0:00:05 > 0:00:09Today we're ready to get our heads down and search for treasure
0:00:09 > 0:00:13at the RAF Swinderby Antiques and Collectors' Fair
0:00:13 > 0:00:15in the heart of Lincolnshire.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45I hope you've done your homework on the rules, or it'll be detention for you.
0:00:45 > 0:00:51They are, of course, that the teams have one hour to shop for three items, and they have £300 to spend.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55All under the watchful eye of their tutors, our experts.
0:00:55 > 0:00:56BELL RINGS
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Hello, is that the bell?
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Let's put our teams to the test.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05At least one of the teams today is about to teach me a lesson,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08because Bargain Hunt is going all intellectual.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12We have teachers, Flick and Paul, with us today for the reds.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16And students Sean and Ben for the blues.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Welcome to Bargain Hunt. Very, very nice to see you.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Now Flick, that is an incredibly rare name, Flick?
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- What's it derived from?- I was called Felicity, but I very rarely use it.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30I think there's only my godmother left who still calls me Felicity.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I'm sorry to have revealed that. I think it's is a lovely name.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- Thank you.- So how did you hook up with the gorgeous Paulus?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39We were at university together 38 years ago.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- Yes.- And I was going out with his best friend at the time.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45But I soon saw the error of my ways.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- You saw the light.- I saw the light. - Absolutely.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51You also make jewellery. Is this one of your divine creations?
0:01:51 > 0:01:52- It is.- Isn't that lovely?
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Yes, it would suit you, cos it's pink, isn't it?
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Thanks(!) I'm not much into necklaces and earrings YET.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03But once I've had my lobes pierced, I suppose I could make a start.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Now Paul, you'd better watch out that Flick doesn't spend all the money on bling today.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11That's true, but she's gonna be the boss.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15She's going to have to direct the way and I'm going to look after the money.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18You should be pretty good at looking after the money.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21You were, after all, both maths teachers.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Yeah, well, 38 years as a teacher and 24 as a deputy head.
0:02:25 > 0:02:31- And last year we both retired at the same time from the same school, the same maths department.- Really?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- I bet there was a heck of a party. - It was a great party to finish off with.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39I think you're gonna do very, very well on Bargain Hunt though. Now for the boys.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Sean, why did you two want to come on Bargain Hunt?
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Me and Ben have known each other since we met in halls last year at university.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49We've been friends ever since and now we're housemates.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54We often watch TV midweek, we watch Bargain Hunt when we should be at lectures.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- What, you get up in time for Bargain Hunt? - Yeah, we set the alarm just in time.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00So what expertise do you bring to this programme?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Well, I'm a student, so I'm used to bantering with sellers
0:03:03 > 0:03:06trying to get prices lower than what they're asking for.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- You reckon you're pretty tight? - Definitely. I also collect some sporting memorabilia,
0:03:11 > 0:03:16- like some programmes that were passed down from my grandparents. - What sort of clubs...?
0:03:16 > 0:03:21- Liverpool Football Club.- Is it all Liverpool?- Mostly, yeah. - Got any other collections?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I do actually. I collect some rare trainers.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25I have over 35 pairs at the moment.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- 35 pairs of trainers, really? - Yeah. I also did some work experience for a trainer company.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33I did some design work. I designed and made my own pair of trainers.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35So what's this box down there then?
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- These are the trainers that I made. - What, you made these trainers? - Yeah.- With your own fair hands?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Not with my own fair hands. I designed them.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- They went through the factory production line?- Yeah.- Amazing.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Well there we are. We have had some expert advice today.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Thank you very much for that. Now Ben, what do you collect?
0:03:53 > 0:03:58I don't collect anything personally, but I've inherited a collection of cigarette cards from my grandfather
0:03:58 > 0:04:02dating back from around the First and Second World War period.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- What are you reading, by the way? - I'm reading geography.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08With a view to being a great geographer?
0:04:08 > 0:04:14With a view to abandoning geography after university and becoming a sports journalist, hopefully.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18So all this sportiness means you're gonna be captain of the team today, does it Ben?
