0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:06We have helped many people sell their antiques
0:00:06 > 0:00:09to raise money for everything from holidays to flying lessons,
0:00:09 > 0:00:14but today's couple just want to make life a little bit more comfortable for themselves.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17So, that shouldn't be too much to ask, should it?
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Coming up on Cash In The Attic, it's time to weigh up the family silver.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46- Well, that's a good little whack, isn't it?- Fantastic, isn't it?
0:00:46 > 0:00:49We uncover a collection that keeps on growing and growing.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52You can take that pile and I'll have a look through this lot.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56And at auction, a golden find results in some exciting bids.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- That's amazing, don't you think? - Amazing. Yes.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Be there when the hammer falls.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Today I'm in North London to meet a couple
0:01:06 > 0:01:10who have travelled the globe and have the antiques to prove it.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12But now they want to make life a little bit easier,
0:01:12 > 0:01:16so they've called in the Cash In The Attic team to help.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Bhupendra Gandhi is a prolific author.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22He's written columns for several Asian magazines and numerous travel guides.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24He's been all over the world.
0:01:24 > 0:01:30He and his wife were childhood friends who grew up together in the same village in Tanzania,
0:01:30 > 0:01:34but they didn't actually marry until after they'd both moved to England.
0:01:36 > 0:01:4110 years ago, he experienced a medical complication which has limited his ability to travel.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45He's hoping he can raise some money that will help his current condition.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Today I'm joined by antiques expert, Paul Hayes,
0:01:49 > 0:01:54whose keen eye will prove invaluable when it comes to spotting the items that will reel in the bidders.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57While Paul starts the search, I meet our hosts.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58Good morning.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- Hi, good morning, Lorne. - How are you?- I'm fine, and you?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Yes, I'm fine. Good to meet you too.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08You have called in Cash In The Attic. Here we are.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11What's the plan, what do you want to raise money for?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14I would like to buy a portable oxygen machine.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19- Why do you need that?- I suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome
0:02:19 > 0:02:26and it helps me to boost my immune system as well as give me a little bit of strength.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30What happens now, if I want to go on holiday, we have to arrange the oxygen
0:02:30 > 0:02:37delivered to the hotel and it's a very complicated procedure, so it puts me off going on holiday.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39So where were you hoping to go for your holiday?
0:02:39 > 0:02:44We would like to go to Spain, somewhere in Costa del Sol.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Normally, we go Spain because he couldn't travel
0:02:46 > 0:02:54more than a two hours' journey without his oxygen machine, so we just go somewhere nearby.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Although we would love to go far away, but we can't.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Have you a figure in mind of how much you'd like to raise?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03The machine costs around £3,000.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Oh, right.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06So anything will be of great help.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Paul's already here, so let's see if he's found anything you're happy to sell.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Oh, yes.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17Chronic fatigue syndrome affects around a quarter of a million people in Britain,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19leaving them short of oxygen.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24£3,000 is an ambitious target, but we're determined to do our best to help buy the new oxygen tank.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29Let's hope this house, packed with mementos from their world travels,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32will give us what we need to make an impact at auction.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Hello, how are you, all right?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- Fine, thank you.- Hi, Paul. I said you'd already been looking around.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39I've found an interesting item.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Looking around your home, amongst all these interesting items, this is Japanese.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Is there a connection to Japan here?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Yes, one of my Japanese pen friends came to London
0:03:49 > 0:03:53on her honeymoon and she brought me this present.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57How lovely. So it's actually come all the way from Japan, just for you.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Yes.- How wonderful.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04This was instantly recognisable as being from the Kutani region of Japan.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08K-U-T-A-N-I. They were known really for having
0:04:08 > 0:04:10this brick-red decoration,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13so it always features prominently in their work.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15It was made some time in the 20th century.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20The reason I can tell that is that the gilding on it is extremely flashy.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24The original gilding was very mute, almost like a honey gold.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26When this bright, iridescent gold happens,
0:04:26 > 0:04:31it tends to be a 20th century design, a 20th century feature but this is very, very symbolic.
0:04:31 > 0:04:39These Chrysanthemums, that's the national flower of Japan, and that represents peace and harmony.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Whoever gave this to you thought a lot of you and was offering you peace.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46What sort of value might we be talking about, Paul?
