0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello and welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06The programme that likes nothing better
0:00:06 > 0:00:09than to help you sort out those antiques and collectables
0:00:09 > 0:00:12that have been collecting dust for years,
0:00:12 > 0:00:13and turn them into cash.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Today I'm going to meet a truly inspirational woman,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19who wants to sort through a few family heirlooms
0:00:19 > 0:00:22and prove that charity really does begin at home.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Coming up on Cash In The Attic, expert Paul's beady eye
0:00:46 > 0:00:48doesn't miss a trick
0:00:48 > 0:00:50with a 19th-century Staffordshire flatback.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53But he is missing one thing, have you noticed?
0:00:53 > 0:00:54His mobile phone!
0:00:56 > 0:00:59And his assessment of some Victorian sketches takes our host
0:00:59 > 0:01:02completely by surprise.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- These could actually be the originals.- No way!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- Yeah, did you suspect that before? - No.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14At auction, Paul and I get a little distracted by some racy books.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- What's that? - This one's slightly different.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19It's called, forgive the title, Sex In The Garden.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Goodness me, that's a lively one when the hammer falls.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Today I'm in the Wirral, near Liverpool.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30And I'm on my way to meet Elizabeth Morris
0:01:30 > 0:01:32and her great friend Norma,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35and we're hoping we're going to find enough valuables
0:01:35 > 0:01:37so that she'll be able to raise money
0:01:37 > 0:01:40for something which is a very personal cause.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Elizabeth is a very outgoing lady.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46She used to present local radio news
0:01:46 > 0:01:49and also worked as a fundraiser which is how she met Norma.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Unfortunately, due to ill health,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Elizabeth had to give up work five years ago.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57She's feeling much stronger now, though,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01and would like to raise some money to pay for a special day out.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Elizabeth loves living on the Wirral now,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06but she recently inherited lots of possessions
0:02:06 > 0:02:09from the family home in Northamptonshire,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12and she'd like our help in sorting through them.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Well, Paul Hayes, who's joining me today
0:02:14 > 0:02:18is just the man for the job as he's been around antiques all his life.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21So, while he starts the search, I go and meet the ladies.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- Hi, Elizabeth and Norma.- Hello. - I see you've started already!
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Rummaging!
0:02:27 > 0:02:31I have to say, Norma, this is the most beautiful day.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Is it always like this up here in the Wirral?- Yes, it always is.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37It's absolutely a wonderful, wonderful place to live, the Wirral.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Thank you so much for inviting us into your house today.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43You've had a tough time over the last few years,
0:02:43 > 0:02:44haven't you, Elizabeth?
0:02:44 > 0:02:49Yes, a little bit. Health issues and also losing quite a lot of my family.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Yeah, it's been difficult.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53But tell us why you've called in Cash In The Attic.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59Well, I want to raise some money to take my mother, who's 89,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02and my daughter and myself out for a lovely three-generation day.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05I also want to give a donation to the PIA,
0:03:05 > 0:03:09which is the Primary Immunodeficiency Association,
0:03:09 > 0:03:13and my wonderful immunology team at Manchester, who look after me.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Because that's one of your main health problems.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Yeah, the biggest one is CVID.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Which is Common - very uncommon - Variable Immunodeficiency Disease,
0:03:23 > 0:03:24a genetic thing.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26What sort of things are we going to find, then?
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Well, I lost three members of my family -
0:03:30 > 0:03:34my mother's two brothers and sister, and my own father,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38and they lived in this wonderful house, an Edwardian house,
0:03:38 > 0:03:42and the family, generations back, have lived there, as well.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44It's full of old things.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Norma, how much do you think we're going to need for all of this?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50I think, maybe, if we could raise £500,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53that would be absolutely superb.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I've got Paul Hayes with me and he is really keen to get going,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59to find out what we're going to take to auction.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01So why don't you and I go and find him, Elizabeth?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04And, Norma, I'm going to leave you to keep rummaging,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07because it looks as if you've hit gold there, by the look of it!
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- I certainly have, I certainly have. - So we'll see you later. Come on.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14One of Elizabeth's great uncles, Frank Smith, collected antiques
0:04:14 > 0:04:17and they were all in the two adjoining Northamptonshire houses
0:04:17 > 0:04:19where her relatives lived.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21She's brought most of them back to her new home,
0:04:21 > 0:04:25so we could be in for a very interesting day here.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- Hi, Paul!- Hey, hello! How are you? - You've found another!
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- Is your house full of boxes with stuff in?- The house and garage, yes.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34You're going to have a great time today, Paul, aren't you?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37It's amazing, it's been a while since I've seen such quality items.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40We've got some really nice interesting bits and pieces.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Take this, what a wonderful item! Do you know what this is?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- No, I don't. I know it's Meissen. - Yep, it definitely is Meissen.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48If you look underneath, that's the crossed swords mark.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Yes, there it is.- That's the only thing I knew. That's all I know.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52It's an oil lamp.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- Oh!- So what you've got here, is the base and the actual fitting.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Then this well, here, sits in there,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02and inside this would be your paraffin, or your white spirit.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Then screwed into the top would be your wick and adjustable burner,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08and it would have a big shade on the top.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11But the shade is missing, is that a difficult thing to replace?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Not at all, no. This is a great restorers lot.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16What will happen is someone will find an old oil lamp somewhere,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19that has one of the screw fittings. Take the screw fittings off,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22you've got a working oil lamp and a shade that matches the colour.
0:05:22 > 0:05:23- No problem at all. - So, where is this one from?
0:05:23 > 0:05:28This came from the family home in Burton Latimer, in Northamptonshire.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32As a child I remember it sitting on a Georgian sideboard,
0:05:32 > 0:05:33in the sitting room upstairs.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35What I love about this one is
0:05:35 > 0:05:39that you've got this neoclassical decoration, these Egyptian motifs,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42and that was very popular throughout the 19th century.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43But Egyptian, on English...
0:05:43 > 0:05:48- On German porcelain.- German! - Oh, German! Of course!
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Even so, Egyptian and German!
