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Nothing like a really good burst of fresh air! | 0:00:01 | 0:00:03 | |
Hello and welcome to the programme that searches your home | 0:00:03 | 0:00:06 | |
for all those collectibles and antiques to take off to auction to sell. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:10 | |
I think we are all a bit guilty of having bits and bobs and stuff that we've collected | 0:00:10 | 0:00:14 | |
over the years or maybe had handed down through the family, and we never get | 0:00:14 | 0:00:18 | |
around to doing anything with it until we have a really good reason. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:22 | |
Well, on good authority, I understand that the couple we are about to meet today | 0:00:22 | 0:00:26 | |
have a really big incentive to sell lots of their things. | 0:00:26 | 0:00:30 | |
So let's hope that we manage to help them raise a lot of Cash In The Attic. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:34 | |
'On today's Cash In The Attic, this piece of 19th-century pine | 0:00:53 | 0:00:59 | |
'may appeal to someone other than the auction-goers.' | 0:00:59 | 0:01:02 | |
Perhaps an auctioneer might want one. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
That's true. And we know a few of those! | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
'I may not have hit quite the right note with this 1940s gramophone...' | 0:01:08 | 0:01:13 | |
# Da da da da-da-da Da da da da-da-da... # | 0:01:13 | 0:01:18 | |
Awful! On sale day, John makes a promise he may live to regret. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:22 | |
If it doesn't make £50, I'll eat my catalogue. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
Find out what happens when that hammer falls. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:29 | |
Today I am in the small village of Roud | 0:01:29 | 0:01:31 | |
on the absolutely beautiful Isle of Wight. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
We are about to meet Tim and Zarina, | 0:01:33 | 0:01:35 | |
who spent much of their time running a wonderful charity. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:39 | |
They're hoping that their house clear-out will raise valuable funds. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:44 | |
Tim and Zarina met over 20 years ago when they worked together in the health service. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:49 | |
Tim was a consultant surgeon, and Zarina was a secretary | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
at St Mary's Hospital right on the island here. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
'They married in 1997, and moved into this absolutely delightful | 0:01:56 | 0:02:01 | |
'500-year-old thatched house, once a safe haven for Oliver Cromwell and his men.' | 0:02:01 | 0:02:07 | |
Our hosts are now retired, but two years ago, they founded a charity | 0:02:07 | 0:02:12 | |
to educate doctors in southern Sudan. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:14 | |
Now, this is a cause we hope to support today. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
Our expert John Cameron has more than 20 years' experience | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
in antiques and wastes no time starting our search. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:24 | |
Tim and Zarina, this is what I like to see on Cash In The Attic. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:27 | |
How are you? You're hard at work already finding things. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:30 | |
How are you, Tim? Lovely to meet you. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:32 | |
It's such a beautiful setting. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:34 | |
-Great house! How long have you lived here? -12 years. -Excellent. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
Well, we are so glad to be here today, but I'm always fascinated to know why people call us in. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
I was watching the programme, and you had somebody doing it for a charity. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:46 | |
-And I said to Tim, "Why don't we have a go for our charity?" -And what's your charity? | 0:02:46 | 0:02:50 | |
It's called the St Mary's Hospital Isle of Wight Juba Teaching Hospital Link. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:55 | |
We try to help by sending trainers out there to train their local health care professionals. | 0:02:55 | 0:03:00 | |
Obviously, we are going to need to talk about that | 0:03:00 | 0:03:02 | |
in great detail later on. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
How much are you hoping to raise? | 0:03:04 | 0:03:06 | |
I thought we should hope for the air fare for one person, which is £634 - | 0:03:06 | 0:03:10 | |
-at the moment. -£634, to be precise! | 0:03:10 | 0:03:14 | |
-Yes! -I will tell the auctioneer that he has got to make that at least. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
So that would be an air fare to get a doctor out there? | 0:03:17 | 0:03:19 | |
Doctor, nurse - any health care professional. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
We have John Cameron, our expert, here today, of course. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
So maybe we should go and find him and see what he has unearthed, | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
because he's pretty good at rummaging. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
This Grade II listed house is idyllic, | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
