0:00:02 > 0:00:03# The weather outside is frightful
0:00:03 > 0:00:07# And the fire is so delightful
0:00:07 > 0:00:10# And since we've no place to go
0:00:10 > 0:00:14# Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. #
0:00:14 > 0:00:16I think we need to do something to warm up.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Let's go Bargain Hunting!!
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Well, the weather is extremely changeable around these parts.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03The teams today have the choice of shopping here in Gloucester Docks,
0:01:03 > 0:01:08either at the antiques fair on the dock side or in the antiques centre,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12where they'll beaver about to get their bargains.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16For the Reds, the snowmen, we can introduce Darcy and Luke.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Welcome to Bargain Hunt. And Gary and Paul for the Blues. Welcome.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Darcy, tell us about this snow lark then.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25I work for a company called Snow Business, and we make snow
0:01:25 > 0:01:29for anybody who wants it, anywhere in the world, any kind of snow you want.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- Wet snow, dry snow, cold snow, warm snow.- How many snows are there then?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34168.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35168 different types of snow?!
0:01:35 > 0:01:38At the moment, they're growing daily.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40So, how do you make all this snow then?
0:01:40 > 0:01:43It depends on the type of material we're using, some are quite magical.
0:01:43 > 0:01:50- This, we always tell people, is real snow, harvested at the North Pole by Eskimos.- Yes.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54And they flash fry it to get all the water out, leaving the snow powder.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59- All we have to do to remake it into snow is add water.- Dried Inuit, hey?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Ooh! God, look at that!
0:02:01 > 0:02:04And by adding water, you end up...
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Look at that!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11How incredibly clever! And does it feel cold?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14It feels lovely!
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Oh, my God! Well, that is amazing!
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- So, Luke, you work for Darcy, do you?- I do.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22What floats your boat then?
0:02:22 > 0:02:24I love skiing, I love sailing.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- I've done a lot of sailing over the years.- Big boats? Little boats?
0:02:27 > 0:02:32Yachts, round this country and the Mediterranean as well.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35That can be hairy, sailing here in a yacht.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Usually it's OK, I did skipper a boat back over the Channel
0:02:38 > 0:02:44in a force nine once, which is a severe gale, which is a little bit hairy, but it was a lot of fun.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49You survived. I'd stick to the snow if I were you. Anyway, this is going to be really weird.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52OK, now, boys, Gary and Paul. Tell me, how did you two meet then, Gary?
0:02:52 > 0:02:57I've known Paul for about seven years now, he joined my am-dram club when we were doing
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Crazy For You, and so have been friends every since.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Right, so amateur dramatics, comedy, theatre.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- Yes, musicals.- That's what really gets you going?- Mm-hmm.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Anyway, so do you collect anything?
0:03:11 > 0:03:14I collect coins and vinyl, vinyl records.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18I have about 2,000 singles and a couple of hundred albums.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- Gosh! You're not obsessive at all, are you?- No, not at all.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25No, not at all. So, Paul, how long have you been treading the boards?
0:03:25 > 0:03:30Oh, ever since my voice broke and I realised it was a good way of meeting girls.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34And what are your qualifications for this Bargain Hunt malarkey?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Well, I quite like collecting mostly modern stuff, this is where Gary and I differ,
0:03:38 > 0:03:43- but also my father used to take me to auctions when I was a child so I kind of got it into my blood then.- Yes.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48The only thing I remember then was my father saying, "Keep very still, don't buy anything".
0:03:48 > 0:03:53- Yeah, don't put your hand up. - So, I just sat there on my hands for about two and a half hours.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54- You got rather bored with that? - Yes.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57But it won't be like it later on in our Bargain Hunt auction.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- I hope not.- You can jump around.- I hope not, yes.- Yes, and we have great fun on Bargain Hunt.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05In fact, you each get £300 and an hour to shop for three items,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08which of course you'll sell on later at auction.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12If you make a profit, you get to keep it, which is really rather brilliant.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14So, next, the money moment.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16£300 apiece, there you go, £300.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19You know the rules, your experts await and off you go!
0:04:21 > 0:04:23So, let's meet our experts.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Today they'll be helping not one but two lots of teams.
0:04:27 > 0:04:33Dodging the snowballs for the Reds, it's Charles Hanson. Cheeky!
