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Welcome to the show that searches out your hidden treasures and sells them at auction. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:06 | |
Now, most people at some time in their lives have collected something, | 0:00:06 | 0:00:10 | |
whether it's stamps or marbles or maybe porcelain or toys, | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
but to find out that those collections are now quite valuable | 0:00:13 | 0:00:17 | |
is always a pleasant surprise, so we're going to hope we find plenty of collections | 0:00:17 | 0:00:21 | |
worth a lot of money later on in Cash In The Attic. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:25 | |
On today's Cash In The Attic, our expert, Paul Hayes, gets all flowery | 0:00:44 | 0:00:49 | |
over some 20th century Burmese silverware. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
It's like the garden of paradise, all these profuse roses and decoration and this floral display. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:58 | |
And our host is determined to get rid of her husband's racing print. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:02 | |
-How are you going to explain this to James? -I'll tell him I've dropped it! | 0:01:02 | 0:01:06 | |
At auction, Paul shows off his knowledge of Beatrix Potter characters. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:11 | |
Well, there's nine items here, isn't there? | 0:01:11 | 0:01:13 | |
There's Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter. There we go! | 0:01:13 | 0:01:17 | |
Find out what happens when that hammer falls. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
Today I've come to Wrexham in North Wales to meet a mother and daughter | 0:01:23 | 0:01:26 | |
who've called in the Cash In The Attic team | 0:01:26 | 0:01:29 | |
to help them to raise the money they're looking for to surprise one member of their family. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:34 | |
Anne-Marie Humphreys has lived in this beautiful barn conversion for 17 years, | 0:01:34 | 0:01:39 | |
along with her husband, James, and their four children. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
Two years ago, her mum and dad, Theresa and Michael, moved in too. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:47 | |
With such a large family under one roof, it's probably a good job this place is so huge. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:52 | |
It has 18 rooms, plus over two acres of garden. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:58 | |
Anne-Marie and her mum, Theresa, are ready to rummage and our expert, Paul Hayes, has beaten me to it. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:04 | |
His knowledge of antiques goes back for more than 20 years | 0:02:04 | 0:02:08 | |
so while he makes a start, I track down our hosts. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
-Good morning. -Oh, hi, Lorne. -You're a bit off the beaten track here, aren't you? -Yes, we are indeed, yes. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:18 | |
-What a wonderful building! What was this originally? -It is beautiful. We are very lucky. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:23 | |
We've got a nice open aspect there and nice views. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:26 | |
It belonged to the hall next door to us here and the barns were renovated in the late-'80s, early-'90s | 0:02:26 | 0:02:32 | |
-and we moved in in 1993, the beginning of '93. -What about you, Theresa? | 0:02:32 | 0:02:38 | |
-I moved in two years ago having sold my house... -Right. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
..downsizing, so I'm now looking... eventually I'm intending to get a small bungalow for my husband and I. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:46 | |
-So what sort of money are you looking at raising? -Anything up to £1,000 would be marvellous. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:52 | |
If you can get £1,000 between you and Paul, I'll be delighted. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:56 | |
-Yeah? -But it's all down to you. | 0:02:56 | 0:02:58 | |
-Oh, dear! -No pressure! | 0:02:58 | 0:03:00 | |
Fortunately, the pressure isn't all on me. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:04 | |
These impressive rooms look as if they'll offer up plenty of collectables | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
for Paul to assess in the hope of making the £1,000 target. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:12 | |
The money is for a special treat for a family member. We'll find out more later. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:16 | |
And it seems something belonging to Anne-Marie's husband, James, is the first thing to catch Paul's eye. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:22 | |
So any sign of Paul? | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
-Mr Hayes? -Oh, here he is. -Ah. -Sorry, I was miles away there for a minute. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
I'm just reminiscing...enjoying the whole scene here. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:34 | |
Stirling Moss, 1957, the winner of the Pescara Grand Prix, isn't it amazing? | 0:03:34 | 0:03:39 | |
How fantastic! I mean, how have you got hold of this? | 0:03:39 | 0:03:42 | |
James bought the picture originally 20 years ago. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
Stirling Moss was staying in the hotel in Chester that James worked at | 0:03:44 | 0:03:49 | |
