0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to the show that looks around your house,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07finds the hidden treasures, gets them valued
0:00:07 > 0:00:09then sells them for you at auction.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12You know what it's like if you've lived a in a big property
0:00:12 > 0:00:15and it's time to downsize. Leaving the property is one thing,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18but what on earth do you take with you, and what do you sell?
0:00:18 > 0:00:21That's the dilemma facing the lady we'll be meeting later
0:00:21 > 0:00:23on Cash In The Attic.
0:00:44 > 0:00:49On today's Cash In The Attic, we meet a very knowledgeable lady.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- I think they call that a binnacle. - There we go.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55A binnacle! You know some interesting words, don't we?
0:00:57 > 0:01:01And this lady's not for turning, in spite of Paul's best efforts.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- Are you sure it won't go into the bungalow when you move?- It won't.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- You don't want it at all?- No. - It wasn't a family heirloom?
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- No.- No sentiment there at all? - Nothing.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17When it comes to sale day, the auctioneer is certainly on our side.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Best thing in the room. The best lot of the sale. Fantastic thing.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25Find out just what is so fantastic when the hammer falls.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Selling!
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Today I've come to Cleethorpes,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32where I'm going to be meeting Janet Evans and her sister.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34They've decided to have a clear-out to raise some money
0:01:34 > 0:01:37so they can have a day trip to the capital city, London.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44She owns and runs this attractive ladies' boutique in Cleethorpes.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Her younger sister Julie works here part-time too.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50The sisters have always lived in this area of Humberside,
0:01:50 > 0:01:56which is close to Grimsby, and both their husbands work in the fishing industry.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Janet has lived in this Edwardian semi-detached house
0:01:59 > 0:02:02with her husband Ray for the past 23 years,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05but they're downsizing to a bungalow,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and have asked for our help with some decluttering.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- Look at this place! - Now, this is what I call a hall.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Wow!- Shoes off. - Right. OK, fair enough.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Sweeping staircase, and lots of really nice antiques as well.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- You'll be at home, won't you? - I'll be really at home here.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- If you want to go off that way, I'll go and meet the ladies.- OK.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Good morning, ladies!
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- Hello. So, it must be your house, Janet.- Yes, it is.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37It's absolutely stunning. I love the entrance hall.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Very impressive! But it wasn't you who called in Cash In The Attic.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- That was you, wasn't it, Julie? - It is, yes.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- I'm to blame for that.- So, what made you think that we should come?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50She's moving. She's supposed to be downsizing.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55- Right.- I said, "You're going to have to get rid of some of this rubbish."
0:02:55 > 0:02:58If we do manage to sell some of the things you want to get rid of,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01and make some money, what would you like to do with it?
0:03:01 > 0:03:05I would like to take my family and Julie's family to London
0:03:05 > 0:03:07to see a show for the weekend.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10How many people in total do you want to take to London?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Eight.- Eight people. Right. OK.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Eight people going to London for a show. That's quite a lot of money.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- What sort of figure have you got in mind?- £1,000, if poss.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23I'm pretty sure Paul will have found something by now
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- if this room is anything to go by, so shall we go and meet him?- Yeah!
0:03:26 > 0:03:29He's our man from Morecambe, you know.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34I can see why she needs our help. In the two rooms I've seen so far,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38this place is filled to the brim with ornaments and collectables,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41and there are ten more rooms to explore.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Paul Hayes's love of antiques started when he was just a teenager,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49and it became his career from a young age.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51The nautical theme in this house is very obvious,
0:03:51 > 0:03:55but the first thing to excite his interest is this painting.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- Ah, hello!- There you are, Paul. You've found a few things, then?
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- Look at this! It's amazing. - I must say, it's a fantastic house.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07You have lots of paintings of ships and marine life.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Is that something you've been interested in?
0:04:09 > 0:04:13My husband used to go to sea. He used to be a trawler skipper,
0:04:13 > 0:04:17and he used to fish in Iceland and Norway and places like that.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Were these something he's bought, these paintings?
0:04:20 > 0:04:24No. I bought these years ago, when I worked in a pub,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28and this young artist, John Trickett, used to come in
0:04:28 > 0:04:30and bring his paintings in on a lunchtime.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35He'd probably done one in a morning, and brought one in on a lunchtime,
0:04:35 > 0:04:37and said, "Who wants to buy this? 20 quid."
0:04:37 > 0:04:41You've heard of John Trickett? He's quite a well known artist nowadays.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46- I know he is now.- Right. Great. This isn't the Cod Wars, the North Sea.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50This represents Trafalgar, the battle between France and England.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53It's very well captured. It's a very popular subject.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56But he's more famous now. He's moved on from marine scenes.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- Does he not do animals? - Animals.- Labradors.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01He's the finest Labrador painter in British...
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- Is that what he's known for? - Yes.- So these are his early works.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Exactly. This is his Blue Period. - THEY LAUGH
0:05:08 > 0:05:12And you've got another one. This is more a modern scene.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16That's more like the Norfolk Broads, or maybe a coastal scene.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19But this one here is the main one. It's an oil painting.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22It's very recent, contemporary, but very pleasing.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26In fact, if I said sort of 80 to 120 to give them a chance,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- how does that sound?- Yeah. Good.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31It's not a bad return for 20 quid, is it, really?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- THEY LAUGH - It's fantastic, eh?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36How exciting! It's nice to actually do a picture for once
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- where you can really identify the artist, isn't it?- Exactly, yeah.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- What a great story to tell, as well. - Well, we'd better get on,
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- because there are loads of rooms to go through.- OK.- Follow me!
