0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to the programme that loves to rummage around your house, finding things we can auction
0:00:06 > 0:00:09so that you can raise money for a special project.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12The home we'll be visiting today seems to have been taken over
0:00:12 > 0:00:14by family heirlooms!
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The question is, which of those things will be leaving the house
0:00:18 > 0:00:20and what will the family spend the money on?
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Find out in today's edition of Cash In The Attic.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45'Coming up on Cash In The Attic,
0:00:45 > 0:00:49'I unearth a flowery secret about today's family.'
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- Is your mum a hippy, really? - Yeah. Of course she is!
0:00:53 > 0:00:57And an infantry sword gives our expert James ideas above his station.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03I can now dub you Dame Amanda! How does that feel?
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Come auction day, he takes refuge in classic quotations.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings, loadsamoney. We like that.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15'Be there for the final crack of the gavel.'
0:01:16 > 0:01:20I'm in Wootton Bassett, just the other side of the M4 from Swindon,
0:01:20 > 0:01:24and I'm about to meet Amanda, who's ready to clear out the clutter.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28But she's also a collector. I think we're going to have a bit of a dilemma!
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Amanda Dickson and her husband Andrew have been married for 24 years.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37They have three daughters, Elizabeth, Anna and Sian.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Eldest daughter Elizabeth will soon be giving them their first grandchild.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Amanda wants to raise some money to whisk her old man away
0:01:46 > 0:01:48for his 50th birthday treat.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Helping her search the house for items of value
0:01:51 > 0:01:52is middle daughter Anna,
0:01:52 > 0:01:56now in a gap year after finishing her GCSEs.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00James Rylands is our expert today.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03He started his antiques career at Sotheby's,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07and he's just the man to get our search for collectables under way
0:02:07 > 0:02:09while I meet our hosts.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Wow, that is quite a collection of miniature bottles!
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Is this why you've called in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- You going to get rid of them? - No, can't get rid of them.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21If we're not going to sell the perfume bottles,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24what sort of things will we be finding today?
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Things that's been left behind from my husband's grandparents.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33Anna, how do you feel about Mum getting rid of the family heirlooms?
0:02:33 > 0:02:37I don't mind. It's up to her and my dad what they want to do.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- So, what are we raising the money for today?- A cruise.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44My husband's 50th. He used to be in the Air Force and travelled a lot,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46and a cruise might just give him that bit of boost.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Get him over the trauma of being 50, is it?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51THEY LAUGH Something like that.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54How much is this going to cost, do you think?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58We don't know the initial, but obviously £500 to start us off.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Well, that'll certainly get you out of Southampton Dock,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05but we won't get anywhere unless we find the things you want to sell
0:03:05 > 0:03:08and get a value on them, and I've got just the man for you.
0:03:08 > 0:03:14Tell James there's going to be a rummage, you can't keep him down. Shall we go and find him? Come on.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Looking around the house, I see all sorts of things scattered about,
0:03:20 > 0:03:24so there's plenty to look at, and it doesn't take James long
0:03:24 > 0:03:28to find something that might be worth taking to the sale.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31See, I told you James enjoyed rummaging!
0:03:31 > 0:03:34You couldn't keep him away. What have you found in the cupboard?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38In amongst all your bits and pieces, this nice little wristwatch.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42If you look on the dial here, you can see "Eterna".
0:03:42 > 0:03:43That's the name of the maker.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46They've been around for quite a long time.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47The firm was started in 1856
0:03:47 > 0:03:52by two chaps, called Josef Girard and Urs Schild,
0:03:52 > 0:03:56and originally they started making pocket watches,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and they were based in Grenchen in Switzerland,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02which at the time was an area of very high unemployment,
0:04:02 > 0:04:05so it was great that they were able to start a factory
0:04:05 > 0:04:07to employ lots and lots of local people.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- So, whose watch was this, Amanda? - It was my husband's father's.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Did your husband ever wear it?- No.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Were you ever tempted to wear it? - No. It's not that feminine for me.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22And what I love about this, it's utterly timeless,
0:04:22 > 0:04:23and that helps when it comes to value.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26For something that was just lurking in your cupboard, Amanda,
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- I think we can put something like £40 to £60 on this.- Really?
