0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to the programme that helps you hunt for antiques and collectables in your home
0:00:06 > 0:00:08and then sells them with you at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11I'm sure that all of us have got things in our homes
0:00:11 > 0:00:13that we look at with fond memories
0:00:13 > 0:00:16when we remember where they were bought, or who gave them to us,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18or things that were left as a legacy,
0:00:18 > 0:00:22but there always comes a time when you have to have a bit of a clear out.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26And that's the situation facing the family that we're meeting today
0:00:26 > 0:00:28who clearly hope that when they go to auction,
0:00:28 > 0:00:31they'll be able to turn those things into real cash in the attic.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53'Coming up on Cash In The Attic,
0:00:53 > 0:00:59'why is our expert, John, encouraging the lady of the house to impersonate Big Ben?'
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Ding-dong, ding-dong. Ding-dong, ding-dong.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07'And her granddaughter obviously has all the makings of a great antiques expert.'
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- Do you know what it is? - A weird thing?
0:01:10 > 0:01:15'Come auction day, John keeps our spirits high after the sale of a glass bird.'
0:01:15 > 0:01:20- It went "cheep."- Oh, dear!- Sorry. I promise I won't do any more.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23'Find out what happens when the hammer finally falls.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30'Meet Wendy Featherstone and her lovely granddaughters, Nerise and Alex.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34'Nerise is going to be lending a helping hand with today's rummage.
0:01:34 > 0:01:40'Wendy lives in this three-bedroomed bungalow and runs a B&B here with the help of her daughter, Karen.
0:01:40 > 0:01:47'The business keeps our host busy, as do her hobbies, making greeting cards and jewellery and knitting.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51'A little extra cash is going to come in handy for Wendy's renovation plans,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53'and that's why we've been called in.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59'Our expert, John Cameron, is a qualified surveyor
0:01:59 > 0:02:01'and a graduate in fine art valuation,
0:02:01 > 0:02:05'so he's just the man to help us search for collectables to sell.'
0:02:07 > 0:02:12Now, that's what I call a real hive of activity. Hello, Wendy.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16And who's that down the end in that gorgeous pink T-shirt?
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- I'm Alex.- How old are you? - I'm seven.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- And who are you?- I'm Nerise.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- And how old are you?- I'm nine.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26So what made you call in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Erm, I need some help with maintenance
0:02:29 > 0:02:34- and, firstly, I need to have new patio doors.- Mm.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38So you think it's a good idea, Nerise, for Granny to get rid of some of these things?
0:02:38 > 0:02:43There's a clock that I think we should get rid of, cos I don't really like it.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- THEY LAUGH - So it's got to go.- Yeah.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48What sort of things are we going to see today?
0:02:48 > 0:02:55Well, I've got quite a few things that have got to go, and there was a legacy left to me, as well.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- So it's a bit crowded, really. - Nerise, of course, is going to help you
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- sort out the things we're going to send to auction. She's got her eyes on the clock. That's got to go.- Yes.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Definitely! I wonder what else we'll find.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10'Wendy's target today is £500,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13'so let's hope that there are plenty of interesting items here.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16'Two of the three bedrooms in this bungalow are for guests
0:03:16 > 0:03:21'and with the beautiful Welsh countryside on their doorstep, it's a real hot spot.
0:03:21 > 0:03:27'Well, it may be pouring outside, but inside it's warm and welcoming.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30'Just in need of a clear out, with John already on the case.'
0:03:30 > 0:03:35- John!- Hello!- Hello! - Nerise and Wendy to see you.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39And, I have to warn you, Nerise has got some pretty good ideas of what's got to go.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- Right, good. I'm sticking with you, then. - THEY LAUGH
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- Is this one of the things you think should go, Nerise?- Yeah. - Do you know what it is?- Not really.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- What do you think it is? - A weird thing?
0:03:51 > 0:03:56Well, it is certainly a weird machine, but John is going to tell us exactly what it is.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00It's a barograph and they're used to predict weather.