0:05:47 > 0:05:50That's not a bad start to our rummage here today,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52and I'm itching to begin my search.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Julie's had time to have a good look around Janet's kitchen,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58and wonders if the brass ship's clock
0:05:58 > 0:06:01might be worth putting up for auction.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Janet has always liked brass and copper,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07and her attraction to nautical items must reflect her husband's trawling career.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11This clock is quite modern, though, and is battery operated,
0:06:11 > 0:06:15but Paul still hopes it might fetch £50 to £60 at auction.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20In the bedroom, Janet makes a practical decision
0:06:20 > 0:06:24about some attractive Edwardian items.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Paul, I brought these from upstairs. I've had them about 40 years.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- OK.- But I don't want to be spending the rest of my life cleaning silver.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Oh, wow! These are beautiful. Have these come down the family?
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- My husband bought me them from a jeweller's in Cleethorpes.- Right.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44These are beautiful. Solid silver, and dead on the turn of the century.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47This is my favourite style. It's called Art Nouveau.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50You've got these wonderful organic forms,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54stylised plants and tendrils, and the muse there in the middle.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56She's playing a harp, or an instrument of some sort,
0:06:56 > 0:07:00and it's a wonderful style. Developed on the continent,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03but became very popular here. But I can see already, this one,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06little bit of over-polishing. You see a little hole there?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10But absolutely fantastic. So, you've got a mirror,
0:07:10 > 0:07:12a hairbrush, and you've got two clothes brushes,
0:07:12 > 0:07:15so this would have been a lady's dressing-table set.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Have you noticed the hallmark? - Er, yes, I have.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21That's the lion passant. That tells me it's solid silver.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25The anchor means it was assayed in the Birmingham area.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27You've got a date letter here,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31and this one is an F, 1905. That's exactly when these were made.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- So, can you bear to part with them? - Yes, absolutely.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- You don't use them any more? - No.- So you've got two collectors
0:07:38 > 0:07:43who will go for these - anybody interested in Art Nouveau, or anybody interested in silver.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46So if I said £80 to £120...
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Brilliant. - That sounds all right to you?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Lovely. - So they can definitely go?- Yes.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Fantastic. So, let's put those down there.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- Let's keep looking.- Fine.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03Janet is definitely being very no-nonsense in her approach today,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06and seems happy to be getting rid of stuff. This is a large house
0:08:06 > 0:08:09she's downsizing from, and there really is too much
0:08:09 > 0:08:12to fit into a bungalow.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15'I wonder if she would be happy to part with more paintings.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19'I spot two watercolours by an HS Yeung,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21'which Janet bought after seeing them in the window
0:08:21 > 0:08:25'of her local Chinese restaurant. The owner of the restaurant
0:08:25 > 0:08:27'was the artist himself.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30'Paul gives the two paintings a £50 to £80 estimate.'
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Julie knows how important it is for her sister
0:08:35 > 0:08:37to clear some stuff, and she wastes no time
0:08:37 > 0:08:40in taking some Victoriana from Janet's bedroom
0:08:40 > 0:08:42for evaluation.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Ah! Now, then... Ooh, look at these!
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Whoa, these are great! So, where have these been hiding, then?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52I've just spotted them upstairs.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55These are wonderful. I can tell instantly who made these.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59It's a firm called Royal Doulton, more famous for the figurines
0:08:59 > 0:09:03or for character jugs and Toby jugs. But the way they're made,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06this is stoneware, and this is almost like icing the cake.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10It's used as a slip, and the slip gives the decoration, all in relief.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12The artist would paint around the edges,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15so each one is individual. Then the rose in the centre.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18It's quite Oriental, almost a pomegranate.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Yeah. Love them. - You can get the name of the potter.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24You've got Royal Doulton mark there, and we got the initials LB,
0:09:24 > 0:09:29which will be an artist. There's the Barlow family, the Butler family,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32sometime around about 1880. But very stylish single-flower vases.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35What you've got to look for is the damage.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- Can you see there?- I can.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41Do you think Janet's done that, or has she bought them that way?
0:09:41 > 0:09:45She might have done. Or she might've hit her husband over the head with it.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- THEY LAUGH - Well, there we are.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Stranger things have happened. Usually if they fall off the shelf,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54they're in trouble, aren't they? They're a pair of Victorian vases,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Doulton Lambeth, good design. Even in that condition,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00if I said 100, maybe 150...
