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Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show that finds items like this in houses like this.

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So, if you're interested in the history associated with such pieces

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or you simply want to know the value, this is the show for you.

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'Coming up on Cash In The Attic,

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'a Victorian feather fan has me all of a flutter.'

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If you held a fan a certain way, it was a certain message to a gentleman. This is saying...

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-How much is it worth?

-Yes.

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'A walnut tea caddy fires the imagination.'

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-It could have the Pirate of the Caribbean gold.

-Buried treasure.

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'And when we get to auction, Jonty has some mighty high expectations.'

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-The market is growing. In fact, this is going to take off.

-Is it?

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'But will our luck hold out? Stay tuned to find out.'

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Today, I'm in Southgate in North London.

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I've come here to meet a lovely lady whose life hasn't always been easy,

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but it has been very interesting.

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'Diane Mills has green fingers and over the last three decades,

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'she has patiently created a wonderful haven,

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'complete with its own aviary in the back garden of her home in London.

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'In the 1960s, Diane mixed with the London glitterati as a publicity assistant at the Old Vic theatre

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'that was run by Sir Laurence Olivier, and she knew him well.

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'I'm sure we'll hear more about that later.

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'Diane's only daughter Lucy is now 27 and has flown the nest,

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'so Diane wants to go through their home and clear out some of the collections

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'that were passed down from her own mother.

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'She's invited her friend Vivian and the Cash team to help.

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'Jonty Hearnden is our expert today, so whilst he gets to work, it's time for me to find out what's in store.'

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-Good morning, ladies.

-Good morning.

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-I've just caught a glimpse of your garden which is fantastic.

-Thanks.

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-Must be a few years' work gone into that.

-About 30-plus.

-Goodness gracious!

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So what's made you decide to call in Cash In The Attic?

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I needed to downsize. Definitely.

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There was just far too much stuff here of my mum's and I wanted to get some space around me.

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I function much better without clutter around me.

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Have you a figure of how much you'd like to raise?

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Around 800. That would be really good if I could do that.

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-Shall we go and find Jonty and see if he's found any of those boxes you were talking about?

-Yeah.

-Come on.

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'At first glance, Diane's house looks incredibly tidy,

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'so I'm relying on Jonty to search high and low for items of interest.

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'He's been in the antiques business for over 20 years

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'and it doesn't take him long to find something that tickles his fancy.'

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-Jonty, what have you found there?

-Have a look at these.

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Wow, look at that! That's fantastic, isn't it? There's a whole language of fans.

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If you held a fan a certain way, it was a certain message to a gentleman. This is saying...?

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-How much is it worth?

-Yes. Oh, you've got one there.

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I want to show you this one. This is really beautiful. This is Chinese.

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All the Chinese faces and all the lovely figures on both sides

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and such lovely colours as well.

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This is from Canton, so the southern part of China.

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-So where did this collection come from?

-My mother. She collected over the years.

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She really loved the fans, particularly.

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And she did display some on the walls.

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Jonty, should we sell these fans individually or should they stay as a collection?

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Definitely, I think, a collection.

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If there's one that's outstanding, the auctioneer might put these in separately, but I don't think so.

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So, what's the value, Jonty?

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We're looking at £60 to £100, but I'm hoping we'll get a lot more.

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-Are you happy with that?

-Fantastic.

-It's a good start to our day.

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-Shall we continue, kind sir?

-Yes, yes. Where shall we go? Where shall we go?

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'In the bedroom, Vivian discovers a collection of cigarette cards.

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'These complete and incomplete sets belonged to Diane's father.

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'No great rarities here,

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'but Jonty still thinks they could fetch £40 to £60 on the day.

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'Diane digs out a collection of bronze commemorative coins.

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They date from the Victorian era and Jonty gives them a £50 - £100 price tag.

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'How much attention will these bronze pieces get at auction?'

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And I'm bid here to 30, 40, 50, 60...

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'Stay tuned to find out.

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'There is certainly no shortage of beautiful items to look at today

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'and upstairs, Jonty discovers a collection of RAF medals.

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'Diane thinks these were awarded to her great uncles who were pilots in the Second World War.

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'Jonty values them at £80 to £120.

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'With an ambitious £800 target to reach,

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'we've got lots to do, although Diane's peaceful garden is the perfect place to rejuvenate.'

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Tell me a bit about this garden then. Was it like this when you moved in?

