0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to Cash in the Attic, the show that finds hidden treasures in your home
0:00:05 > 0:00:06and helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11Today, we're in the beautiful Oxfordshire town of Wallingford.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13This town has a colourful past,
0:00:13 > 0:00:16thanks to William the Conqueror and his army,
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Oliver Cromwell and his army, and a bunch of breweries.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Nowadays, it's a tranquil place, ideal to explore.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28This is the famous George Hotel,
0:00:28 > 0:00:30formerly known as the George and Dragon.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34And it opened nearly 500 years ago.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Like any good pub, it's been serving beer since. And it's haunted.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41The ghost in question was the heartbroken daughter
0:00:41 > 0:00:44of a 16th-century landlord. Apparently,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48she was so upset you can still see the tear marks on the walls
0:00:48 > 0:00:49in the teardrop room.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Time now to move on to our next location.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55It might not be as old as this lovely ancient town,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59but hopefully we'll find some interesting stuff to take to auction.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Today on Cash in the Attic, we're in a dreamy country house,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25and an old high chair sends us down Memory Lane.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Fantastic. You've got spaghetti on your head and food all around you.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Back inside, am I getting ahead of myself?
0:01:33 > 0:01:38- Excellent.- It's not a bad start. - Marvellous.- Shall we have the afternoon off?
0:01:38 > 0:01:43At auction, let's hope the bidders share our enthusiasm.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48- Yeah!- Result! That was all right, wasn't it? Must have been the extra polish!- Elbow grease!
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Find out when the hammer falls.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54I've come a little way from Wallingford
0:01:54 > 0:01:55to meet a mother and daughter,
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Felicity and Anne Lowes, who called the Cash in the Attic team
0:01:59 > 0:02:02because they want to raise some money for a life-changing journey.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08Anne Lowes is a semi-retired sales and marketing consultant
0:02:08 > 0:02:12and she's been married to Dennis, a quantity surveyor, for 24 years.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15They live down a small lane in Oxfordshire,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18where they designed and built their own house in 2002.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Their daughter Felicity, who has just finished her A levels,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24has won a place at university.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27But her studies look set to take her across the Atlantic.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- Hi, sorry I'm late.- Hi, Chris. - I've been to Wallingford.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Did you know it dates back to Alfred the Great?
0:02:35 > 0:02:40No, I didn't know that. But did you know that Wallingford translates
0:02:40 > 0:02:41as Welsh people's ford?
0:02:41 > 0:02:42I didn't know that.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Did you know we're meeting a woman called Anne today
0:02:45 > 0:02:47who wants to send her daughter away?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50What a great idea! Sounds a bit harsh, though.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- It'll all make sense later on. Let's go and meet them.- All right.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00- Hello!- Hello.- Hi.- What a beautiful house you've got here.- Thank you.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Let me get this right. You must be Anne, and that makes you Felicity.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- Yes.- That is a good start to the day. I've got the names right.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- Who called in the Cash in the Attic team?- She did.- I did.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Why did you call us in, Anne?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I've seen the programme on TV quite a few times
0:03:15 > 0:03:17and I've got lots of bits and bobs
0:03:17 > 0:03:20that I need to have assessed and to sell.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- Hopefully raise some funds to send Felicity off to Canada.- Canada?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- Yep.- University.- Why Canada?
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Cos we went there in summer and I really liked it,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32and I wanted to go abroad. So it fits together.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- Is she an expensive daughter? - Very. Extremely expensive.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Have you expensive tastes? - Slightly!- Goodness.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41How much money do we want to raise?
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Obviously as much as possible, but I would think £500-600.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46- That would be helpful.- A good help.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- So are you ready to get your hands dirty?- Yep.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Good.- Hey, that's a first!
0:03:52 > 0:03:55You've ticked all the boxes. We'll find out more later on!
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Follow me. Let's get rummaging.- OK.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04This grand home has five bedrooms and is set in seven acres.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09I'm starting to wonder how Felicity will bring herself to flee the nest!
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Anne tells me that she and Dennis are also selling up.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15They want to follow their daughter to Canada.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18So this is an ideal opportunity to clear everything out
0:04:18 > 0:04:20and make some cash.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Paul, as ever, has got stuck in.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26After 20 years in the antiques and collectables business,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28he knows exactly what he's looking for.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Even in a house this big!
0:04:30 > 0:04:33It looks like he's already struck gold.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Ah, now then. A real treasure trove here. These are beautiful.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- They are lovely.- Who did these belong to? Do you know?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46That was my aunt's. She left it to my mother. She died years ago.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49And this was my mother's ring. One of her favourite rings.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53But I have my own jewellery, so I don't need them.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55But my mum loved it. It was her pride and joy.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- The colour of green is amazing. - It is.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02This one fits in. It's late 19th century.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04These are the old rose-cut diamonds.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08When they mine diamonds today, they have machines that can cut facets
0:05:08 > 0:05:12to give a real brilliance, a shine to them, a fire.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16In the 19th century, they were limited to how many facets they could have.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19They look quite dull, but they are quite large stones.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23The ring that's the valuable one is the green one. Isn't it fantastic?
