0:00:02 > 0:00:06Hello, and welcome to the show that searches for hidden treasures to sell at auction.
0:00:06 > 0:00:12You know what it's like, you go on holiday, you get carried away and bring back those typical souvenirs.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Well, the couple we're meeting today have been doing that for 40 years.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19What they really want to know is, is there any cash in their attic?
0:00:39 > 0:00:45Coming up on Cash In The Attic, a pair of Staffordshire pugs that prove pedigree costs.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47- £40, 40 years ago?- Yes.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51- Wow.- It was a lot of money. - LAUGHTER
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I think she was mugged.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58And some amateur craftsmanship dazzles our expert.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- This is actually made by Len?- Yeah.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04And it's solid silver? I can actually see a hallmark there, too.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08At auction, we hit the jackpot with some antique dice.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I reckon you've thrown three sixes there.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11That's amazing.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Find out what happens later on Cash In The Attic.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Well, today, I've come to the picturesque Findon in West Sussex
0:01:19 > 0:01:21to meet a really adventurous couple
0:01:21 > 0:01:23who've called in the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:23 > 0:01:28to help them sell souvenirs of both their travels and their hobbies
0:01:28 > 0:01:32so they can finance a rather nice stay-at-home treat.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Josie loves her pet pug and husband Len loves his hobbies.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Together, they have three daughters,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Josie and Len were childhood sweethearts
0:01:44 > 0:01:48and met when they were both working at WH Smith's in the 1950s.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Len later went to work for the Daily Mirror
0:01:51 > 0:01:53in London's famous Fleet Street.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57When he retired in 1989, they moved to their holiday home in Spain
0:01:57 > 0:02:01and they lived there for six years before deciding to move back
0:02:01 > 0:02:05to be with their family, who they missed very much.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08With a hoard of souvenirs and collectibles purchased over the years,
0:02:08 > 0:02:12they now want to clear out the clutter and raise enough money
0:02:12 > 0:02:16to buy something the whole family can gather around and enjoy.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Jonty Hearnden is with me today
0:02:18 > 0:02:20and, with his lifelong experience of antiques,
0:02:20 > 0:02:22he knows just what to look for.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27- I can hear a noise that sounds like... Pug dog!- Hello, how are you?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Hello, lovely! I recognise that noise
0:02:29 > 0:02:33because I've got a pug dog and they always sound like they're snoring.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37You're lovely! Great to meet her, but I guess that's not why you've called us in!
0:02:37 > 0:02:39So, why did you call us?
0:02:39 > 0:02:45Er, we'd like to get some money to buy a plasma - I believe it's plasma - television.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49And I've got a few odd bits and I'm hoping Jonty and yourself
0:02:49 > 0:02:54will look at them and be able to get me to the target - £300.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- That's a very cheap plasma TV. - Oh, no, we've got some money to add to it.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04- Right.- Just to top it up and get what we want, we need about £300.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08OK, and the items that we'll be looking at, you say you've got quite a lot.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Is that stuff you've collected or inherited?- Collected, mainly.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17- Um, yeah, over the years...- I've collected something over the years as well called Jonty Hearnden!
0:03:17 > 0:03:23- I'm hoping he'll have found something to help us reach that £300 target. Shall we?- Yes, certainly.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Sniff him out! Where is he?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Well, they certainly have a house filled with all sorts of bits and bobs,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31and it looks like Jonty's made the first discovery.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Ah, Jonty!- Ah!
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- Look what I've found. - Have you found something already?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Something amazing. I've got this treasure chest.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Inside, all that glistens IS gold!
