25:57 > 0:26:00to go on, shall we go and meet them? Come on.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02John is optimistic and I really don't want to disappoint Jack.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05He's so desperate to go on his school skiing trip.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Let's find out how they're feeling.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- Good morning.- Good morning.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- How are you?- Lovely, thank you.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15You look absolutely lovely, Karen. So do you young man, very smart.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Now, we have some lovely items.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Including one in particular that you can't even remember using.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22That's the crib, isn't it?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Does it feel a bit weird, seeing it here today?
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Just knowing that it's going to be sold to someone else.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Any item you're really excited about selling?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32I like the French mirror.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35You're not wanting that in your bedroom, Jack, are you?
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- No! That's the reason it's going.- Any second thoughts on any of the items?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42No. Every gap has been filled where they were.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44It's amazing how quickly you can do that as well!
0:26:44 > 0:26:49- Yes.- So, I guess we have a school skiing trip to fund, have we?- Yeah.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Let's hope we can make enough money to send you on your way.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56The auction is going to start soon, shall we get in our positions?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58If you're thinking of heading to auction,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02please remember that commission and other charges may apply.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Always check the details with the auction house.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Today's auctioneer gets out first lot underway.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11It's that striking white handbag with the see-through top.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Very representative of the 1950s.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16So, if there's a costume buyer, or a collector
0:27:16 > 0:27:19looking for something quirky today, this could do well.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23We've got an estimate of £40 - £60. Have you a reserve on that?
0:27:23 > 0:27:27- Around £30. - That's fair enough, isn't it?
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Should be. A few years ago, these would make a bit more.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Well, let's see what happens today.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Lady's handbag. Start me at £20 for it, £20 for it.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- £20 for it, I'm bid £20.- £20.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44Is that it, 22? 25, 25, 28, 30.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48It's in front of me at £28. Any at 30? All out at £28, I'm selling at...?
0:27:48 > 0:27:4930, thank you. 32?
0:27:49 > 0:27:52A new bidder at £30 in the heights. At £30, 32?
0:27:52 > 0:27:55At £30 it goes, all done. £30, 373.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57- Happy with that?- Very happy.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00You've got no use for a lady's handbag, have you? Let's be honest.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Won't pass it on to you, Jack.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05£30, not quite as much as we'd hoped for.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Still, it's only the first lot. We've got another 12 to come.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12The next one is the Victorian three-tiered mirror.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18A couple of the bits are missing, but I understand you've found those.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Does that make too much difference at auction?
0:28:21 > 0:28:25I think anybody looking to buy, if they're going to have it restored, yes, they would
0:28:25 > 0:28:29be glad to see those extra pieces. It just makes the restorer's job a little bit easier.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32£100 for this one, £100 for it? Thank you, I'm bid £100.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Straight in at 100, there you go.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38£100, I'll take 110 for it. I want 110, got 110, 120?
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- 130, 140. 130, I see your bid, 130? - That's more like it.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45That's the bid so far. At 130? Can I sell it for 130?
0:28:45 > 0:28:50At 130, bid at 130. 130, and going.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52All done. 130 and gone, then.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54£130, a bit more like it.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- I'm really happy with that. - Are you? Good.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02£130 is a good result, and will certainly get Jack on one ski.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03But of course, he needs two.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08So, the next lot are those lovely cocktail sticks.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11You've put a reserve on this, haven't you? What is it?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13I think it's 30.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17£30, OK. How does the reserve at auction work, John?
0:29:17 > 0:29:18There's two different types.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21A firm reserve, so the auctioneer can't sell it below that figure.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Then you have a discretion reserve, which gives him about ten
0:29:24 > 0:29:27or 15% discretion under that reserve.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29OK, let's see what they make.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- £50 to start me? £20 to go, £20? - Come on.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35I'm bid at £20, at 22?
0:29:35 > 0:29:3722, 25, 28, 30.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39At £28, at £28. Say 30?
0:29:39 > 0:29:41At £28, all out at £28? All done.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44At £28, I'm going to sell at £28, I'm afraid. At £28, thank you.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47£28, gone. £28.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51Just £2 under your £30 reserve, but presumably the auctioneer's discretion there, John?
