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Welcome to Cash In The Attic.

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I'm sure that sometime or another, many of you have moved house.

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And if you have, you'll know that that's when all sorts of things turn up that have just got to go.

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So you decide to sell them and hopefully make some money on them.

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Well, that's the situation that's facing the family that I'm about to meet.

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'Coming up on Cash In The Attic, it's a case of facing up to the fact that all eyes are on us.'

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-So which is Frank's eyes?

-Is it this one?

-Could be.

-Or on the shark perhaps?

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'Who would have guessed one of Hollywood's biggest stars would make an appearance?'

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-"From your one and only Clark."

-'At auction, could a small slip-up ruin our couple's chances?'

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-I think he's left it unsold.

-He's left it unsold!

-Oh...

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'Find out what happens when the hammer falls.'

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Today I'm in Grimsby,

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where I'm about to meet three generations of the same family

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who've decided to sell up and move.

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And I must admit, I've already been having a look in the house,

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and I've come across these pieces from a rather unusual chess set. They're going to auction,

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but are they going to make us a king's ransom or go for just a few pawns?

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We'll soon find out.

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'Heather Hasthorpe grew up and lives in Grimsby,

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'but her heart belongs to Canada.

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'Heather's mother was raised in Winnipeg

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'but came to this country as a young woman to marry Heather's father.

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'Heather was happy in the UK, but considered a move to Canada in her early twenties.

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'However, like her mother before her, love stopped her in her tracks.

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'Because she met her future husband Frank and continued to live in England.

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'Now proud grandparents, Frank and Heather have had a good life together.

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'But it's time for Heather to fulfil her dream and live in Canada.

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'Their grandson Charlie and son-in-law Dan have come round to help today.

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'And our expert Paul Hayes is also here to find any antiques that they have around the house

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'that they want to take to auction.'

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-Who's that, Charlie?

-I think we've got a veritable bumper bundle of Hasthorpes here.

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-And I bet you're Charlie, are you?

-Nah...

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-You're not? So who are you?

-Charlie.

-You ARE Charlie.

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-How old are you?

-Three.

-You're three!

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-And you're going to be helping Granny and Grandad today?

-Yeah.

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-Ah, I thought you were. And this is Granny Heather?

-That's right.

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-And Frank?

-Yes.

-And son-in-law Dan.

-That's right.

-Right!

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Why have you called in Cash In The Attic?

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To actually go to Canada. I'd love to go there for a holiday, or I'd like to live there, actually.

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-What's this fascination with Canada?

-My daughter lives there

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and my mother was Canadian.

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-So Canada's got a great attraction for you?

-Oh yes.

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You've got two daughters, haven't you?

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-Cos Charlie's mum's here.

-That's right, but my other daughter lives in Vancouver.

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How do you feel about going to Canada?

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My age is against me, but I'd like to go. I would.

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-Dan, you're married to Heather and Frank's other daughter Kelly.

-Yes.

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-Are you all moving to Canada too?

-We'd love to. We'd do it at the drop of a hat.

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It's just down to cost at the moment,

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but we love it. It's beautiful,

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and we believe it'd be a better standard of life for Charlie.

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-It'd be a great place for Charlie to grow up in.

-Oh yeah. Fantastic, yeah.

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So how much do we think we're going to raise?

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-About £500.

-500?

-Yes.

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Charlie? You're going to go and help Granny and Grandad find some things around the house?

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-Yeah.

-Tell me where you're going to look, then.

-Under the bed.

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-And where else?

-In the cupboard.

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-You are going to find the best things in there, aren't you?

-Yes.

-Yes!

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He's going to be our super sleuth today.

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I brought Paul Hayes, who is already having a look round

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to see what we might be able to take to auction.

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We don't want to leave him on his own for too long, cos you never know what he will come up with.

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So how are you doing there, Charlie?

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'The Hasthorpe home is immaculate.

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'So what's likely to be hidden away in cupboards or under the bed is yet to be seen.

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'But Paul's already spotted something.'

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-Ah, hello!

-There you go, I told you he'd be hard at work already.

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-Would you like to buy a balloon?

-Oh yes, definitely. I like that yellow one.

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They're lovely, aren't they? Very famous figure. Where did you get them from?

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They came from Aunt Rae's in Canada. We went over there for her hundredth birthday.

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And... Unfortunately, she didn't make it.

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So when we went there, we were offered them. We said we could take what we wanted.

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And what was it that appealed to you?

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The balloon sellers I remembered on my auntie's fireplace.

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She had them there, and they're the only things I could really remember in the room.

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That's what attracted me.

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So these figurines have great memories for you,

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-not just of your aunt, but of Canada.

-Yes.

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This is one of the most popular figurines that Royal Doulton did.

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And it's called The Old Balloon Seller.

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It's part of a series called The Street Sellers.

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So they had people selling flowers, matchsticks and so on.

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-She looks like Old Mother Riley, doesn't she?

-She does.

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But the modelling is absolutely superb. It's a guy called Leslie Harradine.

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He was head at Doulton for a long time and he came up with all these wonderful designs.

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And this one dates from early 1930s, just before the Second World War.

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How much might the three of them make together?

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If I was being conservative here... These turn up between £40 and £60 a figure.

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So if we said that at least for each three,

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that's £120. But if there's a rare one amongst them...

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The gentleman might be rarer than the lady.

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At least £120 for these three. How does that sound?

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-Fine.

-Sounds OK, doesn't it?

-It does, yeah. Really good.

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Well, I think 120 is a very good foundation

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on which we're going to build the £500 we're going to raise today.

