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Welcome to Cash In The Attic. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
This thing, believe it or not, is the world's largest steam tramcar. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:07 | |
And I'm in Milton Keynes, a place not known for its history, but this is its museum. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:12 | |
Everything in here has been contributed by the local community | 0:00:12 | 0:00:15 | |
and what strikes you is that, for a modern town, this place has a lovely old-fashioned feel. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:21 | |
Now, Milton Keynes may have only just celebrated its 40th birthday, | 0:00:21 | 0:00:25 | |
but this museum revels in the rich history of the region. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:30 | |
Romans and Vikings had settlements nearby, battles were fought here during the Civil War | 0:00:30 | 0:00:34 | |
and some of Britain's busiest railways, roads and canals still criss-cross the area. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:40 | |
Now, Milton Keynes today sits on the site of three towns and 13 villages. | 0:00:40 | 0:00:44 | |
Many of their original shop fronts have been brought here to the museum and lovingly reconstructed | 0:00:44 | 0:00:49 | |
to form this fantastic Edwardian street, | 0:00:49 | 0:00:51 | |
so there is every chance that we should find plenty of antiques and collectables to take to auction. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:56 | |
Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic, our expert's being a bit of a magpie. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:23 | |
-Oh! You've got a box full of spingly spanglies, there! -I have. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:27 | |
I'm a little confused by one of his finds... | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
James! What are you doing with pigs on the landing? Look at this! | 0:01:31 | 0:01:36 | |
But he's ready to take on the sale room come auction day. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:39 | |
Bring on those Doulton collectors, that's what I say! | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
So, will we have reached our target when the final hammer falls? | 0:01:43 | 0:01:48 | |
Now, like many a modern town, | 0:01:48 | 0:01:49 | |
Milton Keynes is famous for its roundabouts, | 0:01:49 | 0:01:52 | |
so just a couple of twists and turns away from the museum, | 0:01:52 | 0:01:54 | |
I've come here to meet today's couple, Keith and Christine Harris. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:58 | |
They've called in Cash In The Attic to help them raise funds | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
for an all important plan to help them get away from it all. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:05 | |
This modern detached house on the outskirts of Milton Keynes | 0:02:05 | 0:02:09 | |
is home to retired builder Keith and his wife, Christine, who's a local councillor. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:14 | |
Their home may look clutter-free, | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
but there are antiques and collectables tucked all around the house, | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
and the garage is positively overflowing. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
But with an international move on the cards, | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
the couple want to de-clutter and have called daughter Stephanie and the Cash team in to help. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:29 | |
-Morning, James. -Jules, how are you? | 0:02:29 | 0:02:31 | |
Very well. Ready for a bit of antique hunting? | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
With you, Jules, anything is possible, but why are we here? | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
We've got a fantastic couple, Keith and Christine, | 0:02:37 | 0:02:39 | |
who are looking for some funds to put the finishing touches to a move to Spain. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:43 | |
You're not trying to say they want to leave the sun drenched shores of England? | 0:02:43 | 0:02:47 | |
I can't blame them for that, | 0:02:47 | 0:02:49 | |
but we're not going anywhere unless we find some stuff, and that's your job, matey. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:53 | |
-No pressure. -No pressure. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:54 | |
Off you go. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:56 | |
Well, hello, there. | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
-Chez Harris! -Hello, sir! How are you? | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
You must be Keith, Steph, Christine. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
-Hi. -Nice to see you, guys. -And you, too. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
Now then, why have you brought us in? | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
Well, we would like a nice water feature for the wife. She wants... | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
She's seen this water feature in our place in Spain. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:17 | |
-So, you've got a house in Spain already? -Yes, we have. -And you want a water feature? | 0:03:17 | 0:03:21 | |
I do indeed. It would look absolutely gorgeous on the terrace area. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:25 | |
