0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to the show that rummages around people's homes, finds all the hidden gems
0:00:05 > 0:00:08then takes them to auction to raise funds for our families.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13We all like getting gifts, but let's be honest, some of them remind us of things that are best
0:00:13 > 0:00:17forgotten, a bit like today's lady, who wants to clear out all
0:00:17 > 0:00:21that type of clutter and that's why she's called in Cash In The Attic.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46Coming up on Cash In The Attic... Some unexpected finds get us all very excited!
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Did I hear a magic word just then?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51You heard the word "Cartier"...
0:00:51 > 0:00:55And some heavy-duty candelabra get a rather hefty price tag...
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Very good valuation, James.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Thank you, but can we find something a little lighter next time!
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I'm sure we can!
0:01:02 > 0:01:05So, will we all be laughing come auction day?
0:01:05 > 0:01:07You must be pleased with that!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- I am! - That is really good, isn't it?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I'm in the really picturesque village
0:01:15 > 0:01:17of Bearsted in Kent to meet Annette.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21She's had a lot to deal with in the last few years, but she's decided
0:01:21 > 0:01:26it's time to move forward with her personal life and provide some stability for her children.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Annette Shaw has lived in Kent for the last six years, together with
0:01:30 > 0:01:35her two children, 12-year-old Charles and 11-year-old Olivia.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Annette is a former baroness, but she lost her title
0:01:38 > 0:01:40when her first marriage ended,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44but happily she found love a second time around with Adie, who she met
0:01:44 > 0:01:49on holiday in Egypt and the couple tied the knot just over a year ago.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Annette suffers from multiple sclerosis and has plans of moving
0:01:53 > 0:01:55to a new, more manageable, home,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57but having amassed a lifetime of collectables,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00she has decided a clear-out is required
0:02:00 > 0:02:04and has called in her mum, Anne, and the Cash In The Attic team to help.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09James Rylands is our antiques expert today, so whilst he makes a start, I'll meet the girls.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Aah, good morning.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- You must be Annette?- I am indeed.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Hi, hi, and you're Mum?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- That's right!- I thought so.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19- Lovely to meet you.- And you.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22You've called in Cash In The Attic, haven't you?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Yes. I've got so many things indoors that I no longer use
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and, hopefully, some of them are valuable.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33They're collectables and I just thought we could make a few pounds.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35What do you want to raise the money for, then?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37We'd like to put it towards a deposit on a house.
0:02:37 > 0:02:45- This is only rented and also because of the MS, I need some adaptations. - How long have you had that for?
0:02:45 > 0:02:5120 years, about 20 years, so really, we need as much money as we can towards this house.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Have you got a figure in mind of how much you'd like to raise?
0:02:54 > 0:02:59I think, realistically, £800 would be fantastic.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00OK, so we need to raise £800.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03We won't get much time for a break today.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Shall we see if James has found any of these lovely items yet?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07- Yes.- Come on, then.
0:03:07 > 0:03:13It sounds like today's rummage really could have life-changing consequences for Annette
0:03:13 > 0:03:18so let's hope we can uncover plenty of valuables and raise that all-important deposit.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19What have you got there?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- Something that's very heavy! - You're not kidding!
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Now that's impressive. Can you impress us with your valuation?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I'll impress you with something else.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29It's one of a pair. I've just seen the other one sitting there.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Tell me the story about these candelabra, then?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35These were given to me by my ex-husband when we lived
0:03:35 > 0:03:39in a very large house, but here, they look slightly out of place!
0:03:39 > 0:03:42You could say they are very grand, aren't they?
0:03:42 > 0:03:47So we've got this combination of green marble and then what we call "gilt bronze",
0:03:47 > 0:03:50or "d'or moulu",
0:03:50 > 0:03:52which the "d'or", gold in French, and then "moulu",
0:03:52 > 0:03:56which was actually the process of putting it on where they
0:03:56 > 0:04:01had the gold leaf and they mixed it up with mercury and once it had been put on,
0:04:01 > 0:04:07they then used heat and flames to actually burn the mercury off, leaving the gold...
0:04:07 > 0:04:09And die shortly afterwards, presumably!
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- That's exactly what happened, that is exactly what happened!- Oh, no!
0:04:12 > 0:04:16They all died of mercury poisoning so it was a hugely expensive process.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19And how old are these as a particular example?