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-So let's go and see what else we can find.

-OK.

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'It's appropriate that something Heather inherited from a Canadian aunt

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'could help her to go back to that country.

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'Dan's found a 20th century Lladro piece.

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'Since 1953, Lladro porcelain has been known for its distinctive design and soft colouring.

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'Will this lady attract £60-100?'

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'Everywhere you look in this home,

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'there's evidence of Canadian heritage.

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'But something in the bedroom

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'has a British link to a different neighbour across the pond.'

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-Hi, Paul!

-Hello, you two!

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Come and join me - just in time.

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What have you got here? The famous Fischer-Kasparov game?

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I don't think that's what it is, no.

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This is a re-enactment of the American War of Independence.

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It's obviously a chess set,

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but we've got America here and Great Britain over here.

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It looks like 18th century. I think that's what it is.

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We've got George Washington on his famous white horse,

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the minutemen and the eagle of America lined up against

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the British lion and the famous redcoats.

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Isn't that fantastic? What a great thing.

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So you've got a war game and a game of chess, all in one.

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I think we know who wins...

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-But maybe not every game.

-Yeah, I'm afraid it's not us.

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Are you great chess players in the family?

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No, neither of us play.

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We play chequers with them, but we haven't played any chess.

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What made you buy it?

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I think it was because my mother was born in America,

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and I saw a connection there, but I just like the figures.

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It's very unusual,

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but they do make chess sets in all sorts of different characters.

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If you think of a subject,

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there will be a chess set made around that subject.

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But the actual game was developed in India in about the 6th century.

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It was called chaturanga,

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and they used elephants and chariots for the bishops and the rooks.

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They had infantry and cavalry, but very similar game to what we have now.

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But wonderful. Once you get to know how to play,

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you can use any chess set.

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-Are these lead then, Paul?

-They're lead.

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They're almost like the Britains soldiers.

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Britains were a massive manufacturer of lead figurines.

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They would be made in a mould and then they would be all hand-painted.

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The detail in the painting is absolutely exquisite, isn't it?

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They've gone to a lot of trouble.

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You can tell it's such a quality item.

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The board itself is rosewood. It's beautiful.

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The sandalwood in the middle gives its contrasting colours.

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I just think it's super, really.

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With Charlie around,

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you couldn't possibly have lead figures with paint on them

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around the house, could you?

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So if we sell it, how much do you think they might make?

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As an auction estimate, to give it a real chance,

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if I said between £60-100...

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I think someone who really takes a shine to it...

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You've got the American history enthusiasts here

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and a chess player as well, and it's complete.

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So if I said at least £60 to give it a chance,

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but I think on the day, it could do a bit more.

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'Oh, to have the power of altering history with just a few chess moves.

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'Living in Grimsby, it's clear that Heather and Frank treasure the seaside.

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'We've discovered a whimsical painting that reflects their enjoyment of the coast.

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'This colourful beach scene was painted by a local artist

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'and Paul thinks someone would love to take it home for £40-60.

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'Everyone's rolling up their sleeves today, including young Charlie.

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'Or is he just playing?'

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So Heather, just explain to me what this fascination with Canada is in a bit more detail.

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My mother was born in America but actually lived in Canada for most of her life.

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My parents were pen friends and she came over here to get married.

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So your father must have been very persuasive. So when did you first visit the country?

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After my father died I went, when I was 20,

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and travelled coast-to-coast on the train and saw all my relations, who are splattered all about Canada.

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-Is that what made you feel you wanted to stay there?

-Yes, I did apply to emigrate at that time.

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Unfortunately after that, or fortunately, I met Frank.

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-So how did you two meet?

-We met at work, didn't we? We both worked for the same company and...

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Cos I worked for the GPO and they were on strike, and I needed money to emigrate to Canada.

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So I went to work at CV Polymers and you were there. That's where I met you.

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How about you then, Frank? Wouldn't you like to live in Canada?

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The next year, we went to Canada. Was it the next year we went there?

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And I must admit, I was pretty taken with the place,

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but...never asked me to move there, but I wouldn't.

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-Why not?

-I had a big family and think we were all close then,

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you know, really close.

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-I didn't want to do it.

-Grimsby has been your home ever since.

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-What was it like growing up here?

-It was... Actually, it was nice.

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-I enjoyed Grimsby. It was quite lively.

-Yeah, I enjoyed it.

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I remember going down to the fish docks with my father to get his pay,

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as most children did. And there was a really good community spirit in Grimsby.

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-You worked on the docks, didn't you?

-That's right. About 17 years on the commercial docks.

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It was good money then. It was good money.

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Now you've decided you really do want to live in Canada.

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If I won the lottery, I'd be there tomorrow. ANGELA LAUGHS

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You won't win the lottery,

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but I know that Charlie and Dan and Paul have been hard at work,

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so shall we go and see how much they've managed to find?

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'If Heather did win the lottery, there'd be no need for us.

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'Frank's found another thing that'll help them wing their way to Canada.

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'This 19th century station clock is in perfect condition,

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'which means we can ask for £100-150.

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'That means that so far, we've raised £380 towards our £500 target.

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'And with many more rooms to investigate,

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'it looks like they'll be booking plane tickets in no time.

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'Surely there must be something in this vast china cupboard.

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'But hold on, there's something staring us in the face!'

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I must say, I love this hallway.

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Has this always been in the hall here?

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Since we bought our house around the corner on Welholme Road.

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It was in the house when we moved in.

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-All right! So this has come from you?

