0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:07This is the show that searches your home for antiques and collectibles,
0:00:07 > 0:00:08which we then sell at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Well, today, I'm going to be meeting a couple who are hoping that
0:00:12 > 0:00:15what's inside their house will benefit the outside of it.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Coming up on Cash In The Attic,
0:00:37 > 0:00:40is today's rummage going to be haunted by spirits?
0:00:40 > 0:00:44She occasionally flashes lights and turns televisions on and off,
0:00:44 > 0:00:46turns taps on and off.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50We try and uncover the history behind this brass plaque.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53This is a very, very unusual item. Do you know anything much about it?
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- I've never actually handled one before.- Oh. Well, there you go.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00And, at auction, an old relic gets a surprising amount of interest.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- Ooh, we're in at 60 quid! That's great!- Excellent.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04That's an overestimate already.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Find out more when the hammer falls.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Well, today, we're going to be meeting a husband and wife team
0:01:11 > 0:01:14who are hoping to give their livelihood and home a facelift.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18This beautiful house, built in 1860, is both the home
0:01:18 > 0:01:21and the workplace of Roslin and George Andrews.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Married for seven years,
0:01:23 > 0:01:27the couple run this five-bedroom guesthouse, complete with two cottages
0:01:27 > 0:01:30that they rent out to travellers and holiday-makers.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32The job takes up the lion's share of their time,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35although they both say they love what they do.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36Look out, George!
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Over the years, George and Roslin
0:01:38 > 0:01:41have collected all sorts of things to fill their home,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44investing a lot of time and money in second-hand shops,
0:01:44 > 0:01:48whilst trying to get the bed and breakfast up and running, and decorated.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51But, now, they'd like to sell off some of these items,
0:01:51 > 0:01:55so I think it's time for me and our expert, Paul Hayes, to check in.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- Morning!- Good morning. How are you?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- Hello, nice to meet you. - Lovely to meet you.- I'm Roslin.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- Nice to see you. I'm George.- Hi.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- I'm Paul. Nice to meet you both. - Hi, Paul. Lovely to meet you.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07There's a welcome here, isn't there?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Now, it looks like an enormous place.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11How many rooms have you got here?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13There's five bedrooms.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16There's about five other rooms down here.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- There's a flat upstairs. So, a big house.- Sounds fantastic.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Would you mind awfully if I make a start and have a little rummage about?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- Not at all.- Any ghosts to worry about, anything upstairs?
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- Er, yeah.- Oh, well!
0:02:31 > 0:02:33OK. Now, I didn't hear anything about any ghosts,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36so tell me a little bit about this, then.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Well, we have Emily.- Emily? - Emily, yes.- Who's Emily?
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- That's the maid.- She's a maid. - Many years ago.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45She worked here in the 1890s.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Well, you can tell me a bit more about the house's history in a bit.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Now, what do you want to raise the money for?
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- We want to paint the outside of the house.- Which is a big job.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59So, anything would be nice to go towards that.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01I almost dread to think how much it's going to cost
0:03:01 > 0:03:04to have the whole place repainted.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- £1,000 would go well towards it. It'd do one side!- It would.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10It would help tremendously, yes.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13So, obviously you run this as a guesthouse.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17What's the maximum number of guests you could have here at any one time?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- We do up to 16.- Up to 16?- Mm-hm.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- That's including our holiday cottages, of course.- Right.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- Right, OK. So, that must keep you very busy.- Very.- Just a little.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29All right. Well, with a bit of luck, then, you can give us a guided tour,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31so we can make sure we rummage every room.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- Is that all right?- It certainly is.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Right, let's go and make £1,000, then. Come on.- That's great.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37Come on, let's go.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Looking at the outside of this house,
0:03:39 > 0:03:43I can see that's one big paint job. I hope Paul's on the case.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46He's certainly got plenty of rooms in which to keep him occupied.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Paul, what have you found, apart from a gorgeous warm fire?- I know!
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Well, we've kept the home fires burning there.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I've found some brassware. Often you find brass around the fireplace
0:03:57 > 0:03:59and so on but this is a very, very unusual item.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Do you know anything much about it?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04It's Chas Burrell & Sons Limited Manufacturers, Thetford, England,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06then a number. Do you know what this is?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Yes, it's a plate off a traction engine,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11the original plate.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13And I've had a look.
0:04:13 > 0:04:194062 is the number and that is an engine
0:04:19 > 0:04:22that is currently running in Ireland, I understand.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Wow!
0:04:24 > 0:04:26So they're not interested in this, are they?
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- Well, we have told them that we have it.- Right.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31But they haven't particularly shown any interest,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34which is quite a surprise because to do a whole engine
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and then not to have the original plate seems...
0:04:37 > 0:04:38- Right.- Yeah, yeah.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Well, these are very, very desirable items.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Nameplates, really, are the market leaders.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46If you get things like steam locomotives...
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I know the Nigel Gresley's here, isn't it?
0:04:48 > 0:04:49If you had that nameplate,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52you'd be talking thousands and thousands of pounds,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55serious locomotives like that. That's the top of the tree.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57At the bottom, are simple agricultural vehicles,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00things that worked in dairies and that sort of thing,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03but they all had these sort of brass plaques on them.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- But the traction engine has a huge collectors' market. - That's right, yeah.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- I've never actually handled one before.- Oh! Well, there you go.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14Well, Charles Burrell were very famous traction steam engine manufacturers
0:05:14 > 0:05:16throughout the 19th century.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19They made everything from small agricultural engines
0:05:19 > 0:05:22to huge traction engines, so they're very, very desirable.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24So where did you find this?
0:05:24 > 0:05:30We found it before the cottages were done. The stables were down there.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32They were full of rubbish
0:05:32 > 0:05:35and it was just in the rubbish down in the stables.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38So, have you any idea how much that might be worth?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40On the little bit of research we did,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43we were told it was between 300 and £400.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Well, the thing is, Paul, we're going to a general auction,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48not a specialist railwayana sale,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50so what do you suggest with this, price-wise?
