0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:08I'm sure that at sometime in our lives, quite a few us have had an ambition to do something
0:00:08 > 0:00:13really adventurous, like travel the world, maybe live in another country, perhaps somewhere where it
0:00:13 > 0:00:18doesn't rain quite as often as it does here. The thing is, often it remains just that.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22A dream. But if the dream ever does become a reality, then you have to
0:00:22 > 0:00:28decide what you're going to keep, what you're going to get rid of and what you're going to sell.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53Coming up on Cash In The Attic, everyone loves majolica, don't they?
0:00:53 > 0:00:57I can see in your eyes, she doesn't like it.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59It's got horrible eyes on it.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02And the lady of the house has another name for an oak coffer.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Do you know what it is?
0:01:04 > 0:01:06A nuisance.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10At auction, our expert, David, just can't accept a compliment.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- I think you're a very clever boy. - Thank you.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Not me, that's a very clever vase, and I love it and I hope you three now love it, too.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21But will we still be praising him when the hammer finally falls?
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Today I'm in Leicestershire where I'm about to meet
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Tracey Broughton, who's going to go to the other side of the world.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Tracey is about to embark on a new life.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36She's leaving her home here in Leicestershire where she's lived all her life
0:01:36 > 0:01:40and moving to New Zealand with her two children, Alex and Billy.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45She's starting a new career, too, as a podiatrist, or foot specialist to you and me.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49As she can't take everything with her, it all has to go.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Great news for our auction chances.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54I wonder how she plans to splash her cash?
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Well, helping Tracey with her search today is her Aunt Sandra, and I've
0:01:58 > 0:02:03brought along our expert valuer, David Harper, who's had a passion for antiques since the age of five.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- Tracey, hello.- Hello.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- Hello.- Who's this? - This is my Aunt Sandra.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13Hello, Sandra, and this is David Harper, who's your collectibles guru for the day.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15OK, I better go and try and find something.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19See you later. There we are, he's off looking for stuff that we can take to auction.
0:02:19 > 0:02:25Tracey, you called in Cash In The Attic, why have you asked to us come and help you?
0:02:25 > 0:02:30I'm planning to move to New Zealand and both the boys are into outdoor pursuits and outdoor activities.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32The boys being your sons, Alex and Billy?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Yes, Alex's now 15, Bill's nine.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39They've both had a pool session of scuba diving and both thoroughly enjoyed that.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43I would like them to have a few lessons or a few more canoeing activities.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47How much do you think it's going to cost to give the boys this adventure experience?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50I would like to raise about £600 if possible.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Sandra, how do you feel about all the family going to the other side of the world?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Well, I shall miss them greatly, but I will be able to visit.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Maybe you can join them in these outdoor activities, go scuba diving.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04I'd love to see her do that.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07They'd all like to see me in a wetsuit!
0:03:08 > 0:03:14Tracey's family home is packed to the rafters with their possessions, including many that she's inherited.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Perhaps David's found one already.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22That's a mighty piece of porcelain. Where has this come from?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25That was my great-grandma's.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- It's been in the family for four generations?- Yes.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31And extraordinary that there's not a chip on it.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34How have you managed to keep it in such good condition?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37I don't know with having two boys bouncing around.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Do you love it, Tracey, because I think it's...
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I can see it in your eyes,
0:03:42 > 0:03:47- she doesn't like it. - It's got horrible eyes on it, something I don't like.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52It's majolica, you either love it or hate it, I've always loved it.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Now, there is maiolica, majolica. What's the difference?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Maiolica is the earlier form of this kind of vibrant,
0:03:59 > 0:04:04whacky colourful pottery that comes from Portugal, Spain, Italy that part of Southern Europe.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09It was copied and made by potteries in England
0:04:09 > 0:04:13and they corrupted the word and came up with majolica.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- Who made this one? - This is by Brannam, and it is signed.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21- Who?- Brannam Pottery, formed in 1850 by Thomas Brannam.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26The provenance that goes with it, goes back four generations, so we can say that
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- we're talking about something that's 100 years old.- Absolutely.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33The style is screaming Art Nouveau.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34I'm going to say 150 to 250
0:04:34 > 0:04:38in the hope we get a couple of good dealers there and collectors.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40It might just fly.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45If they pick up on David's enthusiasm, the bidders won't be able to keep their hands off it.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49We're keen to start exploring Tracey's house, and I soon find
0:04:49 > 0:04:53a collection of Pendelfin figures that she's had for years.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Named after Pendle Hill near Burnley in Lancashire,
0:04:56 > 0:05:02the Pendelfin range started as a hobby for two women in a garden shed in 1953.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Their rabbit family quickly became popular, and now the figures are
0:05:05 > 0:05:11mass-produced in China, but early models are still much sought-after.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13This collection includes a rabbit called Poppet,
0:05:13 > 0:05:18originally made in 1964, which could be of great interest.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21David's estimate for the lot is £40 to £70,
0:05:21 > 0:05:25and when they get to the saleroom, will it be exciting news?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Includes Poppet, which is the rarest one amongst them.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31I can start at £50. 55, do I see?
