0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello and welcome to the programme that helps people find
0:00:04 > 0:00:07unwanted collectibles that they can take to auction, to raise money
0:00:07 > 0:00:09for a favourite project or a treat.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12It's always fun to meet someone who just can't resist
0:00:12 > 0:00:15going into junk shops or to car boot sales,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18in the hope of finding a real bargain.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Is that £3 purchase going to turn into a £300 profit?
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Find out on Cash In The Attic.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Coming up on Cash In The Attic... Our expert plays the joker
0:00:48 > 0:00:51when he hears the purchase price of a mahogany card table...
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Whoa! A massive £18!
0:00:55 > 0:00:56How long ago?
0:00:56 > 0:00:58About 25 years ago.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00We discover something with royal connections...
0:01:00 > 0:01:03See what it says round there?
0:01:03 > 0:01:06"Honi soit qui mal y pense".
0:01:06 > 0:01:10'And that's the motto of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.'
0:01:12 > 0:01:15'When it comes to auction James foresees a good sale
0:01:15 > 0:01:17'for a Victorian telescope.'
0:01:17 > 0:01:21I'm feeling bullish. I think we're going to guarantee you a profit.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Find out if he's right when the hammer falls.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Today, I'm in Buckinghamshire and I'm about to meet Angela
0:01:29 > 0:01:31and her daughter, Nina, who are looking forward
0:01:31 > 0:01:35to putting their glad rags on, for a very special outing.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Angela Hougham has collected all sorts of things
0:01:38 > 0:01:41for years, even chickens,
0:01:41 > 0:01:45but after a house renovation, she's decided she needs a good clear out.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48She was born in Kenya,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51but her family emigrated to the UK when she was 12.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54She's been married to Bob for the past 17 years and they have
0:01:54 > 0:01:56one daughter, Nina.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58They bought a bungalow eight years ago
0:01:58 > 0:02:01and have spent the last four
0:02:01 > 0:02:04having it converted into a five bedroom house with a large garden.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09James Rylands is with me and he started his career at Sotheby's,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13so he's just the man we need to get our search underway.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15CHICKENS CLUCK
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- Hi, Nina, Angela.- Hi! - These chickens are so cute.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21So, why have you called in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Well, this was a bungalow and we've made it into a house.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26I can't believe that. It looks so amazing!
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- Yes, we had to work quite hard at it.- I bet you did.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32And we have a lot of things that we don't want to keep.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36We've started decorating and we don't really need these things.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Where did all of this stuff come from?- Various places.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Auctions and car boot sales
0:02:43 > 0:02:45and some was already in the family.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Are you an inveterate collector,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- you can't resist going into antique shops and car boot sales?- I can't.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53How much money do you think we're going to raise from all this?
0:02:53 > 0:02:57I'd like to raise about £700.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- And what are you going to spend it on?- Nina's going to be 16 soon and I'd like to surprise her.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Nina, how do you feel about that? A special surprise for your birthday?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09I'm quite scared. I don't know what she's going to do!
0:03:09 > 0:03:13I tell you what, James Rylands has come with me and I know
0:03:13 > 0:03:15he can't wait to get started on finding
0:03:15 > 0:03:19what you've bought at all those car boots and antique shops
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- that we can take to auction. Shall we go and find him?- Yes.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26James is in the lounge and he's already found something that might
0:03:26 > 0:03:29be absolutely right for the auction.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34- Hi, James.- Hello, Angelas. - Meet the other Angela.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Nice to see you.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Well, you've found me discovering the secrets
0:03:38 > 0:03:40of this wonderful table of yours.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- Isn't it delightful?- It is nice. - What is it?- Games table, I believe.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46You're absolutely right, that's exactly what it is.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- Where did you get this, Angela? - I bought this in a junk shop.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- On one of your forays?- Yes. - You just can't resist, can you? - I just can't.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Can you remember what you gave for it?- Yes, £18.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- Ooh, a massive £18!- How long ago?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04About 25 years ago.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07It is for cards. It's made around 1910
0:04:07 > 0:04:09and there's some quality about it.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12It's got some nice work down here, actually.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14It has. All this nice blind fret and then fretwork
0:04:14 > 0:04:16has all been done by hand.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19It's made of mahogany - also doubles up as an occasional table.