0:05:50 > 0:05:54This is often referred to, here in the UK, as the Empire style.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56It comes, actually, from Napoleon.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58He wanted to be the Emperor of Europe.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02They had lots of campaigns at the beginning of the 19th century
0:06:02 > 0:06:03in North Africa and into Egypt.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06So the Egyptian motifs were often symbolised at that time.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- You're looking at the early part of the 19th century, here.- Gosh.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- And what about this thing here? - Well, that's been part of a set.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15It's made in the Vienna style, this one.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Typically late 19th century, you'd have two vases, identical,
0:06:18 > 0:06:20then a very ornate clock.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- I'd like to see £100-£150 for those two, how does that sound?- Gracious.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27I think the end result would be superb,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29but that's for somebody else to worry about.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Well, let's hope that's a "start as we mean to go on" find.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36And it certainly fires us all up to carry on with our search.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Elizabeth comes across what looks like a little notebook
0:06:40 > 0:06:42that hasn't been used.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46It seems to go with a purse that she found in the dressing table
0:06:46 > 0:06:47at the family house.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51It's Edwardian and has a nine-carat gold clasp.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54It was made by ER Moore and Co, from Dublin,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57and should make £30-£60 at auction.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03I tell you something, Norma,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06there's quite a collection of old jewellery here.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Who do these belong to? Do you know?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I presume it came from Elizabeth's family.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Has Elizabeth ever worn any of this or has it just been lying around?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16No, it's just been lying around.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19It's not her, but there are some beautiful little pieces.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23It's strange how fashion changes, the whole costume jewellery image.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26I've noticed that Elizabeth is very much into her white gold
0:07:26 > 0:07:30and silver-looking items. These are more old-fashioned, aren't they?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Very, very. But there's a lot of work which has gone into them.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Well, that one you're touching there is actually a mourning brooch.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39That's a lock of hair in there, and when somebody died,
0:07:39 > 0:07:40they would take a lock of hair,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43and the hair would be made into a sculpture of some sort.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45In this case it's the Prince of Wales feathers.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- That will date to maybe 1900-1910. - That's old.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51And it's a type of swivel brooch, as well. This would, at one point,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54have moved around so you could wear it either direction.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- So that's actually somebody's hair in there.- Wow.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59There you go, sometimes you get an inscription
0:07:59 > 0:08:03saying "In memory of..." whoever had passed away.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Well, that's a good speculative lot,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07and these sorts of boxes are always favourites at auctions.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09People love to have a good rummage around
0:08:09 > 0:08:11and find a little gem in there.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16And if I said at least £100, £150 for that, how does that sound?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Wonderful, absolutely wonderful.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22But when the collection gets to auction,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24will buyers be as taken with it?
0:08:24 > 0:08:30And I have a commission bid of £40 here, any advance on £40?
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Around the room, any interest at 40, then on the jewellery...?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Will it get anywhere near Paul's £100 estimate?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42As our search of Elizabeth's home on the Wirral continues,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44a scrapbook has caught my eye,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48with press cuttings of football teams from the 1920s and '30s.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52It was put together by Elizabeth's Uncle Roger,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54who obviously spent an awful lot of time on it,
0:08:54 > 0:08:58as he's handwritten the name of every player underneath each photo.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02This could appeal to collectors of sporting memorabilia,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05and it gets an estimate for auction of...
0:09:05 > 0:09:08I leave Paul and Norma to it for a while,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11so that I can take a breather with our host.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Elizabeth, when we first met today, you alluded to
0:09:15 > 0:09:18the medical problems that you've had
0:09:18 > 0:09:21over the years - they're pretty horrendous, aren't they?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Yes, a bit of a shock.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Because I've been such a girl of activity with my career and...
0:09:27 > 0:09:30I think you can say I've lived hard...worked hard and played hard.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- So, what was going on exactly? - I started getting chest infections,
0:09:34 > 0:09:41eye infections, a bit of alopecia, all sorts of idiosyncratic things,
0:09:41 > 0:09:45and I was being treated for each problem, and I felt all along
0:09:45 > 0:09:50that there was an overwhelming reason as to why I was so poorly.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52To cut a very long story short,
0:09:52 > 0:09:58I've got a genetic, rare immune deficiency called CVID.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01And to this day, lots of doctors don't know about it.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04You brought up your daughter Anna on your own
0:10:04 > 0:10:06since she was three years old, so, presumably,
0:10:06 > 0:10:10when you were really ill, the responsibility for looking after you
0:10:10 > 0:10:12fell on her young shoulders?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14And as a mum, you don't want that.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18But we had no choice, and she's absolutely brilliant,
0:10:18 > 0:10:22took it all on her shoulders, had a weep now and again
0:10:22 > 0:10:24with good friends like Norma,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27and yes, she did things that you just wouldn't want
0:10:27 > 0:10:29a young kiddie to do, really.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32I know that some of the money you raise
0:10:32 > 0:10:35you hope to give to the charity that's involved with your illness -
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- that's clearly very important to you, isn't it?- Yes.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42I want to give a donation to the PIA,
0:10:42 > 0:10:45which is the Primary Immunodeficiency Association,
0:10:45 > 0:10:50that is a great charity, because people like myself,
0:10:50 > 0:10:52who'd never heard of this condition,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55and I'm sure you've never, and lots of people haven't,
0:10:55 > 0:10:59we get together, and we can compare notes,
0:10:59 > 0:11:00and it helps, it really does help.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Well, we are determined that you're going to make that £500 today,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06so, shall we go and find Paul and Norma
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- and see how they've been getting on?- Absolutely.- OK, let's go.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Going by Paul's lowest estimate so far,
0:11:12 > 0:11:15we stand to make £260 at auction, which means that
0:11:15 > 0:11:19we're already over halfway towards reaching Elizabeth's target.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22And it looks like Norma has spotted another
0:11:22 > 0:11:24heirloom from Elizabeth's family house.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27It's a pretty manicure set in its original box.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30All the implements are made of solid silver,
0:11:30 > 0:11:35hallmarked in Birmingham, dating it to the turn of the 20th century.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Manicuring had been considered part of the doctors' profession,
0:11:39 > 0:11:41but by the turn of the century,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44it became a separate practice in its own right.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48The set is in very good condition, and gets an estimate of...