0:05:23 > 0:05:28A rule of thumb - they only put good stones in high carat gold.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30This ring is 18 carat.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33So I would expect to find emeralds, diamonds, rubies, sapphires.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34The four main groups.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38We've got two green stones which I take are emeralds. Fantastic.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41The middle stone is a fire opal.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45That's cabochon cut. The only way to cut an opal is that dome shape.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48The nice thing is it's not got damaged at all.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51People wear these washing up and they get smashed.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52It's in lovely condition.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56What we'll do here is get these emeralds weighed,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59get their carat value. You could be talking a lot of money.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02What's important is how much they're worth.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06As a ballpark figure, for the sake of the auction,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08we'd put them in at £300-500.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12But I think on the day, if we can work out the value of this one,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14we can get a lot more. How's that?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- My goodness!- Sound all right? - Wonderful!
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- Excellent.- That is not a bad start!
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- Shall we have the afternoon off? - Yes!
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Come on, let's get back to work. Follow me!
0:06:25 > 0:06:31Paul's valuations of the rings, I was pleasantly surprised.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36The emerald and opal one was my mother's favourite.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39But it's been in a box in a drawer for years.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42What a very impressive start to our day!
0:06:42 > 0:06:45But my optimism is a little premature
0:06:45 > 0:06:48as we still need to find at least £200 more for that trip to Canada.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Felicity takes the lead in our search
0:06:52 > 0:06:54when she digs out these two vases.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Paul gives them a price tag of £30-60.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02You know, his expert eye never fails to amaze me.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05But then it's hard to overlook anything this big!
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Ah. Anne?- Yeah?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Where's this lovely cabinet come from?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14There's a bit of a story there.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Great Auntie Nellie and Auntie Mabel.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- Great names!- They had this and I remember I was about four or five
0:07:22 > 0:07:24and they lived in Southall.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29They were moving and they called my father in to shift it.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31And he took it home and put it in his garage.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35I thought it was wonderful, even as a very small child,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38and when I got married in '74,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40it was still in the garage so I grabbed it!
0:07:40 > 0:07:42It's Arts and Crafts. Have you heard of that?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Yes, but I wasn't sure what it meant.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Right at the end of the 19th century,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50there was a group of rebel designers who got together
0:07:50 > 0:07:54and they were against the stuffy Victorian mass-produced furniture.
0:07:54 > 0:08:00They moved away from the posh veneers like mahogany and satinwood,
0:08:00 > 0:08:01and they went back to basics.
0:08:01 > 0:08:07They made things from English oak and they would accent things to make it look hand-made
0:08:07 > 0:08:12so the hinges are always massive, with massive dowel joints and the leaded glass is all hand-made.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15It really was design and function. That was the whole idea.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19Value-wise, it's a great space-saving device.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21It's small and compact.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24We want to make sure it arrives with all the glass panels intact.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- It's a worry.- Very important.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31The market at the moment, though. If we say 150 for auction, how do you feel about that?
0:08:31 > 0:08:34A bit disappointed. I'd like to see it go for more.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38But if that's the price for this market, then it's got to go.
0:08:38 > 0:08:39We can always talk reserves.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45- If two people are as passionate as you and me about it, then it'll go for a bit more!- Good!
0:08:45 > 0:08:49This house has such potential for a treasure hunt.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52In all these rooms, I'm sure we'll find plenty of quality items
0:08:52 > 0:08:54to take to auction.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Anne's busy in the bedroom and soon finds this cameo brooch.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02The history of cameo carving dates back to ancient times
0:09:02 > 0:09:07but the craft was in its heyday during the Victorian era.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10There are plenty of good examples on the market today.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15Paul reckons this one should fetch £30-50.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I think we're very close to making our target,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20but with that trip of a lifetime still to come,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23we need to continue. Every penny helps.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Paul makes the next discovery.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- Felicity?- Yeah?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- I've found some lovely watches. Whose were these?- Oh,
0:09:31 > 0:09:35I think those were my great-great-grandfather's, I think.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Do you remember them being in the house?
0:09:37 > 0:09:41Yeah, kind of. It was sort of a long time ago.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43These are gentlemen's pocket watches.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47They date from the late part of the 19th century.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49This one is actually key-wound,
0:09:49 > 0:09:51the old-fashioned method where you wound it with a key.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55By about 1900, 1910, they developed this screw wind mechanism
0:09:55 > 0:09:57so this is a bit more modern.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01This is an English lever pocket watch. A solid silver case,
0:10:01 > 0:10:03but inside here - isn't that fantastic?
0:10:03 > 0:10:08You get little cogs and wheels in there and a chain - it's chain driven.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Imagine like you have on a bicycle, it's very tiny in there
0:10:12 > 0:10:15and that's intact. It's very difficult to repair.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19They're a good restorer's lot. Put a new ring on this one,
0:10:19 > 0:10:20fix them up a bit.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- If I said 60 to 100? How does that sound?- Really good.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- One to "watch" at the auction! - Yeah!- Come on!
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Oh, those jokes just get better and better, Paul(!)
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Rummaging in a house this big soon takes its toll.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39I'm exhausted! But at least I've made my first find of the day.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43It's a limited edition David Shepherd print. Paul tells me
0:10:43 > 0:10:46that Shepherd is one of the world's leading wildlife artists.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Some of his signed limited edition prints
0:10:49 > 0:10:53can change hands for up to five times their original price.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57He gives this one a value of £60-100.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Who knows what might happen on sale day?
