0:00:02 > 0:00:08Welcome to Cash In The Attic. We're on the trail of treasures in your home that you can sell at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12You know how they say that the world is getting smaller and smaller?
0:00:12 > 0:00:15I think I've just discovered that it's true.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18This is Bekonscot Village in Buckinghamshire,
0:00:18 > 0:00:22a miniature kingdom that takes you right back to the 1930s.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27It was established by a London accountant, Roland Callingham, 80 years ago.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32And every year, thousands of visitors still come here to enjoy its charms.
0:00:32 > 0:00:39Mr Callingham and his team of model builders turned their hands to making a replica of Bekonscot town.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43It was a popular hobby in the 1920s and '30s before the age of TV
0:00:43 > 0:00:46and many local children got involved in the project.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51Today, the model town stands as a reminder of how we used to live.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58We may not be lucky enough to find anything quite as cute as this,
0:00:58 > 0:01:04but it's high time we set off in search of antiques and collectables that we can take to that auction.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30'Coming up on Cash In The Attic, it's hard to say goodbye to old friends.'
0:01:30 > 0:01:35- So all of this has got to go?- Yes. - There was a hesitancy there. - I know, but yes.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39'There are some differing opinions over the antiques.'
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- It's the sort of thing I'd put on the tip.- Stop it!
0:01:42 > 0:01:47- 'But someone soon learns the true value of our items.' - He can't believe it!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Everything is suddenly full-size
0:01:50 > 0:01:53cos I've come a few miles down the road to Amersham
0:01:53 > 0:01:57and I'm going to meet a couple who have called us in
0:01:57 > 0:02:01to help them raise money for a rather special house-warming.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07'This five-bedroom bungalow has been home to Viv Clements for 24 years.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11'She lived here with her late husband Steve who died 11 years ago
0:02:11 > 0:02:15'and her son Chris, now 21 and studying in Bristol.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21'Just a few years ago, Viv met Ken and love blossomed the second time around for them.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26'Now they're making plans and that's where Cash In The Attic comes in.'
0:02:26 > 0:02:31- Good morning.- There you are!- You look gorgeous.- Thank you. So do you.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36I've just been to a model village. It was lovely, set in the 1930s.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41- Everything was tiny, but everything looks small to you. - Were the antiques tiny too?
0:02:41 > 0:02:45I would have needed you there to tell me things like that.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50- Who are we meeting today? - A very nice couple. It's rather a nice story.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54They met three years ago, I think, and it's going extremely well.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- And antiques, collectables for sale?- I hope so.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04- Why don't you get started and look around?- I shall do that. - I'll go and meet the happy couple.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- Well, good morning.- Good morning. - Viv, Ken!- Good morning.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14I've been looking forward to meeting you. I've heard all about you.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18You look like a happy couple. You really do.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20So why did you call us in?
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Well, I'm going to be moving in with Ken in September.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29- That's a result!- I'm going to be renting my house out for a couple of years.
0:03:29 > 0:03:35I thought, "What can I do with some of this stuff?" I want it to go to good homes.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39There's no room for it at Ken's, so, um...there you are.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Well, I'm very glad to be here.
0:03:41 > 0:03:47- Are you a lover of antiques and collectables?- Absolutely not. I hate antiques.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52It's going to be a good day(!) So why have you called us in?
0:03:52 > 0:03:57Well, earlier on this year, in April, Ken and I bought a flat together in Devon.
0:03:57 > 0:04:03- Really?- Although he's the major shareholder. I think my share is the taps, actually.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- The taps and the loo.- Very important parts of the house, I have to say!
0:04:07 > 0:04:13It's like a new build because it's a converted hotel, so we've got blank walls.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17I'd like to buy a couple of prints or paintings - Devon seascape, ideally.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21What a lovely idea! Excellent. So how much money do you think we need?
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- We thought about 300.- 350. - She's going to go for 350.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31We'll take the higher target. £350 for a couple of beautiful seascape prints.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- All right, let's rummage. This way?- Great.
0:04:35 > 0:04:42'Because Viv isn't selling the bungalow, she doesn't feel too sad about leaving her family home.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47'I'm sure we'll find plenty of collectables here today to raise that £350,
0:04:47 > 0:04:51'so she can buy a special piece of artwork for the holiday home.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53'Jonty is the man for the job.
0:04:53 > 0:04:59'With 20 years of experience in the antiques business, we can count on him to find the hidden treasures
0:04:59 > 0:05:02'that will lure in the bidders.'
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- He's already at work. Jonty, here's Viv.- Hi.- Hi, Viv.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09You're in her son's bedroom and what have you found?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11I've got a pair of prints.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16These are not the original Winnie the Pooh drawings by EH Shepard.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- But they're certainly worth putting into the auction sale.- Oh, good.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- Are you a bit of a fan?- Well, I was.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25When I was first married and just before,
0:05:25 > 0:05:31my husband and I just got into reading Winnie the Pooh poems and books, cos they're quite adult.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34They're not really children's books.
0:05:34 > 0:05:40- We just kind of got into it and started buying each other Winnie the Poohs.- Oh, my goodness me!
