0:00:02 > 0:00:03# Ooh, c'mon, everybody... #
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Two couples, two very different attitudes -
0:00:11 > 0:00:14that goes to make one heck of an interesting programme
0:00:14 > 0:00:16as we go bargain-hunting!
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Welcome to Portobello Road, home to this famous market,
0:00:49 > 0:00:51which is going to offer
0:00:51 > 0:00:53a feast of opportunity for our teams
0:00:53 > 0:00:58to bag some bargains from the stalls which line this famous street.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04The rules don't change in the capital. Oh, no.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Each team gets £300 and an hour to shop for three items
0:01:08 > 0:01:09with the help of their expert.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Their items go to auction and any profit they make, they keep.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- Selling.- But first, let's head to the Museum of Brands
0:01:16 > 0:01:19and see who's up for the challenge.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22On today's programme we've got two teams of extremely busy people
0:01:22 > 0:01:25who just happen to be avid Bargain Hunt fans.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27What could be nicer than that?
0:01:27 > 0:01:29For the Blues, we welcome Tom and Felicity
0:01:29 > 0:01:32and for the Reds, we've got Angela and Craig.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Now, Angela, tell us how you met Craig.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Well, we met through work. I'm a lawyer and Craig is in the police.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- Yeah, did you think, "He's a hunk"?- Well, I was too busy.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- I didn't really take much notice of him.- Oh, that's what they all say.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47So he phoned me a couple of times
0:01:47 > 0:01:49and apparently I didn't call him back.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54We went our separate ways and ten years later I received a letter.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57It was a query about a case I'd been dealing with and it was from Craig.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- Really?- And he hadn't realised he was writing to me and of course I had to phone him...
0:02:00 > 0:02:03And he'd been holding himself in readiness for ten years.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Well, I'm not quite sure about that.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- So, you're a policeman? - I am, Tim, yes.- Tell us about it.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Well, I'm in the Metropolitan Police. I work down in Ealing.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15I'm a detective sergeant and work on a crime squad there.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17What do you think is going to make you and Angela
0:02:17 > 0:02:19a winning team today, Craig?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21After a hard day at the office pounding the beat
0:02:21 > 0:02:24and fighting crime, we like nothing better than to cuddle up
0:02:24 > 0:02:26on the sofa with a cup of tea and an episode of Bargain Hunt.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Do you know, this is just like an advertisement for the programme.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31It's music to my ears.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34You're going to do terribly well, I tell you that for a kick-off.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Now for the Blue team.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38This is going to be like a day in the office for you, isn't it?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I work for a vintage clothing shop and I spend all day
0:02:41 > 0:02:44on the conveyor belt, which is like charity shopping all day
0:02:44 > 0:02:48and I just pick stuff - clothing, accessories, bric-a-brac.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50What's this conveyor belt business?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Well, the shop I work for, they own a factory,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56so it's just all the recycling that comes through from clothing banks.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And you just stand and this stuff comes past you
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- and you pick out all the interesting bits?- Mm-hm.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05And a little bird tells me that you're also incredibly commercial.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Yes, I have over 10,000 pairs of earrings.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11We've just got to clock this a minute. You did say,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- "10,000 pairs of earrings," didn't you?- Yeah, maybe a bit more.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17There was this one charity shop that had all this costume jewellery.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21I started buying bags for a pound and then I went foolishly
0:03:21 > 0:03:23in on my own and had no-one to say no
0:03:23 > 0:03:25and I bought the whole lot.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- How much did you pay for all this? - £50.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31You paid £50 and you've been selling these pairs of earrings on quietly?
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Yeah.- And how have you got on?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36I've made about three grand so far.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Three grand, and how many pairs have you got left?- Loads.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Then you've already made three grand?
0:03:40 > 0:03:44This girl is going to be fantastic on our programme, I tell you.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Now, Tom, you're a cool dude. You work in a record shop, don't you?
0:03:48 > 0:03:54Yeah, I work for an online record shop which sells new dance music
0:03:54 > 0:03:57and all genres of music, so I work for them
0:03:57 > 0:04:00and basically record all the new releases onto the website
0:04:00 > 0:04:03so that customers can preview them before they buy them.
0:04:03 > 0:04:04What's the ultimate goal?
