0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to Cash in the Attic. This is the show that searches out all those hidden treasures
0:00:06 > 0:00:08around your home and then we sell them at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Well, today we're going to be meeting a lady
0:00:11 > 0:00:13who's hoping to banish away those winter blues
0:00:13 > 0:00:15by setting sail for the sun.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Today on Cash In The Attic,
0:00:37 > 0:00:42no-one likes to lose out on a chance to win a prize draw.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45I bet you got daggers when you came back off the prize floor, didn't you?
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- Yes. - LAUGHTER
0:00:48 > 0:00:52It's going to be a day of strong reactions.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Very nice too!
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Quite a surprise.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00But it's not exactly plain sailing at auction.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02£20, are you...?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05A little bit disappointed, but...
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- Hang in there till the final hammer falls.- No further interest?
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Today I'm in Hampshire, where a hard-working lady
0:01:13 > 0:01:17is hoping that we can help turn her keepsakes into cash.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Sally Nuth worked in financial accounting for 40 years,
0:01:21 > 0:01:25where she met her good friend Carol, a fellow knitter,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27who used to be her boss.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Sally moved to the Hampshire coast to enjoy the views
0:01:30 > 0:01:33and this is the home she shared with her husband, Robert,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35who lived until 2002.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Recently, Sally's been helping out at a local charity shop
0:01:38 > 0:01:41but now she's raising funds for her one great passion,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43an ocean-going adventure
0:01:43 > 0:01:47'and she's invited myself and our expert John Cameron to help her out.'
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- She's got lots of stuff for you to value.- Let's hope so.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- Good morning, ladies.- Good morning.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- Hello.- You look like you're ready and raring to go.- Yes.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59That didn't sound right, shall we start again?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- Are you ready and raring to go?- Yes.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03THEY LAUGH
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Now, obviously, John's with me today, he's going to be your expert.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10So if it's OK, maybe he can crack on and see if he can find any pieces.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14We can press on, John, if that's OK. Go and have a look, see what you find.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- You get the tea, I get the marching orders.- Absolutely!
0:02:17 > 0:02:19You called us in. What do you want the money for?
0:02:19 > 0:02:23I want to make the money to go on a cruise.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Right, OK, why a cruise?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- This will be my 21st cruise. - Oh, really?
0:02:28 > 0:02:35And I just want a bit of extra spending money so I can go to the spa and have things done.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- How wonderful. Now are you going on this as well?- No.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- No, I don't like cruises. - Oh, really?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- I've never been on one. - She doesn't like the water.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47Oh, well, you'd not be much good company, would you, then? But you are here to help today?
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- Yes.- Well, we're talking about spending money on the cruise, what sort of money do you want to raise?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54About £300.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59OK, well, if we're going to raise this £300 for your pocket money on the cruise,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02we'd better see if John's found anything for us to have a look at.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07So Sally is planning her 21st cruise. What a fabulous hobby.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Well, whatever happens, we'll do all we can to send her on her way in style.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Carol makes a start and it looks like John's got lucky, too.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Ah, John, have you found something already?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21I have, something rather nice, in fact, Lorne, a Montblanc pen.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Now that's a very good name, so where did this come from?
0:03:25 > 0:03:30I was on board the QM2 at an art auction
0:03:30 > 0:03:35and this was put in the raffle by the president of Montblanc
0:03:35 > 0:03:38and my name got pulled out and I won the pen.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Never been used because...
0:03:40 > 0:03:44I lose pens, so it was safer to keep it in the box.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47I bet you got daggers when you came back off the prize floor, didn't you?
0:03:47 > 0:03:52Yes, and I then went on to win artwork at that auction, as well.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Oh, my goodness, how wonderful.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59The Montblanc brand is one typically associated with luxury goods.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02They're very nice items and quite expensive items.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07A pen like this today, new at a shop, would cost you £250-£300.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09A pen like this. Um...
0:04:09 > 0:04:14Nice history as well, they started at the turn of the last... About 1906.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Set up by engineer, a stationer and a banker,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20to compete in a very competitive market of fountain pens
0:04:20 > 0:04:22and they started as the Simplo Filler Company,
0:04:22 > 0:04:26adopting the name Montblanc, which we can see.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28This is their little emblem, this snowcap,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31which is symbolic of the snowcap of the mountain, Mont Blanc.
0:04:31 > 0:04:37You said that they retail around £250. Is that the sort of estimate you'd put on it for auction?
