0:00:02 > 0:00:06Hello and welcome to the show that searches for hidden treasures around your home, sells them at auction
0:00:06 > 0:00:08and raises funds for you and your family.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12You know what it's like when you downsize, you think you've got rid of the clutter
0:00:12 > 0:00:16but you end up taking it with you. That's happened to the lady we're going to be meeting today,
0:00:16 > 0:00:20but she's decided to clear it all out and find out whether any of it
0:00:20 > 0:00:22has any value on today's Cash In The Attic.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47On today's Cash In The Attic,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51James goes gaga over a 1970s vinyl record.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Well, hey-hey, Larry Lurex!
0:00:54 > 0:00:59And his head is turned by a pretty 20th-century bust.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04- Well, when you turn her up and you see the magic word Lladro written on the bottom...- Yeah, yeah.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06That wasn't actually what I expected to see.
0:01:06 > 0:01:12And at auction, are mother and daughter thinking of taking up another hobby rather than antiques?
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- Well, we may have to start reading them now!- Exactly!
0:01:15 > 0:01:17That's you sorted out, isn't it?
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Well, let's see what they do sort out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24I'm in Chester to meet a mother and daughter
0:01:24 > 0:01:27who've had rather a tough year, so they've called in
0:01:27 > 0:01:32the Cash In The Attic team to help them raise some money for a rather special trip.
0:01:36 > 0:01:4175-year-old Margaret Fell is a woman with quite a past and has led a very glamorous life.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45In the 1950s she met and married Ray Fell, a budding comedian who
0:01:45 > 0:01:51went on to appear in many television variety shows, including Three Of A Kind with Mike Yarwood and Lulu.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Margaret and Ray had two daughters, Melanie and Karen.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59In the late 1970s the family moved to Las Vegas, but after two years
0:01:59 > 0:02:04Margaret and Ray divorced and she returned to Chester with their teenage girls.
0:02:04 > 0:02:10Nowadays daughter Melanie lives directly opposite her mother in a new mews development
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and is currently undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16They hope that the money they raise from selling at auction
0:02:16 > 0:02:20will help to fund a Christmas family holiday to Las Vegas.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Our expert to help them on their way today is James Rylands.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- Ah, good morning, ladies.- Hello.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- Morning, morning, morning! - Lovely weather, isn't it?
0:02:32 > 0:02:37- Now, are you OK if James gets going and has a good look round? - Yes.- Go for it!
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Hot to trot, I'm off! - Over to you, then.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Now, tell me, how long have you two lived so close to each other?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47About nine months now.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50So what's made you decide to call in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53There is still an awful lot of clutter because Mum
0:02:53 > 0:02:58has been a collector over the years, as I have too, and some things
0:02:58 > 0:03:00we didn't really want to part with and then you think,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03"Well, maybe I'll sell them one day," and so we have
0:03:03 > 0:03:09over many years now... I think Mum started in the '70s, collecting things from old house sales.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Right. How much money would you like to raise?
0:03:11 > 0:03:15Well, about 500 would be lovely.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17We'd like to visit Melanie's sister.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- And where does she live? - In Vegas.- She lives in Las Vegas.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23And what's made you decide to want to do that trip now?
0:03:23 > 0:03:30Well, I was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year. My sister and father live in Las Vegas.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33We'd like to be together for Christmas and New Year this year, so that's our plan.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- All right, well, let's go and see if James has got anything for us to see yet, shall we?- Lovely.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- If you go back to your place, we'll pop over to you in a bit.- OK.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- Let's check out Mum's first. Come on.- All right, thank you.
0:03:44 > 0:03:50And Margaret's certainly created a beautiful home here in Chester.
0:03:50 > 0:03:56It's a real reflection of Margaret's life, with a touch of Las Vegas glitz combined with English style.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Ah, James, have you found something already?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Well, it didn't take me long, did it?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- Wow, this is lovely.- It is.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09I see we've got two of these tables. Where did they come from?
