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Hello and welcome to the show

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that hunts for treasures around your home and sells them at auction.

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Today, I'm going to meet a lovely family whose house is packed with items like this.

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What do you think of it? It could be worth a fortune.

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Find out on today's Cash In The Attic.

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'Coming up, we follow the yellow brick road

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'to a piece of 1980s musical memorabilia.'

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-It's so... Whoa!

-Look at that!

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'And this rock star's legacy keeps on giving.'

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-I bought them at the Elton John auction in 1988 at Sotheby's.

-Whoa!

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I remember it well! Oh, my goodness!

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'But will our family take to auction like a duck to water?'

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Is there 160 in the room? 160.

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-160?

-This is it.

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All will be revealed when the final hammer falls.

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I'm in Winchester to meet a mother and daughter team

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who have called in Cash In The Attic

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because they want to clear out some clutter

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and take a transatlantic break.

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Amanda Kane has raised her two children, Lucy who is 24

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and Max who is 18, pretty much single-handed

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after separating from her husband some years ago.

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She enjoyed life as a full-time mum,

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but now that the children are grown up,

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she recently rejoined the workforce and became a PA to a headmaster.

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She lives in this picturesque townhouse in Winchester.

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She moved out of London ten years ago.

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And although Lucy has flown the nest, Max still lives here with Amanda.

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But the bright lights of city life still beckon sometimes,

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so she'd like to raise some cash

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to treat her children to a special trip.

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Fortunately, I have expert Jonty Hearndon by my side today.

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His 20 years of antiques know-how will be invaluable.

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Hello! Hi!

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-You must be Amanda.

-I am.

-And Lucy?

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-Hello.

-Hi. And who have we got here, then?

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-That's Rosie.

-Hello, Rosie.

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Was it you who put your mum up to this,

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-or did you call us?

-It was my idea.

-Oh, well done.

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What possessed you to do that?!

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Well, I thought it was a good idea and wanted to see if we could get

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to New York with some money we, hopefully, will raise.

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How much money do you reckon you're going to need?

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Hopefully £1,000, if we can.

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OK. It's quite a big target.

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-It is.

-Fingers crossed.

-Yeah.

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-Think we can do it?

-Hopefully so.

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So, £1,000 is our target, the aim is to get you guys off to New York.

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It's going to be a good day!

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-Shall we dance? Shall we have a look around?

-Definitely.

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Even a first glimpse of this wonderful four-storey house

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shows that Amanda has created a delightful home.

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And I'm hoping that Jonty's tracked down something to delight us as well.

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Here he is. Look, he's found something.

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It's a lovely mantel clock.

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That is extraordinary looking.

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Look at the pair of panthers crawling all over the top of it!

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-Does it have a history?

-Well, it does.

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I don't know so much about it, but I bought it in Brittany about 20 years ago when I was on holiday down there.

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So, I just loved it and...

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I've had it ever since, on centre stage on the mantelpiece.

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It is Art Deco in its design,

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but it's probably post-Second World War,

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not just pre-Second World War.

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Originally these would have been properly silvered, but through time,

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there's been a little bit of wear that's taken place on top.

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And does the mechanism work?

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It doesn't, it never has. I haven't really bothered

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with the mechanism because I just love the decorative part of it,

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rather than telling the time, I suppose.

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The mechanism on the inside will be clockwork.

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And again, I love this stylised fascia on here -

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again, it has that wonderful Art Deco feel.

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So, this is probably more very-late 1940s, maybe early 1950s.

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And then after that period,

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voom - it all went out of fashion and the new age came in.

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Do you think it is French, then?

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-It is very typically French, this style of mantel clock.

-There's nothing written anywhere?

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What have we got on the underside?

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"500 francs". A little label on the underside might give it away!

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-Oh, really?

-Yes, there we go.

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-Is that what you paid?

-It must have been.

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500 francs, I wonder how much that was 20 years ago?

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It was about 50 quid, something like that?

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-That's right.

-Does that make sense?

-Yeah.

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We've got a few blemishes, there's a little chip,

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because this is all made of ceramic, this is glazed ceramic.

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Value-wise at the moment, at auction, we are looking at around the £100 mark.

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So the auction guide will read £80-£120.

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What do you think of that?

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No, that's fine. That's fine.

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Well, we're all happy with that

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and it's an encouraging start to our day of rummaging.

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While we've been admiring the panther clock,

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Lucy's rolled up her sleeves and dug out this beautiful Victorian Staffordshire loving cup.

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It was given to Amanda by her godmother on her 21st birthday.

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In the past, loving cups were used for ceremonial drinking

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at weddings and banquets, symbolising friendship and unity.

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They were also given as trophies to winners of games or other competitions.

