0:00:04 > 0:00:09Today we're in beautiful County Down in Northern Ireland.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Strangford Lough, actually, en route to meet today's contestants.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16So, let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:40 > 0:00:44We're on the banks of Strangford Lough,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48at Hoops Courtyard Antiques Centre in Greyabbey...
0:00:49 > 0:00:54..where there's a clutch of antique shops providing an amazing selection
0:00:54 > 0:00:58of antiques and collectibles for our two teams to choose from.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07The rules - each team gets £300 and an hour to shop for three items.
0:01:07 > 0:01:13If they make a profit at auction, they get to keep the cash. Let's meet the teams.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Today, for the Blues, we've Mags and Hels, mother and daughter.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Otherwise known as Margaret and Helen. Welcome.
0:01:22 > 0:01:28For the Reds, the sisters Isabel and Barbara. Welcome to Bargain Hunt.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Barbara, you've already got a head start in today's programme?
0:01:32 > 0:01:36I think so. I do a lot of buying and selling.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38What's your speciality collection?
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Coins. I've collected coins for many years
0:01:41 > 0:01:45and I've quite a few Hibernia pennies,
0:01:45 > 0:01:49I have tokens, John Wilkinson... Quite a few.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51I think we've got an experienced burglar today!
0:01:51 > 0:01:56Now, Isabel, you've got a tremendous head for figures. Tell us about it.
0:01:56 > 0:02:02Until recently, I worked as a civil servant in the finance department.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08I recently left that job and am hoping to start up on my own, accountancy business.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- Everybody needs help with their books, don't they?- Hopefully!
0:02:10 > 0:02:12And you're a collector also?
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Yes, my husband and me collect old cars.
0:02:15 > 0:02:22- What sort of motors have you got? - A Mark 2 Jag, an XJS, a Midget, a Mercedes...
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- Really?- Yes! The list goes on.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28But there's one form of travel you're not keen on.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Yes, that has to be flying.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35I'm one of these people, when I get on a plane, I pull the blind down so I don't have to look out.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38You can rest assured you'll be keeping your feet on the ground today.
0:02:38 > 0:02:45- Good.- The only high flying you'll get is hopefully at the auction when you're going for high profits.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- Now, the Blues. Hi, girls.- Hello.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Margaret, you've got a background which should help today?
0:02:52 > 0:02:59When I left school many years ago, I started working for an auctioneer, and we did house clearance sales.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- You must be pretty sharp if you're an auctioneer's clerk! - That was a long time ago.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09- Helen, what's your work? - I'm a student at the minute and I work part-time for my mother.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Has the collecting bug bitten you yet?
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- It has. I collect whisky jugs. - Full ones?
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Sort of half-full, half-empty!
0:03:17 > 0:03:21They start off full?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24What are you going to be looking out for on Bargain Hunt today?
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Old whisky jars, ceramics, different things like that.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32That's a good strategy. Ceramics can make loads of money at auction.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Now our money moment, £300 apiece. There you go,
0:03:35 > 0:03:39£300. Grabbing that. You know the rules,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42your experts await - and off you go! And very good luck.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45So let's meet today's experts.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Taking the strain for the Reds, it's David Barby,
0:03:48 > 0:03:53whilst cracking the whip for the Blues, it's Anita Manning.
0:03:53 > 0:04:00And they'll have their work cut out, as they'll be helping not one but two lots of teams today.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- David... - There's no time to play!
0:04:03 > 0:04:05What do you think of this?
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- Did you have something like this? - I did.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- I think it would appeal to people in the auction.- Who'll buy it?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Anyone who collects dolls.
0:04:14 > 0:04:20I must confess, you occasionally see these in a nursery crammed with teddy bears or something like that.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25There's that sort of market, interior decorators or toy collectors.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29This is a miniature copy of a coach-built built pram of the '50s or '60s,
0:04:29 > 0:04:33no longer fashionable at the moment, as they take up too much space on the pavement.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35What's the price?
0:04:35 > 0:04:41It was £38 on it, but we'd hope to get it down to about 30.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- What do you think?- If you can get it down to 30, I think there's a profit margin in it.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49It's a very well-built pram.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- We'll go for it.- The dealer is over there. Let's go and have a look.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56I'll wheel the babies!
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Well, as long as they're not mine!
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Ah, my little ones!
0:05:02 > 0:05:04£30 paid for the pram.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12This is what's called a vinaigrette.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15It was used for smelling salts.
0:05:15 > 0:05:21In bygone times, when ladies wore very tight corsets
0:05:21 > 0:05:25and were often perhaps out of breath and fainting,
0:05:25 > 0:05:29they would open it and they would take a...
0:05:29 > 0:05:33of the smelling salts which would revive them.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37The date on this box is 1817.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39It's a Georgian vinaigrette.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41And that's a big plus.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45It's also made by one of Birmingham's
0:05:45 > 0:05:49most prestigious silversmiths, Samuel Pemberton.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51What about price, Margaret?
0:05:51 > 0:05:56I've done some haggling with him and £90, he's looking for it.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Were you chatting the bloke up?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02She's always chatting those blokes up!
0:06:03 > 0:06:09Well done, Margaret. That's great. I think that's a smashing little item.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Let's get it.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17Must have been a good chat-up line - they got the vinaigrette for £90.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25I had a collection of these arranged on ledges in the house.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Do you know what they are?
0:06:27 > 0:06:28I believe they're Staffordshire.
0:06:28 > 0:06:34That's right. Produced around 1845, 1860.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37These are known as hearth dogs,
0:06:37 > 0:06:41so that ordinary working-class people could emulate their betters
0:06:41 > 0:06:43by having dogs in the house.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45These were put either side of the hearth.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47They're called flatbacks.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50If you look at the back,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52there's no paintwork, just moulding.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54It was only the front that was ever seen.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58The beauty is that these are russet-coloured ones,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01and it's the russet colour which is more desirable.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- How much are they?- £38.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09You've got a very good buy. At £38. Even if you make £5...
0:07:09 > 0:07:12You'll make a profit. £38 is so cheap
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- for a pair of Staffordshire dogs of this quality.- Hmm...
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- I haven't convinced you, have I? - No, not at all!
0:07:20 > 0:07:22I think you should have a discussion.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I'm going to comfort these dogs.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Barbara finally gave in,
0:07:28 > 0:07:32and the two Staffordshire dogs went "walkies!" for £28.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Helen, look what I've found!
0:07:38 > 0:07:41What is it?
