0:00:04 > 0:00:06We're in Oswestry in Shropshire today,
0:00:06 > 0:00:09and we have a mammoth 60-minute special for you,
0:00:09 > 0:00:11with two animal-loving teams.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14So, let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41So, the teams have £300 to buy three items in 60 minutes...
0:00:41 > 0:00:45but...today, we've got a slight change to the rules.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47I'm going to be asking the experts to find, not one,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51but two bonus buys, which they're then going to talk to me about,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54and I'm going to tell them which one I think is going to do best.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56But what will the teams choose?
0:00:56 > 0:00:58And will they go with the bonus buy at all?
0:00:58 > 0:01:02Who will finish up by being right or wrong?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Let's take a quick squint right now as to what's coming up.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09The Reds just love their animals...
0:01:09 > 0:01:11It's £795.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12I'm not a cheap girl!
0:01:14 > 0:01:16We only have 300.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19..while the Blues are just set in their ways...
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Do you take risks in life?
0:01:20 > 0:01:21- No.- Not normally.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25No, we're normally dead, dead certain.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28..and will the teams' choices pay off later at auction?
0:01:28 > 0:01:29140 online.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- Yes, yes!- The tension! I can't, you know...
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Anyone else in the room?
0:01:38 > 0:01:41But, before I give away too much, let's meet the teams.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47On Bargain Hunt today, our teams come two by two.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50For the Reds, we have Michelle and Karen.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53And, for the Blues, we have Gina and Barbara. Hello, everyone.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- Hello, Tim.- All good friends at the moment. Now, Karen...- Yes.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00..I know that most parents feel like they live in a zoo,
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- but, actually, you do live in a zoo. - I do live in a zoo.- That's unusual.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- It is a little bit different. I married into a zoo.- Oh, did you?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- I did.- You married a gorilla? - Something like that, yeah.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- What? A small, hairy man, anyway. - Slightly bigger.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Oh, bigger hairy man. So, you married a zookeeper?
0:02:17 > 0:02:21I married one of the directors of the Welsh Mountain Zoo, yeah.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Any animals that you particularly like in your zoo?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Particularly Smokey the red-faced spider monkey,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- but we both have a sort of ongoing relationship.- Do you?- Yes.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32That's how you got to know Michelle, right?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35We were actually at a wedding reception, which was being
0:02:35 > 0:02:39held in the zoo, and that's how we met, and we've been friends since.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- Now, Michelle, your job is...you're keeper at the zoo.- Yep.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46So, does that mean you have to look after all these animals?
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Yes, I'm a head keeper, so I have to look after all of them.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Saying that, the sea lions every day I look after,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54cos they're my favourite and we do training sessions with them,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57so we do all of the husbandry side, get them used to actually being
0:02:57 > 0:02:59looked over the bodies, inside their mouths,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02absolutely the only thing we can do about sea lions is great.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04What do you say then? "Open wide," and...?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Yep, literally just a signal, put your fingers inside, have a look
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- at their teeth and gums, yeah. It takes a while to train.- I'll bet.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12- Yes, yep.- So, between you today,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16will it be animal instinct taking you towards your purchases?
0:03:16 > 0:03:21- Could be influence.- Could it be? Are you going to spend all the cash?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- Yes!- Oh, I think so.- Oh, that's marvellous. I like to hear that.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- We'll leave a tiny amount...- Anyway, very good luck.- Thank you.- Super.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Now, girls...
0:03:29 > 0:03:34Barbara, now, your job brought you into contact with feathered things.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Yeah, feathered, feral...anything like that...small animals.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Yes, so tell us about your job.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42My job is a veterinary receptionist,
0:03:42 > 0:03:47so I meet the animals and the mummies and daddies who bring them in.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Right. Sometimes in distress.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- Very...- But you send them home happy when their animal is repaired.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- That is the best bit of it. - So, how lovely.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58- Your job is at the vet's...- Yes.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- ..so that brings you into contact with animals all the while.- It does.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05But you and Gina met as a result of being great equestrian buddies.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08That's right. We certainly did.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Yes, I bought my first pony, or my father bought my first pony,
0:04:12 > 0:04:17and I kept it at Gina's house, and that was when I was 13,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19so we've known each other since then.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20Gina, before you retired,
0:04:20 > 0:04:24you were involved with something with rather more of a human touch.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Yes, I was a nurse from the early 1970s.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33I tried out orthopaedics first, tried out a bit of theatre work.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36And then I thought I'd have a go at midwifery
0:04:36 > 0:04:37and I've been a midwife ever since.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39How many babies have you delivered then?
0:04:39 > 0:04:44I have delivered, give or take one or two in an emergency, 1,047.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47You never have! How wonderful is that!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50What sort of hunting out will you two be doing today?
0:04:50 > 0:04:56- Well, um, we're going to try to not be dithery.- Mm-hm.- You know?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- Decisive. - We're going to be decisive, yes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- And you're looking forward to it? - Absolutely.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04As we are looking forward to it. Indeed, here comes the £300.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- There's your £300.- Thank you.- You know the rules, your experts await,
0:05:08 > 0:05:12and off you zoom, or, should I say, trot!
0:05:12 > 0:05:16So, that's our gaggle, but who's here to keep them in line?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Well, our skiffle, or, should I say,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21skilful expert for the Reds today is JP,
0:05:21 > 0:05:26whilst hoping to reel in a profit for the Blues is David Harper.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29You're under starter's orders, teams,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32and there are hundreds of stalls to get stuck into.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33The fair is your oyster.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- So, morning, ladies. - Good morning.- Morning!
0:05:36 > 0:05:38What are we looking for, today? What sort of things?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41You're looking for really decorative, aren't you? Pretty.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Decorative, pretty, something sparkly.- That's you, OK.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- Different colours.- Practical. - So, that's your characters assessed, is it?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51So, you two, do we have similar taste in antiques?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Yes, we do, really.- Yes, we have.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- What do we like?- Oh, unusual things.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Nothing specific, just whatever catches our eyes.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00We've got lots of choice here. We should start shopping
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- and see what we find. - Sounds brilliant.- Let's go.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- And we've got 60 minutes to go and buy the unusual. Let's go!- Right.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09And it's all black and white for the Reds.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12MUSIC: "Black or White" by Michael Jackson
0:06:13 > 0:06:15SPEECH MUTED
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- Is this Art Deco?- It's copying Clarice Cliff.- Right, OK.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22I would have said that could be Clarice Cliff, but no,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- it's a copy.- There's a couple of pandas there,
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- and they're always hard to find two.- I love them!
0:06:26 > 0:06:28I think they look a bit wooden.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30It's quite interesting, cos you're zoo people,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33and it's the logo, isn't it, for the World Wildlife Federation or Fund?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- That's right. - So, these are quite cool.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- I think they're rather sweet. - They're amazing, I love them.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41And they're Beswick. I think, if you're going to talk about animals,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- zoo animals, your pandas... - Pandas are what does it for you?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Well...they're very rare, aren't they?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49They're, you know, they're hard to breed
0:06:49 > 0:06:52and you've got a little cub as well, I think that's rather cute.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I like them a lot, I do like them. You're not too keen, are you?
0:06:55 > 0:06:58And that's what it's about and we have to commit ourselves,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- and they are collectable.- OK. - And they're not your norm.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Your norms are the gloss ponies
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- and things like that, those are things you see the most of.- Right.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08So, it's the sort of breeds of dogs
0:07:08 > 0:07:10and the other animals that become more collectable,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13and this is the sort of new collectors' area, really.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16It's a rising market. They tend to make £20, £30, £40.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20So the more collectable ones can be a little bit more in value.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23I think it's got 55 on that one and I think that one's about 30,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25so, collectively, he's asking for about £80.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I would have thought at auction you're going to be
0:07:27 > 0:07:31looking at £40 to £60, maybe, for them together,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34and that would be the sort of minimum bid, and the internet
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- may push it on, and we do have only an hour to buy things in..- OK.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- ..and you both are working in zoos! - I love the pandas.- OK.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- I think you should have a chat about it.- OK.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- Excuse me.- Yes.- Could we talk pandas? - Of course you can.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51What sort of price are you looking for, for the pandas?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Well, I've got £85 on them. I can do them for...
0:07:53 > 0:07:59- £60, if you're interested.- So, 60 for the pair. What do you think?