-How much do you think you're going to need for that? -£500 plus. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
Whatever we can, you know, raise. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
-Is that going to be enough? -I would think so, yes. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
Now, I get the feeling this is the kind of permanent move to Spain. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
-Exactly. -It is. -Are you going, Steph? | 0:03:37 | 0:03:39 | |
-I'm not going. -Why aren't you going? | 0:03:39 | 0:03:41 | |
To pursue my modelling career. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:43 | |
-You're a model? Fantastic. I can see why you're a model. -Thank you. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:47 | |
Good luck with that. I suppose at least you've got somewhere to go on holiday when you want one. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:52 | |
Yeah, if they'll have me. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:53 | |
-James is already looking around, so shall we go and have a rummage, as well? -Yes, why not? | 0:03:53 | 0:03:58 | |
A stylish water feature sounds like the icing on the cake for this family's new home in the sun, | 0:03:58 | 0:04:03 | |
so I hope their collectables prove to be worth their weight in gold. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:08 | |
One man who can always weigh up a quality antique is our expert, James Rylands. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:12 | |
He's an old hand in the antiques trade and it seems he's already got money on his mind. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:17 | |
James! | 0:04:17 | 0:04:18 | |
What are you doing with pigs on the landing? Look at this! | 0:04:18 | 0:04:21 | |
-Hello, James! -This is where he's been. What have we got there? Whose are these? Are these yours? | 0:04:21 | 0:04:25 | |
-Yes, they're mine, yeah. -How long have you had them for? | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
Since I opened an account with NatWest. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:30 | |
That's actually what happened with these - NatWest gave them away to young savers like you | 0:04:30 | 0:04:37 | |
to encourage you to put money in the piggy bank and basically we've got more or less the entire set here. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:43 | |
They first came out in the early 1980s, | 0:04:43 | 0:04:47 | |
and depending how much money you saved depended which one you actually got. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:52 | |
The two little Woodys here, | 0:04:52 | 0:04:55 | |
one's got the Wade mark, Wade Ceramics, very, very well-known firm, | 0:04:55 | 0:04:59 | |
and the other one hasn't got a mark on it because, when they first started producing these in 1982, | 0:04:59 | 0:05:05 | |
they were made by a company called Sunshine Ceramics and they were a small company and | 0:05:05 | 0:05:11 | |
the demand was so great that they just couldn't cope any more. So a year later, in 1983, Wade took over. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:18 | |
And, obviously, everyone has heard of Wade, | 0:05:18 | 0:05:20 | |
they're probably one of the leading makers of sort of small collectable ceramics. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:24 | |
OK, so, what do we think for this set of Wade pigs, | 0:05:24 | 0:05:28 | |
including the rare one, the Sunshine Ceramics Woody, as well? | 0:05:28 | 0:05:32 | |
Oh, probably... I don't know. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | |
150, something like that. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:38 | |
-She gets the job. Christine, you get the job! You get the job. -Thank you. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:42 | |
Well, we'll err on the mean side and go £100 to £150. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
Well, James, there's plenty to be hunting through here, isn't there? | 0:05:45 | 0:05:49 | |
-Shall we split up our separate ways and see what else we can find? -Yes. -Yeah. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:53 | |
Well, the pigs banked our first cash of the day, but with our £500 target we need to rack up a lot more yet. | 0:05:54 | 0:06:01 | |
Keith started his search in the garage | 0:06:01 | 0:06:03 | |
and comes up trumps with this large oval mirror. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:06 | |
James thinks it could make us £30 to £50. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:10 | |
Meanwhile, back in the house, Stephanie's dug out a family heirloom | 0:06:10 | 0:06:14 | |
that she wants James's opinion on. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:16 | |
-Where did they come from originally? -They're my grandmother's. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:19 | |
-So you can remember these when you were a kid? -Yeah. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
I'll tell you what I think these are. I mean, they're... | 0:06:22 | 0:06:24 | |
Basically, they're copies of original ones that would have been produced in the 18th century. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:30 | |
-OK. -And these are sort of in the style of probably an 18th century | 0:06:30 | 0:06:35 | |
French artist called Fragonard and he, sort of, did a well-known oil painting | 0:06:35 | 0:06:40 | |
of a girl on a swing being pushed by a chap standing behind, and that's what these are based on. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:47 | |
Now, the bad news is that they're probably... | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