-Yes. We didn't get on with it,

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so we said they could have it and they've kept it in the hallway since 2007.

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Where it came from before that, I do not know.

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-How old is your house?

-1920 it was built.

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That's dead on the time when this hallstand was made. We're looking 1920s, 1930s.

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Very Art Deco. The main point with Art Deco is the use of geometry.

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You've got this sort of almost triangular shape here, these sharp angles here...

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The whole thing is solid oak, which is lovely.

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You used to see them everywhere at the times when people used to wear macs and hats.

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They would always be in the hallway near the front door.

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You'd put your hat or coat on these items.

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You'd put your umbrella here, and all the drips would catch in these pans at the bottom.

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Under here would be your gloves,

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and you'd check yourself in the mirror as you go in and out.

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-A very clever invention, but I take it it's something that you never use?

-No.

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There is quite a demand for these. If anybody wants an old-fashioned look, it's perfect.

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If I said sort of £40-60, how does that sound?

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It sounds fine.

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-So that can definitely go? There's no problem there at all?

-No.

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All right, that's £40 in the kitty. Grab your coat, you've pulled.

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'It's important to have a place to hang your hat, but come auction day,

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-'I wonder if the bidders will feel the same way.'

-FRANK CHUCKLES

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'As we continue our rummage in Grimsby, I've enlisted the help of Charlie.

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'He's got the hang of it now and points me in the right direction.

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'Heather bought this cameo brooch piece in an antique shop years ago.

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'The 9-carat gold and pink shell inset reflect its classic Victorian design.'

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'If Frank and Heather are happy to let it go, it could fetch £60-100.

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'Meantime in the kitchen,

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'Heather's having a good root through a box of cards.'

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Now then, Heather... What have you found? Something good?

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-Lots of postcards that my mother collected.

-All right.

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I love postcards. Where are they all from?

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-All sorts of places.

-Was she well travelled?

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-Yes, she was. And there's that one as well.

-OK. Who is this, then?

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Clark Gable. I don't think it's really from him. You read it.

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It says here, "My own darling Irene,

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"just a line hoping you are always thinking of me as I am of you

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"from your one and only Clark." So did she have a relationship with Clark Gable?

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I don't think so.

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I think it was a joke. I think my uncle, she said, had sent it.

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Because he went to the movie studios, and it was at that time she received that from Clark Gable.

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-But she never did find out.

-She never met him or anything like that?

-No.

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It definitely is a publicity shot that you'll get of all the Hollywood actors at the time.

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But what an interesting thing. What else have we got here?

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-Some funny ones. Mabel Lucie Atwell, have you heard of her?

-Yes.

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Very famous 1930s cartoonist.

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Ah! This is what you're looking for. Look at that.

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Anything to do with transport. Trains, planes, automobiles...

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All that sort of thing. Shipping lines are very popular. That's a White Star Line as well.

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Aquitania. That's very collectable. This is quite a collection here.

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-Some funnies as well.

-There's some funny ones. A Windsor one.

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-Nothing sentimental here at all?

-No. No.

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OK, I'll tell you what we'll do. If these will be sorted out by the auctioneer,

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he tends to put them in certain categories, in certain orders.

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If we put these in as a lot... If I said £30-50, how does that sound?

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-That sounds brilliant.

-In the meantime, what I think we should do,

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is to try and get a copy of Clark Gable's signature,

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see if we can match that up.

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Cos that potentially could be a very collectable thing.

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All right, so we're looking at £30 plus Clark Gable.

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-That sounds brilliant.

-All right. We don't say that every day, do we?

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-That's brilliant.

-Let's pack them up and keep looking

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-and see if we can find something else.

-Yeah, OK.

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'Paul, you're being very optimistic,

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'but I think if Heather's mum had had a relationship with Clark Gable,

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'she would have shared it not just with her daughter, but the world. I know I would.

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'Heather's decided to let these five 19th century prints from Vanity Fair Magazine go.

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'The publication started in the late 1800s,

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'and Paul hopes that someone will take them off our hands for £30-50.

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'The hunt continues so that the family can make their way to Canada.

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'Even Charlie is working to book his own seat on the plane.'

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Heather, seeing you with your grandson Charlie,

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it's clear that you're very close as a family.

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-You must miss so very much your daughter and granddaughter in Canada.

-Yes.

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-How long has she been there and why did she go?

-Ten years.

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She went there originally to study. She went there to work with a Mr Stanick,

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who was a very famous viola teacher in Canada,

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and managed to get a place there.

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She wanted to stay, so she decided to stay.

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So that's a real reason for you wanting to go to Canada.

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-Yes.

-But when you were younger and you didn't go and you came back to England,

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your father had very definite ideas about what you should do, didn't he?

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He did, yes. He wanted me to go to the college and study catering.

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And I love cooking, but I hated catering.

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When my father died, I came back to Grimsby to look after my mother and I refused,

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even though I was offered a job. I said, "I don't want to do catering any more."

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-I ended up working at the GPO.

-But then, in your forties,

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you fulfilled one of your lifetime ambitions. How did that come about?

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I had been working in a factory and then I decided to actually do some music.

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And from that I went down to Richard Stilgoe's Share Music and Orpheus Centre,

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and he suggested that I do a degree.

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-So Richard Stilgoe is responsible for this?

-He is totally to blame for this.

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I ended up with a degree at Lincoln. I travelled every day to Lincoln.

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-So what did you do with your degree?

-I work at Grimsby Institute

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and I teach maths and English

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and IT, and I also work at Tukes for mental health, which is a cafe,

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funnily enough, although I don't like catering.