0:29:51 > 0:29:54I hoped they were worth a little bit more than that.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56But there we are. On another day, perhaps.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- Are you happy with that?- Absolutely.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02OK, excellent. Not far off the estimate and not bad at all,
0:30:02 > 0:30:06when you realise that the days in which most people sampled a cocktail
0:30:06 > 0:30:08before dinner are long gone.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Now for the first of our two cribs.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15These have been lovingly tended by Karen over 20 years.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18First to sell is the adapted 17th-century oak cradle,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21valued at around £100 to £150.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- We've put a reserve on this one of £100, is that right?- Yes.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- John, what do you think? - I don't think it's a lot of money.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34At £100, it will make a very good planter for somebody.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Yeah, we should be OK there.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- OK, let's see how we do. - Find me £50 for it, thank you.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41£50, 55? Say five now, 55.
0:30:41 > 0:30:4560, 5, 70, five, 80, five.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49- Come on!- 85, back in. 90? 90, five.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53- That's it, it's sold, then. - 90, say 95? Are we done?
0:30:53 > 0:30:55All out at £90. You've got it at £90.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01£90. So, the reserve was 100, but with auctioneer's discretion
0:31:01 > 0:31:03giving 10% either side, £90.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08- Are you happy with that?- Very happy. - Yeah? What about you my dear? - Very happy.- Good.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11£90, and again a little under estimate.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Still, John originally valued the pair at 200 to £300,
0:31:15 > 0:31:18and he thought the working white crib is more attractive.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23So, fingers crossed, Jack may still make it to the slopes.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Our next lot is one
0:31:25 > 0:31:27you're very familiar with, young man.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30It's the crib you were rocked to sleep in when you were a little boy.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34So, does it feel strange to know that it's going to go to a different home now?
0:31:34 > 0:31:41It does, yes. Because, I've slept in it and it's bizarre but, I'm not a baby now so someone should get it.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43It's all right, yes.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44£100, start me for it.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47£50 to go then, £50 for it?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49£50, or I'll pass it.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- No-one wants it at £50, then?- No!
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Come and see me if you change your mind about it. Not sold, I'm afraid.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55- Oh, no, I'm so sorry! - Not a single bid.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58They didn't even bid at £50.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Unsold, that's such a blow!
0:32:01 > 0:32:05Especially as we'd pinned all our hopes on it selling well.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08That has dropped our potential takings by £100.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11It's the Edwardian wash set next.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13It's unusual to have so many matching pieces,
0:32:13 > 0:32:15so John has priced is accordingly.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Bidder at £65. 68? £65.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Are we all done? £65 and gone. At £65, sold.
0:32:20 > 0:32:26£65. That's a lot of china for that amount of money.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Yes, and you could get yourself two dressing tables for that money as well these days.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35£65, well, they're not as popular now as they used to be.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38So, this price reflects their current standing.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42I think we're getting nearer to Jack's skiing holiday all the time.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46As the halfway point approaches, the only way to know for sure is to add up the numbers.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51OK, now. We've got a little bit of a break before our next lots are on.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52How much do you think we might have made?
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- About 200 to £250?- Karen?
0:32:56 > 0:32:58A little bit more, 300 maybe?
0:32:58 > 0:33:02We have actually made £343.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07We have got some really good quality items coming up.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10John, I understand you've seen something you've got your eye on?