0:07:59 > 0:08:00I think that's really reasonable.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- Maybe give us a bit more wiggle room at 55?- Yeah.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- JP: Maybe 50? - 50 would be awesome.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- I can do it for 50.- Really? Oh!
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Amazing! Oh! Thank you so much.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17Oh, it's panda-monium! And so early in the game. Well done, Reds.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19So, let's carry on. Let's go.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Meanwhile, the Blues are getting stuck in.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- Look at that.- Oh, that's nice.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- Yeah, they are nice. - Look, there's a pair.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- OK.- It's quite intricate, some of the dragons.- Oh, I like dragons.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- Why do you like dragons?- Well, it's sort of mystical.- And oriental.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Very oriental. OK, so, here we go.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41You tell me then, Gina, why you like them,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44what they are, where they were made, and what date they are.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Well, the picture-work on it of the dragons and the carving.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Is it a carving or is that cast?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51It's actually cast, so it's made from bronze.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- It's nice though, isn't it?- Yeah. - Look at this.- Gorgeous colour.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- So, where were they made, then, Barbara?- Hmm...Japan?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- No.- China.- Yes.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03I can see where you're going with Japan, because when you see bronze
0:09:03 > 0:09:06oriental pots like this, I would say 90% of the time
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- they're Meiji period, so that's 1868 to 1912...- Right.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13..often depicting dragons because the dragon in Chinese
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- and Japanese culture is incredibly important.- Wealth, health...- Yeah.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Wealth, health, protection, the lot.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23And then we have a crane representing long life.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25So, is this good that there's two?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Yes, a pair of, always made as a pair.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30You've got Chinese character marks on the base there,
0:09:30 > 0:09:31and, I think, that is a six character mark.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34I can't quite make it out... I think they're probably
0:09:34 > 0:09:37early 20th century, but they're very nice, I must say.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- They are nice, aren't they? Right... - How much are they?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- A nice price, 200.- £200, yeah. We'll get a price.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I mean, I know they're Chinese, but they are 20th century.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- 20th century, yeah. 180 the pair of them.- You couldn't go a bit less?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- 150.- Oh!
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Look, the thing is...are you chance-takers,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56do you take risks in life?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- No.- No, not normally!
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- No, we're normally dead, dead certain.- Are you?- Oh, aren't we?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- Yeah.- We are.- Are you, really?
0:10:04 > 0:10:08OK, well, if that's the case, I suggest you have a go.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- Oh, my goodness.- Go on, take a chance!- Right, we're going to do it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- Let's go for it! Go for it! - Oh, my goodness.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17How does it feel?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Argh! It's not my money!
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Crikey! I wasn't expecting that, Blues.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26First item bought, and half the money spent.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Now, how wise are those Reds?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31I like those owls, you know, Jonathan.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- Yeah, but they're £795. - I'm not a cheap girl.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39We only have 300. In fact, we've only got 250.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43The things in our budget are things like the watering cans, little things like that.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46It does seem everything's animals at the moment.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- I know.- "I like the owls. I like the wolf."
0:10:48 > 0:10:51But the animals will be very pricey and out of budget.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52A bit of a no, really.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Uh, well, I'll find something for you, I definitely will,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- even if it's an expert buy, I'll find something for you.- OK.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59I can't wait to see it, JP.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Meanwhile, the Blues are rooted to the spot.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06This fair's huge, you know, girls. There's lots to see.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11Before we go, I just want to point you in the direction of these lights.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13# We're on a road to nowhere... #
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Yeah, we saw them.- A totally different thing altogether,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18but tell me what you think about these two.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20I love these. Love the colour of them.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Yeah, I love the colour, the shape. - So, what shape are they, then?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Art Deco.- Hexagonal.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27You're both right!
0:11:27 > 0:11:30But it's the Art Deco one I was looking for.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- The wire jug as well.- So, look at that, look at that shape.- Yeah.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39I mean, that is a rocket ship, isn't it? From circa 1930.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Bearing this in mind, that Art Deco, strictly speaking,
0:11:44 > 0:11:48cannot date to before 1925.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- Do you know the reason why? - Why?
0:11:50 > 0:11:54Because in Paris, in 1925, they held an exhibition called
0:11:54 > 0:11:58"The Paris Arts and Decorative Fair," Art Deco Fair,
0:11:58 > 0:12:02where this design, wham, just took off.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06'25 it starts. 1939, it ends, at the beginning
0:12:06 > 0:12:08of the Second World War, so you've got that short period.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- Yeah, very short, isn't it, really? - The design is from '25 to '39.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Were these made during that time?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- I think they'd be made later. - Why, why?- Well, I don't know.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22The colouring of this, I think, is absolutely lovely.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- That's what they are, wall lights, aren't they?- Yeah, they are.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29And they would look absolutely stunning lit up,
0:12:29 > 0:12:32but I think you're absolutely right.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- They were not made in '25 to '39. - No.- They were made much later.- Yes.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Probably only 20 to 40 years old. That's all they are.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- Can you see a price tag anywhere? - Let me get a price.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44What have we go on the...?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Er, well, I was asking 120 for the pair.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48- Oh!- Oh!- What could they be?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- BARBARA: What have we spent already?- 150.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- TRADER: I'll do them for 70. - I don't know what to do now!
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- I don't know what to do! - Do you like them?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- They're lovely.- BARBARA: 60? TRADER: 65.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- I think you've about done him in, really.- Shall we go for that?- Yeah.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07- What do you reckon? It's a chance. - I want to get them less than £10.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Look, they could still make £20 or £30.- Yeah.- 62 and it's a deal then.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13TRADER: Go on, then.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- She's done the deal, by the way. - Oh, sorry!
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- He grabbed my hand!- Snatched it.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- Thank you.- Thank you.- Two!- Two!
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Great bargaining skills, Barbara.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Now, get out there to find your third.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33There's plenty to choose from. What's Karen spotted?
0:13:33 > 0:13:34Jonathan?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- Oh, yeah, yeah?- Could I ask you what you think of this?
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Oh, is this the sort of thing that catches your eye?
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- It's the touch. What do you think? - It just seems...
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- It doesn't do it for you? - Well, it does and it doesn't.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47The thing about it is, if it's period 1920s,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49it seems like it should be worth a lot more,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52and I wonder whether it's more style than it is period.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55I think you may be right there, possibly.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Because the patina of the bronze looks a bit too modern
0:13:58 > 0:14:02and also, a bronze of that sort of size, circa 1920 of that sort
0:14:02 > 0:14:05of model, I think you'd be looking at £400 to £600, £500 to £700.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08So, that's why I suspect...for the price...
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Do you mind if I...? I'm just going to.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- No, not at all.- Hang on.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- THEY LAUGH - Bend the knees!- Yeah, go for it!
0:14:16 > 0:14:17- Blimey!- You can have a workout as well.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20It comes free with the bronze, so that's pretty good.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23This is based on an original work
0:14:23 > 0:14:28by famous Art Deco bronze sculptor, Demetre Chiparus.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31These days, his original works can fetch in excess of
0:14:31 > 0:14:34tens of thousands of pounds, and are very sought-after.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38But, it's still collectable in the sense that people will buy
0:14:38 > 0:14:39these things as decorative objects.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42At the right price, it's a nice object.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44So, really, it's a little bit much...
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- 170.- I like the feel of it.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- You do love it, don't you? - But you're not a fan.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52But I'm a bit more now Jonathan's explained more.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Tim will love you for buying it... - Will I?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56It spends a lot of the budget,
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- but you're getting a lot of product for the money.- Yes?- Let's do it.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- 170?- Thanks, Jonathan.- Lovely. - Wonderful.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Thank you.- Good luck. - Thank you very much.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08So, two down for the Reds.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Well done, girls, and have you heard where the Blues are?
0:15:12 > 0:15:15You've got it. They're still at the same stall.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18So, do you want to move on? Do you want to hover, or...?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- I would.- Well...we've seen... - Yes, something.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- ..a little row of elephants we quite like.- Where is the row of elephants?
0:15:24 > 0:15:25- Here, behind me.- Oh, OK.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- These guys here?- Yeah.- OK.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Now, tell me, Gina, why do you like it?- Well, it's a nice shape.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Six elephants, all holding on to each other like an elephant line.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Do you know what it's called?
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- It's called an elephant bridge. - Elephant bridge!- Oh, right.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40It's made of...
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Ebony?
