Tessa Sanderson Cash in the Celebrity Attic

Hello and welcome to Cash In The Celebrity Attic.

We're on the trail of treasures in the homes of the well-known that we can sell at auction for charity.

Today, I'm meeting a legendary sportswoman.

CBE. OBE. Sports Personality of the Year. The list of honours for this lady goes on and on.

And after competing for Britain for 26 years,

she now throws her energy into supporting a myriad of charities. Have you guessed who it is yet?

Today I'm in Essex.

And I'm on my way to meet the amazing Tessa Sanderson.

'Tessa is one of our best-known athletes. She competed in six Olympics.

'She is the only woman to win gold for Britain in a throwing event.

'Tessa was born in Jamaica in 1956.

'Her father emigrated to Wolverhampton, her mother followed,

'and finally Tessa and her sister when Tessa was six.

'She was always interested in sports and as a teenager, started competing in school championships.

'She won her gold medal for the javelin in 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics

'and she was awarded an MBE in 1985.

'Since then she's received an OBE for her charity work and a CBE for services to Sport England.

'Her fiance, who's helping with the rummage today, is three times judo Olympian, Densign White.

'They've known one another for over 25 years

'and met at many Olympic events before getting together in 2006.

'On today's Cash In The Celebrity Attic, I question the fate of Tessa's Olympic torch.'

-You're not going to part with that for the auction, are you?

-Um... No!

'And Jonty offers to help our gold medal winner with another of her sports prizes.'

-Have you got any muscles?

-Well, not like you.

-Try and lift that.

'When we get to auction, we have an unexpected bombshell to drop on our gold medal winner.'

-Oh!

-I'm sorry.

-Oh, you're kidding!

'Find out what it is and more when the final hammer falls.

'Joining me to help look for collectables in Tessa and Den's home is Jonty Hearnden.

'While he gets the hunt under way, I meet our hosts.'

-I didn't think I had all of this here.

-Hello!

-Jennie, you're going to DIE when you see this.

-Fantastic.

I tell you, when I came home the day after winning my medal...

And you're turning out your garage already. That's brilliant. You're Den.

-I'm Den, yeah.

-A little bird told me that you two are getting hitched soon. Is that right?

-It's correct.

-In a couple of months, yes.

-How exciting is that?

-Are you excited?

-Are you hoarders? Den, is she a hoarder?

-Yeah. Tessa doesn't throw anything away, as you can see.

-What about you?

-I tend to throw a lot of things out.

I don't get too sentimental about stuff. But she's kept everything.

-Every tracksuit. Every T-shirt she's ever had.

-But why wouldn't you?

-I know. Absolutely.

Often I hear that. One partner is a hoarder and the other one isn't. So what's your charity going to be?

It's the African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust.

It is mainly because a lot of people suffer from leukaemia. I don't know if you remember Daniel De Gale.

He suffered from that, of course. He died. It's a heartfelt one.

I wanted to do something about it and anything that we can find to help that, then, yeah.

OK. So what's the target? How much money do you think we might raise?

-I think if we raise around £500, that would be great.

-OK. £500 it is. Let's make a start.

I think Jonty's already made a start in the house. Come on.

'Tessa and Dens have been together for four years and have lived in their Essex house for the past two.

'Den says that Tessa doesn't like to throw things away,

'but all the stuff she's supposedly hoarded must be tucked in cupboards

'because it all looks so tidy here.

'And Jonty's found something straight away that's related to Tessa's Olympic triumph.'

-He's found something!

-A proper Olympic torch. Isn't that fabulous?

-How are you, guys?

-Hello.

-I thought I'd see something like this on your wall, Tessa.

-What is it, Tessa?

Well, for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, they did the torch run,

and that was my part in Stratford. It was a fantastic feeling.

-You're not going to part with that for the auction, are you? I mean, that's pretty special.

-Um... No. No.

-Now tell me about this lovely print here. I was admiring that as well.

-Now we're talking.

-Are we? Go on then. Talk to me. Talk to me.

-There you are.

-Oh, there I am!

-Is that the right number? 172?

That was me in the Olympic Games in 1984, but this print is extraordinary.

This is only made up of gold medallists, people who have won gold medals up to the 2000 Games.

Torvill and Dean.

Ravel's Bolero, remember that?

-These are my heroes, Pinsent and Redgrave.

-The oarsmen, of course, which is brilliant.