0:04:00 > 0:04:06It actually records fluctuations in atmospheric pressure.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10How it work is, you have these little metallic bellows here
0:04:10 > 0:04:15and as they contract and expand with the changes in atmospheric pressure,
0:04:15 > 0:04:17they resist against this little arm here,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19so that moves up and down the graph.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24So those fluctuations can be changed and recorded quite accurately.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29This one was made by Richard Frere, a Parisian maker, in around about 1920.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32If we took it to auction, what do you think it might make?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34It's a nice example, appears to be working
0:04:34 > 0:04:36and should make about £100 to £150.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- Nerise, should we take John off and have a look at some other things in the house?- Yes.- Come on.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49'With £400 still to raise, it's all systems go.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51'Wendy has a pretty good idea of where to look,
0:04:51 > 0:04:55'digging out this collection of Japanese Noritake porcelain.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58'Noritake grew out of a Japanese trading company
0:04:58 > 0:05:02'set up to export ceramics to the West.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07'This set should fetch £40 to £70 in the saleroom.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- Look what I found. - Hello. That's interesting. Where did this come from?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15In the cupboard in the living room. It's a glass bird.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17If we turn it upside down, we should find a name.
0:05:17 > 0:05:24Look. See what it says? It says Wedgwood, England. That's who made it.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28And throughout the late '60s and '70s and into the early 1980s,
0:05:28 > 0:05:31they were making little ornaments like this,
0:05:31 > 0:05:35so we know this has got to be made in between those two periods.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39So probably some time in the '70s or early '80s this would've been made.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44When you look at it, it's quite pretty. Do you like that mottled glass inside?
0:05:44 > 0:05:49- It's like a turtle shell, isn't it? Do you think Nan would mind us selling this?- Yeah.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52I think it'd be a good thing to sell. What do you think it's worth?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Hm. I'm not sure, really.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59You'd probably get £10 or £20 for it. Do you think that'd be good?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Yeah.- That's excellent. This bird has flown the nest
0:06:02 > 0:06:07and I think we ought to go and just make sure with Gran that we can sell this. Come on.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09'Well done, Nerise.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14'We all continue the search and John's eye is distracted by an oak-panelled sideboard
0:06:14 > 0:06:18'in 1930s Art Deco style. He values it at £40 to £60.'
0:06:18 > 0:06:23Wendy, you've had some very interesting jobs in your life. You've moved around a bit.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26My first job was in the Jaeger knitwear factory.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31That was in Godalming in Surrey. Then I went to another knitwear factory
0:06:31 > 0:06:37and this is how it went until I actually finished up in Chantry Court.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40That's a retirement home.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45I didn't realise you could have so much fun with elderly people until I went there!
0:06:45 > 0:06:47It was there that you met Louie.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- Tell me about him.- Louie was one of the first residents in with his wife
0:06:52 > 0:06:55and they'd been in there about a year
0:06:55 > 0:06:58and his wife tragically died.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03Not long after that, he said to me, "Wendy, if I die on the street,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06"you will claim my body, won't you?"
0:07:06 > 0:07:09"I'll leave you enough to bury me
0:07:09 > 0:07:12"and a small party in the lounge for all the residents."
0:07:12 > 0:07:17I said, "I can do that, Louie, that's fine. Don't let's talk about it again."
0:07:17 > 0:07:20And we didn't. But when he died, he left me his flat
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- and all the contents.- Oh, bless.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27You do have a lovely relationship with your grandchildren,
0:07:27 > 0:07:32but with Nerise particularly, and I know that she is busy with John
0:07:32 > 0:07:34finding some other things we might take to auction,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- so shall we go and join them? - Why not?
0:07:37 > 0:07:40'Louie obviously had a soft spot for Wendy
0:07:40 > 0:07:44'and it's touching that he left her so many collectables,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47'so it's unfortunate that now she doesn't really have room for them any more.
0:07:47 > 0:07:55'This Japanese Satsuma vase is the first of his objects destined for the saleroom. It's one of three.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58'Satsuma porcelain has been traced back to the 17th century.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03'John values them at £100 to £150.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08'He also spots this impressive Arts and Crafts dresser.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13'Wendy bought it for £715, 15 years ago. Its auction estimate today
0:08:13 > 0:08:18'would be more like 200 to 300, so she's not sure yet
0:08:18 > 0:08:21'if she'll part with it.'
0:08:21 > 0:08:22Hello, girls.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- Hi, John.- Ah! - We've got lots of Christmas pressies here. What have you got?