0:07:41 > 0:07:47This is the most glamorous bed jacket that you're ever seen.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52Elizabeth Arden, now she was one of the iconic ladies
0:07:52 > 0:07:54of the 20th century.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58In the 1950s, she did a lingerie range.
0:07:58 > 0:08:05This is a wonderful crepe silk lining, feels beautiful on the skin.
0:08:05 > 0:08:11It's the type of thing that one of the 1950s glamorous film stars
0:08:11 > 0:08:12would have worn.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Let's see you trying it on.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Go on!
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- I'll hold your coat.- My goodness...
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- Oh, it's lovely! - What does that feel like?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29It's gorgeous!
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Do you feel like a 1950s film star?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Oh, yes!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37I could wear that out!
0:08:37 > 0:08:40It's in very, very good condition.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43They're asking £48 for it.
0:08:43 > 0:08:49That's not very expensive, when you think if you were buying a luxury garment today...
0:08:49 > 0:08:55I will try, for the purposes of making a couple of bob - and that's what we're here for.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58But the main thing is to buy this lovely thing.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- You have to take it off now. - I don't want to take it off!
0:09:01 > 0:09:04OK, my little starlet.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07If you won't take it off, you'll have to come and help me.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08Let's go.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Helen seems to have fallen in love with the jacket.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16But at £40, will the buyers love it?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23# Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. #
0:09:26 > 0:09:29What a lovely thing. Whose choice was this?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- This is my choice, David. - Really?- Oh, yes.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36- Are you from a farming background? - Yes, we're country born and bred. - Right, right.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Would you use it at home for its proper use, a butter dish?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I don't think I would use it in general.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45But certainly...
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- dinner guests and that.- Lovely, smear everything with butter.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52It's a good mark. It was produced in Sheffield, not in Ireland.
0:09:52 > 0:09:58The date letter is for...1851.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02We have "HW & Company". That would be Henry Wilkinson and Company.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05A very, very prominent maker.
0:10:05 > 0:10:11Now, I've just caught, as I handled it, that the actual cow
0:10:11 > 0:10:14is also solid silver.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17It's modelled as a milk churn.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Yes.- So you've got the two grips there for handling.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24What they've done is to create a frosting effect, as well.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Beautiful quality glass, with a cut decoration star on the bottom.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31A lovely, lovely example.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Well chosen. Now, can we afford it?
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- What's the price? - We are hoping to get him down to about 170.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42170? It doesn't sound too bad.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46But we've got to think in terms of who's going to buy it at the auction.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Belfast has got a lot of expensive houses
0:10:49 > 0:10:52and you've got a very strong farming community.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Very close to the city centre, which is unusual.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58If you have all the right elements on the day, you'll make a profit.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Good. Sounds just what we're looking for.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Thank you very much for drawing my attention to that as well.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09You'll have to MOO-OOVE along quickly to get a profit out of that.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12£170 paid.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Now, for the Blues.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Looks like Helen has found what she's been looking for.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Look - old ginger bottles.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- One's from Larne. - You collect bottles, Helen.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28Are these stoneware examples the type that you would have?
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Yes. I would love to buy them myself.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32There're lovely.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36These are stoneware bottles and they were made for holding liquids
0:11:36 > 0:11:40before glass became more widespread.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43This one, interestingly enough, was made in Glasgow!
0:11:43 > 0:11:45The one that you kept spirits in!
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Maybe Scotch whisky.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51And it was made by the Barrowfield Pottery in Glasgow.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55But it was obviously made for the Irish market,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57because it is marked for Larne.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59How old would they be?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01These would be Victorian ones.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06Victorian and later. At least from the turn of the century.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08What price are they?
0:12:08 > 0:12:12He said 60 for the four.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15But he would take 40 for them. So quite a good price, I think.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17What do you think?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19It's not bad.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20They are collectibles.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23So you have a chance at £40.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28I think, if you like them, have the courage of your convictions.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32I think they'll make a profit.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37So, a tenner each. That's £40 for all four stoneware bottles.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45Oi! Time's up. Let's see what the teams have bought.
0:12:48 > 0:12:54Our Reds, Barbara and Isabel, pushed off with the child's pram for £30.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59Barbara hated them, but they paid £28 for the Staffordshire dogs.
0:12:59 > 0:13:05And that butter dish is the most expensive item of the day at £170.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Isn't it gorgeous?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09So, you two, did you have a good shop up?
0:13:09 > 0:13:10- We did indeed.- Did you?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Which is your favourite piece?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14The butter dish.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- What about you, Barbara? - The butter dish, definitely.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21It could be the pram.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22- The pram?- Yes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24I think the butter dish.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26I hope the butter dish.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28You're being quite coy about that.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- Oh, yes.- Lovely. You spent £228, which is brilliant.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35£72 of leftover lolly, please.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- There we go. Only £72. You did have a good spend-up, didn't you?- Yes.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41And such a diverse array of goods.
0:13:41 > 0:13:47- Yes.- And they're country girls, I've got to find something that reflects that.- Yes.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Something agricultural, perhaps?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- Bordering on.- Bordering on?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- Yes.- You're such a tease.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Off you go, good luck.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Let's remind ourselves of what the Blues bought.
0:13:58 > 0:14:04Helen and her mum Margaret splashed out £90 on the Georgian vinaigrette.
0:14:04 > 0:14:10Anita's clamour for glamour got her the film star jacket for £40.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Very nice. And the four stoneware bottles were £40 too.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17But will they hold water, or beer, at the sale?
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- So, girls, did you have a great time shopping?- Yes, we did.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- Was it really good?- Yes. - Which piece is your favourite?
0:14:24 > 0:14:27The pink cardigan, I think.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- What about you, Ma? - My vinaigrette box.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- Your silver vinaigrette box? That's your favourite?- Yes.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:14:35 > 0:14:39It's a bit of a split decision. I think the whisky jugs.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41You would have whisky jugs, wouldn't you?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- No?- No, the vinaigrette. - You'll stick with your vinaigrette?
0:14:44 > 0:14:50We'll see what actually happens in the auction. Anyway, you spent £170, which is perfectly respectable.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52£130 to give to wee Anita.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55I assume you had fun with the girls?
0:14:55 > 0:14:58It was wonderful. We had a great time.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- A few disagreements.- Really?- But we all came together in the end.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- No fallings out? - No falling out at all.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08£130 is quite respectable. What are you going to spend it on?
