0:00:02 > 0:00:05Hello and welcome to Cash In The Celebrity Attic.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07The programme searches the homes of the famous
0:00:07 > 0:00:09for all those antiques and collectables
0:00:09 > 0:00:14and then we them to auction and sell them to make money for truly wonderful causes.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19Today, we're going to meet a man who definitely has a great talent for a tune.
0:00:19 > 0:00:25He also enjoys worldwide success penning theme tunes for the telly.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29And here's another clue, at one time he really was Mr Nasty on television.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32You might say, the Simon Cowell of the '70s.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Have you guessed who it is yet?
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Today, I'm in a most beautiful part of Kent,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57with all the atmosphere of the sheep in the background.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02We are about to meet the highly acclaimed composer, Tony Hatch.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I certainly hope he can warm us up with a tune or two.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10# I couldn't live without your love. # There you go.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15Just one of many unforgettable songs written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19It was made famous by Petula Clark, of course, who had top-ten hits with
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Tony's other songs, like, Downtown and Don't Sleep On The Subway.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28Tony is one of the world's leading composers of pop music and television themes.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31His songs have been performed by the biggest names including
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Shirley Bassey, Frank Sinatra and Paul McCartney.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Then his music is heard every day all over the world
0:01:38 > 0:01:42because he wrote the theme music to Neighbours and Emmerdale.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Tony and his wife Maggie live in Menorca
0:01:45 > 0:01:50but on visits to Britain they stay regularly with his agent at their absolutely gorgeous home in Kent.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54She has kindly given us permission to go rooting through her cupboards
0:01:54 > 0:02:00and it looks like Tony and Maggie have brought along plenty of goodies from their home in sunny Spain.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02How about this one?
0:02:02 > 0:02:07Coming up, I play Name That Tune with our musical host. Neighbours?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10HE PLAYS EMMERDALE THEME GLORIA LAUGHS
0:02:10 > 0:02:11That is Emmerdale.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Our expert is walking on very thin ice with his valuations.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20I would suggest an estimate of about £30 to £50 which sounds terrible.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Wash your mouth out, that's terrible.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Come auction day, it's kisses, kisses, kisses all round.
0:02:26 > 0:02:32Find out who wins the biggest smacker when the final hammer falls.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38Now all this snow hasn't prevented our expert, John Cameron, from joining us
0:02:38 > 0:02:41and what better way to warm up than with some serious rummaging.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46Tony and Maggie, I can track you down anywhere even in the depths of Kent.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47- How are you?- Lovely to see you.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52Lovely to see you. Did I see you making your lovely wife, Maggie a cup of coffee there?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- No, I was teaching her how to use the machine.- Macho Tony to the end.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59You're not used to weather like this, are you?
0:02:59 > 0:03:00- You're used to being in the sunshine.- That's right.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04But we do travel over to the UK a lot.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09Living in Menorca does spoil you a bit, but we've seen plenty of snow here in the last few days.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11You're very familiar with this house because you stay
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- here quite a lot throughout the year.- Yes, this belongs to very good friends, John and Jackie.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18We stay here quite often. We love it, it's so beautiful.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Why did you think this would be a very good idea for you?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Mainly, it was the appeal of doing something for the charity.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Your charity being?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- The charity is the Variety Club. - Variety is a children's charity.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33We thought it would be fun, fun, fun to do it.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36How much money ideally would you like to raise?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- About £1,500.- That'd be lovely.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41You're familiar with the kitchen. You've got the hang of the coffee machine.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Now, Tony, I'm going to put you to work because our expert,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47John Cameron, is lurking around this gorgeous cottage.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- Will we go and find him? - I think we'd better.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51See what he's discovered.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53So we have our target.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57But as Tony and Maggie are only in the UK for a short spell,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00time is of the essence and we need to get to work.
0:04:00 > 0:04:06John has already made a start on their boxes from Menorca and I wonder what treasures lurk within.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11- Well, now, John, knowing you are a bit of a singer, this is your best chance to realise that.- No, no, no.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Best composer, best producer...
0:04:14 > 0:04:18I'd love to know what these are doing in your possession.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23They are fascinating, aren't they? These two bowlers are very interesting because
0:04:23 > 0:04:28one of them is most definitely autographed by Ronnie Barker.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30I thought that's what it said.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32THE Ronnie Barker of the Two Ronnies.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Yes, we think the other one might have been worn by the other Ronnie as well.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38They were given to us by a couple of lovely ladies
0:04:38 > 0:04:41who run a hotel in Menorca on the island where we live.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Do we know how they got the bowler hats?
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- They were given them.- Were they given to them by somebody in the entertainment business?