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- There's a third one, there's one behind.- Oh, right, you've got three.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- It gets better! - Yes, it's a lovely set.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16So what's the story behind these?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19These were a surprise gift one Christmas morning.
0:04:19 > 0:04:25I saw them in Waring & Gillow, who used to be in Chester in the 1970s.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31I fell in love with them and kept going on about them, but my husband said, "No, no, no, no."
0:04:31 > 0:04:34But on Christmas morning a neighbour knocked on the door
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and said, "I have another gift for you in my house."
0:04:37 > 0:04:39And there the three were.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43My husband had bought them as a surprise, but he couldn't hide them anywhere.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- You can't fit these in a sock, can you?- No, so they kept them next door.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Robert Gillow started bringing back
0:04:50 > 0:04:53the first consignments of mahogany furniture
0:04:53 > 0:04:56in the early part of the 18th century.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- Yes.- Well, of course yours aren't made of mahogany. They're actually
0:04:59 > 0:05:06made of gilt brass. And I guess for the three tables,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08being mean with you, conservative,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10we'd probably put £60 to £100 on the three.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- Yes.- What do you think of that valuation?- That's great.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Are you quite happy with that?- Yes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Good. Well, let's hope we can spend the whole of the day getting lovely valuations like that.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24- Come on, let's see what else we can find.- Thank you.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Not a bad start to the day.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30James heads over to Melanie's house to search for items with potential there.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34But back in Margaret's house, I'm in the bedroom where I spot this framed
0:05:34 > 0:05:3919th-century fan which Margaret bought 25 years ago.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41It's made out of black lace and mother-of-pearl,
0:05:41 > 0:05:46At just £20 to £40, we're making very slow progress today.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50James, I found this record. It's been knocking around
0:05:50 > 0:05:54in my drawer for quite a long time and I don't know much about it.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Well, hey-hey, Larry Lurex!
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Now, do you know who that is?
0:05:59 > 0:06:05Somebody mentioned to me once that Larry Lurex might have been an early name for Freddie Mercury.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Well, close. Close, close, close.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12In 1973, basically Trident Studios... Who should be working in the same
0:06:12 > 0:06:16studios, but Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor.
0:06:16 > 0:06:22So, this is before they first became big with Bohemian Rhapsody and things like that.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27And really the value on this is the fact that Freddie Mercury has actually sung on it.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33- Oh, right.- So it's one of his earliest recordings, if you like, so it's actually quite a rare thing.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36It has got a crack, but never mind, never mind.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- For someone who actually wants... I mean, Queen are huge, still.- Yes.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43So, value wise, well, I'm hoping we'd get £50 or £60.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- Gosh, that's marvellous. - Let's just hope at the auction
0:06:46 > 0:06:49there are going to be a few Freddie Mercury fans
0:06:49 > 0:06:51and that it fetches a record!
0:06:51 > 0:06:56James also spots these two etchings by Roland Langmaid.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01He was appointed artist to the Mediterranean Fleet in the Second World War
0:07:01 > 0:07:05and a collection of his paintings are in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich in London.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Unfortunately it's not a great valuation again,
0:07:09 > 0:07:13with James giving them just £20 to £30.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Melanie has spotted something of her mum's in her flat.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19They're two Italian cherubs that Margaret bought at auction.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23They're from the 1960s and get another low estimate of £20 to £30.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29James has headed back to Margaret's house, where she has dug out
0:07:29 > 0:07:32an ornate Victorian desk set. It has pen holders, a stamp box
0:07:32 > 0:07:35and two inkwells made by the well-known firm Coalport.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40James hopes it'll make £40 to £80.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46At the auction, will the sale of that decorative inkwell be anything to write home about?
