0:00:01 > 0:00:04Hello and welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06We just love rummaging through your homes,
0:00:06 > 0:00:08finding those things that have been gathering dust for years
0:00:08 > 0:00:10and then turning them into cash for you.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Today, we're helping a lady who's turning out her parents' old home
0:00:14 > 0:00:17and, who knows, maybe we'll find a few hidden treasures.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41Coming up on Cash In The Attic - are we about to break the law?
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Look, on the back it says, "buying or selling this bottle is illegal."
0:00:45 > 0:00:48It's happy hour for our expert.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49Paul?
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Sun's over the yardarm - do you fancy a cocktail?
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Do you know, I thought you'd never ask.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55And at auction,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59some of Dad's collectibles spark off some surprising bids.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Your dad would have never guessed that, would he?
0:01:01 > 0:01:04He would not have, he would not have.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07He would have been absolutely tickled pink.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Find out more when the hammer falls.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Today, I'm in Mid-Glamorgan on my way to meet a woman
0:01:15 > 0:01:17who's a member of a very close-knit family.
0:01:17 > 0:01:23She's hoping to raise money for a charity that is very special to all of them.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28Julie Graham and her husband Barry were married on her 21st birthday.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Julie was always close to her parents, Gordon and Yvonne,
0:01:32 > 0:01:37but sadly since 2009, both of them have passed away.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Julie has gradually started clearing their home of 40 years here in Wales.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44There's not enough room in Julie's house for her parents' belongings
0:01:44 > 0:01:48but she doesn't want to just throw them out.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51So, as both her parents were fans of Cash In The Attic,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54she thought it would be a good idea to call us in.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56With family being so important to her,
0:01:56 > 0:02:01who better to have as her partner in today's rummage than her cousin, Lynn,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03who Julie says is the closest person she has to a sister.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06'I'm joined by my rummage partner, Paul Hayes,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10'whose expertise will prove invaluable in our hunt for treasure.'
0:02:10 > 0:02:12I think we are going to get a real welcome in this house.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Come on then, after you. Sounds great.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19- Hi, you two.- Hello. - Hey, having a trip down memory lane.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23This is all the family at whose wedding?
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- It's my auntie June which is Lynn's mum and dad.- So you're cousins?- Yes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- Julie and Lynn.- That's right.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- Paul, hello, how are you? - Pleased to meet you.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- Nice to meet you two as well. - Now, this is not your house, is it?
0:02:36 > 0:02:40No, this is my parents' property which we need to try and empty.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Mum and dad passed away in the last year, both of them,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47so it's on the market for sale now.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Everything has to go.- Absolutely.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53So it sounds as if you've got an entire house to play with today, Paul.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57It sounds promising. Do you mind if I make a start, is that all right?
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- Feel free.- While he's getting on with that, cousins, both of you.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Why have you called in Cash In The Attic?
0:03:03 > 0:03:08There is such a lot of stuff in here, we just don't know where to start.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Maybe somebody enjoying what's in here is much as mum and dad did.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15How much do you think you might like to raise from today then?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18We'd like to get about £300. That would be a nice figure.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21What are you going to spend it on, Julie?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24I'd like to give a percentage to the British Heart Foundation,
0:03:24 > 0:03:28obviously, because it was heart disease that eventually took
0:03:28 > 0:03:31both mum and dad and it's quite bad in the family,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34so I'd just like to give something back there, maybe.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Anything left over,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39obviously the upkeep of this place with the gas and the electrics.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43I think that's something the parents would surely be very proud that you're doing, actually.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Now, how about Lynn, you going off and seeing what you can find
0:03:47 > 0:03:49and Julie, why don't you and I go and see what Paul is up to?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52OK, sounds good to me.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54And as we get started on our rummage,
0:03:54 > 0:03:58it looks like it hasn't taken Paul long to find the empties.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Blimey, Paul, must have been some party you had last night.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04A bit of a sore head this morning, I think.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Where have all of these come from?
0:04:07 > 0:04:08From all the local tips, Angela,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11because this is the sort of job my father did with haulage.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- He was a lorry driver, wasn't he?- He was.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16He used to get fed up sitting and waiting to be loaded
0:04:16 > 0:04:20so off he'd go and he'd have a bit of a dig in anything that was around.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Unfortunately for my mum and myself, this was the result.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27They just kept growing and growing and growing.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31We've got Williams & Son of Leicester here and look,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34on the back it says, "buying or selling this bottle is illegal."
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Yes, that's because the liquid, you're actually buying the liquid,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40you're not buying the bottle, so the bottle was returnable
0:04:40 > 0:04:42and they'd give you a penny.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45What they're saying is, this is our bottle, no one else can have it.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46We want it back so we can reuse it.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49How many of them do you think there are here?
0:04:49 > 0:04:53We got up to about 240 here and we just gave up after that, me and my cousin.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Is there a market for them, Paul?- There is.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58It does tend to be on the manufacturers.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01People go for regions, brewers.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04We've got some great ones here actually. These little jars are from Cornwall.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06These would have had clotted cream in.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Actually, this one does say, "from the breezy pastures
0:05:08 > 0:05:11of the West Countree, rich thick cream."
0:05:11 > 0:05:14One of the ones that do tend to be quite collectible is these
0:05:14 > 0:05:16codswallop bottles where they had a little ball in
0:05:16 > 0:05:21and the idea was that the pressure of the lemonade would actually seal your bottle.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24You just pop your marble and the rest of the liquid you can drink.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27What do you reckon we might get for a load of old bottles?
0:05:27 > 0:05:31If I was being realistic, we put these in at between £50 and £80
0:05:31 > 0:05:33and if someone takes a chance, how does that sound?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Fine.- I have to say, I'm amazed.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- £50 for a load of old bottles out of a dump site.- I know!
