0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Often, when children grow up and fly the nest,
0:00:07 > 0:00:13parents find themselves in a huge house full of things nobody uses any more.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17That's what happened to the family we're meeting today.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22Add a husband who loved rummaging in antiques shops and you'll understand
0:00:22 > 0:00:26why we've been called in to find things to take to auction.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47'On today's Cash In The Attic,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51'John Cameron lets one of the items go to his head.'
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Would people take orders from me or throw me overboard?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Throw you overboard!
0:00:57 > 0:01:00'And is there blue blood in this family?'
0:01:00 > 0:01:04I'm sure I've seen their faces before!
0:01:04 > 0:01:08'When we get to auction, it's hard not to get carried away.'
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- 240. 260... - Flippin' heck!
0:01:11 > 0:01:16'Find out how all the sales go when the hammer falls.'
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Today, I'm in Hastings
0:01:18 > 0:01:23to meet a mother and daughter who've got some really interesting items.
0:01:23 > 0:01:29They're hoping to raise enough money to put towards a university fund.
0:01:29 > 0:01:35'Barbara White's home is full of antiques that she collected with her husband, Graeme.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40'They married in 1987, and had two children, Olivia and Christian,
0:01:40 > 0:01:42'who are now both grown up.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45'The couple divorced in 2005,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48'and Graeme sadly died soon after.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52'Though Barbara kept many of his favourite pieces,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54'the time has now come to let them go.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59'Helping her mum is Olivia, now 22, and studying law in Wales.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03'We can also count on the expert guidance of our valuer,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05'John Cameron.'
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Barbara, Olivia!
0:02:08 > 0:02:14- And who's this? - This was my former husband, Graeme.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18He was a local solicitor and councillor,
0:02:18 > 0:02:20and Mayor of Hastings for two years.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24There's a lot to talk about where Graeme's concerned later.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Meanwhile, why have you called in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30My children are both at university,
0:02:30 > 0:02:35having borrowed the maximum loan they can from the government.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40Obviously, as impoverished students, they need as much money as possible.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44You'll have to raise a considerable amount of money.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47What figure are you looking for?
0:02:47 > 0:02:51If we could raise, perhaps, £1,500.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- Although, as much as possible! - You need a man about the house.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59And I've got just the man for the job, John Cameron.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03He'll be your man. Let's see what he thinks we can take to auction.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08'The family house where Barbara still lives has five bedrooms.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12'Going by what I can see, we are going to have our work cut out.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- Hi, John.- Hi there.- You're looking at the family photographs!
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Not our family, unfortunately.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- What a wonderful collection!- I'm sure I've seen their faces before!
0:03:24 > 0:03:30However did you come by three royal photographs, all signed
0:03:30 > 0:03:33by those members of the royal family?
0:03:33 > 0:03:37These two, George V and our Queen,
0:03:37 > 0:03:42were just bought by Graeme at some auction or from a dealer.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46But the one of the Queen Mother was interesting.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Graeme was Speaker of the Cinque Ports
0:03:50 > 0:03:55and he wrote to her and said would she give him a signed photograph?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57and here it is!
0:03:57 > 0:04:02- What's the market for things like this?- Pretty good.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04There are lots of monarchists
0:04:04 > 0:04:08and collectors of royal memorabilia, and they are splendid photographs.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12You've got to put an estimate somewhere.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16I suggest £200 to £300 together. They'll appeal to the same buyer.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19They could do a bit better.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21£200 to £300 is a great start.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26We're aiming to raise £1,500, so shall we see what else there is?
0:04:26 > 0:04:31As we said from the outside, big house, lots of rooms!
0:04:31 > 0:04:34'I notice two more pictures of royalty,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38'paintings of King William IV and Queen Victoria.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42'They were bought in an antique shop by Graeme.
0:04:42 > 0:04:48'Barbara doesn't know how much he paid, but John values them at...
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- What have you got?- I think it's a tea caddy.- You're right.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55But it's lost its inside.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- See those little notches?- Yes.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- It would have had little divisions. - Perhaps this one.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06That's better. That's complete. What do you know about them?
0:05:06 > 0:05:11My dad told me they locked up the tea to stop servants stealing it.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16And I think this is walnut?
