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 > 0:00:48- £40, 40 years ago?- Yes.
0:00:48 > 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 > 0:01:24who've called in the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:24 > 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 > 0:01:37Josie loves her pet pug, and husband Len loves his hobbies.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Together, they have three daughters,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Josie and Len were childhood sweethearts,
0:01:45 > 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 > 0:02:04to 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 > 0:02:15to 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 this 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 > 0:02:50And I've got a few odd bits, and I'm hoping Jonty and yourself
0:02:50 > 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 > 0:03:29Well, they certainly have a house filled with all sorts of bits and bobs,
0:03:29 > 0:03:34and I'm already feeling confident about raising that £300 towards the new plasma television.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37It looks like Jonty's made the first discovery.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Ah, Jonty!- Ah!
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- Look what I've found. - Have you found something already?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Something amazing. I've got this treasure chest.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Inside, all that glistens IS gold!
0:03:48 > 0:03:52It's wonderful. We've got this lovely, chunky 9-carat gold necklace here.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- 9-carat?- Yes.- Oh, good.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58And we've got one, two other, smaller necklaces,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00and a lovely pair of fish earrings.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- Those are 9-carat gold as well... - Good.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- A lovely, little collection of gold. Can we sell this?- Definitely.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Is this stuff that you've bought yourself, over the years?
0:04:09 > 0:04:12No, my father, he used to work at Covent Garden.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16And when he finished work, he used to go to Hatton Garden
0:04:16 > 0:04:20and buy little bits of gold, and he got quite friendly with a jeweller,
0:04:20 > 0:04:23and he used to sell bits for him.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27And anything really nice, he used to show Len and Len used to buy them
0:04:27 > 0:04:29and he'd say it would do good in a rainy day.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- And how long ago was that? - Ooh, 40 years.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35He was ahead of his time, then, because there's lots of people
0:04:35 > 0:04:39buying and selling gold at the moment, aren't there?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41It's so exciting at the moment,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45because everyone's trading with gold, and as a consequence,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48the market, the price, is just going up and up and up.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- Ooh, good.- Right now, if you're thinking of selling gold...- Yes.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55..you're hitting it just at the right moment.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57When it comes to valuing these items,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00we have to be unemotional about them - detached -
0:05:00 > 0:05:03because they are sold for their scrap value only.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08But just this small amount here, we're now looking at...
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Really?!- Just for this.- Good God! - It's a small amount.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14I'd have melted it down a long time ago!
0:05:14 > 0:05:17LAUGHTER
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- Really?!- That's a great find.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20It is, isn't it?
0:05:20 > 0:05:24This collection has certainly been a great investment for them,
0:05:24 > 0:05:26and I'm hoping that I have the Midas touch,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29spotting this large, oval-frame mirror in the bedroom.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32It's not quite as valuable as Jonty's earlier find...
0:05:35 > 0:05:39When Len was made redundant from his Fleet Street job,
0:05:39 > 0:05:44they bought a plot of land in a town called Miami Playa in Spain, and built a villa.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46The next item is a piece of furniture
0:05:46 > 0:05:50they bought for the property, but brought back to England.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Did you buy it at a market out there?
0:05:52 > 0:05:57No. I bought it in a little shop in where we lived - the town -
0:05:57 > 0:06:01and he was the builder.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02He decided to go into antiques.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06They weren't antiques, they were just second-hand furniture.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08How old do you think it is?
0:06:08 > 0:06:1319th century, sort of the old-fashioned...
0:06:13 > 0:06:16You know, I imagined it sitting up in an old house,
0:06:16 > 0:06:19up in the hills in Spain somewhere,
0:06:19 > 0:06:24and some old man sat on it, in his room, with candles, and what have you.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Don't say that about Jonty, he gets most upset.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Well, I can see why you might think it's 19th century,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34but if you look at those turned legs on the front,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37and the serpentine front of that seat,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39and if you look at the shape,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42it's sort of the shape of a 19th century nursing chair.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Oh!- I can see where everyone's coming from.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48But certainly, this shape here, of the back,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50was never a British design at all.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52So of course, it has to be Spanish.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55This is Spanish, it's not British.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58But the turn on the leg does look 19th century, I grant you.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01But it's not. If you look closely at those legs,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03looking at the detail there,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06that is much more of an interpretation of a 19th century leg
0:07:06 > 0:07:08rather than the real McCoy.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12But don't worry about that, because some people will buy this chair
0:07:12 > 0:07:15because everyone needs a small chair in a bedroom.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- How much did you pay for it?- £5. - Fiver, perfect.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- £30 to £50 at auction.- Wow!
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Good.- And worth an awful lot more once it's done up,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27but let someone else worry about that.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Let somebody else make the profit,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- but for you, that's a great return. - It is, definitely.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35So, will Josie be happy to say adios to that distinctive chair
0:07:35 > 0:07:37when it goes before the bidders?
0:07:37 > 0:07:40What do we say for this one? £50, do we say?
0:07:40 > 0:07:4130 then?
0:07:41 > 0:07:4520? 10 for it. What's that, five? Good heavens!
