0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to the show that searches out your hidden treasures
0:00:05 > 0:00:08and helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11I'm on the River Thames at Greenwich,
0:00:11 > 0:00:15a site well-known for its World Heritage Status.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19It's the oldest borough in London and the home of Greenwich Mean Time.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23It marks the starting point of every time zone in the world,
0:00:23 > 0:00:29measured from the Prime Meridian, based at Sir Christopher Wren's Royal Observatory.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32So no shortage of magnificent sights here then.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38Let's just hope the trend continues as we search out antiques to go under the hammer.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03Coming up on Cash In the Attic - Paul gets an offer he can't refuse.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07- I can give you a pump.- It's still working!- Next stop the stars.
0:01:07 > 0:01:14- Accusations are running high. - Unscrupulous people used to take the bell off.- Ah... How very dare you?!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17It gets too much in the saleroom.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- Fantastic.- £360.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- I'm crying!- Oh, don't cry.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25But will we be pleased with the result when the final hammer falls?
0:01:25 > 0:01:28I'm on my way to meet Robert Gray.
0:01:28 > 0:01:34He's called us to raise some funds in time for the Olympic Games.
0:01:34 > 0:01:40Robert Gray has run a small guesthouse in Greenwich
0:01:40 > 0:01:45for seven years and, when he's not chained to the kitchen sink, he's treading the boards,
0:01:45 > 0:01:50which he's done professionally for the last 30 years.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54With his friend Julia, he's hoping to clear out clutter he's managed
0:01:54 > 0:02:00to accumulate in collectables from Greenwich Antiques Market.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- Good morning, Paul.- Good morning. - What do you think of Greenwich?
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- It's fantastic. The history here is amazing.- Some nice shops as well.
0:02:08 > 0:02:14- I won't go there!- Right. - Today we've got a gentleman who's got a lot of stuff to get through.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- There's a sporting collection somewhere.- Well, yes, sort of.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21The connection will become apparent later. Shall we go in?
0:02:21 > 0:02:26- OK.- You can start rummaging, and I'll meet the gang.- Great.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- Ah, good morning.- Hello.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- Hello.- I've come to find out why you've called in Cash In the Attic.
0:02:33 > 0:02:39Well, we've got so much toot lying around and we thought
0:02:39 > 0:02:45as the Olympics are coming, we should jush the place up a bit.
0:02:45 > 0:02:51And if there's anything left over, I'd like to take Julia for a day out.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- I'd like that, too. - What sort of day out?
0:02:54 > 0:02:59- Well, that's a surprise.- Oh.- That's something to look forward to, then.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- Julia, what do you think? - I think it's great.
0:03:01 > 0:03:07Robert is not a minimalist, so there's an awful lot of gorgeous things around.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12Some he'd ever get rid of, but lots of which, I don't suppose you'd care if they went.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- It's nice that somebody else should have it.- Money needs to be raised.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19We've got to keep the standards flying.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23So where's all the stuff come from, Robert?
0:03:23 > 0:03:29I am a bit of a kleptomaniac sort of thing and I go to Greenwich market an awful lot.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- I don't know if you've ever been? - I have.- You have!
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Greenwich market is actually in here.- Is it?
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- Yes, it is.- I think you're right. It started over there.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45We're giving back to all the poor dealers with nothing left to sell.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48So how much are you actually looking to raise?
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Well, if we could raise £500 that would be fantastic.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56£500?! Is that how much you're going to spend on my day out?
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- No, that's not on the day out, is it?- No, it's not!
0:04:00 > 0:04:05So if we make some extra, what have you got in mind for the day out?
0:04:05 > 0:04:10Well, I think I might take Julia out in my very old car.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13It's a 1959 Morris Oxford estate.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Lovely.- So actually Julia can lie out flat in the back...
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- What are you implying?- I dunno. - I don't know!
0:04:20 > 0:04:26So we need to raise £500 so you can redecorate and also take Julia out.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Cos she works so hard.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- What a laugh.- We'd better do some hard work instead of staying here.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- Come on, let's go! - Oh, we're going to start.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I think we've got our hands full!
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Robert's place is littered with fabulous collectables
0:04:43 > 0:04:47from ferreting around the local antique market every week.
0:04:47 > 0:04:54With such an eclectic mix of goodies on display, our expert, Paul Hayes, has certainly got his work cut out,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58but that hasn't stopped him homing in on this miniature classic.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- Ah, hello.- Ah, hi, Paul. Isn't this an amazing place?- It's fantastic!
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Julia's here to help. Have you found something already?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08They do say small is beautiful.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Super quality. The mark's a blue beehive, can you see that?
0:05:12 > 0:05:16They're made at a wonderful porcelain factory in Vienna.
0:05:16 > 0:05:22- I love the pictures in the middle. - Hand-painted, I should think.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26They are. This one on the front here says "Venus & Adonis".
0:05:26 > 0:05:31Venus is the Goddess of love and Adonis is the man that was irresistible to all women.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Yes, yes! - Well, it could be me and you, Lorne.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Yes, shall I be Adonis this time?
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- But joking apart, these are fantastic.- A rare pair.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Can't stress how beautiful these are, actually.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48You've got this wonderful parcel-gilt finish, which is almost like a gold leaf.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53And then hand-embellished with the garden of paradise with these birds.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Super-super quality.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01It's always very interesting seeing something through somebody else's eyes.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07You suddenly point something out that I hadn't noticed and it's always
0:06:07 > 0:06:13quite fun that somebody looks at something that you'd known a long time and you're putting a new...
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- Spin on it?- Yeah.
0:06:15 > 0:06:21- What value are we talking about? - They are collectable, but what's a Greek urn, at the end of the day?
0:06:21 > 0:06:27- About two and six a week.- Yeah! But you must be looking at £80-£150.- No!
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Super quality.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Your day out's getting better. - Better and better, yes.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- So you're happy about them being sold?- I think so.- Very much so.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- Good.- OK, well, we'll see if we can find something else.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- Come on, guys.- Thank you.
0:06:42 > 0:06:49I think they're a bit too smart for me and so I think perhaps they ought to go to auction.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51I'm a bit shabby really.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56More pieces like these, we'll have no problem reaching our £500 target.
0:06:56 > 0:07:03But we need to hunt high and low in this Aladdin's cave of treasures to uncover as much as we possibly can.
0:07:03 > 0:07:09And it's all aboard on the stairs with this 20th-century model boat, valued at £40-£60.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Sadly, with no famous name though, it could bring us bad luck.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18And Paul's childhood fear of going to the dentist is brought bubbling
0:07:18 > 0:07:22to the surface when he lays eyes on this tired, old chair.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Robert! I won't ask you the question. Where's this come from?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Well, it's got a history.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- It was in a Hammer House Of Horror movie.- Well, that's amazing.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- I mean, have you any provenance? - Unfortunately not.- What a shame.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42Hammer House Of Horror is really popular. It's one of Britain's best-known film companies.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47They used actors like Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51An old stuck chair. Have you heard that before?
