0:00:02 > 0:00:03Hello and welcome to Cash in the Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:07We treasure family possessions that have been handed down the generations,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10but in the end there comes a time when you just
0:00:10 > 0:00:13have to have a clear out, even if it's to make some more space.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18And that's when we're often called in, to help sort out the wheat from the chaff.
0:00:37 > 0:00:44Coming up on Cash In The Attic, my valuation for a Victorian miniature dictionary is spot on.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Jonty, I've never, ever been right before. Ever.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48No. There's always a first.
0:00:48 > 0:00:54And our host tells us what she had in mind for some silver and maybe even gold watches.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56I always remember them being in a drawer
0:00:56 > 0:00:58and I put them in a box and I was going to throw them out.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03At auction she gets very excited after a particularly good sale.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- Isn't that fantastic? - That's wonderful.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10- Here I come, Canada.- It's one to remember when the hammer falls.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- 224.- Today, I'm in Hampshire.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I'm on my way to meet Karen Ross,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18who wants to raise some money for a very special trip.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23Karen's house is home to many family heirlooms she's inherited from her parents.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Her German mother and English father were both keen collectors.
0:01:27 > 0:01:34She and her husband, Malcolm have three children - Kerry, Danielle and Adam, plus two grandchildren.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Karen and Malcolm will be celebrating
0:01:36 > 0:01:41their silver wedding anniversary next year and that's why we've been called in.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46Jonty Hearnden is with me today, and he's itching to start valuing the family's treasures.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Helping her mum is eldest daughter, Kerry.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- Hello?- Hi!
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- Karen? Yes.- Yes, it is. - And Kerry?- Yes. - Well, it's very nice to be here,
0:01:55 > 0:01:56thank you for inviting us.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- You're very welcome.- Did you do that, or did you put her up to it?
0:02:00 > 0:02:05- That was me.- So why have you put your mum up to this?- Well, she's hoping to go to Canada next year.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10It's not the cheapest destination to fly to, so we thought it would help towards the air fare.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- Why Canada especially? - I've family over there.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16I've got two cousins that emigrated over there in the '70s
0:02:16 > 0:02:21and we thought we'd like to go and see them. Do New York as well and it's our 25th wedding anniversary.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Ah! There we are.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27So, it's a silver wedding anniversary celebration?
0:02:27 > 0:02:28It certainly is.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- So, how much do you think you might be able to raise? - Probably about £400.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- All right. Do you think we can do it?- Yes!
0:02:35 > 0:02:38OK. Let's go and have a look. Show me around the house, will you?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Karen's parents both had an eye for collecting.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44So, hopefully, that means we should find plenty of valuable possessions
0:02:44 > 0:02:50to raise the money for that special trip. Jonty's had a chance to have a quick look around and something
0:02:50 > 0:02:53has earned his seal of approval.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58I love it. We have a little natter and he gets stuck in. This is Karen.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- Hi, there. How are you doing? - Very well, thank you.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Well, I have found a really interesting collection of stamps. Whose are these?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- They belonged to my dad. - Lovely.- So can we sell them?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Yes.- Have a look at those, Jen.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13What an old-fashioned hobby this seems to me!
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Though, I don't know, do people still collect stamps a lot?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- They do and it's a growing market all of a sudden.- Is it?
0:03:19 > 0:03:25It went through a quiet period, but now it's really quite big business all over again.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Coins and stamps are at the top of the tree in collecting.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32So, do you remember your dad sitting at the table going through his stamps?
0:03:32 > 0:03:37- Yes. All the time. - It was a real passion?- It was, yes.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42Now, I see a lot of collections of stamps and a lot of them are of used stamps.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Sometimes from around the world, but they have so little value, but because all of these
0:03:46 > 0:03:48are in such good condition,
0:03:48 > 0:03:52most of them are in mint, if not all of them are in mint condition, then they do have value.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56- Any really rare ones?- I haven't found any particularly rare stamps.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Let the dealers... Let the people who really know their market, let them decide.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04But I think that our collection's worth roughly
0:04:04 > 0:04:06between £50 and £100 at auction.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07- Good start!- That is a good start.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- I'll put these away.- You can lead us on to somewhere else.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Where shall we go next? Come along, Jonty.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Wait for me. Wait for me!