0:04:19 > 0:04:23I've looked underneath and they've actually got "Made in Italy",
0:04:23 > 0:04:26which tells me they were made in the 20th century.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28What sort of value could we be talking about, James?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31When it comes to value, I guess we're probably looking at
0:04:31 > 0:04:35about between £80 and £120. We're talking about decoration
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- rather than rarity. - What do you think of that valuation?
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- It's absolutely fine!- Yes, I thought it was a very good valuation, James.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Thank you, but, Annette, can we find something
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- a little lighter next time?! - I'm sure we can, indeed!
0:04:48 > 0:04:52I begin my search upstairs in Annette's bedroom and I find a pair
0:04:52 > 0:04:55of his and hers watches that she was given as a wedding present.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00They were made by Asprey & Garrard, the London-based jewellers
0:05:00 > 0:05:02best-known for their upkeep of the Crown Jewels.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Annette's house may be hiding more than we imagined!
0:05:05 > 0:05:07James values the pair at £60 to £100.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Hey, James... What do you think of this?
0:05:12 > 0:05:16What have we got here? Ooh, we've got lots of sculpture you've found.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Where did these come from?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20I have no idea!
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Well, what have we got here?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- Now do you know why I'm doing that, tapping that?- No.
0:05:25 > 0:05:31- Well, if I tap it, that tells me what material it's made out of. - How clever!
0:05:31 > 0:05:37In this case it's made of bronze, so this one here, which is a nice charming group and it's
0:05:37 > 0:05:44based on a 19th-century original French piece and there is a bit of a signature in the back,
0:05:44 > 0:05:46which is difficult to make out,
0:05:46 > 0:05:51- but this one, do you know how old this is?- I have no idea.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55I think that this has probably been made in the last 20 or 30 years
0:05:55 > 0:05:59and not in France, actually out in the Far East,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01probably in Thailand.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03This is very European, isn't it?
0:06:03 > 0:06:08- Well, look, I'm tapping her again. - She's beautiful!- She is beautiful.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12She is actually not bronze, she's actually made of a material that's
0:06:12 > 0:06:16a resin, so it's a sort of composition copying bronze.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18We've got a little signature here,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21who I don't know, but I would think that's probably...
0:06:21 > 0:06:23This would have been made in the 1970s
0:06:23 > 0:06:31and very much in the style of that great impressionist painter and sculptor, Degas.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34The original would have been done at the end of the 19th century
0:06:34 > 0:06:38and so this man has copied that, so basically
0:06:38 > 0:06:41what we've got here is a real bronze,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44albeit it modern, and then two copies of bronzes made in
0:06:44 > 0:06:50a resin-based material, but not sort of old or rare or whatever...
0:06:50 > 0:06:53They basically have a sort of decorative price.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- I'm going to say I think probably between £50 and £100. - Well, that's very interesting.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- It's money in the pot, isn't it? - Yes, it certainly is.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03You seem very sure of that, James,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06but exactly how much money remains to be seen on auction day.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10A bit of interest in the book, straight in at £50, any advance?
0:07:10 > 0:07:11Good! It's got a bid of 50.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- Lots of places, now. 52, 55, 58, 60, 62...- Oh, look!
0:07:16 > 0:07:1965, 68, 70, 72...
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Find out later in the show.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Back in the rummage, Annette shows James a stunning games table,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28which she bought from auction a few years ago.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32It's a modern piece, but in an early 19th-century style,
0:07:32 > 0:07:36with walnut veneer and detailed marquetry. James hopes it will make
0:07:36 > 0:07:38£200-£400.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Anne has been concentrating her efforts in the packed garage
0:07:45 > 0:07:49and her hard work pays off when she digs out this rather impressive glass decanter.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55It was made by the Czech company Mosa who specialised in producing high-quality Bohemian glassware.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59James thinks that £30 to £50 is all we can expect from it today.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06While the others rummage, I thought we'd take a little break.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08You and your mum seem really close.
0:08:08 > 0:08:14We are. We've always been close and I think a good family network
0:08:14 > 0:08:16is a very important thing to have.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Obviously, she's your mum and you're her little girl,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22so it must have been hard for her when you were diagnosed with MS?
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Mmm, I think it was.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28Was the fact that you had your mum around vital to helping you keep going?
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Everybody needs breathing space, especially going through something like that.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Yes. Mum and Dad are wonderful, absolutely wonderful.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42And I think, yeah, family bonds you together and keeps you going
0:08:42 > 0:08:46and as much as my children are important to me, my parents are, as well.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Tell me about the family background, because you're all quite musical, aren't you?
