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