0:04:18 > 0:04:26Well, I suppose I have team leading skills in charge of the money at home.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- Sean often calls me the Mother Hen at home.- Do you do the hoovering and everything?
0:04:30 > 0:04:33I'm in charge of the cleaning!
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Oh Ben, this is terrible, having to own up to this.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Half the female hearts of the land will be all of a flutter now.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44They'll think, "I want to take care of this lovely young man".
0:04:44 > 0:04:49Anyway, I think you're going to be incredibly good on Bargain Hunt and we're gonna have so much fun today.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Now - here's the £300. 300 smackers. £300, Flick.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54- Thank you.- You know the rules.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Your experts await and off you go!
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Very, very, very good luck.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Well, we've certainly got plenty of brain power today.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04But will those calculations add up?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Or will we simply get a few own goals?
0:05:07 > 0:05:12# It's not hard to tell that I've learned my lesson well. #
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Today's nutty professor for the reds is David Harper.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22And madly swotting away for the blues is James Braxton.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28I'm sorry, you two, but I've already done the deal, I'm afraid.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- You've bought it already? - You didn't ask if I like it!- Sorry.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37It was only 25 quid, and I couldn't knock 'em down, but I quite like it
0:05:37 > 0:05:41cos it's got this cloisonne effect, and we've got some at home.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44OK, you've got cloisonne. Tell me all you know about cloisonne.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49It's made with a brass wire, and later they fill in and fire the enamel.
0:05:49 > 0:05:55Right. The wire is laid, creating cells, and then it's filled with coloured enamel.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59It's a very clever, long-drawn-out process, invented by the Chinese
0:05:59 > 0:06:05during the Ming dynasty and absolutely perfected by the Japanese in the late 19th century.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Now, this is quite crude as cloisonne goes.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12You sometimes see them so fine that they've got tiny slithers
0:06:12 > 0:06:15of silver wire as opposed to that chunky brass.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- So it's a chunky monkey, really, isn't it?- It is.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23- OK, what about country of origin? Where do you think it was made? - Out in the East somewhere.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28- Out in the East somewhere. - Not quite far enough east. Probably China, looking at it.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Date-wise, where would you put it?
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Well, it doesn't look that new, looking inside.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35So I don't think it's a yesterday.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- I would say...1910? - Absolutely spot-on.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44Late 19th century, we couldn't get enough of the oriental tastes. The country was awash with them.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- Will we make a profit?- For the money, it looks a great piece.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- I'd buy it all day long at that. - I'd buy it. I did buy it for £25!
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- You did!- I bought it! Yes, I'm sorry.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57First one done. OK, let's go.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Well, Paul didn't hang about.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04Seems he knows his stuff and got the vase for a cracking £25.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Now, come on, you students.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09I have slightly taken over control here.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Hopefully, you'll approve of this and this will be our first purchase.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17- What is it?- Well, see the piercing here? That's a clue. It's a sort of pepperette.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Very often, you get salt, pepper and a mustard.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- Is it silver? - It's not silver. It's pewter.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25So, rather like pewter tankards.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Any hanging up, rattling, in the student bar?
0:07:29 > 0:07:34Will there be any effect on the price in the fact that it looks a bit grubby?
0:07:34 > 0:07:40It affects the price now for buying. That's great. Works in our favour. It has kept the price low.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41- This can be bought for £30.- OK.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43That should be all right, shouldn't it?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47What do you think, at auction? If we clean it up, do you think it'd make more?
0:07:47 > 0:07:51We can add value. There's an opportunity for adding value here.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- OK. I'll go for that. - I think it's a wise choice, yeah.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01- I'm off!- Well, James is a wise old owl, buying that pepper pot for £30.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02To-whit, to-whoo.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05So, have you find another item?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Yes, I have. This writing slope.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09I don't want a writing slope.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13I know. I know we've got one, but look at this. This is very unusual.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I have never seen one with this sort of wood before.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- I don't know what this wood is. - It's palm wood.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Is that very unusual?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23It's a very exotic wood from a very, very long way away,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- and it's absolutely rock hard, harder than oak.
