0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:04 > 0:00:09Today is full of promise because the lady we'll meet knows a thing or two about antiques.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12She's been collecting for more than 30 years,
0:00:12 > 0:00:18so are the pieces she's now willing to part with going to turn out to be sound investments?
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Stay with us to find out.
0:00:39 > 0:00:45'Coming up on Cash In The Attic, I wonder if I've turned up for the right programme?'
0:00:45 > 0:00:51- Would you do just a little twirl? - I'll be the man, shall I?- Yes. I'm absolutely no good at being the man.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55You can twirl out, then we can carry on with our rummaging.
0:00:55 > 0:01:01- 'Our expert's valuations come in for tough criticism.'- How do you feel about that?- What do I say? Terrible.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06'And we experience a really difficult day at auction.'
0:01:06 > 0:01:10- Oh, dear me!- We needed that, didn't we?- We did.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15'Will we come out smiling at the end? Find out when the final hammer falls.'
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Today, I'm in rural Wiltshire
0:01:20 > 0:01:24and I'm on my way to meet Anita Rhodes who has called us in
0:01:24 > 0:01:27to help raise funds for a family celebration.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31It seems Anita has been travelling for most of her life.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36She was born in Norfolk and grew up in London where she became a nurse.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41She married Michael in 1960 after which she was posted to Cyprus with the RAF.
0:01:41 > 0:01:47It was the first in a series of moves which took the family as far afield as Singapore, Germany
0:01:47 > 0:01:52and the USA where they settled for a few years with their three children.
0:01:52 > 0:01:58Now retired and back in the UK, Anita and Michael enjoy nothing more than some dancing at a local class.
0:01:58 > 0:02:04It's Anita's old friend and occasional dancing partner Pat who is here to help us today.
0:02:04 > 0:02:10Also here is our expert Paul Hayes who knows plenty about antiques and collectables.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15He never misses a step when it comes to finding the best pieces to take to auction.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17A-ha!
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- Hello, ladies.- Hi.- Hello, Jennie.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- Anita?- Anita.- And Pat? - This is Pat.- Hi.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29- I heard you were a great collector, but I didn't know you collected plants.- I'm very fond of orchids.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35- They're affordable these days and they last so long, don't they? - They're gorgeous. They really are.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- How long have you two known one another?- Quite a while. - About 20 years.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- We've become very good friends. - We have.- How did you meet?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- Dancing.- Sort of jiving?- Oh, no.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Ballroom and sequence dancing.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53So why have you called in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:53 > 0:02:58My husband and I are celebrating our golden wedding anniversary. We want to bring our son over from the US.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03- So what's the target? - Well, hopefully about 500.- £500?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Do you think we can do that? - It'd be great if we can.
0:03:06 > 0:03:13Ladies, shall we dance off round the house? I bet Paul's already made a start, so we'll go and find him.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17'I think this comfortable home could hold a few treasures for us,
0:03:17 > 0:03:20'so has Paul made our first discovery?'
0:03:20 > 0:03:26- There you are.- Hello there. - I said he'd find something already. What is it exactly?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28It's a railway lantern, actually.
0:03:28 > 0:03:34And it has brackets on the back and it would have been hinged on to the wall.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Inside, there's an oil burner.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41So do you know which station it came from?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44No, but there is a marking.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49- I think it's LN...- LNER, which is the London and North Eastern Railway.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52You had the LMS - London, Midland and Scotland.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57And the Great Western. There's lots of different companies before they became British Rail.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02These are a pair of signalling lamps and would have been used on the railways.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07These would be used by the stationmaster. Some were on board the trains.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12Some were used by people working the railroads and they were a way of communicating.
0:04:12 > 0:04:18The ones that come off boats or ships are more collectable as marine antiques are very collectable.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22They tend to be solid brass, you have port and starboard.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- What do you think they might fetch? - These are quite desirable.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31- Before you tell me, how much did you pay for them? - 200, which is probably quite a bit.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36I think that was quite a bit. I can see a pair of marine lamps fetching that.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- These have been repainted. - They have.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43I'd like to see these a bit less than that for an auction estimate,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46around the 100 mark, 75-100.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49It's a bit less than what you've paid for them.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- How do you feel about that? - What do I say? Terrible!
0:04:53 > 0:04:56LAUGHTER Yes. Yeah, that's fine.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- Let's see if we can find something that was a better investment.- Yes.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Here we go.- I'll put this down here for a second.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08'£75 for that matching pair of lanterns is a good kick-start for the party fund,
0:05:08 > 0:05:12'even if it's somewhat less than the price Anita originally paid.
0:05:12 > 0:05:18'We'll need several more finds like this if we're to reach her target of £500.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22'In the kitchen, Pat finds this pair of late Victorian puzzle jugs,
0:05:22 > 0:05:27'so called because they're full of holes and the drinker has to sip from the jug
0:05:27 > 0:05:29'without spilling anything.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33'The earliest known puzzle jugs date back to medieval times,
0:05:33 > 0:05:39'but they were especially popular in homes and taverns in the 18th and 19th centuries.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44'They come up at auction quite often, so Paul values this pair at between £30 and £50.'