And we've got Daley as well. And Seb and Mary P and Linford.

But the great thing about this, people like Mary Rand and all those who won medals in the past,

is that we've signed it down here.

Myself and Steve Redgrave and Daley Thompson, Mary P, Lynn Davies. It's a collector's item.

The artist's signature is Gary Keane. Now, he's a well-known sporting artist.

He's known for doing very similar works to this.

I'm looking for good money for this one.

-Are you?

-I am. Hopefully.

-Because you know we are selling to hard-nosed dealers?

-You're aware of that?

-But hard-nosed dealers recognise when there's something unique and really good.

Well, you go up on the rostrum and sell that because it sounds like she could sell coals to Newcastle.

-I will try. I will try.

-Well, estimate?

I'm thinking about £100 to £150.

-She's outraged!

-But it's obvious that this girl's going to get more.

-That wouldn't even buy my javelin.

Well, even if we just get £100, that's a great start to our day. We've got more to look at. Lead on.

Let's go and look round the house. Plenty more to find, I'm sure.

'It's always good to start with treble figures.

'And if Tessa is as impressive on the podium as she is on the field, we could make a lot more.'

-55.

-60.

-60. You're doing well helping me.

65. Thank you. A little bit more? A little bit more?

'We'll see if Tessa brings home the gold.'

Oh!

'There are plenty of places to search here.

'So we split up to make sure we cover all the cupboards and shelves. You never know what you'll find.

'Jonty's come across another signed print of a sporting legend.

'This time it's the cricketer Courtney Walsh, the West Indian fast bowler from the '80s and '90s.

'The print has been sent along by a friend. Jonty values it at £20-£25.

'And while I enjoy a quiet moment with Tessa's soft toys, she looks as if she's celebrating already.'

SHE LAUGHS

-Oh, gosh!

-What was that clinking?

-This is really heavy.

-My word! I have never seen such a large bottle of champagne in all my life.

-Is it full?

-Yeah. Come and try it.

-Have you got any muscles?

-Not like you!

-Try and lift that.

-Oh! Goodness sake!

-They told me that it holds about 16 to 20 bottles of champagne in this.

-So where did it come from?

Jackie Stewart had a clay-pigeon shooting event up at Gleneagles.

-Because he was world champion of clay-pigeon shooting.

-Yeah. A fantastic place at Gleneagles.

I got third best shot of the day. I think it was all the arm motion. And that was my prize.

If you look down here, we've got 1200 centilitres. That is 12 litres of champagne in there.

-Now, that is called a Balthazar.

-Oh, like in the Bible?

-Yes.

-Absolutely.

-Oh, my word!

-So there you go.

Let's assess it for auction. We've got wear and tear

as you've probably been lugging that around from wherever you've been.

-It's so, so heavy.

-That's perfectly understandable.

-Somebody will be having a good time.

-Yes, somebody will. And somebody will buy this at the auction sale.

If we put £40 to £60 on it, which is cheap for that amount of champagne,

there's a method in my madness as we should attract a lot of buyers, and hopefully we can go up and up.

-OK. But I'm hoping for just a little bit more because there's a lot of drink in there.

-Oh, there is.

-Yes.

-And more stuff to find.

-Absolutely! Come on.

'Well, let's hope Jonty's plan works. Our celebrity Olympian really doesn't like to throw things away.

'But I think Dens sees our visit as an opportunity to have a bit of a sort-out.

'In a display cabinet, I find something that seems quite out of place among Tessa's trophies.

'It's a Davy-type, brass, miner's lamp, which was presented to her nine years ago.

'Jonty gives it an estimate of £15 to £20

'to entice the bidders.

'What a testament to Tessa's amazing sporting achievements all those cups and awards are!'

-OK?

-What have you got there?

-Well...

-Oh, my goodness!

-My gold medal!

-It is! It's the real thing!

-Yes.

-I've never seen one.

-I've never seen one.

-Girlfriend, it's been waiting for you.

-It's so heavy.

-Yeah, it is rather.

It's fantastic. It really is. That's a first for me.

I'd love to know, really, how you got started in sport.

-It's not something most schoolgirls do, actually, is it?

-No. But I think a lot more should be doing it.

Because when I was competing, many girls tried to throw the javelin, but because it's so technical,

unless you get it right, it can cause a lot of problems that hurt, so you shy away from it.