0:03:42 > 0:03:47It's wonderful. We've got this lovely, chunky 9-carat gold necklace here.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- 9-carat?- Yes.- Oh, good.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53And we've got one, two other, smaller necklaces,
0:03:53 > 0:03:54and a lovely pair of fish earrings.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Those are 9-carat gold as well... - Good.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- A lovely little collection of gold. Can we sell this?- Definitely.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Is this stuff that you've bought yourself over the years?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07No, my father, he used to work at Covent Garden.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10And when he finished work, he used to go to Hatton Garden
0:04:10 > 0:04:15and buy little bits of gold and he got quite friendly with a jeweller,
0:04:15 > 0:04:17and he used to sell bits for him.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21And anything really nice, he used to show Len and Len used to buy them
0:04:21 > 0:04:23and he'd say it would do good in a rainy day.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- And how long ago was that? - Ooh, 40 years.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30He was ahead of his time, then, because there's lots of people
0:04:30 > 0:04:34buying and selling gold at the moment, aren't there?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36It's so exciting at the moment
0:04:36 > 0:04:39because everyone's trading with gold and, as a consequence,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42the market, the price, is just going up and up and up.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- Ooh, good.- Right now, if you're thinking of selling gold...- Yes.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49..you're hitting it just at the right moment.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52When it comes to valuing these items,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55we have to be unemotional about them - detached -
0:04:55 > 0:04:58because they are sold for their scrap value only.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01But just this small amount here, we're now looking at...
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Really?!- Just for this.- Good God! - It's a small amount.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08I'd have melted it down a long time ago!
0:05:08 > 0:05:11LAUGHTER
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- Really?!- That's a great find.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14It is, isn't it?
0:05:14 > 0:05:18This collection has certainly been a great investment for them,
0:05:18 > 0:05:20and I'm hoping that I have the Midas touch,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23spotting this large, oval-frame mirror in the bedroom.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26It's not quite as valuable as Jonty's earlier find...
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Josie also wants to sell this white leather chair,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35which she bought for £5 in Spain.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39With turned legs and a serpentine front, it has a 19th century feel,
0:05:39 > 0:05:41but Jonty assures us it's a modern piece.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50So, will Josie be happy to say adios to that distinctive chair
0:05:50 > 0:05:52when it goes before the bidders?
0:05:52 > 0:05:54What do we say for this one? £50, what do we say?
0:05:54 > 0:05:5630, then?
0:05:56 > 0:06:0020? 10 for it. What's that, five? Good heavens!
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Oh, dear, does it climb back up?
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten...
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Well, it does, but by how much? Find out later.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10As our search of Len and Josie's house continues,
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Jonty has a good look at the sideboard in the lounge
0:06:13 > 0:06:16and decides to check out this collection of plates.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19They were all bought by Josie when they lived in Spain
0:06:19 > 0:06:22and the images are transfer printed rather than hand-painted,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25so Jonty values them at:
0:06:25 > 0:06:28He also spots a pair of 1960s reproduction
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Edwardian glass ceiling lights in the bedroom.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40Excuse me, Jonty, I've just seen these two pugs...
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- A pair of pugs we have!- Yes.- OK.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47So, let's have a look at these. These are Staffordshire.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- Really? - Generically called Staffordshire
0:06:49 > 0:06:52because that's where they would have been made.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57Certainly, in the 19th century, there were many factories in the Stoke-on-Trent area
0:06:57 > 0:07:01that produced ceramics not necessarily for the rich,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03but for the masses.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- Right.- That's the reason why a lot of what they produced was, I suppose, very, very simple,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11and that's the reason why people started collecting Staffordshire,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14because they loved the simplicity.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17If you look at the simplicity of our pair of dogs here,
0:07:17 > 0:07:18they don't have great detail,
0:07:18 > 0:07:20but they somehow have character.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- How much did you pay for these?- £40. - £40, 40 years ago?!- Yes.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27JONTY LAUGHS
0:07:27 > 0:07:29I think she was mugged.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31LAUGHTER
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- Are you sure you're happy to sell them?- Yes.- I'm going to shock you.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- Are you?- They're worth...
0:07:37 > 0:07:42I don't think that they're worth the £40.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I would put £30 to £50 for them at auction. How do you feel about that?
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- All right!- They're going!
