0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show where we sort through the antiques and collectables
0:00:06 > 0:00:09tucked away in your home, and take them to auction.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Today we're in rather a snowy, chilly Wales,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14and we're on a mission to raise money
0:00:14 > 0:00:16for a touch of home improvement!
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Coming up on Cash In The Attic...
0:00:38 > 0:00:40'Beauty's clearly in the eye of the beholder.'
0:00:40 > 0:00:43That is very handsome. Almost as handsome as you!
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Oh, no. That's impossible, surely.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48'Is our expert David getting over-zealous?'
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Oh, give that to me. Don't you be handling that!
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I don't even get a look at it! Hang on!
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- Or will his enthusiasm be rewarded? - 40. At 40.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- Yes!- Oh, it's going up!
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Find out when the hammer falls.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Today I'm in Neath, and I'm on my way to meet Hilary Pugh.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12Now, I have heard she's got a house crammed full of family heirlooms,
0:01:12 > 0:01:13so it should be fun!
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Hilary Pugh was born and raised in Neath, just outside Swansea,
0:01:17 > 0:01:20and worked for many years in the local sewing factory
0:01:20 > 0:01:23before retiring. She's joined on our rummage today
0:01:23 > 0:01:27by her long-time friend and holiday companion, Betty Green.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- Good morning! - It's cold, isn't it?- It's freezing!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33'Also helping with the hunt is antiques expert David Harper,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36'and I've no doubt his practised eye
0:01:36 > 0:01:39'will scoop up a treasure or two for us today.'
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- Hello, ladies.- Hello.- Hello.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- This is David.- Hello, David.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- And who's who here?- I'm Hilary. - My notes said "Hilarity".
0:01:48 > 0:01:52I thought it couldn't possibly be that. And you're Betty, then?
0:01:52 > 0:01:53- Yes.- Ah, very nice to meet you.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- I told you this place was crammed with heirlooms. Look!- I know!
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Shall I go and do what I'm supposed to do best?
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- Good idea!- All right. Drink coffee. - No! Go and get started.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05He likes to get started, you know. It's a good idea.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- So, lots of family heirlooms? - Oh, yes.- Where are they from?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12From the family home down in Llansteffan, near Camarthen.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Do you mind parting with these? They've got sentimental value.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I've been keeping them up the attic, so they may as well go.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- They really have been in the attic? - Yes.- Ooh, I love it! Excellent!
0:02:23 > 0:02:26So, how much money do you think we might raise?
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Er, well, I'm hoping 300.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32£300. I'm told it was for a spot of home improvement.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- What are we up to? - A new bathroom suite.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36I want a shower unit put in instead of a bath.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- Do you not like baths?- Love 'em, but I can't get in and out now
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- with my arthritis. I find it hard. - Oh, that's tough.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- So it's easier to have a shower unit. - All right, then.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Let's see if we can do it.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Hilary's little bungalow is awash with eye-catching pieces
0:02:50 > 0:02:53she's bought or inherited over the years.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56So David gets straight into the thick of it.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- Oh, hello, you two.- Whoa! I told you he'd find something.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03And that is very handsome. Almost as handsome as you!
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- Oh, no. That's impossible, surely. - Ooh! It's lovely. Where's it from?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10I really rate that. Where did you get it from?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- From my mother.- Did she ever use it?
0:03:12 > 0:03:16No. It has never been used. She just kept it as an ornament.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Oh, that's dreadful, because wouldn't that be wonderful to use?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- It's a spirit kettle. - Oh, I see. Yes. It's lovely.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26You put the oil in there, and you have the wick. You light it,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28bung your water in here, bung it on the top,
0:03:28 > 0:03:32and it is a fantastic kettle. How old do you think it is?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35I don't know. I haven't got a clue.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Well, it's absolutely 19th century, isn't it? It's 1850, 1870.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Very Victorian. Ebony... Well, it's not ebony. It's an ebonised handle,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- an ebonised top to it. - Did you say it was your mother's?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- My mother's. - Did she go around antique shops?