0:05:16 > 0:05:20It IS made of walnut and they're from different periods.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22And completely different forms.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27You're also right about tea being very expensive and being locked up
0:05:27 > 0:05:30when it was first imported in the 17th century.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Tea was prohibitively expensive.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- A real luxury.- A REAL luxury, so it was locked away.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42This one here, which does have its innards, is typically Victorian.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47It's made of walnut and, on the top, we have a pierced brass arabesque,
0:05:47 > 0:05:52typical of the Victorian fascination with the Middle East.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- Any idea what they might be worth? - I'm not sure.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Maybe £100 each?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Collectively,
0:06:00 > 0:06:02we're looking at about...
0:06:02 > 0:06:07- That's good. Yes. - Well, I don't know about you.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09I prefer a humble tea bag!
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Anyway, nice items and should do well towards our target.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Barbara's found a 19th century Arabic gun
0:06:18 > 0:06:22As it's an antique, it doesn't need a deactivation licence.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25It's really a decorative piece to hang on the wall
0:06:25 > 0:06:27and at auction, John reckons it could make £50 to £100.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33Wow! What amazing books to have, memories of when you were Mayoress
0:06:33 > 0:06:36and your husband was the Mayor of Hastings.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- Yes.- We've seen some of the things that he had in the house,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43building a picture of what he was like.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- Tell me more about him, Barbara. - He was a well-known local solicitor.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51He had his own practice.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55He walked around the streets in a pin-striped suit,
0:06:55 > 0:07:01always wore a carnation buttonhole and a homburg hat,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03which you don't see every day.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Would you say he was an eccentric?
0:07:05 > 0:07:09He liked to be known as the solicitor with the carnation.
0:07:09 > 0:07:16He said, "I don't mind what people say about me, as long as they don't say I'm boring."
0:07:16 > 0:07:20You've followed in your father's footsteps and taken up law.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Was he an inspiration to you?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Growing up in a home that doubled as a law firm,
0:07:26 > 0:07:30I got to know the working, day-to-day, of a law firm.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35Yes, often when I was a bit older, I acted as secretary
0:07:35 > 0:07:40and was able to undertake some work experience with him.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Yes, it inspired me to go on and study the law.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48Your course is going to cost £9,000, isn't it?
0:07:48 > 0:07:53I'm afraid so, but that's what it costs for the legal practice course.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58Us students have to raise that money without easily getting a loan.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00It'll be worth it, hopefully.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Well, £1,500 is our target towards that £9,000.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09It's such a big house and John is rattling around here somewhere.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Shall we go and find him?- Yes.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16John has been busy and spotted a large 19th century station clock.
0:08:16 > 0:08:23£100 to £200, it should put a smile on Barbara and Olivia's faces.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29'At the saleroom, we can't believe where the auctioneer wants bidding to start.'
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- Somebody start me at £400? - What?- 400?
0:08:32 > 0:08:36'Find out what it sells for later.'
0:08:39 > 0:08:44- I think that this would suit John Cameron, don't you?- It would.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46John?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- Come and join milliner's corner. - Dress-up time?
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- We think you'd look nice in that. - Fantastic. What else have we got?
0:08:54 > 0:08:59- The bearskin! I love the cocked hat with the plumage!- Wonderful!
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Fantastic.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02This is an interesting collection.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Look at this, the pith helmet, popularised in the 19th century
0:09:07 > 0:09:12by, as well as our army, armies around the world in the colonies.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15They ensure, presumably, the head stays cool?
0:09:15 > 0:09:20It gave protection as well as giving you shade from the hot midday sun.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25Originally, they were made from pith found at the heart of a tree.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28It's a bit like cork, which replaced them.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31These are made by cork.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32What's this one, then?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35That's very 19th-century.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Typical of the cocked hats that officers would use in the Royal Navy
0:09:39 > 0:09:43and across Europe in the second half of the 19th century.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46If we took these, as a collection...
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- How many have we got?- One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Seven hats.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Condition of this is not great, or the pith helmet.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00They do turn up at auction. They were made in such large numbers.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05I love this! I don't know. It's a guess-timate, really.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07I could quite see them
0:10:07 > 0:10:11easily making between £100 and £200, possibly more.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14See where we go from there.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19As you like that so much, you should wear it. What do you look like?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22A right wally, probably!
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Do you think they'd take orders from me or throw me overboard?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29I think they'd throw you overboard!
0:10:30 > 0:10:34'Captain John is doing us proud.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40'Olivia's found a solid silver tea service which her father bought.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45'It's late Victorian, it comprises a 12-sided teapot, milk and sugar bowl.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50'John hopes it will make £250 to £350.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53'Our expert spots this painting by the artist WH Borrow,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56'well known for painting local Hastings scenes.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01'John gives it a £150 to £250 valuation.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05'But Barbara isn't sure she can part with it,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08'so we'll have to wait and see if it makes it to auction.'