0:05:50 > 0:05:54I'd love to get a reserve that both you and George are happy with.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- So, say we said maybe 250? - That's fine, yeah.- All right.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Then we'll do our homework and try to get as many people interested as possible.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03That's a jolly good start. I like the sound of that.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Let's see if we can find the rest of the engine or something.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Full steam ahead, isn't it?!
0:06:07 > 0:06:12George and Roslin's guesthouse is full of decorations in the rooms and hallways.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Amongst the many adornments are these 20th-century blue and white meat platters.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21They're made by Myott and George bought them in a second-hand shop.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24But this home is well kitted out with serving plates,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27so George is happy to let them go to auction
0:06:27 > 0:06:30for the 20 to £40 that Paul estimates they'll make.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- Oh, there you are. You've found it, have you?- I have found it, yeah.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- I've found a genuine antique. - Yes, indeed.- What a cracker that is!
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Has this been part of the house or where's this come from?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47No, I picked that up at some sort of sale in a second-hand shop,
0:06:47 > 0:06:48something like that.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51A few years ago, it must have been about 12 years ago,
0:06:51 > 0:06:56when I was trying to find bits and pieces for this dining room.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00Well, this dates maybe 1750, 1800s.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04It's a Georgian wine table and the idea was it was used occasionally.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07These used to have a tilt top and you would tilt it up,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11put it against the wall and then when you wanted to use it,
0:07:11 > 0:07:12you'd bring it into the room.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16This would fit perfectly with a bottle of wine and two glasses.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Fantastic! English oak, lovely. - Wonderful.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Was it always in this sort of condition? Have you had it restored?
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- No, no, no. That's exactly how I bought it.- Right.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26What I like about it is the patina.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Can you see the way you get little faded areas where it's been used?
0:07:29 > 0:07:33And you've got these wonderful worn areas where people's feet have been.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- The problem we've got is that one of the pad feet has been damaged slightly. Can you see?- Yeah.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40So I see, yeah.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43That can be restored but, of course, you have to allow for that.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Look at the quality of that. It's fantastic.- Mm, yeah, it's good.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49And there's no big splits or anything in it which is good,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51So, how do you feel about letting this one go?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Erm, I don't mind one little bit
0:07:53 > 0:07:56because whatever revenue these things bring,
0:07:56 > 0:07:59then it will help maintain the house and make it a bit better.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Would it have been expensive when you bought it?- No, I don't think so.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Maybe a tenner or something like that.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Right. You're looking at a lot of profit in that, then.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08That's a fantastic thing.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09OK, right.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Well, that's a good antique item, very popular at auction,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16needs a bit of restoration but if I said around £50 for that,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18how does that sound?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Yeah, that sounds fine.- All right.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22And do you know what's great about it?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Whether you live in huge place like this or a bedsit, it can go anywhere.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- It can fit anything, can't it? - Of course, yeah.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30All right. Well, let's take this one to auction.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Let's put it near the door. All right, come on. This way.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36As our search continues, I've been having a hunt around
0:08:36 > 0:08:40the sitting room and I found this rather fetching silver pocket watch.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Apparently, it belonged to George's father-in-law
0:08:43 > 0:08:46who served as a captain in the medical corps of the army.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49The piece isn't particularly valuable as pocket watches go,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52but Paul thinks it will bring in 20 to £40.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I think I'll leave Paul to carry on the good work
0:08:56 > 0:08:58and have a chat with our hosts.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02So, how long have you two been together?
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Ooh, about 12 years, thereabouts.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08Give or take a year or so.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11So, George, tell me about how you first met, then.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16A friend of ours organised a foursome for dinner one night,
0:09:16 > 0:09:22so off I went and my partner happened to be Roslin.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26And so we got together once or twice after that,
0:09:26 > 0:09:31- had a bit of a courting session, didn't we?- Mm.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34And, eventually, she persuaded me to marry her.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37You've obviously worked really hard together, though, haven't you?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40And you've obviously built up this business.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44What do you think has been the key that's made your business so successful?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46A sense of humour.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Oh, yes. Yeah.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50And we always meet nice people.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Well, nearly always.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53Mm-hm. 99.9%.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55I would rephrase that.
0:09:55 > 0:09:5899% of the people who come, we've got to know over the years,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02and they're sort of like friends coming, you know.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- It's really nice.- Right.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Well, you must tell me, I'm sure you've had some guests
0:10:07 > 0:10:09you'd rather not return, haven't you?
0:10:09 > 0:10:14We don't have that many. I think that the worst one was that couple...
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Who came for the...
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Who came with the baby. - Oh, yeah.- Do you remember?
0:10:20 > 0:10:24They just turned up ad hoc and we gave them this room and I said,
0:10:24 > 0:10:26"Do you want a cot for the baby?"
0:10:26 > 0:10:28And they went, "No, no. It sleeps in our bed."
0:10:28 > 0:10:31"Right, OK. Is there anything else you want for the baby?"
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Cos I love babies. And we hussed and fussed, didn't we?
0:10:34 > 0:10:38He came down and asked us if there was anywhere he could get a pizza.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I said, "Only Whitby. You have to go into Whitby."
0:10:40 > 0:10:43So off he went to Whitby and he came back with a pizza.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46And then the next day, I don't know for whatever reason,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50I looked out and I thought, "There's not many cars out there."
0:10:50 > 0:10:54I went in and started joking with George and the other guests that,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57"Ha-ha! They've done a bunk."
0:10:57 > 0:10:59It got to about nine o'clock and we went,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01"We better go and give them a knock."
