0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello and welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08I imagine we've all got bits and pieces lying around the house that have been passed down
0:00:08 > 0:00:13and which frankly are just gathering dust, because we don't think they're worth anything.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Well, I hope our lady today has had her duster out,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18because she's in for a few surprises.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Coming up on Cash In The Attic:
0:00:40 > 0:00:44This family enjoys collecting more than just antiques.
0:00:44 > 0:00:49I must say there is some wonderful authentic dust.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51I knew you would catch me out on that one.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54James earns a reputation.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57So I can call you Mr Mean?
0:00:57 > 0:01:00And we learn the lessons of the auction room the hard way.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03This one's going to hurt, isn't it?
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- This is the one that's going to hurt.- I love it.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Find out what happens when the hammer falls.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Today I'm in a very windy Salisbury,
0:01:12 > 0:01:14and I'm on my way to meet a lady who's
0:01:14 > 0:01:16called in the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:16 > 0:01:18to help raise money for a new abode.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Jane Andrews feels right at home here in the countryside.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27It's where she can spend time with the cherished members of her extended family -
0:01:27 > 0:01:28these wonderful ponies.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31She's been breeding championship horses all her life,
0:01:31 > 0:01:36and her son and granddaughter are also accomplished equestrians.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Today I'm joined by antiques expert James Rylands,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43who's all set to sniff out the best things for Jane
0:01:43 > 0:01:46to take to auction. I let him go ahead and check in with Jane
0:01:46 > 0:01:50and her 14-year-old granddaughter, who will be helping us today.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- Hello! Hi.- Hello, Jennie.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- You must be Jane?- I am.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56And you're...is it Emma-Jo or Emma?
0:01:56 > 0:01:58- Emma-Jo.- OK. My little girl's called Emma,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01so forgive me if I get it wrong some time during the day.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Well, I see there are ponies absolutely everywhere.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05What's all that about?
0:02:05 > 0:02:09We breed and show Connemara ponies, have done for several years now.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Connemara ponies?
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Yes. They originate from Ireland, in Connemara down in County Galway,
0:02:15 > 0:02:20where I live so many months of the year and so many months back here.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23OK, so...why am I here?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26I want to build an extension,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30and so I am trying to raise some funds to help towards it.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33So how much do you think we might be able to raise today?
0:02:33 > 0:02:38I would like to raise 600, and if I could raise more it would be good.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40600-plus. OK, so that's the target.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Has Gran got lots of bits and pieces everywhere?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45She's a hoarder. A big one.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48You said that, excellent. I didn't want to say it.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51I am a hoarder. Very much so. I hate parting with things.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53I always think they may have a use.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57I tell you what, we like hoarders on this show, it's exactly what we want.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00I think James has already found something, by the look of it.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05Shall we go and find him? I like it when he gets going straightaway.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09It's always intriguing to imagine what we might discover on a rummage.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13And I'm impressed that this crisp winter morning hasn't stopped James
0:03:13 > 0:03:16stepping outside to find something rather special.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18It's quite nippy out here.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21OK, James, we saw you had spotted something.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25What you got here?
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Well, Jane, you tell us. Where did it come from?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Well, it belonged to my grandmother.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I remember it right as a very small child.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37She actually had a pair of them.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41My sister has the other chair. It's always out in all weathers,
0:03:41 > 0:03:46it's never ever been kept in. So you can see it's extremely strong.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I'm astonished - I thought it was a piece of relatively modern garden furniture.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52We've got a plaque here, and it says,
0:03:52 > 0:03:56"Made by the Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Company Ltd,
0:03:56 > 0:04:00"Blyth, Northumberland, from teak taken from RMS Arlanza."