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I work to get mental health people back to work.

0:18:250:18:28

You've obviously fulfilled one lifetime ambition

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by becoming a teacher.

0:18:310:18:33

The other lifetime ambition is not just to go on holiday to Canada, but to go and live there.

0:18:330:18:39

Let's see if we can now help to make that particular dream come true

0:18:390:18:43

by raising enough money at auction for you. I think perhaps we'd better go and get back to work.

0:18:430:18:48

'How impressive to have gone back to studying in her forties.

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'Paul's still on the case and has found another beautiful seaside painting.

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'A watercolour of Whitby harbour.

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'This was painted by a local lighthouse keeper, Desmond G Sythes.

0:19:030:19:07

'Paul estimates it might raise £50-100.'

0:19:070:19:10

I must admit, Frank, I've found one of my favourite items.

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-This beautiful settee. Where does this come from?

-I bought it five or six years ago

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from my sister-in-law. She used to do antiques at one time...

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-Ah...

-A few years back, and it was in a bit of a state.

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There was all hair hanging out and we had it recovered from somebody, I think, at Lincoln.

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And I think he made a good job of it.

0:19:330:19:35

That's what I was going to ask you. Normally by now, the stuffing's coming out

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or they're a bit worn. This one is in absolutely mint condition.

0:19:400:19:43

-How long ago was that?

-About five or six years ago.

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Really? It's held up well, hasn't it?

0:19:460:19:48

-What was it that attracted you?

-We liked the frame, the shape, the fact that it was black.

0:19:480:19:53

I don't think you... We've not seen too many black ones.

0:19:530:19:56

-It caught our eye.

-That's what you call the Aesthetic Movement.

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They use black and gilt. That's very architectural.

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It's not so much organic, like the Art Nouveau style.

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And if you think about it, the old Georgian furniture

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was very spindly, very uncomfortable, more for show.

0:20:100:20:13

By the time you get to about 1850 onwards, they're all for comfort.

0:20:130:20:18

Ladies would sit on here and spend hours and chat in their parlour and do their daily activities.

0:20:180:20:22

And these have a specific use.

0:20:220:20:24

-Can you see the way they're sloped?

-That's right.

0:20:240:20:27

If you were a lady, I'll just demonstrate here,

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and I was sat here and I had a big crinoline dress,

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it would all be bunched up.

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What they had to do was to put the excess material around the edge.

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That's why they had a sloping edge. So a nice, neat front like that.

0:20:370:20:41

I can imagine that's been quite expensive to recover.

0:20:410:20:44

I believe it cost us about £300, yes.

0:20:440:20:47

I think he's done an excellent job and it's a nice, neutral colour.

0:20:470:20:50

Value-wise, if I said between £400 and £600, is that what you were thinking as well?

0:20:500:20:57

Could we put a reserve of, say, £500 on it?

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The reserve of £500, then, you'd be happy...

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-On the understanding if it doesn't fetch that, it comes back with you.

-That's fine.

0:21:020:21:07

Let's keep looking.

0:21:070:21:09

'Such a beautiful piece,

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'and a reserve will ensure that they do get a handsome return for their efforts.

0:21:110:21:15

'So far, we've collected some really good items for auction.

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'With several paintings in the mix,

0:21:180:21:20

'I wonder if the Hasthorpes have some artists hidden in their family tree.'

0:21:200:21:24

It's funny little trousers, isn't it?

0:21:240:21:27

Are you going to have a look at this for us?

0:21:270:21:29

-Blimey! What a colourful picture.

-That's some picture, isn't it?

0:21:290:21:33

-It's of Auckland, New Zealand.

-New Zealand? Right, I've got you.

0:21:330:21:37

It's done by my nephew.

0:21:370:21:38

So is he a well-known artist, your nephew?

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-He probably is in New Zealand, but...

-He did some stamps.

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He's done some stamps, yes. First cover stamps and...

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Of course, while I was there, he took a photograph of my eyes and...

0:21:500:21:56

So you think you might be in this picture somewhere?

0:21:560:21:59

-So which is Frank's eyes?

-Is it this one?

-Could be.

-Or on the shark perhaps?

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I love his style. That's the modern method.

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It's almost like a collage, but using photography,

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so they've taken your still and your snapshot

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and made them into these animals that do wonderful things.

0:22:110:22:14

It's fantastic, actually. It's very well done.

0:22:140:22:17

-I would think that took a lot of doing.

-Definitely.

0:22:170:22:20

It's quite a modern method. There's not many people using that sort of design.

0:22:200:22:24

What I have noticed here is Hallmark, they're a massive greeting card chain.

0:22:240:22:28

He must have had a contract with them.

0:22:280:22:30

Is this something that's likely to have a value at auction?

0:22:300:22:33

Limited edition prints can do very well most times.

0:22:330:22:36

The fact that we've got a good artist here...

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He must well-known in New Zealand to be on the cover of the stamps. That would be amazing.

0:22:380:22:43

But if I said £60-100,

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that sort of price band...

0:22:450:22:47

I think the auction room

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-will put it on the internet. Then we might even get an overseas bidder. All right?

-Yeah.

0:22:490:22:53

Let's add that to everything else we've seen.

0:22:530:22:56

But before I tell you how much we think we're going to make,

0:22:560:22:59

let's call in the rest of the family.

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Dan and Charlie, do you want to come and join us?

0:23:010:23:03

And then you can all hear how much we think we might make at auction,

0:23:030:23:08

taking Paul's lowest estimates on everything.

0:23:080:23:12

£500 is your target to get everybody over to Canada for a holiday to see your other daughter.

