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Welcome to the programme that loves to rummage around your house, finding things we can auction | 0:00:02 | 0:00:06 | |
so that you can raise money for a special project. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
The home we'll be visiting today seems to have been taken over | 0:00:09 | 0:00:12 | |
by family heirlooms! | 0:00:12 | 0:00:14 | |
The question is, which of those things will be leaving the house | 0:00:14 | 0:00:18 | |
and what will the family spend the money on? | 0:00:18 | 0:00:20 | |
Find out in today's edition of Cash In The Attic. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:23 | |
'Coming up on Cash In The Attic, | 0:00:42 | 0:00:45 | |
'I unearth a flowery secret about today's family.' | 0:00:45 | 0:00:49 | |
-Is your mum a hippy, really? -Yeah. Of course she is! | 0:00:49 | 0:00:53 | |
And an infantry sword gives our expert James ideas above his station. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:57 | |
I can now dub you Dame Amanda! How does that feel? | 0:00:58 | 0:01:03 | |
Come auction day, he takes refuge in classic quotations. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings, loads of money. We like that. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:12 | |
'Be there for the final crack of the gavel.' | 0:01:12 | 0:01:15 | |
I'm in Wootton Bassett, just the other side of the M4 from Swindon, | 0:01:16 | 0:01:20 | |
and I'm about to meet Amanda, who's ready to clear out the clutter. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:24 | |
But she's also a collector. I think we're going to have a bit of a dilemma! | 0:01:24 | 0:01:28 | |
Amanda Dickson and her husband Andrew have been married for 24 years. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:34 | |
They have three daughters, Elizabeth, Anna and Sian. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:37 | |
Eldest daughter Elizabeth will soon be giving them their first grandchild. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:41 | |
Amanda wants to raise some money to whisk her old man away | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
for his 50th birthday treat. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
Helping her search the house for items of value | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
is middle daughter Anna, | 0:01:51 | 0:01:52 | |
now in a gap year after finishing her GCSEs. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
James Rylands is our expert today. | 0:01:57 | 0:02:00 | |
He started his antiques career at Sotheby's, | 0:02:00 | 0:02:03 | |
and he's just the man to get our search for collectables underway | 0:02:03 | 0:02:07 | |
while I meet our hosts. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:09 | |
Wow, that is quite a collection of miniature bottles! | 0:02:09 | 0:02:13 | |
Is this why you've called in Cash In The Attic? | 0:02:13 | 0:02:15 | |
-You going to get rid of them? -No, can't get rid of them. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
If we're not going to sell the perfume bottles, | 0:02:18 | 0:02:21 | |
what sort of things will we be finding today? | 0:02:21 | 0:02:24 | |
Things that's been left behind from my husband's grandparents. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
Anna, how do you feel about Mum getting rid of the family heirlooms? | 0:02:28 | 0:02:33 | |
I don't mind. It's up to her and my dad what they want to do. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:37 | |
-So, what are we raising the money for today? -A cruise. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:39 | |
My husband's 50th. He used to be in the Air Force and travelled a lot, | 0:02:39 | 0:02:44 | |
and a cruise might just give him that bit boost. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:46 | |
Get him over the trauma of being 50, is it? | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
THEY LAUGH Something like that. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:51 | |
How much is this going to cost, do you think? | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
We don't know the initial, but obviously £500 to start us off. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:58 | |
Well, that'll certainly get you out of Southampton Dock, | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
but we won't get anywhere unless we find the things you want to sell | 0:03:01 | 0:03:05 | |
and get a value on them, and I've got just the man for you. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
Tell James there's going to be a rummage, you can't keep him down. Shall we go and find him? Come on. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:14 | |
Looking around the house, I see all sorts of things scattered about, | 0:03:17 | 0:03:20 | |
so there's plenty to look at, and it doesn't take James long | 0:03:20 | 0:03:24 | |
to find something that might be worth taking to the sale. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:28 | |
See, I told you James enjoyed rummaging! | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
You couldn't keep him away. What have you found in the cupboard? | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
In amongst all your bits and pieces, this nice little wristwatch. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:38 | |
If you look on the dial here, you can see "Eterna". | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
That's the name of the maker. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:43 | |
They've been around for quite a long time. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
The firm was started in 1856 | 0:03:46 | 0:03:47 | |
by two chaps, called Josef Girard and Urs Schild, | 0:03:47 | 0:03:52 | |
and originally they started making pocket watches, | 0:03:52 | 0:03:56 | |
and they were based in Grenchen in Switzerland, | 0:03:56 | 0:03:59 | |
which at the time was an area of very high unemployment, | 0:03:59 | 0:04:02 | |
so it was great that they were able to start a factory | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
to employ lots and lots of local people. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:07 | |
-So, whose watch was this, Amanda? -It was my husband's father's. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:11 | |
-Did your husband ever wear it? -No. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:13 | |
-Were you ever tempted to wear it? -No. It's not that feminine for me. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:17 | |
It's actually got quite an interesting ending, | 0:04:17 | 0:04:20 | |
the story of this company, because in the 1990s, | 0:04:20 | 0:04:23 | |
Eterna, the firm, was bought by Porsche, | 0:04:23 | 0:04:27 | |
-the car manufacturers. -Really? | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
And they now market what was the Eterna range | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
as Porsche watches. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:34 | |
And what I love about this, it's utterly timeless, | 0:04:34 | 0:04:38 | |
and that helps when it comes to value. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:40 | |
For something that was just lurking in your cupboard, Amanda, | 0:04:40 | 0:04:43 | |
-I think we can put something like £40 to £60 on this. -Really? | 0:04:43 | 0:04:47 | |
-Yeah. -On something like that? -I'm not sure... | 0:04:47 | 0:04:50 | |
I've it a bit of a thing, and I can't seem to make it work, | 0:04:50 | 0:04:53 | |
-but I'm sure somebody can get that sorted out. -What do you think? | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
-Could someone mend that for you? -I can try. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:59 | |
Will it make a difference to its price? | 0:04:59 | 0:05:01 | |
Oh, definitely. If it doesn't work, | 0:05:01 | 0:05:04 | |
people will think, "How much will this cost to get fixed?" | 0:05:04 | 0:05:07 | |
If we can get this working, that will help the price. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:10 | |
