0:00:02 > 0:00:06Hello, welcome to the show that searches people's homes for antiques and collectables
0:00:06 > 0:00:09and then they raise money for something really special.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Now, I always find it fascinating
0:00:11 > 0:00:15when families want to raise that money as a treat for somebody else,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18and it's interesting to see what they're prepared to give up
0:00:18 > 0:00:20in order to realise the dream.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43'Coming up on Cash In The Attic,
0:00:43 > 0:00:47'our expert asks a junior apprentice to assess a solid-gold sovereign...'
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- 50 quid.- 50 quid? Phwoar, that's a lot of money!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- 50 quid for one coin.- You could do with 50 quid, couldn't you?
0:00:53 > 0:00:57..we recall the days when you could fly supersonic
0:00:57 > 0:00:59to glamorous locations the world over.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- So did you go from London to New York?- I wish!
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- London to Manchester.- OK!
0:01:04 > 0:01:08And at the auction, sometimes it's so fast and furious
0:01:08 > 0:01:09it's just all too much!
0:01:09 > 0:01:11I am exhausted!
0:01:11 > 0:01:13I got a bit of a hot flush through that one.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15It just went so fast!
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Find out why when the hammer falls.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Now, today I'm in my element, out in the fresh air
0:01:21 > 0:01:23and in the Garden of England, in Kent,
0:01:23 > 0:01:25and I'm on my way to meet - wait for this -
0:01:25 > 0:01:28a former farmer, traffic warden,
0:01:28 > 0:01:30prison worker and a lollipop lady,
0:01:30 > 0:01:32so I tell you, this is going to be interesting.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Farmer's daughter Margaret Tong has retired
0:01:37 > 0:01:39to live in this bungalow
0:01:39 > 0:01:41close to where she grew up in the Kent countryside.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Sadly, her husband, Alastair, died back in 1993,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and their grown-up son, Clive, now has a son of his own -
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Margaret's only grandson, Elliot.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Margaret herself is an intrepid explorer,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56and on her travels, she met her friend, John Franklin,
0:01:56 > 0:02:00a couple of years ago whilst on a whist-drive holiday,
0:02:00 > 0:02:02something that he organises regularly.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Margaret enjoys car-boot sales and will be selling
0:02:05 > 0:02:09some of her amazing collections to pay for a special treat for Elliot,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11who's also a collector... of Pokemon cards.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- Hi, Jonty!- Good morning.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15I see you're in God's own country today,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18not in Oxfordshire. Here you are in Kent.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22'We'll all be depending today on the advice from our expert,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25'who has over 30 years' experience in antiques, Jonty Hearnden.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28'Whilst he makes a start, I'm meeting our hosts.'
0:02:28 > 0:02:29Hello? Margaret, how are you?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- How nice to see you.- And you.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33I've just been saying in the orchard
0:02:33 > 0:02:37that you do everything in life, and now I find you on the computer.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- Do you do this as well?- No!
0:02:40 > 0:02:42And what a turnout we have. So, introduce me.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44This is my grandson, Elliot.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Hi, Elliot. I won't kiss you, cos I know boys your age
0:02:46 > 0:02:49don't like to be kissed by strange women.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- How old are you? - 12.- 12, OK.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57- Now, you're not 12, I know.- This is my friend, John.- No, six times!
0:02:57 > 0:02:58- How are you, John?- Fine.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Now, whose decision was it to call us in?
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- The old man, John. - And why's that, John?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Well, I watch the programme every day.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- Every day?- Yeah.- You know I love you for that. Really love you for that.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14And when I came down here the first time, I looked round me
0:03:14 > 0:03:17and I thought, "All this stuff, and it's doing nothing."
0:03:17 > 0:03:20So how much money are you aiming to raise today?
0:03:20 > 0:03:21- £800.- £800.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26- And how are you going to spend it? - Flying to New York, going to a store.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- And who's "we"?- Elliot and myself.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Elliot, you're in on this game, eh? - Yeah.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34OK, well, now, Elliot, come by me.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36If you're going to make £800, you'd better go
0:03:36 > 0:03:38and look for stuff, OK? Take John with you.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41'Elliot and John toddle off to begin their treasure hunt,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44'and Margaret meets our expert.'
0:03:44 > 0:03:49- Margaret, here he is, the dashing Jonty.- Hi. Nice to see you!
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Obviously clutching a snowman. - Not just the one.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55There's a whole collection of snowmen.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Not only here, there are other cabinets. They're everywhere!
0:03:58 > 0:04:01What's the fascination, then, with snowmen?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04My son read a lot, and read the book,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06and then I saw the figurines,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10and that's it, I just love the snowmen.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13We should have had Aled Jones here today, the Walking In The Air bit.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15We should all be joining in.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19I notice that we've got different collections here, actually, Gloria.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Look at this. This shelf here is Royal Doulton.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Is it all right if I lift this one out? I love this one. Look.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- How could you not smile at that? - I know.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34- So these are made by...?- Royal Doulton. And they came out in 1985.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38The animated movie was produced in 1982.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41So, obviously, everyone joined the bandwagon.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- So, do you want this collection to go to the auction sale?- Yes, please.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47How many pieces are we talking about altogether?
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- About 60 altogether.- Roughly 60?- 60?!
0:04:51 > 0:04:55It's very difficult to put an exact figure on this massive collection,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58so we really need to be talking ballparks.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00You also need to let the auctioneer decide
0:05:00 > 0:05:02how they're going to sell it best.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05I suspect that they might break it up into various groups.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Hang on one second. I just want to get this one.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Now, I don't know whether he's worth anything or not,
0:05:12 > 0:05:13but I just love him.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- Isn't he gorgeous?- It's wonderful. That's the money box, as well.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- Oh, of course.- It's interesting, they do vary in price,
0:05:21 > 0:05:25because they withdrew various figures on an early stage.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28So if you have the snowman that's on skis...
