0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:07This thing, believe it or not, is the world's largest steam tramcar.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12And I'm in Milton Keynes, a place not known for its history, but this is its museum.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Everything in here has been contributed by the local community
0:00:15 > 0:00:21and what strikes you is that, for a modern town, this place has a lovely old-fashioned feel.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25Now, Milton Keynes may have only just celebrated its 40th birthday,
0:00:25 > 0:00:30but this museum revels in the rich history of the region.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34Romans and Vikings had settlements nearby, battles were fought here during the Civil War
0:00:34 > 0:00:40and some of Britain's busiest railways, roads and canals still criss-cross the area.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Now, Milton Keynes today sits on the site of three towns and 13 villages.
0:00:44 > 0:00:49Many of their original shop fronts have been brought here to the museum and lovingly reconstructed
0:00:49 > 0:00:51to form this fantastic Edwardian street,
0:00:51 > 0:00:56so there is every chance that we should find plenty of antiques and collectables to take to auction.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic, our expert's being a bit of a magpie.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- Oh! You've got a box full of spingly spanglies, there!- I have.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31I'm a little confused by one of his finds...
0:01:31 > 0:01:36James! What are you doing with pigs on the landing? Look at this!
0:01:36 > 0:01:39But he's ready to take on the sale room come auction day.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Bring on those Doulton collectors, that's what I say!
0:01:43 > 0:01:48So, will we have reached our target when the final hammer falls?
0:01:48 > 0:01:49Now, like many a modern town,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Milton Keynes is famous for its roundabouts,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54so just a couple of twists and turns away from the museum,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58I've come here to meet today's couple, Keith and Christine Harris.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01They've called in Cash In The Attic to help them raise funds
0:02:01 > 0:02:05for an all important plan to help them get away from it all.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09This modern detached house on the outskirts of Milton Keynes
0:02:09 > 0:02:14is home to retired builder Keith and his wife, Christine, who's a local councillor.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Their home may look clutter-free,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19but there are antiques and collectables tucked all around the house,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22and the garage is positively overflowing.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24But with an international move on the cards,
0:02:24 > 0:02:29the couple want to de-clutter and have called daughter Stephanie and the Cash team in to help.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- Morning, James.- Jules, how are you?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Very well. Ready for a bit of antique hunting?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37With you, Jules, anything is possible, but why are we here?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39We've got a fantastic couple, Keith and Christine,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43who are looking for some funds to put the finishing touches to a move to Spain.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47You're not trying to say they want to leave the sun drenched shores of England?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49I can't blame them for that,
0:02:49 > 0:02:53but we're not going anywhere unless we find some stuff, and that's your job, matey.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54- No pressure.- No pressure.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Off you go.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Well, hello, there.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Chez Harris! - Hello, sir! How are you?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04You must be Keith, Steph, Christine.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- Hi. - Nice to see you, guys.- And you, too.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Now then, why have you brought us in?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Well, we would like a nice water feature for the wife. She wants...
0:03:13 > 0:03:17She's seen this water feature in our place in Spain.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- So, you've got a house in Spain already?- Yes, we have.- And you want a water feature?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25I do indeed. It would look absolutely gorgeous on the terrace area.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- How much do you think you're going to need for that?- £500 plus.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Whatever we can, you know, raise.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Is that going to be enough? - I would think so, yes.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Now, I get the feeling this is the kind of permanent move to Spain.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Exactly.- It is. - Are you going, Steph?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- I'm not going. - Why aren't you going?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43To pursue my modelling career.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- You're a model? Fantastic. I can see why you're a model.- Thank you.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52Good luck with that. I suppose at least you've got somewhere to go on holiday when you want one.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53Yeah, if they'll have me.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58- James is already looking around, so shall we go and have a rummage, as well?- Yes, why not?