-But once you get it technically right, it's great.

-And suddenly you saw this as a possibility

-that you might get to the Olympic games. How did that feel?

-It felt fantastic. And I wanted to travel.

I went to the Commonwealth Games in New Zealand. Never been that side of the world before. It was heavenly.

-So it was a whole lifestyle you bought into?

-Yes. Absolutely.

I have to ask you, I mean, what was it like to win that Olympic medal? What was it like on the rostrum?

Absolutely amazing. It's a feeling that I will never, ever forget.

Because I went out to the Games and I hasten to add that I felt

that the whole country was behind. There were so many people behind me.

But I had a rival, who was a tough cookie too, Fatima Whitbread.

She was a big, strong girl, really out there doing her bit.

-And we weren't the best of friends.

-Well, you were rivals.

-Tough rivals.

-So when I won the gold medal, "I've beaten you."

-You're so honest.

-"This is mine."

-It's nice.

-And your house is just full of memories. And we need to go and find a few more of those.

-Yes.

-Because we can't sit here all afternoon.

-No, we can't, but I'd like to. Let's go.

-I'll follow you.

'Going by Jonty's lowest estimate so far, we've only made £175,

'so we're less than halfway along the road to Tessa's target of £500.

'Dens has found an old clock that he'd like to see the back of.

'Tessa bought it at a jumble sale 20 years ago. She loves its chime.

'Although it used to sit beautifully in her old Victorian house, it's not looked right in their new home.

'So with a price tag of £20 to £30,

'the time is right for it to go.

'Jonty's found another clock. But Dens has got something up his sleeve that he'd like to show our expert.'

-Hi, Jonty.

-What have you got there?

I found a couple of football shirts.

-OK. Where were these from?

-These were from the African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust.

-They've donated these shirts?

-Yes, they have.

-And these are signed.

This is Aston Villa. And whose name is on the back? Ashley Young.

-So are you a bit of a soccer fan yourself?

-Yes, a long-suffering Wolverhampton Wanderers fan.

-So you've got the shirt of the arch-rivals here?

-That's right.

-Yes.

But that's very nice that all the players have signed there.

-There's another England player on there, Emile Heskey.

-That's his signature there.

And some of the players have actually put squad numbers on there which makes it easier to identify.

-Have you got another shirt?

-Yes, this one is maybe even more saleable.

-This is an England shirt.

-My word!

-Who have we got here then?

-We've got Ashley Cole on there.

-Yeah.

And we've also got Steven Gerrard.

-We have too.

-I'm not sure who that one is, but it could be Michael Owen.

-That looks like Michael Owen's signature. That's Frank Lampard's, that sort of squiggle?

-Yeah.

-And I think that's Joe Cole.

-Yes, that's Joe Cole.

-So have you ever played soccer?

-I have played when I played for Wolverhampton Schoolboys.

-Did you?

Yes. Then I fell in love with judo and left the football behind.

-Right. And the rest is history?

-Yes.

Well, let's consider value. If you think about it, if we've got those wonderful, iconic England players,

-and a lot of them are current England players...

-Yes.

..so that's going to be worth just a tad more than our Aston Villa shirt.

So we're looking at probably £150 to £250 for that.

And for the Villa shirt, we're looking more at £80 to £120.

Now, the auctioneer might put them in as one lot, but probably split them up into two lots.

-So we've got two lots here...

-Super.

-..which is very good news.

'What a fantastic contribution!

'Let's hope there are Aston Villa and England fans at the auction.

'The charity has also sent along this London Irish rugby shirt.

'Jonty thinks we should aim for £80 to £120 when it goes to the auction.

'And it's Tessa who's really getting into the swing of things now.'

-Jennie, look, I've found some more stuff.

-I found all your jewellery.

When you go to the Games, the BOA, the British Olympic Association, gives us something commemorative.

-They look nice.

-This is for Atlanta, Swatch watch.

Unless you're on the team, you're not going to get one of these.

They're lovely. I've no idea what they're worth. Are you there, Jonty?

-What have we got?

-Olympic memorabilia.

-Very good. And I love that it's in its original box.

Slight chip at the bottom. But don't worry about that at all. Tell me about this one then.

-This one too, everyone can buy one of that, but it wasn't as good as that one.

-No.

-Now, did you wear this?

-No, I've not worn this one at all.