0:05:40 > 0:05:44And Snoopies. I don't know if you think they would be collectable?
0:05:44 > 0:05:50They're definitely worth putting into the auction sale, but why would you want to get rid of them?
0:05:50 > 0:05:52It's so difficult, isn't it?
0:05:52 > 0:05:57There's nowhere to put them at Ken's when I move in with Ken.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01I think it's a case now of a new life and moving on.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06I can't even take them to a charity shop because they're not safety-tested.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11- I just couldn't take them to the tip.- No, absolutely not. They're gorgeous.
0:06:11 > 0:06:17- They are lovely.- Is this Eeyore? - It's Eeyore.- He was my favourite!
0:06:17 > 0:06:22- Complete with his detachable... - I love that.- Which one was your first?- Oh, let me think.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26This little fellow, much loved, would have been the first.
0:06:26 > 0:06:33I like him probably the best of all because he is more the AA Milne teddy bear, rather than the Disney one.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38- There's quite a difference, isn't there?- All of this has got to go?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Yes.- There was a hesitancy there. - I know, but yes.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45OK, well, how much do you think we might be able to realise?
0:06:45 > 0:06:50I'm just totting it all up now here, really. We're not going to get a vast fortune
0:06:50 > 0:06:56simply because some of the teddies have been what I would call technically "over-loved".
0:06:56 > 0:06:58There's no such thing.
0:06:58 > 0:07:04- But they're definitely worth putting into the auction sale. We're looking at about £20 to £40.- Yeah.
0:07:04 > 0:07:10- It's more important they go to a good home.- Put those back on the bed.- Bye, Eeyore.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- We'll go and find more goodies. - Yes, absolutely.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16'So, £20 to £40 for the ever-so-loved bears and prints.
0:07:16 > 0:07:22'It's a modest beginning to our quest for cash, but we've got the whole house to search.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27'There's another soft toy, but it's the less cuddly pine chest I spot
0:07:27 > 0:07:30'as a possible contender for the auction.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33'Jonty gives it a value of £10 to £20.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38'There are lots of bits and bobs scattered around and Jonty is in his element,
0:07:38 > 0:07:41'casting his expert eye over everything.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44'And Ken has made his first find.'
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Jonty, take a look at this. What is it?
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Ah! This is a proper offensive weapon.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56This is a Maori wahaika. Does that make sense?
0:07:56 > 0:08:04Yes, Viv and her late husband went to New Zealand and they brought it back as a souvenir, I guess.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09The wahaika, as it kind of like looks, is a hand-held club.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13An object like this will have been carved out of one piece of wood.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17So if you can sort of sense the size and shape of the wood
0:08:17 > 0:08:21and by definition this will have to be a relatively hard timber.
0:08:21 > 0:08:27I can't tell you exactly what timber this is made of because there's lots of indigenous timbers
0:08:27 > 0:08:29that do come from New Zealand,
0:08:29 > 0:08:34but I can tell you that these stylised eyes are mother-of-pearl.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38And it's really been very cleverly done.
0:08:38 > 0:08:44- So this will still have been hand-carved.- Right.- You can't machine something like this.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47I'm assuming because it's tucked into a cupboard here
0:08:47 > 0:08:53and we're not going to get any marauding Maori tribes coming to attack us any minute soon...
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Is this an object that you might want to take to the auction sale?
0:08:57 > 0:09:03- I think so, yes.- You won't want this hanging on your wall at home? - Definitely not.- OK.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08- At auction, we're looking at £20 to £30.- Great. I think that's fine.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Is it time to hunt some more items out?- Follow me.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15'He seems only too pleased to see the back of that Maori club.
0:09:15 > 0:09:21'I hope Viv's feeling the same. She's busy looking over this alabaster chess set.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24'Its pieces are an Aztec design
0:09:24 > 0:09:28'and she's happy to see it go to auction for £10 to £20.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33'What's in here? If I throw this hard enough, will it come back?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36'Hmm, thought not!
0:09:36 > 0:09:42'Viv's headed to the garage to see if there's anything else she might be willing to send to the saleroom.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45'It doesn't take her long to find something.'
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Jonty! I think I've got something here.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Oh, you're in here? - I'm in here, yeah.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- Have a look at these. - Oh, can I have a look?- Yes, sure.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58So we've got... Let's have a look at this.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01This is signed, so this is a limited edition.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06- "Somerset Hill."- And this is by Alan Jessett.- Yeah.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- He's an artist from Lyme Regis, correct?- He is.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14He mainly did book illustrations, but he did do some paintings as well
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- and he was my late husband Steve's uncle.- Oh, really?
0:10:18 > 0:10:24- And I think fairly well-known in the Lyme Regis area.- Yes, he is very well-known in the local area.
0:10:24 > 0:10:30- What else have we got? - We've got the bird of prey. - And a watercolour of a church?
0:10:30 > 0:10:36- Yeah. In fact, I didn't even know he did watercolours.- Let's pop that back there.- It's quite nice colours.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40- And there's another...- We've got a fantastic mountain here as well.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- "The Welsh mountains."- Yeah. - Look at that!