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- A what chair?- Stuck - S-T-T-U-C-K. - It's stuck here for some time.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59It is rather heavy, but the idea was that it progressed...
0:07:59 > 0:08:03I mean, these were a dentist's chair and it progressed
0:08:03 > 0:08:08from four legs to having a disc at the bottom, which could be stuck or nailed into the ground.
0:08:08 > 0:08:15It stays in situ, and the reason being is that, because it tilts up, if you had an ordinary chair,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17they would tilt all the way.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- They have a hydraulic action. - And I can give you a pump, look.
0:08:20 > 0:08:26- It's still working!- Next stop the stars.- Unlike some actors, this one is still working.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Good, yes.
0:08:28 > 0:08:34But joking apart, these are very collectable items. If you could say, "Peter Cushing sat in this chair,"
0:08:34 > 0:08:38it's extremely valuable - no way we can prove that?
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I'm afraid we can't, but I use it for guests who don't pay.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Right!- I tie them in it. - And experts that get it wrong?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Well, are you offering?
0:08:48 > 0:08:52No! But joking apart... Was it very expensive when you bought it?
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- Well, it was like 100 or so. - Well, that sounds about right.
0:08:56 > 0:09:03I mean, I'd like to see that go to auction with £100 upwards and see how it goes, really.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08Well, it will be "unstuck" here and it can go up. It'll be marvellous.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- You carry it.- It will go through the floor.- Come on.- Marvellous.
0:09:13 > 0:09:20Made in the 1900s by DMC Ltd, this chair may look painful, but that estimate certainly isn't.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23But there's still plenty of rummaging to be done.
0:09:23 > 0:09:30Paul finds this fine wheel barometer by manufacturer Potsie and Co in a rich mahogany.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34And although damaged, he still thinks it could make £80-£120,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37as long as the mercury column works.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41I'm enchanted by these adorable trinkets that Robert
0:09:41 > 0:09:47has collected over the years, and grab him to find out more about his other passions in life.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51I love everything you've got in this house. Absolutely fantastic.
0:09:51 > 0:09:57It's not as though you've collected one particular thing, but just lots of really interesting bits.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Was that intentional?
0:09:59 > 0:10:05It's a sort of mish-mash of all sorts of things. I think that's more interesting, don't you?
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Absolutely. I like odd bits that maybe you change the purpose of them and what have you.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14You've got a real interest in this and a lot of experience.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19But tell me a little bit about the acting. How did you get into that?
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Well, about 112 years ago,
0:10:21 > 0:10:27I went to drama school with that fantastic actress Brenda Blethyn.
0:10:28 > 0:10:35And we giggled our way through drama school and she's gone on to bigger and greater things,
0:10:35 > 0:10:40but I went on into repertory theatre at Farnham in Surrey.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45And then I went and sort of did plays in the West End and all over.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50It's been marvellous and I can still stand up and do it from time to time.
0:10:50 > 0:10:57Now they say, that for actors, 90% of the time is waiting tables? Is that what you've found?
0:10:57 > 0:11:04They want younger and prettier people than me, so I wait my own table doing bed and breakfast every morning.
0:11:04 > 0:11:11So, in fact, I do do a show every morning at breakfast, which is another way of acting, I suppose.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15I love this house. But you want to do a bit of refurbishment?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Well, if we raise some money.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23What's actually happening in a few years' time, they're having the Olympics here.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28The equestrian bits are going to be in Greenwich Park, I'm not sure.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33So we'd better be smart and ready for the Olympics, don't you think?
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- I'm running in a race myself. - Are you?- It's the slow-coach one.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42- Let's see if they've found anything else we can sell, I guess.- Come on.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- You first.- Thank you.
0:11:44 > 0:11:51Robert may have up until 2012 to do up the place, but we haven't got that long.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56To raise £500, we need to find as many top-notch goods as we can.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01And investigating a little more, Julia's made an historic find.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05I think I might have found something quite interesting here.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- Which door are you? This one.- Yeah. - I'm getting lost today.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- Look at these!- All right.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14They're very old. They're very dilapidated anyway.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19These are scrap albums. Are these something Robert's done?
0:12:19 > 0:12:25No, I know for a fact that Robbie's parents bought these in some junk shop in the '60s.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30They are a bit of an heirloom and this one's got the kings and queens of England.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35A couple about Victoria. One about visiting Buckingham Palace.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- So they're dead sort of 1890, 1900, that sort of time.- Mmm.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44- She's very pretty.- She is very pretty.- Yeah.- Very buxom. Oh, look.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46This is all about Mother Hubbard.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50"Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get the poor dog a bone.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54"When she got there the cupboard was bare and so the poor dog had none."
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Very colourful.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59"The Dame made a curtsey, the dog made a bow.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03The Dame said, 'Your servant.' The dog said, 'Bow-wow!'" Ha-ha!
0:13:03 > 0:13:05That's sweet. I like that.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Wow, yes. Are they worth anything?
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Yes. The more topical, the better.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16The pages are very colourful, and that one, in particular, with the nursery rhyme, is very good.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20I think you're looking £40-£60.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- Gosh.- Does that sound all right?
0:13:22 > 0:13:27- I'm sure, yes.- Are these the only two, or are there more? - There might be another somewhere.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32- All right.- It'd be worth a look. - OK, well, if I said a minimum of 40 and see how we get on.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37- OK.- No point in fighting over it. Let's keep looking.- All righty.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42They may be scrap by nature, but at £40-£60, they're far
0:13:42 > 0:13:47from being rubbish and it looks like Julia has found that extra one, too.
0:13:47 > 0:13:53But Robert's sumptuous home still has plenty more rooms for us to explore.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Hopefully, the guests won't miss this large, copper boiling pot.
0:13:56 > 0:14:02Once found in the kitchen of the Savoy, it has a £50-£80 price tag.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08And I'm hoping my next find will perform well in the saleroom, too.
0:14:08 > 0:14:14I've found some really lovely Pelham puppets here, including Big Ears!
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- I haven't found Noddy yet. - These are fantastic, aren't they?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20So these are your puppets?
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Yes, I got them when I went to school and I started to put
0:14:24 > 0:14:28on plays with them and that's what encouraged me to become an actor.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31So they've got a provenance.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Well, these are fantastic toys.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37A whole generation has never seen anything like this.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40We're so used to using computers and board games.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- To actually have hands-on items is great.- Alive after 40 years.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48I think with Bob Pelham, he originally...
0:14:48 > 0:14:50In WW2, how he got into all this...
0:14:50 > 0:14:55When you say about your acting... He invented the Wonky Donkey.
0:14:55 > 0:15:01- What's that?- It's that donkey that moves around when you press a button.- Oh, I know! Yes.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04And that was a real success.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06After the war,
0:15:06 > 0:15:12he made these sort of puppets, but because lots of things were scarce really, materials,
0:15:12 > 0:15:17he'd get bits of door knobs, bits of rubber from the gas masks, bits of old wood.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19So there's no two the same.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24- All hand crafted.- They're rather beautifully sort of modelled.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27I mean, that is part of the charm.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31There's a lot of love gone into these and a real art.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37- I think there's about five or six. I mean, have you got any more?- Well, yes, there's a suitcase full of them.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- So I don't know how many we've got. - Ah. Let me out, let me out!