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- Was she a collector?- No. So I don't know where it came from.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56But as I was growing up, it was always...
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- So it could have come further through the family?- Oh, yes. Yeah.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Well, brass isn't as collectable as it used to be
0:04:03 > 0:04:07say ten or 15 years ago, but, you know, things come in cycles.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09But that is not just a brass collector's item.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12It's a lovely quirky piece that would sit by your fire.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14You may not use it, but you could use it.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17I think that's £40, £50, £60-worth.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- So 40 to 60 we'll put on it? - 40 to 60.- That's all right.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- That's lovely.- OK. - I'd have it for picnics.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Betty's got stuck into the rummage with relish,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30and finds this assortment of cutlery,
0:04:30 > 0:04:33which she hopes will make an impact at auction.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36There's a mixture here of solid silver and silver plate,
0:04:36 > 0:04:38all inherited from Hilary's aunt Lil,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41a beloved family figure who, like Hilary,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43also used to work locally as a seamstress.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Silver buyers love sorting through collections like this at auction,
0:04:47 > 0:04:51and David suggests an estimate of £20 to £40 to whet their appetite.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Meanwhile, Hilary and David have set to work in the bedroom,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58and it's a pretty piece of porcelain that's caught our expert's eye.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Now, this looks like a piece of quality. Where did this come from?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Oh, that's come from my father's home down in Llansteffan.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08That is absolutely lovely, and it really is good quality.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Do you know who made it?- No.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14OK. If you look on the underside, you can see Royal Worcester,
0:05:14 > 0:05:18England. Very good quality maker.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Been around since about 1751.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Always top-end quality. Now we've got to date it.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28The great thing with Worcester is, they use a fantastic dating system.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31They use dots, they use letters and they use symbols.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34This is the dot period, if you like.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36To the left and right-hand side of the crown,
0:05:36 > 0:05:40we've got dots - six to the left, six to the right.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42That's 12. And look - under Worcester,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44we've got another eight dots.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49- Add 20 onto 1891, which is when the dot system was...- Yes.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54- ..begun, and we get to 1911.- 1911.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57So that's when that Royal Worcester pot was made,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00and painted by hand - in 1911.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04And it's as good today as it was a hundred years ago.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Good gosh!
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Now, then - value.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- Yes?- I think 60 to 80.- All right.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Was that a bit of a disappointment? - A little bit, yeah.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- HE LAUGHS - Sorry about that!
0:06:15 > 0:06:20Well, I hope our little vase doesn't prove a disappointment at auction.
0:06:20 > 0:06:2235. 40, madam, is it? 40.
0:06:22 > 0:06:2545. At 45.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Only time will tell.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31We're doing well at our rummage in Neath today,
0:06:31 > 0:06:35and Hilary's gathered together this sparkling selection of brooches,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38some from her mother and some from her beloved auntie Lil.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Most of this costume jewellery's quite modern,
0:06:41 > 0:06:46but David thinks it might make for an appealing lot at £30 to £40.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50I think we'll leave David to it for a while,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54have a little natter, because I'd like to get to know you a bit more.
0:06:54 > 0:06:5720 years, you've been friends. How did you meet?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00SHE LAUGHS In a local pub, weren't it?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03SHE LAUGHS Typical, yeah.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05No, we went... I met friends there,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08and when we got there, Betty was there with friends,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11and a crowd of us got together, and we were going out for years
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- and meeting every Monday evening. - Now, someone told me
0:07:15 > 0:07:20that you two are pretty hot on line-dancing. Is that right?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22SHE LAUGHS Well, we line-dance,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- but we're not good at it. - I wouldn't say that.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- But it's good exercise. - Oh, it's good fun.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- Very good exercise. - When did that start, Betty?
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Um, I took my grandson line-dancing
0:07:34 > 0:07:37when he was about eight or nine,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39and, er,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42well, we've been going ever since.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Is that every week?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47There's a gang of us that just go and keep it going every week.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- And how much do you laugh?- A lot!