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Ah, what have you found, Anita?
0:05:49 > 0:05:53I just wondered if you'd be interested in these Tunbridge boxes.
0:05:53 > 0:05:59- Some Tunbridge Ware. - Those two are. This one isn't. My son has made that as a gift.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04Really? Is he an enthusiast with furniture or is he interested in Tunbridge Ware?
0:06:04 > 0:06:10He studied at the London College of Furniture and when he finished, he went to the States.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14He's been there ever since. He is an antique furniture restorer.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19I shall take my cap off to him because that's a very difficult job.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- That one will stay with you?- Yes.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Tunbridge Ware is from Tunbridge Wells. It's a type of micromosaic.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30The carpenter would gather together canes of different coloured wood.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35There's something like 160 different types of wood veneer that they use.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Each one is a different colour. There's no dyes used here at all.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44They gather these very small squares of wood together in canes or rods.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49The whole thing is glued into the pattern they want, then using a very accurate saw,
0:06:49 > 0:06:54it's sliced through, so they can produce quite a few boxes from the one veneer.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59If you look in here, it actually says, "Tunbridge Wells Ware, made in England."
0:06:59 > 0:07:01You've got two lovely examples here.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05If I said £100, maybe £150 for those two, how does that sound?
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- That sounds OK.- Does that relate to what you would have paid for them?
0:07:10 > 0:07:12I've had them quite a few years.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18- I gave about 68 for that one and 40-ish for that one.- There we go.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- These can definitely go?- Yes.- Let's keep looking. Onwards and upwards.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27'So another healthy marker in our quest to make £500.
0:07:27 > 0:07:33'There are plenty of pieces around the house which reflect the family's far-flung adventures.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38'Paul spots these early 20th century watercolours which show Dutch street scenes.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42'Anita picked them up during their time in Germany.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46'Sadly, pictures like these aren't very fashionable at the moment
0:07:46 > 0:07:51'and there is no signature on them which makes identification almost impossible.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55'As a result, Paul thinks £45 to £60 is a realistic estimate.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03'So far today, our efforts have unearthed goodies with a potential auction value of £250,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07'so we are exactly halfway to achieving our goal,
0:08:07 > 0:08:11'but it would seem we have only just skimmed the surface.'
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- Paul, have you seen these? - Now then, look at that.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18That's a nice little collection.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- Who collected all these? - I think Anita got them about 15 years ago in an antique shop.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29- Amazing, aren't they?- Yeah.- Are they called netsukes? I'm not quite sure how you pronounce it.- That's right.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Netsukes. When you translate that, it means "root attach".
0:08:33 > 0:08:37But these actually are a piece of oriental culture.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42These are worn on a kimono. With a kimono, there are no pockets.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Right.- So you've nowhere to put all your bits and bobs.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50So they had these boxes called an inro where they'd have tobacco or pens.
0:08:50 > 0:08:56That would hang on a sash called an obi and the whole thing was tied together with a netsuke,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58which is what this is here.
0:08:58 > 0:09:04There's always two holes where the two pieces of string are tied together at the top.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Right.- They're individually carved. This one's a tiger.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11This one's a fish. And there's a little boy with a fish here.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16These can be very symbolic. The fish is often depicted in Chinese culture.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20It's a good luck symbol. It's in pictures and silk tapestries.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24There's a lot of hidden meaning in these items.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Those are lovely. If I said around the £100 mark,
0:09:27 > 0:09:3160 to 100 as an auction estimate, how does that sound?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Sounds wonderful.
0:09:33 > 0:09:39'A promising valuation, but will the collectors of oriental antiques be out in force come sale day?'
0:09:39 > 0:09:4332. 35. £35 for that lot. 38 to my left.
0:09:43 > 0:09:4540. 45...
0:09:45 > 0:09:50'We'll soon see if the netsukes help us pocket a small fortune.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57'Anita has decided to add this pair of 19th century brass postal scales
0:09:57 > 0:10:00'to the list of items heading off to auction.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04'She picked them up a few years ago at a local sale.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09'Sets like these make quirky collectables and are commonplace in salerooms across the country.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14'The main issue is whether they have their original set of weights.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17'Happily, these do, so Paul values them
0:10:17 > 0:10:19'at a respectable £30 to £50.
0:10:19 > 0:10:25'While Paul and Pat get on with the rummage, I take time out to learn a little more about our host.'
0:10:25 > 0:10:31I wanted to come out in your garden and have a little sit-down. It's so, so beautiful.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36- Do you do all the gardening? - No, I don't.- That's even better. - I just supervise.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Perfect!
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- Michael does most of it and it's lovely, isn't it?- It's very nice.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48But neither of you is a local Wiltshire lad or lass.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- I think you were born in Norfolk? - I was.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54I was born at a place called Grimston.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- Oh! Sounds grim.- Yes.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- I'm sure it's not.- I don't know. I've never been back.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03And where did you meet Michael?
0:11:03 > 0:11:08- As everybody did in those days, at a dance. - Oh, you said how you loved dancing.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Tell me, was he a dazzling dancer?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Um... Do you know, I don't remember!