0:04:33 > 0:04:36And getting in tune with the Blues, it's Mark Stacey.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Is that as old as it looks?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- That's nice.- Yeah, how old is it, do you think? How do you date it?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Well, my grandparents had some stuff just like this,
0:04:46 > 0:04:51it could be kind of early last century or it could be older.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54I think you're right. That's older because look at the decoration,
0:04:54 > 0:04:59it's painted rather than being printed, quite heavy as well, it's heavy paste of porcelain.
0:04:59 > 0:05:05We turn it upside down and we can see, there we go, good, it's got the combed back or the unglazed finish.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08It's combed back, it's typically, we know it to be Chien Lung,
0:05:08 > 0:05:13or a period of Chinese history from 1735 to 1799.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16So, it's going to be circa 1770.
0:05:16 > 0:05:22This is a Willow pattern and really this charming pattern was devised and altered by Josiah Spode
0:05:22 > 0:05:26in 1795, so the current modern Willow pattern you see on your
0:05:26 > 0:05:30grandma's, or your current tableware today, was invented by Josiah Spode.
0:05:30 > 0:05:36If it came to auction today, as a true antique, it's market auction guide would be between £50 and £80.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40So, if we're going to buy it, we want to offer a price towards the low estimate
0:05:40 > 0:05:43to give us a chance of a good profit at the end of the day.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- OK.- We'll leave you to it, shall we? - All right, cheers.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53And left to it, Darcy smashed the price down to £65.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Mark, look what I've found! Look!
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Oh, my Lord! What is it?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01It's a Venetian glass mask, clearly,
0:06:01 > 0:06:05and there's a little candle at the back there that you can light up,
0:06:05 > 0:06:07so you get this kind of luminous...
0:06:07 > 0:06:08- Glowing effect.- Absolutely!
0:06:08 > 0:06:10It could be something like a BAFTA.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14I was going to say, the thing I like about it most is that this is probably
0:06:14 > 0:06:19the closest I'm ever going to get to "Thank you to everyone who voted for me", all of those kind of things.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- So, what do you think of that?- Well, quite honestly that was the worst performance I've ever seen.
0:06:23 > 0:06:30- And what do you think of it, Gary? Do you like it?- If I have to be honest, no!
0:06:30 > 0:06:34It is signed, actually, down here and it was made in probably Murano,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37one of the little islands off Venice.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40This one, I guess, is sort of 1980s or something like that.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45So, what I suppose we're hoping for here is that this will be a collectors' item in the future
0:06:45 > 0:06:48and time will tell.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51But I think it might appeal to a sort of young, contemporary market.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- Yes.- That sort of minimalist look.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Good, well, I'm glad you said that, because I have to be honest with you, I actually already bought this.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- Oh, no! - So, its list price was £120.- Right.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04But I actually got it for £85.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Which is not a bad discount, I have to say, is it, Gary?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- No, it's not bad.- Do you think I could make a profit on that?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12I'm not sure we'll go that far.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14So, how much do you think it will go for, Mark?
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Well, at a push £30 or £40, but that's just because the candle's there.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- That's not very bright! - He gets on my wick!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31They're big, they're decorative, sell them to me.
0:07:31 > 0:07:37- They are! They're sixty quid for the pair.- They are huge!
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- Let me tell you why I think you should buy them.- OK, salesman.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- I just think we've got an auction house in Cirencester, which is in the Cotswolds.- Yeah.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I like them and I can see them in front
0:07:47 > 0:07:50of a Cotswold stone cottage, I think somebody will buy them.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53You're right, I love the acorn mock finials on them, I love this sort of
0:07:53 > 0:07:57finished sort of loss of paint effect
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- but we know from their weight, they are terracotta, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03And probably made, what, a year ago?