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Oh, I wish I did! I did try but never was successful.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33What would that be worth?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Well, at auction, that's worth about £150.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- Just the one figure.- Wow.- OK?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41But they go down from there, because that's the rarity factor.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44But roughly speaking, and it is a rough estimate here,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I think we're looking at £500 to £800 for these.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49MARGARET GASPS Oh, my goodness!
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- That's going to be great, isn't it? - Margaret, that's amazing, isn't it?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56That is brilliant. Are you shocked?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Amazed, yes.- Brilliant.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- Are you happy to let them go, still? - Yes, more than happy!
0:06:04 > 0:06:07A very good start to our fund, and so we move on,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10to see what John's found out in the conservatory.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Now, stamp collecting began
0:06:11 > 0:06:15almost as soon as the first stamps were issued, in 1840.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19This was given to Margaret by a friend whose father assembled a collection,
0:06:19 > 0:06:23and Margaret has added to it with some first-day covers.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Jonty thinks they're worth between £50 and £75 at auction,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30but he's much more excited by a box he's found in the dining room.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- Ooh!- Margaret seems to be collecting all these sorts of things.- Mm.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Ah, here you are, Margaret. Hello. - Margaret, we're rummaging.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- I tell you, we've found some marvellous toys.- Yeah.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46- Whose were these?- For the boys. They were my husband's.- Were they?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50I thought he should have a hobby, so I thought he should collect cars!
0:06:50 > 0:06:54He didn't have a hobby, and I think everybody should.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- I think it was YOU who was interested, really!- Yes.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Yes, really, you're allowed to confess
0:07:00 > 0:07:03this is your private collection, Margaret.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Well, I thought limited edition. That's what it all started with.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10And then wherever you went there was cars, and so you bought them.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Now, there's a bit of a divide in the marketplace.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Really, it's those early die-cast toys that are now collectable.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Some of these very small toys
0:07:19 > 0:07:21that were purchased for not very much money
0:07:21 > 0:07:24are now worth a small fortune.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27The companies that first produced them - so here we've got Corgi -
0:07:27 > 0:07:31all of the big manufacturers started to create
0:07:31 > 0:07:33a collectors' market for their own brands,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35and this is what we're looking at here.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37And more often than not,
0:07:37 > 0:07:42these sort of vehicles aren't worth a massive amount of money here.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44But you always say it's important
0:07:44 > 0:07:47that whatever it is has been kept in the box and not used.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48These are pristine.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51And that's the way they should be, as well.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52So, how many have we got in total?
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- Well, there's about another 40, I think, roughly.- OK.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Well, value-wise,
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- we're looking at between £50 and £100.- Really?!- Yeah.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- Oh, wow.- All right, so we might have another £100, then, into the kitty.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Well, as much as that, but I would say as little as 50.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- I'm going to go for 100. - All right, then.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Margaret, following you again, my darling.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17'I'm a big spender, really.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20'It's good that Margaret has kept all the boxes and packaging,
0:08:20 > 0:08:24'because, as we know, this makes them far more desirable to collectors.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27'Now, the list is growing nicely,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30'so I think we can afford a very quick break.'
0:08:30 > 0:08:32I have a funny feeling, much as we're enjoying ourselves,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- that you're very happy to sit down for five minutes.- It's quite tiring!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Yes, all this rummaging around is quite hard work.- It is!
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Now, where did you meet?
0:08:41 > 0:08:44I know you said, John, you come from the Midlands.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48That's right, yeah. We met at the Congress Hotel in Eastbourne,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52I had someone drop out from the whist holiday,
0:08:52 > 0:08:53and a friend of Margaret's
0:08:53 > 0:08:56suggested Margaret contacted me to come to the whist.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- A whist holiday, a card-game holiday?- That's right.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04So when you talk about a whist holiday, how do these work?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Do you go on holiday and then just play card games?
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Well, on John's holidays, we play mornings and evenings.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Most other ones, you play afternoons and evenings.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17So, is that a fun way to have a holiday?
0:09:17 > 0:09:21You've all got the same interest. You can go on your own or in a group.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23You all like the same thing.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- It's great. - John, you organise the holidays?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Yes, I do indeed. For 20 years now.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- Wow.- And it does give people a lot of pleasure.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37I hope you don't mind me asking, but are you friends or are you an item?
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- No, friends.- Friends, yeah. - So you just get on well together.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Sometimes!
0:09:43 > 0:09:45GLORIA LAUGHS
0:09:45 > 0:09:48I almost had you married off there for a minute!
0:09:48 > 0:09:52I've been on my own 20 years, and Margaret's been on her own 17 year.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57I think that wouldn't be a good idea!
0:09:57 > 0:09:59You both obviously love holidays, love travelling,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02but whereabouts do you go together?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Well, I mean, we go abroad, to Cyprus. I used to go abroad a lot.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08But Margaret likes caravanning...
0:10:08 > 0:10:13- Oh, I do!- ..and I'm afraid I like me comforts too much!
0:10:13 > 0:10:18An old sports reporter who travelled a lot told me once in Ireland,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20"Never go to a hotel bedroom that's not as good as your own."
0:10:20 > 0:10:24So I guess that rules out maybe the caravan for you, John.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- Well, it was, it was, because.... - Oh, I love it!