Well, Swatch watches were introduced in 1983

by the Swiss themselves, simply because at the time, there was this sort of big, I suppose, challenge,

-the gauntlet lain down by the Japanese.

-Right.

-And digital watches were all the rage at the time.

So they made limited editions.

And it's great that you've got this one that was only given to the British Olympic team. How exciting!

-This is unique.

-I love the look of this. We are going to get good money for this. Tell me about these pins.

We always have these commemorative pins given to us.

And that one there is our own from the British Olympic Association with the lion.

Well, let's sum up the sort of value that we're talking about. I'm going to be a bit sort of broad here.

On a poor day, we'd get a minimum of £50.

But on a good day, we could be looking at £100. That sort of price.

-Let's hope we have a good day rather than a bad day at the auction sale.

-Yes. It's worth it.

'We're doing pretty well now, so I leave Jonty to search while I find out some more about Tessa and Dens.'

I love your dining table. It looks like a great big gold medal, doesn't it?

With that symbol in the middle.

I suppose it does. I love it, the marble, the feel, the size of it.

-And, of course, you met at an Olympic games, didn't you?

-We did.

-Oh, go on, Den, tell me the story.

We met in 1984 when the Olympics were in Los Angeles.

-You were competing in judo?

-I was, yeah.

-I met Tessa in the dining hall, I think?

-Oh, that's romantic.

-Yeah, you know(!)

-And she was just coming back and I said to her, "How did you get on?"

And she said, "I won." And I said, "You didn't!"

He went, "Yeah, right, I bet you did(!)"

And so he was shocked afterwards. I ignored it. I thought he was joking.

-So that was years and years and years ago.

-26 years.

-But then life took you in different directions.

We met again at the next Olympics. Then the one after that. And some Commonwealth Games in between.

It was obviously meant to be, wasn't it? It's your destiny.

-And you'll have some wedding and a half. Come on, you said St Paul's.

-Yes. It's going to be a blast.

-That's your neck of the woods!

-Well, not exactly. But that's fantastic.

-I have always loved St Paul's.

-And why not? Might as well use the gong.

-So you can marry at St Paul's because you've got the CBE?

Yes, from what I gather. It's in the OBE Chapel in St Paul's. And I've got the OBE and the CBE.

But I'm having a blast because my bridesmaids will be fantastic.

-Who are your bridesmaids?

-I don't want to tell you, but I will.

I'm having Kelly Holmes. She's really nice. Sharron Davies, long-time friend as well.

-Wow!

-And Christine Ohuruogu.

-That's some line-up. It really is.

-And I gather one of your plans for the future is to adopt a little girl?

-Yes. We're looking at that.

-She's six years old.

-OK.

-And we're just going through that process.

We've tried having children. It hasn't happened, you know. So I'm probably one of the unlucky ones.

I'm not going to be saddened by it. Lots of children need a home.

We can offer one. I'm really looking forward to it.

We're raising money today for the African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust, so tell me a bit more about that.

Really, it all came to the forefront with Daniel De Gale because his mum Beverley set this up,

because Daniel suffered from bone marrow problems. And he was almost diagnosed at death's door, really.

And so his mum and dad set out to try and find the matching person for it. And from that, it's led to this.

I tell you what, Den, you lead the way. We need to rummage further.

'Jonty's been busy and has found an intriguing item that looks like a Samurai sword in a case on the wall.

'But this isn't for the auction.

'Tessa's come across something sent along and signed by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York,

'who is Tessa's fellow supporter of the bone marrow charity. It contains photos of the Duchess,

'a book about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and a DVD of Young Victoria.

'Jonty reckons these could be worth £80 to £120 at auction.'

-There's Michael Aspel as well.

-That must have been This Is Your Life, I think. What have you got there?

-I'm not too sure about this one.

-Looks lovely. With a heart. A Valentine's Day present?

-No.

-No, I had that before I met him.

-Ah, right, OK!

-Valentine's Day still goes on.

-So what is it?

This is a nice jewellery box, but I'm in two minds about it.

It was given from the Variety Club for me being Sportswoman of the Year 1984. It's lovely, but, you know...

It's a lovely leather case.

Could we have a look on the inside, see what we've got there?

Oops, hang on.

-I might let it go. This is another bit that goes with it that you can put...

-The jewellery roll?

-Yeah.

But this, tell me what this is. This is two diamond stud earrings.

-Oh, let's have a look at those.

