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00:03It's a truth universally acknowledged that no one does antiques quite like the British.
00:10And nowhere in Britain does antiques quite like the English Riviera.
00:15It is the antique capital of the UK.
00:18In this sunny corner of the world that sparkles with opportunity.
00:23Who knows what could be in here?
00:27Where trading in treasure makes the world go round.
00:30That's fantastic.
00:32Attracting customers from far and wide.
00:34Wow, look at that. That's pretty cool.
00:37Whether buying.
00:38I'm happy at 500.
00:40Whee!
00:41Or selling.
00:42If the price is right, everything's for sale.
00:45There's a dealer for every type of antique here.
00:48Wouldn't it be marvellous if it was a real Picasso?
00:51Some do it for love.
00:52If anyone ever asked me what my job title is, I might get a treasure hunter.
00:55514 pounds.
00:56Really?
00:57Others for the money.
00:58If we were in the region of say 5,000 to 6,000.
01:00I would have thought it should go for more than that.
01:02It's more than just a job.
01:03There's a little bit of me in the shop and there's a little bit of everything.
01:06It's a way of life.
01:08A state of mind.
01:11Welcome to the Antiques Riviera.
01:21Summer's in full swing on the English Riviera.
01:2322 miles of sun, sea and serious antiquing.
01:27You've got some amazing pieces in here, Ruben.
01:32Over 4 million visitors, countless heirlooms and dozens of dealers ready to turn nostalgia into hard cash.
01:42So far this season, Ruben's thrown a social event in his shop to reel in potential buyers.
01:47There was Mr Ruben Lankovitz, who wanted to be in a book and he wanted to be murdered, which is
01:54an odd ambition.
01:55It really is.
01:56Lydia hooked a rare catch with vintage fishing gear.
02:00It's very hard to put a value on a collection like this.
02:04It's going to be worth what someone is prepared to pay for it.
02:08Before the owner, Paul, took the rest of his collection to auction.
02:13Nice.
02:13With some mixed results.
02:16Not so.
02:17But here in the Antiques Riviera, there are always visitors hoping to swap heirlooms for a windfall.
02:23And dealers hungry to keep their shelves filled with stock.
02:31Looking to make some waves in the Riviera today.
02:33If we can find a spot to park, you could maybe go for a little swim?
02:37No, I'm not.
02:37No, I'm not doing that.
02:39Our local couple, Peter and Julia.
02:42It's needed to be a lot warmer for me to do that.
02:46As far as I'm concerned, it's got to be 30 degrees before I put my foot in any water.
02:52They've made the short drive from their Mid-Devon home, hoping dealers here will help turn their treasures into cash.
02:58In 2028, we have a number of important celebrations.
03:03It's my 70th birthday, it's our 40th wedding anniversary, it's our daughter's 10th anniversary, our daughter-in-law's 40th birthday.
03:11There's some big celebrations to be had that year.
03:14We would love to be able to rent a property for the 13 of us to all get together, maybe
03:21for a week.
03:23And depending on how much we get, a chateau in France or a caravan on the south coast.
03:29Okay, lovely.
03:31Peter and Julia have raided their attic and packed the car boot full of art and antiques they hope might
03:36tempt the dealers.
03:38We really do not have any idea of potential value.
03:43No, there's quite a few of them as well, aren't there?
03:45But there's one piece they're pinning all their hopes on.
03:48The antiques Riviera could be the answer.
03:56Today, they've headed inland to Ashburton, a town where the dealers are as plentiful as the cream teas.
04:02Interesting things in there.
04:07First stop, the Ruben Lenkiewicz Fine Art Gallery, owned by the man himself.
04:12I had the idea of coming here and having an art gallery and that was my main focus.
04:20And then one day I decided to start selling some jewellery.
04:25And the next thing I knew, you know, the shop was much busier.
04:29Then I started adding antiques as well.
04:31And the whole thing just seemed to fit much better.
04:37Hello.
04:38Hello.
04:38Hi.
04:39Hi.
04:39How are you doing?
04:39Hi.
04:40Good.
04:40Peter.
04:41Hi, Peter.
04:42Nice to meet you.
04:42This is my wife, Julia.
04:43Julia.
04:43Hi, Julia.
04:43Hello.
04:44Nice to meet you.
04:45We've just been looking through the window.
04:46What an amazing shop you've got here.
04:49Do you buy art?
04:50We certainly do.
04:51I mean, obviously, you know, it depends what it is.
04:53Depends what it is, yes.
04:55I suppose we should show Ruben the picture.
04:57The picture.
04:58Yeah.
04:58Very mysterious.
04:59Yes.
05:00Well, we have with us, I'm sure you'll recognise the artist.
05:04Yes, I do.
05:05Wow.
05:06I know this is the shepherd and the goat.
05:09Yep.
05:101946.
05:12But what an image.
05:13This is Picasso, Cubist period.
05:15Yes.
05:15Just, he kind of, he'd moved on from Cubism, but he would go back to it.
05:20It's just so beautiful.
05:22Love the image, and I love Picasso.
05:25We're not sure whether it has value.
05:27A lot of people would say, oh, yes, it must have value.
05:29It must be hundreds of thousands of pounds.
05:32But we're not sure.
05:33Is it an original one?
05:34Is it a signed one?
05:36We don't know.
05:37And this is why we're so excited.
05:39If it's an original piece,
05:42it could range from 3,000 to 50,000.
05:47Okay.
05:47So it's a very broad range with these Picasso prints.
05:52Okay.
05:52It depends on provenance and then also the condition and quality.