0:05:31 > 0:05:35We'll have to wait a little longer to see just how popular Poppet really is.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40As our search continues in Leicester,
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Auntie Sandra looks like she's come across an intriguing collection.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Could this be something to send to auction?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48What have you found, then, Sandra?
0:05:48 > 0:05:52I've found this box with cards and medals.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55And medals, OK. Who do the medals relate to?
0:05:55 > 0:06:00These are Alex Parker's medals, Tracey's great-grandfather.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04What we've got there, all First World War medals,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07we've got the trio, these are the standard to the right-hand side.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10We have the Star, the First World War Star,
0:06:10 > 0:06:12then we've got the British War Medal
0:06:12 > 0:06:14and British Victory Medal.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19- However, this one here, do you know what that is?- No, I don't.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Distinguished Conduct Medal,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25given only to men for gallantry and bravery.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29So this character won that DCM for what, anything in here?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Cos it's vital. What have we got?
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Oh, they're sweet. These are little postcards back to family.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Happy Christmas and all that.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45What's this?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Private A Parker. Is that him?
0:06:47 > 0:06:51That's Alex, yes, Alex Parker.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Wow, Private A Parker,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56"1st/4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58"for conspicuous gallantry when
0:06:58 > 0:07:01"he assisted to uncharge an enemy mine
0:07:01 > 0:07:03"which he discovered ready for explosion."
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Oh, gosh.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07That's amazing.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08It really is quite emotive, isn't it?
0:07:08 > 0:07:13- Yes.- So, we have to look at value, haven't we?
0:07:13 > 0:07:16We have, really, because that's what we're here for, isn't it?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18It is. So, valuation for that set
0:07:18 > 0:07:22I would think £150 to £200 in auction.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25How wonderful it would be if the collection and story
0:07:25 > 0:07:29of her grandfather's bravery can attract high bids
0:07:29 > 0:07:31and help her with her plan to cross the world.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35It doesn't take Sandra long to discover something else that could do well.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39It's a silver cigarette case and vesta case.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Vestas were small matches,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44named after the Roman goddess of the hearth.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47The cases were intended to keep them safe and dry.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50These belonged to Tracey's great-grandfather again
0:07:50 > 0:07:52and are both hallmarked,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54one Birmingham and the other Sheffield.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56The estimate is £20 to £40.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00It looks like Sandra may be about to break into song.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Could it be because, going by David's lowest estimates on
0:08:04 > 0:08:08the mementos we've found so far, we stand to make £360?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14David, Tracey.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21Tracey, forgive me for saying it, but this does not fit with this.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22No.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- Where does it come from? - My mother's.- Why have you got it?
0:08:26 > 0:08:29She kept it in the hallway, she kept banging her legs on it, she's had
0:08:29 > 0:08:32numerous accidents, and I said it's one of the things that has to go.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- So you are very happy for it to go to auction?- Please.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I'm very pleased for it to go.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Well, I'm at your service. Now do you know what it is?
0:08:41 > 0:08:42A nuisance.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- You could call it nuisance, but we call it a coffer.- Right.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48The coffer is one of the oldest pieces of furniture we have,
0:08:48 > 0:08:53used to store clothing, food, treasure.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Many coffers have been buried particularly during
0:08:56 > 0:08:59the Civil War with gold and silver, waiting to be discovered.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Kids could sleep in them, they'd be used as a cradle.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05You could use them as a seat.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07An all-purpose bit of furniture.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- You don't need anything else in the house.- Are you sure you want to get rid of it?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13We can put mother in it and take it to auction.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17Guess what, they used to use them as coffins as well.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Now, how old do you think it is?