0:04:48 > 0:04:55Somebody who had obviously supplied them to the BBC or where the Two Ronnies were at the time.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Do you know what I love about items of clothing,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01is how they evolved and how they often acquired their names.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04The bowler is a classic example of that.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09They came around by Special Commission from a member of the landed gentry,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12believed to have been a cousin or a nephew
0:05:12 > 0:05:15of the Earl of Leicester, a chap by the name of William Cook.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20He ordered a hat from Lock & Co in London that had to be close-fitting
0:05:20 > 0:05:24because gamekeepers were getting then knocked off by low hanging branches.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28They also said they have to be hard in case they are attacked by poachers.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Interesting, so aerodynamics setting in.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Fantastic! This would be something that would appeal to both
0:05:33 > 0:05:37autograph-hunters and to people who like film and theatre props.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39It's an interesting thing.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43It's a difficult thing to value. For sure, I've never seen one before.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Valuation is about comparison.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47I don't have a comparison on which to draw.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50We'd really have to snatch a figure from thin air.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53I think we are sensibly looking at £80 to £120.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- That will get the bidding started. - Are you happy with that? - I'm very happy.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Yeah, it's good. Well let's hope that John is right and there
0:06:01 > 0:06:05is sufficient demand on sale day for those eccentric collectables.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11I was talking to Ronnie Corbett only a couple of days ago and he seems
0:06:11 > 0:06:15to think that he remembers often wearing bowler hats with Ronnie Barker.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19With a little bit of luck, that showbiz connection will pay dividends.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22How about we start the lot at £40 to get things going?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Signed by Ronnie Barker. Worn by Ronnie Barker on the telly.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28I did try. Stay tuned for that final hammer.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Our day in Kent is going very well so far.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Outside there may be a white out, but inside things are much more colourful.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42Tony's music is loved all over the world, bringing him more than his fair share of fan mail.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46That may explain why he was given this very unusual letter opener.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Rather like a medallion, it shows Napoleon Bonaparte
0:06:50 > 0:06:52and was manufactured in France by Christofle.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56They had been producing silver flatware since the mid-19th century.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00It's silver plate rather than solid silver.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04For novelty value, John thinks it should fetch £40 to £60.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Now I can just about hear rustling coming from upstairs.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Which means Maggie is busy unwrapping more of their collectables.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Maggie, what have you got for me?
0:07:13 > 0:07:20It's a Worthington E jug. It's not a jug, it's a statue that we found in our bar at home in Menorca.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Something Tony collected many years ago.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Was Tony a fan of Worthington? Was it his drink of choice?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Not his drink of choice, but he's a fan of having a bar in his house.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- For social reasons. - There is nothing wrong with that!
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Our bar is a place of collectables.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37We collect a lot of things wherever we go.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41That's very nice, I've got a few pieces of brewinalia, but I haven't got a bar.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43You can have that, then.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48- Worthington are quite an old brewery going back right to the middle of the 18th Century.- Really?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51With William Worthington, but the Worthington E,
0:07:51 > 0:07:57"the beer that satisfied," that was the marketing slogan, and like many brewers and distillers who recognised
0:07:57 > 0:08:03pretty quickly that by producing things like this you could boost sales and build customer loyalty.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- And then people have collected them? - Absolutely and they are avidly collected today. It's quite nice.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10What is he, the squire and the farmer or something?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12If we turn it upside down,
0:08:12 > 0:08:18we can see the potter's mark and it's Beswick, very famous pottery factory.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20A nice collectable.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Like most things, it's all about supply and demand.- Yes.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28Some brewers over-produced their products and what we are looking for now, or collectors are looking for,
0:08:28 > 0:08:31are unusual brands or beer types, or whisky types.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Nevertheless, it's in nice condition.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- He's quite a charming model. I can see this making £50 to £70.- Great!
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Well, it's certainly a very eccentric piece
0:08:40 > 0:08:44and all being well we'll be toasting his success at the auction.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48I hope the same can be said of this glass bonbon basket.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52It was manufactured in Venice during the 19th Century on the island of Murano.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Tony and Maggie were given it by friends and John values it,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58I think, at a giveaway price of £10 to £20.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00At least, it's good value.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06HE PLAYS TUNE
0:09:06 > 0:09:09GLORIA SINGS
0:09:16 > 0:09:21I have to tell you, Mr Hatch. Not every day a girl gets serenaded by one of the best.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24I know that one - Don't Sleep In The Subway.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26You're absolutely right.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- What year was that, was it mid-sixties or something?- 1966, '67, something like that.
0:09:30 > 0:09:36- And another of Petula's which we'll talk about in a minute.- They were all for Petula. They were, yes.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38What I'm interested in, because I've known you
0:09:38 > 0:09:41for a great number of years is where you're rooted musically.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43How did you start off?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Classical music is really where I belong.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52- Church music because I started out as a chorister.- How did you get into commercial music, then?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55I was playing the organ one day at the church
0:09:55 > 0:09:57and I suddenly discovered a stop on the organ
0:09:57 > 0:10:03which made it sound more like a Wurlitzer organ in a cinema.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08The assistant choirmaster happened to be in and he said, "I don't think your career is really...
0:10:08 > 0:10:13"I don't think you're really determined to be a classical composer
0:10:13 > 0:10:16"or an organist or a church musician". I said, "No".
0:10:16 > 0:10:21We made many references to Petula Clark right at the beginning of the programme and I mentioned it today.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Where did that relationship and how did that relationship build up?
0:10:24 > 0:10:27She was already at Pye Records when I got there.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32I remember going to see her and I played her lots of songs that I hadn't written.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36She said, "Haven't you got anything new"?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39I played her just the bones of Downtown.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Reluctantly, and she said, "I love the sound of that.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45"Let's make that the number one title on the session".
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Thank you, Pet, it was a marvellous thing you did. A great encouragement.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53A lot of people would know your name but would not necessarily know that
0:10:53 > 0:10:56you've written some of the most popular theme tunes to the soaps.