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Totally different. It had crazy-paving paths all around

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and two huge fruit trees in the middle,

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so I had to virtually dig it up and start from scratch again.

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It looks absolutely wonderful.

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It just reminds me of a really charming, old-fashioned British garden as it should be.

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None of this decking malarkey. It really looks nurtured and nourished.

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-It's giving you so much pleasure.

-It certainly has.

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-Viv, what do you think of the garden?

-I just know that Di works in it constantly.

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-It's her pleasure.

-So, tell me what your long-term plans are.

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The long-term plans are just get the house back straight the way I'd like it.

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Now is my time to make the house the way I'd like it to be.

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'Diane has her heart set on a new, stylish living room

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'and it doesn't take long before she finds these two sets of

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'Art Deco- style spoons and a boxed-knife,

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'all gifts from her mother.

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'and Jonty values this collection at £80 to £120.'

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What have we found over here?

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I think a silver cigarette box and this one is a jolly nice enamel.

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-Look at the hand-turning on that!

-Isn't that lovely?

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We've got four cigarette boxes. Have we got any other smoking implements?

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-Yes, there are cigarette holders over there that I could bring along.

-Really?

-Yes.

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-Is this another one of your mother's collections?

-Yes. I've no idea why.

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I can only think that she liked a piece and then decided to make a collection.

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Have a look at the decoration on the outside of this cigarette case.

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If you see this kind of very busy, chased work on anything that's silver,

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it's probably late 19th century.

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Cigarette holders were very popular in the late 19th century

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all the way through up to the 1960s.

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And it's shaped more often than not on the back here to fit into a breast pocket or into a side pocket.

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Now, can I have a look at that one? This is a lovely design.

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This is known as engine turning, very popular in the early part of the 20th century.

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And you can tell that it's enamel here because it's got a little chip on it, so this is damaged,

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but it's still very pretty.

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It's definitely worth putting all these items into the auction room.

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What sort of value are we talking about for the entire collection, including the cigarette holders?

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Roughly £100 to £150.

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-Wow. That would be fantastic.

-Yes.

-Good. We're doing well, aren't we?

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'There's even more good news when Diane produces this collection of 1920s compacts.

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' I'm sure that any sophisticated lady would love to have one of these in her handbag,

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'although 34 may be a bit much.

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'They're given a collective value of £100 to £200.'

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Viv, we've got a whole collection here of scent bottles.

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What's so interesting here is that they're not scent bottles as I normally find them,

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-but they're all atomisers, which I'm sure you're very familiar with.

-Yes.

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But these were very popular in the 1920s and 1930s.

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This is really the last time that people would have collected scent bottles

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because really during the 1920s as well, all of a sudden,

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perfume suppliers were producing their own bottles.

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You used to go along to a dispenser to buy your perfume,

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then you'd pour it into the perfume bottles on your dressing table.

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You needed more than one because you would more often than not mix your perfume

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to your own taste or smell.

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This is what we're looking at here - a collection of atomisers, rather than perfume bottles.

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All of these are pressed glass.

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If you look at the top, most are silver-plated.

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Some are stainless steel, but they have all this tarnish on them,

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so if they were to be polished up, they'd be a shiny, silver colour.

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-We can sell this collection?

-She'd be delighted if you sell them.

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Sell them as one big collection,

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-£40 to £60...

-Yes.

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-40 to 60?

-Yes.

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You look a little bit stunned.

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It doesn't seem a great deal for a collection that's taken quite a long time to get together.

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That's because perfume bottles are much more collectable, not necessarily atomisers.

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-We can still sell them?

-I'm sure. She can't use all those scent bottles.

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-She'll be delighted to get rid of them.

-We'll leave those there. We'll find some more bits and pieces.

-OK.

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'I've been in the lounge and spot a collection of cranberry glassware that should catch any bidder's eye.

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'Diane's parents had a bric-a-brac stall in London, so her mother may have amassed them from there.

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'And Jonty reckons this collection could fetch £70 to £100 at auction.

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I think I've found evidence of your previous life in the theatre.

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-You certainly have.

-Am I correct?

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-It is to me.

-Tell me about this lovely letter.

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I'd resigned and Sir Laurence wrote me this letter,

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saying how sorry he was that I was leaving

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and sending me his warmest wishes

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and just that, really.

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This is all hand-written at the top here to you.