They're probably not more than about 20 or 30 years old and they're very much in that style. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:55 | |
Where were they made? Probably in France or Germany, but do you like them? | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | |
-No! -I'm glad you said that, because I don't either. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:03 | |
The bottom line with things like this is that they're just not very fashionable any more. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:08 | |
But, in fairness, all of the decoration is done by hand, | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
so although the model itself is mass produced in a mould, | 0:07:11 | 0:07:15 | |
all of the painting on this and the gilding has all been put on by hand, | 0:07:15 | 0:07:19 | |
and then all of these little flowers and things, what we call bocage, | 0:07:19 | 0:07:23 | |
has actually been modelled by hand and put on. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:25 | |
-So I would think they're probably worth £20 or £30 each, so £40 to £60 for the two? -OK. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:30 | |
Which actually isn't a lot of money, you know, for what they are and the effort that's gone into them, | 0:07:30 | 0:07:35 | |
-but how does that sound? -Yeah, it sounds great. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:38 | |
OK, now find me something that's trendy and young, like you, yeah? | 0:07:38 | 0:07:42 | |
-Yeah. -Right, off we go. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
Well, they may not be Stephanie or James's cup of tea, but with another £40 in the kitty, I'm a fan. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:52 | |
We're making steady progress towards our water feature fund, so I leave James in charge of the rummaging | 0:07:52 | 0:07:57 | |
and take our soon to be Spanish couple aside for a few minutes. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:01 | |
The place you've got in Spain, looking at the pictures, seems enormous. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:04 | |
I mean, did you buy it as it is or did you build it? | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
No, I've done a bit of work on it myself. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:11 | |
We've added on it, improved on it and made it a bit bigger. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:16 | |
-A bit bigger. -A bit bigger, yes. -Quite a bit bigger. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:19 | |
-So, now it's pretty much all done. -Yeah. -With the exception of your water feature. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:23 | |
Oh, yes. The little doll feature, yes. | 0:08:23 | 0:08:25 | |
Well, I have to say, the garden does look pretty nice. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:28 | |
How much more do you really need to do to it? | 0:08:28 | 0:08:31 | |
Well, it does look nice at the moment out there, but there's nothing ornamental | 0:08:31 | 0:08:35 | |
at the moment and I just think this water feature will just be beautiful. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:40 | |
Well, what are you planning to do when you get there? | 0:08:40 | 0:08:43 | |
Spain is a very big place, get in a vehicle and just drive. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
Yeah, that's what we were saying, weren't we, recently? We would like to get a mobile home and just tour. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:52 | |
-Use that as a base and... Down to Portugal. -It would be wonderful. -Wonderful. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:56 | |
So, you're really going to explore and take on board the whole cultural and emotional side to Spanish life? | 0:08:56 | 0:09:02 | |
-Yeah. -Yeah, exactly. -Yeah. -Oh, yeah. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:04 | |
-I mean, maybe we should be raising money for Spanish lessons! -Maybe! -Ah, si! Si, senor! | 0:09:04 | 0:09:09 | |
It sounds like they're on their way already | 0:09:10 | 0:09:12 | |
and at the thought of all that sunshine I have to say I'm pretty jealous. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
Stephanie's rummaging upstairs and she's proving to have quite a knack, | 0:09:16 | 0:09:21 | |
as she finds this porcelain doll | 0:09:21 | 0:09:23 | |
which James values at a very playful £20 to £40. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:26 | |
And on the landing, | 0:09:26 | 0:09:27 | |
something else catches our expert's eye | 0:09:27 | 0:09:29 | |
-which he thinks might add even more to the Spanish garden fund. -Keith? | 0:09:29 | 0:09:33 | |
Hello. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:35 | |
Is this an old family thing? | 0:09:35 | 0:09:37 | |
-It is indeed, yes. -Where did it come from? | 0:09:37 | 0:09:39 | |
-From my mother. -It's your mum's? | 0:09:39 | 0:09:41 | |
-Yes. -OK, big question. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:43 | |
-Yes? -Was there a twin brother to it? | 0:09:43 | 0:09:46 | |
-Not to my knowledge. -OK, because quite often they were actually made in pairs. -Yeah. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:52 | |
-Do you know who made it? -I believe it was Doulton. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:54 | |
Absolutely right. Doulton, Doulton, Doulton. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:57 | |
Household name in the ceramics world. | 0:09:57 | 0:09:59 | |
-Yeah, sure. -And it's actually made of earthenware. It's not porcelain, you know, high fired? | 0:09:59 | 0:10:03 | |
