0:00:02 > 0:00:05Hello. It's good to have you with us here on Cash In The Attic,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08the programme that helps people turn antiques and collectables
0:00:08 > 0:00:10into something else rather special.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Today, I'm with a couple who are giving up their life here in Wales
0:00:14 > 0:00:17to move to an island in Scotland.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Coming up on Cash In The Attic -
0:00:40 > 0:00:44is our expert Paul giving us an idea of how he used to treat his toys?
0:00:44 > 0:00:48It's one of those toys that you could throw off a quarry or downstairs,
0:00:48 > 0:00:49it would always survive.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52'And I reveal that I still haven't outgrown mine.'
0:00:52 > 0:00:56- Well, I talk to my teddy bear, you see, so...- Do you really?- Yes, yes.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Look at the look on their faces.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02At auction, Paul and I swap roles for a change.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05So they called time on it then, did they?
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- Very good.- He normally does the jokes, not me.- Yeah, well.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Will we still be smiling when the hammer finally falls?
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Today, I'm in Flintshire in North Wales,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21with a husband and wife who really are quite prepared
0:01:21 > 0:01:24to usher out the old and bring in the new.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Annette and Nigel Rowland are very keen on wildlife
0:01:30 > 0:01:32and can enjoy watching much of it
0:01:32 > 0:01:35from their idyllic countryside home not far from Chester.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39They moved here 25 years ago when it was derelict
0:01:39 > 0:01:43and Nigel has done most of the work to bring it to its finished state.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45But now they want to leave their beautiful house
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and that's the reason that we've been called in.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Joining me is Paul Hayes, who was born into the antiques trade,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55and I have an inkling he could be busy here today.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00- Oh, hi.- Nice to meet you. - Hi, you two, hi.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04We've just been admiring your wonderful garden, Paul and I.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06It's fabulous. So who's the gardener here?
0:02:06 > 0:02:08My husband's the gardener.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Ah. You did this professionally, Nigel?
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- Yes, I'm a qualified landscape gardener.- Oh, right.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17You made a fabulous job of it and you did all the house, as well.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Yeah, most of the house.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Well, you want to go and have a wander, don't you?
0:02:21 > 0:02:25I'll watch these beams, though. They're quite low. I'll make a start.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27We'll catch up with Paul later.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Why have you called in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Well, we're going to move to the Orkney Islands,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36so we're looking for money for modern furniture
0:02:36 > 0:02:39because everything here is in period with the house.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40And how old is the house?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43This house was built in 1640
0:02:43 > 0:02:47and we're going up to the Orkney Islands and it was built in 1994.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49What sort of money are you looking for?
0:02:49 > 0:02:55Well, if we could get about £400. Anything over £400 would be a bonus.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Nigel and Annette must streamline all the stuff they've collected
0:02:59 > 0:03:01over a happy 43 years of marriage.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06Their son Lee and his two teenage boys have selected what they want to keep,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08so the rest has to go.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- Ah, now then.- There you go - toys for the boys, Annette.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Can't keep them away from them. - This is fantastic, isn't it?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- It's a Tonka toy?- Yeah. - Blimey, it's enormous.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- Where did this come from?- I bought it when my son was about five
0:03:22 > 0:03:25and he had it for a Christmas present.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- So how long ago was that? - My son's nearly 43.- Yeah.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31But I'm afraid we've been very naughty.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35I think for the last 20 years, it's been outside in the dairy.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Oh, right!- So I'm glad you found it. - OK.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- But Tonka's quite a name, isn't it? - Yeah, it's a popular brand of toy.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Having it in the dairy wouldn't have made any difference whatsoever.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48These are indestructible.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51As a kid, you could throw it off a quarry, throw it downstairs,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53it will always survive.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58- Are we getting a glimpse of the Paul Hayes childhood here?- We are.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- These are highly collectable and this is quite a rare example.- Good.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05And it's a fire engine. Every little boy wants to be a fireman.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- That's the way it is.- So what do you reckon? What sort of price would you put on this?
0:04:09 > 0:04:12If I said sort of £40-£60 as an auction estimate.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Oh, smashing.- It could set the auction alight.- Good.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Not literally.- Oh!- A no-no joke.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Paul has obviously started as he means to go on.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Meanwhile, Nigel wonders whether this blue and white pottery
0:04:24 > 0:04:26would bring in much at auction.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29They've collected 18 pieces over the years.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Some are Victorian but most are from the 20th century.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37The pattern is an Asiatic pheasant and the estimate is £50-£80.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- Annette, these are very, very pretty.- Oh, yes.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Aren't these lovely? Where did these come from?