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Ooh. Now you're asking, I should say
0:09:23 > 0:09:26about 50 or 60 years old.
0:09:26 > 0:09:32Bang on. I thought you were going to fall into the trap and say it was medieval or something. Damn it.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34You're right. 1930s, 1940s.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36So how much might it make at auction?
0:09:36 > 0:09:42After all that, the big build-up on coffers, that's worth about £20 or £30.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Sorry!
0:09:44 > 0:09:48Oh, I don't know. The description was worth at least a tenner.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51David and Sandra keep up with their searches, but I want to
0:09:51 > 0:09:55know a bit more about our host who's enjoyed a varied career.
0:09:55 > 0:10:01I finished school with no qualifications as such and needed to do something.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02I specialised in cakes, or tried to,
0:10:02 > 0:10:07and still make wedding cakes and birthday cakes, any cakes, really.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Then you had another job which was quite different.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Yes, from the kitchens, at the fire brigade
0:10:12 > 0:10:17I went on to the Prince's Trust where we'd take 16-25-year-olds on a personal development programme.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21I enjoyed that that much, I stayed there for six years.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25I've got this here because when we came in and saw this skeleton,
0:10:25 > 0:10:26I thought, "What's that all about?"
0:10:26 > 0:10:29But of course, this is representative
0:10:29 > 0:10:32of the next phase in your life, isn't it? Tell me about that.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34We used to go to Winged Fellowship,
0:10:34 > 0:10:38which is caring for people with physical disabilities on holiday.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I wanted to go into the caring profession.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43I didn't want to go back into the Prince's Trust
0:10:43 > 0:10:45after I had the children, so podiatry was the answer.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48So now you are a fully qualified podiatrist,
0:10:48 > 0:10:53hoping to work not just here in Britain but also in New Zealand.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Where did the idea of going to New Zealand come from?
0:10:56 > 0:11:00There will be a lot of opportunities for the boys with outdoor pursuits and everything.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Really, you are doing this for your sons?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06As well as myself, but I think they'll have a better life out there
0:11:06 > 0:11:09and more prospects out there than over here.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13All being well, the collectibles we find today should make more than
0:11:13 > 0:11:16enough on auction day to pay for that adventurous day out.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19We don't want to miss anything that could help the cause.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29Tracey wonders if an oil painting commissioned by her grandmother might be worth something.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33She tells us the artist is a Mr Baxter, but he's unknown in the art world.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36It gets an estimate of £20 to £30.
0:11:36 > 0:11:42Oh, my goodness me. Sandra, why is there a Victorian miniature sideboard in the broom cupboard?
0:11:42 > 0:11:46I don't know. I remember seeing this round at Tracey's mum's.
0:11:46 > 0:11:52I think it was made by an old gentlemen, a friend, after the Second World War.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Do you know the story of miniatures?
0:11:55 > 0:12:00I would assume they were sort of apprentice pieces or perhaps sales, for sales.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02They could be, they could be that,
0:12:02 > 0:12:04but also, there's another train of thought.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09Often these miniature pieces of furniture were given as wedding gifts. So, you get married,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12and on your wedding day, you would be given this sideboard
0:12:12 > 0:12:15in miniature form, but you would know, when you go off on
0:12:15 > 0:12:18your honeymoon, when you come back, the real one, the big one,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20will be in the place of the miniature one.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- Oh, wow. That's wonderful. - A lovely story.- Mmm.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Something like this would be cheap, £50 to £80,
0:12:27 > 0:12:29but that would be its auction estimate.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30That's very good.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- You think that's OK?- Yes, I do.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Shall we include it?- Yes. - Come on, then, let's continue.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41I think we've examined almost every knick-knack in Tracey's home, but
0:12:41 > 0:12:45David is not content until he has had a good root around in the loft.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50I decide to head back upstairs too and see if there's anything I may have missed.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55Our expert's persistence pays off when he comes across something that could be quite special -
0:12:55 > 0:13:00a set of illustrations from children's books which he thinks date from the 1930s to '40s.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02David wants to do a bit of research on them
0:13:02 > 0:13:05before he gives us an estimate.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Ooh!
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Tracey, David, Sandra!
0:13:15 > 0:13:16Oh.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21Now the gang's all here, where's this from?