0:11:50 > 0:11:55Oh, my, Elizabeth! Come and tell me about this!
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- Oh, the Titanic. - "Wreck of the Titanic!"- Yes.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- It looks like a serviette, doesn't it?- It does!- A large serviette.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Yeah. I've never seen anything like this before,
0:12:07 > 0:12:11it's got the whole story of the Titanic sinking,
0:12:11 > 0:12:15and a list of the local crew from...
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Liverpool and Birkenhead!
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- His place of birth!- Yes!
0:12:20 > 0:12:23I think we've really got to show Paul. Paul...!
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- Paul?- Hello? He-hey!
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Have you ever seen anything like this?
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- "Wreck of the Titanic..." - Gosh, look at that.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Have a look at that. Where did this come from, then, Elizabeth?
0:12:34 > 0:12:38I found it in a secret drawer in a writing bureau
0:12:38 > 0:12:42at the family home in Burton Latimer, so in fact,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45although it makes mention of the list of local crew
0:12:45 > 0:12:50being from here, 186 miles south was where I found it.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- So that's a real, incredible link. - You've no idea what it was?
0:12:54 > 0:12:56No, it looks as though
0:12:56 > 0:13:00it might be from a sort of a gala event of some sort.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- Like a fundraising of some sort? - Right, well, it certainly looks like
0:13:03 > 0:13:07a piece of ephemera, which is an item that's designed
0:13:07 > 0:13:10to have a short life span but has actually survived.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- Right.- Things like bus tickets, theatre programmes,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17napkins, this sort of thing really were designed to be
0:13:17 > 0:13:21used on the day, a little memento, then thrown away or just discarded.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25This was printed in 1912 - how much do you think
0:13:25 > 0:13:27this might make if we took it to auction?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Erm, if I said we'd put this in at
0:13:30 > 0:13:32at least £100, and I think it's worth every penny of that...
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- Yes.- But I suspect, if we do our homework
0:13:34 > 0:13:38and promote this in the right way, we get some Titanic interest,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40we'll hopefully get a bit more - how does that sound?
0:13:40 > 0:13:42That sounds great.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- How exciting!- What an...! Ah!
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- It could be plain sailing! - ..exciting thing to look forward to!
0:13:47 > 0:13:52'Oh, dear, he can't stop himself when he gets excited!
0:13:52 > 0:13:54'The contents of a wicker basket have grabbed Norma's attention,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58'and she's pulled out a wooden tea caddy,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01'made of mahogany, with an unusual mother-of-pearl inlay
0:14:01 > 0:14:03'on the front in the shape of a fish.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06'It's from the 19th century, and Elizabeth
0:14:06 > 0:14:08'remembers it from her childhood.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10'It gets an estimate of...
0:14:10 > 0:14:13'And that's not all that Norma's found...'
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Paul...- Uh-huh? - What you think of these?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Ah, now, then - here we go.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Some bits of silver. Do you know what these are?
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Er, like a button hook for ladies' boots?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- Right?- Exactly right. And do you know what these are?
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Glove stretchers. - Oh, I didn't know that!- There we go.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34So who do you think these would have belonged to?
0:14:34 > 0:14:38I'm pretty sure they belonged to an Auntie Gertrude.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41This would have been very necessary for any Edwardian
0:14:41 > 0:14:43or Victorian lady - can you think why?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Dresses, crinoline dresses?!
0:14:46 > 0:14:49That's exactly right. You think about it,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52you try to put your boots on with all of that material...
0:14:52 > 0:14:55So, they'd use these as an extension arm, that was the idea.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58But these are all solid silver items,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01and what I can tell you, they all have local interest.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- These have been assayed in Chester. - God, that's interesting, isn't it?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07And their symbol was three wheat sheaves, can you see that?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09So that tells me that's a Chester hallmark.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Then you've got the lion passant, which tells me that they're silver,
0:15:13 > 0:15:14and then you got a date letter here
0:15:14 > 0:15:17which works like a car registration number,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20so you're looking at, maybe, 1880 to about 1910, that sort of time.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23And they're in quite good condition. Do you like them, yourself?
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- I think they're absolutely superb. They're beautiful.- Right.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29The work in them is...lovely.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I mean, if I said around the £50 mark,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34sort of, 30 to 50 as an estimate, how does that sound?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36That sounds fine. Fine.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- Are you sure?- Yeah. Well, nearer the higher mark, 50. Maybe 60.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42THEY LAUGH
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- Well, let's see if we can stretch to that. - THEY LAUGH
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Come on, let's get some fresh jokes.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50In Victorian times, tight gloves were fashionable,
0:15:50 > 0:15:53so stretchers were necessary to keep them in shape
0:15:53 > 0:15:56and, once they were on, they stayed on,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59as it was a breach of etiquette to remove them
0:15:59 > 0:16:00when making a formal visit.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04In the spare room, Paul has come across a rosewood sewing box
0:16:04 > 0:16:06which belonged to Elizabeth's relatives.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10It's from the Victorian era again, and inside there are two layers
0:16:10 > 0:16:12that look in very good condition.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Paul thinks an estimate of £40-£60 should attract some bids.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Elizabeth has been a formidable fundraiser over the years,
0:16:21 > 0:16:24raising over £5 million for charities.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26And, in fact, it was through charity
0:16:26 > 0:16:29that the pair of you met, wasn't it, Norma?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Well, I was the shopping centre manager
0:16:31 > 0:16:33at the local shopping centre in Birkenhead
0:16:33 > 0:16:36and I had a message - received a message -
0:16:36 > 0:16:39to say that an Elizabeth Morris from the SAM appeal
0:16:39 > 0:16:43at the local Arrowe Park Hospital wished to meet up with me.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Elizabeth walked into my office a stranger
0:16:47 > 0:16:51and walked out as a friend, and that's how it's been ever since.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Yep. And I persuaded you to do a celebrity shopping day.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- That's right, yes. - And this is the poster for it.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58That's the original poster.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01It was a fabulous day, and we used to charge the public
0:17:01 > 0:17:04so much for a photograph or so much for an autograph, wasn't it?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06That's right, yes.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11But you raised three million for the Alder Hey Children's Hospital
0:17:11 > 0:17:14with Paul and Linda McCartney as your presidents -
0:17:14 > 0:17:15how did you manage that?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Alder Hey is the largest children's hospital in Western Europe
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and still is, and the parents of sick children
0:17:21 > 0:17:23were sleeping literally on the floors by the beds,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25and they could be there for weeks.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28They had no washing facilities, no toileting, no adult loos -
0:17:28 > 0:17:31little kiddies' loos - and I thought, well,
0:17:31 > 0:17:33with my background being in the media in radio,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37I could perhaps help with some publicity.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40And they'd actually got a fundraiser there
0:17:40 > 0:17:45and within a few months I was asked if I would take the whole thing on,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47which was ridiculous because I'd never done
0:17:47 > 0:17:49anything like it in my life.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- But you were a natural, obviously. - Powers of persuasion, I think!
