0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to the show that rummages around people's homes, finds all the hidden gems
0:00:05 > 0:00:08then takes them to auction to raise funds for our families.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13We all like getting gifts, but let's be honest, some of them remind us of things that are best
0:00:13 > 0:00:17forgotten, a bit like today's lady, who wants to clear out all
0:00:17 > 0:00:20that type of clutter and that's why she's called in Cash In The Attic.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46Coming up on Cash In The Attic, some unexpected finds get us all very excited!
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Did I hear a magic word just then?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51You heard the word "Cartier"...
0:00:51 > 0:00:55And some heavy-duty candelabra get a rather hefty price tag...
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Very good valuation, James.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Thank you, but can we find something a little lighter next time!
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I'm sure we can!
0:01:02 > 0:01:05So, will we all be laughing come auction day?
0:01:05 > 0:01:07You must be pleased with that!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- I am! - That is really good, isn't it?
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15I'm in the really picturesque village
0:01:15 > 0:01:17of Bearsted in Kent to meet Annette.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20She's had a lot to deal with in the last few years but she's decided
0:01:20 > 0:01:26it's time to move forward with her personal life and provide some stability for her children.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Annette Shaw has lived in Kent for the last six years, together with
0:01:30 > 0:01:35her two children, 12 year-old Charles and 11 year-old Olivia.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Annette is a former baroness but she lost her title
0:01:38 > 0:01:40when her first marriage ended,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44but happily she found love a second time around with Adie, who she met
0:01:44 > 0:01:49on holiday in Egypt and the couple tied the knot just over a year ago.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Annette suffers from multiple sclerosis and has plans of moving
0:01:53 > 0:01:55to a new, more manageable home
0:01:55 > 0:01:57but having amassed a lifetime of collectables,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00she has decided a clear-out is required
0:02:00 > 0:02:04and has called in her mum, Anne, and the Cash In The Attic team to help.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09James Rylands is our antiques expert today, so whilst he makes a start, I'll meet the girls.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Aah, good morning.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- You must be Annette?- I am indeed.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Hi, hi, and you're mum?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- That's right!- I thought so.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19- Lovely to meet you.- And you.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22You've called in Cash In The Attic, haven't you?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Yes. I've got so many things indoors that I no longer use
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and hopefully some of them are valuable.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33They're collectables and I just thought we could make a few pounds.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35What do you want to raise the money for, then?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37We'd like to put it towards a deposit on a house.
0:02:37 > 0:02:45- This is only rented and also because of the MS, I need some adaptations. - How long have you had that for?
0:02:45 > 0:02:5120 years, about 20 years, so really we need as much money as we can towards this house.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Have you got a figure in mind of how much you'd like to raise?
0:02:54 > 0:02:59I think realistically £800 would be fantastic.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00OK, so we need to raise £800.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03We won't get much time for a break today.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Shall we see if James has found any of these lovely items yet?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07- Yes.- Come on, then.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14It sounds like today's rummage could have life-changing consequences for Annette
0:03:14 > 0:03:20so let's hope we can uncover plenty of valuables and raise that all-important deposit.
0:03:20 > 0:03:26One man who has plenty of experience handling objects of desire is James Rylands.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30He has spent his life immersed in the world of antiques and he has already discovered
0:03:30 > 0:03:34something that may just be worth its weight in gold.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36What have you got there?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Something that's very heavy! - You're not kidding!
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Now that's impressive. Can you impress us with your valuation?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43I'll impress you with something else.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46It's one of a pair. I've just seen the other one sitting there.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Tell me the story about these candelabra, then?
0:03:48 > 0:03:52These were given to me by my ex-husband when we lived
0:03:52 > 0:03:56in a very large house, but here, they look slightly out of place!
0:03:56 > 0:03:58You could say they are very grand, aren't they?
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Of course, we just take the idea of electric light and electricity for
0:04:02 > 0:04:07granted but before that, quite often you'd have these on the mantelpiece
0:04:07 > 0:04:12with a clock in the middle so you could actually see the time and all of these obviously would be filled
0:04:12 > 0:04:19with candles, so we've got this combination of green marble and then what we call "gilt bronze",
0:04:19 > 0:04:21or "d'or moulu",
0:04:21 > 0:04:25which the "d'or" is the gold in French, and then "moulu",
0:04:25 > 0:04:27which was actually the process of putting it on where they
0:04:27 > 0:04:35had the gold leaf and they mixed it up with mercury and once it had been put on, they then used heat
0:04:35 > 0:04:39and flames to actually burn the mercury off, leaving the gold...
0:04:39 > 0:04:41And die shortly afterwards, presumably!
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- That's exactly what happened, that is exactly what happened!- Oh, no!
0:04:44 > 0:04:48They all died of mercury poisoning so it was a hugely expensive process.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51And how old are these as a particular example?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54I've looked underneath and they've actually got "Made in Italy"
0:04:54 > 0:04:57which tells me they were made in the 20th century.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00What sort of value could we be talking about, James?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03When it comes to value, I guess we're probably looking at
0:05:03 > 0:05:07about between £80 and £120. We're talking about decoration
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- rather than rarity. - What do you think of that valuation?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- It's absolutely fine!- Yes, I thought it was a very good valuation, James.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Thank you, but, Annette, can we find something
0:05:16 > 0:05:18a little lighter next time?!
0:05:18 > 0:05:20I'm sure we can, indeed!
0:05:20 > 0:05:23I can only imagine how grand Annette's previous house
0:05:23 > 0:05:28must have been, but those candelabra have certainly got us off to a great start.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32I begin my search upstairs in Annette's bedroom and I find
0:05:32 > 0:05:36a pair of his and hers watches that she was given as a wedding present.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39They were made by Asprey & Garrard, the London-based
0:05:39 > 0:05:42jewellers best-known for their upkeep of the Crown Jewels.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Annette's house may be hiding more than we imagined!