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Well, before the auction, us girls might like to do
0:15:12 > 0:15:15a little primping, a little painting.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19And I know exactly the object that will help us do that.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Well, you girls are experts in all this titivation, aren't you?
0:15:23 > 0:15:24Anyway, very good luck, Anita.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38Well, it's lovely to be in Belfast at Ross's Auction House, with auctioneer Daniel Clarke.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- Good morning.- Good morning. - Very, very nice to be here.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Now, Barbara and Isabel have gone with this pram.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46A child's pram.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Unfortunately, it's not perhaps in pristine condition.
0:15:50 > 0:15:56The chassis has had a coat of paint and it's slightly tired-looking.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- £20 to £30.- Really? Is that all?
0:15:58 > 0:16:01They paid £30 for it. So, they might just wash their face?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- They might get out. - They might get out.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05What about these Staffordshire dogs?
0:16:05 > 0:16:10Because these aren't late modern pot, are they?
0:16:10 > 0:16:14All of this feathering and the detail in the decoration.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19Yes. I think they're certainly 1860, anyway.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20What do you think they're going to bring, Daniel?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Probably just £20 to £30.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Is that all? £28 they paid. They could be in trouble on that.
0:16:27 > 0:16:33Their stellar item, however, has to be the silver and glass butter dish.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37I have to say, this is one of the lots that has really appealed to me.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40This beautifully cast milking cow.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45I could see this doing £200. I would certainly estimate at 150 to 200.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Very good. Well, they paid £170.
0:16:48 > 0:16:54Depending on how the butter dish does, will determine whether they really need their bonus buy or not.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56But let's go and have a look at it.
0:16:56 > 0:17:02Well, I had to think of the ladies' interests, so I bought this beautiful example of horn.
0:17:02 > 0:17:08That's a cow's horn, being turned and then mounted with silver. So this is a very special cup.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10And this would date from what period?
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- Round about 1800, 1830, that sort of period.- Quite early.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Think about that, 1800, 1900.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- So it's over 200 years old. - That's right.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Well, how much did it cost?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23£55. I think that was a bargain.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Do you think we'd make a profit?
0:17:25 > 0:17:30I've seen these retail at about £165, if you go to one of these antique fairs.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32So somewhere between the two, we ought to make a profit.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- Well, let's be optimistic. - Yes.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36But you girls don't have to decide right now.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Great piece of horn, in great condition.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Rim's a bit loose but intact.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51I mean, usually horn splits or you have a problem with it, don't you?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54You rarely see it in such good condition, yeah.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56£60 to £80, possibly.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01OK, £55 David Barby found it for, so with any luck, he'll get away with a small profit?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- I think that will perform well. - Lovely.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Well, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12Now, Daniel, I would say that you are an ideally qualified man in the bed jacket department.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Is that what it is, a bed jacket?
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Ah!
0:18:15 > 0:18:21I'm sure £20, £30, somebody is going to pay for it.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Well, £40 was paid by the team.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Anyway, we go from the sublime to the ridiculous - or the other way round,
0:18:26 > 0:18:31depending on how you look at it - next, with the little vinaigrette.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Good maker, Samuel Pemberton?
0:18:33 > 0:18:37It's in pristine condition, and a lot of people collect these.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40I think it will perform very well, £60, £80.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45OK, £90 paid. Just depends on who's around, really, doesn't it?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Now, I would know absolutely nothing about these stoneware
0:18:48 > 0:18:51bottles, because they're all really local market stuff, aren't they?
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Stamped Larne, Londonderry and two Belfast bottles.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- So, £50, £60...- £50, £60. That's brilliant. They paid £40.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01So that stands a good chance, doesn't it?
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- I think those should perform. - Brilliant.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09Either way, they may or may not need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Ah!- Wow.
0:19:13 > 0:19:19This little silver box is a lovely ladies' compact from the 1950s.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24It's machine silver, and when we look underneath this gauze,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27we will see a very interesting name.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30It's the name of Dunhill.
0:19:30 > 0:19:36And people collect this type of thing, so I think this Dunhill name is very important.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Let's have a look at that. You see, it's heavy.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Lots of silver in it, right?
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- Plus that little band of gold. - What did it cost you?
0:19:43 > 0:19:45£70.
0:19:45 > 0:19:52It may go to £80 if the buyers have spotted that it was made by Dunhill.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56We've got a small profit being predicted, but you don't have to make up your mind right now.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58You'll choose after the sale of your first three items,
0:19:58 > 0:20:01so you know whether you're in profit or loss at that moment.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06But for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:20:06 > 0:20:12An Alfred Dunhill piece, dated 16th of the third, 1950.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15It's been a gift. £30 to £40, I think.
0:20:15 > 0:20:21- I'm not sure that there is any great following for a piece like this in Belfast.- Oh, dear.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Anita's going to be disappointed about that, she paid £70.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27And it's supposed to be a bonus buy!
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Anyway, good luck at the auction.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Now, Babs and Belle, how are you feeling?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Are you confident about what's going to happen today?
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- On a scale of one to ten? - Yes, please.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Going on 11.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Going on 11?- 12, 12. - We'll cross everything.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55First lot coming up, though, is the doll's pram, and here it comes.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58We're opening the bidding, please, at £40. 30? 20? 10?
0:20:58 > 0:21:0115? 20? A new bidder at five.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03£25, I'm bid for the pram.
0:21:03 > 0:21:0530 here. Five? 40?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08On my right at £40, the pram.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- I don't believe it!- All done at £40?
0:21:13 > 0:21:16What about that, Babs? Plus £10.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19OK. Settle down, girls. Settle down. Here come the dogs.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Can we say £30, the dogs? 20, I'm bid. Thank you.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26At £25, I have, for the Staffordshire dogs. At 25. 30, here.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28At £30 on my right.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31At £30, I have for the Staffordshire dogs. Any more?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34At 35? The lady seated, 35. At 40?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- 40!- At £40.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- It's against you, madam, at 40. - Go on!- Come on! Come on!
0:21:40 > 0:21:41£40, on my right at 40?
0:21:41 > 0:21:48Well done, £40. I mean, £40 is £40, and it's a profit of £12, so I do congratulate you.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Now the butter dish - this is where it gets hairy.
0:21:51 > 0:21:57Early Victorian butter dish at £100.
0:21:57 > 0:21:58Come on!
0:21:58 > 0:22:00120? 140?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04New bidder at 160.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- 180? £180, I have.- Come on!
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- Come on!- £180. Handsome piece.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- We have £180.- Come on! Come on!