We should put that away and see what else is lurking | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
-in cupboards in this house. -Yeah. -Yes. Let's go. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:17 | |
A timely start to the day, but a cruise doesn't come cheap, | 0:05:17 | 0:05:21 | |
so we need to keep up the momentum. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
It's difficult to know really where to start. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:27 | |
'I strike lucky with this mid-1960s portable radio, | 0:05:27 | 0:05:31 | |
'known as a Dansette Chorister, | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
'and mass-produced in a variety of colours. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
'Teenagers of the day would've grooved to their first Beatles | 0:05:36 | 0:05:40 | |
'or Stones songs on radios like this. It has a retro look | 0:05:40 | 0:05:44 | |
'that's in fashion at the moment, but it does need a little TLC, | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
'so James values it at £30 to £50.' | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
-So, Anna, what have you got there? -Um... | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | |
Oh! That's a great magician's trick. The disappearing tablecloth! | 0:05:55 | 0:06:00 | |
Do you know where it's from? | 0:06:00 | 0:06:02 | |
-By the looks of it, China? -You're absolutely right. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
You're going to get my job shortly. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:08 | |
Well, it's absolutely from China, and you've got little clues here. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:12 | |
-You can see this little Chinese writing here. -Yeah. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | |
It's a brass tray table, | 0:06:15 | 0:06:17 | |
-and I would think that it's probably about 100 years old. -Really? | 0:06:17 | 0:06:22 | |
Yeah. Yeah. About 100 years old. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
The sort of thing that would be brought back by someone | 0:06:25 | 0:06:28 | |
maybe travelling over in the Orient early in the 20th century, | 0:06:28 | 0:06:32 | |
-when China was just beginning to open up... -Oh, right. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
..and a bit of Western trade was going on there. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:37 | |
-I like the fact that it hasn't been over-polished. -That's true, yeah. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:41 | |
So obviously your mum or you haven't got out the old polishing cloth. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:45 | |
If you did polish that, it would take away some of the age for me. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:50 | |
The fact that it's got a slight tarnish on it | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
means that you can pick out a lot more of the detail on here. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
What are we going to put? How many weeks' pocket money is that worth? | 0:06:57 | 0:07:01 | |
-I wouldn't know, to be honest. -How much pocket money do you get? | 0:07:01 | 0:07:06 | |
-Well, I've got a Saturday job, so... -How much do you earn | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
-on an average Saturday? -Um, about £20, so... | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
OK. I think this should be worth a couple of weeks' wages for you. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:17 | |
I'd say we'd probably put something like £35 to £50 on it, | 0:07:17 | 0:07:20 | |
-something like that. -Oh, my word! | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
-Yeah? -That's amazing, actually. -Well, it is. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:24 | |
I think I'm going to ask you to conjure up a few more lots for me! | 0:07:24 | 0:07:28 | |
See what else you can find for me. Off you go. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:31 | |
Amanda took on the main parental role when their children were young | 0:07:31 | 0:07:36 | |
and Andrew was away working in the RAF. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
I've a hunch that her children's wellbeing wasn't Amanda's only concern. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:45 | |
-That accent of yours has got nothing to do with Wootton Bassett. -No. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:49 | |
South Wales. ANGELA LAUGHS | 0:07:49 | 0:07:51 | |
What's a girl from South Wales doing in Wootton Bassett? | 0:07:51 | 0:07:54 | |
-Marrying a guy from the Air Force. -And you've been married how long? -23 years. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:58 | |
-You've got three lovely daughters. -We have. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:01 | |
-Family's very important to you, isn't it? -It is. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:04 | |
We're expecting our first grandchild, so... | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
Another one to the family! | 0:08:06 | 0:08:08 | |
And also you've in a way added to your family, | 0:08:08 | 0:08:12 | |
-because you were a childminder for many years, weren't you? -Oh, yes. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
They bring lots of fun, laughter. Brilliant. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:20 | |
Tell me about this holiday that you're planning for your husband. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
You want to take him on a cruise. Why is this so special to you? | 0:08:23 | 0:08:27 | |
He's always travelled abroad, but it was always to do with work, | 0:08:27 | 0:08:31 | |
so by having a holiday on a cruise, | 0:08:31 | 0:08:35 | |
it'll be something for him to sit back and relax, | 0:08:35 | 0:08:38 | |
cos I think he deserves it. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:40 | |
And so do you. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:42 | |
I don't know about me so much! THEY LAUGH | 0:08:42 | 0:08:45 | |
He's got to put up with me! | 0:08:45 | 0:08:48 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:08:48 | 0:08:49 | |
I'm sure that Andrew will appreciate Amanda's thoughtful gesture. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:54 | |
But with a £500 target, we'd better keep up the search. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:58 | |
Anna's doing a great job, | 0:08:58 | 0:09:00 | |
finding two Santini figures which were given to her father by his mother many years ago. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:05 | |
In Italy, people have a santini in their wallet or on their car dashboard, | 0:09:05 | 0:09:10 | |
as the name also refers to a small saintly image. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:13 | |
This adds £15 to £25 to the cruise fund. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:17 | |
Ooh, Angela, I can see you've taken yourself back to your youth. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:22 | |
This is a rather pretty little character, isn't it? | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
Anna holding the dog. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
Angela, I'm not talking about that nice little girl, | 0:09:27 | 0:09:31 | |
charming though she is. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:32 | |
I was actually more interested with this baby chair. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
-Oh, the chair I was sitting on! -Yes. Baby's chair. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:38 | |
Absolutely! Where does this one come from, Amanda? | 0:09:38 | 0:09:42 | |
-It's inherited from Grandpa. -Grandfather? -Yes. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:44 | |
It's sort of multi-purpose, isn't it, | 0:09:44 | 0:09:47 | |
because you wouldn't have been able to sit just on the chair. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:51 | |
-You have to have it on that little table. -Absolutely, | 0:09:51 | 0:09:54 | |