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Fingers crossed there'll be some philatelists bidding on the day.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24People are always storing things away and then forgetting about them, so I make a habit
0:04:24 > 0:04:26of rummaging around wherever I can to see
0:04:26 > 0:04:28if there is anything worth taking to auction.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31A search of the cupboard under the stairs proves fruitful for Karen,
0:04:31 > 0:04:36as she finds a Carlton ware biscuit barrel in the shape of a cottage.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Her mother bought it from Woolworths in the late '60s and she remembers it on display in the kitchen,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43along with this matching butter dish.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47They've never been used. Their estimate today is £10 to £20.
0:04:47 > 0:04:53'I love discovering new words, so I'm delighted with my very dainty find on the window sill.'
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Oh, look what I have here. It's extraordinary!
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Look. It comes in its own little box.- How lovely.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- It's an English dictionary. Are there really all the words in there? I can't see it.- I think so.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Can you read it? - Not with MY eyes. No.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Well, YOU won't be able to either.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Well, the lid of the case here, should be
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- a magnifying glass. - You've seen one like this before?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Yes, I have. But on the back...
0:05:16 > 0:05:18What have we got here?
0:05:18 > 0:05:2130th of the 12th '93. What do you know about this?
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Well, I always remember it being tucked away. It belonged to my nan or my granddad.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27We were never allowed to touch it.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29If you open up the inside cover,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32which will be very, very difficult to do, you have to be so careful,
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- but it does say the smallest English dictionary in the world. Can you just see that?- Yeah.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40You said the 30th of the 12th, '93?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- That's right.- 1893?- 1893, yeah.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Amazing!
0:05:45 > 0:05:46That really is superb.
0:05:46 > 0:05:53Now, it's lost... There is a little catch here, which would allow you to just swivel this around.
0:05:53 > 0:05:59So it's technically broken, but the case here is hallmarked, so this is a silver case.
0:05:59 > 0:06:05- What do you think it might be worth? - I don't know, £30 or £40. - OK. So, Jen, what do you think?
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Well, I'd like to think, I really would like to pay £100...
0:06:09 > 0:06:11£200 for it. That's what I think.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- Well, you're spot on. - Am I?!- I will stop you there
0:06:14 > 0:06:18because that's the sort of price I would put on it - between £100 and £200.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22Because it's damaged, I'm not really quite sure. Got to let the market decide.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Jonty, I've never been right before. Ever.- No. There's always a first.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28It's only taken about ten years!
0:06:28 > 0:06:32And when that tiny offering goes before the bidders, they like it big time.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Any advance on 90, 110?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39But we'll have to wait a little longer to find out
0:06:39 > 0:06:42what words the auctioneer utters before he brings down the gavel.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44224.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49As we all get on with the business in hand, Kerry decides to tackle this chest of drawers.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55'But what catches my eye is this pretty little heart-shaped compact.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00'It has a Japanese scene on the lid and Karen thinks that her father may have brought it back from Singapore
0:07:00 > 0:07:04'where he was stationed when he was in the RAF. He'd always bring back gifts for his wife.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07'It was made specifically for the tourist trade,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11'which is reflected in the estimate of just £20 to £30.'
0:07:13 > 0:07:15What have you got there?
0:07:15 > 0:07:16A camera of some description.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Ah! So, whose camera was this?
0:07:18 > 0:07:22I think that it belonged to my granddad
0:07:22 > 0:07:26that was given to him by my nan's father, who was German.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30What we need to do is have a jolly good look at the camera. I need to take it
0:07:30 > 0:07:32out of the leather casing to see if we can have a good look.
0:07:32 > 0:07:39There we go. I've just seen on the back there "Franka" and it says "Made in Germany, US zone."
0:07:39 > 0:07:42So that's obviously post the Second World War,
0:07:42 > 0:07:49but this particular range-finder camera was probably an early '50s version.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52So probably around the time that your grandparents got together.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56I would imagine so, and I would imagine it was a gift of some description.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00And this was a very popular make of camera in Germany.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05They started at the beginning of the 20th century and they finished in 1966.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08On a good day, we are looking at £20 or £30.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12But on a bad day, we might not get a bid. So shall we give it a try? Let's be positive.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- Yeah, take it.- Great!
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Let's hope we do make that estimate to help us
0:08:18 > 0:08:23reach the goal of £400 towards the silver anniversary trip to Canada.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29In fact, going by Jonty's lowest estimates up to now, we stand to make £200 at auction.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34So we decide to leave our expert to it for a while an take the weight off our feet.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- We're doing quite well so far, but we deserve a break, don't we?- Yes.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- How did you meet your husband, Malcolm?- Malcolm, met him in a pub
0:08:40 > 0:08:45in Winchester and, as I say, next year we've been married 25 years.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- And was it love at first sight? - He'd probably say no,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52but I've grown on him, I think, over the years, yeah.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56I can see just from the two of you that you're obviously a very, very close family.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00You don't live here anymore, but you seem to pop round quite a lot?
