0:00:02 > 0:00:05Hello! Welcome to the programme that searches your home for antiques and collectibles.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09We take them to auction, sell them and hopefully make good money.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Today, I've had a sneak preview around the home
0:00:11 > 0:00:15that we'll be rummaging and they need a bit of a clear out,
0:00:15 > 0:00:17but I have found marvellous things like this vase,
0:00:17 > 0:00:21so let's hope that we find further exciting items to take to auction
0:00:21 > 0:00:24and hopefully raise a lot of cash in the attic.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic,
0:00:47 > 0:00:52we're spoiled for choice in a house full of beautiful antiques.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55You could actually use this, couldn't you? You could put it
0:00:55 > 0:00:58in a bathroom, if you were into that sort of thing.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01John takes a shine to some miniature Army vehicles.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Look at the condition! It doesn't look like it's ever been played with.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07And there's reason to celebrate come auction day.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- They were bidding fast. - That's a good chunk?
0:01:10 > 0:01:12- It is a good chunk, yeah. - Happy?- Yeah.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15But will we still be all smiles at the end of the day?
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Today, I'm near Cowes on the lovely Isle of Wight
0:01:22 > 0:01:24and we're about to meet a mother and daughter
0:01:24 > 0:01:26who really need to clear some items out of their house
0:01:26 > 0:01:28to make a bit more space.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31In selling those items, they're going to raise money
0:01:31 > 0:01:33for a fabulous, adventurous holiday.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Sandy Plowright moved to the Isle of Wight 11 years ago
0:01:37 > 0:01:39and today lives in this delightful property
0:01:39 > 0:01:43on the north of the island with her second husband, Ant.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Sandy has three children from a previous marriage,
0:01:46 > 0:01:50including 24-year-old Elly, who's on hand to help today.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Sandy's career has been in nursing but her great passion in life
0:01:54 > 0:01:57is travel and a recent cruise to the Arctic Circle
0:01:57 > 0:02:02has inspired her next adventure. Our expert, John Cameron,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05hasn't had to travel too far from his home in Hampshire to join us
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and, from the little I've seen already, I can tell you
0:02:08 > 0:02:10he's going to have his work cut out.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Hey, I hear the rustling of paper!
0:02:15 > 0:02:17How are you? Sandy, good to see you.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- Elly, of course, how are you? - I'm fine, thank you.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22I had a little peep around your house before
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- and you need a bit of help, don't you?- Certainly do!
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Where did you get all this stuff from?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31It's inherited from friends and family.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Mum lived here and she brought her stuff and my grandparents' stuff,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37the kids have left home and left their stuff here.
0:02:37 > 0:02:43- As you can see, we're absolutely overcrowded.- Basically you've got everybody's stuff.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Everybody's stuff is still here, yes, indeed.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47How much money would you like to raise?
0:02:47 > 0:02:53I'd like to raise about £700 towards the trip that I'm planning.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I know it's an adventurous holiday, but how adventurous?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Very adventurous. I want to go to the Antarctic.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03I've done the Arctic Circle, we went on a cruise around the coast of Norway, and up to Kirkenes
0:03:03 > 0:03:07and I've been to the North Cape, so now I want to go to the south.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- Elly, do you get to go on this holiday?- Probably not.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12I get to go home and look after the dog.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13So you get to do all the work today,
0:03:13 > 0:03:15all the rummaging, and you don't get the holiday.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Yeah, but she deserves a treat at the end.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19That's a very nice thing for a daughter to say.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- So, will we go and find John?- OK.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26This intriguing three-bedroomed house
0:03:26 > 0:03:29is converted from two old coastal cottages.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32It's like a warren full of fascinating objects.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35John's already made his way through to one of the three living rooms
0:03:35 > 0:03:37and is immediately drawn, as I was,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40to that magnificent vase on the mantelpiece.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Oh, there you are.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- John, meet your hostess today. - Hello, girls.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Sandy and her daughter, Elly.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49I've got some interesting items. We've got three vases.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- If I can hand that one to you, please, Elly.- No dropping, please.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55If you hold that one, Sandy.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59We can chat about them. They're all Doulton, they're Royal Doulton.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- They date from the 20th century. - I absolutely adore the colours,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07particularly the green. Isn't that a gorgeous green?