0:10:27 > 0:10:30We've all appreciated the sit-down, but you know what?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- What's that?- Got to go and work.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Got to look for some more lovely things to take to auction.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Margaret's found a really good travel partner in John
0:10:40 > 0:10:42for those whist-drive holidays,
0:10:42 > 0:10:46but today is all about raising funds to take young Elliot
0:10:46 > 0:10:48on a trip to New York, so let's press on.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52In the garage, I've found a couple of elegant porcelain figurines
0:10:52 > 0:10:54which John brought back from Spain 40 years ago.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Now, this taller, coy-looking girl is by Lladro,
0:10:58 > 0:11:03a family company founded in 1953 near Valencia in Spain.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07She's from their more affordable Nao range and dated 1987.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12The smaller girl, Lydia, issued in 1988 by Renaissance,
0:11:12 > 0:11:14is not such a well-known brand,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17so she'll go in the catalogue simply as
0:11:17 > 0:11:19"fine bone china made in England".
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Now, jointly, they have an estimate of £10 to £20,
0:11:22 > 0:11:26but it looks like John needs some expert advice in the kitchen.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Jonty?- Yep? - Come and have a look at these.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- Ah!- What do you think? - John, I've got one complaint.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35They're not full.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Well, we can do something about that. Quickly!
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- Where are they from? - These were mine.- OK.- Yeah.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47There was a gentleman who I did a lot of work for. He was disabled.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- I wouldn't take money, and this is his reward to me.- How lovely.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Well, let's have a look. First of all, the value
0:11:54 > 0:11:57may not necessarily now be in the decanters when it comes to auction,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00it's the fact that we've got these labels.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05They look like they're solid silver. I can just see a hallmark there.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07It's interesting, you've got the different shapes.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Three different shapes. I take it they're for different drinks.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12I took that one to be whisky,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15that one to be the brandy and that to be the sherry one.
0:12:15 > 0:12:21- And did you ever use them?- No. - So we don't even need to clean them.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- Not internally.- Let's have a look. I'm going to just pick up the one
0:12:25 > 0:12:30and just check for condition. Take out the stopper.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Now, where you tend to get damage on a decanter like this
0:12:34 > 0:12:39is the stopper and the neck, because it goes in and out, in and out,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41and that's where you get damage.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43So you might get chips here and chips round the neck.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47But this looks in very good condition, no chips or breaks whatsoever.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Now, they're worth putting into the auction sale,
0:12:51 > 0:12:53but a word of warning - there are more people
0:12:53 > 0:12:57probably trying to sell decanters than there are buying.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- Cos they don't use them these days. - People just don't decant any more.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Are you happy to put these into the auction sale?
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- Yes, indeed. Certainly.- OK, well, here we're looking at £50 to £80.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Oh, that'll be really good.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13We won't have to wait too long to see how the bidders respond
0:13:13 > 0:13:15to the potential of those silver tags.
0:13:15 > 0:13:1722. 25. 28.
0:13:17 > 0:13:2130. 2. 35. 38.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22I'm out at 38. 40.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Will they dig deep enough
0:13:24 > 0:13:28to help Margaret make her grandson's dream trip come true?
0:13:30 > 0:13:35In Margaret's house near Canterbury, we leave no stone unturned
0:13:35 > 0:13:37in our quest for goods and chattels to sell.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41With the snowman and stamps, the cars, figurines and decanters
0:13:41 > 0:13:43providing well over £600 for our haul,
0:13:43 > 0:13:48I'm really optimistic that our rummage shall end in victory.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Margaret's found more Royal Doulton figures,
0:13:50 > 0:13:55but rather than snowmen, it's the more traditional Christmas story.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Sculpted by Douglas V Tootle,
0:13:57 > 0:14:01only 2,000 of these stylish sets were issued to mark the Millennium.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Margaret still has their signature gift boxes,
0:14:04 > 0:14:09and Jonty expects that they'll make £50 to £75.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10We'll have to WEIGHT and see.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- Margaret?- Yes, Jonty?- You've got yet another collection of something.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19This time it's paperweights. Presumably, these are yours?
0:14:19 > 0:14:23They are, but given to me, once again, for birthdays, Christmases,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25from my friends and family.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- You are very easy to please at Christmas and birthdays.- Wasn't I?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31THEY LAUGH
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Now, paperweights have been popular for a long time, particularly in the 19th century.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40The Victorians - in fact, everyone in Europe really loved paperweights.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44And some of the best were made not in this country but in France,
0:14:44 > 0:14:50so there were companies like Baccarat, St Louis and Clichy.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Those big factories produced very good quality paperweights.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58In fact, a Clichy paperweight has sold in excess of £50,000 before.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00MARGARET WHISTLES
0:15:00 > 0:15:02So that's how expensive they can become.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Now, this one here, this is millefiori,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- which, as the word suggests, is 1,000 flowers.- Ah, right.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- And do you know how that's made?- No, no.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17That's made by tiny rods, coloured rods, cut into segments,
0:15:17 > 0:15:19a bit like Brighton rock.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22And those segments are placed into the bottom of the weight there,
0:15:22 > 0:15:26and then the clear, see-through glass is poured on top of that.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28It's always been very popular.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Are you thinking of selling these? - Yes, please.- Yes?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- You want them to go?- Yes, yes.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37- Well, we're looking here at probably £50 to £80 at auction.- Really?- Yeah.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40It seems there are collectors for everything,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43and Jonty's just spotted another dead cert.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45This china racehorse sculpture
0:15:45 > 0:15:47originally belonged to Margaret's mother.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Its stablemates are two shire horses, a Beswick donkey
0:15:50 > 0:15:52and two younger animals.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56This proud-looking thoroughbred is labelled, rather auspiciously,
0:15:56 > 0:15:57as The Winner.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Now, Jonty reckons they have an odds-on chance
0:16:00 > 0:16:01of making £40 to £60 as a collection.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06Now, Margaret, I know that you have done so many jobs in the past,
0:16:06 > 0:16:07you still enjoy yourself to the full.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- Definitely.- But I gather life for you began on a farm. Where was that?