0:05:39 > 0:05:42It's the history and it's always the history and the collectability of them.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- Your dad was on to a good thing there then.- He was.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48I'm glad that Julie's got a rough idea how many bottles there are here.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Well over 200? We'd be here all morning if we had to count them.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55But if beer and lemonade bottles aren't our bidders' cup of tea,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58perhaps this Royal Albert tea set is.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01These pieces were collected by Julie's mum and dad.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Friends and family kept buying them more and more as presents,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07until Dad put his foot down and said, "No more!"
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Still, this collection would add another £40 - £60 to our total.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Our experts like nothing better than to seek out cash in the attic.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Paul, what about these, there's quite a lot of books in the boxes here.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Oh, right. Let's have a look. - From my childhood.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- So these are all yours, are they?- Oh, yes.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Gosh, that brings back my childhood. Look at these.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- Enid Blyton, the Famous Five.- Yes. - And where did they come from, bookshops, or...?
0:06:30 > 0:06:35Well, there used to be a shop in Mountain Ash called The Leather Shop.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38And you'd walk in and all the Enid Blyton books would be in the back of the shop.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41So the first port of call, straight for the books!
0:06:41 > 0:06:45So most of the pocket money went, it's probably in the box here!
0:06:45 > 0:06:50So and then, you know, any table top sales, in the church, my mother used to have a fit.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52"How many more books have you come back with?!"
0:06:52 > 0:06:54And I'm like, "Well, I need them!"
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Well, Enid Blyton, I mean, she's amazing.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59One of Britain's best-known children's authors.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03She sold something like 600 million books. That's a lot of books.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- You're telling me! - And they're just so nice.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I mean, the stories are all based round boarding schools,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11or round just life in the 1950s, wasn't it?
0:07:11 > 0:07:12Wonderful stuff.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17Look at this! There we are, top pop stars of the day!
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- Who's is that?- Oh, that's mine!
0:07:19 > 0:07:22You always want to be one of the singers, don't you?!
0:07:22 > 0:07:24You know, model yourself on them.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26If you're a teenager in the 1960s, these would have been your idols.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29But you look at them now, it is very nostalgic.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- You've got Mick Jagger, Lulu there. - I know.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Well, do you know what, there is quite a big following for these sort of things now,
0:07:36 > 0:07:37for that nostalgia market.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39A good collection of books like that, I mean,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42if I said around the £30 mark,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45sort of £20-£40 as an auction estimate, how does that sound?
0:07:45 > 0:07:48That's fine. I wouldn't have thought they'd have been anywhere near that.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Really? Oh, right. OK.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Well, the Famous Five, let's all go to auction, eh?
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- Exactly.- Lashings of ginger beer! - Yeah! And we need the dog as well!
0:07:56 > 0:07:58OK, that's definitely going, then.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01So let's have a look over here, see what else we can find.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06As our search continues around Julie's parents' home,
0:08:06 > 0:08:12she comes across some more nostalgia in the form of this collection of boxed Yesteryear cars.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15They were originally collected by Julie's dad
0:08:15 > 0:08:16and others were bought as presents.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Paul reckons they'll help us motor on to another £20-£30
0:08:20 > 0:08:21towards our target.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25There's no time for that, Paul! As we rummage around this house,
0:08:25 > 0:08:29I can't help noticing there are lots of empty spaces.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Julie, up here on the landing,
0:08:31 > 0:08:36you really get the feeling of being in an empty house, don't you?
0:08:36 > 0:08:37I know, it's a bit strange.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42The more empty it's becoming, the harder it is to come, to be honest.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47I'm used to seeing it full with lots of stuff, you know.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Particularly upstairs.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I can understand why, when you say there are so many memories.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- Too many ghosts in this house for you to stay here?- There is.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58I come in and I can still see them, you know,
0:08:58 > 0:09:03my mum sat in the chair, my dad sort of playing the electric organ.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07To come in, I couldn't sit here in the night, Angela.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I would be thinking too much, you know?
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- But your parents loved to dance, didn't they?- Definitely, yeah.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18They loved to dance. Big part of, you know, their courtship.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20And a big part of our life as a family.
0:09:20 > 0:09:26My dad was paramount to teaching me to dance.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28He always used to say to me, "My girl, if you can dance,
0:09:28 > 0:09:29"you'll never be lonely."
0:09:29 > 0:09:33And it was the radiogram downstairs in the corner,
0:09:33 > 0:09:38it was probably the first piece of furniture that they had saved up for for a number of years.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42The only time they ever went out was sort of on a Saturday night.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Him and his brothers and their wives would all go out
0:09:44 > 0:09:47down to one of the local dance halls and off they'd go, you know,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49and I'd be left there with my nan and pop.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53It used to be great, because I'd have a little picnic with them then, you know!
0:09:53 > 0:09:55And I'd get away with murder!
0:09:55 > 0:09:57He was obviously a very special man.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- And your mum must have been a very special lady.- They were.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03My dad was my rock. And Mam was my best friend.
0:10:03 > 0:10:10And it's been a bit of a... a couple of years, it's not been easy.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12I think both of them will be incredibly proud
0:10:12 > 0:10:15knowing what you're going to do for the British Heart Foundation.
0:10:15 > 0:10:21So, let's go and join Lynn and Paul and see how much closer we are to that target.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Absolutely.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I'm sure that many of the items we're discovering here today
0:10:25 > 0:10:28bring back fond memories for Julie of her parents.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34Lynn finds this brass traction engine that was a present from Julie's mum to her dad,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37who always had an interest in steam engines.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Paul estimates that this particular piece could be worth £30-£40.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Full steam ahead!
0:10:42 > 0:10:46This is an absolute child's dream, this house!
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Look at all the toys. The Bristol Castle!
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- What a fantastic locomotive that is. - Oh, yes.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Uncle Gordon loved steam trains. Anything mechanical, just loved it.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- So it doesn't surprise me at all. - So, what have you got there?
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- Well, this is at steam car.- A steam car?!- Lots of bits and pieces.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- I think that one actually works. - And another one here.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11A steam locomotive. Oh gosh, these are fantastic.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16I know Paul likes playing with toys, but these are rather special.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Paul! Do you want to come and join us?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20I've got something special for you to look at here.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Ah, now than! Look at this!- Do you know Mamod?- I do know Mamod, yes.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Mamod steam engine, traction engine, and a steam car.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- These are wonderful. - He loved steam, did he?