0:04:43 > 0:04:48- They came from my grandma's.- So, did your gran have flowers in them?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50They're beautiful silver vases.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54No, they were just kept for any bits and bobs that people didn't know what to do with.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- What have you used them for? - Well, nothing.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00To be honest, they were in the garage for about ten years.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- In the garage?- They're only aluminium or something.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08They're not aluminium because in there I can see a hallmark.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10I think this is solid silver.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- I think we should get Paul to take a look at these. Paul?- Yes?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17I've got something here that I think you are going to love.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Are they silver or silver plated?
0:05:20 > 0:05:23The hallmark's in the middle of all that lovely work there.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25There we go. That's fantastic.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27What we've got, we've got a set of three marks, here.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30That main one to look for is the lion passant.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Can you see the big lion there? Sideways on, passant. That tells me it's solid silver.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Then we have a date letter and that's a Gothic G,
0:05:38 > 0:05:42so the letter G in this case is 1899.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Wow, that's certainly an age, isn't it?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- These will do quite well at auction, won't they?- They're always popular.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51What I love about them is the embossed work.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53This has all been done by hand.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- What if I said 60 to 80, to give them a real chance? - That would be great.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00And when they get to the sale room,
0:06:00 > 0:06:02will it be exciting news?
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- And I can start straight in at £85. - SHE GASPS
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Wow!- That's fantastic.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12But we'll have to wait a bit longer to see how high the bidders are prepared to go.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18As the search of Nigel and Annette's lovely house continues,
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Paul has come across three small wooden boxes
0:06:20 > 0:06:23which belonged to Annette's grandmother.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26One of them is a jewellery box with a maple finish.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30He gives them an auction estimate of £20-£40 for all three.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34In the garage, Nigel has uncovered three old books.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37There's a French Red Cross picture book which belonged to Annette's mother.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40The other two were given to Nigel.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42One is a map of England and Wales from 1903
0:06:42 > 0:06:47and the other is the Book Of Days antiquities from 1854,
0:06:47 > 0:06:50a kind of 19th-century version of Trivial Pursuit.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54The estimate for that lot is £20-£40.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Paul?- Mm-hm.- What do you think of this? Is this anything?
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Let's have a look. Ah, jewellery. Is this something that you bought?
0:07:01 > 0:07:07- No, no. It was my mother's...- OK. - ..who said it was from her mother.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Whether it went further back again, I'm not too sure
0:07:09 > 0:07:12but it's been in the family for a long time.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17Well, judging by the style, this is dead Victorian, 1870, 1900.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- Would that fit in? - Yes, that would fit in.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Right, well, I can tell you straight away this is nine carat.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27The Victorians were obsessed with allegorical symbols,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31so you've got the crescent shape, here - can you see that?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33You can have star-shaped brooches, or the sun.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37The stones in there are a seed pearl, that's the smaller one,
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- and an amethyst. That's very purple. - Oh, right, yes.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44The four precious stones are diamonds, emeralds,
0:07:44 > 0:07:46rubies and sapphires.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- Yes.- Anything other than that is semiprecious, so amethyst is semiprecious.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53It's in good condition and if I said between £40-£60,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- how does that sound? - That would be fine.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59So far, going by Paul's lowest estimates,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01we stand to make £230.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04The perfect time for a little break, I think.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Annette and Nigel, this is such a delightful, cosy little cottage.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Why on earth do you want to leave here and go and live in Orkney?
0:08:13 > 0:08:18Well, we've always holidayed up there for at least 35 years.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21We've always said that we'd like to live there
0:08:21 > 0:08:24and we decided a few years ago that if we don't do it now,
0:08:24 > 0:08:28we will never do it, so we bought a property up there three years ago.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32So unfortunately, we have got to sell this place.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Holidaying is one thing. You're going to live there.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Annette, what's the attraction?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40It's just a lot better way of life.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43It's a lot more quieter, everybody's got time for you.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46It's like going back about 20 or 30 years.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49We like the sea, as well, so from the bungalow
0:08:49 > 0:08:52you can just look out the window and just see the sea
0:08:52 > 0:08:55and there's always something happening.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59And we just love wildlife, as well. We've got lots here
0:08:59 > 0:09:01but it's a different kind up there.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Quite often you see killer whales.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06There are tens of thousands of seabirds.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Lovely big seabird colonies. It's a wildlife haven, really.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13And that's what attracted us to it, originally.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17We're hoping we're going to raise at least £400
0:09:17 > 0:09:19for new furniture for your new home
0:09:19 > 0:09:22and I do think we've left Mr Hayes on his own for long enough.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- Shall we go and see what he's up to? - OK, then.- Come on, then, Nigel.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Well, I thought this house was rural
0:09:28 > 0:09:31but on Orkney, that's taking it to the extreme.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33So where did these two come from?