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Sounds great.- I think perfect, you'd be looking at 300 on those.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Pity. - You think she's all right with that?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08She'll be pleased with that, I'm sure.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12A fine estimate, but will those cracks make or break Janet's chances
0:10:12 > 0:10:14at auction?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16And we have got five bids on commission.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I start at £65.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Find out how much they make a little later.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26All that excitement is still to come.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29But as our search of Janet's house continues,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Paul has turned his attention to her extensive collection
0:10:32 > 0:10:36of Wedgwood calendar plates. She started collecting these
0:10:36 > 0:10:38when they were commissioned in 1971,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41and she hasn't missed a single year.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43But she's happy to call it a day now,
0:10:43 > 0:10:47and Paul gives them an estimate of £100 to £150 for the lot.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Well, so far we've potentially raised £460
0:10:53 > 0:10:55towards Janet's goal of £1,000
0:10:55 > 0:10:58to treat all the Evanses to a special London trip.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04You seem a very close-knit family, and you two sisters particularly.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Yes. Well, we work together, and when I first got married -
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Julie would be ten, I would be 20 -
0:11:11 > 0:11:13and Julie had to come and live with me,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16because I daren't sleep on my own.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- That must have been quite an adventure for a ten year old!- Yeah,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22but I daren't be late in, because she was a bully
0:11:22 > 0:11:25and she used to hit me on the head. And her wedding rings were heavy,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- and it used to hurt! - THEY LAUGH
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- That were right as rain. - We worked well together.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Makes it more fun, though, don't it?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Tell me a little bit about Cleethorpes.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38It's got such a strong fishing connection,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41and your family has always been involved in it.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- Is that right?- Yes, it has,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Ray's family more than mine. My father went to sea
0:11:46 > 0:11:51and sailed with Ray, but Ray's dad and Ray's granddads
0:11:51 > 0:11:55and uncles and brother, they've all gone to sea,
0:11:55 > 0:12:00up until fishing finished. He come from a real big fishing family, Ray.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02And what about your husband?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Well, not as much as my sister's,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08but my husband is what you call a fish merchant.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12He sells fish from Grimsby docks.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Now, originally your grandmother wasn't from Cleethorpes.- No.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Tell me a bit about her. - She was from County Durham,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22a place called Houghton-le-Spring,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25and she came from a real big family,
0:12:25 > 0:12:29and the girls were all dancers. And they came here,
0:12:29 > 0:12:31and my grandmother was expecting my mother,
0:12:31 > 0:12:34and danced right up till the day before she had her,
0:12:34 > 0:12:39and had my mother. Three days later she left my mother
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- and went to Mexico for three years. - That was such radical thing to do at the time!
0:12:43 > 0:12:46People think going to Mexico is nothing new now, don't they,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48- but that was a big trip. - Oh, yes.- Three years!
0:12:48 > 0:12:5185 years ago that would have been a big thing.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55It was all sort of done not legally, really, in them days.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58It would've taken them weeks to get to Mexico.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01So a lot of history and memories in this house...
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- Oh, yes. - ..that need to be sorted out.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Shall we go and see if Paul's found anything we can have a look at?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Yes.- Come on, then.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11'Janet's certainly got her work cut out
0:13:11 > 0:13:14'sorting through 44 years of collecting,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17'but our presence here seems to have motivated her,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20'and she's determined to do it. In her computer room,
0:13:20 > 0:13:24'she comes across some Navy plaques that were given to her father-in-law
0:13:24 > 0:13:28'during the Cod Wars. This series of disputes between Britain and Iceland
0:13:28 > 0:13:32'over fishing rights in the North Atlantic in the 1950s and 1970s
0:13:32 > 0:13:36'caused tensions to run high, and Ray's dad acted as a liaison
0:13:36 > 0:13:39'for the British. He was awarded a plaque
0:13:39 > 0:13:41'for each of the ships he worked on.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44'Paul gives them a value of £20 to £40,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47'and we're not quite done with the nautical theme yet.'
0:13:49 > 0:13:51We've got another picture here. It's lovely.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Is there any family connection with that?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- The one in the front was Ray's dad's. - So they had their own trawlers?
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- They didn't own them. They were skippers of them.- Right!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04And there's something else I saw, which is this.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08I don't know much about that. We've had that in the family years,
0:14:08 > 0:14:11and it's been in the cupboard. Wherever we've lived,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- we've dumped it in a cupboard. - I think it's lovely.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17We should get Paul to have a look at this. Paul?
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- It says rain is expected. - Thank you very much.- There we are.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Ah, this is amazing, isn't it? A bit of nautical history here.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28This is a marine barometer. The basic idea
0:14:28 > 0:14:30is that you have a mercury tube, which is in a vacuum
0:14:30 > 0:14:34in this tube here, and any slight changes in atmospheric pressure
0:14:34 > 0:14:38registers on the mercury quite well. And using this little wheel here,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41you would set it. You see it going up and down?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44So if it was raining you'd set it to there,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47and then you can tell which direction the weather's going in.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50These are wonderful items. What I love about them
0:14:50 > 0:14:53is that they would be screwed into the side of the ship.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Any bad weather... Look at that.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Oh, yeah!- It stays level. Isn't that fantastic?
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- I think they call that a binnacle. - There we go.- A binnacle?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Oh, you know some interesting words! - Well, naval history there.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Nautical stuff here. Fantastic.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- Janet's quite happy for it to be sold.- Yes.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Right. Well, these do tend to really be in demand.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16You've got the nautical history, the history of barometers.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20This one's from Lisbon, it says, so it's obviously from Portugal,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23that sort of region. But what a fantastic thing to have.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Very rare indeed, these. This needs a bit of a polish.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Does it, though? Should it be polished before going to auction,
0:15:29 > 0:15:33or should it go in like that, where it's clearly fresh to auction?
