0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to the programme that helps you hunt for treasures
0:00:05 > 0:00:07and then sells them at auction.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11It's really sad when a life partner dies and leaves you on your own.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15It's tough, especially when it comes to making decisions by yourself.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19What happens if you decide you're going to downsize?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21There are things you're going to have to keep
0:00:21 > 0:00:23and others you're going to have to part with.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26And it's difficult deciding which ones should go,
0:00:26 > 0:00:30especially when many of them have sentimental associations.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33But those are the problems facing a lady
0:00:33 > 0:00:35I'm about to meet on Cash In The Attic.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Coming up on Cash In The Attic...
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Some rather cheeky 20th cartoons.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04You've quite a few risque ones here!
0:01:04 > 0:01:08We'll have to put some sticky tape on at the auction. Censored!
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Our expert shows off his knowledge of 18th century sculpture.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15I can tell you what it is, it's a statue!
0:01:15 > 0:01:19And unexpected interest in '70s silver at auction.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24- I've got 11 bids.- 11 bids.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27But will we still be smiling at the end of the day?
0:01:27 > 0:01:30You'll see when we crack that gavel.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Today I'm on the outskirts of Doncaster where I'm about to
0:01:33 > 0:01:38meet a lady called Annette who has called in the team to help her
0:01:38 > 0:01:41raise money for two special trips.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47Keen calligrapher Annette Norton left school at 15 to join
0:01:47 > 0:01:50her parents, who worked for Sheffield Steel.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Later jobs found her in a stockbrokers and at Midland Bank
0:01:54 > 0:01:56and in 1980 she married Derek Norton,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59a notable figure in the British steel industry,
0:01:59 > 0:02:00who sadly died in 2008.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07Joining Annette today at her Doncaster home is her youngest sister, Andrena.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12The two share fond memories of childhood holidays caravanning in Bridlington.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15But Annette is planning a trip that's somewhat more adventurous.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18She's called in the Cash team to help.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23- Hi, Annette! And this is one of your sisters.- This is Andrena.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- You've another sister as well. - Yes, Arlene.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Your mum must have had a sense of humour calling the three of you with As.
0:02:30 > 0:02:36All ADs, actually. Andrena Diane, Annette Delicia and Arlene Denise!
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- That must have led to complications! - It did a little.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42It did when I was younger.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46I was the first one in from school so the post arrived
0:02:46 > 0:02:51and anything address to Miss AD Clark, I opened them!
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- So, I knew what the boyfriends were saying before they did.- She did.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- And you still stayed friends. - We did.- Amazing.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- You're going to help us today. - I'll try.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03So why, Annette have you called in Cash In The Attic?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05We're hoping a world cruise with the family
0:03:05 > 0:03:09and visit my pen friend of 58 years.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- I've never been over to see her. - Where is she?- She's in Texas.
0:03:13 > 0:03:20- Fantastic. How much you think that's going to cost? Quite a lot.- A lot.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22How much do we hope to raise today towards that?
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- Hopefully about £1,000.- Well, I've brought just the man for the job.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29It's Paul Hayes and I know he's already started
0:03:29 > 0:03:31looking for things we can take to auction.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Why don't you go and see what you can find and we'll meet Paul?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Great!
0:03:37 > 0:03:39With two rather expensive holidays on the cards,
0:03:39 > 0:03:43£1,000 should be just the ticket so let's hope
0:03:43 > 0:03:46we can find enough goodies around the house to make it happen.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Our expert, Paul Hayes, is a bit of a bloodhound with
0:03:49 > 0:03:52a good nose for antiques. Nearly 30 years in the business
0:03:52 > 0:03:57has taught him to follow a lead, to canine-themed etchings like these.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01There we are. Here's Paul. I told you he'd be hard at work all ready.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- What have you found?- Some risque pictures. Cover your eyes, ladies.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Where did these come from?
0:04:06 > 0:04:11My husband, Derek, was chairman of a company in Sheffield
0:04:11 > 0:04:13and a member of the board bought these for him.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15One at a time, each year, for his birthday.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18He thought they resembled the board members.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- So, if that's the board of directors, which one is Derek? - The bulldog!
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Who else could it possibly be?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26But these are quite famous cartoons, aren't they?
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Yeah, these were popular in the 1920s and 1930s.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32There were two artists, one called Hubert and one called O'Klein.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34You've got the O'Klein version.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38But they all capture this 1920/1930s French Parisian scene.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42The days of decadence, jazz, that sort of thing.
0:04:42 > 0:04:48They're always doing toilet humour. There's all sorts of humour. Could you translate that for me?
0:04:48 > 0:04:53It's colloquial French but what he's saying is, "Oh, to be a free dog!"
0:04:53 > 0:04:56You've got all these little dogs that aren't on leads
0:04:56 > 0:04:59chasing this rather attractive little bitch here.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- Unfortunately, he's got the lead on and can't join them.- Right.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06That's the tamest of the ones I've seen.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08They are quite valuable, aren't they?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Yes, they're very collectible.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13The more risque they are, the more desirable they tend to be.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17And you've got quite a few risque ones here!
0:05:17 > 0:05:21I'll put some sticky tape on at the auction. Censored!
0:05:21 > 0:05:27Joking apart, you have a set of five here. I'd say around the £100 mark.
0:05:27 > 0:05:2970-100 will give them a chance.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Hopefully somebody will want to spend a penny!- Oh, Paul!