It's earthenware. Now, this one is actually quite interesting, | 0:10:03 | 0:10:07 | |
because on the bottom here you can see Doulton, Lambeth, England, and that means I can date this | 0:10:07 | 0:10:13 | |
quite precisely, because in 1901, Edward VII granted them a Royal Warrant | 0:10:13 | 0:10:19 | |
and after that they became Royal Doulton as opposed to just Doulton, which is what's written on here. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:25 | |
And what they used to do to get this texturing is, by laying a muslin cloth, like a cotton cloth, | 0:10:25 | 0:10:32 | |
onto the clay when it's still in a wet state, | 0:10:32 | 0:10:34 | |
then you take it off and it leaves the imprint of the cloth in the clay, | 0:10:34 | 0:10:38 | |
and that's what gives it's really nice sort of texture, if you like. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:42 | |
So, value wise, I think with a single vase, | 0:10:42 | 0:10:45 | |
-we're probably looking at the good end of between £60 and £100. -That's excellent. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:49 | |
-But I wish you had his twin brother! -So do I! | 0:10:49 | 0:10:52 | |
-All right, well, come on, let's go have a look. -Very good, thank you. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:55 | |
Well, £60 is still a cracking price for just the one vase. Great work, chaps! | 0:10:55 | 0:11:00 | |
Our fund gets another addition when Christine finds this collection of pillboxes. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:04 | |
James hopes they'll make £50 to £100 when they go under the hammer. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:09 | |
And our expert himself has headed out to the garage | 0:11:09 | 0:11:12 | |
and his rummaging unearths a couple of pretty tea sets, | 0:11:12 | 0:11:15 | |
which he packs off to auction with a £20 to £40 price tag. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:18 | |
Whilst Keith and Steph carry on the search inside, | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
Christine and I have joined James in the garage, | 0:11:21 | 0:11:24 | |
and the lady of the house has made a rather collectable find. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:28 | |
James, what do you think of this? | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
Oh! You've got a box full of spingly spanglies there. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
-I have! -What are they? | 0:11:34 | 0:11:36 | |
These are English miniatures, which I've had from maybe 15, 20 years, now. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:43 | |
They're very much in the sort of style of things like sort of limited editions. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:47 | |
Yes, yes. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:49 | |
I mean, obviously, no great age. You know, '80s, 1980s. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:53 | |
-No. 1980s, perhaps a bit later. -I can't actually see an English hallmark on these. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:57 | |
I can see there is a little mark here, but I just wonder whether they're silver plate or... | 0:11:57 | 0:12:02 | |
Actually, some of them they also produced in pewter, | 0:12:02 | 0:12:05 | |
which they then sort of buffed up | 0:12:05 | 0:12:06 | |
to actually look like silver, but I think at the end of the day, it's of decorative value, | 0:12:06 | 0:12:11 | |
-rather than a sort of rarity or antique value. -Oh, I'd agree, yes. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:15 | |
-I mean, what do we think they're worth? -Well, how many have we got? We've got about 12 here. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:20 | |
-Yes. -I think... I mean, if we put an estimate of sort of 50 to 100 quid on them, | 0:12:20 | 0:12:24 | |
you know, then that sort of, you know... It's a fiver each. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:28 | |
How does that compare with what you bought them for? | 0:12:28 | 0:12:31 | |
I did pay a lot more. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:33 | |
-I thought you might say that! -Yes, I did. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:37 | |
But I've enjoyed them, so it's time for somebody else to. | 0:12:37 | 0:12:41 | |
That's the spirit, Christine. I leave that pair to the rummaging and head back inside the house. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:46 | |
My eyes light up straightaway when I find this oil lamp, | 0:12:46 | 0:12:50 | |
which James hopes could bag us £20 to £30. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:53 | |
We're almost out of time for our rummage today, | 0:12:53 | 0:12:56 | |
but our expert has one last lot that could drive us over the finish line. | 0:12:56 | 0:13:01 | |
-So, did you buy all of these? -Yeah, yeah. Way back in the early '90s. -Oh, OK. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:05 | |
-God, you have got all sorts here. -Yeah, they're lovely. -A big collection. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:09 | |
-And I love the fact they're still in their original boxes. -Of course. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
Well, you certainly went for one of the mainstream names, | 0:13:13 | 0:13:16 | |
because Corgi is just right up there with the best of the manufacturers and, | 0:13:16 | 0:13:20 | |
as you probably know, they've been going for over 50 years. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:23 | |
