0:00:01 > 0:00:03Nothing like a really good burst of fresh air!
0:00:03 > 0:00:06Hello and welcome to the programme that searches your home
0:00:06 > 0:00:10for all those collectibles and antiques to take off to auction to sell.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14I think we are all a bit guilty of having bits and bobs and stuff that we've collected
0:00:14 > 0:00:18over the years or maybe had handed down through the family, and we never get
0:00:18 > 0:00:22around to doing anything with it until we have a really good reason.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Well, on good authority, I understand that the couple we are about to meet today
0:00:26 > 0:00:30have a really big incentive to sell lots of their things.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34So let's hope that we manage to help them raise a lot of Cash In The Attic.
0:00:53 > 0:00:59'On today's Cash In The Attic, this piece of 19th-century pine
0:00:59 > 0:01:02'may appeal to someone other than the auction-goers.'
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Perhaps an auctioneer might want one.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08That's true. And we know a few of those!
0:01:08 > 0:01:13'I may not have hit quite the right note with this 1940s gramophone...'
0:01:13 > 0:01:18# Da da da da-da-da Da da da da-da-da... #
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Awful! On sale day, John makes a promise he may live to regret.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24If it doesn't make £50, I'll eat my catalogue.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29Find out what happens when that hammer falls.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Today I am in the small village of Roud
0:01:31 > 0:01:33on the absolutely beautiful Isle of Wight.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35We are about to meet Tim and Zarina,
0:01:35 > 0:01:39who spent much of their time running a wonderful charity.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44They're hoping that their house clear-out will raise valuable funds.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Tim and Zarina met over 20 years ago when they worked together in the health service.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Tim was a consultant surgeon, and Zarina was a secretary
0:01:53 > 0:01:56at St Mary's Hospital right on the island here.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01'They married in 1997, and moved into this absolutely delightful
0:02:01 > 0:02:07'500-year-old thatched house, once a safe haven for Oliver Cromwell and his men.'
0:02:07 > 0:02:12Our hosts are now retired, but two years ago, they founded a charity
0:02:12 > 0:02:14to educate doctors in southern Sudan.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Now, this is a cause we hope to support today.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Our expert John Cameron has more than 20 years' experience
0:02:19 > 0:02:24in antiques and wastes no time starting our search.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Tim and Zarina, this is what I like to see on Cash In The Attic.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30How are you? You're hard at work already finding things.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32How are you, Tim? Lovely to meet you.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34It's such a beautiful setting.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Great house! How long have you lived here?- 12 years.- Excellent.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Well, we are so glad to be here today, but I'm always fascinated to know why people call us in.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46I was watching the programme, and you had somebody doing it for a charity.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- And I said to Tim, "Why don't we have a go for our charity?" - And what's your charity?
0:02:50 > 0:02:55It's called the St Mary's Hospital Isle of Wight Juba Teaching Hospital Link.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00We try to help by sending trainers out there to train their local health care professionals.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Obviously, we are going to need to talk about that
0:03:02 > 0:03:04in great detail later on.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06How much are you hoping to raise?
0:03:06 > 0:03:10I thought we should hope for the air fare for one person, which is £634 -
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- at the moment.- £634, to be precise!
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Yes!- I will tell the auctioneer that he has got to make that at least.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19So that would be an air fare to get a doctor out there?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Doctor, nurse - any health care professional.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24We have John Cameron, our expert, here today, of course.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27So maybe we should go and find him and see what he has unearthed,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30because he's pretty good at rummaging.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33This Grade II listed house is idyllic,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36and everywhere you look, it's packed full of interesting objects,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39even in the garage.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44Now, this is the man, Tim, who has been rooting around in your drawers!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- You make it sound so sordid!- I know!
0:03:46 > 0:03:48This is a very majestic piece, I have to say.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51It is obviously a lectern. Where is this from?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55This was in the medical education centre for many, many years.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00- At the hospital where you worked? - The local hospital, yes. And then when they moved
0:04:00 > 0:04:04into the new buildings with the new equipment, it was discarded.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09I always had my eye on it, but I've had a little bit of reservation from my wife.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- Hence it goes!- She didn't seem to want me to have it.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16It is a 19th-century lectern, as you've said.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19We can tell it's 19th century looking at the front of the drawers.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Those original turn-pulls could have quite easily been on a chest of drawers of that period.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26So it is a 19th-century piece and it is made of pine.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30I'd certainly suggest having it stripped down and wax polished.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32But what is somebody going to do with this?