0:07:49 > 0:07:51All the way through.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Especially when you're facing the wrong way, looking at the class.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Turn round that way, and everybody's coming towards you.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00But it's such good exercise, isn't it?
0:08:00 > 0:08:04I tell you what - shall we, girls? Come on. Give me that coffee cup.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06We'll have a little go.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Up we get!
0:08:08 > 0:08:12All right. So, this is the trio of line dancers. Come on!
0:08:12 > 0:08:14SHE SINGS LIVELY TUNE
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Whoo! Hey!
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Of we go! We're going to go rummaging. Yay!
0:08:21 > 0:08:25All right, I might not be the best line-dancer ever to hit South Wales,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27but you can't knock me for trying.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30No such shenanigans for David, who's stuck to the task in hand
0:08:30 > 0:08:35and turned up two Royal Doulton figures from their Brambly Hedge collection.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38These fun characters used to belong to Hilary's daughter,
0:08:38 > 0:08:42and were discontinued in the 1990s, so they're increasingly collectable.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Let's hope these little mice don't run off for less than £15.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48'We're about halfway through our rummage today,
0:08:48 > 0:08:53'and so far we're looking at a potential total of £165,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56'so we're still a long way off raising £300
0:08:56 > 0:08:59'towards that new bathroom suite. But have no fear -
0:08:59 > 0:09:01'Betty's back on the case.'
0:09:01 > 0:09:03David?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- I've found these. - Oh, what have we got here, then?
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Well, I know they came from her aunt's in Llansteffan.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13So, how old do you think they are, then?
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- About a hundred years old. - Oh, you're getting there.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- Where do you think they were made? - Oh, I have no idea.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24All right. Well, turn them over and have a look.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Mason's.- Oh, yes. - Good Staffordshire quality maker.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Patented the name "Ironstone". See? Mason's Ironstone,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34in the early 1800s, and so that's where they're from.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38Very, very English. But if you look at the design,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41the decoration, do you think that looks English?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44No, it doesn't.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- It looks more like Japanese. - Absol... Oh, you're too good!
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Because the pattern is Imari. Imari is a Japanese palette,
0:09:51 > 0:09:55colour and decoration in pottery, porcelain,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58that was sent over from Japan. Look at the handle.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01That's the big giveaway. That represents some kind of animal,
0:10:01 > 0:10:05but I have never seen any animal that remotely looks like that
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- wandering around Staffordshire. Have you?- No.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Exactly. So, date-wise, looking at the stamp, there's no England mark.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14These are 1860, 1880, somewhere round there.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Really lovely things, both individually potted.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Look at the top - not perfect in shape at all,
0:10:21 > 0:10:25which actually makes it perfect, because they're individually potted.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Not a great value, I'm afraid, but great things.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Um, £20, £40.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- You think we could put them in? - I think so.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Looking at the weather outside, it's just as well we're all indoors rummaging today.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46'I find these brass candlesticks, another heirloom from Auntie Lil.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49'Hilary doesn't use them any more, so she's happy to add them
0:10:49 > 0:10:53'with a rather conservative estimate of £10 to £20.'
0:10:54 > 0:10:58'Spurred on by my success, I'm eager to uncover more items
0:10:58 > 0:11:01'to add to our fund. But David almost beats me to it.'
0:11:01 > 0:11:05I say, what's this? These are sometimes really good.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Ooh, give that to me.- Ooh! - Don't you be handling that!