0:11:01 > 0:11:05We went up and all they'd left was the pizza box.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08And they had this tiny baby. They'd done a bunk.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12That's got to be the worst but, I mean, you've just got to laugh.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15If you let stuff like that... That's only happened once.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Most people are good, though. Most people are fine.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Most people respect the fact that it's our home
0:11:21 > 0:11:23and they've become part of our family.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26I can understand a lot of guests end up feeling like family
0:11:26 > 0:11:29but you don't want to be in that situation with Paul, I'm sure.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- So shall we see if he's done any work?- Let's see what he's found.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35While we've been chatting, Paul's been having a look around
0:11:35 > 0:11:39the sitting room and has discovered this wooden desk.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41It was given to George by his father-in-law.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Although he's fond of it, George does want to get
0:11:44 > 0:11:47the outside of his lovely house looking pristine again.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50So, with Paul's estimate of 30 to £50, he's happy to let it go.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Service!
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- Do you know? I've always wanted to do that!- Did you say, "Service"?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Yeah, isn't that what it's for, this bell?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- No!- Is it not? I'm sorry.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Nice try, Paul.- You only do it once.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Sorry, I won't do it again after that.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07I thought you'd come running in and here you are.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- What have you got for us? - A lovely carriage clock.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- These are lovely items, aren't they?- Mm.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Was this presented to somebody for 50 years' service or something?
0:12:15 > 0:12:19No, no. George bought it about 35 years ago.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22He just has a fascination for clocks.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25That's just one of many.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Well, these are one of my favourite items so I do sympathise.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31There's something beautiful about these.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34The proportions, the gilded bronze, the accuracy of the clock,
0:12:34 > 0:12:36and they just look really attractive.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Of course, the original idea, these were actually carriage clocks.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43They were designed to be in the travelling carriages.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45They came in wonderful leather cases.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47I don't know if you've seen them. Very old ones.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51The best ones used to have a repeating button on the top
0:12:51 > 0:12:53That would tell you, to the nearest hour, the time.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Driving around in the dark, you'd press the button
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- and it would ring the hour. Fantastic.- Oh, right.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01And what about George? Do you think he'll be quite happy for it to go?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Yeah, it's no sentimental value. It's just a clock he's bought.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07A couple of things to look for when you're valuing these sort of things.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09The first thing is the dial.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12The dial is enamelled copper and that can crack and split,
0:13:12 > 0:13:14so you want to make sure there's no cracks in the dial.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16This one's in nice condition.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17The second thing is the glass,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20cos this bevelled glass is very expensive to replace.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23And this is all bevel all the way around so, nice condition, as well.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26And the third, and probably most important,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28is the platform escapement on the top here.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31That spring has to be moving and working.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34If that's broken, it's very expensive to repair, all right?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37But that's a good quality 20th century carriage clock.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39So what sort of estimate would you put on this?
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- You could be approaching the 150 mark.- Oh, really?
0:13:43 > 0:13:46I mean, if I said 100 to 150 to give it a chance, how does that sound?
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Yeah, that's fine.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48Well, that's jolly good.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52I think we should find some jobs for Paul to do when he's finished ringing his bells at us.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- Yes.- Come on, let's go.- Just ring the bell and I'll come running.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57There we go. Sorry about that.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00That's a good figure to go towards the painting and decorating bill.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Let's hope this carriage clock tempts the bidders
0:14:03 > 0:14:04when it goes to auction.
0:14:04 > 0:14:0650, 55, 60?
0:14:06 > 0:14:0865, 70?
0:14:08 > 0:14:0975, 80?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11We'll find out soon enough.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14As we continue our rummage, there's no sign of that ghost.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18With so many rooms, we could do with another pair of hands.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Come on, Paul, no time for that!
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Luckily, Roslin's on the case
0:14:24 > 0:14:28and offers up this lovely full set tiger's eye necklace and earrings.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32They belonged to her mother and Roslin says she can still remember
0:14:32 > 0:14:34her mum wearing them when she was very young.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38It's still got its box and, since Roslin's got three sons and no daughter,
0:14:38 > 0:14:39she reckons it's time to sell it.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Paul gives it an estimate of £20 to 40.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46You know what, George? I love this bike. Isn't that fantastic?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Are you mid-restoration? Are you doing it up?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Er, no, no! It's too big a job for me, I'm afraid.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54I can imagine it's a heck of a job, but people love to do these things.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57like classic cars, bringing them back to life.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00So is this something that's been in the family for a while or...?
0:15:00 > 0:15:02It was here when I bought the house,
0:15:02 > 0:15:05in exactly the same condition as you see it now.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09But it's classed, really, as a type of butcher's bike.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12I mean, that tends to be the common term for them,
0:15:12 > 0:15:14when you put whatever you were carrying in the front,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- which is why it would have the smaller wheel.- Yes, indeed.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Then you have a single gear, no gears at all, actually,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22on this, and just pedal away.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25It dates probably 1920s, 1930s, I should think.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28It's OK. It's just one of these things that you look at every time.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32It's there but you don't notice it, if you know what I mean.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34That's it. Has anyone ever commented on it?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Nobody wanted it for a shop or anything like that?
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Yeah, one of the cyclists who came last year,
0:15:39 > 0:15:41he was very much interested.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- He had a cycle shop, actually. - Oh, right, OK.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47But I didn't want to let it go at that time,
0:15:47 > 0:15:51but we'll let it go this time if anyone's interested.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53It all helps, I suppose, doesn't it?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55It's amazing how things add up.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57If you put two or three things together,
0:15:57 > 0:15:59all of a sudden you can be in hundreds of pounds.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- That's right.- It does make a difference.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03But if you're not using it,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- I can see someone spending hours restoring that.- Oh, good Lord, yes!