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Fantastic, nice olive green, very typical of the Edwardian period.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13These pots would be thrown by hand
0:04:13 > 0:04:16on a potter's wheel, in the traditional way
0:04:16 > 0:04:19before the decoration is applied or moulded onto them
0:04:19 > 0:04:22and then glazed and fired. This one here, I know by the mark,
0:04:22 > 0:04:26but the decoration tells me it's early 20th century.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28This piece here is very much in the style
0:04:28 > 0:04:31of the 1920s with these little lovebirds here.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33And the one Elly's holding?
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- Again, that dates from the same period as this so we're looking at 1902 to 1920.- How much, John?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40We haven't got a pair of any of them, which is a shame,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42so I'd put them all together.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47Estimate-wise, they'd comfortably get away at between £200 and £300.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Well, you can't rest on your laurels yet.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51We have a lot more rummaging to do.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Thank goodness I'm not putting them back on the mantelpiece,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56I'd break them. They are lovely.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58So we'll go and hunt some more.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01'What an amazing start to our rummage here on the Isle of Wight.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03'John decides to tackle one of the bedrooms
0:05:03 > 0:05:06'and uncovers a treasure chest full of pearls,
0:05:06 > 0:05:10'all costume jewellery, but lovely, nevertheless.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12'Some of it belonged to Sandy's grandmother
0:05:12 > 0:05:14'and dates back to the 1930s.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17'John thinks a collector would be more happy
0:05:17 > 0:05:19'to pay £100 to £150 for them.'
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- Hello, ladies. - What have you found there?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I've got an interesting little collection of pottery, featuring
0:05:25 > 0:05:29lots of bunnies or Bunnykins, this one in particular.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31What's the story, where's it all come from?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34It's come from various places, my mum started collecting them
0:05:34 > 0:05:37when there was various children's christenings.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Just an accumulation. - When I first saw it, I thought,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43"Great, a little collection of Bunnykins pottery,"
0:05:43 > 0:05:48but on closer inspection, I realise only one piece is actual true Bunnykins,
0:05:48 > 0:05:52the rest have been made by factories such as Wedgwood,
0:05:52 > 0:05:57Windsor, but it started with Doulton, that was the original Bunnykins.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00They were instantly popular as christening gifts and
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Queen Elizabeth and her sister, Princess Margaret,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08both had these as items as children. Mr and Mrs Bunnykins on a raft there.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12This is the only piece and sadly it's got a bit of a chip in it.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14I still think they could make a lot at auction.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15Fairly collectible.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19But because they're not all Bunnykins, we've only got one piece,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- I suggest an estimate of about £30 to £50.- OK, sounds good.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- Shall we continue rummaging? - We shall indeed.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Well despite John's early excitement, £30 to £50 is still
0:06:29 > 0:06:32another respectable addition to the Antarctic travel fund.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Now until very recently, these 20th century prints
0:06:36 > 0:06:38had been kept behind a radiator.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40They were inherited from a family friend
0:06:40 > 0:06:44and are copies of paintings by F Gordon Crosby,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48a very well-known racing car illustrator.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51John thinks that this pair of signed prints could fetch £30 to £40.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53The dog, by the way, not included.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Oh, what have you got there, Elly?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00That looks like something I would have had as a small boy.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04These are certainly very interesting. You can see this is a gun battery.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09It's made by Astra, not a hugely well-known company today,
0:07:09 > 0:07:13although, back in the 1930s, they would have been very popular.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15These were originally made to fire something.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18They were spring loaded, you could put little matchsticks,
0:07:18 > 0:07:20which I wouldn't advocate doing today.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24It certainly wouldn't pass health and safety, that's for sure.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26What else have we got? We've got the gun.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28This looks like a fantastic military vehicle.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Let's have a quick look in the box. Look at that, it's fantastic.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34It doesn't look like it's ever been played with.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37You often see toys turning up at auction with paintwork touched up.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40These do look in great condition.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- There's your transporter for moving the heavy equipment around.- Yeah.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48What have we got here? We've got another name here. This is Britain's.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54So we've got six of them. We've got three Britains and three Astras.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58They're absolutely superb. What you have thought something like these were worth?