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- John, I found two swords! - Let's have a look - carefully!- Yes.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18- They look like they could do some damage.- They certainly do.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- Where are these from? - Again, part of Graeme's collection.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- I don't know where or when he got them.- These are European.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31You have the straight cavalry sword, double-edged and has a point,
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- which can be used for cutting and thrusting.- Yes!
0:11:35 > 0:11:37It has a fullered blade,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40that groove down the centre.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44It adds lightness to the blade
0:11:44 > 0:11:47without compromising the strength of the blade.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Then you have this type,
0:11:49 > 0:11:53which is a light cavalry officer's sword, a sabre.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Literally just for the chopping like that.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59What do you think, auction-wise?
0:11:59 > 0:12:04We'd be very happy to let them go. I don't think I shall be using them.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08I'd sell them together and be looking at...
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- That would be fine.- Jolly good.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15We're not there yet, so we've got to see what else we can find.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20- I'll keep hold of these. Come on.- OK.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23'Obviously, swords should be handled with great care
0:12:23 > 0:12:26'and kept out of reach of children.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30'Olivia's next discovery is a silver mustard pot dated 1845
0:12:30 > 0:12:35'and a salt pot dated 1761.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38'Again, they're from her dad's collection.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43'His good eye has banked another £80 to £120.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46'Also heading to auction are these old law books,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49'some dating back to the very early 20th century.
0:12:49 > 0:12:55'They're leather and cloth bound and should make £100 to £200.'
0:12:55 > 0:13:01Right! I've found something that could create a bang at auction!
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Don't shoot the messenger! What are you doing with a cannon?
0:13:05 > 0:13:09It was another one of those things that Graeme accumulated.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14It's made of bronze, an alloy of tin and copper, and very, very heavy.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18It's actually a naval cannon.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- A real one or miniature of it?- No.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25It's a miniature. This is a muzzle-loading gun.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29You would put the gunpowder and shot down inside there.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33That's the touch hole, where the fuse would have gone.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39A pin doesn't go all the way through so this is a decorative piece.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Can we take it to auction?
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Yes. We haven't got any further use for it!
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- You don't need to repel boarders! - No!
0:13:48 > 0:13:55- What price can we put on it? - It's a decorative thing. I think there's a bit of age to it.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00I'd certainly put it at early 20th century, if not late Victorian.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03I think this could easily make...
0:14:04 > 0:14:09- I love it.- That's a pretty good sum, isn't it?- It's wonderful.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13If we take this, with everything else we've looked at today...
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Bearing in mind you wanted to raise £1,500.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20The picture by Borrow, you're not sure whether you'll take that.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- Yes. We're not sure. - If we decide to take it,
0:14:24 > 0:14:28taking John's lowest estimates on everything,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32we could make as much as...
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- £1,930!- Wow! That's really good.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41That would be nearly £1,000 each for them through the next year.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46- Maybe we'll make even a little bit more.- I hope so!
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- We'll set the place on fire!- Yes. - In terms of bidding that is!
0:14:50 > 0:14:56'If Barbara and Olivia decide to put everything we found into auction,
0:14:56 > 0:14:58'we're in for a great day.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01'The two tea caddies, one Edwardian, one Victorian.
0:15:01 > 0:15:07'Hopefully, they will be to the bidders' taste.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10'There's the collection of hats and helmets.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14'Cap'n John valued the whole lot at...
0:15:14 > 0:15:18'And we have those signed photos of the Queen, Queen Mother
0:15:18 > 0:15:20'and King George V...
0:15:25 > 0:15:27'Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:15:27 > 0:15:30'I salute a winning bidder.'
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Hats off to whoever bought that!
0:15:34 > 0:15:38'And Barbara tells us why Graeme had a painting of King William IV.'
0:15:38 > 0:15:42He'd say, "We've got silly Billy on the wall!"
0:15:42 > 0:15:47'Will it turn out to be a silly Billy buy when the hammer falls?'
0:15:51 > 0:15:56We had such a lovely day rummaging through Barbara's house in Hastings.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01We found some fascinating items, which we put really good estimates on.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06We're hoping that the bidders at Watson's Auctioneers in East Sussex
0:16:06 > 0:16:10are going to be equally excited because we really would like
0:16:10 > 0:16:14to raise that £1,500 to help get her children through university.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18'This Heathfield saleroom in rural East Sussex
0:16:18 > 0:16:24'holds regular auctions, and the buyers are out in force today.