0:03:58 > 0:04:03A stylish water feature sounds like the icing on the cake for this family's new home in the sun,
0:04:03 > 0:04:08so I hope their collectables prove to be worth their weight in gold.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12One man who can always weigh up a quality antique is our expert, James Rylands.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17He's an old hand in the antiques trade and it seems he's already got money on his mind.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18James!
0:04:18 > 0:04:21What are you doing with pigs on the landing? Look at this!
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- Hello, James!- This is where he's been. What have we got there? Whose are these? Are these yours?
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- Yes, they're mine, yeah. - How long have you had them for?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Since I opened an account with NatWest.
0:04:30 > 0:04:37That's actually what happened with these - NatWest gave them away to young savers like you
0:04:37 > 0:04:43to encourage you to put money in the piggy bank and basically we've got more or less the entire set here.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47They first came out in the early 1980s,
0:04:47 > 0:04:52and depending how much money you saved depended which one you actually got.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55The two little Woodys here,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59one's got the Wade mark, Wade Ceramics, very, very well-known firm,
0:04:59 > 0:05:05and the other one hasn't got a mark on it because, when they first started producing these in 1982,
0:05:05 > 0:05:11they were made by a company called Sunshine Ceramics and they were a small company and
0:05:11 > 0:05:18the demand was so great that they just couldn't cope any more. So a year later, in 1983, Wade took over.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20And, obviously, everyone has heard of Wade,
0:05:20 > 0:05:24they're probably one of the leading makers of sort of small collectable ceramics.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28OK, so, what do we think for this set of Wade pigs,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32including the rare one, the Sunshine Ceramics Woody, as well?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Oh, probably... I don't know.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38150, something like that.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- She gets the job. Christine, you get the job! You get the job.- Thank you.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Well, we'll err on the mean side and go £100 to £150.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Well, James, there's plenty to be hunting through here, isn't there?
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- Shall we split up our separate ways and see what else we can find?- Yes. - Yeah.
0:05:54 > 0:06:01Well, the pigs banked our first cash of the day, but with our £500 target we need to rack up a lot more yet.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Keith started his search in the garage
0:06:03 > 0:06:06and comes up trumps with this large oval mirror.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10James thinks it could make us £30 to £50.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Meanwhile, back in the house, Stephanie's dug out a family heirloom
0:06:14 > 0:06:16that she wants James's opinion on.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- Where did they come from originally? - They're my grandmother's.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- So you can remember these when you were a kid?- Yeah.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24I'll tell you what I think these are. I mean, they're...
0:06:24 > 0:06:30Basically, they're copies of original ones that would have been produced in the 18th century.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- OK.- And these are sort of in the style of probably an 18th century
0:06:35 > 0:06:40French artist called Fragonard and he, sort of, did a well-known oil painting
0:06:40 > 0:06:47of a girl on a swing being pushed by a chap standing behind, and that's what these are based on.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Now, the bad news is that they're probably...
0:06:50 > 0:06:55They're probably not more than about 20 or 30 years old and they're very much in that style.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Where were they made? Probably in France or Germany, but do you like them?
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- No!- I'm glad you said that, because I don't either.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08The bottom line with things like this is that they're just not very fashionable any more.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11But, in fairness, all of the decoration is done by hand,
0:07:11 > 0:07:15so although the model itself is mass produced in a mould,
0:07:15 > 0:07:19all of the painting on this and the gilding has all been put on by hand,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23and then all of these little flowers and things, what we call bocage,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25has actually been modelled by hand and put on.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30- So I would think they're probably worth £20 or £30 each, so £40 to £60 for the two?- OK.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35Which actually isn't a lot of money, you know, for what they are and the effort that's gone into them,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- but how does that sound? - Yeah, it sounds great.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42OK, now find me something that's trendy and young, like you, yeah?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Yeah.- Right, off we go.
0:07:45 > 0:07:52Well, they may not be Stephanie or James's cup of tea, but with another £40 in the kitty, I'm a fan.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57We're making steady progress towards our water feature fund, so I leave James in charge of the rummaging
0:07:57 > 0:08:01and take our soon to be Spanish couple aside for a few minutes.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04The place you've got in Spain, looking at the pictures, seems enormous.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07I mean, did you buy it as it is or did you build it?