0:23:120:23:19

But with a bit of luck, Charlie, we should be able to make

0:23:190:23:24

-£1,050.

-Ooh!

-Wow!

-Bit of a difference, isn't it?

0:23:240:23:30

So you should all be on that flight to Canada.

0:23:300:23:35

-But we've got to go to the auction first.

-Yes.

0:23:350:23:38

Thumbs up, Charlie!

0:23:380:23:40

Nearly right!

0:23:410:23:43

'That target does not take into account the reserve that Frank's put on the settee.

0:23:430:23:48

'If it sells for £500 instead of the £400 that we valued it at,

0:23:480:23:52

'our family could actually make £1,150.

0:23:520:23:55

'And included in that target is the chess set,

0:23:550:23:59

'valued at £60-100, which just might inspire a bidding battle.

0:23:590:24:05

'The cameo brooch, a classic collectable

0:24:050:24:07

'that will hopefully fly off the shelf for £60-100.

0:24:070:24:11

'And the three Royal Doulton figurines

0:24:110:24:14

'inherited from Heather's aunt with an estimate of £120-150.

0:24:140:24:18

'But they could be rarer than we think.'

0:24:180:24:22

'Still to come on Cash In The Attic,

0:24:240:24:26

'a Hollywood heart-throb seems to attract the bidders.'

0:24:260:24:30

-HAMMER BANGS

-There you go.

-Excellent!

0:24:300:24:33

A Clark Gable fan, perhaps? You never know.

0:24:330:24:35

'And later, a surprising outcome.'

0:24:350:24:38

-Oh dear...

-Oh!

-Not sold!

-Wow.

0:24:380:24:42

'Find out what happens when the hammer falls.'

0:24:420:24:45

Well, it seems like only yesterday that we were rummaging in Heather and Frank's home in Grimsby,

0:24:490:24:54

looking for items that we could sell at auction that would help them to realise the dream

0:24:540:24:59

of first a holiday in Canada and then possibly relocation to that country.

0:24:590:25:03

In the meantime, we haven't travelled quite that far.

0:25:030:25:06

We've just come to Derby, to Bamfords Auctioneers.

0:25:060:25:09

Let's hope that we're going to get some really enthusiastic bidding today, to help us make our target.

0:25:090:25:15

'This is one of the biggest auction houses in Derbyshire and has regular weekly sales.

0:25:150:25:20

'It's well-known in the area

0:25:200:25:21

'and it looks like there are the usual flurry of interested buyers here today

0:25:210:25:25

'eyeing up what's on offer.

0:25:250:25:27

'Paul's arrived and is taking a last look at one of the Hasthorpe's most impressive pieces of furniture.'

0:25:270:25:33

Are you having a bit of a sit-down before the hard work begins?

0:25:330:25:36

-I'm waiting for a bus, actually.

-They've actually made a lovely job of recovering it.

0:25:360:25:41

It's beautiful. They've covered it in a neutral colour, it fits in with that modern style.

0:25:410:25:45

It's an antique, but it will go anywhere. I think it's superb. I love this settee.

0:25:450:25:49

Have they had any interest in it?

0:25:490:25:51

Yes. I was chatting to the auctioneer. There's been a lot of interest looking at it.

0:25:510:25:55

They've had a couple of bids.

0:25:550:25:57

Whether it reaches the reserve is another matter, but there's interest.

0:25:570:26:01

We've got some lovely Doulton figurines coming up.

0:26:010:26:04

Yes, of course. I did look at my price guide, which I did promise,

0:26:040:26:07

and the two balloon sellers, they're both still in production, so they have a limited value.

0:26:070:26:12

But the belle of the ball has now stopped being made. That stopped in 1978.

0:26:120:26:16

-So she's a collector's item?

-Yes. Let's hope the collectors are here.

0:26:160:26:20

-And the chess players too, because we've got that chess set.

-Of course.

0:26:200:26:23

You've got a bit of tribal interest, it's good quality.

0:26:230:26:26

That could go away as well.

0:26:260:26:28

I think everything's going to do very well.

0:26:280:26:30

-I hope so too, because Heather and Frank have just arrived, so let's go and join them.

-Great!

0:26:300:26:35

'Brave words, Paul, brave words.

0:26:350:26:38

'But you're right, there is a real mix of things going under the hammer.

0:26:380:26:42

'So let's hope that there's an equally good variety of bidders in the room.

0:26:420:26:47

'And if there are, that can only bode well for Frank and Heather.'

0:26:470:26:51

-Now, then...

-I see you're taking a look at that wonderfully sunny Antipodean scene

0:26:510:26:57

on what is a very, very cold day here.

0:26:570:26:59

I'm glad you said that and not me, Angela.

0:26:590:27:03

-You've put reserves on a couple of things, haven't you?

-Yes.

0:27:030:27:06

We put £500 on the chaise and we put some money on the chess set.

0:27:060:27:10

-How much?

-£100 reserve.

-Why have you done that?

-We thought we might hand it to Charlie.

0:27:100:27:16

I think he'll make better use of it than we have done.

0:27:160:27:20

-Did you bring Charlie with you?

-Yes, he's about somewhere.

0:27:200:27:24

-Just make sure he doesn't bid for anything.

-THEY LAUGH

0:27:240:27:27

-We'll keep his hands locked.

-As you can see, the place is starting to fill up,

0:27:270:27:31

-so follow Paul and let's go and take our places.

-Come on!

0:27:310:27:35

'Let's hope that our bidders are a bit more awake than young Charlie today.