and everywhere you look, it's packed full of interesting objects, | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
even in the garage. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
Now, this is the man, Tim, who has been rooting around in your drawers! | 0:03:39 | 0:03:44 | |
-You make it sound so sordid! -I know! | 0:03:44 | 0:03:46 | |
This is a very majestic piece, I have to say. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:48 | |
It is obviously a lectern. Where is this from? | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
This was in the medical education centre for many, many years. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:55 | |
-At the hospital where you worked? -The local hospital, yes. And then when they moved | 0:03:55 | 0:04:00 | |
into the new buildings with the new equipment, it was discarded. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:04 | |
I always had my eye on it, but I've had a little bit of reservation from my wife. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:09 | |
-Hence it goes! -She didn't seem to want me to have it. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:13 | |
It is a 19th-century lectern, as you've said. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
We can tell it's 19th century looking at the front of the drawers. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
Those original turn-pulls could have quite easily been on a chest of drawers of that period. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
So it is a 19th-century piece and it is made of pine. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
I'd certainly suggest having it stripped down and wax polished. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
But what is somebody going to do with this? | 0:04:30 | 0:04:32 | |
Perhaps it would end up in a restaurant, in the foyer, where they take the bookings from. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:37 | |
-Or perhaps an auctioneer might want one. -That's true! | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
And we know a few of those. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:43 | |
So we come to... I guess it is hard to put a price on this, really. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
It is a difficult one, but if we treat it like a chest of drawers, I think we would be | 0:04:46 | 0:04:50 | |
looking around the £100 mark for it, so I think, even in this condition, | 0:04:50 | 0:04:54 | |
I'd want to estimate it at £80-120. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:57 | |
-I think that's jolly good. -I think so. | 0:04:57 | 0:04:59 | |
-Do you? -Excellent. -Good. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:01 | |
Positive thinking. And just looking around, Tim clearly doesn't like to see anything go to waste. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:07 | |
I wonder if he is a real horder. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:09 | |
That could bode very well for our search. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
Upstairs, Zarina comes across something given to her almost 40 years ago. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:17 | |
Known as Elegance, this Royal Doulton figurine was a very popular model | 0:05:18 | 0:05:23 | |
and should fetch £30-40 at auction. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
Tim, why are the curtains drawn? | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
It's in order to see... the use of this, | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
which is an editing machine for this old cine camera and projector. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:38 | |
-Where did it come from? -Well, I was given this years ago by an uncle. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:43 | |
He'd had it for a few years, and I think he probably got a bit fed up with it. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
-So he gave it to me. -It certainly looks a technical piece of equipment. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:50 | |
We've got some big names in the production of camera equipment. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:54 | |
We've got Bolex and Paillard, that's two different companies. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
Certainly after the war, there was a collaboration between Bolex and Paillard, all Swiss companies, | 0:05:57 | 0:06:02 | |
to produce these popular hand-held cine cameras. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:04 | |
I just love that you squeeze the trigger like this... GENTLE CLICKING | 0:06:04 | 0:06:07 | |
They just give a wonderful sound, don't they? | 0:06:07 | 0:06:10 | |
-So you'd be happy to put these into auction? -Yes. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:12 | |
I haven't used it for years. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | |
-It's been in a cupboard. -There is a market for this sort of thing. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
It often surprises me how little sometimes things can make, | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
but I guess that reflects the amount that were produced. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:24 | |
But it is going to appeal to two sorts of people. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:27 | |
Mostly serious historians for camera and cinema equipment, | 0:06:27 | 0:06:31 | |
but I think the three items together make a wonderful display. Lovely aesthetic appeal. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:36 | |
I would suggest something like £50-100 for the lot. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:40 | |