and Sir Stirling Moss needed directions to Chester train station one day, | 0:03:49 | 0:03:55 | |
and he said, "I'll give you directions to Chester train station providing you sign my picture." | 0:03:55 | 0:04:00 | |
-And he did? -And that's what he did. -Do you know what he paid for it? -I'm not sure, no, I don't know. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:05 | |
Paul, what do you think it might be worth? | 0:04:05 | 0:04:08 | |
You've certainly added value by having his signature there, fantastic story, | 0:04:08 | 0:04:12 | |
but without the signature, it's a limited edition print by Tony Smith - there's only 600 - | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
this is number 497, | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
but unscrupulous people can take photographs and reproduce them | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
so what you look for is the watermark there, | 0:04:24 | 0:04:26 | |
that embossed mark, that's only on the originals. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:29 | |
Tony Smith is very famous, actually, in the contemporary art market. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
He did lots of railway pictures, militaria, sporting prints like this one. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:37 | |
They tended to be in limited numbers and what I like about him is he signs his work at the bottom here | 0:04:37 | 0:04:43 | |
but also there's a freehand sketch in the other corner, | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
but above there is the words "Sir Stirling Moss". | 0:04:46 | 0:04:49 | |
He signed it. Fantastic! | 0:04:49 | 0:04:51 | |
That really has, to me, added value tremendously to the picture. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:55 | |
How much is it worth, a rough estimate? | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
If I put this in at between | 0:04:57 | 0:04:58 | |
£80 to maybe £120 and I think if you get two racing fans | 0:04:58 | 0:05:02 | |
who really take a shine to it, I think it could take off. It could be pole position! | 0:05:02 | 0:05:06 | |
-OK, so are you pleased with that? -I am, yes. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
And how are you going to explain this to James? | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
-I'll tell him I've dropped it! -Excellent! | 0:05:12 | 0:05:15 | |
Well, let's just make sure we don't drop it before it gets to auction | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
-and see if we can find anything else before the young man comes home from work. Come on. -Dear me! | 0:05:18 | 0:05:23 | |
Of course, Anne-Marie is just pulling our leg. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
Husband James has obviously agreed to let this picture go. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:29 | |
Mum Theresa has been busy with her search | 0:05:29 | 0:05:32 | |
and unearths this set of cufflinks which belong to Anne-Marie's father-in-law. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:36 | |
They're nine carat gold and probably date from the 1930s. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:41 | |
Paul values them at a glistening £30 to £50. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:46 | |
-Look at this, Paul. -Ah? -Look what I've got here. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:49 | |
There we are, let's take the weight off our feet for a minute. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:53 | |
That looks like a nice interesting box. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
-Are these things you've inherited, then, bits and pieces? -Yes, bits and pieces. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:59 | |
I'll tell you what has taken my eye - this little locket. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:02 | |
This is a beautiful locket, what you'll find in the Victorian times. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
The bird symbol, can you see the little engraving of the bird? | 0:06:05 | 0:06:08 | |
That represents the soul, and they were often given to people who were parted, | 0:06:08 | 0:06:11 | |
You'd give that to your loved one, | 0:06:11 | 0:06:13 | |
with a photograph of yourself inside it, and it would be kept | 0:06:13 | 0:06:17 | |
until you got back together again. Is this gold? | 0:06:17 | 0:06:20 | |
-Let's have a look. -I think it's gold. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:22 | |
Right, actually it says that it's nine carat back and front, can you see that. Back and front? | 0:06:22 | 0:06:27 | |
-Yes, I can. -That's rolled gold. Have you heard that expression? | 0:06:27 | 0:06:30 | |
-Rolled gold. -It's metal in the middle, but just like a gold flash on it, but very nice, very attractive. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:35 | |
It's a nice little lot, this. You've got some coins here. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
This one's from John F Kennedy, it's a celebration coin, this is solid silver, this one. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:43 | |
This was un-circulated, this coin, and it's 1965 and it's the half dollar. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:48 | |
That's solid silver, quite collectable and you've got some enamel badges. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:52 | |
You've got something here for everybody. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:54 | |
If you said £20 to £30 for your locket, | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