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- And it's so early in the day. - I know! Sorry about that!
0:05:38 > 0:05:40No time for comfort breaks, Paul,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43if we want to send Annette and her sisters around the world.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Andrena has been hard at work and thinks this 19th century
0:05:47 > 0:05:50mahogany side table might be worth our consideration.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53It used to belong to Annette's mother-in-law and Paul reckons
0:05:53 > 0:05:58it could fetch in the region of £100 to £150 at auction.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Paul, can you look at this?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05What have you got? Oh, I wasn't expecting that!
0:06:05 > 0:06:10Look at that! So, who plays the saxophone?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Well, Derek was trying to learn to play.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17What sort of music did he like, rock and roll or jazz?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20He really liked all kinds of music. A broad spectrum of different things.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Well, this is a very versatile instrument.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28It was designed for military bands, military brass bands.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Of course, you'd have to be heard over the noise of the drums.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33It's a very loud instrument.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37The 1930s and '40s, we get the jazz era and rock and roll.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42It's wonderful - I think Buddy Holly, True Love Ways and Bill Haley,
0:06:42 > 0:06:47Rock Around The Clock, saxophones, wonderful stuff.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49The basic concept is it's a reed instrument.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52If I get the end piece here. In here would be a little reed.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Of course, it uses the vibrations on this reed to create the sound.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00That's then amplified and affected by these buttons. Very clever.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Is it something you wanted to take up yourself?- No, I don't think so.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06It's boxed, in mint condition
0:07:06 > 0:07:09and I imagine it's been quite expensive when bought.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13To give it a chance at auction I'd like to put it in with
0:07:13 > 0:07:15an estimate of less than £100.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19If I said £60 to £100 as an estimate and go from there.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- How does that sound?- Yes, fine. - Is that music to your ears?- Yes!
0:07:23 > 0:07:28I hope that Paul is right and the saxophone hits all the right notes on sale day.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31He started at 70!
0:07:31 > 0:07:36As our rummage continues, I notice more of the wonderful things Annette has collected.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39I'd like to know more about her -
0:07:39 > 0:07:44the distant pen-pal she mentioned and those childhood holidays with her sisters.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48We can take the weight off our feet for five minutes.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52The thing I love about you three sisters is you're going on this cruise together
0:07:52 > 0:07:56but you've grown up being really close.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Yes, we have.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03All our younger lives especially. As we've got older we've
0:08:03 > 0:08:07not seen quite as much of each other but we do get on well.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08And you always went on holiday together?
0:08:08 > 0:08:12We did, we had some great times. We went to Bridlington every year
0:08:12 > 0:08:15for the same two weeks every year.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- In a converted bus.- Yes! We lived for two weeks in a converted bus.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- Whose was the bus? - It was somebody on the camp-site.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25I'm not sure how Mum and Dad found it.
0:08:25 > 0:08:32- It was great.- Everybody else stayed in beautiful caravans. We stayed in a bus!
0:08:32 > 0:08:33THEY LAUGH
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Annette, tell me about this pen-pal of yours
0:08:36 > 0:08:39because you've been writing to each other since you were seven.
0:08:39 > 0:08:46Yes. We started writing to each other because a girl from America
0:08:46 > 0:08:49came into my class at school and she was a friend of hers.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51I joined in and wrote to her.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56And over the years she's been to visit me twice
0:08:56 > 0:09:00but I've never felt able to go over there.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04I'm making the effort this year and I'll visit.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06When you actually met, there must have been a moment when
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- you thought in spite of all this, am I going to like her?- True!
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Yes, there was.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15But as it happened, we were an instant click.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20Tell me about this holiday, whose idea was it that you were going to go together?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22It was mine, I'm afraid!
0:09:22 > 0:09:27I retire this year so we were talking about the fact we'd follow
0:09:27 > 0:09:30it through and I'd do this world cruise
0:09:30 > 0:09:33so they decided they would come along and spoil it for me!
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- So, we need that £1,000 to get you on your way.- We certainly do.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Well, I think Paul has been quite busy finding things to take to auction.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Shall we see how he's doing? - Yes.- Good idea.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48It looks a bit drizzly outside.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Here in the lounge, Paul can't resist finding Annette's favourite
0:09:52 > 0:09:55creatures of the deep.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Presents from colleagues of her husband who knew of her love
0:09:57 > 0:10:00for dolphins - this pair of decorative tables will
0:10:00 > 0:10:04hopefully entertain the bidders for £100 to £140
0:10:04 > 0:10:07without the auctioneer jumping through too many hoops!
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Don't blink! I think she just moved.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Perhaps she wants a brolly.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Angela, we've had this statue in the garden for quite some time
0:10:15 > 0:10:18and I'm thinking maybe I should move it on.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20What do you think?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22It's rather splendid. Shall we have a look?
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- Yes.- Oh, hang on! It's pouring with rain out there. Paul!
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- Uh-huh!- Can you come and join us?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Hello.- Paul, you see out there in the garden?- I do.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36There's this lovely statue. Would you like to go and take a look at it?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I think I would.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- Bleurgh!- While he's having a look at it, where does it come from?
0:10:42 > 0:10:46She was actually in an apartment that Derek was living in,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48in Sheffield, when I first knew him.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- And...- Where, in an apartment, would you keep that?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53She was actually in the entrance hall.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55The first time we moved into our own house.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00She moved into the garden. And there's she's been ever since.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Each time we move, she's moved with us.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06But, unfortunately, the last move, she did get some damage.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- To the hand?- To the hand, yes.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11And, I stuck her back together with super glue but...