0:10:56 > 0:11:04Most of my television themes have always been...for soaps.
0:11:04 > 0:11:10The very first television theme I did was... I bet you can't remember that.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14GLORIA HUMS ALONG
0:11:14 > 0:11:17I remember the tune, but not the series.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- What was it?- How about Crossroads?
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- Oh, Crossroads, of course. - You're probably too young to remember.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Definitely, too young! - How about this one?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28HE PLAYS EMMERDALE THEME
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Neighbours. Is it?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- That is Emmerdale. - GLORIA LAUGHS
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- Shows how often I watch Emmerdale! - In Neighbours, it's neighbours...
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- # Everybody needs good neighbours. # - Of course it is. I was only teasing.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49- Very good. A nice sense of humour. - We've got to go and find some more items and assess those.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Just play me something else, it's such a luxury.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55I think I'd better play out on the song that we all love.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Yes, OK.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00MUSIC: "Downtown"
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Funny he didn't ask me to sing again!
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Tony has led a fascinating life and produced a great legacy of music and it must have been
0:12:09 > 0:12:14wonderful for Maggie to share in the globe-trotting that it's brought them both.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17John is still searching and he 's found a framed engraving.
0:12:17 > 0:12:24It came originally from an 18th Century bound copy of a play, The Constant Couple, by George Farquhar.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28This was given to Tony as a gift by a theatre producer
0:12:28 > 0:12:31and John gives it a value of £20 to £30.
0:12:35 > 0:12:42John has found yet another box, could the meticulous packing be a clue to something really special?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Tony...- Coming.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47There you are.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52I've found a rather elegant gold watch which looks like a gents watch to me.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- I'm assuming it's yours.- It is. Yes.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55It is very old, actually.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00Even when I acquired it about 1965,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- it was given to me by the Searchers. I'm sure you have heard of the Searchers.- Yes.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07We had loads of hits and they went over to America because they had a hit there as well.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11They came back with this wonderful piece for me as a present.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15I've loved it ever since, but, of course, it is a very small watch for a gent.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20I think you're right about the size because it is a gents watch.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22It is a pretty valuable piece. What do you think?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25There are some marks on here
0:13:25 > 0:13:29which I'm thinking you are going to confirm, that it's a Van Cleef & Arpels?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31It's definitely a Van Cleef.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35It is a nice piece. It's marked 18-carat gold.
0:13:35 > 0:13:41I do like the square dial, the champagne finish to the dial with the Arabic numerals.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42It's in perfect working order.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- To a watch collector this is a connoisseur's watch.- Oh, good.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Value-wise, it should make about £1,000.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52I would be tempted to suggest an estimate of about £800 to £1,200.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- How would that sound? Are you happy with that?- Oh, yes. I think it is a lovely piece.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Excellent! This is a fantastic find and I think you might have one or two
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- other special things for me to see, come on, tell me what else you've got packed away.- I'll show you.
0:14:04 > 0:14:11I was pleasantly surprised when his valuation of the Van Cleef watch matched roughly
0:14:11 > 0:14:13what we'd been told.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16The only thing I've done is to have it restored and repaired because I
0:14:16 > 0:14:19think it's much nicer to have it in working order. A good estimate.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24Fantastic! The watch has put our rummage back on track.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26The finds just keep coming.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Looking through Tony and Maggie's items, I find a set of opal doublets.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32They were given to her by some friends in Australia.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Now doublets are low-price alternative to solid opals.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40They consist of a thin layer of opal covering a second layer of glass.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42They are no longer to Maggie's taste,
0:14:42 > 0:14:46so she's happy to send them off to auction with a £30 to £50 estimate.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- So, these are your friends Jackie and John?- Yes.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- That's a nice Valentine's plate. - It's beautiful.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Now, look what I've found. I'm not sure
0:14:57 > 0:14:59whether this is stuff you're wearing at the minute?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01No, no, no.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03They, um... It's a set of a...
0:15:03 > 0:15:09The brooch is a brooch pendant in sapphire and opal.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- Sapphire is my birth stone, September.- Ah.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14It was bought for me by my first husband, the father of my children.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18John, I'm going to give you the earrings because I'm afraid of losing them.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- So, you want me to lose them instead? - Yes!
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Thank you for the vote of confidence, Gloria.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24We have got a nice suite of jewellery.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27You've already told us that the earrings were slightly later.
0:15:27 > 0:15:33But the brooch is in that late Victorian or Edwardian style with a quite light sprays of things.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38This is a brooch pendant so it can be worn on the lapel
0:15:38 > 0:15:40or suspended from a chain.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45And we've got a pair of matched earrings. They are in an Edwardian or late Victorian style.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46Quite light and delicate.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48They're in a nine-carat gold.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52We've got rather dark sapphires there which are your birth stone.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Interestingly, the opal is October.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59So, if anybody knows that they have a birthday in October, that's your birth stone.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Not huge sums of money for them, but we're looking at around £100.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Good.- I'd suggest an estimate of £80 to £120.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09OK, well, you look after it because I'm afraid of dropping the earrings.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- Thanks. Put them in my pocket. - Let's see what else we can find.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14No flies on me.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19But we're still a very long way off that £1,500 target.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21So, our search goes on.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24John digs out this twin lens Rolleiflex camera.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27It was produced by the German manufacturer Franke and Heidecke.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30It's considered one of the most prestigious names in photography.