Better than sitting in the cupboard and doing nothing, so... | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
But what I would love to do is, can you show me how this editing machine works? It is fascinating. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:48 | |
All you have to do is just turn that. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:50 | |
And you can see your film on the little screen. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
How wonderful! | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
I'm sure they'll cause more than a flicker of interest come auction day. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | |
'In the bedroom, I spot this early 20th-century carriage clock, and downstairs, I have seen two others.' | 0:06:59 | 0:07:05 | |
There is a Victorian marble example and an Edwardian mantel clock with wooden inlay. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:10 | |
John thinks if we combine them into one lot, | 0:07:10 | 0:07:14 | |
they should bring in £150-200. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
In the spare bedroom, our expert finds two Beswick horses | 0:07:17 | 0:07:21 | |
which have been sent along by a friend from Tim and Zarina's charity. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:26 | |
Beswick horses are very collectible, and John reckons | 0:07:26 | 0:07:29 | |
this mother and foal should easily reach £40-60. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
Zarina keeps the search going downstairs, | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
but in the bedroom, Tim's keen to show me another of his favourite things. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:41 | |
So, Tim, where did you get it? | 0:07:41 | 0:07:43 | |
Well, this was in the loft of a house my parents moved into in Jersey. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:48 | |
I am going to test you out now. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:49 | |
I've got my hand on the winder, cos this used to be my job back in my parents' house. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:53 | |
So will you do the rest of it if I give it a bit of a wind? | 0:07:53 | 0:07:56 | |
Yes, of course I will. | 0:07:56 | 0:07:58 | |
Do we know what this record is you're putting on? | 0:07:58 | 0:08:00 | |
We'll soon find out. | 0:08:00 | 0:08:01 | |
MUSIC: "La Donna E Mobile" By Verdi | 0:08:01 | 0:08:04 | |
# Da da da da-da-da # Da da da da-da-da. # | 0:08:04 | 0:08:08 | |
Are you having a party without me? | 0:08:08 | 0:08:09 | |
Oh, there you are. How about this? | 0:08:09 | 0:08:11 | |
And it plays! | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
I think they are wonderful. They have a timeless quality. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
Whenever we have one in the sale room, there's always a temptation to wind it up. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
It always sets people in a good mood. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:22 | |
This particular model is a table-top gramophone, as I know you know. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:26 | |
It is the HMV, His Master's Voice. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:28 | |
This one, probably around the mid-1930s. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:30 | |
You can see it's the Model 104, oak-cased. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
And what a fantastic sound. Value-wise, about £40-60, | 0:08:33 | 0:08:37 | |
-around the £50 mark at auction. -Is that all? -It is. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
We sell them quite often. They don't tend to make hundreds unless they are the horn type. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:45 | |
Are you disappointed by that, Tim? | 0:08:45 | 0:08:47 | |
Not particularly, no. I am very happy with that amount. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:49 | |
# La la la la-la-la La la la la-la-la... # | 0:08:49 | 0:08:54 | |
'So out of tune! | 0:08:54 | 0:08:56 | |
'But will this musical treasure appeal to any of the bidders when it goes under the hammer?' | 0:08:56 | 0:09:01 | |
And why the long face, John? Surely the going isn't as rough as all that? | 0:09:04 | 0:09:09 | |
That is a remarkable price today. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
All that intrigue is still to come. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:14 | |
Meanwhile, our search for collectibles is still in full swing. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:19 | |
Zarina is unpacking some Victorian wine glass coolers. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:23 | |
Each one would've been filled up with iced water and then the glasses were placed upside down | 0:09:23 | 0:09:27 | |
inside them, with their stems resting on the fluted edges. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:31 | |
They should fetch £30-50. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:34 | |
Also winging its way to auction is this late Victorian page turner with a hallmarked silver handle. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:42 | |
Tim inherited it from his mother and John values it £30-£50. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:47 | |
Whilst I continue the search, John thinks that Tim and Zarina are slacking on the job. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:53 | |
-Guys, have you ever heard the saying "many hands make light work"? -We WERE working! | 0:09:53 | 0:09:58 | |
We were thinking of putting this into the auction. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
Leave a nasty big hole in the hallway. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