0:04:01 > 0:04:03RMS, Royal Mail Service. So it was a mail ship.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Mail ship, operated between Southampton and South America.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12And then I think in the 1930s she was finally broken up, and that's when
0:04:12 > 0:04:13this firm, Hughes Bolckow,
0:04:13 > 0:04:19they specialised in breaking up the ships, and then recycling... It's a nice example of early recycling.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22So it wasn't a shipwreck, she was kind of decommissioned.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25She was actually broken up. It wasn't a shipwreck.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29So what value would you put on this, James? A nice one?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Well, I'd probably put in it with an estimate of between £30 and £50,
0:04:32 > 0:04:36but I would hope with all that history that somebody would pay more.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Well, I would hope they would pay more. We'll have a go.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Let's go in, it's cold.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Everywhere you look, there's proof that Jane's a pony fanatic.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49So I'm hoping she won't mind if we throw in this horse figurine.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51With her love for the Connemaras,
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Jane just had to have this one when she saw it at an antiques fair.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58What's better still is that this is made by Beswick,
0:04:58 > 0:05:03a company best known for collectable racehorse and canine figurines.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07James thinks someone might run off with this old boy for £20 to £30.
0:05:08 > 0:05:14Meanwhile Emma-Jo's found a jug that reminds her of fond family memories.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- Hello.- Ooh... Emma-Jo, what have you got there?
0:05:18 > 0:05:22This belonged to my great-grandparents.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Oh, OK. Well, I love it. A jug covered with hunting scenes.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Were they good hunting folks?
0:05:27 > 0:05:33- Well, they were actually really good animal lovers.- Were they?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36They were, and so I was quite surprised when I found this
0:05:36 > 0:05:37because it had hunting on it.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40I agree. But you probably like this, don't you?
0:05:40 > 0:05:46- Yes, I like horses and I like riding and I like hunting.- Oh, I love it.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Ah... No, there we go.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52The bottom of it says it all, it says, "D'ye ken John Peel".
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- Do you know what that means?- No.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00Well, what it is, is a north of England or Scottish dialect for
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- "Do you know John Peel?"- OK.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04And John Peel himself was actually
0:06:04 > 0:06:05a farmer originally
0:06:05 > 0:06:09in the Lake District, and he was born
0:06:09 > 0:06:11in the sort of 1770s, 1780s.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14And he didn't spend much time farming,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17he became one of the most famous huntsmen in the country.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18And not just foxes,
0:06:18 > 0:06:20he hunted pine martens, hares -
0:06:20 > 0:06:22you name it, he hunted it.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24And he became so famous
0:06:24 > 0:06:27that after he died they actually wrote a song about him,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29"D'ye ken John Peel?" Don't ask me to sing it to you.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31But it is actually quite well known.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34But also on here you can see
0:06:34 > 0:06:35the name of the factory -
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Wedgwood, Etruria, England.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39And then 1829.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Well, I think we should probably put about £40 to £60 on it.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- How does that sound? - That sounds good.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48And do you think your granny's going to be happy to see it sold?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50She would be happy, but she'll be sad to see it go.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Well, your great-grandparents will be very happy to see it go,
0:06:54 > 0:06:56since they didn't like hunting!
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Let's see if we can find something else.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00It's a modest valuation, but every bit helps Jane
0:07:00 > 0:07:05towards that extra much-needed space around the house.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08In the meantime, she's managed to find this stunning diamond ring.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10She bought it several years ago at auction,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13but it's spent more time in a box than on her finger.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17James hopes the bidders will be fighting over the bling
0:07:17 > 0:07:19if he sets the price at £300 to £500.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Speaking of James, he's back in the living room -
0:07:25 > 0:07:29and there's a particular piece of furniture that's caught his eye.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31What you found there, then?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Well, Jane, I'm hoping you can tell US.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Well, I know it as a "co-fer",
0:07:35 > 0:07:38but I don't know that that's the correct word.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- "Co-fer"! Doesn't that sound frightfully posh(?)- Yes.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Is that a Salisbury way of saying it?
0:07:44 > 0:07:48I... I assume it is, because most people now call them coffers.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Is that correct?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53I think that's absolutely right. But I like "co-fer".