0:13:21 > 0:13:25That was again from my great-granddad Parker, Alex Parker.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27It was his original watch chain.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32So David, take a look at that. Certainly two quite interesting little charms, aren't they?
0:13:32 > 0:13:36We've got some nice weight as well, as good as gold.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Gold is a very lovely material.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40It's doing so well now.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42So well, let's see.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Yes, obviously, originally a watch chain. That'll be nine carat.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Two gold coins, a gold sovereign,
0:13:48 > 0:13:53dated 1907, so Edwardian, then we've a gold American coin.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57It's a 5 coin, which makes it a half eagle.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- And that's gold.- Solid gold.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02What are we talking about in value, if we were to take this to auction?
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Well, I would think quite a lot.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09Gold has absolutely rocketed, and in times of hardness and strife, people
0:14:09 > 0:14:13put money into tangible assets, and gold being one of the most important.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15I would say £300 to £400.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Wow. Lovely.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21If we take that as the last item we're going to look at today
0:14:21 > 0:14:24let me tell you how much you think you are going to make,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27because you want to raise £600 on these different adventures.
0:14:27 > 0:14:33I can't add into this those amazing pictures that you looked at that we
0:14:33 > 0:14:35think are, what, children's illustrations?
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Well, they have got to be blown-up children's illustrations from a book.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I don't know. I've never seen them before.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44I'm going to discount them from the total because we're not sure
0:14:44 > 0:14:47what they are and therefore how much they are likely to make.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52What I am going to do is tell you that by adding this to what we've already looked at and taking
0:14:52 > 0:14:59the lowest estimate on everything that David has looked at, we should confidently be able to make £750.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- Lovely.- I tell you what, never mind the adventures you're going to take
0:15:02 > 0:15:06the boys on, I think our auction's going to be a bit of an adventure.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09I for one certainly can't wait to find out
0:15:09 > 0:15:13how the auction pans out for everything that we've found today.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Like that Victorian-style miniature sideboard made by a family friend in
0:15:16 > 0:15:20the 1940s, we're hoping it's going to bring in £50 to £80.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Or the medals belonging to Tracey's great grandfather.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27They're valued at £150 to £200.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31And what about that majolica vase?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Tracey really wants rid of it, so finger crossed,
0:15:34 > 0:15:39a bidder will like it and pay between £150 to £250 for it.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45Still to come on Cash In The Attic, David has no need to be so defensive.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46I didn't make it, you know.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48I just looked at it.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53The majolica vase is still causing discord.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55You three have no taste whatsoever.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Will we be back in harmony when the hammer finally falls?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07It's been a couple of weeks since we were with Tracey when she told us
0:16:07 > 0:16:11all about her plans to take her boys out on an adventure day
0:16:11 > 0:16:15by selling some of the items that she's inherited.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Before the adventure of the day, we've got the adventure of the auction.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22There might be a few thrills and spills, but importantly
0:16:22 > 0:16:27at the end of it, we will have that £600, so she can fund that day.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33The county town of Derby, home to one of the great pottery
0:16:33 > 0:16:36companies, Royal Crown Derby, lies on the banks of the River Derwent.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41It's here that Bamfords hold their regular general auctions.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Hi, Tracey, Auntie Sandra.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49I seem to remember, David, that you were the only person who actually liked this vase.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I still like it. I love it to bits.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Not my taste, and second thoughts about it?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I still don't like those eyes.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- So, it's definitely going.- It is.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Is there anything you haven't brought?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03We haven't brought the war medals.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Why was that?- With the valuation, I thought, with the family
0:17:06 > 0:17:11history and everything, that they were more precious at home than at the auction.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- It's a nice thought, isn't it, to keep it in the family.- It is, yes.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Oh, dear, but that has reduced our possible takings by at least £150
0:17:17 > 0:17:21and alas, the crowd is a little thin on the ground today.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25We can but hope for a good result.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27The first lot to come up is the coffer
0:17:27 > 0:17:31that Tracey referred to as a nuisance.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I do love the description of this item, it's
0:17:34 > 0:17:40- the 1940s oak three-panelled coffer, linen fold-top with bun feet.- Hmm.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45It makes you hungry, just in the shape of buns, as simple as that.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48I have 20 and 2, do I see? 22, 25, 28 has it.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50At £28, 30 do I see?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- New bidder. - Top end of the estimate, David.