0:08:25 > 0:08:30Something that would suit a flapper girl. How do you fancy rising to the challenge?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32ANGELA LAUGHS I fancy being a flapper.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- Oh, what a lovely watch! - It's a rather nice cocktail watch.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40- I'm wondering if you can shed some light on it for me.- Yes, it's part of the inheritance from Louie.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45It was his wife's and I believe he bought it very early in their marriage,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48so it's got a bit of age to it, but not a lot.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52They were called cocktail watches because they emerged in the 1920s,
0:08:52 > 0:08:55the great age of jazz, the cocktail parties,
0:08:55 > 0:09:00and women were becoming more liberated then. They were wearing less clothes
0:09:00 > 0:09:05and the slender, bony frame became quite fashionable, made fashionable by people like Coco Chanel.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08And so the size of these watches reflected that. They were dainty.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12They reflected the slenderness of women at the time.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17I've had the back off, had the movement out and I can tell you it is 18-carat white gold
0:09:17 > 0:09:21and it says "weiss gold", so we know it's a German case.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25The bezel is quite nice, as cocktail watches go.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29It's been set with two rows of rose-cut diamonds
0:09:29 > 0:09:34and sandwiched right in the middle are two little lines of square table-cut sapphires.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37So, of its type, it's quite an elegant watch.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42The thing we really want to know is, if we took it to auction, what's it likely to make?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Because it's a nice example of its type, good quality materials,
0:09:45 > 0:09:50it should make around about £100, possibly a bit more, but I would suggest an estimate
0:09:50 > 0:09:52of £80 to £120 to tempt those bidders.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57That's sad when you talk about all those beautiful diamonds and the lovely stones and the white gold.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02It certainly is, but as we say, value these days is linked to demand
0:10:02 > 0:10:08and there's little demand for these cocktail watches. Bring back the swinging 20s and cocktail parties!
0:10:08 > 0:10:12'Hear, hear, John! We miss those days of elegance.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17'I wonder if your cautious estimate will be tempting enough for the bidders on auction day.'
0:10:17 > 0:10:23At £65 I have. Any advance on 65? 70 is there? £70 on the phone. 75, new bidder. 80.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26'Hm, this could be tense.'
0:10:26 > 0:10:29'The rummage in Wendy's house continues,
0:10:29 > 0:10:35'and I spot this pair of 20th century still-life oil paintings that were also once Louie's.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38'Hopefully they'll catch a bidder's eye on sale day.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41'And John reckons, if they do, they'll make £40 to £60.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46OK, Wendy, all day you've been asking me to have a look at the longcase clock.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50I'm getting the feeling you don't have an affinity with this clock and you want it out of the house.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Tell me why. - The grandchildren don't like it.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- Why don't they like it? - They think there's a ghost in it.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- And who put that in their heads? - I have no idea.
0:11:00 > 0:11:06- But when it used to chime, when it was on chime, they wouldn't come near it.- Really?- Mm.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- So where did it come from? - It was Louie's
0:11:09 > 0:11:11and he made it from a kit
0:11:11 > 0:11:14and really that's all I know about it.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19The actual form of the clock, typical late-17th, early 18th century with a little dome top,
0:11:19 > 0:11:23in mahogany, but it's very much 20th century.
0:11:23 > 0:11:30And these were sold in kit form, and it doesn't take a huge amount of knowledge in horology
0:11:30 > 0:11:33to put one of these together. And there's nice features here,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36an applied silver chapter ring with the Roman numerals.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Love that moon phase. Did that used to work, too?
0:11:39 > 0:11:44- Yes.- You set it at the beginning of the month and it tells you the phases of the moon.- Yes.- Wonderful.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49And the glass door was typically a late-19th century thing. You don't see that on longcase clocks
0:11:49 > 0:11:52until the 20th century in any great quantity.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56They don't make huge sums. Probably around £120 to £180.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- Would you be OK with that? - The girls will be.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- What was the chime?- Westminster.
0:12:02 > 0:12:08- The finest.- Yeah. It's a beautiful chime.- How does it go? - You really want me to do it?- Yeah.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Ding-dong ding-dong, ding-dong ding-dong. That one.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- We'll make a Pompey supporter out of you yet.- Oh, what?
0:12:17 > 0:12:24'Poor Wendy! She's after an expert opinion and she's made to sing the anthem of Portsmouth Football Club!
0:12:24 > 0:12:27'As we keep up our hunt for more treasures,
0:12:27 > 0:12:31'John finds a cut-glass decanter still with some sherry in it.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35'It may not be quite to John's taste, but lotted up with these six sherry glasses,
0:12:35 > 0:12:40'let's hope that the bidders are keen. The collection should fetch £30 to £40.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45'Wendy spots something else that belonged to Louie, this cut-glass lamp in the shape of a mushroom
0:12:45 > 0:12:50'dating from the 1930s. John gives it a gleaming valuation of £30 to £50.'
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Wendy! John! Got a minute?