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- I really don't know at all.- Would it surprise you if I said they should
0:08:02 > 0:08:04easily make £200 to £300 for these six here?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Yes, I would never have thought that.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Just as well there are lots of boys out there
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- who've never grown up, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14But will the big boys be out in force come auction day?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16190, 200?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19At £190, the invisible man.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21200? 200.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- 210, sir?- Yeah.- 210, 220?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26You just keep saying, "Yes." 230?
0:08:26 > 0:08:29You'll just have to keep watching.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32John is up in a bedroom, and from behind a wardrobe,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34he pulls out two canvas posters.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38They're vintage advertisements for an Edinburgh-based shoe company
0:08:38 > 0:08:41and knowing that there are collectors for such items,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44John values them at £30 to £40.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Then downstairs, our travel fanatic Sandy has found an item
0:08:48 > 0:08:50that's made a good few journeys itself.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Look what I've found. What do you think about this?
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Now that looks interesting. What is it and where did it come from?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01It's from the London-Brighton South Coast Railway
0:09:01 > 0:09:05and I bought it at a model exhibition in Brighton.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- Where did the interest in railways start?- I've always had it.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11We used to go round all the Welsh railways, but particularly...
0:09:11 > 0:09:13The London-Brighton South Coast.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17As you've said, it's on here, the London-Brighton South Coast Railway.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19The carriage blind circa 1900.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22So this is a blind from a carriage.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25If we open it up we can see that the design is very much
0:09:25 > 0:09:28of that period and what a wonderful monogram there on the blind.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31We can see exactly where it came from.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32It's a lovely thing.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Not only is it interesting railwayana but you could actually use this.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38You could put it in a bathroom, perhaps,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40if you were into that sort of thing.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43There is a very good market for railwayana,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46certainly things like the signage that adorn various stations.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49The pinnacle are probably the nameplates off
0:09:49 > 0:09:52the old locomotives, some of which can make thousands of pounds.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Slightly more humble is our little blind here
0:09:55 > 0:09:57but I certainly think
0:09:57 > 0:10:02an estimate of £40 to £60 is tempting enough to get the bidders going.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Where it will stop, I don't know.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09We've got ourselves an excellent lot. What else have you got in there?
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Sandy uncovers a very attractive clock that dates from the 1930s.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16It's what's known as an anniversary clock
0:10:16 > 0:10:20and I would like it because it only has to be wound up once a year.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24John is confident that it will raise £60 to £80 at auction.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29'Elly's found 25 silver ingots from the Queen's Jubilee.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34'John values the collection at a very impressive £100-150.'
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Sandy, we want to go to Antarctica,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41and also I see you've been to Egypt, so when was that?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43That was in 2004.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47We did a cruise down the Nile first, and then we went to Cairo
0:10:47 > 0:10:50and stayed in his fabulous hotel just next to the Pyramids.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I actually went into a pyramid.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Just the experience of a lifetime, absolutely.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58What is it in your psyche that makes you want something
0:10:58 > 0:11:02that's exotic, something that's very different for your holiday?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Well, I'm not a lay on the beach, I don't really like hot countries,
0:11:05 > 0:11:07and I like to be moving about on holidays.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09I don't just go to relax, I suppose.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Most of our holidays are adventure holidays.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15For instance, Abu Simbel,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18we were up at two in the morning to fly to Abu Simbel to see the sunrise,
0:11:18 > 0:11:20which was absolutely fantastic.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24What's the big major appeal about going to Antarctica?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27I've always been interested in Shackleton and his journeys,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30and I'd like to see where he went, basically,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33and follow in his footsteps if possible, see what he saw.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- My husband doesn't want to go. - So who are you going to take?