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- Oh, yeah.- Yeah.- Yes. Let's go.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36A timely start to the day, but a cruise doesn't come cheap,
0:04:36 > 0:04:39so we need to keep up the momentum.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44'I strike lucky with this mid-1960s portable radio,
0:04:44 > 0:04:48'known as a Dansette Chorister,
0:04:48 > 0:04:49'and mass-produced in a variety of colours.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54'It has a retro look 'that's in fashion at the moment, but it does need a little TLC,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57'so James values it at £30 to £50.'
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- So, Anna, what have you got there? - Um...
0:05:01 > 0:05:06Oh! That's a great magician's trick. The disappearing tablecloth!
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Do you know where it's from?
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- By the looks of it, China? - You're absolutely right.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15You're going to get my job shortly.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Well, it's absolutely from China, and you've got little clues here.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- You can see this little Chinese writing here.- Yeah.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24It's a brass tray table,
0:05:24 > 0:05:29- and I would think that it's probably about 100 years old.- Really?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Yeah. Yeah. About 100 years old.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35The sort of thing that would be brought back by someone
0:05:35 > 0:05:38maybe travelling over in the Orient early in the 20th century,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- when China was just beginning to open up...- Oh, right.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44..and a bit of Western trade was going on there.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- I like the fact that it hasn't been over-polished.- That's true, yeah.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51So obviously your mum or you haven't got out the old polishing cloth.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56If you did polish that, it would take away some of the age for me.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59The fact that it's got a slight tarnish on it
0:05:59 > 0:06:04means that you can pick out a lot more of the detail on here.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I'd say we'd probably put something like £35 to £50 on it,
0:06:07 > 0:06:08- something like that.- Oh, my word!
0:06:08 > 0:06:12I think I'm going to ask you to conjure up a few more lots for me!
0:06:12 > 0:06:15See what else you can find for me. Off you go.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Anna's doing a great job,
0:06:17 > 0:06:18finding two Santini figures.
0:06:18 > 0:06:24In Italy, people have a Santini in their wallet or on their car dashboard,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27as the name also refers to a small saintly image.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31This adds £15 to £25 to the cruise fund.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36Our expert spots an Edwardian silver butter dish.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39It's still in its original leather case, and is in lovely condition,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42so James gives it a £30-£50 price tag.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Ooh, Angela, I can see you've taken yourself back to your youth.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Where does this one come from, Amanda?
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- It's inherited from Grandpa. - Grandfather?- Yes.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55It's sort of multi-purpose, isn't it,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59because you wouldn't have been able to sit just on the chair.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- You have to have it on that little table.- Absolutely,
0:07:01 > 0:07:06and if we were being really posh about this, we'd call it a metamorphic piece of furniture,
0:07:06 > 0:07:10because what happens is that baby can sit up here on the seat at table
0:07:10 > 0:07:15with the grown-ups, but if baby wants to have a meal by himself,
0:07:15 > 0:07:21then, the chair lifts off and he can sit with his own little table to have a meal by himself.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Not with the grown-ups. Originally there would have been an iron rod
0:07:24 > 0:07:26that ran up and fixes the chair on,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28so that when baby's in one of his more extravagant movements,
0:07:28 > 0:07:32couldn't then topple off the table onto the floor.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36In its day, it would've come from a very good home,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39and it was quite a sophisticated piece of furniture in many ways,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42so I would think, conservatively,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- we can probably put something like £60 to £100 on it.- Really?
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- How does that sound? - Brilliant!- Well, baby price!
0:07:48 > 0:07:50THEY LAUGH
0:07:50 > 0:07:55When the high chair gets to auction, the bids come in thick and fast.
0:07:55 > 0:07:5655. 65.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59£65 I'm bid now. £65. 70. Five.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Find out just how high they go later.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10'Back at he rummage, Anna finds a boxed 12-piece fish-cutlery set.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13'Silver plated and with mother-of-pearl handles,
0:08:13 > 0:08:17'these blades could bring £30 to £40 to the cruise kitty.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21'We have Andrew's grandfather to thank for our next discovery.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24'It's a collection of cut-glass tableware,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27'and James thinks these should bring in around £10 to £15.'
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Amanda, I think I know what's inside this box.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Yes, I do. Excellent! Where did it come from?