0:04:37 > 0:04:43No, because this is now, I know it's new and it's not been used but effectively it's second-hand.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47It is good that it's got its original box, packaging and paperwork.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- I'd say £80-£120.- Pleasantly shocked.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Well, it's not quite a blank cheque but at least the elegant Montblanc pen
0:04:55 > 0:04:58has written a neat first line on our auction list.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Let's see how quickly we can fill in a second.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06Tucked away in one of the bedrooms, I soon uncover a haul of ladies' wristwatches
0:05:06 > 0:05:08and one of them was a present to Sally.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12I can see all sorts of makes here, proof that styles come and go
0:05:12 > 0:05:15but let's hope that this lot is in fashion at auction.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19John thinks it will make £30-£40.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Carol's found something interesting, have you got a character jug?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- Yes, I have.- Got a couple more here.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30There we are, there's another one. You take that one, I'll have this one.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Are they inherited or did you acquire these?
0:05:32 > 0:05:39I acquired these two but that one came from my father, it was given to him on his wedding day.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40As you know, they're Royal Doulton,
0:05:40 > 0:05:44if we turn upside down, we see they've got the Doulton mark on the bottom.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46That one there is called Paddy
0:05:46 > 0:05:50and that was actually designed by Harry Fenton at Doulton
0:05:50 > 0:05:53and they first issued that in about 1937
0:05:53 > 0:05:56and it continued in production up until about 1960,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59so they would have made thousands of them.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04This one here is Bacchus and he's the god of wine, if you have a look at him there, he's got a bunch of grapes
0:06:04 > 0:06:07and looking at his eyes, it looks like he's been at the wine.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- He does look somewhat inebriated, doesn't he?- He does, doesn't he?
0:06:10 > 0:06:14He's quite nice, and that one there doesn't need any introduction,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17we can see exactly who that is, it's Winston Churchill.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20But turn it upside down, I did notice on the Doulton Mark
0:06:20 > 0:06:24we can see it's been drilled, that mark, right in the centre
0:06:24 > 0:06:27and they often do that when they have seconds.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Apparently the colour of his coat is slightly wrong.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- Well, there we are, so you knew that? - Yeah.- OK.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Well, for the three of them, I'll be looking at about £30-£40, OK?
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Yeah, that'll be fine.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Jugs like these Bacchus and Paddy examples,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45which feature just the face, are known as character jugs
0:06:45 > 0:06:49whereas full-body examples like Winston Churchill are known as Toby jugs.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54I've no doubt this bunch of revellers will toast Sally's health and see her off in style.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57And talking of style, how about costume jewellery?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00It started to become popular during the 1930s,
0:07:00 > 0:07:06producing glamorous fashion accessories available for prices that wouldn't disgrace your purse.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08John's found this assortment in the study.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12They belonged to Sally's mother and, as our host prefers not to wear any kind of jewellery,
0:07:12 > 0:07:16this collection can go to auction with a price tag of £40-£60.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Now, John's busy rummaging away upstairs
0:07:19 > 0:07:23so I thought I'd leave him to it for a moment and have a catch up with the two of you.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28- How did you meet?- Ten years ago, we met, I met Carol through work.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I was Sally's boss...
0:07:30 > 0:07:33and we seemed to click, didn't we?
0:07:33 > 0:07:34Yeah.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Obviously, during your working life, you meet lots of people
0:07:37 > 0:07:41but you don't necessarily stay friends with all of them, so why do you think you two have?
0:07:41 > 0:07:47Similar interests, we like knitting and crocheting and things like that.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- We just have a good laugh together, don't we?- Yeah.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52So in terms of your working life,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55what did you actually start out doing?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I've worked in accounts practically all my life
0:07:58 > 0:08:05but I have... Weekends and holidays, I helped my dad, he was a greyhound trainer.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08So was this going on before you met your husband?
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Well before. I...I led him astray.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Oh, did you? Dare I ask in what way?
0:08:14 > 0:08:19If he wanted to see me, he had to come to the dog track.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Never been to a dog track before.
0:08:21 > 0:08:27I met him in the British Legion and we became friends, always used to have the last dance together,
0:08:27 > 0:08:33decided after being friends that we'd quite the like to go out and we did.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36And within 18 months we were married.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41We said that when we'd been married 25 years, we were going to do a cruise and not a party.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47Unfortunately my husband died, we were married 21 years
0:08:47 > 0:08:49and I still did it...