0:11:13 > 0:11:17What was it, his striking good looks that charmed you?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Yes, actually. Yes.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22And he was so nice.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24He was just so tall
0:11:24 > 0:11:26and he wore glasses
0:11:26 > 0:11:30and I just liked chaps with glasses.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32I thought that was...
0:11:32 > 0:11:34I don't know. That was it.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39So his life in the RAF presumably has taken you pretty much around the world?
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Our first posting together was in Cyprus just after they had their independence.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48After that, we went to Singapore and finally to America
0:11:48 > 0:11:53on an exchange posting, so that was quite nice.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58There's kind of symmetry there because your son Graham is now in Cleveland, Ohio.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02That's what this programme is about - to bring him back
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- to help you celebrate.- It is.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06I think it's going to be wonderful.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11We'd better carry on rummaging because we'll never get the money otherwise.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15'I could happily sit in Anita's garden all day. It's beautiful.
0:12:15 > 0:12:21'But there's work to be done if we're to help the anniversary reunion happen.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26'Pat is still searching inside, but the lady of the house offers up the next discovery
0:12:26 > 0:12:29'which she thinks could hold promise.'
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Hello, my dear. What have you found?
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- A few more goodies.- Let's have a look at these. These look interesting.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40You must think I'm completely oriental here. What do you think?
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- They're definitely oriental. - Gosh, they're very pretty!
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- They're scent bottles?- No.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- I believe they're snuff bottles. - That's right.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- Don't be so shocked, Jennie. - I am shocked.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56I thought a snuff bottle or a snuff pot would have a much wider mouth.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01- I've never seen that. - In China, it was illegal for a long time to actually smoke,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05but the taking of snuff was highly thought of.
0:13:05 > 0:13:11When you were greeted by someone in Chinese culture, they would offer you a bit of snuff.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16They believed it cured colds and it was very good for you. We know different now.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19These are very attractive. They're all sorts of materials.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23They're a bit of culture that goes back a long time now.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27These two look like nephrite and it is often mistaken for jade.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31But it can range in colour from a translucent, almost white colour
0:13:31 > 0:13:35to a spinach colour, which is this one here, so that's the difference.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40This is cloisonne. They make lots and lots of cloisonne items
0:13:40 > 0:13:43where the item is made from brass
0:13:43 > 0:13:47and each wire is soldered to the surface to build up this picture,
0:13:47 > 0:13:52then using like a glass paste, they rubbed into the surface, then polished away.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56This is what you end up with, such a technical thing on a small item.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59These are not old items. These are 20th century examples.
0:13:59 > 0:14:05- I really thought they were old, especially that one.- Sorry. They're made for us Europeans now.
0:14:05 > 0:14:12- I mean, if we said sort of 100, 150 for that little lot there, how does that sound?- That sounds good, yes.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Are you happy with that? - Yes, that sounds very good.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Let's go and find something of even more value.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22'That's another very useful addition to our ever-increasing kitty.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25'And how about this for a flavour of the orient?
0:14:25 > 0:14:31'This early 20th century, Chinese ivory pagoda was picked up by Anita in a charity shop.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35'The trade in ivory is controlled by international treaties.
0:14:35 > 0:14:41'However, antique pieces which were worked before 1947 are unaffected by this legislation.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46'It's always worth checking the age of the item with a local dealer just to be sure.
0:14:46 > 0:14:52'Though it has some damage, Anita paid £80 for this example which Paul thinks isn't a bad price.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54'With the right bidders present,
0:14:54 > 0:14:58'he hopes it could fetch upwards of £100 at auction.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02'There are clues to Anita's many interests throughout the house,
0:15:02 > 0:15:04'not least her love of dancing.'
0:15:04 > 0:15:09Look, I found this book all about how to dance.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13- "Looking Jazzy, Foxtrot, Dancing Regally."- Oh, my goodness!
0:15:13 > 0:15:16This is the key to it all. This is how you met.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19That was a long time ago and we've had great fun ever since.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22How big a part is dance in your life now?
0:15:22 > 0:15:28It's not a very big part, but I enjoy it. I love Anita and Mike's company. We always have a laugh.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33- We do.- We find it great fun. - That's the biggest part. We have tremendous fun.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- How long have you been married, Pat? - 51 years.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- You've already had your big golden wedding celebration?- We have indeed.
0:15:40 > 0:15:46How wonderful! Well done, you. What are you going to do for your golden wedding celebrations?
0:15:46 > 0:15:52We're having a family gathering and Graham's coming from America. It's going to be exciting.
0:15:52 > 0:15:59- When was the family last together? - Two years ago, I was 70 and we managed to be together then.
0:15:59 > 0:16:05You said I should see you dance. I want to see you dance. Would you do just a little twirl?
0:16:05 > 0:16:10- I'll be the man, shall I?- You'll have to be. I'm no good at being the man.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13You could twirl out, then we can carry on rummaging.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23'I can't think of a better way to spend the day, but there's still plenty to do.
0:16:23 > 0:16:29'I come across this chrome cocktail recipe stand in the shape of a bell with vintage recipes.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34'Cocktails grew in popularity during America's Prohibition era in the 1920s
0:16:34 > 0:16:40'when the taste of poor quality home-made spirits would be masked by a variety of fruit cordials.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45'We think this tarnished, but still quirky example is from the 1940s
0:16:45 > 0:16:49'and could make a refreshing £20 to £40 on sale day.'
