0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:07I'm sure that sometime or another, many of you have moved house.
0:00:07 > 0:00:13And if you have, you'll know that that's when all sorts of things turn up that have just got to go.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17So you decide to sell them and hopefully make some money on them.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Well, that's the situation that's facing the family that I'm about to meet.
0:00:41 > 0:00:47'Coming up on Cash In The Attic, it's a case of facing up to the fact that all eyes are on us.'
0:00:47 > 0:00:51- So which is Frank's eyes? - Is it this one?- Could be. - Or on the shark perhaps?
0:00:51 > 0:00:57'Who would have guessed one of Hollywood's biggest stars would make an appearance?'
0:00:57 > 0:01:02- "From your one and only Clark." - 'At auction, could a small slip-up ruin our couple's chances?'
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- I think he's left it unsold. - He's left it unsold!- Oh...
0:01:05 > 0:01:09'Find out what happens when the hammer falls.'
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Today I'm in Grimsby,
0:01:13 > 0:01:17where I'm about to meet three generations of the same family
0:01:17 > 0:01:20who've decided to sell up and move.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23And I must admit, I've already been having a look in the house,
0:01:23 > 0:01:28and I've come across these pieces from a rather unusual chess set. They're going to auction,
0:01:28 > 0:01:32but are they going to make us a king's ransom or go for just a few pawns?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34We'll soon find out.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37'Heather Hasthorpe grew up and lives in Grimsby,
0:01:37 > 0:01:40'but her heart belongs to Canada.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43'Heather's mother was raised in Winnipeg
0:01:43 > 0:01:47'but came to this country as a young woman to marry Heather's father.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51'Heather was happy in the UK, but considered a move to Canada in her early twenties.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55'However, like her mother before her, love stopped her in her tracks.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59'Because she met her future husband Frank and continued to live in England.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03'Now proud grandparents, Frank and Heather have had a good life together.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08'But it's time for Heather to fulfil her dream and live in Canada.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12'Their grandson Charlie and son-in-law Dan have come round to help today.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17'And our expert Paul Hayes is also here to find any antiques that they have around the house
0:02:17 > 0:02:19'that they want to take to auction.'
0:02:19 > 0:02:25- Who's that, Charlie?- I think we've got a veritable bumper bundle of Hasthorpes here.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- And I bet you're Charlie, are you? - Nah...
0:02:28 > 0:02:34- You're not? So who are you? - Charlie.- You ARE Charlie.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- How old are you?- Three. - You're three!
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- And you're going to be helping Granny and Grandad today?- Yeah.
0:02:39 > 0:02:46- Ah, I thought you were. And this is Granny Heather? - That's right.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- And Frank?- Yes.- And son-in-law Dan. - That's right.- Right!
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Why have you called in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:52 > 0:02:58To actually go to Canada. I'd love to go there for a holiday, or I'd like to live there, actually.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- What's this fascination with Canada? - My daughter lives there
0:03:01 > 0:03:05and my mother was Canadian.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- So Canada's got a great attraction for you?- Oh yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10You've got two daughters, haven't you?
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- Cos Charlie's mum's here. - That's right, but my other daughter lives in Vancouver.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17How do you feel about going to Canada?
0:03:17 > 0:03:21My age is against me, but I'd like to go. I would.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Dan, you're married to Heather and Frank's other daughter Kelly.- Yes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- Are you all moving to Canada too? - We'd love to. We'd do it at the drop of a hat.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31It's just down to cost at the moment,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33but we love it. It's beautiful,
0:03:33 > 0:03:37and we believe it'd be a better standard of life for Charlie.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- It'd be a great place for Charlie to grow up in.- Oh yeah. Fantastic, yeah.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44So how much do we think we're going to raise?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- About £500.- 500?- Yes.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51Charlie? You're going to go and help Granny and Grandad find some things around the house?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- Yeah.- Tell me where you're going to look, then.- Under the bed.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- And where else?- In the cupboard.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- You are going to find the best things in there, aren't you?- Yes. - Yes!
0:04:03 > 0:04:06He's going to be our super sleuth today.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I brought Paul Hayes, who is already having a look round
0:04:09 > 0:04:12to see what we might be able to take to auction.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16We don't want to leave him on his own for too long, cos you never know what he will come up with.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19So how are you doing there, Charlie?
0:04:19 > 0:04:22'The Hasthorpe home is immaculate.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27'So what's likely to be hidden away in cupboards or under the bed is yet to be seen.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30'But Paul's already spotted something.'
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- Ah, hello!- There you go, I told you he'd be hard at work already.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- Would you like to buy a balloon? - Oh yes, definitely. I like that yellow one.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42They're lovely, aren't they? Very famous figure. Where did you get them from?
0:04:42 > 0:04:48They came from Aunt Rae's in Canada. We went over there for her hundredth birthday.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52And... Unfortunately, she didn't make it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56So when we went there, we were offered them. We said we could take what we wanted.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58And what was it that appealed to you?
0:04:58 > 0:05:02The balloon sellers I remembered on my auntie's fireplace.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06She had them there, and they're the only things I could really remember in the room.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08That's what attracted me.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11So these figurines have great memories for you,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- not just of your aunt, but of Canada.- Yes.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17This is one of the most popular figurines that Royal Doulton did.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19And it's called The Old Balloon Seller.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22It's part of a series called The Street Sellers.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25So they had people selling flowers, matchsticks and so on.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- She looks like Old Mother Riley, doesn't she?- She does.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32But the modelling is absolutely superb. It's a guy called Leslie Harradine.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37He was head at Doulton for a long time and he came up with all these wonderful designs.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41And this one dates from early 1930s, just before the Second World War.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43How much might the three of them make together?