0:05:45 > 0:05:49James values the pair at £60 to £100
0:05:49 > 0:05:53and it seems the collectables aren't just confined to the house!
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Hey, James... What do you think of this?
0:05:57 > 0:06:01What have we got here? Ooh, we've got lots of sculpture you've found.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Where did these come from?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I have no idea!
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Well, what have we got here?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- Now do you know why I'm doing that, tapping that?- No.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- Well, if I tap it, that tells me what material it's made out of. - How clever!
0:06:15 > 0:06:21In this case it's made of bronze, so this one here, which is a nice charming group and it's
0:06:21 > 0:06:29based on a 19th-century original French piece, probably dating to the 1860s, 1880s, something like that,
0:06:29 > 0:06:31some time in the second half of the 19th century,
0:06:31 > 0:06:35and there is a bit of a signature in the back
0:06:35 > 0:06:37which is difficult to make out
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- but this one, do you know how old this is?- I have no idea.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44I think that this has probably been made in the last
0:06:44 > 0:06:47sort of 20 or 30 years and not in France,
0:06:47 > 0:06:50actually out in the Far East,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54probably in Thailand and the material that bronze is made up of
0:06:54 > 0:06:59now is about 90% copper and 10% tin,
0:06:59 > 0:07:04which is why over in the Far East in China, Thailand, India, places
0:07:04 > 0:07:08like that, they can actually now do it a lot cheaper and of course
0:07:08 > 0:07:11their unit costs, their labour costs are much cheaper
0:07:11 > 0:07:15so they've now started a big industry making things
0:07:15 > 0:07:18in European style but sort of modern.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21This is very European, isn't it?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Well, look I'm tapping her again.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- She's beautiful!- She is beautiful.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29She is actually not bronze, she's actually made of a material that's
0:07:29 > 0:07:33a resin, so it's a sort of composition copying bronze.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35We've got a little signature here,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38who I don't know but I would think that probably
0:07:38 > 0:07:40this would have been made in the 1970s
0:07:40 > 0:07:47and very much in the style of that great impressionist painter and sculptor, Degas.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51The original would have been done at the end of the 19th century
0:07:51 > 0:07:53and so this man has copied that,
0:07:53 > 0:07:57so basically what we've got here is a real bronze,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01albeit it modern, and then two copies of bronzes made in
0:08:01 > 0:08:05a resin-based material but not sort of old or rare or whatever...
0:08:05 > 0:08:08They basically have a sort of decorative price.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12I'm going to say I think probably between £50 and £100.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Well, that's very interesting.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- It's money in the pot, isn't it? - Yes, it certainly is.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19You seem very sure of that, James,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23but exactly how much money remains to be seen on auction day.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26A bit of interest in the book, straight in at £50, any advance?
0:08:26 > 0:08:27Good! It's got a bid of 50.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32- Lots of places, now. 52, 55, 58, 60, 62...- Oh, look!
0:08:32 > 0:08:3665, 68, 70, 72...
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Find out later in the show.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45So far, we've uncovered items with an estimated auction value of £190
0:08:45 > 0:08:51but with an £800 target to reach, we still have a long way to go.
0:08:52 > 0:08:58Annette, I spotted this as soon as I walked through the door, so tell me about it?
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- Where did it come from?- I actually purchased it at auction,
0:09:02 > 0:09:07a local auction and I just fell in love with the walnut inlay
0:09:07 > 0:09:12and the wonderful patterns and if you open it up, it becomes a games table.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- It's got a surprise inside, has it? - Yes, absolutely.- Let's have a look.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21Wahey-hey, absolutely right! This would keep you amused for hours!
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- Absolutely!- So what have we got?
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- We've got sort of draughts or chess, backgammon...- Backgammon.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29That's been the downfall of many a person.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Beautifully inlaid work, I must say.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- How old do you think it is? - I don't think it's that old.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38It's a wonderful inlaid table and it's basically in the style
0:09:38 > 0:09:42of something that I think would have been made perhaps
0:09:42 > 0:09:43in the early part of the 19th century,
0:09:43 > 0:09:48let's say sort of 1840-ish, but this example, I think, is 20th century.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53It's been made in the last 50 years or so and even though it's new,
0:09:53 > 0:09:55it's actually very, very good quality
0:09:55 > 0:10:01the way it has been done, because the carcass of it is actually pine or another softwood,
0:10:01 > 0:10:08but then onto that is these veneered sheets of walnut and walnut is quite a valuable wood so you wouldn't want
0:10:08 > 0:10:15to use it to sort of make the entire thing but they've cut the sheets of it very, very thin and then glued it
0:10:15 > 0:10:18onto the carcass but the real piece de resistance on this
0:10:18 > 0:10:20is the actual marquetry inlay
0:10:20 > 0:10:24which has actually been very much a part of English furniture,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27mainly since the early part of the 17th century.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31It is a heck of a lot of work that has gone into that
0:10:31 > 0:10:33and I guess we have got to weigh up on
0:10:33 > 0:10:38one hand, a huge amount of work, on the other hand, it's not an old,
0:10:38 > 0:10:43absolutely period antique so I'm going to slightly hedge my bets
0:10:43 > 0:10:47and say probably between £200 and £400, something like that?
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Let's hope that all of those punters at the auction will go for it!
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- Wouldn't that be wonderful!- That's what we want.- And many hours of fun.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57James is clearly a fan of the games table
0:10:57 > 0:11:02so let's hope its fine quality starts a bidding war on auction day.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Anne has been concentrating her efforts in the packed garage
0:11:06 > 0:11:11and her hard work pays off when she digs out this rather impressive glass decanter.