Now, tell me, you're not a child anymore, so why did you buy them? | 0:13:23 | 0:13:27 | |
Well, I'd already been into collecting model cars. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:31 | |
So, it really was you trying to revisit your youth, a bit of nostalgia? | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
Well, I suppose so, in that sense, if you look at it that way, yes. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:38 | |
I've got you marked down on that. Look at this, though. What is this? | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
Limited edition Greene King, We've got the sort of delivery lorry here with all the barrels on the back. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:47 | |
Beautiful attention to detail. You, in a way... | 0:13:47 | 0:13:50 | |
This is what Corgi really tapped into because by the early '80s, the kids weren't buying them anymore. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:56 | |
The early days of computer games and things like that. | 0:13:56 | 0:13:59 | |
So they had the bright idea of actually going into classic cars so, | 0:13:59 | 0:14:03 | |
in other words, reproducing the old vans and cars from the '30s, '40s, '50s and '60s. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:08 | |
And, in a way, you were their prime customer, someone who loved them, appreciated the history, | 0:14:08 | 0:14:14 | |
liked the detail and actually wanted to sort of just recapture a little bit of your youth. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:20 | |
So, value on all of this? Well, I'm going to give quite a sort of broad value, I think. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:24 | |
If we say somewhere between £100 and £200. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
-That's excellent. Very good, indeed. -And let's hope they go on and make a bit more. -Jolly good. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:32 | |
This all sounds very exciting. So, between 100 and 200. It's a great figure because we were chasing 500. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:38 | |
The grand total, with these included, is around about £490. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:45 | |
-Not bad. -So, a tenner short of 500 quid. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:48 | |
Who knows, it might go up and if it does then I'm sure we'll find a tenner between us, James. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:54 | |
-After you! -So, all we've got to do now is pack it all up and go to an auction. -Yeah. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:59 | |
We've had a great day here with our Spanish couple to be, | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
and have an impressive selection of items to take to auction. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:06 | |
We're hoping the bidders will see the moneymaking potential | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
of our NatWest pigs, | 0:15:09 | 0:15:11 | |
which James valued at between £100 and £150. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:13 | |
I've got high hopes for the nostalgic Corgi trucks, | 0:15:13 | 0:15:17 | |
valued at £100 to £200. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:18 | |
And will the bidders prove that size doesn't matter | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
when it comes to our miniature silver sculptures | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
and their £50 to £100 price tag? | 0:15:24 | 0:15:26 | |
Still to come on Cash In The Attic, our family are trying to see the funny side of things. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:33 | |
But you've got to laugh, haven't you? | 0:15:33 | 0:15:37 | |
And they won't be sad to see the back of some lots. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
-Will you be happy to see these go? -Yes. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
-Aw! -Yes. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
But will we still be smiling when the final hammer falls? | 0:15:46 | 0:15:50 | |
It's been a few weeks since we helped Keith and Christine rummage through their home in Milton Keynes, | 0:15:55 | 0:16:00 | |
where we found a host of mainly modern collectables. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:02 | |
We've brought them here for auction to the West London Auction Rooms in Chiswick. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:06 | |
They're hoping to raise about 500 quid or so for something of a makeover on their Spanish villa, | 0:16:06 | 0:16:11 | |
so let's hope their items attract the eye of the bidders as they go under the hammer. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:16 | |
It may be early, but there are plenty of keen looking bidders arriving already, | 0:16:16 | 0:16:20 | |
so I hope they'll take a shine to our family's lots when they look around the sale room. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:24 | |
Our very own James Rylands certainly seems to have money on his mind today. Morning, James. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:29 | |
-Morning, Jules. -How are you? | 0:16:29 | 0:16:31 | |
Banking my assets. | 0:16:31 | 0:16:32 | |
-I see the piggy has made it to market! -They have made it to market, yes! | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
Fantastic. Now, they're chasing 500 quid for this villa makeover. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:39 | |
We are a bit under that estimate, aren't we? | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