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- Andrew's grandfather.- It was. Right.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Right, right, right. OK. That sort of figures,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48because I can see on the bottom 1917,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52so First World War. And do you know what it is?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Some kind of compass?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Well, it is a compass, you're right, but it's a bit more than that,
0:08:57 > 0:09:02because it's actually got, as well as having north, south, east, west,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06it's got one or two other little sort of gizmos on it.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Vernier was a 17th-century French scientist,
0:09:10 > 0:09:12and he invented a new way of taking sightings
0:09:12 > 0:09:15to establish angles and distance,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17involving this sight which just flips over there,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21and you can actually...establish a very accurate sort of position.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24But what I love about it is, they're always fantastic quality.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- Do you have any idea on value? - I wouldn't have a clue.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Well, in some ways, they should be worth more,
0:09:32 > 0:09:37but my feeling is that we should put between £30 and £50 on this.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40When Andrew left the RAF,
0:09:40 > 0:09:42he and Amanda decided to invest in a hobby
0:09:42 > 0:09:45that would make up for the time that they'd spent apart.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49So, you've found our van, Angela?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52And the flowers that go with it!
0:09:52 > 0:09:55This is absolutely fantastic, Amanda!
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- How long have you had this van? - We've had it about five years.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- Was it like this when you bought it? - No. My husband and a friend, Paul,
0:10:02 > 0:10:06did the carpentry, and we did all the interior ourselves.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Do I take it you'd like to have been a flower child of the '60s?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- I'm afraid so. - Is your mum a hippy, really?
0:10:12 > 0:10:17- Yeah. Deep down she is. I think so. - Do the family have holidays in this?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20We have holidays, go to van fests, have a good time.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- What do you do at van fests? - You go to shows,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25and meet people that do things with their vans
0:10:25 > 0:10:27and see what's going on.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30I know you want to do something special for your husband.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Is it going to be a '60s kind of celebration?
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- No.- No? - No. He's just reaching the age of 50,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- and it'll be nice to take him on a cruise.- Yes.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- And leave the '60s behind for a while.- Yes.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46And then come back to the van afterwards.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Of course! - Would you ever get rid of it?- No!
0:10:48 > 0:10:52THEY LAUGH
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Very groovy, and it certainly takes me back a few years.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58But we need to get back to rummaging,
0:10:58 > 0:11:03and Amanda has come across something else belonging to Andrew's grandfather.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07This box contains six World War I honours,
0:11:07 > 0:11:11including the Defence Medal, and some miniature replicas,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14about a quarter of the size of the originals.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18James salutes them with an estimate of £80 to £120.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22'This watercolour painting is also heading off to auction.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24'Depicting The White Cliffs Of Dover,
0:11:24 > 0:11:28'James hopes it's going to make £35 to £70.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- Ooh, Amanda, this has caught my eye! You feeling lucky?- Yes.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Well, let me say I can now dub you Dame Amanda.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- How does that feel? Yes?- Brilliant!
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I'm not going to take this all the way out,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45because it really is a fearsome weapon.
0:11:45 > 0:11:52This is an 1897 infantry-pattern sword,
0:11:52 > 0:11:54and it was...
0:11:54 > 0:11:59an adaption of an earlier sword, so produced through the centuries,
0:11:59 > 0:12:04if you like, when the sword was one of the main weapons for soldiers.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07It's actually incredibly well made, and if I show you...
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Do you see the handle there? It's called shagreen,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14which was either shark or ray skin. It's got a slightly raised finish,
0:12:14 > 0:12:18which gives you a good grip when you're holding the sword.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22If I tell you the value on this is probably somewhere between...
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- £100 and £130...- For a sword?
0:12:25 > 0:12:26For a sword.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30And the reason it's actually quite a lot, twofold.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35One is that it would cost you an awful lot more to buy something like this new today.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39But secondly, serving officers in the British Army today,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41they actually have to have one of these,
0:12:41 > 0:12:45so I think it's likely that it'll actually be bought
0:12:45 > 0:12:46by a young army officer...
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Whoa, James! I know we've got to raise money,
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Is this something that's going to auction?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- It is, very much so.- How much do we think we might make on it?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Well, I put £100 to £130 on it.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03That is such good news because you want to raise £500.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Well, I can tell you that, at the lowest estimate,
0:13:06 > 0:13:07we should be able to make...