-A lovely big hole, you mean. -You want to get rid of it! Oh, I see. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:08 | |
It's Tim's but I'd like to get rid of it. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
-What's the story behind it, Tim? -I bought it in a junk shop in Bath. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:15 | |
It was in pretty poor condition, so I did it all up. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
And my mother, who had it in her house for years and years, thought | 0:10:18 | 0:10:22 | |
my restoring of the upholstery wasn't good enough, so she's actually had it done professionally. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:26 | |
Well, as you know, it's a chaise longue. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:29 | |
That form of furniture has been around for thousands of years. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:33 | |
In fact, early examples have been found in Egyptian tombs, | 0:10:33 | 0:10:36 | |
and there are also examples of them on ancient Greek pottery. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:40 | |
This piece here dates to about 1900. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:41 | |
It's Edwardian, very typical of that period. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:44 | |
I have always thought they are undervalued, certainly in recent times. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
At auction, I think we would be looking at about £80-120. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:51 | |
That would be good, because all it has done is used to have the telephone on. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
Anyway, I think we have still got some rummaging to do, | 0:10:55 | 0:10:57 | |
so talking of those many hands making light work, let's continue rummaging. | 0:10:57 | 0:11:01 | |
He's tough! The items we're finding today should hopefully raise £634 | 0:11:01 | 0:11:06 | |
to fly one trained health professional to southern Sudan. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:11 | |
Tim and Zarina are certainly passionate | 0:11:11 | 0:11:14 | |
about improving the health standards in this war-torn African country. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:18 | |
Now, it seems an unusual charity, so what is the origin of it? | 0:11:18 | 0:11:23 | |
It started about two years ago, | 0:11:23 | 0:11:26 | |
when a group of us at the hospital got together, and there was a consultant | 0:11:26 | 0:11:33 | |
who comes from southern Sudan and obviously he had an interest and he was part of the group. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:38 | |
The health care indicators for southern Sudan are probably the worst in the world. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:44 | |
3% maternal mortality. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:47 | |
13.5% of children do not reach the age of five. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:50 | |
Is it very hard to watch that kind of suffering when you're there? | 0:11:50 | 0:11:54 | |
It's heart-breaking to see it. | 0:11:54 | 0:11:56 | |
It's reality. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:57 | |
As a professional, you have to deal with that. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:00 | |
Is it a pure lack of facilities? | 0:12:00 | 0:12:01 | |
It's a lack of facilities, but particularly a lack of skills. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:05 | |
One state which has a well over a million people, there is only one hospital and two doctors. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:09 | |
From a practical point of view, what do the medical staff do when they get there? | 0:12:09 | 0:12:13 | |
They undertake intensive training of the local health care professionals. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:18 | |
They undertake teaching sessions, which may be formal, they go and work on the wards with them | 0:12:18 | 0:12:25 | |
or in the delivery room - for example, with midwives. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:27 | |
We have a number of meetings to try and influence the way that the hospital is run. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:31 | |
Do you sometimes feel that what you are doing, albeit very worthwhile, is still just a drop in the ocean? | 0:12:31 | 0:12:38 | |
What we're trying to do may be just a drop in the ocean, | 0:12:38 | 0:12:41 | |
but the ocean will be less for that missing drop. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:43 | |
We are all so deeply impressed by their devotion to this good cause, | 0:12:43 | 0:12:48 | |
we're determined to help them search for items that'll bring in the money. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:52 | |
John's been scouring the bookcases in Tim and Zarina's lounge and has come across | 0:12:52 | 0:12:56 | |
a set of six silver teaspoons made by the Birmingham company Barker Brothers back in 1931. | 0:12:56 | 0:13:03 | |
They belonged to the grandfather of one of Tim | 0:13:03 | 0:13:06 | |
and Zarina's charity friends, who has very kindly sent them along. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:10 | |
With luck, they should bring in £20-30. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:12 | |
This painting by Italian artist, Arsenio De Boni was a gift from Tim's daughter, Vanessa. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:18 | |
But it's no longer his cup of tea so off it goes to auction with a £15-£30 estimate. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:24 | |