0:16:30 > 0:16:36It heads off to to the auction with a very healthy £200 to £400 estimate. Good work, John.
0:16:36 > 0:16:42Taking into account their previous relationships, between them, Tony and Maggie have six children
0:16:42 > 0:16:46and 10 grandchildren in Britain and in New Zealand.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49But I'm keen to know how they got together in the first place.
0:16:49 > 0:16:56We met in Menorca in 1979.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- When Maggie was three?- I wish.- Yes!
0:16:59 > 0:17:02And we were both with other people at the time.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04But something obviously clicked.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- But it took a long time. - You've got some children in New Zealand, don't you?
0:17:08 > 0:17:14Two daughters in New Zealand and another daughter in Leicestershire and Darren in south London.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16So, we are spread, yes.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Having children placed all over the world,
0:17:20 > 0:17:24in that sense, because of the Variety Club, you travel quite a bit anyway?
0:17:24 > 0:17:26An enormous amount.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Not forgetting of course that I lived in Australia for nearly 15 years.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33What's the big appeal of the Variety Club, as far as you're concerned?
0:17:33 > 0:17:40I think that the fact that the money raised in the UK stays in the UK
0:17:40 > 0:17:45and also, it's such a range of effort that Variety does for the children.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49The Sunshine coaches, the wheelchairs, hospital equipment,
0:17:49 > 0:17:55buildings, individual appeals are granted as well. It's really across the board.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57We've established that the money stays in this country.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01It means we have to raise your £1,500 at least.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06- Would you like to get up off your very comfortable bottom and go and do a bit of work?- Yes. After you.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08After my comfortable bottom gets up as well!
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Tony and Maggie undoubtedly lead very busy lives but are clearly
0:18:14 > 0:18:17never too busy to help a charity that they feel so passionate about.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21We've unearthed some fabulous items for auction.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26Maggie generously decides to add to the haul by donating a pair of special gold sovereigns.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30They were given to her by her parents on her 21st birthday.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33They're mounted and come in the form of a bracelet and a pendant.
0:18:33 > 0:18:40Gold sovereigns are always popular at auctions and John and gives them a terrific value of £350 to £450.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Gloria.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Tony, what goodies do you bring now?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Put that down. I might have something even more important.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52A big item, obviously?
0:18:52 > 0:18:56It's not that big, but it's somewhere in the...
0:18:56 > 0:19:00bottom here. This is something really special.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04You remember that I wrote this song and produced it with Petula?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- I do.- That's the original record.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12- Downtown?- 1964, signed by Petula.
0:19:12 > 0:19:18- Isn't that fantastic?- And we have a couple of lovely pictures here, also signed by Petula.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23Also, together with this goes a copy of the original sheet music, priced three shillings.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28Beautiful. And you're not too emotional about getting rid of such an important item in your career?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30No, I'm very happy for this to go to a good home.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I think John...
0:19:32 > 0:19:34John, are you there?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- Have you got Maggie with you as well?- I have.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Maggie has probably seen this in recent times. Have a look at this, it's marvellous.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43It's the original Downtown single
0:19:43 > 0:19:45which has been signed by Petula.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47I love this photograph.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50What year are we talking about here?
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- 60-something?- '65, '66. Not forgetting, we've got the original music as well, to go with it.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- The sheet music.- The sheet music.
0:19:56 > 0:20:02- You're much too young, the pair of you, to remember.- I remember this song, my mum played it all the time.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Oh, yes.- A nice piece of music memorabilia.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07The provenance here, nobody could dispute it.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11In terms of value, we're really looking at the people that have died.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Sadly. The top slot is still occupied by Elvis,
0:20:15 > 0:20:18followed by John Lennon and the Beatles.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Then, people like Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and in more recent times, Kurt Kobain.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26It seems you have to die to be immortalised and become in great demand.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- We don't want Petula Clark to go anywhere.- No.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- But a future investment.- Certainly.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33And as I say, I love the provenance and what a great thing.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Picture, record and the music score.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40I think it's always better to put a conservative estimate on this.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Something to get everyone in the room thinking, I'm going to buy that, that sounds cheap.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47I'm going to give it to my auntie or my mum or buy it for themselves.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- How much?- Well, I would suggest an estimate of about 30 to £50 which sounds terrible.- Wash your mouth out.
0:20:51 > 0:20:58- That's terrible.- I agree with you. - Well, I'm Miss Optimist, here. - I think it'll do better than that.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59And I do.
0:20:59 > 0:21:05But I agree with John, we shouldn't be too over-enthusiastic about it.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08All right. Well now, we've come to the real crunch time.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13We've had a most wonderful day in your friends' house in Kent and we
0:21:13 > 0:21:16thank them and you very much indeed for your hospitality.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20But you were looking for £1,500 for this marvellous organisation, the Variety Club of Great Britain.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Well, you've got it.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27You actually have £1,690.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29All things being equal.
0:21:29 > 0:21:35I now want to know what your assessment is of John's expertise.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37After all, as Mr Hatchet-man, literally, on New Faces...
0:21:37 > 0:21:39You're going back to New Faces?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41I'm going back to New Faces.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Yes. You were pretty tough. What do we take first of all? Presentation?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47I gave Simon Cowell all his best ideas!