0:08:49 > 0:08:56My father was a pianist and my mum was a singer and we all had a musical talent of sorts.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00I used to play the flute and my brother was a viola player.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03You came from this musical background.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05What did you go on to, because you didn't stay in music?
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- No, I became a legal secretary. - Is that how you met your husband?
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Yep. I met my husband, he worked in the City, as well,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17and married for 11 years and two gorgeous children.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20How do you feel that we're selling some of these things,
0:09:20 > 0:09:24which obviously are quite a reflection of the life you used to live?
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- Does it feel strange to be getting rid of them? - No, that time has passed.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Is it the opposite effect, then? It's actually quite nice to see them go at this stage?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Mmm, yes, it is.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38Well, I'm pleased Annette has no qualms about parting with her collectables,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41so the more we can find, the better.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Anne has finished her search in the garage and is now busy in the house
0:09:45 > 0:09:48where she soon finds a pair of highly-decorated plates.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52They were given to Annette as a gift and were designed by Versace, no less!
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Sadly, and despite the name,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57James isn't convinced of their collectability
0:09:57 > 0:10:01and values them at a rather disappointing £20 to £40.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05James, Anne, are you there?
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Hiya. Well done! What do you think of this?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11I should think you are just about to serve us some tea!
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I've got a few pieces out of the box but do you know what is in there?
0:10:14 > 0:10:15I believe it's a tea service.
0:10:15 > 0:10:21That's fantastic and I'll tell you what's great is here we have the history of Meissen on one plate!
0:10:21 > 0:10:26The thing about Meissen is it was the first European porcelain factory
0:10:26 > 0:10:29that discovered hard paste porcelain.
0:10:29 > 0:10:36Before then, it had only been made over in China and the Orient and the Europeans were desperate to find out
0:10:36 > 0:10:38how to actually make it
0:10:38 > 0:10:43and they discovered it in Meissen in about 1710 which is when
0:10:43 > 0:10:45the factory here first started
0:10:45 > 0:10:48and on this plate here you've got all the various histories,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51like you've got "AR" at the top there. That's for Augustus Rex
0:10:51 > 0:10:56who was the king over in Germany when it was first produced.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00KPM, which stands for "Konigliche Porcelain Manufacture",
0:11:00 > 0:11:02and then down here, we've got Bott...
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Well, I'm not even going to pronounce that,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06but basically it's named after Bottger,
0:11:06 > 0:11:11who was one of the original starters of the Meissen porcelain factory.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14It is good quality, but it's not especially old,
0:11:14 > 0:11:18so I think, for the whole lot, we'll probably put something like
0:11:18 > 0:11:20£200 to £400 on it, something like that.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Goodness me!- That's a nice thing to have in the kitty.- Brilliant!
0:11:23 > 0:11:26That's a super addition to our auction haul.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31A few more discoveries like this and we'll breeze past our £800 target.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36I'm on a bit of a roll as, like a magpie to diamonds, I spot these
0:11:36 > 0:11:40very desirable hand-printed, hand-stitched Hermes scarves.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45James thinks this collection of six could fetch somewhere between £30 to £80 on the day.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50James has been conducting a final search of the garage
0:11:50 > 0:11:53to see if Anne missed anything and he discovers a box
0:11:53 > 0:11:56containing a full set of Stuart Crystal glass.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00They're in perfect condition and, as a wedding present from her first marriage,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Annette is more than happy to see the back of them,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05so they head to auction with a very impressive
0:12:05 > 0:12:09£100 to £150 price tag.
0:12:09 > 0:12:16- What have you got there, Annette? - It's a Hermes ashtray. I forgot I had this!- Really!
0:12:16 > 0:12:18It's a jolly nice thing to forget that you actually had.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22The firm was started in 1837 by Thierry Hermes
0:12:22 > 0:12:27and originally they made harnesses and bridals for carriages.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32That would be the connection with the scarves and the equestrian connection?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Absolutely. Originally, that's what it was and that's why some
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Hermes styles, you're right, have bridals and things on them.
0:12:38 > 0:12:44But it wasn't actually until the early 20th century that Hermes were really on the map
0:12:44 > 0:12:49with one of his descendants, Emile-Maurice Hermes, because they were still making leather,
0:12:49 > 0:12:55but rather than harness-wear, they had gone into leather clothes and he got a sort of franchise,
0:12:55 > 0:13:00an exclusive deal, to produce clothes with the first zipper on them
0:13:00 > 0:13:05and then in the 1930s - 1937 - was when they actually started,
0:13:05 > 0:13:13they opened their first factory, in Lyon in France, purely devoted to making scarves
0:13:13 > 0:13:18and it was out of that, really, they then in later years went into this sort of luxury line
0:13:18 > 0:13:23of producing everything from watches to ashtrays to lots
0:13:23 > 0:13:29of other really high-end design things. This one here is actually made
0:13:29 > 0:13:34of Limoges porcelain, so one of the leading French porcelain factories as well.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36They still do have value.