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Yeah, I'm just down the road, so any opportunity and she's home, we'll pop in. Cup of tea.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Do you like having the kids around?
0:09:07 > 0:09:12I love it. Sundays are wonderful. We always have Sunday lunch together and they're always here.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15The house is always full.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- I just love having them around, especially my two grandchildren. - I bet.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21How wonderful!
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Now, you look through and through British to me, but in fact,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27your mother was German. Did she teach you the language?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29She didn't, which made my dad quite cross.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I used to pick it up when we went on holiday, then obviously
0:09:32 > 0:09:38we'd come home and I'd forget it, but he learned to speak German quite fluently,
0:09:38 > 0:09:42but, no, I do know a little bit, but not enough to get by, I don't think.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47So, the family you're going to see in Canada, are they from the German side or your father's?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49No, they're from my dad's side.
0:09:49 > 0:09:55We recently went to a 90th birthday party, my aunt's, and her two sons came over from Canada.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59They both emigrated in the '70s and they always said, you know,
0:09:59 > 0:10:04"If you want to come over, come and visit," so that's what we want to do.
0:10:04 > 0:10:11Well, hopefully we'll be able to get them there and they'll have 25 years of planning to pack into the trip.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16Kerry's been having a thorough search of the kitchen and has come across a Royal Albert tea set.
0:10:16 > 0:10:22Her German grandmother bought it to sit in her display cabinet, along with lots of other similar pieces.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26They all remember dreading being roped in to help on dusting day.
0:10:26 > 0:10:34Unfortunately, this set is not complete, but we hope it'll raise at least £20 to £40 on the day.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40And Jonty's keen eye has spotted this silver pill box with a flip-up lid.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44It has a Birmingham hallmark, which dates it at about 1910.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46It's another of Karen's mother's possessions,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50but she believes it may have belonged to her grandmother and been handed down.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Jonty's estimate is £10 to £20.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- I've got some watches, Jonty. Can I show you?- Yeah, sure.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- Hidden away.- They are.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- I don't know whether they're...any good.- Let's have a look.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Ooh, we have a complete collection.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08We've got four. One little pocket watch. That's the oldest one, of course.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09So, where do they come from?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- From my dad's side, I believe.- Shall we have a look at them on the bed?
0:11:12 > 0:11:13We can have a look.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18So, that would be dated around the turn of the century. That's roughly 100-years-old.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19- Really?- You can tell it by the style.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22This one here is a nice watch here.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27This is a wristwatch that would have been made between the wars. This is made by JW Benson,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31who were very important clock and watchmakers
0:11:31 > 0:11:37towards the end of the 19th century and well into the 20th century.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40They had royal warrants and they had shops in Bond Street, etc.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45I assume that that isn't a gold case, but we need to test it first.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48So that is what that is all about.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Then these two here look like they're post-war.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54So, do you remember your dad wearing any of these at all?
0:11:54 > 0:11:58No. I always remember them being in a drawer.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59I actually put them in a box
0:11:59 > 0:12:03and I was going to throw them out and a friend said "No, don't throw them out.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06"What's your rubbish, somebody else could be interested in."
0:12:06 > 0:12:10That's really good news you didn't throw them away. Very sound advice
0:12:10 > 0:12:12because they do have some value.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Not a great deal, but we are looking here
0:12:15 > 0:12:17at between £20 and £40 at auction.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- For something I was going to throw away. That'll be OK. - So, you're happy to do that?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Absolutely. I'm glad I kept them now.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25And if Jonty's hunch about the JW Benson watch
0:12:25 > 0:12:31being gold is correct, who knows what the sale price will be?
0:12:31 > 0:12:35He's staying upstairs, but Karen has found some Beswick horses.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38There are four of them in total and they belong to her mother.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43This Staffordshire-based pottery company was famous for its ceramic animal figures.
0:12:43 > 0:12:49It started in 1894, but all production ceased in 2002.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54I've seen so many examples of Beswick selling for high prices at auction.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56So this could be a great find for Karen.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00The estimate for this little lot is £30 to £40.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Guys, look what I found for you.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04Come have a look.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- What have you got? - A pair of watercolours.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09There we go. Where were they from?