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This one, though, is slightly damaged

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so Jonty reckons it could fetch between £20 and £30.

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Jonty, come and have a look at what I've found,

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-I think you might like these.

-Wow, let's have a look at those.

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Those are very nice. We've got a pair of hunting prints.

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Have they always been a pair?

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Yes, they have. My mother gave them to me.

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Somebody gave them to her, a very old wartime friend of hers.

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But other than that, I don't know anything about them.

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OK. So have you had them re-framed at all?

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I took them to be re-framed and I was advised against it.

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They cleaned them up, but said the frames themselves were quite interesting,

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although one of them's damaged. But I wanted to leave them, really.

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These are genuine etchings and they would have been hand-coloured.

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I've also noticed right down here, this is the artist - FC Turner.

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And that's Francis Turner and he is a known painter that would have made

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a lot of money if those had been original pictures,

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but not known for creating hunting scenes like this.

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But they are good-quality pictures,

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very decorative. There's lots of movement always in hunting scenes.

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And I see these selling for £80-£120.

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That sort of area, just for the two.

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I see. I hoped they might have gone for a little bit more.

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I understand the fashion of hunting...

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-Not so long ago, they would have got quite a bit more.

-Right.

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You might well have got £100 per print, because they're very nice quality.

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But not any more, the fashion for these type of prints has waned.

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But that's not to say that there is no market for them at all.

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There is a market, but it's just a price readjustment rather than anything else.

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So is it tally-ho off to the auction?

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Definitely! Yes.

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There's no doubt that the hunting theme might deter some bidders,

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but these are wonderful prints and although

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they're not worth as much as Amanda had hoped, they should attract interest at the sale.

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Jonty heads to the second floor of this fabulous four-storey house

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and spots two sapphire and diamond rings tucked away.

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One was Amanda's engagement ring and the other was her mother's.

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Her daughter, Lucy, doesn't want them,

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so they're off to auction with a price tag of £400-£600.

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And that means that, based on Jonty's lowest estimates,

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we should already have £580 in the kitty towards that trip to New York.

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Now, Amanda loves adventure and when she was young, she set off to explore America.

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She even landed herself a fabulous job at the Hollywood Reporter, rubbing shoulders with the stars.

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So the States still hold quite a place in her affections.

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Now I'm dying to know more - why New York?

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Well, I've always wanted to take the children there and somehow it hasn't happened.

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I've been there several times myself, both in my single days and when I was married,

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and just always had such a fantastic time.

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But particularly, when I arrived there for the first time when I was Lucy's age.

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I just had a ball and I really want to be the first person to take

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the children there before they go under their own steam, really.

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That first visit of yours to New York obviously fired you with enthusiasm.

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I know it's a buzzy place, but how was it for you?

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I knew nobody or nothing about New York when I arrived there and just

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met people and went out and about and did all the most exciting things.

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I went to a show on Broadway and all those things.

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So I stayed about five days on my first trip and then I went later on with my husband.

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We arrived on Concorde and went to all the nice places.

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So I love it, all aspects of it. It's brilliant.

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So are you going to go to lots of museums and galleries in New York?

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-Oh, definitely.

-I will be!

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Mum will be taking us there whether we want to or not!

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The Guggenheim's number one on the list.

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And the Museum Of Modern Art.

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Yeah, that will definitely be a focal point, I think.

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And then we have to go to all the sports venues for Max.

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-Oh!

-And I want to go to Madison Square Garden anyway.

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You're never going to get there if we don't get on with the rummage,

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so bring your tea with you and go and find another room to rummage.

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A trip to New York is a fabulous treat,

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but with so much to see and do, it doesn't come cheap.

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So I'm pleased to see that Jonty has made another find, this time in the hallway.

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It's a carriage clock that was given to Amanda

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as a wedding gift. He values it at £50-£80.

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I dig out these porcelain Russian dolls in the bedroom.

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They were given to Lucy by her godfather, who brought them over from Moscow.

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Truth be told, she never really liked them as they scared her!

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So let's hope someone at the auction will take more

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of a shine to them and part with £20-£40.

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And they're not the only toys that Lucy's letting go today.

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This is an amazing doll's house!

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-It's fantastic, isn't it?

-Incredible. What a size!

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I know! It's huge.

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-Is this yours?

-Well, technically, yes.

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Mum had it made as a replica of our old house in Hammersmith, when we lived there in London.

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The house I grew up in, really.

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So yeah, it's a complete replica.

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As you can see, the cherry-red walls -

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-Mum made a bit of an interior design risk!

-That was her choice?

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That was her choice and it worked really well.

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Now, the history of doll's houses really goes back

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to the 16th century, when tiny room sets were made.

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But for my money, the most famous doll's house

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is the one in Windsor Castle, made for Queen Mary in 1924.