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Number one son wants to go, Andy wants to go, so it will be he and I.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- So poor Elly doesn't get to go after all.- She looks after the dog.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- She drew the short straw. - She certainly did.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Let's find her, she's been very good at unearthing some stuff.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Well, nobody would mind looking after such a sweet little dog,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Sandy throws herself back into the search,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59and digs out five gold rings,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01set with different-coloured stones.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04John thinks it's a good jewellery dealer's lot,
0:12:04 > 0:12:08and values them at £200-£300.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I'm having a look through an old dresser,
0:12:10 > 0:12:13and I find a really unusual torch.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17It's actually a diver's submarine electric torch made by Siebe Gorman,
0:12:17 > 0:12:19famous manufacturers of diving equipment.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Now, it's no more than 40 years old,
0:12:22 > 0:12:27but John thinks it could fetch £50-70 at auction.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31'The end of our rummage is now in sight,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33'but John's made one final find.'
0:12:33 > 0:12:36So you've settled on the settle, have you, John?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Well, I'm hoping so, but I'm just about to ask a few questions about it, about its age.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42If you look at the piece, it looks quite old, doesn't it?
0:12:42 > 0:12:47- Mm-hm.- Well, that's because it's been made of reclaimed parts.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Now, looking at the actual seat, the arms and the supports,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55they suggest to me 19th century. They've got a very smooth finish.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57I think they've been machine-finished.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- It's oak, isn't it? - It is oak, it's an oak settle.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Why did they call it a settle?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Because I think you settled down on them.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- That would be my guess.- Oh, OK.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11But anyway, a settle like this should be made a certain way,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14frame and panel construction. So if we look at this central panel,
0:13:14 > 0:13:18we can see it's got three panels, but traditionally you would have,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21like this here, you would have another rail here
0:13:21 > 0:13:24and three separate panels that would be sat in a groove,
0:13:24 > 0:13:28free moving, so that if any shrinkage occurs, they don't split,
0:13:28 > 0:13:30they can move freely in that groove.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33But the top, the back panel and the front are one solid piece,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37so this part and the front panel have been reclaimed,
0:13:37 > 0:13:41possibly from a church, in the 19th century and re-used.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43They were recycling back then, I'm glad to say.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Well, move along a bit, Elly, because I'm getting to
0:13:46 > 0:13:50my bit of telling you exactly what you might have raised today,
0:13:50 > 0:13:54but first of all I want to know what you think you might get for this piece at auction.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Well, given it's a bit of a hybrid, we do have different ages,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I'm going to suggest 200-300 as an estimate.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03What do you think of that, Sandy?
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- That's good, that's absolutely good. - You're not disappointed in that?
0:14:07 > 0:14:11No, not really, I had no idea what it would be worth, anyway, so...
0:14:11 > 0:14:13I've been doing my sums as we've been going along,
0:14:13 > 0:14:14I've added in this price.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19You wanted to have £700 for this exotic holiday to the Antarctica.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21I'm very pleased to tell you that you have...
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- ..£1,240!- Oh, wow!
0:14:26 > 0:14:30That's going to buy you a bit extra to go on your trip, isn't it?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32It will, it will. Crikey!