0:13:09 > 0:13:14They were my dad's and he used to have them in the lounge at home.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16They were there for years. Pride of place.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17Not pride of place in your house?
0:13:17 > 0:13:22No. I like them, but they don't go with what I've got.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26So rather than put them up in the loft, they've been in the drawer.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- What do you think of them, Kerry? - I think they're a little boring, to be fair.- I do have to agree.
0:13:30 > 0:13:36There's the most enormous expanse of rather boring sky.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- There is, isn't there? - I tend to agree with you.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43I'm holding my hand up, these are not most exciting pictures I've ever seen.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47But what is exciting is that we've got a signature down at the bottom.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52There's one faint here, but there's one very clear here, A Hulk.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56In fact there were two artists, they were both Abraham. One was senior, one was junior.
0:13:56 > 0:14:02His father was a known artist, but Abraham Jr was much better known,
0:14:02 > 0:14:07and he did oil paintings and he also did watercolours.
0:14:07 > 0:14:12He also exhibited at the Royal Academy towards the end of the 19th century.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- So he's a well-known artist. - That's great. That's really good, isn't it?
0:14:15 > 0:14:22So, our incredible A Hulk pictures with the signature, let's hope that we can get between £100 and £200.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- Well, that's brilliant. No, that's lovely. Thank you.- OK.
0:14:25 > 0:14:31Well, I think, actually, that means we can end our day of rummaging. Have you enjoyed yourselves?
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Had a lovely day, thank you, yes.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35We were looking for £400 at the start of the day
0:14:35 > 0:14:38to try and send your on your way to Canada for your silver wedding.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43Well, based on Jonty's lowest estimates, you're not quite there,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45but things could change on auction day.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- We hope you'll get £380. - That's all right, isn't it?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- Yeah.- Excellent. Lovely, thank you.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- Not bad for a day's work, is it? - Not at all. No.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55And you never know, we may do even better, because going to the saleroom
0:14:55 > 0:14:58will be that miniature English dictionary
0:14:58 > 0:15:02in a silver box, complete with its own magnifying glass.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06I have high hopes for this at £100 to £200.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09And there's Karen's father's stamp collection,
0:15:09 > 0:15:10including many first-day covers.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13It could bring us £50 to £100.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16And what about the four watches?
0:15:16 > 0:15:22They were valued at £20 to £40, but if one of them does turn out to be gold, as Jonty suspects,
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Karen and her husband could be flying to Canada first class.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Still to come on Cash In The Attic, will the bidders be impressed
0:15:29 > 0:15:32as I am about one of our very special items?
0:15:32 > 0:15:37Now, this is absolutely, positively my favourite lot.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40A no sale turns this auction into a bit of a roller coaster.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43That's a bit of a knock-back, actually, as it's a big hole in your target.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Join us for the ride until the hammer finally falls.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48224.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Well, that was quite a busy day we spent with Karen.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59We found some interesting pieces to put towards the silver wedding anniversary fund.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Today we brought them here to Duke's Auctioneers in Dorchester,
0:16:02 > 0:16:09where we're hoping to beat that target of £400 and send her off to Canada in style.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14The historic and very pretty county town of Dorset has much to attract antique hunters.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19Duke's general sales take place every three weeks in the Grove.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Now, if you're interested in buying or selling at auction, do bear in mind that charges
0:16:23 > 0:16:27such as VAT and commission will be added to your bill, so it's always worth checking
0:16:27 > 0:16:30with the saleroom first.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33I'm glad you're in here because it's pouring with rain outside.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- You have your lovely paintings. - Certainly have.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- Yeah.- I wasn't sure they were so lovely, cos there's a bit too much sky,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- but they're kind of growing on me. - Are you going to miss them?- No.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Very positively said.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48What about reserves? Are you going to put reserves on the pictures at all?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50I've left it to the auctioneer.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- So he has discretion?- Yes. - I think they probably will sell, don't you?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Let's hope. I never really can tell.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59No. Let's hope so.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Karen and Kerry have never been to an auction,
0:17:02 > 0:17:05so we want to try to give them a really positive experience.
0:17:05 > 0:17:12The first of their family heirlooms to come up is some Carlton ware, which has an estimate of £10 to £20.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- Where are they from?- They were from my mum, and she bought them
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- from Woolworths. - That might be a bit vintage.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Yes, it will be now that Woolworths is closed.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23£10 to start. £5 is bid. £5.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25£8 anyone?
0:17:25 > 0:17:285, 8, 10.
0:17:28 > 0:17:3210, anyone want? At 8. 10. 12.