a fiver each for your lighters, | 0:06:56 | 0:06:58 | |
£5 or £10 for your coin, you've got your bracelet. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:02 | |
I think you've got a parcel here £70 to £100. How does that sound? | 0:07:02 | 0:07:06 | |
Excellent, that's fine. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:08 | |
Anne-Marie digs out a selection of character jugs | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
which were collected by her father-in-law. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:14 | |
Some of them are by Royal Doulton, but Paul says | 0:07:14 | 0:07:16 | |
they're not as fashionable as they once were, and gives the lot | 0:07:16 | 0:07:20 | |
a £100 to £150 price tag. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:23 | |
Well, we still have a long way to go if we're to reach our £1,000 target, | 0:07:23 | 0:07:27 | |
but while Paul gets his hands on some more collectibles, | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
I've popped outside with the ladies of the house. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:34 | |
Now, this is wonderful. You've got a fantastic view, | 0:07:34 | 0:07:36 | |
loads of land and this pagoda for having parties. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
Many a party. Many a party, yes, indeed. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:43 | |
Tell me a little bit about your 60th birthday party. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
My daughter, Amanda, unfortunately, at the beginning of the evening, | 0:07:46 | 0:07:50 | |
fell over and broke her arm in three places. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:54 | |
Gosh, that was really unfortunate for her, so what happened next? | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
We were going to Jamaica, 16 of us going to Jamaica the week after | 0:07:57 | 0:08:01 | |
and she had to go into hospital to have an operation, | 0:08:01 | 0:08:03 | |
she couldn't come with us to Jamaica because she was just so ill and in such a lot of pain | 0:08:03 | 0:08:08 | |
so we had to set off, all of us, leave her behind, and James's sister was wonderful. | 0:08:08 | 0:08:13 | |
She looked after Amanda and we took her children amongst us and it was really sad. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:19 | |
It sort of spoilt the holiday a bit that she wasn't there. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:21 | |
-So what is it that you'd like to do for her? -Just to do a surprise for her. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:26 | |
Well, we definitely need to raise that money, | 0:08:26 | 0:08:29 | |
so shall we go back indoors and see what else we can find to sell? Come on. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:33 | |
Whilst we've been busy chatting, Paul has been busy rooting through a chest of drawers | 0:08:33 | 0:08:38 | |
where he finds this wristwatch by the Swiss maker, Tissot. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
Theresa bought this one as a present for her husband, Michael, | 0:08:41 | 0:08:45 | |
back in 1970, | 0:08:45 | 0:08:46 | |
and Paul values it at £50 to £80. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
Hi, Paul, I've come across a handbag here. It doesn't really hold that much. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:54 | |
It holds quite a lot, actually! That's quite decorative, where's that from? | 0:08:54 | 0:08:58 | |
We were on holiday, my husband and I, in Burma, | 0:08:58 | 0:09:00 | |
we were on the cruise ship The Road to Mandalay, | 0:09:00 | 0:09:03 | |
part of Orient-Express, which my husband works for, | 0:09:03 | 0:09:06 | |
-and we were travelling along the Irrawaddy River. -I know it well! | 0:09:06 | 0:09:09 | |
However, one of the excursions that we did was to go inland | 0:09:09 | 0:09:13 | |
and we watched numerous craftsmen | 0:09:13 | 0:09:16 | |
creating various pieces of jewellery, handbags, | 0:09:16 | 0:09:18 | |
various other artefacts, for the tourists and for export. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:22 | |
-Craftsmanship is so underrated when you get out to the Orient. -It is. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:26 | |
Fantastic. Just look at the detail of that, isn't it wonderful? | 0:09:26 | 0:09:30 | |
It's like the garden of paradise, all these profuse roses and decoration and this floral display | 0:09:30 | 0:09:34 | |
and that's been done by hand, someone's actually traced that. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:38 | |
It was done by hand, they traced it out. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:40 | |
Can you imagine even doing one of these floral decorations here? | 0:09:40 | 0:09:43 | |
It must take hours just to make one piece. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:45 | |
This is quite a 20th century design, this handbag, it's quite large. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:49 | |
Most purses, as they started out, of course, | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
they were very small indeed and they were often cloth and they would be hidden underneath a lady's garments | 0:09:52 | 0:09:57 | |
but when thinner dresses came out, the days of the flappers in the 1920s, | 0:09:57 | 0:10:01 | |
they started to wear these decorative purses and they became larger | 0:10:01 | 0:10:05 | |
and became the handbags that we know today. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:08 | |