We are a bit under that, but what we've really got to hope is going back to the Corgis, toys for boys... | 0:16:42 | 0:16:47 | |
-You never know. -You never know. -It can always go up. -It can only go up. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
-Well, the piggies have made it to market, let's see if Keith and Christine did. -Good idea. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:55 | |
I certainly hope they have as it won't be long before the auction gets going. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:59 | |
Luckily, we spot our family in the middle of the sale room. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:03 | |
-Morning! -How are we? -Good morning, sir! -Hello. -Hello, Jules. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
You're not allowed to buy them because, remember, you own them. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:10 | |
-You're right. -Oh, why not? -So, Keith, put it down. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:13 | |
Now, we've got high hopes for today. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:15 | |
-Yes, very high. -500 quid or so for this Spanish project. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:19 | |
What's it like seeing all this stuff here out of context? | 0:17:19 | 0:17:22 | |
-Lovely, beautiful. -You just want to get rid? | 0:17:22 | 0:17:24 | |
Yeah. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:25 | |
-Of course. -Time to go. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
Well, the auction is about to start so, James, lead on. Let's see how we do. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:31 | |
If, like Keith and Christine you're heading to auction, | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
then be aware that charges such as commission will be added to your bill | 0:17:36 | 0:17:40 | |
whether you are buying or selling. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:42 | |
Your local auction house will be able to give you all the details. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:45 | |
With the auctioneer in position, | 0:17:45 | 0:17:47 | |
we take our places just as our first lot of the day goes under the hammer. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:50 | |
OK, so, first one up is the modern brass oil lamp, | 0:17:50 | 0:17:55 | |
so decorative value only, £20 to £30, let's see how we get on. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
-That's OK. -Here we go, is it worth £10 for the oil lamp? | 0:17:58 | 0:18:01 | |
£10 I'm bid. A maiden bid of £10. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:03 | |
At £10. I'm selling it for £10. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:05 | |
A maiden bid of £10. It's going, then. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:08 | |
Half the estimate. Well, that's ten quid in the pot. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:12 | |
It's our first money in the bank, | 0:18:12 | 0:18:13 | |
but we'll need the bidders to dig a bit deeper on the rest of our items | 0:18:13 | 0:18:17 | |
if we're going to get that £500 for a Spanish garden makeover. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:21 | |
Hopefully our next lot will prove popular with the sale room, | 0:18:21 | 0:18:25 | |
if not with Keith and Christine. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:27 | |
Next up, these Italian pottery figurines | 0:18:27 | 0:18:29 | |
which you can't wait to see the back of. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:31 | |
Let's just hope somebody else in here does want them. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:35 | |
What are they worth? £20 for them? £10 to go? 10. 12. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:39 | |
14. £14 for those two figures. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:41 | |
At £14. At £14. Does anybody want them for £14? | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
-Still with me then at 14. -Not sold. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
-Unsold. -Ah! | 0:18:48 | 0:18:50 | |
You've got to take them with you. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:51 | |
Unlucky! | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
Oh, dear. I think our family would have been happy | 0:18:54 | 0:18:56 | |
with any amount for the figurines, | 0:18:56 | 0:18:58 | |
but the auctioneer clearly thought | 0:18:58 | 0:19:00 | |
they were worth more, even if no-one else did. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:03 | |
-And it looks like the porcelain doll might struggle to get any bid at all. -There we go. Is it worth £10? | 0:19:03 | 0:19:08 | |
£10, surely, for the little doll. For a tenner? Anybody want it for £10? | 0:19:08 | 0:19:13 | |
I need £10 for it to sell it. Surely, for a tenner? | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
-Nobody want it for £10? -Oh, come on. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
Sorry, past the lot. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:21 | |
That's the second lot winging its way home with Keith and Christine. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:24 | |
Definitely not the result we wanted. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
Surely Christine's silver miniatures will find a new home today? | 0:19:26 | 0:19:30 | |
Now, £50 to £100. Let's hope we get the top end. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
We're chasing 100 quid on these. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:35 | |
Would you be happy to see these go? | 0:19:35 | 0:19:37 | |
