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Welcome to the show that finds your treasures

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and helps you sell them at auction.

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If you're anything like me, you sometimes buy things

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just because you like them without knowing where they've come from.

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So, stay with us as we try to trace the history of the pieces we find on Cash In The Attic.

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Coming up on Cash In The Attic,

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there's concern for the safety of our expert when he finds these silver Vesta cases.

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If you expose the match to the oxygen it would self combust.

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As long as you don't self combust!

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An unusual painting knocks me for six.

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I've never seen anything quite like it. Have you, Paul?

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-And, does Marcelle have a soft spot for our Paul?

-I've this ring...

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I didn't know you cared, thank you very much!

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So, will it be happy ever after when we get to auction?

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What do you think of that then, Marcelle?

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Find out later in the show.

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I'm selling, last time.

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I'm at Gillingham in Dorset, and I've come to meet a lady

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who's called in the Cash In The Attic team

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to help raise money for a family reunion stateside.

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Meet 83-year-old Marcelle Hesp, and her very good friend Lily.

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Marcelle has an interesting past, working in the

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Auxiliary Territorial Service as a driver in the Second World War,

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and raising a family in America, where she lived for over 40 years.

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She recently lost her husband, and now lives in this cosy three-bedroomed house in Dorset.

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But her four children and eight grandchildren are still in America,

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and she's naturally anxious to be reunited with them.

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She hasn't seen them for over a year.

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So, Cash In The Attic are here to help.

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-Hello!

-Hello.

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-How nice to see you, and what a fantastic day.

-Beautiful, isn't it?

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OK, who's who? I guess you're Marcelle?

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-I am, yes.

-And Lily, how nice to meet you.

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How long have you known each other?

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About 40-odd years.

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I wanted to ask you, Marcelle, about your name.

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Well, my mother was French and so she wanted to call me Marcelle.

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Then she had a friend called Carmen, so she said that was my next name.

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Carmen. And Victory was after my mother.

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-I guess you just call her Marcelle, do you?

-Yes.

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Everybody calls me Marcelle.

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So, tell me, Marcelle, why have you called in Cash In The Attic today?

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Because I'd like to raise some money in auction

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to go to America to visit my children, my grandchildren, who are scattered around America.

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And I'd also like to upgrade on my flight, not economy.

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And how much money do you think we might be able to raise?

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Well, I'd like to think 600 at least, I think.

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OK, girls, let's get rummaging.

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Well, it looks as if Marcelle has her trip carefully mapped out.

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She clearly has an eye for detail.

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Her home is immaculate, with everything in its place.

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And Paul Hayes has found a perfect spot to get started.

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-Ah, look.

-Hello.

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-Here he is.

-How are you, all right?

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Smashing.

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-They're lovely, aren't they?

-Oh, yes.

-Where are they from?

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My husband bought me the bracelet.

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And these two, I'm sure he probably bought those also, because I was collecting, at the time, matchboxes.

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They're a Vesta case.

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And Vesta was actually the Greek goddess of the hearth, or of fire.

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And, of course, in here you'd have your matches.

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And they go back to a time before safety matches.

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Nowadays we have to strike the match on the edge and you make the fire.

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Before these were made, you put your match in here, and if you

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exposed the match to the oxygen in the air, it would self combust.

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As long as you don't self combust!

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When you opened the top, did it go "pow"?

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It comes with a wrapper, and once you release the wrapper, that would happen.

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These ones are a little bit later, because they have the scratch on

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the bottom where you can rub your match across and get your light.

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But these are both solid silver. from the turn of the century, made in England.

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-This one is a bracelet, and that's absolutely beautiful.

-Did you wear it out and about?

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Yes, I thought it was very pretty. And I did wear it quite a lot, yes.

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So what sort of date would that be, do you think?

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Well, this is probably about 1930, actually. And it's very oriental in its design, very asymmetrical.

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I think it's beautiful, the workmanship.

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Can you part with them?

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I'd be very happy to part with them, yes.

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Well, you've got three very nice, attractive pieces of silver here.

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And I think people do love to invest in them.

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-If I said around the 100 mark for those, sort of 60-100?

-Sounds great.

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And so our search for antiques and collectibles takes off.

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I quite fancy this nest of tables in the conservatory.

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They're a modern reproduction of an Edwardian style.

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And should, hopefully, fetch £30-£50.

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Meanwhile Marcelle reminisces about her time in America,

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and a special hat she bought eight years ago.