0:05:43 > 0:05:48If I was being conservative here... These turn up between £40 and £60 a figure.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51So if we said that at least for each three,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54that's £120. But if there's a rare one amongst them...
0:05:54 > 0:05:56The gentleman might be rarer than the lady.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59At least £120 for these three. How does that sound?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- Fine.- Sounds OK, doesn't it? - It does, yeah. Really good.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Well, I think 120 is a very good foundation
0:06:05 > 0:06:09on which we're going to build the £500 we're going to raise today.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- So let's go and see what else we can find.- OK.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16'It's appropriate that something Heather inherited from a Canadian aunt
0:06:16 > 0:06:19'could help her to go back to that country.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23'Dan's found a 20th century Lladro piece.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28'Since 1953, Lladro porcelain has been known for its distinctive design and soft colouring.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32'Will this lady attract £60-100?'
0:06:33 > 0:06:36'Everywhere you look in this home,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38'there's evidence of Canadian heritage.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40'But something in the bedroom
0:06:40 > 0:06:43'has a British link to a different neighbour across the pond.'
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Hi, Paul!- Hello, you two!
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Come and join me - just in time.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50What have you got here? The famous Fischer-Kasparov game?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52I don't think that's what it is, no.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56This is a re-enactment of the American War of Independence.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58It's obviously a chess set,
0:06:58 > 0:07:02but we've got America here and Great Britain over here.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05It looks like 18th century. I think that's what it is.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07We've got George Washington on his famous white horse,
0:07:07 > 0:07:12the minutemen and the eagle of America lined up against
0:07:12 > 0:07:16the British lion and the famous redcoats.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Isn't that fantastic? What a great thing.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21So you've got a war game and a game of chess, all in one.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23I think we know who wins...
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- But maybe not every game. - Yeah, I'm afraid it's not us.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Are you great chess players in the family?
0:07:30 > 0:07:31No, neither of us play.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34We play chequers with them, but we haven't played any chess.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36What made you buy it?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38I think it was because my mother was born in America,
0:07:38 > 0:07:41and I saw a connection there, but I just like the figures.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43It's very unusual,
0:07:43 > 0:07:47but they do make chess sets in all sorts of different characters.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49If you think of a subject,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52there will be a chess set made around that subject.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55But the actual game was developed in India in about the 6th century.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57It was called chaturanga,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00and they used elephants and chariots for the bishops and the rooks.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04They had infantry and cavalry, but very similar game to what we have now.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07But wonderful. Once you get to know how to play,
0:08:07 > 0:08:08you can use any chess set.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Are these lead then, Paul? - They're lead.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13They're almost like the Britains soldiers.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Britains were a massive manufacturer of lead figurines.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20They would be made in a mould and then they would be all hand-painted.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23The detail in the painting is absolutely exquisite, isn't it?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25They've gone to a lot of trouble.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27You can tell it's such a quality item.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30The board itself is rosewood. It's beautiful.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33The sandalwood in the middle gives its contrasting colours.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35I just think it's super, really.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36With Charlie around,
0:08:36 > 0:08:40you couldn't possibly have lead figures with paint on them
0:08:40 > 0:08:41around the house, could you?
0:08:41 > 0:08:44So if we sell it, how much do you think they might make?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47As an auction estimate, to give it a real chance,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50if I said between £60-100...
0:08:50 > 0:08:53I think someone who really takes a shine to it...
0:08:53 > 0:08:55You've got the American history enthusiasts here
0:08:55 > 0:08:58and a chess player as well, and it's complete.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00So if I said at least £60 to give it a chance,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03but I think on the day, it could do a bit more.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07'Oh, to have the power of altering history with just a few chess moves.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12'Living in Grimsby, it's clear that Heather and Frank treasure the seaside.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16'We've discovered a whimsical painting that reflects their enjoyment of the coast.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20'This colourful beach scene was painted by a local artist
0:09:20 > 0:09:25'and Paul thinks someone would love to take it home for £40-60.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28'Everyone's rolling up their sleeves today, including young Charlie.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32'Or is he just playing?'
0:09:32 > 0:09:37So Heather, just explain to me what this fascination with Canada is in a bit more detail.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42My mother was born in America but actually lived in Canada for most of her life.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46My parents were pen friends and she came over here to get married.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51So your father must have been very persuasive. So when did you first visit the country?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53After my father died I went, when I was 20,
0:09:53 > 0:10:00and travelled coast-to-coast on the train and saw all my relations, who are splattered all about Canada.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- Is that what made you feel you wanted to stay there?- Yes, I did apply to emigrate at that time.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Unfortunately after that, or fortunately, I met Frank.
0:10:07 > 0:10:14- So how did you two meet? - We met at work, didn't we? We both worked for the same company and...
0:10:14 > 0:10:19Cos I worked for the GPO and they were on strike, and I needed money to emigrate to Canada.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23So I went to work at CV Polymers and you were there. That's where I met you.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26How about you then, Frank? Wouldn't you like to live in Canada?
0:10:26 > 0:10:30The next year, we went to Canada. Was it the next year we went there?