You've got two people who potentially would buy this. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
Anybody that's interested in fashion, handbags, collecting. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
It's a great talking point. You'd look the bee's knees, out with that. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
-I don't think anybody would use it. -It needs cleaning. | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
It needs a bit of cleaning, but not too often, because it's nice condition, | 0:10:19 | 0:10:23 | |
nice patina on it, but the workmanship on this is fantastic. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
So, if I said £60 to £100, does that sound reasonable to you? | 0:10:26 | 0:10:31 | |
Yes, that's reasonable. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:34 | |
Well, as a bit of a handbag collector myself, | 0:10:34 | 0:10:36 | |
I can't wait to see how well this performs on auction day. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:41 | |
And I can start the bidding at 65. Any advance on £65? | 0:10:41 | 0:10:44 | |
Take 70 now. Bidding or not? | 0:10:44 | 0:10:46 | |
How high does it go? | 0:10:46 | 0:10:48 | |
80. 5. 90. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:50 | |
Find out what it sells for later. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:52 | |
Our rummage in North Wales continues and there's more evidence | 0:10:55 | 0:10:58 | |
of Anne-Marie's husband James's interest in motor racing | 0:10:58 | 0:11:02 | |
when Theresa spies this framed print of racing driver Ayrton Senna in the 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:09 | |
Sadly, a year after this, he was killed in a crash | 0:11:09 | 0:11:11 | |
but is regarded as one of the best drivers of all time. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:15 | |
Paul values it | 0:11:15 | 0:11:16 | |
at £80 to £120. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:18 | |
Meanwhile, I'm in the sitting room, where I find this pair of Royal Doulton jugs | 0:11:20 | 0:11:24 | |
which belong to James's grandfather and have been passed down through the family. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:29 | |
Paul thinks they should fetch between £30 and £40. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:31 | |
Paul, I've got some Beatrix Potter items here. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
Ah, now, then. So are you a Beatrix Potter fan, then? | 0:11:37 | 0:11:41 | |
I can appreciate they are pretty and I like Beatrix Potter but no, | 0:11:41 | 0:11:45 | |
they were christening presents that the children received. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:48 | |
Isn't that amazing? Every child in the 20th century | 0:11:48 | 0:11:51 | |
has been associated with Beatrix Potter at some point. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:53 | |
She was an amazing author. What I love about her, actually, | 0:11:53 | 0:11:57 | |
at the time there were very few female authors and legend has it, | 0:11:57 | 0:12:00 | |
I don't know whether she was the very first or certainly one of the first | 0:12:00 | 0:12:04 | |
to have animals in a human-like role. So the Tale Of Peter Rabbit, | 0:12:04 | 0:12:08 | |
you know, the rabbit dressed in a coat and trousers, that was different at the time | 0:12:08 | 0:12:11 | |
but apparently what happened, she wrote some letters to her niece or her nephew | 0:12:11 | 0:12:17 | |
and those letters were picked up upon and of course they got printed and the rest is history. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:22 | |
It's one of the biggest-selling books of all time and it's a fantastic success story. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:27 | |
These were originally made by Beswick and they came out in the 1950s | 0:12:27 | 0:12:31 | |
and the rarer example has a gold back stamp. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:33 | |
They were the very first ones. So if this brown writing, if that was to shine like a gold back stamp, | 0:12:33 | 0:12:38 | |
they're the ones that people go for. But you're looking maybe £8 to £12 apiece, sort of thing. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:45 | |
-I like this one, because it's musical, isn't it? -We've a number of musical figurines. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:49 | |
That adds a little extra value. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
I can imagine that being fairly expensive when it was bought, so that adds to the value. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:55 | |
Could this little parcel go here? | 0:12:55 | 0:12:57 | |
Yes. There are many more items as well, which I can find. | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
That's a nice little collection. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:01 | |
-If I said £30 to £50? -Mm-hm. -Great. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
OK, if you do find any more, let me know and we'll adjust the total. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
-Add to it, yeah. Great, thank you. -Let's keep looking. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
I've spotted this collection of tables, bought in Hong Kong | 0:13:12 | 0:13:16 | |
by Anne-Marie's father-in-law back in the 1950s. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:19 | |
Furniture like this is usually quite popular at auctions | 0:13:19 | 0:13:23 | |
so Paul's given the set a price tag of £50 to £80. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:26 | |