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The Stetson takes its name from the American John B Stetson,

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who created the cowboy hat in the mid-1800s.

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But I'm hoping there won't be any cowboys in the saleroom, as we need this one to make £10-£15.

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And Lily's found an interesting looking piece in the hallway.

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Now then, it's the lady with the lamp.

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I found this lovely lamp.

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Is this something that you've brought along?

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No, it's Marcelle's oil lamp.

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And do you know where she got it?

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Yes, she got it in a flea market in London when she was about 22 years of age.

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People don't use them as much as they used to.

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-This was the only form of light at some point.

-Yes.

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And you'd get your kerosene or your paraffin would go in here.

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You'd have these two burners, if I just take this top off

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which are dipped into the paraffin or the kerosene.

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With this ratchet here you could make the light brighter or duller,

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depending on what you want.

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Of course, this would protect it from any drafts.

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The shade would be the same colour as this. So I think this may be

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a replacement at some point.

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But this is lovely. This is European, around about the turn of the century, it's very Art Nouveau.

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I've heard of Art Nouveau.

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You've got this wonderful organic form.

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And this is known as Vaseline glass,

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it looks like Vaseline has been rubbed around the base.

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And that's very difficult, how they managed to get from the white

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all the way up to the dark green, very difficult indeed.

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So that really is the most valuable part of the entire lamp.

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If that went to auction, I'd like to see it with an estimate of £80-£120.

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Yes, that sounds fine.

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-Does that light your fire?

-It lights my lamp.

-That will do, then. Let's put this lid back on.

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And let's keep looking.

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Well, that's a great find, and Marcelle is happy to see it go.

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She's been busy too and has dug out

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a cased collapsible fishing rod which was a present from her husband.

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Our expert hopes it will fetch £50-£80 at auction.

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Paul carries on the good work,

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spotting this beautiful French hand-painted headboard in the bedroom.

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Marcelle bought it in America in 1985,

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and Paul thinks it's worth £50-£100.

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At 83, Marcelle has certainly lived life to the full.

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You've been married three times. You've lived in the States, you were in the war as a driver, weren't you?

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-Yes.

-And you've driven all over the place. You're quite a gal!

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Well, I've lived a long time!

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But this took you to America, somehow.

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Your life has ended up in America. Tell me how that happened.

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My sister was in America and not well at all. Quite ill.

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She wanted me to go over to help her, which I did.

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And stayed in America, and married in America.

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So I stayed there until I was a widow.

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It must be very difficult, though, that separation? Because you've got

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two daughters, two stepchildren, numerous grandchildren, and they're all out there in America?

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I've been to visit them.

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And they come and visit me sometimes.

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We want to get you over there in style for a visit.

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-Yes, in style.

-We've got to carry on rummaging.

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America is clearly like a second home to Marcelle now.

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So, the sooner we can get her there, the better.

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Good friend Lily is keen to see her reunited with her family,

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and hopes that this large steamer trunk will help towards the target of £600.

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It would probably come in handy on Marcelle's travels,

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but she'd rather it made the journey to the auction room.

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Paul values it at £50-£100.

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And the urge to travel is clearly on Marcelle's mind.

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Now then, Marcelle, what have we got here?

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Well, Captain Hilton. I know nothing about Captain Hilton.

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-Where does this come from then, Marcelle?

-It came from France.

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It came from a street market called the Braderie not far from Cherbourg.

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He's Geoffrey Hilton, and he was in the Royal Flying Corps, and he was

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a major pilot round about the turn of the century into the First World War.

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He was our Red Baron, if you think about it.

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He got a Military Cross, a medal for bravery.

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But, of course, this doesn't date from that period, I'm afraid.

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No, I doubt it.

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This is the sort of thing they used to fill out pubs with in the 1990s.

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That's a good place to be!

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OK, so, are you willing to tell me how much you paid for it?

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I paid 12 euros.

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You'll quadruple your money, I think.

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If I said £40-£60?

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I think it's lovely. I like it.

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I like it too. But well done, that's a great find. Fantastic.

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I'm very happy to have learned all that about Captain Hilton.

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I did wonder about him.

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But, when it goes to auction, will it be "chocks away!"?

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Start me here at £25.

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Let's hope the '90s pub sign will take someone's fancy on sale day.

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So far, we've earmarked valuables worth £310 towards that trip to America.

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Not bad, but we need to keep up the hunt.