0:10:30 > 0:10:34And I must admit, I was pretty taken with the place,
0:10:34 > 0:10:39but...never asked me to move there, but I wouldn't.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44- Why not?- I had a big family and think we were all close then,
0:10:44 > 0:10:46you know, really close.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- I didn't want to do it.- Grimsby has been your home ever since.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54- What was it like growing up here? - It was... Actually, it was nice.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- I enjoyed Grimsby. It was quite lively.- Yeah, I enjoyed it.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02I remember going down to the fish docks with my father to get his pay,
0:11:02 > 0:11:08as most children did. And there was a really good community spirit in Grimsby.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- You worked on the docks, didn't you? - That's right. About 17 years on the commercial docks.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15It was good money then. It was good money.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Now you've decided you really do want to live in Canada.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22If I won the lottery, I'd be there tomorrow. ANGELA LAUGHS
0:11:22 > 0:11:23You won't win the lottery,
0:11:23 > 0:11:27but I know that Charlie and Dan and Paul have been hard at work,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30so shall we go and see how much they've managed to find?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35'If Heather did win the lottery, there'd be no need for us.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39'Frank's found another thing that'll help them wing their way to Canada.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43'This 19th century station clock is in perfect condition,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47'which means we can ask for £100-150.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52'That means that so far, we've raised £380 towards our £500 target.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54'And with many more rooms to investigate,
0:11:54 > 0:11:58'it looks like they'll be booking plane tickets in no time.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02'Surely there must be something in this vast china cupboard.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05'But hold on, there's something staring us in the face!'
0:12:05 > 0:12:07I must say, I love this hallway.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Has this always been in the hall here?
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Since we bought our house around the corner on Welholme Road.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14It was in the house when we moved in.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- All right! So this has come from you?- Yes. We didn't get on with it,
0:12:18 > 0:12:23so we said they could have it and they've kept it in the hallway since 2007.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Where it came from before that, I do not know.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- How old is your house? - 1920 it was built.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33That's dead on the time when this hallstand was made. We're looking 1920s, 1930s.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Very Art Deco. The main point with Art Deco is the use of geometry.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41You've got this sort of almost triangular shape here, these sharp angles here...
0:12:41 > 0:12:44The whole thing is solid oak, which is lovely.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48You used to see them everywhere at the times when people used to wear macs and hats.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51They would always be in the hallway near the front door.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53You'd put your hat or coat on these items.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58You'd put your umbrella here, and all the drips would catch in these pans at the bottom.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Under here would be your gloves,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03and you'd check yourself in the mirror as you go in and out.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- A very clever invention, but I take it it's something that you never use?- No.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13There is quite a demand for these. If anybody wants an old-fashioned look, it's perfect.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17If I said sort of £40-60, how does that sound?
0:13:17 > 0:13:19It sounds fine.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- So that can definitely go? There's no problem there at all?- No.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27All right, that's £40 in the kitty. Grab your coat, you've pulled.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31'It's important to have a place to hang your hat, but come auction day,
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- 'I wonder if the bidders will feel the same way.' - FRANK CHUCKLES
0:13:35 > 0:13:41'As we continue our rummage in Grimsby, I've enlisted the help of Charlie.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46'He's got the hang of it now and points me in the right direction.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51'Heather bought this cameo brooch piece in an antique shop years ago.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56'The 9-carat gold and pink shell inset reflect its classic Victorian design.'
0:13:57 > 0:14:02'If Frank and Heather are happy to let it go, it could fetch £60-100.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03'Meantime in the kitchen,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07'Heather's having a good root through a box of cards.'
0:14:07 > 0:14:12Now then, Heather... What have you found? Something good?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- Lots of postcards that my mother collected.- All right.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17I love postcards. Where are they all from?
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- All sorts of places. - Was she well travelled?
0:14:20 > 0:14:25- Yes, she was. And there's that one as well.- OK. Who is this, then?
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Clark Gable. I don't think it's really from him. You read it.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32It says here, "My own darling Irene,
0:14:32 > 0:14:36"just a line hoping you are always thinking of me as I am of you
0:14:36 > 0:14:41"from your one and only Clark." So did she have a relationship with Clark Gable?
0:14:41 > 0:14:42I don't think so.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47I think it was a joke. I think my uncle, she said, had sent it.
0:14:47 > 0:14:53Because he went to the movie studios, and it was at that time she received that from Clark Gable.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- But she never did find out.- She never met him or anything like that?- No.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02It definitely is a publicity shot that you'll get of all the Hollywood actors at the time.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05But what an interesting thing. What else have we got here?
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- Some funny ones. Mabel Lucie Atwell, have you heard of her?- Yes.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Very famous 1930s cartoonist.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Ah! This is what you're looking for. Look at that.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Anything to do with transport. Trains, planes, automobiles...
0:15:18 > 0:15:22All that sort of thing. Shipping lines are very popular. That's a White Star Line as well.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Aquitania. That's very collectable. This is quite a collection here.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- Some funnies as well.- There's some funny ones. A Windsor one.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- Nothing sentimental here at all? - No. No.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37OK, I'll tell you what we'll do. If these will be sorted out by the auctioneer,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40he tends to put them in certain categories, in certain orders.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44If we put these in as a lot... If I said £30-50, how does that sound?
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- That sounds brilliant.- In the meantime, what I think we should do,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51is to try and get a copy of Clark Gable's signature,
0:15:51 > 0:15:52see if we can match that up.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Cos that potentially could be a very collectable thing.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58All right, so we're looking at £30 plus Clark Gable.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- That sounds brilliant.- All right. We don't say that every day, do we?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- That's brilliant. - Let's pack them up and keep looking
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- and see if we can find something else.- Yeah, OK.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11'Paul, you're being very optimistic,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14'but I think if Heather's mum had had a relationship with Clark Gable,
0:16:14 > 0:16:19'she would have shared it not just with her daughter, but the world. I know I would.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25'Heather's decided to let these five 19th century prints from Vanity Fair Magazine go.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28'The publication started in the late 1800s,
0:16:28 > 0:16:33'and Paul hopes that someone will take them off our hands for £30-50.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37'The hunt continues so that the family can make their way to Canada.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41'Even Charlie is working to book his own seat on the plane.'