and if we were being really posh about this, we'd call it a metamorphic piece of furniture, | 0:09:54 | 0:09:58 | |
because what happens is that baby can sit up here on the seat at table | 0:09:58 | 0:10:03 | |
with the grown-ups, but if baby wants to have a meal by himself, | 0:10:03 | 0:10:07 | |
then, the chair lifts off and he can sit with his own little table to have a meal by himself. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:13 | |
Not with the grown-ups. Originally there would have been an iron rod | 0:10:13 | 0:10:17 | |
that ran up and fixes the chair on, | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
so that when baby's in one of his more extravagant movements, | 0:10:19 | 0:10:23 | |
couldn't then topple off the table onto the floor. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:25 | |
In its day, it would've come from a very good home, | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
and it was quite a sophisticated piece of furniture in many ways, | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
so I would think, conservatively, | 0:10:31 | 0:10:35 | |
-we can probably put something like £60 to £100 on it. -Really? | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
-How does that sound? -Brilliant! -Well, baby price! | 0:10:38 | 0:10:41 | |
-THEY LAUGH -Start... Start low, | 0:10:41 | 0:10:44 | |
and you never know what might happen in the auction room. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
When the high chair gets to auction, the bids come in thick and fast. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:52 | |
55. 65. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:54 | |
£65 I'm bid now. £65. 70. Five. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:57 | |
Find out just how high they go later. | 0:10:57 | 0:11:00 | |
'Taking James's lower estimates, we're on track | 0:11:02 | 0:11:05 | |
'to make £165 so far, | 0:11:05 | 0:11:08 | |
'which means we're not even halfway towards Amanda's target yet. | 0:11:08 | 0:11:12 | |
'Daughter Anna finds something that could get us further along. | 0:11:12 | 0:11:16 | |
'It's a boxed 12-piece fish-cutlery set, | 0:11:16 | 0:11:19 | |
'which belonged to her dad's grandfather. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:22 | |
'Silver plated and with mother-of-pearl handles, | 0:11:22 | 0:11:24 | |
'these blades could bring £30 to £40 to the cruise kitty. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:28 | |
'We have Andrew's grandfather to thank for our next discovery. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:33 | |
'It's a collection of cut-glass tableware, | 0:11:33 | 0:11:36 | |
'and James thinks these should bring in around £10 to £15.' | 0:11:36 | 0:11:39 | |
Andrew's grandfather certainly had a good eye. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:47 | |
He served as a Royal Engineer in World War I, | 0:11:47 | 0:11:50 | |
and whilst our host remembers him as a well travelled man, | 0:11:50 | 0:11:53 | |
sadly little else is known about him. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:56 | |
But perhaps our next find will give us some more information. | 0:11:56 | 0:12:01 | |
Amanda, I think I know what's inside this box. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:07 | |
Yes, I do. Excellent! Where did it come from? | 0:12:07 | 0:12:10 | |
-Andrew's grandfather. -It was. Right. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:13 | |
Right, right, right. OK. That sort of figures, | 0:12:13 | 0:12:17 | |
because I can see on the bottom 1917, | 0:12:17 | 0:12:21 | |
so First World War. And do you know what it is? | 0:12:21 | 0:12:25 | |
Some kind of compass? | 0:12:25 | 0:12:27 | |
Well, it is a compass, you're right, but it's a bit more than that, | 0:12:27 | 0:12:30 | |
because it's actually got, as well as having north, south, east, west, | 0:12:30 | 0:12:34 | |
it's got one or two other little sort of gizmos on it. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:37 | |
Vernier was a 17th-century French scientist, | 0:12:37 | 0:12:41 | |
and he invented a new way of taking sightings | 0:12:41 | 0:12:43 | |
to establish angles and distance, | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
involving this sight which just flips over there, | 0:12:46 | 0:12:49 | |
and you can actually...establish a very accurate sort of position. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:53 | |
But what I love about it is, they're always fantastic quality. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:58 | |
-Do you have any idea on value? -I wouldn't have a clue. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:01 | |
Well, in some ways, they should be worth more, | 0:13:01 | 0:13:05 | |
-but my feeling is that we should put between £30 and £50 on this. -Really? | 0:13:05 | 0:13:09 | |
But it's actually not a lot of money | 0:13:09 | 0:13:12 | |
for what essentially is, A, a bit of military history, | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
but B, a superbly engineered piece of equipment. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:19 | |
So let's hope that someone, or two people in the auction, | 0:13:19 | 0:13:23 | |
get as carried away as I've just got describing it to you, | 0:13:23 | 0:13:27 | |
and it fetches pots more! Now I'm going to navigate through your house | 0:13:27 | 0:13:30 | |
and see if we can find something else. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:33 | |
When Andrew left the RAF, | 0:13:33 | 0:13:35 | |
he and Amanda decided to invest in a hobby | 0:13:35 | 0:13:38 | |
that would make up for the time that they'd spent apart. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
So, you've found our van, Angela? | 0:13:43 | 0:13:45 | |
And the flowers that go with it! | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
This is absolutely fantastic, Amanda! | 0:13:48 | 0:13:51 | |
-How long have you had this van? -We've had it about five years. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:54 | |
-Was it like this when you bought it? -No. My husband and a friend, Paul, | 0:13:54 | 0:13:58 | |
did the carpentry, and we did all the interior ourselves. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:02 | |
Do I take it you'd like to have been a flower child of the '60s? | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
-I'm afraid so. -Is your mum a hippy, really? | 0:14:05 | 0:14:08 | |
-Yeah. Deep down she is. I think so. -Do the family have holidays in this? | 0:14:08 | 0:14:13 | |
We have holidays, go to van fests, have a good time. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:16 | |
-What do you do at van fests? -You go to shows, | 0:14:16 | 0:14:18 | |
and meet people that do things with their vans | 0:14:18 | 0:14:21 | |
and see what's going on. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:23 | |
I know you want to do something special for your husband. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:26 | |
Is it going to be a '60s kind of celebration? | 0:14:26 | 0:14:30 | |
-No. -No? -No. He's just reaching the age of 50, | 0:14:30 | 0:14:34 | |
-and it'll be nice to take him on a cruise. -Yes. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:36 | |
-And leave the '60s behind for a while. -Yes. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:40 | |
And then come back to the van afterwards. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:42 | |
-Of course! -Would you ever get rid of it? -No! | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:14:44 | 0:14:47 | |
Very groovy, and it certainly takes me back a few years. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:52 | |
But we need to get back to rummaging. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:54 | |
James is busy inspecting some jewellery, | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
and Amanda has come across something else belonging to Andrew's grandfather. | 0:14:57 | 0:15:01 | |
This box contains six World War I honours, | 0:15:01 | 0:15:06 | |
including the Defence Medal, and some miniature replicas, | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