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Well, one day, me and Felicity want to open up our own shop
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- and sell jewellery, obviously. - Everything.- Earrings largely.- Yeah.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Mainly earrings. And clothing and records
0:04:16 > 0:04:20and any bits and bobs of furniture that we think are interesting.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Now the money moment. £300 apiece. - Thank you.- You know the rules.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Your experts await and off you go, and very, very, very good luck.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Today's experts,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32chomping at the bit to go searching the market for bargains,
0:04:32 > 0:04:33are for the Reds,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36the persistent Thomas Plant
0:04:36 > 0:04:37and for the Blues,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39the determined James Braxton.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- Hi, Angela.- Yeah?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48So, what do you think to these?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- We've been a bit naughty. - It's a battered old box, isn't it?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Well, it's not so much the box but what's in the box.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- Stunning, aren't they? - Look at the colours.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I'm not quite sure about them, really.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Who on earth would want these?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Well, this is a very fine stone set.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Somebody who's interested in gemology or a geologist,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10a young man, young woman,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13even somebody who's been in the business for a long time
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- would like a small stone collection. - Yes.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- I've bought them, Angela. - You've bought them already?- Yes.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- Without even asking me or talking to me about it?- I'm sorry.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Well, I thought they were nice.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Thomas said they're quite collectable and there's a profit
0:05:27 > 0:05:28to be made on them so...
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Have you checked them properly? Are they broken?
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- No, they're all fine, they're all intact.- Well, I'm not over the moon.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- How much did you spend on them? - Well, this is the even better part of it.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- He was asking for over 60 originally for the box...- Yeah.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41..which is, we thought, way too much.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43I've actually got him down to 40. And I have paid it.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- And are they worth that? - Well, I think they are.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Can I just butt in before the domestic really kicks off?- Yeah.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Actually, personally, if you want my honest opinion, they are really nice.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55You've got everything from aventurine quartz
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- to red jasper, to all the different agate.- Mm.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00£40 is actually quite a good buy
0:06:00 > 0:06:04because, if we think about it, 25 of them for £40 -
0:06:04 > 0:06:06that's under £2 each, that's not bad.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Even if you took them out of the box
0:06:08 > 0:06:12and you had a nice agate bowl to display them in as well.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- I think it's a good thing. - Are you coming round to it?
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Well, I'm coming round to it but next time can I be consulted?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- We will.- I promise. I promise. - We are meant to be a team.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24I've just seen the rage and I'm quite scared.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Naughty boys. I think it's lady's choice next time, don't you?
0:06:31 > 0:06:32I've found this item.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I really, really like it and I think we should get it.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- It's quite striking, the colours and stuff.- It is, isn't it?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41So, what sort of period would you put that at?
0:06:41 > 0:06:431940s sort of era?
0:06:43 > 0:06:45I think bang on.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Our only possible hurdle is the fact that it might be a reproduction
0:06:49 > 0:06:51from the Far East, but look at the back.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55We've got some crazing here and dirt has got into that crazing.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58That sort of thing doesn't happen overnight,
0:06:58 > 0:07:00so it would strengthen your argument for 1940s.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02I think it is 1940s.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Shame it hasn't got a mighty name,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07like Goldscheider or Clarice Cliff or a Lenci,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10but it's still a nice item and it's undamaged.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12I think it's pretty enough to not have a name, to be honest.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Yeah, someone will buy it just on its aesthetic value alone hopefully.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- But it's priced at £50.- We can get it down a bit, though, I reckon.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Yeah, we can have a go at haggling it down.- A bit? Yeah, lots.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25I think £50, we'd be in for a spanking,
0:07:25 > 0:07:30but if we can get it lower than 50, then you stand a chance of a profit.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34With a bit of charm, Felicity got the lady for 35 smackers.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37OK, you two, after choosing the last item,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- I've come up with something this time.- Yeah.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41I've come across these two bookends.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- These are lovely.- Well, they're just a really useful item.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- I would use these in my house. - What do you think, Craig?
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- I really like the ornate edging here.- The inlay.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Inlay, I do apologise.- Inlay. - What sort of wood is this, Thomas?
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Well, this dark grain in here, you've got the very dark grain,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- this is a rosewood.- OK.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00And it's always got this stripy look to it
0:08:00 > 0:08:02and you can see the stripy...