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Happiness all round,
0:14:33 > 0:14:37and what an amazing rummage we've had here on the Isle of Wight.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Going to auction, we had the collection of costume jewellery,
0:14:40 > 0:14:44with a price tag of £100-£150,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47the lovely Royal Doulton vases which John hopes
0:14:47 > 0:14:50will raise upwards of their £200 estimate.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Then, of course, the Astra and Britain military toys.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58If the auction goers like them half as much as John does,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01we should be able to smash their £200 estimate.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05'Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:15:05 > 0:15:09'there's anticipation as some more of our unusual items go under the hammer...'
0:15:09 > 0:15:13I don't think I've ever witnessed a torch being sold at auction before.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16'..and amazement at some unexpected results.'
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- I'm stunned.- Are you stunned?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Yeah, yeah.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27It's been quite some time since we met Sandy and
0:15:27 > 0:15:30her daughter Elly at their home here on the Isle of Wight.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33We've brought their interesting collectibles and items
0:15:33 > 0:15:35to Island Auctions here on the island.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Sandy is hoping to raise about £700 so that she and her son
0:15:39 > 0:15:41can go on a wonderful trip to the Antarctic.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44I hope it works, and I hope there are some very eager bidders
0:15:44 > 0:15:46when her items go under the hammer.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50These auction rooms hold a sale of antiques and collectibles
0:15:50 > 0:15:55once a month, and today there's something like 700 lots on offer.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58And I have to say, I'm really excited about today's auction.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Our mother and daughter have already found one of their items on show.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- Sandy and Elly, how nice to see you again.- Hi.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10I have to say that I did not put you down as a railway enthusiast.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13You've kept it in very good nick.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Well, it's been hidden in a cupboard for many years.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- So it's time to go, really. - It's time to go.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23So if you want to make lots of money for that trip to the Antarctic with your son, we better get to work.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26All right, we'll go this way to our little position.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31With the auctioneers in position on the podium, we get ready for our first lot of the day.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34It's the nostalgic array of children's bowls
0:16:34 > 0:16:38that includes a rather collectible example by Royal Doulton.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Who'll start me? £40 and away?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45£28 on commission I'm bid, 28, 30 anywhere?
0:16:45 > 0:16:46It's a start.
0:16:46 > 0:16:4830, 32, 34.
0:16:48 > 0:16:5236, 38? 38, 40?
0:16:52 > 0:16:56At 38, straight ahead of me at 38, 40 anywhere?
0:16:56 > 0:17:0040, 42? At £40, in the window at 40, then, have you all finished?
0:17:00 > 0:17:04At £40, then, I sell in the window at 40.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05That's a perfect start.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07'I couldn't have put it better myself, Sandy.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10'£40 is right in the middle of John's estimate,
0:17:10 > 0:17:14'and we have our first contribution towards our Antarctic expedition.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18'Our next lot is rather unusual. It's a pair of 20th century
0:17:18 > 0:17:22'promotional posters for an Edinburgh shoe company.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24We're looking for £30-40.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Nice lot, someone start me at £40 and away.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30£35 I'm bid on commission, 35.
0:17:30 > 0:17:3536, 38? 38, 40, 42?
0:17:35 > 0:17:4042, 44? 44, 46, 48, 50?
0:17:40 > 0:17:4250, 5, 60...
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Outstanding.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47At 55 below me, then, 60, 5, 70?
0:17:47 > 0:17:5070, 5, 80, 5, 90...
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Well, somebody must know about them!
0:17:52 > 0:17:54100, 110, 120.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57At 110 below me, then. Have you all finished?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00At 110, then, I sell at 110.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02What a result!
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Isn't that fantastic?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07'It's actually unbelievable,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09'and almost three times their top estimate.'
0:18:09 > 0:18:12'We've had quite a start to our day on the Isle of Wight,
0:18:12 > 0:18:16'with £150 in the pot after just two items.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19'I'm hoping our luck continues with the railway carriage blind.
0:18:19 > 0:18:2230 I'm bid, 30, 5, 40.
0:18:22 > 0:18:2540, 5, 50.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28At 45, away from me at 45, then, a bit of history at 45.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Have you all finished at £45?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34£45, interesting.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Now, what did you pay for it?- £19.