Now, we're all having one last big push to try and find another item that can go to auction. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:31 | |
Perhaps one of Tim's childhood collections could be just the thing. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:35 | |
This looks like a fascinating collection. How many have you got here? | 0:13:35 | 0:13:39 | |
-I haven't a clue. -Well, don't start counting them now! | 0:13:39 | 0:13:42 | |
I can tell you that in the Natural History Museum, | 0:13:42 | 0:13:45 | |
they have over three million specimens. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
That is something, isn't it? So, where did they come from? | 0:13:48 | 0:13:50 | |
It started when I was a boy, probably about nine or ten. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:55 | |
It started off as a bit of a hobby, and then it became part of a field study for A-level biology. | 0:13:55 | 0:14:02 | |
There has long been an interest in nature, | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
and certainly when you go back to the ages of voyage and discovery, | 0:14:05 | 0:14:09 | |
new species were coming back and being brought back by naturalists. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:12 | |
And certainly, the books that were produced around those times would have fuelled young minds, | 0:14:12 | 0:14:17 | |
and people would have wanted to study them. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:19 | |
So it is something that, although today people frown on it a little bit, | 0:14:19 | 0:14:23 | |
in the past, this was in the name of education. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:25 | |
And we have some wonderful specimens here. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
I don't suppose, though, you have the world's largest butterfly, | 0:14:28 | 0:14:31 | |
the Queen Alexandra Birdwing in here by any chance, do you? | 0:14:31 | 0:14:35 | |
No, these are all British. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:38 | |
Listen, you're getting very technical here. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:40 | |
Zarina and I have been flitting around like butterflies ourselves | 0:14:40 | 0:14:43 | |
trying to raise all the money. But these are amazing. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:46 | |
What do you think? Do people still collect these at auction? | 0:14:46 | 0:14:49 | |
There are still collectors of specimens such as these, | 0:14:49 | 0:14:52 | |
so yes, we sell all sorts of taxidermy at auction these days. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:56 | |
There is the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981, | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
which prohibits them now, but these are old specimens, | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
and they have been caught and mounted, | 0:15:02 | 0:15:04 | |
and so it would be the right thing to preserve them | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
and use them for study for future generations. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:10 | |
-Have you got to the price yet? -No, we haven't. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:12 | |
Looking at it, I think it is a good collection. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:14 | |
It is in a useful collector's cabinet. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:16 | |
It should make something like £150-200 at auction. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
-Good heavens. I didn't think it would be that much. -It is amazing. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:23 | |
-You're in shock! -I am. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:25 | |
I wanted him to give it to a local school or something. | 0:15:25 | 0:15:28 | |
I have been doing my sums, and I have to look the figure up, | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
because yours is a very unusual amount that you were aiming for. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
You were looking for £634 precisely. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:38 | |
Well, I'm terribly pleased to tell you that you have £715. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:43 | |
Good heavens, that is fantastic. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
-Is that good? -That is great. -That will pay for a visa as well. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:49 | |
And a cup of coffee at the airport while you're waiting! | 0:15:49 | 0:15:52 | |
What a great result for Tim and Zarina, | 0:15:52 | 0:15:54 | |
and what a busy day it's been here on the island. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
We have unearthed a real assortment of items to take to auction. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:01 | |
Here are the most interesting. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:03 | |
There's the 19th century pine lectern. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:05 | |
It's an unusual piece of furniture, and could reach £80-120. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:10 | |
Then there is also the post-war cine equipment, | 0:16:10 | 0:16:13 | |
which belonged to Tim's uncle. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:15 | |
At £50-100, that should be snapped up. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
Plus that Edwardian chaise longue, | 0:16:19 | 0:16:20 | |
which Zarina desperately wants to get rid of. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
Hopefully, it won't lounge around for long, valued at £80-120. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:28 | |