0:08:07 > 0:08:11No, I've done a bit of work on it myself.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16We've added on it, improved on it and made it a bit bigger.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- A bit bigger.- A bit bigger, yes. - Quite a bit bigger.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- So, now it's pretty much all done. - Yeah.- With the exception of your water feature.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Oh, yes. The little doll feature, yes.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Well, I have to say, the garden does look pretty nice.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31How much more do you really need to do to it?
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Well, it does look nice at the moment out there, but there's nothing ornamental
0:08:35 > 0:08:40at the moment and I just think this water feature will just be beautiful.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Well, what are you planning to do when you get there?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Spain is a very big place, get in a vehicle and just drive.
0:08:46 > 0:08:52Yeah, that's what we were saying, weren't we, recently? We would like to get a mobile home and just tour.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- Use that as a base and... Down to Portugal. - It would be wonderful.- Wonderful.
0:08:56 > 0:09:02So, you're really going to explore and take on board the whole cultural and emotional side to Spanish life?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Yeah.- Yeah, exactly.- Yeah.- Oh, yeah.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- I mean, maybe we should be raising money for Spanish lessons! - Maybe!- Ah, si! Si, senor!
0:09:10 > 0:09:12It sounds like they're on their way already
0:09:12 > 0:09:16and at the thought of all that sunshine I have to say I'm pretty jealous.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21Stephanie's rummaging upstairs and she's proving to have quite a knack,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23as she finds this porcelain doll
0:09:23 > 0:09:26which James values at a very playful £20 to £40.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27And on the landing,
0:09:27 > 0:09:29something else catches our expert's eye
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- which he thinks might add even more to the Spanish garden fund.- Keith?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Hello.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Is this an old family thing?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- It is indeed, yes. - Where did it come from?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- From my mother.- It's your mum's?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Yes.- OK, big question.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- Yes?- Was there a twin brother to it?
0:09:46 > 0:09:52- Not to my knowledge. - OK, because quite often they were actually made in pairs.- Yeah.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Do you know who made it? - I believe it was Doulton.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Absolutely right. Doulton, Doulton, Doulton.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Household name in the ceramics world.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- Yeah, sure.- And it's actually made of earthenware. It's not porcelain, you know, high fired?
0:10:03 > 0:10:07It's earthenware. Now, this one is actually quite interesting,
0:10:07 > 0:10:13because on the bottom here you can see Doulton, Lambeth, England, and that means I can date this
0:10:13 > 0:10:19quite precisely, because in 1901, Edward VII granted them a Royal Warrant
0:10:19 > 0:10:25and after that they became Royal Doulton as opposed to just Doulton, which is what's written on here.
0:10:25 > 0:10:32And what they used to do to get this texturing is, by laying a muslin cloth, like a cotton cloth,
0:10:32 > 0:10:34onto the clay when it's still in a wet state,
0:10:34 > 0:10:38then you take it off and it leaves the imprint of the cloth in the clay,
0:10:38 > 0:10:42and that's what gives it's really nice sort of texture, if you like.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45So, value wise, I think with a single vase,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- we're probably looking at the good end of between £60 and £100. - That's excellent.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- But I wish you had his twin brother! - So do I!
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- All right, well, come on, let's go have a look.- Very good, thank you.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00Well, £60 is still a cracking price for just the one vase. Great work, chaps!
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Our fund gets another addition when Christine finds this collection of pillboxes.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09James hopes they'll make £50 to £100 when they go under the hammer.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12And our expert himself has headed out to the garage
0:11:12 > 0:11:15and his rummaging unearths a couple of pretty tea sets,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18which he packs off to auction with a £20 to £40 price tag.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Whilst Keith and Steph carry on the search inside,
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Christine and I have joined James in the garage,
0:11:24 > 0:11:28and the lady of the house has made a rather collectable find.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30James, what do you think of this?