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Yeah.- Well, last week.- Last week?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Thanks for coming, last week? - Which means they're fresh.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10They're fresh to the market, quite literally.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13And I think Cirencester will appreciate fresh.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- So, £60?- Yeah.- That's £30 apiece.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- Yeah.- As a pair, that's even better, and I shall say yes, chaps,
0:08:20 > 0:08:26I'm here with you and I should think their auction value ought to be between £60 and £100.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32OK, and you've had your buy, you've had yours, now it's my turn. I'll see you later, OK?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34That's two urns and a plate, what's next?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Another antique, hopefully.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46- Hi, Paul.- Hi, Mark.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49I found these, I thought you might like them.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51They just appealed to me.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- What attracts you to them?- It's Royal, it's collectible, surely?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Not necessarily, you know.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Not everybody out there collects things to do with the Royal Family,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04and these are actually by quite a small factory.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07They're George VI and Queen Elizabeth, so they're Coronation plates from 193.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10How much are they asking for them?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- I've already bought them. - Oh, no! How much have you paid?
0:09:13 > 0:09:16A hundred and... No, they were £27.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Oh, gosh, that's a bit of a relief!
0:09:18 > 0:09:20They're only £20 overpaid.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- But gosh! What do you think? - They're awful, Mark!
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Well, look, you've bought them now so we've got our second item.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Let's go out and find a fantastic third item.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Luke. Darcy.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- How are you doing?- Very well.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40OK, good because...
0:09:40 > 0:09:42It's another plate.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47Well, it's not any old plate, OK? What we've got is a fine Royal Worcester plate
0:09:47 > 0:09:53of circa 1925, beautifully enamelled, beautifully gilt with a landscape scene of this castle.
0:09:53 > 0:09:59Look at the gilt decoration, this swagged foliage and these hanging ribbons and husks.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Turn it upside down.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04There you go, puce mark, this puce mark. Royal Worcester was really
0:10:04 > 0:10:07using this puce mark from 1900 to about 1925.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10It cost £100.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13No, I'm joking! It wasn't really! It was £50.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- £50? - Yeah. Would you pay that for it?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Yeah, yeah.
0:10:17 > 0:10:23Good, it's worth, in my opinion, between £50 and £70, £80.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- Good, well done, Charles. - So we've got our third item and we've still got ten minutes to go.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Well, relax. Sit back, boys.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Darcy put those golden locks back on the chair, job's done.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Guys, guys.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- What have you got?- Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43He's not into this, I'm afraid.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- I'm sorry, you've got this in its original box.- Oh, good Lord!
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- I had one as a child. - What do you think, Mark?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- I love them, don't you? - Yes, it is quite sweet.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55It is lovely. God, I've forgotten how cute it is.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- It does look in remarkably good condition, doesn't it?- Really nice.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01You get wings out of the side, don't you, as well?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Yep, you flip that one.- Oh!
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Oh, I love it!
0:11:07 > 0:11:10I think it's great. It's a collector's piece really.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- I think it's a bit of a risk. - Is it frightfully expensive?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Well, it was up for £150.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19£150? It's a lot of money, isn't it?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21And what could you get it for?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23I can get it for £100.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- It still sounds a lot. - Sounds a lot to me, too.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29But it's got its box. And time is running out a bit. Shall we go with it?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- I think we're going to have to. - Well, you never know, it might fly.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Gary sealed the deal and bought it for £100.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43The snow has melted, so time's up!
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Let's have a quick reminder of what the teams have bought.
0:11:47 > 0:11:53£65 paid for the Chinese porcelain plates,
0:11:53 > 0:11:55but will they be recognised as a true antique
0:11:55 > 0:11:58and hold their worth at auction?
0:11:58 > 0:12:01The guys pruned the price of the terracotta garden urns back
0:12:01 > 0:12:04to a reasonable £60 for the pair.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08The gilt enamelled Royal Worcester plate might have quality written
0:12:08 > 0:12:12all over it, but will it fetch more than the £50 paid for it?
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- So, was that good fun? - It was great fun.- It was fantastic!
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Yeah, not a snowball in sight, I'm glad to say.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22No, great fun going round with an expert.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Yes, absolutely. I've been looking for one of those for years!
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Which piece will bring the biggest profit?
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- What do you reckon?- We think probably the two urns.- Yeah.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Not a huge potential but we think it's the most likely to make a profit.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Ironic because they're the newest things of all.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Yes, absolutely, brand Harry spankers actually.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45- Yeah. They come in a cardboard box. - Still wet, still wet!