0:04:46 > 0:04:50I would say at least £50 to £80, that sort of price band.
0:04:50 > 0:04:56- Shall we put that back for safe keeping and see what else we can find?- Konnichiwa!
0:04:57 > 0:05:00As we go our separate ways to scour the house
0:05:00 > 0:05:05I come across another item from the Far East, a rather nice Seiko watch.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09The Japanese company has been manufacturing watches since 1881
0:05:09 > 0:05:15and Paul thinks this 1970 design may make £40-60.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Hi, Paul, can you have a look at this? What do you think?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22He is great, isn't he? Is Buddha part of your life?
0:05:22 > 0:05:28No, not as such, but Hinduism and Buddhism go hand-in-hand.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- There are several Buddhas, not just one person.- Oh, yes, quite.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35He started to appear around 500 BC.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37You can imagine how many millions
0:05:37 > 0:05:41have been made since. You get them in various poses.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43This is a seated one.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I'm not sure what he is made of.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51It's supposed to represent granite or marble, I think, but you have air bubbles here, see that?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54So it is some sort of a paste, more like a resin.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58If you look down his back, you have a line, and that's a seam.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00That means it's been made in a mould.
0:06:00 > 0:06:07It is a moulded example, not a hand-carved, but I think you have a good quality 20th century Buddha.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11If I said £30 to £50 easily, how does that sound?
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Somewhere around £50 would be nice.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19OK, let's hope someone follow that path of enlightenment and it gets us £50.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20All right.
0:06:20 > 0:06:27As we continue our rummage, Bhupendra finds an old Pentax 35mm camera.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Now in the digital age, it's time to retire it to auction.
0:06:30 > 0:06:37Maybe someone will be interested in starting a film revival, if Paul prices this kit at £50-100.
0:06:37 > 0:06:44In the living room, we take a closer look at this 1950s tapestry that came with the house they bought.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46It's machine-made rather than hand-woven,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50but maybe someone would like to display this in a peaceful setting.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53If we set the price tag at £40-60.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55So far we've had a flood of exotic artefacts
0:06:55 > 0:06:57to add to our auction lots.
0:06:57 > 0:07:03And Bhupendra has discovered a collection that definitely reflects his international heritage.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07I must admit this is a fantastic collection of stamps.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09My grandfather used to collect it.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12He passed it on to my father and he passed it on to me.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Is this your grandfather's collection as well?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- Some of them. - Wow. Well, that's amazing!
0:07:17 > 0:07:21What I find fascinating, you have very interesting locations.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24You must have had letters from Zanzibar, of all places.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Did you know somebody there?
0:07:26 > 0:07:31My grandfather lived for nearly 20 or 30 years in Zanzibar
0:07:31 > 0:07:34and I was born and brought up in Dar Es Salaam.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Zanzibar is only 40 miles offshore.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39So we used to visit Zanzibar so often.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- A very beautiful place.- Right.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Are there any rarities amongst this?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46This stamp got a lot of publicity because
0:07:46 > 0:07:51Freddie Mercury had it in his album when he passed away.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Well, Freddie Mercury was from Zanzibar.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- Yes, he was from Zanzibar. - It's fascinating.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59It's a very difficult thing, really, to put a value on.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Have you gone through them all? Have you catalogued them?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- Do you know what's here?- No.- OK.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09What we could do is send these to auction as a lot.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11You do see lots of these albums around.
0:08:11 > 0:08:17I don't think there has been a stamp here that somebody's paid an awful lot of money at the time for.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20I think they are just run-of-the-mill ones, but what a collection.
0:08:20 > 0:08:27I can imagine these going into auction, if I said at least £150, up to £200.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- How does that sound?- It's OK.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Let's make sure there's not a rare one amongst them.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36You can take that pile there and I'll have a look at this lot here.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Rifling through the stamps should keep them busy for a while.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Meanwhile, Kamood has spotted a painting of three apples she's happy to see go.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47This, along with two other paintings,
0:08:47 > 0:08:49will comprise a lot, valued at £40-60.