0:07:46 > 0:07:4970. I have £70 in the centre. At 75, fresh money.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54- How high does it go? - 80. Five. 90. Five.- Find out later.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58All that drama is still to come.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Back at Mum's house, we continue with the rummage.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Margaret has come across 13 volumes of Thackeray books
0:08:05 > 0:08:08which she bought at a house sale more than 30 years ago.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist of the 19th century
0:08:13 > 0:08:16and his most famous work is Vanity Fair.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19James gives them another low estimate of £20 to £40,
0:08:19 > 0:08:24which means the trip to Las Vegas is still out of our reach.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29- Now, we're in Chester and that's where you come from.- Yes.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33I was born within the city walls, one of the original Cheshire Cats.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38- What made you decide to leave this area?- My husband got into show business.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43We needed extra money and he had a very good singing voice and he had talent.
0:08:43 > 0:08:50To help pay the mortgage, my husband used to go out to Liverpool, to the clubs.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55All the known names would be over in Liverpool working one club or another,
0:08:55 > 0:08:59sometimes two, sometimes three a night.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03And anyone that had that twang, Northern twang, was picked up
0:09:03 > 0:09:08and went along on that tidal wave that followed The Beatles into London.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13But then he got a show on television, Three Of A Kind,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17the first Three Of A Kind with Mike Yarwood and Lulu.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19And what role did you play in all of this?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Well, I was a shorthand typist.
0:09:22 > 0:09:28I looked after the accounts and the scripts, sitting up till the early hours going through gags and jokes,
0:09:28 > 0:09:34mostly in the bath at home, and I'd say, "Oh, don't do that one," or, "Yes, do that one."
0:09:34 > 0:09:37What's the connection with Las Vegas, then?
0:09:37 > 0:09:38How did you end up going out there?
0:09:38 > 0:09:43Ray was going on the QE2 on a round the world cruise, but it was ending
0:09:43 > 0:09:49at LA and he phoned me and said, "There's a chance that they're looking for a comic, a comedian,
0:09:49 > 0:09:54"in Vegas for one of the shows and there's a chance that I can make it."
0:09:54 > 0:09:58And I said, "Yes, go for it." I did encourage that. That was wonderful.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01I understand you had a dinner date with Cilla Black?
0:10:01 > 0:10:05It was lovely to meet her and to listen to her accent and, yes,
0:10:05 > 0:10:07and Bobby, her husband, was with her.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10And it was a happy time, a happy night.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12And Ray met the Beatles, too.
0:10:12 > 0:10:18Ray had been booked to appear as the presenter at the Hammersmith Palais
0:10:18 > 0:10:23in London, but this particular photograph was backstage
0:10:23 > 0:10:26and I think Ringo's looking at Ray's nose
0:10:26 > 0:10:30because there wasn't much difference in the size of their noses!
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Have you ever regretted the change between your lifestyles?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35No, I don't, because I had it.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39We were married for 20 years and I had that life
0:10:39 > 0:10:42and it was a wonderful experience,
0:10:42 > 0:10:48but there's been many more wonderful experiences here in England.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51You've definitely had a very glamorous life, haven't you?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54I'll tell you someone else who's got a rather glamorous past
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- and that's our very own expert, James Rylands, so shall we go and see what he's found?- Yes, let's.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04James is on the landing at Margaret's house when he notices seven 20th-century prints.
0:11:04 > 0:11:10Two are watercolours by a local artist, JW Gill, which Margaret bought at auction 30 years ago,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14and the other five are by a Shropshire artist, Jesse Thurber.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18James gives the lot a £30 to £50 price tag.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22But that's not all he's spotted.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25What's really taken my eye is this wonderful extravagance.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- I have to say, it's not the sort of thing I normally expect to see in a bedroom.- No!
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Why is it in the bedroom?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Because there's nowhere else to put it!
0:11:35 > 0:11:38And where did it come from? Did you buy it for this property?