We're coming to the end of our time here with Anne-Marie and mum, Theresa, | 0:13:28 | 0:13:32 | |
but not before they turn up this mixed box of items, | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
including coins, cigarette lighters, necklaces and cameo bracelets. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:41 | |
Once we've managed to sort this lot out, they should fetch around £50 to £80 at auction. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:46 | |
We're pulling out all the stops before time runs out | 0:13:46 | 0:13:50 | |
and it looks like Anne-Marie and Theresa may have just unearthed something rather special. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:54 | |
Paul... Lorne, Paul, come and see what we have here. | 0:13:56 | 0:14:00 | |
-Let's have a look. -Oh, my goodness! -Gosh! | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
Oh! Good grief! | 0:14:03 | 0:14:05 | |
-Who's is that lot? -Is this James's? | 0:14:05 | 0:14:07 | |
No, no, no, this is my father's. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
My word! Well, this has got to be worth something surely, Paul? | 0:14:09 | 0:14:13 | |
Oh, definitely. These small cars are always collectable. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:17 | |
-Do you know how many there are altogether? -There's 48 in each box. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:21 | |
These are really collectable. Originally they would have been issued in a matchbox, | 0:14:21 | 0:14:25 | |
and people look for boxed in mint condition, that's the highly collectable area | 0:14:25 | 0:14:29 | |
that you can find with these cars, but these are nicely presented. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:32 | |
These carrying cases are very unusual and to have so many in a collection, | 0:14:32 | 0:14:37 | |
this would create quite a lot of interest. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:39 | |
When you mention sort of 48, if it's 480, but if I said | 0:14:39 | 0:14:44 | |
£300 to £500 as a lot to give them a chance, how does that sound? | 0:14:44 | 0:14:47 | |
I think he would like to get at least £500. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:51 | |
OK, so if we put a reserve of £500 on them and see how they go. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:54 | |
Does that sound all right to you? | 0:14:54 | 0:14:56 | |
Gosh, I would have thought so. There's so many, aren't there? | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
-But we have run out of time for rummaging in your lovely, lovely house. -Oh. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:03 | |
Now, you wanted £1,000, didn't you? | 0:15:03 | 0:15:05 | |
The value of everything that's going to auction comes to £930. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:10 | |
-Wow. -Fantastic for just stuff that's lying around! -Yes, wonderful! -That's great! | 0:15:10 | 0:15:13 | |
Although he was trying to contain himself, | 0:15:13 | 0:15:16 | |
I've rarely seen Paul get quite so excited about a find | 0:15:16 | 0:15:20 | |
on Cash In The Attic as he did when he saw those vintage toy cars. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:24 | |
This must surely bode well for the auction. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:26 | |
And here's a reminder of some of the other things | 0:15:26 | 0:15:29 | |
that will be going along too. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:31 | |
At £80 to £120 that print signed by motor racing legend, Stirling Moss, | 0:15:31 | 0:15:36 | |
should prove a real winner on the day. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:39 | |
I love that beautiful vintage Burmese handbag. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:43 | |
At £60 to £100, let's hope someone in the sale room does too. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
And at £100 to £150, I think we'll be toasting that quirky collection | 0:15:47 | 0:15:51 | |
of Toby and character jugs when they go under the hammer. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:54 | |
Still to come on Cash In The Attic, | 0:15:56 | 0:15:58 | |
Paul reveals his level of bedtime reading when some Beatrix Potter figures go up for sale. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:04 | |
I felt like I was in Mr McGregor's garden! | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
And why are we all so excited when the Matchbox box cars sell for way under their estimate? | 0:16:07 | 0:16:13 | |
-Yes, there you go. -£70. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:16 | |
Ha, that's excellent. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:17 | |
All will be revealed when the final hammer falls. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:21 | |
We had a great day when we visited Anne-Maria and her mum, Theresa. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:30 | |
They have a fantastic house, we found lots of lovely items | 0:16:30 | 0:16:34 | |
to bring here, to Frank Marshall Auction Rooms in Knutsford. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:37 | |
They're looking to raise around £1,000 | 0:16:37 | 0:16:40 | |
so that Anne-Marie's sister, Amanda, can have a special treat | 0:16:40 | 0:16:44 | |
as she missed out on the Jamaican holiday for her mum's 60th birthday. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:48 | |
Let's just hope the bidders are feeling very enthusiastic when our items go under the hammer today. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:54 | |