0:12:55 > 0:13:00Look at what your lovely granddaughter has found for us.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03She's just got this beautiful charm bracelet.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- Where did that come from? - It was part of Louie's legacy.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- It belonged to his wife?- Yeah. - Have you ever worn it?- No.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15This is the sort of thing I saw a lot of when I was growing up in the 70s, they were very fashionable,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18then they completely died out, but they've been making a comeback.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Each charm tends to have some sort of particular good luck.
0:13:22 > 0:13:28If it was a lock, that means that your dreams are soon to be unlocked.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32A car or an aeroplane means you're going to have travel.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35And so on. They're wonderful things. I really like that.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- Are you going to send that to auction, Wendy?- Oh, don't, Angela.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42I've been tearing myself apart about it.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47But it's so beautiful, are there perhaps any of the charms you might like to keep?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Yes, there are a couple I'd like to keep.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Every one you take off, the value goes down.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55If we took it to auction, what might it make?
0:13:55 > 0:13:59As it is, I've got to guestimate that because I can't weigh it,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02but there's over a couple of ounces of gold there.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05So I think you should have no problem reaching about £400 to £600.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09If we add that to everything else John has looked at today,
0:14:09 > 0:14:13and bearing in mind that you might take a couple of charms off there
0:14:13 > 0:14:16and you may not take that rather beautiful sideboard,
0:14:16 > 0:14:19but if you leave everything in, Wendy,
0:14:19 > 0:14:24then we should be able to make £1,190.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29- Ooh, wow!- If we... Madam's come alive at that, haven't you?
0:14:29 > 0:14:35If we take out the sideboard, then you still should make £990.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Are you going to come to the auction, Nerise?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- Yeah.- You are! Oh!
0:14:39 > 0:14:45And just remember that we're buying Granny's doors for the patio,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- we're not buying clothes for Nerise. - THEY LAUGH
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- But let's get to auction and see what happens!- Well, yes!
0:14:52 > 0:14:55'What a terrific result.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00'Wendy just has to decide what she really cannot bear to part with now.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04'But some of the things she's definitely taking to auction are
0:15:04 > 0:15:07'the early 20th century French barograph.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11'John valued it at £100 to £150.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15'Then there's the longcase clock that Louie made from a kit.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18'We hope it'll strike a chord with the bidders
0:15:18 > 0:15:21'at £120 to £180.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25'And she's parting with that very attractive 1930s
0:15:25 > 0:15:28'white gold cocktail watch with diamonds and sapphires
0:15:28 > 0:15:33'which belonged to Louie's wife. It should dazzle in the auction room
0:15:33 > 0:15:36'at £80 to £120.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42'Still to come on Cash In The Attic, I'm getting concerned about the quality of John's jokes.'
0:15:42 > 0:15:46For a minute, I thought there were going to be no-ie take-ies for our Noritake.
0:15:46 > 0:15:52'And granddaughter Nerise is flabbergasted at the starting price of the barograph.'
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- Oh, wow! - Bang on middle, we're starting.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Hang in there, Nerise.
0:15:58 > 0:16:04'Find out how high the sales go when the gavel finally falls.'
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Thanks to Louie's legacy of the house and its contents,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14plus some of Wendy's own items,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17we've got some really interesting things to sell at auction here today
0:16:17 > 0:16:19at Burns Auctioneers in Chester.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24Wendy's ambition is to put some new patio doors in her house.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28It's going to cost £500, so we're looking for some really serious bidding
0:16:28 > 0:16:31when her items go under the hammer today.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36'Located in Chester, an antiques hot spot of the north west,
0:16:36 > 0:16:40'this auction regularly attracts specialist dealers from all over the world
0:16:40 > 0:16:46'thanks to the online catalogue. And that means we could be in for some competitive bidding today.'
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Hi, Wendy and Nerise.- Hello!
0:16:49 > 0:16:55- Wendy, you've got some lovely things here, but we notice you didn't bring the wardrobe.- Mm.- Why's that?
0:16:55 > 0:16:59I couldn't get it in the Micra. THEY LAUGH
0:16:59 > 0:17:02But whatever's in it, where am I going to put it?
0:17:02 > 0:17:06Now, when we saw you originally, £500 was for the patio doors.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07- Is that still the case?- No.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12Things have changed and now I really need new flooring in the kitchen.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- We're optimistic we're going to make it.- You've got some nice items,
0:17:16 > 0:17:17so we've got a puncher's chance.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Let's go and take our places. Follow me!