about a quarter of the size of the originals. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:12 | |
James salutes them with an estimate of £80 to £120. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:16 | |
The search for collectables is going full steam ahead here in the Dickson household. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:22 | |
James makes the next find. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:24 | |
Could this be one to add to our auction haul? | 0:15:24 | 0:15:27 | |
Amanda? | 0:15:29 | 0:15:31 | |
What is this doing in your wardrobe? | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
Don't know. You put it anywhere, don't you? | 0:15:34 | 0:15:38 | |
-Do you know what it is? -Dish. -It's actually... | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
..a butter dish. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:44 | |
I'm just looking at the hallmark on it. It's a silver butter dish. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:50 | |
Nice hallmark there on the rim. It's hallmarked Birmingham, | 0:15:50 | 0:15:53 | |
made in 1901. So nice little Edwardian thing. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:57 | |
And then in front here, you've actually got the butter knife. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:00 | |
That's what tells you what it is. So in Edwardian times, | 0:16:00 | 0:16:04 | |
social standing was very, very important, | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
and something like this would have gone a long way to establishing your social station in life. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:12 | |
You can imagine the Edwardian dining table | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
groaning with silver salts-and-peppers, mustards, | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
butter dishes like this... But even better is the fact | 0:16:19 | 0:16:22 | |
that it's fitted in this fantastic quality leather and gilt-tooled case. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:26 | |
So, family thing? | 0:16:26 | 0:16:28 | |
Grandfather's. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:30 | |
So, that would figure with the date of 1901, | 0:16:30 | 0:16:32 | |
you know, things like that. Well, he obviously didn't use it much, | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
which is to your benefit, because the better condition it is, | 0:16:36 | 0:16:40 | |
the more people will pay for it. What's it worth? | 0:16:40 | 0:16:42 | |
Well, for something just lurking in the back of your wardrobe, | 0:16:42 | 0:16:46 | |
-I'd say that £30 to £50 has got to be a bonus, hasn't it? -Brilliant! | 0:16:46 | 0:16:50 | |
-Off it goes to auction? -Of course. -Off we go to find something else! | 0:16:50 | 0:16:54 | |
I think Andrew's grandfather would be pleased his items are being sold | 0:16:56 | 0:17:00 | |
so that his descendants can have a trip of a lifetime. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
'This watercolour also once belonged to that distinguished old soldier. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:08 | |
'He fought in both wars, | 0:17:08 | 0:17:11 | |
'and perhaps he was thinking of the forces' sweetheart, | 0:17:11 | 0:17:14 | |
'Dame Vera Lynn, when he bought this picture. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:16 | |
'Her famous song The White Cliffs Of Dover | 0:17:16 | 0:17:18 | |
'was intended to lift the spirits of British soldiers. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
'Our expert believes the picture could be worth £35 to £70. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:27 | |
'Our rummage day is drawing to a close. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:32 | |
'Can we find anything else to add to the auction haul? | 0:17:32 | 0:17:36 | |
'Perhaps James is on to a winner with his next discovery.' | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
-Ooh, Amanda, this has caught my eye! You feeling lucky? -Yes. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:43 | |
Well, let me say I can now dub you Dame Amanda. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
-How does that feel? Yes? -Brilliant! | 0:17:47 | 0:17:50 | |
I'm not going to take this all the way out, | 0:17:50 | 0:17:52 | |
because it really is a fearsome weapon. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:54 | |
This is an 1897 infantry-pattern sword, | 0:17:54 | 0:18:01 | |
and it was... | 0:18:01 | 0:18:03 | |
an adaption of an earlier sword, so produced through the centuries, | 0:18:03 | 0:18:08 | |
if you like, when the sword was one of the main weapons for soldiers. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:13 | |
It's actually incredibly well made, and if I show you... | 0:18:13 | 0:18:17 | |
Do you see the handle there? It's called shagreen, | 0:18:17 | 0:18:19 | |
which was either shark or ray skin. It's got a slightly raised finish, | 0:18:19 | 0:18:24 | |
which gives you a good grip when you're holding the sword. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:27 | |
If I tell you the value on this is probably somewhere between... | 0:18:27 | 0:18:31 | |
-£100 and £130... -For a sword? | 0:18:31 | 0:18:34 | |
For a sword. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:35 | |
And the reason it's actually quite a lot, twofold. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:39 | |
One is that it would cost you an awful lot more to buy something like this new today. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:44 | |
But secondly, serving officers in the British Army today, | 0:18:44 | 0:18:49 | |
when they start off as young subalterns, | 0:18:49 | 0:18:51 | |
and have just graduated from Sandhurst or wherever, | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
they actually have to have one of these, | 0:18:54 | 0:18:57 | |
so I think it's likely that it'll actually be bought | 0:18:57 | 0:18:59 | |
by a young army officer... | 0:18:59 | 0:19:02 | |
-Oh, right! -..for use, and you've still got all the leather fittings. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:05 | |
It just needs a bit of tidying up. It's actually quite a nice example | 0:19:05 | 0:19:10 | |
of an 1897 infantry-pattern sword. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:13 | |
Whoa, James! I know we've got to raise money, | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
but is this your new technique for getting money out of the auctioneer? | 0:19:16 | 0:19:21 | |
-Stand and deliver? -I've just knighted Amanda, | 0:19:21 | 0:19:25 | |
-rather than threatening her. -It's a splendid sword! | 0:19:25 | 0:19:28 | |
Is this something that's going to auction? | 0:19:28 | 0:19:30 | |
-It is, very much so. -How much do we think we might make on it? | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
Well, I put £100 to £130 on it. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:36 | |
That is such good news, because I've actually been doing some sums. | 0:19:36 | 0:19:41 | |
I've looked at everything that James has looked at today, | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
and taken the lowest valuation that he's put on everything. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
You want to raise £500. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:50 | |
Well, I can tell you that, at the lowest estimate, | 0:19:50 | 0:19:52 | |
we should be able to make... | 0:19:52 | 0:19:54 | |
£480. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:57 | |
OK. | 0:19:57 | 0:19:58 | |
I know that's £20 less than you want, | 0:19:58 | 0:20:01 | |
but when you get to the auction, | 0:20:01 | 0:20:03 | |
you've only got to have two people bidding against each other | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
because they want one of your items, and we'll make that money up. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:10 | |
-Are you both excited now about going to auction? -Yeah. -Oh, yeah. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:13 | |