Still to come on Cash in the Attic, | 0:16:30 | 0:16:33 | |
we dissect every one of John's valuations. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:36 | |
I feel like I'm under the microscope here today. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:39 | |
And when Tim's butterfly collection is sold, | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
he makes a surprising announcement. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:45 | |
-I thought John was over estimating that. -Did you? | 0:16:45 | 0:16:47 | |
Now you tell me! | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
All will be revealed when the final hammer falls. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:53 | |
So it's been a few months now since we visited Zarina and Tim | 0:16:58 | 0:17:02 | |
at their beautiful Grade 2 listed home here on the Isle of Wight. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:06 | |
And we've taken their items to Island Auctions | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
to sell them off for what I think is a really good cause. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:12 | |
They're hoping to raise a very precise sum of £634 | 0:17:12 | 0:17:16 | |
to send a medical colleague to the Sudan, | 0:17:16 | 0:17:19 | |
where they do a lot of really, really good work. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:22 | |
So I do hope that their items do exceptionally well when they go under the hammer. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:28 | |
These auction rooms are in Shanklin, | 0:17:28 | 0:17:30 | |
a busy town in the south-east corner of the island. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
Sales are held over two days each month, | 0:17:33 | 0:17:35 | |
and we're here on day one for antiques and collectibles. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:38 | |
Tim and Zarina's items have been here for a few days now. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:43 | |
I hope they are looking forward to watching their treasures go on sale. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:46 | |
Well, Zarina and Tim, how absolutely gorgeous to see again. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
-Are you well? -And you. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:51 | |
I hear since we did see you last that you've been to the Sudan and back? | 0:17:51 | 0:17:55 | |
-Yes. -We have indeed. -What was the object of that mission? | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
We're trying to develop accommodation out there for the visiting trainers. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:02 | |
Did a bit of teaching in surgery, all sorts of things. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:06 | |
-How many weeks were you there? -Three. -Three. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:09 | |
Did you take your camera with you? | 0:18:09 | 0:18:11 | |
Not this camera, no. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:13 | |
We're going to raise the money to send another medical colleague of yours to the Sudan, | 0:18:13 | 0:18:17 | |
I think we'd better get in position for the auction. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:20 | |
-Thanks. -Here we go. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:21 | |
We're all in place now and so is our first lot. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:31 | |
It's the oil painting of an Italian coastal scene. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:34 | |
Do you know anything about it? | 0:18:34 | 0:18:35 | |
He was known as Arsenio De Boni. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:37 | |
Not a huge amount of his work on the market. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:39 | |
We've got £15 to £30, but it's not an unpleasant Italianate scene, | 0:18:39 | 0:18:43 | |
so let's see how it goes. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:44 | |
Somebody start me at £40. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:47 | |
30 here. Commission bid at 30. Two, can I say? | 0:18:47 | 0:18:49 | |
32, 34, 36, 38. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:52 | |
And 40, and two, 44. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:55 | |
46, 48. And 50. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:59 | |
Five. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:00 | |
60. Five? | 0:19:00 | 0:19:02 | |
It's £60 here. Five anywhere? | 0:19:02 | 0:19:04 | |
65, and 70. And five. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:07 | |
Selling at 75. All done? | 0:19:07 | 0:19:10 | |
Fantastic. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:13 | |
Yes, the bidders certainly liked the look of that one and the silver spoons go down a treat as well. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:18 | |
-£30, all done at 3-0 and selling. -HE BANGS HIS GAVEL | 0:19:18 | 0:19:21 | |
They hit the top estimate of £30. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
Next up is the Victorian silver and ivory page turner. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:28 | |
Let's hope it's a head turner. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:30 | |
Someone start me at 30 for that. 30 anywhere? | 0:19:30 | 0:19:32 | |
34, 36, 38, 40, 42. | 0:19:32 | 0:19:38 | |
44, 46, 48. We're selling at 48. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:42 | |
50 in a new place. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:44 | |
Five? 50. One more? 60? | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
Yeah, and five? | 0:19:47 | 0:19:49 | |
Reluctant. 65 on the right. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:52 | |