0:09:33 > 0:09:38We bought those about 30 to 35 years ago
0:09:38 > 0:09:43at a little place in mid Wales called Barmouth at an auction room.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45OK, these are King Charles spaniels.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- They're called comforter dogs. Have you heard that expression?- No.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Apparently, King Charles had a spaniel similar to this one
0:09:52 > 0:09:55and they started to make models that would go next to a fireplace
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- and they would add comfort - the dog was a friend of the family.- Yes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02But the idea was they would go either side of a mantelpiece.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03They were always a pair.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07That's how they're supposed to look, either side of a mantelpiece.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09These are definitely 19th century.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12They have a very small air hole in the back here.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- You've got one as well, yeah?- Yeah. - That tells me...
0:10:14 > 0:10:19They add that so it doesn't collapse in the kiln as it's being fired.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22The more modern versions were made a lot thinner
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- and they have a large hole underneath.- Yes.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27By having that small air hole at the back,
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- I'd say these were sort of 1860 to 1900, the late 19th century.- Yes.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34But these russet ones are the most popular, really,
0:10:34 > 0:10:38and you can say quite a bit for these now, sort of £80-£120.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- How does that sound?- It's cheaper than getting a proper dog.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47The house used to be a small farm with eight cow stalls
0:10:47 > 0:10:51and Annette is heading out to what used to be the dairy.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Inside, she spots an old wall clock.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56It's Art Deco in design and was made in the 1930s.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01It belonged to her aunt, who bought it to go with the decor of her house at the time.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04The estimate for auction is £20-£40.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08And I've come across a small porcelain doll
0:11:08 > 0:11:11that may once have belonged to Annette's grandmother.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12It's from the 19th century
0:11:12 > 0:11:17and has a mark on it of a Paris doll maker, SFBJ.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Annette had no idea of the doll's existence
0:11:19 > 0:11:21until after her mother died
0:11:21 > 0:11:23and she gets an estimate of £20-£40 on it.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Where's this big fella come from, then?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Is this something you had as a child? Where's he come from?
0:11:30 > 0:11:33No, it was bought by one of my aunties,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36when they were on holiday in Austria, for her sister.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38They kept it for a number of years
0:11:38 > 0:11:41and then they gave it to me to give to my son
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- when he was about five or six. - Right, OK.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- So what age are you looking, then? 1960s?- Yes. Early '60s.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Right, OK. It's really difficult with these teddy bears
0:11:51 > 0:11:54because there are lots of manufacturers of teddy bears.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- Do you know why they're called teddy bears?- No.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- Do you know about Teddy Roosevelt? - Yes, yes.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Well, in the 19th century, he was on a hunting trip
0:12:03 > 0:12:06and he refused to shoot a bear cub
0:12:06 > 0:12:09and it became a massive story at the time
0:12:09 > 0:12:12and it became known as Teddy's bear and that's where it comes from.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16If this was going to auction as an unknown manufacturer,
0:12:16 > 0:12:20I could say at least £100-£150
0:12:20 > 0:12:23but how do you think your son would feel about that?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I think he might hang onto it for that amount of money.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- I'll put it into our target for today...- Yes.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32..and if he doesn't end up at the auction, we'll all understand.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Shall we tell the others? Nigel, Angela?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Now, we've got quite a find here, a wonderful teddy bear.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Oh, isn't he fantastic?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43He is, but we're not sure if he's going to auction yet.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- So we're going to wait on a decision on this one.- Yes.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48We'll say £100 for the sake of our target
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- but see what happens on the day. - But it might make more,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- if indeed you actually come to the auction.- Exactly.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57I hope we're going to see you there.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- I talk to my teddy bear, you see. - Do you really?- Yes.- Oh.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Yes. Look at the look on their faces. Yes, I talk to my teddy bear.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07But £100, you say, for him?