0:15:41 > 0:15:46- I don't think they've seen the light of day for...years. - A bit like my career then.- Yeah.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51But given the significance for you, are you happy to sell these?
0:15:51 > 0:15:57Well, do you know, I think it's very selfish keeping them and not letting anybody else play with them.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00It's nice that they'll live again.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03I hope somebody looks after them like I have.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07So, Paul, what do you think of what they may make at auction?
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- Well, if we said about £150?- Really? - Does that sound all right?
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- That's fantastic.- OK, shall we see if we can find something else?
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- We're bound to find more stuff. - Marvellous. Let's go over here.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24There might be a few more around. I think there are, in a suitcase.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27I haven't seen it for a long time.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30We might have a rummage and find it.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34So with eight puppets in tip-top condition, and a suitcase
0:16:34 > 0:16:39from Robert's boarding school days full of them, too, we could be in for a fantastic show at auction.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43We're finding some delightful items today, including this 1930s Art Deco
0:16:43 > 0:16:47walnut mantel clock.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50But if we want to get Julia
0:16:50 > 0:16:57on that fabulous day out, we'll need plenty more and I find out if Robert really is the perfect date.
0:16:58 > 0:17:04- It's a fantastic room.- Isn't it? - The house is amazing. Do you like his taste?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- I particularly like this room. - So how did you two meet then?
0:17:08 > 0:17:13I met Robbie 18 months ago, when we did a job together in Farnham.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16So what do you think made you connect?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18I think, um...
0:17:18 > 0:17:24I think most actors are very nice and Robbie is a particularly funny,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27quite wise sometimes, a bit hysterical...
0:17:27 > 0:17:30He won't thank me for saying that.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35Just lots of fun to be around, and has enormous amounts of knowledge
0:17:35 > 0:17:42of antiques and things and any area that he decides to concentrate on, he puts 100% into it.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- We're aiming at making money to have this shushy, whoosy...- Jushy.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Jushy, yes. Jushing up. But also, of course, a day out, so...
0:17:51 > 0:17:53That's the only reason I'm doing it!
0:17:53 > 0:17:56What would your grand day out be?
0:17:56 > 0:18:01- I think there has to be an awful lot of champagne involved.- Well, yes.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04I don't care what it is, as long as it's a surprise. I love surprises.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08And he's promised to take me out in his beautiful car and he has a boat.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11I wouldn't mind a little boat called Christabel.
0:18:11 > 0:18:17I wouldn't mind a day out on the Solent or down to Faversham or something. Just an adventure.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21I'd like it all to be a big surprise.
0:18:21 > 0:18:27Well, you'll have a nasty surprise if we don't make enough money. Let's see what they're up to.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31And I'm glad to see they have kept up the rummage in our absence.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37However, it's me that discovers these two bronze, patinated, classical figurines.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Bought by Robert's dad, no-one is sure of their provenance.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46I do hope the slight damage won't affect our £100-£200 asking price.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49There's all sorts of bits and bobs here today.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54But, with so many antiques around, it's impossible to have them all on display.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- Oh, what have we got? - I've got something here.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01I've been sent up into the attic.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- OK.- She's such a task master.- Right. - I don't know whether it's worth anything, but have a look.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11- It's amazing what you do find. - I've got a car.- A car? Oh, right.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16Oh, that's a good one, isn't it? Well, this is the top of the range really. This is the Spot-On range.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17So where did they come from?
0:19:17 > 0:19:23I bought them when I was about six or seven in the early '60s.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25And not many people know this, but there used to be
0:19:25 > 0:19:30a Co-op in Haslemere, in Surrey, and they had a little toy department.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33And these weren't selling. They were all in a big basket.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- And if you look, it's got the price on it.- Oh, right.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38What's it say?
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- Is it something and four pence? - So, four shillings.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- There we are.- In those days... Well, I was trained well by my dad, who used to collect things.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49So I said, "Well, I'd like to buy them all."
0:19:49 > 0:19:54So I paid two and six, which is 12.5p, isn't it, each?
0:19:54 > 0:20:00Wow! I mean, these really are the Rolls-Royce examples of these collectors' toys.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02But they were introduced by Tri-ang,
0:20:02 > 0:20:08who were actually the Lines brothers, and there was three brothers who started the factory.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Three brothers make a triangle, or three lines make a triangle.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17But these really now are in remarkable condition and they're collected by some of the more
0:20:17 > 0:20:21enthusiastic collectors and they do tend to pay quite large amounts.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- Now look at that one. - Oh, wow, look at that. Z-Cars.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30It's Z-Cars. Now that was probably long before your time, but I remember watching Z-Cars.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34And the well-known actor Brian Blessed used to drive that.
0:20:34 > 0:20:40I don't think he'd fit in it now, but there is a little model of Brian.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44You've got people who collect cars and toy vehicles, but also anybody
0:20:44 > 0:20:49that collects TV memorabilia, and that has a massive market.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54So we need to find somebody who understands them in depth.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- Right, yeah.- How many do you think you've got?- About 14.- Really?
0:20:58 > 0:21:04You kept the boxes and that's what you look for. They're all in tip-top condition.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09We need to find a couple of collectors, get them into a good sale and I'd be very surprised.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- You'll certainly make a profit. - A profit?- On what you paid for them.
0:21:13 > 0:21:20- Well, that's fantastic.- I have to find out more about them...- There might even be an early 4x4 for Lorne.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23A field kitchen. That's marvellous.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Spot-On was the brand name for a line of toy cars,
0:21:26 > 0:21:31introduced by British toy manufacturer Tri-ang in 1959.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36Sadly, the series only lasted six years, which is why today some of the rarer models
0:21:36 > 0:21:41are highly collectable and I look forward to getting some specialist advice on Robert's collection later.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44But we must see what other treats we can find.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49Keeping it in the family is this complete set of Wade pottery pigs.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54Promotional 1980s pieces given away by NatWest Bank to children,
0:21:54 > 0:22:00and sought after now by collectors, they could be topping up our funds by a further £80-£100.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- Give it a press.- Oh! - Kerr-ching! Isn't that marvellous?
0:22:04 > 0:22:08And maybe we could tot up just how much money we've raised so far
0:22:08 > 0:22:10with the help of our next item.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Oh, I love it.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- Paul!- Yep.- We've got something here.
0:22:14 > 0:22:20- I don't know whether it's of any use. - Which door are you?- Here we are. - Do you want to have a look?
0:22:20 > 0:22:25- Oh, dear.- There goes the bell. - That's fantastic, isn't it? Where's that been?