0:17:22 > 0:17:26'Nerise has had permission to be off school today to support her gran
0:17:26 > 0:17:31'Let's see what happens with Wendy's first lot, which has just come up.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34'It's the Wedgwood glass bird paperweight that Nerise found.'
0:17:34 > 0:17:36£2 is the opening bid. At £2. Any advance on 2?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Oh.- At £2 I have. 4.
0:17:39 > 0:17:436. 8. £8 I'm bid. Any advance on 8?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Straight ahead at £8. Are we all done? Watching closely.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- You quite sure? Finished and selling at £8. - HAMMER BANGS
0:17:50 > 0:17:55- Oh, not quite our lowest estimate. - I thought I couldn't get any lower than that.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00- That went "cheep".- Oh, dear!- Sorry. I promise I won't do any more.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04'I'll hold you to that! At least it made Wendy and Nerise laugh.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07'as it was a little disappointing.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11'What will the bidders make of the unusual cut-glass mushroom lamp
0:18:11 > 0:18:13'up for £30 to £50?'
0:18:13 > 0:18:1640. £40. The lady's bid at £40.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Any advance on £40? At £40 I have.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24All done? At £40, we're quite sure? Selling at 40.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- Great!- £40!- Wow!- Lovely!
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- We had 30 to 50, so bang in the middle there.- Yeah!
0:18:32 > 0:18:35'Well, the bidders obviously liked it,
0:18:35 > 0:18:40'and Nerise is impressed with the speed of that sale.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45'There's another addition when the decanter and sherry glasses go under the hammer.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Selling at 25.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50'Selling just short of John's £30 estimate.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55'Up next, Wendy's collection of Noritake valued at £40 to £70.'
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Bidding starts with me at £25.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02£25 I have. Any advance on £25 for the Noritake?
0:19:02 > 0:19:06At £25 I'm bid. 28. 30 here.
0:19:06 > 0:19:0832. 35.
0:19:08 > 0:19:1238. Your bid at 38. Commissions are gone at 38.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Bid is in the room at £38.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Any advance on 38? Are we all done?
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- At £38. I'm selling at 38. - HAMMER BANGS
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Oh, we're just under again! - Just shy of it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27For a minute, I thought we were going to be no-ie take-ies for our Noritake.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32Yes. You promised you wouldn't do that again. THEY LAUGH
0:19:32 > 0:19:36'You tell him, Wendy! But that wasn't a bad result.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39'Now it's time for the French barograph.'
0:19:43 > 0:19:49- Did you look at it every day to try and work out what the weather was going to do?- No, too complicated.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Nice condition and lots of interest. I have to start the bidding
0:19:53 > 0:19:59- against commission bids at £130. - Oh, wow! - Right in the middle we're starting.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Hang in there, Nerise! - Any advance on 130?
0:20:04 > 0:20:09At £130 I'm bid. £130 I have. Any advance on 130?
0:20:09 > 0:20:13140. 150. No?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16It's against you. It's on commission at £150. Are we all done?
0:20:16 > 0:20:21At £150. I shall sell at 150.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- Well, is that a terrific result! - Better, better.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26NERISE LAUGHS
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Have you ever sold anything for £150, Nerise?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Do you know what £150 looks like?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35THEY LAUGH
0:20:35 > 0:20:40'I'm sure she'll soon find out. A great price for the barograph
0:20:40 > 0:20:44'Will the pair of 20th century oil paintings have similar luck?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46'We're looking for £40 to £60.'
0:20:46 > 0:20:49£20 for them?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Who'll start me at 10?
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- £10 I'm bid. Thank you.- 10? Hm.- 12.
0:20:55 > 0:20:5815. 15 standing. 18.
0:20:58 > 0:21:0120. 22.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- Creeping up.- Seated at 22.
0:21:04 > 0:21:0828. 28 I'm bid now.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11At £28. I'm selling at 28.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17That's a disappointing figure considering we hoped that 40 would be our lowest bid.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Yes, but it does just go to show how much that sort of thing has gone out of fashion.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24'But I don't think we should be too downbeat
0:21:24 > 0:21:27'because with half our lot sold, we're halfway to our target
0:21:27 > 0:21:31'with £289 in the pot.'
0:21:32 > 0:21:38'If you'd like to try your hand at the auction game, do bear in mind that there are charges to be paid,
0:21:38 > 0:21:43'including commission, and they vary from one saleroom to another, so always enquire in advance.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50'Wendy has five lots left, nearly all with three-figure values.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53'The first of these is the trio of Japanese Satsuma vases
0:21:53 > 0:21:55'for £100 to £150.'