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Oh, dear, does it climb back up?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten..
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Well, it does, but by how much? Find out later.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56As our search of Len and Josie's house continues,
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Jonty has a good look at the sideboard in the lounge,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02and decides to check out this collection of plates.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04They were all bought by Josie when they lived in Spain,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08and the images are transfer printed rather than hand-painted,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10so Jonty values them at:
0:08:10 > 0:08:12So, the plates go off to auction,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16but how has it been for Len and Josie, moving back from Spain?
0:08:16 > 0:08:20I know Jonty's busy and hard at work, but I thought we deserved a bit of a break,
0:08:20 > 0:08:24and I wanted to find out, because I know you've been together 50 years, is that right?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- Yes...- That's marriage.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30I think it was probably about six years we were sort of courting.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35On and off. We had our moments - yes, no, yes, no.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40And that went on for about four, five years, and we've been together ever since.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45So, tell me a little bit about the jobs that you've done, Len.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50I had a job in Fleet Street as a casual labourer to start with,
0:08:50 > 0:08:53but moved into the Daily Mirror
0:08:53 > 0:08:58as a night warehouseman for some 10-15 years.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01And Jo said to me, "Can't you get onto a day job?"
0:09:01 > 0:09:05And I moved onto the day, chauffeuring...which involved...
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Not always - sometimes I used to get called to drive Mr Maxwell to a place
0:09:09 > 0:09:12when his driver wasn't available.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16He would pick on any driver that picked that telephone up...
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- Anne Robinson.- ..and answered it. Anne Robinson.
0:09:21 > 0:09:27The editor, Stott, at the time. Sometimes Parky - Parkinson.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- And Mother Teresa.- Mother Teresa. - Blimey!
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- Yeah, and she blessed him. - She blessed me, yeah.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- Maybe that's why we've... - I've been good ever since.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Maybe that's why we've got to this old age together.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Let's hope Josie and Len's luck continues
0:09:42 > 0:09:47as we currently stand to raise £180 going by the estimates so far.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50And it looks like Jonty has seen the light,
0:09:50 > 0:09:55spotting this 1960s reproduction Edwardian glass ceiling light in the bedroom.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58He values it at £30 to £70.
0:09:58 > 0:10:03Josie has a keen interest in the kings and queens of England,
0:10:03 > 0:10:08and read that the aristocracy would keep two or three pugs in their bed to keep their feet warm.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11So, she got herself a pug.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Now, I know pugs, and believe me, they do snore - all the time -
0:10:15 > 0:10:19so goodness knows what three of them in your bed at night would sound like!
0:10:22 > 0:10:27Excuse me, Jonty, I've just seen these two pugs...
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- A pair of pugs we have!- Yes.- OK.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34So, let's have a look at these. These are Staffordshire.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Really? - Generically called Staffordshire
0:10:36 > 0:10:40because that's where they came from, that's where they were made.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43When you look so surprised, what were you told about them?
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Erm, nothing. I just thought they were just a little ornament.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49When you say Staffordshire, it rings bells, it's a good quality.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55Well, Staffordshire, it's not necessarily a fine quality.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57In fact, often the reverse.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02Certainly, in the 19th century, there were many factories in the Stoke-on-Trent area,
0:11:02 > 0:11:06that produced ceramics not necessarily for the rich,
0:11:06 > 0:11:07but for the masses.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- Right.- That's the reason why a lot of what they produced was, I suppose, very, very simple,
0:11:12 > 0:11:16and that's the reason why people started collecting Staffordshire,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18because they loved the simplicity.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21If you look at the simplicity of our pair of dogs here,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23they don't have great detail,
0:11:23 > 0:11:25but they somehow have character.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- How much did you pay for these?- £40. - £40, 40 years ago?!- Yes.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32JONTY LAUGHS
0:11:32 > 0:11:34I think she was mugged.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35LAUGHTER
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Were you there at the time? - Yes.- Yes.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Really? And how many months did that take to pay?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I think we were earning about £4 a week.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46That's an extraordinarily large amount of money.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- I know, but then that was the... - It didn't feel like it.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Well, they're obviously very loved, and they've been loved all that time.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56And we're getting older and the girls don't want them.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01Are you sure you're happy to sell them? I'm going to shock you.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Are you?- They're worth...
0:12:03 > 0:12:08I don't think that they're worth the £40.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I would put £30 to £50 for them at auction.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12How do you feel about that?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- All right!- They're going!
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Josie and Len seem more than happy to let them go
0:12:17 > 0:12:21even though they're worth less now than when they bought them.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Buying antiques and collectibles as an investment is a skill,
0:12:24 > 0:12:26but the key is knowing when to sell,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28and having a bit of luck on your side.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33Josie's next find is an interesting one. It's a carved nut,
0:12:33 > 0:12:35and inside, there's three dice,
0:12:35 > 0:12:39so it's worth a gamble, as it's odds on winning £10 to £30 at auction.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Jonty...
0:12:43 > 0:12:44What about this?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- Another fish!- Yep.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- Wow, that's a much bigger... It's not really an earring, is it?- No!