0:10:43 > 0:10:50- I particularly like... My favourites are these two.- Yeah.- The contrast between the two is very nice.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Now, Ken's nowhere to be seen.
0:10:52 > 0:10:58- Are these pictures that you can hang up in the house?- I...
0:10:58 > 0:11:03Yes, these two he quite likes, but they wouldn't go in the flat
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- and there isn't any room in the house.- Right.
0:11:06 > 0:11:12- So I think they probably could go. - You're happy to let the whole collection go?- Yeah.
0:11:12 > 0:11:18Because they're by the same artist, that's good news. We've got three prints and the original watercolour.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- We're looking at £40 to £60.- That's fine.- Are you happy about that?- Yes.
0:11:22 > 0:11:28- What will I do with them otherwise? - We want to raise some money for some art that you do want.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- Yes.- Back to the house?- OK.
0:11:30 > 0:11:37'With so many memories of her late husband, it must be tough for Viv to part with some of these items.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42'Ken is still working hard and Jonty turns up a rather cute find.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47'It's a little bear that's not only rather sweet, it's also a money box.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53'He seems happy enough, so we leave him to it
0:11:53 > 0:11:56'while I hear about Ken and Viv's unusual meeting.'
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- It's nice to sit down for a minute, isn't it?- Yes.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05But I am glad for this opportunity because I wanted to ask you more about how you met.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- Well...- I've been told it's quite a story.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13About three years ago, I got a phone call at work one afternoon
0:12:13 > 0:12:16from an old friend that I hadn't seen for ages
0:12:16 > 0:12:20and the first thing she said was, "Are you seeing anyone?"
0:12:20 > 0:12:24I said, "No, when would I have time to meet anyone?"
0:12:24 > 0:12:31But she said that she and her husband had a very old friend who had been widowed a couple of years before,
0:12:31 > 0:12:36had booked to go on holiday to Bermuda with a friend and the friend couldn't go.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40And he was saying that he didn't want to go on his own.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46He was round there for dinner and they said, "I wonder if Viv is seeing anyone?"
0:12:46 > 0:12:48So I said, "Hang on a minute.
0:12:48 > 0:12:56"You're saying to me, do I want to go to Bermuda with a man I've never met in less than four weeks' time?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59"Don't be ridiculous. You're off your rocks!"
0:12:59 > 0:13:03But she persuaded me that it might be worth meeting him
0:13:03 > 0:13:06because she was convinced that we would get on.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09So it was kind of like a blind date, really?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Well, I said, "All right, I'll meet him then."
0:13:12 > 0:13:15So I invited them and him round for lunch.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17We got on really well.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22I decided, "Oh, what the hell? I'll go to Bermuda with him.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27"If it works out, fine. If not, nobody's lost anything, have they?"
0:13:27 > 0:13:32Ken, what did you think when you walked into this lady's house?
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Well, two seconds in the door and she said, "Do you like football?"
0:13:36 > 0:13:41To which I said, "Well, um, it's all right."
0:13:41 > 0:13:47And she said, "You've got to be a Tottenham Hotspur fan round here, if you want to be here."
0:13:47 > 0:13:51And so after I told her I liked Arsenal,
0:13:51 > 0:13:55we moved on from there and it went very well.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- It was quite an easy-going thing. - Yeah, it was.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- So off you went to Bermuda, hardly knowing one another?- We did.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07And, you know, nearly three years down the line, I'm moving in with him.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11That's amazing. So were you looking for "lurve"?
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- No.- Not really, no.- No, not at all.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19I think that's the best. When you're not looking, you find things.
0:14:19 > 0:14:25OK, you're both retired, so now you've got lots of time to enjoy your holiday home and to call us in.
0:14:25 > 0:14:31- You wouldn't have been able to do that before.- No way. - Don't sit there too long.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33We've got a lot more to do. Come on.
0:14:33 > 0:14:39'With a brand-new holiday home by the sea, it would be great to raise that £350,
0:14:39 > 0:14:42'so Viv can buy a wonderful print of her choice.
0:14:42 > 0:14:48'Jonty has been busy and spots this Beswick horse and pretty porcelain Royal Worcester egg coddlers.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52'Did you know that coddled eggs are posh poached eggs?
0:14:52 > 0:14:58'Once the eggs are cooked, the lid is removed and, voila, breakfast is served.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03'There is still a market for coddlers and Jonty reckons that, along with the horse,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06'they'll fetch £20 to £30 as a job lot.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10'There are plenty more interesting items around the bungalow.
0:15:10 > 0:15:16'How about these carved elephants and face masks? They were bought by Viv in Kenya and Bali.
0:15:16 > 0:15:23'Jonty suggests they're put into the auction as a single lot with a value of £15 to £20.'
0:15:23 > 0:15:28Jennie, Ken, come and have a look at this. Do you think this is worth anything?
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- You've found a naked man?- He's got a fig leaf. He has got a fig leaf.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38- Shall we check with Jonty?- Good idea. Jonty!- Jonty, come and have a look at this. It's very heavy.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- She's found a naked man.- It's Mercury, isn't it?- It certainly is.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47- You can tell it's Mercury with these little winged ankles. - He's rather splendid.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- He's quite nice. - I wouldn't mind his body!