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"With all my warmest wishes, dear Diane. Ever, Olivier."

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-Was he always known as "Sir"?

-He was always known as "Sir" and he hated it when he was made "Lord".

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We definitely weren't allowed to call him Lord Olivier. It was always "Sir".

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And sometimes, occasionally, "Larry".

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-Yes.

-How wonderful.

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We've also got other bits and pieces here. Tell me about this book.

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He signed that for me as well.

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-So you've got his signature there as well?

-Yes.

-How lovely!

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You were given this beautiful book,

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-but I've also noticed some really interesting stills photography of him in action.

-Yes.

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-Is that him playing Othello?

-That's him blacked-up playing Othello.

-And this is Maggie Smith?

-Yes.

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-There's a bit of a memorabilia collection here. Would you consider selling them?

-Yes.

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But I would need to think about it.

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If you were selling it, you're looking at, I suppose,

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-between £100 and £150.

-Right.

-Maybe more.

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But if you made it that figure, it will attract buyers.

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Does that change your mind in any way?

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It's tempting, but I'd still like to think about it because it's part of my life.

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That's completely understandable.

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Let me put these down and we had better carry on searching for a few more items that you do want to sell.

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-This way.

-Yes.

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'I don't blame Diane for being uncertain as it's a fantastic piece of personal memorabilia.

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'Vivian's found a collection of 1920s gold and silver jewellery

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'which belonged to Diane's four aunts.

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'Jonty gives it a dazzling £200 to £300 valuation.

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'Our rummage time is nearly up but I've spotted one final collection.'

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Jonty, are you there?

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Look what we've found! I know you love these sort of things. Look at them!

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Oh, yes, please. Lovely, lovely.

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I must tell you before we start, this one we haven't got the key for,

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-so it could have the Pirate of the Caribbean gold in there.

-Buried treasure.

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First, let's close them and have a look at them from the outside.

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See how similar they are as well?

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You've got these lovely brass handles on the top and these are both Georgian handles,

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so, date-wise, they're probably about a couple of hundred years old, these tea caddies. Really lovely.

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The reason why we have these compartments here is to store the tea.

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There were two different types of tea. One was green, one was black.

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The bowl in the middle is for mixing

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and I think that this is the original bowl just here.

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That's very nice to see.

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These are made of mahogany

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and the other thing that you see here, this jazzy paper lining, that's perfectly correct.

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-I thought it was wrapping paper!

-No, that's all original.

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I love the way it's been finished off here. I think that's fantastic.

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That is boxwood that runs around the outside there,

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a tiny bit of stringing of boxwood.

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But not only is it there, it's also running round the top there as well.

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-What have we got inside this box here?

-We don't know. I don't want to force the lock, obviously.

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-You think you may be able to find the key?

-Yes.

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We'll give ourselves some breathing space on that one.

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I suspect that is also a tea caddy, but that is Victorian.

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That is walnut and you can tell by the difference of colour of the timber here.

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-That is much more of a nutty brown colour.

-What sort of value do you think for this together?

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Well, price, we're looking at, roughly, I suppose, £150,

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so therefore, £150 to £200 at auction.

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I'm very pleased with that valuation because we were looking to raise...

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-Can you remember how much you wanted to raise at the start of the day?

-800.

-£800.

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Which is going towards refurbishing this room.

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-Do you think we've come anywhere near that figure?

-I'd be surprised.

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Well, the good news then is the total value of everything going to auction comes to £1,070.

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-Excellent.

-That's fantastic.

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-The next time we see all your lovely items will be at the auction.

-Thank you so much.

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'Fingers crossed, Diane will enjoy the auction just as much,

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'especially if we manage to surpass her £800 target

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'and here's just a few of her items heading to the saleroom -

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'the fabulous collection of 1920s costume jewellery

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'that could bring in £200 to £300.

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'Her three stunning tea caddies

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'which will hopefully surpass their £150 to £200 estimate.

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'But will Diane decide to part

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'with the amazing collection of Laurence Olivier memorabilia?

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'Jonty valued it at £100 to £150, but with all those memories,

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'it remains to be seen if Diane will be able to part with it.

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'Still to come on Cash In The Attic - Diane overcomes her nerves when the bids come rolling in.'

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-We've doubled the lower end of the estimate.

-Fantastic.

-Does that put a smile on your face?

-Yeah.

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'I need to curb Jonty's enthusiasm.'