0:27:350:27:39

'Frank and Heather want to raise £500 and, with a bit of luck, we might get above that figure.'

0:27:390:27:45

'The bidding is already under way and our first lot,

0:27:460:27:49

'the chess set, is about to take the stand.'

0:27:490:27:53

I have to announce a change of reserve. We've increased the reserve. I have to ask £100.

0:27:530:27:58

£100? £100 for it? £80, then?

0:27:580:28:03

I've got five bids on commission, but they're no longer enough. £80?

0:28:030:28:07

70, then? £50 to start it?

0:28:070:28:10

-£50, there we are.

-Here we go.

0:28:100:28:13

At £50 and 5 now. At £50 and 5?

0:28:130:28:16

-Charlie's going to get it.

-It won't go.

0:28:160:28:18

-60, 65, 70, 75, 80... 85?

-Oh, it's creeping up.

0:28:180:28:24

At £80, can I sell it?

0:28:240:28:26

-Can he sell it for 80?

-No!

-No?

0:28:260:28:29

90? 95. 100?

0:28:290:28:35

£95. 100 now?

0:28:350:28:36

-And 95?

-95 is OK, isn't it?

0:28:360:28:39

All done, and 95.

0:28:390:28:41

-That's good.

-I think he's left it unsold.

-He's left it unsold!

-Oh, has he left it unsold? Oh right.

0:28:410:28:47

-What happens, you see, when you put a reserve...

-Yes.

0:28:470:28:50

-If it doesn't fetch that reserve, you do get to take it home.

-I thought there was a bit of leeway.

0:28:500:28:55

-We'll take it home.

-We're not disappointed at all.

-No, that's fine.

0:28:550:28:59

-So Charlie is going to have to start learning how to play chess.

-Yes, he'll have to teach us!

0:28:590:29:05

'I think that no-sale was meant to be,

0:29:050:29:08

'as Heather and Frank had said, right at the beginning,

0:29:080:29:11

'they wanted to hand it on to Charlie.'

0:29:110:29:14

OK, I really like this next lot.

0:29:140:29:15

It's those five fashion prints.

0:29:150:29:17

They date from the Victorian period,

0:29:170:29:19

and it's wonderful for people to get an indication how design is

0:29:190:29:23

and what the fashions were of the day.

0:29:230:29:25

There's five of these in a set and I've put these in at £30-50.

0:29:250:29:28

These would have been in a magazine originally, wouldn't they?

0:29:280:29:31

Exactly. They would have been cut out and framed up.

0:29:310:29:34

But it's a little capsule of time, exactly how people used to dress.

0:29:340:29:38

-And £30, please. £30? £30 for them?

-Oh!

0:29:380:29:42

20, then? £20 is bid.

0:29:420:29:45

At £20 in the cap, and 2 do I see? At 22.

0:29:450:29:48

-25. 28? Go on, 28.

-Come on...

-30.

-That's more like it.

0:29:480:29:54

And 2? At £30 in the cap, and 2 do I see?

0:29:540:29:58

At £30 and selling...

0:29:580:30:00

-There you go.

-They're sold. Yay!

-On the nose. £30.

-He's a very fashionable chap.

0:30:000:30:05

He's got a flat cap and a whippet.

0:30:050:30:08

'Paul sees himself as the Yves Saint Laurent of the auction world.

0:30:080:30:13

'But I'm not sure I'd let him style me for the Oscars.

0:30:130:30:16

'And up next, it's the Oscar-winning Clark Gable.'

0:30:160:30:19

OK, it's the turn now of that job lot of postcards and memorabilia

0:30:190:30:22

and of course, there is a photograph that's signed somebody called Clark.

0:30:220:30:26

It wasn't Clark Gable, I don't think, no.

0:30:260:30:29

We can't say definitely it is, so we're going to assume it isn't.

0:30:290:30:32

It's going in at £30-50.

0:30:320:30:35

-On commission at £25...

-We've already got interest.

-At £25, at 8 now?

0:30:350:30:39

At £25, at 8? 28, 30 and 2? 32 takes them.

0:30:390:30:46

At £32 standing right at the back, and selling at £32.

0:30:460:30:50

-Oh!

-Excellent!

-A Clark Gable fan, perhaps?

-Yes, that's right.

-You never know.

0:30:500:30:55

'So Clark Gable was irresistible... Even if he was just a photograph.

0:30:550:31:00

'The next two lots showed us

0:31:000:31:02

'that you can never tell which way a sale will go.

0:31:020:31:05

'We had some trouble with the ocean scene painted by Frank's nephew.

0:31:050:31:09

'He may be a well-known artist from New Zealand

0:31:090:31:12

'but didn't generate enough interest for the bidders here to bite.

0:31:120:31:16

'On the other side of the coin,

0:31:160:31:18

'the colourful fairground painting had very good luck,

0:31:180:31:21

'going for £55 - well over Paul's lowest estimate.

0:31:210:31:24

'But nothing is going to disturb Charlie from his slumbers,

0:31:240:31:28

'even though it's his find next.'

0:31:280:31:30

Charlie and I had a good hunt round your house,

0:31:300:31:33

and he actually came across a very pretty little cameo.

0:31:330:31:36

-Where did it come from?

-It was mine. It was stuffed in a drawer.

0:31:360:31:39

I think I've worn it once, that's it.

0:31:390:31:42

-Cameos kind of come in and out of fashion, don't they?

-Yes.

-It's out of fashion with you.

0:31:420:31:47

Let's hope it's in fashion with somebody in the auction room, Paul. You've got it at £60-100.