0:15:50 > 0:15:54You already have it. Well, there or thereabouts.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- It's interesting you say that as the body was based after mine(!)- OK.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01What's it worth? What's it worth?
0:16:01 > 0:16:07If we put it into the auction sale, I think we could get around the £100 mark for it.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11So, at auction, we're looking at £80 to £120, that sort of figure.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16- What do you think of that, Ken? - I think that's excellent. I'm amazed.- Are you?
0:16:16 > 0:16:21- It's the sort of thing I'd put on the tip.- Oh, stop it! - You wouldn't!- He's horrible!
0:16:21 > 0:16:26- You seriously wouldn't? - No, but it's not the sort of thing I would show much interest in.
0:16:26 > 0:16:32- But now I know how much it's worth, I am very interested. - You like it even more now.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- So he's off to the auction?- Yes. - And you'll be a happy man.- Yeah.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41You'd better sit down somewhere and we'll go and look somewhere else.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44'So, £80 to £120 for the bronze statue.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49'Ken may be new to the antiques game, but he's learning fast.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53'He's found this quality Balinese painting. Viv is happy for it to go.
0:16:56 > 0:17:02'Viv really has proved herself quite a collector during her travels over the past 30 years,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06'but now it's time to make a new start.'
0:17:06 > 0:17:12So, Viv, this must be a dream come true for you - a second chance of happiness.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Yes, very much so, and I certainly wasn't looking for anyone else.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20My priority when Steve died was Chris.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24I carried on working full-time as well, so that wasn't easy.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28But it's a chance for both of us, isn't it?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31He was very young, Chris, when your husband died.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35That must have been so tough bringing him up.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38It was difficult. I had to find childcare for him.
0:17:38 > 0:17:44At that age, it's quite difficult, and also somebody that could take him to swimming.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48He was a competitive swimmer from about the age of 10 and a half!
0:17:48 > 0:17:54I had to have somebody pick him up from school, take him to swimming training. Then I picked him up.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56He's achieved really well.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00Yes, he reached national standard which was brilliant.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03That was his goal. He did that as a 16-year-old.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07He won quite a lot of medals. You've seen them in the house, haven't you?
0:18:07 > 0:18:13I have noticed that the house is festooned with medals that Chris won over the years.
0:18:13 > 0:18:19The other thing I've noticed is that in your bedroom you've got a picture that many women wouldn't have.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23It's White Hart Lane, Spurs' ground, there on the wall, pride of place.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28- I'm quite a fanatical Spurs fan. - You're a season ticket holder? - Yes. Yes.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32I'm surprised you're looking for seascapes for your place in Devon.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35I thought you might be taking all the Spurs stuff.
0:18:35 > 0:18:41One, I'm not sure Ken would be over-keen. He's not quite as keen on football as me.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46But the place lends itself to have a sort of seascape print
0:18:46 > 0:18:50because it's an open-plan living-kitchen-dining area
0:18:50 > 0:18:55with a balcony and we can see the sea, which is rather lovely.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57It would set the room off nicely.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01So, if we're going to get these prints, back to work.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05Come on. They're probably wondering where we are.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09'Viv's a real trouper. She's done a great job bringing up her son alone,
0:19:09 > 0:19:14'as well as holding down a job as a training and development manager.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17'We're not too far off raising the funds for the print
0:19:17 > 0:19:23'as we've already totted up £265-worth of items to take to auction.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27'And Jonty's found something that he's rather excited about.'
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Viv, come and have a look at this. - Yeah.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Look at this. This is a Nolan print.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36It is, it is. It's called "Kelly".
0:19:36 > 0:19:43- Ned Kelly?- It's Ned Kelly, but not his original Ned Kelly of the '40s with the metal mask.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48That's one that he did... '65, he painted the original. I know that.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Wow! So where did you acquire it?
0:19:50 > 0:19:54It was given to Steve's mother
0:19:54 > 0:19:58by a dear friend as a present when they came out as prints.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04It's a limited edition print of 65 that they did, so she told us it was worth something actually.
0:20:04 > 0:20:10Here we've got the limited edition down at the bottom and this is his signature here.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15It's incredible because he's best known for this art, for the art of Ned Kelly,
0:20:15 > 0:20:22and he was part of the avant-garde group of artists known as the... Wait for this - the Angry Penguins.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- Isn't that a fabulous name?- Yes.
0:20:24 > 0:20:31I think this is going to make all the difference if we were to sell this at auction. Might you sell it?
0:20:31 > 0:20:35I think I would, depending on how much you think I could get for him.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38At auction, we're looking at £200 to £300.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- I'd like to protect it, I think, with a reserve.- Not a problem.
0:20:42 > 0:20:48- I don't think it's worth selling it for less than 200. - That's what reserves are for.
0:20:48 > 0:20:54And auctioneers give their guide, so we'll need to have a chat with the auctioneer. I can do that.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- If we can sell that, you'll have fine art on your wall.- Wonderful.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- I'm going to leave that there and we'll carry on.- OK.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05'Wow, Viv really knows her stuff!