0:16:50 > 0:16:54That's a nice occasional table. Where has this come from?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I bought it here in Marlborough about 12 years ago.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01This one has a specific name. Do you know what it's called?
0:17:01 > 0:17:08- No.- It's called a Sutherland table, named after the Duke of Sutherland who ordered the first one.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14It's a very, very narrow table that can be pushed towards a settee or a couch or against the wall,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18then when you want to use it, it has this gate leg action here.
0:17:18 > 0:17:25- Very clever.- This opens out, so you end up with the size of a tea tray or perhaps a little game of cards.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Just a small occasional table. This one is made from solid mahogany.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34- It's made in the Sheraton Revival style. Have you heard of that? - Yes, indeed.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37It has this wonderful inlaid shell decoration.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42You'll find that on bureaus and tables. Very clever with the contrasting woods.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46Then the use of stringing to give the straight lines,
0:17:46 > 0:17:50the emphasis around the edge here with this marquetry inlay in satinwood.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55It looks very, very attractive. Was it very expensive at the time?
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Yes. Well, for me, it was. I paid about £260.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02That was probably quite a lot, really.
0:18:02 > 0:18:08- You paid about what it was worth at that time. Antiques do go up and down.- Absolutely, yes.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13- I know that.- The problem is nowadays they're not bringing as much as they were.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18If I was being realistic, and I have to be, you're now looking around the 100 mark.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- Sort of 80 to 100. How does that sound?- Not so good, actually.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24OK.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- Am I able to put a reserve on it? - You can put a reserve,
0:18:29 > 0:18:33but it has to be within that estimate. You can't put 260 on it.
0:18:33 > 0:18:39- Can I think about it? - That's no problem at all. You can take as much time as you like.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44But that's at least £80 towards your target. But you can use it occasionally if you'd like to.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49- Have a think about that for now. - Yes.- Let's find something else.- OK.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53'Anita's right to mull this one over.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58'It's best to be totally comfortable about sending an item to auction and for the right price.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02'We'll find out her decision about the table later.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05'Sadly, our day in rural Wiltshire is coming to an end,
0:19:05 > 0:19:09'but as we conduct one last sweep of the lounge for auction lots,
0:19:09 > 0:19:12'our host thinks she may have come up trumps.'
0:19:12 > 0:19:17- Ah, now then... - So what is it you've got there?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21That one, um... I think he must have been a local artist.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26And the other one is somebody who admired his work
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- and has done the same sort of style. - Where did you get them from?
0:19:30 > 0:19:35I got them from an auction when we had an auction house in the town.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39They were in a sort of job lot at the tail end of the auction.
0:19:40 > 0:19:47And I had some prints and these two, the frames were riddled with woodworm,
0:19:47 > 0:19:52so I looked at them and thought, "I really like those," so I had them re-framed.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57HE Tidmarsh - does that mean anything to you? Do you know the artist?
0:19:57 > 0:20:01I did research him and as far as I remember, he was an RA.
0:20:01 > 0:20:07If he was in the RA, the Royal Academy, he's taken his work very seriously and exhibited there.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12He should be traceable. It says here, "Keeper's House, Hodson near Coate."
0:20:12 > 0:20:17- Do you know where this cottage is? - I do. It's in a beautiful setting near a country park.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22And walkers absolutely love it round there, as you can imagine.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27People often buy these watercolours to see how their buildings did look. It's called topographical.
0:20:27 > 0:20:33Sometimes you have a horse-drawn carriage outside the front or buildings where there were fields.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- People love to see that.- What are they worth?- I don't know the artist.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42A nice watercolour like this might have a bit more local interest,
0:20:42 > 0:20:46but if I said 60 to 100 for those two, how does that sound?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Well, 100 would be OK.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50I don't know about 60. £30 each?
0:20:50 > 0:20:54That's obviously not exactly what you were hoping for,
0:20:54 > 0:21:00but we were looking for £500, so that you can have your son over here for your golden wedding.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Well, based on Paul's lowest estimates
0:21:03 > 0:21:07and without the little Edwardian table that you're not sure about,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10we reckon you will make not £500,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13but £620.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17That's how they do it, isn't it? Yes!
0:21:17 > 0:21:24- We've had a great day. We really have. We'll pack everything up and we'll see you on the big day.- OK.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29'It's been a busy, but fruitful day. We've managed to top our target,
0:21:29 > 0:21:33'even though so many items had only modest estimates. That's always good news.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37'Anita bought these railway signal lamps over 20 years ago,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40'but never quite found a use for them.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43'Let's hope they can bring us between £75 and £100.
0:21:43 > 0:21:49'That varied collection of early 20th century Chinese snuff bottles are excellent quality.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59'And I'll bet those ornamental kimono attachments known as netsukes
0:21:59 > 0:22:01'wrap up our day nicely at £60 to £100.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05'We don't know yet if the Sutherland table will make it to the auction.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10'If it does, it could add another £80 to £100 to the party plans.