0:12:50 > 0:12:53So, tell me about this one.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Len made that. We used to go to silver classes,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58and I have a small...
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- So this is actually made by Len? - Yeah.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- And it's solid silver?- Yep.- I can actually see a hallmark there, too.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06So he had it hallmarked, which is wonderful.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08The school we went to,
0:13:08 > 0:13:13they had the...Queen's jubilee for one year, the stamp.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15So whatever we made that year,
0:13:15 > 0:13:17it was all stamped with the jubilee stamp.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Right, yes. That was quite a fashion at the time,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- stamping those ingots, wasn't it? - Yep.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25What else have we got...? Oh, talking of which!
0:13:25 > 0:13:27We've got loads of ingots. How many there?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- One, two, three...- Four.- Four, yes.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32And...what have we got here?
0:13:32 > 0:13:37Oh, a charm bracelet Len bought me when I was 21.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42- Right.- And then he's been adding to it each year.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Adding ever since.- Yeah, and most of them were bought in Spain,
0:13:45 > 0:13:50- because they're a little bit different with the Spanish lady... - The flamenco dancer.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53..and the policeman with the old type hat.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55When was the last time you wore this?
0:13:55 > 0:13:59I can't even remember. Years ago. It's just been stuck in a drawer.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00Which is a shame.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- So not very practical when it comes to washing up?- No, not at all.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Excellent. Well, all our little items in there
0:14:08 > 0:14:11we will sell, probably, as one lot.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Oh, right.- Again, we need to assess
0:14:14 > 0:14:16the sort of weight that we've got here.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Right.- And a bit like the gold - we had less gold.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- We have more silver here, but the same value at auction.- Oh, great.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30- Great. I'm happy with that.- Yeah? - Mmm. Definitely.- Excellent.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32A great find, and well done to Len and Josie
0:14:32 > 0:14:33for making all that jewellery.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36They clearly have the ability to craft out their own careers
0:14:36 > 0:14:38wherever they are.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43You must have been amongst the first of the Brits to sort of buy into Spain at that time?
0:14:43 > 0:14:48We bought a bit of land in Spain many years ago, and just sat on it.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51We always knew we were going to end up there.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55The disaster for us was I couldn't get to my retirement age
0:14:55 > 0:14:57to get the government pension
0:14:57 > 0:15:01to support what was deteriorating in that field of money at the time.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05So, we decided to come back. We missed the family.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10So, when you moved back to the UK, was it Findon that you chose?
0:15:10 > 0:15:15No. We went to Epsom and we bought a derelict bungalow,
0:15:15 > 0:15:17and we put it in good order,
0:15:17 > 0:15:24- and then from there, we used to come down here about three times a week, didn't we?- For years.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26For about...six years, I suppose.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31And we used to come through the village sometimes, and she said, "I'd like to live here."
0:15:31 > 0:15:36And then she came round this cul-de-sac and we saw this for sale,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39and we put an offer in and sold at that end,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42and moved down here, and that's how we got down here.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- So how many children have you got? - Three. Three girls.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47And what are their ages?
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Er, Tracey, she's 46.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- Yeah, I think so, about that. - And Zena's 44...
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- and Liz will be about 41.- 42.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- So you've been surrounded by girls, then.- Yes. Dominated by girls!
0:16:03 > 0:16:05I grumble a bit, they say,
0:16:05 > 0:16:07but I think that's only natural.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- When you get older, you don't want to be pushed and, "Get this," and... - They say that about Jonty!
0:16:12 > 0:16:14LAUGHTER
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Yeah, leave him alone, like, you know!
0:16:17 > 0:16:21I hope he's not grumbling too much in there, because we need to find some stuff to sell, don't we?
0:16:21 > 0:16:27Len is a keen fisherman and goes carp fishing three times a week.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29His parents were also enthusiasts,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32and gave him his own fishing rod and reel.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Unfortunately, though, there's no manufacturer's mark,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38and that makes it difficult to date and value.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Let's hope we reel in the bidders at...
0:16:43 > 0:16:46It seems Len's a man with many hidden talents.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48So, Len, here we are in your dusty garage,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52but we're surrounded by movie making equipment.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53- Yep.- Is this you?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56This was, years ago, me,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59but as movie equipment advanced
0:16:59 > 0:17:03and the family grew up, I lost interest.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06We've got a lot of equipment here - two projectors.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08One projector here is by Bell & Howell,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11which is a great American name.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14This is a Super 8. Does that do 16mm as well?
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- That does both.- And we've got this lovely little cine camera here.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19That's wonderful.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Well, it was at the time, but when you look at it now,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26you think it's a bit cheap, you know what I mean?
0:17:26 > 0:17:31Not really, because Bell & Howell again - the same as the projector.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Now it's the camera itself that has the value,
0:17:34 > 0:17:41because there are people - certain enthusiasts who want to make their own movies in the old-fashioned way.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43They'll use an old camera like this,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47but quite possibly use everything else in the new, digital format,
0:17:47 > 0:17:53so editing might happen more digitally, rather than using your - let's say old-fashioned - equipment.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57I don't think you'll get a vast amount for it at auction,
0:17:57 > 0:18:01but I think you're looking at, possibly £50 to £100 for it.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Fine, fine.- You happy about that?