0:12:45 > 0:12:51Brilliant! Anyway, £175 you spent, I want £125, it goes to Carlos.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- My goodness!- My gosh!- Profit is key.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55How many years have you been doing this programme?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- About six years, Tim.- About six years, lovely.- I'm enjoying it.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04- Profit, you've just discovered, is the key, is that right?- Correct. - Great! We have made our point.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05Yes, absolutely right.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- Well, it's down to you, Charles, big responsibility.- Yes.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- You're just going to have to trot off.- I am.- Off you trot!
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18After a stellar performance, Paul got the price down to £85
0:13:18 > 0:13:21for the sculpted Venetian glass candlestick.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24They paid £27 for the Coronation plates,
0:13:24 > 0:13:28but will they make a right Royal profit at auction?
0:13:28 > 0:13:33£100 paid for the Corgi boxed Chitty Chitty Bang Bang model,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37but will the bidders have such fond memories?
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- Well, team. How was it for you both? - It was great!- Really great fun.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43You seemed to enjoy yourselves.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit? - I think the mask.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- What about you? - As much as I hate to say it, yeah.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- You think the mask?- Yeah. - Just because it's mine.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Well, that's your prediction. You spent a very mature £212.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- We did.- So very pleased about that.
0:13:56 > 0:14:02We have £88 of left over lolly, there we go, £88 precisely.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03- Thank you. - What do you think about that?
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- It's quite a decent amount, isn't it?- It's a decent amount, you do love to spend.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11I do like to spend, so I'll have a bit of a challenge there, but I'll find something.
0:14:19 > 0:14:26En route to the auction house, Darcy and Luke's urns got into a spot of bother and one of them broke.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30We replaced the broken urn with a new one, but it had a mishap again,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32so we had to stick it back together.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Let's see what our auctioneer makes of them.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Today we're with Philip Allwood, who of course is the proprietor
0:14:39 > 0:14:44of Moore, Allen and Innocent Auctioneers in Gloucestershire.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- Very, very nice to see you.- And you.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52First up I'm intrigued, Philip, to find out what your opinion is of these yoghurt-covered jobbies.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Well, they look the part, don't they?
0:14:55 > 0:14:59And I would have ordinarily thought that £30 was pretty cheap.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02I think they've got a bit of a design fault because,
0:15:02 > 0:15:07if we look at this one, I suspect that that's a weakness
0:15:07 > 0:15:11and the original vendors have actually re-done the bases.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Will they make £30 apiece in the auction?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- I wouldn't be surprised. They have that sort of look.- Yes.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22- Just don't move them around all that much, that's the secret, isn't it? - Exactly.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Next they've got this little Chinese blue and white... It's a sort of chafing dish, isn't it?
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Yes, it's a nice little dish in good condition.- How much?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Put £40 to £60.- £65 paid.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Next is the Worcester cabinet plate.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39It's got a lot going for it. For my money I'd like to see more of the panel
0:15:39 > 0:15:42and less of the green, but you can only sell what you've got.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- You're a fussy old pot when it comes to these.- Very.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- £50 to £80, around there. - Brilliant! £50 paid.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- Oh, right! Fair enough.- Overall we've got a jolly nice Chinese plate,
0:15:53 > 0:15:58we've got these fellows with a bit of a design problem that might just get £60,
0:15:58 > 0:16:02and a projected, possible profit on the Worcester cabinet plate.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05All in all, I would say the Red team have done extraordinarily well.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09They may or may not need the bonus buy, but let's have a look anyway.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- Look at this for quality.- Oh!
0:16:13 > 0:16:18It's a wonderful Dutch silver caddy spoon, circa 1910.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Wonderful quality, in its original red Morocco case, what do you think?
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- You sell it well.- Well, thank you!
0:16:25 > 0:16:26It's so original.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28It's got a wonderful quality about it,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31in its tired, yet not quite tatty, case.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- And it was how much? - It was £60.- £60.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- I like it. - You like it?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37I'm interested in how much it'll make at auction.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40I think it's what the market wants and my guide price,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- I could see it hopefully making up towards £80, £90.- OK.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Anyway, you guys don't have to decide right now, but for the audience at home,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Nice-looking piece, Berthold, Hermann Muller.