0:17:52 > 0:17:5532, 35, 35, 38.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- 38 and 40.- Yeah.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Near me at £38.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00501.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- Clever boy.- Thank you very much. I didn't make it, you know.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05I just looked at it.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07What a great start to the day.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Almost double David's lower estimate.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Will her great-grandfather's silver vesta case and cigarette case
0:18:14 > 0:18:16do as well here at £20 to £40?
0:18:16 > 0:18:21They have always been really nice tactile things and very collected.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24So it doesn't make any difference whether it's got a smoking-related
0:18:24 > 0:18:26feel to it at all, it's silver,
0:18:26 > 0:18:30it's hallmarked and it's collected and it will always do well.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34I can start the bidding here at £35, 38 do I see?
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Already a bid in.
0:18:36 > 0:18:4045, 50, at 45 here.
0:18:40 > 0:18:4150 at the back. 55.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44At £50 at the back.
0:18:44 > 0:18:4650 and 5, new place. At 55, are you sure?
0:18:46 > 0:18:4855.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Terrific, a good result.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53That's way over your top limit.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58Someone obviously wanting to collect the pieces rather than just buy it for the silver scrap value.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Absolutely right. You've hit the nail on the head.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05- The beauty of the piece has overtaken the value in weight.- Exactly!
0:19:05 > 0:19:10I wonder if the buyer intends to use them for storing matches or just to make a fine display?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Either way, a very good result.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18Now it's the turn of the Pendelfin figures, which Tracey's collected the since the age of eight.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20One of the rabbits is an early example of this make
0:19:20 > 0:19:23and has a very cute name.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Includes Poppet, which is the rarest one amongst them
0:19:26 > 0:19:29and sad that I know that, really, but there we are.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32And 24 of them altogether.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- And one, two, three, four, five bids.- Good.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- We will start at £50.- Oh, yes.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Great.- At 50 and 5 now.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44At 50 and 5 anywhere? 55.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- 60 with me.- Come on.- 65 for you.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52- 65, the lady's bid. 70 we're bid. - Yes!
0:19:52 > 0:19:55£70 takes it. £70.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58How wonderful if this delightful set
0:19:58 > 0:20:00is intended to join a larger collection.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05But now for that majolica vase which David loves so much.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08It's gorgeous. You three have no taste whatsoever.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10He's going to smile because it sells well.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15- You're going to smile because it's not going to go in the house any more. True?- Quite right.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17You've put a reserve on it. You do realise if it doesn't
0:20:17 > 0:20:19make that, you've got to take it home?
0:20:19 > 0:20:22I think we can have an accident on the way back with it.
0:20:22 > 0:20:28- No, no, no accidents. Just a very happy result when the hammer comes down. Here it goes.- Yes.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- Lots of bidding. - A phone bidder.- Lots of bidding.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36I can start at, well, we will start at the low-end estimate of 150, 160 now.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41160 in the room. At 150. 160 on the phone.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44160 bid. 170 with me. 180 for you.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47180 on the phone.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49190 with me. 200 for you.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Yes!
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- See, you three.- 200 bid. On the phone at 200. 210 now.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57At £200 and 10 do I see?
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Mid-estimate at £200.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Any advance on 200?
0:21:01 > 0:21:08If you just look at it from a practical point of view, it's a great piece of work. £200.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Yes, 200, Sandra, what do you think about that?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- I think you're a very clever boy. - Thank you.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Not me, that's a very clever vase.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I love it. I hope you three now love it, too.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19That phone bidder certainly did,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22and that's added a healthy amount to our running total.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27Well, you're over the halfway point at the halfway point!
0:21:27 > 0:21:30We've got in the kitty so far, £363.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- Fantastic.- Brilliant.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35And a couple of really nice pieces to come.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38If you'd like to raise money by selling at auction, do remember
0:21:38 > 0:21:43that charges such as commission will be added to your bills, so it is best to check these fees in advance.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48The sale continues with the painting Tracey's grandmother commissioned in 1962.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Will it reach the £20 to £30 estimate?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53£20 for it. 20.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- It's got no bids, has it?- £20 for it.