0:11:08 > 0:11:11I don't even get a look at it! Hang on. Where's it from?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14My great-grandmother. That is astonishing.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- I can't see any fading at all. - They're as bright today
0:11:16 > 0:11:20as they were all those years ago. So, 1857.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Although it's early for us, looking at it,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25it's not particularly early for a sampler,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28and, of course, it's not that uncommon,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31because every girl, as part of her education,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33would be taught how to sew,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36and this is simply a sample of her work.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Now, you know a thing or two about sewing, Hilary.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- How do you rate this work? - I think the work is excellent,
0:11:42 > 0:11:46the sewing part of it. It's really good.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Look at the animals. You've got a little bird,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52a couple of dogs. But yeah, good condition.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- Could you sell this?- Yes.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- Ooh, you're ruthless! - THEY LAUGH
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- Um, 30 to 50, I would have thought. - 30 to 50.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04I'm sure it's worth more, sentimental value,
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- but are you happy with that? - Yes, that's fine. Yes, fine.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Betty, meanwhile, has taken a shine to this pair of pocket watches.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14One of these is a fairly modern model,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17but the other is a gorgeous silver-cased example
0:12:17 > 0:12:21that belonged to Hilary's father. We suspect this may be much older,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24possibly Georgian, and needs some further investigation.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27But for now, David decides on a tentative estimate
0:12:27 > 0:12:31of £20 to £40 for the pair. The day is drawing on,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33but our expert's not finished yet.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- Hilary?- Yes?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Talk to me about these chargers. You've got four here.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Are they all exactly the same? - Yes, they are.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44They've came from my great-aunt down in Pembrokeshire.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47OK. So, if we turn this over,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50we've got a maker's mark here. It says "RC & A".
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Now, RC & A... I can't say I recognise the maker,
0:12:54 > 0:12:58but in Staffordshire and around that area in the 19th century,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00there were probably hundreds of manufacturers.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05Now, are they hand-painted, Hilary, or are they transfer-printed?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- Hand-painted?- No, they're not.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09HE LAUGHS
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Dead easy. Look, can you see the joins?
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Look at the decoration around the outside edge.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17If that was all hand-painted, it would flow.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- The pattern would... - Oh, yes.- Can you see the join?
0:13:20 > 0:13:24There's a line, there's a line. So it's been put in in four sections.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- Right. Yeah.- But still lovely. Beautiful things,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30and as far as I can see, in really good order.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33So I think four big, grand plates like that
0:13:33 > 0:13:35should be worth £100, £200,
0:13:35 > 0:13:37but I think if we put
0:13:37 > 0:13:40an auction estimate of 100 to 150, bit of a "come and get me" thing,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- how would that sound?- Fine.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- Come and get me?- Oh, I say! - THEY LAUGH
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Hey, we overheard a rather large figure there.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- I know. Thank you very much. - What was it?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- 100 to 150. - Sounds good! What, for these plates?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Four of them. - Wow! They are handsome.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- They are.- They are very nice.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Oh, well, that's excellent. I think we could end the day.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Don't you?- I do! - I think you've done so well!
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Thank you very much. - Well, it's been great fun,
0:14:06 > 0:14:10and I guess I ought to tell you how much money we think we might make
0:14:10 > 0:14:12at the auction. We said 300 at the start of the day
0:14:12 > 0:14:16for your bathroom suite. I don't think it'll buy a bathroom suite,
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- but go towards it. Do you think you've made 300?- I hope so.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- THEY LAUGH - Don't look at me in that way!
0:14:22 > 0:14:26We base it all on David's lowest estimates through the day,
0:14:26 > 0:14:28and it's mounted up quite nicely
0:14:28 > 0:14:32to £345.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- Brilliant.- Lovely!
0:14:34 > 0:14:37'There are plenty of reasons why Hilary and Betty should be excited
0:14:37 > 0:14:41'about getting to auction. That Victorian brass spirit kettle
0:14:41 > 0:14:45'should spark lots of interest at a very appealing £40 to £60.'
0:14:45 > 0:14:49I can't wait to see how that little Royal Worcester vase will fare
0:14:49 > 0:14:51when it goes in front of the bidders,
0:14:51 > 0:14:55and it's quite unusual to find a set of four chargers of that quality
0:14:55 > 0:14:59in such good condition, so I really hope they do us proud on the day.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Still to come...
0:15:01 > 0:15:04'One of our items wows the crowd.'
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- It's going to make 150. Yes! - 150.- Brilliant!
0:15:08 > 0:15:11'But another leaves us almost lost for words.'
0:15:11 > 0:15:12£45...