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I think we're creeping up slowly. It's all doing quite well.

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I'll let you know when we're over target.

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-'Find out how it all turns out when the final hammer falls.'

-At 50...

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It's been a while since we met Diane in her home in North London

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where we learnt all about her work at a theatre company.

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Now we've brought her collectables to John Nicholson Auctioneers in Surrey.

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We're hoping as the auction is on a Saturday, the bidders are relaxed and ready to spend their money.

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'This popular saleroom holds two antique auctions every month

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'and today there are 750 lots on offer, so fingers crossed for a really good turnout.

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'We spot Diane and Vivian through the crowd taking a final look at those lovely tea caddies.'

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-Good morning.

-Good morning.

-You've spotted the boxes. Have you seen your other items?

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-Yes.

-How does that feel, seeing them here?

-Strange.

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Especially the boxes. I'm attached to those, but it's time for them to go.

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-Are you looking forward to it?

-You seem a little nervous.

-I'm nervous.

-Are you? Why?

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It's my first auction and I'm just nervous about things.

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-And we'll look after you.

-OK. Thank you.

-Are you ready to sell some items?

-Yes.

-Come on then.

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'One thing we can be certain of is the absence of the Sir Laurence Olivier memorabilia.

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'After much consideration, Diane decided she couldn't bear to part

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'with such a personal collection, and who can blame her?

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'We still have 11 fantastic lots to sell,

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'commencing with the impressive collection of vintage fans.'

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I put £60 to £100 on them

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and I hope we'll get there because they deserve to. We've got so many.

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I'm bid here to 20, 30, 40. At £40. 50 anywhere now for the fans?

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At £40. Looking for 50? Lady's bid at 50.

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At £50. 60 anywhere now?

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At 50, the maiden bid. 60 anywhere?

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The lady's bid, selling at £50...

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-That's very low.

-Oh, £50.

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'Ouch! That's not the result we were looking for

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'and our first sale of the day falls £10 short of its lowest estimate.

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'And the cigarette cards have the same luck.'

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35, 40, no.

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At 35, the gentleman's bid. 40 anywhere now.

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40 anywhere, selling at 35.

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'Selling just below their £40 estimate too.

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'Vivian was disappointed with the valuation

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'on the perfume bottles and atomisers,

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'so let's hope there are people here who like them as much as Vivian.'

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This is an interesting little mix.

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I really like how all your items are quite feminine.

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-Is £40 to £60 reasonable?

-Yes.

-Let's see what we can get for these.

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A lot of interest. I can start bids here at 40, 50, 60, 70...

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-How about that? 70 quid.

-Wow!

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Do I see 80 anywhere now? At £70 on commission. 80.

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-90 anywhere?

-Make it 100. Go on, make it 100!

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Selling on commission at £80...

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-£80.

-Wonderful.

-It makes up for the others.

-It's double the lower end of the estimate.

-Absolutely.

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-Does that put a smile on your face?

-Yes.

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'Now, that's more like it, £20 over top estimate.

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'Diane and Vivian are both clearly delighted.

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The case spoons and knife don't manage to catch the bidders' attention.'

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At £50. 60 anywhere?

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60 anywhere? All done at 50...? That's not sold.

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'So, it looks like they're heading home with Diane.

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Hopefully, the bronze medallions can get us back on track.

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In the 19th century, a lot of coins like this were struck simply to commemorate various events.

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One of our big ones was a copy from a very early time, from the 1500s.

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So there's a real sort of mix and mishmash that we've got here.

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-We've got £50 to £100. Does that sound OK?

-Yes, that's fine.

-Let's see if anyone picks up on them.

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And I'm bid here to 30, 40, 50, 60.

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On commission at 60. 70 anywhere now?

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70, your bid, sir. My commission's out. At £70.

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80 anywhere? It's your bid down here, selling at £70... Thank you.

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We're creeping up slowly. It's all doing quite well.

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I'll let you know when we're over target.

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'Just because your estimate was spot-on, Jonty, let's not get too carried away.

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'We've still got a long way to go. It's another collection up next -

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'the Victorian cranberry ware glass,

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'still popular with enthusiasts today.

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'Jonty valued it at £70 to £100.'

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I can start here at 60, 70, 80, 90, £100.

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At £100. 110. 120. One more?

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130. My commission's out.

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At 130. 140. 150.