0:11:11 > 0:11:18It was made by the Czech company Mosa who specialised in producing high-quality Bohemian glassware.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Annette bought this at auction some years ago and remembers paying quite a healthy sum for it.
0:11:22 > 0:11:28Sadly, James thinks that £30 to £50 is all we can expect from it today.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34While the others rummage, I thought we'd take a little break.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36You and your mum seem really close.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41We are. We've always been close and I think a good family network
0:11:41 > 0:11:44is a very important thing to have.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Obviously, she's your mum and you're her little girl,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50so it must have been hard for her when you were diagnosed with MS?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Mmm, I think it was.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56She's a mother and no matter that I'm 45 now,
0:11:56 > 0:12:00it would still hurt her just as much.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05Was the fact that you had your mum around vital to helping you keep going? Because everybody
0:12:05 > 0:12:09needs a breathing space, especially going through something like that.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Yes. Mum and Dad are wonderful, absolutely wonderful
0:12:12 > 0:12:19and I think, yeah, family bonds you together and keeps you going
0:12:19 > 0:12:21and as much as my children are important to me,
0:12:21 > 0:12:22my parents are as well.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Tell me about the family background, because you're all quite musical, aren't you?
0:12:26 > 0:12:32My father was a pianist and my mum was a singer and we all had a musical talent of sorts.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37I used to play the flute and my brother was a viola player.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41There was cello, guitar and clarinet.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43You came from this musical background.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46What did you go onto, because you didn't stay in music.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- No, I became a legal secretary. - Is that how you met your husband?
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Yep. I met my husband, he worked in the City as well
0:12:54 > 0:12:58and married for 11 years and two gorgeous children.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01How do you feel, now that we're selling some of these things,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05which obviously are quite a reflection of the life you used to live?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Does it feel strange to be getting rid of them?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09No, that time has passed.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Is it the opposite effect, then? It's actually quite nice to see them go at this stage?
0:13:13 > 0:13:14Mmm, yes, it is.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Well, I'm pleased Annette has no qualms about parting
0:13:17 > 0:13:21with her collectables so the more we can find, the better.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26Anne has finished her search in the garage and is now busy in the house
0:13:26 > 0:13:29where she soon finds a pair of highly decorated plates.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33They were given to Annette as a gift and were designed by Versace, no less!
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Sadly, and despite the name,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38James isn't convinced of their collectability
0:13:38 > 0:13:41and values them at a rather disappointing £20 to £40.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46James, Anne, are you there?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- Hiya.- Well, done! - What do you think of this?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I should think you are just about to serve us some tea!
0:13:52 > 0:13:55I've got a few pieces out of the box but do you know what is in there?
0:13:55 > 0:13:56I believe it's a tea service.
0:13:56 > 0:14:02That's fantastic and I'll tell you what's great is here we have the history of Meissen on one plate!
0:14:02 > 0:14:07The thing about Meissen is it was the first European porcelain factory
0:14:07 > 0:14:10that discovered hard paste porcelain.
0:14:10 > 0:14:17Before then, it had only been made over in China and the Orient and the Europeans were desperate to find out
0:14:17 > 0:14:19how to actually make it
0:14:19 > 0:14:24and they discovered it in Meissen in about 1710 which is when
0:14:24 > 0:14:26the factory here first started
0:14:26 > 0:14:31and they used very hard, kaolin sort of clay to actually produce it
0:14:31 > 0:14:34and on this plate here you've got all the various histories,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37like you've got "AR" at the top there.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40That's for Augustus Rex who was the king over in Germany
0:14:40 > 0:14:42when it was first produced.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45KPM, which stands for "Konigliche Porcelain Manufacture",
0:14:45 > 0:14:48and then down here, we've got Bott...
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Well, I'm not even going to pronounce that
0:14:50 > 0:14:54but basically it's named after Bottger who was one of the original
0:14:54 > 0:14:58starters of the Meissen porcelain factory.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01It is good quality but it's not especially old
0:15:01 > 0:15:04so I think for the whole lot we'll probably put something like
0:15:04 > 0:15:06£200 to £400 on it, something like that.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Goodness me!- That's a nice thing to have in the kitty.- Brilliant!
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- You seem pleased with that then, Anne?- Oh, yes!
0:15:12 > 0:15:14It's going to help a lot, I think.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17The bad news is we haven't got time to sit down and have tea!
0:15:17 > 0:15:20We've got to find more! Let's go!
0:15:21 > 0:15:24That's a super addition to our auction haul.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29A few more discoveries like this and we'll breeze past our £800 target.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34I'm on a bit of a roll as, like a magpie to diamonds, I spot these
0:15:34 > 0:15:38very desirable hand-printed, hand-stitched Hermes scarves.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40If these were once good enough for
0:15:40 > 0:15:45Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly, then I'm sure they're good enough for the bidders at auction
0:15:45 > 0:15:51and James thinks this collection of six could fetch somewhere between £30 to £80 on the day.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Hello, there you are! Are you having a rest?- Absolutely!
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- What do you think of it so far? - I think it's good fun, don't you?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Marvellous!- Very knowledgeable is our James, isn't he?- Very, yes.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- He is, yes.- A very nice man as well.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- Do you like him?- Yes. - Well, I'm glad.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13Now talking about men, I want to know a little bit about your new man?
0:16:13 > 0:16:17We met in Egypt. We were there on holiday. Mum and I and the children
0:16:17 > 0:16:23for a couple of weeks and he was out there teaching scuba diving and selling trips
0:16:23 > 0:16:29- and it just happened.- So obviously, that's one thing, you're on holiday.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33How did you pursue this romance when you got back, then?