0:16:06 > 0:16:08That, to me, is a perfect advertisement.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11I can see that outside a coffee shop, something like that.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13It would look fantastic.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Value-wise, if we try and be as reasonable as we can, I mean,
0:16:17 > 0:16:21if I said at least the £50 mark and if people fancy it,
0:16:21 > 0:16:23does that sound all right to you?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Yeah, as long as it does somebody a bit of good, that's the main thing.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29That's it. I can see it as an advertising display for somebody,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31even hung up on a wall or in a garage.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- In a classic car garage, it would look fantastic.- Absolutely, yeah.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Right, we'll get on our bike and get that one to auction.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39We will, indeed, yes. Are you going to sit on the front?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Er, no, I've got this old war wound.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45I'll tell you all about it, George. It's not a pretty sight, I tell you.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Yeah, right, Paul(!) Sounds like another one of your excuses to me.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52As we push on with our search for things to take to auction,
0:16:52 > 0:16:55George finds this map of West Yorkshire tucked to one side.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59He was in the pub trade for 32 years prior to running a guesthouse
0:16:59 > 0:17:03and this map comes from one of the many pubs he ran.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06But it's time to sell it and Paul reckons it should make 10 to £20.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Now, this is something else.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11This is a whole 'nother house,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13even though it's attached to your property.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Was it like this when you got it?
0:17:16 > 0:17:22No. It was just an empty shell, really, so we were very fortunate,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25in as much as there was an old Methodist church being demolished,
0:17:25 > 0:17:29and we were lucky enough to buy all the wood,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32the staircase, which is here,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35and people think it's an old mediaeval room,
0:17:35 > 0:17:39until they start looking at various details of course.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Then they're still happy to come along and use the room.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44It's very handy.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45So, I know, Roslin,
0:17:45 > 0:17:49that you've done a bit of research about the main house, haven't you?
0:17:49 > 0:17:50What have you found out?
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Well, the original house was built in 1860 by the village squire
0:17:54 > 0:17:57and it was built as a gentleman's residence, whatever that meant.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00But, obviously, the family lived at the front of the house
0:18:00 > 0:18:03and the maids, et cetera, lived at the back of the house.
0:18:03 > 0:18:09I do have the original bills for the installation of electricity
0:18:09 > 0:18:14and water, cos obviously the maids used to have to go
0:18:14 > 0:18:19to the well or the watering hole to bring the water into the house.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23It did actually cost nine shillings to put
0:18:23 > 0:18:25all the electric into the house.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26Nine shillings!
0:18:26 > 0:18:29And, of course, you think one of the maids may never have left.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31No. No.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Emily Hoggard, her name is,
0:18:33 > 0:18:37and she's very, very friendly and our main guest now.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41She was maid here in the 1890s. She's now our special guest, isn't she?
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Yep, yep.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46So, when did you first become aware of her presence?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Well, actually, about five years ago, we had a lady to stay.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52We didn't know she was a medium at all.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56We were very, very busy and, in the morning,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58I was walking through the breakfast room
0:18:58 > 0:19:01and she called across to me that did we know we had a ghost?
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I was sort of busy, said, "No, I don't."
0:19:04 > 0:19:08And she says, "Oh, yes. You've got a Victorian maid."
0:19:08 > 0:19:10And we actually went to the 1901 Census
0:19:10 > 0:19:13and we actually found all the people.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18It was fact. She had been a maid here in the 1890s,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21and lived in the village.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25So, from then on, for a year or probably a little bit more,
0:19:25 > 0:19:29we nicknamed her Lazy Nelly because she didn't change beds.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32And have you heard much from her since?
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Erm, she occasionally flashes lights and turns televisions on and off,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38turns taps on and off.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- And, as I say, my son actually won't sleep in room five, will he?- No!
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Cos every time he sleeps in there,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46the telly goes on and off all the time.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49But, yeah, there's people that have got up the next morning
0:19:49 > 0:19:53knowing nothing about it, talking of people walking down the corridor
0:19:53 > 0:19:55and things like that in the night,
0:19:55 > 0:20:00when we know they're the only people in the house and there isn't anybody walking down the corridor.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Well, as long as she's friendly. - Oh, she's very friendly.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- Always in the airing cupboard as well.- Is she?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- You've just got to train her better, haven't you?- I know.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11She just has to take the sheets out and put them on the bed.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Well, I think we'll avoid the airing cupboard during our rummage,
0:20:15 > 0:20:17just in case Emily doesn't want to be disturbed.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20All this talk of ghosts doesn't seem to be scaring Paul, though,
0:20:20 > 0:20:24who's currently rummaging around Emily's old digs.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Hiya, Paul!- Hiya! Now, then. - Well, what have we found?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- I found a lovely dressing table here.- I know. It's nice, isn't it?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Was this something you bought or inherited with the house?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36It's been here from the beginning, as long as we've known.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- Originally, it would have been part of a suite.- Oh, yes?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41You've got a dressing table, then you'd have a chest of drawers,
0:20:41 > 0:20:45you'd have your bed heads and you'd have your wardrobes, all matching.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47But it's typically Edwardian.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50It was made around about 1900. How old is the house itself?
0:20:50 > 0:20:51- Built in 1860.- 1860?- Yeah.- Right.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54I thought it might have been here since it was new, you see,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- so it's obviously a little bit later than that.- Oh, right.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59But these are fantastic quality.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02They're solid mahogany, they're antique-looking.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Do you like the look of this, yourself?
0:21:04 > 0:21:09I do. But, as I say, because it is individual and nothing matching,
0:21:09 > 0:21:15I'd rather like to take it out and buy matching furniture for this room.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18It's almost art nouveau, isn't it? Very fancy, how it goes on the back.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21But what I love about them is the quality.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23You've got a lovely bevelled mirror
0:21:23 > 0:21:25which is quite expensive to manufacture.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Then you've got the Sheraton style,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29which is a guy called Thomas Sheraton.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31He was an 18th-century cabinetmaker.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- He developed a method of making this stringing, can you see?- Oh, yes.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37He would cut out a very small piece of the mahogany
0:21:37 > 0:21:39and re-inset it with a satinwood or a lighter wood
0:21:39 > 0:21:42and that gives it like a border around it.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45That's repeated on the drawers all the way down here,
0:21:45 > 0:21:46and all the way down the legs.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48That's a real nice sign of quality.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- This would polish up lovely, I think.- Uh-huh.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53As an odd dressing table, it's 100 years old,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57if I said around 100 mark. I mean, for an estimate for auction,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00if we said 60 to 100, how does that sound?