0:13:07 > 0:13:11I tell you what I'm going to do, I'm going to add that £100
0:13:11 > 0:13:15to the lowest estimate on everything else that Paul has seen today.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18We should be able to make £450
0:13:18 > 0:13:21but some of those things you've got are so pretty
0:13:21 > 0:13:23that we could make a lot more than that.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28You could be having a great day buying new furniture for the house.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32And I can't wait to see how the auction goes when we take everything that we've found today,
0:13:32 > 0:13:36including that vintage American 1950s Tonka fire engine.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Will it cause a spark of interest with its estimate of £40-£60?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43And there's the pair of 19th century Staffordshire
0:13:43 > 0:13:46King Charles spaniels, which they bought at auction 30 years ago.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49We're hoping they'll bring in between £80-£120.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54And what about those silver vases that Annette thought were aluminium?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58They're Victorian and should sell for at least £60 on the day.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:14:03 > 0:14:08maybe it's a good thing, keeping one's antiques out in the garage.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11I think the fact that they haven't been polished every day
0:14:11 > 0:14:14has kept them in that pristine condition.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16And Annette confesses what she was going to do
0:14:16 > 0:14:19with the illustrations in one of their old books.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23I'm sorry to say this, but I thought about cutting them out.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Will she be glad that she didn't when the hammer finally falls?
0:14:33 > 0:14:38Well, it's been quite a few weeks since we've joined those wildlife enthusiasts Nigel and Annette
0:14:38 > 0:14:41at their very beautiful cottage in North Wales.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Today, they're joining us here at Cuttlestones auction house
0:14:44 > 0:14:45in Staffordshire,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49where hopefully, the bidders are really going to be enthusiastic
0:14:49 > 0:14:51when their items go under the hammer.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54We're a few miles south of the county town of Stafford
0:14:54 > 0:14:57in the village of Penkridge.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59This auction house used to specialise in agricultural pieces
0:14:59 > 0:15:02but now they sell all sorts of antiques and collectables -
0:15:02 > 0:15:04good news for Annette and Nigel.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12- Hi, Annette.- Good morning. How are you?- Who are you?- I'm Angela.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- Two Angelas. - Nice to meet you.- Hello.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- Lovely to see you, but where's Nigel?- He's still on the island.
0:15:18 > 0:15:24- What's he doing?- He's shutting the bungalow down for the wind and rain that's supposed to be coming,
0:15:24 > 0:15:28force nine, force eleven gales that are forecast.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Right, so we're without him today but we've got you to help.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36And I see you're taking a last look at this wonderful fire truck.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- It is an amazing piece, isn't it? - It's a great toy.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41It's a toy that hasn't survived in large numbers.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45They are very collectable, so we are going to look after this with a reserve.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- A small reserve, yes. - What's the reserve you put on it?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- We put £40 on it.- £40. Hopefully, it'll get more than that.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Have you put a reserve on anything else?
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Just on the silver vases that were in the garage.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Yes. And that's it, yes.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04We've seen them, they look lovely, all cleaned up, they look nice.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06We're hoping for good things for those.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11One thing Annette forgot to mention is that she decided not to sell the large teddy bear,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14as it has just too much sentimental value.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16But that means we're £100 down before we even start,
0:16:16 > 0:16:21so let's just hope that we can make that up today on the other lots.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25Annette, just remind me about the clock that's coming up now,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28the 1930s Art Deco clock. Where did that come from?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31That belonged to one of my aunties and uncles.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34When they left the house that my mum and I moved into,
0:16:34 > 0:16:39they just left it on the wall and said, you know, "You can have it. We don't want it."
0:16:39 > 0:16:42So they called time on it, then, did they?
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Very good one.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- He usually does the jokes, not me. - Yeah, well...
0:16:47 > 0:16:49No joke on the price, though, £20-£40, Paul.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Yeah, it should be OK, actually.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54It's clockwork, it's Art Deco, it's 1930s.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58People have gone for more of a minimalist look, now.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Start this off at a tenner. £10 in.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03£10, £10. Any advance on £10, then?
0:17:03 > 0:17:0612, sir, on the right-hand side.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- 14, 16. Book's out at £16.- Oh, no.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Any advance on £16 on this clock?
0:17:12 > 0:17:1418, 20.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19- You're up to 20. Good.- Walks round to have a look. 22? Says no.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- That's the going rate for them.- 22.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Any advance on £22, then?
0:17:23 > 0:17:26It's got a lovely chime.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31- Sold, then.- Oh!- That is the going rate for them at the moment.- Yeah.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34It's a shame that it didn't get a little bit more
0:17:34 > 0:17:37but it wasn't your classic Art Deco look that most people recognise.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Now, Annette, we've got this very pretty brooch coming up.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Was this yours or one that you inherited?
