0:00:02 > 0:00:07Welcome to Cash In The Celebrity Attic, the programme that loves to hunt around homes of the well-known
0:00:07 > 0:00:11looking for things that they can take to auction to raise money
0:00:11 > 0:00:14so that they can make a donation to the favourite charity.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19Today, I'm about to meet a television personality who's also an internationally-known astrologer.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23He began his career as an actor, appearing in television sitcoms like
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Doctor In The House and On The Buses.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29He made his name in the '80s, appearing on breakfast television
0:00:29 > 0:00:33wearing outrageous sweaters and casting horoscopes.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38According to his star sign, which is Aquarius, he's strong and eccentric.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40I tell you, he's certainly larger than life.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Have you worked out who it is yet?
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Today, I'm in North Wales on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09where I'm about to meet the zodiac guru Russell Grant.
0:01:09 > 0:01:15It was in the 1970s, whilst Russell Grant was establishing himself as an actor,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18that the opportunity arose to read the stars for the Queen Mother.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22It turned what until then had been a hobby
0:01:22 > 0:01:28into a highly successful career, as Russell was instantly hot property, and soon became a household name.
0:01:28 > 0:01:34To this day, he remains one of the country's best-loved astrologers.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Coming up on Cash In The Celebrity Attic,
0:01:37 > 0:01:41an outrageous piece of German pottery resonates with our flamboyant host.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45It's too big. It's a heavy piece, it's large, a handful.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48All of those things could apply to me.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53And the mystic powers are at work as we search Russell's enchanting home.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55I know you all think I'm bonkers,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58but there is something in it and that's why I believe in it.
0:01:58 > 0:02:04- But will all the excitement prove too much for Russell?- I have never been so exhausted in all me life.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:02:08 > 0:02:14It may be a cloudy day here in the northwestern corner of Wales, but with our expert John Cameron's help,
0:02:14 > 0:02:20I have no doubt that we're going to find items that will shine brightly at auction.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Russell may have called upon the stars for some good fortune today,
0:02:23 > 0:02:28but he's also enlisted the help of his great friend Charlotte, who also dabbles in antiques.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- Russell, Charlotte.- Angela.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Hello, darling. - How are you, darling?
0:02:34 > 0:02:38What a lovely view, and this house is fantastic! How long have you lived here?
0:02:38 > 0:02:43Oh, goodness me, must be well over ten years now, because...
0:02:43 > 0:02:48No, not well over ten years, in fact it was my millennium gift to myself.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51I knew that with the millennium,
0:02:51 > 0:02:58new start, fresh feeling, wanted all the things that went with my job, my astrological vibes,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02and I thought, "Got to move," and that's when I came up here.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- So, Charlotte, how do you two know each other? - We met about ten years ago.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07It was to do with antiques,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10actually, wasn't it, Russell? Cos we both like antiques.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Terrific. Let's establish why you've called in Cash In The Attic.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20One of my passions is to support the Alzheimer's Society,
0:03:20 > 0:03:25and I thought to myself, "You know, there's a lot of stuff here
0:03:25 > 0:03:31"that I could do with getting shot of, so that it actually goes to a really good cause."
0:03:31 > 0:03:33The Alzheimer's Society
0:03:33 > 0:03:37is why I've called you in with your fabulous Libran eye.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Well, with my Libran eye, and your Aquarius eye, if we
0:03:41 > 0:03:45look in the crystal ball, how much are we going to raise, do you think?
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Tell you what. Let's do a bit of feng shui on this.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52£440, four and four makes eight,
0:03:52 > 0:03:56and eight is a very lucky number in feng shui, so 440 quid-ish.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59We don't need the crystal ball, what we actually need is John Cameron,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02and fortunately, I brought him with me.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05He'll look at all the bits and pieces that you would like to auction,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08and give us an idea of how much we think we might make.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- Shall we go and see what he's come up with?- Definitely. He's a good man.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Follow me.- Right.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Well, £440 must surely be our most surreal target ever on the show.
0:04:19 > 0:04:25A figure that, all being well, will bring us a good vibes in the feng shui stakes,
0:04:25 > 0:04:30and, amongst Russell's shelves and cupboards, we will hopefully find enough antiques to meet it.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- Hi, John.- Hello, John. - That's a bit of a handful there!
0:04:34 > 0:04:35It is rather heavy.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39It's a large piece! I'm surprised to see something as big as that,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42because most of the porcelain in the house is tiny, Russell.
0:04:42 > 0:04:48Yes, and that's why it's got to go. It's too big, it's a heavy piece, it's large, a handful.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51All of those things could apply to me.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56However, I saw this and thought, "This is so beautiful."
0:04:56 > 0:05:01I love beautiful things, elegant things, and I thought it had all of those going for it.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- Where did you get it? - I saw it down in Dolgellau,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07the county town of Merioneth, the county we're in,
0:05:07 > 0:05:12and I looked at it through the window and I thought to myself, "I really, really do like that."
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- It's a terrific piece, isn't it?- It is.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17It's German, probably Dresden, and very much in the style
0:05:17 > 0:05:21of Meissen right in the middle of the 18th century. The figure group,
0:05:21 > 0:05:25the whole composition, is often referred to as Watteau-esque,
0:05:25 > 0:05:29after the great French rococo artist Jean-Antoine Watteau.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32And when you look at them, with their powdered wigs and breeches,
0:05:32 > 0:05:34they look rather splendid, don't they?