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Bidding starts with me at £45.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00At £45 I have.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03At £45. Any advance on 45? 50.
0:22:03 > 0:22:0555. 60.
0:22:05 > 0:22:0765.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09£65 I'm bid.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12At £65 I have. Any advance on 65?
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- We really want them to nudge up a bit more, don't we?- Yes.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- 70, new bidding. 75.- Going up.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23At £75 standing. At 75. Are we all done?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26All done at 75?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Considering you didn't like them, I suppose £75 is a good price.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32It certainly is! THEY LAUGH
0:22:32 > 0:22:36'Well, that's great news and the right attitude to have.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39'The longcase clock that Louie made from a kit is up next.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44'Its estimate is £120 to £180.'
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- You don't have this going any more, do you?- No, Nerise doesn't like it.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Oh. You don't like the ding-dong?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- When she was a baby, she was frightened of it.- Aww.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Bidding starts with me at £85.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- £85 already!- Yes, good. - Somebody likes it, Nerise.
0:22:59 > 0:23:0290. £90 I'm bid at the back.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04At £90. 95. 100.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08110. 120.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12£120 I'm bid. At £120. Any advance on 120?
0:23:12 > 0:23:15At £120 I have. Are we all done?
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- At £120. I'm selling at 120. - HAMMER BANGS
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- There you are! You don't have to listen to it any more! - THEY LAUGH
0:23:23 > 0:23:26'And it means that Nerise and her sister Alex
0:23:26 > 0:23:31'can play in their grandma's hall without worrying about spooks.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34'The Art Deco sideboard quickly follows suit.'
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- I shall sell at £40. - HAMMER BANGS
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Selling bang on the lower estimate.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45'Now it's the turn of the Art Deco cocktail watch which belonged to Louie's wife.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47'It's valued here at £80 to £120.'
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Of the period, a very nice example,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54and hopefully we'll do our estimate at least.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Bidding starts with me, against commissions, at £65.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- £65 to start.- Good start.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03And he likes it, obviously.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Any advance on 65? 70 is there? £70 on the phone.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Good. Ooh, on the phone, £70.
0:24:09 > 0:24:1290. 95. 100.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15110. 120.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20- 120!- 120 on the phone. - We're onto our top estimate. - I like it when there's phones about.
0:24:20 > 0:24:26At £120. Are we all done? At £120. Bid's on the phone at 120.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- Isn't that fantastic? - Wonderful, isn't it?
0:24:30 > 0:24:33'A terrific result.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37'The final lot of the day is that other treasure which belonged to Louie's wife,
0:24:37 > 0:24:38'the gold charm bracelet.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42'Not all the trinkets have made it here today,
0:24:42 > 0:24:44'but the price is still the same, £400 to £600.'
0:24:44 > 0:24:49Bidding starts with me here at £380.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- £380 we've started at.- Ooh!
0:24:52 > 0:24:55450. 480. 500. 520.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57520 here.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- At £520.- £520.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03At £520. Any advance on 520?
0:25:03 > 0:25:06At £520. Are we all done?
0:25:06 > 0:25:09At £520. I shall sell. 520.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11HAMMER BANGS
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Ooh! Wow!
0:25:13 > 0:25:18I've no doubt that excellent final sale has made all the difference
0:25:18 > 0:25:21'to Wendy's total. I can't wait to break the good news.'
0:25:21 > 0:25:24What would you think if I told you that Granny has made more than £500,
0:25:24 > 0:25:29she's made, in fact, more than double £500?
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Granny has made...
0:25:31 > 0:25:35£1,164!
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- Oh!- Ohh! I don't believe it!
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- Oh, John, thank you!- You're welcome.
0:25:45 > 0:25:51'And Wendy has wasted no time and is already choosing her new flooring.'
0:25:51 > 0:25:53I'm looking forward to having the new flooring,
0:25:53 > 0:25:55cos the old one is very tatty
0:25:55 > 0:26:00and if I get B&Bers coming into the kitchen, it doesn't look too good.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02So this new one will look great.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06'She still has over £500 in the kitty.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08'So what's she going to do with the rest of the money?'
0:26:08 > 0:26:10I might buy myself a telly,
0:26:10 > 0:26:15I might buy a SatNav, or I might just take the kids out for the day.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18'And it's all systems go on delivery day.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21'And doesn't the end result look fantastic?'