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Oh, yeah, definitely, because that is a reasonable sum.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- Yes. I mean, it makes...- For something that's hanging about.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14It makes the difference between, "What do I do with it? Do I literally get rid of it?"
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Or, "Can I make some money out of it?"- Or pass it on.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- You certainly can do that as far as auction is concerned.- That's great.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- Shall we put the whole lot in? - Yeah, do it.- Excellent.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Now, the girls are busy in the house.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I've brought the ice creams.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32Let's roll this cine film and see what happens.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34PROJECTOR WHIRRS Is that you?
0:18:34 > 0:18:37That's me - it was. That's back in England.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40As the boys reminisce, we're coming to the end of our rummage,
0:18:40 > 0:18:44searching for items that will help them replace this old technology
0:18:44 > 0:18:46with something more up-to-date.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49I find this Beswick owl.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53This was a gift from Josie's father, and dates back to the 1980s.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56It's still collectable today. It's valued at £20-£30.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00And collecting is one of Josie's big hobbies.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03She didn't stop, even when they moved to Spain.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Now, of course you know, but a lot of people might be looking at this
0:19:06 > 0:19:09and thinking, "They're all Ladrow figures."
0:19:09 > 0:19:10- Yes.- But they're not, are they?- No.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Because if you look on the underside, here,
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- you have a Tengra stamp. - That's right.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Now, Ladrow, and many other factories,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21were based in the region of Valencia.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25They have about 70% of the market share...
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Really?- ..of this style of figurine work.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32But there are smaller factories that are in the style of,
0:19:32 > 0:19:34and Tengra is one of them.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36If they had been Ladrow,
0:19:36 > 0:19:42we would have been talking about an appreciably larger sum of money.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45They have to be, at least, worth...
0:19:48 > 0:19:51It's only that sort of ballpark that I think we are playing with,
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- which of course, is not necessarily even getting your money back.- No.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58So, how do you feel about that?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Um...I think we can take a chance and see,
0:20:01 > 0:20:05or I might keep one or two pieces back. Depends.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09I have got a couple of pieces that are favourite,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12and I might keep a few bits back.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- OK.- I might not. - We'll watch this space.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Yes, yes.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21Right, well. I have to say, these might have not returned a huge investment for you,
0:20:21 > 0:20:25which as you say, wasn't the point, but lots of other things have.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27You wanted £300, didn't you?
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- Yes.- So that you can remove all of these and put the television up here.- Yes.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36Right, well the value of everything that's going to auction comes to £540!
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Oh, that's great news! - Lovely. Yeah, brilliant.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- Yeah, I'm well pleased with that. - Well pleased.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47That's fantastic. We smashed through the £300 target today,
0:20:47 > 0:20:51and I can see Cash In The Attic in widescreen up on their wall already.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53And, to get us to that target,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56are some great finds, including...
0:20:56 > 0:21:00the collection of gold jewellery they bought as an investment
0:21:00 > 0:21:03on the advice of Josie's father 40 years ago.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06That should set the bidders' eyes alight.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10And there's silver jewellery, too.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Many of the pieces were made by Len and Josie.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21And there's the two Staffordshire ceramic pugs,
0:21:21 > 0:21:23which Josie bought for £40, 40 years ago.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Let's hope they break through the estimate
0:21:26 > 0:21:29when they go under the hammer.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:21:32 > 0:21:36A mirror given as payment for a DIY job attracts a lot of attention.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Len, your job was worth £40!
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Crikey!- I hope that lady's watching.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48And Jonty thinks Josie's plates still have a place at auction.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51I eat off a plate every day!
0:21:52 > 0:21:54But will we get our just desserts?
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Now it's been a few weeks since we met Len, Josie and the pug dog Sol.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06We had a great day at their home.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09We found plenty of antiques and collectibles to bring here,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11to Denham's auction house in Sussex.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Now remember, they want to raise £300 towards that new plasma TV.
0:22:14 > 0:22:20Let's just hope the bidders are tuned in to our items when they go under the hammer today.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23These fortnightly auctions take place in rural Sussex,
0:22:23 > 0:22:27and they sell everything from antiques and fine quality furniture
0:22:27 > 0:22:30to curios, costume jewellery and house clearance goods.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33Ah, good morning, Jonty.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- Oh, hi, Lorne. - Oh, look. Little pugs.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Now I know you're a fan of pugs as well.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I wouldn't go that far. I do happen to have a pug dog.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45But he's so uncontrollable, I wouldn't say I'm a fan!
0:22:45 > 0:22:48And of course, we've got that lovely, handmade jewellery.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51People are looking for something different now, aren't they?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Absolutely, and that's what we have today.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Looking around already, there is a vast selection of items,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00from real modern pieces through to the antiques,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03so hopefully that will reflect in the sort of buyers that come here.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- We're in just the right place.- We've got those Spanish figures as well.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Lots to sell. - Come on then, let's get going.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Len and Josie brought their collection here a few days ago.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15So, did everything arrive?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- That one's got the label on it... - Good morning!