-The lady's giving you diamonds!

-Now, that is not as sentimental as this.

They look as if they're roughly quarter-carat each.

It's difficult to say exactly because you need to take them out and weigh them.

-You're trying to tell me they're small diamonds?

-I wouldn't mind a quarter-carat diamond as a gift.

-OK.

-He wasn't so bad, you see, this bloke!

-That's fine.

So value at auction for those is between £100 and £150.

-Now I can hand those back to you.

-That's good.

-I tell you what, no, I want those to go.

-OK.

I'll put those in because my jewellery box, lovely memories.

These, thank you very much. Time to go. So I'm happy for these to go.

I don't really wear them as such and I think they'll go to a good cause.

-She's moving on.

-Moving on.

-We're both moving on.

OK. So they're going to go in and that's an extra £100, which is brilliant.

I think we can call it a day now. I think we've done enough.

And hopefully, we'll have a really successful auction. And based on the lowest estimates of Jonty's,

-you wanted £500 at the beginning. Well, we hope very much that you might actually make £735!

-Ooh!

-Well done.

-That would be great.

-That's really good.

'Well, we've had a great day here with Tessa and Dens and have some unique items to take to auction.

'There's the Gary Keane print,

'featuring British Olympic athletes.

'That should be a winner at £100 to £150.

'And there's the huge bottle of champagne,

'which Tessa won at Jackie Stewart's clay-pigeon shoot.

'At £40 to £60, that bubbly will be a real corker for the bidders.

'And not forgetting the watches and three pins

'that were given to the British competitors at the 1996 Olympics.

'Between them they should raise £50 to £100.

'Still to come - Tessa keeps a promise

'when the first of her Olympic souvenirs goes under the hammer.'

-You want a kiss then?

-Two for that.

-Thank you.

'And there's one sale which really matches her gold medal stature.'

CHEERING

You were right on the button!

'Be there when the final hammer falls.'

Well, we had a fabulous day with Olympic champions Tessa Sanderson and her fiance Den.

We've brought everything we found to Chiswick Auctions to see if they can continue with their winning streak.

Now, we've got lots of sporting memorabilia, so I hope there'll be plenty of Olympic and football fans

to help Tessa raise that £500 she needs for her chosen charity.

'Well, the saleroom is certainly filling up nicely. Seasoned auction goers see the catalogue in advance

'so they can decide exactly what to go after.

'Someone else with the inside track is our expert.

'And he's feeling quite confident about our prospects today.'

You don't have to worry at all.

The dealers here will see all Tessa's sporting memorabilia

and see that there's an opportunity because it's actually a very big growth area.

-I gather there's been a bit of a problem with the champagne?

-Yes.

The champagne bottle was on view and apparently something fell on top of it.

And the champagne bottle has smashed to smithereens.

But insurance is covered and therefore, the vendor or owner is compensated,

so Tessa should be compensated for the damage.

-You put rather a low estimate on it, I thought, £40, so I hope they're a bit more generous.

-So do I.

-Well, we'd better go and tell Tessa about it.

-Yes.

-Come on.

'That's very unfortunate. I hope Tessa won't take it too badly.

'She's got enough on her mind with the wedding.'

-Hi, Tessa.

-Hello!

-Nice to see you.

-Yes. Thank you.

-Where's Dens?

He's away in Jersey. He wanted to be here. But he's got to work.

We're getting married in May. He's got to work!

But we have to tell you those little bits and pieces, which actually is in bits and pieces,

and that's your champagne. I'm afraid it got broken. I'm sorry.

You're kidding! You're joking, right?

-There was an accident in the auction house.

-It broke, I'm afraid.

-Jonty, that's been with me for 25 years!

-Yeah.

-Well, the auction room will compensate you, so don't worry about it.

-All is not lost.

-All isn't lost.

-Let's go see what we can sell.

-Yeah.

-Let's get a spot.

'Not only are we missing the bubbly, but Tessa's also had second thoughts about parting with her miner's lamp.

'And that means we're down on our rummage estimates by about £65.

'Let's hope the wind's behind us as we race for Tessa's target.

'Or failing that, Lady Luck.

'Her first item is just coming up for auction.

'It's a wooden, decorated wall clock

'that Tessa bought at a jumble sale 20 years ago.

'Still in working condition, it has a humble estimate of £20-£30.'

I went to a car boot sale. And I saw this thing and I thought it was fantastic. I really liked it.