0:22:16 > 0:22:19£200? The lady seated, £200.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- Isn't that fantastic?- At £200.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Last call at £200.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27£200, congratulations.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29That is plus 30 smackers on that.
0:22:29 > 0:22:3430, 40, that is £52.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36£52 worth of profit.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38These sisters are really lucky.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Now, what you gonna do about the old beaker?
0:22:40 > 0:22:41Are you gonna have a go with it or not?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- No?- What do you think? - I'm leaving it up to you, this one.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- OK. Leaving it up to you.- I'm not disappointed, don't worry.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51We have no bonus buy, but here comes the horn beaker, and here we go.
0:22:51 > 0:22:5440, I'm bid, thank you. At £40, I have. 50.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55It's already got 40.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57At £50, the horn beaker?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59At 60, new bidder.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01At £60.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03At £60, I have, for the horn beaker.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08- At £60.- She's gonna kill me!- At £60 for the Georgian beaker, here.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09We have £60.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Hit the hammer, hit the hammer!
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Well done, David. £60.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15At least I was vindicated.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Yes, you were vindicated. Bad luck, girls.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21You missed out on a fiver, but it was a bit of a risk, wasn't it?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23So there you go, you are £52 up.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25- Now, don't mention a word to the Blues.- No.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- Zip.- See this face?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30I'm convinced.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Do you know how the Reds got on?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- No.- No idea at all? - No.- Good, we don't want you to.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Just as a team, are you feeling good?
0:23:45 > 0:23:50- Well, as a team we feel good, but maybe one of the items is just not right.- Which one's that?
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- The vinaigrette. - You think the vinaigrette?
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- You've got it in for that vinaigrette, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57What don't you like about the vinaigrette?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00It's tiny, and I can't see it making a profit.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Small and perfectly formed, that's what it is.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07First up, though, is Elizabeth Arden, and here she comes.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10£30, the bed jacket, please? 20 anywhere?
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I'm bid 10, thank you, madam. £10, I'm bid. 15?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- At £15.- Go on!
0:24:17 > 0:24:19- At £20.- Come on, that's miserable.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- We have £20.- That is so cheap!
0:24:22 > 0:24:23- Go on!- Go on!
0:24:23 > 0:24:26At £20, I have.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31At £20 for the Elizabeth Arden jacket. I'm selling now at...25.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32Yes!
0:24:32 > 0:24:35£25.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39At 30? At five? £35. At £35.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Gentleman's bid here at £35 for the Elizabeth Arden jacket.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47£35, I'm selling.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51That is such a good auctioneer, he really did try.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55£35, you are minus £5. Never mind.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Now, the vinaigrette, your hated object.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Vinaigrette, £60? 40 to open?
0:25:01 > 0:25:0440, I'm bid. 50? I'm bid £50.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08At £50 I'm bid. 60.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09At £60.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14At £60? New bidder at 70. 80?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16At £80, against you, sir.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17We have £80.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21It's back at £80. I'm selling now.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24£80.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Well, that's close enough, minus £10.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Stoneware bottles, our last hope.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- Here they come.- 40, I'm bid. 50?
0:25:34 > 0:25:3660? At £60.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39At £60.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43At £60, I'm bid now for the bottles. £60?
0:25:43 > 0:25:48- All finished at £60? - Well done, girls.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52You made £20 profit, you were 15 down, so you are £5 up.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Yes!
0:25:55 > 0:25:58What do you want to do about this compact?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00We'll stay on the right side of it, we're happy with a fiver.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- You're gonna stay with your £5 note? - Yes, I think so.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06I'm sorry. It's nothing on you!
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- You're definitely not doing the bonus buy?- No, I think we're on the right side of it.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11We're gonna sell the compact anyway.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- Here it comes.- £40. 40, I'm bid.
0:26:14 > 0:26:1750? 60? I'm bid £60.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20I'm bid £60. Any more?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22At £60.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28New bidder at 70. At £70. At £70 for the Alfred Dunhill compact.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Sell it!
0:26:30 > 0:26:32I'm selling now.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Well done! That's really good, Anita.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Congratulations. No profit or loss on that.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41You stuck at £5, you have £5 profit.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45The big question is, is that a winning score or not?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Don't tell the Reds, all right? Go out looking miserable, right?
0:26:51 > 0:26:55So, it's a very commendable profit of £5 for the Blues,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58but it's not enough to beat the Reds, who, remember,
0:26:58 > 0:26:59made a great £52 profit.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Coming up, two more lots of Reds and Blues go bargain hunting,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06but first, I'm getting the last ferry across the lough.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Well, I made it. I'm heading across Strangford Lough.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- Now, how much is that?- £1.10, sir.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20£1.10, there we go.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Thank you very much.- One way. - And your ticket, sir.- Super.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26I'm heading off somewhere really special.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Castle Ward, actually.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30And there it is.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36The house was built for the Ward family in the 1760s
0:27:36 > 0:27:41and has commanding views of the lough and surrounding countryside.
0:27:43 > 0:27:49And like most landed families of the time, they didn't hold back on the decor.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54Traditionally, these houses contain serried ranks of portraits.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Portraits of ancestors who have been involved in the place,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01often over many centuries.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Here at Castle Ward, the family have been knocking about
0:28:04 > 0:28:08for nigh-on 400 years, so there were a lot of portraits.
0:28:08 > 0:28:15They've also got their own copy of Leonardo's famous picture, the Mona Lisa.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Is she smiling or not? Well, she might be smiling, actually.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Because she's looking out onto this lovely Gothic drawing room.
0:28:23 > 0:28:29Out of all the pieces in this room, I think this one is my favourite.
0:28:29 > 0:28:36It dates from a very particular period of time between about 1680 and 1710.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39It's called a double-domed bureau bookcase.
0:28:39 > 0:28:45These traditionally mirrored doors, they've been mirrored so that when
0:28:45 > 0:28:50you pull out these candle slides and place a candle on top,
0:28:50 > 0:28:54instead of just getting one candle power,
0:28:54 > 0:28:57you double up the amount of illumination.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02The lower part opens up like this.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Often these interiors can be rather boring.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08But this is a brilliant example.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11The pair of doors in the middle are called tabernacle doors.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14They open up to reveal pigeonholes.
0:29:14 > 0:29:20But the most dramatic thing about this bookcase has to be the upper part.
0:29:20 > 0:29:26Because when you open those mirrored doors, it reveals the most extraordinary fitted interior.