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- That'd be fine.- Does that sound all right to you, sort of 60 to 100?
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Well, that's definitely a good thing for the auction,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- so let's keep looking, eh? See what else we can find.- OK.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- Is this the famous room five?- This is room five, yeah. Watch for Emily.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Sounds spooky! As we continue creeping around the house,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19avoiding spirits in favour of items to take to auction,
0:22:19 > 0:22:24Paul finds a copy of this 1903 print by the artist John Beer.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Entitled The Last Fence,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29it's the scene of the King's horse at the Grand National.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31George bought it in a second-hand shop.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Unfortunately, it's not an original, which would have been worth thousands,
0:22:35 > 0:22:38but Paul estimates it at 20 to £40,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41so we shouldn't look this gift horse in the mouth.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- Ah, now, then. Look at that. What a fantastic painting!- Uh-huh.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47So, where's that come from, then?
0:22:47 > 0:22:51It was actually gifted to George from his father-in-law.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53He loved it for years, admired it for years,
0:22:53 > 0:22:57and his father-in-law actually gave him it as a gift.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Right. Well, whoever owned that originally had great taste.
0:23:00 > 0:23:01I love these sort of scenes.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Lots of artists worked in this medium,
0:23:03 > 0:23:05sort of continental buildings.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Topographical, I think, is the correct term.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10You've got a great scene here with the harbour
0:23:10 > 0:23:12and you've got a French boat in the foreground.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Then right in the background, you've got these wonderful Gothic castles.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19It's fantastic. It tells a story. A little capsule of time, isn't it?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- Do you know the artist at all? - Er, it's Rezia.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- Rezia. Rezia, right, OK. Italian artist.- Uh-huh.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26These pictures tend to turn up quite a lot.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29There were lots of artists working around the continent
0:23:29 > 0:23:32in the 19th century and they were capturing scenes,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35and people were travelling around a lot more than they used to.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38People doing the grand tour and visiting these wonderful cities
0:23:38 > 0:23:41and locations, and they would buy pictures like this.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44So is it sentimental, do you think, to George?
0:23:44 > 0:23:48We both love the painting, but it's...
0:23:48 > 0:23:53Apart from it's wasted here, it's quite a responsibility,
0:23:53 > 0:23:55because I daren't clean it.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Because obviously if you clean...
0:23:58 > 0:24:02I understand if you clean pictures or paintings, then you damage them.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- Leave them alone, yeah.- And there's a lot of light that comes through
0:24:06 > 0:24:10the window and, again, I'm concerned about light damage with it.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13It'd be a shame for such a beautiful picture to be damaged.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14OK, you're right, yeah.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18The light will eventually bleach the colours. That's what happens.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Do you know where it is, by any chance?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23No, I'm not sure. Probably...
0:24:23 > 0:24:26I understand it's a Flemish town.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Yeah, yeah.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28Er, Lorne? George?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- Now then, hiya!- Hi. - Are you all right?
0:24:31 > 0:24:35I've found one of the nicest paintings we've seen in a long time.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- Isn't that wonderful?- It's a cracker, isn't it?- Really is, yeah.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41I've admired it for many, many, many years but it's got to go.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43It's got to go.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Ah, right. So what sort of value would you put on it?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48I'd like to push the boat out here.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52I mean, if I said around the £1,000 mark, how does that sound?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- I'd be quite happy with that.- OK.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56I'll have your cheque right now.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58But if we put a reserve, say, of 800?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- That would be great. - Is that all right?- Yeah, fine.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- But I expect you'd like to know how much you're going to make, hopefully.- Mm.
0:25:05 > 0:25:11- Well, the value of everything that's going comes to £1,430.- Oh, right.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- Oh, wonderful!- Quite happy with that.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Two coats of paint!- Yes, absolutely!
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Well, we've had a great day here at George and Roslin's home
0:25:19 > 0:25:21and spook-free, too.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Amongst our great finds here today is that carriage clock.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28This elegant timepiece has been given an estimate of 100 to £150
0:25:28 > 0:25:33and would certainly look good on any mantelpiece.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34There's also that rusty bike.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37It may not look like a dream mode of transport,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40but it's got rustic written all over it and, at 50 to £80,
0:25:40 > 0:25:44might make a wonderful restoration project.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46And let's not forget that painting.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49It's beautiful scenery certainly got Paul excited but,
0:25:49 > 0:25:54with an £800 reserve, will our bidders be as enamoured with it?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02which of our lots has the bidders champing at the bit?
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Any advance on 12? 15, 18 and 20.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07In the room at £20. At 20?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10And which of our items isn't all that it seems?
0:26:10 > 0:26:13We can't sell it as the genuine item and, of course,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16it's catalogued as that so we have to now withdraw it.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Be there when the final hammer falls.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Well, what a wonderful house and a fascinating history.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29I'm just hoping that Emily the ghost hasn't followed us here
0:26:29 > 0:26:32to Thompsons Auctioneers in Harrogate,
0:26:32 > 0:26:35where we're hoping to raise the money that Roslin and George
0:26:35 > 0:26:38want to get their bed and breakfast spick and span.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41George and Roslin are already here,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44but we're down two items on our itinerary.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47They've decided that the large oak desk is
0:26:47 > 0:26:49too valuable for storing the company paperwork
0:26:49 > 0:26:53and Roslin wanted to hold onto her necklace for its sentimental value.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Never mind. The couple have decided to bring along other items instead.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59This collection of poems on steam engines will
0:26:59 > 0:27:02go nicely with that brass plaque.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Good morning.- Good morning, how are you?- Hello, nice to see you again.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06- How are you?- I'm very well.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- So, what are you holding here? - It's a plaque.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12It's got little poems about each different engine.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16And, of course, you've got one of the engine plates here,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19all of which were found at the house when you moved in.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- Yes, indeed. - How do you think it might do today?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23I had a word with the auctioneer this morning.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25He's really excited about this plaque.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27It's a wonderful item, if it's an original.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30What he suspects, or what might have happened, it's a recast.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32It's been cast from the original.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35But he says if it is right, it is worth the £250,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37so we're going to put that reserve on it, OK?