0:08:27 > 0:08:34I was shown that underneath here there are three concealed drawers.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38That is very nice. Now, look at the construction. What do you see?
0:08:38 > 0:08:39- Dovetails.- A dovetail.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42But it's not a machine-made dovetail, a nice chunky one.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44You can just see the scribe mark,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48so, it's a hand-cut tail, which gives us some kind of indication as to age.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52I hope it's old. I was told it was 1900...
0:08:52 > 0:08:54No, 1800. 1850, I think he said.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- 1850.- So he says.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Have you talked to him about the price?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01He has done me quite a decent deal, I think.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04I managed to get him down to £80.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- It's a lot of box for that.- It is. I didn't want to buy one, though.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10But if you want to push for it...?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13I would like to, cos I think it's a lovely piece.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16It's one of the nicest of this type that I've seen.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- Let me tell you - if you've made a mistake, you're in big trouble. - This is true!- I can sense it.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- Nothing new there.- I was going to say, I think you're used to it!
0:09:24 > 0:09:30Paul sloped off to buy the writing desk for £80.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- How're you doing, team?- Hi, James. What have you got for us?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36An invisible tray! What do think of this fellow?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- It's a tray.- It's a tray.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41It's a French tray. It's known as a TRAY bien(!)
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- Oh, very good. - Yeah, very good, very good.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Um... Mahogany. Glass.
0:09:47 > 0:09:48Quite cool, isn't it?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Would it go... Does it normally come with a set?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54No, it doesn't come with anything.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56But you know, champagne...
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Drinks. Or a tea-tray. Whatever.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02What period do you think this dates back to, then, James?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06I think it's Edwardian, sort of 1900, 1910.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- It's quite heavy, isn't it? - To me, I just see a tray.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Is there anything special about it, or...?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Does your eye not alight on the bevelled edge?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- Is that a scratch there? - Yeah, well done, it is a scratch.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22But we can turn these little problems to our advantage.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24We can get a little off for it, then.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28A little scratch like that could improve the purchase price of it.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33- How much are they asking?- £35. - We can get that down, d'you think?
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Leave it to the maestro. In the meantime, instead of scratching your heads,
0:10:37 > 0:10:39get out there and scratch some antiques.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41We've got to find that third item.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- You buy that and get some drinks while we look for another one. - I will.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49The lads were persuaded by the classy tray, especially at £20.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50There he is.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Don't worry, we've got the third item.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57You've had two choices, and David and I found this.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00We're stamping our authority, Paul!
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- You're welcome to do that any time. - It's got a name on it.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06I don't know the name of the company, Kaiser. Do you?
0:11:06 > 0:11:10I do. I know a little bit. Kaiser are a German manufacturer.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- What does that look like to you? What style?- Art Nouveau.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Absolutely, bang on, Art Nouveau.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19You've got what I think is a sea rose, and are they little bumblebees there?
0:11:19 > 0:11:20Yes, I think so, yes.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22How much was it?
0:11:22 > 0:11:2530 quid. You can't go wrong, surely, for that.
0:11:25 > 0:11:2730 quid, no, that's not a bad buy.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- We've got it. - That's us finished.- Cup of tea.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36Flick and David loved the pewter plate, and purchased it for just £30.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Here we are!- Hello, James.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Just in the nick of time. - Have you got anything?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43We've got it. Here's the baby.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Have you gone completely potty?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Yeah! Come on, get it out.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53To me.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54- To you.- To me.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00This is the pot we saw five minutes ago.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02What do you think of this?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05We've got to get something, so this is not too bad.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10It looks like a giant match strike, it's quite a tactile object.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- So what would it have been used for? - A jardiniere.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Flowers. Victorians loved their aspidistras,
0:12:18 > 0:12:19those red blossom trailing fellows.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21It's a good Victorian piece.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27- So how much are they asking for it? - They're asking £70, but I've secured it, £55.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- Great.- OK.- The maestro's back.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I hope it does PHEASANTLY well at auction.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Not quite as GROUSE as I first thought.- No more puns!