0:33:10 > 0:33:14Something I want to have a closer look at. So, you take a break and I'll see you in a bit.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18Well, we're going to do a bit of apres ski. Come on, this way.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24So, while I head off with mum and son to discuss skiing holidays,
0:33:24 > 0:33:27John discovers there really is some truth behind the old saying,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31if you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33These are a familiar sight in general auction houses.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38They often come out of deceased estates and they mean nothing to your average auction goer.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41However, they are a source of potential income.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Now, first of all, these coins are copper,
0:33:44 > 0:33:46so they have a bullion weight.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50If they can be picked up for £10 or £20, they weigh an absolute ton.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53You'll probably double your money on the scrap value alone.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56And, regarding silver coins,
0:33:56 > 0:34:01before 1919 any silver coinage was actually 925 silver.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04After that date, it becomes 50% silver.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Any coins from those dates can again be scrapped for their silver and metal content.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12The second jar here, the coins tend to be in pretty much good condition.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14They're mostly 20th-century pennies and half pennies.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18But there are certain coins, especially around the First and Second World War,
0:34:18 > 0:34:25when minting was interrupted, that can be worth hundreds and sometimes thousands of pounds.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30So, with a bit of specialist knowledge, you may be able to find that rose amongst the thorns.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33And some shrewd investor did.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36They went for £10. Maybe that's proof of the old saying,
0:34:36 > 0:34:40that a little bit of old copper could actually turn out to be gold.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Time to raid our piggy banks, I think.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Right, our next lot coming up is
0:34:47 > 0:34:49the Royal Crown Derby Imari patterned vase.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52The Japan pattern, as it's called,
0:34:52 > 0:34:54has been popular for about 400 years,
0:34:54 > 0:34:57since Imari first came to this country.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- This is a 20th-century piece. The only problem is, it's had some restoration.- Yes.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Just around the neck. But it's been done well.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07We've got an estimate of £30 to £50. What would it be if it was perfect?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10I think this is a £60 piece in good condition, if I take that into
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- consideration, we shall see. - £30 for it?
0:35:14 > 0:35:15£20 for it?
0:35:15 > 0:35:20£20 for it? I'm bid £20, 22, 25, 25?
0:35:20 > 0:35:2328. 30. At £28, selling at £28, 30?
0:35:23 > 0:35:27At £28, £28 all out?
0:35:27 > 0:35:28£28, all done.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- £28.- Just under our estimate.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34At the moment, because generally speaking in auction rooms,
0:35:34 > 0:35:39the minute everything has got some damage, especially something like Imari, the modern potteries,
0:35:39 > 0:35:42they just ignore it. I think that's pretty good.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46That's a fair result, considering it was valued at £30 to £50
0:35:46 > 0:35:48before the crack was discovered.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Next up, the fruit knives and forks.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53These were popular in the first half of the 20th century,
0:35:53 > 0:35:57but there's a limited market for this type of cutlery nowadays.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00On the plus side, they are in a presentation box,
0:36:00 > 0:36:03so John thinks they should reach £30 to £50.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05£20 for the lot? £10?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08I'm bid 10, 12 there? 12, 15?
0:36:08 > 0:36:1015 over there, 18, 20?
0:36:10 > 0:36:1322, 25, 28, 30.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Bid at £28, I'll take 30? £28, at £28 all done? £28, all done.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19At £28. At £28, all out.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- 28.- We're limping towards.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- 28 seems to crop up a lot. - It does, doesn't it?
0:36:24 > 0:36:28That's another lot to make £28. Very strange!
0:36:28 > 0:36:34But I'm not complaining, at least they're selling and every bid helps towards the skiing fund.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38We've probably funded two skis and two days on the slopes are far.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40We must get Jack to the top of that mountain.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Do you ever remember sitting on this child's chair?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Yes, I do. I do remember.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Are you going to miss this, do you think?
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- No, not really. - OK, so what's the estimate?
0:36:50 > 0:36:55Only 20 to £30. The seat has got quite a lot of worm damage in it.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58I think that adds to the charm to some degree.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- I bet you didn't know that when you were sitting on it!- No.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Great for a little teddy bear to sit on there,
0:37:03 > 0:37:05and at £20, that's very tempting.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Is it worth £30? You'll make more than £30 for it.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- £20 for it?- Oh, come on!- £10 for it.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14I'm bid 10, 12, 15, 18, 20.
0:37:14 > 0:37:1922, 25, 25? 25, 28? £25 then, £25.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21At £25, are we all done?
0:37:21 > 0:37:23£25, I'm going to let it go.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- £25.- Good, I'm pleased with that.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30They don't know either that they're getting some worms thrown in there for free!
0:37:32 > 0:37:36£25, bang in the middle of John's estimate.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Our next lot was one that we found almost last minute,
0:37:39 > 0:37:41which was the Victorian photograph albums.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45They look very typical of their era except one has got that fantastic
0:37:45 > 0:37:48music mechanism in the back, hasn't it?
0:37:48 > 0:37:50I think that's absolutely charming.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Used to see a lot of these around, but not now.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Lovely to see that feature inside. Very unusual.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59And all the teeth there are perfect, no damage to it.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02So, that should get us our money. £80 to £120.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Start me at £50 for the two of them, £50?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08I'm bid £50,
0:38:08 > 0:38:1055, say five?