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Well, let's hope we can get past the reserve point for you.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43If you want to put that down here, then the people that are here
0:27:43 > 0:27:45can have a good look at it and we'll go and get in position.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- OK.- Jolly good.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52As we take our places, the first lot up for auction is
0:27:52 > 0:27:55that old map of Yorkshire, from one of John's pubs.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Has it got anything to do with Riding? Why is it called that?
0:28:00 > 0:28:04- Yorkshire used to have three Ridings. - Oh, yes.- North, East and West.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06That's right, yeah.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Then they changed the areas and added another one.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- They added South Yorkshire as well. - Right, OK.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14That's all very confusing but, basically, it's Yorkshire,
0:28:14 > 0:28:15- as opposed to- Lancashire.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- Exactly, yes.- I did my history at school.- You did.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Anyway, we won't go there. We want 10 to £20 for this.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Yes, it's a nice little map.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25It doesn't incorporate Whitby, though, does it?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27No, West Riding's more Leeds area.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Here we go. This is it.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32I'll start the bidding here with me at £12. 15 anywhere?
0:28:32 > 0:28:34The bid is with me at 12. Do I see 15?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36At £12. Cheap map at 12.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Any advance on £12? Are we all done?
0:28:38 > 0:28:39Any advance on £12?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- BANGS GAVEL - Nope.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Oh, no! That's a shame. West Riding, North Riding, South, East, whatever,
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- It didn't sell, unfortunately. - The knowledge did nothing.- No!
0:28:48 > 0:28:49No.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Unfortunately, our first lot didn't even get us on the map,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55but it's early days yet.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57George and Roslin have bought all sorts of furniture to
0:28:57 > 0:29:00fill up that big house of theirs over the years.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03But if they're to raise the £1,000 for the house painting job,
0:29:03 > 0:29:05some of it's got to be turned into cash,
0:29:05 > 0:29:08starting with the Georgian wine table.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- I like these bits of furniture. - Yes, very old. Older than we thought.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Yeah, I'm surprised, actually, that you didn't keep hold of it
0:29:14 > 0:29:16cos you've got such a big house to fill.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- But we've got lots of tables. - Such a lot of clutter, though.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23- This is the idea.- Well, yes. Fair enough. 50 to £80, Paul?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Yeah, this is a genuine antique item.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28It's over 200 years old, it's oak, it's country furniture.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30It doesn't take a lot of space.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33I can imagine somebody sat there with a glass of wine occasionally.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34It's a great thing.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Has a little bit of damage to one foot, if I remember rightly,
0:29:37 > 0:29:39but we're looking around the £50 mark.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Who will start the bidding here with me at £20? 22 anywhere?
0:29:42 > 0:29:4422, 25, 28?
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- 28, he's going to let it go, I think.- Any advance on £28?
0:29:47 > 0:29:52Are we all done? At £28, selling at 28. 30, 32, 35, 38.
0:29:52 > 0:29:5540, 42, 45?
0:29:55 > 0:29:59No? 42 on my right. At £40, are you sure?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Are we all done? At £42, selling at 42...
0:30:02 > 0:30:04BANGS GAVEL
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- There you go!- Oh, yeah! - £42! Pleased with that?
0:30:06 > 0:30:10- That was definitely going in the skip!- Was it?- Oh, was it?
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Well, at least that amount equates to
0:30:13 > 0:30:15a couple of decent-sized tins of paint.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Let's see if that silver pocket watch that belonged
0:30:18 > 0:30:21to George's father-in-law can keep the sales ticking over.
0:30:21 > 0:30:22Now, where was this from?
0:30:22 > 0:30:28It came from my old house and it belonged to my late father-in-law.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31It's just been laying in the drawer at home.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34All right. Well, it's only 20 to £40.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35That seems a bit of a sad estimate.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40Yeah, well, pocket watches are a thing of the past but you have got that wonderful military connection.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43You've got the black dial for night vision, that sort of thing.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Then you've got the crow's feet of the army, or military, MOD issue.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- Yes.- So it's got everything going for it, really, actually.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53- So, yes, just at 20 to £40, I put this in, for a bit of history, really.- Mm-hm.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58There we go. And I can start the bidding here at £35. 38 anywhere?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01The bid is with me at 35, 38, 40, 42. We'll have to go 45 and 48.
0:31:01 > 0:31:0348, we're in. Excellent.
0:31:03 > 0:31:0648? Any advance on £48? Are we all done? I'm selling then.
0:31:06 > 0:31:0948, 50, new bidder. 52? No?
0:31:09 > 0:31:1250 with you, sir. In the middle at £50.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Are we all done? I'm selling now at £50...
0:31:14 > 0:31:15BANGS GAVEL
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- Excellent! £50.- That was all right, wasn't it?- Good one.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- That's a bit more respectable, I think, than £20,- Yeah.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23It goes to show when you have those numbers on the back,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27people can trace back that watch and find out where it was and so on.
0:31:27 > 0:31:28Great.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31I'm glad we discovered that military pocket watch in the table drawer.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34It's clocked up an impressive amount towards our total.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Let's hope our next lot, our John Beer print,
0:31:37 > 0:31:39doesn't fall at the first hurdle.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41So, where was this from?
0:31:41 > 0:31:44I've had it for many, many years. Many years.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47It used to hang up in my old pub
0:31:47 > 0:31:53but since I bought the main house 12 years ago,
0:31:53 > 0:31:55it's been in a drawer somewhere.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Roslin didn't like it much
0:31:56 > 0:32:00and that was another one destined for somewhere else unmentionable.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03OK. So how much was she about to dump in the skip, then?