0:22:25 > 0:22:31That was in a shop in Greenwich, which I believe was the Co-op.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36It goes back to pre-decimalisation. You've got your pounds, shillings and pence.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41- So we know it's pre-1970, but most of these are generally early 20th century, sort of 1910, 1920.- Right.
0:22:41 > 0:22:49There was a guy called James Ritty and he had a retail shop and he wanted to make a cash register
0:22:49 > 0:22:52that he could trust, cos people were pilfering his money.
0:22:52 > 0:22:59So every time the drawer is open, the bell rings, so he knows when anybody's getting any money.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01But unscrupulous people took the bell off.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06- So come on, Robert.- Ah. How very dare you?!- So people can get in.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Well, these things aren't used any more
0:23:09 > 0:23:13and are still working in pound, shillings and pence.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17So if you're looking for a theatre or a theme in a room or a shop...
0:23:17 > 0:23:20I mean, they're nice things to have.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23So if I said sort of £30-£50?
0:23:23 > 0:23:28- What do you think?- I think you should keep it.- I think it's all right.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31It all goes towards the target. £30 is quite a lot.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34There is Cash In The Attic. OK?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Cash register in the attic. Let's keep looking.
0:23:37 > 0:23:43Well, I think it certainly should be worth 14p, cos it's got 14p in it.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Julia didn't want me to sell it.
0:23:45 > 0:23:52So I think we will, but don't tell her and if she kicks up any fuss, I'll sort her out.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57I think Julia's quite attached to the cash register, but it's all pennies towards her big day out
0:23:57 > 0:24:01and shushing up the B&B, so it's all got to go.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06I get a sense we're finding some useful treasures, but we still need to get on searching.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Time for one last push to be certain we reach our £500 target.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13But I see Paul's already packed up.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- Robert, Lorne, have a look at this. - What have you found now?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Well, it looks like an ordinary chest
0:24:20 > 0:24:26or trunk or what have you, but inside, this has actually been a military campaign chest.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- Right.- Look at that! - Can you see what it says there?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32"Military and camouflage warehouse.
0:24:32 > 0:24:38"Suppliers of bedding, camp tea and coffee and military canteens."
0:24:38 > 0:24:44- What sort of age do you think it is? - Well, judging by the calligraphy, a beautiful emblem there.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- To do with the military.- Yeah.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51You could be looking at early 19th century - Napoleonic Wars.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53What was it used for though, Paul?
0:24:53 > 0:24:58Well, when you were travelling around during your campaigns...
0:24:58 > 0:25:03Trafalgar, the Battle of Waterloo... you'd need an item like this to put all your items in.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07So you'd have your boots or perhaps your shirts folded up here.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11And in a damp environment, these are great things
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- to lock everything away. - What's it worth?
0:25:14 > 0:25:19The paintwork doesn't match the date you're giving, really.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24No, that sort of detracts to me, I think, from the overall appeal.
0:25:24 > 0:25:31Whatever was on the front, it's disappeared and someone has painted this modern design on the front.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34So that needs to be restored really.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37And what sort of value might we be talking about then?
0:25:37 > 0:25:42If I was being conservative with this, just by the condition, really,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46I'd like to say maybe £100, £150, and see how it goes.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51Well, I like it and I think I might have even paid more than that,
0:25:51 > 0:25:56so shall we put it on the back burner and think about it?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Shall I give Julia a call then to tot up our totals? Julia?
0:25:59 > 0:26:02- Coming down.- Ah.
0:26:02 > 0:26:08- We've found a nice piece but we're not sure whether it's going to auction.- Oh, yes, this is lovely.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13Excluding this, the value of everything comes to £770.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15My day out's looking good.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20- But if we sold that for £100, it looks even better.- Fish and chips.
0:26:20 > 0:26:26- And don't forget, we've got all those cars as well. - They really could surprise us all.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Some of those are very collectable.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32I'll let you know as soon as I find anything out.
0:26:32 > 0:26:38They could go rather well with the puppets. All my childhood things are going. I'm growing up, Lorne.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42There's been an abundance of antiques and collectables
0:26:42 > 0:26:46here today and Robert's so pleased with the day's rummage,
0:26:46 > 0:26:50he's cleaning his classic car in preparation for Julia's day out.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54But first we need the following items to do well at auction.
0:26:54 > 0:27:00The cast-iron dentist's chair, valued at £100-£150.
0:27:00 > 0:27:06A pair of porcelain, twin-handled vases, with a price tag of £80-£150.
0:27:07 > 0:27:13Taking to the stage at £150-£200, the eight, boxed Pelham puppets.
0:27:14 > 0:27:21And that military chest, if Robert can bear to part with it.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Still to come - it's a battle to sell our goods.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29There's a bit of a scrap going on
0:27:29 > 0:27:33with the auctioneer trying to get people to bid, isn't there?
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Scrap in the attic, wasn't it?
0:27:36 > 0:27:38And it's secrets all round.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Don't tell Julia - she'll want an extra bottle of bubbly.
0:27:41 > 0:27:46But will we hear the popping of corks when the final hammer falls?
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Now it's been a couple of weeks since we had a good look around
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Robert Gray's delightful bed and breakfast in Greenwich.
0:27:57 > 0:28:02It was absolutely jammed packed with some fantastic antiques, some of which we've brought here
0:28:02 > 0:28:06to Sworder's Auction House in Stansted, Mountfitchet in Essex.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Robert's looking for £500 to jazz up his bed and breakfast,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13ahead of the Olympic Games arriving in town.
0:28:13 > 0:28:19So let's hope that all his items put in a top performance when they go under the hammer today.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23It's a busy day with keen experts and amateur enthusiasts
0:28:23 > 0:28:27wanting to get their hands on the quality goods that are up for sale.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31And checking out our collectables is expert Paul Hayes.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34And he's hoping we won't be pulling teeth in the saleroom.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- A-ha!- Ah, how are you? All right?
0:28:37 > 0:28:42- This would petrify you if you got to the dentist. It looks like a torture chair.- Well, exactly, yes.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45They can use it for whatever they like!
0:28:45 > 0:28:50It does say in the catalogue, "This chair was used in a Hammer House Of Horror film."
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Now if you could prove that,
0:28:52 > 0:28:56this chair would be worth quite a lot of money, but we can't prove it.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59A good excuse to watch every single movie to spot it.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02It's got the wrong lot number on it.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05It should be lot number "tooth-hurty".
0:29:05 > 0:29:11Oh, dear. Well, apart from your bad jokes, we do have some very good Pelham puppets in, don't we?
0:29:11 > 0:29:15The auctioneer's taken them out of the boxes and displayed them.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18They look great, so I think they could do quite well.
0:29:18 > 0:29:24- We don't know about the campaign box?- That is a wonderful item, but people need to see inside it.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I think all our bits today are going to do quite well.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31OK, well, let's see what Robert thinks, shall we? Come on.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34I have to agree with Paul, we have some splendid pieces here today.
0:29:34 > 0:29:40And while the bidders work out what to put their money on, we find Robert and Julia
0:29:40 > 0:29:43saying farewell to some cherished goods.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- Hello. How lovely to see you. - How are things?