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Heather, seeing you with your grandson Charlie,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47it's clear that you're very close as a family.
0:16:47 > 0:16:53- You must miss so very much your daughter and granddaughter in Canada.- Yes.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- How long has she been there and why did she go?- Ten years.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00She went there originally to study. She went there to work with a Mr Stanick,
0:17:00 > 0:17:04who was a very famous viola teacher in Canada,
0:17:04 > 0:17:06and managed to get a place there.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08She wanted to stay, so she decided to stay.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12So that's a real reason for you wanting to go to Canada.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17- Yes.- But when you were younger and you didn't go and you came back to England,
0:17:17 > 0:17:21your father had very definite ideas about what you should do, didn't he?
0:17:21 > 0:17:27He did, yes. He wanted me to go to the college and study catering.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31And I love cooking, but I hated catering.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35When my father died, I came back to Grimsby to look after my mother and I refused,
0:17:35 > 0:17:39even though I was offered a job. I said, "I don't want to do catering any more."
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- I ended up working at the GPO. - But then, in your forties,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47you fulfilled one of your lifetime ambitions. How did that come about?
0:17:47 > 0:17:52I had been working in a factory and then I decided to actually do some music.
0:17:52 > 0:17:58And from that I went down to Richard Stilgoe's Share Music and Orpheus Centre,
0:17:58 > 0:18:02and he suggested that I do a degree.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- So Richard Stilgoe is responsible for this?- He is totally to blame for this.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12I ended up with a degree at Lincoln. I travelled every day to Lincoln.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- So what did you do with your degree? - I work at Grimsby Institute
0:18:15 > 0:18:18and I teach maths and English
0:18:18 > 0:18:23and IT, and I also work at Tukes for mental health, which is a cafe,
0:18:23 > 0:18:25funnily enough, although I don't like catering.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28I work to get mental health people back to work.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31You've obviously fulfilled one lifetime ambition
0:18:31 > 0:18:33by becoming a teacher.
0:18:33 > 0:18:39The other lifetime ambition is not just to go on holiday to Canada, but to go and live there.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Let's see if we can now help to make that particular dream come true
0:18:43 > 0:18:48by raising enough money at auction for you. I think perhaps we'd better go and get back to work.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53'How impressive to have gone back to studying in her forties.
0:18:53 > 0:19:00'Paul's still on the case and has found another beautiful seaside painting.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03'A watercolour of Whitby harbour.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07'This was painted by a local lighthouse keeper, Desmond G Sythes.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10'Paul estimates it might raise £50-100.'
0:19:11 > 0:19:14I must admit, Frank, I've found one of my favourite items.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19- This beautiful settee. Where does this come from? - I bought it five or six years ago
0:19:19 > 0:19:23from my sister-in-law. She used to do antiques at one time...
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- Ah...- A few years back, and it was in a bit of a state.
0:19:27 > 0:19:33There was all hair hanging out and we had it recovered from somebody, I think, at Lincoln.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35And I think he made a good job of it.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40That's what I was going to ask you. Normally by now, the stuffing's coming out
0:19:40 > 0:19:43or they're a bit worn. This one is in absolutely mint condition.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- How long ago was that? - About five or six years ago.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Really? It's held up well, hasn't it?
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- What was it that attracted you? - We liked the frame, the shape, the fact that it was black.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56I don't think you... We've not seen too many black ones.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01- It caught our eye.- That's what you call the Aesthetic Movement.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04They use black and gilt. That's very architectural.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07It's not so much organic, like the Art Nouveau style.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10And if you think about it, the old Georgian furniture
0:20:10 > 0:20:13was very spindly, very uncomfortable, more for show.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18By the time you get to about 1850 onwards, they're all for comfort.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Ladies would sit on here and spend hours and chat in their parlour and do their daily activities.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24And these have a specific use.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Can you see the way they're sloped? - That's right.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30If you were a lady, I'll just demonstrate here,
0:20:30 > 0:20:32and I was sat here and I had a big crinoline dress,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34it would all be bunched up.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37What they had to do was to put the excess material around the edge.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41That's why they had a sloping edge. So a nice, neat front like that.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44I can imagine that's been quite expensive to recover.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47I believe it cost us about £300, yes.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I think he's done an excellent job and it's a nice, neutral colour.
0:20:50 > 0:20:57Value-wise, if I said between £400 and £600, is that what you were thinking as well?
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Could we put a reserve of, say, £500 on it?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02The reserve of £500, then, you'd be happy...
0:21:02 > 0:21:07- On the understanding if it doesn't fetch that, it comes back with you. - That's fine.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Let's keep looking.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11'Such a beautiful piece,
0:21:11 > 0:21:15'and a reserve will ensure that they do get a handsome return for their efforts.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18'So far, we've collected some really good items for auction.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20'With several paintings in the mix,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24'I wonder if the Hasthorpes have some artists hidden in their family tree.'
0:21:24 > 0:21:27It's funny little trousers, isn't it?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Are you going to have a look at this for us?
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- Blimey! What a colourful picture. - That's some picture, isn't it?
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- It's of Auckland, New Zealand. - New Zealand? Right, I've got you.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38It's done by my nephew.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41So is he a well-known artist, your nephew?
0:21:41 > 0:21:47- He probably is in New Zealand, but...- He did some stamps.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50He's done some stamps, yes. First cover stamps and...