I was always into these grandfather clocks. I thought, "I've got to have that." And I've had it for years.

-It still chimes.

-You love it?

-I love it. But it's for charity, so I'm prepared to let it go.

£10 for this? The wall clock for £10? Surely?

First Cash In The Attic charity lot for £10? I'm bid £10 there. At £10.

-I'm going to sell it for £10...

-Come on!

-A bit more.

-Come on.

-It's for charity.

-I don't want any more like that.

-OK.

-No more like that.

-OK.

-We'll tell them.

-Yeah!

'Not a huge sum. But not bad for something from a jumble sale.

'It'd be great if we could do even better with Tessa's other pieces.

'The next item was put forward by her friend at the charity,

'a signed print of a West Indian sporting legend.

'Jonty gave it a modest estimate.'

-So I've spotted this Courtney Walsh print. Do you know him?

-Yeah, very, very well. Fantastic cricketer.

And came out to the Games in Sydney 2000.

-Fantastic guy.

-And he played when the West Indies were the king of the cricket green.

-Yeah, absolutely.

Great guy. Great personality. What can you say about him? A great cricketer.

Is it worth £10? £10 for a print? Charity lot. I'm bid £10 there.

At last, a £10 bid. Anybody else? £12 I need. £10 there. Anybody else?

-Anybody else at £10?

-Come on. Oh, no. Come on.

£12. 14. 16. 18.

20. 22. £22 then, further away. At 22.

That's a bit better. At £22. Thanks for the bid. 22.

'After a hesitant start, that seems a fair result.

'And it's within Jonty's estimate.

'Always a good sign. We have very high hopes for the next lot, which has a personal resonance for Tessa.

'These three pins and two watches

'were presented to the British Olympic team in 1996.

'It's a rare collection indeed.

'Let's hope they attract a suitably Olympian bid.'

I'm intrigued to see how this does, those two Swatch watches and some label pins from the... Which Games?

1996 in Atlanta. My last Olympic Games as well. So I hope they go well because they're very rare.

They were rare then. And they've got all the symbols of people running

and they were made for the British team, so come on.

Let's start this. £30 to go, surely?

30 I'm bid. Thank you. 35.

40. Five. £50 then to my left. At £50.

55. 60.

Five. 65 further away. At £65.

Anybody else? It's a charity lot at £65. Anybody else?

£70. £70 nearest to me now.

Come on. Come on. It's got all the symbols on there and it works.

Charity lot, I'll sell it at £70. Are you all done? At £70 it goes then.

-£70.

-Do you want a kiss?

-Two for that.

-Thank you.

'Tessa certainly seems pleased with that final price.

'But I must admit, I had hoped for a bit more.

'After all, they are so rare.

'Next we have a piece of sporting memorabilia of a different kind,

'a London Irish rugby shirt, signed by the whole team.

'And again sent along by Tessa's friend.'

-Are you into rugby?

-Yeah. Lawrence Dallaglio. Will Carling.

-Those were the proper ones, yeah.

-And they're your mates as well?

Yeah, I've done a lot of work with Lawrence Dallaglio in years gone by. Very tall fellow. "Hello!"

-It's signed by the whole team, so let's see how we go.

-What's it worth? Surely £40 to go for this?

I'm bid 40 there. 45. 50. 55. 60.

-65.

-All right!

-70. 75.

-Oh.

-We're getting there.

£80 there. Further away at 80.

At £80. Anybody else for the shirt for £80? For £80 I'm going to sell.

Anybody else want to come in? Charity lot selling for £80.

-That's good.

-Really pleased about that. And more to come.

'Yes, at least another four lots still to come.

'But not quite yet,

'because we're at the point where I need to consult my abacus.'

-Well, Tessa, you've been quite nervous.

-Well, I was nervous because it started off with £5, wasn't it?

-But now, we're making up there, aren't we?

-We're all right.

OK. So at this stage you have got 182.

-We're doing OK.

-Not bad.

-Not bad at all. And wait till I get up there.

You haven't got the champagne, but we've got some money coming for that. We'll find out later maybe.

-Oh.

-So we will...

-The champagne!

-Time for half-time refreshments?

-Yeah.

-But not champagne. Never mind.

'While we head for the cafe, Tessa takes the chance to snoop around the various lots on sale today.

'Obviously, she won't be buying anything, but she did spot an extraordinary item

'that she felt demanded closer inspection.'