0:11:38 > 0:11:42I bought it in an auction and I thought it looked stunning.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- How long ago did you buy it? - About 20 years ago.- OK.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49No, well, that would actually figure because basically it's not that old.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54It is very much a 20th-century Italian copy
0:11:54 > 0:11:57of a 19th-century French original.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02And, I mean, the original idea was that in the days before electric light
0:12:02 > 0:12:07you needed to be able to see what time it was, so you'd have this on your mantelpiece and then you'd have
0:12:07 > 0:12:11the candlesticks either side with candles in and you'd be able to see what time it was telling.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14But it is wonderfully extravagant.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19We've got marble here, a nice sort of Italian pink marble, and then the rest is a sort of gilt brass
0:12:19 > 0:12:25or possibly gilt bronze, but with these little patinated figures of what we call fauns.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27And also these little amorini.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31So value on it today, I would think, is probably going to be
0:12:31 > 0:12:37between £200 and £400, something like that, but it's basically...
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- It's a decorative value rather than antique or rarity value.- Yes.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- But are you happy with that? - Yes, I am. I need the space.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45You need the space.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50- I would imagine sleeping in this room being woken up with the clock going off!- It's a chiming clock!
0:12:50 > 0:12:57James and I continue the search, but while Margaret is still in the bedroom she opens up a box
0:12:57 > 0:13:02containing some 1950s doll's house furniture which she bought in Chester over 40 years ago.
0:13:02 > 0:13:08They're made of Limoges porcelain, an exquisite form of translucent pottery.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Their valuation is just £15 to £20.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15While the cat grabs my attention,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18James is having a final search around the lounge.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- Ah, hello!- Hello.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Jasper and I could hear you coming.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- Cool!- What do you think about this?
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Look at this! Oh, she looks fun. Where did she come from?
0:13:32 > 0:13:36She came from an antique fair at a place called the Northgate Arena
0:13:36 > 0:13:43and I took my daughter, dropped her off, and as I walked out
0:13:43 > 0:13:48I saw this head through the corner of my eyes and I thought, "Oh, my God, I love her."
0:13:48 > 0:13:52But I said, "No, no, no, be strong, be strong, walk, walk, walk, walk."
0:13:52 > 0:13:55And went home. And when I got home the phone was ringing,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58it was Melanie and she said, "Have I got a head for you!"
0:13:58 > 0:14:03- Oh, how lovely.- Yes. You've got them well trained, haven't you?- Yes.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I tell you what, she wasn't actually what I expected her to be because,
0:14:06 > 0:14:10well, when you turn her up and you see the magic word Lladro
0:14:10 > 0:14:14written on the bottom. That wasn't actually what I expected to see
0:14:14 > 0:14:18because she's not actually very typical of Lladro.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22But what I find unusual is that most of the Lladro figures we see,
0:14:22 > 0:14:26you normally get far more pastel colours, you know, with the...
0:14:26 > 0:14:29greys and they're very, very light. Having this sort of...
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- This sort of quite brown, almost bisque porcelain...- Yes, yes.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36..with the sort of matt glaze on it is actually quite unusual.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Value wise, being mean, probably between £80 and £120, something like that?
0:14:40 > 0:14:41How does that sound?
0:14:41 > 0:14:46Oh, I think she's worth a little more than that. She's rather lovely.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49What about a reserve of, say, 200?
0:14:49 > 0:14:50No, that's fine.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54No, I think that's absolutely fine because if you think retail,
0:14:54 > 0:14:58what you'd pay for something like that new, it would be a lot more.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Now, you wanted £500, didn't you, for the trip to Las Vegas?- Yes.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04The good news is the value of everything going to auction
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- comes to £675. - Oh, that's wonderful. Yeah.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10So with a bit of luck, if they do make that money,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14there'll be a little bit of money there for a few slot machines!
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Melanie's told me all about that!
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Will Margaret's Lladro bust reach her £200 reserve?
0:15:19 > 0:15:22We'll have to wait for the auction in a couple of weeks.