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It was made by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and the detail is just extraordinary.

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Even books in the library

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were specially commissioned for the house itself.

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Probably in better nick than ours!

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It's not far off the quality of your house!

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This is stunning, but we're not going to get a vast fortune for it as a consequence.

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-Sure.

-I mean, the amount of work that's gone into it,

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the detail that has gone into it, all of that will be lost when it comes to the auction sale.

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So it kind of pains me to tell you that it's worth between £100-£150 at the moment.

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Sure. That's fairly expected, to be honest,

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but I think it's still worth putting in there.

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Because what else are you going to do with it?

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Exactly. So I'd rather someone else went and had more fun with it than I will.

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-So I'll put the "for sale" sign on the outside!

-Sounds good, yes!

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I must admit, I'm surprised she can bear to part with it.

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Jonty forecasts a limited interest at auction.

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I wonder how close his estimate will turn out to be?

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60 to get me going? £60?

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Come on, you can do better than that!

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40 then, if you like. £40, surely?

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£40?

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Find out if Amanda gets the asking price later.

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Things are moving along nicely in this house

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and we're all getting exercise running up and down the stairs.

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We've made some excellent finds so far and I'm wondering what might come up next.

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-How are you doing?

-Not too bad. What do you think about these?

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-Oh, that's cute!

-They're cute, aren't they?

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Very nice, yes!

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Do you think they'd be worth something?

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Well, I don't know, but I know a man who does. Jonty!

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Aren't they gorgeous?

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A pair of Donald Ducks! What are they made of, aluminium?

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Wonderful. We've got a signature on the back here, "Gibson".

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That's Blaine Gibson, presumably, the famous animator.

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And we've got a series... Obviously a limited edition here,

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because this is 35 of 200 and this is 37 of 200.

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So, do they have a story?

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They do, actually. I bought them at the Elton John auction in 1988 at Sotheby's.

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-I remember it well!

-Do you?

-Oh, goodness me!

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-It was quite an occasion.

-Are you an Elton John fan?

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I am, yes, and always have been.

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So we've got this wonderful potent mix of Donald Duck,

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the iconic cartoon character first introduced

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in 1935, and of course, they used to belong to Sir Elton John.

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What a wonderful combination! Do you remember what you paid?

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I think about £150 or so.

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If we can get our money back, that would be fantastic.

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I would like to lower the estimate a little

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and put £100-£150 in the hope that we'll get your money back for these.

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-Are you happy?

-That seems reasonable, yes.

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Let's put them into sale and I'm sure if we've got that sort

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of estimate on them, a lot of people will be very interested.

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-Fantastic.

-Sounds good to me.

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Well, that's pretty special. It's not every day we discover

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something that once belonged to Elton John.

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Who would have thought he was a Donald Duck fan?

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And our Elton John fan, Amanda, has told me she has more from that special auction.

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-I'm not having any luck here.

-No.

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What about those clothes you told me about of Elton John's?

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I'd love to see them. I've had enough rummaging!

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Right, they're over here, let me show you.

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They REALLY were his?

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They were his. They're listed in the catalogue of his sale...

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-Oh, wow!

-..at Sotheby's.

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Whoa! Wow.

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Serious designer label there!

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-Isn't it? Lovely leather.

-Fantastic.

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-It's very nice, that.

-Very '80s, isn't it?

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And this one...

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Oh! I can just see him in that!

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Very understated!

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-Have you worn it?

-This I've worn, yes.

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I wore it with... silk trousers to a ball.

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I've got a picture of me in it somewhere.

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-It was lovely to wear, actually.

-And who did you tell?

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You must have told everyone you met, "This is Elton John's."

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-Yes!

-I bet!

-They probably didn't believe me.

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No! What size is it? Oh, medium.

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-Yes, try it on.

-He was going through a thin stage, was he?

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Yes, it's a few years ago now, isn't it?

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-I say! Whoa!

-Look at that!

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Elton John wore this! I love him.

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I think it's fantastic.

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-Isn't it?

-But I see what you mean about the shoulders -

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they are massive, aren't they?

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Do you remember padded shoulders in the '80s?

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Do you think they'll ever come back?

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Well, I probably won't wear them if they do!

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So did you pay a fortune for these?

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I can't remember how much.

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Not a lot, I don't think, no.

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-They're great.

-They're fun, aren't they?

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They really are. You're a huge fan of Elton John?

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-Yes, still am. Love him to bits.

-Did you go and see him live anywhere?

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I saw him live at Bournemouth Winter Gardens in 1974,

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probably, when I lived down there. My parents live down there in Blandford.

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-And he was just beginning then, he was fantastic.

-He was great?

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-Yeah.

-I bet he was.