0:17:52 > 0:17:55And you persuaded Paul and Linda McCartney to be president of it.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59I know. And everybody said, "You have no chance.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02"Absolutely no chance," because they'd never done it before,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05and they didn't do it right up until Linda's death.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07And they were fantastic.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09To have that name behind an appeal, you can imagine.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12What is it, do you think, that drives you,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15that gives you the passion for raising this money for charity?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17I know, I just... I don't know, I loved it.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I think I found my natural niche
0:18:20 > 0:18:25in being a bit bossy and persuading people to part with their money.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28And Norma will second that.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31And I never take... I don't know what "no" means, Angela.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34So, hopefully, when we get to the auction, none of the bidders
0:18:34 > 0:18:36are going to be able to say "no" when your items come up.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38They're going to say, "I'll have that,"
0:18:38 > 0:18:40and we'll raise lots and lots of money.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42So let's go and see what else we're going to take.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Paul is headed out to the garage
0:18:45 > 0:18:49where he spotted a writing slope covered with a burr-walnut veneer.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Burr has a particularly swirly appearance.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55It's not particularly rare, but definitely attractive
0:18:55 > 0:18:59and therefore more expensive. The interior of this slope is leather
0:18:59 > 0:19:04and its estimate for auction a very fine £70-£100.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Norma?- Yes, Paul.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Now, then. I found a real antique here - look at this.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11So where does this come from, do you know?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14It's come from the family home in Burton Latimer, I presume.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Well, these figures are called Staffordshire figures,
0:19:17 > 0:19:19it's really the name of the county
0:19:19 > 0:19:21where most of them were manufactured,
0:19:21 > 0:19:23and there were hundreds of different factories,
0:19:23 > 0:19:26but they all have this similar theme in common, really,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29which is things to do with the countryside, the rustic look.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31So you had the celebration of the harvest, here,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34which was very important. If the crops failed it was a big problem,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36so the harvest is well-represented here.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Then you have country pursuits,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41things like hunting with the dog on the side there -
0:19:41 > 0:19:43it's a very rustic sort of character.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45But they are known in the trade as a flatback.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- Can you see that? - Right, yes. Of course, yes.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52They were designed to go against the wall, so the back is never decorated.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56There you go. But he has got a bit of a chip on his hat there, can you see?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Been dropped probably.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Yes, I still think this would bring...
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Well, around the £50 mark, sort of, 30 to 50. How does that sound?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06That sounds great. That sounds really fine.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09But he is missing one thing. Have you noticed?
0:20:09 > 0:20:11His mobile phone.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14THEY LAUGH
0:20:14 > 0:20:17We're all frantically trying to find any other gems
0:20:17 > 0:20:20that would do well at auction before the end of our day here
0:20:20 > 0:20:22and it's our expert again that's noticed something
0:20:22 > 0:20:25that could be something quite special.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- Elizabeth?- Yes, Paul.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Now, then, tell me - where have these come from?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- These are great, aren't they? - They are nice, aren't they?
0:20:33 > 0:20:37I admired them on a wall at an office
0:20:37 > 0:20:39that I used to go to for my fund-raising
0:20:39 > 0:20:42and I said, "I've got lots of wall space,"
0:20:42 > 0:20:46and the guy that was moving offices said, "Have them,"
0:20:46 > 0:20:50and so I did, and I was given them and... No, I really like them.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Really like them. Don't know much about them
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- other than it says "Spy". - That's right.- That's all I know.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Well, these were a form of political satire.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01These were all characters that were prominent in society
0:21:01 > 0:21:02in the late 19th century.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04The nearest you can describe it, really,
0:21:04 > 0:21:08is things like Spitting Image or Have I Got News For You,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11that sort of thing. They'd take the mickey out of characters of the day,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14and they'd often exaggerate what a person did for a living
0:21:14 > 0:21:17or what his role in society was.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18So who are they?
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Well, that is the massive question because lots of these politicians
0:21:22 > 0:21:24were virtually unknown at the time -
0:21:24 > 0:21:25they've become certainly unknown now -
0:21:25 > 0:21:28so it's hard to identify who the actual characters are.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- Right. It could be anybody. - It could be anybody.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33But what I can tell you is that some of the artwork for these
0:21:33 > 0:21:37is very, very desirable and most of them tended to be coloured prints,
0:21:37 > 0:21:42round about 1880, 1900 they had very affordable methods
0:21:42 > 0:21:44of printing these sort of pictures,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47so they were lots of magazines, lots of detail and so on.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50With these being black-and-white ones, I'm not sure -
0:21:50 > 0:21:53don't hold me to this - that these, actually, could be the originals.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- No way.- Yeah, did you suspect that before, or did you...?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58No, not at all. Not even considered it.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01I've never seen black-and-white versions like this.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04I've seen coloured and they're quite cheaply printed,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07so you do get the feeling that they're quite poorly made,
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- but these look fantastic. - So how are you going to find out?