0:04:32 > 0:04:37Perhaps it would end up in a restaurant, in the foyer, where they take the bookings from.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Or perhaps an auctioneer might want one.- That's true!
0:04:40 > 0:04:43And we know a few of those.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46So we come to... I guess it is hard to put a price on this, really.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50It is a difficult one, but if we treat it like a chest of drawers, I think we would be
0:04:50 > 0:04:54looking around the £100 mark for it, so I think, even in this condition,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I'd want to estimate it at £80-120.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- I think that's jolly good. - I think so.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Do you?- Excellent.- Good.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07Positive thinking. And just looking around, Tim clearly doesn't like to see anything go to waste.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09I wonder if he is a real horder.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11That could bode very well for our search.
0:05:11 > 0:05:17Upstairs, Zarina comes across something given to her almost 40 years ago.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23Known as Elegance, this Royal Doulton figurine was a very popular model
0:05:23 > 0:05:25and should fetch £30-40 at auction.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Tim, why are the curtains drawn?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34It's in order to see... the use of this,
0:05:34 > 0:05:38which is an editing machine for this old cine camera and projector.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43- Where did it come from?- Well, I was given this years ago by an uncle.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46He'd had it for a few years, and I think he probably got a bit fed up with it.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- So he gave it to me.- It certainly looks a technical piece of equipment.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54We've got some big names in the production of camera equipment.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57We've got Bolex and Paillard, that's two different companies.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02Certainly after the war, there was a collaboration between Bolex and Paillard, all Swiss companies,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04to produce these popular hand-held cine cameras.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I just love that you squeeze the trigger like this... GENTLE CLICKING
0:06:07 > 0:06:10They just give a wonderful sound, don't they?
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- So you'd be happy to put these into auction?- Yes.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15I haven't used it for years.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- It's been in a cupboard.- There is a market for this sort of thing.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21It often surprises me how little sometimes things can make,
0:06:21 > 0:06:24but I guess that reflects the amount that were produced.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27But it is going to appeal to two sorts of people.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Mostly serious historians for camera and cinema equipment,
0:06:31 > 0:06:36but I think the three items together make a wonderful display. Lovely aesthetic appeal.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40I would suggest something like £50-100 for the lot.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Better than sitting in the cupboard and doing nothing, so...
0:06:42 > 0:06:48But what I would love to do is, can you show me how this editing machine works? It is fascinating.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50All you have to do is just turn that.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53And you can see your film on the little screen.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55How wonderful!
0:06:55 > 0:06:59I'm sure they'll cause more than a flicker of interest come auction day.
0:06:59 > 0:07:05'In the bedroom, I spot this early 20th-century carriage clock, and downstairs, I have seen two others.'
0:07:05 > 0:07:10There is a Victorian marble example and an Edwardian mantel clock with wooden inlay.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14John thinks if we combine them into one lot,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17they should bring in £150-200.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21In the spare bedroom, our expert finds two Beswick horses
0:07:21 > 0:07:26which have been sent along by a friend from Tim and Zarina's charity.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Beswick horses are very collectible, and John reckons
0:07:29 > 0:07:32this mother and foal should easily reach £40-60.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Zarina keeps the search going downstairs,
0:07:35 > 0:07:41but in the bedroom, Tim's keen to show me another of his favourite things.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43So, Tim, where did you get it?
0:07:43 > 0:07:48Well, this was in the loft of a house my parents moved into in Jersey.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49I am going to test you out now.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53I've got my hand on the winder, cos this used to be my job back in my parents' house.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56So will you do the rest of it if I give it a bit of a wind?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Yes, of course I will.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Do we know what this record is you're putting on?
0:08:00 > 0:08:01We'll soon find out.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04MUSIC: "La Donna E Mobile" By Verdi
0:08:04 > 0:08:08# Da da da da-da-da # Da da da da-da-da. #
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Are you having a party without me?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Oh, there you are. How about this?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14And it plays!
0:08:14 > 0:08:17I think they are wonderful. They have a timeless quality.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Whenever we have one in the sale room, there's always a temptation to wind it up.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22It always sets people in a good mood.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26This particular model is a table-top gramophone, as I know you know.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28It is the HMV, His Master's Voice.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30This one, probably around the mid-1930s.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33You can see it's the Model 104, oak-cased.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37And what a fantastic sound. Value-wise, about £40-60,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- around the £50 mark at auction. - Is that all?- It is.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45We sell them quite often. They don't tend to make hundreds unless they are the horn type.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Are you disappointed by that, Tim?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Not particularly, no. I am very happy with that amount.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54# La la la la-la-la La la la la-la-la... #
0:08:54 > 0:08:56'So out of tune!