0:13:07 > 0:13:10£480.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11OK.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15I know that's £20 less than you want,
0:13:15 > 0:13:16but when you get to the auction,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19you've only got to have two people bidding against each other
0:13:19 > 0:13:23because they want one of your items, and we'll make that money up.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- Are you both excited now about going to auction?- Yeah.- Oh, yeah.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28THEY LAUGH
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Swords ought not to be left lying around your home,
0:13:31 > 0:13:35so do keep items like this out of reach of children.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Your local auction house will advise you on how best to sell militaria,
0:13:39 > 0:13:43but with luck, this one will make a stirring auction lot,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45alongside these fascinating pieces.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49The metamorphic Victorian high chair
0:13:49 > 0:13:54James thought this would appeal to the bidders with a price tag of £60 to £100.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59He was also taken by that early 20th-century Chinese brass table,
0:13:59 > 0:14:03but gave it a conservative estimate of £35 to £50.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Finally, the Swiss Eterna wristwatch
0:14:07 > 0:14:09was valued at £40 to £60.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13We could be in for an exciting time come auction day.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21James gives us a little taste of his refined upbringing.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Let me tell you, fish doesn't taste the same
0:14:24 > 0:14:27unless you eat it with a proper fish knife and fork.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29'And I let slip a little secret.'
0:14:29 > 0:14:31- I can't resist a man in a uniform. - No!
0:14:31 > 0:14:35'Find out how it all goes when the hammer finally falls.'
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Well, it's been quite a few weeks now since we were with Amanda
0:14:43 > 0:14:46and her daughter Anna at their home in Wiltshire,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49where we discovered all sorts of stuff.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52We brought everything here today to the Chiswick auction rooms
0:14:52 > 0:14:56in West London, where we hope we're going to be able to raise £500
0:14:56 > 0:15:00towards a very special birthday treat for Amanda's husband.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04All we need now are bidders who'll be prepared to buy their items
0:15:04 > 0:15:05when they go under the hammer.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10There are some really fine pieces for sale in this auction,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13where, as usual, the bidders are on the lookout
0:15:13 > 0:15:15for a truly special purchase.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20So, one last look, Amanda and Anna, before they go under the hammer.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- Are you sorry to see them go?- No.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24- Move on?- Move on.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28And we've not just got the medals. We've got the miniatures of them,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- so what have you put them in at? - That's important. £80 to £120,
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- so fingers crossed!- Fingers crossed. - Lots of people who collect medals.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40Hopefully they're here today. Shall we go and take our places so that we can start the auction?
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Today's auctioneer gets the sale started.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46£400...
0:15:46 > 0:15:49'Amanda's first lot takes to the stand.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52'It's the collection of cut-glass tableware
0:15:52 > 0:15:56'that came from Andrew's grandfather.'
0:15:56 > 0:15:59What are they worth? £10 to go. £5 to go,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01for the glassware. Surely for a fiver, somebody.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Anybody want the lot for a £5 note? Oh, dear. Not a good start.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Could pass the lot for £5. Nobody want it for a fiver?
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Sorry. Pass the lot.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16Good heavens! That's amazing! Not sold, even for a fiver!
0:16:16 > 0:16:20'Oh, no! Not a whiff of interest from the bidders!
0:16:20 > 0:16:22'Not the best start for Amanda,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25'so I hope her next lot brings success.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29'It's the silver butter dish in the form of a shell.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32James, silver always does well at auction, doesn't it?
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Absolutely, because the melt price is very high at the moment,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39so you've always got that as a starting point.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41£20 for the butter dish. 20 I'm bid. Thank you.
0:16:41 > 0:16:4422. 22, further away. 24. 26.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49- 28.- Great! £28. 30 already.
0:16:49 > 0:16:5132 here. 35 I'll take.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- Ooh!- 32 here. In front of me at 32. Anybody else at £32?
0:16:55 > 0:16:5734. 36.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- Couple of people who want it. - 42? £40.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04It's with you at 40. Yeah. With you at £40.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- 42.- New bidder!
0:17:06 > 0:17:0745...
0:17:09 > 0:17:11£45. Nearer to me at 45.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Yes. 48.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17£48 with you, Albert. At £48. Anybody else?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19£48, all done.
0:17:19 > 0:17:2348! Just £2 short of James's top price on it.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27- That was a good price!- It was. - That was quite exciting, wasn't it?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- It was! - They say butter wouldn't melt!
0:17:30 > 0:17:32THEY LAUGH
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Very good, James!
0:17:34 > 0:17:37I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief
0:17:37 > 0:17:41that we've banked some respectable money.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45But our luck seems short-lived when the figurines fall well short
0:17:45 > 0:17:47of their £15 estimate.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- At £5. They're going for £5. - HE BANGS HAMMER
0:17:51 > 0:17:54We're on a bit of a seesaw here. One minute we're up,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57then we're down. But at least they sold.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01And now we're back to something from Andrew's grandfather,
0:18:01 > 0:18:06his World War I compass in a case. Will this get us back on course?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Bit of interest in it. I've got a starting bid of £10.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15With me at £10. £12. 14. 16. 18. £18 in the corner. At 18.