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Oh, yes. Aren't they lovely?
0:29:48 > 0:29:52They're marvellous, aren't they? Do you think anybody will want them?
0:29:52 > 0:29:57- I think they are super quality. - Well, that's good. She might get a good date out.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- You never know.- With a bit of luck.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03Now what we're dying to know, is did you bring the campaign chest?
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Well, don't tell them, but they were so keen on my chest,
0:30:07 > 0:30:09I'm gonna let it go.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- Oh, so it's here?- Yes, it's here. - Well, that's good news, isn't it?
0:30:12 > 0:30:17- Do you think anybody else will like it?- I think so, yes.- Fantastic.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22- And you've got lots of other bits and pieces. - I'm a bit worried actually!
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- I'm very nervous.- Don't be nervous. They're very nice people in Essex.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Well, I've heard that. - Yes, they are, believe me.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34- We're very kind to those from south of the river, or from up north. - Well, they are, yes.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39- Morecambe.- Well, listen, it's really, busy, so shall we get into position?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Great.- Fantastic.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Remember, if you're planning on buying or selling at auction,
0:30:45 > 0:30:49you will have to pay commission and, possibly, other charges.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52So do contact your local auction house for more details.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57And as auctioneer Guy Schooling takes to the stand...
0:30:57 > 0:30:58Good afternoon and welcome.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02..We take our place, just in time for our first item.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08Lot 17 is the 1930s, Art Deco, walnut mantel clock. Lot 17. There we are.
0:31:08 > 0:31:1150. 20.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14£10, somebody? Any bid. Somebody bid.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16£10. 10 I'm bid. A sympathy bid.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20A maiden bid of £10.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24- It's going down a bit.- It's going down the drain a bit!- Ten quid.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29They'll be heading to the fish and chip shop at this rate.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33But £10 is a start and all good money towards our £500 target.
0:31:33 > 0:31:39Let's just hope the bidders are prepared to spend a lot more on our remaining items, as up next is one
0:31:39 > 0:31:44of our oldest lots, although it's probably not the most comfortable.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48OK, now our next lot is the Victorian dentist's chair,
0:31:48 > 0:31:51which looks like something out of a horror film.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56- I think it is, Lorne, yes. - What made you think about that Hammer House Of Horror connection?
0:31:56 > 0:32:01Well, when I actually bought it, the two gentlemen I bought it from said it had been in a horror movie.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- There we are. - And I start the bidding at £100.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08I'll take ten. 110. 20. 30. 40. 150.
0:32:08 > 0:32:1160. 170. 80. 190. 200.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- Yes!- Gosh!
0:32:13 > 0:32:15You're out in the room.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17At 240. 60 anywhere?
0:32:17 > 0:32:22- No! - At £240.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Result.- Whey-hey! - £240. Now what did you pay for it?
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Was it that sort of money?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- Woah, sort of.- It costs that much now to have a filling, so...
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- You're pleased.- Very pleased.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38A staggering £240 for the rather intimidating dentist's chair.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41I hope it doesn't give the new owners nightmares.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46But if we want to renovate Robert's B&B, there's still a long way to go.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Hopefully, we'll make our estimate of £40-£60 on our next catch.
0:32:50 > 0:32:5640. 20. Surely. That's cheap. 20 I'm bid. At £20. Five anywhere?
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Giving it away.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- At £20. 25. 30. Five.- Here we go.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05- You were right. - Sold at £35.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- There you go.- £35. There we go, yes.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15We got there in the end, selling just under estimate at £35.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18We need bidders to be hot for our goodies.
0:33:18 > 0:33:24And hoping to drum up some business is our copper pot that once graced the kitchen of the Savoy Hotel.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27OK now, who said size didn't matter?
0:33:27 > 0:33:29We've got a huge saucepan here now.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Well, I heard you know that.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35It's massive and it has the Savoy connection.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40- I start the bidding at £50.- Ooh, we're in at 50 quid! How's that?
0:33:40 > 0:33:44£50. 55. 60. Five. 70. Selling at 70. Commission bid.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46You're out in the room.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Eh, there you go.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50- 55.- Spot on.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- Isn't he clever?- He is quite good. He's done it before.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55He's done it before.
0:33:55 > 0:34:00What a marvellous result and it tops up our fund by another £70.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04Will they be fighting to get their hands on our next lot?
0:34:04 > 0:34:08OK, lot 30, we have three Victorian scrap albums.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Can I say £50?
0:34:11 > 0:34:16£30. 20. £20 I'm bid. At £20. 25.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Thank you, madam. 30. £30. 35. 35.
0:34:20 > 0:34:2240. It's at the back.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25I'll shall sell at £40.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29The bottom end of the estimate. I just thought they'd make more.
0:34:29 > 0:34:35- A scrap between the auctioneer trying to get people to bid. - Scrap in the attic, wasn't it?
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- Good show.- I've written it, yeah.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Proving they weren't scrap and bang on estimate,
0:34:41 > 0:34:45the Gray family collections bring us a very reasonable £40.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50With all this money, we might need those piggy banks after all.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- How much did you pay for these? - I think I paid 20 quid for the lot.
0:34:54 > 0:35:00- A very good buy.- You'd know. - At one time, they were about £250 a set, weren't they, Paul?
0:35:00 > 0:35:04But to be honest with you, whether you like these or not,
0:35:04 > 0:35:09you can't deny they have a collectors' value and are a bargain.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Start the bidding at £50.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Take five anywhere. 55. Thank you.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15£60.
0:35:15 > 0:35:1765.
0:35:17 > 0:35:2170. Not you, madam. 75? 75.
0:35:21 > 0:35:2580. At £80 I'm bid. £85.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27£90. £90 on my right-hand side.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29I'll sell them at £90.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31850. £90.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- Eh!- I'm definitely going to come shopping with you.
0:35:34 > 0:35:40- If you buy things for £20 and sell them for 90, that's very impressive. - Do you think that's OK?
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- Absolutely!- Who would want those piggy banks?- It's very nice.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46I love them. Thank you so much.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50It doesn't matter who bought them,
0:35:50 > 0:35:53they banked us a tremendous £90.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56But how close to our target has it taken us?
0:35:56 > 0:36:01That's the end of the first part of the sale. Now, you wanted £500?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03For a few little bits and pieces...
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- Jush up the...- Jush up.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09Yes, the bed and breakfast. Now how do you think we've done?
0:36:09 > 0:36:14- Well, I don't think we've got anywhere near 500, have we? No.- What do you think?
0:36:14 > 0:36:20- I would say we're about halfway.- Do you think?- We've actually made £485.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- Well, that's marvellous.- My date's getting more and more expensive.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- We can do a lot of jushing, can't we? - Champagne.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30You can tell me your plans later. We've got the break now, so come on.
0:36:35 > 0:36:41So while we head off to relax and talk interior design, Paul takes a moment to stretch his legs.