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Well, it's entirely up to you,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39and people do like to see things as they are, untouched,
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- so you're probably right. - So, what sort of value, then?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46In this present state, you're looking at something that was made
0:15:46 > 0:15:501900, 1920, that sort of time... Value-wise, very much in demand.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55And if I said at least £150, £200, how does that sound?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- Good.- Are you happy with that? - Yes. Yes, I am.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01We've got nowhere to put it.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Well, that says "stormy" on there, but we're doing all right so far.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Let's see what else we can find.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10That barometer has added a great amount to our total,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13but I think we're a fair way off from our target yet,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16so the search of Janet's house continues.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20In the lounge, Julie spots this electroplated spirit kettle
0:16:20 > 0:16:22that belonged to Ray's grandmother.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25A spirit kettle sits on a stand with a burner underneath,
0:16:25 > 0:16:30using alcohol as fuel. Being small enough to be placed anywhere,
0:16:30 > 0:16:34they became a popular Victorian and Edwardian accessory,
0:16:34 > 0:16:37as a servant's help was not required to refresh the hot water.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Paul reckons it should fetch £25 to £40 at auction.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Janet certainly has some fascinating items in her home,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51and each one seems to have a story.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53I'd like you to have a look at this clock
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- and see if you think it would be worth going to auction.- Ah!
0:16:56 > 0:17:00My husband Ray and I bought this clock at auction about 30 years ago.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Right. Well, we call these a grandfather clock -
0:17:04 > 0:17:06that's any clock that's over five foot -
0:17:06 > 0:17:09but the correct term is a longcase clock.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- Do you remember how much you paid for it?- About £100.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14What did you find attractive about it?
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- I think the painting on it. - Right. These sort of scenes here.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Right. These are called spandrels,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23and sometimes with these you'll get the four seasons,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25or different sorts of country views.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28This one's quite nice. It's Neoclassical.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- Do you know how to tell a good grandfather clock from a cheaper one?- No.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34It's the running time. If I open the door here,
0:17:34 > 0:17:37this should tell... Ah, this is a good one.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40You've got two weights there. That's what drives the movement.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44If you have one weight, that means it only runs for 30 hours.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47You have to wind it every day. When you have two weights,
0:17:47 > 0:17:51that will run for eight days, so you only have to wind it once a week,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54which is far more saleable. Are you sure it's not something
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- that will go into the bungalow when you move?- No.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- You don't want it at all? - No.- It wasn't a family heirloom?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- No.- No sentiment there at all? - Nothing.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07So what you've got really is a mid-19th-century mahogany
0:18:07 > 0:18:09longcase clock. It runs for eight days,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12which is very good. It's got a lovely painted dial.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14There's no cracks or chips on that,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17and the case looks pretty much original,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19so it's got everything going for it.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- I think we could be approaching the £1,000 mark here.- Oh!
0:18:22 > 0:18:26And if I said sort of £600 to £800 to give it a chance,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- that sounds all right to you? - It does.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- Is it the right time to sell it? - Yep.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- THEY LAUGH It is.- Clock that.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Let's keep looking.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42What a fantastic valuation, and nearly our target figure in one hit!
0:18:42 > 0:18:45But you never know what will happen at auction,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48so we need to find a few more items just in case.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Janet's house keeps on giving.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53There's a constant supply of fascinating things.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57The next one to head off to the sale is this silver tea service and tray.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59They belonged to Janet's mother-in-law,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02who used to go to lots of junk fairs.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05This is hardly junk, though, as Paul values the lot
0:19:05 > 0:19:08at between £200 to £300. Incredible!
0:19:09 > 0:19:11We're almost done here today,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14but just as we are taking a last sweep of the lounge,
0:19:14 > 0:19:19Janet shows me something else she's been collecting for many years.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23That one's got a little baby on its head.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- How many of these have you got? - I haven't counted.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28When did you start collecting them?
0:19:28 > 0:19:34I started collecting them about...um, er...35 years ago.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38So on average, what would you say that you paid per figurine?
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Probably £15, £20.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- So, this is all going, then? - Yes.- OK. Paul?
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- Uh-huh?- Look. We've found an amazing collection on the fireplace.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I've heard many things about these figures.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52They're called fairings, where the myth is
0:19:52 > 0:19:55that they came from the Victorian fairs,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and also that they were done to go on the top of pianos.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Well, there's two things, yeah. You get a piano baby.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05If you had a grand piano or a baby grand, they would sit on top,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08but the commoner word is the fairing. You're right.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12The word comes from all these wonderful porcelain factories
0:20:12 > 0:20:14in Germany and in France, and what would happen,
0:20:14 > 0:20:18you would have people that would make these in their lunch hour
0:20:18 > 0:20:21and sell them at the fairs, so it was a bit of extra money for them.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24But we're left with a legacy, so this one says,
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- "Let us do business together"... - HE LAUGHS
0:20:26 > 0:20:29..which is quite sweet, but really they're a remnant
0:20:29 > 0:20:33of the doll-making industry. All the firms made these porcelain dolls
0:20:33 > 0:20:35which were extremely popular in 1880, 1900.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- Can you give a rough valuation? - Yeah. Did I hear £10 or £15?
0:20:39 > 0:20:42I think that is about the going rate.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Some of the bigger ones, maybe £30, £40.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48I mean, if I said 250 upwards, really, for this little lot,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- how does that sound? - Good.- That's not bad, is it?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54That would add in nicely to our total,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57because you wanted £1,000 so the eight of you could go to London,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00which is a lot to spend when you get there, I must say.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04It's good that the value of everything that is going to auction
0:21:04 > 0:21:08comes to £1,705!
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- Good.- So, are you pleased with that? - Brilliant.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Good, Jan, that, isn't it? Great.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17The next time you'll see them, they'll be at the auction house,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- and we'll see you there. - Yes.- Smashing. Lovely!
0:21:20 > 0:21:24I reckon with that result, we're in for a fabulous day
0:21:24 > 0:21:27at the auction. We've uncovered a wonderful variety of pieces
0:21:27 > 0:21:30from Janet's house, including...