0:21:50 > 0:21:56Of course, while I was there, he took a photograph of my eyes and...
0:21:56 > 0:21:59So you think you might be in this picture somewhere?
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- So which is Frank's eyes? - Is it this one?- Could be. - Or on the shark perhaps?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05I love his style. That's the modern method.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08It's almost like a collage, but using photography,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11so they've taken your still and your snapshot
0:22:11 > 0:22:14and made them into these animals that do wonderful things.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17It's fantastic, actually. It's very well done.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- I would think that took a lot of doing.- Definitely.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24It's quite a modern method. There's not many people using that sort of design.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28What I have noticed here is Hallmark, they're a massive greeting card chain.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30He must have had a contract with them.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Is this something that's likely to have a value at auction?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Limited edition prints can do very well most times.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38The fact that we've got a good artist here...
0:22:38 > 0:22:43He must well-known in New Zealand to be on the cover of the stamps. That would be amazing.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45But if I said £60-100,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47that sort of price band...
0:22:47 > 0:22:49I think the auction room
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- will put it on the internet. Then we might even get an overseas bidder. All right?- Yeah.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Let's add that to everything else we've seen.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59But before I tell you how much we think we're going to make,
0:22:59 > 0:23:01let's call in the rest of the family.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Dan and Charlie, do you want to come and join us?
0:23:03 > 0:23:08And then you can all hear how much we think we might make at auction,
0:23:08 > 0:23:12taking Paul's lowest estimates on everything.
0:23:12 > 0:23:19£500 is your target to get everybody over to Canada for a holiday to see your other daughter.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24But with a bit of luck, Charlie, we should be able to make
0:23:24 > 0:23:30- £1,050.- Ooh!- Wow! - Bit of a difference, isn't it?
0:23:30 > 0:23:35So you should all be on that flight to Canada.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- But we've got to go to the auction first.- Yes.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Thumbs up, Charlie!
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Nearly right!
0:23:43 > 0:23:48'That target does not take into account the reserve that Frank's put on the settee.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52'If it sells for £500 instead of the £400 that we valued it at,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55'our family could actually make £1,150.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59'And included in that target is the chess set,
0:23:59 > 0:24:05'valued at £60-100, which just might inspire a bidding battle.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07'The cameo brooch, a classic collectable
0:24:07 > 0:24:11'that will hopefully fly off the shelf for £60-100.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14'And the three Royal Doulton figurines
0:24:14 > 0:24:18'inherited from Heather's aunt with an estimate of £120-150.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22'But they could be rarer than we think.'
0:24:24 > 0:24:26'Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:24:26 > 0:24:30'a Hollywood heart-throb seems to attract the bidders.'
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- HAMMER BANGS - There you go.- Excellent!
0:24:33 > 0:24:35A Clark Gable fan, perhaps? You never know.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38'And later, a surprising outcome.'
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- Oh dear...- Oh!- Not sold!- Wow.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45'Find out what happens when the hammer falls.'
0:24:49 > 0:24:54Well, it seems like only yesterday that we were rummaging in Heather and Frank's home in Grimsby,
0:24:54 > 0:24:59looking for items that we could sell at auction that would help them to realise the dream
0:24:59 > 0:25:03of first a holiday in Canada and then possibly relocation to that country.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06In the meantime, we haven't travelled quite that far.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09We've just come to Derby, to Bamfords Auctioneers.
0:25:09 > 0:25:15Let's hope that we're going to get some really enthusiastic bidding today, to help us make our target.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20'This is one of the biggest auction houses in Derbyshire and has regular weekly sales.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21'It's well-known in the area
0:25:21 > 0:25:25'and it looks like there are the usual flurry of interested buyers here today
0:25:25 > 0:25:27'eyeing up what's on offer.
0:25:27 > 0:25:33'Paul's arrived and is taking a last look at one of the Hasthorpe's most impressive pieces of furniture.'
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Are you having a bit of a sit-down before the hard work begins?
0:25:36 > 0:25:41- I'm waiting for a bus, actually. - They've actually made a lovely job of recovering it.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45It's beautiful. They've covered it in a neutral colour, it fits in with that modern style.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49It's an antique, but it will go anywhere. I think it's superb. I love this settee.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Have they had any interest in it?
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Yes. I was chatting to the auctioneer. There's been a lot of interest looking at it.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57They've had a couple of bids.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Whether it reaches the reserve is another matter, but there's interest.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04We've got some lovely Doulton figurines coming up.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Yes, of course. I did look at my price guide, which I did promise,
0:26:07 > 0:26:12and the two balloon sellers, they're both still in production, so they have a limited value.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16But the belle of the ball has now stopped being made. That stopped in 1978.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- So she's a collector's item?- Yes. Let's hope the collectors are here.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- And the chess players too, because we've got that chess set.- Of course.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26You've got a bit of tribal interest, it's good quality.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28That could go away as well.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30I think everything's going to do very well.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35- I hope so too, because Heather and Frank have just arrived, so let's go and join them.- Great!
0:26:35 > 0:26:38'Brave words, Paul, brave words.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42'But you're right, there is a real mix of things going under the hammer.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47'So let's hope that there's an equally good variety of bidders in the room.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51'And if there are, that can only bode well for Frank and Heather.'
0:26:51 > 0:26:57- Now, then...- I see you're taking a look at that wonderfully sunny Antipodean scene
0:26:57 > 0:26:59on what is a very, very cold day here.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03I'm glad you said that and not me, Angela.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- You've put reserves on a couple of things, haven't you?- Yes.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10We put £500 on the chaise and we put some money on the chess set.