05:57Of course.
05:57And the rarity.
06:00The lady who gave it to me was married to quite an important guy called Dr. Robin Laufer.
06:07He lived in France, and this is where I believe he met Pablo Picasso.
06:12They became friends, and at some point this picture was given by Picasso to Robin and his wife Eunice.
06:19Eunice and my auntie met.
06:21Okay, that's interesting.
06:21And became lifelong friends.
06:23And when I was about 10, I was in Eunice's house, and I spotted this picture.
06:30And she said, when you buy your first house, I'm going to give you that picture.
06:35Wow.
06:35And I did ask her if she would write some provenance, and she said no.
06:43Hmm.
06:43And I'm not sure why.
06:45Right.
06:5420 miles east in Exeter, auctioneer Brian is getting ready for sale day at Burns, Hampton
07:00and Littlewood auctioneers.
07:02That's been made from the timbers from, what was that from?
07:05That was from HMS Dolphin.
07:06And today's auction sees specialist collectibles going under his gavel, from model trains,
07:12books and toys.
07:13There you go.
07:14You can't get much better than that, can you?
07:18Childhood memories.
07:20To rare and highly collectible fishing rods and reels.
07:23Most of which comes from a familiar face around here.
07:27On a previous trip.
07:28Let's go.
07:30Paul cast his lot into a Riviera auction with his vintage angling collection.
07:35And he got a few bites.
07:36380 back in at 380.
07:38400 down then.
07:41Nice.
07:43And there was one star item that Paul was really excited about.
07:47That is the first prototype fixable reel.
07:51Wow, that's amazing, isn't it?
07:52So this is the grandfather of them all, really?
07:55Yep.
07:56A revolutionary reel that didn't just change the sport of fishing,
07:59it became the blueprint for every modern design.
08:02A one-of-a-kind masterpiece that's coveted by collectors worldwide.
08:06For the right price, of course.
08:08Paul was hoping to sell this rare prototype reel for a small fortune.
08:11So if we were in the region of, say, 5,000 to 6,000 at auction...
08:16I would have thought it should go for more than that.
08:18Unfortunately, bids didn't hit the £15,000 minimum Paul wanted.
08:51Not sold.
08:52Yeah, I can try on the roster.
08:53Though has Paul lowered his expectations?
08:56I've reduced the reserve.
08:57I think it was probably a little bit too high last time.
09:00Um, so we've lowered it to eight.
09:03That's thousands, not millions, in case you were wondering.
09:07Hopefully there'll be more interest online and it'll, you know, it'll go beyond that.
09:11That's what we're hoping for.
09:13And then tomorrow we'll be millionaires.
09:17Maybe not.
09:20Good luck reeling in those bidders a second time, Brian.
09:23You can never predict an auction.
09:24You can put something in the first time it doesn't sell, put it in the second time.
09:27It can make more than you were looking for the first time.
09:29It's a very strange market.
09:31So, you know, fingers crossed we can do better this time.
09:37From auction house to high street, the Riviera is awash with antique specialists.
09:41Though few quite like Ash Burton, home to in a nutshell antiques.
09:47Hi, Mum.
09:49How's your day been?
09:50You've got Ginny with you.
09:51Hello, Ginny.
09:52It's run by Lydia, with help from Mum Lorraine.
09:55A family business where the hunt for stock never really stops.
09:59If it's old, interesting and has a story to tell, they'll probably have a look.
10:04I've bought things that once belonged to Neville Chamberlain.
10:08I've delivered to film stars, music stars.
10:12The business has taken me all over the country.
10:15It's not always the items I remember, but the people and the places that I've been to.
10:20But every now and then, treasure doesn't need chasing at all.
10:23It just strolls through the door.
10:26This time, the journey begins on the road, with a motor home and a hint of anticipation.
10:32Oh, look at the palm trees.
10:33I'm quite excited to get the first glimpse of the sea.
10:36There we go.
10:37Oh, there we go.
10:39It's not just the stunning sea views that Alan and Carol are here for.
10:42Oh, no.
10:43They're week-ending in the Riviera to find buyers for some rather fragile antiques and collectibles that Carol's inherited.
10:50I've put so many towels around them.
10:53They're all packed in bubble wrap.
10:54I'm just praying that when we get there, all of them are going to be in one piece.
10:58Certainly, when they came out of the loft, they sounded like they were in one piece, so...
11:03Let's check.
11:04Let's hope.
11:05She's hoping they'll fetch a good price, of course, but their real worth is measured in memories, not money.
11:10After all, they belong to someone she loved very deeply.
11:14Mum's last few years were quite tough for her, I think.
11:16Part of her dementia was vascular, and that's the part of dementia that changes your personality.
11:21She could quite often get quite stroppy with people, which wasn't her, and was very difficult to watch,
11:27because you weren't watching your mum, you were watching someone else, and that was hard.
11:32Yeah.
11:34Mum went in June 2022, and then Dad only lasted another ten months and went in April 2023.
11:44Carol inherited her mother Margaret's cherished collection.
11:48We didn't want to get rid of the pottery. It was all just too much to deal with at the
11:51time.
11:52So we've had them in the loft since then, and it would be hard to let go,
11:56but I know it's the right thing to do, and it's what she would have wanted.
12:07Three years on from losing her mum, Carol finally feels ready to let the collection go.
12:14And there's no better place to start than Lydia's shop.
12:18Oh, wow, look at this. Hello there.
12:20Hiya. Hi.
12:22Hi. Come on down. Thank you.
12:24I love your shop. Thank you. And you've met Ginny.