0:08:56 > 0:09:01'But will this musical treasure appeal to any of the bidders when it goes under the hammer?'
0:09:04 > 0:09:09And why the long face, John? Surely the going isn't as rough as all that?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12That is a remarkable price today.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14All that intrigue is still to come.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19Meanwhile, our search for collectibles is still in full swing.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Zarina is unpacking some Victorian wine glass coolers.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Each one would've been filled up with iced water and then the glasses were placed upside down
0:09:27 > 0:09:31inside them, with their stems resting on the fluted edges.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34They should fetch £30-50.
0:09:36 > 0:09:42Also winging its way to auction is this late Victorian page turner with a hallmarked silver handle.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47Tim inherited it from his mother and John values it £30-£50.
0:09:47 > 0:09:53Whilst I continue the search, John thinks that Tim and Zarina are slacking on the job.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58- Guys, have you ever heard the saying "many hands make light work"? - We WERE working!
0:09:58 > 0:10:01We were thinking of putting this into the auction.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Leave a nasty big hole in the hallway.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- A lovely big hole, you mean.- You want to get rid of it! Oh, I see.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11It's Tim's but I'd like to get rid of it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- What's the story behind it, Tim? - I bought it in a junk shop in Bath.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18It was in pretty poor condition, so I did it all up.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22And my mother, who had it in her house for years and years, thought
0:10:22 > 0:10:26my restoring of the upholstery wasn't good enough, so she's actually had it done professionally.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Well, as you know, it's a chaise longue.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33That form of furniture has been around for thousands of years.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36In fact, early examples have been found in Egyptian tombs,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40and there are also examples of them on ancient Greek pottery.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41This piece here dates to about 1900.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44It's Edwardian, very typical of that period.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47I have always thought they are undervalued, certainly in recent times.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51At auction, I think we would be looking at about £80-120.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55That would be good, because all it has done is used to have the telephone on.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Anyway, I think we have still got some rummaging to do,
0:10:57 > 0:11:01so talking of those many hands making light work, let's continue rummaging.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06He's tough! The items we're finding today should hopefully raise £634
0:11:06 > 0:11:11to fly one trained health professional to southern Sudan.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Tim and Zarina are certainly passionate
0:11:14 > 0:11:18about improving the health standards in this war-torn African country.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23Now, it seems an unusual charity, so what is the origin of it?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26It started about two years ago,
0:11:26 > 0:11:33when a group of us at the hospital got together, and there was a consultant
0:11:33 > 0:11:38who comes from southern Sudan and obviously he had an interest and he was part of the group.
0:11:38 > 0:11:44The health care indicators for southern Sudan are probably the worst in the world.
0:11:44 > 0:11:473% maternal mortality.
0:11:47 > 0:11:5013.5% of children do not reach the age of five.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54Is it very hard to watch that kind of suffering when you're there?
0:11:54 > 0:11:56It's heart-breaking to see it.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57It's reality.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00As a professional, you have to deal with that.
0:12:00 > 0:12:01Is it a pure lack of facilities?
0:12:01 > 0:12:05It's a lack of facilities, but particularly a lack of skills.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09One state which has a well over a million people, there is only one hospital and two doctors.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13From a practical point of view, what do the medical staff do when they get there?
0:12:13 > 0:12:18They undertake intensive training of the local health care professionals.
0:12:18 > 0:12:25They undertake teaching sessions, which may be formal, they go and work on the wards with them
0:12:25 > 0:12:27or in the delivery room - for example, with midwives.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31We have a number of meetings to try and influence the way that the hospital is run.
0:12:31 > 0:12:38Do you sometimes feel that what you are doing, albeit very worthwhile, is still just a drop in the ocean?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41What we're trying to do may be just a drop in the ocean,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43but the ocean will be less for that missing drop.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48We are all so deeply impressed by their devotion to this good cause,
0:12:48 > 0:12:52we're determined to help them search for items that'll bring in the money.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56John's been scouring the bookcases in Tim and Zarina's lounge and has come across
0:12:56 > 0:13:03a set of six silver teaspoons made by the Birmingham company Barker Brothers back in 1931.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06They belonged to the grandfather of one of Tim
0:13:06 > 0:13:10and Zarina's charity friends, who has very kindly sent them along.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12With luck, they should bring in £20-30.
0:13:12 > 0:13:18This painting by Italian artist, Arsenio De Boni was a gift from Tim's daughter, Vanessa.