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Originally, these were table decorations,
0:05:38 > 0:05:42the first of which were made of sugar, and then eaten as a kind of sweet for the dessert.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47They started to make them in porcelain, and became known as Kleinplastik.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Well, this is in pretty good condition, actually, isn't it?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55If we are going to take this to auction, how much do think we might get for it?
0:05:55 > 0:06:00Well, as impressive as it is, things like this have seen more popular times.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Nevertheless, it's still wonderful, a lot of work has gone into this.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I'd like to think we're looking at around £250 to £350.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Well, would you believe,
0:06:08 > 0:06:10the target today is £440.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Certainly put a dent in it. - CERTAINLY made a dent in it.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18But let's have a look around this wonderful house and see what else we can find, John.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Shall we go?- Yeah.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26What an amazing start, the planets must be aligned in our favour today.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31Besides being a world-renowned astrologer, Russell is also quite the collector.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34He's been known to visit an antique auction house or two,
0:06:34 > 0:06:40and I've come across one antique-fair purchase of his, this ornate floral mantel clock.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45It's made by Royal Winton, which has been crafting clocks for the last 100 years.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49John thinks someone will want to take this home for £50 to £75.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55Meanwhile, Charlotte's used her previous knowledge about antiques to suss out another porcelain set
0:06:55 > 0:06:58that she thinks might be perfect for auction.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01John, what do you think of these dogs?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Rather charming, I do like the characters of the dogs.
0:07:04 > 0:07:10- Where do they come from?- Russell bought them about five years ago, he paid about £20 for the three.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- That wasn't a bad price. You know they're SylvaC?- Yeah.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Well, the actual company was started back in the 19th century,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20around the 1860s, 1870s, by William Copestake and William Shaw,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23taking the name of SylvaC later into the 20th century.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27I think they are most associated with this range of animals,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30the bunnies, the jardinieres, the little pixies,
0:07:30 > 0:07:34a whole range of different small ornaments in these rather muted colours -
0:07:34 > 0:07:39the beiges, the greens, the turquoises, the lilacs, things like that.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41And these are known as Mac dogs,
0:07:41 > 0:07:45and I believe they were designed by Otakar Steinberger,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47and they've remained popular ever since.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51So what does Russell go for? Has he an eclectic taste?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53He goes for anything and everything.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54Well, they're good for auction.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58I'd put the estimate at about £30 to £40, something like that.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- I think so, yeah. - Well, they are charming,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03I'm sure they will charm the bidders on auction day,
0:08:03 > 0:08:05but I think we've a few more things to find
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- if we're going to hit that target.- OK, then.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10It's clear Russell's in tune with the universe,
0:08:10 > 0:08:14and it seems as though he's looking for a sign regarding today's outcome.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Or perhaps he's just found another great item to add to the auction.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23He received this crystal ball to mark 30 years in the entertainment business.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28This time, he'll let someone else try to command the cosmos for £30 to £40.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Meanwhile, Charlotte has come across another gift,
0:08:33 > 0:08:37this one given to Russell for his 50th birthday in 2001.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40This large oil painting of Caernarfon Castle
0:08:40 > 0:08:42was painted by a local artist,
0:08:42 > 0:08:47and John thinks it could add another £50 to £75 to the ever-growing kitty.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Russell, you're known internationally as an astrologer,
0:08:52 > 0:08:57but you actually started out wanting to be an actor, didn't you?
0:08:57 > 0:09:03Well, yes, and I did lots and lots of programmes that people still know, still see -
0:09:03 > 0:09:06On The Buses, Doctor In The House,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09and then I did Fenn Street Gang, Please Sir!
0:09:09 > 0:09:13I did wonderful classical stuff like Canterbury Tales,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16so I had a wonderful time.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Do you ever regret having given up the theatre for astrology?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Oh, yes, constantly.
0:09:23 > 0:09:29It was only ever meant to be a hobby, and I'm at my happiest when I'm entertaining,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32so I'm going back more into the things I love to do.
0:09:32 > 0:09:38The fact that you're wearing that wonderful sweater reminds us that it was breakfast television...
0:09:38 > 0:09:41You used to wear the sweaters, you did the daily horoscopes,
0:09:41 > 0:09:43and you were this larger-than-life character.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I know, I was completely mad.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Um, completely bonkers.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50I had a wonderful boss there called Ron Neil.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54The sweaters actually weren't as chichi as this,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57my mother made this, and I promised I would wear it.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01In fact, I often say I won't wear sweaters any more because of those times.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Because I was actually made to wear those, you know.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07You must have done your own astrological readings.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12Yes. 2009, Jupiter entered Aquarius, which is my sign,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15and that's always a good time to expand and grow.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20I got myself into shape by losing about seven-and-a-half stone,
0:10:20 > 0:10:26but then I've got some really heavy, intense concentrated aspects now for the next four to five years,
0:10:26 > 0:10:29so it's now time to have a good old purge and clear out,
0:10:29 > 0:10:31which is why you're here, dear.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Shall we go and have a look and see what that Taurean John is up to?
0:10:35 > 0:10:36- He's Taurus?- He's Taurus.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Good at money, he'll be doing a good job.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40He should be.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Let's go and see what he's finding to take to auction.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Whilst we've been chatting, John has been keeping up the good work
0:10:47 > 0:10:51and comes across an old railway lamp on the landing.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54No guardsman would ever have been without one of these
0:10:54 > 0:10:55on the Victorian railways,
0:10:55 > 0:10:59and there's still a strong collector's market for them today.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03John thinks this example could light the way to another £30 to £40 at auction.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Right.- What have you found now? - I found this...