12:27Hello, Ginny. Chief meet and greet.
12:31How can I help?
12:33We brought a few items that we'd really like your opinion on.
12:37My mum was obsessed with Coldport Cottages.
12:40And by obsessed, I do really mean the word obsessed.
12:43Really obsessed. Okay.
12:44We brought just a small selection in here and just wanted to know your thoughts.
12:48How many do you think we've got here?
12:50Another five or six in here.
12:51Okay, let's get them all out and have a look.
12:54Coldport pottery goes way back.
12:58Founded in 1795, Coldport became Britain's most respected porcelain maker,
13:02producing fine tableware to decorative pieces.
13:05In the 19th century, their ornate incense burners in the shape of chocolate box cottages became popular.
13:11Coldport revived the trend by reproducing these for a collector's market.
13:15And Carol's mum's collection are from when the company brought back the range in the mid-1970s.
13:21They all seem so delicate. I was never ever allowed to go anywhere near them as a child.
13:25Did your mum have them all displayed? Were they all out?
13:28Yeah.
13:29She used to rearrange them in her cabinet every few months.
13:31She'd take them out, clean them, put them back in a different order.
13:34Yeah.
13:36She's got 127.
13:38Oh, wow.
13:40Seems like Lydia has a fair bit of cottaging ahead of her.
13:55They're lovely, but these are probably the least interesting of the bits you've got here.
14:01Okay.
14:01How much is this?
14:02Very primitive.
14:02100 pounds.
14:03That's 100 pounds a soul.
14:05Write it down for me.
14:07In South Devon is an antiques paradise, and at its heart, Ashburton.
14:12A small town with a big reputation, and more than a dozen antique shops packed into its winding streets.
14:20Which means for dealers here, every day is a polite but determined fight for the chance to strike gold.
14:27We are all in competition with one another, and it's about money. It's about making a living.
14:32But I mean, most of the time we behave pretty civilly. I'm not seeing any knives or guns out yet
14:37anyway.
14:41For Peter and Julia, the stakes couldn't be higher.
14:45Their Picasso print is now under the eye of gallery owner Ruben.
14:49They're hoping it's worth a fortune.
14:51But is it something rare and extraordinary, or simply a mass-produced copy?
14:56The image itself is very nice, very accurate.
15:01It'll be a lithograph, and it'll be done in a similar way, and then Picasso would,
15:05with his own hand, he would very often mark areas of it, just to highlight.
15:13I mean, if that was the case, and this was actually painted by Picasso,
15:19on top of the lithograph reproduction, the value would be huge.
15:24Of course.
15:25A small detail with very large consequences.
15:28Pablo Picasso is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
15:33His original Shepherd and the Goat came from a time when he was exploring printmaking,
15:37where he'd rework pieces as his creativity evolved.
15:41The original print run was done on canvas, as far as I remember, and this isn't.
15:48This is paper.
15:48So this is on paper.
15:49The thing about Picasso is that because he's so popular, there are millions of prints.
15:54It's not necessarily that they're fakes.
15:57They're just very good prints out there, and there's a lot of them.
15:59It's like getting the golden ticket, isn't it?
16:02Everyone thinks, you know, just maybe.
16:06Normally, the first thing I would do is I would look for the watermarks.
16:10Yes.
16:11Time for this dealer to turn detective.
16:14Seeing what you're looking for is fascinating.
16:18There are markings where the ink is got a sort of repeated pattern,
16:27and that would show a mechanical process.
16:30Oh, OK.
16:31Yeah.
16:31Whereas if it was naturally reproduced, then it has a much more organic feel to the paintwork.
16:38Right.
16:39So, art history or art mystery? Ruben?
16:43Peter is very unlikely to be genuine. It really is.
16:47Yeah.
16:51What would you suggest we do?
16:52It needs an authentication.
16:54Yes.
16:54It needs a provenance.
16:55Yes.
16:56People just won't buy it without that.
16:58No.
16:59No.
16:59If they'd come to me and they said, look, we've got this, you know, provenance,
17:03we've got, we know exactly what print number it is, we know, you know, what run,
17:08what year it was produced. That's different. But I just hear it so often. And after the sort
17:15of 10th time, you sort of, you become a bit kind of, oh, well, another one. But you never know.
17:21You never know.
17:23We know the story behind it, but we need an expert to say,
17:27this actually is true and it does fit with what you've said.
17:30That's right. And the fact we have no physical provenance makes it more difficult.
17:35Mm.
17:36With their Picasso still in limbo and currently unsellable,
17:40Peter and Julia are banking on their other antiques to deliver.
17:43Otherwise, that luxury family celebration vacation looks more like a budget break.
17:54Not everything here is about striking it rich. Sometimes it's simply about making something
17:59count. Just across the road, Carol and Alan have their own hopes pinned on a very different collection.
18:05One hundred and twenty-seven coal port cottages inherited from her mum.
18:10What's the reason now for sort of wanting to sell them?
18:14Our youngest daughter is autistic and has been accepted onto an autism,
18:20autism dogs charity to give her an autism assistance dog.
18:24Yeah.
18:24The charity part from the dog, but we also have to raise £15,000 just short off.
18:30Wow. Goodness me.
18:30So we wanted to sell some of the cottages, or sell all the cottages,
18:34to help fund the autism dog for my daughter.
18:37Abby was diagnosed with autism at the age of 16, so she's now 20.
18:42One of Abby's challenges is that she struggles to go into shops.
18:45She doesn't like the busyness of it and the unpredictability.