0:38:10 > 0:38:15- At £50, five, 60? 5, 70, 5, 80, 5. - That's more like it.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19£80, and five? £80, I'm going to sell at £80.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Your last chance, £80 and gone. £80.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- £80.- Yes, very good.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- Are you happy with that?- Yeah.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Good, good.- Slow to get started, but it did gather momentum in the end.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32We hit our bottom estimate, that's good.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Again, spot on John's estimate at £80.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39He knows a thing or two, does John.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Next is the Mary Gregory and cranberry glass.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Both designs are popular and have a huge fan base.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Let's hope it's another lot which reaches its estimate.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50£50? £30?
0:38:51 > 0:38:52Come on.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54£30, bid £30.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56I'll take two, £30? Give me two? 32?
0:38:56 > 0:39:0032? 35, for 494? 35, 38.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0438, 40. 42, 45, 48.
0:39:04 > 0:39:1050, 5, 50 bid. £50, standard bid at £50. I'll take five, all done.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11At £50, all out? You've got it.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Bang on £50 there.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- That's OK.- You happy with that? - Absolutely.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20Fantastic, right at the top end of John's estimate.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22And so to our last lot of the day,
0:39:22 > 0:39:26eight volumes of the Encylopaedia Of Practical Cookery.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Could they give us the lift we need?
0:39:28 > 0:39:32I've seen growing interest... with all the cookery programmes.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37A lot of people are looking back at old recipes. I think there's a good set there for £30.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40£20, start me?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42£20, I'm bid £20, at £20, 22?
0:39:42 > 0:39:4422, 25, 28.
0:39:44 > 0:39:4630, 32, 35, 38.
0:39:46 > 0:39:5140, excuse me? 40, 42, £40, at £40.
0:39:51 > 0:39:5742, 45, 48, 50, five, 60, 5. 70, 5.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00This is just what you want, two people wanting the same item.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04£70, all done? £70 and going. £70 and gone.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- 75? 75. 80?- Still going at 80!
0:40:07 > 0:40:11New bidder at £75, and £75, sold at £75? All out, your bid, and gone.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- 75.- The proof certainly was in the pudding then.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16You know what you're doing.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Two very bad cooks in the house that wanted those books.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Another excellent result, more than double the lowest estimate.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Very much the icing on our cake.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30Now, after that excitement, we need to know are you or are you not going on a school skiing trip?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- What do you think?- Hopefully.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35What do you think, Karen?
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- I think he's definitely going.- Yeah? - Definitely.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43I think you've got a very, very nice mother, actually. Don't you?
0:40:43 > 0:40:46I think you'll be going and maybe get a little bit of pocket money too,
0:40:46 > 0:40:49because we made £629!
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Brilliant!
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- Are you pleased with that?- Yes.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Well done. You take care of yourself on the slopes, young man.
0:41:00 > 0:41:06And with that excellent result, Karen and Jack head off to Milton Keynes to try out the snow.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09Today has really put him in the mood.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13I think it's made him realise how much he misses his skiing.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17I think when he goes away with the school, he'll have a lot of fun.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19He's never really skied with a group of mates
0:41:19 > 0:41:25and I just think it'll bring a fun aspect of it to skiing for him.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29He's done quite heavy skiing, and I think there will be a lot more
0:41:29 > 0:41:32mucking around on the school trip.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- Hello.- Hi. - Are you having a good time?
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- Yes, it's been really good. - Enjoying it?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Yes. My eyes are watering.
0:41:38 > 0:41:44Judging by Jack's performance on the slopes today, I think he's going to be pretty good on the real thing.
0:41:44 > 0:41:50I enjoy skiing, because you're able to do your own thing.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54You don't have someone there, telling you to do this and do that.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56You're really your own person. I'm really pleased
0:41:56 > 0:42:00I'm able to go on the school trip with my friends,
0:42:00 > 0:42:03because it's a great experience for me.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Yeah!
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Well done!
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Do you know what? Jack is such a lovely boy,
0:42:13 > 0:42:15he really does deserve that skiing trip.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17But then Karen is a fantastic mum too.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Let's hope that they have enough money there to treat both of them.
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