0:15:12 > 0:15:14THEY GROAN
0:15:14 > 0:15:17'Stay with us until the final hammer falls.'
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Do you know, it's not very often I get to line-dance on a rummage,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29so that was a really special day I spent with Hilary and Betty
0:15:29 > 0:15:32in Neath. A couple of weeks have whizzed by now,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35and we brought everything we found here to Peter Francis auctions
0:15:35 > 0:15:39in Carmarthen. If you remember now, Hilary wants to raise £300
0:15:39 > 0:15:41towards a new bathroom suite,
0:15:41 > 0:15:45so I do hope that the bidders here are going to dig deep
0:15:45 > 0:15:47when her items go under the hammer.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51There's plenty of variety on offer at the fortnightly general sale
0:15:51 > 0:15:54here at Carmarthen, so fingers crossed,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Hilary's rich mix of heirlooms will prove a hit with the bidders.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Well, good morning! - Good morning!- Good morning, ladies.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05- How are you?- So pretty! It really is. - That's our star lot, that, Jenny.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07It is, isn't it? Are you sad about parting with it?
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- In a way, yes. - I hope you do, or we won't...
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- I hope so.- Got to be!
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- Have you been line-dancing recently? - Yes. We went yesterday morning,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17and we went Monday night.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- Oh!- You're not stiff, are you?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- No.- No.- Oh, you're fit, then.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24How are you feeling about saying farewell to your goods?
0:16:24 > 0:16:29Er, not too bad about it now. Yes.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32I think it's about to start, so let's go and get a good spot.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37I'm particularly looking forward to seeing how Hilary's dad's pocket watches do today,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40because further investigation has now revealed
0:16:40 > 0:16:44that the silver watch is indeed Georgian, and dates from 1802.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48In light of this news, our original estimate of £20 to £40 has been revised,
0:16:48 > 0:16:53and Hilary's settled on an £80 discretionary reserve for the pair.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56She's also decided on a top-end reserve of £150
0:16:56 > 0:17:00for those four Victorian chargers, inherited from her great-aunt.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05But for now, it's time to see how our first lot of the day fares.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08It's that lovely memento of a bygone age,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Hilary's Victorian brass spirit kettle,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13that used to live on her mother's hearth.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- It's in very good condition.- It is. - And it's a good quality one too,
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- so it should do quite well, I think. - We want £40 to £60, yeah?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- Yeah.- We going to make it?- Hope so.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Here we go.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28What do you say? £50 away for that? Pretty little item there.
0:17:28 > 0:17:3150. There is it. 30 to get on, then. Surely at 20 only.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33At 20. Five, may I say? At 20.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Only bid at 20. 25, may I say? No more? 25 on the back row.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39At £25, is what I'm bid. May I say 30 now?
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Selling it on the back row at £25...
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- Somebody's got a bargain. Does that make you feel better?- Yes.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- It shouldn't.- I know!
0:17:49 > 0:17:50THEY LAUGH
0:17:50 > 0:17:54She's doing well to put a brave face on that disappointing result,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57especially when our next lot is yet more brass,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59in the shape of this pair of candlesticks.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- Where are they from? - When I worked in the sewing factory,
0:18:03 > 0:18:05there was an elderly lady working there,
0:18:05 > 0:18:09and she asked me if I'd like them, so she gave them to me as a gift.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- Very nice! And have you used them? - No.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- THEY LAUGH - £10 is all we want.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- We'd like more. - Yeah, OK. Here we go.- Here we go.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21£50 away for those? 50 for those?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Surely 20 only. 25 I've got with me.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Going down.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28At 25 only. 30. 35 I've got on the book.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- THEY WHISPER AND LAUGH - At 35 on the book.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Against you all in the room. Bidding with me at 35.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37All happy, then? Selling at £35...