18:50With an autism assistance dog, that will help her gain confidence to be able to go and do simple
18:56things that most people think are simple, like going to the local shop and getting some bread
19:00or some milk. That's huge for her. Absolutely huge.
19:04Abby needs, it's not just wants, but needs this assistance dog.
19:08So could the collection her mum left behind help get them closer to a £15,000 goal?
19:15Collectors of this sort of china are few and far between now, so they're not going to be worth a
19:22huge
19:22amount. People bring me things a lot that they've inherited from loved ones and sort of think,
19:29because it's been looked after so much and treasured, that it must have some value to
19:35have meant so much to someone, but it isn't always the case.
19:39I'm trying to get my head around the sheer scale of 127 of them, because we've only got
19:4611 here. Yeah, it was huge. Yeah, we've got 10 times this and more.
19:51Yeah. Goodness. I really would like to help you, I really would. I can't take the 127.
19:58Now the question becomes a familiar one. How much are they actually worth?
20:02If I made you an offer for just these here, so it'd be £90.
20:07It's just a sort of small token towards this.
20:10Yeah, we understand what you said about that. And we're thankful for you for being honest
20:15about it. It's not quite the windfall they were hoping for, but they're not quite done yet. Carol's
20:21also inherited some items from her grandfather. This one is unusual, because we don't know how
20:27it's come into the family. I'd love for this to be gold. So would they, Lydia.
20:32Would be very valuable if it was. And it says rolled gold. Rolled gold is another way of saying
20:41plated. Oh, OK. Is that something you'd be interested in buying?
20:45Yeah. Yeah, it would. I'm very happy to offer you £60 for the pocket watch and £90 for the
20:52cottagers that are here. So that would be £150 in total. That would be lovely. Thank you.
20:57Thank you very much. Great. You're happy with that? OK. Appreciate that. Lovely. I'm very happy to help.
21:01It's a small step. A very small step. How much is left in the fundraiser?
21:07We've got another £11 to go. Wow. £150 doesn't make much of a dent, does it? But it makes
21:13some dent. It's something. We appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you.
21:17It may not be much, but it's something. And sometimes that's what keeps things moving.
21:23OK. My honest opinion really is that I think for the rest of the collection, you are better off
21:28taking them to an auction. OK. And fingers crossed, it goes your way and generates some interest.
21:33OK. Thank you. Thank you very much. It'll be interesting to talk to the auction house now and
21:39see their views and work out where we go from here. It was really heartbreaking to sort of let them
21:46leave with almost nothing. So I'd really like to try and do a little something extra for them.
21:52Some way of just raising a bit of extra money to help them on their way.
21:57Is that the sound of cogs turning or just someone having an idea?
22:07Having returned to the Riviera with more from his vast collection of antique fishing gear,
22:13Paul is hoping to hook a small fortune to fund a clock restoring course with his son,
22:17a hobby upgrade if ever there was one. Auctioneer Brian is ready to accept bids from the room and
22:23collectors watching the auction live around the world. And before the star lot, he warms up with a
22:28few of Paul's other rare rods and reels. The supporting cast, if you like. Starting with...
22:33The Alcock's wizard. Add again with me at 130, 140, 150, 190, 200, 220. I'll sell then here with a
22:44$240,000. We'll take it. Yep, it's pretty good. After a strong start, Brian keeps going.
22:52$200,000, 220, 300, thank you. $300,000. $320,000 is now here.
22:56It's kind of mad. Lot after lot. With hammers up at $400 and selling. Of antique fishing gear.
23:04Go under his gavel. That's 120. Which means Paul's leaving today's sale with thousands of pounds.
23:11How nice. Very nice, yeah. But the trophy reel, carrying an 8,000 pounds reserve,
23:17is still to go under the gavel. Will it be the catch of the day?
23:31In South Devon, the Antiques Riviera is a hot spot of antique shops and auction houses.
23:37Stretching from the picture postcard coast to the moody edge of Dartmoor. And today, in Exeter,
23:44the stage is set for a sale of specialist collectibles. Lining up to go under Brian's
23:49gavel are some rather rare fishing rods and reels. 35 pounds in. 35.
23:55And next to be sold is collector Paul's star item, his Illingworth prototype fishing reel. It's the
24:01reel's second appearance at the auction, and Paul's hoping that, unlike last time, it will sell.
24:06Lot of 182, ladies and gentlemen. Historically important original prototype,
24:11the Illingworth number one, a fixable thread line casting reel by Alfred Holden.
24:15Fingers crossed. Prototype version.
24:17The historic reel failed to hit its £15,000 reserve last time, so Paul's trimmed it down to a modest
24:238,000. A bold strategy. Good luck, everyone. Fingers crossed.
24:28And I'll start here at 6,000. 6,2. 6,5. 6,8. 7,000. Good. 7,2. 7,5.
24:37Excellent.
24:387,8. That's 7,800. Come on, people. An 8,000 now at all.
24:45Quite short, then. At 7,800 pounds.
24:50Not sold. Damn. That's disappointing. Most of it's sold. Should we go and get a coffee?
24:56Yeah. Sounds good. Paul's prototype. It's unique. It's difficult to put a value on,
25:02so the reserve was set a little high for this sale. But ultimately, the market decides on the day.
25:07It's one of those things with auctions. It's not an exact science, but we'd try our best.
25:11Even without the rare reel meeting its reserve, Paul and Robert are still going home with a tidy haul.
25:16They must be pleased with that. I think that went pretty well.
25:194,500 pounds. Yeah, getting the hang of this. Here we are.