0:08:02 > 0:08:06This, in the inlay here, is satin, satinwood we call it.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Because you can see it looks like satin fabric.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12But I'm really, really impressed. Really impressed with your eye.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16They're good for every interior, for a more traditional interior
0:08:16 > 0:08:18or a very modern interior, AND they're functional.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21How old would you say it is, Thomas?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Well, I think they're 20th century.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- Yeah.- They're going to be early 20th century.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27I don't think they're Victorian.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30This is something which is decorative and very nice-looking.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- How much are they asking, Angela? - They are £185.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I think the price... There it is, look. 185 on there.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Which is quite a lot of money. - Seems a bit steep.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43In my opinion, if we get them for about 140, or even less,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46but 140 would probably be the right price to get them for,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49we have got a very good chance of making a profit on these.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- Should we see if we can get a bit knocked off?- Yeah, we'll have a word with the stallholder.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Are YOU going to have a word or both of you, a dual attack?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- We'll go together this time. - Yeah? A dual attack.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03And attack they did, bagging the bookends for a £140.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09I just found this piece of silver.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13I thought it was really nice and I was told it's a matchbox holder
0:09:13 > 0:09:18from Chester, which is where I'm from, so that got my interest.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- What does it say on it? - It's inscribed, "From Al and Nena."
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- "1906." It's quite nice. - 1906, yeah.- What do you think?
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Fabulous.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Let's just check the hallmark.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32You're right - Chester 1905.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35So, it bears out the inscription, so it was inscribed later on.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38"C Sceales RN." Royal Navy.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- It almost sounds like a pun. - It does, doesn't it?- But lovely.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42How much is it on for?
0:09:42 > 0:09:48- £35.- I would definitely put £30 or £40 as an auction estimate.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Do you think it's worth getting the price down on it a bit?
0:09:51 > 0:09:52- Definitely.- Always worth it.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- I don't want you paying £40 for it, Tom, OK?- Yeah, well...
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Just keep him going south, OK?- OK.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03And south he went. Tom got it for 25.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Look what I've found.- Oh, wow!
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- Excellent.- Cos we saw this earlier in the day.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- We saw this earlier and I really like this item.- It's a nice piece.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- I think this is lovely.- Absolutely. Definitely. It's hallmarked there.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19It's hallmarked for Sheffield and that's 1899, so it's Victorian.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22This glass has been hand-blown. It's crafted.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Silver collar's been put on. A lot of work has gone into this.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30- Now, I've got something to admit. We saw it earlier, we liked it...- Yes.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- Yes.- We all liked it. - We know what the price was.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- £80.- I've worked a little bit off it.- You've bought it, haven't you?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- And I've gone ahead and bought it. - How much?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- 70.- OK.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Do you think that's a realistic price at auction?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44I really do and I think it's a job done.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- I'm with you all the way on that one, Thomas.- Brilliant.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- Yeah, I love it. - It's our last, final item.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- Blue item for the Blue team. - Definitely.- Does it grab you?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- Yeah, I love the colour. - Yeah, the colour, definitely.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59So it's Japanese aesthetic, so it looks Japanese-y.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04Quite restrained unlike... Chinese are sometimes slightly cluttered
0:11:04 > 0:11:06but it's very nicely pleated.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10It's made by a factory called Minton. Very good reputation.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13And England fell in love with the Japanese aesthetic
0:11:13 > 0:11:17with the Orient opening up in about the 1890s.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21It is very like the work of a very famous designer
0:11:21 > 0:11:24called Christopher Dresser. He was a polymath.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28He did textiles, wallpaper, metalware, silver, glass.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- He could put his hand to anything. - How much is it?
0:11:30 > 0:11:36- £200.- That's... Considering we've spent £60 I think we...- £60!
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- We can afford to splash out. - We can afford it.- Not 200, though.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- I think we should try and get it down.- Yeah.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- Yeah, well, I'm not going to give him 200.- Good.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47I'm going to try and get him down as low as possible,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50but even if it isn't by Christopher Dresser,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53in an auction this should be 100 plus.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56If we can attribute Christopher Dresser to it, think big.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57- Whoo!- Wicked. Yeah.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01We've got approximately two minutes to buy this item. Is it our item?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- Definitely.- Yeah.- Definitely? Come on, let's go!