This auction takes place twice a month in the distinguished setting of a former schoolhouse. | 0:16:54 | 0:17:00 | |
It looks set to be a busy day and the bidders are already taking their seats | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
as we find Anne-Marie and Theresa. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
-Good morning, ladies. -Hi. -You got here OK? -Yes, thank you very much, yes. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:12 | |
Seen anything you want to buy? | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
A couple of things. We'll have to sit on our hands, I think. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
Paul's got some news about some of the things you're selling. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:20 | |
The auctioneer has a specialist that comes in to look at all the toys that they have | 0:17:20 | 0:17:25 | |
-and he's picked out 200 rare examples. -Wow, that's huge! | 0:17:25 | 0:17:31 | |
Those 200 have gone off to the specialist, they'll get appraised separately, | 0:17:31 | 0:17:35 | |
and what he suggested we do is what's left, we'll try and get to £300 and he'll split them up into four lots, | 0:17:35 | 0:17:41 | |
so it's quite confusing, but all the best ones are somewhere else, not to be sold here today. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:45 | |
-So are you ready for today? -Certainly am! -Looking forward to it. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
The auction has started, it's very frantic. Shall we go and get in position? | 0:17:48 | 0:17:52 | |
-Yes. -Come on. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:54 | |
There's one lot that is not being sold today, | 0:17:54 | 0:17:56 | |
the nine-carat gold cufflinks, which belong to Anne-Marie's father in law. | 0:17:56 | 0:18:01 | |
Fortunately they aren't too valuable, | 0:18:01 | 0:18:03 | |
but it does mean we're £30 to £40 down already. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:07 | |
The first lot of Anne-Marie's to be sold is that splendid painting | 0:18:07 | 0:18:10 | |
by Tony Smith of a vintage racing car | 0:18:10 | 0:18:14 | |
and it comes with two equally splendid signatures. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:18 | |
What do we want for this one? | 0:18:18 | 0:18:19 | |
We're looking at £80 to £120. I've put that estimate because it's signed by Stirling Moss. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:24 | |
It actually says in the description, "The greatest driver never to win the World Championship" | 0:18:24 | 0:18:28 | |
-and I agree there! -What an accolade! | 0:18:28 | 0:18:30 | |
Where are we going to be for this? | 0:18:30 | 0:18:32 | |
40 I've seen, at 40, the lady's bid at 40. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:35 | |
Come on, it's cheap at that, at £40? If we keep shouting and keep moaning, they bid in the end! | 0:18:35 | 0:18:40 | |
At £40. Anybody else? I'll take another five, quickly, come on. | 0:18:40 | 0:18:43 | |
At £40, the bid's in the room. Any advance on 40? | 0:18:43 | 0:18:48 | |
-HE BANGS GAVEL -So that sold for £40, which is quite a disappointment, really, isn't it! | 0:18:48 | 0:18:52 | |
It is, but then so was losing his race! | 0:18:52 | 0:18:55 | |
That's not a great start. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:57 | |
There can't be any motor racing enthusiasts here | 0:18:57 | 0:19:00 | |
as the Ayrton Senna print suffers the same fate. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:04 | |
At £30, any advance, now? | 0:19:04 | 0:19:05 | |
Maiden bid will take it, then. At £30. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
HE BANGS GAVEL | 0:19:08 | 0:19:10 | |
Let's hope for a better result with the next item. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:13 | |
Anne-Marie's solid silver handbag, | 0:19:13 | 0:19:15 | |
which she bought on holiday in Burma. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
Paul has estimated £60 to £100 for it. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:22 | |
OK, do you have your handbags ready? | 0:19:22 | 0:19:24 | |
We're not going to dance around them today, if that's what you're waiting for! | 0:19:24 | 0:19:28 | |
We're not, but this is such an unusual handbag. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:30 | |
Solid silver, it's almost like a box, isn't it? | 0:19:30 | 0:19:32 | |
-Like a picnic hamper. -Start the bidding at 65. Any advance on £65? | 0:19:32 | 0:19:36 | |
Take 70 now. Bidding or not? | 0:19:36 | 0:19:38 | |
70. 5. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:39 | |
-Come on! -80. 5. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:41 | |
90. 90 is the lady's bid, at £90. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
Anybody got 5? At £90. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:46 | |
Any more quickly? Lady's bid on my left, then, at 90, any advance. Here to sell, nice little bag for £90. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:51 | |
I sell it, then. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:53 | |
HE BANGS GAVEL | 0:19:53 | 0:19:54 | |
-Yay! -Now, there's someone with exquisite taste. -Take her lipstick. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:57 | |
£90 - that's very respectable, isn't it? | 0:19:57 | 0:19:59 | |
Very good lipstick! | 0:19:59 | 0:20:01 | |
-Yes, quite. -You didn't leave your lipstick in there, did you? -No! | 0:20:01 | 0:20:05 | |
That's more like it. £30 over Paul's lowest estimate. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:11 | |