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Josie's next find is an interesting one. It's a carved nut
0:07:52 > 0:07:54and, inside, there's three dice,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58so it's worth a gamble as it's odds on winning £10 to £30 at auction.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Jonty...
0:08:02 > 0:08:04What about this?
0:08:04 > 0:08:05- Another fish!- Yep.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10- Wow, that's a much bigger... It's not really an earring, is it?- No!
0:08:10 > 0:08:12So, tell me about this one.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Len made that. We used to go to silver classes,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17and I have a small...
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- So this is actually made by Len? - Yeah.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- And it's solid silver?- Yep.- I can actually see a hallmark there, too.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26So he had it hallmarked, which is wonderful.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28The school we went to,
0:08:28 > 0:08:33they had the...Queen's jubilee for one year, the stamp.
0:08:33 > 0:08:34So whatever we made that year,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37it was all stamped with the jubilee stamp.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Right, yes. That was quite a fashion at the time,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- stamping those ingots, wasn't it? - Yep.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44What else have we got...? Oh, talking of which!
0:08:44 > 0:08:46We've got loads of ingots. How many there?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- One, two, three...- Four.- Four, yes.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Well, all our little items in there
0:08:52 > 0:08:55we will sell, probably, as one lot.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- Oh, right.- Again, we need to assess
0:08:57 > 0:09:00the sort of weight that we've got here.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Right.- And a bit like the gold - we had less gold.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- We have more silver here but the same value at auction.- Oh, great.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- Great. I'm happy with that.- Yeah? - Mmm. Definitely.- Excellent.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15A great find, and well done to Len and Josie
0:09:15 > 0:09:17for making all that jewellery.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20They clearly have the ability to craft out their own careers
0:09:20 > 0:09:21wherever they are.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26You must have been amongst the first of the Brits to sort of buy into Spain at that time?
0:09:26 > 0:09:31We bought a bit of land in Spain many years ago and just sat on it.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35We always knew we were going to end up there.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38The disaster for us was I couldn't get to my retirement age
0:09:38 > 0:09:40to get the government pension
0:09:40 > 0:09:44to support what was deteriorating in that field of money at the time.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48So, we decided to come back. We missed the family.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- So how many children have you got? - Three. Three girls.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53And what are their ages?
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Er, Tracey, she's 46.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- Yeah, I think so, about that. - And Zena's 44...
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- ..and Liz will be about 41.- 42.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- So you've been surrounded by girls, then.- Yes. Dominated by girls!
0:10:09 > 0:10:11I grumble a bit, they say,
0:10:11 > 0:10:13but I think that's only natural.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18- When you get older, you don't want to be pushed and, "Get this," and... - They say that about Jonty!
0:10:18 > 0:10:20LAUGHTER
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Yeah, leave him alone, like, you know!
0:10:22 > 0:10:27I hope he's not grumbling too much in there because we need to find some stuff to sell, don't we?
0:10:27 > 0:10:33Len is a keen fisherman and goes carp fishing three times a week.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35His parents were also enthusiasts
0:10:35 > 0:10:38and gave him his own fishing rod and reel.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Unfortunately, though, there's no manufacturer's mark,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and that makes it difficult to date and value.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Let's hope we reel in the bidders at...
0:10:48 > 0:10:51So, Len, here we are in your dusty garage,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54but we're surrounded by movie-making equipment.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- Yep.- Is this you?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58This was, years ago, me
0:10:58 > 0:11:02but, as movie equipment advanced
0:11:02 > 0:11:06and the family grew up, I lost interest.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09We've got a lot of equipment here - two projectors.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11One projector here is by Bell & Howell,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14which is a great American name.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17This is a Super 8. Does that do 16mm as well?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- That does both.- And we've got this lovely little cine camera here.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22That's wonderful.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Well, it was at the time but, when you look at it now,
0:11:26 > 0:11:29you think it's a bit cheap, you know what I mean?