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Oh! You've got a box full of spingly spanglies there.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- I have!- What are they?
0:11:36 > 0:11:43These are English miniatures, which I've had from maybe 15, 20 years, now.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47They're very much in the sort of style of things like sort of limited editions.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Yes, yes.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53I mean, obviously, no great age. You know, '80s, 1980s.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- No. 1980s, perhaps a bit later. - I can't actually see an English hallmark on these.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02I can see there is a little mark here, but I just wonder whether they're silver plate or...
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Actually, some of them they also produced in pewter,
0:12:05 > 0:12:06which they then sort of buffed up
0:12:06 > 0:12:11to actually look like silver, but I think at the end of the day, it's of decorative value,
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- rather than a sort of rarity or antique value.- Oh, I'd agree, yes.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20- I mean, what do we think they're worth?- Well, how many have we got? We've got about 12 here.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- Yes.- I think... I mean, if we put an estimate of sort of 50 to 100 quid on them,
0:12:24 > 0:12:28you know, then that sort of, you know... It's a fiver each.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31How does that compare with what you bought them for?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33I did pay a lot more.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- I thought you might say that! - Yes, I did.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41But I've enjoyed them, so it's time for somebody else to.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46That's the spirit, Christine. I leave that pair to the rummaging and head back inside the house.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50My eyes light up straightaway when I find this oil lamp,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53which James hopes could bag us £20 to £30.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56We're almost out of time for our rummage today,
0:12:56 > 0:13:01but our expert has one last lot that could drive us over the finish line.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- So, did you buy all of these? - Yeah, yeah. Way back in the early '90s.- Oh, OK.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- God, you have got all sorts here. - Yeah, they're lovely. - A big collection.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- And I love the fact they're still in their original boxes.- Of course.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Well, you certainly went for one of the mainstream names,
0:13:16 > 0:13:20because Corgi is just right up there with the best of the manufacturers and,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23as you probably know, they've been going for over 50 years.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Now, tell me, you're not a child anymore, so why did you buy them?
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Well, I'd already been into collecting model cars.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34So, it really was you trying to revisit your youth, a bit of nostalgia?
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Well, I suppose so, in that sense, if you look at it that way, yes.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41I've got you marked down on that. Look at this, though. What is this?
0:13:41 > 0:13:47Limited edition Greene King, We've got the sort of delivery lorry here with all the barrels on the back.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Beautiful attention to detail. You, in a way...
0:13:50 > 0:13:56This is what Corgi really tapped into because by the early '80s, the kids weren't buying them anymore.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59The early days of computer games and things like that.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03So they had the bright idea of actually going into classic cars so,
0:14:03 > 0:14:08in other words, reproducing the old vans and cars from the '30s, '40s, '50s and '60s.
0:14:08 > 0:14:14And, in a way, you were their prime customer, someone who loved them, appreciated the history,
0:14:14 > 0:14:20liked the detail and actually wanted to sort of just recapture a little bit of your youth.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24So, value on all of this? Well, I'm going to give quite a sort of broad value, I think.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27If we say somewhere between £100 and £200.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32- That's excellent. Very good, indeed. - And let's hope they go on and make a bit more.- Jolly good.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38This all sounds very exciting. So, between 100 and 200. It's a great figure because we were chasing 500.
0:14:38 > 0:14:45The grand total, with these included, is around about £490.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Not bad. - So, a tenner short of 500 quid.
0:14:48 > 0:14:54Who knows, it might go up and if it does then I'm sure we'll find a tenner between us, James.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59- After you!- So, all we've got to do now is pack it all up and go to an auction.- Yeah.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02We've had a great day here with our Spanish couple to be,
0:15:02 > 0:15:06and have an impressive selection of items to take to auction.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09We're hoping the bidders will see the moneymaking potential
0:15:09 > 0:15:11of our NatWest pigs,
0:15:11 > 0:15:13which James valued at between £100 and £150.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17I've got high hopes for the nostalgic Corgi trucks,
0:15:17 > 0:15:18valued at £100 to £200.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21And will the bidders prove that size doesn't matter
0:15:21 > 0:15:24when it comes to our miniature silver sculptures
0:15:24 > 0:15:26and their £50 to £100 price tag?