0:22:12 > 0:22:18'Still to come on Cash In The Attic, our hopes for auction success take a sudden turn for the worse.'
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- That's a disaster. - That is a disaster, isn't it?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25We only reckoned on 20, but I think that's a bargain.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30'We're left to look on the bright side when some items fail to find new owners.'
0:22:30 > 0:22:34I fancy a go with them. I'm glad you didn't sell them.
0:22:34 > 0:22:40'Will the shine be taken off Anita's golden wedding celebration? Find out with the final crack of the gavel.'
0:22:44 > 0:22:48We've come from Wiltshire now to Chiswick Auction Rooms in London.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51It's been a few weeks since I've seen Anita,
0:22:51 > 0:22:57so I'm looking forward to hearing how those golden wedding anniversary party plans are going
0:22:57 > 0:23:02and to seeing if we can raise the money to help pay for her son to come over from the States.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04All we need is £500.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10'Anita's collectables have been on display in the auction room for several days.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14'I'm hoping they've attracted lots of interest,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18'so Anita can have her dream wedding anniversary celebrations.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22'One man who is hoping to start the party early is Paul Hayes.
0:23:22 > 0:23:28'He's here in good time to check on all our collectables, although he seems a bit perplexed.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31'Perhaps they haven't all made it.'
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- Good morning.- Hello.- Hi. - Nice to see you.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- Tell me, how are the plans going for the party?- Absolutely excellent.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42I'm really looking forward to it.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Did you bring everything along?
0:23:44 > 0:23:50- No, I didn't bring a couple of items.- Oh, dear.- I withdrew the table because I quite like it.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53I paid too much for it, but I quite like it.
0:23:53 > 0:23:59You paid what was current at the time, so that's going to be a long-term investment.
0:23:59 > 0:24:05- And the little ivory pagoda. - Oh, dear. So are you still feeling enthusiastic?
0:24:05 > 0:24:09- Very enthusiastic. It will be quite fun, won't it?- It will, yes.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13- The auction's started.- Has it? - Yes, let's find a spot.- Come on.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18'It was always on the cards that Anita would keep her Sutherland table.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23'It's just as well we didn't include its value in our rummage day total.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28'But the same can't be said of the ivory pagoda, so we're £100 down on our potential earnings.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32'But Anita still has some appealing collectables on offer,
0:24:32 > 0:24:37'including those five antique kimono fastenings from Japan.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41'And they're first under the hammer.'
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- Those lovely carved netsukes - do you remember finding these?- I do.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49All various symbols, we had monkeys, fish, all sorts of things.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54These aren't tremendously old, but they are interesting items, nevertheless.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Interest in that lot. £30 to go. 32. 35.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01£35 for that lot. 38 to my left. 40.
0:25:01 > 0:25:0545. 50. 5. 60.
0:25:05 > 0:25:075. £65 standing...
0:25:07 > 0:25:12- There you go, 65. That's all right, isn't it? - That's all right.- Fantastic.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16'There was no shortage of interest in the room for our netsukes
0:25:16 > 0:25:21'which is pleasing because their appeal is to quite a niche market.
0:25:21 > 0:25:28'We have our first very reasonable contribution towards Anita's golden wedding anniversary celebrations.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32'But whatever the arrangements are, cocktails are off limits.'
0:25:32 > 0:25:35I love this item. I wanted to pinch it from your house.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37It's those cocktail menus
0:25:37 > 0:25:43- and they flick over.- I've enjoyed trying some of those. They've become popular again.- Have you?
0:25:43 > 0:25:48- Yes.- Why are you getting rid of it? - It's clutter.- Very small clutter. I wouldn't mind it.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- We want £20 to £40. - Yeah, it's a bit of fun.
0:25:51 > 0:25:57The golden age for these were the 1930s, the Roaring Twenties and Thirties with the jazz era...
0:25:57 > 0:26:02- There are some interesting recipes on there.- We've all had a look.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05The little cocktail menu. £10 to start me, surely?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- Surely for a £10 note?- Oh, come on!
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- We're not going very far. 10 I'm bid. Anybody else?- Come on!
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Maiden bid in the room at £10. At £10, it goes...
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- Oh, what a shame!- That's a disaster. - That is a disaster, isn't it?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22We only reckoned on 20, but I think that's a bargain.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24'Now, that is disappointing.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28'I was convinced it would hit its lower estimate.
0:26:28 > 0:26:34'I loved it, but as we know all too well, condition is everything and it had seen better days.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37'That must have discouraged buyers.
0:26:37 > 0:26:43'But there are some great lots left to come. Let's hope for more interest in our next one.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47'It's the pair of 19th century, porcelain puzzle jugs.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49'Paul valued them at £30 to £50
0:26:49 > 0:26:52'and Anita put a reserve on them of £30.'
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Yeah, these are 19th century, ceramic puzzle jugs.
0:26:56 > 0:27:02They look like an ordinary jug, but to get the liquid out, you have to cover some of the air holes.
0:27:02 > 0:27:08- There's quite a knack to using them.- When you get to my age, you can't work it out anyway!
0:27:08 > 0:27:10£20 surely for the puzzle jug?