Next is a mixed lot, containing brooches, coins and lighters | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
and are estimated at £70 to £100. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:17 | |
30. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:18 | |
-Anybody got 20 for me? -Come on! -Come on! | 0:20:18 | 0:20:21 | |
-Here we go, 20's here. -20, take 2. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:23 | |
At £20. Seated bid at 20. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:26 | |
Come on, worth a little more, surely! At £20. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
Is there a 2? 2. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:30 | |
25... 25, shakes his head. 25 the seated bid. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:34 | |
Any advance, come on! Anybody else? At £25. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:37 | |
I'm selling, though, at 25. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:41 | |
That's such a shame, and our second mixed lot, | 0:20:41 | 0:20:44 | |
including that gold locket, also failed to attract the bidders... | 0:20:44 | 0:20:48 | |
Seated bid, then, | 0:20:48 | 0:20:49 | |
at £28. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:50 | |
-Here to go at 28. -HE BANGS GAVEL | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
..selling for just over half its lower estimate. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
With half our lots sold, | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
we've made just £213. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:00 | |
With a sizeable £1,00 target, | 0:21:00 | 0:21:03 | |
we'll need our luck to improve, and fast. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:06 | |
If you'd like to try raising money by selling at auction, | 0:21:06 | 0:21:10 | |
bear in mind you will be charged various fees, including commission. | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
Now, these vary from one sale to another so it's always best to check with the sale room in advance. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:19 | |
Next to try its luck is the Tissot wristwatch, | 0:21:19 | 0:21:21 | |
valued at £50 to £80. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:23 | |
-Whose was this? -This was my husband's. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
Right, OK. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:28 | |
I bought this for him. We've been married 40 years, so I bought this for him about 35 years ago. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:33 | |
Oh, how wonderful. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
He doesn't wear a lot of jewellery, he's not one for jewellery, so he didn't wear it very much. | 0:21:36 | 0:21:40 | |
So he decided that it was fine for it to come here? | 0:21:40 | 0:21:43 | |
That, again, has been lying in a drawer for 25 years. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:46 | |
Start the bidding at 50, somebody. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:48 | |
50. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:49 | |
We have 50. 55. 60. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:51 | |
65 here. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:52 | |
65 in the room. At 65. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:54 | |
Anybody got 70 now? | 0:21:54 | 0:21:56 | |
At 65. On my left at 65. Anybody got 70? | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
At 65. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:01 | |
Last chances at 65. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:04 | |
-There we go. -That's all right. -£65, are you happy with that? | 0:22:04 | 0:22:07 | |
-That's all right, that's very good. -Good, good. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:09 | |
That's more like it. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:11 | |
Will our luck continue with the 12 character jugs? | 0:22:11 | 0:22:14 | |
We're looking for £100. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
12 of them. £100, surely. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:18 | |
100? | 0:22:18 | 0:22:20 | |
80, let's go. | 0:22:20 | 0:22:21 | |
60, then? 60, thank you. £60 I'm bid. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:23 | |
Take 5. At £60, are we all done? | 0:22:23 | 0:22:25 | |
You're bidding 5. 65. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:27 | |
Are you bidding, sir? 70. £70. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:30 | |
Any more, then, at 70? Take another 5, they're still cheap. 75. £80. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:35 | |
Come on! 85. 90. | 0:22:35 | 0:22:38 | |
£90, she shakes her head at 90. Gentleman's bid standing at 90. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:41 | |
Another five surely won't do any harm. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:43 | |
Selling at 90. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:45 | |
That was slow to start, but we got £90, didn't we? | 0:22:45 | 0:22:48 | |
So close - just £10 under Paul's estimate, | 0:22:48 | 0:22:52 | |
but at least they've gone at a relatively good price. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:55 | |
Next up is the Beatrix Potter collection | 0:22:55 | 0:22:57 | |
that were christening presents for Anne-Marie's four children. | 0:22:57 | 0:23:01 | |
-What do we want for this lot? -Looking for about £30, but there's nine items here, isn't there. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:05 | |