0:04:19 > 0:04:25So, just as you've got it. It folds up nicely, you put a lamp on it.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Bearing in mind you paid £18 for it, have we got a profit in this?
0:04:28 > 0:04:32We'll put £60 to £100 on it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- So, you've tripled your money.- Yes.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39- There are a lot of things 25 years ago where you wouldn't have. Are you happy with that?- Definitely.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Well, let's hope we can do some tripling up
0:04:42 > 0:04:45on some other of the items we find today.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49I spot this attractive glazed cabinet in the hallway, which Angela
0:04:49 > 0:04:52bought at a fair for £200. James tells me its made of oak
0:04:52 > 0:04:55and, while furniture like this
0:04:55 > 0:04:57was once the height of fashion,
0:04:57 > 0:05:03sadly that's no longer the case. He gives it £50-£80 estimate.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Nina shows James an Edwardian mahogany clock
0:05:06 > 0:05:08which her dad bought 25 years ago.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12It was made around 1900 by Comitti of London,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15and has a French carriage-clock movement. Nina's not a fan,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17but James gives it
0:05:17 > 0:05:18a £60-£80 price tag.
0:05:18 > 0:05:24Will the clock prove popular with the bidders come auction day?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26£50 for it. £40 for it.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Come on.
0:05:27 > 0:05:2942, 42, 45...
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Find out later if it reaches James' estimate.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38There's so much to see in the Hougham home.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40James is downstairs now, where the lounge cabinet
0:05:40 > 0:05:44offers a small Victorian brass pocket telescope.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49Angela bought this at a boot sale, for £50, a few years ago.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Unfortunately, we won't be magnifying her investment,
0:05:52 > 0:05:56as it stands to make only £20 to £30 now.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Angela, when I'm inside the house,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01it is extraordinary to think this was a bungalow.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04You've completely rebuilt the whole thing, haven't you?
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Oh, yes, when we came here eight years ago it was in a dreadful state
0:06:08 > 0:06:10and we've had to almost rebuild it.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14You've done a wonderful job on it, I have to say.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16But you weren't born here. You were born in Kenya?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Yes, I was born in Kenya, many years ago.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23- And you left when you were how old? - 12.- Was that old enough
0:06:23 > 0:06:26to realise what you were leaving behind? Do you miss it?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Not really, no, because I think,
0:06:29 > 0:06:33at that age, I was, sort of, really looking forward to going ahead
0:06:33 > 0:06:36and going to a new country and a new place. You know,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38it didn't really matter.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43When you got here to Britain, what were your ambitions as a young woman? What did you achieve?
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I wanted to be able to do everything, so I could fit in
0:06:46 > 0:06:50any role that there was need for.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52I had two hairdressing salons,
0:06:52 > 0:06:57then I gave up when I got married.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01I met Bob in a social group about 17 years ago.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04You also like cooking, don't you?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07You've managed to use the cooking to help raise money for charity.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11I get people to come to my dinner and I call it, my charity dinner.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14And you raised quite a lot for the tsunami?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Yes, we raised over £3,500.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Well, on this occasion, we're going to be raising money for you,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23so you can do a very special birthday treat for Nina.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- So, maybe we should drink up and go and find James.- Yes!
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Nina's rummage pays off, when she finds
0:07:31 > 0:07:34these silver mirrors and hairbrushes in a spare room.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38They belonged to her grandmother, Freda, and were assayed
0:07:38 > 0:07:40in Birmingham in the late 1930s.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43James prices them at £50 to £80.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- Angela?- Yes, James.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Look what I found lurking in your cupboard here -
0:07:55 > 0:07:59this amazing collection of scent bottles. Where do they all come from?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Oh, various places, car boot sales,
0:08:01 > 0:08:05jumble sales and some I've bought abroad.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07This particular one came from a charity place.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10You got this at a charity shop? Well, you did very well,
0:08:10 > 0:08:14because it's a nice Victorian scent bottle, in cut glass,
0:08:14 > 0:08:18with this silver top and, basically, as you take the silver top off,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22you've got this little stopper there to actually take off, as well.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27What we tend to forget is that people tended to be a lot smellier
0:08:27 > 0:08:31in the old days, than we are now, before the invention of the deodorant.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35So, perfume was very important, because it masked all those
0:08:35 > 0:08:37horrible bodily smells.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Now, which is your favourite out of all these?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41That one.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- Why is that?- I think it's so unusual.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47It's almost in the form of what we'd call a cornucopia.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50In other words, full of, a cornucopia of plenty.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55That is an unusual one, and also I like the fact that
0:08:55 > 0:08:58it's heavily-cut glass. It's really, really good quality.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00So, no regrets about seeing any of them go?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Oh, no, Not at all, I am trying to minimalise,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05so it will be lovely for it.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09You've got quite a big collection here, so I would think probably,
0:09:09 > 0:09:11conservatively, we'll probably put
0:09:11 > 0:09:15£60 to £100 on the lot and that'll really get the bidders going.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Angela also digs an old cloth-bound book about Robin Hood,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25the famous heroic outlaw of Sherwood Forest.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30She bought this in a box of books for £2, at a garage sale.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33James values it at £10 to £15.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36'In the office,
0:09:36 > 0:09:40'I've come across something that I really want to show the others.'