0:27:10 > 0:27:1220. 22.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- Yes!- 24. £24.- 24. Come on.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19£24. 26 I need. At £24. Anybody else?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22At £24. I'm afraid it needs a bit more. 24...
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- You're taking your puzzle jugs home. Have you had a go with these?- No.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32- Oh, well...- We can play with those in the Indian restaurant tonight. - She's delighted now.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36I quite fancy having a go with them. I'm very glad you didn't sell them.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38'So the jugs return to Wiltshire
0:27:38 > 0:27:42'and Anita is more than happy to take them.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47'Sadly, that hasn't helped our total which is in need of a boost.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50'Could our railway lamps be the lot to do it?
0:27:50 > 0:27:54'I hope so, but there is a fixed reserve on Paul's lower estimate,
0:27:54 > 0:27:57'so fingers crossed for some healthy bidding.'
0:27:57 > 0:28:03- Do you like them, Paul?- Yeah, these are really collectable items. It's the golden age of the steam train.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07With them being stamped with "LNER", I think these are great.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12Let's hope there are some railway enthusiasts here that snap these up.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Must be worth £30. 30 to go?
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- 75 at least.- 30 I'm bid. 35.
0:28:17 > 0:28:1940. 45. 50.
0:28:19 > 0:28:2255. 60. 65. 70.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- With me at £70.- Come on. We need one more.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Anybody else? At £70. No? Not quite enough.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32At £70 I'm bid...
0:28:32 > 0:28:37- Sorry. Nearly there. - Oh, what a shame! - He withdrew them?- He withdrew them.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41'So close - just £5 shy of Anita's reserve,
0:28:41 > 0:28:47'but as it was fixed, rather than discretionary, the auctioneer couldn't sell them.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51'That's our second lot in a row that's failed to find a new owner.'
0:28:51 > 0:28:56The railway lanterns, yes, well, I gave rather a lot for them
0:28:56 > 0:28:59and I felt they had to go,
0:28:59 > 0:29:03but I thought it was a bit short of what I expected to get for them
0:29:03 > 0:29:06and I would rather keep them.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11'We had just one item left in the first half of the auction
0:29:11 > 0:29:14'and we could do with a first-class result.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18'It's the 19th century postal scales and we're looking for £30 to £50.'
0:29:18 > 0:29:21These are a bit of social history. I like them.
0:29:21 > 0:29:26This is when you used to weigh your own letters and put stamps on it,
0:29:26 > 0:29:32so you put your letter on it and it would tell you one pence for a certain weight or "1d", as it says.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37- Did you collect them?- Yes, I had a thing about scales at one time.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- Did you?- Hmm.- So you bought these...
0:29:39 > 0:29:43As I've put on weight, I've given up collecting scales!
0:29:43 > 0:29:47But at one time, when I was young, I liked scales.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Start me at £10 for the scales, surely?
0:29:50 > 0:29:5210 I'm bid, thank you, on my far left.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56£12. 14. 16. 18.
0:29:56 > 0:29:5820. 22. 24.
0:29:58 > 0:30:0126. 28. £28 there in the blue...
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Just under. Come on, one more.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07At £28 they go then. 28...
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- Just under. There we go.- He sold them?- He sold them at 28, yeah.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16'And for that, we're grateful. It's been quite a start to our auction,
0:30:16 > 0:30:22'but for the most dispiriting reasons. No need for a calculator to work out our takings so far.'
0:30:22 > 0:30:28- We're halfway through. How do you feel it's going?- All right. It's interesting, isn't it?
0:30:28 > 0:30:34It's been a bit of a roller-coaster, a couple of unsold items, but we've done OK on some others.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- The tension is mounting. - We were looking for £500 at the start of the show.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41You haven't quite got there, I have to say.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44At this halfway point, you've made 103.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Ohh!
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Could he cycle over, do you think?
0:30:49 > 0:30:51That'll be fish and chips twice!
0:30:52 > 0:30:58- You must be an optimist. - Yeah, exactly.- We've got some very good pieces to come.
0:30:58 > 0:31:04You've got those fantastic Tunbridge Ware boxes, the scent bottles and that lovely watercolour.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- Early days yet. - Let's go and take a break.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- Are you going to look around? - I'm going to show you something.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- # Are we H-A-P-P-Y...? #- Come on!
0:31:13 > 0:31:17'We can only hope for a change in our fortunes.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22'Anita's plans for a superb wedding anniversary bash aren't dashed quite yet.
0:31:22 > 0:31:28'If you're thinking of heading to auction to raise money for something really special,
0:31:28 > 0:31:32'remember that fees like commission will be added to your bill.
0:31:32 > 0:31:38'Check the details with your local auction house, so you're not landed with unexpected charges.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41'Where has our expert disappeared to?'
0:31:41 > 0:31:45- You're looking very studious. - I love books. Don't you love books?
0:31:45 > 0:31:51Yes. My husband's got a library and I hear him sometimes in there talking away to his books!