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Well, what we have to do is take them out of the frame
0:22:13 > 0:22:15and I think what we should do now
0:22:15 > 0:22:17is put these in with an estimate as a print
0:22:17 > 0:22:20and if these do turn out to be original pencil sketches
0:22:20 > 0:22:23or charcoal drawings then I think you're on a real winner,
0:22:23 > 0:22:27but I think we should maybe err on the side of caution for a while.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- Angela? Norma? Are you there?- Yeah.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Now, then, we found some very interesting pictures here.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33Oh, gosh, yes, look at those.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- Amusing pictures in the loosest sense.- Spy.- Spy, yeah.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38These are satirical pictures, 19th century,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41but potentially these could actually be originals.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- Rather than prints?- Rather than prints.- How amazing is that?- Yeah.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Well, but you're going to hedge your bets on these, obviously?
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Yeah, as prints, if I said around the £100 mark,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- I mean, how does that sound? - Yeah, that's fantastic.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Well, I tell you what I'm going to do, I'm going to take that £100
0:22:56 > 0:22:59and add it to the lowest estimate that Paul has given you
0:22:59 > 0:23:01on everything else we've looked at today
0:23:01 > 0:23:05and I know you want to raise £500, don't you, Elizabeth?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07We can do a bit better than that,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10because, even on Paul's lowest estimates,
0:23:10 > 0:23:14and not knowing whether those are original or not for sure,
0:23:14 > 0:23:19we should be able to make £700, on the nail.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Superb.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24And, remember, that is his lowest estimate
0:23:24 > 0:23:28and if these turn out to be originals,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30as he says, we could be on a flyer.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Gosh. Never, ever expected anything like that.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Well, it's been great to help Elizabeth
0:23:35 > 0:23:38sort through her family's possessions
0:23:38 > 0:23:41and we have some fascinating pieces heading to the saleroom.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43There's the napkin which was produced
0:23:43 > 0:23:45in memory of the Titanic crew.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48If we can attract the right buyers on the day,
0:23:48 > 0:23:50it should reach its £100 estimate.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53And there's that 19th-century German Meissen oil lamp,
0:23:53 > 0:23:57which will be sold along with the Viennese-style vase.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59The lamp needs restoring, but - fingers crossed -
0:23:59 > 0:24:03together they'll attract upwards of £100.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05And what about those political sketches,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07which were given to Elizabeth when she was fund-raising?
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Paul thinks they might be originals,
0:24:10 > 0:24:12but even if they're not, they should achieve £100 on the day.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19'Still come on Cash In The Attic...
0:24:19 > 0:24:23'I recount the story of a duchess who dined by candlelight...'
0:24:23 > 0:24:24- Because she felt that... - How romantic.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Well, no, because it was good for the wrinkles, darling, yes.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30I tell you, it's cheaper than a face-lift. Let's see what it does.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33'..have I hit on a new beauty trend?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36'Plus a reminder of our expert's great passion.'
0:24:36 > 0:24:38This was a time when tea was far more appreciated
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- than what it is now. - And there speaks an expert.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45'Will we all be fired up when the hammer finally falls?'
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Well, just a few weeks after hunting for antiques in the Wirral,
0:24:53 > 0:24:57we've now come to Cuttlestones auction house here in Staffordshire
0:24:57 > 0:24:59to see how well Elizabeth's items will do
0:24:59 > 0:25:01when they go under the hammer,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03because, remember, she not only wants to take
0:25:03 > 0:25:06her mother and her daughter on a very special day out -
0:25:06 > 0:25:08if she's got any money left over at all,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11she'd like to donate it to her immunodeficiency charity,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13so we're really hoping that the bidders today
0:25:13 > 0:25:16will be ready to splash their cash.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21The auction house is in the small market town of Penkridge in the south of the county
0:25:21 > 0:25:23and Staffordshire is known the world over
0:25:23 > 0:25:26for all the potteries that used to be based here.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- Hi.- Hello. Hello, you. Hello.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Oh, there we go looking at the wreck of the Titanic.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- Have you framed that? - Yes, it looks better, doesn't it?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36It does, but we've got some news on that, haven't we, Paul?
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Yes, we've contacted one of the country's leading Titanic experts -
0:25:40 > 0:25:42they have dedicated Titanic sales -
0:25:42 > 0:25:44and he said to me, "Is it printed in Wigan?"
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- Yes, it is! - So he knew exactly this serviette.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51They obviously put in the best bid for the deal, didn't they?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54So he says maximum, you're probably looking at £150, all right?
0:25:54 > 0:25:57So it's not an extremely rare item but it is still collectable.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01But there is one thing I have to tell you. The two Spy pictures,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04which potentially could have been paintings -
0:26:04 > 0:26:07the auctioneers had them out of the frames, had a good look at them.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09They are prints, they're Spy prints, all right?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11So that means we are looking around the hundred mark.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- Is that all right? - They're still nice things to have.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16And there was an off chance they could have been the originals,
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- but we made sure. - Yeah, so it's worth looking, yeah.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- Well, how are you feeling about the auction today?- Oh, excited.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Really excited, yes. - Look, the place is filling up.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26There is a real buzz about it today, isn't there?
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Hopefully we'll get a fair bit of money for you today,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32because you've got two things you want to spend it on, haven't you?
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Yes, yes, absolutely. - So, shall we don't take our places?
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- And let the bidding commence. - Yeah!- OK, good luck.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39You'll remember that almost all of the possessions
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Elizabeth is selling today came from her family home in Northamptonshire,
0:26:43 > 0:26:45which was full of stuff that her relatives
0:26:45 > 0:26:48had amassed over 100 years.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Her first lot to come up is very fitting for the location -
0:26:51 > 0:26:54the 19th-century Staffordshire flatback figure.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Have they still got a collectables market?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59They still have, because we are in a country area here.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02You've even got one of those houses that has the lovely oak beams
0:27:02 > 0:27:04and a lovely 19th-century house,
0:27:04 > 0:27:06and this is exactly the sort of thing you want.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10And I can start this in at £20 on the flat-back, £20, bid with me.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12£20, £20. 22,
0:27:12 > 0:27:1524. 26. 28.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- £30.- Great.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Any advance on £30, then?