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Let's have a look at that.
0:11:09 > 0:11:16..but I'm a little bit concerned, simply because it is very much linked to my home county of Middlesex.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19You have an interest in cricket, Russell.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I love all sports, but cricket especially,
0:11:21 > 0:11:25because we wave the Middlesex flag with that, you see.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28And indeed, this is not just any old Middlesex game,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31this is the Russell Grant Middlesex Cricket Festival!
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Yes!- You sponsored it.- I did.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39This is held every year in Southgate, at the Walker Ground.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43People think Southgate is North London, but it's actually in Middlesex.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47And this beautiful ground, with the church and the spire and everything,
0:11:47 > 0:11:53it's held there, and there's normally some short games and some County Championship games.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57And these were the ones that actually were in that year.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00And a little cricket bat, the miniature cricket bat,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03I got all the players like Andy Strauss, OA Shah...
0:12:03 > 0:12:08In fact, all of the players who played in these matches have signed the back.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Well, it is a lovely montage. It's a great piece, it's got great provenance.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Three lovely programmes and that signed cricket bat, beautifully framed up as well.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21I think there'll be lots of cricketing fans that would give this house room.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24What I would ask you, Russell, those signatures on there,
0:12:24 > 0:12:25could you transcribe those
0:12:25 > 0:12:28so the auction house and any potential viewer can read that,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31see who's on there, and a letter of authentication?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- Yeah, no problem. - Cos that will be the great thing.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37I certainly think we should be looking about £150 to £250.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38How's that?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Yeah, definitely. Nothing less.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Well, if we can make £150,
0:12:42 > 0:12:46I tell you what, that's going a long way to making our £440.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Do you know, we have never had 440 before, have we?- No, we haven't!
0:12:49 > 0:12:53So let's put this back on the wall and see what else we can find.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Well, it's a wonderful collection of cricketing memorabilia,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01but will the bidders be bowled over by it on auction day?
0:13:01 > 0:13:05100, 110, 120.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- Blooming heck!- 130.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Find out later when the hammer falls.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Russell's stunning property in North Wales
0:13:14 > 0:13:18is certainly keeping us all busy, and amongst his many possessions,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Charlotte has dug out a pair of brass school bells.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Russell bought these at auction,
0:13:23 > 0:13:25and they date from the early part of the 20th century.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30John thinks at auction, they could raise as much as £30 to £50.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Walk this way. I know, no gags.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38What do you think of that?
0:13:38 > 0:13:42I like it a lot. This is something you'd consider selling, Russell?
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Yeah, I am. It's a Black Forest gateau or clock.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48I did try to eat it. But no, seriously,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51this was something I bought not so long ago,
0:13:51 > 0:13:54and I do love it, but you have to keep winding it up.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58And I'm... You know, I'm just not into doing things like that.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I love Black Forest carving, real fan of that.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03As a carpenter when I left school,
0:14:03 > 0:14:05I never lost that love of wood and carved wood.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10The cuckoo clock itself is a form that's been around almost as long as clocks.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16The earliest mention of cuckoo clocks is around 1630, believed to have been owned by a German prince.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- Is it in working order? - Yeah, yeah, yeah. He pops out,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22and of course, the antlers are still all intact...
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- Fantastic.- ..with him, Rudolph.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28And look at this case, it's just adorned with symbols of that forest way of life,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31from the oak leaves around the side of the case,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- and even the pendulum there... - I noticed that, isn't that good? - ..is an oak leaf.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Under there, we've got the gamekeeper's bag,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40where he keeps his cartridges.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Right down to the weights, look, they're cast pine cones. I love it.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- Isn't it lovely? - It is lovely, it really is.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- I think we should be looking at around £150, possibly £180, something like that.- Yeah?
0:14:52 > 0:14:53- Happy with that?- Absolutely.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58Another excellent item for auction, but I think you've more tucked away, don't you?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- Come on, let's rummage. - Walk this way.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05There's not much time left to make Russell's £440 target.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07But luckily, John's instinct for valuable items
0:15:07 > 0:15:09has let him straight to the kitchen
0:15:09 > 0:15:12where he's found an enormous cheese dish.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17It's Victorian in style, but John thinks it's a modern Oriental reproduction.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22But he's certain that someone will fancy it, and values it at £30 to £40.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Your family is important to you. Your two grandmothers,
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Alice and Lily, they are two of the most important people in your life.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36Oh, my goodness! I still think about them every day, even though I've lost them both.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41My grandmother, Alice, she lived with my mum and dad.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43She brought me up, really.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48Then my nanny Lily, she lived in Ruislip, she was so cool.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52But it's really because of your closeness to your grandmothers
0:15:52 > 0:15:56that you're so involved now with the Alzheimer's Society, isn't it?
0:15:56 > 0:16:00Yes. Nanny Alice, she started to show signs of dementia.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Although, you see, at the time, in the 1980s,
0:16:03 > 0:16:08people didn't know what it was, doctors didn't know what it was.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12And so dementia, as it is now, it does have and hold a stigma
0:16:12 > 0:16:16because, to a lot of people, dementia means madness.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19And people don't want to think they've got madness in the family.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21And don't want to talk about it.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24They don't want to talk about it, they go into denial.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27But what people don't understand is,
0:16:27 > 0:16:31when you have something which is a physical pain,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34you can say, "I ache here, I hurt here,"
0:16:34 > 0:16:39but people with dementia or Alzheimer's can't say that.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Research to find a cure is terribly important,
0:16:42 > 0:16:46because that way, the cure-all is the panacea.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Well, we're going to try and do our bit
0:16:48 > 0:16:50to ensure that we raise that money.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53And we've still got a few more things to find to make that money,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56so I think we'd better get back to work, don't you?