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- I would suggest it probably is ebony, yes.- Ah, right.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47And made in where, Gina?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Aaa...frica?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- Is that the same as Africa?- India.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55I was just miming you! Aah!
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- Is that right?- I would say it's Africa. Barbara, you thought India?
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- I thought India, yeah.- Look at the size...- Depends on the ears.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Yeah, look at the elephant ears there.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Now, any sort of feeling as to where in Africa that might have been made?
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- I have no idea at all.- Where do they have the most elephants?
0:16:10 > 0:16:14The most common places will be Nigeria, that sort of west coast,
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Kenya, then Southern Africa or South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Botswana, those sort of areas.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23It's a touristy piece, really, but that does have a little bit of age
0:16:23 > 0:16:25and it's got a nice bit of patination, hasn't it?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- Where oily hands have held it... - Yes.- ..over periods of time.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- And people collect elephants. - They do. It's a sweet thing.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35So, what was it that drew you to it, then?
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- Animals. A nice little bit of carving.- I like the dark...
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Not too intricate, but it's nice, isn't it, the way it's been done.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44What are those little eyes? Are they just a bit of paint?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- Let's have a look. - The last one seems a bit sparkly.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50No, I think it's just glittery stone, that's all.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- And you know it sits on a table as a display piece.- I like that.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- Nice and simple and not... - It's very nice, yes.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59It would have had more meaning to the person that bought it in Africa,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02probably in the '50s or '60s or something.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- I like that. - Shall we have a little punt?- Yes.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06What's it worth?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Well...
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- I think...- We'll have a little, um...
0:17:13 > 0:17:14- 17.- It's got 17 on it.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- I think 10.- It'd be great for 10. Why wouldn't it be good?
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- The magic 9.- Oh! Do you want it for 9?- Yes!- What's this magic 9?
0:17:22 > 0:17:27Because most auction prices start at £10, so, you get £1 profit!
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- I like your thinking.- So, if you can get it for 9, will you have it?- Yes.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33OK, let me have it. Let me find him. Where is he?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I'll just...I'll have a word with him. You two chat away.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38I think he's run away!
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I wouldn't be surprised.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44So, as David hunts down the disappearing dealer,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47have the Reds found themselves a new team-mate?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Wah! That's heavy...
0:17:49 > 0:17:52as I thought they would be. What do you like about these?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- It was the colour. - What would you use them for?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Just ornamental.- Just ornamental, OK. How much are you asking for these?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- 68.- 68. This one's got a chip on the top there.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Because of that, I'd leave them for the minute.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05We've only got 15 minutes, basically, 15 or 20 minutes,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08so, let's keep on looking and, if it really comes to it,
0:18:08 > 0:18:09and you really say that I want them,
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- but I think really that they need to be around £40, £45, OK?- Yep.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- And, so, I would probably say no, to be honest.- Yes, OK.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17But let's carry on looking, carry on looking.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18We'll take your word for it.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22And as the Reds move on, the Blues are stuck to the spot.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Any joy in finding that dealer?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26I think you remember this fella!
0:18:26 > 0:18:31Now, because you love us so much and we're best customers, ever...
0:18:31 > 0:18:33You can say that again.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- ..we're going to shake on the most fantastic deal of the day.- Yes.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37Please!
0:18:38 > 0:18:41I'll let you have it for a tenner, seeing as it's you two.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Now...- Ah.- ..we have a magic number.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49When you go to an auction, often each price starts at £10,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and we'd make a pound profit if you gave it to us for 9.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- 9's fine.- 9's all right.- Aww! - 9's all right. Now, it's gorgeous.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57That's our deed of the day.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- I don't know how much we've left you, but not a lot.- I don't care.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- I really don't care.- Thank you very much and, for the third time...
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Cheers.- Ta. Thank you, thank you.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- Well done, you two.- I like that.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I am going to buy you whatever you like. Tea...
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- Pint.- Pint! Come on.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14You're my kind of girl. Come on!
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Put your feet up then. You must be exhausted after that shop.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Those two are astonishing.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25However, I would have done exactly the same,
0:19:25 > 0:19:30because, sometimes, you come across a stall that is just fabulous.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32That...is a fabulous stall.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36In all the shows I've done, I don't recall another team
0:19:36 > 0:19:40buying three items from the one spot from the same stall.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44So, what are the Reds weighing up?
0:19:44 > 0:19:47What on earth is this? This looks absolutely hideous.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- It's for... Farmers use them for weighing live lambs.- Really?
0:19:51 > 0:19:53How do you weigh a lamb on that, then?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55THEY LAUGH
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Haven't got a clue! Who told you this, then?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- It was a local farmer.- Oh, yeah?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01'There's no pulling the wool over your eyes.'
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Oh, I get you. Oh, there we are. Yes, it's like a balance, then.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- Yeah.- It's a fulcrum or something.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Oh, gosh.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12That's a good bit of, sort of, um, local history, isn't it?
0:20:12 > 0:20:16OK, so you have that like that, and you'd put that on your weight...
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- Yeah.- ..on there, like so, and then you'd put your lamb on there.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Would it go in a sack?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Yes, it probably would go in a sack, of course it would.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Yeah, safer for the lamb, really.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- And then you move that along to work out the weight.- Yeah.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31You wouldn't have to just leave it to lambs though, do you?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- You could weigh anything. - You could weigh anything.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Um, this has got quite a bit of wrought-iron work.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37So, I think this is rather fun.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39This is a bit of a Phil Serrell item, this,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- he likes this sort of thing. - Think a big country house,
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- above the fireplace, farmer comes in...- Yeah.- Maybe?
0:20:45 > 0:20:46I just think it's a bit of local history,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48or a bit of farming history.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- You could have it in a pub, hanging up, couldn't you?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53The Lamb Inn. Um, let's put this down because
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- my arm's beginning to ache. - How long have you have it for?
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- I only bought it last week.- Oh, really.- Local country auction, yeah.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01OK, how much would you let us have it for?
0:21:01 > 0:21:0240.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- 40...- You don't think so, Jonathan?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- The lady doesn't want to take it home, I can tell...- No, I don't.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12..it's heavy and it's cast iron.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- We'll take it off for what you paid for it.- No, you make me a...- 25.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18No! 35.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- 28.- 30.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- I think...- Let's do it.- We'll do it.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- TRADER: OK, then. - 30, thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- That's us done. Three items bought. Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- Let's grab our metalwork. - And off we go.- And off we go.- Tea.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Well done, teams, and with plenty of time to spare.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38I don't even get to say my "Time's up" line.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Now, let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought, eh?
0:21:44 > 0:21:48The animal lovers bought two Beswick panda figures for £50.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55£170 was spent on the Art Deco style bronze figure of a female dancer.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59And the vintage wrought-iron steelyard balance
0:21:59 > 0:22:02with counterweights weighed in at £30.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- You did terribly well. - I think we did.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Listen, rumour has it that you spent most of your money.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- We did. £250.- Seriously? £250 is lovely.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Karen, which is your favourite piece?
0:22:14 > 0:22:17I like the lady that we bought. I like the lady.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Yes, she's very pretty Art Deco.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21OK, and do you agree with that?
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- No, the pandas, my beautiful pair of pandas.- OK, fine.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26So, they're favourites.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Are the pandas going to bring the biggest profit?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30No, I think your lady, I will go with your lady.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Do you think your lady's going to bring the biggest profit?
0:22:33 > 0:22:34- I think the lady.- OK, fine.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37So you spent 250, which is absolutely magnificent
0:22:37 > 0:22:40and I'd like to take the £50 of leftover lolly.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42There you go, JP, £50 to go out and blow,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45and, on this special programme you're going to get
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- the special £100 bonus buy... - Oh!- ..wodge
0:22:49 > 0:22:53to go out there and find that additional bonus buy,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56which I'd be obliged if you'd bring back and have a chat with me about.
0:22:56 > 0:22:57What a responsibility.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Before we show them both to the girls and they can decide
0:23:01 > 0:23:04whether they want one or t'other...or none!
0:23:04 > 0:23:05As you like.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07HE LAUGHS
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Anyway, good stuff. Um, are you ready for this?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- Are you puffed up for this? - Oh, yeah, raring.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14You're very patriotic about it all, which is marvellous.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16And off you go and very good luck.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought, eh?