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Just in the nick of time, James!
0:12:37 > 0:12:42He's not potty after all, snapping the jardiniere up for £55.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Time's up, let's see what the Reds bought.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Paul impressed David and Flick
0:12:48 > 0:12:53with his Chinese vase and I'm not surprised at £25.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Let's hope the bidders will be writing a big figure
0:12:56 > 0:12:58for Paul's palm wood writing slope.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Flick's piece of pewter is a pretty load of petals
0:13:02 > 0:13:04and cost a paltry £30.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Let's check out what the Blues have bought.
0:13:09 > 0:13:15Wise old James took the boys in hand with a pewter owl pepper pot.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19Next up was the mahogany and glass tray,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22sadly lacking drinks, but only £20.
0:13:22 > 0:13:28The lads saw potential in James's pot, but will it sink at auction?
0:13:34 > 0:13:38We're in Derby, in Bamfords' splendid new saleroom -
0:13:38 > 0:13:44- well, not so new any more, but anyway - with James. How are you? - Very well indeed, welcome.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Nice to see you. How old is this sale room now?
0:13:47 > 0:13:51We've been in this building for just over four years.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Right, still quite new for us. Jolly good.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Flick and Paul, our Red team, bought the decorative Chinese vase.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01It is bronze and it is cloisonne.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04It's got an unusual shape. It's not a bad thing.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Not bad at all. I really quite like it.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08It's a good size. It's decorative.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13Probably originally one of a pair. I don't think that matters. It looks well on its own.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Brilliant. Anyway, how much? - What do you think? £30 to £40?
0:14:16 > 0:14:23- Something like that.- I should have thought it might do that. Maybe a bit more. They paid £25.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- That is a really good buy. They've done well.- That stands a good chance.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- This writing slope is...- Yeah.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30..on the face of it, a good looking thing.
0:14:30 > 0:14:36- I mean, relatively plain outside, but open it up and it has got all its bits.- A great colour, isn't it?
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- This palm wood.- A very good colour. Quite unusual to have that in the way of a box.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43It's been through the hands of the trade at some point.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46It has been cleaned up, but they've done a really nice job.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49The tooled leather writing surface is good. I like it.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- It's ready to go.- Yeah. - Will you get £100 for it?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Yeah, I think we've got a chance. 60 to 100.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- 60 to 100. £80 paid.- That's fine.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- What about that pewter petal plate? - It's a...
0:15:00 > 0:15:06stylish little thing, really. It's Kaiserzinn. It is early 20th century. It hasn't been over-polished.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10It's still nice and crisp. There are always good buyers for these things.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14They almost always make the same sort of area of £30 to £40.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Brilliant. £30 paid.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- That's OK.- That's all right.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- Potentially, we have got three decent profits?- Yeah. It's a good lot.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25In any event, let's go and have a look at their bonus buy.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Flick and Paul, this is your bonus buy moment.
0:15:28 > 0:15:34You gave David £165, which is an enormous amount of money. Has he blown the lot?
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- Is it time for me to...? - You reveal it for me, please. Very gently.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43- A bit gingerly.- Da-dla, da-dla... There you go. What do you think of that?
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- More pewter.- More pewter to go with our Kaiser plate, I was thinking. - Take a piece, that's it.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53I do think, it's early 20th Century. I think it is in period. Art Nouveau, for sure.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Most definitely continental.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00- You've given this quite a good old puff up, haven't you?- I like it.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- And I like this. But the main thing is...- What?- The price.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04£40.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- Right.- It's got to be a bargain.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- I might've expected it to be more. - I might've expected it to be more.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- You've got an awful lot for your money.- I think so.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Anyway, you don't have to decide until the sale of your first three items.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Right now, for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24David's gone into overdrive on the pewter front.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29- Yes...- You get that fellow and another five like that. A set of six.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31A really stylish lot. It has had a bit of it a bash there,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34which might affect it slightly. It's coming through.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38But really stylish. I like that a lot.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39What's your estimate?