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- That's better, isn't it?- Yes.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43You see, the "come and get me" estimates work.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46And he might be right. £15 over our top estimate
0:18:46 > 0:18:50is a solid result, so let's hope that we're just as successful
0:18:50 > 0:18:52with the two Victorian Imari-pattern jugs
0:18:52 > 0:18:56made by Mason's in Staffordshire. They're an heirloom
0:18:56 > 0:18:58from her auntie in Llansteffan.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01We're hoping for a good price now for your lovely jugs
0:19:01 > 0:19:04with the Imari pattern. They're lovely, aren't they?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Really lovely, and they're Staffordshire ware,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- but they look very Oriental. - Yeah.- But they're very English.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12What are they worth? £30 away for the two.
0:19:12 > 0:19:1530 for the two. There they are, at ten only.
0:19:15 > 0:19:1815, may I say? 15. 20 on the back row, madam.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Gentleman standing. 20, the lady's bid.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- 25.- Come on.- 25 on the front here.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26£25. May I say 30 now? 30, fresh blood at the back.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30At £30. Away at the back at £30. 35, may I say?
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- They go at 30. Any more? £30... - HE TAPS HAMMER
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- And in the middle. - That's fine.- That's all right.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- Yeah. That's OK.- Come on!
0:19:39 > 0:19:41THEY LAUGH
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- She wanted more.- I wanted more!
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Oh, it looks as if Hilary will take some pleasing today.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54So will our beautifully hand-painted Royal Worcester vase do the trick?
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Well, here comes the star lot,
0:19:55 > 0:19:59that gorgeous Worcester hand-painted little pot.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03Now, high hopes. Worcester will always do well in any auction room,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- so 60 to 80... You never know.- No.
0:20:06 > 0:20:0950 on the little Worcester vase. At 20. 25 may I say?
0:20:09 > 0:20:14- Don't worry. Come on. - At 25, seated. 30, do you want?
0:20:14 > 0:20:1630, the lady on my right. 35.
0:20:16 > 0:20:1940, madam, is it? 40. 45.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22At 45, sits on my left. Against you in the back, at 45.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27Seated bid at 45. May I say 50? It goes at 45. Any more?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29£45...
0:20:29 > 0:20:31THEY GROAN
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Oh, dear! Why do you think it didn't sell for more?
0:20:35 > 0:20:39It's just the day, isn't it? If you had two good Worcester buyers here,
0:20:39 > 0:20:40it might have made £80, £100.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44If you could predict exactly what's going to happen in auction,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47you'd make a million pounds in a week, but you can't.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Today's crowd really is proving impossible to second-guess.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55I hope we have more luck with our little Brambly Hedge figurines,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59very appealing, surely, at £15 to £25.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- They were your daughter's, weren't they?- Yes.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Does she know you're selling them? - Yes, she does.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Does she mind?- No, not at all.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- She said to do what I like with them. - Oh, that's all right, then.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15There they are. 20 to go. Surely ten only?
0:21:15 > 0:21:1915 I've got with me on the book. Do any of you want? At 15.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Come on. Yes!
0:21:21 > 0:21:24At 20 in the room now, clears the book.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26In the room and selling. All done? £20...
0:21:26 > 0:21:28145.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31And that encouraging little result
0:21:31 > 0:21:33brings us to the mid-point in our sale today.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35We've made £155.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38That's just over halfway to our target.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43But how the rest of our items will fare in front of this changeable crowd is anybody's guess.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46If you're thinking of taking your treasures to auction,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50do remember that certain charges such as commission will apply.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Your local auction house will advise you on any costs involved.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57First up after our short break are these two pocket watches
0:21:57 > 0:21:59that belonged to Hilary's dad.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Fingers crossed they make their new discretionary reserve of £80.
0:22:03 > 0:22:0650 to get on, then. Put me in. There we are. 30 only.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- 30.- 40 here.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- 50 on the back row. - Come on!- 60. At 70.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14At £70. On the back row, and I'm selling at 70.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Is there any more? At £70...
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- What do you think?- Brilliant.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- That's more like it, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26That's fantastic. Where has it been all these years?
0:22:26 > 0:22:30My father had it. When he died, I had it then,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- down my house. Put it in the drawer. - I see!