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Yes, there were three categories.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Presentation, very good, seven out of ten.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54That's good for you, Tony.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58It's very good for me. And content, eight out of ten.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Because your content was very good..
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Definitely star quality, ten out of ten.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Oh, he's oily as well!
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- You never gave anybody ten out of ten, did you?- No, rarely.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Anyway, John, it's a ten out of ten and a number one for you. So, well done.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Well, let's hope we hit that target.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20What a thoroughly entertaining day with the legendary Tony Hatch and his delightful wife Maggie.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25They've turned out a cracking haul of goodies for the auction.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Could those bowler hats
0:22:26 > 0:22:29be genuine props from the classic Two Ronnies series?
0:22:29 > 0:22:32We might never know for certain but Ronnie Barker
0:22:32 > 0:22:33definitely signed one of them.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36The pair should fetch upwards of £80.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Then, there are the two gold sovereigns,
0:22:40 > 0:22:42given to Maggie by her parents as a 21st birthday present.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Sovereigns are always popular
0:22:44 > 0:22:48and we're looking for at least £350 for the pair.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52And how about Tony's stunning Van Cleef gold watch?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55It has the right name and the right look but at £800,
0:22:55 > 0:22:56does it have the right price tag?
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Only time will tell.
0:23:03 > 0:23:11Still to come on Cash In The Celebrity Attic - Maggie's family heirlooms go for gold. We love it.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16- Great.- And Tony swaps bassoonist so for bidders when he conducts his own little sale.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20100, 110 in the centre of the room.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Be there for the maestro when the final hammer falls.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33So, it's been just about a week since we caught up with
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Tony and Maggie at their friends' cottage in Kent on a very snowy day.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42They had brought over some really interesting items from the island of Menorca, from their home.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46They were hoping to raise around £1,500 for the Variety Club of Great Britain.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51So, we've brought those collectables to the Chiswick Auction Rooms in London.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55The aim is to raise even more when their items go under the hammer.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Today's general sale is just shy of 700 lots.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06Fingers crossed that Tony's mixture of antiques and showbiz will fit in perfectly.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09For instance, the gold watch, given to Tony by the pop group The Searchers.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Now, our expert has "needles and pins-a" just thinking about it.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Hi, John. Trying to work out if you're on time?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18I'm always on time!
0:24:18 > 0:24:21It is a high street luxury brand, Van Cleef & Arpels.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23It's 18 carat gold as well.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Will it sell because of the story behind it?
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Will it sell because of the make?
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Or will it just get melted down, which I find horrific,
0:24:31 > 0:24:32- for the gold value?- I think it'll be a combination of all three.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36It is 18 carat gold so we know it does have some breakdown value.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40It's a luxury brand but it has great provenance.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43I'd be pained if I thought this was going to be melted down.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45I think somebody will buy it and cherish it.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50Well, I think it's time to meet Tony and Maggie because they're here. OK.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53As you know, every penny counts in these tough times but it would
0:24:53 > 0:24:56be terrible for such a individual timepiece to be scrapped like that.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00With luck, the room will be packed with collectors
0:25:00 > 0:25:04who have their eyes on '60s pop culture and romantic provenance.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Our generous tunesmith could teach them all a thing or two.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- Maggie and Tony.- Hi.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- You managed to dig yourselves out of Kent, did you?- Eventually.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Tony, I didn't see this camera at the cottage. Where has this emerged from?
0:25:15 > 0:25:21I acquired this in the mid-'60s, probably in 65 or 66.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25And the idea was because it was a 2x2 negative roll film, I was going
0:25:25 > 0:25:31- to try and make my own sleeves for vinyl albums.- And did you?
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Well, I took lots of pictures and I gave them to the sleeved apartment,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37the art department and they said they were horrible!
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- You were rubbish, in other words? - Yes.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- They told me to get back to making the records. - Yeah, just write the music, Tony!
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- Let's get into position, the auction is about to start.- Good.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I'm excited about our prospects today.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55First up, the jewellery lot comprising
0:25:55 > 0:25:58an opal and sapphire brooch pendant and matching earrings.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02They're set in nine carat gold in a very delicate Edwardian style.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05And they really are a personal lot for Maggie. Her birth stone
0:26:05 > 0:26:09is sapphire and they were a present from her first husband.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- Do you like this piece, John?- I do. They're quite decorative pieces.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14They've got £80 to £120.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16But the auctioneers have called them yellow metal.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21They obviously haven't seen the hallmark tucked away in the trace decoration on the back.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23I have let them know that they're hallmarked.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26We have to wait and see.
0:26:26 > 0:26:2950, £50. 40, then, to go. 40, I'm bid there. Thank you, 40.
0:26:29 > 0:26:3545, 50, 55, 60, 65. £65.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38£70 here. £70 in front of me.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Here at £70. Anybody else?
0:26:41 > 0:26:45At £70, at £70. 75? No? £75 in the corner, then.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47£75 and going.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50For £75. At 75.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Just under our estimate.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53A bit disappointing.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57But on the other hand, you're never quite sure with jewellery like that
0:26:57 > 0:27:00what it's going to get so at least you got the lower end of the estimate.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- It's gone, Maggie.- It's gone.
0:27:02 > 0:27:08It sure is, Maggie. And £75 is a reasonable start to the proceedings.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12I think our next lot should raise a few eyebrows if not a little cash.