0:11:02 > 0:11:07With the rummage well under way, let's find out more about our mother and daughter duo and their home.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- Will it be sad to leave this house, Felicity?- Yes.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17- I think it will be.- I think it'll be sad but it's a new life we're going to.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22And the property we can get in Canada for the money we get for this
0:11:22 > 0:11:27you could have a house twice the size - if you could clean it and look after it! If you wanted it!
0:11:27 > 0:11:30One thing I've noticed in this house is a big dog!
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- What's her name?- Winnie.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- Obviously dogs and animals are part of your life.- Very much so.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39We've got two horses left. We lost one earlier this year.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- We did have three German shepherds. - What else do you do in your spare time?
0:11:43 > 0:11:47I do karate quite a lot, which I've done since I was six.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51I'm a black belt and have been since I was 12.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Does Paul know you're a black belt? - No.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Don't tell him!- OK!
0:11:56 > 0:11:57So tell me about Canada.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Yeah. I'm going to uni there, so I guess it'll be really different.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04But I think it'll be a good way to meet loads of new people
0:12:04 > 0:12:08and get involved with the culture and everything.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13Cos I'll sort of have to cos I'll be living there and everything. It'll be really fun.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18We're helping you raise money for Felicity to get to Canada. Are you going to miss her?
0:12:18 > 0:12:23It'll be a huge wrench when she goes. We don't know how long it'll take us to move there.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28We're hoping this time next year. She'll be on her own until next spring, if not later.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30She'll be home for Christmas.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I think she is a very expensive daughter.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37So we'd better get back to work. We need all the money we can get. Come on.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46£500 will make a huge difference to Felicity's new life in Canada.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49I've no doubt she'll find all sorts of opportunities there.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51While Paul fools around in the bedroom,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Anne wastes no time in finding this accordion.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56When our expert's ready,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58he values it at £10-20.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- Mum, look at these. - What have you got?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Postcards.- Postcards.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07Where's Chris?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Chris?- On my way.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- Hello.- What have you got?- Look.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Some really old postcards. I'd forgotten we had them.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- They look like First World War, some of them.- They look quite old.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- I'll tell you who knows for sure. - Who?- Paul, we need you.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- Amazing, isn't it?- Yes.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- All right?- Some postcards. Tell us about them.
0:13:26 > 0:13:32I love postcards. Little capsules of time. We take them for granted, but these go back a long time.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36This is one of the most highly sought-after areas, shipping.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Anything to do with transportation. The old steam ships.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Steam trains, trams, buses, that sort of thing.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49People collect them. If this was the White Star, the Titanic, you'd be on a fortune here!
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- This one's the...- No, it's not! - ..the R.M.S Baltic.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- But just as good!- Yes. Beautiful. The other ones
0:13:55 > 0:13:59are First World War. Look at that. So who was in the First World War?
0:13:59 > 0:14:03It would have been my father's father. Granddad.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Your granddad.- Yes. - Right. It was a tragic time.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09They would capture these views of life in the trenches.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12You'd actually collect a set. These would have been staged.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17This is number four out of a series maybe of six.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21You'd send these to your loved ones in the trenches or, more importantly,
0:14:21 > 0:14:25they'd send them back. Sometimes, if you get one with writing,
0:14:25 > 0:14:27none of these have writing,
0:14:27 > 0:14:31but sometimes you get the address of somebody in Ypres or somewhere like that.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Hidden underneath where the stamp would be
0:14:35 > 0:14:39it would say something like, "I miss you", "I love you." But I don't want my mates to know!
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Fantastic.- Lovely. Romance. - Yeah, romance.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46My only fear, whenever I've been to an auction with postcards before,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49if there are loads of them, no-one's interested.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Has it got to be specific collectors who are looking for that area?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55People collect different themes.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00You've got two of the great themes here, the First World War and transportation.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05If you've got a pub in a village with a horse-drawn cart outside, that's collectable.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09The ones that aren't very collectable are views that haven't changed.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13If you have a photo of a church or maybe a hillside, it looks identical now,
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- so there's no demand.- Ask him. - You ask him!- You ask him!
0:15:17 > 0:15:19How much do you think they're worth?
0:15:19 > 0:15:25These are great. If they were stuck into an album it might help a bit,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28but as a loose set of cards,
0:15:28 > 0:15:3140 to £60, that sort of price. How does that sound?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- Good.- Great.- Sound all right? - Yeah, that's good.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- Great.- All right?
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- That's not too bad.- Going to auction is like going to battle!- Yes.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43We'll keep our fingers crossed that we get the right result.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- Let's get going.- OK.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47'Hmm, a modest estimate.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51'Still, we need to be well-armed with collectables come sale day.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55'The house and its surroundings are so attractive
0:15:55 > 0:15:57'with horses and a lake within walking distance.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02'I wonder if Felicity will find anywhere quite so idyllic across the Atlantic?'