-Yes. -Aw! -Yes. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:38 | |
There we go, are they worth £20? Are they worth £10? Start me for a £10 note. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:44 | |
For ten. 12. 14. For £14. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
Are they only worth £14, surely? | 0:19:47 | 0:19:49 | |
-You're having a laugh! -16. 18. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:52 | |
20. 22. 24. 26. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:55 | |
£26, then. At £26 is all I'm bid. | 0:19:55 | 0:19:57 | |
At £26. Not enough. £26. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:02 | |
-Not sold. -Unsold. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:05 | |
You've got to laugh, haven't you? | 0:20:06 | 0:20:10 | |
Well, at least our family are putting a brave face on things. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:14 | |
With four lots sold and only £10 in the bank, it's been a rather disastrous start to the day. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:20 | |
We're hoping it's onwards and upwards, though, | 0:20:20 | 0:20:22 | |
as the green Doulton vase inherited from Keith's mum | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
takes to the rostrum. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:26 | |
James is sounding cautiously optimistic. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
It's quite a tough room here today, so... | 0:20:28 | 0:20:30 | |
But there are specific collectors of Doulton, so we've just got to hope they're here today. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:35 | |
£60 to £80, bring on those Doulton collectors, that's what I say! | 0:20:35 | 0:20:40 | |
Is it worth £30? Start me for 30, somebody? It must be worth £30? | 0:20:40 | 0:20:44 | |
30 I'm bid, thank you. 35. 40. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:46 | |
40 I'm bid there in the red. At £40. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:48 | |
At £40. It's still cheap at 40. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:51 | |
At £40. It can be sold for 40, then. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:53 | |
For £40. It's going at £40. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
All done for 40. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
-Happy with that? -Yes, very well... | 0:20:57 | 0:20:59 | |
-40 quid. -Yeah, I'm happy. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:01 | |
My mum's vase didn't sell at a very good price, | 0:21:01 | 0:21:05 | |
but she's looking down at us and laughing her head off anyway. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:09 | |
But on the day, in the situation we are at the moment, I'm pleased with what we got. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:15 | |
I think Keith's relieved to have another few pounds | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
in the makeover fund at last, even if it is 20 below estimate. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:22 | |
And when the pretty tea sets go under the hammer | 0:21:22 | 0:21:24 | |
it looks to be another step towards our target, albeit a small one. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:29 | |
At £10, it's going, then. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:31 | |
That's only half James's estimate, but with such a difficult sale room, | 0:21:31 | 0:21:35 | |
it really is a case of every pound counts today. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:38 | |
Hopefully, the oval mirror will add at least another £30 to the fund. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:45 | |
210A is an oval mirror with a bevelled plate. Start me for ten. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:48 | |
£10 for it. 10. 12. 14. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:51 | |
For the oval mirror for £14. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:54 | |
At £14. That mirror for £14. Anybody? | 0:21:54 | 0:21:56 | |
£14. Still with me at £14. | 0:21:56 | 0:22:01 | |
Not sold, I'm afraid. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
Still, at least you can... | 0:22:03 | 0:22:05 | |
At least you can keep looking at your wonderful youthful looks for many more years to come. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:09 | |
You know, I'm not sure Keith's convinced, | 0:22:11 | 0:22:13 | |
but at least we're still all smiling, | 0:22:13 | 0:22:15 | |
despite yet another item going unsold. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:17 | |
Surely our next lot will finally bring in the bucks though, today. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:21 | |
The Corgi toys. A collector's favourite, James. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:24 | |
No, it is absolutely and it's in such good condition, so, Keith, this is the big one, here we go. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:30 | |
-Up it comes now. -What's it worth? Start me for £60. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:33 | |
60. 5. 70. 5. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:36 | |
£75 for that lot. At £75. That's £75. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:40 | |
80 I need. At £75 for all the Corgi. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:43 | |
£75, then. 75. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:47 | |
-Not sold. -Not sold. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:49 | |