25:23At least I haven't got, like, 150 fishing rods to take back, which is an absolute bonus.
25:29With just over 4,000 pounds after fees, it's a really good bonus.
25:3730 minutes southwest on the Antiques Trail, sellers Peter and Julia are determined to charm,
25:42haggle and gently pressure local dealers into the best price possible.
25:46A real Aladdin's cave by the looks of things. Yeah. And you buy things as well, do you?
25:51Very few people give them to me. Ashburton sits proudly in the heart of the Antiques Riviera.
25:58Its dealer-stuffed high street makes it a pilgrimage site for anyone even vaguely into antiques.
26:03Not many other towns, especially within the Riviera, have as many antique shops in such a dense space.
26:10And I think the quality of dealer in this town is just as good as the quantity of dealer in
26:14this town,
26:15which is quite hard to get a good balance of.
26:17There's a bit of competition, sure, but being surrounded by so many dealers has its perks.
26:23Tom and I work together a lot. Whatever trade I push to him, you know, he pushes some back my
26:28way.
26:29If you can collaborate with your neighbours, whatever hit you might take in lost business yourself,
26:33you'll make it back in favours. So, a little bit of courtesy to the customer,
26:37let's give them, you know, the best chance possible to get the best price.
26:40For Peter and Julia, they're hoping Jordan's shop is luckier than their last venture.
26:44Less Picasso, more payday.
26:47Hello. Hello. Hi.
26:49Wow, that's a big pox.
26:50Well, we saw your shop a bit earlier on today and we thought,
26:53I wonder if they'd be interested in a few items that we have.
26:57I'd be very interested.
26:59We've got all these things sitting in the loft, really.
27:02They've been gathering dust for sort of years or they're just in boxes
27:05and we'd really like to try and realise some money to spend on a nice family occasion.
27:11What is that? I mean, I know what it is, but see if you know.
27:14Test me. No, this is a French, like, chasse-poix-gras bayonet, 19th century.
27:21That must add to the value then.
27:24Well, these are reasonably common, but what is going for this is the conditions quite good.
27:28So, you've got a greased blade, so it hasn't ever really had much air going to it,
27:31so it's in nice nick. It's probably one of the better examples I've seen.
27:35Okay.
27:35Yeah, we'll put that to one side and we'll have a look at what else is there.
27:37Well, we have some coins.
27:39Okay.
27:39I don't know whether you're the man for coins.
27:42Definitely interested.
27:42Well, here we are. I'll let you have a little shufties through.
27:47Right on cue, Ashburton's coin king makes his entrance.
27:50Hey.
27:51Ah, Tom.
27:51He can smell a rare penny a mile off.
27:54Hello again.
27:55Oh, we saw you earlier.
27:56It's a very small world in Ashburton.
27:58Yeah, we do all know each other.
28:00Oh, really?
28:00How's Jordan treating you? Good?
28:01Very good.
28:02All right.
28:02Yeah.
28:06So, coins are about two things, really. I mean, they're about the scarcity of a coin,
28:12and then it's about condition.
28:13Of course.
28:13So, you can have a really scarce coin, but in low grade, and grade is everything.
28:17So, we'll just have a little shimmy through and see what we've got here.
28:22While Tom makes his way through the stash of cash,
28:24Jordan is busy trying to unearth anything else of value.
28:28So, you've got a real mix of currencies. This is quite nice. This is a British naval half penny,
28:35and on there is Nelson.
28:38Oh, wow, really?
28:39There he is.
28:39England expects every man to do their duty, 1812.
28:43Wow.
28:44Beautiful old ship on it.
28:45It's not hugely valuable. I would have to check that to make absolutely sure.
28:49In that grade, it's sort of 10 to 20 pounds.
28:52Okay.
28:52But, I mean, the nice thing about coins, I mean, this is full of, you know, full of history.
28:55I am in awe of people like yourself with all this knowledge.
28:59So, what I can tell you is there's nothing of any huge value there.
29:03It's an interesting, honest group of coins, unsorted.
29:06Okay.
29:07So, my offer for the coins would be 120 pounds.
29:12I think it's time they moved on to maybe better places.
29:15They'll end up in collections.
29:16We accept your offer.
29:17Oh, thank you very much.
29:18Thank you, Tom.
29:19First deal complete.
29:20And with Jordan having spied a piece of jewellery...
29:23It's all hand cut.
29:24It's nicely done.
29:25They're not terribly commercial.
29:27But my offer on that would be...
29:30300.
29:31Okay.
29:31I think that's quite a fair offer.
29:33Peter and Julia may yet afford the huge family celebration abroad they've been dreaming of.
29:38Half a mile across Ashburton and having taken dealer Lydia's advice,
29:43Carol and Alan are calling in at Rendall's Auction House.
29:46This is going to be interesting to see what they have to say.
29:49With 116 cottages to sell.
29:51Hey, good afternoon.
29:53Hello, I'm Dave.
29:54How are we doing?
29:54I'm Alan.
29:55Hi, Dave.
29:56I'm Carol.
29:56Hello there.
29:57We've got some Coldport cottages.
30:00They're packed full to the rafters here.
30:01Right.
30:02We've got five more boxes of these.
30:04It's five more boxes?
30:05Yeah.
30:05Five more boxes.
30:06It's a lot of cottages.
30:07I'll go and make a bit of space if you want to go and bring the other five boxes in.
30:10Okay.
30:10Perfect.
30:11We can do that.
30:12We'll see in a bit.
30:12No worries at all.
30:14Hopefully valuer and sale room manager David's experienced eye and a bit of competitive bidding
30:18might turn this tiny village of cottages into a big contribution towards that dog.