0:21:05 > 0:21:08'If she carries on like this, we can send Jonty home.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13'She's sensible to put a reserve on something she's so fond of.
0:21:13 > 0:21:19'The day's coming to a close and we've turned up some fantastic finds to take to the saleroom.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22'Has Jonty come up trumps again?'
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Guys, can you have a look at this coffee table with me?
0:21:28 > 0:21:33- The coffee table? Right. - Is this a piece of furniture you might consider selling?
0:21:33 > 0:21:36What do you think?
0:21:36 > 0:21:44We were talking about this a few days ago. We both love the table, but haven't got anywhere to put it.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- So, yeah, I would consider that going.- OK.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Now, from its design, the shape, the simplicity,
0:21:52 > 0:21:57the tropical hardwood that they've used round the outside, the colour,
0:21:57 > 0:22:03this table is a Scandinavian, early 1970s piece of furniture.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06If you have a look at these tiles,
0:22:06 > 0:22:12- I've had a closer look at them and all of the design work is hand done.- Is it?
0:22:12 > 0:22:18And the colour, this orange, tangerine colour, again very, very popular
0:22:18 > 0:22:22in the late 1960s, through to the early '70s. Remember that?
0:22:22 > 0:22:27We even had an Axminster carpet in this colour,
0:22:27 > 0:22:34- combined with some blue dralon-covered furniture. - You must have been so cool, Ken!
0:22:34 > 0:22:36How times have changed.
0:22:36 > 0:22:42- Well, what comes around goes around. Not long ago, pieces like this would have been skipped.- Yes.
0:22:42 > 0:22:49But not any more. Certain people will want to buy this and there are dealers who want to trade in it.
0:22:49 > 0:22:55Not everyone. This is still a niche market, so we can't put a lot on this at an auction sale.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59As a consequence, we're not talking large sums of money.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03We're looking at £20-£40. That sort of region.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- Hopefully, lots of people will really want to buy it.- Fine.
0:23:07 > 0:23:13- I probably would have dumped it so that's brilliant. - I'm glad we came!
0:23:13 > 0:23:19Did I hear a cash register there? I was just rummaging there and you've done it without me.
0:23:19 > 0:23:25- A little coffee table, wonderful quality.- Hideous colour! Oh, sorry - I don't like it.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- That's in fashion now!- Is it? Oh, is it? Sorry!
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- Jenny has no idea. - No, I have no idea. Not my colour.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38But the good news is that means you don't have to rummage any more.
0:23:38 > 0:23:44- Have you added it up?- I have. If you add on this... We always go on the lowest estimate, actually.
0:23:44 > 0:23:50Add £20 to the total so far and we hope that at auction you will make your target.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53In fact, you should make £485 with this.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58- That should buy a couple of prints. - OK, the theory is wonderful.
0:23:58 > 0:24:05- Well done. Love the theory. Can we realise it in practice?- The test is the auction.- Depends who's there.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- We shall see you at the auction. - Excellent.
0:24:08 > 0:24:14'It's been a real pleasure meeting love birds Ken and Viv. I'm almost tempted to buy a new hat!
0:24:14 > 0:24:18'I hope the bidders will fall in love with our many items.
0:24:18 > 0:24:24'Some of the pieces we're taking are the prints valued at £40-£60.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30'That bronze Mercury statue in Viv's family for generations.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33'Jonty's valued it at £80-£120.
0:24:33 > 0:24:40'And possibly the most interesting item is the signed, limited edition Nolan print of Ned Kelly.
0:24:40 > 0:24:46'Jonty reckons a budding collector will snap it up for an impressive £200-£300.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53'Still to come: Ken's still in a state of disbelief.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00'Will the bears find a happy home?' She's delighted if they don't sell.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05'And will our star item, the Ned Kelly print, make a killing?'
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Phone bidder! 'Find out later in the show.'
0:25:14 > 0:25:20This has been a really quick turnaround. It's just a few days since we were with Viv and Ken
0:25:20 > 0:25:24and today we're here at Bamford's auction rooms in Derby.
0:25:24 > 0:25:30Remember, Viv wants to raise £350 so she can buy some artwork for their new pad in Devon.
0:25:30 > 0:25:36So let's hope the bidders are out in force when her items go under the hammer.
0:25:36 > 0:25:42There's always a buzz on auction day and there are already some early birds here
0:25:42 > 0:25:44hoping to make some special finds.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Jonty's been looking over a few masterpieces.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53- Hey, Jonty.- Hi, Jennie.- I'm really surprised Viv's selling this one.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58To me, that's everything she's after for Devon. Vibrant colours.
0:25:58 > 0:26:04I like these. They're really colourful and have come back into fashion, like the coffee table.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08The one I wasn't so keen on! That's right.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13- We've got quite a lot of artwork today. Think we're in the right place?- Yes.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17We've also got the amazing Nolan print.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- We've got to sell that.- Yes. We're plain sailing if we sell that.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- I've put an estimate of £200-£300. - A lot of dosh.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Will we be laughing? Or crying?