There's Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter. There we go, OK! | 0:23:05 | 0:23:09 | |
-That's almost us. -Say no more. Yes! | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
Start me at 30. 30. 20. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
Come on, £20. Anybody got it? | 0:23:15 | 0:23:18 | |
15, then. | 0:23:18 | 0:23:20 | |
15 I've seen. 15. 18 where? 18. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:22 | |
20. 22. | 0:23:22 | 0:23:25 | |
22 only. Any advance? I'll take 5. 25. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:28 | |
Come on, 25. 8, 28. 30 now? | 0:23:28 | 0:23:30 | |
30. £30, take 2? | 0:23:30 | 0:23:32 | |
32. Try 5. 35. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:35 | |
Come on, it's only money! At £35 in the middle there. Any more? | 0:23:35 | 0:23:39 | |
At £35 in the centre of the room. | 0:23:39 | 0:23:43 | |
-Yay, there you go! -Hey, well done! -That's good. -35. Phwoar! | 0:23:43 | 0:23:47 | |
-That was hard work! -It was hard work, wasn't it, yes! | 0:23:47 | 0:23:49 | |
-It was like extracting teeth! -Yeah. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:51 | |
I felt like I was in Mr McGregor's garden! | 0:23:51 | 0:23:54 | |
Don't worry, Paul, you can have your afternoon nap fairly soon. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:58 | |
There's another few pounds in the pot | 0:23:58 | 0:24:00 | |
when the pair of Royal Doulton jugs go under the hammer. | 0:24:00 | 0:24:04 | |
At 40 I sell, then. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:06 | |
-That's good, really. -That's really good. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:09 | |
That's great, and there was more than one person bidding for those. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:12 | |
Well, you can't say fairer than that. | 0:24:12 | 0:24:14 | |
Spot on the top estimate of £40. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:16 | |
And finally, it's the big one. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:18 | |
The Matchbox cars. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:19 | |
Remember, 200 rare models have been taken away by a dealer | 0:24:19 | 0:24:24 | |
for a specialist auction | 0:24:24 | 0:24:26 | |
but this still leaves over 1,000 cars to sell now. | 0:24:26 | 0:24:29 | |
Our next lot is really important for us. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:31 | |
It's all the Matchbox toys, many of which are in their cases. The auctioneer has broken down. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:36 | |
I don't mean the auctioneer has broken down in a corner somewhere or that the cars have. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:40 | |
But of course, he's broken them down to four big lots. | 0:24:40 | 0:24:43 | |
All done, then, at £70. Selling, then, at 70. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:48 | |
-£70. -That's what we wanted. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:50 | |
That's a good result. If we keep this up, | 0:24:50 | 0:24:52 | |
we should almost hit Paul's lowest estimate for the whole lot. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:56 | |
At £90. The bid's on the left at £90. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:59 | |
-Excellent! -55, 60, 5, 70. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
70 bid. At 70. On my left now at £70. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:05 | |
You're out at the back. 70 on the left here. Any advance on 70? | 0:25:05 | 0:25:10 | |
-At £50, then. I'm selling them at 50. -There you go! | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
That's a little bit less than what we were looking for. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:16 | |
Well, we had four lots there, and together, | 0:25:16 | 0:25:18 | |
those four lots made £280. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:20 | |
-There you go. -There you go. -So that's not bad, is it? | 0:25:20 | 0:25:23 | |
My husband will be very pleased with that, | 0:25:23 | 0:25:25 | |
I'm sure he will. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:27 | |
But let's not forget that we still have to wait for the sale | 0:25:27 | 0:25:30 | |
of the really collectable Matchbox toys from the specialist dealer. | 0:25:30 | 0:25:34 | |
He's taken them away and they won't know the full price yet | 0:25:34 | 0:25:37 | |
for a few weeks, but how have we done without those cars? | 0:25:37 | 0:25:41 | |
I hope I have news that Anne-Marie and Theresa will be pleased to hear. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:46 | |
I've just taken the figures from today and you've made £723! | 0:25:46 | 0:25:50 | |
-Oh, wow! -Fantastic. -I'm really surprised. -I'm surprised how that's added up. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:54 | |
-Very, very surprised. -It's more than I thought. -That's marvellous. -It is. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:57 | |
Well, that specialist sale brought in another £1,100, | 0:26:02 | 0:26:06 | |
which brings their final total to a whopping £1,823! | 0:26:06 | 0:26:12 | |
So what will they buy Amanda with the proceeds? | 0:26:12 | 0:26:15 | |
She hurt her arm and has had three operations on it | 0:26:15 | 0:26:21 | |
and she can't use a manual car, so we're looking for an automatic car for her, | 0:26:21 | 0:26:26 | |
so we can get her mobile again, because we're really fed up transporting her everywhere! | 0:26:26 | 0:26:30 | |
She's driving us mad in more ways than one! | 0:26:30 | 0:26:32 |