0:27:20 > 0:27:2332. 34. 36.
0:27:23 > 0:27:2738. 40. 42. He says no.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29£42, the gentleman seated.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Any advance on £42?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- Selling for 42, then. - GAVEL BANGS
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- Terrific. £32.- There you go.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41A great start here for that rustic looking figure -
0:27:41 > 0:27:43pretty much bang in the middle of the estimate.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46I don't think we've ever had on this programme anything quite like
0:27:46 > 0:27:49this scrapbook from the 1930s of the footballers.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51There was an extraordinary passion
0:27:51 > 0:27:54went into that collection, wasn't there?
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Meticulous entries, yeah. Absolutely, but that's my Uncle Roger.
0:27:57 > 0:28:03That's my mother's brother, who died 18 months ago, and all sport -
0:28:03 > 0:28:07cricket, football - he was absolutely a meticulous follower.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11And I have a commission bid here and I can start this straight in at £32.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- Ooh, there you go.- Wow! - How was that?
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Any advance on £32? 34.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Football fan.
0:28:19 > 0:28:20Any advance on £34, then?
0:28:20 > 0:28:24No? 36. 38.
0:28:24 > 0:28:2640. 42.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Says no. £42 to the gentleman standing.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33- £42, and selling, then. - GAVEL BANGS
0:28:33 > 0:28:35There you go. That's all right, isn't it?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- Gone to a football fan, obviously. - I hope it's gone to a good home.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Yeah, I'm sure it has. A couple of people fancied that, didn't they?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43It's so good to see that all the long hours
0:28:43 > 0:28:48that Elizabeth's uncle put into that will obviously be fully appreciated.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Paul, you are really taken with the Meissen porcelain lamp
0:28:52 > 0:28:54and the little vase that went with it, weren't you?
0:28:54 > 0:28:55This is a thing of the past.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59It's so rare to find the well and the lamp actually together,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01but, of course, people don't really use these things now,
0:29:01 > 0:29:04they're more ornamental, but if you wanted romantic lighting
0:29:04 > 0:29:05then this is the perfect thing to have.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08But I think, as a ladies, we quite like that soft lighting, don't we?
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- Yes, we do, yes.- Yes. - THEY LAUGH
0:29:11 > 0:29:15I remember reading somewhere that the Duchess of Windsor,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18when she lived in Paris, she would only ever have
0:29:18 > 0:29:22- candlelight in her dining room, because she felt...- Oh, romantic.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Well, no, because it was good for the wrinkles, darling, yes.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Absolutely, good for the wrinkles,
0:29:28 > 0:29:30you couldn't actually see them in that lighting.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32THEY LAUGH Bring it on! Where's our soft light?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Exactly, so that's what we want, isn't it? £100 - £150?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37It's cheaper than a face-lift. Let's see what it does.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39And I can start this in at £50.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- 50. Wow.- 55. 60.
0:29:43 > 0:29:4665. 70. 75. 80.
0:29:46 > 0:29:4885. 90. 95.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- Ooh, one more, come on. - 100 at the very back.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54110. 120.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56130. 140.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Says no. 140 at the very back.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02Any advance on £140, then,
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- or I shall sell? - GAVEL BANGS
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Obviously it's a lot of wrinkles. THEY LAUGH
0:30:08 > 0:30:10No, that's our little secret.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Let's hope that the winning bidder
0:30:12 > 0:30:15is going to restore that lamp to its full glory.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Next up is that a very delicate Edwardian purse
0:30:18 > 0:30:20with the nine-carat gold clasp.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Lots of people have been looking at that.
0:30:24 > 0:30:25Yes, I saw them looking in the cabinet.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- It's rather unusual, isn't it? - It is. The only thing is, of course,
0:30:28 > 0:30:31you wouldn't be able to put modern notes or coins in there -
0:30:31 > 0:30:33it would destroy it, wouldn't it?
0:30:33 > 0:30:34Even though you can't really use it today,
0:30:34 > 0:30:37it's a nice thing to have as a little keepsake.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38Start this in at £20.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- Start at 20.- 22.
0:30:40 > 0:30:4324. 26. 28. 30.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Bidding's out, left-hand side at £30. 32.
0:30:46 > 0:30:4934. 36. 38.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- That's more like it, come on.- 40.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54The gentleman at the back is desperate to get it, look.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56£42, left-hand side. 44.
0:30:56 > 0:30:5946. 48.
0:30:59 > 0:31:0150. And five.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Says no. 55, at the very back.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Any advance on £55, then?
0:31:07 > 0:31:08- GAVEL BANGS - 55, sold.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- You saw that man looking at it, did you?- Yeah.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14He was looking at it in the cabinet.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Well, he was quite determined to get it.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Well done, that's excellent.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Another great result, there.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24The bidders here certainly seem to like what Elizabeth has to offer.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26What will they make of her
0:31:26 > 0:31:2819th-century mahogany tea caddy, then?
0:31:28 > 0:31:30I love this, yeah, this was a time
0:31:30 > 0:31:33when tea was far more appreciated than what it is now.
0:31:33 > 0:31:34And there speaks an expert.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36And it was far more expensive,
0:31:36 > 0:31:39and the idea was you'd keep it under lock and key.
0:31:39 > 0:31:40This one's really unusual,
0:31:40 > 0:31:42because it has a mother-of-pearl escutcheon,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45a mother-of-pearl finial actually put into there.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49That actually is Japanese - it's one of those Japanese counters.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Starting this in at £20 with me on the tea caddy.
0:31:52 > 0:31:5422. 24. 26.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56- Rising. - We got some tea lovers here.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59£30, on the left-hand side on the tea caddy.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Any advance on £30, then?
0:32:02 > 0:32:0532. 34.
0:32:05 > 0:32:0836, Sir? 36.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- Yeah.- Great.- 38?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Says no. £38, left-hand side.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15£38, and selling, then.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- GAVEL BANGS - Well, there you are. Do you know, that's the going rate for that.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20And over your lowest estimate, Paul.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- Yeah, that was somebody's cup of tea, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Oh, dear, there he goes again.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28We can't complain though, as we are having such a good time.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Next up is the silver hallmarked manicure set
0:32:31 > 0:32:33from around the turn of the 20th century.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35This set is rather beautiful.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- It's one of my favourite things. - Really?- From the whole auction, yes.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Why are you getting rid of it, then?