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Hello, very nice to see you.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24There's two here, and I've seen a few others.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26I've only spotted six.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28- Yes.- What happened with the other three?
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- I couldn't bring them all! - Couldn't part with them.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Once I took them all down from the wall,
0:23:34 > 0:23:35it just looked so bare.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37And I had a chap come round
0:23:37 > 0:23:41to see about putting the telly up - when we buy it - on the wall,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43and he said it wasn't a safe wall.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47So it was an excuse to keep three of them to put back on the wall
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- and get a stand when we get the television.- Oh, right.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Everything else is here, I take it?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- Yes.- Have you put any reserves on any of the items?- Yes, I did.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00Erm, I was a little bit worried about the silver.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03When I actually boxed it up, I thought,
0:24:03 > 0:24:08"It's such a sentimental value, and Len made me that large silver fish,"
0:24:08 > 0:24:11I thought I'd put a reserve on it.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Erm, I did want to sell it,
0:24:13 > 0:24:18but I'm a little bit not quite sure, so I put the reserve.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20If it sells for £150, I'll be happy.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Well, it's a wise thing to do,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24because if there is sentimental value,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26or you're having second thoughts...
0:24:26 > 0:24:27The money will outweigh it.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30The reserve protects it from going for too little.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34There's nothing worse, if you do have sentimentality about an item,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- seeing it go for less... - Then you feel more unhappy.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- That's the point of reserves. - Absolutely.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41The auctioneer today is Simon Langton,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44who's been with this auction house for 18 years.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46And our first lot of Len and Josie's to come up
0:24:46 > 0:24:48is the ornate, carved wooden nut,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51shaped like an egg, and containing three bone dice.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Where did these come from?
0:24:56 > 0:24:58One of my neighbours, when I lived in Spain,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01she had to go back through ill health,
0:25:01 > 0:25:05and I used to always pick it up and play with it when I went over there for tea,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08and when she moved, she asked me if I'd like that
0:25:08 > 0:25:11and a couple of other little things that I liked.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14What do we say for it? £30 for it? 20, then. I'm bid 20.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17And two. 24, 26, 28, 30.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19And two. 34, 36, 38...
0:25:19 > 0:25:21We're not at £38, then.
0:25:21 > 0:25:2240, then, and two.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24With me, now, at 42, then.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Are we done, now?
0:25:25 > 0:25:29At 42, and selling at £42, you're all done at 42, are you?
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- £42! That's really good, isn't it? - It's ridiculous!
0:25:33 > 0:25:38I think you've thrown three sixes there! That's amazing.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Well, that's a great start to our day here,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43and Josie's delighted.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Next up is another acquisition from Spain, the white chair.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50It's in the catalogue for:
0:25:50 > 0:25:53What do we say for this one? £50 for it, do we say?
0:25:53 > 0:25:5430 then? Come on now.
0:25:54 > 0:25:5820? 10 for it. I'm bid five... What's that, five?! Good heavens.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
0:26:01 > 0:26:0512, 14... At £14. Can't sell this at £14.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Do I see any more than 14? Can't sell it at 14 then.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- It's unsold.- It doesn't matter.- £14!
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- I'm glad.- Are you?
0:26:13 > 0:26:17What happened there, the auctioneer put it up to a sensible figure,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21then offered it in the room, and there was no bidding going on at all.
0:26:21 > 0:26:27- No, but that's OK.- I think £14, actually, given the fact you paid £5 for it, wasn't too bad, was it?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- Are you going to put it back in its place?- No, I've put another chair there!
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- Have you? Oh dear!- A rocking chair.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- I'm sure you'll find a space for it. - I will do.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40Well, Josie's obviously not too disappointed with that non-sale,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42but we are here to try and make them some money.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45The next lot is the one that I spotted -
0:26:45 > 0:26:48a bevelled wall mirror in a decorative gilt frame.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51And it's a bargain:
0:26:52 > 0:26:54So, tell me the story about this one.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Well, it's really Len's little story.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01He did a decorating job for this old lady.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03What happened, Len?
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Well, I was doing this decorating job with my son-in-law,
0:27:07 > 0:27:13and in actual fact, she wanted the garage door painted.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16And it was only for a couple of hours,
0:27:16 > 0:27:20so really, for the amount of money we were getting for the job,
0:27:20 > 0:27:23I thought I'd do it for nothing, and she...
0:27:23 > 0:27:27When I opened the garage door, there were these two items standing there, and she said,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31"I must pay you something." So I said, "Well, I'll have the mirror and the lamp."
0:27:31 > 0:27:35And that's what happened. I was so pleased that I got the mirror.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38I thought it was a lovely looking mirror.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Well your paint job now looks worth £20-£30,
0:27:40 > 0:27:42according to the auction estimate.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Well, that is more than she would have paid me, probably.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- Yes.- Yes.- Well I like the way you're working there.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51There's obviously a big future in swapping trades and items.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54What do we say for it? £20, do we say?
0:27:54 > 0:27:5610, then? Come on. I'm bid 10.