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Paul props himself up with this fabulous 19th century silver-topped walking stick.

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It was a present from Marcelle's sister.

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He hopes it'll fetch £30-£70.

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He also unearths this 1950s camera, with a Carl Zeiss lens in its case.

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Zeiss founded his own company in 1846, and it's a brand that's still renowned around the world.

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I'm sure any photography enthusiast will snap it up at £30-£70.

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-Now then, Marcelle.

-I have this ring.

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I didn't know you cared, thank you very much!

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And I thought you might like to look at it.

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-That's beautiful, isn't it?

-It's a citrine.

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And I've had it about 45 years.

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-Someone gave me the stone as a present.

-Right.

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I thought it was a lovely stone, but I didn't know what to do with it.

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So I went to a jeweller and he had it set on a square like that,

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so that it won't slip because of the weight of the stone.

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-Fantastic.

-So, he did that for me many, many years ago. 45 years ago.

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And I've worn it a lot and enjoyed it.

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There's a beautiful, beautiful clarity on this as well.

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It's quite large. You don't know how big it is?

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Have you had it weighed or assessed?

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-Well, I was told it was 10 carat.

-10 carat.

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It would be nice if it had been a diamond, wouldn't it?

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Well, do you know what?

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The four precious stones are emeralds, rubies, diamonds and sapphires.

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If that were any of those you'd be looking at a world cruise.

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-I wouldn't be here!

-No.

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Well, citrines are found in Brazil, and they can range

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from very pale yellow to a very dark, almost green.

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The darker the colour, the more valuable they tend to be.

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But it's very 1960s, very Austin Powers, isn't it?

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You can imagine somebody wearing that today. Very much in fashion.

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Well, if I said £100, maybe £150. How does that sound?

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That sounds good. That sounds great.

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Well, I love it. Its style is very much in vogue today, so I'm sure it'll make its target of £100-£150.

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Now, just when we all think we've exhausted the house for antiques,

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it seems that Marcelle might have discovered something quite out of the ordinary.

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-She must have got that in the States.

-Obviously in America.

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-Ah, now then.

-Hello.

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How about this?

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Let me see closer.

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It's a strange picture. I've never seen anything quite like it. Have you, Paul?

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I think I've seen this image before.

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This is a very well-known artist, and a very well-known image.

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Well, that's an original painting by Esther Hunt.

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She's a very famous American artist. She was based in San Francisco.

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And she painted children from Chinatown, so she'd actually

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go out and capture the everyday life of the children at that time. But, you're going back to the 1930s here.

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So, you've still got the traditional dress.

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This little child is carrying a fan or a lantern by the looks of it.

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Isn't that amazing?

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I've always thought it was so pretty.

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I loved it. And I've always had it up on the wall.

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It's a very nice find.

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You're obviously very attached to this, Marcelle. And yet,

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you have said you want to put it in the auction?

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Because I'd like to raise sufficient money to get myself into business class

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going to the States, instead of economy.

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-Is she going to get a good price,

-She certainly is.

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This artist in particular, her work, in the oil paintings, larger examples can run into thousands of pounds.

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Very expensive.

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This is a small watercolour. You've got to take that into consideration.

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But, say around the £500 mark, sort of £300-£500.

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-How does that sound?

-500 sounds good.

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Would that be the sort of minimum that you'd want to take for it?

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At this point in time, yes.

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Life is hard, isn't it?

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Well, that actually ends our day of rummaging. Have you enjoyed yourself?

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I have. It's been very different.

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Well, if we take Paul's lowest estimates on all the items,

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and if we manage to sell them all,

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I can tell you that you should make £830.

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-That sounds wonderful.

-Very good.

-Absolutely. Wonderful.

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That's a good sum towards getting you into business class.

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And don't you agree that every lady should go in business class?

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-I think so too, yes.

-What's wrong with first class?!

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First class? Well, why not?

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There's a real mix of pieces going off to auction.

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And, with a bit of luck, Marcelle will soon be with her family again in America.

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Some of the items going off to the saleroom are the silver Vesta cases

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and oriental style bracelet.

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They were presents from Marcelle's husband.

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The Art Nouveau oil lamp that Lily found.

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Marcelle is happy to see that go with a price tag of £80-£120.

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And there's the beautiful 10 carat citrine stone, set in a gold band.

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We're hoping it'll clinch £100-£150 on the day.

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Still to come on Cash In The Attic, there seems to be a lack of love in the room.

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Oh, no! It didn't sell!