Lots of things have caught my eye, but this little number, I think it's a 20th-century doll,

the hair's all sort of messed up just like young kids do. Been playing in the dirt or something.

And that smile there, absolutely fantastic.

The doll, I think, is worth between £60 to £80. And I'd love to have it.

The thing is, I'm here to sell my things, help the charity. But I'll keep a little eye on it, though.

'But the bidders weren't quite so enthusiastic about the vintage doll.

'It was unsold in the end.

'If Tessa's efforts have inspired you to try buying or selling at auction,

'remember that commission will be added to your bill. It's always best to check these fees in advance.

'Her champagne may have gone to meet its maker, but Tessa still has a quartet of valuable lots to be sold.

'We start the second half with her print of Olympic gold medallists

'by the artist Gary Keane.

'The great winners up to 2000 are shown, including Torvill and Dean,

'Daley Thompson, and, of course, Tessa.

'Jonty's estimate was £100-£150, but if Tessa takes to the stand herself,

'she should be able to drive up the maximum amount of interest.'

-Are you ready to be an auctioneer?

-Um... No, but I'm going to do it because I've got to do it.

You'll sell the Gary Keane print. It should fetch a lot of money.

Well, the last place that I went and they did an auction for this, it was like £400-£500, it went for.

But you've got to sell it to these hard-nosed dealers, you see.

-Go and sell it to them, girl! Go and sell it to them.

-OK.

-Good luck.

Oh, gosh, I've got to be a size six to get through there!

However, it's fantastic being here. I'm having such a good time.

But I'm so glad to have the opportunity to talk with you

because the print I'm about to talk to you about is really limited.

Daley signed it. I've signed it. Torvill and Dean, Mary Peters.

So who's going to start off for, oh... £50?

-Thank you. £50. £60.

-55 upstairs.

-55.

-60.

60. Oh, you're doing well helping me. 65. Thank you. 70.

75.

-75. 80. 85.

-There's lots of bids.

-90. Thank you.

-95.

-95.

-100.

-100.

-110, yeah?

-110. Thank you.

-120.

-120.

-Come on, a little bit more, please?

-130.

-130.

-140.

-140. 150.

-150 upstairs.

-150 upstairs. 150. A little bit more?

-Anybody else?

-Anybody else?

-150. 160. Thank you.

-Anybody else?

-Thank you. 170.

-Wow!

-170. A little bit more?

A little bit more? 180. Thank you.

-180?

-180 here.

-190. Thank you. Are we going to see 200? Are we going to see 200?

Make my day, please!

-Who bid 190?

-Yeah!

-200, very good.

-200, thank you. 200...

-Am I going to leave it at 200? Are you going to be kind to me, even kinder? 200...

-Go on!

We're going...

Oh, you were right on the button!

Right on the button there. Shall we let it go at 200?

190. We let it go.

Thank you! I love you all.

-APPLAUSE

-I don't know what that went for.

-Hey!

-I'm in total confusion about what it actually went for. Was it 190?

-Yeah, I'm really pleased.

-It was great. I let it go at that.

-Did you get 190 or 200?

There was 200 right on the button, but I thought, "Fair's fair, the lady said 190."

-So the lady over here got it for 190.

-That was an experience.

-I love it. I want to do more.

-You looked a real natural up there. Well done.

-I really enjoyed it. It was great!

They were quite warm, I found, the crowd. And the lovely lady who bought it, I met her afterwards

and she said that she'll use it to inspire her youngsters, which was great.

It will stay with me for the time being, then I'm going to probably give it to my nieces and nephews

to inspire them to be high achievers.

'Now, that's quite a legacy.

'And it's practically doubled Tessa's takings so far

'for the bone marrow charity.

'The next lot is a box of items fit for a Duchess,

'signed by Tessa's fellow charity supporter, Sarah Ferguson.'

They're donated by the Duchess of York, Fergie, and that's fantastic.

She's got a book, Young Victoria. And her daughter is playing a part in a little film that's out now.

But the thing is, about Fergie, I met her when we did the Royal Knockout, which I think was in 1985.

And I was on Edward's team. And we had a real ball that time. It was a fantastic day.

She's good fun, a good laugh. Then she married Andrew.

Where shall we start this? £50 to go surely? £40 then for the royal lot?

-Anybody want it for £40?

-A bit more?