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Yes, just loved anything mechanical, steam engines, trains,
0:11:34 > 0:11:36all sorts of things.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Well, do you know what, there is a fascination,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41especially the old boys love steam engines, steam trains, that sort of thing.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46But these really were one of the first ones, all hands on toys, really.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- And we've got the box! - That makes a massive difference.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51I've never seen one with a box before, that's great.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53And this tells you the age there.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Look at that, we've got Award Winner, 1975.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58So we know it's at least after that date.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00I think you still actually can buy this model.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- I'm not sure about the actual car any more.- So, that's a steam car?!
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- That a steam car, which is really good fun.- Isn't it great?!
0:12:06 > 0:12:10But they always create an interest, and there's lots of old boys now that love to get these going
0:12:10 > 0:12:12and reintroduce it to another generation.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- And young boys, too.- Gosh, yes. - How much, do we think?
0:12:16 > 0:12:17Well, these things do really well,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20especially in this sort of condition.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23I mean, if I said at least sort of £30-£50 each.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26So you're looking probably £60-£100, that sort of price.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- Does that sound OK to you? - Surprising!
0:12:28 > 0:12:29- I think they're lovely. - Yeah, there are.
0:12:29 > 0:12:35But will these classic toys peak a bidding interest when we get to auction?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- 50, 60. 70, £80.- Wow!
0:12:38 > 0:12:41We'll find out soon enough!
0:12:42 > 0:12:48So far, our rummage here in MidGlamorgan has thrown up all sorts of nostalgic pieces.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50And it looks like Paul has come across something
0:12:50 > 0:12:53that's associated with the history of these parts.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58- Julie?- Yeah?- Now, where did these miners' lamps come from?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00These are great, aren't they?
0:13:00 > 0:13:04I would have thought it would have been my dad's dad, more than my mum's,
0:13:04 > 0:13:10because my grandad was the blacksmith down in Penrhiwceibre colliery.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Penrhiwceibr colliery. Try and say that!
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Oh yeah, try and say that after you've had a few a few pints! You've had your chips!
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Well, I can see that one hasn't been used at all.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20That looks more like, not a tourist thing,
0:13:20 > 0:13:24but more like a reproduction item, it's had no use whatsoever.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- That's come from the local lamp works in Aberdare.- What I like is the this.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32This one tells a story of itself, really,
0:13:32 > 0:13:33that's had a lot of use at some point.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36So it's Thomas and Williams Ltd.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Approved under Schedule B, Cambrian type.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40And then the number there, number 35.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44I think that actually would be your grandfather's issue number.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Well, these were very necessary items.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49They're known as a Davy lamp, after a guy called Sir Humphrey Davy.
0:13:49 > 0:13:56And he developed a method of making a naked flame that could be used in the mine, but it was safe.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- And it's not actually a lamp, it's a safety light.- Right.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02People often think that these are the sort of things you bring to actually see with. It isn't.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- Yeah.- What you do, you place it on the base of the mine,
0:14:06 > 0:14:08and it detects any unwanted gases.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11And it would actually change colour, so if it went like a blue colour,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14you knew there was too much methane in the room, you had to get out.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17If it went out, there wasn't enough oxygen, and it wasn't safe to work.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20So it's a safety lamp, and it saved countless lives, this lamp.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21It's a fantastic thing.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Well, you've got this one here,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26which doesn't have much of a value, to be fair.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I mean, the history is what people tend to go for, the nostalgia value.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34I mean, if I said around the £50 mark, sort of £40-£60,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37as an estimate, and I think if you get two people
0:14:37 > 0:14:38who really take a shine to these,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- You could do all right.- OK.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- Does that sound all right to you? - It sounds great, thanks.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47Well, let's leave that one there and let's check out for any firedamp, or methane gas!
0:14:47 > 0:14:48OK!
0:14:48 > 0:14:51We're over halfway through our rummage, and by Paul's estimate,
0:14:51 > 0:14:55so far we've got £260 worth of stock to take to auction.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58With many of the shelves and cupboards bare,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01except in the old play room, we turn our attention
0:15:01 > 0:15:03to some of the larger pieces
0:15:03 > 0:15:06and Lynn suggests this chest of drawers.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11It was bought by Julie's dad, Gordon, possibly from Abergavenny market.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13He'd apparently often come home with odd bits of furniture,
0:15:13 > 0:15:15but never say where they came from!
0:15:15 > 0:15:19But with an estimate of £30-£50, Julie knows where it is going!
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Family history is very much at the centre of our search today,
0:15:23 > 0:15:28with so many of our finds belonging to Julie's dad and Lynn's uncle.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30I'd like to find out more about this close-knit family.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Julie, how many boxes of photographs have you got?!
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- You must have hundreds of them! - I have no idea.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40We are just finding them everywhere.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45They're in cupboards, they're in boxes in the attic, they're in drawers!
0:15:45 > 0:15:47You are a very close family, but Julie,
0:15:47 > 0:15:51you're here in Wales, Lynn, you're in east London.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53How on earth do you manage to keep in touch?
0:15:53 > 0:15:58Well, Julie's grandfather and my grandmother are brother and sister,
0:15:58 > 0:16:00and they were very, very close.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05And my grandmother went down to London to go into service when she was 15.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09And they just always kept close, kept in touch.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12And so when they had children, they did the same.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16So, Julie, it was pretty obvious that one of your best friends was going to be Lynn?
0:16:16 > 0:16:21Yeah, it was always going to be, because of the family connection.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23I mean, when you've got no brothers and sisters,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26she is the closest thing I've got to a sister, really.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Lynn, weren't you telling me that your uncle - Julie, your father - used to play the organ?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Yes, he did. Self-taught.
0:16:33 > 0:16:39We used to have an organ along the back wall there, a really big thing.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42And you'd come in and he'd be there, plonking away
0:16:42 > 0:16:46with his headphones on while my mother was sat watching the telly!