0:11:11 > 0:11:13One or two pieces were still missing.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Why have you kept her, though? What was the sentimental value?
0:11:17 > 0:11:21We thought she was lucky. And so, wherever we went, she came with us.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24And we called her Moliath. We gave her a name.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- Moliath!- So, Moliath moved everywhere.- Instead of Goliath? - Correct.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33- Paul! Do you want to come and tell us about the statue then?- Well...
0:11:33 > 0:11:35I'll tell you what it is. It's a statue.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37It's quite a nice one, actually.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Have you ever had it valued before?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Some years ago we did send her to auction.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44And we regretted it. So...
0:11:44 > 0:11:48We decided to fetch her back instead of letting the sale go through.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- So, how long have you had it yourself?- 30 years.- OK.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52- Was it new then...?- No, no!
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- No.- Right.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57If I said, sort of 300 to 500, how does that sound?
0:11:57 > 0:11:58Fine! Yeah, great.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- Moliath, you're going to a new home.- Moliath?!
0:12:01 > 0:12:07- Yes, Moliath. I'll tell you later. Shall we go and see what else we can find?- Right.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Here's hoping lucky Moliath's patina is pretty enough for bidders at the auction.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Time to find Andrena again.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Scouring the kitchen, she's found these shop scales -
0:12:16 > 0:12:18inherited from Derek's mother.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22They were made by Avery, an old West Midlands company.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24And they're marked with imperial measurements.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28The weighty reading of £40 to £60 takes us
0:12:28 > 0:12:30closer to our target.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34As we continue sorting through Annette's vases and ornaments, dotted around the place,
0:12:34 > 0:12:41this lady writer reminds me there's something surely missing from Derek's old office.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44No time for slacking. Come on! This is nice, isn't it?
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- It is. It's beautiful.- Look at that!
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- Now then, so what does Annette use this for?- It was in Derek's office.- OK.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56- So it's surplus now to requirements. - It is now, yes. - It's a type of captain's chair.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Have you heard of that expression before?- I haven't.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Oddly enough, that was Derek's nickname.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- Was it really?- The Captain! - The Captain!
0:13:05 > 0:13:10- Right, it's really suitable, isn't it?- Absolutely! - It's quite modern.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14I'd say you're looking maybe '70s, '80s - maybe a bit more modern than that.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17They swivel around. You can imagine a sea captain who is able to get at all his controls
0:13:17 > 0:13:20and his wheel and so on. That's where the inspiration comes from.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25And in about 1840/1850, they started to produce this wonderful, quilted leather.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Everything was stuffed and comfortable.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30They had these shorter arms for the simple reason,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34if you're a Victorian lady and you had crinoline dresses,
0:13:34 > 0:13:38all your dress would be able to wrap around the sides here.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40But, it's in remarkable condition. It's hardly been used.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- It is - it's beautiful.- So, is it sentimental?- No, I don't think so.
0:13:44 > 0:13:50If I said, at auction, maybe £150 to £200, how does that sound?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- That sounds OK to me.- OK. Let's keep looking.
0:13:53 > 0:13:59I'm sure the captain won't mind if we send his old chair to auction.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Or any of the items that Annette has amassed
0:14:01 > 0:14:04while pottering about in antique shops over the years.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09For instance, this landscape was found in a box of odds and ends 40 years ago.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11The signature is unclear but Paul still thinks that,
0:14:11 > 0:14:16due to the quality, condition and the scene, it could do well.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19He values it at a very promising £120 to £160.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Now, I've found some other framed pictures, which bear closer examination.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28Here's Annette and her hubby enjoying an ice cream together.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31with him beaming that lovely broad grin.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34But, back in his days as a hero of the steel industry strikes,
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Derek "Dan" Norton was occasionally depicted rather more humorously.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45Annette, this cartoon, by Mac, that appeared in the Daily Mail,
0:14:45 > 0:14:50is proof that Derek wasn't just a very important character in your life.
0:14:50 > 0:14:56- He was a major figure in the industrial life of the Midlands. - He was, yes.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Of course, he was chairman of Hadfields, the steel company where
0:15:00 > 0:15:06a lot of the trouble happened when the steel strike was going ahead in 1980.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Just remind us about what happened in that strike?
0:15:08 > 0:15:14Um, well, he did refuse to pay any taxes to the Government whilst the strike was on.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17He was going to... Eventually he knew he would have to pay.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20But he was going to write the cheque on a billet - on a steel billet.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- That's one of the very big pieces of steel.- Yeah.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27He was going to deliver it to the Inland Revenue on a truck.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30But the bailiffs beat him to it.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36- They came in to obviously demand the money, or goods. - Hence the caption here.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39"Mrs Thatcher has sent an envoy, Sir,
0:15:39 > 0:15:41"to persuade you to carry on paying your taxes."
0:15:41 > 0:15:43There's our Henry. Henry Cooper.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- Yes.- That's Derek, of course. - Absolutely!
0:15:45 > 0:15:50I've looked around the house and there are wonderful photographs everywhere.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- In every one, he's got a big smile on his face.- Yes.
0:15:53 > 0:16:00- Always! He was always smiling.- He did become very ill towards the end of his life.- He did, I'm afraid, yes.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04He was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Like most people, you don't take it very seriously.