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- Oh, definitely.- Let's go. - Loads of stuff in my drawers, love.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Time is, sadly, slipping away on our day here in North Wales.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08We've seen so many terrific collectibles already,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12but could Russell be saving the most unusual till last?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15You looking at my salt-marsh lamb?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- We are. Look at it!- Famous lamb,
0:17:17 > 0:17:19famous Welsh lamb there.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20Famous plate, famous plate here.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24What a fantastic looking plate, Russell. Where does that one come from, then?
0:17:24 > 0:17:30I did a very successful series called Russell Grant's All-Star Show,
0:17:30 > 0:17:31and that was given to me at the end
0:17:31 > 0:17:34by the crew and everyone who worked on the show.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- So you remember seeing this in the house, Charlotte?- I do, yes.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- Do you like it? - I do. Yeah, it's lovely.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42It is a wonderfully colourful piece of pottery,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44earthenware to be precise,
0:17:44 > 0:17:46but we can see all the decoration on the front.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49And on the back it says, "Russell Grant's All-Star Show."
0:17:49 > 0:17:54But here we've got a maker's mark and it says "Majolica Works".
0:17:54 > 0:17:59- Majolica is a type of glazed earthenware, colourful glazed earthenware.- From Italy?
0:17:59 > 0:18:04From Italy. And that type of pottery is known as Majolica in Italy.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08In Germany and France it is known as faience,
0:18:08 > 0:18:12and the same type of pottery in England and Holland is known as Delft.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- It's very distinctive, that. - It's unique, one-off.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17No-one else has got one of them.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Not an easy thing to price, I should think, John.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22So what do you reckon we might get on it at auction?
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Well, I have to say it would be a bit of a guesstimate
0:18:25 > 0:18:28because it is unique, but I'm for tempting the bidder,
0:18:28 > 0:18:30so I'd put an estimate of £80 to £120,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33and hopefully, we might even get that 100 or more.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Oh, good. That's great.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37I tell you what's even better than that -
0:18:37 > 0:18:41that's the last thing we're taking a look at today before we go to auction,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43so let me tell you...
0:18:43 > 0:18:46I've got goose flesh about this before I tell you the figure,
0:18:46 > 0:18:48because you said you wanted to make £440,
0:18:48 > 0:18:50you said anything that's got eights in it,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52so if you made £880, it would be better.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Do you know how much it's come to
0:18:54 > 0:18:57now I've added up all those lowest estimates?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59£880!
0:18:59 > 0:19:03No! No, really?! Oh, my goodness!
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Twice the 440.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07You see, there's something in all this.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I know you all think I'm bonkers,
0:19:09 > 0:19:12but there is something in it and that's why I believe in it.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15That is incredible, isn't it?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18'Now that really is spooky.'
0:19:18 > 0:19:22It's also a fitting way to finish what's been a successful day in North Wales
0:19:22 > 0:19:24with one of Britain's best-loved astrologers.
0:19:24 > 0:19:31But we no longer need a crystal ball to know exactly which items we're going to be taking off to auction.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34There's the intricately carved cuckoo clock
0:19:34 > 0:19:36from the depths of Germany's Black Forest.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40John loved it and we're hoping that the bidders will too,
0:19:40 > 0:19:45and pay upwards of its £150 to £180 estimate.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47The collection of cricketing memorabilia
0:19:47 > 0:19:49and miniature cricket bat,
0:19:49 > 0:19:53signed by some leading England players, including Andrew Strauss.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Fingers crossed it will be a big hit in the saleroom
0:19:57 > 0:20:01and deliver its £150 to £250 estimate.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04And, of course, there's the splendid Dresden ornament.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08We're looking for £250 to £350 for it, but who knows?
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Come auction day, it could exceed all predictions.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16'Still to come on Cash In The Celebrity Attic -
0:20:16 > 0:20:20'Russell dishes out advice on how to improve one's home...'
0:20:20 > 0:20:25It's the perfect piece to have in the north area of your home or office because it represents support.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27I never knew that. Did you, John?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30No, but you must come round when I redecorate.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31I will. I'll feng shui you.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34'..and emotions run high.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35'Was it something I said?'
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- Every time I meet you, you make me cry.- Oh, sweetie!
0:20:39 > 0:20:41It is so fantastic.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44'Find out with the final fall of the gavel.'
0:20:48 > 0:20:53Well, Russell's beautiful house in that stunning Welsh countryside
0:20:53 > 0:20:56really did come up trumps with items for us to take to auction.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00There was that astrological plate, the signed Middlesex cricket bat
0:21:00 > 0:21:02and some really lovely pieces of porcelain.