0:21:30 > 0:21:33the early 20th-century marine barometer,
0:21:33 > 0:21:35which has been in the family for years.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39That should raise £150 to £200 at auction.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43Then there's the Wedgwood calendar plates Janet has been collecting
0:21:43 > 0:21:45since 1971,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49which received an estimate of between £100 to £150.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52And the Victorian mahogany longcase clock,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55which stands a good chance of making the target in one hit
0:21:55 > 0:21:58if it beats Paul's upper estimate of £800.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Janet gets some good advice from sister Julie
0:22:06 > 0:22:09after a disappointing sale.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Just think how much you'll save on silver polish. Think positive, Jan.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15And there's intrigue
0:22:15 > 0:22:18after the grandfather clock goes before the bidders.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20They've had a telephone bid. I wonder who that was?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23It's not your husband wanting it back, is it?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Can we solve the mystery? Find out later.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34It's been a few weeks since we visited Janet and Julie
0:22:34 > 0:22:37at their house in Cleethorpes, and we found some very nice items,
0:22:37 > 0:22:41including that ship's barometer and the John Trickett paintings.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Everything's been packed off to Bamford's auctioneers in Matlock,
0:22:45 > 0:22:49and we're hoping to raise the £1,000 that Janet's looking for.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I can't actually make the auction today,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54but Paul Hayes is there, so let's see what happens
0:22:54 > 0:22:55when the final hammer falls.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Bamford's has auction houses in Derby and Matlock,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03and are popular with both dealers and individuals
0:23:03 > 0:23:07looking for a bargain. The auctioneer today is Steven Iredale,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11and Paul is keen to know his opinion on some of Janet's things.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Now, Steven, I see you've found the barometer.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- Yeah. I like it. - I haven't seen one for ages.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- How rare are these? - They're not common.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21We've had a few of them over the years.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24It's quite a well known make, Desterro of Lisbon,
0:23:24 > 0:23:28good Portuguese maker. Lots of these things made in Portugal, actually.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32They've got a long nautical history. Mid 19th-century lacquered brass.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34There's something gone on with the dial somehow.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38It's bubbling up. Whether somebody's tried to re-silver it
0:23:38 > 0:23:41or whether it's decomposing a bit, I'm not sure.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44I think if we get the right person with the enthusiasm for it,
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- I think it'll do quite well. - So you can forecast great things.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- THEY LAUGH - I know you're a very busy man.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- I've got to go and meet the family. - Aye-aye!
0:23:52 > 0:23:54THEY LAUGH
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Janet's antiques have been on display here
0:23:57 > 0:24:00for a few days, so that potential bidders can view them.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03There must be a bit of a gap in your house,
0:24:03 > 0:24:05because we took quite a lot of stuff.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- There's nothing left in the hall. - It's all decluttered?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- Yes, absolutely.- I think you've got some fantastic items,
0:24:11 > 0:24:13but they're going to start any minute now,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- so we need to take our places. I'll follow you.- Thank you.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Janet seems fairly relaxed about the auction,
0:24:21 > 0:24:25but Paul, on the other hand, is looking a little nervous today.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27No doubt he's hoping his estimates will prove correct,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30or, better still, be beaten. Let's seen what happens
0:24:30 > 0:24:32with the first one, which has just come up -
0:24:32 > 0:24:35the collection of naval plaques.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40These have the names Tartar and Juno. Were they boats of yours?
0:24:40 > 0:24:42They belonged to my father-in-law
0:24:42 > 0:24:46when he was the liaison officer in the Cod War,
0:24:46 > 0:24:50and he was on the frigates, and every frigate he was on, they made him one of them.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52And £30, please. £30.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55A few of them. £30. 20, then, let's start them.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- £20.- Oh, come on! - 15, then. Let's get on. 15.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Three places. 15. 18.
0:25:01 > 0:25:0320. Two.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05At £20 bid, second row. Two do I see?
0:25:05 > 0:25:07At £20, and two now.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11At £20, and two do I see? At £20, then. All done.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14And selling, second row, at £20.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- All right with you? That was what we wanted.- Absolutely.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22Paul breathes a sigh of relief as those plaques reach his low estimate
0:25:22 > 0:25:24and we're off to a good start.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Let's hope the bidders like Janet's next nautical lot,
0:25:27 > 0:25:30the two signed John Trickett oil paintings.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32I start at £60, and five do I see?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36At £60, and five now. At £60, and five do I see?
0:25:36 > 0:25:40At £60 and five now. Five. 70.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Five. Go on, it's worth it!
0:25:43 > 0:25:47At £70 and five now. At £70, and five do I see?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50That is so cheap. At £70 and five now.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53At 70... Five. New place.
0:25:53 > 0:25:5780. Five. At £80 here and five now.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59At £80, and five do I see?
0:25:59 > 0:26:01At £80. All done, then.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Quite sure? And selling at £80.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06There you go. That's bang on, isn't it?
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- Good.- How much were these when you bought them?
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- Probably about 20 each.- There you are. After all this time...
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Fantastic.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17The auctioneer really helped that sale reach the peak
0:26:17 > 0:26:19with his enthusiastic auctioneering.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24The next lot belonged to the grandmother of Janet's husband Ray.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26It's the electroplated spirit kettle.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29This is what they used to keep hot water in.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32If you're having afternoon tea, keep hot water in there.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- All right. That's £25 to £40.- Mm!