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What wonderful memories. Thanks for showing me these.

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I think they are absolutely fantastic.

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Love 'em, love 'em, love him!

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-And one day they might be back in fashion!

-Yes!

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Despite Jonty's best efforts to persuade her, Amanda's inner rock queen won't let go

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of these Elton John jackets, so we'll just have

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to carry on searching if we're to hit that £1,000 target.

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With the excitement over, we get back to work

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and Amanda finds something she IS willing to part with.

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This pearl brooch was a present from her godmother on her 18th birthday and Jonty loves the unshaped pearl.

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He reckons it could fetch £50-£80.

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And Lucy comes across some more jewellery in the bedroom.

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Jonty?

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-What have you got?

-What do you think about these?

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Those are rather fun. Let's have a look.

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They're two little brooches.

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-Cartier.

-Very nice.

-Are they Cartier?

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I think they are, yes.

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-Wow.

-I think my father gave them to my mother at some point.

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Right. Cartier, what a wonderful name to trade with and to have.

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Cartier started life in Paris

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in the mid-19th century, but really by the turn of the 19th century,

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and the 20th century, they were the very, very coolest name

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to have as far as jewellery was concerned.

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To give some sense of how important they were as jewellers,

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at the coronation of Edward VII in 1902

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no less than 27 tiaras were ordered through Cartier for that very event.

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Gosh, that is grand!

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Well, just think about how many royal families there were, how many people with real,

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genuine money were using Cartier for all the best jewellery of the time.

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And that carried on all the way through and particularly into

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the Art-Deco period, with the wonderful jewellery

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that once was made for Mrs Simpson, the Duke of Windsor's wife.

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So Cartier is a wonderful name.

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-Fantastic.

-So even though this is quite a humble

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little elephant and baby elephant, somebody, of course, will want that.

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-Yeah.

-So we've got a pin and a brooch and I think they're worth selling together.

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They're both Cartier,

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they're both tiny little objects of gold jewellery.

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We are looking at £150-£200 and hopefully more than that as well.

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-Fantastic.

-They're very nice, indeed.

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I know, they're lovely. I think Mum will be pleased.

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We are coming to the end of our day, but you always feel

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there might be just one more great discovery to be made.

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Eager to visit the Big Apple with her children, Amanda scans the house

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one more time for anything that will help fund the family trip.

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And she comes across this Art-Deco green Daum vase.

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Daum is a quality crystal company based in Nancy in France.

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Amanda bought the vase in Brittany

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at the same time as the panther clock.

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It's worth a fabulous £100-£150.

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In fact, this house is full of fine glassware.

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-Have a look at this vase.

-What have you got?

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This is a fabulous vase.

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It's a moulded, lovely vase here with four clear cranes moulded on the outside.

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The whole thing is moulded, but it's by the fabulous French factory Lalique.

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-Which is wonderful. Isn't that good?

-Yes, I love Lalique.

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In fact I have a better one here, I think you'll find!

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Just like that! How about that?!

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Well, I have to say that you've outdone me there!

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-Can we have a look at that one?

-Yes, please. It's really heavy.

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Oh, wow! Do a swapsie there.

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Look at that. This is exactly the same in the style of the other vase.

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Now, is there a signature on the underside of this?

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I'm sure it's there lurking.

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Oh, there it is. Wonderful.

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That's a relief!

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That's very, very good news indeed.

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Now the French were particularly brilliant

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at making vases such as these in the 1920s and 1930s.

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But the master of them all was Rene Lalique.

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He was the past master of producing these fine wares.

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So essentially, what we're looking at here is a vase made by the Lalique factory

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in the style of all those great designs that he produced during the '20s and the 1930s.

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Are you going to put them in as two lots or one lot?

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Well, we could let the auctioneer decide.

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But I think, collectively, we're looking at roughly,

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and this is very exciting news, between £400-£600.

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-Wow, that's fantastic.

-Oh, my gosh!

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-I was carrying that outside!

-THEY LAUGH

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If only I'd known, I could have run away!

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That's a brilliant price, cos I know how much that cost new in 1985.

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-And what was that?

-£285.

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Oh, great. OK, that's wonderful.

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Because that was new at the time, so that's really wonderful.

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So, if everything goes to plan, you are looking for £1,000 now, aren't you?

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So YOU can go to New York!

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-So you've got a vested interest in this going well!

-Very much so!

-OK.

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Well, if everything goes to plan, based on Jonty's lowest estimates, you will make your target of £1,000.

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Actually, with any luck, you will make £1,550!

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-Wow! That's brilliant.

-Isn't that great?

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It's really good.

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Get us on our way. That sounds fantastic.

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Well, I'm really looking forward to the auction and I'm hopeful

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they'll manage to make that £1,000 so the three of them can jet off to New York for a bit of fun.