0:17:44 > 0:17:46It's one that was given to me by my mother.
0:17:46 > 0:17:52It's got the amethyst and the seed pearls, which represent rebirth, new beginnings.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Victorian jewellery is always popular,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56so this should be at least £40.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59OK, here it goes.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- And I have a bid here of £18. - 18 and we're in. Come on.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06£18 on the brooch, there. £18. Any advance on £18, then?
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- For the gold brooch.- Oh, no.- No? - Goodness.
0:18:09 > 0:18:1320, 22, 24, 26...
0:18:16 > 0:18:1928, 30? Says no.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21£30 on the book, here.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- Any further interest at 30? - That is really affordable.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- I can't sell that.- He's not selling it.- That hasn't sold.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31That's a real surprise, that,
0:18:31 > 0:18:35because gold's doing really well at the moment
0:18:35 > 0:18:37and that's a nice one.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Oh, well. At least it didn't sell for less than it was worth.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Next, it's the collection of blue and white pottery
0:18:42 > 0:18:46that Annette has collected over the years, but never used.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Selling for £40...
0:18:49 > 0:18:50GAVEL BANGS
0:18:50 > 0:18:55Let's hope it's gone to someone who will fully appreciate and use it.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59I saw quite a lot of gentlemen taking a look at that Tonka toy.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- Right.- Yes. And I'm sure it's...
0:19:01 > 0:19:04It's always difficult to tell
0:19:04 > 0:19:06whether it's grown men reliving their childhood
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- or looking for something for the grandchildren.- Mm. This is it.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13It's where the market is at the moment.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16It's 1950s, there's nothing antique about it, it's a bit of retro,
0:19:16 > 0:19:18a bit of nostalgia for somebody.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21We're looking after this with a reserve of £40.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- I hope it's not coming back.- You'd rather see it go, would you?- Yes.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26- I would.- OK.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30I can start this in at £16 on the toy there.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- Is that all?- 16 on the phone. 16, 16.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Any interest? Any advance on £16?
0:19:36 > 0:19:3918, 20. 22.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40- 24.- We want about 40.
0:19:40 > 0:19:4426, 28. Next one takes it. £30.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- Bidding's out at £30, then.- 30. - Any advance on £30, then?
0:19:48 > 0:19:49No?
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- GAVEL BANGS - We can't move it at that, I'm afraid.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Oh, dear, Annette didn't want to take that back with her
0:19:57 > 0:20:00but the toy collectors obviously aren't here today.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03So what will that mean for the 19th-century porcelain doll?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Annette found it when she was clearing her mother's house.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Selling for £30, then.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10GAVEL BANGS
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Bang in the middle of Paul's estimate.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14That's a pretty good result.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17We're just over halfway through the sale of Annette's lots
0:20:17 > 0:20:20and so far she's made just £92 towards the cost
0:20:20 > 0:20:23of new furniture for their house in Orkney.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26If you'd like to raise money by selling at auction,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29do remember that fees such as commission are added to your bill.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31It's best to check these in advance,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34as they do vary from one sale room to another.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Next up are those silver vases
0:20:36 > 0:20:39that Annette thought were made of aluminium.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Bearing in mind that you had these little flower vases
0:20:42 > 0:20:43in the shed originally,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46now they're here, they look very, very nice indeed.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51- Do you wish you'd had them in the house before?- I don't know.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- Possibly, because they are really nice, aren't they?- They're lovely.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59They've cleaned up beautiful and you can see all the roses on them.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03I think the fact that they haven't been polished every day
0:21:03 > 0:21:05has kept them in pristine condition.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- I have one, two, three commission bids.- Oh!- Commission bids.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13I can start this straight in at £85.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- SHE GASPS Wow!- That's fantastic.
0:21:16 > 0:21:1988, 90.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Says no. £90 with me. Any advance on 90, then?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- Up, up!- I'll take two if it helps.
0:21:25 > 0:21:2892, 94.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- 96.- Great.- Come on. - Book's out at 96.- Excellent.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Any advance on £96? - Just another four. Another four.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37£96. Far away left. And selling...
0:21:37 > 0:21:44- GAVEL BANGS - £96.- 96.- There you go. Is that a good result?- Very good.- Good.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48£96. Just think, £96 worth sitting out in the shed all that time.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- With the mice.- With the mice!
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- I wonder if they appreciated it? - They'd be very posh mice.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00At last, a really terrific result.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02I wonder if we'll be able to repeat it
0:22:02 > 0:22:04with the three antique boxes?