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Starts me at £18, and 20 do I see? At £18. 20.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Two. Five. Eight. 30... No, at £28.
0:26:43 > 0:26:4630 now. At £28, and 30 do I see?
0:26:46 > 0:26:48At £28. 30, now, someone.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50At £28. And 30 now?
0:26:50 > 0:26:54All done, then? You quite sure? At 28.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56£28.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00Just over Paul's lower estimate. They're doing pretty well so far.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Now we're back to a marine item yet again.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06It's the battery-operated brass ship's clock,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09in the catalogue for £50 to £60.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13£50? 40, then.
0:27:13 > 0:27:1542. 45.
0:27:15 > 0:27:1743, if it helps you.
0:27:17 > 0:27:1943. 44.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21He's trying, isn't he?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Don't stop. At 45 bid. Six do I see?
0:27:23 > 0:27:26At £45. And six now.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28At £45. Six do I see?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30You sure? All done, then.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33At £45 and selling.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Just £5 under Paul's lower estimate.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39The bidders seem to like Janet's collection so far.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42What will they make of the silver dressing set
0:27:42 > 0:27:44that Ray bought for Janet many years ago?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47It's up for £80 to £120.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- When's the last time you used this? - I've never used it.- Never at all?
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Just cleaned it. HE LAUGHS
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Well, it's very well polished. Do you use something like this?
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- Never.- Never?- Never.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I don't think I've got anything silver.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- So you won't miss it at all?- No, no.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09I have got nine bids, and they're all almost identical.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- And £50 is bid.- £50. We're in.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16At £50, and five now. At £50, and five do I see?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19At £50, then, on commission.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Oh, he's going to let 'em go.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24All done, then? Five has them.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26At 55 against commission, and I think we're selling.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29At £55. 60 now. At £55.
0:28:29 > 0:28:3160 do I see?
0:28:31 > 0:28:34All done at 55? Number three.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37A flurry of interest shown in the silver dressing-table set,
0:28:37 > 0:28:41but none of the bidders wanted to pay more than £55.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Maybe Janet had over-polished them a bit.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47The next lot is the two watercolours that Janet bought
0:28:47 > 0:28:51from her local Chinese restaurateur.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54He's very popular, you know, in our area.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- He's done paintings for the Queen. - Has he really?- He has.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00So, does he have a gallery or something?
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Yes. He has a restaurant,
0:29:02 > 0:29:06and he used to have his paintings in the window of the restaurant.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08- Did you buy those paintings from there?- Yes.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Well, we're looking sort of £50 to £80, OK?
0:29:11 > 0:29:14£60 for them. 60. £50, then.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17£50? 40, then.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19£40. 40.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- Ooh, dear. - 30, then, let's start them.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25£30 bid. At £30, and five now.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27At £30, and five do I see?
0:29:27 > 0:29:30At £30, and five. 40.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33And five. At £40 to the left, and five now.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36At £40, and five. Two if it helps you.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39All done, then. At £40.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42There you go. Is that all right with you?
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Can you remember how much you paid for them?
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- More than £40.- Were they? - THEY LAUGH
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- But it was a good meal out. - THEY LAUGH
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Oh, £10 under the lower estimate.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54But Janet doesn't seem too disappointed.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58We've reached our halfway point now. Remind me how much we want to raise.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- I'd like to raise £1,000. - About £1,000.- Yeah.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06Halfway through, and all the items that we've sold up to now,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09we've actually made £268.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- Well, that's me and you.- We can go.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- THEY LAUGH - Before you get carried away,
0:30:15 > 0:30:17don't forget that you have your grandfather clock,
0:30:17 > 0:30:20lovely barometer and other bits to come, right?
0:30:20 > 0:30:24But let's have a little break before we come back for the second half.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28If you'd like to try your hand at auction,
0:30:28 > 0:30:32bear in mind that there are charges to be paid, including commission.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34The fees may vary from one saleroom to another,
0:30:34 > 0:30:37so it's always worth enquiring in advance.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Well, we know that Janet's star item is coming up later -
0:30:40 > 0:30:43that wonderful Victorian mahogany longcase clock.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Paul has spotted several other clocks in the sale,
0:30:46 > 0:30:50and wants to share his experience on what to look for when buying one.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55I wanted to show you some great examples of the type of clock
0:30:55 > 0:30:57you can buy when you come to auction.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Auction houses seem to be full of these sort of items.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03They're a bit out of fashion, but I think they're fantastic.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06These work on a spring mechanism, so you wind the spring.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09The spring releases the power by the pendulum,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12and that's what gives it its time. This one was made in Austria
0:31:12 > 0:31:16round about 1880, 1900. It's solid mahogany.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19It's very regal. It has these fantastic, imposing columns
0:31:19 > 0:31:22and these finials on the top. These are often eagles
0:31:22 > 0:31:24or sometimes horses, and they get lost,
0:31:24 > 0:31:27so it's nice to find this all complete. So, value-wise,
0:31:27 > 0:31:31maybe £50 to £80. This one is a much better clock, in my opinion.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34This one is American. It's solid walnut.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37It's been beautifully inlaid. Can you see all this inlay
0:31:37 > 0:31:40with satinwood, with a swan and floral decoration?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43It has been restored. This has a replacement dial.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45It looks very fresh, fully working order. Value-wise,
0:31:45 > 0:31:49£100 to £150, and to be honest, both absolute bargains.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55Well, the more expensive American wall clock was a snip at £100.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59The Viennese one, though, reached its upper estimate of £80.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Janet has six lots left, all with three-figure values -
0:32:03 > 0:32:06the silver tea service and tray, the porcelain figures,
0:32:06 > 0:32:10and the marine barometer. But next up on the podium
0:32:10 > 0:32:13is the pair of damaged Victorian Doulton vases.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- Were these a family heirloom, Janet? - No. I bought them years ago.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- You just liked them? - I just liked them.- OK.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22I did notice that they were slightly damaged.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- What happened?- They were damaged when I bought them.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Exactly like that? OK. So, looking £100, maybe £150.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32Circa 1905, a really grand pair of vases there,
0:32:32 > 0:32:34on display on the sideboard.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36And we have got five bids on commission.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40I start at £65. 70 do I see in the room?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43At £65. And 70 now. 70.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Five. 80. At £75. 80 now.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48At £75. 80 do I see?