0:27:56 > 0:27:5912, 14, 16, 18, 20.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03And two. 24. 26?
0:28:03 > 0:28:0624 with you. Yours at... Ah, 26.
0:28:06 > 0:28:1128 now. 30. And two. 34, 36.
0:28:11 > 0:28:1438, 40. And two?
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Gentleman's bid at £40 then.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Are we all done at 40, are we? Away we go at 40.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Len! Your job was worth £40!
0:28:22 > 0:28:23Crikey!
0:28:23 > 0:28:26I hope that lady's watching.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30That's brilliant - double Jonty's estimate. Well done, Len.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Their next lot is the 19th century fishing reel and rod.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Will the bidders bite?
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Now these fishing reels can make big money, depending on the name.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Anything to do with angling is a big market.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- Hopefully we can do quite well. - Right.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49What do we say? £30 for it?
0:28:49 > 0:28:54Come on now. 20. I'm bid 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57And two. 24, 26. With me at £26 then.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Are we done and selling now? At 26.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Are you all done at 26 now? Sure about this then?
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- £26, that's OK.- It's to your mate. - Is it?
0:29:06 > 0:29:11It's a nice present to get. £26, here you go.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14So, Len and Josie are happy with that result.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19Let's hope we can feather our nest a bit more with our next lot -
0:29:19 > 0:29:20the Beswick owl.
0:29:21 > 0:29:27This, Beswick - animals and things - do very well, don't they, even though they're relatively modern?
0:29:27 > 0:29:32Simply because the factory's closed. There were a lot produced, but the ones that are rare colour ways,
0:29:32 > 0:29:36the ones that weren't produced in many numbers, can fetch huge sums of money.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40What do we say for a seated owl? Do we say £10 for him?
0:29:40 > 0:29:45Rare breed. I'm bid 10 straight in. 12, 14, 16...
0:29:45 > 0:29:50Yes? 18, 20. 18 with you, do I see 20? At 18, standing.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52I'm going to sell now.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Are we all done at £18 then?
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- Oh.- What did we have? - I had £20 to £30.- That's OK.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- 18...- That's OK.- £2 under. - No problem.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Len and Josie are happy with that result, so they're letting Jonty off the hook
0:30:07 > 0:30:09with his slightly higher estimate.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13Let's see how his valuation on the Staffordshire pugs does
0:30:13 > 0:30:15as these little furry friends are up next.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20- We want £30 to £50, Jonty. - Absolutely. I'm sure somebody will love them.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- Yes.- I was admiring them earlier.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27Lorne likes pugs, so a lot of people in the room, I'm sure, will be interested.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30We've both been sensible enough not to bring the pugs.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- The real versions.- Otherwise a few things would be broken!
0:30:33 > 0:30:36A pair of Staffordshire style figures of pugs.
0:30:36 > 0:30:37Handsome little dogs.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40My grandmother was a champion breeder of these beasts.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41What do we say for them?
0:30:41 > 0:30:45What do we say for them? £30 for them?
0:30:45 > 0:30:4920 then. They don't eat much. 12, 14, 16.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Come along. With me at £16. That's bought one of them.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55With me at 16. 18. At £18, then.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Are we all done and selling? Can't sell this at 18.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03At £18 then. Everyone wants to see me afterwards.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05How do you feel? Disappointed?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- Well, yeah, it did seem a little bit...- Yes.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Maybe it's not everybody's dog, though, a pug.
0:31:11 > 0:31:17No, that's very true. We have to consider that, but that's a pair like that.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21You know, I still think that would have been very, very cheap, had it sold at that price.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25Yeah, the auctioneer was wise. He took them up to that figure,
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- but they weren't biting any further, so he brought them in. - Yes.- So, unsold.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31That's fine, I'm quite happy with that.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33The ceramic pugs are unsold,
0:31:33 > 0:31:37but Josie's not bothered, as she has the real thing at home.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40What we need to know now is, "Are we reaching our £300 target?"
0:31:40 > 0:31:42The auction's continuing,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45but we've sold our morning section of lots, anyway,
0:31:45 > 0:31:48which we've done really well with, apart from the pugs.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50It's OK. I'm quite happy with that.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52OK, all right. Everything else got away,
0:31:52 > 0:31:56and given that a lot of the items were things that you'd made,
0:31:56 > 0:31:58or been given, or done jobs for,
0:31:58 > 0:32:01I'm pleased to tell you that so far, you've banked £126.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- That's good.- That's good. - Are you pleased with that?- Yes.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07We've still got lots to come this afternoon,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10so we've got time for a quick break.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- Jonty's spotted a few bits and pieces.- I have.- Follow me.- OK.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16If you have a special project in mind
0:32:16 > 0:32:19that you'd like to try and raise money for at auction,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22do bear in mind that there are charges to be paid, such as commission.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25These vary from one sale room to another,
0:32:25 > 0:32:27so it's always worth enquiring in advance.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32Now, Len may have been paid by a mirror in the past,
0:32:32 > 0:32:36but Jonty's keen to reflect on an even better example he's come across
0:32:36 > 0:32:37in the sale room here today.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41This is a really beautiful French toilet mirror.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Now, it has the appearance
0:32:43 > 0:32:46of being a mirror that should be early 19th century,
0:32:46 > 0:32:49but I believe this to be a lot later than that.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52This little toilet mirror is probably about 100 years old,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55but the quality is quite superb.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57What's so different about this mirror
0:32:57 > 0:32:59is that we have this little bronze figure sitting,
0:32:59 > 0:33:02and the way she's sitting
0:33:02 > 0:33:06is she's not looking out randomly. She's sitting there for a purpose.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09She's actually admiring herself in this moving mirror here.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11She can see her own reflection
0:33:11 > 0:33:14in the toilet mirror. It really is lovely.