0:16:07 > 0:16:13But eventually he did lose a leg. And it overtook him in the end.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17But he was always cheerful - always cheerful! Never moaned.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21He'd just got on with it and still did some work.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Well, we want to make that cruise very special for you.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26We got £1,000 to raise towards it, so...
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- Shall we go and see what Paul and your sister have been up to? - Good idea!
0:16:30 > 0:16:33'Derek was clearly an exceptional man.'
0:16:33 > 0:16:40In the Doncaster home he shared with Annette, there are plenty more reminders of him.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44This silver salver belonged to him before he met Annette.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46It carries no special sentimental value.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49It was made by the Sheffield silversmiths, Walker and Hall.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54And the hallmark is 1977. Paul is impressed
0:16:54 > 0:16:58and values it at a very pleasing £70 to £120.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Andrena!
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Ah, now then, who's this chess set?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05I believe it came from South Africa.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- It was a present from a friend of Derek's.- Are you a chess lover?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Yes, I can play but I'm not very good.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13I know a lot of people who have chess sets just like this
0:17:13 > 0:17:15and they never, ever get used.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17But they make a fantastic present for somebody, don't they?
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Well, it's a fantastic game but it dates back to the 16th century
0:17:21 > 0:17:22and it's from India
0:17:22 > 0:17:26and it used to be different armies were represented by different pieces.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29But there's all different types of varieties of these.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Sometimes you get them solid ivory.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35I've seen stone ones with all sorts of enamel work on them.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36This one will be African.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39And it's made from lignum vitae. Have you heard of that before?
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Never.- Right, well it's the densest wood known to man.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44It's almost like ebony
0:17:44 > 0:17:46but it has these little bits of white fleck in it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- Can you see that?- Yes.- And it's the only wood that actually sinks.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53If I said 25, up to about 45,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56does that sound all right to you?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- It does to me.- Great. It's your move.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Come on, let's keep looking.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Annette never played chess at all,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05so selling it is indeed a good move.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07A step closer perhaps to a grand master target?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11In this display cabinet, I spy a delicate Japanese tea set,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14which Annette bought for £30 in 1982.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Paul values it still at around £30 to £40.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- Now then, Annette, I wanted to ask you about this clock.- Yes.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Is this really sentimental or can this go?
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- Um, it is sentimental, but it can go.- Right, I see.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- So, is it a family heirloom? - Er, no.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35I bought it from an antique shop for Derek one Christmas.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40- And how long ago was that? - That would be around 1980, '81.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41This is a very old clock, actually.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Have you got any idea how old this is?
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- I was told it was around 1700 and something?- Well, you're dead right there.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51This dates from the middle to the late 18th century
0:18:51 > 0:18:53and we can tell that because of the square dial.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56By the year 1800, and throughout the 19th century,
0:18:56 > 0:19:00all the grandfather clocks tended to have this arch dial.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Sometimes you'll see a sun and moon or a different effect on the top.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07The way to tell a good clock is how often you need to actually wind it up.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Now, if I just open it up, it has two weights.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12That tells me that it runs for eight days.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14It only needs winding up once a week.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Whereas with one weight, it needs winding up every day.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20And it is in good condition. There's no sort of cracks or splits or anything.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23It's a nice, solid oak. It's a Georgian piece.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26But this one looks like it's been cut down to go into a smaller place.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32If you have a look at the feet, that should actually sit off the ground, not dead flat like that.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37And on here would be a finial, and of course that would've been too tall, so it's been reduced slightly in height.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Are you sure you want to part with it?
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Um, I think so, yes.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48- OK. Well, if I said between 400 and £600, how does that sound?- Mmm.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Is that a little less than you were expecting?
0:19:51 > 0:19:52Can we hit it in the middle?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I wouldn't like to take less than 500, I think.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- So we'll put a reserve of 500?- Yes. - OK, we'll give that a go.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- Do I hear £500?- You certainly do.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- Well, for the clock? - For the clock, yes.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- That's splendid-looking... were you with your sister when she bought this?- I was.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09So how do you feel about it leaving the house?
0:20:09 > 0:20:11I won't to be sorry to see it go.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- I take it it's not your taste then? - No!
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Someone who'll be happy to see the bidding go up,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- but £500 you're going to put on as a reserve?- I think so, yes.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24OK, if we add that to all of the other things that he's looked at today
0:20:24 > 0:20:27and again take the lowest estimate...
0:20:27 > 0:20:32Well, you want to raise £1,000, but if all goes well at auction,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35we should be able to make at least £1,565.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- Oh, wow.- That's great.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41And that is only his lowest estimate,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44so if we get more than that for any of the items, then,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47going to Las Vegas will be a treat, darling.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50- Marvellous.- Fantastic.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55We've had great fun here in Doncaster with sisters Annette and Andrena,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59finding a splendid variety of items to go to auction.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02There's the rather cheeky set of dog prints
0:21:02 > 0:21:05that might tickle the bidders' fancy at 70 to £100.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08The splendid captain's chair, which Annette's husband adored.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13We're hoping the bidders will love it too and pay upwards of £150.
0:21:13 > 0:21:19And my particular favourite, Moliath, that enigmatic statue.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21She's been a firm fixture in Annette's life,
0:21:21 > 0:21:23but she's leaving the garden for good
0:21:23 > 0:21:25with an estimate of 300 to £500.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29I've got no doubt she's going to be the centre of attention again.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:21:35 > 0:21:38The bidders are queuing up to get their hands on our items.