0:23:19 > 0:23:23The pair of early 20th century Japanese bronze vases
0:23:23 > 0:23:24cost them £150.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31£62 was spent on the Art Deco-style chrome-framed wall lights.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35And, finally, the elephants packed their trunks
0:23:35 > 0:23:39and headed to the auction for the magic £9.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Well, kids, that was good, wasn't it?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- Yes.- You do not move more than 3ft for the whole shop.- That's right.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47It wasn't that much.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48It doesn't matter though, does it?
0:23:48 > 0:23:50As long as you're happy with what you've bought.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- Yes.- Yes.- Gina, which is your favourite piece?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56A small ebony carved elephant bridge.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- That heffalump job.- Yes. - Do you agree with that, Babs?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- The vases. - The vases are your favourite.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03And are the vases going to bring the biggest profit?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05- I think so.- No.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07No! Gina says, "No!"
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Which one is going to bring the biggest profit then, Gina?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Well, I think it's going to be the elephant bridge,
0:24:12 > 0:24:14because it was a small price.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17OK. Therefore, there's a big upside, right?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20No, I think it's only going to be little, but profit.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22OK, that's perfect, right, so you spent how much?
0:24:22 > 0:24:27- £221.- That is a mature amount. £221.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30So, I would like £79 of leftover lolly, please. That's perfect.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Look at that. Now, did you have a good time with David Harper?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- We did.- We did, didn't we? We laughed all the time.
0:24:36 > 0:24:37- Did he look after you?- He did.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Thank you very much, David.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Now, I'm going to give you, on this special occasion,
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- an extra special £100 bonus buy... - That's so good of you.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- ..wodge to take out.- Oh, thank you. - Not at all, it's a pleasure,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51but your challenge now is to come up with two superlative things,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54bring them back, and let's have a chat about them later.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55OK, I look forward to that.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00So, as David goes off in search of his bonus buys, I'm going
0:25:00 > 0:25:04to show you something I actually found here in Oswestry last year.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Curtains up!
0:25:14 > 0:25:16So, what's going on here, then?
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Well, the relevance of these things standing in a field in Shropshire
0:25:20 > 0:25:23is a little lost, I have to say.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27What you have to do is to transport yourself to one of the grandest
0:25:27 > 0:25:31drawing rooms in a stately home that you can possibly imagine,
0:25:31 > 0:25:36because that's where these two started out their life,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39around about 1820 to 1840.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44But what are they? The secret is in the lug at the back,
0:25:44 > 0:25:48and that lug was designed to hang in a fitting on a wall
0:25:48 > 0:25:52adjacent to a window and if the little lug was
0:25:52 > 0:25:58angled on the wall like that, this is the wall, there's the window.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Draw the curtain and the curtain comes
0:26:01 > 0:26:04and needs to be restrained by something,
0:26:04 > 0:26:09and if you're really grand and in a really expensive interior, you have
0:26:09 > 0:26:14an enormous tieback like this, behind which the curtain is tucked.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19The beauty of the thing is both in the crispness and quality
0:26:19 > 0:26:25of the cast brass or bronze and also the gilding on its surface.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28This is a special type of gilding where real gold
0:26:28 > 0:26:33and mercury are mixed into a paste, applied to the bare metal
0:26:33 > 0:26:37and then cooked in an oven, but the effect is spectacular.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40If you burnish it with a lapidary's stone,
0:26:40 > 0:26:43you get smooth areas like that, which are bright,
0:26:43 > 0:26:47whereas the contrasting, rather dimpled areas are dull,
0:26:47 > 0:26:48which is a lovely effect.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52And that is applied over all the cast surface,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55and the surface is cast with a variety of leaves
0:26:55 > 0:26:59of different shapes, sizes and spikiness.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03They're both in great condition, they're both spectacular to look at.
0:27:03 > 0:27:04And what are they worth?
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Well, if you've got a stately home and you need two tiebacks,
0:27:07 > 0:27:08they're worth a lot of money.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I can tell you though, that here in a field in Oswestry,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14they cost you £110.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16And I getting a bit hung up on this?
0:27:16 > 0:27:18MUSIC: "Hung Up" by Madonna
0:27:18 > 0:27:21And with two bonus buys to find,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24let's hope our experts don't get too hung up.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29JP's got £50 left over from the shop to buy the teams something tasty.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Well, a 1960s Royal Worcester serving dish, to be precise.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37I thought I'd be frugal on this one and give them a chance to go for
0:27:37 > 0:27:38a very cheap piece, if they wanted to.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41And I think, in the auction, with the right audience,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43we're going to make a tenner out of it, at the least.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47So, that's his leftover lolly team bonus buy bought,
0:27:47 > 0:27:51but what about the special £100 bonus buy?
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Has he found something else dishy?
0:27:53 > 0:27:56This is £30. This is my £100 extra buy for the team.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01They bought things they liked, so I thought I'd buy something that's going to make them money.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03It's a lovely thing. I think it's going to make £50 to £70.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05I think it's a nice thing.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Let's have a peek then, JP.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Cor, JP, what have you cooked up here?
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- This is our team's bonus buy?- It is. - You had £50.- Yes.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16How much did you spend?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- 8.- Gosh! You get quite a lot for £8, don't you?
0:28:19 > 0:28:20I just like the imagery on it,
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- a bit like that Homemaker tea service, Ridgway...- Yeah.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24..it has that sort of 1950s, 1960s style.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- You feel Ravilious coming on, don't you?- Exactly.- Exactly.
0:28:27 > 0:28:28- It's Festival of Britain.- Yes.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31It's all the rage, you know, if you want to turn out your,
0:28:31 > 0:28:33you know, your beans in something,
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- why not in that little pot? - Yeah, a little casserole,
0:28:35 > 0:28:37except we've got a flute on it, a harp on it,
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- a tambourine, and a trombone. - Yeah.- Zany, isn't it?
0:28:41 > 0:28:42- And it's by Royal Worcester.- Mm-hm.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44So, it's porcelain, it's oven-proof...
0:28:44 > 0:28:46And it has that '60s look.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48I reckon it's got to make 15, maybe 20 on a good day.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51OK, well, you're young, you're trendy, you're with it.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54You're on trend. Good, that's lovely, and so,
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- what about the special bonus buy? - OK, given £100.
0:28:57 > 0:28:58I saw this, I really liked it,
0:28:58 > 0:29:02I revisited it, revisited it again and, in the end,
0:29:02 > 0:29:04I convinced myself it was a good thing to buy.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06And I'm pleased with it. It's an embossed silver dish.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08You can see that planishing, sort of hand-finished...
0:29:08 > 0:29:10That's all that dotted stuff.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Yeah, it's got the spiral fluting in there,
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- a nice twist into a scalloped border...- It's like Japanese to me.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- It has that sort of... - Cloisonne, isn't it?
0:29:18 > 0:29:21It is cloisonne set into silver, absolutely, but I wouldn't say
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- it's Japanese, I'd love it to be Japanese, to be honest.- Would you?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- Yeah. And there's three paw feet, four paw feet?- Three of them.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Four, even! - It's got 1,000 on the bottom.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33- Is that what you paid? - I paid £30.- Is that all?- Yeah.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36So, solid silver in great nick.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- Nice enamel border, wherever it comes from, for £30.- Very pretty.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- That can't be dear, can it?- I think that's a good little buy.
0:29:42 > 0:29:43OK, I have to predict
0:29:43 > 0:29:45which item is going to bring the biggest profit.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48And, I have to say, it's a bit of a toss-up between these two,
0:29:48 > 0:29:52because I can see your '60s fan running with this,
0:29:52 > 0:29:55but I don't think it will run as far
0:29:55 > 0:29:57as that will above £30.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59I can see that making £40 to £60.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01I can see you doubling your money on that.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05I'm not sure I can see that making £30. So, OK, that's my prediction.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07My prediction is with the silver bowl,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10but, of course, the team may not go with either of them.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Anyway, that's very interesting.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17Now, why don't we find out how poor David Harper's doing.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Ha-ha! Well, actually, he's not that poor.
0:30:19 > 0:30:25He's got £79 to buy something exquisite and exciting for the team.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27I wonder where he'll end up.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Colin, you just can't get rid of me, can you?
0:30:29 > 0:30:31No! DAVID LAUGHS
0:30:31 > 0:30:33I know! And I've got to have those elephants.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Those two ladies are going to love them, so, 20 quid the lot?