0:21:02 > 0:21:09And we've brought all of them to sell here today at Byrne's Auctioneers in Chester.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14Now, you'll remember that Russell wants to raise at least £440 to donate to the Alzheimer's Society,
0:21:14 > 0:21:19so let's hope all of today's bidders are feeling generous when his collectibles go under the hammer.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Now, we've got the crystal ball, which we hope, actually,
0:21:24 > 0:21:28will make a few bob because of that nice inscription on the bottom.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33- Any second thoughts about anything at all?- My Middlesex stuff, yeah, only because we're in Cheshire.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36And how many Middlesexy people are there here?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38But there are some great names on that cricket bat.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Yeah, it's got Andrew Strauss, it's got OA Shah.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44It's got some of the big names, of that there's no doubt.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45So, maybe, maybe you're right.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Well, we don't need the crystal ball,
0:21:48 > 0:21:52we know we are going to do well. So...shall we go and get started?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Right, we're off.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01I think the first of our lots up before today's crowd are absolutely charming.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04It's the three terriers made by SylvaC -
0:22:04 > 0:22:08a British pottery company that specialised in porcelain animals,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11but which ceased production in the early 1980s.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13We're ready to go, Russell. How you feeling?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Some wavers, I don't know why.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17You shouldn't be nervous,
0:22:17 > 0:22:19you've got Charlotte to give you encouragement.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22But she doesn't know what she's doing either.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26We've got three dogs coming up, we've got £30 to £40 on them.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27How much did you pay for them?
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- Goodness...- About £20? - Something like that.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32We're looking for a profit. Possible, John?
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Well, they're charming and they're displayed down at the front,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38so hopefully, we'll get our £30 for them.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Three SylvaC terriers.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42£30 opens the bidding here. £30, I have.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- He's got £30 already. - What, for those doggies?- Yes.
0:22:45 > 0:22:4838, 40,
0:22:48 > 0:22:4942, 45...
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- Still going up.- No! It's outrageous!
0:22:52 > 0:22:54..any advance on 48?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56At £48, I have. Are we all done?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58At £48, I'm selling now.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- At 48. - GAVEL BANGS
0:23:00 > 0:23:02I'm going to cry. I am!
0:23:02 > 0:23:06I think that's a fantastic start for the charity. My goodness,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10someone loves my doggies, woof-woof!
0:23:10 > 0:23:13And why wouldn't they love your doggies, Russell?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Just look at them - they're adorable.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17What a great way to kick off our auction.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Let's hope it's a sign of things to come.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Now, I for one am going to be really intrigued
0:23:22 > 0:23:27to see what the good people of Chester make of Russell's next offering.
0:23:27 > 0:23:33You obviously like cheese because this oriental cheese bowl that is coming up is rather large.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34Yes.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38RUSSELL SPEAKS WELSH As we say in Wales. Big cheese, that's me.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- I'd forgotten you speak Welsh. - RUSSELL SPEAKS WELSH
0:23:41 > 0:23:43A little bit. A bit of Welsh, but a lot of cheese.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Yes. But we should do quite well with this, John.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Well, let's hope so. As we say, it's modern Oriental Victorian style.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- Now, there's an oxymoron.- Yeah!
0:23:51 > 0:23:53We're looking for £30 for it.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55I think it's cute. In fact, I rather like it.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Is there any cheese left in it, though?
0:23:57 > 0:23:59There it is, and bidding starts with me at £18.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02£18, I have. Any advance on 18?
0:24:02 > 0:24:05On commission at £18. Any advance on 18? At £18.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07We want to get more than that, please.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09On behalf of charity at £18.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Any advance? 20, 22...
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Bit of mature cheese we can throw in with it?
0:24:14 > 0:24:19..£25. Any advance on 25? Straight ahead at £25. Are we all done?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- Should have put Camembert in.- Yeah.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Quite sure? All done?
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- £25, happy with that? - I'm happy with anything.- Good!
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I like Russell's attitude.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31His first lot sold over estimate, the second just below.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34'So, as it stands, we're still right where we want to be.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37'From a modern reproduction to a genuine antique.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41'It's the Victorian guardsman's lamp from the Welsh railways.'
0:24:41 > 0:24:44So you've never been out at night with the lamp?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Leading the way through the mountains.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Definitely not, and certainly not up a railway.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51I see a remake of the Railway Children, don't you?
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Can I be Jenny Agutter? Please?
0:24:54 > 0:24:57£30 to £40. It's going to go to a railway buff, presumably, John.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Hopefully, and hopefully we'll get near our estimate.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04We haven't done badly with railwayana of late. I'm optimistic.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Appropriately sold here at The Sidings. And what shall we say for this one?
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Bidding starts with me at £10.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11£10, I have.
0:25:11 > 0:25:1412, 15, 18, 20,
0:25:14 > 0:25:1622, 25,
0:25:16 > 0:25:1928, 30, 32.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22£32 here.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24At £32. Any advance on 32?
0:25:24 > 0:25:2735, new bidding. 38.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31£38 straight ahead, then. At £38. Any advance on 38?
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- At £38, are we all done? - We'll throw in a guardsman.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37We're selling at £38.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38- £38!- Is that good?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Well, we're pleased, then.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42We had £30 to £40.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Oh, well, that's good. JC...
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Looks like someone's in Russell's good books.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49That's another cracking result.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54And, after three lots, we've so far managed to raise all the ones -
0:25:54 > 0:25:57£111 towards Russell's £440 target.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Maybe it's a sign that good fortune is on our side.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04If only we had a crystal ball to look into.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05Oh, we do!
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Now, we're all going to get a bit mystic now
0:26:07 > 0:26:10because we've the crystal ball coming up,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14which is lovely because it's got that lovely inscription on the bottom saying,
0:26:14 > 0:26:18"Dear Russell, congratulations on 30 years in the entertainment business.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19"Love, all at ITV."