30:23We're going to need a bigger table.
30:24I think we might.
30:28Hopefully there's enough room on the table.
30:32So how come you've got quite so many?
30:33My mum was obsessed with Coldport cottages.
30:36We have been told that there was an offer in a newspaper at the time.
30:41So she'd have been enticed in by that, I suspect.
30:43It was all led by that sort of advertising.
30:45You know, papers, periodicals to entice you to buy the latest one.
30:49Of course, once you start, you're slightly hooked.
30:52Because, you know, there's always the next one to get.
30:54And I think that's kind of where she will have been suckered in.
30:57Yeah.
30:57And she has always seen it as kind of an investment.
31:01And we appreciate that isn't the case now.
31:03Yeah, they were produced in fairly large numbers.
31:06I mean, even the limited ones are in sort of 500s and the like.
31:09So we reckon the collection from my mum's perspective
31:11would have cost in the region of like £8,000 to £10,000.
31:15If you've ever wondered what 116 ceramic cottages looks like,
31:19well, there it is.
31:21That's a lot of cottages.
31:23More than a village.
31:25It's less a collection and more a housing development.
31:28Though, sadly, without Devon's typical property prices.
31:33Just down the road, Jordan and Tom are still looking for treasure
31:36among Peter and Julia's items.
31:38That is damaged, but I think that's a bit of you, actually.
31:40That's really yummy.
31:42Look at the seal from that.
31:43Yeah.
31:43So this is a wheel seal, about £18.50, £18.60.
31:47For me, that's probably £150, something like that.
31:50For Peter and Julia, things appear to be heading in a very healthy direction.
31:53This is called a prismatic compass or a marching compass issued in 1918.
31:59Now, you've got DA on it.
32:00That could be my uncle.
32:01He was Douglas.
32:02Surname is Alan.
32:04I'd say DA fits pretty well.
32:06The prismatic compass was a vital tool in the First World War.
32:09It allowed soldiers to take accurate bearings while keeping their eyes on the target,
32:13thanks to a prism that showed the dial without looking away.
32:16Long before GPS, this simple instrument helped map trenches,
32:20guide artillery and navigate the chaos of battle.
32:23Something you'd be interested in?
32:25So I'd happily buy it at £60, if you're interested.
32:28That's fantastic.
32:29We're happy with that.
32:30Yeah.
32:30With the box empty, it seems only fair that Tom and Jordan put their money where their eyes have been.
32:36If you're happy, I will pay £150 for the matrix.
32:39So I'll pay £50 for the head and £20 on the gilt sovereign holder and £20 on the box.
32:45So if we add all of those up together, I think that must bring it to about £250,
32:49doesn't it, Tom?
32:50Well, I'm very bad at maths.
32:52I think that comes to £240, but I do like a trier.
32:55So I'm happy to pay £250 on that and then there'll be £120 on the coins.
33:00Perfect.
33:00So, £370.
33:02£370.
33:03OK, fantastic.
33:04Thank you, sir.
33:05Thank you very much.
33:05Thanks, sir.
33:06Nice doing business.
33:07Lovely.
33:07OK.
33:08You are a gentleman and a scholar.
33:13And the good news keeps coming as Jordan totals up the brooch,
33:16Prismatic Compass and the rest of the bullion, commemorative coins included.
33:20So your total's coming out at £489.
33:23We'll call it £490.
33:24I'm not going to beat you up every time.
33:25What a gentleman.
33:27So that's £860.
33:29That is excellent.
33:30That's a good day's business.
33:31Very nice.
33:32Thank you very much.
33:32I'm happy with that.
33:33I'm very happy with that.
33:35Me.
33:35Who wears the trousers?
33:38Thanks very much.
33:39It's been lovely.
33:41Cheers.
33:42Bye.
33:44Peter and Julia walk away with £860 for their family holiday.
33:48Impressive for some forgotten items that have been living rent-free in the loft.
33:54At Rendell's auction house, with 116 ceramic cottages hanging in the balance,
33:59Carol and Alan are waiting on David to deliver the news and hoping it's good.
34:04That's certainly some collection.
34:06I don't think I've ever seen quite as many.
34:07Some of them are really pastel burners, so they're very much in that old Coldport style
34:11in the 18th century, early 19th century style.
34:14So what does that mean?
34:16Well, so something like that.
34:17There would exist a similar model made in 1820 out of Bone China by Coldport.
34:23Okay.
34:24I would imagine, and this is sort of what you might call a pastiche,
34:27a sort of a reimagining of some of those earlier bits.
34:32Interestingly, with some of these sorts of things, there's quite a market for it in,
34:36oddly, the Far East Japan are really interested in that sort of, you know,
34:39the Bone China and Spain.
34:42So yeah, there's a market for them, it's just it's not what it was.
34:45The pottery may be past its prime, but opening it up to a global audience
34:49gives them a glimmer of hope.
34:51Question is, to auction or not?
34:53So we just need to make sure there's a Coldport lover.
34:56Exactly.
34:56On that auction.
34:57Or two Coldport lovers.
34:59Yeah, just to get them bidding against each other.
35:01Exactly, yeah.
35:02So what are your thoughts?
35:04I've got my thoughts.
35:05What are your thoughts?
35:06I think my thoughts are the same as your thoughts.
35:08Okay.
35:09So I think we'd like to go with auction.
35:11Right.
35:12I think it makes sense.
35:13It's the best option.
35:13Get a global audience.
35:14All right, brilliant.