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Well, I've got so much, Angela.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47I've got to terraced houses, linked, full from Edwardian times,
0:32:47 > 0:32:50so you've got to let something go.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Solid silver hallmarked manicure set,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55with the bottles, nail files and the toothbrush there,
0:32:55 > 0:32:58starting this in at £20. £20, at the moment.
0:32:58 > 0:33:0020, 22. 24. 26.
0:33:00 > 0:33:0228. 30. 32.
0:33:02 > 0:33:0434. 36.
0:33:04 > 0:33:0738 with the gentleman. £38. 40.
0:33:07 > 0:33:0842. 44.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10New bidder.
0:33:10 > 0:33:1348. 50.
0:33:13 > 0:33:14And five.
0:33:14 > 0:33:1760. Says no.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19£60 with the gentleman standing.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- Yes.- Any advance on 60?
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- GAVEL BANGS - 60 to 103.- Excellent. - Very good, is that all right?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- The top of your estimate, Paul. - Yeah, that's all right, isn't it?
0:33:28 > 0:33:32- Top of your estimate. - Well done, you.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Are you sorry to see that go?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36In a way, but, you know, you can't keep everything.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39No, well, I hope I'm going to sweeten the pill a little bit
0:33:39 > 0:33:41cos we're at the halfway point.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43We're halfway through the items that we've got to sell.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- Your target is 500, isn't it?- Yes. - Well, you're well on your way.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50And we've got some wonderful things to come, because,
0:33:50 > 0:33:54with that last sale of £60 on the manicure set,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56we're up to £377.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- Ooh.- Wow.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- That's fantastic. - So here's to a great day out.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Shall we go and take a break, cos I think Paul wants to
0:34:05 > 0:34:08take a look around and see what else there is here.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10If you'd like to try buying or selling at auction,
0:34:10 > 0:34:12do bear in mind that fees such as commission
0:34:12 > 0:34:14will be added to your bill.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17This charge varies from one saleroom to another,
0:34:17 > 0:34:19so it's always worth enquiring in advance.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22You know, auctions are great places to pick up quality pieces
0:34:22 > 0:34:24at very reasonable prices, and both Paul and I
0:34:24 > 0:34:26have spotted some very good examples here.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29Ah, now then, are you all right?
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Ah, yes - you're doing what I'm doing, Paul,
0:34:31 > 0:34:34which is, sort of, rummaging around these boxes of books.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36You find amazing things in them, don't you?
0:34:36 > 0:34:39It's always good to have a look at these rummage boxes,
0:34:39 > 0:34:41cos you can find something that interests you.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- What's that?- This one's slightly different. It's called -
0:34:44 > 0:34:46forgive the title - Sex In The Garden.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Oh, is that Lady Chatterley's... No, it's not.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- What's that about, then? - It's about propagation.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54Oh, well, of course it would be, wouldn't it? Yes.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57You're quite right - you find the most extraordinary books.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Do you know, there's something for everybody here today,
0:34:59 > 0:35:02and you can buy these boxes - 10 or 20 quid - for the lot.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05There's probably 100 quid or 200 quid worth of books at cost there,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07so complete bargains to be had, I think, today.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09And that box alone could probably sort out birthday presents
0:35:09 > 0:35:12for any bookworms that you might know.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15As the sale of Elizabeth's lots resumes,
0:35:15 > 0:35:18her 19th-century writing slope made with burr-walnut veneer
0:35:18 > 0:35:21is next to go before the bidders.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Here at £30, on the right at £30.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Any advance on £30?
0:35:25 > 0:35:2832. 34. 36.
0:35:28 > 0:35:3038. Says no.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- £38, with me, then. - Ooh.- Oh, come on.
0:35:33 > 0:35:3540. 42. 44.
0:35:35 > 0:35:3946. 48. 50. Says no.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41£50 with me, then.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- 55.- Good.- 60.- Good.- Says no.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46£60 with me, then.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Any advance on 65, and I shall produce 62 if it helps you, sir?
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Says no. Selling, then.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- GAVEL BANGS - There you go.- £60. - £10 under, that one.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- A tenner lower, yeah. That's OK. - Is that all right with you?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- Yeah, that's fine, yes. - OK, there you go.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06I think Paul's a little disappointed
0:36:06 > 0:36:09that that didn't make a bit more, especially considering
0:36:09 > 0:36:11it was made of a very fine burr-walnut veneer.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15The Edwardian silver, hallmarked button hooks and glove stretchers
0:36:15 > 0:36:19are next to go before the bidders and these are Norma's favourites.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22What was it about them that you loved so much?
0:36:22 > 0:36:26The whole thing about them, and of course, my family was in footwear.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30We had a footwear business and it goes back many years,
0:36:30 > 0:36:33so it seemed a very special to me.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36You touch it and you feel the history coming through, don't you?
0:36:36 > 0:36:39£20, £20. Any advance on...? 22.
0:36:39 > 0:36:4324. 26, bidding's out at £26.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45This is £26 on the button hooks.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Oh, is that all? 26?
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- Oh, well, we've got 30. There's a new bidder now.- Oh, going up still.
0:36:51 > 0:36:5330. 32.
0:36:54 > 0:36:5634. 36.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- That's more like it.- Says no. - Come on.- £36, left-hand side.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02£36 and selling, then.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- GAVEL BANGS - They've gone.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- Oh, I'd have bought them.- Yeah.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11But that's about what they're worth, to be fair. Thing of the past.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14I wouldn't mind whether they're worth... They were just lovely.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Yes. They were pretty, weren't they, the way they were engraved as well?
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- Very pretty. - Just a nice thing to own.- Yeah.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21It would be interesting to know
0:37:21 > 0:37:23if the winning bidder plans to use them.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Maybe they belong to an Edwardian Appreciation Society.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Elizabeth, what can you tell us about the sewing box?