0:26:19 > 0:26:25Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was working for ITV at the time when it came up to being this anniversary.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26£30 to £40 is what we got on this.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30But, John, a bit difficult to decide what sort of value to put on it.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32You've got to take a punt on it, haven't you?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Well, of all the items that Russell's brought today,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38what better item to own than the crystal ball, I ask you?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40£30 to £40, it seems a small estimate.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- Hopefully, it will blast it away. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Right. Oh, crystal ball, how much are we going to get? Let's find out.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52This is Russell's very own crystal ball, inscribed on the base.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55What shall we say for this? Bidding starts with me at £18.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58£18, I have. Any advance on £18? £18, I'm bid.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00- At £18, any advance on £18? - Bit more than that!
0:27:00 > 0:27:0120, 22,
0:27:01 > 0:27:0325, 28, 30.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06£30, I'm bid. At 30 pounds against you.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08At £30, bid is on the right at 30.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09Any advance on £30?
0:27:09 > 0:27:1130's our lowest bid, isn't it?
0:27:11 > 0:27:14£30, I have. Bid straight ahead at £30. Are we all done?
0:27:14 > 0:27:18At £30, you're quite sure? It's a unique item at £30.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Are we all done. Quite sure?
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- £30. 32.- Somebody coming in late. - Down the row at 32.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Any advance on 32?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29It's against you now. Down the row at £32.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Are we all done at 32?
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- Quite sure? Selling now at £32. - GAVEL BANGS
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Late bidder, £32.- Yeah. - It was over our bottom estimate.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40But I was hopeful we would get more than that.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43But it's got the inscription underneath,
0:27:43 > 0:27:45so it's too personal to me for some people, isn't it?
0:27:45 > 0:27:49'How did I know it was going to sell for that price? Well, I didn't.
0:27:49 > 0:27:55'But it is right within estimate, so maybe Mystic John did.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57'It's the turn of the old school bells next.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01'Now, Charlotte discovered these, and as someone with a passion for antiques,
0:28:01 > 0:28:05'it will be interesting to see if the bidders share her liking for them.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08'John valued the pair at £30 to £50.'
0:28:08 > 0:28:12So, you didn't use them to call the staff when you wanted your lunch?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14No, they just appear as if by magic.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18When I appear, there's people who sort of mill around me
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- and bring me food and grapes and wine.- You live a charmed life.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24I do, darling. They dress me, they un...
0:28:24 > 0:28:26No, they don't. Trust me.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28THEY LAUGH
0:28:28 > 0:28:31And bidding starts with me at £15.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- Oh, we've got a bid. - The two school bells at 15, 18, 20.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- Oh, good.- 22. Your bid at £22.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Any advance on 22? 25, 28, 30.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Two people in the room want it.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46£30, In the centre at 30.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49At £30, I have. Any advance on 30?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51At £30, I'm bid. Are we all done?
0:28:51 > 0:28:53At £30. You're quite sure?
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- I'm selling now at £30. - GAVEL BANGS
0:28:56 > 0:29:01- Are we pleased?- In the immortal words of Leslie Phillips, "Ding dong!"
0:29:01 > 0:29:02Don't you start, John.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06I've got enough on my plate keeping Russell under control!
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Oh, but I'll let you off, though, as we are doing really rather well.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Only one item has failed to achieve its estimate so far,
0:29:13 > 0:29:16but we have only been selling the lower-valued items.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20Until now, as it's the turn of the Black Forest cuckoo clock.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Not antique, but magnificent, nonetheless.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Are you not loathe to get rid of this, Russell?
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Oh, I really would love to keep it, but there's a lot of winding up that has to be done.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36And when you go away, you come back, you're disoriented, and you don't know the real time.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Or are you in the real world? In fact, where am I?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42I've put £150 to £180 on it, I think it's fantastic.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Hopefully, we'll get somewhere near our estimate.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Handsome piece this one.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50And bidding starts with me at £150.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Hey-hey!
0:29:52 > 0:29:54£150.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57At £150, I'm bid. Any advance on 150?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00At £150, I'm bid. Are we all done?
0:30:00 > 0:30:05At £150. I shall sell at 150 if we're all done.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- At £150. - GAVEL BANGS
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Nice result.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15Sold to a buyer on commission, and bang on John's lower estimate.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20It's been an exciting first half to our auction, so how much have we raised so far?
0:30:20 > 0:30:25Remember, Russell is hoping to raise at least £440.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29We're up to £323.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31- Are we really? That's good.- We are.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35And we've more lovely stuff to come - that amazing collection of Dresden figurines,
0:30:35 > 0:30:40and your astrological plate, which you, my friend, are going to sell.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44All right, so long as I can sing and dance and do my whole repertoire.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48I tell you what, how would you like three minutes where you can just go and rehearse?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Yes. Get your legs out, Rippon.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Cheeky so-and-so!
0:30:52 > 0:30:57Now, if you're thinking of heading to auction to raise money for something special,
0:30:57 > 0:31:01then do remember fees like commission may be added to your bill.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06So always check the details with your local auction house first to avoid any surprises.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Now, I wonder how Russell's rehearsal is going.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Look at this! A thrilling combination, me and the hat.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17It's got a little bit of a French flag, quite nice now because it's gone mauve.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21That's nice because it fits my hot pink colour scheme.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25# Singular sensation every little step she takes
0:31:25 > 0:31:29# Diddly diddly dee, one, yeah! #
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Right, enough tomfoolery, Russell.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Carry on like that and you'll frighten off all the bidders.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38And that's the last thing we need, as we have some cracking lots coming up.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42Starting with the contemporary oil painting of Caernarfon Castle
0:31:42 > 0:31:43under a moonlit sky.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47If you're into feng shui, it's the perfect piece to have
0:31:47 > 0:31:51in the north area of your home or office, because it represents support.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- I never knew that. Did you?- No. You must come round when I redecorate.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56I will. I'll feng shui you!