0:13:36 > 0:13:43I would think something like this is probably worth around about £50 to £80. How does that sound?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Fair enough.- Not bad for an ashtray! - Not bad at all.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Annette really has collected some lovely pieces over the years
0:13:51 > 0:13:57and in the bedroom, her mum finds more evidence of this when she spots a very attractive Limoges tea set.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00It was a gift from her first husband and James thinks it could fetch
0:14:00 > 0:14:03another £80 to £120 on sale day.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- What have you got there?- A watch.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11It's not just any old watch...
0:14:11 > 0:14:13That is a Cartier watch!
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Ooh, did I hear a magic word?
0:14:15 > 0:14:18You heard the word "Cartier", yes!
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- Let me have a look, let me have a look! - Have you got the box for this?
0:14:22 > 0:14:26No box. I bought it off of my ex-boyfriend's mother.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- That's a bit tortuous, isn't it?! - Yeah, it is!- 22 years ago.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Well, you do like nice things, don't you?
0:14:31 > 0:14:38- I do.- Obviously an eye for quality because I mean Cartier, that is THE name to conjure with.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Thousands of pounds are paid for these things new.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Is it the same with this one? Is that worth £1,000?
0:14:44 > 0:14:49We're not talking thousands of pounds. It's 20-30 years old, something like that.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54On the back here, actually, it does tell me that it's got all the Cartier marks, which is great,
0:14:54 > 0:14:58and it tells me also that it's gold-plated rather than solid gold,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01so that all has a bearing on the value.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04We're probably looking at between £150 and £300.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06What do you think of that, Annette?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- That's more than I thought. - Really? That's good!
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- Presumably you're pleased with that, yeah?- Absolutely!- Well done!
0:15:12 > 0:15:15OK, talking of time, we're out of time when it comes to our rummage.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18You'll be delighted that the value of everything
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- going to auction comes to £1,050. - Wow!- Oh, marvellous!
0:15:23 > 0:15:28What a hugely successful day we've had in Kent with Annette Shaw and her mum
0:15:28 > 0:15:31and what a terrific array of items we've got for auction.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34The magnificent pair of 20th-century candelabra...
0:15:34 > 0:15:38You'll need a big house to keep them but not a huge fortune to buy them.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41We're looking for £80-£120.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46The beautifully inlaid pine and walnut games chest.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51It's not antique, but the quality is superb and will hopefully tempt the bidders into paying
0:15:51 > 0:15:54upwards of its £200-£400 estimate.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58And the collection of Meissen porcelain.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01We're hoping the porcelain bidders will be out in force,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04so we can raise upwards of its £200-£400 price tag.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I find out what James and Anne got up to on rummage day...
0:16:12 > 0:16:16And that was when you and I were alone together in the garage!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Yes, it was lovely!
0:16:18 > 0:16:21All right, anyway, moving swiftly on...
0:16:21 > 0:16:25And there are high hopes for a stylish crowd at auction.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30I'm sure here in Essex, the fashion aficionados are going to be out in force.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32So, will our items be in vogue?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45It's been a few weeks since we met Annette and her mum over in Kent.
0:16:45 > 0:16:51We found lots of lovely items that we've brought here to Stacey's Auction House in Rayleigh, Essex.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Remember, Annette is looking to raise around £800 so she can move on
0:16:54 > 0:17:00with her life, so let's just hope that the bidders get their cash out when the bidding starts today.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02This family-run auction house
0:17:02 > 0:17:08has been holding regular sales since it began trading back in 1947
0:17:08 > 0:17:14and it would seem that they are as busy as ever, with a staggering 1,200 lots on offer in today's sale.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- Morning, ladies. - Hi, how are you doing?
0:17:18 > 0:17:20- Hello, hi.- Good morning. - These are lovely,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22but I noticed in the catalogue, we're missing a couple.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26I actually found a buyer for four of the scarves.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31- Why are these two being held back? - Just because they preferred the other four.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Something else has happened with the glass collection.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- What's going on there? - Yeah, the same thing.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41I had a buyer who offered me £500 for them, so...