0:21:38 > 0:21:44260. 270. 280. Up 270, on commission, 280 now.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- As for others, we'd struggle to give them away.- £40?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- I'll take it home. - A little bit too much, I think.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55So, will we make that all-important target? Be there when the hammer falls.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05You join me now at Bamford's Auctioneers in Derby,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09where I'm waiting to meet up with Annette and her sister Andrena.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12It's almost two weeks since we joined them
0:22:12 > 0:22:15at Annette's home just outside Doncaster.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17And I have to say, I was fascinated
0:22:17 > 0:22:21to hear about the career of her late husband in the steel industry
0:22:21 > 0:22:25and to join with her in the excitement of the world cruise
0:22:25 > 0:22:28she's planning with the whole family. So let's hope that her items
0:22:28 > 0:22:32really appeal to the bidders today and that they'll help us
0:22:32 > 0:22:34to make that £1,000 target.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Bamford's Auctioneers hold a general sale in Derby several times a month
0:22:40 > 0:22:43and there's always a rich variety of items on offer.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Today is no exception.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Now, one man who enjoys the cut and thrust of the sale room
0:22:49 > 0:22:52is our expert, Paul Hayes.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Paul, I know that Annette had a real fascination for dolphins, didn't she?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58The house was full of them.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Yes. I think she's a bit loath to part with them actually,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03because I realise there's only one dolphin table here
0:23:03 > 0:23:05and there should be two so unless one swam away somewhere...
0:23:05 > 0:23:07And made a swim for it, yes.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09She had some terrific items in the house.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12I have to say, I think one of the most unusual to get here
0:23:12 > 0:23:13is that enormous garden statue.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15It certainly is. I don't know how it's got here,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18but I have seen it, so it's in one piece, which is great.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21It's such a difficult thing to value, those items,
0:23:21 > 0:23:22but let's see how it goes.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25I know it will be music to your ears if we sell that saxophone today.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Yes, that's a great instrument, almost in brand new condition,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30but I can't get a note out of it at all.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Hopefully it will raise quite a few notes when it goes under the hammer.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Let's go and see Annette. I think she's just arrived with her sister.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Paul is confident of a successful day
0:23:39 > 0:23:42and while Annette and Andrena have been saying goodbye to Moliath,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Paul and I have received some unexpected news from the auctioneer.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48I think the girls are going to want to hear this.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52- Hey.- You're taking a final look at Moliath, aren't you?- We are.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55When you came in, didn't I see you sneaking a little kiss
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- on her nose just to say goodbye?- I did.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Are you going to miss her then?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02I am, because we've had her a long time. It'll be sad to see her go.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I have to tell you some bad news, I'm afraid.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- She's not going to be sold today. - Why?
0:24:08 > 0:24:12But there's good news as to why she's not going to be sold. Paul.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16I have some really good news for you, actually. I've had a chat to the auctioneer,
0:24:16 > 0:24:19he's had a bit of time to study this statue and he thinks it's fairly old.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21It could be a genuine item of antiquity.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24It could be a couple of hundred years old, all right?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- And that makes a big difference to the value.- Really?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Now we said 300 to 500,
0:24:29 > 0:24:30but he thinks it could do very well
0:24:30 > 0:24:33and he thinks rather than sell it here today,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36put it into a fine art sale to give it its best chance of getting a bit of promotion.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- Fantastic.- What sort of money do we think, Paul?
0:24:39 > 0:24:44- Well, he's talking in the thousands. - No!- Straight up, yes.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49We'll book another cruise!
0:24:49 > 0:24:53She may not be being sold today, but we have got
0:24:53 > 0:24:55a lot of other things that are going to go under the hammer.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57You've got the dog pictures behind you there
0:24:57 > 0:24:59and of course, the dolphin tables.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Now, Paul and I noticed there's only one, when originally there were two.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Um, I... I didn't want to part with that one.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09It was sentimental value, really.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11So I decided to keep it.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14And Moliath, well she's going to be here for a few weeks yet,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16but that is going to be such an exciting sale,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20- as I hope this one will be, so let's take our places.- Thank you.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25So, exciting developments there, regarding Moliath.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27But whilst we were carried away with that news,
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Annette forgot to mention that she's also decided
0:25:30 > 0:25:33not to bring her long case clock.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38So, we're now three lots down and stand to lose out by around £750.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42That means that our auction total today, without Moliath,
0:25:42 > 0:25:44is likely to be nearer the £800 mark,
0:25:44 > 0:25:48rather than the £1500 or so that Paul estimated at the house.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51With the auctioneer in position and the sale under way,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55we take our positions in time for an item that did make it to the auction.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Eyes down, everyone for the stylish African chess set.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04- Did you and your husband ever actually play chess?- No, I didn't.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05My husband did.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10- And Andrena, you don't play either, do you?- No, I don't play. Far too boring for me.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13But not a boring price tag, £25?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Exactly. This is complete, this chess set,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18which is very important. It's very difficult to match up
0:26:18 > 0:26:20and marry up anything missing here. Of course,
0:26:20 > 0:26:21you have a bit of tribal interest,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24but I think it's very well carved. I really like this.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Lot number 50, 20th century...
0:26:27 > 0:26:28African chess set.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- Good lot. - He likes it, doesn't he?