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Well, if anyone said to me
0:16:35 > 0:16:38that they were moving somebody in after three days,
0:16:38 > 0:16:42I would think they were absolutely mad, but we just knew
0:16:42 > 0:16:45it was right and I got him a flight back
0:16:45 > 0:16:49and he moved straight in and there we are.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54- Is he a good son in law? - He is a very kind man and when I first met him,
0:16:54 > 0:16:59I thought "Aye, aye, this could turn to something else,"
0:16:59 > 0:17:04and it did and they're very happy and the children love him to bits.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08You're going to be changing things again, quite dramatically, with this move.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11What have you got in mind? What sort of place do you want to go to?
0:17:11 > 0:17:17We're not sure yet because the MS is progressing, so it won't be a townhouse on three levels,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20but we do need to think carefully
0:17:20 > 0:17:23and we just need to get a decent deposit together.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26I think what we need to do is make sure we raise that £800
0:17:26 > 0:17:29you're looking for, so if you want to stay and have a rest,
0:17:29 > 0:17:30I'll track down James.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Hopefully he's found something else for you to look at. - OK.- Won't be long.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39Whilst we've been chatting, James has been conducting a final search of the garage
0:17:39 > 0:17:43to see if Anne missed anything and he discovers a box
0:17:43 > 0:17:46containing a full set of Stuart Crystal glass.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50They're in perfect condition and as a wedding present from her first marriage,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Annette is more than happy to see the back of them,
0:17:53 > 0:17:58so they head to auction with an impressive £100 to £150 price tag.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- What have you got there, Annette? - It's a Hermes ash tray.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06- I forgot I had this!- Really!
0:18:06 > 0:18:10It's a jolly nice thing to forget that you actually had.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15The firm was started in 1837 by Thierry Hermes and originally
0:18:15 > 0:18:19they made harnesses and bridals for carriages.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24That would be the connection with the scarves and the equestrian connection?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Absolutely. Originally, that's who it was and that's why some
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Hermes styles, you're right, have bridals and things on them
0:18:30 > 0:18:36but it wasn't actually until the early 20th century that Hermes were really on the map
0:18:36 > 0:18:41with one of his descendants, Emile-Maurice Hermes, because they were still making leather
0:18:41 > 0:18:47things but rather than harness-wear they had gone into leather clothes and he got a sort of franchise,
0:18:47 > 0:18:52an exclusive deal to produce clothes with the first zipper on them
0:18:52 > 0:18:57and then in the 1930s - 1937 - was when they actually started,
0:18:57 > 0:19:04they opened their first factory in Lyon in France purely devoted to making scarves
0:19:04 > 0:19:10and it was out of that, really, they then in later years went into this sort of luxury line
0:19:10 > 0:19:15of producing everything from watches to ashtrays to lots of other
0:19:15 > 0:19:21sort of really high-end design things. This one here is actually made
0:19:21 > 0:19:26of Limoges porcelain, so one of the leading French porcelain factories as well.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28They still do have value.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31I would think something like this
0:19:31 > 0:19:35is probably worth around about £50 to £80. How does that sound?
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- Fair enough.- Not bad for an ashtray! - Not bad at all.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Annette really has collected some lovely pieces over the years
0:19:43 > 0:19:49and in the bedroom, her mum finds more evidence of this when she spots a very attractive Limoges tea set.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53It was a gift from her first husband and James thinks it could fetch
0:19:53 > 0:19:55another £80 to £120 on sale day.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- What have you got there?- A watch.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03It's not just any old watch...
0:20:03 > 0:20:05That is a Cartier watch!
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Ooh, did I hear a magic word?
0:20:07 > 0:20:10You heard the word "Cartier", yes!
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- Let me have a look, let me have a look! - Have you got the box for this?
0:20:14 > 0:20:18No box. I bought it off of my ex-boyfriend's mother.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- That's a bit tortuous, isn't it! - Yeah, it is!- 22 years ago.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Well, you do like nice things, don't you?
0:20:23 > 0:20:29- I do.- Obviously an eye for quality because I mean Cartier, that is the name to conjure with.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32In particular, it was the Santos, wasn't it?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Right, the absolutely right one. You know, the Santos
0:20:35 > 0:20:42is named after a Brazilian airman called Alberto Santos-Dumont and what happened was that until then,
0:20:42 > 0:20:48everybody had worn pocket watches and flying around in a plane and trying to steer it and pull
0:20:48 > 0:20:53a pocket watch out of your waistcoat wasn't very practical so he asked Louis Cartier to make him
0:20:53 > 0:20:59a wrist watch that he could actually wear while he was flying the plane. That was in 1904.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02It was commercially produced from 1911 onwards
0:21:02 > 0:21:07as the Santos and that's how the first wrist watch was born.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Thousands of pounds are paid for these things new.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Is it the same with this one? Is that worth £1,000?
0:21:13 > 0:21:18We're not talking thousands of pounds. It's 20-30 years old, something like that.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21On the back here, actually, it does tell me that
0:21:21 > 0:21:23it's got all the Cartier marks, which is great,
0:21:23 > 0:21:27and it tells me also that it's gold-plated rather than solid gold,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30so that all has a bearing on the value.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33We're probably looking at between £150 and £300.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35What do you think of that, Annette?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- That's more than I thought. - Really? That's good!
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- Presumably you're pleased with that, yeah?- Absolutely!- Well, done!
0:21:41 > 0:21:46OK, talking of time, we're out of time when it comes to our rummage so I expect
0:21:46 > 0:21:49you'd like to know how much we've made, but before I tell you,
0:21:49 > 0:21:50we wanted £800 towards your house move.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Do you think we've got near that, Annette?