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Not really because Bell & Howell, again - the same as the projector.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37I don't think you'll get a vast amount for it at auction
0:11:37 > 0:11:41but I think you're looking at possibly £50 to £100 for it.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42- You happy about that?- Definitely.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Now, the girls are busy in the house.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46I've brought the ice creams.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Let's roll this cine film and see what happens.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52PROJECTOR WHIRS Is that you?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55That's me - it was. That's back in England.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58As the boys reminisce, we're coming to the end of our rummage,
0:11:58 > 0:12:02searching for items that will help them replace this old technology
0:12:02 > 0:12:04with something more up-to-date.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07I find this Beswick owl.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11This was a gift from Josie's father and dates back to the 1980s.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14It's still collectable today. It's valued at £20-£30.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18And collecting is one of Josie's big hobbies.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21She didn't stop, even when they moved to Spain.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Now, of course, you know, but a lot of people might be looking at this
0:12:24 > 0:12:27and thinking, "They're all Lladro figures."
0:12:27 > 0:12:28- Yes.- But they're not, are they?- No.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Because, if you look on the underside here,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- we have a Tengra stamp.- That's right.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Now, Lladro, and many other factories,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39were based in the region of Valencia.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43They have about 70% of the market share...
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Really?- ..of this style of figurine work.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50But there are smaller factories that are in the style of,
0:12:50 > 0:12:52and Tengra is one of them.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55If they had been Lladro,
0:12:55 > 0:13:00we would have been talking about an appreciably larger sum of money.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03They have to be, at least, worth...
0:13:06 > 0:13:09It's only that sort of ballpark that I think we are playing with
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- which, of course, is not necessarily even getting your money back.- No.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16So, how do you feel about that?
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Um...I think we can take a chance and see
0:13:19 > 0:13:23or I might keep one or two pieces back. Depends.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I have got a couple of pieces that are favourite
0:13:27 > 0:13:30and I might keep a few bits back.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- OK.- I might not. - We'll watch this space.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Yes, yes.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39Right, well. I have to say, these might have not returned a huge investment for you
0:13:39 > 0:13:43which, as you say, wasn't the point, but lots of other things have.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45You wanted £300, didn't you?
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- Yes.- So that we can remove all of these and put the television up here.- Yes.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54Right, well, the value of everything that's going to auction comes to £540!
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- Oh, that's great news! - Lovely. Yeah, brilliant.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- Yeah, I'm well pleased with that. - Well pleased.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05That's fantastic. We smashed through the £300 target today
0:14:05 > 0:14:09and I can see Cash In The Attic in widescreen up on their wall already.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11And to get us to that target
0:14:11 > 0:14:14are some great finds, including...
0:14:14 > 0:14:17the collection of gold jewellery they bought as an investment
0:14:17 > 0:14:21on the advice of Josie's father 40 years ago.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24That should set the bidders' eyes alight.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28And the silver jewellery, too.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Many of the pieces were made by Len and Josie.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38And there's the two Staffordshire ceramic pugs,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41which Josie bought for £40 40 years ago.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Let's hope they break through the estimate
0:14:44 > 0:14:46when they go under the hammer.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:14:50 > 0:14:54A mirror given as a payment for a DIY job attracts a lot of attention.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Len, your job was worth £40!
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- Crikey!- I hope that lady's watching.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06And Jonty thinks Josie's plates still have a place at auction.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09I eat off a plate every day!
0:15:09 > 0:15:12But will we get our just desserts?
0:15:17 > 0:15:22Now, it's been a few weeks since we met Len, Josie and the pug dog, Sol.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24We had a great day at their home.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27We found plenty of antiques and collectibles to bring here
0:15:27 > 0:15:29to Denham's auction house in Sussex.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Now, remember, they want to raise £300 towards that new plasma TV.