0:07:53 > 0:07:55I just had a cup of "co-fee"(!)
0:07:55 > 0:07:57THEY ALL LAUGH
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- Well...we'll call it whatever you think!- Exactly.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Well, it's very handsome, I think. - Where did it come from?
0:08:04 > 0:08:08As far as I'm aware it belonged to my great-great-grandmother.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11So when will that be... That's back in the 19th century?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Yeah.- But I think it goes back a bit further than that.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Right...
0:08:16 > 0:08:18I think this was probably made
0:08:18 > 0:08:21some time in the second half of the 18th century.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- So that's over 250 years old.- Yes.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Oh, wow. it's even older than what I anticipated. Gosh.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31This form of chest - or coffer, it's got lots of different names -
0:08:31 > 0:08:34in a way was one of the earliest pieces of furniture.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37And the earliest ones were used in churches.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40And they were used to store vestments, in other words the outfits
0:08:40 > 0:08:43that the clergy wore, but also documents and things like that.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Well, that actually would probably make sense.
0:08:46 > 0:08:53My grandparents' side of that family were chapel Methodist people.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54That makes sense.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I can see that it HAS been restored,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58and obviously that does make a bit of difference.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01There's a length of wood here that's actually been sort of
0:09:01 > 0:09:05restored and sleeved in, you can see the difference in colour.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08But in fairness, it's still got its original hinges
0:09:08 > 0:09:11with these really nice hand-made hand-hammered nails -
0:09:11 > 0:09:14that's a nice point because usually they don't.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15How much do you reckon it'll fetch?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Well, I'd probably put a valuation
0:09:18 > 0:09:20of between £200 and £300 on it.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22It would be great if it would go more.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23Well, let's hope it does better,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25because I am known as Mr Mean.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- Ah, right. So I can call you Mr Mean, then?- Yes, Mr Meany.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Come on, Mr Mean, let's find something else then.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39A wonderful valuation for a fine piece of craftsmanship.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43I wonder what else we can find here in Salisbury for Jane to take to the auction?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46She's digging deep into her jewellery box,
0:09:46 > 0:09:50and has found yet another set of precious stones.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52These matching silver earrings, necklace and brooch
0:09:52 > 0:09:54are embellished with amethyst stones.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58It's another thing that hasn't seen much wear in the last few years,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02and James thinks someone who fancies Victorian-style jewellery
0:10:02 > 0:10:04might take it off her hands
0:10:04 > 0:10:06for £80 to £120.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12It's rather like living in a stable here, that looks like a stable door.
0:10:12 > 0:10:18That's right. Well, we try to keep it as near to reality as possible with the horses.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- You just are crazy about horses, aren't you?- Yes.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- Everywhere I look...- Yes, there's ponies and horses all the time.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Now, most of them are over in Ireland, I understand.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30You live in Ireland part of each year?
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Yes. I spend so much time in Ireland and so much time here.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- What's it like over there?- I'm down in Connemara, and it's beautiful.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I miss England, of course I do,
0:10:40 > 0:10:45but erm, we... I come backwards and forwards.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- And that's why you need your own space here.- Yes.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Your own annexe. Better go and make some more money towards it.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Yes. We need to do that.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55I'm sure there's some places we haven't checked.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Go through this way, shall we?
0:10:58 > 0:11:04As Jane and I get back to work, Emma-Jo's found this blazing red accordion from the 1950s.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05It's made by Hohner,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08and Jane bought it during her travels around Ireland.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Hohner is a German company best known for harmonicas,
0:11:11 > 0:11:16but over the years it's also made a range of other musical instruments.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21James thinks someone might part with £20 to £40 for this accordion.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25I've actually lost the clanger on that bell, James.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28What you mean, Jo, is you've DROPPED a clanger!