0:22:04 > 0:22:08One has a maple finish, and they all belonged to Annette's mother.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- Do you keep things in boxes, Angela? - I love wooden boxes.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- I've got a collection myself. - You have?- Yes.- There you go.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- So do you remember these boxes? - I didn't get chance to look at them.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- No, I didn't show her those. - I might have kept them.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26And I can start this in at £16.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- Oh, that's good. - Come on. That's good.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- 20, 22.- Above our lowest estimate.
0:22:31 > 0:22:3326, 28.
0:22:33 > 0:22:3630, 32, 34,
0:22:36 > 0:22:4036, 38, 40.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- Says no. £40 with me.- Go on.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46You did empty your jewellery box, didn't you?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- I'm going to sell for 40. - GAVEL BANGS
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Yes, we did it again.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53The second half of the auction is certainly making up
0:22:53 > 0:22:55for the earlier disappointments.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Our penultimate lot today is the three old books.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Two are Nigel's and one was Annette's mother's.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05I used to look at the Red Cross one, I know, when I was young,
0:23:05 > 0:23:08because the etchings are really nice inside the book.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13At one time, I'm sorry to say this, but I thought about cutting them out.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Well, do you know, people do. Thank goodness you didn't
0:23:17 > 0:23:18but there we are.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21I can start this straight in at £30.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- Wow.- There you go!
0:23:23 > 0:23:25£30. Any advance? 32.
0:23:25 > 0:23:2834, 36, 38.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- Great. They like these, don't they?- Yes.
0:23:30 > 0:23:3240. Any advance on £40, then?
0:23:32 > 0:23:3742. £42. Selling for £42, then.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43- GAVEL BANGS - There you go.- Isn't it nice to know that people value those old books
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- because of the history that they contain?- That's right.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47- Are you pleased?- Yes, I am.- Good.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51I expect that those beautiful intact illustrations
0:23:51 > 0:23:54by Edmund Dulac had something to do with our success there.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58I think these King Charles spaniels probably feel they've come home
0:23:58 > 0:24:01because we've got two Staffordshire King Charles spaniels now.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06- Are these things that you bought? - Yes. We did buy these, yes.- Yes.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09It must have been, oh, 30, 35 years ago.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- We're hoping for between £80-£120. - We are.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16However, I have a confession. I had a chat to the auctioneer.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18He's not as optimistic as I am but let's see how we go.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Starting these at £40, on the spaniels. Any interest at £40?
0:24:22 > 0:24:24On the spaniels on my right.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- £40 showing. - Not doing so well here.
0:24:28 > 0:24:3244, 46, 48, 50.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34And five. 60.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- Bidding's out at £60 on my right-hand side.- 60.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41So £60 showing there. Any advance on £60?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Selling for 60...
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Yes, sir. 1937.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- So it didn't quite make your lowest estimate, Paul.- No.
0:24:48 > 0:24:5020 below.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- 20 below sounds like the temperature today, actually.- Freezing!
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- We had originally hoped to make £400.- Yes, yes.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Bearing in mind that there are two no-sales,
0:25:01 > 0:25:05I hope you'll be pleased to know that you have actually made £330.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10Wow, that's really good, isn't it? I thought it would be less than that.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- Well, there you go. £330...- Right. - ..to help towards the move
0:25:14 > 0:25:17up to the new house - we wish you lots of happiness.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22I hope you remember the fun you had with us on Cash In The Attic.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- We've really enjoyed it, haven't we? - It was super.- Great.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31The money that Nigel and Annette have raised
0:25:31 > 0:25:35is to buy new furniture for their modern house on Orkney.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38We've managed to purchase some of the furniture that we want.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Because we're going to be spending more time outside,
0:25:41 > 0:25:46the furniture that we bought was oak, a table and chairs,
0:25:46 > 0:25:51so as regards sitting around, we won't be doing very much of it.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54I find it difficult at home or when I go there to sit down.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56I just like to be out and about.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01I wouldn't mind getting involved with the local whale-watching groups
0:26:01 > 0:26:03and that sort of thing.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07When they finally move out of their beautiful farmhouse in Wales,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10they'll be sad to leave behind all the wildlife
0:26:10 > 0:26:15but there'll be plenty more to see on Orkney and they'll have Bertie, their dog, too.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Bertie's a five-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22He needs all the exercise and activity he can get,
0:26:22 > 0:26:25so that's another way that I'll be spending my time,
0:26:25 > 0:26:29looking after Bertie and making sure he gets his exercise.
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