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- We seem to be going in the right direction.- What about you, Anne?
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- I think she'll be very lucky. - What, to make 800?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Yes.- Ye of little faith! You'll be delighted when I tell you
0:22:04 > 0:22:09- that the value of everything going to auction comes to £1,050.- Wow!
0:22:09 > 0:22:10Oh, marvellous!
0:22:10 > 0:22:12The next time you see all your lovely things
0:22:12 > 0:22:15will be at the auction house, so we'll see you there.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- Okey-dokey.- Can't wait!
0:22:18 > 0:22:22What a hugely successful day we've had in Kent with Annette Shaw
0:22:22 > 0:22:26and her mum and what a terrific array of items we've got for auction.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29The magnificent pair of 20th-century candelabra...
0:22:29 > 0:22:33You'll need a big house to keep them but not a huge fortune to buy them.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35We're looking for £80-£120.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42The beautifully inlaid pine and walnut games chest. It's not antique but the
0:22:42 > 0:22:46quality is superb and will hopefully tempt the bidders into paying
0:22:46 > 0:22:49upwards of its £200-£400 estimate.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52And the collection of Meissen porcelain
0:22:52 > 0:22:57that includes that plate charting the history of the German company.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00We're hoping the porcelain bidders will be out in force
0:23:00 > 0:23:03so we can raise upwards of its £200-£400 price tag.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:23:09 > 0:23:12I find out what James and Anne got up to on rummage day...
0:23:12 > 0:23:15And that was when you and I were alone together in the garage!
0:23:15 > 0:23:17It was lovely!
0:23:17 > 0:23:20All right, anyway, moving swiftly on...
0:23:20 > 0:23:24And there are high hopes for a stylish crowd at auction.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29I'm sure here in Essex, the fashion aficionados are going to be out in force.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31So, will our items be in vogue?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45It's been a few weeks since we met Annette and her mum over in Kent.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50We found lots of lovely items that we've brought here to Stacey's Auction House in Rayleigh, Essex.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Remember, Annette is looking to raise around £800 so she can move on with her life
0:23:54 > 0:23:59so let's just hope that the bidders get their cash out when the bidding starts today.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02This family-run auction house
0:24:02 > 0:24:07has been holding regular sales since it began trading back in 1947
0:24:07 > 0:24:14and it would seem that they are as busy as ever with a staggering 1,200 lots on offer in today's sale.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19Hopefully we won't have too much trouble spotting our items amongst the hundreds on display.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22I know two that shouldn't be too difficult to find.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27James, this is what I call a statement!
0:24:27 > 0:24:30You know me, never hide my light under a bushel!
0:24:30 > 0:24:32They're quite magnificent but not much age?
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Not old, I mean relatively modern and I think as a result,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39we've got £80 to £120 on them but they should do that, I think.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41I do hope we do get them away today.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- She had some real designer items, I suppose.- Designer queen!
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- Those scarves were amazing, weren't they?- Maybe for you!
0:24:48 > 0:24:51The thing is, if you have got a very good name,
0:24:51 > 0:24:53it does always help in the auction room, doesn't it?
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Absolutely and we've got some great names.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Cartier, we've got Asprey's, Hermes as you say,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01so I think that's what people will focus on.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04OK, let's hope these get away because they'll make
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- a big difference to our target. - And the rest.
0:25:07 > 0:25:13We're depending on the buyers of designer labels to be out in abundance today and seeing as we're
0:25:13 > 0:25:17in a fashionable part of Essex, let's hope that's the case.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- Morning, ladies. - Hi, how are you doing?
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- Hello, hi.- Good morning. - These are lovely
0:25:23 > 0:25:26but I noticed in the auction catalogue, we're missing a couple.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30I actually found a buyer for four of the scarves.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Why are these two being held back?
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Just because they preferred the other four.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Something else has happened with the glass collection.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- What's going on there? - Yeah, the same thing.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45I had a buyer who offered me £500 for them, so...
0:25:45 > 0:25:48I can't blame you for taking that!
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- Busy girl. That's good news! - Absolutely!
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- We've still got the water jug? - Yes, right.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54And you're not missing any of these items?
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- You're happy for them all to sell? - All of them.- Right, OK.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00You've already obviously banked £500 plus a bit extra
0:26:00 > 0:26:04- before you got here, so let's see what we can make today.- OK, then.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Well, Annette has done brilliantly selling her collection
0:26:08 > 0:26:10of glass for £500
0:26:10 > 0:26:17but if we're still aiming to raise £800 today, the items that have made it will have to perform amazingly.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19I do hope the bidders are feeling generous!
0:26:19 > 0:26:23We'll soon find out as it's time for our first lot of the day.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28It's the Hermes ashtray. Annette forget she even had this!
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Now we've got £50 to £80 on this, James?
0:26:31 > 0:26:35It's probably a lot less than what it would cost you in the shops.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38I dread to think what it would cost new, to be honest.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41So someone's probably going to get a bargain
0:26:41 > 0:26:45compared to the new price but not too much of a bargain. Here we go.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46We have the Hermes ashtray.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51- Pretty thing, ladies and gentlemen, lots of interest here on the book... - Good, good, good!
0:26:51 > 0:26:52Right here now it's £70.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Any advances on £70 now, it's here with me, are we all done then?
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- Commission bid and I'm selling at £70.- Great!
0:26:59 > 0:27:04Wow! It didn't even get to the room because it went straight on commission. Fantastic!