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- Seven miles from here. - Literally seven miles?- Yeah.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- Did you have to work on the farm? - Well, you had to.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20My father was the boss,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23and you had to do, in those days, what you were told!
0:16:23 > 0:16:29I carried on after I left school until I was about 20, I suppose.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31And then I started branching out,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- and that's when life took a... different hold.- Yeah.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37So, what did you do next, then, as a job?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- I started off as a lollipop lady! - Elliot, what do you think?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- Well, yeah!- A lollipop lady at your school. Would that be good?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Erm, yeah-ish!
0:16:47 > 0:16:49My son started school earlier,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52because I became a lollipop lady in the village.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- And then I became a traffic warden. - No!
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Yes, one of those hated ladies!
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- How did you bear that? - It was really good,
0:17:00 > 0:17:04because it is never what it seems, and we had a good life.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08I mean, we didn't just issue tickets. You helped people.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- Did you get into any fights or arguments?- Never any fights.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- But I'm tall, and I can eyeball them. - Don't mess with your gran!
0:17:15 > 0:17:20- He knows!- And then, after all of that came the Prison Service.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- What was that like?- Very good. That was the best job I've ever had.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- No!- Yes! And it was working with some nice guys.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32I worked in the canteen, which was the shop.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37But then I also did controls, searching, posts.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Did you manage to build up any kind of rapport with the prisoners?
0:17:40 > 0:17:41No.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45I was one of those that they knew, if they were allowed it, I would fight for them,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48and if they wasn't allowed it, they didn't get it.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Elliot, I can see your eyes getting wider and wider.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54What do you think about Gran working in the Prison Service?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56I think she'd be a nice prison warden.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- She'd be nice for them all, would she?- Yes.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03She'd be very kind, and she wouldn't be mean to them.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Can you see her with a big, big bunch of keys, locking people up?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Ish, yes!
0:18:08 > 0:18:10You seem, Margaret, to have this attitude
0:18:10 > 0:18:13of living every day to the Nth degree.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Is there something that happened in your life
0:18:15 > 0:18:17that made you take that attitude?
0:18:17 > 0:18:19By losing my husband, I suppose.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23And then you think, after time, you think, "Get on with life."
0:18:23 > 0:18:27I think the older you get on, you know how precious life is, isn't it?
0:18:27 > 0:18:29It's to be enjoyed.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I think the older you get, the more you've got to do it.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Absolutely right, Margaret.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Young Elliot is really excited about going to New York with his gran,
0:18:38 > 0:18:40but we need more loot to make sure that happens
0:18:40 > 0:18:43and look what he's just discovered in that drawer.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Margaret has been through a watch-collecting phase, it seems.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Jonty values these gold watches at £20-£40,
0:18:51 > 0:18:55bearing in mind that ladies' watches are difficult to sell on.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Downstairs, Margaret has located some souvenirs
0:18:59 > 0:19:03of the once-thrilling supersonic Concorde.
0:19:03 > 0:19:09- Jonty, look what I have here. - What have you got?- Concorde.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- That's my favourite aeroplane. - They've got "Concorde" on there.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16What have we got in these little boxes?
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- That's a paperweight. - OK. Did you fly on Concorde?- I did.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23It was a really lovely thing to do.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Really? So did you go London to New York?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27No. I wish.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- No, I went London to Manchester. - Oh, really?
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- And we were up in the sky a very short time.- Yes.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Up there and back down again.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40I think from London to New York, it was just over three hours.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Three hours 20.- Yes.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44That must've been wonderful.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46What have we got? We've got a paperweight.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- Was this given to you on the flight? - No, I think we must have bought that.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52There we've got Concorde
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- and that's the tenth anniversary of it being in service.- Yes.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59So the first flight of Concorde was '69,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01when man landed on the moon, as well.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04You can imagine that fantastic optimism
0:20:04 > 0:20:07that we all shared in this part of the world,
0:20:07 > 0:20:11with man landing on the moon and Concorde flying in the sky.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13We must have all thought we were invincible.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14That's right, definitely!
0:20:14 > 0:20:19That's lovely. Very interesting. What else have we got?
0:20:19 > 0:20:20That's a tiepin.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23That's something I picked up at a boot fair.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25A little tiepin. It's rather sweet.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- I just thought that would go with it. - That's rather sweet. What's in this?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32That's what gave us on the flight.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37Unfortunately, the aeroplane isn't in there. I made it up and it collapsed.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Oh, you got a little model?- Yeah.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44We've got certificates in here and postcards. Can we sell these?
0:20:44 > 0:20:45Yes, please.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49We're not going to get a fortune, something like £20-£30.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- That sort of area.- Really? - Are you happy about that?- Yes.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58- Who knows, it might take off and get more than that.- Ah, I like it.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I like it too, Margaret.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Unfortunately, her flight to New York with Elliot will be in an era
0:21:04 > 0:21:06where supersonic flight is no longer an option.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11Elliot is busy. He's been a treasure today as he ferrets about
0:21:11 > 0:21:14in the nooks and crannies for likely novelties to add to our pile.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17He's found some original World War II magazines
0:21:17 > 0:21:19collected by his grandfather's family.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23There are over 200 copies here of The War Illustrated,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26which was published for the duration of both world wars.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Surprisingly, they're common in the marketplace
0:21:30 > 0:21:31and may only fetch £20-£30.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35However, Elliot's rummage in the attic
0:21:35 > 0:21:37has produced one final possibility.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42- Look what I've found.- Oh, gosh, where have you been plundering?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- In the loft.- You've been rooting in the loft!