0:26:28 > 0:26:34I've come up with a solution. If we can't make the target
0:26:34 > 0:26:37we could just hang you on the wall.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39You're all flowery and lovely!
0:26:39 > 0:26:43- Just hang on the wall like this! - Perfect! Job done, eh?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Let's go see if they've arrived.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50'While Jonty has high expectations for the bidding,
0:26:50 > 0:26:55'Viv's saying goodbye to an old friend.' Oh, hello!
0:26:55 > 0:26:57- Hi, how are you?- How's Winnie?
0:26:57 > 0:27:02He's a bit disorientated. He's never been north of Watford Gap before.
0:27:02 > 0:27:08- And is he going to be sold? - I hope so. I hope they go to a good home. That's what I'd really like.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- How are you feeling, Ken? - Not too bad, thank you.- Confident?
0:27:12 > 0:27:18- There's no room in the car for it going back, so I hope so! - Oh, well.
0:27:18 > 0:27:25- Quiet confidence there. Viv? - I'm having a panic that nobody likes the things I've treasured for years!
0:27:25 > 0:27:31- We do all feel that at the beginning. It is quite nervy. - Have you put any reserves on?
0:27:31 > 0:27:35Only the Ned Kelly, which is a reserve of £200.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38I don't want to give that away.
0:27:38 > 0:27:44- That's fine.- Fair enough. Fingers crossed that somebody, or two people, will bid for that.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49- Yes.- OK.- Ready to take our places? - Yes, absolutely.- Follow me.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53'Our first item's about to come up. At least we're all keen!'
0:27:53 > 0:27:59Now how are we going to do with with your horse and egg coddlers?
0:27:59 > 0:28:04- I haven't got a clue!- Neither do I! But Jonty thinks they will be £20-worth.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09- £20-£30.- I hope so.- I was feeling a little hoarse, but I'm fine now.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13- Talking of which... - OK, let's see how we do.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15A Beswick-type bay horse...
0:28:15 > 0:28:20- Come on, look happy! - I'm scared!- You're scared, too?!
0:28:20 > 0:28:2315 do I see? At £12. And £15 now?
0:28:23 > 0:28:2815. 18. £20 has it. 2 do I see?
0:28:28 > 0:28:29At £20. And 2 now?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32At £20 to the left.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35At £20. All done and selling? At 20.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39- Excellent!- That's all we need. - 20 in the kitty.- Happy?- Yes!
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- Relieved now.- Well, something sold!
0:28:43 > 0:28:48'£20 is right on the button and a healthy start to proceedings.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54'Next up are those prints that Jonty had his eagle eye on earlier today.'
0:28:54 > 0:28:56This lot is the prints.
0:28:56 > 0:29:03Are you sad to see those go? Because we were talking earlier about the blue.
0:29:03 > 0:29:09- You're wearing blue! - I am a little bit, but if they go to a good home, that's fine.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13If they didn't sell, it wouldn't be a problem.
0:29:13 > 0:29:20- But that blue one would go very nicely with your Devon pad. - I agree.- Started a domestic!
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- We discussed it!- Oh! - Jennie, shall we leave them to it?
0:29:26 > 0:29:31Well, if it doesn't sell, it won't be the end of the world. And if it does, brilliant.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- I've got two commission bids.- Good!
0:29:34 > 0:29:39- And I can start at £25. 28 do I see?- You get all excited.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43At £25. 28. 30.
0:29:43 > 0:29:462. 35. 40 bid.
0:29:46 > 0:29:4840 has it. And 2 do I see?
0:29:48 > 0:29:50All done at £40.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- £40.- Oh, well.- We just got there.
0:29:53 > 0:30:00'£40 isn't going to mean Viv and Ken can paint the town red just yet, but they made the lowest estimate.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04'The chess set is one of our more unusual items
0:30:04 > 0:30:07'and I think worth every penny.'
0:30:07 > 0:30:11I was walking around and I saw it and I loved it.
0:30:11 > 0:30:18I'd quite forgotten it was yours. I looked it up - £10-£20. I think it's a fab bargain.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- At £10. And £12.- Come on!
0:30:21 > 0:30:25- 15 seated.- It's going to sell. - 20. 2. 5?
0:30:25 > 0:30:28At £22. 5 do I see?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31All done and selling at £22.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Good. Still cheap, but I'm very happy with that.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40It wasn't perfect. It had chipped bits where the cat plays with it!
0:30:40 > 0:30:45'Check mate. At £22, that's £2 over Jonty's highest estimate.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49'Not a king's ransom, but moving in the right direction.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54'Next up is that distinctive Scandinavian coffee table.'
0:30:55 > 0:31:02Now there's a sea of brown here, but nothing retro in the room at all. I just wonder how this will go.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08I've got seven bids on commission and I can start at £35. 40 do I see?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11At £35. 40 now?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13At £35. 40 do I see?
0:31:13 > 0:31:17- 40. 5. 50? - She's speechless for once, Jennie!
0:31:17 > 0:31:21At £45. 50 beats it. £50 against commissions.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- At £50, all done.- There we go, Viv.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Oh, Jennie!