0:15:32 > 0:15:39Let's just hope the bidders are tuned in to our items when they go under the hammer today.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41These fortnightly auctions take place in rural Sussex
0:15:41 > 0:15:45and they sell everything from antiques and fine quality furniture
0:15:45 > 0:15:48to curios, costume jewellery and house clearance goods.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Len and Josie brought their collection here a few days ago.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56So, did everything arrive?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- That one's got the label on it... - Good morning!
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Hello, very nice to see you.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04There's two here, and I've seen a few others.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06I've only spotted six.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- Yes.- What happened with the other three?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- I couldn't bring them all! - Couldn't part with them.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Once I took them all down from the wall,
0:16:14 > 0:16:15it just looked so bare.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17And I had a chap come in
0:16:17 > 0:16:20to see about putting the telly - when we buy it - on the wall,
0:16:20 > 0:16:22and he said it wasn't a safe wall.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27So it was an excuse to keep three of them to put back on the wall
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- and get a stand when we get the television.- Oh, right.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Everything else is here, I take it?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35And our first lot of Len and Josie's to come up
0:16:35 > 0:16:36is the ornate, carved wooden nut,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39shaped like an egg, and containing three bone dice.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45What do we say for it? £30 for it? 20, then. I'm bid 20.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48And two. 24, 26, 28, 30.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51And two. 34, 36, 38...
0:16:51 > 0:16:52With me now at £38, then.
0:16:52 > 0:16:5440, then, and two.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56With me, now, at 42, then. Are we done, now?
0:16:56 > 0:17:00At 42, and selling at £42, you're all done at 42, are you?
0:17:00 > 0:17:05- £42! That's really good, isn't it? - That's ridiculous!
0:17:05 > 0:17:09I think you've thrown three sixes there! That's amazing.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Well, that's a great start to our day here,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15and Josie's delighted.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20Next up, the white chair. It's in the catalogue for:
0:17:20 > 0:17:22What do we say for this one? £50 for it, do we say?
0:17:22 > 0:17:2430, then? Come on, now.
0:17:24 > 0:17:2620? 10 for it. I'm bid five...
0:17:26 > 0:17:28What's that, five?! Good heavens.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
0:17:30 > 0:17:3212, 14... At £14.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Can't sell this at £14.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Do I see any more than 14? Can't sell it at 14, then.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- It's unsold.- It doesn't matter.- £14! - I'm glad.- Are you?
0:17:42 > 0:17:47Well, Josie's obviously not too disappointed with that non-sale
0:17:47 > 0:17:49but we are here to try and make them some money.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Next up is a bevelled wall mirror in a decorative gilt frame,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56which Len was given in payment for doing some decorating.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59£20 for it, do we say?
0:17:59 > 0:18:0110, then? Come on. I'm bid 10.
0:18:01 > 0:18:0412, 14, 16, 18, 20.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08And two. 24. 26?
0:18:08 > 0:18:1124 with you. Yours at... Ah, 26.
0:18:11 > 0:18:1628 now. 30. And two. 34, 36.
0:18:16 > 0:18:1938, 40. And two?
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Gentleman's bid at £40, then.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Are we all done at 40, are we? Away we go at 40.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Len! Your job was worth £40!
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Crikey!
0:18:28 > 0:18:31I hope that lady's watching.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36That's brilliant - double Jonty's estimate. Well done, Len.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39There's more money in the kitty when the fishing rod and reel
0:18:39 > 0:18:41and Beswick owl go under the hammer -
0:18:41 > 0:18:44adding £44 to the pot between them.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Now, will the Staffordshire pug dogs prove just as popular?
0:18:48 > 0:18:54- We want £30 to £50, Jonty. - Absolutely. I'm sure somebody will love them.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56A pair of Staffordshire style figures of pugs.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Handsome little dogs.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00My grandmother was a champion breeder of these beasts.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02What do we say for them?
0:19:02 > 0:19:06What do we say for them? £30 for them?