0:16:03 > 0:16:08Anne and Felicity, this is heaven. All the ducks around here.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- You must spend so much time out here.- We do.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16- It's a waste of time, we spend too much time just looking at the ducks and birds!- Are you sure
0:16:16 > 0:16:18you want to leave this all behind?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20It's going to be difficult, but yeah.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25Definitely. It's a different sort of scene, being in a city. Really different.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28What is different about the education system in Canada?
0:16:28 > 0:16:32It's four years, to start with. It's a Bachelor of Arts degree.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35But I have to take five subjects in my first two years.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40Then I get to pick to major in one or two for years three and four.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45So I'm going to be doing Spanish, Psychology, Biology, Arts 50,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48which is like an English course,
0:16:48 > 0:16:50creative writing, that's it.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Are you jealous, Anne?- I am.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55In fact when we visited UVC last summer,
0:16:55 > 0:16:57the campus was to die for.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00It was all so modern. They had two Olympic-sized pools,
0:17:00 > 0:17:06a drama building, a library, the resource centre was renowned in the whole of Canada.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09I thought I might go as a mature student myself!
0:17:09 > 0:17:12If you were to do a post-graduate, what would you do?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Something like cooking. I've never mastered cooking!
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Or wine-tasting. Something like that!
0:17:17 > 0:17:21One thing I do know about Canada is it has lots of snow.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I've seen photos inside - you like your skiing, don't you?
0:17:24 > 0:17:29My university has a ski lodge up there. So I'll get to stay there.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30A ski lodge?!
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- It's 11 a night!- 11 a night.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- How does one get there? - Go as a mature student!
0:17:36 > 0:17:39It does sound like a wonderful opportunity.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- So there's one last leg to do. Ready?- Yep!- Come on, then.- OK.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48A life on the snow-capped mountains. I'm green with envy!
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Just as well Paul hasn't been distracted by all these stories.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54There are so many interesting items keeping him busy,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56and he finds a pair of French chairs.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00His estimate is £40-60.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Tres magnifique, Monsieur Hayes!
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Anne's busy turning out all her drawers
0:18:06 > 0:18:09and Felicity is even taking her chances in the garden.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14She's popped over to a horse box which doubles as a storage unit.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Hey, Paul, come and look at this.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19It's a spare room! Oh, wow!
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- A fantastic little high chair.- Yeah.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- Was this yours?- I think so, some years ago, anyway.
0:18:25 > 0:18:31- Can you remember using this? - No, not personally, but I've found a few pictures of me in it.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Fantastic. With spaghetti on your head and food all around you!
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Everywhere!- Things don't change, really, do they?
0:18:38 > 0:18:42The basic idea, this is a high chair. It allows the child to sit in it safely.
0:18:42 > 0:18:48At a height you can feed the baby, which is great. It's just wonderful.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50The tray lifts up, it's washable.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- It's a very useful item. - Practical, yeah.- But...
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- this isn't any ordinary high chair. - Really?- It's metamorphic!
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- OK.- Know what that means?- No!
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- It turns into something else.- OK. - Watch this now.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Should be a lever... Here we are. If I pull this lever,
0:19:05 > 0:19:10the legs will collapse and you end up with a rocking chair!
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- That's cool!- How fantastic is that?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16So you're looking sort of 1910, 1920.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21What a great invention that is. You've got something for everybody here. People who collect rockers,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24people who want to collect a high chair,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26anybody interested in country pine.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30The whole thing could be restored quite nicely.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I think someone would buy it to renovate it and bring it back to life.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37You get people who have doll collections or teddy bears,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39fantastic in a play room.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42So you've got a bit of childhood memorabilia.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- It's solid pine. The whole thing would be brought back to life.- Yeah.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49If I said at least £30 to £60?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- Yeah, that sounds great. - It's not too sentimental?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- No!- So it can definitely go? - Yep, definitely.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56What else have you got?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Felicity has left Paul searching,
0:19:58 > 0:20:01and in less time than it takes to play a scale,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04he's come across a vintage piano stool.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07It's going to auction with a price tag of £15-30.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10I've no doubt we're close to our target.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Still, Felicity has such ambitions for her Canada trip,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17I'm sure she'll be delighted if we exceed it.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20So we make one final push before our day comes to a close.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23And it looks like it's paid off.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24- I've no idea.- Paul?
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Yes?- Paul, look what I've found.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- Right. Let's have a look. - I've got four others there.
0:20:31 > 0:20:37It's Proud. H.Proud. Now, I think it was my dad's uncle.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- Right.- I think he was the painter in the family.- OK.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43They're watercolours, I think?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Definitely watercolour. This is a nice little seascape.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49This is known in the trade as a "pot-boiler".
0:20:49 > 0:20:55There are millions of paintings that everyone did as a souvenir of a day out. But who knows,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- this could actually be your granddad playing.- I hadn't thought of that.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03This is beautiful. A nice watercolour. 19th century. Is it just one?
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Or is there a pair?- I've got about four. All different scenes.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Right. You're not going on a world cruise. If you wanted to sell them,
0:21:10 > 0:21:15- they are nice items. If you said 60 to 100?- Yeah, that sounds very good.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17You should be very proud of him.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- I heard money being mentioned. This is where I come in!- Your cue!