0:27:04 > 0:27:06That's how we like to start an auction -
0:27:06 > 0:27:09just £10 shy of James' top estimate, and most importantly,
0:27:09 > 0:27:15we have our first contribution towards the deposit for Annette's new home.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18We wanted the big buyers to be in today and if that last sale
0:27:18 > 0:27:22is anything to go by, then we may be in luck
0:27:22 > 0:27:26and names don't get much more recognisable than our next lot.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32Ooh, one of my favourites, I love Versace stuff. Strangely enough, in Essex.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34What made you get this?
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- They were a gift.- Right.- Never been used, always been boxed.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40OK, what do you want for these, James?
0:27:40 > 0:27:44Well, we've got £20 to £40 on them which doesn't sound a lot,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46so let's see what happens.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Where shall we be for these? A pretty pair of plates,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53£10 to start, then. Nice pair of plates for 10, 10 anywhere? 10 I'm bid.
0:27:53 > 0:27:5412, at £12 now. Are we all done?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56£12...
0:27:56 > 0:28:01At £12. Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, they didn't sell. Moving on now...
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Under £20, I'm glad they didn't sell.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- What? £6 a plate! That's ridiculous. Are you happy to take them home? - Absolutely!
0:28:07 > 0:28:09I can't believe that!
0:28:09 > 0:28:12We're in Essex and not one person put up their hand to bid
0:28:12 > 0:28:14for an item with that name on it!
0:28:14 > 0:28:16What on earth is going on?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19I really hope we have more interest in our next item.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23It's the collection of reproduction statues depicting the work
0:28:23 > 0:28:26of famous sculptors including Degas.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Next, we've got the three statues
0:28:29 > 0:28:32and that's when you and I were alone together in the garage!
0:28:32 > 0:28:33Yes, it was lovely!
0:28:33 > 0:28:37- Three... Anyway!- All right, anyway, moving swiftly on...
0:28:37 > 0:28:45Three statues, one is bronze, two are sort of a resin-based material, quite decorative, £50-£100.
0:28:45 > 0:28:46I'm hoping they will make it.
0:28:46 > 0:28:47OK.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51- A bit of interest in the book, straight in at £50, any advance... - Straight in at £50!
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Lots of places now. 52, 55, 58...
0:28:55 > 0:28:5860, 62, 65...
0:28:58 > 0:29:0268, 70, 72, 75, 78...
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- Brilliant!- 80, 85... - This is what we want.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- 90...- That's fantastic!- 95, 100. At £100 now, back of the room.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14Are we all done? Selling, make no mistake, the hammer's up at £100.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Thank you, sir.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19£100 - absolute top end of the estimate. Well done, James.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21That's much more like it.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Anne may not have liked the sculptures
0:29:23 > 0:29:26but plenty of people in the room did
0:29:26 > 0:29:29and it's another much-needed contribution to the new home fund.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32'One of my favourite lots next. I love these.'
0:29:32 > 0:29:36It's the collection of hand-stitched Hermes scarves.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39We've got to adjust for the fact that there's now only two
0:29:39 > 0:29:40and not six, James,
0:29:40 > 0:29:42so what sort of estimate do you think?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Again, we're in a situation where what it would cost to buy
0:29:45 > 0:29:47a new scarf is a lot of money.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49We've put them in, the two, at £10-£20,
0:29:49 > 0:29:53so we're hoping at that sort of level, it will ellicit
0:29:53 > 0:29:59some interest but I'm sure here in Essex, the fashion aficionados are going to be out in force.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02I think Hermes might be a bit too posh for us!
0:30:02 > 0:30:05We can't even say it properly! Hermes...
0:30:05 > 0:30:10We have two Hermes scarves, there we are, a bit of interest in these, ladies and gentlemen...
0:30:10 > 0:30:15- I should hope so! - Lots of interest on the book. I must start the bidding at £50.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Are we all done then, it's you and me, lots of places now...
0:30:19 > 0:30:2155, 60, 65, 70, 75...
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- 80, 85, 90...- Aah!
0:30:24 > 0:30:27At £90 now. 95 back on the book against you now,
0:30:27 > 0:30:31at £95 now, commission bid on the book against you in the room.
0:30:31 > 0:30:37Are we all done and I'm selling against you all. It's on the book at £95.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- Well, done!- You must be pleased with that!- I'm happy.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42That is really good!
0:30:42 > 0:30:46The good folk of Essex may not be interested in designer plates
0:30:46 > 0:30:50but the designer scarves got their attention, and deservedly so.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53It's anyone's guess what they'll make of our next lot,
0:30:53 > 0:30:55the pair of candelabra.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58A few years ago, they may have caused a bidding frenzy
0:30:58 > 0:31:04but could these just be a little bit too nouveau riche for today's crowd? We'll soon find out.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Next up, we've got the pair of candelabra.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11Quite decadent, quite big, quite sprauncy,
0:31:11 > 0:31:15gilt bronze and marble, estimate £80-£120.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Sounds quite good value again.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Straight in at £50 on this lot
0:31:19 > 0:31:23then 50 anywhere, 50 to start, 50 I'm bid, 55, 60.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25At £60 now, are we all done then?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Any advances on 60? At £60 now.
0:31:30 > 0:31:31£60, 65 I'm bid, thank you.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36At £65 now. Are we all done at £65? 65.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39That's not a lot of money compared to our estimate.
0:31:39 > 0:31:40- How do you feel about that? - I don't mind.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I'm pleased Annette's not too disappointed
0:31:43 > 0:31:46with that result and it goes to show the change
0:31:46 > 0:31:49in our tastes when it comes to interior fashion
0:31:49 > 0:31:54and I don't think that's altogether a bad thing.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57OK, we're at the halfway point as far as we're concerned.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02We've got more lots coming up this afternoon. Would you like to know how much we've made?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Well, we've banked £330.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06- Good, good.- That's good, isn't it?