0:13:18 > 0:13:24But it's no longer his cup of tea so off it goes to auction with a £15-£30 estimate.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31Now, we're all having one last big push to try and find another item that can go to auction.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Perhaps one of Tim's childhood collections could be just the thing.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39This looks like a fascinating collection. How many have you got here?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- I haven't a clue. - Well, don't start counting them now!
0:13:42 > 0:13:45I can tell you that in the Natural History Museum,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48they have over three million specimens.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50That is something, isn't it? So, where did they come from?
0:13:50 > 0:13:55It started when I was a boy, probably about nine or ten.
0:13:55 > 0:14:02It started off as a bit of a hobby, and then it became part of a field study for A-level biology.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05There has long been an interest in nature,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09and certainly when you go back to the ages of voyage and discovery,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12new species were coming back and being brought back by naturalists.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17And certainly, the books that were produced around those times would have fuelled young minds,
0:14:17 > 0:14:19and people would have wanted to study them.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23So it is something that, although today people frown on it a little bit,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25in the past, this was in the name of education.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28And we have some wonderful specimens here.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I don't suppose, though, you have the world's largest butterfly,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35the Queen Alexandra Birdwing in here by any chance, do you?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38No, these are all British.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Listen, you're getting very technical here.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Zarina and I have been flitting around like butterflies ourselves
0:14:43 > 0:14:46trying to raise all the money. But these are amazing.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49What do you think? Do people still collect these at auction?
0:14:49 > 0:14:52There are still collectors of specimens such as these,
0:14:52 > 0:14:56so yes, we sell all sorts of taxidermy at auction these days.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59There is the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02which prohibits them now, but these are old specimens,
0:15:02 > 0:15:04and they have been caught and mounted,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07and so it would be the right thing to preserve them
0:15:07 > 0:15:10and use them for study for future generations.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Have you got to the price yet? - No, we haven't.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Looking at it, I think it is a good collection.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16It is in a useful collector's cabinet.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19It should make something like £150-200 at auction.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- Good heavens. I didn't think it would be that much.- It is amazing.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- You're in shock!- I am.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I wanted him to give it to a local school or something.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31I have been doing my sums, and I have to look the figure up,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34because yours is a very unusual amount that you were aiming for.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38You were looking for £634 precisely.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Well, I'm terribly pleased to tell you that you have £715.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Good heavens, that is fantastic.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- Is that good?- That is great. - That will pay for a visa as well.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52And a cup of coffee at the airport while you're waiting!
0:15:52 > 0:15:54What a great result for Tim and Zarina,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57and what a busy day it's been here on the island.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01We have unearthed a real assortment of items to take to auction.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Here are the most interesting.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05There's the 19th century pine lectern.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10It's an unusual piece of furniture, and could reach £80-120.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Then there is also the post-war cine equipment,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15which belonged to Tim's uncle.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19At £50-100, that should be snapped up.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20Plus that Edwardian chaise longue,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23which Zarina desperately wants to get rid of.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28Hopefully, it won't lounge around for long, valued at £80-120.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Still to come on Cash in the Attic,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36we dissect every one of John's valuations.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39I feel like I'm under the microscope here today.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42And when Tim's butterfly collection is sold,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45he makes a surprising announcement.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- I thought John was over estimating that.- Did you?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Now you tell me!
0:16:49 > 0:16:53All will be revealed when the final hammer falls.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02So it's been a few months now since we visited Zarina and Tim
0:17:02 > 0:17:06at their beautiful Grade 2 listed home here on the Isle of Wight.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09And we've taken their items to Island Auctions
0:17:09 > 0:17:12to sell them off for what I think is a really good cause.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16They're hoping to raise a very precise sum of £634
0:17:16 > 0:17:19to send a medical colleague to the Sudan,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22where they do a lot of really, really good work.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28So I do hope that their items do exceptionally well when they go under the hammer.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30These auction rooms are in Shanklin,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33a busy town in the south-east corner of the island.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Sales are held over two days each month,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38and we're here on day one for antiques and collectibles.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43Tim and Zarina's items have been here for a few days now.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46I hope they are looking forward to watching their treasures go on sale.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Well, Zarina and Tim, how absolutely gorgeous to see again.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- Are you well?- And you.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55I hear since we did see you last that you've been to the Sudan and back?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Yes.- We have indeed. - What was the object of that mission?
0:17:58 > 0:18:02We're trying to develop accommodation out there for the visiting trainers.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Did a bit of teaching in surgery, all sorts of things.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- How many weeks were you there? - Three.- Three.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Did you take your camera with you?