0:17:32 > 0:17:3414, 16. 18. 20.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- That sounds better, doesn't it? - Yes, it sounds much better.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41- I've got £18. I'll take £20 from anyone now, if you will.- Please.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Selling at £18. £20 right at the back, thank you, sir.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50Last minute, £20. Going then now at £20 at the back of the room.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- Thank you, sir.- Wasn't that good? - Not too bad at all.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57A perfect place to sell, here in Dorchester, because the whole surrounding area
0:17:57 > 0:18:01seems to be full of little cottages just like that one. So, good.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05A great start, and Kerry's very excited already.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07So how's their next lot going to fare?
0:18:07 > 0:18:11It's the mid-20th century German Franka camera in a leather case.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13I was a little wary
0:18:13 > 0:18:15about whether it would sell or not.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Hmm.- How do you feel about it now?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I'm a little bit nervous that it won't, but I don't want to take it home.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23£10, please, for this old camera.
0:18:23 > 0:18:2410 is bid. 10. 12 anywhere now then?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27I have £10. £10. £10. Old camera.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Interesting, what a nice collection it might make! Old cameras.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33He's trying. He's trying.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37I'm flogging the proverbial dead horse here. Going at £10, 12.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Anyone for 12? 14 anyone now then? 14 anyone? Nope?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- Please.- All done?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Unsold, I'm afraid.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I don't want to take it home!
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Never mind. Never mind.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56The auctioneer obviously thought that the camera was worth more
0:18:56 > 0:18:57than the £12 it reached today.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00So, it's a no-sale for us.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02I love this little compact. It's a pretty little thing.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05The shape of the heart. It's lovely. Where did it come from?
0:19:05 > 0:19:08That was a present from my dad to my mum.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12I know she had it for sort of over 30 years, but it's very, very pretty.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14I put £20 to £30, so let's see if we can get that.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Let's hope so.- 10. 12.
0:19:17 > 0:19:2014. Any advance on £14? 16, anyone.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23At 16 is bid. 16. 18.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Please.- I'll do 18.
0:19:25 > 0:19:2720 for you, ma'am? I've got £18.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29I'll take 20 now then.
0:19:29 > 0:19:35Selling and going at £18, we're done.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36- Never mind.- 18.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39That's not bad. It's not too bad. That's OK.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Well, I don't think we can grumble at that.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46I wonder if it is going to become a special gift for a sweetheart again.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Now it's time for those four watches, and Jonty has some good news.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53One of the watches is a gold watch.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58I've put £20 to £40 on the whole collection, but I'm convinced that it should do
0:19:58 > 0:20:00a lot more than that.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04£60, will you say? 60. 70 commission. 80.
0:20:04 > 0:20:0990. 100. 110. 120. 130.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13140. 160. 170. 180. 190. 200.
0:20:13 > 0:20:20We're out at 210. 220. 230. 240.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24£230 this stands. Any further bids?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26I can't believe it.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28OK, then. £230.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31I can't believe I nearly threw them in the bin!
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- I'm going to cry! - You are, aren't you?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36I can't believe it.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- How about that?- Oh, my God. I was going to throw them out!
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- Oh, my goodness. - Isn't that fantastic?
0:20:41 > 0:20:42That's wonderful.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Here I come, Canada.
0:20:46 > 0:20:52It just goes to show, even damaged or broken collectibles could still have a useful sale value.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56I expect Karen's counting her blessings that she didn't ditch these in the bin.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00And she's just about time to compose herself before the next of her lots comes up.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07I'm feeling quite hopeful about this lot of all your stamp collection, which was your father's
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- stamp collection.- That's right.- A lot of them were in good condition.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- I put on £50 to £100, so let's see what happens in the room.- 30.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Five at the back, thank you, sir.
0:21:16 > 0:21:2035. 40. 45.
0:21:20 > 0:21:2355. 60. 65.
0:21:23 > 0:21:2675.
0:21:26 > 0:21:2985. 95.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31100.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- I think I'm going to cry. - Going at 110. On the side at 110.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39That's brilliant. I'm very happy with that.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I'm sure her father would have been delighted
0:21:42 > 0:21:46that his prized collection sold so well, helping bring about a family reunion.
0:21:46 > 0:21:52Karen's almost made her target already, but we'll keep that as a nice surprise for later.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56The incomplete Royal Albert tea set is coming up next.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01My mother always told her off because she always tried to get it out of the cabinet to play with it.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03And now she's going to give it away!