0:21:21 > 0:21:26- What did we say this is worth? - 60 to 100 if there's four of these.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- That's not too bad.- Very good, yeah. - We've had a bit of a tot-up.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34We reckon, conservatively, if we take everything to auction,
0:21:34 > 0:21:40- we reckon we could raise £825. - Wow!- That's so good!- That's good!
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- How do you feel about that? Good? - Absolutely.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- Worth getting your hands dirty? - I think so!- Well done, Paul.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- Fingers crossed. Off to the auction room.- Thanks very much.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52This has been a really exciting day
0:21:52 > 0:21:56with so many antiques and collectables to find in this stunning home.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I'm surprised they want to leave it all behind!
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Our top tips for auction day include this Arts and Crafts cabinet
0:22:03 > 0:22:08that Anne's so fond of. We're hoping for £150-200.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Two silver watches that belonged to Felicity's great-grandfather
0:22:12 > 0:22:15should sell for 60 to £100.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18And the two gold emerald and diamond rings
0:22:18 > 0:22:22that Paul valued at £300-500.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Anne wants to put a £400 reserve on them,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27so let's hope they sparkle on sale day.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Still to come on Cash in the Attic:
0:22:33 > 0:22:36our expert is looking on the bright side.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38No! So that's not sold.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- That's actually good.- It is good. - That's great.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Anne can't keep her lips sealed.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47There was a real bidding frenzy going off there!
0:22:47 > 0:22:48- It is an auction!- It is, yes.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50That's right!
0:22:50 > 0:22:53But maybe things are looking up.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- There you go! How's that? - Let's do it again!
0:22:56 > 0:22:58That's more like it!
0:22:58 > 0:22:59Here comes that final hammer!
0:23:04 > 0:23:08It's been a couple of weeks since we helped Anne search her home
0:23:08 > 0:23:11for collectables and antiques in Oxfordshire.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Anne wants to raise around £500 for Felicity's new life
0:23:15 > 0:23:16in Canada as a student.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18The university with a ski lodge!
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Anyway, she's got her work cut out today.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Sadly, I can't make it to the auction,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26so I'll have to leave them in the capable hands of Paul
0:23:26 > 0:23:28at Hampshire Auctions in Andover.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32All sorts of people are here in search of a good deal.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Let's hope the bidders are ready to part with cash
0:23:36 > 0:23:39that'll fund Felicity's trip to university in Canada.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44Our thanks to the auctioneer for taking time to give his thoughts
0:23:44 > 0:23:45on today's items.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- Good morning, Aaron!- Morning, Paul! - Are you well?- Very good.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Thanks for allowing us here again.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54We've got some great items. Do you like the cabinet?
0:23:54 > 0:23:59It's a beautiful item. I'd hope it would get some good money there.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Unfortunately, we don't have too many furniture buyers in today.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07So maybe it might not reach the top end. Hopefully towards the lower.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Let's hope so. One of my favourite items has to be those two rings.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15One's a nice fire opal, the other's diamonds. How will they do?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18It's a mould-cut diamond, unfortunately.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22It may not be too fashionable nowadays for some of the younger people.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Let's hope there's some older chaps in for their wives.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Would you suggest a reserve then, to look after it?
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Yes, just to be safe. You don't want something to go for too less.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- It's been a pleasure. See you later. - Thank you, Paul.- Thanks.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40It's always good to see plenty of bidders
0:24:40 > 0:24:44and I wonder if our mother and daughter are as optimistic as Paul.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- Hi.- Good morning. Are you well? - Fine, thank you.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- Excited?- Yes.- Nervous? - Yes, very nervous.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53- You've not come to buy anything? - No.- A few nice things!
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Sell, sell, sell. It's clear-out day today. But Chris can't make it.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- That's a shame! - But fortunately, I'm here!
0:24:59 > 0:25:01That's good! Good!
0:25:01 > 0:25:03How does it feel when all your items are here?
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- Spotting them, that cabinet... - Different.- They look so different.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Does anything pluck at the heartstrings at all?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- Only my mum's rings.- OK.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16I'd never wear them, but she was very fond of them.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20There's an attachment there so I asked for a reserve to be put on those.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24We've had a chat about these. The estimate was £300-500.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28- We've put a reserve of 400. Is that all right with you?- Yeah.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31So you're happy. If it sells for £400, it's gone.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33If it doesn't fetch £400, you keep it.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- OK with you?- Yeah.- Excellent.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38The auctioneer's about to start, so let's take our places.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- Come on. Good luck!- OK.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43They seem quite relaxed,
0:25:43 > 0:25:47though I have to admit that after hearing what the auctioneer had to say,
0:25:47 > 0:25:51I'm feeling slightly apprehensive. Still,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53an auction is a great way to make money.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57Perhaps you share Felicity's ambition of taking a trip,
0:25:57 > 0:25:59or you have a long-held ambition to achieve.
0:25:59 > 0:26:05If you're thinking of trying your luck, remember that commission and other charges may apply.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Always check the details with your auction house.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11I think today's sale is about to start.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14We're in place ready for the first lot,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16the piano stool Paul discovered in the horse box.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21He's given it a value of £15-30.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25What shall we say on this? 160B. Start me at £10 for it.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29No interest at ten? Surely it's worth £10.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- We've got ten.- £10. I'll take 12.