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Nobody wanted it.

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And Marcelle prepares herself for a very long journey.

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-We're in trouble.

-Yes.

-We are.

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I'll be walking to America!

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But there's no need for walking boots just yet. Hey, Marcelle, that's fantastic!

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-All will be revealed later.

-All done.

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Well, it's been all go with Marcelle and her friend Lily since we rummaged around her house in Dorset.

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Now everything has been packed up and brought here to Lawrences' auction rooms in Somerset.

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You'll remember that nearly all of Marcelle's family live out in America and Canada.

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And today she wants to raise £600 to add a touch of luxury,

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including a new outfit, for her next trip out to see them.

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So, let's hope that the bidders here today are going to help her

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on her way when her items go under the hammer.

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This auction house in Somerset runs its general sale once a week,

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It's a treasure trove for collectors and dealers who hope to find a rare gem or a bargain.

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'The sale's under way

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'and we find Marcelle and Lily in the midst of things.'

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Tell me, how are you feeling today?

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Well, hopeful, hopeful.

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-Have you brought everything along?

-No. Not the headboard.

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I didn't bring the headboard.

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Because I really do like it, I'm very fond of that.

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It's hand painted. Something that I can't replace, really.

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It's a beautiful item. The most beautiful thing in the sale today has to be that painting.

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I think it's marvellous. Now, my original estimate was £300-£500.

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We've put a reserve of 500 on it, just to protect it and make sure it fetches what you want for it.

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Let's hope people realise that and it fetches that sort of money.

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Fingers crossed.

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Well, I'm glad Marcelle is feeling positive about today.

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But leaving that French headboard behind knocks £50-£100 of our total.

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Last time then at 20... All done?

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We're ready for our first lot. It's the Art Nouveau oil lamp discovered by Lily.

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Paul valued it at £80-£120.

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Bids start me here at 55,

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60. At £65? 75?

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£80 in front of me now. 80? £80,

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and I'm selling. £80,

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any more? Last time, then, at £80. All done?

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-Yes.

-That's all right, isn't it?

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That's excellent.

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Well, that's a great start to the day.

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But will the silver Vesta cases and the bracelet,

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valued at £60-£100, do equally well?

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-Nice little lot, eh, Paul?

-Yes, these are in lovely condition, those Vesta cases.

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They're very useful items, very nice to give as a present.

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Start me at 50, 55. £60 is bid.

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65 now?

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At £65, lady's bid in the room. At 65.

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At 65, 70, five. 75 to my right,

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and I'm selling at £75.

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At 75, then, for the last time. All done?

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-How's that?

-What do you think of that then, Marcelle?

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Great.

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An exciting start to the sale so far.

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But, will the next lot put a smile on our faces?

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It's the 1950s' camera in its case, with the iconic German lens.

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and we're hoping it'll make £30-£70.

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£20, if you will? £20 for it? At £20, anywhere?

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-At £20?

-He might not sell this actually.

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£20, if you're all done?

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At £20 then, I'll move on.

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For the last time then, at 20?

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-He's withdrawn it.

-What's withdrawn it?

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Not quite the perfect ending we'd all hoped for.

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Things don't get any better either when the extendable fishing rod

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suffers the same fate.

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£35 for it?

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30 if it helps to start? I'll move on at 30.

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Making it two unsold lots in a row.

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There's no time for doom and gloom though

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as there's plenty left to sell.

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I'm surprised you're getting rid of your Stetson hat, because it's rather special, I like it.

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Well, I bought it in America and I don't use it any more.

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It's a real, true Stetson.

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The bid is with me here at £12.

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£12, 15, 18,

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20 and I'm out.

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£20, to my far right.

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I'm selling at £20. Any more?

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-They liked that one.

-Yes, they did.

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Selling over Paul's highest estimate, that's very encouraging.

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Especially after those two non-sales.

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Next up is the picture of Captain Hilton.

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We're hoping for £40-60.

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Start me here at £25?

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-That's all right, isn't it?

-At £25?

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At 25?

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At £25, all done at £25? Last time at £25?

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-He sold it at 25.

-There you go. £25

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I think we all expected more for the Captain Hilton picture,

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but at least it sold, and that's cash towards Marcelle's travel fund.

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So we can't complain.

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We're halfway through the sale

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and so far Marcelle's made £200 towards the target of £600 for that luxury flight.

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so there's a good way to go yet.