0:36:41 > 0:36:47We all know that Robert loves to buy quirky items. I mean, look at that dentist's chair for a start.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50But isn't that fantastic?
0:36:50 > 0:36:53I know what you're thinking. It's a Dursley-Pedersen from about 1905.
0:36:53 > 0:36:59Not only do we know that, we have a catalogue dated 1912 that has this very bike for sale.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02"Now's the time to clinch a bargain.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06"Send your leg measurements, and we will quote you by returns."
0:37:06 > 0:37:10This would be the ultimate form of transport all that time ago.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13And joking apart, this really is a pioneering item.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15They've used a hammock for the seat.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19You know, it's the first time we've seen two wheels the same size.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24Before this there was penny farthings. This is actually in the catalogue for between £600-£800.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27I think that's an absolute bargain.
0:37:27 > 0:37:33And I think if Robert was to buy it, he might even enter the Olympics. It'll do you very well indeed.
0:37:37 > 0:37:42Back in the auction room, the second part of the sale is about to begin and as we return
0:37:42 > 0:37:48to our positions, Robert's national treasure from a south London antique market takes to the stand.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52But will it furnish our funds with the £30-£50 asking price?
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Now the next lot is that lovely cash register.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Now what's the story behind this?
0:37:57 > 0:38:01I think it came from a shop in Greenwich.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06We're hoping to get more than 14p because it's got 14p in the drawer.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11- So anything over 14p, we're doing OK. - Well, it obviously works, cos I've heard it several times.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- Yes.- So that's good news.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16There we are - 100. 50.
0:38:16 > 0:38:2020. Help to count your money, Frank. You should like it.
0:38:20 > 0:38:2320 I'm bid. 25. 30. Five. 40.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Well, we're over 14p.
0:38:26 > 0:38:3040's cheap. At £45 only. 50.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34£50. Lady's bid at £50 only.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38- There you go.- You were right. - You should have kept it.- I should.
0:38:38 > 0:38:44- You wanted more than £50? - Well, she won't get that bottle of champagne, will she?
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Not your Bollie.- Bollie, no.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- So what were you hoping for that then?- Well, what were we hoping for?
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- £30-£50. - We're all right. I'm being greedy!
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- We were quite happy.- Yeah.
0:38:56 > 0:39:02Checking out for the final time the cash register reaches its estimate.
0:39:02 > 0:39:09But I'm not sure our next lot will fare so well, with its broken front glass removed and not replaced.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12A barometer with a thermometer in a mahogany,
0:39:13 > 0:39:16inlaid case, lot 121.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- OK, so no pressure here. - No.- Looking for about £100.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Start the bidding at £50.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Lot 125. I'll take five anywhere. 55.
0:39:24 > 0:39:2960. Five. 70. Five. 80. I'm selling.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32You're out in the room. 85. 90. Five.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37100. Ten. 120. Commission bid, £120.
0:39:37 > 0:39:4030 anywhere? You're out in the room.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Commission bid, £120.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- Excellent.- That's good. - That's good, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:39:47 > 0:39:52- Are you pleased with that?- It didn't have the glass. Don't tell anybody.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Ah, OK.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59Robert definitely has an eye for the finer antiques.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02But some are harder to recognise than others,
0:40:02 > 0:40:07including this magnificent military trunk he was tempted to keep.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09This is the one I fancy.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12You like my chest best of all, don't you?
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Yes, it's the naval interest. Not this navel...
0:40:14 > 0:40:17I was quite keen on it as well.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22- It's come from Greenwich, you know, what a naval connection and then you've got this lovely case.- Yep.
0:40:22 > 0:40:2580 I'm bid and I'm selling at £80.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30Take 90 anywhere. At 80. 90. 100.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32110. 120.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37130. 140. 150. Selling it. 150.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Take 60 anywhere?
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Or shall sell at 150.
0:40:42 > 0:40:43Sold at 150.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45My chest was all right.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49It packed away the bids there, so it made the money you wanted.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52And the journey continues.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Off on its travels again at £150.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59It's all cash towards revamping the bed and breakfast.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03And not in keeping with the refurbishments are these figurines,
0:41:03 > 0:41:08valued at £100-£200, but they seem to have got Paul stumped.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12I had a bit of a struggle with these ones actually.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16It's those two bronze figures. And I couldn't quite make out...
0:41:16 > 0:41:21- They could be very, very old, or they're very crudely made. - Right.- Where did they come from?
0:41:21 > 0:41:27I think my father bought them. Do you think they're sort of grand tour stuff, you know?
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Well, it's difficult to tell.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33They are quite crude but he had very good taste.
0:41:33 > 0:41:39- So I suspect it's age rather than not particularly good examples.- No.
0:41:39 > 0:41:4350. 20. Any bid? 20. Five. 30. Five.
0:41:43 > 0:41:4540. Five. 50.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48Selling them at £50. Five anywhere?
0:41:48 > 0:41:54Sold then at £50.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Coming in way under estimate at £50, I think the damage may have played
0:41:58 > 0:42:03a part in the price, but we can't afford any more sales like that.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08And let's not forget, we've still got a whole other sale of those toy cars to come.
0:42:08 > 0:42:15But first, we're hoping the bidders will like our beautiful pair of Swiss vases as much as Paul does.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19Out of all your items, this is probably my favourite.
0:42:19 > 0:42:24These are beautifully painted, absolutely superb.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28- Do you think anyone would be keen to have those? - We just need two people to bid.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30And I start the bidding at £50.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32So I'll take five anywhere.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36At 55. 60. Five. 70.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Five. 80. Five. 90. Five anywhere.
0:42:39 > 0:42:44Selling on commission at £90.
0:42:44 > 0:42:45Sold at 90.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49Well, that's marvellous. Well, done, you.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Well, I think that was very good.
0:42:51 > 0:42:57Apparently, they were chipped, but don't tell anybody, cos they might come back and want their money back.
0:42:57 > 0:43:03The vases, chipped or not, are off to decorate a new home.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07And also hoping to be re-housed is our fine puppetry collection.
0:43:07 > 0:43:12Well-known in the 1960s and '70s, Pelham marketed a range of puppets
0:43:12 > 0:43:15based on popular TV characters, like Muffin the Mule and Sooty.
0:43:15 > 0:43:21Let's hope the bidders love them just as much.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23Now how much fun is this lot?
0:43:23 > 0:43:26This is the boxed Pelham puppets.
0:43:26 > 0:43:30Now you've got some in a suitcase, but these are the boxed set, yes?
0:43:30 > 0:43:33Now they are just delightful.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36They've got them all hanging up.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40- Now what do you want for these? - 150, which is about £20 each.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44£100, I start the bidding. And I shall sell them.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46I'll take ten anywhere.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50110. 120. 30. 140. 50. 60. 70. 80.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53- 190. 200.- Yes!- Wow!
0:43:53 > 0:43:58220. 240. Commission bid, 240. I'll take 50 if you like.
0:43:58 > 0:44:02I'm selling them at £240.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04250. 260.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06270 for you, sir?