I'll not sell it for less than 40. Nobody going to bid £40 for it?

Pass the lot for 40? No interest?

Nobody want it for £40? Sorry. Pass the lot.

-Oh, a little bit down, but...

-After all that excitement, that's unsold.

Yeah, you know, never mind. You should've been here with me.

'Well, no buyers there, I'm afraid. But the great thing about auctions

'is that you don't lose out if things don't sell.

'There's always another day.

'The next lot is personal to Tessa,

'a pair of diamond studded earrings that were a gift from an old flame.

'As her wedding to Dens is imminent,

'it's probably a good time to part company with her unwanted bling.'

Are you ready for your diamond earrings?

They've got to go. I've got the man of my dreams now. They were bought by an old boyfriend.

Old. Throw them out.

Well, I'm pleased to say that I'm already bid £95. With me at 95.

100. 110. 120. 130.

£130. At 130 for the earrings.

-Thank you.

-At £130.

Charity lot for 130. At £130.

Anybody else? At 130 for the earrings. Earrings selling at 130.

-£130!

-Yeah. Really pleased. I'm really pleased with that.

'Another fine result for Tessa.

'And a leg up towards that target of £500. It could soon be in her grasp.

'And so we come to the final lot.

'It's our star item, given a whopping estimate by Jonty.

'What are our chances of making it?'

You've got your two football shirts donated, I think, by the charity.

-One's an England shirt. One's Aston Villa.

-Yeah, Aston Villa!

-Are you into football?

-Yeah, very much.

Everybody's an England supporter. I don't play it well, but I'm into it.

But it's lovely that the England team have recognised the charity.

And Aston Villa, Midlands club, so let's see what they do. Thank you.

Start me at £150 to go? Surely for 150?

£100 to get things going, surely?

-At £100 then?

-Oh...

-No football fans in here.

Nobody want them? £100 for the shirts, surely?

Oh, dear. We're not doing very well here. I can't sell them for less than that. Nobody want them for £100?

-Maybe a slightly older group?

-For £100, I'm going to have to pass them, I'm afraid. Oh, dear. No interest?

Passing the lot then.

-Aw!

-Didn't sell.

-We were building that up to such a big amount.

-Oh, dear. They should've had a print.

-That's a shame.

-That's what happens sometimes in auctions.

You've got very saleable items. But if you haven't got the right buyers in the room, they won't sell.

'And unfortunately you can't predict who's going to be in the room

'at a general sale.

'It's a letdown, of course. But as I do those final sums, I reckon Tessa isn't going to be too put out.'

Over. Finished. Did you enjoy it?

I had a ball. It was great.

-OK. So you're looking for £500 for your charity.

-Yeah. Tell me!

-Your total, and remember, we didn't have the champagne...

-Oh, right.

Your total is £502!

-Oh, wow!

-We've added two!

-Well, excuse me, but I've just had a word with the auctioneers as well.

-And they are going to kindly donate £250 for the smashed bottle of champagne.

-That's fair.

-That's very fair.

-Thank you!

-Well done.

-Isn't that lovely?

-Yes.

-So you've got £752 for the charity.

-What will that do?

-I'm very pleased. And thank you to the auctioneers as well. That was really nice of them.

'The African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust is the charity that will benefit from Tessa's auction sales.'

It's about bone marrow sufferers. Young, old, doesn't matter what, people do suffer from it.

And what happens, especially with black and ethnic people, very hard to find a match.

So funds like this I'm sure will help them.

'The charity was set up by Beverley De Gale after her son was diagnosed with leukaemia.

'With Tessa's help, it will continue encouraging bone marrow donors.'

A lot of people come to our clinics and assume you're going to have bits of bone taken away from you.

But actually, bone marrow is a fluid. And it actually replenishes itself.

And as a donor, nothing's going to happen to you, other than you're going to be saving someone's life.

And once people hear the facts, 99.9% of people will actually step forward.

For this charity, it would've done an awful lot to help raise awareness.

This is what this is all about. But it all costs, so every little bit counts.

Well, we just loved Tessa's energy and enthusiasm. And her charity was the beneficiary of it all.

Maybe it's got you thinking about raising money for something special.

Well, if it has, and you've got some collectables hidden around the home,

then why don't you apply to come on the show? We'd love to see you.

You'll find the form on our website.

Good luck and maybe see you next time on Cash In The Attic.

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