0:33:14 > 0:33:15So, we don't expect it
0:33:15 > 0:33:17to go for a couple of hundred?
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Well, it's estimated in the catalogue at £200-£300,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24but I think that this should be more like £400-£500.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27OK, well that rules me out. What about you?
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- Yes, rules me out too!- Come on then!
0:33:29 > 0:33:31But as it turns out,
0:33:31 > 0:33:34I bet Jonty wishes he COULD have been paid by mirror...
0:33:34 > 0:33:35Selling...
0:33:35 > 0:33:38..as it sold for £540.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43We're all back in position again, ready for Len and Josie's next lot.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46It's that collection of Spanish porcelain plates.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- OK, now, for the plates, we want £30-£50.- Yes.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52I bet they cost you a lot more.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54They did, but it's fashion, isn't it?
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- Yes.- Probably just not everybody is into plates now.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00The fashion changes.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- Well, let's see what we can get for them.- OK.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05What do we say for those? Classical plates there.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08£30 for them, do we say?
0:34:08 > 0:34:1120 then. 10 to get us going. Come on now.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14I'm bid £5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...
0:34:14 > 0:34:18At £10, then. Are we done? 12, 14,
0:34:18 > 0:34:2016, 18, 20
0:34:20 > 0:34:24and two, 24, 26, 28. 28 at the back.
0:34:24 > 0:34:25Going to sell now at £28.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- Good.- £28, are you happy with that?
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- Yes.- Yes.- Good, OK. More money in the bank.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36I was a little bit concerned when you said plates are out of fashion. I eat off a plate every day.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Yes, Jonty. Don't pack in your day job.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Your estimate was almost spot-on there.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Next up is the Bell & Howell super 8 movie projector,
0:34:44 > 0:34:47edit machine and photographic equipment.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50All for:
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Well, they're very collectable, but actually quite rare, super 8s.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56A lot has just been thrown away.
0:34:56 > 0:35:02There are collectors for this sort of thing, but I just hope they're here, because you can't guarantee it.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05What do we say for it? £50 for it?
0:35:05 > 0:35:0730, then?
0:35:07 > 0:35:0820, have we then?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10I'm bid £10. 12, 14,
0:35:10 > 0:35:1416, 18. At £18, do I see 20 anywhere?
0:35:14 > 0:35:19At £18 - a cheap lot at £18 then. Are we done at £18 then?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- No.- Not sold.- No.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Oh, what a shame. But still, Len's going to hold onto it
0:35:24 > 0:35:25and may yet put it to use.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29The next lot is the two glass light fittings.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36They're a relatively cheap buy, really, £30-£70.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38That's quite a broad-ranging estimate.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42- Well, they're a nice pair, or they're very similar.- Yes, that's right.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Not exactly identical. - They were two bedroom ones.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48But again, not quite sure where that market is.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53That's the reason why I've put quite a big estimate differential.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56But let's hope that we get... If we can get slap bang in the middle,
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- we should all be happy.- Super.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03£20 for them, do we say? I'm bid 20 straight in.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05And two. 24.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06With me now at 24 then.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Do I see 26? 25 then.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11With me now at 25, then. Do I see 26? 26 standing.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13At 26, do I see 28?
0:36:13 > 0:36:17At 26 with you, sir. Looking for 28. At 26, are we all done at 26?
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Going to sell at 26 then.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- There's your answer. Just underneath the bottom end estimate. - Doesn't matter.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27- £26, are you OK with that? - Yeah.- Fine.- All right.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31So, £26, and Len and Josie are happy with that.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Their next lot is the silver jewellery that they both made.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Given the sentimentality attached to this lot,
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Josie has put on a £150 reserve.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49What do say for that collection? Do we say £100 for it then?
0:36:49 > 0:36:5175. I'm bid 50.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53And five, 60,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56and five, 70, and five, 80,
0:36:56 > 0:36:58and five, 90,
0:36:58 > 0:37:00and five, 100.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05- And 10, 120, 130, 140... - Go on!- 150 now?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- 150 with you then...- Yes!- Yes!