0:44:06 > 0:44:10Commission bid, £260.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13270? Thinking about it.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15270. It's your bid, in the room.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18- We love it.- Press bid again, 280.
0:44:18 > 0:44:25You're sure this time? Lady's bid at £280. Thank you, madam.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27Isn't that brilliant?
0:44:27 > 0:44:30It's sad, but it's lovely that somebody else is going to have them.
0:44:30 > 0:44:35Absolutely. £280, that's fantastic. There's more to go on, aren't there?
0:44:35 > 0:44:40- Yes, there are, yes, yes. - Yeah.- But they were the ones in the boxes.- Oh, right.
0:44:40 > 0:44:45The sale of the puppets is an emotional experience,
0:44:45 > 0:44:50as Robert still holds fond memories of them.
0:44:50 > 0:44:56But will he be able to hold back the tears, as his suitcase assortment is shown to the room?
0:44:56 > 0:45:01I knew you had them, but we only saw the boxed ones in the house.
0:45:01 > 0:45:04But I've had a quick look at them here.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06- There's quite a lot in there. - How many are there?
0:45:06 > 0:45:10- Well, yeah, we'll see how they get on. It's a speculate lot.- OK.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12I start the bidding at £50.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14I'll take 60 anywhere.
0:45:14 > 0:45:20At 50. 60. 70. 80. 90. 100. And ten.
0:45:20 > 0:45:25120. 30. 140. 50. 160. 70. 180. 90.
0:45:25 > 0:45:27200. The bid's in the room now. 220.
0:45:27 > 0:45:30240. 260.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32How much? Two?
0:45:32 > 0:45:34- 280. 300.- I can't believe it.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36340. 360.
0:45:36 > 0:45:40- What?!- At £360. 80 anywhere?
0:45:40 > 0:45:44Selling at £360.
0:45:45 > 0:45:50- Fantastic.- £360! Oh, don't cry!
0:45:50 > 0:45:54- Really?- It's not the childhood, it's just the money.
0:45:54 > 0:45:58- Did you think they'd make anything like that?- No way.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00I've got to take her out now.
0:46:00 > 0:46:02- I know!- Now we are going to Paris.
0:46:02 > 0:46:07- All your puppets have made over £600.- They haven't?- Incredible.
0:46:07 > 0:46:11A breathtaking £360 and it's all got too much for Robert,
0:46:11 > 0:46:15as he says goodbye to part of his personal history.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19Time for us to see how our sales have affected our target.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22I think you've done rather well.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25What was your favourite thing you've sold?
0:46:25 > 0:46:28Well, it was very sad to see the puppets go.
0:46:28 > 0:46:31It made me rather emotional, I think.
0:46:31 > 0:46:36But I think it's better to let somebody else have a go with them.
0:46:36 > 0:46:41- I'm thrilled they've gone now. - You did really well, cos you wanted £500.- Yes.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43The Pelham puppets did you proud.
0:46:43 > 0:46:49We just had those two lots and together alone they made £640.
0:46:49 > 0:46:54- That's amazing.- It is good. - Fantastic?- Well, not as fantastic as your overall figure.
0:46:54 > 0:46:59- Because you've actually... - We haven't made 1,000, have we? - Will you cry if we've made 1,000?
0:46:59 > 0:47:03- No.- Good, cos you've made £1,585.
0:47:03 > 0:47:08- Very, very good.- Fantastic! Well, we'll have to go out now.
0:47:08 > 0:47:12- So 200 for the B&B and the rest for my day out, yes?- Yes.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20Remember those fantastic Tri-ang cars from the Spot-On range?
0:47:20 > 0:47:25We still have those to sell, including that terrific tie-in with the legendary cop show Z-Cars.
0:47:25 > 0:47:30But our intrepid expert Paul wasn't certain of their value so he's come
0:47:30 > 0:47:34to Greenwich antique market to meet stall-holder Colin Morley,
0:47:34 > 0:47:39a renowned collector of vintage toy cars, with over 30 years experience,
0:47:39 > 0:47:42just the man to assess the Ford Zephyr.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45And he's wasted no time laying them out for evaluation.
0:47:45 > 0:47:49- How you doing?- Hi, Paul. - Have you had a look at these cars?
0:47:49 > 0:47:54- Yes, yes, yes.- What do you think? - Lovely. Very rare.- Any real finds?
0:47:54 > 0:47:58I would say all of them because they're all collectable.
0:47:58 > 0:48:03- Really?- They're Spot-Ons and Spot-Ons had a very, very small run.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06Just eight years from '59 to '67.
0:48:06 > 0:48:10Yeah, it's a nice little catch, a nice little find.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13Now one of Robert's favourites was the Z-Cars.
0:48:13 > 0:48:19- Is that one of the better ones? - It's TV-related, so that's where the money will be.
0:48:19 > 0:48:24- What do you really suggest we do? - Into a specialist toy auction would be the best.
0:48:24 > 0:48:30Yeah. Is there any particular one that's valued more? I see you've got a price guide here.
0:48:30 > 0:48:34- Yeah, yeah. Well, obviously, the Z-Cars because it's TV-related.- OK.
0:48:34 > 0:48:36The Morris 1000's very nice.
0:48:36 > 0:48:43And the field kitchen, you would get people who like to collect army stuff as well, because, obviously...
0:48:43 > 0:48:45- Two of 'em is brilliant.- That's it.
0:48:45 > 0:48:49If we could have maybe a ballpark figure, how much do you reckon?
0:48:49 > 0:48:53Well, anything between 100 and 150-200. The Z-Cars will be more.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55- That's each?- Oh, yes!
0:48:55 > 0:48:58Yeah, because they are Spot-On.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01That's a catalogue value, obviously.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04We go by this because we know what the prices are.
0:49:04 > 0:49:10- But you can't always go by that.- OK. - Sometimes you get more, sometimes you get less.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13When Robert bought these he paid £2 for the lot.
0:49:13 > 0:49:18- Anything like that, we're laughing. - Oh, well, I'll give him a profit.
0:49:18 > 0:49:21- So will I! - I've got a fiver here somewhere.
0:49:21 > 0:49:25- We'll put these into a good auction. - Yeah. Absolutely.
0:49:25 > 0:49:27And who knows where they'll end up?
0:49:27 > 0:49:30- But we're in the hundreds?- Oh, yes.
0:49:30 > 0:49:35So the Spot-On cars have a guide price of anything from £100-£1,500.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38So anything could happen on auction day.
0:49:43 > 0:49:48Well, Robert may have had modest hopes of redecorating his bed and breakfast with just £500,
0:49:48 > 0:49:53but we've smashed through that target figure - here's what he's spending the money on.
0:49:53 > 0:49:58Remember, we've already made £1,585 at the general sale.
0:49:58 > 0:50:05And the Spot-On cars are still outstanding, so there's enough for Robert to start making basic plans.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07Darren Gooch makes a start
0:50:07 > 0:50:14on sprucing up Robert's frontage, and interior designer Julia Johnson tidies up the inside.