0:15:28 > 0:15:33Still to come on Cash In The Attic, our family are trying to see the funny side of things.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37But you've got to laugh, haven't you?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40And they won't be sad to see the back of some lots.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- Will you be happy to see these go? - Yes.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- Aw!- Yes.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50But will we still be smiling when the final hammer falls?
0:15:55 > 0:16:00It's been a few weeks since we helped Keith and Christine rummage through their home in Milton Keynes,
0:16:00 > 0:16:02where we found a host of mainly modern collectables.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06We've brought them here for auction to the West London Auction Rooms in Chiswick.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11They're hoping to raise about 500 quid or so for something of a makeover on their Spanish villa,
0:16:11 > 0:16:16so let's hope their items attract the eye of the bidders as they go under the hammer.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20It may be early, but there are plenty of keen looking bidders arriving already,
0:16:20 > 0:16:24so I hope they'll take a shine to our family's lots when they look around the sale room.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29Our very own James Rylands certainly seems to have money on his mind today. Morning, James.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- Morning, Jules.- How are you?
0:16:31 > 0:16:32Banking my assets.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- I see the piggy has made it to market!- They have made it to market, yes!
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Fantastic. Now, they're chasing 500 quid for this villa makeover.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42We are a bit under that estimate, aren't we?
0:16:42 > 0:16:47We are a bit under that, but what we've really got to hope is going back to the Corgis, toys for boys...
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- You never know.- You never know.- It can always go up.- It can only go up.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55- Well, the piggies have made it to market, let's see if Keith and Christine did.- Good idea.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59I certainly hope they have as it won't be long before the auction gets going.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Luckily, we spot our family in the middle of the sale room.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Morning!- How are we?- Good morning, sir!- Hello.- Hello, Jules.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10You're not allowed to buy them because, remember, you own them.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- You're right. - Oh, why not?- So, Keith, put it down.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Now, we've got high hopes for today.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- Yes, very high.- 500 quid or so for this Spanish project.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22What's it like seeing all this stuff here out of context?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Lovely, beautiful. - You just want to get rid?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Yeah.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Of course.- Time to go.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Well, the auction is about to start so, James, lead on. Let's see how we do.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36If, like Keith and Christine you're heading to auction,
0:17:36 > 0:17:40then be aware that charges such as commission will be added to your bill
0:17:40 > 0:17:42whether you are buying or selling.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Your local auction house will be able to give you all the details.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47With the auctioneer in position,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50we take our places just as our first lot of the day goes under the hammer.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55OK, so, first one up is the modern brass oil lamp,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58so decorative value only, £20 to £30, let's see how we get on.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- That's OK.- Here we go, is it worth £10 for the oil lamp?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03£10 I'm bid. A maiden bid of £10.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05At £10. I'm selling it for £10.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08A maiden bid of £10. It's going, then.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Half the estimate. Well, that's ten quid in the pot.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13It's our first money in the bank,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17but we'll need the bidders to dig a bit deeper on the rest of our items
0:18:17 > 0:18:21if we're going to get that £500 for a Spanish garden makeover.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25Hopefully our next lot will prove popular with the sale room,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27if not with Keith and Christine.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Next up, these Italian pottery figurines
0:18:29 > 0:18:31which you can't wait to see the back of.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Let's just hope somebody else in here does want them.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39What are they worth? £20 for them? £10 to go? 10. 12.
0:18:39 > 0:18:4114. £14 for those two figures.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44At £14. At £14. Does anybody want them for £14?
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- Still with me then at 14.- Not sold.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Unsold.- Ah!
0:18:50 > 0:18:51You've got to take them with you.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Unlucky!