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- 50 to 80.- OK, £40.- Oh, that's fine. I'd have bought that for £40.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Just as well you weren't there then!
0:16:45 > 0:16:49There we go. That's it for the Reds. Now, for the Blues.
0:16:49 > 0:16:55- Their first item is the owl pepperette. That's rather nice, isn't it?- Yeah, he's sweet.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56A nice early one.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59You see lots of fakes around. It's good to see a genuine one.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03It's a sort of style of thing which is quite fun.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05The wise old owl. People like animals.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08I think it's got a lot going for it. Anyway, what's your estimate?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- I've put around £20 on it.- Really?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Is that all? They paid 30.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- I don't think that's too over-the-top.- Nor do I.- Got a chance.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20I can see that thing taking off, frankly.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25- And maybe making £30 to £40. Maybe £50?- Yeah.- I hope so. - It would be nice to see it
0:17:25 > 0:17:28make 30 to 40. I don't think it will make 50,
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- but let's hope so.- Great. Now, the mahogany and brass tray.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35I mean, useful thing?
0:17:35 > 0:17:36Yes, good quality.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41- People don't have afternoon tea any more. What would you do with it? - Put drink on it.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44I mean, all my family have drink...all the time.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46A gin and tonic on the there, what could be nicer?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Exactly.- A nice, cleared tray like that.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52OK, fine. So how much for the drinks tray?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- Oh! £40 to £50.- Great! £20 paid.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58There you go, see. James has done very well for his students.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Now, the Staffordshire jardiniere.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04The best thing about that is the size, isn't it?
0:18:04 > 0:18:06It is a really good, big lump.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- How much do you think it's worth, that big, old lump?- £60 to £100.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Very good. £55.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- That's fine.- I think he's done extraordinarily well.- Yes. - He should be all right.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19With any luck, he won't need his bonus buy, but we're going to have a look anyway.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Time for the bonus buy then, boys.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26You've spent £105. Miserable. You gave James 195.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28A lot of money. What did you spend it on?
0:18:28 > 0:18:32I spent it on this, Tim. A rather nice travelling clock.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- For the boys?- For the boys. So they get up in nice, good time.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Always ready for quiet study, revision, you know...
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Nicely cased. Here's the clock.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44A sort of Goliath pocket watch in here.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47And then rather nice silver case, silver hallmark.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Nice Morocco leather back.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51A rather nice easel back.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55You just stand that by your desk, or bedside table.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58That Ben, he wants to grab it.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- How much did you spend?- £90.
0:19:01 > 0:19:07- I think it's good.- I'm a fan. It's different to what we've got already.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09It is, isn't it? Is certainly is.
0:19:09 > 0:19:15OK, boys. With those reassuring words, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- James, what do you think about that? - I quite like that.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21It's a decent style.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25It's got its leather standing piece at the back, which normally breaks off.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28I think that's got something about it. I like it.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30I should think it will make £50 to £70.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34£90 was paid. It's supposed to be a bonus buy. That could be a bit tight.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- Yes, I think it is.- It's a pity to spoil the other three with that.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Anyway, we'll hope for the best. - Let's hope they don't go for it.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- Flick and Paul, how are you feeling? - Bit anxious.- Well, I'm not surprised really.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56You completely ignored your expert and pursued your own interests.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59We did have his support on the writing slope.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Yes, you did. Quite rightly so,
0:20:00 > 0:20:04because you paid £80 for that. You technically found it, Paul.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- I did.- The auctioneer put £60 to £100 - that could be a bit low,
0:20:08 > 0:20:13- and you could be getting a pay back on that if you're lucky, all right?- Oh.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17First up, the Chinese enamel vase.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- Here it comes.- The Chinese vase.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23It's the growing market, isn't it, the Chinese market?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25It's a good thing.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Big and decorative, £25 to start it low. 25.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31There should be hands everywhere.