0:12:04 > 0:12:05It's the winning item.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07That's a big claim, James.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11At least they got the price down to £150.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Time's up. Let's recap on what the Reds bought.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Thomas and Craig were in trouble buying the stones
0:12:19 > 0:12:21for £40 without Angela.
0:12:22 > 0:12:28She got her own back with the elegant bookends at £140.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30And they all liked the decanter.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Let's hope it pours out a profit.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- Was it great?- It was good fun. - Did you have a good time?- We did. - Really good time.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- Which piece will bring the biggest profit?- We're split on this.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- I like the decanter. - And I'd go for the stones.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Well, no need to fall out. Who knows? You might both be right.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- You spent a magnificent £250. I'm so proud of you.- Thank you, Tim.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- £50 worth of leftover lolly. - There you are.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Not very much.- No, Thomas Plant.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- What are you going to do about it? - Well, it's tough out there.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01It certainly is. It's a big market.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Well, I think I might be able to find a little something.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Yeah, but you're experienced, aren't you?- Yes, I am.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Thank you for that, Tim. - OK, Tom, good luck.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17The face on the wall cost £35. Looking good.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23Tom lit up at the silver matchbox cover, paying £25.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25But will it strike out a profit?
0:13:25 > 0:13:28The Blues liked the blue Minton vase.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Is that a secret winner?
0:13:31 > 0:13:34So, you two Blue lovebirds, did you have a good time shopping?
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- Yes.- Yes.- Did you? Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- The 1940s-style wall mask. - Do you agree with that?
0:13:42 > 0:13:43I do, yeah. I really like it.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46You spent £210, which is pretty good going.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49£90 of leftover lolly. Thank you, Felicity.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Now, £90, that's fair enough, James.- That's good enough.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- It's enough for you to go down the street.- Good contestants.- Yes.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57I think they've chosen the wrong one for the profit.
0:13:57 > 0:13:58What's your prediction for the profit?
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Hopefully the vase or, as the banker, the matchbox cover.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Well, as usual, James, hedge your bets, mate.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- Very, very good luck anyway down there on the street.- Thank you.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12MUSIC: Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani
0:14:16 > 0:14:21We toddled out of London down to West Sussex to Bellmans Saleroom
0:14:21 > 0:14:25with the legend Jonathan Pratt. Very nice to see you, Jonathan.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- Good morning.- Angela and Craig have got some interesting lots here.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32I love these little specimen eggs, don't you?
0:14:32 > 0:14:33I think they're sweet.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35I like these myself because I was a gemologist,
0:14:35 > 0:14:38am a gemologist, I studied gemology. £40 - £60.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- Collectors out there will go for them.- Brilliant.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- £40 the team paid, so they'll be pleased with that.- Good.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47Now, what about these bookends? They are properly turned bits of rosewood.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50I think they've been made to look a little bit older
0:14:50 > 0:14:52with a little bit of darker stain on it
0:14:52 > 0:14:54but they would look great on a modern bookcase,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- so I can see them selling. - How much for?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- £30 - £40.- Oh, that's not enough, I'm afraid.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Oh, no. £140.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05We may get halfway. There's private clients who may like these
0:15:05 > 0:15:07but I think that's the sort of money that they'd pay.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Well, holdfast, then. The glass and silver mounted decanter.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12Yeah, a good shape.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Someone's going to go for it and my right price is £50 - £70.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Is it? That's your estimate?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Well, that's not so far off cos they paid 70, actually.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23But because of these bookends, they are definitely going to need
0:15:23 > 0:15:25their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it!
0:15:27 > 0:15:30I bought a Tunbridge Ware clothes brush.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33It's a tessellated floral design.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35It probably would have been part of a larger set
0:15:35 > 0:15:38but there it is for brushing one's jacket.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42Functional, decorative and for the collector's market as well.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- I spent a massive £20 on this. - That's pretty good.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49But, Thomas, is it going to make us any money?
0:15:49 > 0:15:50That's the main thing.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55Well, for my £20 I would be prepared to say that that should make
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- a profit of at least £5. - But you guys don't decide right now.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01You decide after the sale of the first three items.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04But for the viewers at home, let's find out
0:16:04 > 0:16:07whether the auctioneer wants to give it the brush off.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Obvious Tunbridge Ware. Like it a lot.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Not far from Kent here in Sussex so the collectors will smell this one.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- It's only a short drive. Good condition. £20 - £30.- Good.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20£20 paid by old Planty. That's it for the Reds. For the Blues...