35:15So I've got a bit of paperwork to do, so we'll nip down and do that.
35:18You can leave me with all the hard work of wrapping them first and then cataloging them.
35:23Yeah, yeah.
35:23Hope you kept some of that bubble wrap.
35:26I think at the minute I'm feeling quite raw from it, but it's nice to have it like closure.
35:32And it's been a few years since I've been able to look at them.
35:34So it's been nice to get them out, have another look,
35:37and know they're going to go on and hopefully to better homes.
35:40Yeah.
35:54As summer ambles through Devon.
36:01Local dealer Lydia's on a mission to raise cash.
36:05So I've enlisted the help of our poor Treve here in Ashburton,
36:09and we're going to work together and organize a raffle.
36:12To help raise money for an autism assistance dog, Lydia's drafted in Martin,
36:16whose ceremonial role is all about supporting the town and look good while you're doing it.
36:21And one of the easiest ways to raise money quite quickly is approach local businesses,
36:25see if they can donate you a prize, you know, a cream tea, whatever.
36:30You know, people are very generous in the town.
36:33So mission statement sorted. Now for the grafting.
36:36Hi, Mark. How are you?
36:38I wonder if there's anything you might be able to donate. Look at that.
36:41Perfect.
36:42It was so easy to get people to donate prizes.
36:46Thank you, Vicky. That's lovely.
36:48You're welcome.
36:48That's just too kind.
36:51Thank you, Karen. That's very kind.
36:52Thanks.
36:56Do you think you guys might be able to donate something?
36:58Yes, I think we'll probably donate a voucher, like a cream tea voucher.
37:01That'd be amazing.
37:02They heard the reason and were like, yes, of course, we want to help.
37:06We want to support you.
37:07Would that do for you?
37:08Yeah, that'd be amazing.
37:09There you go.
37:10Ooh, lovely.
37:11Look at that.
37:12Oh, that's brilliant, Jim. Thank you so much.
37:15Brilliant.
37:15Thanks.
37:16Bye.
37:20It's nice that this is all sort of coming together, you know,
37:24and even if it makes the smallest difference, it was worth it.
37:28Lydia's final stop takes her to Brixham, where she's collecting a donation from Bob.
37:33When Lydia turned up and mentioned that she was collecting, I wanted to help.
37:39Oh, wow. Look at that.
37:41What do you think of that?
37:42That is absolutely beautiful.
37:44But with such a generous donation,
37:46Lydia decides it might do even more good under the auctioneer's gavel.
37:50Everybody has been really, really supportive.
37:58Three weeks on, and it's auction day.
38:00Can you see what else they've got in here?
38:01No bidding on anything.
38:03Alan and Carol are back on the Riviera to watch their five lots of coal port
38:07cottages go under the auctioneer's gavel.
38:10A whole ceramic village holding its breath.
38:13Here we go. Here's some of ours.
38:15Feels really weird seeing it.
38:17I just like the whole variety of stuff, some like the really...
38:21Hello.
38:22Oh, good morning.
38:23Good morning.
38:23Welcome to Rendles.
38:24Yeah, we were just looking at our bits.
38:27So, yeah, we've got five lots in total,
38:28and I've tried to intersperse some of the limited editions in amongst them,
38:34and so just to give them each lot a sort of seed and then see where we go.
38:39Realistic about what they might make, today isn't just about the money.
38:42They're hoping Carol's mum's cottages can move on and find happy new homes.
38:48All right, some good seats here.
38:50A good view of the goings on.
38:54While David keeps an eye on the sale room, auctioneer Russell gets the bidding started.
38:59Oh, here we go.
39:00That's all.
39:01Yeah, that's the 20.
39:02Cherry tree cottage, the lighthouse.
39:0530 to 50 pounds, fingers crossed.
39:08With the collection split across five lots, it's time for the first to step forward.
39:1310.52 is the 20 coal put bone china cottages.
39:17Come on, then.
39:1830 pound away, 30 pound away.
39:2020 pound away.
39:2220 got, 20 bid now, 20 pound, 20 bid.
39:23There we go.
39:25Oh, go on, then.
39:2630 bid now, 30 pound, 30 bid then.
39:28Bids are right, then.
39:2830 bid, 30 pound.
39:29You're out left-handed, then.
39:3030 bid, 30 pound.
39:31A sell away, then.
39:32At 30 pound.
39:36It's not quite the opening they'd hoped for.
39:40But with four lots to go, optimism remains.
39:4410 got, 10 bid now.
39:4412, 50, 18, 20, 25, 25, 8, 28 bid then, 28 now.
39:50Seated in the middle, then.
39:5028 bid then, 28 now, 28 bid then.
39:52You're out to my left, then.
39:53Bid's seated, then.
39:5428 pound.
39:5612, 22.
39:59The bids may be modest, but at least the cottages are finding new owners, one shelf at a time.
40:05You need to go and sit next to the bidders and keep knocking them out.
40:09After a quick swap on the rostrum, perhaps new auctioneer Michael will bring them more luck.
40:15What's it going to be? A manner of 10, 12, 15, 15, 18, 20, 2, 25, 30.
40:21We've jumped on line at 30.
40:23On line it is, then, at 30.
40:25All out in the room, then.
40:26Going to sell to Annette, then.
40:27At 30 pounds, then it goes.
40:31Consistent, then.
40:33The bids aren't exactly soaring, but the lots are moving.
40:37And now, the final lot.
40:38The last of the cottages prepares to leave the village.
40:42Somewhere near all 40 pounds for those, 40 to start.
40:4420 to go, who's first?