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Well, I put this in at 20 to £40.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08It is from West Riding, as we've already established.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09It's the king's course, as well.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13But the Grand National is probably Britain's best-known horserace.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16It's got a lot going for it, really. The Last Fence, it's called.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17There we go.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20There we go. Start the bidding here with me at £12. 15 anywhere?
0:32:20 > 0:32:24The bid is with me at 12. Any horse racing fans in? At £12.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25At 12, any advance on 12?
0:32:25 > 0:32:2715, 18 and 20. In the room at £20.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Any advance on £20? Are we all done?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33I'm selling, then, at 20. 22, new bidder, thank you.
0:32:33 > 0:32:3525? 28?
0:32:35 > 0:32:3828, 30? No? 28 with you, sir.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42At £28, are you sure? At £28, I'm all done. Selling at 28...
0:32:42 > 0:32:43BANGS GAVEL
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- 28, there you go.- £28, that's not bad. That's good.- Another paintbrush.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Better than in the skip, that's for sure!
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Well, that was quite a race to the finish line there,
0:32:52 > 0:32:54with the last bidder coming out of nowhere.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57I have to say, the next lot's one of my favourites.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58It's the little delivery bike.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- Oh, yeah.- I understand why you don't want to use it as such any more,
0:33:02 > 0:33:04but it is a really nice thing.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06You could replace the advert for
0:33:06 > 0:33:09the bed and breakfast to promote another business, couldn't you?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11I think outside a butcher's shop. It's like a butcher's bike.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Yeah, it's lovely, really lovely. - A big basket on the front.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Yeah, it'd be fantastic, wouldn't it? Right, 50 to £80.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Yeah, this is very much a nostalgic item.
0:33:20 > 0:33:21They're like classic cars,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24people love to bring them back to life, as authentic as possible.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27But you're right, it would like fantastic outside any sort of shop
0:33:27 > 0:33:30where you want that antique look, or a classic car garage.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33That's a great thing, that is. Alls you need now is Arkwright.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Is it Arkwright or Granville? That's it, you need Granville.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40I can start the bidding here with me at £60.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- Ooh, we're in at £60! That's great.- Excellent.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48It seems cheap at 60. 65 has it. At 65, 70 anywhere?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50At £65, at 65, are we all done?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52It's cheap at 65.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53Selling at 65...
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- Ooh, there we are.- £65.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- It would be really nice to see where that ends up, wouldn't it?- Yeah.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02I'm sure they'll be open all hours.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Drive along the street and George says, "Is this my bike?"
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- You wanted £1,000, didn't you?- Mm.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Well, we've got a bit of a break before the next lots and,
0:34:11 > 0:34:14so far, we've banked £185.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16- Oh, wow!- A bit to go yet, though.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Well, we have got a bit to go but let's bear in mind,
0:34:19 > 0:34:21all of this stuff would have gone in the skip.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- Yes.- So we're doing quite well, aren't we, really?
0:34:24 > 0:34:26We're doing very good, yeah.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Well, we can argue about what else might go in the skip in a bit.
0:34:29 > 0:34:30Come on, this way.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Come on.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Now, if you'd like to try your hand at selling at auction,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38remember you'll have to pay fees, such as commission,
0:34:38 > 0:34:41so it's best to check what these are in advance.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Are you going my way, Lorne? There's room for two.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Don't tell me you came all the way from Morecambe,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50with your cycle clips holding up your trousers?
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Er, no, just from the car park out the back, actually.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56I thought I'd show you ours is not the only bike in the auction today.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- There's this one as well. - This deserves to go on the dump.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02It doesn't, actually. It's retro. People are buying these things now.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04It's not retro, it's rusty!
0:35:04 > 0:35:07No, it's the sort of thing that reminds you of the 1970s, 1960s,
0:35:07 > 0:35:10very nostalgic. Everything to do with antiques now is nostalgic.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14This is Raleigh, it's one of the best names. It's even got a horn!
0:35:14 > 0:35:15But it's not a Chopper, is it?
0:35:15 > 0:35:17It's not a Chopper, no.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19The market leader has to be the Raleigh Chopper.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Somebody asked me 2,000 quid for one recently,
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- which was a 1977 Silver Jubilee version.- Oh, yes?- Crackers.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31This isn't a Chopper but just as nice and just as memorable for somebody.
0:35:31 > 0:35:32What do you think it might make?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35This'll be in at 10 or 20 quid, an absolute bargain for somebody.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37If I had a garage or shed, I'd put things like this away
0:35:37 > 0:35:40and look for it for the future generations.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- OK. I'll quote you on that in 20 years' time.- Yeah, do.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- I've got a bit of saddle sore now. - Saddle sore, yeah.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Walking like John Wayne!
0:35:46 > 0:35:51Well, I can reveal that when this retro bike went under the hammer,
0:35:51 > 0:35:52someone cycled away with it, for £20.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56As we resume the auction, our next item to go under the hammer is
0:35:56 > 0:36:00another piece of furniture, from one of George and Roslin's guest rooms.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Which room was this in?
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- Room five.- Room five.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Now, somebody else lived in room five, as far as I remember.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- That's right, yeah. - Have you upset Emily?
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Oh, I'm not so sure but I don't think she'll mind, really.
0:36:12 > 0:36:13We'll get her a new one.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17You know, you did get a strange chill down the old back, now that I think of it.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20- That's just cos you didn't have your thermals on, love.- Exactly, yeah.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24I can start the bidding, straight in with me, at £35. 38 anywhere?
0:36:24 > 0:36:2638, 40, 42?
0:36:26 > 0:36:2842?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30At 42, still have to go 45 and 48.
0:36:30 > 0:36:3445 with me on commission. At 45, 48 takes it.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- In the room now at £48. - That's what we wanted. Come on.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39£48? At 48, all done? Selling at 48...
0:36:39 > 0:36:40BANGS GAVEL
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Well, I have to say, in Emily's day, that was probably a lot of money.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- It is.- More than she earned in that house.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49When you get back, she'll probably be demanding a pay rise!