0:08:49 > 0:08:55As Paul continues looking for items to make up the cash for our £3,000 target,
0:08:55 > 0:08:59I'm curious to know what sparked the romance between Bhuprenda and Kamood.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04So, first of all, tell me how the two of you met?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07We have known each other all of our life.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09We both come from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
0:09:09 > 0:09:15We were neighbours and my mother and Kamood's eldest sister, they were friends.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Even Kamood went to school with my sister.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21So we have known each other since childhood.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23When did you come over here?
0:09:23 > 0:09:28I came to this country in 1968 and Kamood came in 1970.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32When did you realise it was going to be a bit more than perhaps just friendship?
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Gradually, we were seeing each other quite a lot.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40And he proposed and I said I'd think about it.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46And finally I said yes and we got married in '84.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I always feel sorry for men when they ask
0:09:48 > 0:09:51the lady if she'll marry them and the answer is "I'll think about it."
0:09:51 > 0:09:55I have known Kamood for a long time, so I could read her mind.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58So I knew she would say yes.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02So, once you were over here, what career path did you take?
0:10:02 > 0:10:09By profession, I was an accountant until my mishap in 1999.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11And what difference did that make?
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Then I couldn't work.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15So, after that, I took up writing.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19That altered the path of the rest of your life, didn't it?
0:10:19 > 0:10:21What sort of writing do you do?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Everything and anything.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27I write short articles,
0:10:27 > 0:10:29short stories, poems.
0:10:29 > 0:10:36I have my latest book published, Ivory Tower and I have my own column with a magazine called India Link
0:10:36 > 0:10:39and I also used to have a column in Asian Voice.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44Fantastic. So I'm assuming this new piece of equipment you want to get will make a big difference?
0:10:44 > 0:10:49It'll help us to go on holiday as often as we would like.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51It seems you definitely need it.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Let's see what else we can find to sell.
0:10:53 > 0:11:00In the kitchen, Paul's been keeping up the hard work and has found a silver cup and saucer.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03This 19th century design was brought over from India
0:11:03 > 0:11:06and Paul thinks someone may like
0:11:06 > 0:11:08to serve a stylish cup of tea for £40 60.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10While the rest of us continue searching high and low
0:11:10 > 0:11:13for more collectibles, Paul found some more silver
0:11:13 > 0:11:17which he is weighing in order to assess its value.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Hello.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23That looks very nice, doesn't it?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25I found some really nice Indian silver.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Do you mind me asking, do these have a specific use?
0:11:28 > 0:11:33They are given as a dowry to the daughter from the mother.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37This is a plate like, just like a dish, we call it thali,
0:11:37 > 0:11:41where you can eat the rice and curry and chapattis
0:11:41 > 0:11:42everything in there.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Delicious.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48And this is something for like you put it in there, for a daal,
0:11:48 > 0:11:54a curry, you know, gravy and this is for water.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Right, I have often seen these three items together, but I was never sure what they were used for.
0:11:58 > 0:12:04- It is a form of eating, it is not like serving wine, you would actually use this to eat off.- That's right.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09Well, being Indian silver, it is quite desirable.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12The nicest thing about these pieces is that they are all handmade.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15You can see very clearly, if you look at the bottom...
0:12:15 > 0:12:17You can see where it has been beaten.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Little hammer marks. The whole thing has been made by hand.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Imagine getting this very smooth surface.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26It must have taken somebody hours to do. It is very soft metal.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29But at the end of the day, they are silver.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I weighed them. Silver is doing tremendously well.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34There is about 37 ounces.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40Indian silver is about £5-6 an ounce, to give us an indication. I would like to see this go to auction
0:12:40 > 0:12:42between £150-200.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- How does that sound? - That sounds fine.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- Well, that's a good little whack, isn't it?- Fantastic.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Now, that valuation is a big step in the direction toward Bhuprenda's
0:12:53 > 0:12:56new oxygen tank, but as the day winds to a close,
0:12:56 > 0:12:59we all need to make one last check for any treasures.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Paul, look what I've found.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05This could be very interesting.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09The royal silver wedding anniversary. Were you there?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I hope I was.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15This is Her Majesty and the Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Oh, these are very nice, actually. Where did you get these from?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23From Royal Mint. I was on their mailing list.