0:16:53 > 0:17:01- Oh, yes.- Who's a well-known, though a little prolific maker, and it's good enough quality.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02How much?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04I would have thought around the £50, £80 mark.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Great! £60 paid.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Anyway, that's it for the Red team, now for the Blues.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12They went with this candlestick jobbie.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16The one thing we know is Salviati stuff is expensive.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- Yes.- This would be somewhere in the region of £185 new.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23The problem is that with something like this,
0:17:23 > 0:17:28the depreciation on it is about 95% in the first five seconds.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- Oh, is it?- I think you'd be lucky to get £20, £30 for it.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Really? They paid £85 in the fair.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- Mm.- We'd better move on quickly to the Coronation plate.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38We're on safe territory here.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40They are what they are.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- Plain blue.- Yes.- With this incredibly badly-moulded relief.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49You can't even tell where the hooter finishes and the mouth begins.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52No, absolutely. £20, £30, I don't know.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55£27 paid, so we're in the frame.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- Oh, well, that's not too bad, is it? - That's fair enough. How are you on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Well, I love these old toys because they
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- actually go back to my childhood, but the problem with this is...- Yes.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Whilst you've got the original box,
0:18:09 > 0:18:14- you're missing the actual interior which holds it in place.- The guts?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16In a box, with the guts of the box?
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- Yep.- With packaging.- You'd be looking at somewhere around £100, £150.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- If it was all complete? - Yes.- Oh, right.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26I think that interior missing
0:18:26 > 0:18:29will drop it quite dramatically and put it down to £40 or £60.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31£100 our team paid for it.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- I think they're going to need their bonus buy.- Probably.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36And I think we should go and have a look at it.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40OK, now, Gary give him a hand and pull the cord, will you?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- There you go, it's like opening the... oh, my!- Wow!
0:18:42 > 0:18:46- Wow!- This is a rather nice marine watercolour,
0:18:46 > 0:18:49signed, and we throw in the frame as well.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51It was only £75.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- Wow!- £75.- I like that! - It's quite appealing actually.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- It's beautiful. I really like it. - What's that? 1872.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- Yes, a nice Victorian one. - So is it English?
0:19:01 > 0:19:05It's signed Dugdale and that sounds like an English name to me.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08It's got a little bit going on.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11I wouldn't say it's the best artist in the world
0:19:11 > 0:19:14but for £75, you can't get a print for that, can you?
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- Quite marketable.- I quite like it. Marine subjects are very popular.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20The question is, is there profit in it?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22I would like to see it make £100 or something, but we never know.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- OK.- But it is quite nice. - Yeah, it's nice.
0:19:25 > 0:19:31Frankly, you don't have to really like it or hate it, it's the profit that you're after.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34You'll decide after the sale of the first three items if you take it or not.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39Now, for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43It's probably by a chap called Dugdale, it's of the Firth of Forth
0:19:43 > 0:19:47and it was probably done on or around the 20th December 1872.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- You're just reading that!- I am. I can't read much else into it.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54No. Is it a great work of art? That's the first question.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- No. I think it's by an enthusiastic amateur.- Right.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59What price would you put on it?
0:19:59 > 0:20:06I think we'd be looking at somewhere around the £40 to £60, he said optimistically.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Ah! £75 paid by Mark Stacey and it's supposed to be a bonus buy.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- Is it?- Perhaps we'd better hope that the teams don't take it.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- Yeah.- Good luck anyway. - We'll try.- Thanks.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Darcy and Luke, how are you feeling?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Slightly apprehensive. - Are you apprehensive?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- What are you worried about? - What's the worst that could happen?
0:20:32 > 0:20:36You might lose, but hopefully you're going to make lots of profits.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Now, the terracotta urns, you found those, Darcy.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43There were literally thousands of them at the fair
0:20:43 > 0:20:47and unfortunately, in transit, the bottom fell off one of those vases.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51We've had it glued back together so it doesn't look too bad on view,
0:20:51 > 0:20:55but he will sell them as found, and if this happened in the real world,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59if this happened and you'd taken an object really to the auction house,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02they would make sure the carrier paid you compensation.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05What we're proposing to do, to make this fair for you today,
0:21:05 > 0:21:08you paid £60 for the vases, they were £30 each,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11they're not rare because you could go and buy another 100 of them
0:21:11 > 0:21:15if you wanted to at £30 each, we're going to give you a credit of £30,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17all right, for the broken vase.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- OK.- We think that's the fairest thing to do.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24We'll sell the two together and whatever happens, we're topping you up by £30.