0:27:10 > 0:27:16- How much?- £100 reserve. - Why have you done that?- We thought we might hand it to Charlie.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20I think he'll make better use of it than we have done.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- Did you bring Charlie with you? - Yes, he's about somewhere.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- Just make sure he doesn't bid for anything. - THEY LAUGH
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- We'll keep his hands locked. - As you can see, the place is starting to fill up,
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- so follow Paul and let's go and take our places.- Come on!
0:27:35 > 0:27:39'Let's hope that our bidders are a bit more awake than young Charlie today.
0:27:39 > 0:27:45'Frank and Heather want to raise £500 and, with a bit of luck, we might get above that figure.'
0:27:46 > 0:27:49'The bidding is already under way and our first lot,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53'the chess set, is about to take the stand.'
0:27:53 > 0:27:58I have to announce a change of reserve. We've increased the reserve. I have to ask £100.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03£100? £100 for it? £80, then?
0:28:03 > 0:28:07I've got five bids on commission, but they're no longer enough. £80?
0:28:07 > 0:28:1070, then? £50 to start it?
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- £50, there we are.- Here we go.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16At £50 and 5 now. At £50 and 5?
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Charlie's going to get it. - It won't go.
0:28:18 > 0:28:24- 60, 65, 70, 75, 80... 85? - Oh, it's creeping up.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26At £80, can I sell it?
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- Can he sell it for 80?- No!- No?
0:28:29 > 0:28:3590? 95. 100?
0:28:35 > 0:28:36£95. 100 now?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- And 95?- 95 is OK, isn't it?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41All done, and 95.
0:28:41 > 0:28:47- That's good.- I think he's left it unsold.- He's left it unsold! - Oh, has he left it unsold? Oh right.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- What happens, you see, when you put a reserve...- Yes.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55- If it doesn't fetch that reserve, you do get to take it home. - I thought there was a bit of leeway.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- We'll take it home. - We're not disappointed at all. - No, that's fine.
0:28:59 > 0:29:05- So Charlie is going to have to start learning how to play chess. - Yes, he'll have to teach us!
0:29:05 > 0:29:08'I think that no-sale was meant to be,
0:29:08 > 0:29:11'as Heather and Frank had said, right at the beginning,
0:29:11 > 0:29:14'they wanted to hand it on to Charlie.'
0:29:14 > 0:29:15OK, I really like this next lot.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17It's those five fashion prints.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19They date from the Victorian period,
0:29:19 > 0:29:23and it's wonderful for people to get an indication how design is
0:29:23 > 0:29:25and what the fashions were of the day.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28There's five of these in a set and I've put these in at £30-50.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31These would have been in a magazine originally, wouldn't they?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34Exactly. They would have been cut out and framed up.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38But it's a little capsule of time, exactly how people used to dress.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- And £30, please. £30? £30 for them?- Oh!
0:29:42 > 0:29:4520, then? £20 is bid.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48At £20 in the cap, and 2 do I see? At 22.
0:29:48 > 0:29:54- 25. 28? Go on, 28. - Come on...- 30.- That's more like it.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58And 2? At £30 in the cap, and 2 do I see?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00At £30 and selling...
0:30:00 > 0:30:05- There you go.- They're sold. Yay! - On the nose. £30. - He's a very fashionable chap.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08He's got a flat cap and a whippet.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13'Paul sees himself as the Yves Saint Laurent of the auction world.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16'But I'm not sure I'd let him style me for the Oscars.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19'And up next, it's the Oscar-winning Clark Gable.'
0:30:19 > 0:30:22OK, it's the turn now of that job lot of postcards and memorabilia
0:30:22 > 0:30:26and of course, there is a photograph that's signed somebody called Clark.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29It wasn't Clark Gable, I don't think, no.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32We can't say definitely it is, so we're going to assume it isn't.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35It's going in at £30-50.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- On commission at £25... - We've already got interest. - At £25, at 8 now?
0:30:39 > 0:30:46At £25, at 8? 28, 30 and 2? 32 takes them.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50At £32 standing right at the back, and selling at £32.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55- Oh!- Excellent!- A Clark Gable fan, perhaps?- Yes, that's right. - You never know.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00'So Clark Gable was irresistible... Even if he was just a photograph.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02'The next two lots showed us
0:31:02 > 0:31:05'that you can never tell which way a sale will go.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09'We had some trouble with the ocean scene painted by Frank's nephew.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12'He may be a well-known artist from New Zealand
0:31:12 > 0:31:16'but didn't generate enough interest for the bidders here to bite.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18'On the other side of the coin,
0:31:18 > 0:31:21'the colourful fairground painting had very good luck,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24'going for £55 - well over Paul's lowest estimate.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28'But nothing is going to disturb Charlie from his slumbers,
0:31:28 > 0:31:30'even though it's his find next.'
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Charlie and I had a good hunt round your house,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36and he actually came across a very pretty little cameo.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- Where did it come from?- It was mine. It was stuffed in a drawer.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42I think I've worn it once, that's it.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47- Cameos kind of come in and out of fashion, don't they?- Yes. - It's out of fashion with you.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52Let's hope it's in fashion with somebody in the auction room, Paul. You've got it at £60-100.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55It's a lovely example. It's a shell cameo, it's nicely carved,
0:31:55 > 0:32:00there's no splits and it's got a lovely gold frame. So yeah, £60-100. Fantastic.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Pretty brooch. £60? 50, then?
0:32:03 > 0:32:06£50? Well, 40, then.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- £40.- Oh, dear...