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Now, Felicity went with this mask. - Mm-hm.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- I think it's period, don't you? '30s, '40s?- 1930s.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Probably Czechoslovakian or that sort of neck of the woods,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- isn't it? £20 - £30. - OK, £35 they paid.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- I think you could get there, don't you?- I think so.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Silver matchbox cover.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Sort of yesterday's antiques, particularly inscribed with
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- other people's names.- Exactly. Auntie Doodah from 1906.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- Dot and Mildred.- Exactly.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- £20 - 30 again.- £25 paid. We're very, very comfortable with that.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- Easy.- Now, this beauty.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56Here we've got what ought to be Christopher Dresser's masterpiece.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01It's got this almost folded kimono-esque feel about it.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04We've got a crack running down from the neck there
0:17:04 > 0:17:06but there's more restoration within the neck.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- You see a paler colour...- Oh, yes! - ..a slightly matte body,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11and they've stencilled in the line.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13So, basically there's been a chunk out of there.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16There's one there and I think that corner's done as well, see?
0:17:16 > 0:17:17HE GASPS Oh, Lordy.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Look, another great lump out there, Hawkeye.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21The condition will hold it back and it's £40 - £60.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26It is...slightly less than half a whack cos they paid £150 for that.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29For certain they're going to need their bonus buy,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31so let's go and have a look at it.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Careful hands. Here we are.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Ooh. Very nice.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37A pair of Regency candlesticks.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Felicity, Thomas.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45So, some age now. What are we? Almost... Phew, almost 200 years.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- Mm, they're OK. - Are they solid silver or...?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- No, they're plate.- Plated.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52We've got the Sheffield plate. We've got the copper coming through here.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- Oh, yeah.- What do you think, Felicity?
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- They're quite boring.- Quite boring. They are quite plain, aren't they?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- Did you say boring?- Yes.- Oh.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- How much were they?- Well, that's the good part. They were £35.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- Oh, right.- Oh, that's not too bad.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08They're a bit old school but they've got integrity.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09You don't have to decide right now.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12You decide later, but for the audience at home,
0:18:12 > 0:18:14let's find out whether these candles
0:18:14 > 0:18:17light the auctioneer's blue touchpaper.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19OK, Jonathan, what do you make of these?
0:18:19 > 0:18:22A nice Regency or early-19th-century pair of candlesticks.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Silver plating's been worn away from cleaning...
0:18:25 > 0:18:28What do you mean "worn away"? It's all rubbed off.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31The thing is, some people do like to see the copper shining through.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32They call it "bleeding".
0:18:32 > 0:18:36It's nicer to see the body rather than a nickel base or something.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Some people call them "bleeding awful".
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Well, you're probably right there. £20 - £30 at auction. They'll sell, I'm sure.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45£35. It's supposed to be a bonus buy.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- Yeah.- A bit difficult to see much of a bonus coming through on that
0:18:48 > 0:18:50but anyway we have to be optimistic, don't we?
0:18:50 > 0:18:52You might get a couple of quid out of it.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Craig, Angela, how are you feeling?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Um...we're a bit concerned, really.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Are you?- Yes. I think we may have paid a bit much for the bookends.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- Way too much, I think. - Way too much for the bookends?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- Are you feeling shifty about them? - A little.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16We like them. It's just we think we paid a lot of money for them.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- £140 you paid for those bookends. - Mm-hm.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24They're spectacular looking jobbies, perfectly genuine and nice,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27but I have to tell you, the auctioneer's estimate is £30 - £40.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Oh, no, that's awful!
0:19:29 > 0:19:31First up, then, are the eggs.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Let's see whether we're going to have a hatch.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38Lot 1551A - a set of 25 small hard stone specimen eggs.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Start me at 20 with this. £20 this.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- 15?- Oh, dear.- 15 is bid. Thank you. At £15.
0:19:44 > 0:19:4618 at the back.
0:19:46 > 0:19:4820, 22, 25.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Do I see 8 now?
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- Go on.- Oh, come on. - At £25 I'll sell. Last chance.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- 28 with the lady.- Yes!
0:19:55 > 0:19:5630?
0:19:56 > 0:19:5832, 35,
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- 38, 40...- One more, one more.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- ..45?- You're in profit.- 50?