0:32:48 > 0:32:52At 75. 80. 80. Five. 90.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- Oh, it's going up a bit. - Five. 100.- Ooh!
0:32:54 > 0:32:58Five. 110. At £105. 110 do I see?
0:32:58 > 0:33:00At £105. 110 now.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03At £105. All done?
0:33:03 > 0:33:05At £105...
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- How's that?- Yeah! - That's great, isn't it?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10They were very decorative, but one was damaged.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- They was very heavy. - THEY LAUGH
0:33:14 > 0:33:18That's great, 105. That's £5 over what we least expected.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- So, right. Happy with that? - Yeah.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Something else that doesn't have to go back.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Janet is a woman of few words, but she looks really delighted
0:33:27 > 0:33:30with that sale. Her next lot is a real modern collectable.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33It's the series of Wedgwood calendar plates.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37One was issued every year, and Janet was in from the start.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- When was the first year you started collecting these?- 1971.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43- And every year since?- Till now.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Right. That's quite a big part of your life.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- Are they quite sentimental to you? - Where I'm going,
0:33:48 > 0:33:52I won't have the walls to put them on, and nobody else wants them.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- Have you missed them?- I have. I've got about 15 nails stuck out.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59THEY LAUGH
0:33:59 > 0:34:02What are we bid for those? £120?
0:34:02 > 0:34:06There is a massive heap of them. 120. £100, then.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08These things cost a fortune new. £100 for them.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Oh, no!
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- Oh, no!- £80, then.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16It's not a lot each, it really isn't. £80.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19£80. Absolute heap, isn't there? £70.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- £60. Let's start, then. £60.- Oh!
0:34:24 > 0:34:29No? Little bit too much, I think, then. Sorry.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32No. He's withdrawn them, and I think he's done you a favour.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- Just for all those years. - They can go back on the nails.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37We'll have Sunday dinner on 'em next time.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40We're about that many for dinner.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45It's a good job you didn't put those nails back in the wall. You can hang them back up again.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Despite the auctioneer's best efforts,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50no-one wanted Janet's plates, so they'll be packed up again
0:34:50 > 0:34:54and moved into the bungalow. We've been lucky with our nautical items,
0:34:54 > 0:34:56so let's bring out our next example.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59It comes complete with its own binnacle,
0:34:59 > 0:35:02the original bracket that kept it level in all weathers.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08I think it's one of my favourite items today.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11It's been such a long time since I've seen one of these.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14It's that marine barometer. Do you know which boat it came off?
0:35:14 > 0:35:19No. We've had it years, but in the cupboard underneath the stairs.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Well, it was made in Lisbon by RN Desterro.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26It's not a gentleman I've heard of, but the auctioneer's researched him
0:35:26 > 0:35:29and found he's very well known, so we're looking for 150 plus.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31And we have got seven bids on commission.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35- It starts with me at £160. - £160, straight in!
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- THEY LAUGH - £160,
0:35:37 > 0:35:40a rare thing. At £160. 170 do I see?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43At £160. 170 now?
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Good at they come. At £160. 170 do I see?
0:35:47 > 0:35:49170. 180.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52190. At £180.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55190 now. At £180, then. All done?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Quite sure? At £180.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01There you go! Is that all right with you?
0:36:01 > 0:36:04That's fantastic, isn't it? There was lots of interest.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07He had six commission bids all around the same sort of price.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Have they found those commission bids, or...
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Somebody's came to view that yesterday,
0:36:12 > 0:36:15and left a bid on it. So six people wanted that,
0:36:15 > 0:36:18and £180 bought it. It's great, isn't it?
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Fantastic! I wonder if the winning bidder will put it on a boat?
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Anything would be better than keeping it in a cupboard,
0:36:26 > 0:36:30as Janet had done. Next to come up is the silver tea service and tray
0:36:30 > 0:36:33that Janet's mother-in-law bought at a junk fair.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Its value here is £200 to £300.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38You're looking about 1920s. Does that fit in?
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- Yeah. Beautiful. Is it your job to polish it?- Yes.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- THEY LAUGH - All right. You got a teapot,
0:36:44 > 0:36:47the sugar and cream, and you've got the tray that matches.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- Would you use it?- If it had been at my house, it would've been brown.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- HE LAUGHS - I'd have thought it was brass.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56And it starts with me at £150. 160 do I see?
0:36:56 > 0:37:00At £150 on commission. 160 now.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03At £150. A really pretty set.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06At £150, then. All done? 160 takes it.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09At 160. 170 do I see?
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- At £160. 170 now.- Ooh!
0:37:11 > 0:37:15All done, then? Against commissions and selling.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17All done at 160?