To be honest, you're as well keeping hold of those because I suspect they will never really go out of fashion. | 0:22:49 | 0:22:54 | |
No, they won't. It just didn't happen today. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
I'm very pleased that didn't go, because I've been quite attached to them for a long time | 0:22:57 | 0:23:01 | |
and I might even take them to Spain with me and put them in display cases, who knows? | 0:23:01 | 0:23:06 | |
But that's life. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:09 | |
Well, Keith seems pleased to be taking the Corgi toys home, | 0:23:09 | 0:23:13 | |
but it is a massive blow to our target. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:15 | |
With only two lots left to sell and just £60 in the bank so far, our £500 target is a long way off. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:22 | |
But, hopefully, our next lot will be just what the doctor ordered. | 0:23:22 | 0:23:26 | |
It's the collection of pillboxes. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
Thank you. Are they worth £20? | 0:23:29 | 0:23:30 | |
£20 for them. For 20, surely. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:32 | |
20 I'm bid. 22. 24. 26. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:36 | |
£26. At £26. 28, there. 30. 32. £32. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:41 | |
I'm going to sell them for £32. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
At £32. They're going for £32. At £32. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:48 | |
£32. They're selling for £32. | 0:23:48 | 0:23:51 | |
32, 221. | 0:23:51 | 0:23:54 | |
It's under estimate, | 0:23:54 | 0:23:55 | |
but the auctioneer felt there was enough interest in the room | 0:23:55 | 0:23:58 | |
and a fair price had been reached. | 0:23:58 | 0:24:00 | |
Although a relief to have another sale, | 0:24:00 | 0:24:02 | |
our auction day is nearly over, | 0:24:02 | 0:24:04 | |
so everything is riding on the NatWest pigs. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:07 | |
Can they bank us some much needed cash? | 0:24:07 | 0:24:09 | |
What are they worth? Start me at £50 for them? 55. 60. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:14 | |
5. £65 for the piggybanks. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:16 | |
At 65. 70 there, madam. 75. 80. 85. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:21 | |
90. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:23 | |
£90. At £90. Going for 90. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:26 | |
If that's what the market decides they're worth at the moment, then that's what they're worth. | 0:24:26 | 0:24:32 | |
-Did you ever have 90 quid in them? -No. | 0:24:32 | 0:24:34 | |
Just as well they've gone, then! | 0:24:34 | 0:24:36 | |
Well, it's the closest thing we've had to an on estimate sale today, and not a moment too soon. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:42 | |
With that vital addition to the garden makeover fund, it's time to see how we've done. | 0:24:42 | 0:24:47 | |
Well, James, to say it's been a disappointing day is probably something of an understatement. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:54 | |
We were chasing 500 quid for you to give your Spanish villa something of a makeover in the garden. | 0:24:54 | 0:25:00 | |
How do you think we've done? | 0:25:00 | 0:25:02 | |
No idea. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:04 | |
You look heartbroken, mate! | 0:25:04 | 0:25:06 | |
OK, here's the news. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:09 | |
We were chasing 500 quid. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:12 | |
-We're coming away with £182. -That is disappointing. -It is disappointing. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:17 | |
You know what it means, Keith, don't you? It means you're going to have to do all the renovations yourself. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:23 | |
So much for retirement! | 0:25:23 | 0:25:24 | |
Well, they may not have had the most successful day at auction, | 0:25:30 | 0:25:34 | |
but our couple are enjoying some time in Spain and trying to look on the bright side. | 0:25:34 | 0:25:39 | |
The auction was pretty bad, but then, mind you, it was a good day, wasn't it? Thoroughly enjoyed it. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:44 | |
-Fantastic. -What a bit of fun we had, didn't we? -Oh, yes, sure. Very unusual. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:47 | |
Yeah. I mean, at least we raised some money. | 0:25:47 | 0:25:51 | |
Without the cash to buy a brand new fountain, Keith's been set to work repairing the old one. | 0:25:51 | 0:25:56 | |
Meanwhile, Christine heads off to spend the money they did make on some new pots for the garden. | 0:25:56 | 0:26:02 | |
Oh, wonderful! | 0:26:02 | 0:26:04 | |
Good job, Keith, although your work isn't done yet, | 0:26:04 | 0:26:07 | |
as it looks like Christine's new purchases have just arrived. | 0:26:07 | 0:26:10 | |
I thought the big round pot could go in the front. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:12 | |
In the front and then you've got the two yellow ones. | 0:26:12 | 0:26:15 | |
Our couple have clearly enjoyed spending the bit of cash they did make at auction | 0:26:15 | 0:26:19 | |
and are ready for their life in the sunshine. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:22 | |
The patio is all near enough done and the fountain is fantastic. | 0:26:22 | 0:26:26 | |
And living out in Spain, what more do you want? Brilliant. | 0:26:26 | 0:26:30 | |
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