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Probably. I wonder if this might be of some interest.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Oh, a stamp album.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- My father had this when he was a boy...- OK.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38..and then he started collecting stamps.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44So many boys of that period and later were given stamp albums to fill.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47And most of the ones we see are pretty empty,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50because the enthusiasm lasted for a year or so.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53But just flicking through this, your dad spent
0:11:53 > 0:11:55a lot of time and effort on this -
0:11:55 > 0:11:57and here in the front, here's where it all began.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Here we've got a Penny Black -
0:11:59 > 0:12:01well, actually, it's a reproduction.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06Right... Bit disappointed on that, because
0:12:06 > 0:12:10although he never said it was an original one, I assumed it was.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12But you know they produced 68 million of these?
0:12:12 > 0:12:16I didn't. But that eases it a bit for me, knowing that.
0:12:16 > 0:12:22What makes this album for me is your dad was obviously very diligent.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- It's quite a full album...- Yes.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26That's the good news. The bad news is that
0:12:26 > 0:12:30he and millions and millions of little boys and girls of this period
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- were doing exactly the same thing. - Yeah.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Value on this, with all the stamps that can I see here -
0:12:36 > 0:12:39it's probably between £50 and £100.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43But it's a bit, if you like, of geographic and social history,
0:12:43 > 0:12:44that's what I like about it.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Can I call you Mr Meany(?)
0:12:46 > 0:12:49You can! You can call me Mr Meany all day.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Let's see what else we can find, shall we?
0:12:52 > 0:12:53But, with that valuation
0:12:53 > 0:12:56we're certainly climbing towards our £600 target.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59James has luckily stumbled across two more relics
0:12:59 > 0:13:02left by Jane's father -
0:13:02 > 0:13:04these watches from the 1920s.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08One is made by Waltham, a well-known American watchmaker,
0:13:08 > 0:13:12and the other is from the local Salisbury company, HR Tribbeck's.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16James thinks they COULD bring us another £30 to £50.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20We've searched high and low to find the best items for auction,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23and Jane's interested to find out more about one last piece
0:13:23 > 0:13:26that she MIGHT give up to auction.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Another family heirloom!
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- Here we go.- That's beautiful.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- Where did it come from, Jane?- It actually came from my grandmother.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38It was on top of a bookcase,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41and for as long as can I remember in any of her houses
0:13:41 > 0:13:43it was always there.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Well, the originals of these had pendulums hanging down,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48but they were very unwieldy
0:13:48 > 0:13:51because you had to hang them on the wall, these lantern clocks.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56About 100 years ago, when this was made, they actually made them
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- with French carriage clock movements in the back.- Right.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03So in the inside there you've actually got a movement that
0:14:03 > 0:14:05would have come from a French carriage clock.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09I must say, there's some wonderful authentic dust!
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- THEY ALL LAUGH - I knew you would catch me out on that one.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14I wondered if you'd had your duster out today.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19But that's what the auctioneers call "in country house condition"!
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Can I send it along with load of dust on, then?
0:14:21 > 0:14:24You can. You get the vacuum cleaner, put it in reverse,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27blow dust over all the things - make them look old.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30So what do YOU reckon it might be worth?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Three? Two-and-a-half, three...?
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Do you know, you're going to get my job. You are going to get my job...
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- I'll take your job, James. - Are we talking thousands?
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Well, I wish. I hope you weren't talking thousands.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46But in fact, because I'm Mr Meany
0:14:46 > 0:14:49I'm going to go £200 to £300.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53That's all right, isn't it? That's a few quid in the pot.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- Well, at the start of the day we said we wanted how much?- 600.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00£600. So that Gran can have her own space,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02which I think's very important indeed.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05We can't find enough money for the WHOLE of the annexe,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08but with any luck, on James' lowest estimates,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11you should make not £600...
0:15:11 > 0:15:13but £970.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15£970!
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Well... What would that do?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- Couple of windows(?) - I think it should.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Great, thank you very much indeed.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27It's not often you mix animals with antiques,
0:15:27 > 0:15:30but whatever the case, I'd say that was a day well spent.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33We have some wonderful items on their way to auction...