0:29:26 > 0:29:33It would have been so easy simply to put some boring shelves to hold your books. But oh, no.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37They've taken an extraordinary amount of trouble over it.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40And there are even some tricks in here.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42The pilasters look solid and real, don't they?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45But if I tweak that out,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48it's got the traditional secret compartment.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Tuck away some sovereigns in there.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Ha-ha!
0:29:53 > 0:29:55The big question is of course today,
0:29:55 > 0:30:00are our teams going to make many sovereigns over at the auction?
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Back at Hoops Courtyard Antiques Centre,
0:30:03 > 0:30:06there are plenty of items that could make a bob or two.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09So let's meet our new lot of Reds and Blues.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13For the Reds, it is Barbara and Caroline. Welcome.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16And for the Blues, Donnie and John.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Lovely to see you.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22Now, Barbara, you've got a certain similarity in interests to your daughter, haven't you?
0:30:22 > 0:30:27I have. We're both teachers. I teach in Hillsborough.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Are you going to be any good at this?
0:30:30 > 0:30:35I hope so. I have an interest in antiques. I collect ceramics.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39I particularly like Irish glass and little pieces of Irish silver.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- Keep your eye out! You never know what you will find.- Thank you.
0:30:43 > 0:30:49- Caroline, what's it like living under the shadow of your very successful mother?- I know!
0:30:49 > 0:30:56- I don't know if I'll meet her standards. I've been teaching for two years.- What age?- 6 and 7.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59You regard teaching as a vocation.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04I think it's a calling and in the blood. It's very rewarding.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07You wouldn't do it if you didn't enjoy it.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11It's really nice to hear that. Congratulations.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Now, Donnie, you're not exactly related yet,
0:31:14 > 0:31:19- but you do share interests. - We're both fanatical about rugby.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22We support Ulster and Ireland.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27But we both also like cooking. I do boeuf bourguignon.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Boeuf bourguignon! Delicieuse!
0:31:30 > 0:31:35- Does that have a link with your work?- Yes, a very close link.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39I've been a languages teacher, mainly French, for 35 years now.
0:31:39 > 0:31:40- using puppets.- Using puppets?
0:31:40 > 0:31:45- So that's what that hairy thing is that you're hanging onto.- Exactly.
0:31:45 > 0:31:50- What's this monkey called?- Laurent. Tu dis bonjour a Laurent?
0:31:50 > 0:31:55- Bonjour, Laurent!- Bonjour, Tim. - Comment ca va?- Ca va tres bien.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00- He would be a little singe. He's a monkey.- Un orangutan.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Un orangutan. Enchante!
0:32:02 > 0:32:07Is he friendly? Oh, my God! Little brute!
0:32:07 > 0:32:13A little birdie tells me - a little monkey, actually - that you'll be awfully good at this.
0:32:13 > 0:32:20Could be, could be. Lots of experience in local auctions, buying furniture to refurbish,
0:32:20 > 0:32:26most of which I give to my two daughters and prospective son-in-law.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31John, we have discovered that you and Donnie have a lot to talk about.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- Yeah, a great deal. - Tell me about this rugby link.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39I was playing rugby since I was four or five.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42This led to me playing into my teens and 20s
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- and I played professionally for a couple of years.- Did you?- Yeah.
0:32:46 > 0:32:52- Are you experienced in auctions? - Donnie's got the experience.
0:32:52 > 0:32:58- I tag along with him at auctions. - Happy to be the bag man.- Yes. - No better spot today.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02Now the money moment. 300 smackers. Look at Caroline grabbing that.
0:33:02 > 0:33:07Your experts await. Off you go! Very, very good luck.
0:33:18 > 0:33:24- Look, Mum, what about this? - What does that remind me of? - The shoes I bought!
0:33:24 > 0:33:31- Absolutely.- What do you think, David? - Do you know what it's for? - Is it a pin cushion?- It is.
0:33:31 > 0:33:37Normally they come very plain or they are novelty items in the shape of pigs or chickens.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40I like the buckle on it - it's beautiful.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43That's a little bit loose, but just needs pinned back there.
0:33:43 > 0:33:49- It is a collector's piece. It's very nice.- Is there a maker's mark on it?- Yes.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52A silver mark for Birmingham, 1903.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Birmingham was renowned for doing toys, little objects called toys.
0:33:56 > 0:34:03- Mum, do you like this?- I like it. It reminds me of Caroline's shoes, so there's a tie-in there.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Would it make a profit, David?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07It depends on the price!
0:34:07 > 0:34:12If it's under £100, consider it. If it's over £100, don't.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- Work your charm.- We will!
0:34:17 > 0:34:23The Reds walked away with the pin cushion shoe for a mere £68. Good work, girls!
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Have a look at this.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Now...
0:34:32 > 0:34:36it's a dessert server, it's made of sterling silver.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40It may have been part of a set in a fitted box.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- How old would that piece be? - I would say 1920s, 1930s.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49If we turn it over, we see a magic name.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Tiffany and Company.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56Now, this was an expensive item at the time. It's a prestigious firm.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00And this will attract the buyers.
0:35:00 > 0:35:01I think that, when it comes to auction,
0:35:01 > 0:35:03brand is important, so hopefully,
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Tiffany's can get us a couple of pounds.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10And it's beautifully made. We have this lovely gilded bowl.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15The shape is beautiful. And we have this very nice handle.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18There is a set of initials on it,
0:35:18 > 0:35:22which detracts a wee bit from it, but not too much.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27What they will like is the Tiffany and Company name.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32- Will we make money on it? - Well, price...£78.
0:35:32 > 0:35:39- That's a bit steep. - I don't think it's terribly dear for an item of this quality,
0:35:39 > 0:35:44but we are on Bargain Hunt and we want to make profits,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46so I'll see if I can get something off.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Well, Anita did her very, very best
0:35:50 > 0:35:54and dished out £65 for the dessert spoon.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00I've been married to a schoolteacher for 35 years.
0:36:00 > 0:36:07- So I know when a teacher gives me orders, I've got to comply. What did you want?- Irish glass.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12You wanted to find a piece. I think I've found a piece for you.
0:36:12 > 0:36:20Now this is typically Irish. We're looking at the latter part of the 18th and into the 19th century.
0:36:20 > 0:36:27Unmistakable because of this type of diamond pattern and etching all the way through.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32Now, I think that this was part and parcel of a tantalus.
0:36:32 > 0:36:37That means a cabinet containing as many as four bottles.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42- Now, the price they are asking is £98.- Yeah. We need to get it down.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45And it's still on offer.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50- Just look at that label. What is it?- Faded.- Faded.