40:4620, 20 pounds, 20 pounds there.
40:47At 20, 22, 22, 25, 25, 25, 25, and again there.
40:5128, 28 online at 28.
40:53All out in the room, then.
40:54Going to sell to Annette, then.
40:55At 28 pounds and selling, then, at 28.
40:5828, it goes.
41:00At least that's got to be like a paw of a dog.
41:04So mum will be happy that she's financed her paw.
41:08We'll go front, right paw.
41:11And with that, the hammer falls for the last time.
41:16Yeah.
41:16In total, the cottages raise 119 pounds after sailroom fees.
41:21It's not quite what Alan and Carol had hoped from such an impressive collection,
41:24but it's a small step closer to their goal.
41:27And one very important paw funded.
41:30Yeah, I think we're really happy that everything's sold.
41:33Hopefully, they've gone to a good home.
41:35Someone that's going to love them as much as mum did.
41:37Yeah.
41:37Yeah.
41:38I don't think anyone could love them as much as your mum did.
41:40But before Alan and Carol head back to their motor home,
41:43there's a familiar face in the car park.
41:46Hi, guys.
41:47Nice to see you again.
41:49Oh, good to see you.
41:50How are you?
41:51Nice to see you.
41:52Lovely.
41:53I'm really glad I caught you.
41:54How did you get on?
41:55Yeah, we got on all right.
41:56Everything's sold.
41:57Brilliant.
41:57Yeah, that's good.
41:58How did you get on selling on the cottages?
42:01Did you get anywhere with them?
42:02You're still lumbered.
42:03It's a work in progress.
42:05If you're still around later, pop back into town
42:07and we've organised a little something, a little sort of event.
42:11Oh, that's so lovely.
42:14Brilliant.
42:14I'm going to see if I can buy anything in the auction first
42:16and then I'll be back there.
42:17We'll see you later.
42:17You just missed some nice cold port cottages.
42:22Right.
42:22Lovely to see you.
42:23And you take care.
42:26Oh, how lovely.
42:27Oh, that'd be nice.
42:30As the sun sets on the Riviera,
42:32the countdown is on for the raffle.
42:36Oh, thank you.
42:36Lydia and Martin are racing against the clock,
42:40adding the final touches before the event begins.
42:46And then lastly, that's the watch from Ruben Linkovic.
42:49Oh, fantastic.
42:50That's lovely.
42:50Yeah, very nice.
42:51Someone's going to be really pleased with that.
43:00And right on cue, the guests start to arrive.
43:03A mix of locals and some of Ashburton's finest antique dealers.
43:08Followed closely by the evening's unsuspecting star guests.
43:18I called on a few friends in Ashburton in the trade.
43:22I explained that you had come in to us with some cottages to sell and that you were raising
43:28some money for a very worthy cause for your daughter.
43:30So we have put on a raffle.
43:32That big copper pot over there is full with raffle tickets.
43:35Oh, that is so kind.
43:37Thank you, everybody.
43:38That's overwhelmed.
43:42Thanks to Lydia and the local community,
43:44more than 1,000 raffle tickets have been sold.
43:47The first ticket out is Steph and Paul from The Silent Whistle.
43:54Biscuits from Ashburton Delicatessen and a voucher from The Haven as well.
44:00A meal for two at the Royal Oak.
44:02Graham Simmons.
44:04Cream tea at Taylor's.
44:06And that's James Hodge Brooks, my brother.
44:10Oh, and this is a good one.
44:11We have got Sunday Roast for two at the Dartmoor Lodge.
44:15A mug, Devon mug, hand printed by Salty Studio.
44:19That's me.
44:25Raffle complete, but there's one final item left to raise the stakes.
44:29Time to auction off Bob's boat.
44:32Beautiful model of a clipper ship.
44:33Who would like to open the bidding at, let's say...
44:3650.
44:3750 pounds.
44:38Oh, stop it.
44:4050 pounds.
44:4050 pounds.
44:41Who's got 60?
44:4270.
44:43I'll go 100.
44:45Right.
44:45100 pounds bid by Martin.
44:48110.
44:48Looking for 120.
44:50Gavel's up at 110.
44:52In at 120.
44:5430.
44:56I'll take it.
44:57Is that all at 125?
45:00After a brisk back and forth between guests, the ship finally sails away.
45:08With the 125 pounds for the boat added to the raffle ticket sales gives a total of an extra 410
45:14pounds.
45:20That brings the grand total of Alan and Carol's Riviera trips to 529 pounds.
45:26Oh, thank you so much.
45:29You're welcome.
45:34I'm so grateful.
45:36I'm so grateful.
45:37Yeah.
45:38We just...
45:38People that are donating things that don't even know us.
45:41Yeah.
45:41And Lydia met us for half an hour.
45:44What a fabulous person.
45:45Yeah.
45:46I am so grateful for everybody.
45:49And I don't often cry and I was...
45:52So thank you, Ash Burton, for everything.
45:58In the world of antiques, nobody ever really switches off.
46:02Tom will be back rummaging for buried treasure in a car boot.
46:06Oh, that's nice, isn't it?
46:07Have you ever seen another one of those for sale?
46:09I've never seen that one before.
46:11Lydia's diplomacy will be put to the test.
46:13I was offered 80 pounds for a pair.
46:16Wow.
46:17Yeah.
46:17Do you think there's a better market potentially in Wales?
46:19And nautical expert Bob will be sniffing out royal surprises.
46:24What on earth is this?
46:28You're brave.
46:50It will Ra sorry.
46:57Let's offer you.
46:59It is true.
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