0:30:36 > 0:30:37- 20 quid the lot.- Fantastic.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Cheapest elephants I've ever bought. Thank you.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46Oh, come on! How could I resist three wonderful elephants?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Bronze candlesticks and one that may well be an incense burner,
0:30:49 > 0:30:53and I think Gina and Barbara are just going to go crazy for them.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56So, it's all trunky-dory on the team front,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59but what about David's £100 special buy?
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Where's he off to now?
0:31:01 > 0:31:02A-ha!
0:31:02 > 0:31:07Colin, I am absolutely in love with that tray. Will £80 buy it?
0:31:07 > 0:31:13- Yes.- Good man. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you. Wonderful.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Now THAT is a pretty stylish drinks tray.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20Arts and crafts with a built-in suspension unit
0:31:20 > 0:31:23and signed by a pretty famous guy called Hugh Wallis,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27circa 1890 and I'm looking forward to talking to Tim about that one.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Well, well, well, David Harper.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32I would say that you have been out there performing magnificently.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- Thank you very much. - This is an interesting group.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39Now, for the team's bonus buy we've got this herd of elephants here.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43These two are the ones that I was drawn to, candleholders.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- Cast bronze.- Yes. - They have an oriental look.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50- We're going East, there's no doubt about it.- Oh, yes.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54Age-wise, they're certainly late 19th, early 20th century.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- This is sand casting at its crudest, isn't it?- Completely.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02Solid sand cast bronze. Frankly, they could be 400 years old.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06- They could be, but I think they're 100 years old.- At least.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09And you're right, they could be much earlier.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11And don't they make a nice pair?
0:32:11 > 0:32:12Wouldn't they polish nicely?
0:32:12 > 0:32:15In that dusty, dirty old state, I wouldn't personally,
0:32:15 > 0:32:19but somebody could. And then this joker, he's different, isn't he?
0:32:19 > 0:32:23- Yes, he's much less interesting. - Cast iron, I'd say.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Which has been covered to make it look like bronze.
0:32:25 > 0:32:30- It's a bit of a gunky sort of green. - Very Chinese elements on that.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34- I think they're very interesting. - I love them.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38£79 is all you had - you spent the lot, presumably?
0:32:38 > 0:32:41No, I spent £20 on these two guys
0:32:41 > 0:32:44and I got this little character thrown in.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46David Harper, that is a steal.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49So that's the team's bonus buy which is excitement itself.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52And now, the special bonus buy. Tell us about that.
0:32:52 > 0:32:57OK, we have an arts and crafts tray, very stylish, circa 1890,
0:32:57 > 0:33:001900, but very interestingly,
0:33:00 > 0:33:06if we look here we have an HW, which stands for Hugh Wallis.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09He was making from the 1890s to the end of the First World War,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12circa 1918, in the arts and crafts style
0:33:12 > 0:33:14and he was based in Altrincham,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- not far away from the auction.- Yes.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- I think it's an uber-cool piece. - You're telling me.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21This is very difficult, isn't it?
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Because to select one from t'other in terms of what
0:33:24 > 0:33:28they might make in the way of profit, which is my next job,
0:33:28 > 0:33:30I'm having a real bit of difficulty here.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Quite frankly, if there's any justice in life, a pretty good profit for both these objects.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- You couldn't have spent more than £100 on this.- £80.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40You paid a good wodge, though.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42It didn't come for a £20 note or anything like that.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46But I can see you getting £200, £300, £400 for that, frankly.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- That would be my top side. - I love your enthusiasm there.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Well, that's how I feel.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56The problem is, how do I weigh that up against the heffelumps?
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Because if the heffelumps are old, seriously,
0:33:59 > 0:34:03and they COULD be old, they've got the archaic look to them...
0:34:03 > 0:34:06I think it's riskier. If I have to nail my colours to the mast,
0:34:06 > 0:34:08we'll have to say between us, cos we're not going to tell the teachers
0:34:08 > 0:34:10which one I think is going to do better.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13I think the tray will do better. That's my prediction, anyway.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16The tray is going to do best with any luck
0:34:16 > 0:34:19and we're trotting off to Cornwall to Cotehele, which is gorgeous.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25In 1353, the Edgecombe family
0:34:25 > 0:34:28acquired Cotehele through marriage.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32With various additions through Tudor times, the buildings we see
0:34:32 > 0:34:37today have remained pretty much untouched since the 16th century.
0:34:38 > 0:34:44Indeed, it is the depository where the Edgecombe family put
0:34:44 > 0:34:47a lot of their possessions through the centuries and as a result,
0:34:47 > 0:34:53we have the most incredibly varied collection within the house itself.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56And today we're going to have a look at
0:34:56 > 0:34:58one or two of the more unusual pieces.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07The visitor route at Cotehele has been the same for centuries.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12You're drawn through this ancient studded door into
0:35:12 > 0:35:14the Great Hall itself.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19It is an incredibly impressive space with its beautiful ceiling timbers
0:35:19 > 0:35:25and an amazing assemblage of arms and armour and trophies,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28the most extraordinary of which have to be these.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33They are apparently the jaw bones from a blue whale.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38A blue whale that was apparently blown ashore onto some
0:35:38 > 0:35:41property belonging to the family in 1647.
0:35:41 > 0:35:47A whale of course was a valuable commodity in the 17th-century. Why?
0:35:47 > 0:35:52Well, you could render it - melt down the fact and blubber of the
0:35:52 > 0:35:57beast, reduce it to oil which could be used for any number of purposes.
0:35:57 > 0:36:03And the fact that these could be the jaw bones from a 17th-century
0:36:03 > 0:36:09whale I think does a lot to enhance the family history here at Cotehele.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12And the Edgecombe family enjoyed collecting amongst other things
0:36:12 > 0:36:15an array of arms and armour over the years,
0:36:15 > 0:36:18including these unusual places.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Now, this piece of armour was constructed
0:36:20 > 0:36:24apparently in Germany, around 1600.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Such is the visitor interest in this original piece of armour,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31the National trust have had a reproduction made
0:36:31 > 0:36:35so that visitors can have a practical demonstration.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40If you've lost your left hand, this piece of armour would fit over
0:36:40 > 0:36:42the stump of your forearm,
0:36:42 > 0:36:47enabling you to effectively have a prosthetic armoured hand.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51If for example you were about to ride out into battle,
0:36:51 > 0:36:53mounted on the horse,
0:36:53 > 0:36:57your groom would introduce the reins into the prosthetic left hand
0:36:57 > 0:37:00and as a result of these ratchets,
0:37:00 > 0:37:03the rein could be gripped
0:37:03 > 0:37:07and hence you can ride out and take on the enemy.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12For me, the warrior who has already sadly lost his hand wanting
0:37:12 > 0:37:19to go out to battle at all has to make him a very, very brave fellow.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20Talking about bravery,
0:37:20 > 0:37:25let's find out right now how our teams are forming up over at the auction.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Well, we've come 54 miles north to the glorious city of Liverpool
0:37:42 > 0:37:44to be with Adam Partridge.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- Adam, lovely to see you. - Thank you very much.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- Everything going on all right here? - Very well.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Excellent, moving on with the Reds,
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- we've brought you a very special treat.- Where is it?
0:37:53 > 0:37:57The two Beswick figures which are brand Harry spankers...
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Yes, well, you don't see those as often as you see horses and things.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- They're an endangered species, that's why!- They are.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Individual lots of modern Beswick like that would be terribly
0:38:06 > 0:38:11- difficult to sell.- I'll put £20-£30 estimate.- OK, £50 paid.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14They don't stand a snowflake's chance in a warm place.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Very unlikely to get anywhere near purchase price,
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- but you never know, do you, Tim.- Quite.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Now, Demetre Chiparus or at least, something that looks a bit like it.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28- Yes.- So, in your sale, a period Chiparus figure like that,
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- with no ivory on it, is worth what, five grand?- Five grand.
0:38:31 > 0:38:338,000, something like that.
0:38:33 > 0:38:355,000 to 8,000 and of course when they start bringing ivory in,
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- they get to five figures and beyond. - Exactly. What about this thing,
0:38:39 > 0:38:41which is brand Harry spankers and is a late copy?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Well, it has the decorative appeal, people like the Deco look,
0:38:44 > 0:38:47especially here in the city of Liverpool,
0:38:47 > 0:38:50so I've put £50-£80 and would hope it would make that and a touch more.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- Needs to make £170 - any chances? - A remote chance, very remote.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56We've already got a double problem here.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59The pandas which are a problem, and we've got Chiparus,
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- who is a problem in terms of making a profit.- Loss and loss.- I know.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06In weighing this up, I think
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- the last thing we need to look at are the scales.- Yes, on balance!