0:16:46 > 0:16:48But he would sing with the headphones on his head!
0:16:48 > 0:16:50So it was pointless him having the headphones on,
0:16:50 > 0:16:52because my mother couldn't hear the telly anyway!
0:16:52 > 0:16:55They'd have a battle. My mother'd be turning the telly up,
0:16:55 > 0:16:57and my father would be singing louder and louder and playing!
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- But I don't see the organ in the house anywhere now.- Where is it?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02We donated it to the local church.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Which is what we felt that Dad would have liked to do.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10So it must have been a sad day when you had to say goodbye to the organ?
0:17:10 > 0:17:14It was very, very sad. For me, that was probably the hardest bit so far,
0:17:14 > 0:17:16was seeing the organ being taken out.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Yeah.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22But, when we came back and sort of talked about it,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25and I told Julie that we had to look on the bright side,
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- because she'd just become an organ donor!- Yeah.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Well, if he sang so much,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I'm sure that whoever buys this house will find an echo of him
0:17:34 > 0:17:37somewhere up in the attic, or in one of the rooms somewhere!
0:17:37 > 0:17:40I think that's one of the biggest memories of my dad,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44is always singing, always dancing.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Um...
0:17:46 > 0:17:50He was just always there. He was a dad in a million.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54So let's hope we can do Gordon and Yvonne's memory proud
0:17:54 > 0:17:57and raise a good sum in aid of that worthy cause.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00How about this lovely looking polished cabinet?
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Julie's parents bought it from a local furniture store around 10 years ago.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08They got it to display all the crystal that they used to collect
0:18:08 > 0:18:10and thanks to its condition,
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Paul estimates that it could net us a further £50-£80 at auction.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Now then, Lynn, oh, look at this!
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- Oh, that's a nice set, actually, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Now then, whose is this?
0:18:20 > 0:18:25Well, it's a tea service that I think was Julie's nan and grandad's.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27And I think Julie's parents bought it for them
0:18:27 > 0:18:29for some anniversary or another.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Right, we're looking at the 1930s. Do you know who made this?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I know it says Shelley on the bottom,
0:18:34 > 0:18:36but I don't know much more about it than that.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40That's right. This is Shelley. It's one of Britain's best-known manufacturers,
0:18:40 > 0:18:41from the Art Deco period.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45And very white porcelain. The value really, though, is in the shape.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49The more geometric, the more Art Deco these pieces are, the better.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50But beautiful quality.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54And what you tend to find nowadays, you have a cup, a saucer,
0:18:54 > 0:18:55and a side plate.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57And that is classed as a trio. Can you see that?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59And it would go in a cabinet, just to look pretty.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03But this one is the Primrose pattern.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05And that is how people tend to collect them now.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Unless you get a full set of six. What have we got here?
0:19:08 > 0:19:12We've got one, two, three, four, five, oh, what has happened here?
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- What a shame. We've got five and a half!- Yes.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- Do you know what happened there? - I don't know what happened to it,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21but I can see that Gordon tried to repair it.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- Do you ever remember her using this set?- Not really, no.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25No, it was mugs.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Things like that only got used when the doctor came round!- Right!
0:19:28 > 0:19:31They were usually just kept in the cabinet, just to look pretty.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35And you've got your bread and butter plate and your sugar and cream. OK.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Well, what you've got is a 1930s part tea service
0:19:38 > 0:19:40by one of the best manufacturers.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45I mean, if you said £10 a cup and saucer, looking around the £50 mark.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48If I said sort of £30-£50 as an estimate, how does that sound?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- That's fine.- All right. It will be somebody's cup of tea!
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- Oh! Only someone with a very sweet tooth!- Exactly, yeah!
0:19:55 > 0:19:57All right, come on, let's keep looking. I do the jokes!
0:19:57 > 0:19:59I'd say the jury's out on that last statement, Paul!
0:19:59 > 0:20:03We're nearing the end of our search, so it's time to give the house
0:20:03 > 0:20:06one last look to see if we've missed anything.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Paul, the sun's over the yardarm - do you fancy a cocktail?!
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Do you know, I thought you'd never ask!
0:20:12 > 0:20:16That's fantastic, isn't it? I love these cocktail cabinets,
0:20:16 > 0:20:18there's something really sort of Art Deco about them.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Where has this come from? Is it something that you've bought?
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Right, this has been around since long before me.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Did they used to have cocktail parties and things like that?
0:20:28 > 0:20:32No, it was opened at Christmas. They weren't drinkers at all.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35And I think that's one of my biggest memories with this,
0:20:35 > 0:20:37was at Christmas I was allowed to have a sherry!
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Which I thought was so grown-up. But it was, you know,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43sherry with a pile of lemonade stuck in the top of it!
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Do you know what, I've seen lots and lots of these cabinets around.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48They don't fit in with the modern generation.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51I don't think we're a nation of cocktail drinkers these days.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53But I think they're wonderful things.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57I love the action where the whole thing closes up and comes out. Very hydraulic.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59You've got a lemon squeezer here, the fluorescent lights.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02It's very Art Deco with its cloud shape. Can you see that?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04The contrasting colours you've got there.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06A very dark wood on the outside,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09but you have a bird's eye maple on the inside, a very light wood.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12That's a nice combination. But this is done in a veneer.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15The only thing I wish they would have done is just made them better.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19They're really affordable, cheapish wood, really, they made these from.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21For me, it's spoilt it. If this was a good quality made piece,
0:21:21 > 0:21:25I think it would be more popular. But they have turned up at auction quite recently.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27I see these sort of things,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30and you can be looking sort of £20-£40.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31How does that sound?
0:21:31 > 0:21:36Yeah, well it's all towards a good cause, isn't it? So it'll all help.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- OK, so it's cocktails all round at the auction then, eh?!- Absolutely!