0:31:470:31:52

It's a lovely example. It's a shell cameo, it's nicely carved,

0:31:520:31:55

there's no splits and it's got a lovely gold frame. So yeah, £60-100. Fantastic.

0:31:550:32:00

Pretty brooch. £60? 50, then?

0:32:000:32:03

£50? Well, 40, then.

0:32:030:32:06

-£40.

-Oh, dear...

0:32:060:32:08

With an estimate of £60-90, who'll bid 40?

0:32:080:32:11

£40?

0:32:110:32:12

-Oh dear...

-Oh!

-Not sold!

-Wow.

0:32:140:32:17

'That took us all by surprise.

0:32:180:32:20

'But, obviously, it's not fashionable in Derby, either.'

0:32:200:32:24

Another disappointment there.

0:32:250:32:27

That's the third thing we've not managed to sell in this first half of the auction.

0:32:270:32:33

So we're sort of staggering towards our £500 total.

0:32:330:32:37

And so far, all that we've made is...

0:32:370:32:42

-£117.

-Oh, that's brilliant!

-But don't lose heart.

0:32:420:32:47

In the second half of the sale, we've still got some really lovely pieces to come.

0:32:470:32:51

But in the meantime, why don't we take a break?

0:32:510:32:53

Paul wants to have a look at some of the other things in the auction room.

0:32:530:32:57

'We may be in need of a breather, but there is still plenty of time left

0:32:570:33:01

'to make Heather and Frank's dream journey to Canada come true.

0:33:010:33:05

'If you'd like to raise money at auction for something special,

0:33:050:33:08

'take note that houses charge a commission.

0:33:080:33:11

'Fees vary from saleroom to saleroom,

0:33:110:33:13

'so it's always best to enquire in advance.

0:33:130:33:16

'Paul's had a snoop around the room,

0:33:160:33:18

'and he's found something which reminds me

0:33:180:33:21

'of the early days in my broadcasting career.'

0:33:210:33:23

-London calling, London calling!

-Glenn Miller's on.

0:33:230:33:27

Yeah, I was going to say, did you get the right programme on that?

0:33:270:33:30

It's got a bit of age to it, hasn't it?

0:33:300:33:32

Definitely a 1930s, 1940s.

0:33:320:33:34

The golden age, really, of the radio.

0:33:340:33:36

This is the pre-television era.

0:33:360:33:38

This is the only form of entertainment that you'd have,

0:33:380:33:41

to listen to the worldwide broadcasts.

0:33:410:33:43

-So what's it made of?

-Bakelite. When Bakelite first came out,

0:33:430:33:47

it was made to imitate other materials, in this case wood.

0:33:470:33:50

But by the end of the 1930s, they were making very bright colours,

0:33:500:33:53

bright green, white examples.

0:33:530:33:55

You get these big, circular examples which are very Art Deco.

0:33:550:33:59

Does it work?

0:33:590:34:00

It does. You can only get long wave, but they're more ornamental.

0:34:000:34:03

If you want that Art Deco look,

0:34:030:34:05

put it on your sideboard and you're instantly back there.

0:34:050:34:08

-What sort of money might it go for?

-It has a little bit of damage.

0:34:080:34:11

There's more than one crackle, but as a fun item here today,

0:34:110:34:14

I reckon you could buy that for £30-50. It's a bargain.

0:34:140:34:17

-We'll tune in to that, won't we?

-I do the jokes!

-THEY LAUGH

0:34:170:34:21

'Well, the bidders did tune in, and to a sum of £35.

0:34:210:34:27

'But it's back to our sale now, and Heather's next item is just about to hit the auction block.'

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Coming up now is my favourite item of all of yours that are in the auction today,

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and that's that wonderful Harbour At Low Tide,

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the watercolour, which is actually signed, 20th century.

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We've got £50-100 on it, Paul. Let's see how it does.

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£30. 2 do I see?

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Starting at 30, there we go.

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At £30, and 2 do I see?

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At £30. It's worth that, surely.

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32. Thank you, madam. 35, 38, 40 and 2.

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45, 48, new place, 50 and 2? Go on...

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-50, which is the lowest end?

-At £50 and 2 for you?

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Quite sure?

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You're quite sure too? At £50. On commission and selling at £50.

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THEY CHEER

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-I'll tell you what, I think they've got a bargain.

-They have.

-I think so too.

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'With a sale that meets Paul's estimate,

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'it looks like we've started the second half on the right foot.

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'The 1920s hallstand is modestly priced at £40-60.

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'It's an Art Deco piece,

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'and it's sure to give someone a place to hang their hat in style.'

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-Would you be sorry to see it gone?

-Not really.

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It starts with me at £55.

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-FRANK CHUCKLES That's good.

-Unbelievable!

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At £55, and 60 do I see?

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-They clearly did like it!

-That's right.

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At £60 in the room, and we're selling. At £60. Are we OK?

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At £60 in the room.

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Gentlemen standing, all done.

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Against commission and selling at £60.

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-£60, there we go. How's that?

-There we are!

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There's real surprise in your voice, Frank.

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I mean, I wouldn't have given it house-room.

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-But you did.

-But I did.

-You did for a while.

-I did for a while.

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'It's a double whammy when you sell well

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'and get rid of something that you didn't even like.

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'Heather won't be sorry to see the back of our next item either.'

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Lladro is a very popular name. We see lots of Lladro figures.

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Did you buy this for yourself, or was it a gift?

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I bought it from my sister-in-law. She had it a long while and got tired of it.

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-And so, now...