0:32:08 > 0:32:11With an estimate of £60-90, who'll bid 40?
0:32:11 > 0:32:12£40?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- Oh dear...- Oh!- Not sold!- Wow.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20'That took us all by surprise.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24'But, obviously, it's not fashionable in Derby, either.'
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Another disappointment there.
0:32:27 > 0:32:33That's the third thing we've not managed to sell in this first half of the auction.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37So we're sort of staggering towards our £500 total.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42And so far, all that we've made is...
0:32:42 > 0:32:47- £117.- Oh, that's brilliant! - But don't lose heart.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51In the second half of the sale, we've still got some really lovely pieces to come.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53But in the meantime, why don't we take a break?
0:32:53 > 0:32:57Paul wants to have a look at some of the other things in the auction room.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01'We may be in need of a breather, but there is still plenty of time left
0:33:01 > 0:33:05'to make Heather and Frank's dream journey to Canada come true.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08'If you'd like to raise money at auction for something special,
0:33:08 > 0:33:11'take note that houses charge a commission.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13'Fees vary from saleroom to saleroom,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16'so it's always best to enquire in advance.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18'Paul's had a snoop around the room,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21'and he's found something which reminds me
0:33:21 > 0:33:23'of the early days in my broadcasting career.'
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- London calling, London calling! - Glenn Miller's on.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Yeah, I was going to say, did you get the right programme on that?
0:33:30 > 0:33:32It's got a bit of age to it, hasn't it?
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Definitely a 1930s, 1940s.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36The golden age, really, of the radio.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38This is the pre-television era.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41This is the only form of entertainment that you'd have,
0:33:41 > 0:33:43to listen to the worldwide broadcasts.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- So what's it made of?- Bakelite. When Bakelite first came out,
0:33:47 > 0:33:50it was made to imitate other materials, in this case wood.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53But by the end of the 1930s, they were making very bright colours,
0:33:53 > 0:33:55bright green, white examples.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59You get these big, circular examples which are very Art Deco.
0:33:59 > 0:34:00Does it work?
0:34:00 > 0:34:03It does. You can only get long wave, but they're more ornamental.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05If you want that Art Deco look,
0:34:05 > 0:34:08put it on your sideboard and you're instantly back there.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- What sort of money might it go for? - It has a little bit of damage.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14There's more than one crackle, but as a fun item here today,
0:34:14 > 0:34:17I reckon you could buy that for £30-50. It's a bargain.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21- We'll tune in to that, won't we? - I do the jokes! - THEY LAUGH
0:34:21 > 0:34:27'Well, the bidders did tune in, and to a sum of £35.
0:34:27 > 0:34:34'But it's back to our sale now, and Heather's next item is just about to hit the auction block.'
0:34:34 > 0:34:38Coming up now is my favourite item of all of yours that are in the auction today,
0:34:38 > 0:34:41and that's that wonderful Harbour At Low Tide,
0:34:41 > 0:34:44the watercolour, which is actually signed, 20th century.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48We've got £50-100 on it, Paul. Let's see how it does.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50£30. 2 do I see?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Starting at 30, there we go.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54At £30, and 2 do I see?
0:34:54 > 0:34:57At £30. It's worth that, surely.
0:34:57 > 0:35:0232. Thank you, madam. 35, 38, 40 and 2.
0:35:02 > 0:35:0845, 48, new place, 50 and 2? Go on...
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- 50, which is the lowest end? - At £50 and 2 for you?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Quite sure?
0:35:14 > 0:35:18You're quite sure too? At £50. On commission and selling at £50.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21THEY CHEER
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- I'll tell you what, I think they've got a bargain.- They have. - I think so too.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28'With a sale that meets Paul's estimate,
0:35:28 > 0:35:31'it looks like we've started the second half on the right foot.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36'The 1920s hallstand is modestly priced at £40-60.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37'It's an Art Deco piece,
0:35:37 > 0:35:42'and it's sure to give someone a place to hang their hat in style.'
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Would you be sorry to see it gone? - Not really.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47It starts with me at £55.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- FRANK CHUCKLES That's good.- Unbelievable!
0:35:51 > 0:35:53At £55, and 60 do I see?
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- They clearly did like it! - That's right.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59At £60 in the room, and we're selling. At £60. Are we OK?
0:35:59 > 0:36:01At £60 in the room.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Gentlemen standing, all done.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Against commission and selling at £60.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- £60, there we go. How's that? - There we are!
0:36:09 > 0:36:12There's real surprise in your voice, Frank.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15I mean, I wouldn't have given it house-room.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- But you did.- But I did.- You did for a while.- I did for a while.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21'It's a double whammy when you sell well
0:36:21 > 0:36:24'and get rid of something that you didn't even like.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28'Heather won't be sorry to see the back of our next item either.'
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Lladro is a very popular name. We see lots of Lladro figures.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Did you buy this for yourself, or was it a gift?
0:36:34 > 0:36:38I bought it from my sister-in-law. She had it a long while and got tired of it.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- And so, now... - Now you've got fed up with it.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43That's right.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47- Lladro always sells well at auction. Doesn't it, Paul? - It's a success story.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50It started in a little shed in Valencia, and now it's a massive company.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54So I've put this in at £60-100, all right?
0:36:54 > 0:36:56£55 is bid with me.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- 55. How's that?- That's a good start. - That's excellent.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02At £55, and 60 now? 60, 5, 70.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07- 5, 80...- He's nodding!- At £80 the gentleman's bid. 5 may I say?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Gentleman's bid at £80.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15- There you go.- Did you pay your sister £80 for it? - I can't remember.