0:27:12 > 0:27:18It's a 19th century bonbon basket in the style of those Venetian glass makers on the Isle of Murano.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20It was a present to Tony and Maggie from their friends in Australia.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22I can't imagine
0:27:22 > 0:27:27how our couple can bear to part with such a pretty item(!)
0:27:27 > 0:27:32I'm bid £10. At a maiden bid of £10 for the glass basket.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- It's going to sell... - Another bid here.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36£12 down here. £12.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Some might say this gaudy little piece has brought us
0:27:39 > 0:27:41£12 nearer to our target.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48The next lot has been in Tony's possession for years.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51A Beswick porcelain statue of two men enjoying a pint of beer.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Created for the pub trade, Tony used to keep it on his bar at home.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59But the time has come to put it towards a very good cause.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Start me, £20 for it.
0:28:03 > 0:28:0820. For £20, I'm bid. 20, 22, 24, 26. At £26 it's going.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11I'm afraid, sorry.
0:28:11 > 0:28:16- That's a shame.- It is. I've seen those make £120 at auctions. So, that is a disappointing price.
0:28:16 > 0:28:23Well, I was disappointed in the way the Beswick item sold, especially
0:28:23 > 0:28:28when I met somebody later in the auction who said, "I've got one of those, they're worth much more."
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- That was really encouraging, wasn't it?- Never mind, Tony.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34We may not be toasting with as much enthusiasm as those Beswick gentlemen
0:28:34 > 0:28:40but we are making good progress towards the charity target of £1,500.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44With a bit of luck, our next lot will tip us a good deal closer.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46One of these bowler hats is signed by
0:28:46 > 0:28:49the legendary comic actor Ronnie Barker.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52The other comes complete with its original box
0:28:52 > 0:28:54from the gentlemen's outfitters Austin Reed.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56So, will a little prestige name dropping
0:28:56 > 0:28:58give us the result we're looking for?
0:28:58 > 0:29:03I was talking Ronnie Corbett only a couple of days ago and he seems
0:29:03 > 0:29:08to think that he remembers often wearing bowler hats with Ronnie Barker.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- So, John, your hopes for the hats? - Such an iconic pair of comedians.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13The hats, well, I think the provenance is good.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17I think they should be worth more but who knows on such a cold day.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21How about we start with £40 to get things going? £40 for the hats.
0:29:21 > 0:29:22For the bowler hats, £40.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Signed bowler hat, £40.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Signed by Ronnie Barker! Worn by Ronnie Barker on the telly!
0:29:29 > 0:29:31For £40, I'm afraid I need...
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- In beautiful condition!- Yes.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35I'll have to pass the lot if I don't get 40.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Oh, dear. What a shame.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41No? £40 is the...
0:29:41 > 0:29:42Sorry.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Not a single bid from the room.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49Very disappointing. Obviously no fans of classic comedy here today.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51But let's look on the bright side of life.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Maybe Tony can give the hats to Ronnie Corbett as a present on his next birthday.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59When we sold the opal jewellery earlier, it made a really good impression on the bidders,
0:29:59 > 0:30:05so let's hope these unmounted tiger opals will also meet with their approval.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09Maggie simply wants rid of them because they're not her style any more.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11£10, £12 in the doorway,
0:30:11 > 0:30:1814, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19Still in the corner at £26.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22For £26 and going, 470.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26The room haven't warmed to our opals on such a cold day, have they?
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- No.- Oh, I do think it is a shame when people turn their noses up
0:30:28 > 0:30:31at one's opals on a cold day.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35But still, we're banking like mad and the charity target is drawing ever closer.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37One of my favourite items is up next.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42It is a hallmark silver letter opener showing Napoleon Bonaparte.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45The French maker Christofle has a pedigree for this sort
0:30:45 > 0:30:48of silver flatware, which dates back nearly 200 years.
0:30:48 > 0:30:54This item is a few decades old. It's complete with its original box.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Tony recalls being sent it by a fan.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Clearly, people have showered him with gifts wherever he goes.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02OK, next up is a rather interesting letter opener.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06I've only valued it at £40 - £60, which I think would be a steal.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09And I'm glad to say we've got a bit of interest in it to start things off.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12I'm already bid £40 for the lot.
0:31:12 > 0:31:20- Yes!- 40, 45 in front of me, 50 here, 55, 60, 65, 70,
0:31:20 > 0:31:2275, 80.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27Still with me at £80, at £80, 85, 90. Still with me at £90.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Come on, come on,
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- come on.- At £90 with me, then.
0:31:33 > 0:31:3695, I've still got 100.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39At £100 with me. But I could offer you 110 and then you might buy it.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Would you like 110? It's all in aid of charity.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Lovely, £110. Wonderful.
0:31:45 > 0:31:50And against commissions, then, at £110. Thank you very much. 110. 167.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- We love it. Well done everybody. - Thank you.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Not only that, but it seems that the buyer
0:31:55 > 0:31:58has a commendable romantic streak.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Well, I bought the Napoleon letter opener
0:32:01 > 0:32:04because I have a French wife and I thought it would be a nice present.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06So that's why I bought it for her.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10- I obviously paid far too much for it but, anyway, it's a nice piece. - What a man!
0:32:10 > 0:32:15This act of love is a very welcome gesture and it brings us nicely to the halfway point in today's sale.