0:09:40 > 0:09:43James, Nina.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- I certainly didn't expect to find this.- What?!
0:09:47 > 0:09:52Horse brass and, blimey, a shoebox full
0:09:52 > 0:09:54of very, very heavy
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- brass tracers. - Those are very heavy.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Wow, let's put those down. Where did these come from, do you know?
0:09:59 > 0:10:05My dad's dad was the chauffeur to Lord Hambleden.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08About 60 years ago,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10they cleaned out all the stables.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12See what it says round there?
0:10:12 > 0:10:16"Honi soit qui mal y pense".
0:10:16 > 0:10:20'Which translates as "Evil to he who thinks evil",
0:10:20 > 0:10:23'the motto of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29'Membership is limited to the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales and a select group of 24 others.'
0:10:29 > 0:10:32This is almost certainly from a royal carriage.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- So, what do you think about that? - That is quite amazing, actually.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Royal connections are worth money,
0:10:38 > 0:10:43but I think we've just got to put £30 to £50 on them and let them run.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- How does that sound?- Just as they did originally, on the horses!
0:10:47 > 0:10:50What an incredible find, there.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I think Nina's a little lost for words.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55And, upstairs, I've spotted these two cigarette cases.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Angela bought them at a car boot sale and says
0:10:58 > 0:11:00she didn't pay very much for them,
0:11:00 > 0:11:04but one is silver and James has valued the lot at £20 to £40.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09And it looks like our expert's rummage in the lounge has paid off.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Hi, Angela.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Hello, I see you've found one of my paintings.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15I have, Edwin Earp, very nice.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- And I've got another one like this. - You've got a pair?- Yes.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Where did they come from, Angela?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22An art gallery, not far from here.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Well, he's moderately well known, Edwin Earp, and he was actually
0:11:26 > 0:11:30an artist born down in Brighton, on the South Coast, in the mid-19th century.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32It's a very romantic view, isn't it?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- Yes.- It is actually a watercolour,
0:11:34 > 0:11:36and one of the problems with watercolours
0:11:36 > 0:11:40is that if they've had direct sunlight on them, the colour,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43over a period of time, begins to fade.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Now, with these ones, it's just begun to go.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50It's still OK, but it's not quite as fresh as when it was done.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53You bought them, Angela. What did you like about them when you bought them?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56I had been on an open evening,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58where we were all having a good old drink
0:11:58 > 0:12:01and I think I bought these when I'd had one too many!
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- What did you pay for them? Can you remember?- £100, for the pair.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Credit to your eye. That's all right.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12Conservatively, we'd certainly put £150-£250 on the pair.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- How does that sound? - That sounds really good.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19That's a terrific addition to our haul, which means we should
0:12:19 > 0:12:23be in pretty good shape to help pay for Nina's birthday surprise.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26The next item to go towards our auction haul is something
0:12:26 > 0:12:29that our host has unearthed.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32It's a canteen of silver-plated cutlery, in a mahogany case.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37It's a good find, earning a £30 to £60 estimate from James.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40James, Angela, Nina,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42look what I found up in the attic.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46James, there's a wonderfully clear hallmark on that,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48you should take a look, and a great one here, too.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- Silver candlesticks. Where did you get these, Angela?- A car boot sale.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55What?! In a car boot sale?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Like this, already made into lamps?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- Yes, they were in a junk box. - And how much did you pay for them?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02£1.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- Do you have any idea how old this is?- No.