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And we have a collection of fantastic items that I'm sure will interest the bidders.

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There's the fabulous Art-Deco ceramic panther clock

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that Amanda bought in France for 500 francs.

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Jonty gave it an £80-£120 price tag.

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And my favourite,

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the aluminium Donald Duck figurines that once belonged to Elton John.

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Jonty valued them at £100-£150.

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The doll's house that is a replica of the family home

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in London that Lucy grew up in before their move.

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Jonty hopes it will fetch its top price of £150.

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'Still to come on Cash In The Attic -

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'Jonty tries rousing the bidders into parting with their cash.'

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Make it 50! Come on!

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'And there's much excitement when a certain piece

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'of jewellery goes up for sale.'

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-I'm really pleased.

-New York, here you come!

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'Find out what happens when the final hammer falls.'

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Well, it's been a while now since we rummaged around Amanda's house

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here in Winchester with the help of her daughter Lucy.

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Today we brought everything here to Andrew Smith & Son Auctioneers,

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which is just down the road.

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Remember, Amanda wants to raise £1,000 so she can treat her son

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and daughter to a trip of a lifetime to New York.

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So let's hope the bidders here are in a really good mood

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and will help her reach her target when her items go under the hammer.

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The Andrew Smith auction house is set in the Hampshire countryside.

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The sale takes place just five miles east of historic Winchester, in a large listed barn.

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The auctions, which happen every month, offer a wide range of items -

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Georgian and Victorian furniture, to 20th-century collectables such as toys, clocks and jewellery.

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So Amanda's lots have every chance of doing well here today.

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But what does our expert think?

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-Hi, Jonty.

-Hi, Jenny.

-Oh, Amanda's lovely brooches.

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-Do you like these?

-I do, but I don't wear brooches any more.

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But I suppose there is still a market for them.

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It's the fact they're Cartier and they're solid gold.

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The auctioneer has split these up into two separate lots.

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He has deemed them important enough, which is a good sign.

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And he's also split up the Lalique vases

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-and also the dress rings.

-Really?

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-So a lot of lots to sell today, but I am quietly confident that these might.

-Oh, good!

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Right, let's see if they've arrived and we'll tell them the good news.

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Amanda's items have been on view here for a few days now,

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so potential bidders can get a good look at them.

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It can sometimes be surreal to see your personal treasures

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dotted around a commercial auction room, so I wonder how she's feeling about it.

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-Good morning, girls!

-Good morning.

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-Hi, how are you?

-Fine, thanks.

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Saying farewell to your house!

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-Indeed.

-I hope it's farewell!

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Yes, we do, actually!

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I was surprised you're parting with it, though. It's your old family home, isn't it?

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It is, but I think it's time to move on.

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We've moved on from that house now, so it's time to let go.

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And how does it feel, now you see it here, ready, primed for action?

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-It's going to go.

-Well, it's certainly a reality now.

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It's definitely happening! But yeah, it's exciting.

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-We're hoping to go to New York, so we'll see what happens.

-Let's see if we can get you there.

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First, let's find a spot for the auction.

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If, like Amanda, you're keen to raise money for something special by selling at auction,

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do bear in mind that there are charges to be paid,

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including commission, which vary from one saleroom to another.

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So it's always worth enquiring in advance.

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The first of Amanda's items to come up today are the two framed hunting prints, valued at £80-£120.

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We've your hunting lithographs coming up now.

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These are a family heirloom.

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They are. My mother gave them to me, some years ago now.

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But I think it's time to part with them.

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Start me at £80. £80? £80? 60...?

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There's a lady waving at somebody there!

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30, just to get it going. £30, thank you. And two? At £30.

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32 up at the top. 35. 37?

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37, no? At £35.

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Any more? At £35.

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Any more? At £35, last time.

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Oh, well. They've got a good deal.

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Oh, less than half Jonty's estimate.

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But then, he did say that the market for hunting scenes has declined.

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Next up is the Victorian Staffordshire loving cup,

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which was a 21st-birthday present to Amanda from her godmother.

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Jonty valued it at £20-£30.

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Now, this lot is a beautiful 19th-century loving cup.

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-There's a little bit of damage?

-I'm afraid there is.

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-Yes, unfortunately.

-What happened there?

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Was that something that happened on your watch?

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I don't remember what happened to it. Maybe in moving it became damaged, unfortunately.

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-It's so pretty, though, isn't it?

-It is, it's a lovely item,

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but because of the damage, it's £20-£30.

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Oh, well. It all helps!

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We have a commission bid. I'm starting at £18. Is there 20?

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That's quite good.

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Commission bid's out. £20 in the room and selling. Is there two?

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At £20. Any more? At £20.