0:26:31 > 0:26:3412 I have. 14, sir?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- 14. There we go.- 18.
0:26:36 > 0:26:3720. And two?
0:26:37 > 0:26:40At £20, then. At £20. I'm selling at 20.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- Yay!- Result! That was all right.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47- Must have been the extra polish. - Elbow grease.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52All that polishing paid off as we beat Paul's lowest estimate by £5.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Both Anne and Felicity are happy with that price.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Hope they'll still be smiling after the sale of our next item.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02It's Anne's favourite, the Arts and Crafts cabinet.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Paul gave it a colourful £150-200 estimate.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07But Anne's hoping for more.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11She won't want to see it go for a low price.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Now, we haven't got much furniture in auction today,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16but this is quite a large piece.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- It's that beautiful cabinet, the Arts and Crafts one.- My favourite.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23- Remind me where this has come from. - It was my dad's aunt,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Aunty Nellie or Aunty Mabel. It came from them.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29So we're looking at £150. That's the minimum hope for today.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- Yes.- Here it comes.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34What shall we say on this? Start me at £80 for it.
0:27:34 > 0:27:3680. There must be.
0:27:36 > 0:27:3960 to get it going. No interest at £60?
0:27:39 > 0:27:40Joking!
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Wow.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45He's left it unsold. Well, that's actually done you a favour.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Yes. Will it fit in the car?
0:27:48 > 0:27:51I'm sure it would. You can leave it for another week.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52But that's a real shock.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- I'm disappointed, actually. - It's very disappointing.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Of all your items I thought that would be the one that would go.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Oh, dear. But at least it didn't go for a pittance.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Only £20 in the kitty so far
0:28:05 > 0:28:07and £500 to raise.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11We need to sell, sell, sell.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15But it looks like the bidders aren't in the mood for large furniture.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18So how will they feel about ceramics? Up next, those two vases
0:28:18 > 0:28:20that Felicity found hidden away.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25You've got some nice ceramic items now. Those two beautiful vases.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Here we go. Talking £30 minimum on these.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Two long-necked vases decorated with gold and blue flowers.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33They look good.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38- What shall we say on them? I'm straight to 20.- 20 we're in.- OK.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41At £20 only. Two is there. 22 I have. 24.
0:28:41 > 0:28:4426? 26.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- 28. And 30.- 30.
0:28:47 > 0:28:4832.
0:28:48 > 0:28:4934.
0:28:49 > 0:28:55At 32 only. Is that 34? At 32, then. I will sell at 32.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56There you go. How's that?
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- That's a relief, isn't it?- It is.
0:28:59 > 0:29:0132. That's £2 over our bottom estimate.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Still good.- That's good. - That's great.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07£32. A fair price for the vases.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Plus we've now banked one tenth of our target.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Next under the hammer is that pair of French chairs,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17valued by Paul at 40 to £60.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21They have seen better days, but all they need is a little TLC.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23A nice pair of chairs now.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Now these, if I remember rightly, needed a bit of restoration.
0:29:27 > 0:29:33- Just a touch!- Slightly distressed! Is that the correct term?- I always liked them. I kept them safe,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35always meaning to have them restored.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38I've got 12, 14, 16 on this.
0:29:38 > 0:29:3916. We're in. Here we go.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41£16. At £16.
0:29:41 > 0:29:4318 is there. At £16 only.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Surely 18? 18 I have, and 20 here.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49And two. At £20 only.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50Surely two?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52At £20, then.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- That didn't reach its reserve. - He's not sold them, which is good.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- Hasn't he? - No. £20, that's too cheap.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04- The French chairs not selling was... - ..a little bit disappointing.
0:30:04 > 0:30:11- But then they'd have gone too cheap. The auctioneer did us a favour in not selling them.- Yeah, definitely.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14We can take them elsewhere. Sell them privately.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Uh-oh. We are really struggling to get going today.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21I hope the same cannot be said of Felicity's trip to Canada.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23And more bad news.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Remember that 18th-century high chair that Felicity used as a baby?
0:30:27 > 0:30:31£20, then, I have. At £20.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36It's another lot that fails to tug at the bidders' heartstrings.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39This isn't the best day for furniture.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43So far, Anne and Felicity have raised only £52 towards the Canada fund.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46The uncertainty felt by the auctioneer at the start of the day
0:30:46 > 0:30:49is slowly becoming a reality.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51But it's only the first half of the sale,
0:30:51 > 0:30:54and there's another lot to go before we take a breather.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58Up next, it's that pair of silver pocket watches
0:30:58 > 0:31:00once owned by Felicity's grandfather.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Will they bring us another £60?
0:31:02 > 0:31:06- I've got 45 to start.- 45. We're in. - ..and five.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08And 60. Find me five here.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- 70. I'm out.- 70. We're in.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- That's better, isn't it?- Yes. - And five?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14£70, then. I will sell.
0:31:14 > 0:31:1670.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- There you go. Is that all right? - Yes.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- That's £10 over the bottom estimate. - Good.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23All right.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Phew! At long last, a sale.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30This crowd must be one of the toughest we've faced on Cash in the Attic.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I wonder how much we've made so far?