0:20:31 > 0:20:3325, I'm bid. 30 now.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36At 25, 30, 35, 35,
0:20:36 > 0:20:3840, 45, 50...
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- He's doubled his money. - At 50, second row, it's still cheap.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46All done at £50. Second row and selling.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Well done, James.- £50 plus £25.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Well done, Paulus. Now, the writing slope.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56This is great. Palm wood. You don't often see palm wood
0:20:56 > 0:20:58made into writing boxes, but there it is.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01I can start the bidding at £60.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05And five now. 65 anywhere? At 60 and selling.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08£60. Five. 70.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Against you at £70, absentee bid.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- Come on!- At 70, do I see?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15At 70 and selling.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- Five. 80.- Yes!- 5.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- Yes!- I told you we'd do it!
0:21:20 > 0:21:23At £80. It's still against you. At £80 and selling.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Wiped its face, £80. That's OK.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Now, Flick, your moment is here. - Right.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35The Kaiserzinn plate. There we are.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Decorative little pewter plate and two bids on it.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42One of 30, one of 35. 40 anywhere?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45At £35 and 40 do I see? At 35. 40 now.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48At 35. 38, if it helps.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- At £35 then and selling.- Come on!
0:21:51 > 0:21:53£35.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57£35. That's plus £5.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- You are plus £30 overall.- Blimey.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- What do you want to do about the jug and mugs?- I would like to. - I'd like to.
0:22:03 > 0:22:09- But remember, £30...- I don't care. It's something really nice. It's worth having a go.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- It's the sort of thing you would have bought.- Yes.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- You would've bought that?- I'd be interested in it, yes.- Definitely.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20- Well, then it will make a profit. - The way you two are performing, there's no stopping you.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22We're going with the bonus buy. Let's see what happens.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27- Art Nouveau pewter jug and six goblets.- Excellent item!
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Again, really stylish lot, this one.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Early 20th century, £50 to start it somewhere.- Lovely!
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- Anybody want it at 50?- Go on.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- 50 bid.- Yes!- 55.
0:22:39 > 0:22:4160, 65.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Five? 70. 75.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48- 75. 80. 85.- Look at this.- What are we going to do with all the money?!
0:22:48 > 0:22:50I think I'll take you out for a meal.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51- Come on!- 85. 90.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Oh, David, well done.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Sure? 90 there. 95.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- At 90.- Come on.- Standing in the...
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- Coming back, one more?- Go on!
0:23:03 > 0:23:06No, £90. Are we all sure? At 90.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Do I see five?
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Yes!
0:23:10 > 0:23:12£90. Well done.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Plus 50 smackers, which is plus 80.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- £80 up. How do you feel about that? - Not bad, is it?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21And we've met you as well.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Hey, don't tell the Blues a thing, all right? Mum.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26They might see the smile.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27Go out looking really gloomy.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- Flick, you can do it.- I can do it. - Look gloomy, girl.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42So students, this is your moment to shine, isn't it?
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Off we go with the owl pepper pot. Here it comes.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48This little novelty owl pepperette.
0:23:48 > 0:23:54Great fun. And one, two, three, four, five, six, seven bids...
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- Seven bids!- ..but five of the bids are £20.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00One is 25 and one is higher, so £30 starts it.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- At £30 and five, anyone? - We're nearly there.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- At 30. 35, the lady is bid. - In profit.- 35, and 40 now.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12- £35. 40 anywhere?- Go on! - Against all the commissions at 35.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- Keep it going, keep it going. - Anyone? All you all sure?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- £35 is a profit.- That's all right.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18Well done, James. Plus £5.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21It could've done more, but there we are. Now the tray.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23It's a great thing, isn't it?
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Really useful being a glass centre. Use it for whisky
0:24:27 > 0:24:29and gin and that sort of thing.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Where shall we start it? £30?
0:24:31 > 0:24:3530. Start it low at 30, surely?