0:21:24 > 0:21:30The first lot up, Darcy, is your old Chinese plate, and here it comes.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Lot number 235 is the 18th century Chinese blue and white meat plate,
0:21:34 > 0:21:36for a small joint, partridge maybe.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Where are you going to be for that? Who'll start me? £50. £30 to get on.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- £20 then? Must be £20.- Oh, come on. - £20 I'm bid, thank you.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46At £20 on my right here, £20, going to be cheap at £20, 5,
0:21:46 > 0:21:5030, 5, at 35, 40 if you like, sir.
0:21:50 > 0:21:56- 40, 5, 50, at £50, 5 if you like seated.- Go on!
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Standing now then, at £50, 5 anywhere? 5.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- 60 if you like, at 55 here.- One more!
0:22:01 > 0:22:05At 55, 60, at £60. Lady's bid at £60, 5 do you need, sir?
0:22:05 > 0:22:09All done then at £60?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12£60, minus £5.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15The garden urns. Don't forget you get £30 anyway.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Lot 236, is the pair of
0:22:16 > 0:22:20white painted terracotta classical style garden urns.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Please note that one has been broken and repaired.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29- Thanks for that!- Pair of terracotta classical-style garden urns.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33And I can start you here on the book at £40.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- That's good.- At £40 the pair.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41At £40 still, at £40, 5 if you like now, 45, 50, 5, 60, 5.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- Yes!- On the book now at 65, 70 now.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46At £65, should be that apiece surely?
0:22:46 > 0:22:50It's £65, it's on my left, selling at £65, you all done now.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53£65.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58- I told you!- Plus £30 on that, that means you are plus £35. Well done!
0:22:58 > 0:23:03Lot number 237 is the Royal Worcester cabinet plate.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Pretty little piece there, good looking work on that,
0:23:06 > 0:23:08who will start me? £50?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11£30 to get on, £30 I'm bid, thank you, madam. At £30.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I don't believe it! Come on, surely!
0:23:14 > 0:23:19At £30, bit of Royal Worcester hand-painted ware there. At £30 only.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21At £30, 5 can I say now?
0:23:21 > 0:23:25On a maiden bid at £30.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- Oh!- Oh, no!
0:23:27 > 0:23:29£30, you're minus £20 on that.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33You made a profit of £35, you had a previous loss, that's plus 30,
0:23:33 > 0:23:35minus 20, you are plus £10. All right?
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Plus £10. What are you going to do about the caddy spoon?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Will you go with the caddy spoon?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Yes. I'm confident!
0:23:42 > 0:23:46You're going with the bonus buy, and here it comes.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Lot number 241 is the German caddy spoon there.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Good-looking piece, where will you be? £50?
0:23:52 > 0:23:54£30 to get on.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- More, surely.- £20 then.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02At £20 I'm bid there, 5, 30, 5, 40, 5,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- at £45 here.- Come on, one more.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07At 50 can I say now? 50, at £50 in front of me now.
0:24:07 > 0:24:115 anywhere now? At £50, thought it might be a little more.
0:24:11 > 0:24:17At £50, 5 anywhere now then? At £50, gentleman's bid then at £50.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19£50 is minus £10,
0:24:19 > 0:24:24which means you have no score, no profit and no loss.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27It has wiped its face.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39So, Paul and Gary, here we are.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- Do you know how the Reds got on? - No, Tim.- You don't know.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46- They look confident but...- They look confident, looks can be very deceptive, as you know.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51So, first up it's going to be your candlestick and here it comes.
0:24:51 > 0:24:57Lot number 261 then is the Salviati amber mast candlestick,
0:24:57 > 0:24:58unusual piece this.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03I can start you on the book here at £25, at £25,
0:25:03 > 0:25:05I'll take 30 now, at £25.
0:25:05 > 0:25:1230, 5, 40, 5, 50, 5, 60, 5,
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- 70 if you like.- Go on!- Go on!
0:25:14 > 0:25:17At £70 on my left now, at £70 are you all sure now?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20It's in the room here at £70.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Yes, £70. That's not so bad, old boy.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Only minus £15. God, it could have been worse!
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Lot 262, the Coronation plates,
0:25:29 > 0:25:33of course it's Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mum, God bless her.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Where will you be? Start you at £20
0:25:35 > 0:25:36on the book here, at 20, 5,
0:25:36 > 0:25:4030, at £30 a pair there, at £30, 5 anywhere now?