0:36:49 > 0:36:53Although I hope she doesn't, as that sale didn't make Paul's estimate.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55We really need these blue and white
0:36:55 > 0:36:57meat plates to serve up a decent amount.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Now, these are by Myott which I have a lot of time for.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02They make some good stuff.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Yeah, these are quite modern.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07I mean, Myott's a very late factory, but they are a set of six.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10I put them in at £30, about a fiver each.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Always a good theme, the hunting theme.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Start the bidding here again at £12. 15 anywhere?
0:37:14 > 0:37:18The bid is with me at 12. 15, 18 and 20. In the room at £20.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Cheap at 20.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Any advance on £20? Are we all done with the lady now?
0:37:23 > 0:37:25I'm selling them at £20...
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Blue and white pottery is always a popular seller at auction.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32I'm sure these plates will look very stylish in the right dining setting.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Next to go under the hammer is that lovely-looking carriage clock
0:37:36 > 0:37:37that belonged to George.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40He loves this clock, as does Paul.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43I love carriage clocks. They're the most beautifully made items,
0:37:43 > 0:37:45the most underrated items, I think.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48I remember buying this carriage clock.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50It must have been about 35 years ago.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55It's just been stuck on one of the mantelpieces or wherever,
0:37:55 > 0:37:58and I think I paid over £100 for it.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- Even in them days.- Yeah, yeah, of course.- That's right, it would be.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- So I put this in at £100 reserve, all right?- Mm, yeah.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Right. So it's got to get 100. OK.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10Nice clock, start the bidding here at £45. 50 anywhere?
0:38:10 > 0:38:14The bid is with me at 45. Do I see 50? 50, 55, 60.
0:38:14 > 0:38:1665, 70. 75, 80?
0:38:17 > 0:38:19No? 75 with me on commission.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23At £75, at 75. Any advance on 75? Any advance on 75?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25BANGS GAVEL
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- No, that's not sold.- OK, not sold, so it's going back home.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- That's fine.- All right, that's fair enough.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- Well done, putting reserve on there.- Yeah.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Well, I hope there's still room on your mantelpiece, Roslin.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Now, our next lot should have been the steam traction plaque,
0:38:39 > 0:38:42but, Paul, there's been a bit of a development.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44There certainly has. Fair play to the auction room.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47They've really done their homework on this traction engine plaque.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51They contacted lots of different people and, this very morning,
0:38:51 > 0:38:53they've had a telephone call from Ireland from the gentleman
0:38:53 > 0:38:56who actually owns the original traction engine for this.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59And he says he actually has the nameplate on the engine.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02So what they suspect is there's actually been a recast so,
0:39:02 > 0:39:05because of that, we can't really sell it as the genuine item,
0:39:05 > 0:39:07so it's not worth the 250 we have put on it.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11And, of course, it's catalogued as that so we have to now withdraw it.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14It can be sold again, but it has to be described as a recast.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Now, if it's not being sold here today, what will you do with it?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Well, it can go and stand in one of our cottages.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- It can go back on the mantelpiece. - I mean, it can be resold.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25It just needs to be re-lotted as being a casting,
0:39:25 > 0:39:27and not the original, that's all.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Well, it's been there a long time so it may as well come home.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32I fear this mantelpiece of theirs will be buckling
0:39:32 > 0:39:35under the weight of the items they're bringing back home.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39Our final item of the day is this lovely painting.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43It has a reserve of £800 so if it sells,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46George and Roslin's £1,000 target will be reached,
0:39:46 > 0:39:48but what if it doesn't?
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Now, we had a good look at that, Paul.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53What is the latest in terms of the valuation?
0:39:53 > 0:39:55This is dead right. It's a fantastic painting.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58Normally, funnily enough, this artist, in particular,
0:39:58 > 0:39:59worked in pairs.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02They would do two views, sometimes of the same building,
0:40:02 > 0:40:04but just from different perspectives.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07So, often, pairs of this painting actually come up.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Single, I agree totally with George.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12We're looking at between 800 and £1,000 pounds.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14The auctioneers agreed with that as well.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17And we have a reserve of 800 on it.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Start the bidding at £420.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21420, we're in.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23The bid is with me at 420. Do I see 450?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25At £420, at 420.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Any advance on 420? Are we all done?
0:40:27 > 0:40:32At 420, 450. 480, 500?
0:40:32 > 0:40:33No? 480 with me.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35At £480.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37At 480, are we all done?
0:40:37 > 0:40:39At £480...
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- There you go, so it's unsold. - No, not sold.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45But, I mean, I really don't think you want to sell it for £480,
0:40:45 > 0:40:47- do you?- No way.- No, no, no.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52No, it's worth 800. You can't force people to buy things, can you?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54No, of course not.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56So let's just recap, then.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59We've sold mainly stuff that was destined for the skip anyway.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03We've sold the ghost dressing table which may have repercussions.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05We haven't sold the traction engine plaque
0:41:05 > 0:41:07and we haven't sold the painting.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10And you wanted £1,000. No prizes for guessing.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- It's not looking good, is it? - Well, we haven't made £1,000.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17We have actually banked...£253.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- Ohhh!- Oh, dear. That's a good pot of paint, that is.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- Well, it's a very good pot of paint. - It's only one coat, though.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Well, George and Roslin didn't quite make enough at auction
0:41:31 > 0:41:36to fund the whole paint job, but they didn't let that deter them.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39It's, it's in progress. It's a big house.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42The cottages have actually been painted
0:41:42 > 0:41:47and we're about to start on the house.
0:41:47 > 0:41:52So, just how far does £253 go towards a paint job of this size?
0:41:52 > 0:41:56It's paid for many tins of paint
0:41:56 > 0:42:01and we've had fun along the way doing it,
0:42:01 > 0:42:05so, yeah, it's been worthwhile.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Worthwhile.
0:42:07 > 0:42:08A good experience.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Well, not quite as much money as they were hoping for,
0:42:15 > 0:42:19but Roslin and George still managed to spruce up the bed and breakfast.
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