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- CABINET GRATES - Oh, dear me! It's a bit of fun, that, isn't it?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44I quite like the look of it. Angela, Lynn! Now then.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- What have you got there, then? - We found a lovely cocktail cabinet.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Sort of 1930s, maybe even later, 1950s.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Hopefully it should sell quite well, maybe £20-£40.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55So put that on to the target, if you would.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Now, is that with or without the contents?
0:21:57 > 0:22:01- We'll have to empty it first, I think!- That won't be a problem!
0:22:01 > 0:22:02THEY LAUGH
0:22:02 > 0:22:07So £20, a nice round figure for me to do my maths at the end of the day.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10If I just add that to the figure that I've already got in my head,
0:22:10 > 0:22:14it means that while we're hoping to raise £300 at auction,
0:22:14 > 0:22:18and on his lowest estimate, if I add that £20 to the figure
0:22:18 > 0:22:23I've already got in my head, it comes out at £390.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Hey!- Wow! Yeah!
0:22:25 > 0:22:27That's good! Good result!
0:22:27 > 0:22:30And at auction, of course, we could do even better than that!
0:22:30 > 0:22:32But we'll have to wait and see. Who knows?
0:22:32 > 0:22:34I mean, they may see the cocktail cabinet
0:22:34 > 0:22:36and darling, it'll be a party all round!
0:22:36 > 0:22:37THEY LAUGH
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Won't it be great if we do reach our target?
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Amongst our finds here today, that large collection of bottles,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49many of which have come from the local valleys.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52They should bring us £50£80 when we call time at auction.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Other items of local interest are those Davy safety lamps
0:22:57 > 0:23:00that were used by Julie's grandad during his days as a miner.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Paul suggests £40-£60.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07And there's also that collection of nostalgic novels,
0:23:07 > 0:23:09including many Enid Blyton treasured classics.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12With books like these still very much in demand,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Paul reckons we'll get £20-£40 for the lot.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Coming up, Julie unveils a novel sales pitch at auction...
0:23:21 > 0:23:26The firebox fell off and set fire to the stage! Oops!
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Perhaps I shouldn't be saying that!
0:23:28 > 0:23:30..And one sale gets us very shaken and stirred...
0:23:30 > 0:23:32I'm really overwhelmed!
0:23:32 > 0:23:35I don't believe that!
0:23:35 > 0:23:37That is amazing!
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Be there when the hammer falls.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46We had such a lovely day with Julie
0:23:46 > 0:23:49and how very generous of her to decide to give the proceeds
0:23:49 > 0:23:52of today's auction to her favourite charity.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54But of course, it's not going to go anywhere
0:23:54 > 0:23:55until she actually raises the money.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59So we've brought all of her things here to Carmarthen,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01to the Peter Francis auction house.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06And I'm rather hoping that her items are really going to catch the eye of the bidders.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Julie's already here,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11but it looks like her cousin Lynn has been given the day off.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- Julie!- Hello.- Hi, how are you doing?- And who's this?
0:24:15 > 0:24:20- This is my best friend, Christine. - Hello.- Hi.- Otherwise known as Chris.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Unfortunately, my cousin's on jury service,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26so she can't make it this week.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30But I tend to take her out and dust her off and she comes in handy!
0:24:30 > 0:24:34We've got some nice things coming up. You put a reserve on a couple of them, haven't you?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Yeah, the auction house have put a reserve
0:24:36 > 0:24:39on quite a lot of the stuff and I sort of questioned it,
0:24:39 > 0:24:43but they've reserved the Shelley and the Mamod steam trains.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46That's not a problem at all. They're some of your best items.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49The Mamods, great collectors' items. I think they've got no problem.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52And Shelley is one of the best names for that type of china.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55But look, as you can see, there are lots of people in the auction room
0:24:55 > 0:24:56and it's already in progress.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59I think your lots are about to come up,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- so we really should go and take our places, shall we?- Sounds good.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Julie's first lot up for auction is the brass traction engine
0:25:07 > 0:25:11that belonged to her dad, Gordon, the keen steam train enthusiast.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15We saw a lot of steam engines, baby ones, when we were at your house.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17And one of them is about to come up now.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19This was never really a toy, was it, this steam engine?
0:25:19 > 0:25:23They shouldn't be, however, my dad being as soft as he is with the kids,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27my son and my grandson were allowed to play with it.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30So it's been well used!
0:25:31 > 0:25:33But these are really collectors' items, Paul?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35They are. And so much passion goes into these items.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36People do love steam.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I mean, anyone that can remember the steam trains, obviously,
0:25:39 > 0:25:41they're very attractive things.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44But the kids nowadays have never seen anything like it before,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47there's a whole new fascination out there for these things.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48So we're looking around the £50 mark.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I said sort of £30-£40, we'll expect it to go, hopefully,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53around that sort of price.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Starting me away at 20. Five. £30 with me.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Commission bid is at £30, straight in. Two if you will now.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01£30 with me. 32.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02And five. 38,sir?
0:26:02 > 0:26:0635 still with me. Lost you in the room at 35.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- 38, fresh bidder. 40, do I see? - Oh!- There we go!
0:26:10 > 0:26:1240, I'll take. 40, back in.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17Two. 45, sir? 45 is bid. And eight. 48.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22Fill it up, 50. £48, second row bid. Finished and done at 48.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- There you go, dead right.- Terrific!
0:26:25 > 0:26:29That's what happens when you get a couple of steam engine enthusiasts and they both want it.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32I can't believe that! Yeah!
0:26:32 > 0:26:34A great start for Julie,
0:26:34 > 0:26:38and one that's put us on the right track for today's target of £300.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Moving on to our next item, we've got another steam engine.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46This one is made by Mamod, and there's also a Mamod steam car.
0:26:46 > 0:26:53So those have actually been raced in the YMCA opts at my mum and dad's house.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Which, the firebox fell off and set fire to the stage! Oops!
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Perhaps I shouldn't be saying that! I'll give the secrets away! Yeah!
0:27:02 > 0:27:03It's an interesting story,
0:27:03 > 0:27:07but it's not the sort of provenance you want, really!