0:15:22 > 0:15:28And here's a quick reminder of some of the things Margaret and Melanie will be sending there.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32The Larry Lurex seven-inch vinyl record on which Freddie Mercury
0:15:32 > 0:15:34makes one of his earliest recordings.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39Hopefully it won't bite the dust at £50-£60.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42And those three gilt brass Waring & Gillow tables
0:15:42 > 0:15:45that were a Christmas surprise present for Margaret.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Let's hope they give her another surprise
0:15:47 > 0:15:52and surpass James' estimate of £60-£100.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57Plus that 20th-century reproduction ornate marble clock with candelabra
0:15:57 > 0:16:02which received James' highest valuation today at £200-£400.
0:16:02 > 0:16:08'Still to come on Cash In The Attic, we're pleasantly surprised by some of our items.'
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Next time you say, "Do you want to see my etchings?" I'm going to say, "Yes."
0:16:12 > 0:16:15'And double entendres seem to be the name of the game today.'
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Obviously there's someone out there who's an old Queen fan.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Or an old queen, one or the other.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24'James is clearly not amused.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28'Find out what happens when the final hammer falls.'
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Now it's been a few weeks since we met Margaret
0:16:36 > 0:16:37and her daughter Melanie.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Now, if you remember, Margaret had already downsized,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44but still had plenty of items that she was prepared to sell
0:16:44 > 0:16:48in the effort to raise the money she was looking for to go on a trip to Las Vegas.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Now, she wanted £500 and the items we found,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54we've brought here to Cuttlestones Auction Rooms in Staffordshire,
0:16:54 > 0:16:58so let's just hope that today the bidders are feeling very generous.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04'Cuttlestones is based in the historic market town of Penkridge in Staffordshire.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07'It originally traded as an agricultural auction
0:17:07 > 0:17:11'but changed to antiques and collectibles as recently as the early 1990s.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14'There are certainly some interesting items
0:17:14 > 0:17:18'from Margaret and Melanie going to auction.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21'So fingers crossed, and mother and daughter are already here.'
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Good morning, ladies. - Oh, good morning.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Good morning. - She's lovely, isn't she?
0:17:26 > 0:17:27- Yes.- She is.- Gorgeous, yeah.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Don't say that, they won't want to sell it!
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Well, I've seen lots of people looking at her, I must say.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35I thought about doing this, taking her home!
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Is there anything you haven't brought to the auction?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43The Limoges miniature furniture,
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I couldn't find it at the last moment.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- So it's missing in action? - It is.- It's probably meant to stay with you, then.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- Well, it doesn't take up a lot of space.- No.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- No.- Are you looking forward to the auction today?- Yes.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56- Very much so.- Very excited.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- Yeah.- OK, well, we need to make that money, don't we?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- Yes, please! Yes.- Well, we're only going to make it if we make sure
0:18:02 > 0:18:06that everything that's here gets sold and not taken back home.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- Yes.- Right. - So hands down there. Good sign.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- OK.- Come on, let's go and get in position, ready.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17I think this is going to be an emotional sale for Margaret.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21She's very fond of some of her things going to auction today,
0:18:21 > 0:18:25but she also wants that holiday, so let's hope they go for a good price.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30And the first lot to go under the hammer is the pair of Italian cherub figurines.
0:18:30 > 0:18:37They're delightful, but not antique, so James has put a conservative estimate of £20-£30.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39At £20 I'm already bid. £20. £20.
0:18:39 > 0:18:4222. 25. The bid's with us at £25.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45All done at £25?
0:18:45 > 0:18:46Sold there at £25.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49£25, bang in the middle of the estimate. Are you happy?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- Yes.- Yes, absolutely.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53It all builds up, though. That's all right.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57'That's the first one under our belt and right on mid-estimate.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00'Phew! Only ten more to go.'
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Our next lot is the Victorian desk stand
0:19:04 > 0:19:07and I've never seen one quite like this,
0:19:07 > 0:19:10with the two Coalport inkwells. So where did this come from?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- A house sale. - Do you remember what you paid?