0:50:14 > 0:50:18- Bung them there.- OK. - And show me what you've got.
0:50:18 > 0:50:22And even in my absence, I'm still making an impression.
0:50:22 > 0:50:28Lorne, when she was here, was very keen on a shoe shop round the corner.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31And she popped out once or twice, and it's all Lorne's idea...
0:50:31 > 0:50:34Well, it's inspired by Lorne.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38And I want to take this as a colour for the next room, you see.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41- Fantastic.- And I just think, you know, it's so Lorne really.
0:50:41 > 0:50:46- And I want to get some colours... - So we'll use that as a starting point?- Is that all right?
0:50:46 > 0:50:50- Yeah.- You know more about it like that. They're fantastic.- Oh, joyous.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52I could almost wear them.
0:50:52 > 0:50:57But Robert's got exceedingly high expectations of just what he wants.
0:50:57 > 0:50:59I think maybe the twarl could go.
0:50:59 > 0:51:03I don't like those. I'm not so keen on that.
0:51:03 > 0:51:05- Ghastly!- These are beautiful.- Hmm.
0:51:05 > 0:51:09- That would work with your red boots. - They would, wouldn't they?
0:51:09 > 0:51:12Julia's perseverance has paid off.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14- Let's do it.- Fantastic.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17Decision made.
0:51:21 > 0:51:25Well, it's look like they'll be raking it in by 2012.
0:51:25 > 0:51:29And we've got those fantastic, boxed, very collectable toy cars.
0:51:29 > 0:51:35Now Paul has whisked Robert off to auction to sell them, so let's see how they get on.
0:51:35 > 0:51:41At today's sale in Chiswick, we're hoping to find some toy car enthusiasts in amongst the bidders.
0:51:41 > 0:51:47And keen to make a good impression with his boys' toys is Robert. Will he be moved to tears when they sell?
0:51:47 > 0:51:49Ah, good morning, Robert.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53- Ah, how nice to see you. - I see your cars are here.
0:51:53 > 0:51:56They're all there. They look marvellous.
0:51:56 > 0:52:00There's quite a bit of interest. I suspect they're going to be OK.
0:52:00 > 0:52:07I went to see a gentleman who specialises in toys and he thinks they're actually quite good items.
0:52:07 > 0:52:11- But I'll tell you me in a minute. Let's take our places.- Marvellous.
0:52:12 > 0:52:17We really need the bidders to part with some serious cash today, as we've still got Julia's day out
0:52:17 > 0:52:21to pay for and the more we raise, the happier I know she'll be.
0:52:21 > 0:52:25And as Paul and Robert steer themselves to a suitable position
0:52:25 > 0:52:28the toy cars are shown to the room.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31Now these cars are rarer than I thought.
0:52:31 > 0:52:37Originally, you can buy these for £30, but they were in the box and there were some rare ones.
0:52:37 > 0:52:41Now I took them to Colin, who's on the Greenwich market near you.
0:52:41 > 0:52:48And he told me that these catalogue at around, wait for it, £1,500.
0:52:48 > 0:52:52- Fantastic.- I said maybe £20, so somewhere in the middle.
0:52:52 > 0:52:56They're in the catalogue at 300-500. Let's see how we do.
0:52:56 > 0:53:01A collection of 14 boxed Tri-ang cars from the Spot-On series.
0:53:01 > 0:53:08Take that they're all in good condition in the boxes and, er, £500? I'm bid at £500...
0:53:08 > 0:53:11- We're in.- No!- Yeah.- At £500.
0:53:11 > 0:53:15Take 520. At £500. Is that it? £500.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17Can't believe it. 520, thank you.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20540. 560. 580. 600.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23And 20. 650. 650.
0:53:23 > 0:53:27680. At £650. At 80. At £650.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30680. New bidder. 700. 700.
0:53:30 > 0:53:32720.
0:53:32 > 0:53:35No. £700. Take 20. At £700.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38Are we done at £700? Who else wants to come in?
0:53:38 > 0:53:40Back in, 720. 750.
0:53:40 > 0:53:41720...
0:53:41 > 0:53:44- 720, we have.- I'm selling at 720.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46It's your last chance. All done.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49Take a bid now. At 720 then. Gone.
0:53:49 > 0:53:53- No.- You could have had my car for that, Robert.
0:53:53 > 0:53:58Well, don't tell anybody actually. Keep it quiet because I paid £1.75.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01So I think we're into profit.
0:54:01 > 0:54:05It was fantastic. Clever old Paul, and I'm very glad that Lorne
0:54:05 > 0:54:10sort of got the whip out and made me go to the back of the attic.
0:54:10 > 0:54:14Good old Lorne. Thanks, Lorne.
0:54:14 > 0:54:19And selling for well over our target at an astonishing £720.
0:54:19 > 0:54:22That certainly was Cash In The Attic.
0:54:22 > 0:54:27Paul, for once you have the honour of giving Robert the great news about his grand total.
0:54:27 > 0:54:31- Now believe it not, we set out to make £500.- Yeah.
0:54:31 > 0:54:36We've already had one auction already which made £1,585.
0:54:36 > 0:54:41- It did, didn't it?- Now if my numbers are correct add the dinky toys or the toy collection,
0:54:41 > 0:54:44that makes a grand total of...
0:54:45 > 0:54:48..£2,305.
0:54:48 > 0:54:52Don't tell Julia, or she'll want an extra bottle of bubbly.
0:54:56 > 0:55:00After another successful day at auction,
0:55:00 > 0:55:06Robert is taking friend and fellow rummager Julia for a well-deserved day out by the sea.
0:55:06 > 0:55:10He's dressed up and intends to treat her like a true lady.
0:55:10 > 0:55:15Not quite what I had in mind but very pretty, Robbie.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17- Do you like it?- Not very big, is it?
0:55:17 > 0:55:24With the tide not expected in for another hour, he's laid on a fantastic spread for his date.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28- I think it'll be OK. Don't you think it's marvellous?- I love wearing this.
0:55:28 > 0:55:31Health and safety. Everything has to be done properly.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37- Woooh!- Isn't that marvellous?
0:55:38 > 0:55:43Robert can't rely on the British weather, so they head to the high seas while they can.
0:55:43 > 0:55:49Isn't it lovely? Well, I said it was a cheap date.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55Well, I think next stop Holland, don't you?
0:55:55 > 0:56:00And it's not long before their spirits are dampened and they're forced back to shore.
0:56:00 > 0:56:04- It was slightly damp, wasn't it? - It wasn't exactly my idea of a date.
0:56:04 > 0:56:09- Wet and cheap.- Cheap and very wet. The lunch was fabulous, darling.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12But next time, I'll settle for the Ritz.
0:56:16 > 0:56:22Now if you've got some antiques that you'd like to sell, then why not apply to come on the show?
0:56:22 > 0:56:27You'll find an application form and details at our website. Goodbye.
0:56:27 > 0:56:30We'll see you next time.
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