0:25:40 > 0:25:47- Go on!- At £30, 5 anywhere? At £30, you all sure at £30?
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Well, don, Gary,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51that is £3 profit. Brilliant!
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Now, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58Lot number 263 is the Corgi Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,
0:25:58 > 0:26:00reminds me of my childhood.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03I can start you here at £45 on the book here, at £45.
0:26:03 > 0:26:09- At £45, 50 if you like now, 50, 5, 60, 5.- Go on!
0:26:09 > 0:26:1370, 5, at £75, it's on the book here at £75, 80 anywhere?
0:26:13 > 0:26:17At £75, it's on the book at £75.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20How exciting! £75, minus £25.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Minus £25.- It was too mean!
0:26:23 > 0:26:2725, 35, 40, you are minus £37.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32- Oh, my!- Minus £37 chaps. So what about the estuary watercolour?
0:26:36 > 0:26:37I think not.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Going to stick or are you going to go with Mark's buy?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42We like it but the price is just a touch high.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47OK, a decision is made, no bonus buy, but we're going to sell it anyway.
0:26:47 > 0:26:53The Firth of Forth watercolour, signed Dugdale 1872.
0:26:53 > 0:26:59Who'll start me? Is that £100? £50 to get on, £30.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04Yes, £30 I'm bid there, thank you. At £30, at £30 in front of me now, at £30, I'll take 5 now.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- At £30, it's right in front of me at £30, 5 anyway?- Uh-oh!
0:27:07 > 0:27:10At £35, thank you. 40.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11At £40, 5 if you like now.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16- At 45, 50, at £50, 5.- Oh, no!
0:27:16 > 0:27:2260 if you like, sir. 60, at £60, at £60, are you all sure at £60?
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- £60.- That wasn't too bad.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Minus £15.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29A wise decision, wasn't it?
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- Phew! I think we escaped!- No bonus buy.- We didn't make it any worse.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- Your score is intact at minus £37. - Fantastic.
0:27:35 > 0:27:41Well done with that. Don't tell the Reds a thing, we'll give them a nasty surprise in a minute.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49So, bad luck for the Blues, making a loss of £37, meaning Reds win,
0:27:49 > 0:27:52as, remember, they managed to break even.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Coming up, two more teams go bargain hunting,
0:27:55 > 0:27:59but first I'm off to the stupendous Sudeley Castle.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Welcome to Sudeley, a magnificent castle,
0:28:03 > 0:28:08set in simply idyllic grounds in the Gloucestershire countryside.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13Sudeley has gone through periods of neglect though.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18During the English Civil War in the 17th century, the castle was looted and left to rot.
0:28:18 > 0:28:26Salvation arrived in Sudeley in the Victorian era in the form of two brothers, John and William Dent.
0:28:26 > 0:28:32John and William had made a substantial fortune in the glove-making business.
0:28:32 > 0:28:39In fact, their father John Dent had established the firm in Worcester in 1777
0:28:39 > 0:28:43and it continued to flourish under the brothers' tutelage.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48In fact, Dents continue to make high-quality gloves today
0:28:48 > 0:28:51and I can assure you they're very comfortable.
0:28:51 > 0:28:58The Dent brothers began an ambitious restoration of the castle and added to its collections along the way.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07In the library, there are numerous examples of interesting textiles,
0:29:07 > 0:29:11including this rare, early Sheldon tapestry
0:29:11 > 0:29:15which the Dents bought in a local sale in 1848.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20But the pieces that magnetise me were created entirely by the needle.
0:29:22 > 0:29:28And can you believe that the decoration on this box is entirely done with that needle?
0:29:28 > 0:29:32There are a number of techniques that have been employed,
0:29:32 > 0:29:36including some interesting stuff called stumpwork.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40This thing dates from around 1660
0:29:40 > 0:29:46when there was an explosion of decorative arts as a result of the restoration of the monarchy.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50If you look at that top surface, there are areas which are raised.