0:39:09 > 0:39:14"On balance", you would say that the scale are not much cop or OK?
0:39:14 > 0:39:18We see them quite often. They're not the most saleable thing, really.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- What do you do with them? - It's agricultural bygones again, isn't it?- Yes.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Is it going to be worth £20-£40, something like that?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28I think I put a £20-£40 estimate, but what do you do with those
0:39:28 > 0:39:31when you buy them? You're a creative chap, where would you put those?
0:39:31 > 0:39:32I'd own a public house
0:39:32 > 0:39:34and have them in the fireplace of the public bar.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36They're just a decorative object.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38And if you didn't and you were a local private buyer,
0:39:38 > 0:39:40what would you do?
0:39:40 > 0:39:43I'd probably take up carting coal around and have a little cart
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- and do stuff like that. - Well, I knew you have an answer.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51Or take in scrap! I don't know! I'd do something with them.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55So, we've got the estimate, £20-£40. I've told you that they paid £30.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58It's not going to make a lot of profit in which case,
0:39:58 > 0:40:01they're definitely going to need one or other of their bonus buys,
0:40:01 > 0:40:04so let's go and have a look at them.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Now, Karen, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:40:07 > 0:40:10We have two bonus buys on the table!
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- So, JP - show us all.- Ready...
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- Da-daah!- Ooh.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18One is the team's bonus buy -
0:40:18 > 0:40:22you gave JP £50 to go off and find you the team bonus by.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- Which one is that?- This little chappie here.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28It's Royal Worcester and I bought it for the ladies because I thought
0:40:28 > 0:40:31it was a stylish 1950s bit of style with the musical instruments on it.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35I thought it was a bit of jazz. This is very fashionable at the moment.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Right, so how much did you buy it for?
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- I paid £8.- Oh, bargain! - There we are, how about that?
0:40:42 > 0:40:44What do I reckon it's going to make?
0:40:44 > 0:40:4615 or 20 at the least, I'd have thought!
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Well, that's the prediction. For the team's bonus buy.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Now, the special bonus buy, you had £100, JP,
0:40:51 > 0:40:53and you found the little silver dish.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56OK, this little dish here is hand made, you can
0:40:56 > 0:41:00see all the work involved, it's an enamel border, very pretty thing.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01It cost me £30.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- Right.- And I think it's a really good little thing for that.- It's lovely.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06It's got to make £50 or £60.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09Who knows which will make the most profit?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11You don't have to choose either of them, but you can only pick one.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15The moment to pick is after the sale of your first three items
0:41:15 > 0:41:19as per normal, but right now, why don't we check out
0:41:19 > 0:41:22what the auctioneer thinks about JP's bonus buys.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Right, then. Here we go, two bonus buys.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29This is the team's bonus buy -
0:41:29 > 0:41:33the Royal Worcester oven table tureen and cover.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Flameproof porcelain! Life doesn't get much better, does it?
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- Not at all! What's your estimate on that?- A generous £15-£20.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42£8 paid. That's quite promising.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45And this is Jonathan Pratt's special bonus buy.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47I think that's quite nice.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Yeah. It's hammered, it's got some enamel on it...
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Nice little bit of enamelling on it, Eastern theme, is it?- Suppose so.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- Nothing wrong with that. - Estimate?- 30 to 50.- OK, £30 paid.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58That's my prediction as to which one is going to bring the biggest
0:41:58 > 0:42:01profit. That's it for the Reds, now for the Blues.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06The first item are the Oriental vases, which looked Japanese to me.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09I thought they were Japanese but made for the Chinese market,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13- probably.- But nicely done. - They're OK, yes, they're quite nice.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17They fit this kind of current yearning for everything Eastern.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21I think they're £50-£80, but they might make 100 or a touch more.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23However, you never quite know with the Oriental market, do you?
0:42:23 > 0:42:29Which is what's so exciting, isn't it? Anyway, £150 was paid by Gina.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30Who knows, the girl might be right.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33But if she's wrong, there's a thumping great loss building there.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36I don't think there's going to be a big loss there, Tim.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Moving on, we go to the Deco wall lights. Are these really Deco?
0:42:39 > 0:42:41I put "Deco style" on my description.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- They look a bit bogus to me.- Yes.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46You catalogue them as Art Deco style because you don't think
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- they come from the 1930s.- Well, they quite obviously don't, do they?
0:42:49 > 0:42:52No, and if they don't come from the 1930s, when would they come from?
0:42:52 > 0:42:54'70s? Or later.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58OK, so they're Art Deco style, therefore they're out of period.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- They're definitely out of period. - So how much, Adam?
0:43:01 > 0:43:04I put £20-£40, but they've got a good, stylish look to them
0:43:04 > 0:43:09and I think they might appeal to our profile of buyers here in Liverpool.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Well, they need to make £62, so that could be another loss
0:43:12 > 0:43:16and lastly is that rather odd-looking thing...
0:43:16 > 0:43:20In my mind, that belongs in a job lot with another 20 or 30 of them.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22But mainly you see them in ivory, don't you?
0:43:22 > 0:43:25You see them in ebony with ivory tusks and you do see them
0:43:25 > 0:43:30- in ivory as well. You often see the graduated set.- What's it worth?
0:43:30 > 0:43:33- £5-£10.- Perfect, £9 paid.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36- It's a piece of tourist ware, isn't it?- It's a waste of ebony!
0:43:36 > 0:43:40- I don't think we'll be getting any phone bids on it.- Do you not? - Not unless they're trunk calls.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44Oh, gosh, this man has got a sense of humour! That's marvellous.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46On that happy note, they're definitely going to
0:43:46 > 0:43:50need their bonus buys, or at least one of them.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52Let's go and have a look.
0:43:52 > 0:43:57Well, Gina, Babs. This is the moment, isn't it? Two bonus buys.
0:43:57 > 0:44:02The team bonus buy... You gave David Harper £79 to find something
0:44:02 > 0:44:05super duper and special, David - over to you.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07- Do you like elephants? - Love elephants.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11- There's an elephant-fest for you. - Ooh.- This is the team bonus buy.
0:44:11 > 0:44:15The pair of candleholders either side, these two for me
0:44:15 > 0:44:17are the stars.
0:44:17 > 0:44:19I think they're very early, potentially Chinese
0:44:19 > 0:44:24and I think they might just have legs in an auction room.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27- They've got four legs each. - And they might be running, Tim!
0:44:27 > 0:44:31- You never know! And trumpeting at the same time!- And how much?
0:44:31 > 0:44:36Well, for the three, the pair here and the much later little...
0:44:36 > 0:44:38Nelly.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41It's an incense burner of some sort, £20 for the three.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43- The cheapest elephants you've ever seen.- Oh, right.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- There isn't much of a downside to that, is there?- It's a win-win, Tim.
0:44:46 > 0:44:50Now, David - this brass tray is the special bonus buy which you
0:44:50 > 0:44:54- had £100 to spend. Tell us about that.- Completely different.
0:44:54 > 0:44:58Its arts and crafts, it's late 19th-century, it's uber-stylish,
0:44:58 > 0:45:01and rarely, it's actually marked by the maker,
0:45:01 > 0:45:03Hugh Wallis of Altrincham.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05He is a well-known arts and crafts maker.
0:45:05 > 0:45:10- Bang on trend, circa 1890. - And how much was that?- £80.
0:45:10 > 0:45:15- £80. OK.- Quite a lot.- Ask him how much profit.
0:45:15 > 0:45:16Make a good profit?
0:45:16 > 0:45:19I think it definitely has potential because of the mark.
0:45:19 > 0:45:20- It could make 120.- So...
0:45:20 > 0:45:23- You're going to have some choices, girls.- We have to pick one?
0:45:23 > 0:45:24Not right now, you don't.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27- You make your choice after the sale of the first three items.- Right.
0:45:27 > 0:45:30You can relax up, but I will be turning to you and saying to you
0:45:30 > 0:45:32which one of these are you going to pick
0:45:32 > 0:45:34or do you want to pick either of them?