0:32:15 > 0:32:21I'm looking forward to giving Tony and Maggie an update on their takings so far.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24It is a bit of a slow auction. You still have your bigger
0:32:24 > 0:32:26items to come in the second have of the auction.
0:32:26 > 0:32:32So far, bearing in mind that you want to raise £1,500 ideally, you still have a way to go.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36At the moment you are at £249,
0:32:36 > 0:32:40so we need to sharpen up, hopefully, in the next part.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- We're running a little slow. - But do you know what?
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Anything is valuable and anything is worth it. And it helps the children.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- It will be better, yes.- So, with that thought, off for a cup of tea.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Does that mean the teas and buns are on me?
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Yes, I'm afraid so. You've got to buy again.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59You can say whatever you like about John Cameron, but he's no slouch when it comes to refreshments.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Now, if you've been inspired by Tony and Maggie to try
0:33:01 > 0:33:07selling your items at auction, always bear in mind that commission and other charges will apply.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10And these vary from one sale room to another.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12So the advice is - be sure to check in advance.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16Tony and Maggie are enjoying the chance to look at some of the other lots on offer.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Some dinnerware, perhaps? Or, who knows, a long-case clock?
0:33:18 > 0:33:23However, be might have just a little trouble getting that back to Menorca.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26But here's something that's much more to Tony's taste.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31- I liked the banjo as well. - Oh, did you?- I found the banjo.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Would you have played it if we'd bought it for you?
0:33:34 > 0:33:39It didn't seem to have the strings on it the right way round.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- A bit of a disadvantage, wouldn't you say?- Yes.- But we digress.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Our auction resumes with Tony's Rolleiflex camera, which he's kept in
0:33:46 > 0:33:49absolute pristine condition since he bought it in the '60s.
0:33:49 > 0:33:55The photographs he took at the time may not have made it onto any record sleeves but, with luck, this sale
0:33:55 > 0:34:00might make it into the record books. Do you think we are going to get a fair bit of money for the camera?
0:34:00 > 0:34:04I don't have my crystal ball, but we've got all the right ingredients - it's a good maker,
0:34:04 > 0:34:08we've got good provenance and it's in super condition, so the market tells us it should be worth that.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- Let's see.- It is a jolly good lot, a very good example of its type.
0:34:11 > 0:34:18And I'm glad to say there's a bit of interest in it already to start us off. I'm bid £110, with me at 110.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22£110, 120, 130, 140, 150.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26£150, I'm bid.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27At £150, 160 on the telephone.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31At £160 on the phone.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36170 in the room, 180,
0:34:36 > 0:34:40190, 200. Still on the telephone at £200.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I'm happy.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46£200. And gone. 200.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48£200. How do you feel, Tony?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Somebody's got a bargain.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Too true. But what Tony didn't know at the time of
0:34:53 > 0:34:56the hammer coming down was that his charity takings
0:34:56 > 0:34:59were destined to receive an extra boost.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03The most pleasant surprise to me in the end was when the guy
0:35:03 > 0:35:07who bought this item, a camera dealer himself,
0:35:07 > 0:35:09said, "I got that at a steal."
0:35:09 > 0:35:15He said, "I'd like to make a donation of the same amount to your charity." So I have
0:35:15 > 0:35:21in my pocket a cheque for the Variety Club for £200, which is the same as he paid for the item.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25That is wonderful news and I'm glad to hear of a dealer with a heart.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28We'll record the sale at £200 but I'll bear in mind
0:35:28 > 0:35:33the extra £200 donation when I tot up the totals later on.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34The next item is a hand coloured engraving in the
0:35:34 > 0:35:38style of the artist, Dodd, known as The Constant Couple.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40It was given to Tony by a theatre producer
0:35:40 > 0:35:43as an anniversary present many years ago.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Let's hope Tony's friend has got a good eye for art.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51At £10, then, I'm going to sell it. £10 and going. For £10 and gone.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53£10.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55This room are frozen solid today.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57And I don't think they can raise their arms.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59And I just wish they'd thaw out a little bit and try harder.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04But we're lingering below the £500-mark with the takings so far.
0:36:04 > 0:36:10So the next three lots will need to bring in over £1,000 if we're to make Tony and Maggie's target.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15Switching tactics, we move from antiques to showbiz memorabilia and a collection of sheet music,
0:36:15 > 0:36:20vinyl and photographs with an impeccable provenance.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- Now, all through our chat down at the cottage we were talking about Petula Clark- Yes.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27She's so central, really, to your career in many ways.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Yes, we did lots of lovely things together.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Yes, and I think you're happy to go up and auction this off.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32- I am. I'll do that, yes.- Yes.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35You've just got to go on that stand and do it.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- Off you go.- Go on, love.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40APPLAUSE
0:36:40 > 0:36:41I'll start the bidding at £50, then.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43What am I bid?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- £50. £60.- I'm bidding £50.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49You're bidding £50. 60 over there,
0:36:49 > 0:36:5370 there. 80?
0:36:54 > 0:36:55And I'll also add my signature.
0:36:55 > 0:36:5890 here. Are there any further bids?
0:36:58 > 0:37:01100? 100 over there.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05110 in the centre of the room, 120.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Brilliant. 120 over there in the corner, 130?