0:21:45 > 0:21:46Wow. Look at this.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Now, Jonty will know, but I think that is a sovereign.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- Have you ever heard of a gold sovereign?- No.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55I think it's worth quite a lot of money, these days.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58You hold that for a minute. Well done, Elliot.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Oh, yes, look, this is a 1980 proof sovereign, look.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07I don't know much about it so I'll have to get Jonty. He's the expert.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12Jonty! Come here. I think your Elliot
0:22:12 > 0:22:14has literally found cash in the attic!
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- You found it, did you?- These were the ones we saw first, Jonty.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19There are two in there, not one.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Oh, wow. Look at these. These are proper old sovereigns.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27We've got Edward VII. What else have we got here?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30This looks like an old one, too. We've got a date.
0:22:30 > 0:22:331899. Queen Victoria. The old head there.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- See that?- Very old.- It's lovely.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38This one seems to date to 1980.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40A completely different date again.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43That's with our current Queen's head. See that head there?
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Recognise that head? - Yeah, it's the symbol on a coin.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48These are fabulous.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- So, Elliot, have you seen a sovereign before?- No.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56They're coins and they date back... They've been used for centuries.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59They look quite similar to a pound coin, don't they?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02But there is a difference. They're similar in colour,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06but these coins, sovereigns, are solid gold.
0:23:06 > 0:23:0822-carat gold.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Cool.- Cool!- There's a difference!
0:23:11 > 0:23:14That's the reason why they are looked after
0:23:14 > 0:23:17and that's why they are sold, sometimes, in these special packs.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- Are you impressed so far? - Yes.- Good!- Like the sound of it?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23So I'm going to put you on the spot, Elliot.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25What do you think they're worth each?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- 50 quid.- 50 quid. Phwoar! That's a lot of money.
0:23:28 > 0:23:2950 quid for one?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- You could do with 50 quid, couldn't you?- That's a lot of money.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37- Well, it's worth three times that each.- Awesome! 150.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42At auction, these three coins will be valued between £400 and £600.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44THEY ALL GASP
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Elliot, well done! That's fantastic.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- How about that?- I want to see that big grin from ear to ear.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Do you realise, Elliot, that just the coins you found in the attic
0:23:53 > 0:23:58- would buy your ticket to New York? Is that good news?- Yes.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- Would you like to know the big total?- Yeah.- You do? OK.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04I have a piece of paper that's going to tell me...
0:24:04 > 0:24:06SHE GASPS
0:24:06 > 0:24:08..you're going to New York.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- You have got 1,260!- Hey!
0:24:11 > 0:24:14THEY CHEER
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- What do you think?- It's amazing.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18It sure is.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23We're so far over the £800 target, that Margaret will be able to afford
0:24:23 > 0:24:26an extra glass or two of something bubbly on her flight to New York.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30But at the auction, will those lovable Royal Doulton snowmen
0:24:30 > 0:24:35be able to melt the hearts of the bidders for £500-£800?
0:24:35 > 0:24:39And what of those other splendid Doulton figurines,
0:24:39 > 0:24:44the Christmas story? Will they herald another £50-£75?
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Finally, can those three sovereigns crown our auction experience
0:24:48 > 0:24:52with a further £400-£600 for our total?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55I certainly hope so.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:24:57 > 0:25:01can our expert keep his professional cool in the face of enthusiasm?
0:25:01 > 0:25:05I have been over-swept by the optimism of these guys.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07And as something sells for less than we hoped,
0:25:07 > 0:25:09can we rely on young Elliot to sum it all up?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Disappointing. It shows that people come to an auction room
0:25:12 > 0:25:13to find a bargain.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Yes, that's true.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- And they got one! - 'You're so right, Elliot.'
0:25:18 > 0:25:20'And there's more before the final gavel falls.'
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Today we've come to the Rye Auction Galleries
0:25:27 > 0:25:29on the East Sussex coast
0:25:29 > 0:25:31and we're really, really interested
0:25:31 > 0:25:33to see how Margaret's fine array of collectables
0:25:33 > 0:25:35will fare when they go up for sale.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Just to remind you, she wants to raise at least £800
0:25:39 > 0:25:42to take her lovely grandson Elliot to the Big Apple.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45So let's hope the public dig deep when the auction gets under way.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51It's busy here today in Rye, as we wait for the sale to begin.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Margaret has managed to transport her possessions without any breakages.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58No mean feat with all these china figures!
0:25:58 > 0:26:02I tell you what, Margaret, doesn't this display look magnificent?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04They've done a really good job.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- Haven't they?- It looks really good.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11How does it feel to see your collection displayed like this somewhere else?
0:26:11 > 0:26:15A bit sad, but, just think of New York.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17GLORIA LAUGHS
0:26:17 > 0:26:19I think it looks terrific. What do you think?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Really nice.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Nice? You can do better than that. - Amazing.- It is amazing.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- That's much better. - I've got some good news,
0:26:26 > 0:26:30because the whole collection has been split into seven lots.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Seven lots?
0:26:32 > 0:26:34On the day in your house, you debated that.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36You said, "I'm not sure what the auctioneers will do."