0:21:56 > 0:21:5915.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00- 10, then.- Oh, dear.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Oh, dear.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04No.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05I think granny's painting's going home with you.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Oh dear, another no-sale.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Mind you, family heirloom or not, it is a rather challenging picture
0:22:12 > 0:22:15to love, certainly as far as the auctioneer is concerned.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19It is great to know that the people of Derbyshire have taste.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24If anyone had bid on that picture, they not only needed a new pair of glasses, they also needed to go and
0:22:24 > 0:22:26see a psychiatrist, because it was awful.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30The best thing you could have done is paint it black and cover a window with it.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Oh, go on, James, tell us what you really think!
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Tracey's next lot is the mid-20th century pine sideboard.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39The estimate is £50 to £80.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- And £50 I have.- We've got 50 on it.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44£50 and 5 do I see?
0:22:44 > 0:22:47At £50 absentee bid, then, we'll take it. At 50.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Oh, 55. 60.
0:22:49 > 0:22:525? At £60 with me and 5 now?
0:22:52 > 0:22:53£60.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55All done? Finished here as well.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58£60. All sure at 60?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00£60.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04After the painting, it's quite a relief to make a sale again.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08We've got a bit of a mystery here still,
0:23:08 > 0:23:13because that wonderful folio of 1930s and '40s children's paintings,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- have you found out any more about them?- Nothing, not even the author.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19I suppose, £30-50, which is what you have put on them,
0:23:19 > 0:23:20you have taken a bit of a flier there.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23That's a good thing with an auction. Hundreds of people
0:23:23 > 0:23:26have looked at that, not just us, so someone might have more knowledge.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31Three bids on them. One bid of 30, one of 38 and one higher.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34So £40 has it. At 40, 42 do I see?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37At £40, 42 anywhere?
0:23:37 > 0:23:39At £40, absentee bid.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42All the bids on the book, then, at 40.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- GAVEL BANGS - 40 takes it.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Somebody must have seen them and recognised where they came from
0:23:47 > 0:23:52- or thought that individually they will make wonderful prints for a children's bedroom.- Yes.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56So it was well worth David scrambling around
0:23:56 > 0:23:57in the loft for them.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58That's brought us
0:23:58 > 0:24:01to the final lot of the day, and it's the big one -
0:24:01 > 0:24:03the gold chain and the two gold coins
0:24:03 > 0:24:06which belonged to Tracey's great-grandfather.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09We're hoping they're going to fetch between £300 and £400.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Let's hope they pay more than the scrap value,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15because it's a lovely thing, and they want to wear it or sell it on.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Here it goes.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Gosh, lots of bids, and with all the gold, bids are always close together.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- 320 bid.- Yes!- 320.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27So we've already made more than your reserve.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28340. 350.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32355. 360. 365 anywhere?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35365 do I see?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37At £360?
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Come on.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40All sure at £360?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Bang in the middle again.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Terrific.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48A big smile on your face.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- I can relax now.- Both of you have a smile on your face.- Yes.
0:24:51 > 0:24:57That's the last thing we brought to go under the hammer, and £600 was what you wanted?
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- What are you going to do with that, exactly? - We are going white-water canoeing.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Kayaking, as the boys keep telling me.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Well, if that's what you're planning to do with £600,
0:25:07 > 0:25:11what are you going to do with nearly a third more, £823?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Oh, my goodness! That's amazing!
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Wonderful, well done.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17Well done, you two.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Auntie Sandra going as well?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Auntie Sandra in a canoe, with the boys?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25I think we'll both be in a canoe.
0:25:29 > 0:25:34Tracey plans to emigrate to New Zealand where she hopes her two sons
0:25:34 > 0:25:37will be able it make more of the active hobbies they currently enjoy.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40With her auction earnings, she's brought them to
0:25:40 > 0:25:42the National Water Sports Centre in Nottingham
0:25:42 > 0:25:44for a day of kayaking practice.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52I like to keep them entertained and active and fit and out in the fresh air.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Bill's been paddling now for about a year, but he's not
0:25:55 > 0:25:57been on white water before,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00so I thought it would be a good experience for him.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Alex has been kayaking now for about four years, I think it is.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10He's really passionate.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14We go three times a week, which is just on the rivers or a few weirs.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18We'll shoot down this flow here and try and stop where the guy in the blue and white is.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20It's an expensive hobby.
0:26:20 > 0:26:27The kit is quite expensive. I'm glad I called Cash In The Attic to help us raise some funds to keep the boys
0:26:27 > 0:26:32equipped with all the things they need and to keep them out in the fresh air and enjoying themselves.
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