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If you've got a special reason to raise some cash,

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and you're thinking of heading to auction,

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please remember that commission and other charges may apply

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so check with the salesroom first.

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Next up is the 19th century

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silver-topped walking cane valued at £30-70.

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£40 for it?

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At £40? 35, if you will?

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Can't say less than 35. I'll move on.

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Oh, no!

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It didn't sell.

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Nobody wanted it.

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That's a lovely example as well, wasn't it?

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I've got a plan. You walk on the plane with the walking stick.

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They'll send you to business class anyway.

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"I need assistance!"

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Now, though I'm glad Marcelle sees the funny side of it, I have to admit it's a bit worrying.

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We still have £400 to make.

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Let's hope that Edwardian-style nest of tables does better.

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£20 for these, if you will?

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£20 to start me here? At £20?

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All done then, at £20 only?

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I'll move on at 20.

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Not the result we expected.

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It's getting rather tense now, as the second half of the sale just hasn't taken off as we'd hoped.

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Our steamer trunk is up next. It's a wonderful piece,

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and we need it to make its estimate of £50-£100.

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Bids start me here at £25.

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I'm looking for more. At 25.

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30, 5. 40, 5.

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50 now. £50 in front of me, and I'm selling at £50.

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At £50 now, all done at 50?

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There you go, that's all right. That's gone.

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Well, Marcelle seems satisfied with that.

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Now it's time for one of my favourite items.

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It's that dazzling piece of jewellery, the 10 carat citrine stone, set in a gold band.

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We're hoping it'll fetch £100-£150.

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OK, now, you can hardly miss this lot, it's that fantastic citrine ring.

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With that enormous stone, in 10 carat gold, a wonderful item.

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Will it to be hard to part with this?

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No. But I've had it a long time, and I don't wear it any more.

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£80 to start me here?

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£80 for this lot? At £80 for it.

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70, if it helps? £70 anywhere?

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All done then, at £70, I'll move on at 70.

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-So he hasn't sold that one, it's not gone. Good.

-I wouldn't sell it for that.

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That's good. I'm delighted it's not gone but it doesn't help our target.

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It's a beautiful ring.

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It is a beautiful ring, but we're in trouble.

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-Yes.

-We are.

-I'll be walking to America.

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Oh, dear. So far, we've made just £270 towards that target of £600.

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I can see the dream of a luxury flight to America slowly slipping away.

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The pressure is on, and we're relying on the Esther Hunt

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painting to exceed all expectations.

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Otherwise, it's economy class for Marcelle.

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This is it. We have everything crossed here, because we've got the Esther Hunt painting coming up.

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-You've got a big reserve, haven't you?

-Yes, I have, yes. £500.

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Gosh. It's asking a lot I think, it really is.

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I think it's worth every penny of that, it's a fantastic painting. Let's hope people agree.

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Bids start me here at 100, who will say more? £110, 120.

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130, 140.

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150, 160. 170, 180. 190, 200.

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220, 240. 260, 280.

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300, and 20.

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340, 360. 380, 400.

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420, 440.

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-That's what we want.

-460, 480.

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£480 now. £500, selling at £500. In the room

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at £500 for the last time. At £500, all done?

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-Woo-hoo.

-There you go, that's exactly what we wanted, isn't it?

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I'm amazed.

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Hey, Marcelle, that's fantastic!

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What a relief. It's been such an unpredictable day here.

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And setting such a high reserve was a risky strategy.

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But it's a quality piece, and exactly what the serious buyers

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have been holding out for.

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So, will it be champagne and caviar on the flight to America, or a chicken sandwich?

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Well, halfway through,

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things were looking a bit grim, I have to say.

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But, thanks to wonderful Esther Hunt, you have made your target as I'm sure you realise.

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You were looking for £600 so that you can jet off in style to America.

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Well, you've made £770.

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That's very good, that's a big help.

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Absolutely wonderful.

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I think you're going to be flying in luxury.

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I hope so.

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Well, Marcelle's auction paid for that coveted trip

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to the United States, and a reunion with her family.

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This is an album that my granddaughter Emma,

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who's just 17, gave me this for Christmas.

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She'd written in this card,

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"I'm so happy I've spent a holiday with you.

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"I love you so much, and it wouldn't be the same without you.

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"I hope you enjoy your gift."

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The album holds lots of special memories that she can cherish for years to come.

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It's so wonderful to see them.

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I miss them all.

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Do you know what? She did it in style.

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She went first class.

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