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You sure? Last time.

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£20.

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The only bid.

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-It's not bad.

-Well, it was damaged, so it could have not sold at all.

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Well, it reached the lower estimate, so that's not a bad result.

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How will Amanda's next lot do? Or should I say, Lucy's?

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It's the two Russian dolls,

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a mixture of soft body and ceramic, that were a gift from her godfather.

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She never really liked them,

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so will they tempt any bidders with their guide price of £20-£40?

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All done at £5.

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Oh, that's not very good.

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Lucy and Amanda are selling some very personal items here -

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to see them go for such a small amount is disheartening.

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Will their luck change with their next lot -

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the small brass carriage clock?

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Fingers crossed it reaches Jonty's estimate of £50-£80.

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We have a commission bid here.

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I'm going to start the bidding at £55. Is there 60 in the room?

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£55 and selling. Is there 60? £60.

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Commission bid's out. Is there five?

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At £60, then, and selling. Is there five?

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All done at £60, then?

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At £60 for the last time.

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That was short and sweet.

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Yeah, £50-£80, so it's sort of in the middle of the estimates.

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Not the lowest one, that's important! It was a good price.

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I'm happy with that, definitely.

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That's more like it. Hopefully that's the start of things to come.

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Her next lot is my favourite -

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the two aluminium Donald Duck figures that belonged to Elton John.

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Surely they'll reach Jonty's £100-£150 estimate.

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How do you feel about selling your Donald Duck figurines?

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-Cos they're a bit special, aren't they?

-Well, I love them.

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I think they're sweet. And because we bought them at the Elton John auction, they have added fun.

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Cos I can remember the auction very vividly,

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but I hope someone will buy them who loves them too.

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Start me at £100 on these?

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Showing right up at the back there. Start me at £100? £100? 80, then?

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£80? 60, if you want. £60?

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It's going down.

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£40? 30, then? £30, thank you.

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And two? At £30. Any more? At £30.

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It's a long way off here at £30.

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32 we have. 37. 40?

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£40. 42? At £40 on the stairs, and selling at £40.

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Is there any more? At £40, then, for the very last time.

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Oh!

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-Sold?

-£40.

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-Did he sell them?

-£40.

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Oh, that's terrible. I think Amanda is in a state of shock.

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But she's selling things to raise money for a special reason

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and her target is a long way off, so every little helps at this point.

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Hopefully, there'll be a big injection of cash with this next lot -

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the two 18-carat gold Cartier brooches, valued at £150-£200.

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The auctioneer has split them and the first one up is the elephant mother and calf.

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Is there 160 in the room? 160, 170.

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180.

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£170, commission bid. Is there 180?

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At 180. Commission bid's out.

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180 in the room. Is there 190?

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190 up at the top. 200. And 20.

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240.

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Excellent.

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£220 and selling. Is there any more?

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At £220, then, for the very last time.

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220.

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-Just for one.

-Fantastic!

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I'm very pleased.

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That's a fabulous result.

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Will the smaller one in the shape of a duck do as well?

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We have a commission bid.

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I'm going to start the bidding at £140. Is there 150 in the room?

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At £140. 150, 160. 170?

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£160 and selling. Is there 170?

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£160, still with the commission bid.

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£160.

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And if you're all done, last time.

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-Hey!

-How about that?

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-That's good.

-Fantastic.

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Well, between them, those two brooches made £380, which means

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they're the first items today to exceed Jonty's upper estimate.

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And they did it with bells on.

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I'm sure Amanda and Lucy are anxious to know how they're doing so far.

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OK, ladies, we're at the halfway point.

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How much do you think you've made? Do you think you're doing OK?

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It doesn't feel like much at the moment, no.

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Well, we are looking for £1,000, so we can get you to New York.

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-And at this halfway stage, you've made £540.

-Have we?

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Wow. So we are halfway there!

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We've got a lot to look forward to -

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we've got all the Lalique, all those dress rings.

0:31:450:31:48

-A lot to look forward to.

-We have indeed.

0:31:480:31:51

Very well done. We can have a break now, yeah?

0:31:510:31:54

-Sounds good.

-I've got something to show you as well.

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He's always saying things like that, you know!

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A general auction like this is a great place to sell old bits

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of furniture and make a profit into the bargain.

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Something you may have and think is only good for fire wood, may in fact be an item of rarity.

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And it won't go unnoticed by the experts here.

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What's caught your eye?

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This little table. What do you think?

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I think it's absolutely hideous!

0:32:190:32:20

I wouldn't give it shed room!

0:32:200:32:22

I thought you might say that! Now, what we're looking at here is a mid-18th-century Pembroke table.

0:32:220:32:28

Now, if this was made out of mahogany,

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then this would be worth 50 quid.