0:19:06 > 0:19:1020, then. They don't eat much. 12, 14, 16.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Come along. With me at £16. That's bought one of them.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16With me at 16. 18. At £18, then.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Are we all done and selling? Can't sell this at 18.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23At £18, then. Everyone wants to see me afterwards.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25How do you feel? Disappointed?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Well, yeah, it did seem a little bit...- Yes.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32Maybe it's not everybody's dog, though, a pug.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37No, that's very true. We have to consider that, but that's a pair like that.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42You know, I still think that would have been very, very cheap, had it sold at that price.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Yeah, the auctioneer was wise. He took them up to that figure,
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- but they weren't biting any further, so he brought them in. - Yes.- So, unsold.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51That's fine, I'm quite happy with that.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53The ceramic pugs are unsold
0:19:53 > 0:19:57but Josie's not bothered as she's the real thing at home.
0:19:57 > 0:20:03With half our lots sold, we've made £126 towards our £300 target -
0:20:03 > 0:20:06and, with two lots unsold, that's not bad going.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10If you have a special project that you'd like to try and raise money for at auction,
0:20:10 > 0:20:14do bear in mind there are charges to be paid, such as commission.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16These vary from one sale room to another,
0:20:16 > 0:20:18so it's always worth enquiring in advance.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Len and Josie's next lot
0:20:20 > 0:20:24is the collection of Spanish porcelain plates.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Now, for the plates, we want £30-£50.- Yes.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I bet they cost you a lot more.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31They did, but it's fashion, isn't it?
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- Yes.- Probably just not everybody is into plates now.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36The fashion changes.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Well, let's see what we can get for them.- OK.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42What do we say for those? Classical plates there.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44£30 for them, do we say?
0:20:44 > 0:20:4720, then. 10 to get us going. Come on, now.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51I'm bid £5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...
0:20:51 > 0:20:55At £10, then. Are we done? 12, 14,
0:20:55 > 0:20:5716, 18, 20
0:20:57 > 0:21:00and two, 24, 26, 28. 28 at the back.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Going to sell now at £28.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05£28, are you happy with that?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- Yes.- Yes.- Good, OK. More money in the bank.
0:21:07 > 0:21:13I was a little bit concerned when you said plates are out of fashion. I eat off a plate every day.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Yes, Jonty. Don't pack in your day job.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Your estimate was almost spot-on there.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Next up is the Bell & Howell Super 8 movie projector,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24edit machine and photographic equipment.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27All for:
0:21:28 > 0:21:31What do we say for it? £50 for it?
0:21:31 > 0:21:3230, then?
0:21:32 > 0:21:3420, have we, then?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36I'm bid £10. 12, 14,
0:21:36 > 0:21:3916, 18. At £18, do I see 20 anywhere?
0:21:39 > 0:21:45At £18 - a cheap lot at £18, then. Are we done at £18, then?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- No.- Not sold.- No.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Oh, what a shame. But still, Len's going to hold on to it
0:21:51 > 0:21:52and may yet put it to use.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56Fortunately, the pair of glass fittings have better luck.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58At 26, do I see 28?
0:21:58 > 0:22:02At 26 with you, sir. Looking for 28. At 26, are we all done at 26?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Going to sell at 26, then.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08So £26, and Len and Josie are happy with that.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Their next lot is the silver jewellery that they both made.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Given the sentimentality attached to this lot,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Josie has put on a £150 reserve.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25What do say for that collection? Do we say £100 for it, then?
0:22:25 > 0:22:2775. I'm bid 50.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29And five, 60,
0:22:29 > 0:22:32and five, 70, and five, 80,
0:22:32 > 0:22:34and five, 90,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36and five, 100.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41- And 10, 120, 130, 140... - Go on!- 150 now?
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- 150 with you, then...- Yes!- Yes!