0:20:03 > 0:20:06£50 with the gentleman seated at the front still.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- Brilliant.- Any further interest?
0:20:08 > 0:20:10£50 and selling. All done? £50?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13GAVEL BANGS £50. Plus £10. That is first-rate.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17- That's brilliant.- OK, I'll let you off, then, for buying them. - Now the bookends.
0:20:17 > 0:20:211552A - a pair of rosewood bookends of ball and bracket design.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23£40 is bid. On the book at £40.
0:20:23 > 0:20:2542, 45, 8 if you like.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28£48 clears the commission, then, at £48.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- 48. 50 standing on the left. - It's a bit grim.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34At £50. Any further bidding at £50? Dead ahead with you, sir.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- £50. Selling at 50. - I don't believe it. £50.- Oh, no!
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- That is such bad luck. That's minus 90.- Disaster.- Oh, God.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44OK, you're minus 80, and here comes the decanter.
0:20:44 > 0:20:491555A - glass silver-mounted decanter. Who'll bid me £10?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Straight in at 10. Surely worth a tenner.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- 10 on the left. There it is at 10. - That's terrible.- No!
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Looking for 12 now. I've only got £10 on the left there.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57The silver must be worth more than that.
0:20:57 > 0:20:5912 with you, sir.
0:20:59 > 0:21:0215, 18, 20,
0:21:02 > 0:21:0522, 25...
0:21:05 > 0:21:08£25 seated left. Still, then, at £25. Any further bidding?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- This is not looking good.- At £25...
0:21:11 > 0:21:13GAVEL BANGS 25. That's minus 45.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- It's not looking good, is it?- No.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18That is minus £125.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21That's quite a total that, isn't it, minus 125?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- So what are you going to do? - We're going to go with it.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- Good idea.- We'll go with it, yes.- We are going to go with the bonus buy.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29A Tunbridge Ware clothes brush with marquetry floral decoration.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30A good-looking lot, this again.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33I'll start at a tenner, if you bid me £10.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34Who'll start me at 10? 10 anywhere?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Waving at the back. Thank you, madam. At £10. Looking for 12 now.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Lady's bid it is at 10. Do I see 12?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- 10 it is, then.- Oh, no.- Lady at the back of the room at £10.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44I'll sell at 10.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- All done? Last chance. - This isn't good.- £10 it is.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- It's all gone? I'll hit 10. - GAVEL BANGS
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- Not our day.- £10. Minus £10.- Sorry.- Oh, it's OK.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Minus 135.- We were doomed anyway, weren't we?
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- Could be a winning score! - Could be a winning score.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- You took the words right out of my mouth.- It might be!
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Do you know how the Reds got on?- No. - You have no idea how the Reds did?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Well, that's perfect cos I don't want you to know.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Now, what are you gripping here with such fervour, Felicity?
0:22:20 > 0:22:24I've made you a marvellous bow tie, a nice rubber one for you.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- You've made this for me?- Yep. A rubber bow tie? Yeah.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- Do you think we could try it on for size, Felicity?- Yeah.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Do you mind having a go? I'll tuck in all my chins and see what happens.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- Ooh, rubber. Rubber. - It feels good against the skin.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- Oh, it does, doesn't it? - It looks fabulous.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- Does it look good? And you made this?- Yes.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46You are a heroine of the first order.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Now, I'm feeling very smart in my new tie. Thank you very much, darling.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- You're welcome. - First item up, then, is yours
0:22:52 > 0:22:54and it's the ceramic bust of a lady.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59Lot 1574A - a 1930s glazed pottery wall mask of a lady wearing a hat.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Start me at a tenner. £10 for this. Surely worth 10.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- Waving at the back of the room at 10.- Come on.- Come on.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- It's beautiful!- £10 is bid in the yellow shirt. £10. Do I see 12?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- Oh, no.- 12 in front with the lady now.- Come on.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11No, he's shaking his head.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14£12 seated with you, the lady seated, then, at £12. 15 anywhere?
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- Come on!- £12 at the front, then. The lady's bid at 12. Last chance.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- Selling for £12, then. All done £12. - GAVEL BANGS
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- £12 is £23 below.- We're off to a good start.- It's all right.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- It's all right. - Next, the match case.