0:37:15 > 0:37:20- I can't remember. It was more than that.- How very diplomatic.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- That's great, isn't it? - She might be watching.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25'We'll never know what they bought and sold it for.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28'But the main thing is it's gone for a good price today.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29'Now, more ornaments.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31'Will they do as well?'
0:37:31 > 0:37:37Three Royal Doulton figurines coming up that you brought back from Canada that had belonged to your auntie.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40We're hoping these'll do very well as a trio.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43It's interesting as we're in the heart of the potteries here.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46The rare one is belle of the ball. She's no longer made,
0:37:46 > 0:37:48so she should add a bit of interest.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51But we want at least £120. Let's see how we go.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- I can start at £80. 5 do I see? - There we go, 85. Three figurines.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58At £80, and 5 do I see? At £80 and 5?
0:37:58 > 0:38:0385. 90, 5? At £90 on commission and selling. At £90...
0:38:03 > 0:38:05He's going to let them go.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09All done at £90.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- £90!- He's sold them. There we go. That's the way it goes.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16- Someone's got a bargain with belle of the ball there, haven't they? - Sounds like it.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- But the three have gone together. - Yes.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- No more balloons.- That's it. - I think the balloons burst.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27'£90 was a tad less than we'd hoped for,
0:38:27 > 0:38:29'but it all adds to the pot for Canada.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34'It's time now for the much talked about sofa. It could make or break today's outcome.'
0:38:34 > 0:38:39This is the real show-stopper. It's that beautiful settee. Fantastic.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Aesthetic design, it's got that wonderful gold
0:38:42 > 0:38:46and the black ebony on it. It's been beautifully covered as well.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48A beautiful piece indeed this one.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52- But you've put a reserve on it, haven't you, of £500?- £500, yes.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- If it doesn't make that, you do realise you'll have to take it home?- Yes.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- How do you feel about that?- Fine.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Leave Charlie here, I don't think there's room for him anyway.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06The prettiest piece of furniture in the room by a long way. My favourite thing.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10It's been really popular over the day's viewing.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15It's a superb thing. I have got nine bids on commission.
0:39:15 > 0:39:20- They range from a poor bid of £75... - Dear me!
0:39:20 > 0:39:23I start, on commission, at £420.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- 420. Come on!- That's a start. - At £420, 450 now?
0:39:27 > 0:39:32At 420 on commission, 450 may I say? Superb sofa.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36At £420, 450? 450, 480.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41500? 490 for you? At £480, a superb sofa.
0:39:41 > 0:39:48At £480 on commission. And we're selling, nod of the head. All done at 480.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- Well done!- Brilliant!- I couldn't survive another one of them.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56- £480.- And the auctioneer was brilliant. He used his discretion. That's great.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58I thought you were going to lose it,
0:39:58 > 0:40:03- cos it stopped at 440 and I thought, "He's not going to sell it." - It just stood there.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06'That was a nail-biter!
0:40:06 > 0:40:08'After the misunderstanding with the chess set,
0:40:08 > 0:40:11'I'm glad they let the auctioneer sell the sofa
0:40:11 > 0:40:13'for just shy of its reserve.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15'It's the last lot coming up,
0:40:15 > 0:40:19'and the final chance to raise money for our couple's trip to Canada.'
0:40:19 > 0:40:22OK, you've got an interesting item now.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25I love these clocks. It's an old station master's clock.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28I've had a look inside. The best examples of these
0:40:28 > 0:40:31have a fusee movement, like an ice cream cone in the back.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34This one hasn't got that, so it's purely a timepiece.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37But it's a Victorian clock, nice condition, tells good time,
0:40:37 > 0:40:39and looking for about £100. All right?
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- Does that sound all right to you? - Brilliant. That's great.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- They look lovely in kitchens, don't they?- Yes. - They look fantastic.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51- It starts with me at £55. 60 may I say?- 55 already.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55At £55 and 60 now. 60, 5, 70, 5...
0:40:55 > 0:40:5880? At 75 with me still.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- No, it's 75. - At 75, what a superb little clock.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04At £75. 80 may I say?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07At £75, then. All done? At...
0:41:07 > 0:41:11- 80, new place.- New place.- 85, 90?
0:41:11 > 0:41:13At 85, on commission still and selling.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15All done at 85.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- HEATHER: Brilliant! - Oh wow, that's not bad.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24- That is a terrific total. - Things you don't expect.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Now, I'm going to tell you how much we've made in total towards your £500
0:41:28 > 0:41:32that you want for this wonderful family trip to Canada.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35So... Dan, Charlie, come and join us!
0:41:35 > 0:41:37There we go.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41At the halfway stage, if you remember, we'd barely made a quarter of your £500.
0:41:41 > 0:41:47A bit dodgy there for a minute, but we have made...
0:41:47 > 0:41:50£962!
0:41:50 > 0:41:52ALL: Wow!
0:41:52 > 0:41:57- Charlie!- Charlie? Wow!
0:42:03 > 0:42:05'With the £962 raised at auction,
0:42:05 > 0:42:11'the Hasthorpe family have got a fair chunk of cash towards that trip to Canada.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13'Ice hockey is Canada's national sport,
0:42:13 > 0:42:16'and they are the current Olympic gold champions.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21'So to get them into the swing of things, the Hasthorpes have come to see an ice hockey game
0:42:21 > 0:42:24'which is a bit closer to home.'
0:42:24 > 0:42:27I didn't know they did ice hockey in Grimsby. It's brilliant.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32- We've loved every minute. Haven't we, Charlie?- Thumbs up. - Thumbs up! Thumbs...
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