-Now you've got fed up with it.

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That's right.

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-Lladro always sells well at auction. Doesn't it, Paul?

-It's a success story.

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It started in a little shed in Valencia, and now it's a massive company.

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So I've put this in at £60-100, all right?

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£55 is bid with me.

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-55. How's that?

-That's a good start.

-That's excellent.

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At £55, and 60 now? 60, 5, 70.

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-5, 80...

-He's nodding!

-At £80 the gentleman's bid. 5 may I say?

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Gentleman's bid at £80.

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-There you go.

-Did you pay your sister £80 for it?

-I can't remember.

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-I can't remember. It was more than that.

-How very diplomatic.

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-That's great, isn't it?

-She might be watching.

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'We'll never know what they bought and sold it for.

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'But the main thing is it's gone for a good price today.

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'Now, more ornaments.

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'Will they do as well?'

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Three Royal Doulton figurines coming up that you brought back from Canada that had belonged to your auntie.

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We're hoping these'll do very well as a trio.

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It's interesting as we're in the heart of the potteries here.

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The rare one is belle of the ball. She's no longer made,

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so she should add a bit of interest.

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But we want at least £120. Let's see how we go.

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-I can start at £80. 5 do I see?

-There we go, 85. Three figurines.

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At £80, and 5 do I see? At £80 and 5?

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85. 90, 5? At £90 on commission and selling. At £90...

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He's going to let them go.

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All done at £90.

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-£90!

-He's sold them. There we go. That's the way it goes.

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-Someone's got a bargain with belle of the ball there, haven't they?

-Sounds like it.

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-But the three have gone together.

-Yes.

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-No more balloons.

-That's it.

-I think the balloons burst.

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'£90 was a tad less than we'd hoped for,

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'but it all adds to the pot for Canada.

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'It's time now for the much talked about sofa. It could make or break today's outcome.'

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This is the real show-stopper. It's that beautiful settee. Fantastic.

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Aesthetic design, it's got that wonderful gold

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and the black ebony on it. It's been beautifully covered as well.

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A beautiful piece indeed this one.

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-But you've put a reserve on it, haven't you, of £500?

-£500, yes.

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-If it doesn't make that, you do realise you'll have to take it home?

-Yes.

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-How do you feel about that?

-Fine.

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Leave Charlie here, I don't think there's room for him anyway.

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The prettiest piece of furniture in the room by a long way. My favourite thing.

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It's been really popular over the day's viewing.

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It's a superb thing. I have got nine bids on commission.

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-They range from a poor bid of £75...

-Dear me!

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I start, on commission, at £420.

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-420. Come on!

-That's a start.

-At £420, 450 now?

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At 420 on commission, 450 may I say? Superb sofa.

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At £420, 450? 450, 480.

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500? 490 for you? At £480, a superb sofa.

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At £480 on commission. And we're selling, nod of the head. All done at 480.

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-Well done!

-Brilliant!

-I couldn't survive another one of them.

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-£480.

-And the auctioneer was brilliant. He used his discretion. That's great.

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I thought you were going to lose it,

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-cos it stopped at 440 and I thought, "He's not going to sell it."

-It just stood there.

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'That was a nail-biter!

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'After the misunderstanding with the chess set,

0:40:060:40:08

'I'm glad they let the auctioneer sell the sofa

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'for just shy of its reserve.

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'It's the last lot coming up,

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'and the final chance to raise money for our couple's trip to Canada.'

0:40:150:40:19

OK, you've got an interesting item now.

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I love these clocks. It's an old station master's clock.

0:40:220:40:25

I've had a look inside. The best examples of these

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have a fusee movement, like an ice cream cone in the back.

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This one hasn't got that, so it's purely a timepiece.

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But it's a Victorian clock, nice condition, tells good time,

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and looking for about £100. All right?

0:40:370:40:39

-Does that sound all right to you?

-Brilliant. That's great.

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-They look lovely in kitchens, don't they?

-Yes.

-They look fantastic.

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-It starts with me at £55. 60 may I say?

-55 already.

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At £55 and 60 now. 60, 5, 70, 5...

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80? At 75 with me still.

0:40:550:40:58

-No, it's 75.

-At 75, what a superb little clock.

0:40:580:41:01

At £75. 80 may I say?

0:41:010:41:04

At £75, then. All done? At...

0:41:040:41:07

-80, new place.

-New place.

-85, 90?

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At 85, on commission still and selling.

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All done at 85.

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-HEATHER: Brilliant!

-Oh wow, that's not bad.

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-That is a terrific total.

-Things you don't expect.

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Now, I'm going to tell you how much we've made in total towards your £500

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that you want for this wonderful family trip to Canada.

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So... Dan, Charlie, come and join us!

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There we go.

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At the halfway stage, if you remember, we'd barely made a quarter of your £500.

0:41:370:41:41

A bit dodgy there for a minute, but we have made...

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£962!

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ALL: Wow!

0:41:500:41:52

-Charlie!

-Charlie? Wow!

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'With the £962 raised at auction,

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'the Hasthorpe family have got a fair chunk of cash towards that trip to Canada.

0:42:050:42:11

'Ice hockey is Canada's national sport,

0:42:110:42:13

'and they are the current Olympic gold champions.

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'So to get them into the swing of things, the Hasthorpes have come to see an ice hockey game

0:42:160:42:21

'which is a bit closer to home.'

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I didn't know they did ice hockey in Grimsby. It's brilliant.

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-We've loved every minute. Haven't we, Charlie?

-Thumbs up.

-Thumbs up! Thumbs...

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