0:31:56 > 0:31:58THEY LAUGH
0:31:58 > 0:32:02And that's the best offer you'll get all week!
0:32:02 > 0:32:06The bidding starts with me at £18. £18 I have.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Any advance on 18? At £18 I bid 20, 22.
0:32:09 > 0:32:1125, 28...
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Good.
0:32:13 > 0:32:14..30, 32,
0:32:14 > 0:32:1735, 38, £40.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Oh, this is good.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21£40 on the right.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Any advance on 40? At £40 I have.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Any advance on £40? At £40 I'm bid.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30I'm watching you closely at £40. Are we all done? At £40,
0:32:30 > 0:32:33selling at 40...
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- Do you mind that, Russell? - No, I'm really pleased,
0:32:35 > 0:32:40because I was really worried it was going to go for a tenner. So 40 is good.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44So, Russell's more than happy, and let's hope the new owner enjoys
0:32:44 > 0:32:47all the benefits of the feng shui powers of the painting.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52Now, I think it's fair to say that our next lot isn't going to be everyone's taste.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56It's the limited edition Royal Winton chintz mantel clock
0:32:56 > 0:32:59that was produced in the 1990s.
0:32:59 > 0:33:04John's valued it, possibly optimistically, at £50-75.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06A little bit out of the norm. You do see odd teacups
0:33:06 > 0:33:11and part breakfast sets turning up, so a nice clock like this, limited edition, hopefully will do that.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Yeah. And I'm out of the norm!
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Definitely a limited edition!
0:33:17 > 0:33:19They broke the mould!
0:33:19 > 0:33:21It's a clochet avant-garde.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23The bidding starts with me at £32.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24Ooh, that's good!
0:33:24 > 0:33:28..32. The bid is on commission at £32.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Any advance on 32?
0:33:30 > 0:33:3235, 38,
0:33:32 > 0:33:3440, 42.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37£42 I'm bid. Standing at 42.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Any advance on £42?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41At £42 I have. Are we all done?
0:33:41 > 0:33:45At £42, we're quite sure, selling at 42... 45, new bidder.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Standing at the back at 45.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Any advance on £45? At £45 I'm bid.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56The bid is at the back now at 45. Are we all done? Selling at 45...
0:33:57 > 0:34:00£5 under our lower estimate.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Considering how the market has turned, are we are OK with it?
0:34:03 > 0:34:08Oh, yeah. I'm OK with anything, really. A couple of quid will do me.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14Russell is still happy, despite the clock not exactly attracting a bidding frenzy.
0:34:14 > 0:34:20But it is proof enough that chintzware items are still collected by people who love it.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Now, it's time for one of our star lots.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25The Middlesex County Cricket memorabilia.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30And, as a passionate fan of the game, Russell knows just how collectable this lot is.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35But how many Middlesex cricket fans will there be here today in Chester?
0:34:35 > 0:34:38I think you're a bit nervous about this
0:34:38 > 0:34:42next item coming up, Russell, but you have put a £150 reserve on it.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47Yeah. Simply because it's very special to me.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51This is the wrong place for it. What does Middlesex mean to them?
0:34:51 > 0:34:52I need a rich old Middle Saxon.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Don't we all, dear?
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Who'll start me at £100?
0:34:56 > 0:34:59£100 anywhere. £100 for it, surely?
0:34:59 > 0:35:02£100 anywhere? No?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04£80, then. £80 I'm bid.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Oh, well, that surprises me.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Any advance on 80? 85.
0:35:10 > 0:35:1390, 95,
0:35:13 > 0:35:15100,
0:35:15 > 0:35:17110, 120...
0:35:17 > 0:35:18Bloomin' heck!
0:35:18 > 0:35:20..130.
0:35:21 > 0:35:22140.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23Wow!
0:35:23 > 0:35:25£140.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26At £140.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Would you let it go at 140? - Yeah, yeah!
0:35:29 > 0:35:31At £140...
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Goodness me!
0:35:34 > 0:35:36As we say in Middlesex, quelle surprise!
0:35:36 > 0:35:40And as they say on the crease - howzat?
0:35:40 > 0:35:42£10 shy of Russell's discretionary reserve,
0:35:42 > 0:35:46but he doesn't care. Russell's delighted. In fact, we all are.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Today's sale is once again proving that you really can't predict
0:35:50 > 0:35:54what might happen at auction, even with an astrologer on the team.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57So it's anyone's guess what the room is going to make
0:35:57 > 0:36:02of Russell's rather magnificent, if slightly OTT, Dresden ornament.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04£250-350,
0:36:04 > 0:36:07that's a fair amount, John!
0:36:07 > 0:36:08It is quite a hefty price tag
0:36:08 > 0:36:12considering that this stuff has gone out of fashion in recent years.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17But there is a glimmer of hope. It is a nice piece, and I think there's a bit of provenance that may help.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19So, Charlotte, what would your feeling be?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22I would think it would fetch at the most about 200.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Let's see what the room feels.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Bidding starts with me at £150.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Ooh, wowee!