0:31:28 > 0:31:31I said it was quality.
0:31:31 > 0:31:38'A good find by Jonty and £50 is a nice earner on a piece Viv would have sent to the tip.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42'I wonder if anyone is in the market for a cute little bear
0:31:42 > 0:31:45'to save their money in.'
0:31:45 > 0:31:50- You and your bears! - 20?- Come on!- £10?- A fiver?
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- Come on.- £8, then. - A fiver.- 5, then.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Everywhere(!) £5. 6.
0:31:58 > 0:32:007. 8.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02- 9.- Come on!- 10, do I see?
0:32:02 > 0:32:07At £9. 10 now? £9. 10 to take a little bear home.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10No? At £9 and selling.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17He was trying. Good auctioneer. An extra pound goes to you.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22'Well, it was hard work to get £9, but at least it sold.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25'Every penny really does count.
0:32:25 > 0:32:31'So how will the Maori carving fare? Can we get over the estimate?'
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- £15.- 15. - It shall be sold at £15.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39'Well, we're having a struggle to keep up with Jonty's valuations.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42'That's £5 below what we banked on,
0:32:42 > 0:32:47'but, all in all, our first half has been reasonable and it all sold.
0:32:47 > 0:32:55'I hope the low prices on some items won't have too serious an effect on the chances of reaching the target.'
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Well, we're halfway through. You were so nervous. How are you now?
0:32:59 > 0:33:04- Everything so far has sold, so yeah, I feel fine.- So far, so good.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Your target is 350.
0:33:06 > 0:33:11We are almost there. We're not quite on it yet.
0:33:11 > 0:33:17- We are at £156. - We're getting there.- Perfect. It's steady as she goes right now.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22We've still got big items to come. Your print, your toys!
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- We've got the biggie to come, so fingers crossed.- Absolutely.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30We've done enough to deserve a break, so come with me.
0:33:30 > 0:33:37'If you're thinking of buying or selling at an auction, remember commission and other charges apply.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40'Check with the sale room first.
0:33:40 > 0:33:46'As Viv and Ken head off for a well-earned sit down, Jonty wants to show me something.'
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- What have you found? - Who says antiques are expensive?
0:33:52 > 0:33:59You come to an auction room and find, around an oak extending table, a set of six chairs.
0:33:59 > 0:34:05- Now these chairs were made about 100 years ago.- Were they? - Edwardian design.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09But not the chair you're holding or the one at the other end.
0:34:09 > 0:34:16I've been looking closely at these. The two carver chairs, the armchairs, have been copied
0:34:16 > 0:34:21- to reflect or mirror the four single chairs.- How do you know that?
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Simply by looking at... I had to take a double take,
0:34:25 > 0:34:31but on a closer examination of this chair, everything is so crisp.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36All the lines are very neat. All the colour is absolutely the same.
0:34:36 > 0:34:42If you compare it to this chair, you see there's shades of dark in the back of the chair.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47Also running down here it's all slightly different.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- It is slight, though. - That's the difference.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55To have a single chair like that made would cost hundreds of pounds.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00I've had chairs copied for clients and they cost hundreds of pounds.
0:35:00 > 0:35:06But what's happened is that this sort of heavy furniture has gone out of fashion.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10What do you think this set of six chairs has been estimated at?
0:35:10 > 0:35:18- Well, as you say, they're not in fashion, so...£80-£100? - Even less than that.
0:35:18 > 0:35:24- This set of six chairs in the catalogue are estimated at £40-£60. - No!
0:35:24 > 0:35:30- That is extraordinary.- This is a bargain.- That is amazing. You're very clever, aren't you?
0:35:30 > 0:35:36'After a small bidding war, the table and chairs went for £120.
0:35:36 > 0:35:43'Maybe this will bode well for Viv and Ken as we return to the sale of their items.'
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- Where is all this tribal art from? - This is the mixed lot.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50It's the Hindu goddess of love I bought in Bali,
0:35:50 > 0:35:54the Kenyan maiden and all the elephants.
0:35:54 > 0:36:00- An African clear-out here. - And Bali.- And Bali! That's true. - It's a global clear-out.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- Global clear-out.- Excellent.
0:36:03 > 0:36:0710 is bid. 12 do I see? At £10. And 12 now.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12£12. 15. 15 and selling. At £15.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Somebody got a bargain.
0:36:14 > 0:36:20'Well, we're off to a slow start, but at £15 at least we've made our estimate.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24'Let's hope our next item can hold its own.'
0:36:24 > 0:36:28I saw your little pine blanket chest.
0:36:28 > 0:36:35- I'm glad you put it in the sale. - Well, the auctioneer told me it's the best bit.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- He loved it.- Really?
0:36:37 > 0:36:42This is a great lot. Lovely Victorian pine blanket chest. Useful thing.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46From around 1880. Make a great toy box or furniture for the bedroom.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51I have got five bids on it. I can start at £20. 2 do I see?
0:36:51 > 0:36:55At £20. And 2 now? At £20. And 2 do I see? 22.
0:36:55 > 0:36:5825. 28.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02At £28. 30 do I see? 30. 35. 40.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07At £40. Pine blanket chest. I'm selling. Quite sure? At £40.