0:27:07 > 0:27:09But these are lovely items. Great fun.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Lots of people can remember them, good nostalgic bits and pieces.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Again, lots of commission bidders here today. Two in this case.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Starting me away a at 50. 60. 70. £80.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23- Wow!- £80 I am at. 90. 100.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24Oh!
0:27:24 > 0:27:26110. 120. 120 here.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31Commission bid at 130, if you like now. At 120 with me. 130, do I see?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33I can't believe it!
0:27:33 > 0:27:35140.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38140 still with me. Finished and done, £140.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Any advance?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- There you go.- How's that?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- Your dad would have never guessed that, would he?- He would not have.
0:27:45 > 0:27:51He would not have. He would have been absolutely thrilled. He would.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Well, the bidders don't seem to be running out of steam,
0:27:54 > 0:27:56as our car and traction engine
0:27:56 > 0:27:58have made over twice Paul's bottom estimate.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02Let's hope our two miners' safety lamps bring us further success.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04One real, one reproduction.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- But the real one is from the family, isn't it?- It is, yeah. Yeah.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11It was from my grandad. So, it's...
0:28:11 > 0:28:14You sound a bit sad now, giving it away.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17I know, but I think it needs to go.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Because I haven't got anywhere to put it.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22It would just be stuck up in the attic,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25so I think, let it go to somebody that will enjoy it.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27I've got my memories of it, so that's the main thing.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30You've got two in the lot there. What shall we say for it?
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Nice original one. £60 to start me away for the miners' lamps.
0:28:33 > 0:28:3650, then. 30 to get on then, surely. 30 is bid.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Gentleman's bid standing at 30.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Five do I see now, for the miners' lamps? 35. 40.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43- That's it, they're waking up now. - Yes.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48Finished and done. No advance on 40.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- There you go.- Never mind. It was on estimate.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53That's right, yeah. It was.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55There was two people wanted it, but it stuck to that.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- So that must be the going rate for the Aberdare, Thomas and Williams Ltd lamps.- Exactly.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Bang on estimate, Paul.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Our next lot may be empty of their contents,
0:29:04 > 0:29:06but this collection of bottles
0:29:06 > 0:29:11was acquired by Julie's dad over many years.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15I think the auction house have given up and said, "Over 200 bottles!"
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Not 10 green bottles, but over 200!
0:29:17 > 0:29:20The interest isn't massive for these.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- We're looking between £50-£8. All right?- Yes.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26But they've displayed them nicely, they're hanging on the wall over there, which is lovely.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30I wouldn't want to start singing that song, then! We'd be here for ever!
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- HE SINGS:- 200 green bottles, hanging on the wall!
0:29:32 > 0:29:34We'll join you later, Paul, we'll join you later!
0:29:34 > 0:29:36Let's just see what they go for!
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Over 200, I'm told, in here.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Good mixed lot of jars and bottles there.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43£80 to start me for them, for the five boxes there.
0:29:43 > 0:29:4750 to get on, then. 30 then. Here to be sold. Surely £30.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50£30 is paid. Gentleman's bid at 30. Five do I see now?
0:29:50 > 0:29:54£30 for all these bottles seems cheap. Five, do I see?
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Finished and done. Maiden bid of 30. Five. Just in time. 40.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03Lost you behind now. At £40 I have. Five do I see? Finished at £40.
0:30:03 > 0:30:0445.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Oh!
0:30:06 > 0:30:0850 now. At 45, just behind. Just in time.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Finished and done at 45.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- Hey!- Yes!- That's not bad, is it? - Phew!
0:30:14 > 0:30:17I think it's better than packing them up and taking them back home!
0:30:17 > 0:30:20I certainly wouldn't have anywhere to put them in the attic,
0:30:20 > 0:30:21that's for sure!
0:30:21 > 0:30:24I'd need to reinforce it!
0:30:25 > 0:30:27And I'd say that £45 is a pretty decent amount
0:30:27 > 0:30:29for a collection of empties!
0:30:29 > 0:30:31And we've got yet another collection coming up next.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34This set of Yesteryear cars, all boxed,
0:30:34 > 0:30:38they're in excellent condition.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41And these were made quite recently, so it must have been somebody who collected these.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- My dad!- Oh, really?
0:30:43 > 0:30:48There's another load of those in our attic that my husband was collecting as well.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51These are in their original boxes. But they're a future collectable,
0:30:51 > 0:30:54they're not something that's really in demand at the moment.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58The old Corgis and Dinkies from 50, 60 years earlier than these are very good.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01There's quite a lot in this lot. Do you know how many there were?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03- I haven't got a clue. - I never counted.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05All right, well we're looking between £20 - £30, Angela,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08for a good collection of modern toys.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13Start me at £20 for the mixed lot there. Die-cast. 10 then, to go.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15- 10 is bid. Right-hand side. 15 in the centre.- Come on!
0:31:15 > 0:31:1720. Five.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21At £25, seated. 30 do I see now? I'll take eight if it helps.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22£25, are you finished and done?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- There you go.- OK. - That was more than we thought.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- That's right in the middle of the estimate. 20-30.- Yes.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- Nice call, Paul.- Well, there we are.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35I imagine our bidder will probably hold on to this
0:31:35 > 0:31:37collection for a while.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41And who knows, in 20 years' time, they may be worth a lot more.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Not in quite as good condition, the books belonged to Julie as a child.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Many of them feature the always popular
0:31:48 > 0:31:50and magical world of Enid Blyton.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52These old Enid Blyton stories, of course,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- are still popular today, aren't they?- Yes.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59So we should get people wanting to buy these for today's children, Paul?
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Yes, these are fantastic things to have for children to rediscover, really.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07There's a whole generation that haven't heard the Famous Five and all the Enid Blyton stories.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Interest again with me, starting me away at 10. 20. Five with me.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- 25!- 25 already!
0:32:13 > 0:32:17£25 with me. Who says 28? Any interest here?
0:32:17 > 0:32:21Commission bidder at 25. We'll take it, otherwise...