0:24:35 > 0:24:36- 20?- Come on.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38£20 bid. And five, do I see?
0:24:38 > 0:24:41At £20 and five anywhere?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43- We need a profit.- We need a profit.
0:24:43 > 0:24:4525, 30, 30 and 5.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- 35, 40.- Good stuff.
0:24:47 > 0:24:5035 has it and 40 now. 38 if it helps.
0:24:50 > 0:24:5338, under the arch at 38.
0:24:53 > 0:24:5640 now. £38 and 40.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Go on!
0:24:57 > 0:25:01At 38. It's here at £38.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03All done at 38?
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- I love it. £38. Plus £18. - Steady work.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Very nice. You are plus £23, all right?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- Plus 23. Now, the jardiniere. - The pot.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15A great big parlour palm in it or something.
0:25:15 > 0:25:16It really would look the part.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- Well done, that man. - He's a big strong fella.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Great jardiniere stand. Where shall we start - at £80? 80?
0:25:23 > 0:25:2560 then.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29£60 somewhere. 50. That is a bargain.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33If you've got a big home, you should put your hand up. £50.
0:25:33 > 0:25:3550 bid. At £50.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37And five do I see? At 5. 60.
0:25:37 > 0:25:3960. 5. 70.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- You're in profit, James, well done. - At £65.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- It's cheap at that. And 70 do I see? - More, more.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- At 65.- Come on!- All done.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49You should be bidding. All done at £65.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- They should be bidding. - They'll regret it. £65.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55That is so cheap, but it's £10 profit.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00- You are £33 up.- Steady work. - 33 quid up, right.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03What are you going to do about this old timepiece clock jobby?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- Well...- Are you going with it or not?
0:26:05 > 0:26:10We spoke before and we are not going to go for it because we have made some money already.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13We think we're going to play safe.
0:26:13 > 0:26:14Thank the Lord!
0:26:14 > 0:26:16THEY LAUGH
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Hang on a minute! James has got you three lots of profit so far.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21I think it's fine.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- I think we are dicing with...- James has got you three lots of profit.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29You are £33 in your back pocket.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31That's a lot of money for us students.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33It's a lot of money for anybody, I'll tell you that.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38On Bargain Hunt, it's nearly unheard of! Three profits on three items is very good, James.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42We just said if we make over 10, we weren't going to do it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46That's your strategy, is it? I mustn't interfere with that. I will not influence you.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49You are not going with the bonus buy, and here it comes.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54There it is. A nice little thing, well presented and £50 is bid.
0:26:54 > 0:26:5650. And 5. 60. And 5.
0:26:56 > 0:26:5870 and 5, sir.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00£75 has it nodding. At 75.
0:27:00 > 0:27:0580, new place. 85. 90. No, sure?
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- Go on!- 88, if you like.- Go on!
0:27:07 > 0:27:13At £85 here. 88, do I see? At £85.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- Go on!- Selling at £85. Are you sure?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20At £85. Are we all done? With you at £85.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Well done. £85.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25That's really close. Minus £5.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29- You made exactly the right decision. It was exciting though.- Yeah.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31That was really close. Well done!
0:27:39 > 0:27:42So, you teams, you lovely teams,
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- the runners-up today are the Blues. - Oh!
0:27:46 > 0:27:49How mean is that?!
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- How can I tell you you're runners up with winnings of £33?- Oh, well done!
0:27:53 > 0:27:57It is a pity, isn't it? Don't be too cut up about it, boys!
0:27:57 > 0:27:59You'll take some money home.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02In fact, you are going to take it home right now. Here's your three quid.
0:28:02 > 0:28:08You have preserved your winnings in their entirety. You have been a great team. Thank you so much.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12But the victors, Flick and Paul.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13You are £80 up,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- which is a considerable achievement. - Well done.- There you go.- Fantastic.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20£80, Flick. What are you going to do with the money, darling?
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- Run off with the first man who'll have me!- Really! That'll be Paul then.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26THEY LAUGH
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Anyway, see what fun we have had today?
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