0:37:09 > 0:37:11He's getting the hang of it now.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14To the gentleman in the corner, then, for £120.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17APPLAUSE
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- Thank you.- Very good, thank you.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23# When you're alone and life is making you lonely
0:37:23 > 0:37:25# You can always go downtown. #
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Well, my mum's a Petula Clark fan and it's her birthday coming up
0:37:30 > 0:37:32and I'm going back to Australia
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- to see her, so I thought I'd take something back with me. - Ah, he is a real sweetie.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40Now there do seem to be some generous people around the saleroom today, thank goodness.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43The penultimate lot comes from Maggie.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46A pair of gold sovereigns that were given to her by her parents.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50One is from the reign of King George V, set in a bracelet.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52The other is mounted in a pendant and dates from
0:37:52 > 0:37:54the reign of Queen Victoria.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Our John is very excited by these.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00And I can't wait to see the crowd's reaction to these very personal pieces.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02I'm bid straight off with me at £300.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07- £300?- 320, 340, 360, 380.
0:38:07 > 0:38:14380 with me. 400, 420, 440, 460.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19460. With me at £460. 480, 500.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23With me at £500. A left bid of £500. 500.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25That's a brilliant amount of money.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Well done.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31It makes it worth it. The way the auction was going I thought, "Oh, my goodness, I've given these away now.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36"Mum and dad bought them for me and they're not here any more and they may go for nothing."
0:38:36 > 0:38:39But, in fact, when they went for that, then that was great. I was really, really happy.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44I must say, it is very generous of Maggie to choose items with such
0:38:44 > 0:38:47sentimental value as a means of supporting this could cause.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51And that £500 has made a real difference.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55It means that, if we are to reach Tony and Maggie's target, the final lot must also make £500.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59It's the Van Cleef dress watch in 18 carat gold
0:38:59 > 0:39:02and Tony was given it by The Searchers in the mid-'60s.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06He's very keen to protect its rarity with a reserve price of £700.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09And you rather like the Swatch, John, I can tell.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10It is a fine thing
0:39:10 > 0:39:14but I have had a chat with the auctioneer who did take the back off.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18I didn't do that at the house. And he informs me that it has had a replacement movement.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21So it doesn't have an original Van Cleef & Arpels movement.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26- It should still sell, it does have the provenance and is still a nice quality piece.- That's good.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27Start me at £500 for it. £500 for the watch.
0:39:27 > 0:39:35500, 550, £600, 650 there,
0:39:35 > 0:39:37680, 700.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40At £700 there. At 700.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Anybody else? For £700 there, then.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47All done at £700. Going, then, 700.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49£700.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53- 156. - 156...- Give me a kiss.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Fantastic. Well done! Very, very good!
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Sorry, couldn't resist it.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01That is so brilliant,
0:40:01 > 0:40:03isn't it? It reached your estimate.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07I'm sure The Searchers, who gave me the watch, will be very happy that it's found a good home.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Well said, Tony, and what an extraordinary result.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13The best result of the sale was saved for last,
0:40:13 > 0:40:17and I'm certain it'll have a major impact on the charity total.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22Well, it's been what I would call a most interesting auction, to say the least.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Now, you wanted, ideally, £1,500.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30Well, I am thrilled to say that you have got your 1,500.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34In fact, £1,779!
0:40:34 > 0:40:38- My goodness!- I wasn't even counting!
0:40:38 > 0:40:40That's thrilling. And I know that we've done the right
0:40:40 > 0:40:44thing by putting all those items in and done it for the children.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I'm absolutely thrilled.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48And will you just give me one big smile at the end?
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Just show me you're happy. And I get a kiss, as well.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- Thank you very much.- Thank you so much, both of you.- A pleasure.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Of course, the news just gets better and better, because there's still
0:40:57 > 0:41:03the £200 donation from the dealer who bought Tony's camera.
0:41:03 > 0:41:09And it brings the grand total for the sale to £1,979. Fantastic.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18The Variety Club will put Tony's great auction result towards its general fund.
0:41:18 > 0:41:23This helps schools right across the UK, offering care to pupils with
0:41:23 > 0:41:26a wide variety of physical and learning difficulties.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29The Bridge School in north London now has a soft-play area and state-of-the-art
0:41:29 > 0:41:34multi-sensory room, as head teacher Penny Barratt explains.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36They've supported us in having a minibus, and having a minibus
0:41:36 > 0:41:42means that we can take the students out and engage with the public more and go to different places.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45The charity's also supported us in providing us with wheelchair tracking,
0:41:45 > 0:41:51which is tracking that goes under the floor and enables the child to independently move around the school.
0:41:53 > 0:41:59I feel really proud of what we've achieved at the auction, because the Variety's Club's very special to me.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03We do help a tremendous amount of disadvantaged children in the UK.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05It really does a wonderful job.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11What an absolutely fantastic result for Tony Hatch
0:42:11 > 0:42:16and his wife Maggie and, indeed, the charity that's going to benefit from all that money.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19But if you'd like to raise money for something special and you think you have some antiques
0:42:19 > 0:42:24or collectables and would like to bring them to auction, then it's very easy to get in touch.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27It's bbc.co.uk. That's our website.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30And who knows, maybe I'll meet you right here on Cash In The Attic.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34In the meantime, from all of us, bye-bye and thanks for your company.
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