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Selling now at £150, then.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51- How about that?- Yes, well pleased. - Are you happy with that?- Yes.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55- You cracked it. - Well, not personally.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00I think that's great. Testament to your own craftsmanship as well. Handmade pieces, a lot of those.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- Yes. And they were solid.- There was only one bidder in the room
0:23:04 > 0:23:07and, because you had that reserve, it went all the way up to £150.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Ah!- So that's thanks to you.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Sold for Josie's reserve, they're obviously delighted
0:23:13 > 0:23:16that the winning bidder appreciated their talents
0:23:16 > 0:23:17for making beautiful silver objects.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21The next lot is the Tengra figures.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Josie couldn't bear to part with some of them,
0:23:24 > 0:23:25so not all of them are here.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Can we still make the £100 estimate?
0:23:28 > 0:23:29So, what do we say for those?
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Six instead of nine, do we say £100 for them?
0:23:34 > 0:23:35Do we say 50 for them?
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- Oh!- Decorative figures. 30, then?
0:23:40 > 0:23:4220. Thank you, I'm bid £20, and two.
0:23:42 > 0:23:4724, 26, 28, 30, and two, 34, 36, 38.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49At £38, then.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54Are we done now at £38, then? Can't sell them at 38, then. At £38...
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- Back on the wall.- Oh, no they're not.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59What are you going to do with them?
0:23:59 > 0:24:00Um...
0:24:00 > 0:24:04- Wrap them up and put them away.- Put them in the loft with the camera.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Oh, no! Josie and Len are going to be taking
0:24:06 > 0:24:09a fair bit of stuff back with them today
0:24:09 > 0:24:11but I don't think Josie really minds.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Now, our next lot is a collection of gold,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17although I notice in the catalogue it's described as "gilt metal".
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Gilt metal, yeah. I had a word with the auctioneer,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23and he said, because they're not hallmarked,
0:24:23 > 0:24:24they had to put them down as gilt.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27So that's fine, I'm quite happy with that.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Gilt metal necklace. Other items of gilt metal etc, etc, etc.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33As you see them there.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Quite a collection. What do we say for them? £100 for them? I'm bid 100 straight in.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Do I see the 10? At £100,
0:24:39 > 0:24:42and 10, 120, 130,
0:24:42 > 0:24:46140, 150, 160, 170,
0:24:46 > 0:24:47180,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50190, 200, and 20.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52240, 260? 240 with you.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- I told you you were valuable.- Are we done now at 240, and selling?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- 240 quid!- Are you pleased with that?
0:24:59 > 0:25:01It's crazy!
0:25:01 > 0:25:02It's amazing, isn't it?
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Well, we've certainly ended on a high.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Len and Josie made almost their target figure
0:25:08 > 0:25:09with just that last lot.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Josie's dad certainly knew what he was doing all those years ago.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17OK, well, you're taking a few bits home, but nothing too substantial.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20You wanted £300 for the plasma television.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21Do you think we've made that?
0:25:21 > 0:25:25Not sure, maybe a little bit near it.
0:25:25 > 0:25:32- Yes?- You've done better than that. You've made £570.- You're joking?!
0:25:32 > 0:25:34I can't believe it!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36You've paid for the telly!
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Well, not personally. I have to say, I think most of that is down to your dad,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43his very shrewd gold investment, to be honest.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- That really boosted our prices.- Yes. - Great.- Are you pleased?
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- Oh, yes.- Wonderful.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50So what are you going to do with the extra money?
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Erm...I might take him to lunch!
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Len and Josie are very keen to spend their auction earnings
0:26:01 > 0:26:04and head straight to their local electrical store
0:26:04 > 0:26:07to try out the latest in plasma television technology.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09And guess what's on?
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Oh, look. Cash In The Attic.
0:26:12 > 0:26:13Oh, no!
0:26:13 > 0:26:17The television's packing up, it's a very bad picture.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Hoping to get something much larger, much clearer.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Their hi-tech purchase doesn't fill the whole wall
0:26:23 > 0:26:26but fits in very nicely with Josie's Tengra ladies.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- Are you happy now?- Definitely.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33- I think you'll spend many hours watching that thing.- I think so.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- You will go to bed now and again, won't you?- Definitely, yes.