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Don't forget, we've got one unsold item, or two rather,
0:32:10 > 0:32:11in the Versace plates,
0:32:11 > 0:32:15but they're portable and easy to take home and try another day,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18but we have got a bit of a break, so you can finally have a sit down.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24If you're thinking of heading to auction then do remember
0:32:24 > 0:32:28that fees like commission, VAT and other charges may be added
0:32:28 > 0:32:32to your bill so please do check with your local auction house first
0:32:32 > 0:32:34to avoid any unwelcome surprises.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37With 1,200 lots on offer in today's sale,
0:32:37 > 0:32:39there's plenty to keep our expert amused,
0:32:39 > 0:32:46but somewhat predictably, it's an item from his childhood that's got him all over-excited.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Trust you to have found the toy department!
0:32:50 > 0:32:52You've caught me, haven't you?!
0:32:52 > 0:32:55There are lots of trains in here today, aren't there?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57I'm not sure why but I'll tell you what -
0:32:57 > 0:33:00there are trains and trains, and what's caught my eye
0:33:00 > 0:33:04is this set of four by Wrenn's Railways. Have you heard of them?
0:33:04 > 0:33:06No, I can't say I have.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- You're a local girl, you should have heard of them! - Are they made locally?
0:33:09 > 0:33:14They are, and that's amazing because although the firm started up in the east end of London in 1950,
0:33:14 > 0:33:21they moved to Basildon just down the road from here in Essex but it's not a name that everybody knows.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Mainly when you think about modern trains
0:33:23 > 0:33:27you think about Hornby, Meccano, you think about Duplo, Tri-ang,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31and in the 1960s, a lot of these companies had real problems
0:33:31 > 0:33:34because of foreign imports coming in, and a lot of them folded.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37In fact, the Wrenn Brothers that made this were bought out
0:33:37 > 0:33:41by one of those big companies which then went bust in the early '70s
0:33:41 > 0:33:46and they managed to buy their business back and for the next 20 years they were making these trains.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Wow! So what's the estimate?
0:33:49 > 0:33:53It's interesting because the auctioneers for four of them
0:33:53 > 0:33:57have got an estimate of £80-£120 but I'll tell you what, I've actually
0:33:57 > 0:34:04found the original receipt in the box here - it's dated 1982 and it's for 20 quid
0:34:04 > 0:34:08but I've had a word with the auctioneer
0:34:08 > 0:34:11and he's got loads of phone bids, commission bids.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13I reckon they're going to make more than 1,000 quid.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17- Really?- So, 20 quid, 1982, 30 years later -
0:34:17 > 0:34:20£1,000 for four... Not bad, eh?
0:34:20 > 0:34:24You see, that's what makes Essex what it is James, come on.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29James clearly loved the model locomotives and it would seem
0:34:29 > 0:34:34he's in good company as when they take their turn in front of the sale room they sell...
0:34:34 > 0:34:37for £1,250,
0:34:37 > 0:34:42once again proving the popularity of this area of collecting.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45It's time for the second half of our sale to commence
0:34:45 > 0:34:49and we kick off with another highly prestigious maker's name.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Asprey and Garrard -
0:34:51 > 0:34:54it doesn't get more luxurious than that, does it?
0:34:54 > 0:34:56So have you used these?
0:34:56 > 0:35:01The brown one I've worn more than once. The black one has been worn about twice.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03I get the impression you're not bothered about this stuff going.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06I'm not. They just sit in a box at home.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Might as well sell them.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12Where should we be with these, then? Start me at £40 then, 40 anywhere?
0:35:12 > 0:35:1640, I'm bid on the book. Any advances on 40? 42, thank you.
0:35:16 > 0:35:1745, 48, 50.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21At £50 now, still with me on the book, commission bid,
0:35:21 > 0:35:23and I'm selling then at £50.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29£50, that's not a lot of money is it, eh?
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Oh, dear, now that's the result we were hoping for.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Although just £10 below James' estimate, we were all
0:35:36 > 0:35:42hoping for a tidy sum on those watches but sadly it was not to be.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46Will the bidders take to our next lot any more favourably?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49It's the rather lovely Limoges tea set
0:35:49 > 0:35:52that James valued at £80-£120.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Our next lot, I must admit, I love Limoges porcelain
0:35:55 > 0:35:58from that whole area in France, not one specific town,
0:35:58 > 0:36:03but they made such a variety of items and they're just so pretty.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08Also, it's that classic, just blue and white pattern which makes it much easier to fit in
0:36:08 > 0:36:12because they did produce a number of different colours but this one - classic.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Where should we be for this? Pretty little set, let's start at about 20...
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Wouldn't it be wonderful to have tea served on this? Fantastic!
0:36:20 > 0:36:2322, 24, 26...
0:36:23 > 0:36:2628. At £28 now, lady's bid, any advances on 28?
0:36:26 > 0:36:3130, thank you, sir. Against you. 32, 35, at £35 now,
0:36:31 > 0:36:34against you seated, madam. Are we all done, then?
0:36:34 > 0:36:39Back of the room and selling, make no mistake at £35. 35 all done.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42That was a huge bargain for somebody, wasn't it?
0:36:42 > 0:36:45I guess that just goes to show how times have changed
0:36:45 > 0:36:50and that taking afternoon tea is very much a thing of the past.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54Our last couple of sales haven't gone the way we would have liked. I hope the bidders haven't spent
0:36:54 > 0:36:57all their cash already,
0:36:57 > 0:37:00as we've got one of our star items up now...