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Wowee!- Any advance on £150?
0:36:31 > 0:36:34160, 170,
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- 180, 190...- Class!
0:36:37 > 0:36:39200.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41£200 I'm bid.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43You were right, 200.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47At £200 I have. Any advance on 200?
0:36:47 > 0:36:49At £200, are we all done?
0:36:49 > 0:36:51I'm selling at £200.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53All done at 200.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56You got that on the nose!
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Don't worry, John. You're irreplaceable.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03But well done, Charlotte, your prediction was spot-on.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08Now, our next item, like Russell himself, is a complete one-off.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11It's the astrological plate, made especially for him.
0:37:11 > 0:37:17So, who better to take to the podium to try and achieve John's £80-120?
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Russell, are you ready for this?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- Yeah.- Are you girding your loins?
0:37:22 > 0:37:23- Yeah.- You haven't got the hat.
0:37:23 > 0:37:29But you have got the personality, darling, and you've got the will to sell the astrological plate!
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Darling, I'm Bonnie Langford. I'm off!
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Welcome, Russell Grant.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Thank you!
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Right, everybody.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46This is my plate that was given to me at a very successful series in the 1990s
0:37:46 > 0:37:49called Russell Grant's All-Stars Show.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- He we go.- Someone give us a bid.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Eh? What's that, darling? 20 quid.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- What next?- We want more than £20 for it, Russell!
0:37:58 > 0:37:59Any more for any more?
0:37:59 > 0:38:04It's worth more than 50 quid, I can tell you that. 60 quid, down there?
0:38:04 > 0:38:0670 quid, diolch.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10See, Cymraeg. It takes a Welshman to come here and put in a good bid.
0:38:10 > 0:38:1280 quid.
0:38:12 > 0:38:13Where are you from?
0:38:13 > 0:38:18- From Chester.- Good, good, we've got some local interest!
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Thank you, diolch.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Anyone else?
0:38:21 > 0:38:2690? Diolch! £90 already.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31- £100!- Oh, well done, Russell! - Any more for any more?
0:38:31 > 0:38:37- 110.- £110, fantastic, "fablas" as we say in Barry.- 120.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41£120, fantastic, thank you so much.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Any more for any more?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- £130! - She's over your estimate, John!
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Don't get any more bids. I'll have to look at you.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51HE LAUGHS
0:38:51 > 0:38:53140 down there.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55£140! Going back to Wales, Cymru.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59150.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- Nice round figure. - £160, oh, my goodness!
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Now I'm going to start to cry.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Because this is very generous of both of you.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10What's that? 170! This is brilliant.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12This is like playing pantomime in Guildford, though.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16- No-one laughs in Guildford. - You're getting more than I am!
0:39:16 > 0:39:21But it's good stuff. I've only got two in the audience bothering. Anyway, what else have we got?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23180!
0:39:23 > 0:39:26£180.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Do I bang the hat?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Oh, 200 from the back!
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Eh? £200?!
0:39:32 > 0:39:35£200 from the man at the back in black.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38You see, he is a mystery man.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Lovely.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41Do I put the hammer down on it?
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Thank you, thank you very much.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46APPLAUSE
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- Well done!- £200!
0:39:52 > 0:39:55I've never been so exhausted in all me life.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Well, you can afford to relax now, Russell,
0:39:57 > 0:39:59after that stupendous performance.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03But what fate lies ahead for the astrological plate?
0:40:03 > 0:40:06I've just recently moved house outside Dingwall.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09I've got a huge lounge with a massive coffee-table on it.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12And it's been sitting there begging for something big to be put on it.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15And you can't get much bigger than a plate like this.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20The amount of fruit that's going to go in this is going to be unbelievable.
0:40:21 > 0:40:27So, the plate looks like its future is bright. But how has that last sale affected our day's takings?
0:40:27 > 0:40:31Remember, Russell's original target was £440.
0:40:31 > 0:40:37Do you remember when we were at the house, you also said 888 would be good, with all this lot?
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- It was a magical number, wasn't it? - Yeah, yeah.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- So if you'd made 888, you'd be pleased?- I would be very pleased!
0:40:43 > 0:40:46So if I tell you you've made 948...
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Oh, my God!
0:40:48 > 0:40:50That is fantastic!
0:40:50 > 0:40:53That is fantastic.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55£948.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Now you've set me off again, Rippon!
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Every time I meet you, you make me cry.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01- Oh, sweetie!- It's so fantastic.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05Gosh, I'm so showbiz!
0:41:11 > 0:41:16The charity that I'm raising money for is the Alzheimer's Society.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19But I have a special fund within it, and it's for research.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23I became an international ambassador for the society - I was the very first one,
0:41:23 > 0:41:26which was a great privilege and honour.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31I wanted my money to go into research, because if you can find a cure, you don't need the drugs.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34And that's going to help, especially with funding being so tight
0:41:34 > 0:41:39for anything to do with medical science, medical research or such.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42We have a number of ambassadors like Russell
0:41:42 > 0:41:46who help raise money for us, who help raise the profile of dementia.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51Getting people to remember just how important an issue it is.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54To get the money that we did was just beyond my wildest dreams.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58We've almost doubled it, and that is just brilliant.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01So the people here have not just been generous,
0:42:01 > 0:42:05but they have been overwhelmingly generous.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07And I'm really, really grateful to them.
0:42:11 > 0:42:17Russell predicted that we were going to have a good auction, and that was a stellar result for his charity.
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