0:26:32 > 0:26:37- And I have got four bids on it.- Ooh! - I've got four at £35. 38, I'm bid.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42At £35, and eight now. At £35, 38. 40. 2.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44At £40, on commission and two now.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49At £40, a very pretty lot indeed. Two, do I see? One more? Two.
0:26:49 > 0:26:5045. 48.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Selling at £45, eight do I see?
0:26:54 > 0:26:57At 45, on commission and selling. At 45. 48 bid.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59At 48 to the right. 50 now.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04At £48, all done and selling? At £48.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- 48.- Yes!- Fantastic.- Well done.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09You've never been to an auction before, have you?
0:27:09 > 0:27:14- Are you enjoying it?- I am. It's great. Absolutely fantastic.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- Is it the first time for both of you?- Yes, absolutely.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Now, just keep your hands to yourself.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Get excited but don't bid for anything.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Well, that's certainly how we like to kick off a day at auction.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29£3 above top estimate
0:27:29 > 0:27:32and our first contribution towards the holiday fund.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Let's hope our good fortune continues
0:27:34 > 0:27:39with the sale of our second lot. It's the Japanese eggshell tea set.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41OK, something very, very delicate now.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43It's that beautiful Japanese tea service.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Nicely painted and it's a cracker.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50- Was this like a family heirloom?- Um, I bought it myself in Scarborough.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53From Scarborough. Not very exotic, was it?
0:27:53 > 0:27:56I thought with all the travel that you and Derek did,
0:27:56 > 0:27:58you might have gone to Japan just to buy it.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00I wish we had.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Early 20th century Japanese eggshell tea service.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07And £30, please. £30. 20 then. £20?
0:28:07 > 0:28:1315 then, let's start it. 15 bid. 18 now. 18. 20. 20? Two.
0:28:13 > 0:28:2125? At 22 in centre five now. £22 and five, do I see? 25. 28.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26At £25 now. All done at 25?
0:28:26 > 0:28:30I could see people rubbing their noses but they weren't bidding, I'm afraid,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33they were just rubbing their noses!
0:28:33 > 0:28:40So lots of fidgeting going on in the crowd. But not a lot of buying.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44Can our next item register a few more pounds?
0:28:44 > 0:28:47They were terrific, did you actually use them when you were cooking?
0:28:47 > 0:28:49I did, yes.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52I use them all the time. So I'll have to get some new ones.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54She's a very good cook, isn't she?
0:28:54 > 0:28:56She is a good cook, she's an excellent cook.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01- But she needs some modern scales, electronic ones.- Take her shopping. Let's see how they do.
0:29:01 > 0:29:07Lot number 70 is a set of 1970s or early '80s Avery shop scales
0:29:07 > 0:29:10and we have got two bids on them.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13We'll start at £32. Five, do I see?
0:29:13 > 0:29:1635. 38. 40.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20At £40, 42 at the back. 45, 48.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Yes?
0:29:22 > 0:29:2448.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25And 50?
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- Go on.- At 48. Shake of the head at £48. 50 now.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32At £48, all done and selling at 48?
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- I think you can afford a new pair of scales.- Absolutely. Good idea.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40And that's another good result,
0:29:40 > 0:29:42selling mid-estimate.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44And we've broken through the £100 barrier.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48Just a few hundred pounds more to go.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Next it's the turn of Derek's saxophone,
0:29:50 > 0:29:52which is in such good condition,
0:29:52 > 0:29:55it looks as if it's never been played.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Did Derek ever actually learn how to play it?
0:29:58 > 0:30:01He did take lessons, but he never really mastered it.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04These are very collectable at auction, Paul.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Isn't that because new musical instruments are so very expensive?
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- So it's really worth buying a good second-hand one?- Exactly.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14If you're a serious musician, then obviously these cost a fortune.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17This looks like a beginner's saxophone, it's a good maker.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21But I can quite confidently say this will bring £60 to £100.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23But I'm not one to blow my own trumpet!
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Lot number 80.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29It's a Stagg brass saxophone with a strap fitted with a hard case.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30It's a good saxophone, this one.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32We've got three bids...
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- There you go. - Start at 70...- He started at 70!
0:30:35 > 0:30:37..At £70 in five, five in two places.
0:30:37 > 0:30:4080. Five, either of you?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43At £80 on commission and five now, at £80 and five do I see?
0:30:43 > 0:30:46In its case, at £80, five now?
0:30:46 > 0:30:48All done at £80.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Bang in the middle of your estimate, Paul.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- Fantastic.- Music to your ears?
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Absolutely, definitely.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Paul's valuations have been right on the money so far today
0:31:01 > 0:31:04and it looks like our first-time auction-goers
0:31:04 > 0:31:07are enjoying every minute of the sale so far as well.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09The cartoon characters in our next lot
0:31:09 > 0:31:12have raised plenty of smiles whilst on display.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15It's the set of five rather cheeky comic dog prints.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18They were very naughty, weren't they, Annette?
0:31:18 > 0:31:19They were, yes.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24You have to have a sense of humour and it doesn't matter if you can speak the French titles underneath,
0:31:24 > 0:31:28because as long as you've got a sense of humour the cartoons are terrific.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31They are, you can understand what it means.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33- Did Derek have them in his office? - He did, yes.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38A set of five 20th century comical prints of French dogs.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39I have got seven bids.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42THEY GASP Oh, my God.