0:26:36 > 0:26:39I've been very impressed with what they've achieved,
0:26:39 > 0:26:43but all I can say right now is it is very exciting.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46If you're considering selling your collectables at auction,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49bear in mind that auction houses charge various fees,
0:26:49 > 0:26:51such as commission,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54so contact your local sale room for advice on those extra costs.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59As we take our places, events are in progress
0:26:59 > 0:27:03and to start us off is the initial group from our huge army of snowmen.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- The first lot is the collection of the musicians.- Ah!
0:27:06 > 0:27:07And it's a complete set
0:27:07 > 0:27:11and I understand there may be some telephone bidders.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12Oh! Great.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16- 100 I have. 100 here. - Straight in at £100.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Do I see 120?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20120 I have. 150. 180.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22- (180.)- 220, I'm out.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25220, 250, 280.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27300, 320.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31300 at the back of the room. At £300 for the first lot. At 300.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33GAVEL BANGS
0:27:33 > 0:27:37- Oh!- How about that? £300. - Pretty good!- Yes!
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Right, we're moving straight into the next lot.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44The selection of Royal Doulton Snowman collection figurines
0:27:44 > 0:27:46to include snowman tobogganing,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49building a snowman, James, stylish snowman. At 120.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52150, 180 to the lady.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56200. 220. 250. At 250.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58550 already!
0:27:58 > 0:28:02Eight boxed Royal Bolton Snowman money banks. There they are again.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Are we all done? They will sell. At £70.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07GAVEL BANGS
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Two boxed snowmen. There are money boxes, clock,
0:28:09 > 0:28:12two saving books, trinket pots, bowls, etc.
0:28:12 > 0:28:1370 I've got.
0:28:13 > 0:28:1580. 90, is it?
0:28:15 > 0:28:1890 to the lady. At £90 then.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20And another £90.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Do you know what, I think the got the tickets already. I do!
0:28:23 > 0:28:2715 Royal Doulton Snowman mugs with different scenes.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Some are boxed.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32At £85, we're all done here. At 85.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- Oh, my goodness.- £85.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Three Royal Doulton Snowman trios.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Seven cups and assorted plates.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- At 95.- £95.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47- That's amazing.- Right, this is the last lot coming up.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49A selection of Royal Doulton Snowman
0:28:49 > 0:28:52series boxed gift sets, plates and bowls, etc.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Are you all done now? At £80.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55GAVEL BANGS
0:28:55 > 0:28:58£80. Everything sold. How about that?
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Everything way above the estimate.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Do you know, I am exhausted with it all.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Had a bit of hot flush through that one. It went so fast.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- How it exciting. How do you feel, Margaret?- Really excited.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- Really glad.- And John?- Unbelievable.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Just unbelievable.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- Is that more than you ever expected? - Indeed.
0:29:17 > 0:29:23- You have made, just on your snowmen alone £970.- Oh!
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Elliot, seriously, nearly £1,000 on the snowmen.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31I honestly don't think I've ever seen an auction begin
0:29:31 > 0:29:33with such an impressive flurry of activity
0:29:33 > 0:29:35and with such a beneficial result.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Raymond Briggs's Snowman character has done us proud,
0:29:39 > 0:29:41but what of the other items? How high can we possibly go?
0:29:41 > 0:29:46Our stable of four-legged friends were valued at £40-£60.
0:29:46 > 0:29:5030 I have. 30 here. Do I see 35?
0:29:50 > 0:29:5435. 40. From five. 40 I have.
0:29:54 > 0:29:5840, 40. Do I see 45? At £40.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59I will sell them.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01At £40.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05That was rather disappointing, I thought.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08After the excitement of the snowmen, we're back down to earth.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12They did match the lowest estimate, right on the nose at £40,
0:30:12 > 0:30:16taking us over the £1,000 hurdle already.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20Now let's see whether these pretty Nao and Renaissance china maidens
0:30:20 > 0:30:24from the late 1980s can attract the predicted £10-£20.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29And £10 I'm bid. £10. Do I see 12?
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Very nice little figurines. £10 only.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34£10, £10. Who's got the 12?
0:30:34 > 0:30:36At £10. Are we all done here?
0:30:36 > 0:30:38At £10.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39GAVEL BANGS
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Are you sad?- Er, yeah.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43You're not going to cry on me?
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- We can't win everything. - You can't win everything.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Why didn't I think of that? Exactly.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Gorgeous Elliot has the right attitude
0:30:50 > 0:30:53and the modest £10 is again bang on the lower estimate.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57This is lovely Royal Doulton, the Christmas story.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- We've got quite a lot on this. - It's great collection.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Margaret, you do so well on your collections.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05They're in great condition. Well done you.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Which means that we should sell and sell well. I put £50-£75.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- I hope we do more than that. - Hm.- Yes, yes.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16I have got to start you here at £50. 50 I've got.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18We're straight in.
0:31:18 > 0:31:2150 I've had. Five. 60. Five.
0:31:21 > 0:31:2470. Five. 80. Five.
0:31:24 > 0:31:2590.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Five. I'm out. 95 here. At £95.
0:31:29 > 0:31:30I will... 100 here.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32- (100!)- 110.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Do I see 110?
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Take 105, if you wish. 105.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38110.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- 115. - There's a bit of a war going on.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44125. 120 I have. 120.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47120. Do I see 125?
0:31:47 > 0:31:52- At 120. Have we all done? - It's going to be sold.- At £120.
0:31:52 > 0:31:53Wow!
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Well above the estimate. - Isn't that great?
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- What a result!- Yes. - Elliot, a kiss for the Nativity.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03There you go. Any opportunity!