0:15:34 > 0:15:39The 18th-century oak coffer will hopefully bring us £200 to £300.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45And there's the 19th-century garden chair - at £30 to £50
0:15:45 > 0:15:47we hope its seafaring past
0:15:47 > 0:15:51will raise our estimated price even higher.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53And finally, the brass lantern clock.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Jane may need to get out the feather duster on this one,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00but with a price tag of £200 to £300,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03she could consider it a worthwhile investment.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08'Still to come on Cash In The Attic:
0:16:08 > 0:16:12'Will the recycling history of this chair impress our bidders?'
0:16:12 > 0:16:15That's the builder's certificate paid for!
0:16:15 > 0:16:16I'm glad that was appreciated.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19'And what's got Jane so excited at auction?'
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Yes!
0:16:21 > 0:16:23'Find out what happens when the hammer falls.'
0:16:29 > 0:16:34Well, we learned a fair bit about horses there with Jane and Emma, and we found some great pieces too.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39And today we've brought everything here to Lawrences auction rooms at Crewkerne in Somerset.
0:16:39 > 0:16:45Now, remember - Jane wants to raise £600, to go towards creating a bit more living space.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50So let's hope the bidders here are ready for a flutter, when her items go under the hammer.
0:16:50 > 0:16:56Today's general sale contains an array of household items, ceramics and furniture,
0:16:56 > 0:16:58plus a stunning selection of jewellery.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01And with over 500 lots crossing the auction block,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04there's plenty of bidders eager to bag a bargain.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07James has his finger on the pulse of the auction room today,
0:17:07 > 0:17:12and I'm wondering if our family's accordion is indeed one to watch.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16A talent I had no idea you had, I must say...
0:17:16 > 0:17:18News to me as well, Jennie, I have to say!
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Unconventional way of holding it.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Well, I haven't got a clue, I've just been twirling away on the keys.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Has there been any interest in it?
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Well, I hope so, because funnily enough we've got a piano, drums...
0:17:30 > 0:17:34so if anybody wants to start a band, it's all here. That's got to help.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Well, I'm curious to see how that diamond ring's going to go.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39That's worth a bit of money.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41And that nice clock.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45And the chair - I do hope that that shipbreakers' chair...
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Well, the sun's nearly shining today,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- so that might help. - Ever the optimist, OK.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Let's see if they've arrived. If you can bear to part with that!
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Jane and her granddaughter Emma-Jo are exactly where we'd expect -
0:17:57 > 0:18:00right next to the horses.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01- Good morning!- Morning!
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Nice to see you.- Nice to see you.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- How's Granny today? - She's behaving herself.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- Are you behaving?- I hope so.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- Are you nervous?- No. No, not really.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Well done - cos you haven't been to an auction before.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Not for putting my own stuff in -
0:18:15 > 0:18:18I've been to an auction for buying bits and pieces,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20but not for putting my own stuff in.
0:18:20 > 0:18:26- So what about horse auctions? - Oh, yes, plenty of those. I go to plenty of sales like that.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31All right, let's find a spot, cos the auction is about to start.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36Now, if you would like to raise money for something special, do take note that auction rooms
0:18:36 > 0:18:38may charge additional fees such as commission.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43They'll vary from house to house, so it's best to enquire in advance.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46As the auction gets under way, we stake out a good spot
0:18:46 > 0:18:50for Jane's first item - the 1950s Hohner accordion.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52James was having a little fiddle with it earlier, weren't you?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Well, if you can call it playing...
0:18:55 > 0:18:57I didn't say that, I said fiddling!
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- So have you played it?- No.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03I bought it for Emma to practise on,
0:19:03 > 0:19:05and she started to have lessons for a bit
0:19:05 > 0:19:08but it didn't materialise very much.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Is it OK to sell it?