0:13:05 > 0:13:11- Well, it's hallmarked, London, 1763.- Wow.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15So, that is getting on for 250 years old.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18That would have been part of a pair of candlesticks.
0:13:18 > 0:13:24Basically, very neo-classical, with this Corinthian column,
0:13:24 > 0:13:28and would have sat and graced any dining table in the country.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- This one is a lot younger, isn't it? - It's Birmingham, 1920-something.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37So, although that has value, this is the real, real find.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40So, what sort of profit is she likely to make on her £1?
0:13:40 > 0:13:46I think an estimate between £200 and £400 together would be conservative.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49And you may have thought they weren't worth a light,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52but let me tell you, they are.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Absolutely fantastic.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57What is nice that if we add that £200 now to the lowest estimate
0:13:57 > 0:14:00that James has given you on everything else he's seen...
0:14:00 > 0:14:04I know you want to raise £700 for something special for Nina's 16th birthday,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08we should be able to make £740,
0:14:08 > 0:14:13but, who knows, as James says, that could be worth even more than £200.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16You have got an eye for a bargain, haven't you?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18I'm jealous, I'm taking notes here!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20I'll have to come with you.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23I think that Angela is something of an expert-in-the-making!
0:14:23 > 0:14:28I can't wait to see how all her items do when she takes them to the saleroom.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Remember the scent bottles she's collected over the years?
0:14:32 > 0:14:38Well, there's a good collection that should make between £60 and £100.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Plus that Edwardian mahogany card table.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44That should bring in another £60 to £100.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Finally, the collection of horse tack showing Queen Victoria's emblem.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52James gave it a conservative £30 to £50 estimate,
0:14:52 > 0:14:55but, with its royal connection, who knows what it will make on the day?
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Still to come on Cash In The Attic, will Robin Hood
0:15:03 > 0:15:06come riding through the glen for us?
0:15:06 > 0:15:11I'm not sure whether we did rob from the rich to give to the poor, but it was a good try!
0:15:11 > 0:15:14We feel the angst of the bidder.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15She can't resist it.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- And the excitement of the seller. - You out?
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- But who'll be the happiest when the final hammer falls?- Are we all done?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Well, it's just been a couple of weeks since we were with Angela
0:15:29 > 0:15:32and her daughter Nina at their home in Berkshire.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Angela's goal is £700
0:15:35 > 0:15:39so that she can have a very special birthday treat
0:15:39 > 0:15:42for her daughter Nina when she's 16.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44So we've brought all her items here today to sell
0:15:44 > 0:15:46at the Chiswick Auction Rooms in west London,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49and we're just waiting now for the bidders to arrive,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52and hopefully they'll buy their things when they go under the hammer.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58Today, we're at a sale of fine antiques and works of art.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03The bidders have now started to arrive and there seems to be a fair amount of interest in our items.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07But there's one piece they can't look at just now.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12Hello, Angela and Nina, taking a last look at your royal connections there!
0:16:12 > 0:16:15You didn't know what that was, did you?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- No, not at all.- But we think that might do quite well today?
0:16:18 > 0:16:22I think so, with that royal connection and all the carriage fittings.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- £30 to £50, it's got to do better than that.- It should do.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29£700 is our target. Angela, have you told Nina yet
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- what you're going to do for her 16th birthday?- Yes.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34We're going to actually do a makeover for her, for her bedroom.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- That £700 target, we've got to make, haven't we?- Yes.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42Shall we go and take our places? Let battle commence!
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Angela has a dozen interesting offerings here, so let's hope they
0:16:47 > 0:16:50stand out amongst the competition.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55The first of her lots to come up is a lovely old book
0:16:55 > 0:16:58with a price tag of...
0:16:58 > 0:17:01£10, £10 for it? £5 for it? Thank you, a bid at 5.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04Bidder at £5. Give me 6 for it?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08£5, a starting bid of £5. Are we done? £5, you bidding 6?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- £5 and going... - GAVEL BANGS
0:17:10 > 0:17:14I'm not sure whether we did rob from the rich to pay the poor,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- but it was a good try! - It was a profit!