0:18:36 > 0:18:3919 quid she paid for that, so that a good result, isn't it?
0:18:39 > 0:18:43'That's our third item in a row to sell over estimate,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47'and the signed racing-car prints quickly follow suit.'
0:18:47 > 0:18:4836, 38, 40.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52At £38 on my left, have you all finished at 38, then?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55I sell, then, at £38.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59'They sell just £2 shy of their top estimate.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00'I have to say,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03'John's valuations have been right on the money so far,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06'but I'll be interested to see how accurate he is with our next lot.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09'It's the 1960s diver's torch.'
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I don't think I've ever witnessed
0:19:12 > 0:19:14a torch being sold at auction before,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17but I know nothing about torches, so what's the news?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Well, Siebe Gorman were a very famous manufacturer
0:19:20 > 0:19:24of diving equipment, and they are known the world over.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28There are collectors that will pay thousands of pounds for the right Siebe Gorman helmet.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32These torches are slightly later, but they are wonderful things.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35You can't get them any more except at auction,
0:19:35 > 0:19:37so I think £50-70 is relatively cheap.
0:19:37 > 0:19:3860, 65,
0:19:38 > 0:19:4070, 75, 80,
0:19:40 > 0:19:4485, 90? At 85, away from me at 85.
0:19:44 > 0:19:4890 in the room? 90, 95, 100?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- 100 on the phone. - It's just... It's on the phone!
0:19:51 > 0:19:54100, 110. 120?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58120, 130, 140.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Are you shocked?- Absolutely.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02No? At 130.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04In the room at 130. 140 anywhere?
0:20:04 > 0:20:08£130 on my right. 130.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10There it goes at 130.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11You were right!
0:20:11 > 0:20:16Elly, you're astounded, just like your mum. What do you think?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Amazing.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Incredible. I'll never look at a torch in the same light again.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25It just goes to show you never know what might happen at auction.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28There's another healthy addition to our kitty
0:20:28 > 0:20:30when the 1930s clock goes under the hammer.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Have you all finished at 75 then?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34It goes at £75.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39'Selling just £5 short of its top estimate,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42'we're halfway through the sale and we've made an impressive £438
0:20:42 > 0:20:46'towards our £700 target. Great going so far.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52'Now, if like Sandy, you have a special reason to raise some cash,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55'and you're thinking of heading off to auction,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58'then always remember that fees like commission and VAT may apply,
0:20:58 > 0:21:02'so do check details with your auction house before you go.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04'As the auction here continues,
0:21:04 > 0:21:06'it's time for our next lot.'
0:21:06 > 0:21:07You've got a nice bit
0:21:07 > 0:21:08of jewellery on you today.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11How have you amassed all this over the years?
0:21:11 > 0:21:14It's come from several people. My mum, my grandparents...
0:21:14 > 0:21:15What do you make of this, John?
0:21:15 > 0:21:20We've put it in as one lot, as there's a real demand for good pieces of costume jewellery.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- What have you put it on for? - £100-£150.- Right, let's see.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25At £100. Down below me at 100.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26110.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29120? 110, then.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Have you all finished at £110, then?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I sell then on my left at 110.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35120. He comes again.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38130. 140. It's a good lot. 140.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40150? At 140, then.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42I sell at 140.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Yes! Now, that's a result.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Again we sell just short of the top estimate.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52And the three Royal Doulton vases quickly follow suit,
0:21:52 > 0:21:57selling for just under John's £200 valuation.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Let's hope the bidders have money left for our next item.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04It's that fabulous collection of model army vehicles.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05I would have loved these
0:22:05 > 0:22:07when I was a little boy,
0:22:07 > 0:22:09but I'm telling you that they wouldn't be
0:22:09 > 0:22:12in the superb condition that they are if I'd had them.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15We've got six of them in the lot, and we're looking for £200-£300.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17I think they're cracking.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20£100, I'm bid. 110 anywhere?