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But it's worth quite a lot more than that, simply because of the timber that's been used.

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This is pollarded oak.

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-Oh, I see.

-Which is very unusual, so it's a nice, lovely country-Pembroke table.

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If this was mahogany, this would be 50 quid.

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-Because of this really unusual pollarded oak, we're looking at £200-£300 in the auction.

-Really?

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Well, that rather ordinary-looking table went for £250.

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Perhaps I'd better check out what I've got in my shed!

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But we're back in position as Amanda has six more lots left, including the two engagement rings

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and the Lalique vases, both with hefty price tags.

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Her next item on the list is the Art-Deco clock that she bought in France.

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This is the panther mantel clock that we discovered over the fireplace.

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I put £80-£120 on it. Let's see what happens.

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£80 to start me on this? £80?

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£80? 60, then? £60? 40, if you like?

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£40? 30, then, to get it going?

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£30 bid, thank you. At £30. 32, 35.

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37, 40. 42?

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At £40 and we will sell. At £40.

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Are you all done? Last time at £40.

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-Ooh!

-Another disappointment.

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Oh, dear, just half Jonty's lower estimate.

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Maybe the fact that the clock mechanism

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doesn't work put people off.

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I hope it isn't that they don't like Art Deco,

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because that would not bode well for our next two items.

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The sapphire and diamond engagement rings

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that belonged to Amanda and her mother are both Art-Deco style.

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So this is another split-lot situation.

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These are the two dress rings. The first one is the oval sapphire with the diamond surround.

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What value you did you put on them?

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The total value for the two is £400-£600.

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This is the first one, here it comes.

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I'm going to start the bidding at £200. Is there 20 in the room?

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Commission bid at £200. Is there 20? At £200, I'm going to sell.

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It's going to get stuck.

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At £200, last time.

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Short and sweet, but £200.

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-That's all right.

-That's OK.

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That's a great result for the larger ring.

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Now how will the smaller one do?

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We have a commission bid.

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I'm going to start the bidding at 250. Is there 270 in the room?

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At £250 and selling. Is there 70?

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-Commission bid, 250.

-Really?

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270 right up at the top. 300.

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And 20. Commission bid's out.

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320 in the room and selling.

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-Is there 350? At £320.

-That's brilliant.

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Are you all out? At £320, then.

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Wow!

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-Very good, very good.

-I'm really pleased with that.

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-New York here you come!

-I know!

0:35:200:35:24

£520 for the two rings. That almost reached Jonty's top estimate.

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I think we must have Art-Deco fans here after all.

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The next item is the doll's house that's a replica of their old house in London.

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It was made for Lucy when she was younger.

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We hope they'll get some offers of around £100-£150.

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60 to get me going. £60?

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40, then, if you like. £40, surely?

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£40.

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30, then? £30 bid. Thank you.

0:35:510:35:54

Is there two? At £30, we will sell.

0:35:540:35:56

At £30. Is there two?

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All done at £30. 32, 35. 37?

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37? At £35 and selling.

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Is there seven? 37, 40. 42?

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At £40. Any more? At £40 and selling, then.

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If you're all done. 42, 45. 47?

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At £45.

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Is there seven? 47. 50?

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No? At £47. Make it 50?

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At £47, then. 50, well done!

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Make it 50, come on!

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AUCTIONEER LAUGHS

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At £50. Is there five?

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55? No? At £50, then. Right here at the back, then. At £50.

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With you at £50. If you're all done for the very last time.

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-Well done.

-A bargain, but there we are.

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-Did you want to take it home?

-No.

-No!

-Definitely not.

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You would have paid them £50 to leave it here, really!

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Absolutely.

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It's always so exciting when you see two bidders competing, although

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it's a shame they couldn't drive the price much higher than £50.

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Amanda's next item is the nine-carat gold bar brooch

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with pearls and turquoises, valued at £50-£80.

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Start me at £50.

0:37:140:37:16

£50? 40 if you like. £40?

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30, then, to get it going.

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£30 at the front. 32, 35, 37.

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40? At £37. Any more?

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37.

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At £37.

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Not so good, not so good.

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I really thought that would have done better,

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judging by the result of Amanda's earlier pieces.

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Do the bidders here like glassware?

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I hope so as her penultimate lot

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is the green Daum vase and two splash vases.

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Their estimate is £100-£150.

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£100? £100? 80, then.

0:37:520:37:55

£80? 60, if you like. £60?

0:37:550:37:57

£60? 50, then, to get me going?

0:37:570:38:00

£50, surely? £50, thank you.

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And five? £50 at the front here.

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And five? And £50, 55, 60.

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And five? £60 at the front and we will be selling.

0:38:080:38:12

At £60. Are you all done? At £60.