0:16:24 > 0:16:30- Hello, Barbara.- Hello, Angela. - It's such a lovely view.- Beautiful.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32I don't remember that crack!
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- Me, either.- It wasn't there when it left my hands.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41- We'd better have a word with the auctioneers or their carriers.- Yes.
0:16:41 > 0:16:47- That won't detract from its value? - The glass is not expensive.
0:16:47 > 0:16:54Not in that respect. It has a nice mount to protect the image, so I wouldn't have thought so.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- Shall we go and take our places and get under way?- Yes!
0:16:58 > 0:17:03'If you have a project you'd like to raise money for at auction,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06'bear in mind that there are charges.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11'These do vary, so it's always worth enquiring in advance.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16'The first of Barbara's lots to come up is the 19th-century Arabic gun,
0:17:16 > 0:17:18'ornamental rather than practical.'
0:17:18 > 0:17:24£50 to £100, a nice piece of decorative eastern promise.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Let's hope somebody wants it.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28£50?
0:17:28 > 0:17:3230 is it, somewhere? 30 I'm bid. £30 bid. 35.
0:17:32 > 0:17:3340. 45. 50.
0:17:33 > 0:17:3655. At £55. 60 now?
0:17:36 > 0:17:37At 55.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41- Come on! - In the doorway selling at £55.
0:17:42 > 0:17:50'That's a very good way to start our day and hopefully has set the trend.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54'Next is Graeme's collection of hats including a cork pith helmet
0:17:54 > 0:17:56'and a bearskin.'
0:17:59 > 0:18:02At 210. At 210 in the room.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07At 210. 220 on the net. 230 in the room.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09230 in the room. At 230.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12240 on the net?
0:18:12 > 0:18:16At £230 in the room. Selling, then, at £230.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18BANGS GAVEL
0:18:18 > 0:18:23- What a great lot!- Fantastic! - Hats off to whoever bought that!
0:18:25 > 0:18:27'What an incredible result!
0:18:27 > 0:18:31'Next, it's that early 19th-century station clock.'
0:18:31 > 0:18:32At £200 bid.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- Started at the top of your estimate. - 220. 240.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38260. 280. At 280.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43300 in the room. At £300.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47320. 350. 380. 400.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- At £400. At £400. - Wow.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52450 on the net. At 450. 500.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57- At £500. At £500 in the room... - That's fantastic.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59550 on the net. 550. At 550.
0:18:59 > 0:19:06At £550. Going to sell it on the net at £550...
0:19:07 > 0:19:12- Good Lord!- Yes!- John, that's nearly three times your top estimate.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14I know. That's an amazing price.
0:19:14 > 0:19:20The internet! It shows you don't have to rely on your local market.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22The world is your oyster.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23'It certainly is.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26The painting by WH Borrow is up next.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Barbara has put a £300 reserve on it.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Any advance, then, at 140...?
0:19:32 > 0:19:35We're going to have to not sell that one.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37'So it's heading home with her after all.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41'There's better luck when the silver mustard and salt pots go under the hammer.'
0:19:41 > 0:19:46£95. Back of the room. Selling at £95...
0:19:48 > 0:19:53'Selling for £15 over John's lower estimate.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55'How will our royal collection do?'
0:19:55 > 0:20:00We should be standing to attention. It's the royal stuff coming up.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04We've got a signed picture of the Queen, Queen Mother and George V.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09I think they're worth £200 to £300, but you never can tell.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13We have the internet on our side. Hopefully, it's cast far and wide.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16£300? 200 I'm bid.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19At £200. At £200.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24- 300 on the internet... - On the internet already!
0:20:24 > 0:20:27..At 320. 350, now.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30340, all right. 360 with me.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33At 360. 380 on the net.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36380. At 380.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38400 with me. At 400.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41420 on the net. 450 on the book.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46450 on the book. 480. Just in time. At 480.
0:20:46 > 0:20:52At 480 on the net. Selling, then, at £480...
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- That's very good!- £480. Considerably more than you expected, John!
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- I'm...- Where do we think that's gone?- I've no idea!
0:21:00 > 0:21:05I'm delighted. If it's in your favour, I don't mind being wrong.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10'What an absolutely astounding sale price!
0:21:10 > 0:21:15At the halfway stage, we've already made £1,410.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- Wow!- Almost up to your target! - That's fantastic!