0:18:15 > 0:18:1720 everywhere. 20 I'll take from there.
0:18:17 > 0:18:2022. 24. 26.
0:18:20 > 0:18:2228. 30.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25No? £30, standing, there in the cap. At 30. Anybody else?
0:18:25 > 0:18:2732.
0:18:27 > 0:18:3035. Let's go. 38.
0:18:30 > 0:18:3240. 42.
0:18:32 > 0:18:3445.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39£45 in the middle, then. At 45. Anybody else? In the cap, at £45.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42You all done and finished? £45 it goes...
0:18:42 > 0:18:46- That was a good price! Yes! - I think we're happy with that.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Obviously now people know where they're going,
0:18:48 > 0:18:50because they've bought the compass.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53THEY LAUGH
0:18:53 > 0:18:57That is a great result, just £5 under James's top estimate.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Maybe there are some militaria collectors here today.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05That could bode well for the sword and the medals coming up later.
0:19:05 > 0:19:11So, next up we've got the set of 12 silver-plated fish knives and forks.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Have you looked at these, Anna?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- Do you like them? Have you ever eaten with them?- No.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Let me tell you, fish doesn't taste the same
0:19:18 > 0:19:20unless you're using the proper fish knife and fork!
0:19:20 > 0:19:23We've got £30 to £40 on them, in their original case,
0:19:23 > 0:19:27so let's hope there are some more traditional buyers here.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30I've got a little bit of interest. I'm bid straight off £35 for them.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34With me at 35 for the fish eaters. At 35. 40.
0:19:34 > 0:19:3645, with me. 50.
0:19:36 > 0:19:4055. Still with me at £55, for those fish eaters. 60.
0:19:40 > 0:19:4365. 65, still with me. On the book at 65.
0:19:43 > 0:19:4770, fresh bidding. 75 with me. 80 in the room, against commission.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49£80 for those fish eaters. At £80. You all done?
0:19:49 > 0:19:51At £80 and going, then. £80.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Fantastic! That's double what we thought they'd make, James!
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Isn't that wonderful? There are still people who have standards!
0:19:58 > 0:20:00THEY LAUGH
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Well, you would know, James! There are obviously some bidders here
0:20:04 > 0:20:07who also recognise quality when they see it.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I wonder what they'll make of Amanda's next lot?
0:20:12 > 0:20:17It's her Dansette transistor radio, in need of some restoration.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24We're back to the swinging '60s now,
0:20:24 > 0:20:27because we've got this wonderful little Dansette transistor radio.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- He's off already!- We were there!
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- He's off!- I love this.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36It's a great blue colour. It's got everything going,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39and this sort of retro thing very much coming back in.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- We were there first time round! - We were, James.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45What's it worth? I'm sure you've viewed it. £10 for it.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48£10 for the little radio, surely.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Nobody interested? £10? £5 for it, then.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54£5 I'm bid at the back of the room. Jolly good. At £5.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58£6 anywhere? At £5, by the mirror there. Are you all done at £5?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01It's going to be sold for £5. A maiden bid of £5. It's going.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- £5 and going... - HE BANGS HAMMER
0:21:03 > 0:21:08Well, it's £5 that you've taken out of the garage, really, isn't it?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- Absolutely. - And you weren't using it.- No.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- And it didn't have batteries in it. - No.- Bet they didn't know that.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- They've got to buy batteries, James. - That'll cost more than a fiver!
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- Exactly. - THEY LAUGH
0:21:20 > 0:21:24'It seems only one bidder wanted the job of restoring that old radio,
0:21:24 > 0:21:28'but I'm sure they'll get hours of pleasure from it once they do.'
0:21:28 > 0:21:32At the halfway stage we've made £183 towards our £500 target.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37But Amanda has plenty of interesting lots still to come.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41If you'd like to try your hand at buying or selling at auction,
0:21:41 > 0:21:45do bear in mind that there are charges, including commission.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47These will vary from one saleroom to another,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49so it is always worth enquiring in advance.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51But her next lot on the podium
0:21:51 > 0:21:55is the Chinese brass-topped occasional table
0:21:55 > 0:21:57that used to sit in Anna's bedroom.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Little table there. Start me at £20 for it, surely.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03For the little table. For 20. 22, 24.