0:08:49 > 0:08:51in memory of him.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55That was very much to be admired. It must have been brave to do it on your own.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00Initially, to do the first cruise,
0:09:00 > 0:09:05but I've met friends and it's something I can do on my own with a sense of security.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Well, that all sounds very tempting, I can almost understand why Sally loves to go on a cruise.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Her friend Carol has never quite found her sea legs, though,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17but here in the lounge, she has discovered some of Sally's cruise ship memorabilia.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22The calendar and paperweights were Christmas presents given to her on the QE2,
0:09:22 > 0:09:28while this plate commemorates the liner being taken out of commission in 2008, after 40 years' service.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Both are decorated with the famous Cunard insignia
0:09:31 > 0:09:35and John reckons they could bring us a further £25-£40.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40We're steaming along nicely now and I think I've located something worthy of John's attention.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44John? Sally?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I found a lovely ring.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Look at that, is this the original box for it, as well?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Possibly. But it came... The ring is my grandmother's.- Right.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57And that was her engagement ring.
0:09:57 > 0:10:03Well, stylistically, I'd certainly put it at the early part of the 20th century.
0:10:03 > 0:10:09It's 18 carat gold and hallmarked in Chester, 1918, so end of the First World War.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Right. Is it something you'd be prepared to sell?
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Yes, it doesn't fit me.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16It's very small, as many of those rings are.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21And I haven't got any children to hand it on to, so, yes,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23it can go and be enjoyed by someone else.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Well, commercially, not a terribly popular style
0:10:27 > 0:10:33but they still sell at auction and it's in fairly good condition for its age,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36it's got that late Victorian/Edwardian look about it,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40claw set with little tiny rose-cut diamonds either side, two each side,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42called rose cut because each one's different.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47They are quite roughly cut, it's quite a crude cutting but it was very typical of that period.
0:10:47 > 0:10:54In here we've got some semiprecious stones, which I think possibly tourmaline or topaz.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59So I think, taking everything into consideration, we're looking at £60-£80.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- It's about what I expected. Pleased with that.- Phew.
0:11:04 > 0:11:11Ah, but when this much-loved family heirloom goes under the hammer, will the bidders match John's estimate?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Topaz-set ring and what shall we sell this, start me £50?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Topaz ring. £50, start me? £40 then?
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Surely somebody will bid me £40?
0:11:19 > 0:11:23Let's hope someone steps in to deliver us a solid gold result.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Our search for hidden heirloom's in Hampshire
0:11:28 > 0:11:31is racing along at a rate of knots,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34a bit like this sleek greyhound statue.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36And there are numerous dogs to be found.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Here's another pair of greyhound figurines. These little fellows are popping up everywhere.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43What's Carol found in the kitchen?
0:11:43 > 0:11:47A dinner service of collectable Poole pottery,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50which was given to Sally as a wedding present.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52She and Robert added to it over the years,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56picking up pieces all over the place including Devon, near to where Poole is based.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Tastes change and sets like this sometimes struggle at auction,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03so John's cautious with his estimate at £20-£40.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07And it isn't the only item to attract his curiosity.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Carol, what about this? This looks interesting.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- What do you know about it? - Well, it belonged to Sally's father
0:12:15 > 0:12:18and I believe it was on his first car he ever had.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21They made it in the shape of a greyhound cos he was a greyhound trainer.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- Her father was a greyhound trainer? - Yes.- Oh, right.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28It's an interesting thing, I love the styling of it, look at the body.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- And it's heavy, isn't it? - It is heavy.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33The body, look how angular it is, the muscles, the definition.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Mascots, originally, were an optional extra
0:12:37 > 0:12:40and they would have adorned the cap of the radiator,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43which, on the very first cars, they sat on the top.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48When they went under the bonnet, these became bonnet ornaments that were fixed actually to the bonnet.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51But there are some very collectable examples,
0:12:51 > 0:12:56certainly the early pieces from Rolls-Royce and Bentley and things like that,
0:12:56 > 0:13:02and some of the ones by Lalique that were literally made of pressed glass and had a lighting element in them.
0:13:02 > 0:13:08So they were attached to the radiator cap and wired up to the battery of the car,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11when the lights were on at night, they actually glowed.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- That's quite a nice piece, isn't it? - Yes.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18Well, there are a lot of collectors of car mascots or hood ornaments, as they're known in America.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Something like that,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I think at auction would easily make £50-£80.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25That's good, yeah.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28As we've seen, there are greyhounds everywhere in this house.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Let's hope this specimen brings out the motor enthusiasts on sale day.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Sally is in the main bedroom,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36where she's just remembered to more rings for the sale,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39which were both once owned by her mother.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41One is a nine-carat gold wedding ring
0:13:41 > 0:13:45and the other is unmarked, with a diamond and amethyst.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48John estimates their combined value at £20-£40.