0:31:33 > 0:31:36We've reached the halfway point of the auction.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41- It's fair to say we haven't done too well on the furniture.- No.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43How do you feel? Is that quite disappointing?
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- It is, but we've got it to sell another day.- Another day.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- I like your optimism. We've got some great items coming up.- Yes.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55We wanted £500. At the halfway point we've actually made 122.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- Good.- It's not so bad. - We're getting there!
0:31:57 > 0:32:00It's more than we thought before we tallied up.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02With the two that haven't sold as well.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- Don't forget, you get to keep those items.- Absolutely.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07We've got some great items coming up.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Your beautiful rings, your Proud paintings, remember those.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15Lots of interesting small bits. I hope they'll do better.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18So we'll have a little break. I'm going for a cup of tea!
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- We'll meet you back here in a minute.- Absolutely.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Great. After you.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28While Anne and Felicity take a break, Paul checks the saleroom for items worth investing in.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31It doesn't take him long to spot one.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35I love coming to auction houses. You never know what you'll find.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39I remember buying one of these, it must be ten years ago.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41It's a cranberry glass epergne.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43These are so rare to find in this condition.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46What we have here is real Victorian cranberry glass.
0:32:46 > 0:32:52That's made using real gold oxide and it turns this colour upon heating.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Imagine how expensive it was to produce then.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57But it does have its imitators.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00They make reproductions of these now and they're very convincing.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03One way to tell, rather than being solid cranberry glass,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06they use almost like a nail varnish on a clear glass,
0:33:06 > 0:33:11with a finish inside which peels after a while, like a coating.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15This one is absolutely fantastic. It's mint condition.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18It's in the catalogue today at £100-150.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22You find another one for that sort of price. It's an absolute bargain.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27The second part of the auction is about to begin.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29We've returned to our hot spot.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30Our next lot is an accordion.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34All we're asking is a tenner - so come on, bidders!
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- I've got ten to start. - Ten. We're in.- 12 I'll take.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- At £10 only. 12 there is. - It's beautiful.- 16, madam?
0:33:42 > 0:33:4418. 20. And two?
0:33:44 > 0:33:48At £20. I'll take one.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49At £20, then. At £20.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51I will sell at £20.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53There you go! That's all right.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55- Yes.- Phew! It's sold.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Top of the estimate. That's all right.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Double the estimate. A great start to the second half.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04I hope this attractive lot went to a good new home.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07If we're to make our £500 target,
0:34:07 > 0:34:11we need to bag another £358.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15No pressure, then! Hopefully our brooch will turn some heads.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19It's a beautiful piece of work. It's a shell cameo, nicely done.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- No cracks or chips. We're looking for about £30.- Good.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24See how we go.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- I've got 20 to start.- 20. We're in. - Two I'll take. At £20.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- At £20 only, for 216A.- Come on!
0:34:32 > 0:34:33£20. Is there two?
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- At £20 only. 22?- Ooh.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38£20, then.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- I'm afraid it didn't reach its reserve.- So that's not sold.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- That's good, isn't it?- It is good. - That's great. Somebody missed a trick there.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48I think you're right there, Paul.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49It's best not to sell too low.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53It's a beautiful piece of jewellery and it's becoming clear
0:34:53 > 0:34:55the dealers are just not buying.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01Up next, two gold rings with emeralds and diamonds.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05Paul has high hopes for them, but Anne has a reserve of £400
0:35:05 > 0:35:08and I've got a feeling that no-one is going to dig that deep.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11It's safe to say that this is our star item now.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Those two fabulous rings.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Are these plucking at the heartstrings slightly?
0:35:16 > 0:35:20A little, because my mum was very fond of the emerald and opal.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23She was very fond of that. Dad bought it for her.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26But I don't wear it. It's not my style.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30- It lives in a drawer.- The estimate is 300 to 500. The reserve is 400.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35- Let's hope it fetches that reserve. - Fingers crossed.- Let's hope so. Fantastic items.
0:35:35 > 0:35:41- I'm straight in at 260. 270. - 260. We're in. 270.- 280 I'll take.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43At 270. 280 there is.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45290. 300.
0:35:45 > 0:35:51- At 290. 300 is there?- Come on! That's what we wanted, but...
0:35:51 > 0:35:52£290 only.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- Didn't quite go there, I'm afraid. - That's a no sale!
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Oh, dear!- I'll have to wear them!
0:35:59 > 0:36:03You got to the bottom of the estimate, 300, but the reserve was 400.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05How do you feel about that now?
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- I think they're worth... - Yeah.- I agree.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- You thought so as well.- I think they're worth every penny of £400.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15I have to agree with all of you.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19They're worth more than their weight in gold. Anne was right to put a reserve on them.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22But they made up such a large chunk of our target.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Our hopes of raising £500 are now looking very slim indeed.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Now it's the turn of those World War I postcards.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35A bit of military history here. Postcards can do very well here.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36I've sold things here before.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- We're looking £40-60.- Good.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- What shall we say? I've got 30 to start.- 30. We're in.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Two I have. 34. 36.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Eight here, sir? 40. I'm out.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49Two in new place. 44?
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- Fighting over it.- 46. 48.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- 50.- 50.- And two.- Come on!
0:36:55 > 0:37:00And five. And eight? At £55. Is there eight anywhere?