0:36:50 > 0:36:56That means it's old stock. They've had it a long time... or the pen's running out.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01Ladies, over to you. It's got all the elements of Irish glass.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06- Do you both like it?- I love it. - I think it's lovely.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11- Oh, good, good. Mother and daughter agree. Do your best!- Thank you.
0:37:11 > 0:37:17The Reds knocked £20 off the price of the decanter, getting it for £78.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21- Anita? Come and look at this vase. - Aw, John!
0:37:21 > 0:37:22Lovely, innit?
0:37:22 > 0:37:28Now, it's not strictly antique. It comes from the '60s and '70s.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30It's 20th-century design.
0:37:30 > 0:37:36And many young people are attracted to this type of item.
0:37:36 > 0:37:43- Do you know anything about it? - Very little, but the lady pointed out the Poole stamp on the bottom.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47- I'm just intrigued to know what this is here.- This mark?
0:37:47 > 0:37:54The Poole factory employed a designer called Robert Jefferson.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58He made a range called Delphis and Aegean.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03And this type of colouring and this type of abstract work
0:38:03 > 0:38:07is typical of these wares.
0:38:07 > 0:38:08What's the best price?
0:38:08 > 0:38:14- The best they can give it to me for is £70, Donnie, so... - That seems a very attractive price.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20I think if it came into my auction, I would estimate it £80-£120.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25So off you go and buy it before she changes her mind.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Nice job, John. £70 for the Poole vase.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40That's right! Get a move on, Reds! You've still got one item to find.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Look at this. I really like this. What do you think?
0:38:46 > 0:38:50Well, it's one of the loveliest images I've seen.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57A bit different, I know, but there's something I like. Is it silver?
0:38:57 > 0:39:02It's solid silver. I just caught the mark here. They hide it.
0:39:02 > 0:39:08They've got it down as Birmingham, date letter E - 1904.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Bevelled glass here.
0:39:10 > 0:39:16- And you've got a little bit of... - Damage.- I think that could be taken out by re-silvering at the back.
0:39:16 > 0:39:22- No great problem.- Good. - The only problem being... - We've spotted it.
0:39:22 > 0:39:29- A section of silverwork missing. I've seen these go for nearly £350, £400.- Oh, really?
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- But not like this.- Damaged goods. - This is damaged.- Yes.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37- Is there a price on it? - Yes, £100.- £100.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- Too expensive for the damage. - It is too expensive.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46- But you know us, David. - You frighten me to death!
0:39:46 > 0:39:50- What would be a good price? - Well, round about 60.- OK.
0:39:50 > 0:39:56- If you get any less, you're brilliant.- And hopefully a very handsome man will buy it!
0:39:58 > 0:40:03Good bargaining skills, those Reds. £50 paid for the mirror.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15What about this soda siphon?
0:40:15 > 0:40:19Maybe Boo could tell us something about it. How old is it?
0:40:19 > 0:40:23I'd have thought 1930, 1940.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24It's moulded glass,
0:40:24 > 0:40:27with this etched decoration.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31We have a little circle of shamrocks round here.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36- And there's the harp. - Oh, the harp, yeah. Uh-huh.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41We have etched, "Mineral Water, Distributed in Dublin".
0:40:41 > 0:40:46It's an item that would appeal to collectors of Irish memorabilia.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50And an item which will appeal to people who drink.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53It'll appeal to most Irish people!
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Well, let's look at the price.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59£15. It does seem dear.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01I don't know.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- I need to give you a good deal. - Yes, I think so!
0:41:05 > 0:41:0710. How about that?
0:41:07 > 0:41:12- That sounds fine to me. - £10 is not a lot of money.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17- I think we'll go for it.- OK. We'll take it.- Good luck with it.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22- Thank you. - That was a really good deal.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27Right, that's it. Time's up. Let's recap on what the Reds bought.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29The lady's shoe cost £68,
0:41:29 > 0:41:32but will it find its Cinderella?
0:41:32 > 0:41:37Hopefully, the decanter will have the punters in high spirits.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39£78 paid.
0:41:39 > 0:41:45Mirror, mirror on the wall, will you bring a profit at all for £50?
0:41:45 > 0:41:51- Did you have a great shop?- We did. - Wonderful, yes.- A brilliant time.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56- Which is your favourite piece, Caroline?- Definitely the mirror.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01- And you, Babs?- Ditto!- Ditto? You're not just saying that? - No. I love it.
0:42:01 > 0:42:07- Which will bring the biggest profit? - Erm, probably the mirror, if people overlook the damage.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Well, you did incredibly well. £196 you spent.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Lovely jubbly. We have £104 of leftover lolly.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19- That's a lot of money, David. - I'll need all of it.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22They're such an exacting couple.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- Mother and daughter. - And schoolteachers.- Yes!
0:42:26 > 0:42:30- You know what they're like. - I remember. OK, off you go.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Take it gently all the way there.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37Meanwhile, let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40The Blues are hoping their Tiffany dessert server
0:42:40 > 0:42:43will spoon out huge dollops of profit.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48They paid £70 for the Poole vase, which will brighten up the auction!
0:42:48 > 0:42:53But will they be fizzing with the success of their soda siphon?
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- Donnie, John, how was the shopping? - Marvellous.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03- Which is your favourite piece? - Poole vase.- John?- Yes.
0:43:03 > 0:43:08- We're united on Poole. Which will bring the most profit? - I think the soda siphon.
0:43:08 > 0:43:13- Got a strategy with that? - Try and sell it. Good strategy.
0:43:13 > 0:43:20You only spent £145. £155 is leftover lolly. Now, that is a pile of dough, Anita.
0:43:20 > 0:43:27- Well, I've been blethering away to Donnie all day in French. - Och, aye?
0:43:27 > 0:43:35So I'm going to buy something stylish and with a little... je ne sais quoi!
0:43:35 > 0:43:39Ah, yes. I give that dix points for pronunciation.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41Anyway, very good luck.
0:43:48 > 0:43:56- So we're back in Belfast at Ross's Auctioneers with Daniel Clark. Hello.- Good morning.
0:43:56 > 0:44:01First up for the Reds is this sweet little pin cushion.
0:44:01 > 0:44:07Well, very elegant. I love the little buckle. I think that's really nice. Elegant shape.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11- And these are very collectible. - Yes.
0:44:11 > 0:44:15£60-£80, but if you said it would make 150, I wouldn't say you were wrong.