0:31:42 > 0:31:43£140.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45EXCITED CHATTER
0:31:45 > 0:31:47At 140, 150 now.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49At £140, 150 do I see?
0:31:49 > 0:31:51150 and five?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54At 150 on commission, five do I see?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57At £150, I'm selling.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00On commission at £150.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01THEY LAUGH
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- There you are!- Amazing.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05That is amazing, isn't it?
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- That's great.- That's a real collector who went for those.- Exactly.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- Someone with a great sense of humour.- Absolutely.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15What a terrific result,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18selling for over twice the lower estimate.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20We've had a super first half to our auction
0:32:20 > 0:32:22and I can't wait to tell Annette and Andrena
0:32:22 > 0:32:25just how much we've raised so far.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27We've sold everything.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30One item sold at £5 less than our lowest estimate,
0:32:30 > 0:32:34everything else has either been on the nose, in the middle, or way above!
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- So how much do you think you've made?- I don't know.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Well, I'll tell you.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41So far we're up to £351!
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Wow, well done.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46And we've still got stuff to go.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49We've still got the dolphin table, that's still to come
0:32:49 > 0:32:52and a lot of other bits and pieces as well.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53Shall we go and have a bit of a rest?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56I think Annette and Andrena
0:32:56 > 0:33:00could do with a bit of a break after all that excitement.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02If you're thinking of heading off to auction,
0:33:02 > 0:33:06then do remember that fees like commission will be added to your bill.
0:33:06 > 0:33:11So it's worth checking the small print with your local auction house to avoid any surprises later.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15As the auction continues here in Derby,
0:33:15 > 0:33:17we resume our places just in time for our next lot.
0:33:17 > 0:33:23It's the silver salver which Paul valued at £70 to £120.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27What a quality item. Have you ever used it?
0:33:27 > 0:33:32Occasionally, yes, we did. When we had drinks parties we'd carry them in.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34These were used by butlers,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37when people came to the house you would leave your business card in them.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- He used to dress up as a butler. - Did he really?
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Lot number 100.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46A good lot. Elizabeth II salver in George III style.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50It's Walker and Hall, one of the best makes in Sheffield.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- I have got 11 bids...- 11 bids!
0:33:52 > 0:33:55..Popular lot and it starts at £180...
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- 180!- ..180, 190 now.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02At £180, 190 do I see?
0:34:02 > 0:34:04At 180, 190,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06200, 210.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08At £200, 10 do I see?
0:34:08 > 0:34:11At £200, a great lot and selling.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12At 200.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14That's fantastic.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17It was worth getting dressed up as the butler for that!
0:34:19 > 0:34:23A fabulous start to our second half of the sale.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27The Derbyshire bidders do seem very appreciative of Annette's items
0:34:27 > 0:34:30and long may it continue.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31I know the sale of our next item
0:34:31 > 0:34:34is really going to tug at the heartstrings.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36All aboard for the captain's chair
0:34:36 > 0:34:39that Annette's late husband, Derek, so adored.
0:34:39 > 0:34:46- Lots of happy memories with it? - Absolutely.- Are you still certain you want it to go?- Yes, I think so.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Yeah.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50We've got a pretty good price on it, haven't we?
0:34:50 > 0:34:53The more I look at it, the nicer it seems to get.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55It's a real quality, comfortable chair
0:34:55 > 0:34:57and there's been quite a bit of interest around it.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01So let's hope that relates to some buyers. I think it's a good price.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Lot number 110 is the leather swivel armchair.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08Buttoned and studded green leather, very, very handsome chair indeed.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12We have four bids on commission. I can start at £150, 160 do I see?
0:35:12 > 0:35:15At £150, 160 now.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18At 160, 170, 180,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20190, 200,
0:35:20 > 0:35:21210, 220?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23210 with me, 220 do I see?
0:35:23 > 0:35:28- 220, 230... - Wow, terrific!- It's amazing.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30..Commission 240 now.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32240 new place.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35250, 260, 270.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38At 270 on commission, 280 now.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41At 270. All done at 270.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- Amazing!- Worth every penny.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Yeah, what a fantastic thing. Derek would be very pleased.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50- He would. Fantastic. - He would be pleased.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52I'm so pleased for Annette
0:35:52 > 0:35:55that her husband's chair reached such a terrific price.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Seeing as Derek's nickname was The Captain,
0:35:57 > 0:36:01I think he'd have been pleased with that impressive result, too.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Our next item was originally one of a pair
0:36:04 > 0:36:05when we found it at Annette's home.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08If you ask me, it's looking a bit lonely
0:36:08 > 0:36:10as she left the other one at home.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- You left one of the dolphin tables behind, why was that?- I did.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Sentimental value. I really couldn't part with that one.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- So it's staying? - It's staying.- 100 to 140 on it?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22That was the original estimate for the two dolphin tables that we had.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Now we only have one so we'll see how much it goes for.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27But it's quite a nice painted top, isn't it?
0:36:27 > 0:36:31Lot 120 is the modern circular mahogany tripod table.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Leather top with jumping dolphins in waves.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36At £100, please.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39£100? £100 for it?
0:36:39 > 0:36:4150, then, £50?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46£50 for it. £40? £40?
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- No.- I'll take it home.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- A little bit too much, I think. - Didn't want to part with it?