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- There you go. - Oh, brilliant! Fantastic.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27You see, someone obviously saw that in the catalogue and said,
0:32:27 > 0:32:29"Got to have them!"
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- Yeah.- Do you remember the figure you wanted to raise? 300? - About £300.
0:32:32 > 0:32:40You'll be delighted to know you've made a very nice sort of attractive-looking figure of £323!
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- Yay!- Excellent! Great. - And there's lots more to come!- Yes!
0:32:44 > 0:32:45Now, the thing is,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48you two have never been to an auction before, have you?
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- No.- There's lots of lovely things to look at.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54So why don't you take an opportunity now to go and have a look at what else there is,
0:32:54 > 0:32:56- and then we'll come back for the second half?- OK. Brilliant.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Lead on, Paul!
0:32:58 > 0:33:00If you've never been to an auction,
0:33:00 > 0:33:02but would like to have a go at selling,
0:33:02 > 0:33:05do remember that auction houses do charge fees such as commission.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08So it is best to check them in advance.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Paul is always happy roaming around an auction room,
0:33:10 > 0:33:13and he's found something very surreal.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17Paul, have you found a Welsh Salvador Dali here?!
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- It's a very strange world that we're living in!- It is, isn't it?
0:33:20 > 0:33:23I really like it. If this was a genuine Salvador Dali,
0:33:23 > 0:33:26you'd be talking millions of pounds. But what I like about it,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29the artist has really captured the spirit of Dali.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34You've got these dismembered bodies, this futuristic world,
0:33:34 > 0:33:36this very strange world that only Dali lived in.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39So what do we know about the artist, Carey, whoever he or she is?
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Well really, it's just what it is, it's a decorative picture.
0:33:43 > 0:33:44If you like it, then buy it.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48It's not for future investment, or investing in the artist himself,
0:33:48 > 0:33:50it's just really because you like the look of the painting.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54And I think this guy's done a really good job, whether it's a Mr or Mrs Carey, I'm not sure.
0:33:54 > 0:33:55The auctioneer doesn't know.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58And I think it's a great buy for somebody today.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- You could be looking at less than £100 for this.- Really?
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Yeah, an absolute bargain I think, for someone.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Well, as one of our esteemed colleagues once said to me,
0:34:06 > 0:34:08"You get a lot of paint for your money!"
0:34:08 > 0:34:09There you go!
0:34:09 > 0:34:10THEY LAUGH
0:34:10 > 0:34:12That's right!
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Well, you were right, Paul.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17This homage to Salvador Dali didn't make millions.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21In fact, it ended up fetching £25.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23It's time to resume our places at the auction
0:34:23 > 0:34:26as Julie's next lots go under the hammer.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29First, this 12-piece Royal Albert tea set.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Is this something that you bought, or inherited?
0:34:31 > 0:34:36It was something that Mum and Dad started collecting and then,
0:34:36 > 0:34:39you know, they'd got so much of it
0:34:39 > 0:34:42and everyone was buying a little bit for Christmas and stuff.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45And then it got to the point, you know, it was, "Stop, no more!"
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Nice lot there.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50A good amount of pieces. Start me at £50 for it.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53£50 do I see? 30 then to get on then, surely.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57For the Old Country Roses. 20 to start me then. £10, surely.
0:34:57 > 0:35:0110 is bid. 15 I've got. 20. Five. 30. Five.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Come on! They need a bit of encouragement, you see.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08£45, front row. 50 I'll take now. Are you finished and done?
0:35:08 > 0:35:09No advance on 45.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13Hopefully there are some more tea drinkers here,
0:35:13 > 0:35:15as there's also this 1930s Shelley set.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Is this a tea service you've used?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21It was the best tea service,
0:35:21 > 0:35:25and it was bought initially of for my nan and my pop,
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Mam's mum and dad, for their 25th wedding anniversary.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- Have you ever drunk out of this particular tea service?- Oh, no!
0:35:32 > 0:35:35I would be too afraid to, I'm too clumsy!
0:35:35 > 0:35:37THEY LAUGH She is!
0:35:37 > 0:35:39It's a very pretty set, isn't it, Paul? Collectable?
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Yes, very collectable. I agree with the auctioneer here, actually.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45It's one of the best names. Shelley is very much in demand.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- Right.- The only thing that you can find these days,
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- people don't really use tea services.- No.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51So for that reason, they've put a reserve on it,
0:35:51 > 0:35:54because it's worth at least £30. So I agree.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56So we're looking between £30 £50.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57All right, let's have a look.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00And as always with the Shelley, some interest with me,
0:36:00 > 0:36:01putting me in at 40.
0:36:01 > 0:36:0450. £60 with me for the Shelley tea ware.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06£60. 70 is bid. 80.
0:36:06 > 0:36:0890. 100.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10No!
0:36:10 > 0:36:13120. £120 still with me. 130, fresh bidder.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18135. 140 in the room now on my right-hand side. 140.
0:36:18 > 0:36:19- Go on!- Gosh!
0:36:19 > 0:36:24Are you all done and finished at 140? Thank you.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- Yes!- Good Lord!- That's fantastic. - Well done, that's amazing!
0:36:28 > 0:36:30I tell you what, the auctioneer got it right
0:36:30 > 0:36:33when he said put a reserve of 30 quid on it!
0:36:33 > 0:36:35- Wow!- Well, it's the name, you see. Shelley is the name.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Tea services aren't that collectable, but Shelley is the very best.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44And it just goes to prove that buyers do pay for the good names.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Now for the chest of drawers that Lynn found under the stairs.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Another of her uncle Gordon's finds from the shops
0:36:52 > 0:36:54and markets of Glamorgan.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59£30 to start me away. 22 to get on then, surely. 20 is bid.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03Front of the room now. Five do I see now? For the mahogany chest.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Here at 20. Five is bid. 30 now, 30. Five.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- Yes!- Yes!
0:37:07 > 0:37:1050. Five. 60 now. I've lost you.
0:37:10 > 0:37:1255 front of the room. 60 now do I see?
0:37:12 > 0:37:18All done. 60, just in time. Five do I see for you? At £60, takes it.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- There we go.- Well done!