-Let's go! -And if we don't get the extra £20, | 0:20:13 | 0:20:17 | |
we'll send James in with the sword. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:20 | |
Send him into battle to get the extra money. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:23 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:20:23 | 0:20:25 | |
Swords ought not to be left lying around your home, | 0:20:25 | 0:20:28 | |
so do keep items like this out of reach of children. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
Your local auction house will advise you on how best to sell militaria, | 0:20:31 | 0:20:35 | |
but with luck, this one will make a stirring auction lot, | 0:20:35 | 0:20:39 | |
alongside these fascinating pieces. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:42 | |
The metamorphic Victorian high chair which comes apart | 0:20:43 | 0:20:46 | |
when baby needs a table for tea. James thought this would appeal | 0:20:46 | 0:20:50 | |
to the bidders with a price tag of £60 to £100. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
He was also taken by that early 20th-century Chinese brass table, | 0:20:53 | 0:20:58 | |
but gave it a conservative estimate of £35 to £50. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:01 | |
Finally, the Swiss Eterna wristwatch | 0:21:03 | 0:21:05 | |
was valued at £40 to £60. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:08 | |
If Amanda gets it working, we could be in for an exciting time | 0:21:08 | 0:21:12 | |
come auction day. | 0:21:12 | 0:21:14 | |
Still to come on Cash In The Attic, | 0:21:16 | 0:21:18 | |
James gives us a little taste of his refined upbringing. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:22 | |
Let me tell you, fish doesn't taste the same | 0:21:22 | 0:21:24 | |
unless you eat it with a proper fish knife and fork. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
'And I let slip a little secret.' | 0:21:27 | 0:21:29 | |
-I can't resist a man in a uniform. -No! | 0:21:29 | 0:21:32 | |
'Find out how it all goes when the hammer finally falls.' | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
Well, it's been quite a few weeks now since we were with Amanda | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
and her daughter Anna at their home in Wiltshire, | 0:21:44 | 0:21:46 | |
where we discovered all sorts of stuff. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:49 | |
We brought everything here today to the Chiswick auction rooms | 0:21:49 | 0:21:52 | |
in West London, where we hope we're going to be able to raise £500 | 0:21:52 | 0:21:56 | |
towards a very special birthday treat for Amanda's husband. | 0:21:56 | 0:22:00 | |
All we need now are bidders who'll be prepared to buy their items | 0:22:00 | 0:22:04 | |
when they go under the hammer. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:06 | |
There are some really fine pieces for sale in this auction, | 0:22:07 | 0:22:10 | |
where, as usual, the bidders are on the lookout | 0:22:10 | 0:22:14 | |
for a truly special purchase. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:15 | |
And James is looking at something that just might appeal to them. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:19 | |
You could do a lot of damage with that, young man! | 0:22:19 | 0:22:22 | |
It's a bit worrying. I just love the quality of them. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:24 | |
They're always incredibly well made. They really are. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:28 | |
And this one's got a bit of family history to go with it, | 0:22:28 | 0:22:31 | |
-so that'll help it. -And beautifully decorated on the blade. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:35 | |
Every time I've seen a swashbuckling film, | 0:22:35 | 0:22:37 | |
it never occurred to me that the blades had decoration on, as well. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:41 | |
-You never want to get up that close to them. You could be in trouble. -Too right! | 0:22:41 | 0:22:45 | |
So, a bit of history, a bit of quality, | 0:22:45 | 0:22:48 | |
and to buy these new, very, very expensive. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:51 | |
That sword, along with most of Amanda's other mementos on sale, | 0:22:52 | 0:22:55 | |
all came through the family. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:58 | |
So, one last look, Amanda and Anna, before they go under the hammer. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:05 | |
-Are you sorry to see them go? -No. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:08 | |
-Move on? -Move on. | 0:23:08 | 0:23:10 | |
Your husband's grandfather was a remarkable man, clearly, | 0:23:10 | 0:23:13 | |
because he started as an ordinary foot soldier, | 0:23:13 | 0:23:16 | |
-but became a lieutenant colonel. -He did. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:18 | |
-So he rose up through the ranks. -He must have been a very brave man, | 0:23:18 | 0:23:22 | |
especially to be involved in the conflict for so long. | 0:23:22 | 0:23:25 | |
And we've not just got the medals. We've got the miniatures of them, | 0:23:25 | 0:23:28 | |
-so what have you put them in at? -That's important. £80 to £120, | 0:23:28 | 0:23:32 | |
-so fingers crossed! -Fingers crossed. -Lots of people who collect medals. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:35 | |
Hopefully they're here today. Shall we go and take our places so that we can start the auction? | 0:23:35 | 0:23:41 | |
Today's auctioneer gets the sale started. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:45 | |
£400... | 0:23:45 | 0:23:47 | |
'Amanda's first lot takes to the stand. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
'It's the collection of cut-glass tableware | 0:23:50 | 0:23:53 | |
'that came from Andrew's grandfather.' | 0:23:53 | 0:23:55 | |
-Have you never used this in the house? -No. | 0:23:56 | 0:23:58 | |
-It's just been an ornament. -So just on a shelf somewhere? | 0:23:58 | 0:24:02 | |
-And nothing you fancy having, Anna? -No. It's too delicate. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:06 | |
Too delicate. But actually, at £10 to £15, | 0:24:06 | 0:24:10 | |
-that's got a real fighting chance. -It's not a lot of money, | 0:24:10 | 0:24:13 | |
-so onwards and upwards. -THEY LAUGH | 0:24:13 | 0:24:16 | |
What are they worth? £10 to go. £5 to go, | 0:24:16 | 0:24:19 | |
for the glassware. Surely for a fiver, somebody. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:21 | |
Anybody want the lot for a £5 note? Oh, dear. Not a good start. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:25 | |
Could pass the lot for £5. Nobody want it for a fiver? | 0:24:25 | 0:24:28 | |
Sorry. Pass the lot. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:30 | |
Good heavens! That's amazing! Not sold, even for a fiver! | 0:24:30 | 0:24:36 | |
'Oh, no! Not a whiff of interest from the bidders! | 0:24:36 | 0:24:40 | |
'Not the best start for Amanda, | 0:24:40 | 0:24:42 | |
'so I hope her next lot brings success. | 0:24:42 | 0:24:45 | |
'It's the silver butter dish in the form of a shell. | 0:24:45 | 0:24:48 | |
'Angela's grandfather is the man we must thank for this.' | 0:24:48 | 0:24:52 | |
James, silver always does well at auction, doesn't it? | 0:24:52 | 0:24:55 | |
Absolutely, because the melt price is very high at the moment, | 0:24:55 | 0:24:59 | |
so you've always got that as a starting point. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
But I love these little scallop-shaped butter dishes. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:06 | |
From a practical point of view, they're a nightmare, | 0:25:06 | 0:25:09 | |
trying to scrape the butter out of them, | 0:25:09 | 0:25:11 | |
but we're about to make that somebody else's problem, | 0:25:11 | 0:25:14 | |
hopefully at a good price. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:16 | |
£20 for the butter dish. 20 I'm bid. Thank you. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:18 | |