0:13:23 > 0:13:29- Right.- I used to get invitations to subscribe to anything they take out.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33These are fantastic. That one is solid silver and I take it this is silver gilt.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36No, this is 22-carat gold.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Wow. First things first, these are proof stamps.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44The same thing happens with coins and they have to be handled carefully.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49You have acid in your fingernails and your fingers and that can affect the surface.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53They're mirror finished. That's why they have the little ribbons, can you see that?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56So if I turn that over and hold it by the edge,
0:13:56 > 0:14:00you are right, 22-carat. That's fantastic.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- Did you know that when you bought it?- Yes.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04I paid the price.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07This one is number 490 out of 3,000.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09The royal wedding stamp replica issue.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Surely they must have been expensive even in 1972.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14They were around £180.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16It was a lot of money at the time.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18But these have been a tremendous investment.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21This is a rare time for me, actually.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Normally, I would say they have an intrinsic value because they are stamps and they have an interest.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29But the price of gold bullion really affects the price of these,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32but these look approximately an ounce each,
0:14:32 > 0:14:38so if that's an ounce of 22 carat, that's roughly about £500.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- Just the value of the gold. - Just the value of the gold stamp.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Which is fantastic, isn't it? That's massive. Are you all right to let those two go?
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- Oh, yes.- I think if we discount the silver ones, they don't have
0:14:49 > 0:14:52the same value of the gold ones alone,
0:14:52 > 0:14:56if I said for an auction estimate, £800 to 1,000 for those two?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58That's fantastic.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Does that have your stamp of approval?
0:15:00 > 0:15:01Why not? Definitely!
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Good investment.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07I think that's amazing. It is the way the gold market has gone, crackers.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10I think we need to call in Lorne and the guys.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15Come on through. Believe it or not, I have about £800 in these two boxes.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17That's got to be gold or diamonds?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Two gold bars.- Wonderful. OK.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23We've run out of time for rummaging, but we want to make a contribution
0:15:23 > 0:15:26with these items towards the oxygen machine.
0:15:26 > 0:15:33The value of the items we are going to be sending to auction comes to £1,390.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- It adds up, doesn't it?- Great. - Are you pleased with that? Yes.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38It'll be a great help.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Well, that's a terrific result for our search today, helped by real gold bars, no less.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Among the items going to auction
0:15:47 > 0:15:50are the colourful Kutani vase from Japan.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54At £50 to £80 this 19th century piece of pottery
0:15:54 > 0:15:56is sure to pull in the collectors.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Plus the vast collection of stamps from all over the world.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04We're hoping it flies off the shelves at £150 to £200.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07And finally the 1920s Indian serving set,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09beautifully designed, solid silver.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14It'll no doubt attract the bidders at £150 £200.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19Find out how much these and Bhupendra's other items will raise on auction day.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Coming up, some treasures from abroad fail to make a stir at home.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25I'm happy to take them back.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28I'm pleased you're happy to take them back.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31And one item proves its worth its weight in gold.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35£300, £310.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Wow! Find out what happens when the hammer falls.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46It's been a few weeks since we were with the Gandhi family in north London looking at
0:16:46 > 0:16:50the items they've collected from their travels around the world.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55We've brought the cream of the crop to the Chiswick auction rooms in west London and they're hoping
0:16:55 > 0:16:58to raise around £3,000 towards a portable oxygen machine.
0:16:58 > 0:17:04Let's just hope when the items go under the hammer, the bidders are ready with their buying cards.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08There's always an eclectic range of antiques
0:17:08 > 0:17:14at this auction house so, with any luck Kamood and Bhupendra's items will find some new homes today.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19Our expert Paul's already here, eyeing up the gold stamps and we're
0:17:19 > 0:17:22hoping they'll attract some serious bidders.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Good morning. - How are you, all right?- I'm fine.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28If I remember rightly all that glitters is gold here, isn't it?