0:13:48 > 0:13:54Sally's won a few prizes at sea in her time and this has included several prints of modern artwork.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58'I'm joining her for a private view of just some of the items in her collection.'
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Now, these all look like a limited edition prints to me.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- They are.- Where are they from?
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Either the QE2 or the Queen Mary 2.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11They have an early bird raffle before the start of the auction.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Now, did you pay for any of them? - Some of them but not all of them.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Most of these, I won.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22This one, I paid for this one, which won't be going to the sale.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Tell me what made you decide to buy this one.
0:14:24 > 0:14:30Well, it's called Celebration and I'd had a lot of family death in a very short time
0:14:30 > 0:14:34and this is when I started to come out of that period in my life
0:14:34 > 0:14:36and I thought this was an apt picture.
0:14:36 > 0:14:42- So the rest of the paintings here, or prints should I say, are they going to be sold?- Yes, they are.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Lovely, well, let's see what John has to say about them. John?
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Hello, Carol, come through.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Interesting, what have we got, a gallery going on?
0:14:52 > 0:14:58- We found a lot of paintings here, all from different cruises, so what do you think?- OK.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Well, I've been on the cruises and seen these art auctions in action,
0:15:02 > 0:15:05and often they are living artists.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09I tend to find, at the moment, the resale value of them
0:15:09 > 0:15:11doesn't reflect what they cost originally.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15I think often people are paying for the marketing, as well.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19But they are pretty pictures, after all, that's why people buy them, they like them,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21not necessarily because it's an investment.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23They are nice splashes of colour.
0:15:23 > 0:15:29What determines how much each one goes for is the subject matter and we have some interesting colours.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32But if we're just talking about this selection here,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34you've got to be looking at upwards of £200.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Considering a lot of them were won in raffles,
0:15:37 > 0:15:38that's not bad, is it?
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Anything is a bonus, considering I've not had to pay anything for them.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Now, at the start of the day, of course, you were looking to raise some spending money
0:15:47 > 0:15:50for your next cruise and how much did you want to raise?
0:15:50 > 0:15:51About £300.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56OK. Well, the value of everything going to auction comes to...
0:15:56 > 0:16:00£555.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Very nice, too!
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Quite a surprise.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Well, Sally seems pleased, so let's hope we do reach that target
0:16:07 > 0:16:11and maybe even go beyond it when we take everything to auction.
0:16:11 > 0:16:17The Montblanc pen that Sally is selling for £80-£120 was a prize from one of her cruises.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21And the greyhound car mascot looks like a pedigree winner.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24It has a very attractive estimate of £50-£80.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Let's hope we see some pottery collectors at the sale.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31£30-£40 is the estimate for Bacchus, Winston, and Paddy.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34They're being sold together in a single lot.
0:16:37 > 0:16:43Still to come on Cash In The Attic, selling antiques at auction can prove very satisfying.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- I think that's good, don't you? - Lovely.- Are you pleased with that?
0:16:47 > 0:16:48Yes, very pleased with that.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51But don't flog all your best china.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53What are you eating off now, then?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Er...cardboard plates.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Be there when the final hammer falls.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Now, it's been a few weeks since we visited Sally at her house
0:17:06 > 0:17:09and found some very nice items that we've brought here,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11to Chiswick Auction Rooms in West London.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16Now, remember, she's looking to raise around £300 towards her next cruise.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18We've had the valuations done by our expert,
0:17:18 > 0:17:23let's just hope today that the bidders agree with his valuations.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Sally's collectables have been on show for several days,
0:17:26 > 0:17:30which means the bidders have had plenty of time to inspect everything up close.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35Sally and Carol are saying farewell to that rather smart Montblanc pen.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- Good morning.- Good morning.- Morning.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Looking at one of your items, I see. - Yes, we are, yeah.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44How do you feel about it being in the sale today?
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Quite excited, really.- Yeah?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Cos you've got a lot of modern items, aren't they, today?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Yeah, we have some interesting items and you have a big bunch of prints
0:17:52 > 0:17:56I had to put a bit of a guesstimate on those but they could be our wild card today.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- Right, lovely. - Shall we put it back in the cabinet and get ready for the sale?
0:18:00 > 0:18:01- Yes.- Right, follow me.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05The auctioneer is already at work and as we take our places,
0:18:05 > 0:18:09the first of Sally's items under the hammer is her dinner service.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10So where was this from?