22. 22, further away. 24. 26. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:21 | |
-28. -Great! £28. 30 already. | 0:25:21 | 0:25:25 | |
32 here. 35 I'll take. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:28 | |
-Ooh! -32 here. In front of me at 32. Anybody else at £32? | 0:25:28 | 0:25:32 | |
34. 36. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:34 | |
-Couple of people who want it. -42? £40. | 0:25:34 | 0:25:37 | |
It's with you at 40. Yeah. With you at £40. | 0:25:37 | 0:25:41 | |
-42. -New bidder! | 0:25:41 | 0:25:43 | |
45... | 0:25:43 | 0:25:45 | |
£45. Nearer to me at 45. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:48 | |
Yes. 48. | 0:25:48 | 0:25:50 | |
£48 with you, Albert. At £48. Anybody else? | 0:25:50 | 0:25:54 | |
£48, all done. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:56 | |
48! Just £2 short of James's top price on it. | 0:25:56 | 0:26:00 | |
-That was a good price! -It was. -That was quite exciting, wasn't it? | 0:26:00 | 0:26:04 | |
-It was! -They say butter wouldn't melt! | 0:26:04 | 0:26:07 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:26:07 | 0:26:09 | |
Very good, James! | 0:26:09 | 0:26:11 | |
I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief | 0:26:11 | 0:26:14 | |
that we've banked some respectable money. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:16 | |
Next, a memento that was a gift from Andrew's mother. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:22 | |
We have two Italian Santini figurines, | 0:26:22 | 0:26:25 | |
and their joint estimate is £15 to £25. | 0:26:25 | 0:26:29 | |
What's it worth? I'm sure you've viewed it. Start me £10 the lot. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:34 | |
£10 for the little Diana figure. £5 for it. | 0:26:34 | 0:26:38 | |
Five I'm bid in front of me. At £5. £6 I'll take from somebody else. | 0:26:38 | 0:26:41 | |
The two figures for a fiver. Doesn't seem a lot of money. | 0:26:41 | 0:26:44 | |
At £5, is all I'm bid. I'm going to sell them. | 0:26:44 | 0:26:47 | |
-At £5. They're going for £5. -HE BANGS HAMMER | 0:26:47 | 0:26:50 | |
Oh! £5 is all we got for them, | 0:26:50 | 0:26:53 | |
but you're not having to take them home. | 0:26:53 | 0:26:55 | |
No. That's a bonus. | 0:26:55 | 0:26:57 | |
We're on a bit of a seesaw here. One minute we're up, | 0:26:58 | 0:27:01 | |
then we're down. But at least they sold. | 0:27:01 | 0:27:04 | |
And now we're back to something from Andrew's grandfather, | 0:27:04 | 0:27:08 | |
his World War I compass in a case. Will this get us back on course? | 0:27:08 | 0:27:12 | |
Grandfather obviously had a very eventful First World War, | 0:27:15 | 0:27:21 | |
because we've got his pocket compass coming up now. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:24 | |
None of us can even dream of the horrors those guys went through | 0:27:24 | 0:27:28 | |
in the First World War, and a compass was a very practical thing. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:32 | |
When you went over the top, you needed to know where you were going, | 0:27:32 | 0:27:36 | |
and it's amazing - this one has survived, in good condition, | 0:27:36 | 0:27:39 | |
and still with its original leather box, which is great. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:43 | |
Bit of interest in it. I've got a starting bid of £10. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:47 | |
With me at £10. £12. 14. 16. 18. | 0:27:47 | 0:27:50 | |
£18 in the corner. At 18. | 0:27:50 | 0:27:52 | |
20 everywhere. 20 I'll take from there. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:55 | |
22. 24. 26. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:57 | |
28. 30. | 0:27:57 | 0:27:59 | |
No? £30, standing, there in the cap. At 30. Anybody else? | 0:27:59 | 0:28:03 | |
32. | 0:28:03 | 0:28:05 | |
35. Let's go. 38. | 0:28:05 | 0:28:07 | |
40. 42. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:10 | |
45. | 0:28:10 | 0:28:12 | |
£45 in the middle, then. At 45. Anybody else? In the cap, at £45. | 0:28:12 | 0:28:16 | |
You all done and finished? £45 it goes... | 0:28:16 | 0:28:20 | |
-That was a good price! Yes! -I think we're happy with that. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:23 | |
Obviously now people know where they're going, | 0:28:23 | 0:28:26 | |
because they've bought the compass. | 0:28:26 | 0:28:28 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:28:28 | 0:28:30 | |
That is a great result, just £5 under James's top estimate. | 0:28:30 | 0:28:35 | |
Maybe there are some militaria collectors here today. | 0:28:35 | 0:28:38 | |
That could bode well for the sword and the medals coming up later. | 0:28:38 | 0:28:43 | |
So, next up we've got the set of 12 silver-plated fish knives and forks. | 0:28:43 | 0:28:49 | |
Did you ever use these, Amanda? No? Well, my parents' generation, | 0:28:49 | 0:28:53 | |
they'd never have dreamt of having fish | 0:28:53 | 0:28:55 | |
without getting out the old fish knives and forks. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:58 | |
Beautifully presented in a case. Have you looked at these, Anna? | 0:28:58 | 0:29:02 | |
-Do you like them? Have you ever eaten with them? -No. | 0:29:02 | 0:29:05 | |
Let me tell you, fish doesn't taste the same | 0:29:05 | 0:29:07 | |
unless you're using the proper fish knife and fork! | 0:29:07 | 0:29:10 | |
We've got £30 to £40 on them, in their original case, | 0:29:10 | 0:29:13 | |
so let's hope there are some more traditional buyers here. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:16 | |
I have seen several people looking at them very intently. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:20 | |
They could be about to bid for them. We'll soon find out. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:24 | |
I've got a little bit of interest. I'm bid straight off £35 for them. | 0:29:24 | 0:29:28 | |
With me at 35 for the fish eaters. At 35. 40. | 0:29:28 | 0:29:31 | |
45, with me. 50. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:33 | |
55. Still with me at £55, for those fish eaters. 60. | 0:29:33 | 0:29:37 | |
65. 65, still with me. On the book at 65. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:40 | |
70, fresh bidding. 75 with me. 80 in the room, against commission. | 0:29:40 | 0:29:44 | |
£80 for those fish eaters. At £80. You all done? | 0:29:44 | 0:29:47 | |
At £80 and going, then. £80. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:49 | |
Fantastic! That's double what we thought they'd make, James! | 0:29:49 | 0:29:52 | |
Isn't that wonderful? There are still people who have standards! | 0:29:52 | 0:29:55 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:29:55 | 0:29:58 | |
Well, you would know, James! There are obviously some bidders here | 0:29:58 | 0:30:02 | |
who also recognise quality when they see it. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:04 | |
I wonder what they'll make of Amanda's next lot? | 0:30:07 | 0:30:09 | |
It's her Dansette transistor radio, in need of some restoration. | 0:30:09 | 0:30:14 | |
We're back to the swinging '60s now, | 0:30:18 | 0:30:21 | |
because we've got this wonderful little Dansette transistor radio. | 0:30:21 | 0:30:25 | |
-He's off already! -We were there! | 0:30:25 | 0:30:27 | |
-He's off! -I love this. | 0:30:27 | 0:30:30 | |
It's a great blue colour. It's got everything going, | 0:30:30 | 0:30:33 | |
and this sort of retro thing very much coming back in. | 0:30:33 | 0:30:36 | |
-We were there first time round! -We were, James. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:40 | |
What's it worth? I'm sure you've viewed it. £10 for it. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:43 | |
£10 for the little radio, surely. | 0:30:43 | 0:30:45 | |
Nobody interested? £10? £5 for it, then. | 0:30:45 | 0:30:48 | |
£5 I'm bid at the back of the room. Jolly good. At £5. | 0:30:48 | 0:30:51 | |
£6 anywhere? At £5, by the mirror there. Are you all done at £5? | 0:30:51 | 0:30:55 | |
It's going to be sold for £5. A maiden bid of £5. It's going. | 0:30:55 | 0:30:58 | |
-£5 and going... -HE BANGS HAMMER | 0:30:58 | 0:31:00 | |