0:17:41 > 0:17:44I can't blame you for taking that!
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Busy girl. That's good news! - Absolutely!
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- We've still got the water jug? - Yes, that's right.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50And you're not missing any of these items?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- You're happy for them all to sell? - All of them.- Right, OK.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56You've already banked £500, plus a bit extra,
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- before you got here, so let's see what we can make today.- OK, then.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06Annette has done brilliantly, selling her collection of glass for £500,
0:18:06 > 0:18:13but if we're still aiming to raise £800 today, the items that have made it will have to perform amazingly.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15I do hope the bidders are feeling generous!
0:18:15 > 0:18:19We'll soon find out, as it's time for our first lot of the day.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22It's the Hermes ashtray.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26We have the Hermes ashtray. Pretty thing, lots of interest here on the book...
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Good, good, good!
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Right here now it's £70.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Any advances on £70 now? It's here with me, are we all done then?
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- Commission bid and I'm selling at £70.- Great!- Wow.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41It didn't even get to the room, because it went straight on commission. Fantastic!
0:18:41 > 0:18:43That's how we like to start an auction -
0:18:43 > 0:18:47just £10 shy of James' top estimate, and most importantly,
0:18:47 > 0:18:52we have our first contribution towards the deposit for Annette's new home.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Unfortunately, the Versace plates don't prove as popular...
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Sorry, they didn't sell.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02..and they're heading back home with Annette.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I hope we have more interest in our next item.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Next, we've got the three statues
0:19:07 > 0:19:10and that's when you and I were alone together
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- in the garage! - Yes, it was lovely!
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- Three... Anyway!- All right, anyway, moving swiftly on...
0:19:17 > 0:19:23Three statues, one is bronze, two are sort of a resin-based material, quite decorative, £50-£100.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- I'm hoping they will make it.- OK.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- A bit of interest in the book, straight in at £50, any advance... - Straight in at £50!
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Lots of places now. 52, 55, 58...
0:19:34 > 0:19:3760, 62, 65...
0:19:37 > 0:19:4168, 70, 72, 75, 78...
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- Brilliant!- 80, 85... - This is what we want.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- 90...- That's fantastic!- 95, 100. At £100 now, back of the room.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53Are we all done? Selling, make no mistake, the hammer's up at £100.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Thank you, sir.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58£100 - absolute top end of the estimate. Well done, James.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00That's much more like it.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Anne may not have liked the sculptures,
0:20:02 > 0:20:05but plenty of people in the room did
0:20:05 > 0:20:08and it's another much-needed contribution to the new home fund.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11'One of my favourite lots next. I love these.'
0:20:11 > 0:20:15It's the collection of hand-stitched Hermes scarves.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17We've put them in, the two, at £10-£20,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21so we're hoping at that sort of level, it will elicit
0:20:21 > 0:20:27some interest, but I'm sure here in Essex, the fashion aficionados are going to be out in force.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I must start the bidding at £50.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Are we all done then? It's you and me, lots of places now...
0:20:32 > 0:20:3655, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80...
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- 85, 90...- Aah!
0:20:38 > 0:20:43At £90 now. 95 back on the book against you now, at £95 now,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46commission bid on the book against you in the room. Are we all done and I'm selling.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51Against you all. It's on the book at £95.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- You must be pleased with that! - I'm happy.- That is really good!
0:20:55 > 0:21:00The good folk of Essex may not be interested in designer plates
0:21:00 > 0:21:04but the designer scarves got their attention, and deservedly so.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07It's anyone's guess what they'll make of our next lot,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10the pair of candelabra.
0:21:10 > 0:21:17£60, 65 I'm bid, thank you. At £65 now. Are we all done at £65? 65.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22- That's not a lot of money, compared to our estimate. How do you feel about that?- I don't mind.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25I'm pleased Annette's not too disappointed
0:21:25 > 0:21:27with that result and it goes to show the change
0:21:27 > 0:21:30in our tastes when it comes to interior fashion.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33And I don't think that's altogether a bad thing.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38At the halfway point, we've notched up £330, towards the £800 target
0:21:38 > 0:21:41for Annette and Anne's house move.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44So we're not doing too badly at all.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48If like Annette, you're thinking of heading to auction, then do remember
0:21:48 > 0:21:52that fees like commission, VAT and other charges may be added
0:21:52 > 0:21:56to your bill, so please do check with your local auction house first,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59to avoid any unwelcome surprises.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Our next lot is the pair of Asprey & Garrard watches,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04valued at £60-£100.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Where should we be with these, then? Start me at £40 then, 40 anywhere?