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Selling now, at £150 then.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15- How about that?- Yes, well pleased. - Are you happy with that?- Yes.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- You cracked it. - Well, not personally.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24Anyway, I think that's great. Your own craftsmanship as well. Handmade pieces, a lot of those.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- Yes. And they were solid.- There was only one bidder in the room,
0:37:28 > 0:37:31and because you had that reserve, it went all the way up to £150.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Ah!- So that's thanks to you.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Sold for Josie's reserve, they're obviously delighted
0:37:37 > 0:37:40that the winning bidder appreciated their talents
0:37:40 > 0:37:41for making beautiful silver objects.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45The next lot is the Tengra figures.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Josie couldn't bear to part with some of them,
0:37:48 > 0:37:49so not all of them are here.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Right, we've got six figures, not the nine in the catalogue,
0:37:53 > 0:37:58- so will the auctioneer be pointing that out, Jonty? - Yes, he'll make that very clear.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Of course, the estimate in the catalogue still reads £100-£150.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05If we get slightly less, please don't be too disappointed.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09No, I won't be. We'd already thought of that. Yes.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13We're with you. We watch you too much.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- It'll be me that gets it in the neck, you realise?- No!
0:38:16 > 0:38:17Only six, and not nine.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Very easy to be an auctioneer. You have to have many talents.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23One of them is being able not to count,
0:38:23 > 0:38:26so there are only six and not nine as we've stated in the catalogue.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28So, what do we say for those?
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Six instead of nine, do we say £100 for them?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Do we say 50 for them?
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- Oh!- Decorative figures. 30 then?
0:38:38 > 0:38:4020. Thank you, I'm bid £20, and two.
0:38:40 > 0:38:4524, 26, 28, 30, and two, 34, 36, 38.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48At £38 then.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53Are we done, then, at £38 then? Can't sell them at then. At £38...
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Back on the wall.- Oh, no they're not.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57What are you going to do with them?
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Um...
0:38:58 > 0:39:02- Wrap them up and put them away.- Put them in the loft with the camera.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Oh no! Josie and Len are going to be taking
0:39:05 > 0:39:07a fair bit of stuff back with them today,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10but I don't think Josie really minds.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Now, it's the final lot, the gold jewellery.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15This time not made by Len or Josie,
0:39:15 > 0:39:17but bought as an investment
0:39:17 > 0:39:20on the advice of Josie's father 40 years ago.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Now our next lot is a collection of gold,
0:39:22 > 0:39:26although I notice in the catalogue it's described as "gilt metal".
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Gilt metal, yeah. I had a word with the auctioneer,
0:39:28 > 0:39:31and he said because they're not hallmarked,
0:39:31 > 0:39:33they had to put them down as gilt.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35So that's fine, I'm quite happy with that.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39Gilt metal necklace. Other items of gilt metal etc, etc, etc.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41As you see them, there.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46Quite a collection. What do we say for them? £100 for them? I'm bid 100 straight in.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Do I see the 10? At £100,
0:39:48 > 0:39:51and 10, 120, 130,
0:39:51 > 0:39:54140, 150, 160, 170,
0:39:54 > 0:39:56180,
0:39:56 > 0:39:59190, 200, and 20.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00240, 260? 240 with you.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05- I told you you were valuable.- Are we done, now, at 240, and selling?
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- 240 quid!- Are you pleased with that?
0:40:08 > 0:40:09It's crazy!
0:40:09 > 0:40:10Crazy, isn't it?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Well, we've certainly ended on a high.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Len and Josie made almost their target figure
0:40:16 > 0:40:17with just that last lot.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Josie's dad certainly knew what he was doing all those years ago.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25OK, well, you're taking a few bits home, but nothing too substantial.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28You wanted £300 for the plasma television.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Do you think we've made that?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Not sure, maybe a little bit near it.
0:40:35 > 0:40:40- Yes?- We've done better than that. You've made £570.- You're joking?!
0:40:40 > 0:40:42I can't believe it!
0:40:42 > 0:40:44You've paid for the telly!
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Well, not personally. I have to say, I think most of that is down to your dad,
0:40:48 > 0:40:51his very shrewd gold investment, to be honest.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- That really boosted our prices.- Yes. - Great.- Are you pleased?
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- Oh, yes.- Wonderful.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59So what are you going to do with the extra money?
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Erm...I might take him to lunch!
0:41:06 > 0:41:09Len and Josie are very keen to spend their auction earnings
0:41:09 > 0:41:12and head straight to their local electrical store
0:41:12 > 0:41:15to try out the latest in plasma television technology.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17And guess what's on?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Oh, look. Cash In The Attic.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21Oh, no!
0:41:21 > 0:41:25The television's packing up, it's a very bad picture.
0:41:25 > 0:41:31- I'm hoping to get something much larger, much clearer.- We're going to try and go the whole hog this time,
0:41:31 > 0:41:36and hope that it sees us - perhaps I shouldn't say this - for the next ten years.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Before we have to buy again!
0:41:39 > 0:41:42It should last longer than ten years.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- Well, I don't know.- You'll have to ask the chap how long they last.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Their high-tech purchase doesn't fill the whole wall,
0:41:49 > 0:41:53but fits in very nicely with Josie's Tengra ladies.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54Are you happy now?
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Definitely.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- I think you'll spend many hours watching that thing.- I think so.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03- You will go to bed now and again, won't you?- Definitely, yes.
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