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Yeah, I'll miss it, but...oh well. Life goes on.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Yeah, we've got £20 to £40. Should make that. That's a squeeze!
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Start me here at £20.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23£20 is bid. 25. 30. 35...
0:19:24 > 0:19:28£45... For the last time, £45 - if you're all done at 45...
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- GAVEL BANGING - Well, that's OK.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- Are you pleased to see that go, Emma? - Sad, but...yeah.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- But it's above the estimate.- Mm.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40I don't think any of us realised how much Emma-Jo loved that accordion,
0:19:40 > 0:19:44but she's going to have to take up a new instrument now.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Next up is one of my favourites -
0:19:46 > 0:19:48it's your garden chair, the shipbreakers' chair.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51So what have we got? £30 to £50...
0:19:51 > 0:19:54It's well built and it's comfortable. I think it should make that.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Lot 84 is a garden chair...
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- It's not JUST a garden chair. - It's not any old garden chair!
0:20:01 > 0:20:0430 now. 35. 40. 45. 50.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06£50. Lady's bid.
0:20:06 > 0:20:0855. 60.
0:20:08 > 0:20:1055. 70.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14£70, still by the pillar. Selling at 70 now, all done at 70...
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- That's the builder's certificate paid for!- That's good.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22I'm glad that was appreciated. Are you pleased with that?
0:20:22 > 0:20:26I was. That'll pay for the building certificate of lawfulness.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Well, Jane's certainly embraced the selling spirit today.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30If she keeps this up,
0:20:30 > 0:20:34she'll be drawing up the plans for her new extension in no time at all.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37We've got your fob watches coming up now.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41How are you feeling about selling them? They belonged to your father?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44A bit sad, but hopefully somebody will get some pleasure from them.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Bids start at 10, I'm looking for more...
0:20:46 > 0:20:48We want more than 10.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50..18. 20.
0:20:50 > 0:20:5222. 25. 28 now,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54at £28... 30 now.
0:20:54 > 0:20:5535... 40. 45.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57How stingy!
0:20:57 > 0:21:00£50. All done at 50 then, it's yours, sir, at 50...
0:21:01 > 0:21:07Top end of the estimate. That's all right. Let's hope we can keep it up!
0:21:07 > 0:21:10So far James has been spot on with the estimates.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13We're either meeting or exceeding the top end every time.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18Next, it's the diamond ring. It's the most expensive lot of the day,
0:21:18 > 0:21:21and Jane's put a £300 reserve on it.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22Does it fit YOU, Emma?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- It does.- Oooh!
0:21:24 > 0:21:26I want it. I love it.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28This one's going to hurt, isn't it?
0:21:28 > 0:21:31This is the one that's going to hurt.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34And bids start me here at 250.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- 260. 270 is bid... - You've got a reserve of 300.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40£270 is bid.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42I can sell at 270.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45It's at £270, and I'm selling...
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Absentee bidder, at 270. Last time...
0:21:48 > 0:21:53- I'm sorry, Em...- They did sell it, at the discretion of the reserve.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Comfort your granddaughter(!)
0:21:55 > 0:21:57JAMES LAUGHS
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Well, that was obviously a tough one for Emma-Jo. Now, our next lot
0:22:03 > 0:22:07might not be diamonds, but it'll put a sparkle in a philatelist's eye...
0:22:07 > 0:22:09It's the stamp collection.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Your father had gone to a huge amount of trouble, and really stuck at it
0:22:13 > 0:22:17because there are loads and loads of them in that album.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20So for any schoolboy that's here, what a great starter collection.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25OK. £50 at least, a big estimate - £50 to £100 actually,
0:22:25 > 0:22:26so it could go anywhere.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29£30 for the stamps? At £30...
0:22:30 > 0:22:33At £30. 20 if it helps... Or I'll move on.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34No. Nobody wants them.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36All done at 20, then...