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- About £30.- Right, OK. And how long ago was that, do you think?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- I would say late '70s.- Yeah.- That was a lot of money in those days
0:19:21 > 0:19:23because we've got an estimate of £40-£80.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25It's very high Victorian.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- I hope you get your money back. - Thank you. I hope so!
0:19:28 > 0:19:31I have £70 in the centre.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33At 75, fresh money. 80. Five.
0:19:33 > 0:19:3590. Five.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- Ah! Excellent!- 100. 110.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39At 110 seated. At 110 bid.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- £110... - GAVEL BANGS
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- Excellent, excellent.- Now that was a good investment then, wasn't it?
0:19:48 > 0:19:53'£110. That was a pleasant surprise.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57'Next up is the two etchings of the boats by Roland Langmaid.
0:19:57 > 0:20:0130. Two. 35. 38. 40. Five.
0:20:01 > 0:20:0550. Five. 60. Five. 70.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- 75.- Wow, this is brilliant!
0:20:08 > 0:20:1185. 90. I have £90 in the doorway.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- At 90.- 90 in the door.- At £90.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Doorway I have. Five, if you like.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19At £90. The bid's away. At 95. Back in 95. 100.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23At £100. No, he says. At 100 away.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25100 bid and selling there at £100...
0:20:25 > 0:20:27GAVEL BANGS
0:20:27 > 0:20:32Next time you say, "Do you want to see my etchings?" I'm going to say, "Yes."
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- I think your ship came in on that one!- Absolutely.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38'Fantastic, £100!
0:20:38 > 0:20:40'£80 above the lowest estimate.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44That's quickly followed by the trio of tables,
0:20:44 > 0:20:49which top up our kitty by another £65 - not too bad at all.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52'The 19th-century framed fan is up next.'
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Now, did you have this framed or did you buy it like this?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58No, I bought it, I bought it.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03- A friend was selling several of them and I bought one.- Do you remember what you paid for it?
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- About £50.- Yes, about £50. - A long time ago.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08A long, long time ago, yes.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11It'll tempt you all day long, I'm only bid £20 for it.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16- He's up there already.- £20 I've got. The framed fan at £20. Cheap lot at £20. Two if you like.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18At £20. 22. Lady's bid at 22.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19I'm out at 22.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23It's all your own way. At £22. At £22. 25.
0:21:23 > 0:21:2528.
0:21:25 > 0:21:2928. I have the lady's bid in the centre at £28. Are we 30 quickly?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32It's here to sell. At £28. 30.
0:21:32 > 0:21:3432.
0:21:34 > 0:21:3535.
0:21:35 > 0:21:3738. £38.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41Still in the centre at £38. You're out on the right and no mistake.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45We sell at £38. 516, thank you.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- £38. Are you a bit disappointed with that?- No, no.- No?- It's fine.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53£38 for the framed fan. That was a good sale.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57With half our lot sold, we've clocked up £338
0:21:57 > 0:22:00towards that £500 target.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04We're well on our way to Vegas.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Remember, if you are thinking of heading off to auction to raise some money,
0:22:07 > 0:22:11do bear in mind that there are charges to be paid, such as commission.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14These vary from one saleroom to another so check in advance.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21'Our next lot is 13 volumes by the English 19th-century novelist
0:22:21 > 0:22:22'William Thackeray.
0:22:22 > 0:22:29'James originally estimated these at only £20-£40, but the auction house has advised a higher estimate.'
0:22:29 > 0:22:33The big question, Margaret, have you read them?
0:22:33 > 0:22:34No. No, definitely not, no.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37At £50 I'm only bid. At £50. Five.
0:22:37 > 0:22:3960. Five. At 65 I'm only bid.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Lady's bid at £65. Are we 70 now?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44There and done at 65?
0:22:44 > 0:22:47We've got to hang on to those at 65.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52- They didn't reach the price he wanted so they're not sold.- OK. - How do you feel about that?
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Well, I'm happy. That's fine.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- Well, we may have to start reading them now!- Exactly!