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Not this camera, no.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17We're going to raise the money to send another medical colleague of yours to the Sudan,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I think we'd better get in position for the auction.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21- Thanks.- Here we go.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31We're all in place now and so is our first lot.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34It's the oil painting of an Italian coastal scene.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35Do you know anything about it?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37He was known as Arsenio De Boni.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Not a huge amount of his work on the market.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43We've got £15 to £30, but it's not an unpleasant Italianate scene,
0:18:43 > 0:18:44so let's see how it goes.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Somebody start me at £40.
0:18:47 > 0:18:4930 here. Commission bid at 30. Two, can I say?
0:18:49 > 0:18:5232, 34, 36, 38.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55And 40, and two, 44.
0:18:55 > 0:18:5946, 48. And 50.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00Five.
0:19:00 > 0:19:0260. Five?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04It's £60 here. Five anywhere?
0:19:04 > 0:19:0765, and 70. And five.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Selling at 75. All done?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Fantastic.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18Yes, the bidders certainly liked the look of that one and the silver spoons go down a treat as well.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- £30, all done at 3-0 and selling. - HE BANGS HIS GAVEL
0:19:21 > 0:19:23They hit the top estimate of £30.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Next up is the Victorian silver and ivory page turner.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Let's hope it's a head turner.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Someone start me at 30 for that. 30 anywhere?
0:19:32 > 0:19:3834, 36, 38, 40, 42.
0:19:38 > 0:19:4244, 46, 48. We're selling at 48.
0:19:42 > 0:19:4450 in a new place.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Five? 50. One more? 60?
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Yeah, and five?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Reluctant. 65 on the right.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55We're selling at 65. All done?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Excellent! - That was a fantastic price.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00A lot of interest, about five different bidders on that.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03I'm excited. Another great result.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07The bidders obviously like Tim and Zarina's items
0:20:07 > 0:20:10and John's proved right again with his estimate
0:20:10 > 0:20:13on the Doulton figurine.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15£34 at the back. 34.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18All done then at 34. Selling at 34.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19£34.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22John, you've done all right again.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I feel like I'm under the microscope here today.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Our medical couple's items are selling like hot cakes today.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Not a single one has sold for less than the lower estimate so far.
0:20:32 > 0:20:38Let's hope this pattern continues with the HMV wind-up gramophone.
0:20:38 > 0:20:4355, 60, five, 70, five.
0:20:43 > 0:20:4580, five.
0:20:45 > 0:20:4790, five.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50100, 110, 120?
0:20:50 > 0:20:54130, 140, 150, 160?
0:20:54 > 0:20:57170, yep? 180.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58190. 200?
0:20:58 > 0:21:02190, then. We've got 190.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Commission bid at £190. All done at 190?
0:21:05 > 0:21:11- Good grief!- That is the highest price I've ever got for one of those in 20 years.- Really.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14These Isle of Wight bidders don't mind paying a bit more
0:21:14 > 0:21:16when they really like something.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17Will they be as keen on the next lot,
0:21:17 > 0:21:21the four wine coolers that belonged to Zarina's mother?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23They're up for £30 to £50.
0:21:23 > 0:21:2530 if you like. £30, and five.
0:21:25 > 0:21:2940, five, 50, five.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Way above the estimate.
0:21:31 > 0:21:3260, five, 70?
0:21:32 > 0:21:3465 here. 70 anywhere?
0:21:34 > 0:21:38It's 65 and selling at 65. All done?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Another fantastic result.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44At the halfway point, we've made an impressive headway
0:21:44 > 0:21:49towards our £634 target and we've got 459 in the kitty already.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Let's hope our luck continues.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55If you've been inspired by their progress
0:21:55 > 0:21:58and would like to raise money at auction,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01bear in mind that there are charges to be paid, such as commission.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03These can vary from one sale room to another
0:22:03 > 0:22:06and it's always worthwhile checking in advance.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11Next up on the rostrum are the Beswick horses valued at £40-£60.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Going to start at £35.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- 35 with Tim.- 6 anywhere?
0:22:16 > 0:22:1940, two,
0:22:19 > 0:22:2244, 46, 48?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25And 50, five?
0:22:25 > 0:22:2860, 62, 64, 66, Olly?
0:22:28 > 0:22:3068, and 70.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32And five, sir?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Go back in fives. 75, and 80, Olly?