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Half of it was a wedding present
0:18:13 > 0:18:18and we added the rest of it later on, when we were in Poole.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20What are you eating off now, then?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Er...cardboard plates.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Start me £10, surely?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27At £10, I'm bid...and 12 I'll take, now. 12, there. 15, 18,
0:18:27 > 0:18:2920, 22, 25.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33At £22 to my left, take 25, now.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36At £22. All done and selling at 22.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Not a startling result at £22
0:18:39 > 0:18:41but one we can live with,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44as it kicks off Sally's fund for her next cruise.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Next, we have our three Royal Doulton pieces.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49We have the large character jug, Paddy.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52The little Bacchus one. The one with the one-eyed wine thing.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- And the little Churchill which was a second, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57OK, well, we want £30-£40 for them.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Let's see what the room thinks of our estimate.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Start me £20, somebody.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03£20 start me, £20 I'm bid.
0:19:03 > 0:19:0622, 25, 28 and 30. 32, 35,
0:19:06 > 0:19:0938 and 40.
0:19:09 > 0:19:1242. Thank you very much, at £40 at the back of the room.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- 42 there, 45, 48.- That's good.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18At £48 there. Take 50, now, £48.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Are we done? Someone make it round money.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24At £48, I'll sell it. Last chance, 48 and gone. 392...
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- I think that's very good, don't you? - Lovely.- Pleased with that?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Yes, very pleased with that.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34At £48 for the three, Bacchus looks pleased with that outcome, too.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37I expect he'll celebrate with a tipple or two,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40as he heads off with Churchill and Paddy to pastures new.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Sally must be sad to be parting with this Cunard memorabilia.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48There's a calendar, commemorative plate and a paperweight, all mementoes of her recent trips.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52I hope the bidders are impressed.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56I'm going to sell it, then, at £20. A maiden bid. No further interest?
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- £20, are you...? - A little bit disappointed.- Yeah.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05We have to take an overview and hope that by the time we've finished selling our pieces,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07we have the money you want.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11That bid procured a modest £20 towards Sally's trip.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Next up, this Art Deco greyhound car mascot from 1929.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Sally has added some greyhound racing medals to the lot.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21They all came from her father.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24At £65 standing in the doorway. At 65.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27No further bidding on 65, I'm going to sell it.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30£65, so it's a bit more than the bottom estimate.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Yeah, quite happy with that.- Yeah?
0:20:32 > 0:20:33- Yes.- Good, good.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34Yes, that's more like it.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39The mascot was a firm favourite, bringing home the £65 prize.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Up next is this collection of seven ladies' timepieces.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46In the marketplace, it's a known fact that...
0:20:46 > 0:20:49ladies' watches are harder to sell than gents', for some reason.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52However, we're looking for £30-£40 for these.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57£10 I'm bid and 12 now, surely? At £10, 12 there, 15, 18, 20,
0:20:57 > 0:21:0022, 25, 28 and 30...
0:21:00 > 0:21:04At £28, seated to the left. Take 30 now, one more. At £28 to my left, take 30, now.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07All done? £28 and selling.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12Another £28 for the kitty, it seems John was right about the watches.
0:21:12 > 0:21:19But at the halfway stage, I'm wondering how close that's brought us to our £300 goal.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22We've got lots of things to go this afternoon but so far,
0:21:22 > 0:21:26in the morning part of the sale, we've actually made £183.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27Oh, lovely.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- You're pleased with that? - Yeah, very.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33OK, so not too far to go to reach our target of £300.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- We're nearly there. We're more than halfway there. I think that's good news!- Very.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42Sally and Carol seemed pleased with how the auction's going so far
0:21:42 > 0:21:46and if their experience inspires you to think about selling some bric-a-brac in this way,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50bear in mind that auction houses charge fees, such as commission.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Your local saleroom will advise you on these extra costs.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57There's plenty to come in Sally's sale but first,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59a pair of rings from her mother's belongings.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03One is a diamond and amethyst, the other a nine-carat gold wedding ring.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Somebody start me £20. £20 I'm bid.
0:22:05 > 0:22:0922, I'll take now. At 22 there, 25, 28.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11And 30, 32, 35,
0:22:11 > 0:22:13That's good.