Well, it's £5 that you've taken out of the garage, really, isn't it? | 0:31:00 | 0:31:05 | |
-Absolutely. -And you weren't using it. -No. | 0:31:05 | 0:31:07 | |
-And it didn't have batteries in it. -No. -Bet they didn't know that. | 0:31:07 | 0:31:11 | |
-They've got to buy batteries, James. -That'll cost more than a fiver! | 0:31:11 | 0:31:15 | |
-Exactly. -THEY LAUGH | 0:31:15 | 0:31:17 | |
'It seems only one bidder wanted the job of restoring that old radio, | 0:31:17 | 0:31:21 | |
'but I'm sure they'll get hours of pleasure from it once they do.' | 0:31:21 | 0:31:25 | |
'So, I wonder how the kitty is looking so far?' | 0:31:25 | 0:31:28 | |
Halfway point, only one no-sale, which I am still speechless about. | 0:31:30 | 0:31:35 | |
I can't believe someone wasn't prepared to pay a fiver | 0:31:35 | 0:31:38 | |
for those glasses and that jug. Nevertheless, they have stumped up | 0:31:38 | 0:31:42 | |
on everything else we've had to sell today, | 0:31:42 | 0:31:44 | |
and we're not quite halfway there yet. | 0:31:44 | 0:31:47 | |
We're up to £183. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:50 | |
But we've got all of that World War I stuff | 0:31:50 | 0:31:54 | |
from your husband's grandfather, | 0:31:54 | 0:31:56 | |
and there is an interest in medals and World War I memorabilia, | 0:31:56 | 0:32:00 | |
so we hope we'll do better in the second half, James. | 0:32:00 | 0:32:03 | |
Everything to come. Everything to play for. Can't wait! | 0:32:03 | 0:32:06 | |
If you'd like to try your hand at buying or selling at auction, | 0:32:06 | 0:32:10 | |
do bear in mind that there are charges, including commission. | 0:32:10 | 0:32:14 | |
These will vary from one saleroom to another, | 0:32:14 | 0:32:17 | |
so it is always worth enquiring in advance. | 0:32:17 | 0:32:19 | |
The bidders here do seem to recognise quality, | 0:32:21 | 0:32:24 | |
but you'd need to look very closely at an item James has spotted, | 0:32:24 | 0:32:27 | |
just to be sure that it's the genuine article! | 0:32:27 | 0:32:30 | |
That's a very pretty little thing, James. | 0:32:32 | 0:32:34 | |
Do I get a whiff of imperial Russia from this? | 0:32:34 | 0:32:37 | |
You should get a whiff of Imperial Russia, | 0:32:37 | 0:32:41 | |
because the auctioneers have said that it's actually stamped Faberge. | 0:32:41 | 0:32:45 | |
-Oh, yes. -In Cyrillic, on the bottom there. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:48 | |
But I think, given the estimate they've put on it | 0:32:48 | 0:32:52 | |
-of 700 to 1,000, I don't think they think it's by Faberge. -No! | 0:32:52 | 0:32:56 | |
The great Carl Faberge. You remember the idea, | 0:32:56 | 0:32:59 | |
that he produced for the Russian royal family | 0:32:59 | 0:33:01 | |
in the early years of the 20th century | 0:33:01 | 0:33:04 | |
Imperial Easter eggs, and they are now hugely expensive. | 0:33:04 | 0:33:07 | |
Like? | 0:33:07 | 0:33:09 | |
-Certainly north of £1 million each. -Ooh! | 0:33:09 | 0:33:12 | |
What do we think? | 0:33:12 | 0:33:13 | |
I think it's going to exceed its estimate of 700 to 1,000. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:17 | |
-Oh, very pretty! -Good Easter egg for someone. -Yes! | 0:33:17 | 0:33:20 | |
Crikey! James turned out to be right there. | 0:33:21 | 0:33:23 | |
That wonderful piece actually sold for £3,800! | 0:33:23 | 0:33:28 | |
Just goes to prove that, if you keep your eyes peeled, | 0:33:28 | 0:33:31 | |
sometimes you really can find something quite exceptional. | 0:33:31 | 0:33:34 | |
Amanda has six items left, including those World War I medals | 0:33:35 | 0:33:39 | |
and sword, for which we've got high hopes. | 0:33:39 | 0:33:41 | |
But her next lot on the podium | 0:33:41 | 0:33:44 | |
is the Chinese brass-topped occasional table | 0:33:44 | 0:33:47 | |
that used to sit in Anna's bedroom. | 0:33:47 | 0:33:49 | |
You'll be happy to see it go? | 0:33:50 | 0:33:52 | |
Definitely. It gets in the way a bit. | 0:33:52 | 0:33:55 | |
But it's practical! Didn't you ever use it? | 0:33:55 | 0:33:57 | |
-No. Didn't know what to use it for. -I know why. | 0:33:57 | 0:34:00 | |
-Because you don't want to polish it any more. -Now you know. | 0:34:00 | 0:34:04 | |
Little table there. Start me at £20 for it, surely. | 0:34:04 | 0:34:07 | |
For the little table. For 20. 22, 24. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:10 | |
26, 28. £28 for the table. At £28. 30 to my left. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:15 | |
30. Anybody else? £30. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:17 | |
To my left at 30. You all done at £30? | 0:34:17 | 0:34:19 | |
£30 and going, then. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:21 | |
Great! | 0:34:21 | 0:34:22 | |
-Just below, but still OK. -Yeah. | 0:34:22 | 0:34:24 | |
I think both Anna and her mum are pleased with that result. | 0:34:25 | 0:34:30 | |
Money in the pot, for something they hardly used! | 0:34:30 | 0:34:33 | |
Next up, an English-school watercolour. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:36 | |
Not militaria, but the white cliffs of Dover may have some resonance | 0:34:36 | 0:34:40 | |
with collectors. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:42 | |
Start me at £20 for it, for the watercolour. £10 to go, then. | 0:34:43 | 0:34:46 | |
£10 for the watercolour. Ten I'm bid. 12, 14, 16. | 0:34:46 | 0:34:49 | |
£16 is all I'm bid for that. At 16. £18 here. | 0:34:49 | 0:34:53 | |
In front of me at £18. Anybody else at £18? | 0:34:53 | 0:34:56 | |
At £18 here, with the gentleman in the striped shirt. | 0:34:56 | 0:34:59 | |
You all done and finished? At £18 it goes... | 0:34:59 | 0:35:02 | |
What a shame that the watercolour sold for so little! | 0:35:02 | 0:35:04 | |
Only four lots left, | 0:35:04 | 0:35:07 | |
and with that target of £500 still some distance away, | 0:35:07 | 0:35:11 | |
everything rests on all of them doing well. | 0:35:11 | 0:35:14 | |
Something quite rare in this sale now, | 0:35:15 | 0:35:18 | |
because so much of what we've been selling came from your husband's grandfather, | 0:35:18 | 0:35:23 | |
but this is one item at auction that didn't belong to him, isn't it? | 0:35:23 | 0:35:26 | |
It's the 1930s wristwatch. So, where did this one come from? | 0:35:26 | 0:35:30 | |
-His dad. -And does your husband not wear it? | 0:35:30 | 0:35:33 | |
-No. -I think you were saying it still works, doesn't it? | 0:35:33 | 0:35:36 | |
-It does, yes. -What more do you want? | 0:35:36 | 0:35:39 | |
What have we got on it? £40 to £60, | 0:35:39 | 0:35:41 | |
and people love to be seen with something | 0:35:41 | 0:35:44 | |
that says retro, that says quality, | 0:35:44 | 0:35:46 | |
that doesn't say modern and horrible battery! | 0:35:46 | 0:35:49 | |
£20 to start me, surely, for the watch. For 20. I'm bid 20. | 0:35:49 | 0:35:53 | |
22. 24. £24 for that watch. It doesn't seem... | 0:35:53 | 0:35:56 | |
26. 28. 30. 32. | 0:35:56 | 0:35:59 | |
34. | 0:35:59 | 0:36:00 | |
36. 38. | 0:36:00 | 0:36:03 | |
-38 to my left. -Nearly up to our 40. | 0:36:03 | 0:36:05 | |
-All done at £38? -Oh, hang on. -New bid at 42, do you want? | 0:36:05 | 0:36:09 | |
42. At £42. £42, I'm going to sell it, then. | 0:36:09 | 0:36:13 | |
-Over our lowest estimate. Well done! -Just pipped through, didn't it? | 0:36:13 | 0:36:19 | |
That's a great result for Amanda, | 0:36:19 | 0:36:21 | |
and a good price for the winning bidder. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:24 | |
The classic high chair is up next, for £60 to £100. | 0:36:24 | 0:36:28 | |
It belonged to Andrew's grandparents, | 0:36:28 | 0:36:31 | |
and converts into a table and chair as the child grows. | 0:36:31 | 0:36:35 | |
So, was it used by children in your family? Just remind me. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:39 | |
Oh, yeah. My husband sat in it when he was small, | 0:36:39 | 0:36:41 | |
his sisters and our children. | 0:36:41 | 0:36:43 | |
-Anna, I bet you don't remember sitting in this, do you? -Not at all. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:48 | |
-And you clearly haven't sat in it since. -No! | 0:36:48 | 0:36:51 | |