0:37:00 > 0:37:04it's the wrist watch by none other than Cartier.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06You must have had a wonderful time
0:37:06 > 0:37:11- with all these expensive watches on your wrist. - I've had many nice objects.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14But it's only stuff and we're now going to convert it
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- into cash, that's the name of the game.- Absolutely.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20We come now to the Cartier gold-plated tank watch,
0:37:20 > 0:37:22interesting watch, ladies and gentlemen.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Where should we be for this? Cartier, we're selling.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Start me up at about £30 on this lot, then.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Cartier watch for 30, 30 anywhere?
0:37:29 > 0:37:3330 to start, 30 I'm bid, 35, 40, at £40 now.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Are we all done then at £40?
0:37:35 > 0:37:3842, 45, against you, 48...
0:37:38 > 0:37:4050. At £50 now.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Are we all done and the bid's on my left, are we all done at £50?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49'That really is a huge disappointment.'
0:37:49 > 0:37:52We'd hoped the name at least would take us to our lower estimate
0:37:52 > 0:37:55but we failed to reach that by £100! Ouch!
0:37:55 > 0:37:59Sadly, the outlook for our next lot isn't much better.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03It's the now standalone example of Stuart Crystal glass.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06You've sold all the glasses that went with it?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Yes, I had a buyer.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Good, it's all about raising money.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13The only thing is, where does this leave our estimate?
0:38:13 > 0:38:18Most of it has gone so we'd probably better come down to about £20-£30 for the jug.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21That sounds about right. Let's see how we get on.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25A bit of interest on the book, ladies and gentlemen - straight in at £20.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29Any advances on 20? It's here with me, it's on the book. Are we all done then at £20?
0:38:29 > 0:38:33And 22, 24, 26, £28 now.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38Still on the book here with me and I'm selling, ladies and gentlemen, commission bid at £28.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- 28.- Happy with that?
0:38:41 > 0:38:42Good.
0:38:42 > 0:38:47After some of our recent sales, that's a pretty good result,
0:38:47 > 0:38:50selling for just £2 shy of James' higher estimate.
0:38:50 > 0:38:55And that's on top of the £500 Annette has already raised
0:38:55 > 0:38:58by selling the rest of her glassware before coming to auction.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Fortunately, our next item has arrived in its entirety.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07Next up, we've got that multifunctional bit of furniture,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10the games table. Again, not particularly old,
0:39:10 > 0:39:14but really, really good quality and quite ornate.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Do you remember, the lid comes off and you can play chess, chequers...?
0:39:18 > 0:39:23We've got £200-£400 on it, so let's hope there are some real players here today.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27A bit of interest here, ladies and gentlemen, straight in on the book at £100, any advances on 100?
0:39:27 > 0:39:29It's here with me.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34110, 120, 130. At £130 now, back of the room against you.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38140. At £140 now, are we all done then? Make no mistake
0:39:38 > 0:39:42and selling then, the hammer's up at £140.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45I think that was quite cheap.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- Do you?- But again, if it's not old, it doesn't have an antique value.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52It's purely down to how much you like it.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Yes, yes, but it all goes towards the total, so...
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Despite interest in the room and on the telephone, we still failed
0:40:00 > 0:40:04to reach the lower estimate on the games table by £60.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07The success we enjoyed in the first half of the sale
0:40:07 > 0:40:12seems like a long time ago and we have just one lot remaining.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Our next lot is quite a mighty chunk of our
0:40:15 > 0:40:19total with an estimate of £200-£400 and it's all that Meissen.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22How do you feel about this being sold?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26- Let's just see what it gets. - OK, we've got no reserves on it?
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- No.- All right, OK. Somebody might get a bargain - let's hope not!
0:40:30 > 0:40:35We come to the collection of Meissen tea ware, there we are, very interesting collection,
0:40:35 > 0:40:39ladies and gentlemen. Bit of interest here, ladies and gentlemen, straight in at £160 on the book.
0:40:39 > 0:40:46Any advances on 160, it's here with me? 170, 180, 190, 200, against you, sir, at £200 now,
0:40:46 > 0:40:52it's a commission bid, ladies and gentlemen, and I'm selling at £200.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54£200, that's fantastic!
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Thank goodness for the Meissen!
0:40:57 > 0:40:59So, after a tricky second half of the sale,
0:40:59 > 0:41:03have we managed to snatch a respectable final total
0:41:03 > 0:41:05from the pockets of this prudent crowd?
0:41:05 > 0:41:09Like all auctions, it was swings and roundabouts.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11We were up there one minute and down the next.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16It's a very difficult market but you wanted £800
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- and I'm pleased to tell you, you've actually made £833!- Wow!
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- That's good!- Brilliant!
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- Excellent! Well, done, darling. - That's all right!
0:41:28 > 0:41:34A couple of weeks after that rather unpredictable day at auction and Annette is headed to Maidstone
0:41:34 > 0:41:37with her mum to begin planning the next chapter of her life.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42OK, so we've done the auction, we've got some money towards our deposit and now we're going to look
0:41:42 > 0:41:46in the estate agents at any properties that we might like the look of.
0:41:46 > 0:41:52Hoping to find Annette her dream home is estate agent and branch manager, Brett Young.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55How are you? I'm Brett. Nice to meet you.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56- How are you?- All right, thanks.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59I understand you're looking for a property.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01What are you looking for?
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Three-bedroomed, preferably with a garden.- OK, well,
0:42:04 > 0:42:06we've got a selection of properties
0:42:06 > 0:42:08and we might be able to find something suitable.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10They're in price order...
0:42:10 > 0:42:11'We've had fun, haven't we?'
0:42:11 > 0:42:13'We've had a lot of fun.'
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Every penny we can put towards that deposit really helps.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20I think this looks a very good bargain.
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