0:23:26 > 0:23:301575A - silver matchbox cover. Chester 1905.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34And inscribed. Start me at £10 for this lot. Surely worth 10.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- Surely worth 10. £10, anyone? - Surely.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Got to go for 10. £10 with you, sir. Thank you. In the front now at 10.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Let's go upwards now. £10. 12 anywhere?
0:23:42 > 0:23:4510 it is in the front row. Gentleman's maiden bid, then, of 10.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- I'll sell at 10. Are we all done? Last chance at £10.- Oh, dear.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52GAVEL BANGS Minus £15. That is minus 38.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57- Now minus about 100.- We're going to take the big hit now.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58- Stand by for this.- Come on.
0:23:58 > 0:24:021576A - late 19th-century Minton aesthetic movement vase
0:24:02 > 0:24:04designed by Christopher Dresser.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06There it is. You've all viewed it.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Handsome lot, this. I've got to start it.
0:24:09 > 0:24:1260, £80 is bid. £80.
0:24:12 > 0:24:1485 and 90, 5, 100,
0:24:14 > 0:24:17110, 120, 130.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- 130 clears the bids.- James! - 140, 150,
0:24:20 > 0:24:21160, 170,
0:24:21 > 0:24:22180, 190,
0:24:22 > 0:24:23200, 210,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- 220, 230? No?- This is brilliant.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27£230 against you, sir.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28£230, then.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29240, 250.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32£250 and still against you at £250.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33260, 270.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38For £270, then, with me, commission bid at £270.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40- Selling, 270, thank you.- Yes! - GAVEL BANGS
0:24:40 > 0:24:46- £270! You have made £120 in one fell swoop!- Brilliant.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49That is so super, isn't it?
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- So, I make that £82, actually.- Yeah.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Now what are you going to do about these candlesticks then? £35.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- No.- What do you think? - £82 is a lot of money.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00I don't want to lose any of it.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Do you think they'll make what you paid for them?
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- The matchbox didn't do very well, did it?- No.- I don't think we should.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- Quickly, are you going to go with it or not? No?- No.- No.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09No bonus buy, but here it comes.
0:25:09 > 0:25:121578A - a pair of early-19th-century silver-plated candlesticks
0:25:12 > 0:25:14of oval outline.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Start me at £10 for the candlesticks. £10.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- Any interest at £10?- You were wise. - £10? Surely worth £10.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- Someone bid me £10.- He's struggling. - Thank you, sir, seated right.
0:25:24 > 0:25:2612, madam? £12.
0:25:26 > 0:25:2815?
0:25:28 > 0:25:30£12 with the lady in front there at £12.
0:25:30 > 0:25:3315 anywhere else? I'll sell at £12, then. Are we all done?
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- At £12, with the lady at 12... - GAVEL BANGS
0:25:36 > 0:25:39£12. That is minus £23.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40That was well done.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- Fortunately, you didn't go with the bonus buy.- Good call.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46You've preserved your £82 and now you have to promise to do something.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Don't tell the Reds a thing, all right?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Don't tell the Reds a thing, seriously.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- You've been great sports. Well done again, old friend.- Thank you.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54I'm delighted.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06THEY LAUGH
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Have these teams been communicating?
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- Reds, Blues, have you been talking to one another?- Not a word.- No!- OK.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Well, of course there is a team that's the runner-up
0:26:14 > 0:26:17and the runner-up is pretty substantially running up,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20so we'll have to reveal that it is, in fact...
0:26:20 > 0:26:22the Reds.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Caught by surprise.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Minus 125 you were and then you went with the bonus buy
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- and that finished up as minus 135. - Yeah.- Bad luck.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- You had good fun I hope?- We did. - We have, we've had great fun.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Well, anyway, thank you very much for joining us.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41But for the Blues, spectacularly you're going to be taking home money.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45- I need it so much. I'm not going to lie.- Like, folding money.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50Here is £80. That's what £80 on Bargain Hunt looks like, all right?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52- That's for you. - I'll give you yours another time.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56As a result largely of James Braxton's brilliant Minton vase,
0:26:56 > 0:26:59which was a stellar success. Well done, James.
0:26:59 > 0:27:00You didn't go with the bonus buy.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- That was an extraordinarily wise move.- Yours!
0:27:03 > 0:27:07You preserved your £82 worth of winnings, so congratulations.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- Thank you.- Join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?
0:27:10 > 0:27:11- ALL:- Yes!