0:31:51 > 0:31:56They are like old friends. People will read them over and over again.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01There are three main collecting areas and this collection is a wonderful example.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05First of all, we've got ancient books with nice, leather bindings.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09This would be bought for its age and this wonderful leather.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14This one is 1690. It says "1640", but it was really printed in 1690.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16That's 320 years ago.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- But it's not a first edition? - No. That's what you look for.
0:32:20 > 0:32:25There's no first editions here, but the first print of any first book
0:32:25 > 0:32:28or the first time a character appears is great.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- This one's almost there.- It's a limited edition. Number 37 of 750.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- That makes it more valuable straight away.- Yes.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41It was printed over 100 years ago, so how many are left in circulation?
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Beautifully illustrated - that's another collecting area for books.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- That one is in at over £100.- It is beautiful. Look at those paintings!
0:32:49 > 0:32:55But another way of buying books is for decoration, just like this. They call it wall furniture.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- Oh, that's silly. - I don't think so, actually.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- You don't want to read it?- You never read them. Purely for decoration.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- That's worth something?- A set like that would bring maybe £100, £150.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- Good Lord!- Just to look very nice in your cabinet.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14'You never know what people will pay for at auction and how much.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19'Quite fascinating. No buying for us today, but hopefully, lots more selling.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22'Our second batch of items is just starting
0:33:22 > 0:33:28'and we have high hopes for the Tunbridge Ware boxes. We're looking for upwards of £100.'
0:33:28 > 0:33:30I think these are fantastic.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35Anybody that understands marquetry or inlay, they're very difficult to produce,
0:33:35 > 0:33:40- but you were quite a collector of these.- Yes, I used to collect them for my son.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42What was he doing with them?
0:33:42 > 0:33:46He was just very enthusiastic about them when he was a student and said
0:33:46 > 0:33:49if I could buy them, to do so for presents.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54- We're looking for £100 for these, Jennie. Do you remember them?- I do.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- I hope there's somebody here who has that knowledge.- Let's hope so.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03What are they worth to start me? £50 for the two? Two boxes for £25 each?
0:34:03 > 0:34:07Not a very good start. £40 to start me then? 40 I'm bid, thank you.
0:34:07 > 0:34:1045. 50.
0:34:10 > 0:34:1455. 60. 5...
0:34:14 > 0:34:17£65, nearer to me at 65.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20At £65. 65. Anybody else?
0:34:20 > 0:34:22At 65. 70.
0:34:22 > 0:34:2475. 80.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29£80, I'm bid. At £80. Anybody else? At £80 for the Tunbridge.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31At £80. £80 and selling...
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Oh! £80. That's £20 under there.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38We keep doing that, coming in just under.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42'Another disappointment. There were several interested bidders,
0:34:42 > 0:34:46'so I thought we would be able to creep up to the £100 mark.
0:34:46 > 0:34:53'Best-laid plans, eh? Still, at least it's a sale and another contribution to the party fund.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56'We have two sets of paintings in today's sale,
0:34:56 > 0:34:59'so it's vital we have some art collectors here.
0:34:59 > 0:35:04'First, a pair of Dutch street scenes painted in watercolour
0:35:04 > 0:35:07'that date from the 20th century. They're not signed,
0:35:07 > 0:35:11'but Paul still thinks they deserve to make upwards of £45.'
0:35:11 > 0:35:15Your two watercolours, where are they from?
0:35:15 > 0:35:18I bought them about ten years ago, probably longer.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22- They obviously appealed to you. - First, they are genuine watercolours.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25They're quite old, they're continental.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28It was about 1900 when they were painted.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31I think they're very nice. The frames are nice.
0:35:31 > 0:35:37- Do you like them, Pat?- I love them. They're very nice. I hope they do well.- Let's see how well they do.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41Worth £10 surely? £10 for the watercolours?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Anybody? 10, I'm bid. Thank you.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- Are you bidding 12? 12. - You're joking!
0:35:47 > 0:35:51£12, I'm bid. Nearer to me at £12. Doesn't seem a lot of money.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- Have you put a reserve on them?- Yes.
0:35:53 > 0:35:5514, thank you. 16.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00Very slow going, but £16 is a little bit better than 12.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03At £16. Anybody else? £16...
0:36:03 > 0:36:09- 216.- He sold them. That's a shame, isn't it?- He did sell them. - That is a shame.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13'More of a disaster! They didn't reach half of their lower estimate.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17'It's a worrying sign that the art dealers aren't here.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22'So far, we've managed to raise just £199.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27'That's £301 short of our target, so the next two lots will have to work very hard for us.
0:36:27 > 0:36:33'More paintings now, this time, the set of 19th century watercolours by the artist HE Tidmarsh.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37'Paul initially valued them at £60 to £100 for the pair,
0:36:37 > 0:36:42'but the auctioneers have successfully sold a number of similar works in recent years.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46'They recommended raising the estimate to £200-£300,
0:36:46 > 0:36:48'so Anita has revised her reserve,
0:36:48 > 0:36:51'putting a discretionary figure of £200 on them.'
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Remind me where that cottage was.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59- It's near you somewhere, isn't it? - It is. It's near Swindon. It's in Hodson.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04- It's a very pretty place and it's a beautiful cottage.- It's very evocative.- Absolutely lovely.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08- An artist lives in that house?- Yes, and you've met him?- Yes, I have.