0:37:08 > 0:37:14- There we go. Lots of people interested.- Ken, you would have taken it to the skip.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- For that box?!- Yes.- 40 quid!
0:37:18 > 0:37:20He can't believe it!
0:37:20 > 0:37:25'What a great result. It'll be more appreciated in its new home.
0:37:25 > 0:37:31'Onwards and upwards. Next we have Viv's collection of Winnie the Pooh and Snoopy toys.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36'I'm sure she'll be sad to see them go.'
0:37:36 > 0:37:41- I can see from your face you know what's next.- My Pooh Bears.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- And my Snoopies.- They have to go.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- Well...yes.- She'll be delighted if they don't sell!
0:37:48 > 0:37:52- She was talking to them this morning.- I was.- Were you?
0:37:52 > 0:37:55I said I hope you get a good home.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58£20, please. £20?
0:37:58 > 0:38:03He's an early one as well. A good early toy. 10, then?
0:38:03 > 0:38:06£10. 12 do I see? At £10. And 12 now.
0:38:06 > 0:38:0912. 15. 18. 20.
0:38:09 > 0:38:132. 25. Someone wants them!
0:38:13 > 0:38:18- At £25, the lady's bid.- The smile on his face gets bigger and bigger.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20At 25 and selling.
0:38:20 > 0:38:26That's fine. As long as they go to a good home, I'm happy. And two people wanted them!
0:38:26 > 0:38:30- You want them to be wanted. - Yes, definitely.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34'Well, they made a respectable sum, just over our estimate.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39'Hopefully, they'll soon be making someone else very happy.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42'Up next is one of our big items.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46'Fingers crossed bidders like the bronze Mercury statue.'
0:38:46 > 0:38:51- Next up is my body double. - The rippling muscles.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56In the catalogue it says a figure of Hermes. He's the same as Mercury.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01- One's Greek and one's Roman? - One made handbags and one didn't.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06£40 I'm bid. 5 do I see? At £40. And 5 now?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- At £40. 5 do I see?- Come on.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1145. 50.
0:39:11 > 0:39:135. 60. 5?
0:39:13 > 0:39:16£60 on commission. And 5 now?
0:39:16 > 0:39:195, new place. 70. 5?
0:39:19 > 0:39:23At £70 on commission. 5 now?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25At £70.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30- That's OK.- Sold. - That's within spitting distance.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32'It's a disappointing result.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35'Let's hope we're not off course.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39'Maybe the Balinese print will pick up the pace.'
0:39:39 > 0:39:41All done at £30?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- It's gone.- 'Or maybe not.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49'This isn't looking too good for Viv and Ken.
0:39:49 > 0:39:55'We're pinning all our hopes on our star item - the Nolan print of Ned Kelly.'
0:39:56 > 0:40:02This is the one that has got to sell and got to sell well. Your Ned Kelly print.
0:40:02 > 0:40:08- I have got a reserve on that. - Yes, you have. So it's not going for under...?- 200.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- So it's £200 or bust.- Yes.- Isn't it?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- C'est la vie.- So no pressure(!)- No!
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Are you ready? Here it comes now.
0:40:17 > 0:40:24I've had an awful lot of interest, inquiries via the internet. We've got as telephone line as well. Good lot.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27I have got four bids on commission.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32I can start at £140. 150 do I see in the room first?
0:40:32 > 0:40:36At 140. 150 in the room. 160.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40170 on the phone? 180. 190.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42200.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- 210.- It's gone.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47230. At 230. Are you sure?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50At 230 and selling.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Fantastic.- That one picture!
0:40:54 > 0:41:00'That's just what we needed. A quality print gave us quite finale,
0:41:00 > 0:41:03'but is it enough for our target?'
0:41:03 > 0:41:08There we are. It's over. You've done so well - taking nothing home!
0:41:08 > 0:41:11I know! Isn't it brilliant? I'm amazed.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16Well, at the start of the day we were nervously hoping for £350
0:41:16 > 0:41:19so you can buy some new artwork.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23You've well exceeded that target. You have made...
0:41:23 > 0:41:25£566!
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Fantastic! That is brilliant.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- Well done.- Brilliant! - I don't believe that!
0:41:32 > 0:41:39- All that stuff you called junk! - Yeah!- See?- I was going to say to tell him, "I told you so!"
0:41:39 > 0:41:44- Well done. Enjoy your new home. - Thank you.- Enjoy your new artwork. - Thank you.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54It's just a few weeks later and both Viv and Ken are relaxing in Devon.
0:41:54 > 0:42:01As it's close to the sea, Viv wants to buy artwork that will reflect the location.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07They've decided their best chance is to buy locally in Devon.
0:42:09 > 0:42:15Using their newly-honed rummaging skills, they soon find a couple of perfect pieces.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20We wanted to get seascape prints for the flat
0:42:20 > 0:42:24because it's so near the sea. And we love Devon.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29So to get the essence of Devon on the wall would be lovely.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34And Viv's delighted with their new acquisitions.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38All they need now is a hammer and some nails.
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