0:32:03 > 0:32:05The stylised Christmas story figurines
0:32:05 > 0:32:07have really answered our prayers
0:32:07 > 0:32:10and delivered us another excellent result.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13But can our lucky streak continue
0:32:13 > 0:32:16with £50-£80 for these three glass decanters?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18The hallmarks on the silver tags
0:32:18 > 0:32:22reveal they were made in 1989 in Birmingham.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Where are we starting? £50?
0:32:26 > 0:32:2820 I've got to start you, then.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- 20's no good.- 22. 25. 28.
0:32:30 > 0:32:3330. Two. 35, 38.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35I'm out at 38.
0:32:35 > 0:32:3640. Two.
0:32:36 > 0:32:3940 at the back of the room.
0:32:39 > 0:32:4140, do I see 42?
0:32:41 > 0:32:4342. The lady has come back. 45.
0:32:43 > 0:32:5150? No. At £48 at the back of the room. At £48, are we all done here?
0:32:51 > 0:32:53At 48.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- I would have liked to have seen more.- Me, too.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00But I am being over-swept by the optimism of these guys.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04Well, £2 below his lowest estimate won't dampen our spirits,
0:33:04 > 0:33:07not after the morning we've been having.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Can the supersonic airline memorabilia speed us on
0:33:09 > 0:33:15to even happier heights with the modest £20-£30 Jonty predicted?
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- 25, 28, 28 on my right.- That's good.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Are you all done? Selling, then, at 28.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23GAVEL BANGS
0:33:23 > 0:33:26'Gone for just inside our top estimate.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29'I bet Margaret is more than happy to swap her jet set mementos
0:33:29 > 0:33:33'for an exciting trip to New York with her grandson.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36'Talking of which, I'm wondering how our total is shaping up
0:33:36 > 0:33:38'after a very memorable first half.'
0:33:38 > 0:33:41£800 was the target.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43We know we've got the 800, because of the snowmen,
0:33:43 > 0:33:48but, you have got at the halfway point, with items still to go,
0:33:48 > 0:33:50£1,216.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52No! Right!
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- That is good.- Isn't that amazing?
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Did you imagine it would be anything like that?
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Strangely enough, I said Margaret was going to do well,
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- and she has.- Confidence. - Yes. Thank you. Yeah.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07'Everyone is delighted with the way things are going,
0:34:07 > 0:34:09'and justifiably so.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12'After some light refreshments, I bump into Jonty again,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15'who has that expert eye on another sale.'
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Jonty, I can always depend on you to find something of interest.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20You're intrigued by this pottery.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Absolutely. And not a snowman in sight!
0:34:23 > 0:34:24Unusual colouring.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28If I'm being honest, first glance, maybe slightly dull.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31There's a reason why I am looking this pottery.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35I'm used to handling ceramics from all over the globe.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- Everything you see here has travelled a long way.- How far?
0:34:38 > 0:34:40- Half a mile.- Half a mile!
0:34:40 > 0:34:42We're looking at Rye pottery.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Have you seen a lot of Rye pottery before?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46It's so nice, more to the point,
0:34:46 > 0:34:48to see it being sold here in the town itself.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Do we know why it is...?
0:34:50 > 0:34:55I'm not saying it's dull, but when you've a dull green and brown,
0:34:55 > 0:34:58it's not necessarily the most vibrant thing.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00I see where you're coming from,
0:35:00 > 0:35:04but it was the fashion at the time and this particular jug
0:35:04 > 0:35:07was made in 1901 and it was the fashion at the time.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11But they have made to surround mix here for centuries,
0:35:11 > 0:35:14there's medieval pottery, because the clay was local.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- Is it very collectable? - Very, very desirable.
0:35:17 > 0:35:23- This particular vase, the estimate is £300-500.- No!- Yes.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25And here's me calling it dull.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28'OK, Jonty, I stand well corrected.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31'Unfortunately, the usual collectors of Rye pottery
0:35:31 > 0:35:33'were not able to be at the sale today,
0:35:33 > 0:35:34'but one odd little piece,
0:35:34 > 0:35:39'the 1902 pilgrim flask, made £480 on its own.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43'All the rest, including the 1901 jug, sadly remained unsold.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47'Now it's on to the collection of first-day covers and stamp albums,
0:35:47 > 0:35:49'priced at between £50 and £75.'
0:35:49 > 0:35:53Done here at £55.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- That's OK. - The middle of Jonty's estimate.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57That will make a nice starter pack
0:35:57 > 0:36:00for someone beginning their stamp-collecting career.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04The War Illustrated was a magazine published in both world wars
0:36:04 > 0:36:06and this mountain of copies
0:36:06 > 0:36:11was collected by Margaret's husband's family in the 1940s.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- Do you think these will do well? - There's been, historically,
0:36:14 > 0:36:16a lot of publications that have come and gone.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19I often see whole collections of various magazines.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23But, at auction, they never seem to sell particularly well.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26So that's the reason I've only put £20-£30
0:36:26 > 0:36:29on this really very large, substantial collection.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Good reading. Who's got £30 for them?
0:36:32 > 0:36:3320, then?
0:36:33 > 0:36:37£10 I have. A bid of 10. Do I see 12?
0:36:37 > 0:36:38There's a lot of magazines.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Have we all done? At £10.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- At £10 only. - GAVEL BANGS
0:36:44 > 0:36:45It seems crazy
0:36:45 > 0:36:48that those wouldn't be bought by a collector
0:36:48 > 0:36:51or even to illustrate somewhere.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53I think a medal is a lot easier to transport
0:36:53 > 0:36:55than a collection of magazines.