0:44:15 > 0:44:21- A couple of collectors... - They could go bonkers.- They could.
0:44:21 > 0:44:25- Our team only paid £68, so they've done well.- They have.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28Now the Irish spirit decanter.
0:44:28 > 0:44:33This very much reminds me of the cutting on Irish mirrors.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36I'm sure it's inspired by that.
0:44:36 > 0:44:41- Pity about the stopper. - You don't think it's right?- No.
0:44:41 > 0:44:44- £50-£60.- OK, £78 paid.
0:44:44 > 0:44:45The dressing mirror...
0:44:45 > 0:44:49Beautiful, but, unfortunately, in very bad condition now.
0:44:49 > 0:44:51A lot of work needing done.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54- £50-£80.- They paid £50.
0:44:54 > 0:44:59Frankly, anything on the top end of 50 is good news.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02But overall, depending on how the shoe fits,
0:45:02 > 0:45:05will determine whether they need their bonus buy.
0:45:06 > 0:45:11Now, this is one of 11 pieces.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14I think it's Spode.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17It dates from round about 1830.
0:45:17 > 0:45:22Just as they changed over from hybrid hard paste into bone china.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24You have two of these,
0:45:24 > 0:45:30two square serving dishes, an oval dish and then you have six individual plates.
0:45:30 > 0:45:34- All decorated with this wonderful sort of chinoiserie style.- Yes.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37Well, I can reveal to you, girls, now...
0:45:37 > 0:45:43- that the plates, the remainder, are on display on that dresser. - Oh, my goodness!- See that?
0:45:43 > 0:45:47- I really like the colours. - They're brilliant.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50What sort of profit are we thinking about?
0:45:50 > 0:45:56- I'd like it to go for £150-£160. - Maybe £200. On a good day. - Ever hopeful.
0:45:56 > 0:46:01- With the wind up its tail. - I think it's lovely.- I like it.
0:46:01 > 0:46:09You won't, however, decide until the sale of your three items, but what does the auctioneer think?
0:46:09 > 0:46:1311 pieces in total, nice piece in good condition.
0:46:13 > 0:46:18- I think it will do well. £150, maybe £200.- No!
0:46:18 > 0:46:24Well, that's brilliant. That canny old monkey Barby only paid £104.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26That's it for the Reds. Now the Blues.
0:46:26 > 0:46:33Their first item is the Tiffany scoop, which I fancy was made particularly for ice cream.
0:46:33 > 0:46:38Yes, I'm sure an ice-cream gateau rather than a scoop out of a tub.
0:46:38 > 0:46:43It's in nice condition, and I like that the gilding is pristine.
0:46:43 > 0:46:48- Yeah, it's hardly been used. - Being Tiffany, it will have a following.
0:46:48 > 0:46:52- £50 or £60?- OK. £65 they paid.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54Now some more Poole Pottery.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57I'm not personally madly keen on it.
0:46:57 > 0:47:03- £50, £60.- They paid £70. I think they paid too much. We'll see.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07- The soda siphon. - These are becoming very trendy.
0:47:07 > 0:47:12They're reproducing them now for high street stores.
0:47:12 > 0:47:17Nicely etched on the front with the Dublin Mineral Company.
0:47:17 > 0:47:22- I would imagine £20-£30.- Really? As much as that? £10 they paid.
0:47:22 > 0:47:26I fancy they'll need their bonus buy. Let's look at it.
0:47:26 > 0:47:31- Bonjour, les Bleus!- Bonjour! - Comment ca va?- Ca va bien.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34Vive les Bleus! Now, you spent 145, Donnie.
0:47:34 > 0:47:41- Correct.- You gave £155 to the wee girl here.- We did, yes. - And she's spend the lot.
0:47:41 > 0:47:45- No. - Reveal your bonus buy, sweet pea.
0:47:45 > 0:47:46Hmm.
0:47:46 > 0:47:52It's a very sweet little letter opener or paper knife.
0:47:52 > 0:47:57And I find the combination of tortoiseshell and silver irresistible.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00- What do you think?- It looks like something you get free with Hello!
0:48:03 > 0:48:05- How much did you pay for it?- £45.
0:48:05 > 0:48:10That's...that's not bad. Do you think it would make a profit?
0:48:10 > 0:48:15There's a possibility. Not a huge profit. A small profit.
0:48:15 > 0:48:23- It could make £5 or £10 profit. - OK, £50-£55, all right, may be in it.
0:48:23 > 0:48:25She spent £45, she rates it.
0:48:25 > 0:48:29But for the viewers at home, let's see what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:48:29 > 0:48:30A nice little piece.
0:48:30 > 0:48:36It would make a lovely gift, in pristine order. £40-£50 maybe.
0:48:36 > 0:48:41Anita paid £45. Slap bang in the middle, a relief all round.
0:48:41 > 0:48:45- Will you be taking the sale?- I will. - Very good luck. Thank you.
0:48:59 > 0:49:02- Feeling confident, darling?- Excited!
0:49:02 > 0:49:06- Caroline, you and your pin cushion shoe.- Yes.- Still think it's fab?
0:49:06 > 0:49:12I think so. Some glamorous lady in the room can pick it up and enjoy it.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15- With taste and discernment.- Yes.
0:49:15 > 0:49:20Lot 180. A silver miniature pin cushion.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22Birmingham, 1903.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26Very elegant little piece with the buckle on the top of the shoe.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29Open the bidding at £50?
0:49:29 > 0:49:32£50, please? I'm bid £50.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35- 50-60.- 70. 80.
0:49:35 > 0:49:39At 90. At £90. Keep going!
0:49:39 > 0:49:42£95. 100, new bidder.
0:49:42 > 0:49:43110. 115.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45115.
0:49:45 > 0:49:50At 115. The bid's here. A collectible lot. We have £115.
0:49:50 > 0:49:54- £115!- 125.
0:49:54 > 0:49:58- 130.- Caroline! That's bonkers!
0:49:58 > 0:50:04At £130. I'm selling now. At £130...
0:50:04 > 0:50:09- £130.- Doubled your money! - Stand by for the spirit decanter.
0:50:09 > 0:50:15Lot number 181. Early 19th-century Irish glass spirit decanter.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17£50, say? 40?
0:50:17 > 0:50:2130? 30 I'm bid, thank you.
0:50:21 > 0:50:235. 40.
0:50:23 > 0:50:28At £40 I'm bid. Any more? At £40 for the decanter. And 5!
0:50:28 > 0:50:31Lady's bid. At 45.