0:22:09 > 0:22:1340, I'm bid on the book. Any advances on 40? 42, thank you.
0:22:13 > 0:22:1545, 48, 50.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19At £50 now, still with me on the book, commission bid,
0:22:19 > 0:22:21and I'm selling then at £50.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26£50, that's not a lot of money is it?
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Oh, dear, now that's not the result we were hoping for.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33And things take a turn for the worse
0:22:33 > 0:22:36when the Limoges porcelain and Cartier watch
0:22:36 > 0:22:38sell WAY below their lower estimates...
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Are we all done at £50?
0:22:43 > 0:22:45..adding just £85
0:22:45 > 0:22:48to our kitty between them.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Sadly, the prognosis for our next sale isn't much better.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54It's the now-stand-alone example of Stuart Crystal.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57A bit of interest on the book, ladies and gentlemen - straight in at £20.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02Any advances on 20? It's here with me, it's on the book. Are we all done then at £20?
0:23:02 > 0:23:05And 22, 24, 26, £28 now.
0:23:05 > 0:23:11Still on the book here with me and I'm selling, ladies and gentlemen, commission bid at £28.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- 28.- Happy with that?
0:23:14 > 0:23:15Good.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19After some of our recent sales, that's a pretty good result,
0:23:19 > 0:23:23selling for just £2 shy of James' higher estimate.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27And that's on top of the £500 Annette has already raised
0:23:27 > 0:23:31by selling the rest of her glassware before coming to auction.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Fortunately, our next item has arrived in its entirety.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40Next up, we've got that multifunctional bit of furniture,
0:23:40 > 0:23:41the games table.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Again, not particularly old,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46but really, really good quality and quite ornate.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Do you remember, the lid comes off and you can play chess, chequers...?
0:23:50 > 0:23:55We've got £200-£400 on it, so let's hope there are some real players here today.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00A bit of interest here, ladies and gentlemen, straight in on the book at £100, any advances on 100?
0:24:00 > 0:24:01It's here with me.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06110, 120, 130. At £130 now, back of the room against you.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11140. At £140 now, are we all done then? Make no mistake
0:24:11 > 0:24:14and selling then, the hammer's up at £140.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I think that was quite cheap.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- Do you?- But again, if it's not old, it doesn't have an antique value.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24It's purely down to how much you like it.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Yes, yes, but it all goes towards the total, so...
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Despite interest in the room and on the telephone, we still failed
0:24:32 > 0:24:37to reach the lower estimate on the games table by £60.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39The success we enjoyed in the first half of the sale
0:24:39 > 0:24:44seems like a long time ago and we have just one lot remaining.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Our next lot is quite a mighty chunk of our total,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52with an estimate of £200-£400 and it's all that Meissen.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54How do you feel about this being sold?
0:24:54 > 0:24:58- Let's just see what it gets. - OK, we've got no reserves on it?
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- No.- All right, OK. Somebody might get a bargain - let's hope not!
0:25:02 > 0:25:07We come to the collection of Meissen teaware, there we are, very interesting collection,
0:25:07 > 0:25:12ladies and gentlemen. Bit of interest here, ladies and gentlemen, straight in at £160 on the book.
0:25:12 > 0:25:19Any advances on 160, it's here with me? 170, 180, 190, 200, against you, sir, at £200 now,
0:25:19 > 0:25:24it's a commission bid, ladies and gentlemen, and I'm selling at £200.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27£200, that's fantastic!
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Thank goodness for the Meissen!
0:25:29 > 0:25:32So, after a tricky second half of the sale,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35have we managed to snatch a respectable final total
0:25:35 > 0:25:39from the pockets of this prudent crowd?
0:25:39 > 0:25:43It's a very difficult market, but you wanted £800
0:25:43 > 0:25:47- and I'm pleased to tell you, you've actually made £833!- Wow!
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- That's good!- Brilliant!
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Excellent! Well done, darling. - That's all right!
0:25:56 > 0:26:01A couple of weeks after that rather unpredictable day at auction and Annette is headed to Maidstone
0:26:01 > 0:26:04with her mum, to begin planning the next chapter of her life.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09OK, so we've done the auction, we've got some money towards our deposit and now we're going to look
0:26:09 > 0:26:13in the estate agents at any properties that we might like the look of.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19OK, we've got a selection of properties and we might be able to find something suitable for you.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23Every penny we can put towards that deposit really helps.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25I think this looks a very good bargain.