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Oh, dear. I think our family would have been happy
0:18:56 > 0:18:58with any amount for the figurines,
0:18:58 > 0:19:00but the auctioneer clearly thought
0:19:00 > 0:19:03they were worth more, even if no-one else did.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08- And it looks like the porcelain doll might struggle to get any bid at all.- There we go. Is it worth £10?
0:19:08 > 0:19:13£10, surely, for the little doll. For a tenner? Anybody want it for £10?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16I need £10 for it to sell it. Surely, for a tenner?
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Nobody want it for £10?- Oh, come on.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Sorry, past the lot.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24That's the second lot winging its way home with Keith and Christine.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Definitely not the result we wanted.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Surely Christine's silver miniatures will find a new home today?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Now, £50 to £100. Let's hope we get the top end.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35We're chasing 100 quid on these.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Would you be happy to see these go?
0:19:37 > 0:19:38- Yes.- Aw!- Yes.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44There we go, are they worth £20? Are they worth £10? Start me for a £10 note.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47For ten. 12. 14. For £14.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Are they only worth £14, surely?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- You're having a laugh!- 16. 18.
0:19:52 > 0:19:5520. 22. 24. 26.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57£26, then. At £26 is all I'm bid.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02At £26. Not enough. £26.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- Not sold.- Unsold.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10You've got to laugh, haven't you?
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Well, at least our family are putting a brave face on things.
0:20:14 > 0:20:20With four lots sold and only £10 in the bank, it's been a rather disastrous start to the day.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22We're hoping it's onwards and upwards, though,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25as the green Doulton vase inherited from Keith's mum
0:20:25 > 0:20:26takes to the rostrum.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28James is sounding cautiously optimistic.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30It's quite a tough room here today, so...
0:20:30 > 0:20:35But there are specific collectors of Doulton, so we've just got to hope they're here today.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40£60 to £80, bring on those Doulton collectors, that's what I say!
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Is it worth £30? Start me for 30, somebody? It must be worth £30?
0:20:44 > 0:20:4630 I'm bid, thank you. 35. 40.
0:20:46 > 0:20:4840 I'm bid there in the red. At £40.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51At £40. It's still cheap at 40.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53At £40. It can be sold for 40, then.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55For £40. It's going at £40.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57All done for 40.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- Happy with that?- Yes, very well...
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- 40 quid.- Yeah, I'm happy.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05My mum's vase didn't sell at a very good price,
0:21:05 > 0:21:09but she's looking down at us and laughing her head off anyway.
0:21:09 > 0:21:15But on the day, in the situation we are at the moment, I'm pleased with what we got.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18I think Keith's relieved to have another few pounds
0:21:18 > 0:21:22in the makeover fund at last, even if it is 20 below estimate.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24And when the pretty tea sets go under the hammer
0:21:24 > 0:21:29it looks to be another step towards our target, albeit a small one.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31At £10, it's going, then.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35That's only half James's estimate, but with such a difficult sale room,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38it really is a case of every pound counts today.
0:21:38 > 0:21:45Hopefully, the oval mirror will add at least another £30 to the fund.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48210A is an oval mirror with a bevelled plate. Start me for ten.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51£10 for it. 10. 12. 14.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54For the oval mirror for £14.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56At £14. That mirror for £14. Anybody?
0:21:56 > 0:22:01£14. Still with me at £14.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Not sold, I'm afraid.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Still, at least you can...
0:22:05 > 0:22:09At least you can keep looking at your wonderful youthful looks for many more years to come.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13You know, I'm not sure Keith's convinced,
0:22:13 > 0:22:15but at least we're still all smiling,
0:22:15 > 0:22:17despite yet another item going unsold.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Surely our next lot will finally bring in the bucks though, today.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24The Corgi toys. A collector's favourite, James.
0:22:24 > 0:22:30No, it is absolutely and it's in such good condition, so, Keith, this is the big one, here we go.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Up it comes now. - What's it worth? Start me for £60.