0:45:34 > 0:45:36Because you don't have to pick either,
0:45:36 > 0:45:37so it will be entirely free play.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40But right now, for the audience at home, let's find out
0:45:40 > 0:45:45what the auctioneer thinks about David Harper's bonus buys.
0:45:46 > 0:45:50- Right then, Adam, take control of the elephants.- Thank you very much.
0:45:50 > 0:45:53They are the team bonus buy. They're rather handsome, aren't they?
0:45:53 > 0:45:55Well, they've got a good look to them, haven't they?
0:45:55 > 0:45:58- Lots of people like elephants. - Yes, what are they worth?
0:45:58 > 0:46:00I put £30 to £50.
0:46:00 > 0:46:02OK, £20 paid. That's good.
0:46:02 > 0:46:07- And a special bonus buy is this brass tray.- Quite stylish, isn't it?
0:46:07 > 0:46:09- What's it worth?- I'd put an estimate of £30 to £50.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12- I think it should make 50 quid, but it's unlikely to make more.- Really?
0:46:12 > 0:46:14£80 paid.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17And this is my prediction as to which of the two bonus buys
0:46:17 > 0:46:20is going to bring the largest amount, so just shows what I know.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23I think there may be more potential profit in those.
0:46:23 > 0:46:27- We'll find out in a minute, will we?- We will.- We will.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32My book's here at 70.
0:46:32 > 0:46:33GAVEL BANGS
0:46:33 > 0:46:38- Happy?- Happy.- Yes.- Well, what is there not to be happy about?- Indeed.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41Your Beswick pandas, I think, could be a problem.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44£20 to £30 is his estimate, which I think is the right estimate.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47You paid £50, but then you got carried away, didn't you, girls?
0:46:47 > 0:46:51- We did a little bit.- They are pandas and what is the panda the symbol of?
0:46:51 > 0:46:53World Wildlife Trust.
0:46:53 > 0:46:54There we go and we just have to hope
0:46:54 > 0:46:57that the pandas are going to chomp their way to victory.
0:46:57 > 0:47:03The Beswick figure of a seated panda and a cub. There we go.
0:47:03 > 0:47:09Start me at 10. £10 here. At £10, second row. £10. 15 bid. 20.
0:47:09 > 0:47:1520 bid. At £20 down here. At £20. Estimate here at £20. Any more now?
0:47:15 > 0:47:20- At £20, then, selling these at £20. - £20, girls. I'm so sorry.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23£20 as predicted. That's minus 30, which is a bit of a blow.
0:47:23 > 0:47:29After Chiparus there, the Art Deco style figure of a female dancer.
0:47:29 > 0:47:33Anybody bid me £50 for it? 50 bid. Straight in.
0:47:33 > 0:47:36At £50, I'll take five now. 55, 60,
0:47:36 > 0:47:41five, 70, five, 80, five, 90.
0:47:41 > 0:47:46- 85 the lady. 85 at the moment. 85, 90, 95...- Yes. Look, it's going on.
0:47:46 > 0:47:51- 100. 110. 100, then. At 100, over this side..- It's a beautiful thing.
0:47:51 > 0:47:56£100 on my right-hand side. Any further now? At £100.
0:47:56 > 0:47:59- Are you all finished?- Uh-oh. I think that's it.- £110. Back in.
0:47:59 > 0:48:05- There we are, 110.- 110. Go on, 120.- 120 online.
0:48:05 > 0:48:10Have another one, though. 130 in the hat now. At 130, at 130.
0:48:10 > 0:48:14- Have another one. It's 130 there. 140 online.- Yes.- Look at that!
0:48:14 > 0:48:16- The tension. I can't, you know... - Crack on.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19At 140. Internet this time. Selling at 140.
0:48:19 > 0:48:22Anyone else in the room, it's 140.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24Online and away at 140.
0:48:24 > 0:48:30- £140.- So close.- Is minus 30.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33- Think how much worse that could have been.- Oh, yes.- I have to tell you.
0:48:33 > 0:48:34You've done well with that, girls.
0:48:34 > 0:48:36Now, the steel yard balances.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39The wrought-iron steel yard.
0:48:39 > 0:48:42I'm bid £20 online there.
0:48:42 > 0:48:45Little flicker of the screen at £20, I'll take five.
0:48:45 > 0:48:50At £20, the steel yard. Any more on this one? At £20, the steel yard.
0:48:50 > 0:48:55We're online and selling, then, maiden bid, then, at £20.
0:48:55 > 0:48:56GAVEL BANGS
0:48:56 > 0:48:59Well, that's £20, so I'm afraid minus £10.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01That's 30, 30, that's £70.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04Minus £70. Now are we going to win it back
0:49:04 > 0:49:07- with some of these bonus buys?- Yes, of course.- Do you think we are?
0:49:07 > 0:49:10So, which are you going to go with?
0:49:10 > 0:49:12You can only go with one if you go with anything at all.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15Are you going to go with the Royal Worcester tureen or are you
0:49:15 > 0:49:19- going to do the silver hammered bowl?- We'd like the silver bowl.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22- You're going with the bowl.- We'll go with the bowl.- OK, fine.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24Now that you've decided that,
0:49:24 > 0:49:29I can tell you that the estimate is £30 to £50, I made a prediction
0:49:29 > 0:49:31and my prediction was that the silver bowl
0:49:31 > 0:49:34would make the most profit, if there's any profit to be made.
0:49:34 > 0:49:39His estimate on the fireproof tureen is 15 to 20
0:49:39 > 0:49:44and if it makes a profit, any profit that the tureen makes will go
0:49:44 > 0:49:47to charity, because we are going to sell it anyway.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50The Royal Worcester fireproof porcelain tureen there.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52Anybody bid me a tenner for it?
0:49:52 > 0:49:56£10 bid me online at 10. At £10, the only bid. At £10.
0:49:56 > 0:49:58- We're in profit. - Selling now for £10.
0:49:58 > 0:50:03- Isn't that marvellous?- 15 in the middle. At £15.- Well done, JP.
0:50:03 > 0:50:09At £15. Are you all done now? In the middle there at £15.
0:50:09 > 0:50:10GAVEL BANGS
0:50:10 > 0:50:13That is absolutely super, and it's plus seven pounds.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15So the charity gets seven pounds.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17Bad luck, girls, that's not profit for you,
0:50:17 > 0:50:20but you've gone with the silver bowl. Let's see what happens.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22This is silver with a little enamelled border.
0:50:22 > 0:50:23Beautiful little thing.
0:50:23 > 0:50:28No money. At 30 bid. At £30, five next, £30 only, £30 bid.
0:50:28 > 0:50:33Is there five anywhere? And five, 40. Still with me. At £40.
0:50:33 > 0:50:37I'll take another five if you want. It's £40. Selling, then, at £40.
0:50:37 > 0:50:41- Is that all? That's cheap enough. - All done at £40.
0:50:41 > 0:50:47£40, which is plus £10, which means, overall, your score is minus £60.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50Well done, JP, a profit on both of your bonus buys,
0:50:50 > 0:50:51which is marvellous.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53And you got the biggest profit which is the £10,
0:50:53 > 0:50:55so you did a good prediction there.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58'And I got my prediction right as well.'
0:50:58 > 0:50:59And overall minus 60.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01Karen and Michelle, that could be a winning score,
0:51:01 > 0:51:05- so don't say a word to the Blues. - No.- We don't want them to know.- OK.
0:51:05 > 0:51:06Thank you very much, girls.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18Now, Gina, Babs, do you know how the Reds got on?
0:51:18 > 0:51:21- No, we haven't even seen them. - Have you not seen them at all?- No.
0:51:21 > 0:51:25OK, well, that's good. Your big investment is those oriental vases.
0:51:25 > 0:51:27- We're hoping.- Yes.- You're hoping.
0:51:27 > 0:51:30I mean, you really love them, you spent £150, which is
0:51:30 > 0:51:33- a good old wodge of anybody's money. - It is.
0:51:33 > 0:51:36But they're extremely beautiful and finely cast and signed
0:51:36 > 0:51:39and if the internet's going to help you out, it's the first lot,
0:51:39 > 0:51:41so we'll know pretty early into this.
0:51:41 > 0:51:45His estimate is £50 to £80, which is about half what you paid,
0:51:45 > 0:51:46so that's not encouraging,
0:51:46 > 0:51:48but, nevertheless, we'll see what happens.