0:37:18 > 0:37:20There you go. That's not so bad, is it?
0:37:20 > 0:37:23A little bit less than we were thinking. Is that all right?
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Think how much you'll save on silver polish. Think positive, Jan.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31Janet and Julie are very easy to please.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34£40 below Paul's lower estimate doesn't seem to bother them.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Those Mama and Papa figurines are up next.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40They're also known as fairings, because people used to buy them
0:37:40 > 0:37:44or win them at funfairs. The estimate of £250 to £300
0:37:44 > 0:37:49reflects just how many there are - over 20 in total.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- Your mantelpiece must look empty without all those.- It does.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- Can you dust around it easy now? - Easy.- OK.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59These are great, actually. Very collectable items,
0:37:59 > 0:38:02but one or two of them are slightly damaged. What happened there?
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Been in the wars. Kids and stuff like that.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Kids and footballs?- Yeah.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12There we are. A sample being shown, but there are heaps of them.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16All the popular figures. And £250, please.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18250. 200, then.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- Come on.- 200.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22£200.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25£180, let's start them. £180.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- 180.- No!
0:38:27 > 0:38:30These might be going back.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34We're below estimate with 180. Who'll bid me way below estimate?
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- Didn't make enough. - Oh, what a shame!
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Has he withdrawn them?- Yes!
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- THEY LAUGH - That is a shame, isn't it?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- It's a shame. - They couldn't get an interest.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47Rather than let them go for a lot less than what we expected...
0:38:47 > 0:38:50That's the first time today Janet's looked upset,
0:38:50 > 0:38:53but I'm not sure whether it's because she hasn't made the money
0:38:53 > 0:38:56or because she'll have to dust them all again.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58It looks like they've saved the best till last.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02It's time for that Victorian mahogany longcase clock
0:39:02 > 0:39:04that Janet bought at auction 40 years ago.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09It's up for £600 to £800, with a reserve of £500.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13OK. Now, it's the moment of truth now.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15It's that fantastic grandfather clock.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18You don't really want to take this one back, do you?
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- No.- You're not going to get it on the roof rack.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23It ain't coming in the back seat with me.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Best thing in the room, the best lot of the sale.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Fantastic thing. 19th-century oak-and-mahogany longcase clock
0:39:29 > 0:39:33by C King of Leicester. About 1840. A very handsome clock.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36We'll start it where it starts on commission with me,
0:39:36 > 0:39:40at £420, and I'll take bids in the room first.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42At 420. 450 do I see in the room?
0:39:42 > 0:39:45At 450. 480. 500.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- And 20. 550.- Ooh, hey!
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- 550. - THEY LAUGH
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Whoo-hoo!- 600.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56600. 620.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00At £600 against the telephone. 20 do I see?
0:40:00 > 0:40:03At £600. And 20, 620, new place.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- 620.- Ooh!
0:40:05 > 0:40:09620 now. At 620. 30 I'll take.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11And selling, centre of the room. All done?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Quite sure? At 620...
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Oh, that's good.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19That's fantastic, don't you think?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Well, you were right to put your reserve on,
0:40:22 > 0:40:25but we didn't need it in the end. And a telephone bidder!
0:40:25 > 0:40:29I wonder who that was. It's not your husband wanting it back, is it?
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- It's not Ray in the car, is it? - THEY LAUGH
0:40:32 > 0:40:34I've no doubt that excellent final sale
0:40:34 > 0:40:37has made all the difference to Janet's target.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Over to Paul to tell them the good news.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42OK. Well, it's been a bit of a roller coaster,
0:40:42 > 0:40:44or choppy sea, I think we can say today.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47How have you found this? Have you enjoyed it?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- Good. I've enjoyed it. - You wanted £1,000
0:40:49 > 0:40:51for this theatre trip for both of you.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Well, we actually made here today
0:40:53 > 0:40:56£1,333!
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Ooh!- That's good, Jan! - How great is that?
0:40:59 > 0:41:03Brilliant. And you've got all your bisque figures back.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- That's good, yeah. - That's fantastic, isn't it?
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- Are you pleased with that? - Yeah, lovely.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17In the end, only half of Janet's party could make the trip to London,
0:41:17 > 0:41:20but that means there's more cash to splash on her two children
0:41:20 > 0:41:24Samantha and Simon, and, of course, sister Julie.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28If you'd like to follow me to your private dining area...
0:41:30 > 0:41:34Ladies, gentlemen, welcome to the Royal Room of the Adelphi Theatre.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- Thank you. - Come and have some champagne.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Ooh!
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Thank you.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- Cheers!- Bottoms up. - Here's to a good evening.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46They're being treated to a special package,
0:41:46 > 0:41:50which includes a three-course meal before a West End show.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Oh, that looks beautiful!
0:41:54 > 0:41:58So, has the treat lived up to their expectations?
0:41:58 > 0:42:01It was brilliant. We've had a wonderful night from start to finish.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04We've had lovely food, lovely hospitality,
0:42:04 > 0:42:07beautiful dining room, lovely show...
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Money can't buy it! Brilliant!
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Fabulous!
0:42:11 > 0:42:13SHE LAUGHS
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Thanks to the auction, Janet had a fantastic night out in London.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25If you've got an idea in mind that you need to raise a bit of cash for
0:42:25 > 0:42:28by selling your antiques and collectables at auction,
0:42:28 > 0:42:31why not apply to come on the show? You'll find more details
0:42:31 > 0:42:34and an application form at our website, which is...
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