0:36:55 > 0:37:00It seems a shame that such historic editions aren't more highly valued.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03But we're grateful for the £10 it made towards the kitty.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08When it comes to paperweights, our next item, I don't get it.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09Some of them are very beautiful,
0:37:09 > 0:37:13but I never know where to put them - whether on windowsills...
0:37:13 > 0:37:16I'm going to pick you up on the windowsill.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Don't put them on your windowsill because they act as a prism.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20The sunlight can come in,
0:37:20 > 0:37:22burn the surface, could even burn your house down.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- Really?!- Oh, yes. - But I never know where to put them.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Yes, just don't put them on your windowsill.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31No. I'll put them in the auction along with yours!
0:37:31 > 0:37:36There are ten altogether. A nice little lot. I can start you at 35.
0:37:36 > 0:37:4138. I've got. 38. Do I see 40? 40 upstairs. Two?
0:37:41 > 0:37:4445, sir. 45 is now with you. 45.
0:37:44 > 0:37:4745. Is it 48? At 45 on my right.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49I will sell. 45.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51GAVEL BANGS
0:37:51 > 0:37:55So the sparkling paperweights sold just under the lower estimate
0:37:55 > 0:37:57and after Jonty's dire warning,
0:37:57 > 0:38:01I hope the new owners won't leave them on the window ledge in the sun.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04When you think back over the toys we've owned, it's the earlier ones
0:38:04 > 0:38:06that seem to be the most sought after,
0:38:06 > 0:38:09especially mint condition in their box.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11The later ones are less valued.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Has this assortment, priced by Jonty at between £50-£100,
0:38:15 > 0:38:18appreciated in value?
0:38:18 > 0:38:21I've got to start the bidding at 30. 35 I have.
0:38:21 > 0:38:2435. 35. Is it 40?
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- £35. 35.- Come on, they're worth more than that.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30At £35.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- ALL: No!- Oh!
0:38:32 > 0:38:34ALL: Ah.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36THEY ALL GRUMBLE
0:38:36 > 0:38:38That is disaster.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39Very disappointing.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42It shows that people come to an auction room to find a bargain.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Yes, that's true.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- And they got one.- They did. - THEY LAUGH
0:38:46 > 0:38:48They did, indeed, Elliot.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52Hopefully, Margaret's collection has found a good new home.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Now it's time for those ladies' gold watches
0:38:54 > 0:38:56which Elliot discovered in a drawer.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01Can the timepieces defy expectation by attracting a decent bid?
0:39:04 > 0:39:08And bidding, I can start you in at 75.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- 80.- Brilliant. There we go.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11- No!- Do I see £90?
0:39:11 > 0:39:1480 I have. 80, 80, 80.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Do I see £90 here?
0:39:16 > 0:39:19At £80. I will sell them.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20At £80.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22GAVEL BANGS
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Short and sweet.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- The estimate was 20 to 40 and they sold for 80.- Yay!
0:39:27 > 0:39:30That was a very nice surprise and, as our experience shows,
0:39:30 > 0:39:32ladies' watches are a hard sell.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Maybe the gold content had something to do with it.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Talking of which, here's our final lot.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Now we're talking gold
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- and there has been an emphasis on gold in recent years.- Hm.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- You've got a nice collection here. - We've got three sovereigns
0:39:47 > 0:39:50and the auctioneer, very cleverly, has split them up.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53But I put 400-600 on the whole lot.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Very good. Yes.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57I would like one myself!
0:39:57 > 0:39:59THEY LAUGH
0:39:59 > 0:40:02The first sovereign is the 1907 sovereign.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Estimate 150 to 200.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08Where do we want to start? 100 I've got.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11110. 120. 130.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14130 I've got. 140. New bidder.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17150. At £150.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- GAVEL BANGS - £150!
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Edward VII did well at £150,
0:40:24 > 0:40:27but can his mother's coin from 1899 do better?
0:40:27 > 0:40:32At £160 on my right. Have we all done? At 160?
0:40:32 > 0:40:36- Yes!- Very good, very good.
0:40:36 > 0:40:37Gosh!
0:40:37 > 0:40:39£10 better at 160
0:40:39 > 0:40:42and that just leaves Queen Elizabeth's 1980 sovereign
0:40:42 > 0:40:44in its presentation box.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46170 at the back of the room.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49At 170. Do I see 180?
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- At £170. - GAVEL BANGS
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- 400 from this alone.- That is great.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58£480, guys.
0:40:58 > 0:40:59- 480!- Yes!
0:40:59 > 0:41:02We've done so well with the three sovereigns,
0:41:02 > 0:41:05adding a further £480 to our grand total.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07You would have been happy with £800
0:41:07 > 0:41:10to go to the Big Apple, to go to New York?
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Well, you have...
0:41:12 > 0:41:15£1,921.
0:41:15 > 0:41:16ALL: Oh!
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- Nearly £2,000.- Thank you.- Fantastic.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- Nearly £2,000. Kiss!- Well done.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- Thank you. - John, you give me one as well.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- That is so fantastic. - Well done, sir.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34And after that fantastic result,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Margaret and Elliot waste no time
0:41:37 > 0:41:39in organising their trip to the Big Apple.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43I was amazed. We only expected to get, like, £800. It was amazing.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- New York!- Well done.
0:41:46 > 0:41:47What part are we going to?
0:41:47 > 0:41:49We're going to Manhattan.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51We've got our hotel there.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54It was Elliot's idea to go to New York,
0:41:54 > 0:41:58because there's a big store there that sells things he collect.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59Cards.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01It's the best shop ever. I really want to go.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04It's such a vibrant city.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08There are so many interesting things to see and to do.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11And they're going to love it.