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Are you sure? For the last time.

0:38:130:38:17

Disappointing again.

0:38:180:38:19

Disappointing.

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Not the result we wanted.

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But will the next lot fare better?

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It is after all Lalique, a highly regarded name in glassware

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that ought to command a much higher price tag.

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And if there are any discerning bidders

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in the room with an eye for quality,

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then it could have a huge impact on Amanda and Lucy's travel plans.

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Well, we've got to your Lalique glass now,

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which, obviously, the auctioneer likes,

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cos he's split this lot up into two. So two vases, sold separately.

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The second one's the most valuable, isn't it?

0:38:500:38:52

That's right. That's that large vase

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with deep-moulded swallows round the outside.

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That's really beautiful. This lot coming up now is the one that is slightly smaller

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and also has the limited edition book that goes with it as well.

0:39:020:39:05

I'm going to start the bidding at 180. Is there 200 in the room?

0:39:050:39:11

At £180 and selling. Is there 200? 220. 240? £220 and selling.

0:39:110:39:17

Commission bid. Is there 240?

0:39:170:39:19

At £220, all done?

0:39:190:39:22

For the last time.

0:39:220:39:24

That's great, that's the smaller of the two.

0:39:240:39:26

-Nice.

-Very good.

0:39:260:39:29

-A tidy sum!

-Indeed.

0:39:290:39:31

They've obviously got a good eye for glassware.

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Very good indeed. We're now halfway to Jonty's

0:39:340:39:38

overall estimate and I'm hoping that the larger vase will do even better.

0:39:380:39:42

So this is the biggie, this is the lovely vase.

0:39:440:39:46

I'm a big fan of this shape and design.

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It has all the hallmarks of Lalique in the 1930s.

0:39:490:39:53

I have two commission bids here.

0:39:530:39:55

I'm going to start the bidding at £320. Is there 350 in the room?

0:39:550:40:01

At £320 and selling. Is there 350?

0:40:010:40:05

Commission bid, then, at £320.

0:40:050:40:07

£320, for the last time.

0:40:070:40:11

Just two commission bids, but that's all you needed,

0:40:110:40:14

two commission bids and you're there.

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320!

0:40:160:40:17

Oh!

0:40:170:40:19

Hey! She's thinking, "Broadway, which show shall I go to?" Yes?

0:40:190:40:24

-Come on, be honest!

-No, exactly.

0:40:240:40:26

I can't wait, it's going to be an amazing trip.

0:40:260:40:29

-We've done pretty well, by the sound of the last items.

-Fantastic, wasn't it?

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Well, quality always tells.

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And together, those two vases almost reached Jonty's top estimate.

0:40:360:40:40

All that remains now is for us to do the final sums.

0:40:400:40:45

Well, that's it. It's over and finished.

0:40:450:40:47

I thought that was exhilarating, didn't you?

0:40:470:40:50

Yes. Some parts really exciting, some a little disappointing, but...

0:40:500:40:54

We've not done too badly, though. I mean, everything sold, didn't it?

0:40:540:40:58

-We're not taking anything home, which is amazing.

-You're not!

0:40:580:41:01

Obviously, I'm sure you realise you've made your target.

0:41:010:41:04

You've actually made a lot more than that. You have made £1,787!

0:41:040:41:11

-Well done!

-That's fantastic!

0:41:110:41:13

-Isn't that brilliant?

-That's fantastic! Well done.

0:41:130:41:17

Thank you very much for all your time and help.

0:41:170:41:19

It's been lovely to spend time with you, we had a great time.

0:41:190:41:22

Yeah. You made so much money that Jennie and I can come too!

0:41:220:41:25

Well, with that amazing result, Amanda has made enough money

0:41:310:41:35

to take her two children for their trip to the Big Apple.

0:41:350:41:38

But first, she's chosen theatre land in the heart of London's West End

0:41:380:41:42

to see an American smash-hit musical.

0:41:420:41:44

She hopes it will give them a taste of what they can expect to see on Broadway.

0:41:440:41:48

We're looking forward to getting our ear

0:41:500:41:52

into the American and New York accent, so hopefully

0:41:520:41:55

we'll be able to understand what's going on when we're there!

0:41:550:41:58

It promises to be a great show.

0:41:580:42:00

-We're really looking forward to it, aren't we, Max?

-Definitely.

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So Lucy and Max will soon have their first look at New York

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and Amanda wants to make sure they have as good a time

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as she did on her first trip. So did this whet their appetite?

0:42:090:42:13

It was great. It was really, really good.

0:42:130:42:15

-We had lots of fun.

-Yeah, brilliant.

0:42:150:42:17

-So we're all ready for New York now!

-Yes, we're in the mood now!

0:42:170:42:21

Yes, definitely!

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