0:22:36 > 0:22:43All that means is that today there weren't any stamp collectors here. So they'll live to have a day.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47We might not have sold the stamps today, but Jane can enter them
0:22:47 > 0:22:48in a specialist sale,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52and hopefully find the bidder and price worthy of the collection.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56We'd hoped that the sale of the diamond ring was going to set the pattern for today,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59but our luck doesn't seem to have rubbed off
0:22:59 > 0:23:03on the Victorian-style jewellery set with amethyst stones.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07And when the handsome lantern clock also failed to rouse any interest...
0:23:07 > 0:23:09well, we're all a bit downhearted.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15However, Jane's still managed to raise £435 towards her £600 target -
0:23:15 > 0:23:17and there's still more items to come.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21We are going to try to sell your Beswick horse now.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Where's that from?
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- I actually bought that at an auction.- Did you?
0:23:24 > 0:23:25How much did you pay for it?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27120.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- How much?- 120!
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Oooh!
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Bids start me on this at £20. £20...
0:23:34 > 0:23:3525. 30.
0:23:35 > 0:23:3835. 40. 45. 50.
0:23:38 > 0:23:3955. 60.
0:23:39 > 0:23:4165, and I'm out.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42£65, and I'm selling.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45It's in the room at £65. It's yours, madam, at 65...
0:23:45 > 0:23:47For the last time at 65...
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Triple the estimate. Can't be bad.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54It's half what you paid for it - but you've had all that pleasure.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55That's right, yes.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Well, this horse may be off to greener pastures -
0:23:59 > 0:24:02but will our next lot take a leaf out of the same book?
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- Are you happy to part with your Wedgwood jug now? - Yes. I've got to sell something!
0:24:06 > 0:24:11Start me here at £20 on this one if you will. £20 for it...
0:24:11 > 0:24:13At £20. At £20...
0:24:13 > 0:24:15They don't like it.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17All done at 20 then. Last time, £20...
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- Did he sell it? - No, I don't think he did.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Try as he might, the auctioneer failed to garner any interest -
0:24:25 > 0:24:29and it looks as though Jane will be taking the jug home.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33We've got one last chance to get more money in the pot for that extension,
0:24:33 > 0:24:38and it's a large piece of furniture which, fingers crossed, should do well.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42We need a really good sale here, your oak coffer. It's a big item.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- £200... Have you got a reserve? - Yes, I have on that.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48You've got a £200 reserve with discretion, so the lowest
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- it can be sold for is £180.- OK.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Remind me what you called it again?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- A "co-fer"!- A "co-fer".
0:24:55 > 0:25:00If he describes it as a "co-fer" maybe that'll make worth a bit more.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05Start me at 160. 170. 180. 190. 200.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- And 20 is bid. £220 is bid...- Good.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13At 220... And I'm selling on commission at 220...
0:25:13 > 0:25:15240. 260.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- 280 and I'm out. At £280 now... - Keep it coming.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21And selling at 280... For the last time.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- One more?- Yes!- Great stuff.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- How's that? Is that all right? - What a flourish to end with.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33Now THAT'S more like it. At last, a great sale to round off the day.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39So, the only question left is how much have we raised?
0:25:40 > 0:25:43You had four items which didn't sell, but despite that
0:25:43 > 0:25:47you have made £780.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Oh, well, that's great. Yes, lovely.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54- Well, it's been a pleasure working with you. It really has. - Well, we enjoyed it as well.
0:25:58 > 0:26:04Thanks to the auction, Jane's now got £780 that she can put towards that extension
0:26:04 > 0:26:06she's planning to build.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09We caught up with her at her second home in Ireland,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12where she was spending some time with her beloved horses.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Every little helps, and it's all going towards the new annexe.
0:26:16 > 0:26:22Well, I'm waiting at the moment for the certificate of lawfulness.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Unfortunately this takes a while, it could be about eight weeks -
0:26:25 > 0:26:29but as soon as it's ready hopefully we can make a move.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33And I hope I make it at the end of the day!
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