We're selling at 65. All done? | 0:19:52 | 0:19:55 | |
-Excellent! -That was a fantastic price. | 0:19:55 | 0:19:58 | |
A lot of interest, about five different bidders on that. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:00 | |
I'm excited. Another great result. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:03 | |
The bidders obviously like Tim and Zarina's items | 0:20:03 | 0:20:07 | |
and John's proved right again with his estimate | 0:20:07 | 0:20:10 | |
on the Doulton figurine. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:13 | |
£34 at the back. 34. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:15 | |
All done then at 34. Selling at 34. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:18 | |
£34. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:19 | |
John, you've done all right again. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:22 | |
I feel like I'm under the microscope here today. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
Our medical couple's items are selling like hot cakes today. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:28 | |
Not a single one has sold for less than the lower estimate so far. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:32 | |
Let's hope this pattern continues with the HMV wind-up gramophone. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:38 | |
55, 60, five, 70, five. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:43 | |
80, five. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:45 | |
90, five. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:47 | |
100, 110, 120? | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
130, 140, 150, 160? | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
170, yep? 180. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:57 | |
190. 200? | 0:20:57 | 0:20:58 | |
190, then. We've got 190. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:02 | |
Commission bid at £190. All done at 190? | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
-Good grief! -That is the highest price I've ever got for one of those in 20 years. -Really. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:11 | |
These Isle of Wight bidders don't mind paying a bit more | 0:21:11 | 0:21:14 | |
when they really like something. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:16 | |
Will they be as keen on the next lot, | 0:21:16 | 0:21:17 | |
the four wine coolers that belonged to Zarina's mother? | 0:21:17 | 0:21:21 | |
They're up for £30 to £50. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:23 | |
30 if you like. £30, and five. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:25 | |
40, five, 50, five. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:29 | |
Way above the estimate. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:31 | |
60, five, 70? | 0:21:31 | 0:21:32 | |
65 here. 70 anywhere? | 0:21:32 | 0:21:34 | |
It's 65 and selling at 65. All done? | 0:21:34 | 0:21:38 | |
Another fantastic result. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:40 | |
At the halfway point, we've made an impressive headway | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
towards our £634 target and we've got 459 in the kitty already. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:49 | |
Let's hope our luck continues. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:51 | |
If you've been inspired by their progress | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
and would like to raise money at auction, | 0:21:55 | 0:21:58 | |
bear in mind that there are charges to be paid, such as commission. | 0:21:58 | 0:22:01 | |
These can vary from one sale room to another | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
and it's always worthwhile checking in advance. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
Next up on the rostrum are the Beswick horses valued at £40-£60. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:11 | |
Going to start at £35. | 0:22:12 | 0:22:14 | |
-35 with Tim. -6 anywhere? | 0:22:14 | 0:22:16 | |
40, two, | 0:22:16 | 0:22:19 | |
44, 46, 48? | 0:22:19 | 0:22:22 | |
And 50, five? | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
60, 62, 64, 66, Olly? | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
68, and 70. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:30 | |
And five, sir? | 0:22:30 | 0:22:32 | |
Go back in fives. 75, and 80, Olly? | 0:22:32 | 0:22:35 | |
80, then, and selling at the 8-0. | 0:22:35 | 0:22:38 | |
Across the board all, the different items we have had, | 0:22:38 | 0:22:40 | |
-they're all doing very well. -Very well. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:43 | |
This is a very lucky auction house for us! | 0:22:43 | 0:22:45 | |
They're certainly having a very good run here. | 0:22:45 | 0:22:48 | |
The Bolex camera, projector and Haynor editor | 0:22:48 | 0:22:51 | |
are going before the bidders next. | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
48 and 50. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
48 at the back. 50 anywhere? 50 here. Five anywhere? | 0:22:57 | 0:23:01 | |
It's £50 here. All done at 50. We're selling at 50. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:05 | |
Five, 60, five, 70, and five. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:09 | |
80 and five. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
£80, gentleman at the top of the stairs at 80. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:14 | |
We're going to sell at £80. All done? | 0:23:14 | 0:23:17 | |
Right in the middle of John's estimate and a great result. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:21 | |