0:22:13 > 0:22:1740, 42, 45, at £42 in the doorway, then.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21I'll take 45 now. At £42. All done and selling at 42 in the doorway.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- £42.- Not bad at all.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- That's good, isn't it? - Very good.- Excellent.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32£42 is a good result to start the second half of Sally's sale.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36I wonder if this elegant Montblanc pen will write another positive figure,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39somewhere near the estimate of £80-£120.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41It'll make more, this.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Start me, £50 somebody? Montblanc £50, start me, surely?
0:22:44 > 0:22:46At £50 I'm bid. And 5 I'll take now. Surely?
0:22:46 > 0:22:4955? 55, there.
0:22:49 > 0:22:5060, 5,
0:22:50 > 0:22:5370, 5, 80.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57At £75 at the back of the room. Ridiculously cheap for a Montblanc at £75.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58Come on, a bit more than that.
0:22:58 > 0:23:0080 next to you. And 5,
0:23:00 > 0:23:0590. At £85, standing. My original bidder at £85.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07I'll take a 90 now, still cheap at £85.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10But selling, all done, last chance.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12£85, are you pleased with that?
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Yeah, considering I got it for nothing.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Yes, you didn't pay a penny for it, did you?
0:23:16 > 0:23:21From Sally and Carol's perspective, that's 100% profit. Not bad.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Now then, a large collection of costume jewellery,
0:23:24 > 0:23:26which belonged to Sally's mother,
0:23:26 > 0:23:31John's estimate was £40-£60 so let's hope the bidders take a shine to it.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34And I'm already bid £30, I'll take 2 in the room.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38The costume jewellery, £30. 2 now, £32, beats commission. 35.
0:23:38 > 0:23:4138 and 40, 42. At £40, seated, then.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46Take 42 now, a lot for the money. At £40 in the middle of the room.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Are we all done then? Last chance at £40 and selling.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- £40, that's good, isn't it? - Yeah, lovely.- That's really good.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57Bang on our lower estimate, I was hoping for a little bit more but £40.
0:23:57 > 0:24:03It's all good news, Sally's money for the cruise grows ever larger with each successful sale.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05How about her grandmother's engagement ring?
0:24:05 > 0:24:07John thinks it's worth £60-£80.
0:24:07 > 0:24:13The 18 carat gold and topaz set ring. And what shall we sell this for? Start me, £50.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Topaz ring £50, start me. £40, then.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21Surely? £40 I'm bid, thank you, and 5 I'll take now. At £40 only for a ring...
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- At £40.- Crikey.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25£40. Someone give me 5. At £40, then.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28All done and selling at 40 and gone. One and only bidder..
0:24:28 > 0:24:34Well, I'm surprised at that, it was 18 carat, quite a bit less than I thought it might go for
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- but it's still £40, are you OK with that?- Yeah.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43Nonetheless, Sally is happy to let it go as we sail towards our final lot,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45the series of modern art prints,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48some of which Sally acquired on previous cruises.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Start me £100, we'll see where they go. Surely £100 start me?
0:24:51 > 0:24:56£100 bid surely? £100, start me? £50, we'll see where they go.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59No bids of £50? £50 is bid. 55.
0:24:59 > 0:25:0260, 5, 70, 5.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04We want more than this, don't we?
0:25:04 > 0:25:09At £75, I'll take 80 now. At £75. No further bidding then at £75.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12I'm going to sell it. 80, thank you. And 5, 90.
0:25:12 > 0:25:145, 100.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17That's at look away, at £95 at the back of the room.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21£95. Someone make it round money if you like, at £95, then.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23My biggest bid at £95 and selling.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29£95, that's a lot less than we were hoping for.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Well, that's a bit of a disappointment
0:25:31 > 0:25:36but Sally shouldn't be too downhearted. It's still £95 she didn't have a minute ago.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41Plus it's not a bad return considering she won them all as prizes in a raffle.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44After that stormy sea of sales, let's hope we've come close to Sally's target.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Now you wanted £300, didn't you, towards you cruise?- Yes.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- Hopefully a bit more.- Yeah.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- OK, well, I know there were some disappointments today.- Right.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56But you have raised...
0:25:56 > 0:25:58£485.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Oh, lovely. Great, smashing.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- So you're happy with that?- Yeah, very happy. Yeah, that's wonderful.
0:26:09 > 0:26:16Aboard the new Queen Elizabeth, Sally had a fabulous time cruising around the Mediterranean.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20It was a fabulous experience to go on a new ship
0:26:20 > 0:26:24and your days are filled with quizzes and lectures
0:26:24 > 0:26:28and a choice of where you dine, evening entertainment.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31There's never a dull moment on board a ship.
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