0:50:31 > 0:50:36It's with the lady at £45. I'm selling now at 45.
0:50:37 > 0:50:41All finished at £45. To you, madam.
0:50:41 > 0:50:43That's 28...
0:50:43 > 0:50:50That is £33 loss on that. Now the dressing mirror. Here we go.
0:50:50 > 0:50:55Lot number 182. The Edwardian silver-mounted dressing table mirror.
0:50:55 > 0:50:59Shall we say £50? 40 for it? 30 I'm bid. 40. At £40.
0:50:59 > 0:51:03At £40. 5. The lady seated, at 45.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06At £45.
0:51:06 > 0:51:08At £45. Any more?
0:51:08 > 0:51:13- At 45. I'm selling now. 50. New bidder at 50.- Yes!
0:51:13 > 0:51:18At £50, against you. I'm selling now at £50.
0:51:18 > 0:51:22Well, wiped its face. £50. No profit, no loss.
0:51:22 > 0:51:24But lots of pain! You are plus 29.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26Oh.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28What are you going to do about this Spode service?
0:51:28 > 0:51:32- We'll gamble. - Have a punt? Here it comes.
0:51:32 > 0:51:38Lot 186. Part Spode dessert service, circa 1830. Very nice set.
0:51:38 > 0:51:43Can we say £200? 150? Take £100, please.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45With you at 100.
0:51:45 > 0:51:50110. 120. Against you, madam. 130.
0:51:50 > 0:51:52140. 150.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55- At £150.- Come on! It's worth more.
0:51:55 > 0:51:58£150 for the dessert service.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00£150.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03Letting it go at £150.
0:52:03 > 0:52:08- £150. You have just made... - Oh, ye of little faith.
0:52:08 > 0:52:13You have just made £46 profit out of that item.
0:52:13 > 0:52:17So that's 15...4, 5, 6... That's £75.
0:52:17 > 0:52:21You have £75, you two, in your back pocket.
0:52:21 > 0:52:26- That's nearly a tank full of petrol. - It is, indeed.- Just about.
0:52:26 > 0:52:31Now, do us a favour, don't mention anything to the Blues.
0:52:48 > 0:52:53- Are you feeling confident?- Fine. - Hot for this, John?- Can't wait.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56- Been training?- Yeah.- I like it.
0:52:56 > 0:53:00First up is the Tiffany dessert serving spoon.
0:53:00 > 0:53:05Lot number 205. Sterling silver server, Tiffany and Company.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08Say £50? 40 for it?
0:53:08 > 0:53:1130 I'm bid. 40 against you.
0:53:11 > 0:53:15- £40 I have. Any more? - I don't like the look of it.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17At £40. And 5. Thank you, sir.
0:53:17 > 0:53:22At £45. Gentleman seated here. Against you, madam. All finished?
0:53:22 > 0:53:26- Selling now.- Don't like this. - Selling at £45.
0:53:26 > 0:53:2845. That's minus 20.
0:53:30 > 0:53:32- Number 206.- Poole Pottery.
0:53:32 > 0:53:371960s Pool Pottery vase. Can we say £50 for the Poole vase?
0:53:37 > 0:53:4040? 30 anywhere? 30 I'm bid.
0:53:40 > 0:53:4240. 50.
0:53:42 > 0:53:4560. At 70, new bidder.
0:53:45 > 0:53:49- At 80.- Yes! You're in profit!
0:53:49 > 0:53:52At £80. Selling now. At £80.
0:53:52 > 0:53:56- £80.- Well done!- That's £10. You are a hero.
0:53:56 > 0:53:59Only minus £10 now. Soda siphon.
0:53:59 > 0:54:03The Dublin soda siphon. 30? £20?
0:54:03 > 0:54:0610 I'm bid. At £10. 15.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09At 20. £20 for the soda siphon.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12At 25. New bidder. With you, madam.
0:54:12 > 0:54:13£25.
0:54:13 > 0:54:17£25. That is plus £15.
0:54:17 > 0:54:19So, overall, you are plus £5.
0:54:19 > 0:54:24- Wo-ho!- Right, that's not too bad. Now, what are you going to do?
0:54:24 > 0:54:27Bank your £5 or go with the letter opener?
0:54:27 > 0:54:29No, we'll go with it.
0:54:29 > 0:54:34Yes, OK. I'll go with his opinion, cos I took the last decision.
0:54:34 > 0:54:40- No, hold on again... Go with it. - Definitely going with it? They're going with it!
0:54:40 > 0:54:44211. A silver and tortoiseshell letter opener.
0:54:44 > 0:54:48Shall we say £50 for it? £40? Say 30?
0:54:48 > 0:54:5020 I'm bid. Thank you.
0:54:50 > 0:54:545. 30. At £30 for the letter opener.
0:54:54 > 0:54:58And 5. At £35.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00Letting it go at 35. Worth more.
0:55:00 > 0:55:04All done at £35.
0:55:04 > 0:55:07Oh, guys, I'm so sorry!
0:55:07 > 0:55:10- That's all right.- Minus £10.
0:55:10 > 0:55:14Unfortunately, it wipes out your £5 profit.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16A loss of £5.
0:55:16 > 0:55:21The helter-skelter of life on Bargain Hunt. So cruel.
0:55:30 > 0:55:35Gosh! What fun we've had today! Had a good time? It was stupendous!
0:55:35 > 0:55:38One team is marginally ahead.
0:55:38 > 0:55:44Sadly, the runners up today are the Blues. Sorry to reveal this.
0:55:44 > 0:55:48I know this is a crushing blow. You didn't do too badly.
0:55:48 > 0:55:54A profit on the pottery vase and on that soda siphon, which was something else, Donnie.
0:55:54 > 0:55:59At one stage, you were plus £5. You had a whole £5!
0:55:59 > 0:56:02Then you went with the bonus buy.
0:56:02 > 0:56:07Moving on to the Reds. Look at this, mother and daughter!
0:56:07 > 0:56:10- And the expert!- Yes!- So chuffed!
0:56:10 > 0:56:15£62 on that pin cushion. Not so good on the spirit decanter.
0:56:15 > 0:56:21Nevertheless, you were fine. You were £29 and went for the bonus buy, that fantastic service.
0:56:21 > 0:56:27That took you to £75. So it's a great pleasure to give you this.
0:56:27 > 0:56:31- Thank you!- Look at the hand! We've had a brilliant day.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34- Join us soon for more bargain hunting! Yes?- Yes!
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