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Well, that's fabulous news for Hilary,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38and for the bathroom fund.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40We're going to sell your costume jewellery now.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Some lovely brooches in here. Where are they from?
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Some belonged to my aunt from Llansteffan,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- and the rest were my mother's. - Do you remember her wearing them?
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Yes. When I was very young, she wore them,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54but my auntie Lil always wore hers.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- Auntie Lil?- Auntie Lil.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Let's see.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00£30 away on the costume jewellery.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Surely 20 to get on, then? There we are, at ten only.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- At ten only. May I say £15?- Come on!
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- Going up.- Come on!
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- Come on, get 20.- 15 here to sell.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15No more. Going at £15...
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- THEY GROAN - Just under.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21I think Auntie Lil might have had something to say about that.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23But surely our next lot deserves to do better.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27This sampler may be 150 years old, but the colours are as bright today
0:23:27 > 0:23:30as when Hilary's great-grandmother stitched it.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Unframed, two bidders on the book. - Oh, two bidders on the book.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Good.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39On the book at 35. May I say 40 now? On the sampler at 35.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- 38.- Yes!- 40.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42- At 40.- Oh, it's going up!
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- 40.- At £40...
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- Oh, dear.- Bang in the middle.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52But it's really encouraging that you've got bids on the books.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Bids on the books are all very well, but we need bidders in the room.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00Maybe Hilary's cutlery collection, another inheritance from Auntie Lil,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02will tip the scales in our favour.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05There's a bit of silver there, but silver-plated stuff
0:24:05 > 0:24:07- isn't the best news in the world. - All right.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12- But anything over 20, I'll be happy. - Let's see how we go.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14At ten. At 12.
0:24:14 > 0:24:1615 on the back row.
0:24:16 > 0:24:1818, do you want? On the back row at £15.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Anyone 18 now? Here to sell. At £15...
0:24:22 > 0:24:24252.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- 15 quid.- It all adds up, girls.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28Oh, it does add up.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Well, I'm glad she's looking on the bright side.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37We've only one lot left to go, those 19th century Staffordshire chargers,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39all in excellent condition,
0:24:39 > 0:24:43and with a reserve of £150 recommended by the auctioneer.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- Might he have some interest in them? - He might do.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51If there's bids on the books, then, we're potentially in.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- So, exciting stuff! - Let's see if we can do it.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58100 to start me, then, to put me in. 100 only.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00At 100. 110, may I say? 110 on the front.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02120. 120.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- Come on, come on!- Yes!
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- 140.- Going to make 150. Yes!
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- 150.- Brilliant!
0:25:09 > 0:25:12£150. 160, do you want? At 150.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Any more? 160 at the very, very back.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- 170.- Come on!- 180.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Ooh, brilliant!
0:25:19 > 0:25:21200. 210 again.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25£210, sitting here on the front row. At 210. Is there any more?
0:25:25 > 0:25:28At 210...
0:25:28 > 0:25:30THEY CHATTER AND LAUGH
0:25:30 > 0:25:33What an exhausting sale it's been!
0:25:33 > 0:25:36'But those chargers came through for us in the end,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38'and it's time to reveal the grand total.'
0:25:38 > 0:25:41We weren't going for a big target here, just £300
0:25:41 > 0:25:43to help you with your bathroom suite.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Well, you've made...
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- £505!- Ooh! Brilliant!
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- Brilliant! That's great. - That's marvellous.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Lovely! Lovely! THEY LAUGH
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Hilary wanted to update her existing bathroom
0:26:01 > 0:26:04to something more suitable for her needs.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07A few weeks after her success at auction,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11she visits the local bathroom centre to pick out a new suite.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14I like to have a quick shower now,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16because I used to love laying in the bath
0:26:16 > 0:26:19for an hour, to soak in the bath,
0:26:19 > 0:26:21but now I've got to use a shower.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25I'm definitely glad I went to Cash In The Attic,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27and the experience was wonderful,
0:26:27 > 0:26:29marvellous - the auction, everything.
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