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- It's a really nice little chest of drawers, that.- Yes. Great!
0:37:24 > 0:37:29Actually, I would never have thought £60 for that little chest of drawers.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32So well done, Dad!
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Well, Julie, it just goes to show,
0:37:34 > 0:37:36you never can tell what bidders are looking for.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40Now, the sitting-room in your parents house was dominated
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- on the back wall by that huge glazed cabinet.- I know.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Very modern sort of Oriental in style. Yes.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51Yeah. That, at one point, was filled with crystal.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Anyone that's got a collector's corner, someone that's got a big collection,
0:37:55 > 0:37:56it's a great cabinet to have.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58£50 to start me away for it.
0:37:58 > 0:38:0250 straight in, thank you, sir. 50 we're bid. 60 do I see now, surely?
0:38:02 > 0:38:05£50, maiden bid. Should be 60 at least.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06Come on.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08£50. 60.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09Yes!
0:38:09 > 0:38:1380. We're in now at 90. 100.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Yes!- 110.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17120 now? At 110 at the back wall.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21110. Any advance? Are you finished and done?
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Yes!
0:38:22 > 0:38:24THEY LAUGH
0:38:24 > 0:38:26It's brilliant!
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Does that deserve another "Well done, Dad?!"- Oh, I think so!
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Great stuff, Dad! Keep going!
0:38:32 > 0:38:37Our final lot is this retro cocktail cabinet
0:38:37 > 0:38:42that Julie's mum and dad bought when they got married in 1955.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43I seem to remember, Paul,
0:38:43 > 0:38:46you were very taken with the cocktail cabinet.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47It was kind of your era.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51You wanted it filled with martinis and things like that!
0:38:51 > 0:38:56- But apparently, you've got a rival for it!- You like it as well?
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- There's two of us out there that likes this!- I fell in love with it!
0:38:59 > 0:39:05- Really?- Well, first time I was up there, I opened it up and it was like, Oh! Wow!
0:39:05 > 0:39:08I've gone back to my childhood when I was a little girl
0:39:08 > 0:39:11and was allowed to have a Babycham from my parents' cocktail cabinet!
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Of course, it wasn't as posh as this one,
0:39:13 > 0:39:15but it was, oh, you know, I want this!
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- Nearly didn't get here!- So it nearly came off the back of her lorry?!
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Yes, down to my house!
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Well, I'm glad it has, because actually,
0:39:23 > 0:39:25they only want about £20-£40 for it, Paul.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28I know, I think after everyone said how hideous it was!
0:39:28 > 0:39:30I think it's a lovely piece of furniture.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33It's never going to be anything great, it's not a well-built item.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35But for fun, and for nostalgia, it's great.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38I'd love an eggnog, a Snowball. It would be lovely, wouldn't it?!
0:39:38 > 0:39:40A Snowball, yeah!
0:39:40 > 0:39:43What shall we say for it? £30 to start me away.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4930 is bid, straight in. At £30. 40. I'll take five if it helps. 45. 50.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- Oooh!- 55.- Somebody likes it!
0:39:51 > 0:39:5260. Five.
0:39:52 > 0:39:5670. Five. 80. Five. 90.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Wow!
0:39:59 > 0:40:01- Five. 100.- Wow! That is a surprise.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04110. 120. 130.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08140. 150. 160. 170.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12- Oooh! Great heavens!- 190. Shakes the head. You sure?
0:40:12 > 0:40:15180 I have. Lady's bid at the front of the room.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Done at £180. Number 364.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21After all the praise we've heaped on your head today, Paul, for getting it right,
0:40:21 > 0:40:24you said £20-£40! It sold for 180!
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Do know what, that's the price they normally go for, those things.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29I only thought it was me that loved it.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- I've met somebody else here today. - We knew!- The room is full of them!
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- I know!- I'll take them all to Wales in future!- Yes!
0:40:35 > 0:40:40Well, we saved the best till last! That was a spectacular result.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44Let's find out just how much Julie's made in total.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I think we're going to have to tie you down
0:40:46 > 0:40:50and I think your dad is going to be so proud,
0:40:50 > 0:40:55because you have actually made £858.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Oh! Wow! THEY GIGGLE
0:41:00 > 0:41:02I'm just really overwhelmed.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04I don't believe that!
0:41:04 > 0:41:07That is amazing! Thank you!
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- Have a cwtch!- Have a cwtch!
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Julie and her cousin Lynn, who is now back from jury service,
0:41:19 > 0:41:24are over the moon that Gordon and Yvonne's items were such a success.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27So, Julie's decided to give her original target of £300
0:41:27 > 0:41:30to a charity that has a strong personal connection.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33I think to be able to make money
0:41:33 > 0:41:37and donate it to The Heart Foundation, it's just been great.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41It's been good fun, we've had a laugh.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45And, you know, it's been sad saying goodbye to some of the stuff,
0:41:45 > 0:41:46but it was a good goodbye, you know?
0:41:46 > 0:41:50I felt really happy that at the auction,
0:41:50 > 0:41:52things had gone way past estimate.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Because that means we're actually able to give a nice amount of money.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58And with plenty of cash left over,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01the girls are going to be able to celebrate in style!
0:42:01 > 0:42:04We have come out to raise a glass to my mum and dad, you know.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06And say cheers.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Because they were such larger-than-life characters,
0:42:09 > 0:42:14and such a big part of family life for us, weren't it?
0:42:14 > 0:42:17My dad would be looking down now and he would be having a giggle
0:42:17 > 0:42:20and he'd probably be up there with his rum and black and lemonade,
0:42:20 > 0:42:22going, "You go, girls!"
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- Job well done!- Cheers.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33I am so pleased that Julie had such a successful day at the auction
0:42:33 > 0:42:36and was able to do something very special for her charity.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39You know, if there is something that you would like to raise money for,
0:42:39 > 0:42:42and you have things that you'd be very happy to take to auction,
0:42:42 > 0:42:44then why not get in touch with the programme?
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