0:51:48 > 0:51:52A pair of early 20th-century oriental bronze vases in the
0:51:52 > 0:51:55Chinese style, Chinese dragons and a Chinese mark to the base.
0:51:55 > 0:51:59I have interest here. I'm bid £50 already. At £50.
0:51:59 > 0:52:03Any advance on £50 for these. Five, 60 bid. At £60.
0:52:03 > 0:52:08Still with me, five, 70 bid. At £70, my book's here at 70.
0:52:08 > 0:52:14Five, 80 bid, five, sir, 90, five, 100, my bid. At 100 here.
0:52:14 > 0:52:19At £100 here. On the books at £100. I will take 10, 110.
0:52:19 > 0:52:24At 110, internet. At 110. Any advance on these now?
0:52:24 > 0:52:28- I think he's drying up.- Yeah. - Oh, no!- I think he's sticking.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31- £120 online.- £120. - GAVEL BANGS
0:52:31 > 0:52:33Oh, girls.
0:52:33 > 0:52:38- It was a good risk, it was a good risk.- 110 is minus 40. Bad luck.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40Now let's hope for more with the Art Deco.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43They're quite stylish, aren't they? Art Deco wall lights.
0:52:43 > 0:52:47And bid me, what, £20 for them? £20 the pair. There we are. At £20.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50I'll take five now. At £20, seated, then, 20.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52- Come on!- Any advance on £20?
0:52:52 > 0:52:59- Come on. Yes.- 40, 45. No. 40 here. Five anywhere else?- Go on.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01- Go on.- £40 on the second row.
0:53:01 > 0:53:03They're stylish looking things there.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06I'm selling at £40 on the second row now.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08GAVEL BANGS
0:53:08 > 0:53:10£40. £40 is minus £22 which means
0:53:10 > 0:53:12overall you're minus £62.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14Could be worse, couldn't it?
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Yes, you could, you could always be worse.
0:53:16 > 0:53:20The carved ebony bridge ornaments in the form of a row of five
0:53:20 > 0:53:24graduated elephants. I'm £10 on one bid.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27- You've made your pound.- Told you.
0:53:27 > 0:53:33At £10 and I'm selling them. At 15 online. 20 here. £20.
0:53:33 > 0:53:39At £20? Any advance on 20? Another bid if you want. It's £20.
0:53:39 > 0:53:43I'm as amazed as you are. At £20. Are you all done now?
0:53:43 > 0:53:46At £20, the elephants then.
0:53:46 > 0:53:50- Thank you.- Absolutely marvellous. Plus £11. That means you're 51.
0:53:50 > 0:53:53Minus £51.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55So, what are we going to do about these bonus buys?
0:53:55 > 0:53:58Are you going to go with the team bonus buy,
0:53:58 > 0:54:01which cost £20, which is the incense burner, the elephants?
0:54:01 > 0:54:04Or are you going to go with the Wallace brass tray?
0:54:04 > 0:54:08Or are you going to just not bother and just go home with minus 51?
0:54:08 > 0:54:12- Oh, we've got to pick something. - Yes, we've got to pick something.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15- Now that we're minus. Elephants? - Elephants.- Elephants.- Elephants.
0:54:15 > 0:54:17- Elephants.- I would say elephants. - You'd go elephants.
0:54:17 > 0:54:19I'd go elephants. What would you go?
0:54:19 > 0:54:22Well, I have to say that when I made my prediction,
0:54:22 > 0:54:25I went with the tray because I rated that tray
0:54:25 > 0:54:29and I thought that tray could make at the top end of £200,
0:54:29 > 0:54:31so I made my investment in the tray.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34Knowing what one knows now,
0:54:34 > 0:54:37of course, I might be quite likely to change my mind, but I'm
0:54:37 > 0:54:40not allowed to change my mind, because that was my prediction.
0:54:40 > 0:54:44So you have selected the herd of elephants, which cost £20.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46Now that you've made the selection,
0:54:46 > 0:54:50I can tell you what the auctioneer's estimate is, which is £30 to £50,
0:54:50 > 0:54:52so he sees you doubling your money on those elephants, OK.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55- Here we go.- We have our incense burner in the form of an elephant
0:54:55 > 0:54:58and a pair of bronze candlesticks in the form of elephants as well.
0:54:58 > 0:55:02- £20, the elephants. There we are. At 20 bid. I'll take five now.- Come on.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05- Go on.- £20 the bid. £20 on the elephants.
0:55:05 > 0:55:09- At 20, worth a bit more, are they not?- Come on, come on, come on.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12- 20, come on.- £20, the lot, £20.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16Very still room.
0:55:16 > 0:55:17GAVEL BANGS
0:55:17 > 0:55:19£20 is a wiped face.
0:55:19 > 0:55:21They did not pack up their trunks.
0:55:21 > 0:55:25Now, we'll go with the brass tray, which we're going to sell and if
0:55:25 > 0:55:29it makes a profit, any profit made on this tray will go to charity.
0:55:29 > 0:55:33Bid me £30 for it. 30. I've got £20 on the books here.
0:55:33 > 0:55:35At £20, is there five now?
0:55:35 > 0:55:4225, 30, five, 35, the second row for the Hugh Wallace tray. At 35 there.
0:55:42 > 0:55:49- £35, 40 online, and five, sir? 45 the room.- Oh, dear.- £45 now, £45.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53- It's its money and it's selling. - It's bang on. £45.
0:55:53 > 0:55:58Had you gone with that, then you would have lost £35.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01As it is, you went, perfectly sensibly, with the heffalumps,
0:56:01 > 0:56:06and they wiped their faces, so that's it, overall you're minus £51.
0:56:06 > 0:56:08Well done, girls, don't say a word to the Reds, all right?
0:56:10 > 0:56:12Reluctantly at a tenner.
0:56:17 > 0:56:19Gosh, look at this.
0:56:19 > 0:56:22All these smiling girls and a couple of boys on the outside.
0:56:22 > 0:56:24Everybody's looking incredibly happy,
0:56:24 > 0:56:29although why, I hasten to add, when looking at the scores?
0:56:29 > 0:56:34In fact, I can reveal that the gap between the teams today is
0:56:34 > 0:56:36- only nine pounds.- ALL: Oh!
0:56:36 > 0:56:40But the runners-up today, by only nine pounds,
0:56:40 > 0:56:42just happen to be the Reds.
0:56:42 > 0:56:43LAUGHTER
0:56:45 > 0:56:49Now you Reds went with one of the special bonus buys, yes?
0:56:49 > 0:56:51In fact, you went with the special bonus buy
0:56:51 > 0:56:55and that got you £10 back, didn't it?
0:56:55 > 0:56:58So your overall score is only minus 60,
0:56:58 > 0:57:01which is not too bad at all, really.
0:57:01 > 0:57:04I have to show you that here. No.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07I have to show you £7 which is the profit
0:57:07 > 0:57:09made on your other bonus buy,
0:57:09 > 0:57:11so you made profits on both your bonus buys.
0:57:11 > 0:57:13On the team bonus buy which you didn't go with, there is
0:57:13 > 0:57:16£7 of profit which I'll donate to charity for you.
0:57:16 > 0:57:19- Anyway, have you had a lovely time, Michelle?- Excellent, wonderful.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21- Karen, you've been happy, darling?- Brilliant.
0:57:21 > 0:57:25Yeah, well, anyway you've behaved like a couple of animals.
0:57:25 > 0:57:29But it's been marvellous. Rrr! Rrr! Like a couple of cats.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31Well done and good luck at the zoo.
0:57:31 > 0:57:36Now, girls, you've managed to win by losing £51.
0:57:36 > 0:57:40You did get £11 off your heffalumps, didn't you? Which was nice.
0:57:40 > 0:57:44And you went with the team bonus buy which wiped its face,
0:57:44 > 0:57:47so no shame in that and you avoided the hammered tray
0:57:47 > 0:57:50which I predicted was going to make a huge amount of money and
0:57:50 > 0:57:54therefore I know nothing about this either, so, anyway, there we are.
0:57:54 > 0:57:57- The victors, well done. Are you happy with that?- Oh, yes.- Oh, yes.
0:57:57 > 0:57:59Well, it's been lovely having you on the show.
0:57:59 > 0:58:04In fact, join us soon for more bargain-hunting. Yes? Yes!