0:17:28 > 0:17:33Yeah, you're dead right. These are solid gold, absolutely amazing.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36You tend to get items like this made from silver gilt, solid silver covered
0:17:36 > 0:17:43with a very thin coating of gold but this is pure 22 carat and it's turned out a fantastic investment.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Don't forget he bought this in 1973. He's had it a long time, but because gold is doing so well
0:17:47 > 0:17:50there couldn't be a better time to sell them.
0:17:50 > 0:17:56We have a big target. They want to raise £3,000 overall, so let's hope we've got some more gold to add in.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57That would be good, wouldn't it?
0:17:58 > 0:18:04If you'd like to sell at auction, remember salerooms charge fees such as commission.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Fees vary, so do inquire in advance.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Kamood and Bhupendra are taking one last, sentimental look
0:18:12 > 0:18:15at the silver serving set before it goes under the hammer.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19I understand you put a reserve on it. What price have you put?
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I think it is £100. Your estimate is more than that.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Yes, I said £150 to £200.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25Have you got any reserves?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Yes, couple of items, especially gold stamps.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31And what's the reserve price on those?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- It's £700.- We should be able to get them away for that.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Shall we go and make some money? - Yes.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Come on, then.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42First up is the very weighty, but serene-looking Buddha.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Is that worth, £30 for it?
0:18:44 > 0:18:46£20 for it?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Start me at £10...
0:18:49 > 0:18:54At 10, bidding for it at £10. At £10, give me 12, at £10.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58You thought about it, didn't you? £10, off it goes at £10.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- He's sold it.- £10.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- Are you OK about that?- Yes.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07That's a very disappointing start for Kamood and Bhupendra.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09At least they don't have to carry it home.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Let's hope we have more luck with the tapestry.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16£30 for it?
0:19:16 > 0:19:20£20 for it to go. At £20, 22, 25, 28, 30?
0:19:20 > 0:19:2432, 35, 38, 40?
0:19:27 > 0:19:3045? 48. 50?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33They like it. You really like it as well, don't you?
0:19:33 > 0:19:39- This is beautiful.- Five, 70? At £70, I'll take five, all done. At £70, are we finished? All done?
0:19:39 > 0:19:42At £70, you got it. £70.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47That was good, wasn't it?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50The tapestry obviously attracted a few bidders' attention,
0:19:50 > 0:19:54just as it did for Bhupendra all those years ago.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Our next lot is the modern Japanese Satsuma vase.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59It had a nice mark on it, didn't it, Paul?
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Yes, it's a good quality Satsuma item.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- So, £50 £80, as a decorative piece. - £50 for it?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05£20 for it? It's worth that. £20.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08£20?
0:20:08 > 0:20:12At 10, 12, 15. 18.
0:20:12 > 0:20:1718, 20, 22, 25 at 22, I'll take 25, at £22. 25 there.
0:20:17 > 0:20:1928 there. Give me 30? 30?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23At £28, we've got 30 over there.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24At £28.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27At £28, I think you got it.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- Oh!- £28.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31That's a lot less than we hoped.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Maybe this vase from the Orient
0:20:32 > 0:20:36is just a bit too exotic for today's bidders.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38If things carry on like this we're not going to come
0:20:38 > 0:20:43anywhere near the £3,000 needed for Bhupendra's portable oxygen machine.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45And things go from bad to worse
0:20:45 > 0:20:49when our three paintings sell for just £32.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Our next lot has a special place in both of your hearts.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55It's that lovely, silver Indian set.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Imagine eating your food off silver every day.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03- Some of us still do, Lorne!- Oh, God! My things come wrapped in plastic.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Some Indian silver, do we hear £100 for it? £50 for it?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Starting with £50 or I'll pass the lot. £50 for it.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15At £50 then, no-one likes it. No-one wants that one, then.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Looks like you've got it back.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23It has got a lot of sentimental value, so I'm happy to take it back.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26OK. I'm pleased that you're happy to take it back.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I'm also pleased you put a reserve of £100 on it.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31They may be happy to take the Indian silver set home,
0:21:31 > 0:21:35but it's not going to help us get any closer to our target.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39So far, we've only made £140, I'm afraid.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45But of course we were relying on that silver to bring in a little bit extra.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49We've got some fantastic lots coming up, including the gold,
0:21:49 > 0:21:53which I would be very surprised if that doesn't sell at least.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58I think we have to take a long term view here and just hold out some hope that you will get there.