0:37:00 > 0:37:04At £55, then. I'll try for eight again.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05£55.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- There you go!- Yes! Well done! - Really good.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10That's all right. That's more like it.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12A real bidding frenzy there.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14- It is an auction!- It is, yes!
0:37:14 > 0:37:17That's right! Thanks for telling me!
0:37:17 > 0:37:19A photo finish of £55.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24That's £15 over Paul's lower estimate. Could our luck be turning?
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Let's see if the collection of watercolours by H.Proud do the business.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32OK. We have five paintings all by the same artist here.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34You should be "proud" of these!
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- Oh!- Joke!- The artist is "Proud"!
0:37:38 > 0:37:42I've put these in at 60 to 100. Let's see if it's plain sailing!
0:37:42 > 0:37:46What can we say on this? I can start the bidding straight in at £40.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51- £40.- Two I'll take. £40 only. 42, is there?
0:37:51 > 0:37:5542 I have. 45. 48.
0:37:55 > 0:37:56- At £48.- 48.
0:37:56 > 0:37:5850 I have. Five. 55.
0:37:58 > 0:38:0060, madam? 65?
0:38:00 > 0:38:04- 60!- At £60 only. Do I see five somewhere? At £60.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- Fantastic.- I can sell at £60.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11- How's that?- Really good.- That's what we wanted. That's great.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Bang on target. Another sale on estimate.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Perhaps those bidders have finally seen the light.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21How long can this last? We have just one item left.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26Another work of art. Fingers crossed it'll do just as well.
0:38:27 > 0:38:32Some horse interest. You were bound to have some horse memorabilia!
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- There's quite a lot in the auction today.- Yes.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38We're looking at the David Shepherd picture of two horses.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- Is this actually signed by David Shepherd?- Yes.
0:38:41 > 0:38:47That's what we're looking for. If there are two collectors interested in David Shepherd, or horses.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51We're looking at at least £50. 60 to 100. See how we go.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Start me at £40 to get it going.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57- 40 I have. Two I'll take. - 40. We're in.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59£40 only. Surely two? At £40, then?
0:38:59 > 0:39:0142 I have. 45.
0:39:01 > 0:39:0348.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05And 50. And five.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06And 60.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09No? At £55 only. At 55.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1260 I have. 65, sir. 70.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14And five?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16At £70. £70.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Is there five? At £70 I'm selling.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20Wa-hey!
0:39:20 > 0:39:23How's that? That's fantastic. £70.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- Really good.- Pleased with that? - Very pleased.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30- Well, there we are. That's ended on a high, hasn't it?- Yes.- Great.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34But what a tense afternoon it's been!
0:39:34 > 0:39:37So many star items failed to sell, like the Arts and Crafts cabinet
0:39:37 > 0:39:39and the two rings.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43But on Cash in the Attic, we always try to look on the bright side.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47We had quite a disappointing start to the whole auction.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51The furniture, how do you feel about that? That beautiful cabinet not selling?
0:39:51 > 0:39:54I was disappointed initially. We wanted it to sell.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56It's a big piece of furniture.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Whilst I wrenched it out and was in two minds about letting it go,
0:40:00 > 0:40:04we decided it had to go cos it can't go to Canada.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06So it has to go. Then they didn't bid for it.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09But I've still got it so I can still sell it.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12It's not lost or been undersold. I've still got it to sell.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14It's a good thing.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Right. We haven't sold the items for less than we wanted.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21The cabinet is easily worth £150. Two fantastic rings.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24I thought Fliss would have wanted the emerald one, but she didn't.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27That was one of my mum's favourite rings.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29So to undersell it would have been wrong.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33- We need to get what it's worth. - Definitely.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36We wanted £500 for our target.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Do you think we've got that?
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- I'm not so sure. I don't think so. - Probably not.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46You'll be surprised. We've not done that bad, bearing in mind you're taking some items home.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50We've raised here today £327.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- That's really good. Excellent. - That is good.- Very good, yeah.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- Overall, you're pleased in the end. - Very pleased.
0:41:02 > 0:41:07It's just a few weeks later and Anne and Felicity
0:41:07 > 0:41:11have decided how they'd like to spend their auction takings.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- There's your board.- Thank you.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19'We didn't quite hit our target at the auction,'
0:41:19 > 0:41:23but the money we've raised will go towards the Canada trip.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27We thought a couple of boarding lessons would be a good idea.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29She'll be skiing and she's never boarded.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32So a couple of boarding lessons to see how she gets on.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37To get in the stance, you need your legs nice and bent.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42Felicity will be attending a university that's fully equipped with its own ski lodge.
0:41:42 > 0:41:48Perhaps learning to snowboard is a more dynamic way to spend the cash.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49- Ow!- Cool.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Ow!
0:41:53 > 0:41:56She starts off a little wobbly...
0:42:01 > 0:42:05..and realises it's not quite as easy as it looks!
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- Much better.- Ow.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15But at last she finds her feet.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Well done!
0:42:19 > 0:42:20Well done.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Today was a really good experience.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26It's not as easy as it looks, that's for sure!
0:42:26 > 0:42:31But I think having a one-to-one lesson was really beneficial.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Really fun.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34Excellent.
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