£50. £50 to go. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:54 | |
50. Five. 60. Five. £65 I'm bid now. | 0:36:54 | 0:36:57 | |
£65. And 70. Five. | 0:36:57 | 0:36:59 | |
80. Five. 90. Five. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:02 | |
£95 I'm bid. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:04 | |
100. 110. You want 120, madam? 120. In the room at 120. | 0:37:04 | 0:37:08 | |
-£120 in the room now. -Fantastic! -120. Anybody else? | 0:37:08 | 0:37:11 | |
£120. I'm going to sell it, then. £120 it goes. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:16 | |
That's a terrific price. Your top price was £100. | 0:37:16 | 0:37:20 | |
-You were on the button. -Double the low estimate. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:22 | |
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings, loads of money. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:26 | |
-We like that! -THEY LAUGH | 0:37:26 | 0:37:29 | |
What a great price for that high chair! | 0:37:29 | 0:37:31 | |
I'm sure it will become the centrepiece | 0:37:31 | 0:37:34 | |
of another family's kitchen for years to come. | 0:37:34 | 0:37:36 | |
So, we reach Amanda's last two lots, | 0:37:38 | 0:37:41 | |
the militaria handed down through the family | 0:37:41 | 0:37:44 | |
from a grandfather who clearly had such a distinguished military career. | 0:37:44 | 0:37:48 | |
And first up it's the infantry sword that's now more than 100 years old. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:53 | |
When we arrived today, | 0:37:55 | 0:37:57 | |
I found James absolutely swashing the buckle with Grandfather's sword. | 0:37:57 | 0:38:02 | |
They cut such a dash, these guys, with their Sam Browne belts and then a sword on the side. | 0:38:02 | 0:38:07 | |
-And the medals. -And medals as well. -Can't resist a man in a uniform! | 0:38:07 | 0:38:11 | |
Well, YOU can say that. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:13 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:38:13 | 0:38:15 | |
50 I'm bid. Thank you. 55. 60. £60 is all I'm bid | 0:38:15 | 0:38:19 | |
for that sword, now? Not enough. 65. | 0:38:19 | 0:38:21 | |
Thank you. 70. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:23 | |
-Come on. -Going up! -At 75. | 0:38:23 | 0:38:26 | |
-At £75 in the middle of the room. -75. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:29 | |
I can sell it at £75. You all done? 80, fresh bidding. | 0:38:29 | 0:38:32 | |
85. | 0:38:32 | 0:38:34 | |
90. 95. | 0:38:34 | 0:38:36 | |
£95, my original bidder. At 95. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:39 | |
At £95. You all done? £95 and going. 95. | 0:38:39 | 0:38:43 | |
Thank you, sir. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:44 | |
£95, just £5 short of our lowest estimate. | 0:38:44 | 0:38:47 | |
But not a bad return. | 0:38:47 | 0:38:49 | |
I thought that was going to sell for 60 quid! | 0:38:49 | 0:38:52 | |
-Really? -The cut-and-thrust of bidding | 0:38:52 | 0:38:55 | |
eventually brought it nearly up to where we wanted to be. | 0:38:55 | 0:38:58 | |
So 95. Not bad. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
At last! Their heirlooms do seem to be doing rather well. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:05 | |
So how will those medals do? | 0:39:05 | 0:39:07 | |
They're from both World Wars, and include some miniatures. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:12 | |
There is quite a market for medals, especially from the First World War, | 0:39:12 | 0:39:17 | |
and we've got the ones coming up from your husband's grandfather, | 0:39:17 | 0:39:21 | |
your great-grandfather, Anna. But also, tucked away on the end, | 0:39:21 | 0:39:24 | |
we've got a Second World War medal which shows that he served again | 0:39:24 | 0:39:29 | |
in the Second World War! | 0:39:29 | 0:39:31 | |
None of them are gallantry medals, but a nice collection nevertheless, | 0:39:31 | 0:39:34 | |
so £80 to £120. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:35 | |
And they've got the miniatures with them. | 0:39:35 | 0:39:38 | |
Yes. That's important, as well. | 0:39:38 | 0:39:40 | |
-Interest in the lot. -Good, good! -I'm bid £60 straight off. | 0:39:40 | 0:39:44 | |
With me at 60. Five. 70. Five. | 0:39:44 | 0:39:46 | |
80. 85. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:49 | |
-90. Five. -Lots of people bidding. -Going! | 0:39:49 | 0:39:51 | |
100. £100 there. At £100. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:54 | |
110 there, fresh bidding. 120. | 0:39:54 | 0:39:56 | |
-30. 140. -Over our top estimate! | 0:39:56 | 0:39:59 | |
60. 70. 180. 190. | 0:39:59 | 0:40:02 | |
No? 190 in the middle of the room. 190. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:04 | |
Fresh bidding, 200. 210? | 0:40:04 | 0:40:06 | |
No? £200 there. 200. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
Anybody else? At £200, at the bar. For £200. You all done? | 0:40:08 | 0:40:12 | |
£200 and going, then. 470. Thank you. | 0:40:12 | 0:40:15 | |
Wow! What a terrific result! What do you make of that, Anna? | 0:40:15 | 0:40:19 | |
-That's really, really good. -£200, | 0:40:19 | 0:40:22 | |
for your great-grandfather's war medals. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:26 | |
Well, I think it's great. You can't put a price on bravery, | 0:40:26 | 0:40:29 | |
but that was a pretty good attempt. And worth every penny. | 0:40:29 | 0:40:32 | |
There's no doubt that that excellent final sale | 0:40:32 | 0:40:35 | |
has made all the difference to Amanda's total. | 0:40:35 | 0:40:38 | |
'So, time to reveal the final sum!' | 0:40:38 | 0:40:41 | |
I did tell you the second half would be a lot more fun and exciting | 0:40:41 | 0:40:45 | |
than the first half, | 0:40:45 | 0:40:47 | |
because we had all that wonderful World War I memorabilia. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:51 | |
The medals - were you amazed that they went for £200? | 0:40:51 | 0:40:55 | |
-Yeah, definitely! -That was a terrific result, wasn't it? | 0:40:55 | 0:40:58 | |
And then, of course, Grandfather's sword. | 0:40:58 | 0:41:01 | |
£95. Well, it has all added up to a wonderful total, | 0:41:01 | 0:41:06 | |
which is actually more than the £500 that you wanted, | 0:41:06 | 0:41:09 | |
which means you can have the £500 holiday, | 0:41:09 | 0:41:11 | |
and you'll have some left over to spend on the new granddaughter, | 0:41:11 | 0:41:15 | |
because your grand total is... | 0:41:15 | 0:41:18 | |
-£688! -Oh, wow! | 0:41:18 | 0:41:20 | |
Oh, good! | 0:41:20 | 0:41:22 | |
-Have you ever been to an auction before? -No. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:25 | |
-What's this experience been like? -Brilliant. | 0:41:25 | 0:41:28 | |
Well, £688 - that's a full 188 more than you expected. | 0:41:28 | 0:41:32 | |
-Have a great party! -Thank you. -Absolutely. Well done. | 0:41:32 | 0:41:35 | |
Amanda certainly hasn't let the grass grow under her feet. | 0:41:39 | 0:41:44 | |
She's already booked that birthday treat for her husband Andrew. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:48 | |
'We're going to Cyprus. | 0:41:48 | 0:41:50 | |
'My husband's been there when he was in the forces, | 0:41:50 | 0:41:53 | |
'so it's like going back in time for him.' | 0:41:53 | 0:41:56 | |
I can't wait! I wish it was this weekend we were going. | 0:41:56 | 0:41:59 | |
That's the two dips, the red-pepper hummus. | 0:41:59 | 0:42:02 | |
Whenever they visit new places, they like to sample the local cuisine, | 0:42:02 | 0:42:06 | |
so Amanda's come to a Cypriot restaurant for a taste of things to come. | 0:42:06 | 0:42:10 | |
This is very nice. It's lamb, some spices. Very nice. | 0:42:10 | 0:42:14 | |
I'd like to make it myself. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:17 | |
'The dips - well, that's the first time I've tried hummus, | 0:42:17 | 0:42:21 | |
'and I will, er, put it on my menu in the house from now on.' | 0:42:21 | 0:42:26 | |
If it's like this out there, I'll be fine. | 0:42:26 | 0:42:28 | |
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