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Just not this morning.
0:21:59 > 0:22:06But the Seiko watch which was valued at £40 to £60, fails to get any interest either.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Maybe the silver cup and saucer will serve up a better result.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Start me at £40 for it?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Start me at £30 for it?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Come on.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Can't believe this.- At 32?
0:22:19 > 0:22:2235. 38.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24the bid here at 35, at 35, stop saying no, Howard.
0:22:24 > 0:22:3038 there, thank you. 40? 42, 45.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35- A bid at £42, £42, sold. - That's it gone.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40At £42, it's quite an expensive cup of tea but given the disappointments
0:22:40 > 0:22:44we have had here today, it's refreshing to meet our estimate.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45Our next lot is a large stamp collection.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48I kind of gave up with this at your house because there were boxes
0:22:48 > 0:22:51and boxes, and some were loose, some were folded.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54It is such an unusual collection.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57There were some from Zanzibar and all sorts of exotic locations.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59So, something you don't see every day.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03So £150 is the estimate. Let's hope it goes.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06£100 for all the stamps, £100. I'm bid £100, at £100, 110.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Thank you, 110. 120? 130.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- 140. 150. 160. 170.- That's great.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18180. 190. 200. 210. 220. 230.
0:23:18 > 0:23:25240. 250. 260. 270, 280. 290, 300.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29310, 320.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32At £310, that's a bid of £310.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35At 310 and gone, then. 310, your bid.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Was that where the rest of the gold was hidden,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41do you think? £310 that's fantastic, isn't it?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43At last things seem to be looking up.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Whoever's bought the collection
0:23:45 > 0:23:48is going to have their work cut out sorting it all out.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50OK, some old-fashioned technology now.
0:23:50 > 0:23:56Not a digital camera, this is a real film camera. Hopefully, we are looking at about £50.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57Start me at £50?
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Worth £30? Start me at £30.
0:23:59 > 0:24:0232 there, 35, 38.
0:24:02 > 0:24:0640, 42, 45, 48, 50?
0:24:06 > 0:24:1250, 55, 60, five, 70, five, at £70 there?
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Are we all done at £70?
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- Sold, sir, at £70. - £70! That's excellent.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24How does that compare to what you paid for it back in the '60s?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26I think it was around £60.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30- It cost a lot of money.- Of course. Yes, it would have been, yes.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35Despite the new age of cameras, the sale of this 35mm Pentax
0:24:35 > 0:24:38shows that not everyone wants to go digital.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Our final item is the one we've all been waiting for.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46It is of course the gold and the silver, with an estimate of £800 to £1,000.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Start me at £500 for it?
0:24:49 > 0:24:56Thank you. At £500? 550, 550. 600.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58And 50. 700.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00And 50. 800. And 50.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05A bid here at £800. 900?
0:25:05 > 0:25:10900, seated. 900. 920, if you like.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14The bid's here at £900, I'll take 20. Are we done at £900?
0:25:14 > 0:25:19I think it's cheap for £900, I'm selling, all done, £900 all out, going, number 470, you've got it.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23- £900.- Yes!
0:25:23 > 0:25:24That's amazing.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26So, we saved the best until last.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29I was worried that we weren't going to make any sort of dent
0:25:29 > 0:25:32in that £3,000 target.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35It's important that we do try and get this money because you need
0:25:35 > 0:25:38this oxygen machine, don't you, if you're going to enjoy your holiday?
0:25:38 > 0:25:41We have actually banked today,
0:25:41 > 0:25:48bearing in mind you've got quite a lot of unsold items, £1,462.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51So, are you pleased with that?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Yes, very pleased.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Bhupendra's a step nearer getting that portable oxygen machine
0:26:01 > 0:26:04that will enable the couple to resume their jet setting ways.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08And it looks like they are already getting in the holiday mood.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Obviously our target was £3,000.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15But we knew we didn't have enough items to reach that figure.
0:26:15 > 0:26:21But I'm very pleased, and I hope that in three to six months' time,
0:26:21 > 0:26:27I will be able to reach the target one way or another and will be able to buy the oxygen machine.
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