0:37:30 > 0:37:35All I can tell you is that my family had a lot of ladies in the family
0:37:35 > 0:37:38and I know that my aunt was very interested
0:37:38 > 0:37:41in anything to do with needlework, embroidery, tapestry
0:37:41 > 0:37:44and I assume that as it came down through the generations,
0:37:44 > 0:37:45it was well used.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47And I have a commission bid of £32.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- 32 already, how's that? - Wow, that's good.
0:37:50 > 0:37:5334, bidding's out. 36. 38.
0:37:53 > 0:37:5640. 42. Says no.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59£42 with the gentleman. Any advance on £42, then?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Just over our lowest estimate.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03- Selling for 42. - GAVEL BANGS
0:38:03 > 0:38:07- There you go. Good, that's exactly what we wanted.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- Oh, dear.- It's a nice little piece of furniture that, actually.
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Yeah, quality little thing.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14And although it was in good condition,
0:38:14 > 0:38:17it's exactly the kind of thing that many people like to refurbish.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Next, to come up are the illustrations by Spy
0:38:20 > 0:38:23from a 19th-century magazine.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26I'd love to say that these were the originals,
0:38:26 > 0:38:28but we've had them out of the frame, they're just prints,
0:38:28 > 0:38:30which is a real shame
0:38:30 > 0:38:32and there are thousands of these still around in existence.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34And we've still got 100 to 150 on them.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Yeah, I think as decorative pictures, that's what they're worth.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39And I can start these in at £40.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41£40, £40.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Any advance on £40 on the framed Spy prints?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- Have you put a reserve on these?- No.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Any interest at 40? No?
0:38:47 > 0:38:49No? I'll have to pass those, I'm afraid.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- You've got them back.- That's OK. - You're happy about that.- No!
0:38:53 > 0:38:55They were the only thing I don't want to take home!
0:38:55 > 0:38:58THEY LAUGH
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- Because they're not antiques from the family.- No.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Anything from the family I would have happily taken home, but not those.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08Never mind - at least Elizabeth can console herself
0:39:08 > 0:39:10that it is her first piece not to sell today.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14Maybe she'll have more luck with her penultimate lot,
0:39:14 > 0:39:17the collection of 19th and 20th century jewellery.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20I did notice in the house there was a pocket watch in this lot
0:39:20 > 0:39:22but that's not here today.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Very pretty little feminine pocket watch
0:39:24 > 0:39:28that my daughter had her eye on and, as she hasn't really chosen anything
0:39:28 > 0:39:32from the jewellery collection, I thought that would be nice for her.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- A family piece for her to keep. - Well, that's fine.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36So that's what happened, so Anna's got it.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- I'm not sure what difference that will make.- OK.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- We are looking for about £100.- OK.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46Bidding up and I have a commission bid of £40, £40 here.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50Any advance on £40 around the room? Any interest at 40, then?
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- On the jewellery.- Oh, I think the pocket watch was the main thing.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Ooh, far left. 42. 44.
0:39:57 > 0:40:0146. 48. 50.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02And five. 60.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- And five.- There you go.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- It's still doing all right. - Where's that come from?
0:40:07 > 0:40:10£70, left-hand side, then. Any advance on £70?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- Then I shall sell it for £70. - GAVEL BANGS
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- There you go, that's good. - That is brilliant, yeah.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19It was looking like he wasn't going to sell it at one point.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22But thankfully it did do pretty well in the end,
0:40:22 > 0:40:23and Elizabeth is delighted.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Now, it's going to be interesting to see what happens now
0:40:26 > 0:40:29because, of course, we've got this Titanic serviette.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Now, you've put a reserve of £100 on it, haven't you?
0:40:32 > 0:40:35And if it doesn't go for that,
0:40:35 > 0:40:37we're going to leave it with the auctioneers
0:40:37 > 0:40:38- for a specialist auction later on.- Lovely.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41But that's the right decision, I think, don't you, Elizabeth?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Yes, I think so. It's so special.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47Lot 1888 and I can start this in at £32.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Oh. Nothing.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52£32, start me off on the Titanic commemorative, there.
0:40:52 > 0:40:5534. 36. 38.
0:40:55 > 0:40:5740. Says no.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- Oh, well.- Dear, me. That's terrible.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Any advance on £40, then?
0:41:02 > 0:41:06- I'm afraid that's not sold. - I think it should. I think it should.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09I'm really surprised, cos if I, honestly, would have been here
0:41:09 > 0:41:12not knowing the history, not knowing what that's worth,
0:41:12 > 0:41:14- I'd have taken a chance on that. - Yes. Yeah.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Well, I hope you're not too disappointed by that, Elizabeth.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22A no-sale on the very last item, but that's the only item of yours
0:41:22 > 0:41:24of real value that's unsold.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- Unfortunately, the Spy prints are going home with you as well. - THEY LAUGH
0:41:27 > 0:41:31But never mind, because you wanted £500
0:41:31 > 0:41:33for your charities and your day out.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35What we've actually managed to make
0:41:35 > 0:41:39from all the things we've sold today, 10 items...£585.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Good Lord. Excellent.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47A few weeks after the auction,
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Elizabeth has brought her mother and daughter
0:41:49 > 0:41:53for a fine dining experience at a local luxury hotel.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Anna now lives in London and we don't see a lot of each other,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59so it really meant quite a lot to get us all together.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02The surroundings are beautiful, the meal was absolutely beautiful.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06My daughter's probably my best friend as well as my daughter,
0:42:06 > 0:42:08and my mum's always been there to support me
0:42:08 > 0:42:12in everything I've ever done, so we're quite a close-knit family.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- Well, there you go, look. Oh, that's actually nice.- It's horrendous.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18The whole idea behind Cash In The Attic
0:42:18 > 0:42:23was to see what some of the family antiques...
0:42:23 > 0:42:27Learn a bit more about them, really, and - most importantly -
0:42:27 > 0:42:29to make some donations to the wonderful people
0:42:29 > 0:42:32that have helped me keep well. I'd recommend it to anybody.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Here's to us all. Good health, happiness.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Cheers. Cheers, Grammy.