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Have a bid at this. £5 to start me.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07A fiver is bid. Ten now then?
0:22:07 > 0:22:09A nice lot of pots here at £10.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- Please!- 12. Any advance on 12? 14. Are we done at £14?
0:22:12 > 0:22:1416 anyone?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- That's OK.- I have 14.
0:22:16 > 0:22:1816 is bid. Are we done at £16?
0:22:18 > 0:22:22If there is no further bid, we go at 16.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Thank you very much.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- You will never play with it!- No.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Poor Kerry. Still, she never has to get roped into
0:22:31 > 0:22:33dusting it again, so that's a bonus.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Another lot that belonged to Karen's mum is about to come up.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43It's those four Beswick horses with an estimate of £30 to £40.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Yours, I sell for £50.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51A very good result. I knew we could rely on Beswick
0:22:51 > 0:22:53to do well for us.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Now it's those two watercolours by A Hulk Jr,
0:22:56 > 0:23:00the prolific Victorian artist who exhibited at the Royal Academy.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05So, even if Karen and Kerry are not keen, maybe an art lover will still snap them up.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07I've put them on at £100 to £200.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10They're worth that, but we are selling them here at a general sale.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13So are they going to be picked up by the people in the room?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Are they going to fully appreciate what they are looking at?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Not quite sure. We're about to find out.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22At 50. 60, 70.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Any advance on 70? £70 for these.
0:23:26 > 0:23:2980. Anyone, now, then. Come on, 80 anywhere.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Everybody done at £70.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34So, those are unsold.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36That's a bit of a knock-back actually,
0:23:36 > 0:23:38cos it's a big hole in your target!
0:23:38 > 0:23:42The auctioneer obviously decided £70 wasn't enough for them.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45This is turning into a classic roller coaster ride,
0:23:45 > 0:23:48and when the early 20th century silver pill box,
0:23:48 > 0:23:50a family heirloom from Karen's mother,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52comes up for £10 to £20...
0:23:52 > 0:23:56I'm going at £40. Everybody out at £40?
0:23:56 > 0:23:59..it's double the top estimate.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03So there are smiles all round again. And it's taken us to our final lot.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Now this is absolutely, positively my favourite lot.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Your gorgeous, tiny little dictionary! Very ancient.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I do hope it sells well. We want at least £100 for it.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17What I have got for this, start me off, please at £70 to get on with it. 70's bid.
0:24:17 > 0:24:1980 I'll take now then. At 70.
0:24:19 > 0:24:2280? 80.
0:24:22 > 0:24:2590. Any advance on 90? 100,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28110. Any advance on 110?
0:24:28 > 0:24:32120, 130 now then. 120, 130, 140.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36£140, and now at £140.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Is everybody out and clear?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42To go at £140. Thank you very much.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45That's fine. That's lovely. I am really, really pleased.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- That's excellent.- That is fantastic!
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- No, I'm really, really happy with that.- Good.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53What a great result and a really fantastic way
0:24:53 > 0:24:55to end Karen and Kerry's day here.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Am I going to Canada?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- You know you are, and some! - You've done brilliantly.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04You were looking for £400 to get to Canada for your silver wedding.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Well, you can go home and tell your hubby, that actually, you've made £624.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Brilliant. Excellent. That's lovely.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- That's lovely. Thank you. - What a journey we have had today! - We certainly have, yeah.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I feel like I've been to Canada and back.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21It just remains for us really to wish you a very happy silver wedding.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I'm absolutely delighted. Thank you.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- Great result.- Absolutely brilliant.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Thank you.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Karen and her husband Malcolm are planning how to spend their auction earnings.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41They brought grandson Louis for a walk in the park while they discuss
0:25:41 > 0:25:44their silver wedding anniversary trip to Canada and America.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48We want to do Niagara Falls when we get there.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51With having family out there, it is great to catch up with them.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54They're planning to sort the itinerary a little bit and the journey will end
0:25:54 > 0:25:57with a trip to New York and we'll fly back from there.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Once Karen's done her inevitable shopping,
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- of course.- I'm going to do lots of shopping, I can assure you.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07And what about their children and grandchildren?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- Will they be going with them?- No.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11We will make sure that we spend lots of money on them
0:26:11 > 0:26:15and bring them back lots of little pressies and that'll be lovely.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17It will be a wrench not to have them with us,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20but we're having the opportunity to have some time for ourselves.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24But a nice family meal before we go, I think, to celebrate 25 years will be brilliant,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- and you'll be a part of that, won't you?- Absolutely.
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