0:37:08 > 0:37:15- I know we have a reserve on this of 200. It's sold with another one of a similar view, isn't it?- Mm-hm.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18£200 is what we're looking for. Let's see how we get on.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21What are they worth then...
0:37:21 > 0:37:24for the view on the screen? Start me at £100 for them?
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- £100 for them?- Come on. - £80 for them surely?
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- Come on.- No interest? I can't sell them for less than that.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35Nobody want these? £80, I'm bid, but I need a bit more.
0:37:35 > 0:37:3985. 90. 95. 100. 110.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- 120.- Almost there.- 130.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46140. There at £140. Would you like me to sell them at 140?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- Do you want to sell them for 140?- No.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51No? 150 then with me.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54160? 160.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56I don't think so.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- It's up to you.- 160?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01No, I'd rather keep them.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05170 then. With me at 170. 180.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Good call.- At £180. In the room at 180.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12We're there at £180. Anybody else? 180 is the bid. Thank you, sir.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15What he's done is he's used his discretion.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- OK.- Is that all right?- Yeah.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21You were right to stick out and not let them go for any less than that.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24'The full £200 would have been great,
0:38:24 > 0:38:28'but we were close enough for the auctioneer to use his discretion
0:38:28 > 0:38:33'and that's pretty good, considering the day we've been having.'
0:38:33 > 0:38:37The Tidmarsh watercolours, I said, "I don't want them to go for that."
0:38:37 > 0:38:43There has been quite a bit of interest generated in Wiltshire since I put them in.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45The bids went up subsequently
0:38:45 > 0:38:49and the auctioneer's discretion, so it was near enough the 200.
0:38:49 > 0:38:55'After our first really significant result so far, we have just one lot left to sell.
0:38:55 > 0:39:02'It'll need to perform really well if we're to have any chance of achieving that target of £500.
0:39:02 > 0:39:08'So what will the room make of Anita's collection of 20th century, oriental snuff bottles?'
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- They were collected by your son?- Yes.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16- They're rather fine and most unusual.- They're all hand-done.
0:39:16 > 0:39:22There's no antique value, but they are interesting collectors' items. A thing of the past, really.
0:39:22 > 0:39:28- Is there much of a market for snuff? - Let's hope so. We're looking for about £100.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Start me at £50, please, for the cloisonne?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33£40 then, surely? I'm bid £40.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35At £40. 45.
0:39:35 > 0:39:3850. 5. 60.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- £60 there.- We need one more.
0:39:41 > 0:39:4470. 5. 80.
0:39:44 > 0:39:455.
0:39:45 > 0:39:4790.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50£90 there. Standing to my left at 90.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- 95, new bidder.- New bidder.- 100.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54110. 120.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- 130...- Come on. That's more like it, isn't it?
0:39:57 > 0:40:00160. 170.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04£170 at the disembodied arm. At 170. Anybody else?
0:40:04 > 0:40:07£170. 170... BANGS GAVEL
0:40:07 > 0:40:11- That's fantastic.- I'm pleased about that.- A result for once!
0:40:11 > 0:40:14They are quite nice, if I say it myself.
0:40:14 > 0:40:20- The quality of the carving is wonderful on those. That's a good price, I think.- Excellent.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- Dear me!- Well done. We needed that, didn't we?- We did.
0:40:23 > 0:40:29'Well, it was a long time coming, but finally, we have a result to delight us all.
0:40:29 > 0:40:36'Not only did the snuff bottles achieve their lower estimate, they smashed through the top one as well.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38'And about time!
0:40:38 > 0:40:40'It's been quite a sale, so how have we done?'
0:40:40 > 0:40:43There you go. Oh, dear me!
0:40:43 > 0:40:47It's quite a relief it's over! That was quite tough, I must say.
0:40:47 > 0:40:53- You presented us with a heck of a challenge at the start of the day by not bringing two items.- I know.
0:40:53 > 0:40:59We then failed to sell two items, so it's knocked a great big hole, I'm afraid, in the fund.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02We were looking for £500 at the start of the day.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06- Halfway through, we had virtually nothing.- Mm-hm.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08- You now have 549.- Oh, yes!
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- That's good.- What a relief! - I like to keep you guessing.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22It's a number of weeks now since Anita's day at auction.
0:41:22 > 0:41:28Her son Graham and his partner have flown over from their home in America to join his parents
0:41:28 > 0:41:33as they celebrate their golden wedding at a luxurious hotel in the Cotswolds.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36My son is over from America which is a great treat
0:41:36 > 0:41:40because he went as quite a young man, finishing college.
0:41:40 > 0:41:46After all these years, I'm just glad to have seen him. It's just been a treat.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Fortunately, Graham is not as camera-shy as his dad
0:41:49 > 0:41:52who, I'm assured, is around here somewhere.
0:41:52 > 0:42:00The gesture of raising the funds for a nice, wonderful stay in Fosse Manor has been very nice
0:42:00 > 0:42:04and the countryside and just being here is a real privilege.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07And we wish Anita and the ever-elusive Michael
0:42:07 > 0:42:11a wonderful golden wedding anniversary away from the cameras!