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160? No. At £150 then, the gentleman's bid.

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160 anywhere? Your bid, sir, selling at £150...

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-£150!

-That's brilliant.

-I bet your mother will be delighted to know that it had gone for that.

-She will.

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'I'm thrilled that the cranberry ware sold for such a great sum.

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'With half our lot sold we've made £385.

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'Which is nearly half our target - not bad going at all.

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'Now, if like Diane, you have a special reason to raise some cash

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'and are thinking of heading to auction

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'then please do remember that fees like commission

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'and VAT may be added to your bill.

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'So always check details with your auction house first.

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'It's time for our next lot of the day - the collection of RAF medals.'

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This is a big collecting area. I put £80 to £120 on this.

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-The market is growing. In fact, this is going to take off.

-Is it?

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There's a pun in there somewhere.

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I can start here at 50. 60 anywhere? 60, your bid, madam.

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70 anywhere now? At £60, second row.

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70. 80 if you'd like? 80.

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90. 100.

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-110? 110.

-This is great.

-120.

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130? No? At 120, the lady's bid.

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-130, fresh place. 140...

-It's a fresh bidder.

-150.

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160 if you'd like? Against you then at £150 at the back of the room. 160, fresh place.

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170. 180.

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-190. 200...

-This is great.

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220. 240?

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-At 220 then at the back of the room.

-That's excellent.

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It's had its time. Selling at the back of the room at £220...

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-BANGS GAVEL

-£220!

-Well done, well done.

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'What an incredible result!

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'That's £100 over Jonty's top estimate.

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'And the cigarette cases and collection of compacts

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'quickly find new homes too.

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KNOCKS GAVEL

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'Adding £160 to our kitty between them.

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'Will our next item prove just as popular?'

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Our next lot, I think, is the nicest lot in the auction today

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because it's those lovely tea caddies.

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I really like the French one. I just think that's so feminine.

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-Are you not having second thoughts about parting with these?

-Yeah.

-I can understand why.

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-It's a nice collection.

-I completely agree. I think those boxes are really beautiful.

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The problem is you only get top dollar if boxes are in mint condition.

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Our boxes all have something slightly wrong with them.

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-But I've only put £150 on all three. That's only £50 a box.

-OK.

-All right, let's see what we can get.

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I can start here at £100. 120. 130.

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140. At 140.

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150. 160 if you'd like?

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170. 180. 190.

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-200.

-That's more like it.

-Yes.

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240. 260. 280. 300?

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-Are you sure?

-That's better.

-At £280.

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-300, fresh place.

-300!

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At £300 then. 20 anywhere else? It's had its time, the lady's bid, selling at £300...

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-£300!

-Yes!

-That's better.

-That's really good.

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'What a great result for the tea caddies and worth every penny!

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'Our final lot of the day is up next and it's another collection.

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'It's Diane's mother's hoard of gold and silver jewellery

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'that dates back to the 1920s.'

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-Jonty, £200 to £300 for these?

-Yeah, another collection.

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Another big collection this time and this is a typical dealer's lot.

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We should be there or thereabouts.

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I can start here at £100. 120. 140.

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160. On commission at 160.

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180 anywhere now? 180. My commission's out.

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-At 180 with you, madam.

-180.

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200 anywhere now? At £180. 200 anywhere?

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It's had its time, the lady's bid... 200.

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220. 240, madam?

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At 220 then. The bid is seated, selling at £220... Thank you.

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-20%?

-Yes, it's a lot, isn't it?

-That is fantastic. Thank you.

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'That was close, but thanks to some late bidding, the jewellery sold for £20 above estimate

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'and concludes what's been a very exciting day at auction.'

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Now, bearing in mind you wanted to raise £800 for your new carpet,

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you can probably start thinking about having a plush interior now

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because everything we've sold tots up to £1,295.

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-That's fantastic.

-Well done.

-Excellent.

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There was no need to be nervous at all. You wouldn't have been if you'd known it would be like this.

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That is terrific. Thanks.

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'It's just a few days after the highly-successful day at auction

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'and Diane heads down to her local carpet store

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'for some interior-design inspiration.'

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'The whole experience of choosing carpet samples and carpets

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'has given me a fantastic idea for the room.'

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I'm really looking forward to a new image.

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And having seen what an amazing job Diane made of her garden,

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I have no doubt she'll do wonders to the interior of her home as well.

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