Up next, the only item with a reserve on it. | 0:23:21 | 0:23:23 | |
It's the button-back chaise longue. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:26 | |
In the movies, it always looked so marvellous to have this lady | 0:23:26 | 0:23:30 | |
sort of draped along the chaise longue, you think, marvellous! | 0:23:30 | 0:23:34 | |
But again, are they in demand, John? | 0:23:34 | 0:23:35 | |
Not hugely. I've put £80-120, which I think is about right. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:38 | |
-You've got a reserve on this Tim? -We've got a reserve of £50. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:41 | |
If it doesn't make £50, I'll eat my catalogue! | 0:23:41 | 0:23:43 | |
Someone start me at about £40. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:45 | |
40 here. | 0:23:45 | 0:23:47 | |
-Two can I say? -No! -£40 here. 2 anywhere? | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
42, 44, 46, 48 and 50. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:55 | |
Five? 50 at the back. Five anywhere? | 0:23:55 | 0:23:59 | |
60 and five. It's 60 right at the back. We're selling at 60. | 0:23:59 | 0:24:04 | |
All done at 6-0? And selling at £60? | 0:24:04 | 0:24:06 | |
-Well... -Now, that's a steal. -That is quite poor. | 0:24:08 | 0:24:11 | |
I was going to start tearing pieces off the catalogue, | 0:24:11 | 0:24:14 | |
-but he got over £50. That was cheap! -That's a bit disappointing. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:16 | |
At least we didn't need to hold John to his word! | 0:24:16 | 0:24:20 | |
Still, it's the first item today not to reach his lower estimate. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:23 | |
Things are soon back on track though as the pine lectern goes under the hammer. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:27 | |
All done at 80. We're selling at 80 in the centre. All done at £80. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:33 | |
It sells bang on its £80 estimate, | 0:24:33 | 0:24:37 | |
followed quickly by the three clocks, valued at £150-£200. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:41 | |
£188 then, for the three of them. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:46 | |
I said 150-200, so we were in the middle. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:49 | |
-You're doing well today. -Not too bad. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:51 | |
-You are beating your average. -I want to come here again! | 0:24:51 | 0:24:54 | |
Another sensational result, and it's not over yet, | 0:24:55 | 0:24:59 | |
as we have one last item to sell. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:01 | |
It's the display cases packed with butterflies | 0:25:01 | 0:25:04 | |
that Tim has been collecting since he was a boy. | 0:25:04 | 0:25:06 | |
To be honest, I'm a bit nervous about this lot | 0:25:06 | 0:25:08 | |
because it isn't everybody's cup of tea, | 0:25:08 | 0:25:10 | |
and we've got quite a lot riding on it. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:12 | |
150 is our bottom estimate, but I'm hoping somebody | 0:25:12 | 0:25:15 | |
will at least fall in love with the collector's cabinet, so fingers crossed. | 0:25:15 | 0:25:18 | |
Someone start me at £100. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:20 | |
£100 anywhere? | 0:25:20 | 0:25:22 | |
110, 120, 130, 140? | 0:25:22 | 0:25:25 | |
At 150. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:26 | |
150 here, then. It's 150 in the front. 160 anywhere? | 0:25:26 | 0:25:30 | |
150, then. We're going to sell it for 150. All done? | 0:25:30 | 0:25:34 | |
-That's a good result, isn't it? -That's a very good result. | 0:25:34 | 0:25:37 | |
-I didn't think... I thought John was overestimating there. -Did you? | 0:25:37 | 0:25:41 | |
Oh, now you tell me! | 0:25:41 | 0:25:43 | |
It's always good to finish on a high. | 0:25:43 | 0:25:46 | |
Tim and Zarina must be delighted, | 0:25:46 | 0:25:48 | |
and I can't wait to give them the final total. | 0:25:48 | 0:25:51 | |
How much did you want precisely? | 0:25:51 | 0:25:54 | |
£634 was the air fare. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:55 | |
To be accurate! | 0:25:55 | 0:25:57 | |
You have the grand total of £1,097! | 0:25:57 | 0:26:02 | |
-Oh! Fantastic! -How about that? -Fantastic! | 0:26:02 | 0:26:05 | |
Tim and Zarina recently went back to southern Sudan | 0:26:08 | 0:26:12 | |
and are looking through the video they filmed whilst they were there. | 0:26:12 | 0:26:15 | |
It's a district hospital, | 0:26:15 | 0:26:16 | |
but it serves a population of about half a million people. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:20 | |
There's no running water, for instance, in the hospital. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:23 | |
When the surgeons scrub, they do it from a barrel. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:25 | |
The money they raised at auction | 0:26:25 | 0:26:27 | |
will be used to send out a medical colleague | 0:26:27 | 0:26:30 | |
to help improve health care standards in the region, | 0:26:30 | 0:26:33 | |
so well done, them! | 0:26:33 | 0:26:34 | |
If you'd like to raise money for something really special | 0:26:38 | 0:26:41 | |
and realise a dream of your own, | 0:26:41 | 0:26:42 | |
it's very easy to join us here on Cash in the Attic. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:45 | |
All you have to do is to fill in the form on our website - | 0:26:45 | 0:26:49 | |
I hope I see you here one day. | 0:26:49 | 0:26:51 | |
In the meantime, thank you for your company and bye-bye. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:54 | |
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