0:22:33 > 0:22:3660. 5. 70. 5.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40£75 for that lot. At £75. That's £75.
0:22:40 > 0:22:4380 I need. At £75 for all the Corgi.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47£75, then. 75.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- Not sold.- Not sold.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54To be honest, you're as well keeping hold of those because I suspect they will never really go out of fashion.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57No, they won't. It just didn't happen today.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01I'm very pleased that didn't go, because I've been quite attached to them for a long time
0:23:01 > 0:23:06and I might even take them to Spain with me and put them in display cases, who knows?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09But that's life.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Well, Keith seems pleased to be taking the Corgi toys home,
0:23:13 > 0:23:15but it is a massive blow to our target.
0:23:15 > 0:23:22With only two lots left to sell and just £60 in the bank so far, our £500 target is a long way off.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26But, hopefully, our next lot will be just what the doctor ordered.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29It's the collection of pillboxes.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Thank you. Are they worth £20?
0:23:30 > 0:23:32£20 for them. For 20, surely.
0:23:32 > 0:23:3620 I'm bid. 22. 24. 26.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41£26. At £26. 28, there. 30. 32. £32.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44I'm going to sell them for £32.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48At £32. They're going for £32. At £32.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51£32. They're selling for £32.
0:23:51 > 0:23:5432, 221.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55It's under estimate,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58but the auctioneer felt there was enough interest in the room
0:23:58 > 0:24:00and a fair price had been reached.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Although a relief to have another sale,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04our auction day is nearly over,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07so everything is riding on the NatWest pigs.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Can they bank us some much needed cash?
0:24:09 > 0:24:14What are they worth? Start me at £50 for them? 55. 60.
0:24:14 > 0:24:165. £65 for the piggybanks.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21At 65. 70 there, madam. 75. 80. 85.
0:24:21 > 0:24:2390.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26£90. At £90. Going for 90.
0:24:26 > 0:24:32If that's what the market decides they're worth at the moment, then that's what they're worth.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- Did you ever have 90 quid in them? - No.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Just as well they've gone, then!
0:24:36 > 0:24:42Well, it's the closest thing we've had to an on estimate sale today, and not a moment too soon.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47With that vital addition to the garden makeover fund, it's time to see how we've done.
0:24:47 > 0:24:54Well, James, to say it's been a disappointing day is probably something of an understatement.
0:24:54 > 0:25:00We were chasing 500 quid for you to give your Spanish villa something of a makeover in the garden.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02How do you think we've done?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04No idea.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06You look heartbroken, mate!
0:25:06 > 0:25:09OK, here's the news.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12We were chasing 500 quid.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17- We're coming away with £182.- That is disappointing.- It is disappointing.
0:25:17 > 0:25:23You know what it means, Keith, don't you? It means you're going to have to do all the renovations yourself.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24So much for retirement!
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Well, they may not have had the most successful day at auction,
0:25:34 > 0:25:39but our couple are enjoying some time in Spain and trying to look on the bright side.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44The auction was pretty bad, but then, mind you, it was a good day, wasn't it? Thoroughly enjoyed it.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Fantastic.- What a bit of fun we had, didn't we?- Oh, yes, sure. Very unusual.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Yeah. I mean, at least we raised some money.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56Without the cash to buy a brand new fountain, Keith's been set to work repairing the old one.
0:25:56 > 0:26:02Meanwhile, Christine heads off to spend the money they did make on some new pots for the garden.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Oh, wonderful!
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Good job, Keith, although your work isn't done yet,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10as it looks like Christine's new purchases have just arrived.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12I thought the big round pot could go in the front.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15In the front and then you've got the two yellow ones.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Our couple have clearly enjoyed spending the bit of cash they did make at auction
0:26:19 > 0:26:22and are ready for their life in the sunshine.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26The patio is all near enough done and the fountain is fantastic.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30And living out in Spain, what more do you want? Brilliant.
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