0:21:19 > 0:21:22That's without selling the Borrow.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25'We don't have much time to reflect on success,
0:21:25 > 0:21:29'as the antique law books go under the hammer.'
0:21:29 > 0:21:33At £90. Selling, then, at £90...
0:21:33 > 0:21:38'They sell just under their £100 estimate.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40'Our royal photographs did well.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44'How will these next two paintings of monarchs do,
0:21:44 > 0:21:46'with an estimate of £200 to £300?'
0:21:46 > 0:21:52Graeme used to love to tell about William IV being the original silly Billy.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56He'd say, "We've got silly Billy on the wall."
0:21:56 > 0:22:00At £300. At £400. On the net at £400.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03At £400. At £400.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Selling, then, on the net at £400.
0:22:09 > 0:22:15- Don't you love the internet? - I do. Even more now. - Double what we thought.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19'There are obviously fans of the royal family
0:22:19 > 0:22:23'sitting at their computers somewhere in the world.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26'The two swords prove popular as well.'
0:22:26 > 0:22:29At £220.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32With me on the books, selling, then, at £220.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36'Selling for £20 over John's £200 estimate.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40'Can the solid silver tea service have the same luck?'
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Considering the extraordinary life that your husband led,
0:22:43 > 0:22:48I'm not surprised that you had a silver tea service.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Did you use it when you had special guests?
0:22:52 > 0:22:57Yes, a few times. I can't remember what the tea tasted like, though!
0:22:57 > 0:22:59At 320. 350.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01380. At 380.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- Over estimate, John. - 400 now?
0:23:04 > 0:23:08At £380...
0:23:08 > 0:23:15'Now is clearly a good time to sell silver, especially quality pieces.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18'We're almost at the end of Barbara's lots.
0:23:18 > 0:23:25'Just two more left. The penultimate one is the two tea caddies.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27'When they go before the bidders...'
0:23:27 > 0:23:29That one's not sold.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32'Not enough interest was generated.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37'Barbara's not too disappointed to be taking them back.'
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Next is my favourite item, the bronze cannon.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45There's been interest on this in the room today.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Somebody asked me, "Does it work?"
0:23:48 > 0:23:50What would they fire it at?
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Start me at 200. 200, thank you. At £200.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57At £200. 220.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59240. 260. 280.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02300. 320. 340.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07£340. At 340. At 340. 360.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09380 on the internet.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12400 in the room. At 400.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14420 on the net. 450.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17At 450 with me. At 450.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22480 on the net? 480, thank you. 480. 500 in the room.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26At 500. At £500. 525.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28At 525 on the net.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31At 525. This time selling at 52...
0:24:31 > 0:24:36550. Another one on the net. At 550. 575.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40At 600 now. At £600 on the net. At 625.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44625. At 625 on the net.
0:24:44 > 0:24:50The other bidder on the net? At 650. Thank you. 650. At 650.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52At 675. 675.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54At 675. 700 now...?
0:24:54 > 0:24:58It didn't come off the Victory, and we didn't know?
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- I certainly didn't know. - ..725. At 725.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06At 750. At 750.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09At £750. 800.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12At £800. This time. Going to sell it.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14At £800...
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- Flippin' heck!- That's fantastic!
0:25:19 > 0:25:22That is nearly three times my upper estimate.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Four times my lower estimate. - Good Lord!
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- You're speechless, aren't you?- I am.
0:25:28 > 0:25:35'I only hope she doesn't faint when I tell her how much she's made.'
0:25:35 > 0:25:42I hope that you and Olivia and Christian will like the final total you're going to take home as well.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- Y-yes.- Because it is...
0:25:46 > 0:25:50- It's over double what you wanted, the £1,500.- Is it really?
0:25:50 > 0:25:53It's £3,300.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57- Oh, wow!- That is going to go some way to helping them through uni!
0:25:57 > 0:26:02That will give Olivia the final total she needs for her law school,
0:26:02 > 0:26:08and will help Christian considerably next year, so that's fantastic.
0:26:11 > 0:26:19'Barbara was raising the money to help her two children and she's keen to break the good news to them.'
0:26:19 > 0:26:24'When my mum told me how much we'd managed to raise,'
0:26:24 > 0:26:28I knew the estimate was about £1,500 so I said probably about that.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32I never imagined we'd get that much. Wow!
0:26:32 > 0:26:39When she said Christian and I had made that much each, more than that, I was surprised and very happy.
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