0:17:18 > 0:17:22And it's a start, but not much will change in Nina's bedroom
0:17:22 > 0:17:24unless we make more than a fiver.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Next up is a lot that's fit for a queen.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33It's the collection of horse tack that once adorned the horses
0:17:33 > 0:17:36of Victoria Regina's Knights and Ladies of the Garter.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37Perhaps even the Queen herself.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42£40. £20.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- Oh, no.- £10.- No.
0:17:45 > 0:17:46My goodness!
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Thank you, a bid at 10.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50A bid at 10, looking for 12, who'll give me 12? 15.
0:17:50 > 0:17:5315? 15. 18? 18. 20?
0:17:53 > 0:17:5522? 22.
0:17:55 > 0:18:0125. At £25... 28? At £25...we're done.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Last time £25, all done. £25...
0:18:04 > 0:18:07£25, you look disappointed.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12- I thought it would be more than that.- It didn't run away.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16That WAS a little disheartening though,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18especially given its royal connections.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Still, it did almost make James's lowest estimate.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Next it's the turn of the small Victorian brass telescope.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30I'm feeling bullish - I think we're going to guarantee a profit on this.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Here we go!
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Victorian brass telescope. £20...
0:18:34 > 0:18:39Take a bid at £20... £20... 22...
0:18:39 > 0:18:4222... 25...
0:18:44 > 0:18:4630... 32? 30, is that all?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49At £30,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52at £30, all done,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54£30, it goes out the door...
0:18:54 > 0:18:59- Wonderful.- Not bad. - £30 was the top of the estimate. - All right, top of the estimate.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01So, that was right on the nose, James.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03And a good profit.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08Angela certainly seems to have a talent for spotting classy items.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Her cigarette cases and that Victorian mahogany clock both
0:19:13 > 0:19:15prove popular with the bidders...
0:19:15 > 0:19:16Your bid.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20..adding another £97 to the kitty between them.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Angela, something coming up that you have not bought
0:19:27 > 0:19:31at a car-boot sale, and that's the canteen of silver-plated cutlery.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32Remind where it did come from.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34It was my husband's mother's.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37It was their family cutlery.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39£30, start me. Thank you, £30. 32...
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- They're already at £30.- That's good. - 40 over there...
0:19:43 > 0:19:4642... 45... 48... 50...
0:19:46 > 0:19:49At 48, then, 50...
0:19:49 > 0:19:5555... 60... 65... At £60, all done, your bid and gone, £60.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58£60, top of the estimate!
0:19:58 > 0:20:03- Top of the morning to you. - That's a good result, isn't it?- Yes.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05There were quite a few bidders interested in that set,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08which pushed its price to the top.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Most of Angela's items have done really well today
0:20:11 > 0:20:16and, with half her lot sold, we've made £217 towards
0:20:16 > 0:20:19that £700 target, so we're not doing too badly at all.
0:20:19 > 0:20:25If you have a special project in mind and need to raise a little money for it at auction,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28it is worth bearing in mind that there are charges to be paid,
0:20:28 > 0:20:34such as commission and they do vary from one saleroom to another, so it is a good idea to check in advance.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39Next up is the oak glazed display cabinet.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42The price tag in the catalogue here is £50-£80.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46£30 for it. Take 30... 32...
0:20:46 > 0:20:4935... 38... 40... 42... 45...
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Working its way up to what we really wanted!
0:20:51 > 0:20:5855... 60... 65... One more please, 65... 70.. £70...
0:20:58 > 0:21:0570, 75... £70, are we done at £70?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08£70.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- That's not too bad.- Could have done better, but you are delighted to have got rid of it, aren't you?
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Yes, I don't want to take it back.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19It wouldn't have gone back in the back of the car easily!
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Just £10 under the top estimate is another great result
0:21:23 > 0:21:26and £70 is a good amount to put in the pot.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30According to the catalogue, the next item of yours to come up
0:21:30 > 0:21:36is the Edwardian mahogany tea table with a fold-over top and under-tier.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39You were pretty convinced that this was a games table.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I'm not sure why they've called it a tea table,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46because you've got cubby holes for putting your chips and playing cards.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49£50 for it, please... £50 for it.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54The table. £50... 55... 60...
0:21:54 > 0:21:5765... 70... 75...
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- Still going up.- Come on!