0:22:03 > 0:22:0926, 28. £28 for the table. At £28. 30 to my left.
0:22:09 > 0:22:1030. Anybody else? £30.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13To my left at 30. You all done at £30?
0:22:13 > 0:22:14£30 and going, then.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Great!
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- Just below, but still OK.- Yeah.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22And there's more money in the pot
0:22:22 > 0:22:26when the watercolour painting and Eterna watch go under the hammer.
0:22:26 > 0:22:2942. At £42. £42, I'm going to sell it, then.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34Adding £60 to our cruise fund between them. Not bad at all!
0:22:34 > 0:22:38The classic high chair is up next, for £60 to £100.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41So, was it used by children in your family? Just remind me.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Oh, yeah. My husband sat in it when he was small,
0:22:44 > 0:22:45his sisters and our children.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50- Anna, I bet you don't remember sitting in this, do you?- Not at all.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52£50. £50 to go.
0:22:52 > 0:22:5650. Five. 60. Five. £65 I'm bid now.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58£65. And 70. Five.
0:22:58 > 0:23:0180. Five. 90. Five.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03£95 I'm bid.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07100. 110. You want 120, madam? 120. In the room at 120.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- £120 in the room now. - Fantastic!- 120. Anybody else?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14£120. I'm going to sell it, then. £120 it goes.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18That's a terrific price. Your top price was £100.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- You were on the button. - Double the low estimate.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings, loads of money.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- We like that! - THEY LAUGH
0:23:27 > 0:23:31What a great price for that high chair!
0:23:31 > 0:23:34So, we reach Amanda's last two lots,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36the militaria handed down through the family.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42And first up it's the infantry sword that's now more than 100 years old.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47They cut such a dash, these guys, with their Sam Browne belts and then a sword on the side.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- And the medals.- And medals as well. - Can't resist a man in a uniform!
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Well, YOU can say that.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55THEY LAUGH
0:23:55 > 0:23:5850 I'm bid. Thank you. 55. 60. £60 is all I'm bid
0:23:58 > 0:24:01for that sword, now? Not enough. 65.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02Thank you. 70.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- Come on.- Going up!- At 75.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- At £75 in the middle of the room. - 75.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12I can sell it at £75. You all done? 80, fresh bidding.
0:24:12 > 0:24:1385.
0:24:13 > 0:24:1690. 95.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18£95, my original bidder. At 95.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22At £95. You all done? £95 and going. 95.
0:24:22 > 0:24:23Thank you, sir.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27£95, just £5 short of our lowest estimate.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29But not a bad return.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32I thought that was going to sell for 60 quid!
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- Really? - The cut-and-thrust of bidding
0:24:34 > 0:24:37eventually brought it nearly up to where we wanted to be.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40So 95. Not bad.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44At last! Their heirlooms do seem to be doing rather well.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47So how will those medals do?
0:24:47 > 0:24:52They're from both World Wars, and include some miniatures.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- Interest in the lot.- Good, good! - I'm bid £60 straight off.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57With me at 60. Five. 70. Five.
0:24:57 > 0:24:5980. 85.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- 90. Five. - Lots of people bidding.- Going!
0:25:02 > 0:25:05100. £100 there. At £100.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07110 there, fresh bidding. 120.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11- 30. 140.- Over our top estimate!
0:25:11 > 0:25:1360. 70. 180. 190.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15No? 190 in the middle of the room. 190.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Fresh bidding, 200. 210?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19No? £200 there. 200.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Anybody else? At £200, at the bar. For £200. You all done?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26£200 and going, then. 470. Thank you.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Wow! What a terrific result! What do you make of that, Anna?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- That's really, really good.- £200,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36for your great-grandfather's war medals.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39There's no doubt that that excellent final sale
0:25:39 > 0:25:41has made all the difference to Amanda's total.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45'So, time to reveal the final sum!'
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Well, it has all added up to a wonderful total,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51which is actually more than the £500 that you wanted,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54which means you can have the £500 holiday,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57and you'll have some left over to spend on the new granddaughter,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00because your grand total is...
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- £688!- Oh, wow!
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Well done!
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Amanda certainly hasn't let the grass grow under her feet.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16She's already booked that birthday treat for her husband Andrew.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20'We're going to Cyprus.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22'My husband's been there when he was in the forces,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24'so it's like going back in time for him.'
0:26:24 > 0:26:27I can't wait! I wish it was this weekend we were going.