0:22:35 > 0:22:3880, then, and selling at the 8-0.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Across the board all, the different items we have had,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- they're all doing very well. - Very well.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45This is a very lucky auction house for us!
0:22:45 > 0:22:48They're certainly having a very good run here.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51The Bolex camera, projector and Haynor editor
0:22:51 > 0:22:54are going before the bidders next.
0:22:54 > 0:22:5748 and 50.
0:22:57 > 0:23:0148 at the back. 50 anywhere? 50 here. Five anywhere?
0:23:01 > 0:23:05It's £50 here. All done at 50. We're selling at 50.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Five, 60, five, 70, and five.
0:23:09 > 0:23:1280 and five.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14£80, gentleman at the top of the stairs at 80.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17We're going to sell at £80. All done?
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Right in the middle of John's estimate and a great result.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Up next, the only item with a reserve on it.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26It's the button-back chaise longue.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30In the movies, it always looked so marvellous to have this lady
0:23:30 > 0:23:34sort of draped along the chaise longue, you think, marvellous!
0:23:34 > 0:23:35But again, are they in demand, John?
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Not hugely. I've put £80-120, which I think is about right.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- You've got a reserve on this Tim? - We've got a reserve of £50.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43If it doesn't make £50, I'll eat my catalogue!
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Someone start me at about £40.
0:23:45 > 0:23:4740 here.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- Two can I say?- No! - £40 here. 2 anywhere?
0:23:50 > 0:23:5542, 44, 46, 48 and 50.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Five? 50 at the back. Five anywhere?
0:23:59 > 0:24:0460 and five. It's 60 right at the back. We're selling at 60.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06All done at 6-0? And selling at £60?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- Well...- Now, that's a steal. - That is quite poor.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14I was going to start tearing pieces off the catalogue,
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- but he got over £50. That was cheap! - That's a bit disappointing.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20At least we didn't need to hold John to his word!
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Still, it's the first item today not to reach his lower estimate.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Things are soon back on track though as the pine lectern goes under the hammer.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33All done at 80. We're selling at 80 in the centre. All done at £80.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37It sells bang on its £80 estimate,
0:24:37 > 0:24:41followed quickly by the three clocks, valued at £150-£200.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46£188 then, for the three of them.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I said 150-200, so we were in the middle.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- You're doing well today. - Not too bad.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- You are beating your average. - I want to come here again!
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Another sensational result, and it's not over yet,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01as we have one last item to sell.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04It's the display cases packed with butterflies
0:25:04 > 0:25:06that Tim has been collecting since he was a boy.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08To be honest, I'm a bit nervous about this lot
0:25:08 > 0:25:10because it isn't everybody's cup of tea,
0:25:10 > 0:25:12and we've got quite a lot riding on it.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15150 is our bottom estimate, but I'm hoping somebody
0:25:15 > 0:25:18will at least fall in love with the collector's cabinet, so fingers crossed.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Someone start me at £100.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22£100 anywhere?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25110, 120, 130, 140?
0:25:25 > 0:25:26At 150.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30150 here, then. It's 150 in the front. 160 anywhere?
0:25:30 > 0:25:34150, then. We're going to sell it for 150. All done?
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- That's a good result, isn't it? - That's a very good result.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- I didn't think... I thought John was overestimating there.- Did you?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Oh, now you tell me!
0:25:43 > 0:25:46It's always good to finish on a high.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Tim and Zarina must be delighted,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51and I can't wait to give them the final total.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54How much did you want precisely?
0:25:54 > 0:25:55£634 was the air fare.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57To be accurate!
0:25:57 > 0:26:02You have the grand total of £1,097!
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Oh! Fantastic!- How about that? - Fantastic!
0:26:08 > 0:26:12Tim and Zarina recently went back to southern Sudan
0:26:12 > 0:26:15and are looking through the video they filmed whilst they were there.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16It's a district hospital,
0:26:16 > 0:26:20but it serves a population of about half a million people.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23There's no running water, for instance, in the hospital.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25When the surgeons scrub, they do it from a barrel.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27The money they raised at auction
0:26:27 > 0:26:30will be used to send out a medical colleague
0:26:30 > 0:26:33to help improve health care standards in the region,
0:26:33 > 0:26:34so well done, them!
0:26:38 > 0:26:41If you'd like to raise money for something really special
0:26:41 > 0:26:42and realise a dream of your own,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45it's very easy to join us here on Cash in the Attic.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49All you have to do is to fill in the form on our website -
0:26:49 > 0:26:51I hope I see you here one day.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54In the meantime, thank you for your company and bye-bye.
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