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Not really, no.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57That's a bit of good news, then.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01So the dolphin table will go back to Doncaster with Annette
0:37:01 > 0:37:03and take up its rightful place
0:37:03 > 0:37:05alongside the one that stayed behind.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Annette may be happy taking that home,
0:37:08 > 0:37:10but the no-sale isn't helping our total.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14We could do with our next item grabbing the bidders' attention.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Fortunately, it's the lovely mahogany side table
0:37:17 > 0:37:19and Paul is quite a fan.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21OK, now it's the turn of the proper antique.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24It's a 19th century mahogany side table.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27It should be in a living room in pride of place on show.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31We are looking for about 100 to 150 for this, a real antique.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Lot 130 is a 19th century mahogany side table.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37It's a lovely table, George III table.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40It's about 1810, 1820, it's a good colour.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- We've got three bids on commission...- Three bids already!
0:37:44 > 0:37:46..Start with £130, 140 do I see?
0:37:46 > 0:37:51At 140, 150, 160, 170, 180.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53170 on commission, 180 now.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57At £170, 180? A very popular lot throughout the view.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00At 170, 180 do I see?
0:38:00 > 0:38:03170 on commission, and selling at 170.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06- I can't believe it.- I can't.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Who said antiques were out of fashion? Fantastic.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- That means we're still in fashion, then!- Exactly.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- What do you mean, "Exactly"?- Sorry.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19You just watch what you say, Paul. Cheeky blighter.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22But that last sale has put us right back on track
0:38:22 > 0:38:24and the target is well within our sights,
0:38:24 > 0:38:27which is just as well, as we only have one lot to go.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31It's that landscape by an unknown artist.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Paul stuck his neck out with his estimate on this one of £120,
0:38:34 > 0:38:37so this could be interesting.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40You have an awful lot of paintings in your house.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44- Was it difficult to decide which one you were going to bring to auction today?- It was, really.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49So what made you decide on this one, which is that rather nice summer landscape with figures.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53That one just didn't rock my boat as much as the others, I'm afraid.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55That's a pretty good reason.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58It's quite difficult to put a price on something like this, isn't it?
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Especially when you don't know who the artist is.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Exactly. I valued this, really, on the appearance,
0:39:04 > 0:39:05a very attractive painting.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09But it says in the catalogue "indistinctly signed".
0:39:09 > 0:39:13We don't know the artist is, so we put it in as a very visual picture.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15£120 to £160, but that signature...
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Unfortunately, we can't make out who he is.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24Lot 140 is the Continental School 20th century summer landscape.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26I have got interest here.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30It starts with me at £30.
0:39:30 > 0:39:3440, 50, 60, 70, 80.
0:39:34 > 0:39:3980, 90, 90, 100.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43At £100 near the dresser. 110, 110 new place.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47120, 130, 140,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49150, 160.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52150 in the centre of the room, 160 now.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56In the centre of the room, we're selling. All done at £150.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01- £150!- There you go, how is that?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04So a good choice by Annette to sell
0:40:04 > 0:40:08and a good judgment call on the value from Paul.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10'It's been quite a day with Annette and Andrena,
0:40:10 > 0:40:12'but even without Moliath,
0:40:12 > 0:40:15'how much have we raised so far towards that holiday?'
0:40:15 > 0:40:18You've had a great day today, you two, haven't you?
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- It's been absolutely brilliant. - It's been quite exciting.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23It's been fantastic. Wonderful.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26How have we done? £1,000 was what you wanted.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28With all those things missing...
0:40:28 > 0:40:31what you've made is...
0:40:31 > 0:40:33£1,141.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35I can't believe it!
0:40:35 > 0:40:38How are you going to celebrate?
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I'm going to crack the champagne when we get home.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Even before you get on a cruise? - Absolutely.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46That's a great result, Paul,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48considering we left things behind?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Exactly. All eyes are going to be on that statue
0:40:50 > 0:40:51to see exactly how it does.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53The auctioneer is quite excited
0:40:53 > 0:40:56and he's done you a real favour, he's put it to one side
0:40:56 > 0:40:58and that's going into a fine art sale.
0:40:58 > 0:40:59I hope it does really well.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07It's been a few weeks since the girls' big day at auction
0:41:07 > 0:41:10and Annette has been enjoying the fruits of their labour.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13She's just returned from a trip to the States
0:41:13 > 0:41:16where she was reunited with her old pen-pal.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19It was marvellous to see Leah again.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23It was so exciting because that's the first time I've been over there.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27We also had three nights in Las Vegas, which was a bit expensive
0:41:27 > 0:41:30because we couldn't keep off the slot machines,
0:41:30 > 0:41:32but it was like being in La-La Land, really.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Plus, there's more good news for Annette.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Her enigmatic statute, Moliath, was entered into a fine art sale.
0:41:39 > 0:41:46She totally stole the show, selling for an incredible £4,400.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49As a result, Annette is now busy planning a world tour
0:41:49 > 0:41:52with her two sisters and brother-in-law, Peter.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Well, someone needs to keep an eye on them.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56I am excited.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59I can't believe how quick it's coming round.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03Visiting some fantastic places, it's going to be absolutely superb.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Yes, Cash In The Attic has been fantastic.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10We've had quite a bit of fun doing it, raised some money,
0:42:10 > 0:42:14and it's provided me with two fantastic holidays.
0:42:14 > 0:42:15One to Texas,
0:42:15 > 0:42:19and a little bit towards the world cruise in January.
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