0:22:00 > 0:22:03At £70, I'm going at £70...
0:22:03 > 0:22:06I wonder if the winning bidder is going to play cards on it,
0:22:06 > 0:22:08or take tea.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Now, we've got your wonderful collection of scent bottles here.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14You're getting quite a lot for your money,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17because £60 to £100 for the entire collection,
0:22:17 > 0:22:19it's three of four quid each, which isn't huge.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21They're very collectible, scent bottles.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Thank you, a bid at £50. 55... 60...
0:22:25 > 0:22:2765, I'll come back to you. 65... 70...
0:22:27 > 0:22:3075... 80... 85...
0:22:30 > 0:22:3390... 95...
0:22:33 > 0:22:34- 100... 110... - Yes!
0:22:34 > 0:22:36120...
0:22:36 > 0:22:39130... Up to you now.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42At 120...
0:22:42 > 0:22:44130, new bidder. 140...
0:22:44 > 0:22:49130... 140... At 130 in the middle, £130.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52She really wants them, she's been outbid.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54135, you on?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57135, she's come back in.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59She can't resist it, she's back in again.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02£140, 145...
0:23:02 > 0:23:07£140... 145, she means it...
0:23:07 > 0:23:09150... 150...
0:23:09 > 0:23:13155... You going to roll your eyes again?
0:23:13 > 0:23:17At 150, and 155...
0:23:17 > 0:23:19You out? 155! Why not?
0:23:19 > 0:23:20160?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23You've got 'em at 155.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- 155, all done. 238, 155. - GAVEL BANGS
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Good price, and I'm glad she got them.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32We all felt quite involved there
0:23:32 > 0:23:35and really wanted the bottles to go to that lady.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39They went for a terrific price too, so we're doubly delighted.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42There is another great result
0:23:42 > 0:23:45when the silver hairbrushes and table mirrors go under the hammer.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48£50, £50 you've got it.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Right on the nose, and another £50 into the pot.
0:23:52 > 0:23:58Angela has just two lots left, with the Edwin Earp watercolours up first. She bought them
0:23:58 > 0:24:03from a local gallery, and now they're valued at £150-£250.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Three watercolours, £100...
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Thank you for the £100.
0:24:06 > 0:24:12110... 120... 130... 140... 150... 160...
0:24:12 > 0:24:14£150...
0:24:14 > 0:24:16150, take 160.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- 150, last chance, your bid... - GAVEL BANGS
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- £150.- It wasn't bad.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24It's time for somebody else to enjoy them.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29£150. That's £50 over what Angela paid for them originally.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33It's time for our final lot and we should be going out with a bang,
0:24:33 > 0:24:38as it's the two candlesticks, one of which is Georgian.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- What did you pay for them? - I only paid £1 for each of them.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49I'm going to come along with you. Next time you go for one of these, I want to be there!
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Let's see what your return is going to be on that one.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54150 to start me. 150 there.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58160... 170... 180...
0:24:58 > 0:24:59190... 200...
0:24:59 > 0:25:03210... 220... 230...
0:25:03 > 0:25:05240... 250...
0:25:05 > 0:25:09260... At £250...
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Going at £250 and gone...
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- Good.- £250.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Good result.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18It's a shame they didn't make more,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20but Angela seems very relaxed
0:25:20 > 0:25:24about the sale and she doesn't know her full total yet.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28I'm sure she's going to have good cause to get excited.
0:25:28 > 0:25:35£700 is what you wanted to spend on that makeover for Nina's room, but there's going to be a bit left over
0:25:35 > 0:25:39and I think, Angela, you should decide how you want
0:25:39 > 0:25:43to spend the rest of the money, because you've made £962.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- Oh, lovely.- What?!
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Back at their house, and Angela has wasted no time in transforming Nina's bedroom.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Even her dad, Bob, has been roped in
0:25:59 > 0:26:02along with a family friend to do the finishing touches.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05So, what does Nina think of the makeover?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07NINA GASPS
0:26:07 > 0:26:09No way!
0:26:10 > 0:26:12I think it's really, really amazing.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15I absolutely love the light.
0:26:15 > 0:26:21It's so nice when you turn it on the light reflects on the ceiling.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26- And now she's going to keep it nice and clean, she's promised. - Hopefully.- Hopefully!