0:22:20 > 0:22:24110. 120. 120.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- 130 on the stairs.- A few bids.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28130. 140. 150. 160.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- Open bids as well.- 170.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Keep in sync down there, will you?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36170. 180. 190.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38He says keep in sync!
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- 190 on the stairs.- 190.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- I'm out. He's 190.- 190.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49200. At £190, the invisible man. 200.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- 200. 210, sir?- Yes.- 210.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55220. You just keep saying yes! 230.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56- Yes.- 230.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59240, I'd love you to bits. 250.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- Yes.- 250, 260. - LAUGHING
0:23:02 > 0:23:04At 250, you must come more often.
0:23:04 > 0:23:11At 250. Are we all finished at £250, then? I sell then at 250.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- Well, I hope he enjoys them. I'm stunned.- Are you stunned?- yes.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I think you're in a permanent state of being stunned today, aren't you?
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Thankfully no shortage of bidders in the room
0:23:20 > 0:23:23for the extensive collection of military models
0:23:23 > 0:23:26as they sell smack in the middle of John's estimate.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28There you go. The pounds are really rolling in now,
0:23:28 > 0:23:33and the collection of commemorative silver ingots fly out of the sale room as well.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35It goes at 160.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Beating John's top estimate by £10.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Next up is Sandy's much-loved oak settle.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46We're keeping everything crossed that it make £200-£300.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49200, I'm bid on commission.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53210 anywhere? 210. 220.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56220. 230. 240. 250. 260.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59260. 270. 280.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02280. 290. 300.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05300. 320. 340.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07At 320, on my left at 320.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09340 anywhere?
0:24:09 > 0:24:10At £320 then.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15On my left at 320 and it goes at £320.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- Yes.- Well done.- You felt good about that, didn't you?
0:24:18 > 0:24:24I'm so delighted for Sandy that the settle sold for such a great price.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Now it's our last lot of the day
0:24:26 > 0:24:27and it's another highly valued item
0:24:27 > 0:24:30in the form of five gold rings.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Shall I sing it for you?
0:24:32 > 0:24:33How will these rings do, John?
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Well, I said £200-£300.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37It's a good jewellery trader's lot
0:24:37 > 0:24:39and hopefully we'll get somewhere within our estimate.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41£150, I'm bid to start. 160.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43- 170.- 150!
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- We're in!- 180. 190. 200?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- I do.- 210.- Brilliant!
0:24:48 > 0:24:49220. 230?
0:24:49 > 0:24:53220 below me, at 220. 230 anywhere?
0:24:53 > 0:24:56£220 then, on my right at 220.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59I sell then at 220.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00Middle estimate.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- Are you happy with that?- Yes.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- And you?- Yes, certainly am.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Actually, £20 over estimate, and smiles all round.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Who can blame them after the day we've had?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12But just how much have we raised?
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Because it seems like the cash has just kept rolling in.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Now here's the point. You wanted £700, didn't you?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Well, you got your £700.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26But you also got on top of that
0:25:26 > 0:25:28another £1,008
0:25:28 > 0:25:32which means that you have £1,708.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Wow!
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- Crikey!- Bravo!
0:25:42 > 0:25:46It's just a couple of weeks after that hugely successful day at auction
0:25:46 > 0:25:49and with the trip to the Antarctic now paid for,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Sandy has decided to get a taste for her upcoming adventure.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57The plan for today is to go to Seaview Wildlife Park
0:25:57 > 0:25:59where they have a breeding programme for penguins.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01The sort we might see down at the Antarctic.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06So has the trip put Sandy in the holiday mood?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08I'm really excited now. It's lovely.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13I'm just so excited how friendly the penguins were here even though they're still supposedly wild.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17I recommend anybody to come here because it's a wonderful place to be.