0:22:57 > 0:22:59That's you sorted out, isn't it?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02'Well, it's good Margaret and Melanie can see the funny side,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06'but it's a loss to the much-needed £500 target
0:23:06 > 0:23:08'for their trip to Las Vegas.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10'We've still got over £150 to raise.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13'I know I sound like a broken record,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16'but can the Larry Lurex vinyl do the trick?'
0:23:16 > 0:23:21I'm just hoping there are going to be some old groovers out there who really want to get on down.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- Apart from yourself.- Apart from myself. Just keep my hands down.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Larry Lurex, the vinyl single,
0:23:26 > 0:23:30and we've got interest in it and I will start straight in at £35.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34It's out of the Spector, the Wall of Sound stuff, and I'm bid £35.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Obviously there's someone out there who's an old Queen fan.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Or an old queen, one or the other!
0:23:40 > 0:23:46The commission bid is with me and it's all I have. 38 if you like. At £35. Where are we, Mrs Fell?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Do we sell it at £35?
0:23:48 > 0:23:49- Yes.- I think so. Yes?
0:23:49 > 0:23:50- Yes, yes.- Yeah.
0:23:50 > 0:23:56At £35. It doesn't want to go home and it's sold at £35.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- Excellent. I'm happy with that. - Yes.- Yeah.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04'£35 is a good sum. The legendary name sold it in spite of the damage.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06And there's another few pounds in the pot
0:24:06 > 0:24:10when the collection of prints go under the hammer.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14All done quickly at £32...
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Selling for just over James's £30 estimate.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20I think that's a bargain!
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Our next lot, I have to say, is probably my favourite.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28It's that Lladro bust and I just think it's a lovely piece of art,
0:24:28 > 0:24:30with or without the Lladro name, James.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33I'm hoping the fact it is unusual is going to help it.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36It is still there? You haven't smuggled it out?
0:24:36 > 0:24:38I've been watching her!
0:24:38 > 0:24:42I will start it straight in at £100 bid. On the Lladro bust at £100.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44At £100 I'm only bid there. 100 bid.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47At 100. At 110.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51120. I've 120 bid only. At 120.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I'm only bid at 120. I think this is too low.
0:24:53 > 0:24:59Staying with us and no mistake at £120. No, that stays with us at 120.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03So, having made sure you didn't smuggle it out of the auction house,
0:25:03 > 0:25:07you can now, officially, proudly walk home with it.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10'Mum and daughter are happy it didn't sell.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13'Very cleverly, Margaret put a reserve price of £200
0:25:13 > 0:25:14'on the Lladro piece,
0:25:14 > 0:25:18'a decision which turned out for the best.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21'Our final lot is the clock garniture set.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25'This comes with a hefty £200-£400 estimate.'
0:25:25 > 0:25:27And we will start the garniture straight in at £200.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- We're in there!- Good!
0:25:29 > 0:25:31At 200. At £200 I'm bid. At 210.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34220. 230. 240. 250.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38My commission's out at £250. At 250.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Only bid at 250. At 250. 260.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43I have 260. Standing at 260.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48Are we 270? At £260...
0:25:48 > 0:25:52'£260, what a fantastic end to the sale.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55'That's really boosted the total. I think they may even be able
0:25:55 > 0:25:59'to have a little flutter on the tables in Las Vegas now.'
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- Well, you wanted £500 for your trip to Las Vegas.- Yes.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07Despite not selling two items you've actually made £665!
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- Oh, fabulous.- That's great. That's great.- That's really good.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15- There's a bit of extra money there. What's that going to go on, ladies? - I think probably gambling!
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Well, thanks to their success at auction,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Melanie and Margaret's dream came true
0:26:24 > 0:26:29and they spent five weeks in Las Vegas with Karen and her family.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32It was very emotional to see my sister...
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Yes.- ..and also my nephew and brother-in-law.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37It's always fantastic to see them.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41We cried when we got there and we cried when we left!