0:29:50 > 0:29:56The top of the canopies, the clouds and the fruits are all in a 3-D effect.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Where you've got this raised area,
0:29:59 > 0:30:07the needle person has carefully stuffed cotton or kapok to create a little pocket
0:30:07 > 0:30:13and has then worked exquisitely with minute stitches around the outside
0:30:13 > 0:30:15and then attached it to the base.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18But they did have a practical purpose.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21If I very carefully open this up,
0:30:21 > 0:30:27because it's an incredibly precious object, you can see a fitted interior.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31It has a function either as a writing box
0:30:31 > 0:30:36with these wells and bottles containing either inks or scent,
0:30:36 > 0:30:40but the well within is really interesting.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45What's really rare about this box is at the bottom of the well is a hand-coloured print,
0:30:45 > 0:30:51which from this side shows a mansion house which is upside down.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56If I hinge the lid so that the mirror is illuminating the bottom,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59the building is the right way up.
0:30:59 > 0:31:07If you take your eyes down, you'll notice that the back and sides of this well are also lined in mirrors
0:31:07 > 0:31:11and you create a series of visual effects
0:31:11 > 0:31:17by looking in the mirrors and examining different aspects of the print that you're looking at.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22These mirrored, visually deceitful objects are called dioramas.
0:31:22 > 0:31:28This would have been an amusement for the owner and a treasure for the family to keep.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31The Dents were smart enough to buy it.
0:31:33 > 0:31:40The big question is, will our two new teams make some smart purchases back at Gloucester docks?
0:31:40 > 0:31:44Time to meet our next lot of Reds and Blues.
0:31:44 > 0:31:51Both teams today are brimful of confidence. They're determined that they'll both be victorious,
0:31:51 > 0:31:56- For the Blues, we've got Becky and Laura who are students.- Lara.
0:31:56 > 0:32:02Lara. And they're also determined to get their names right! See what I mean? They're determined!
0:32:02 > 0:32:08And the Reds, Lisa and Kay, are work colleagues. Welcome to Bargain Hunt.
0:32:08 > 0:32:14- Now, Kay, you are a proven bargain hunter, aren't you?- I am. - How has that come about?
0:32:14 > 0:32:19I used to go to boot sales and buy vintage clothes and bits and bobs.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23And I would sell them on a well-known worldwide internet site.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28- Which you did for fun?- Yes, and then I turned it into a business.
0:32:28 > 0:32:34But then I got fed up of every weekend going to the boot sales.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36So I decided I'd go for a real job.
0:32:36 > 0:32:44I saw the charity that I work for, CLIC Sargent, advertising for an internet person
0:32:44 > 0:32:50- to sell things in an internet shop. - So CLIC Sargent is a charity for what cause?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53It's for children with cancer and leukaemia.
0:32:53 > 0:33:01- Well, that's fascinating. Well done. So you went to work for Kay, did you?- I did.- Is she a bossy boss?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Not at all. We're great friends.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09- Do you collect?- I do. I'm a massive fan of Spider-Man.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15- Who?- Spider-Man! So I have a very big collection of Spider-Man items.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20- How many pieces have you got? 20, 30 pieces?- Hundreds of pieces.
0:33:20 > 0:33:26- I think you'll do well today.- Yes. - Lovely to have you on the programme.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Now, Becky and LARA. Sorry to get your name wrong.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35Now, will you be worthy opponents, Becky, for the Reds?
0:33:35 > 0:33:41- Yes. We would've done anything to get on the programme. - What do you mean, anything?- Well...
0:33:41 > 0:33:48- We promised your researchers that if we had to, we might do it naked. - Do it naked?
0:33:48 > 0:33:53- But you're students?- Yes. - Where?- At the University of Gloucestershire.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57- What degree are you reading? - I'm doing print journalism.
0:33:57 > 0:34:03- I did my degree in digital video production.- You'll be interested in how we make the programme?- Yes.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06I hope you're not looking for my job, are you?
0:34:07 > 0:34:14- So what's all this?- We've got quite individual personalities, so we customised our fleeces.
0:34:14 > 0:34:20- So it says, "Bargain Hunters."- And we put a cheeky joke on the back.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23"What do you call an old ant?"
0:34:24 > 0:34:27"An ant-ique"!
0:34:27 > 0:34:34- So you're keen on working in TV. Will you be giving us any directions today?- Not in the television,
0:34:34 > 0:34:41- but I hope to direct our team really well.- I bet you will. Now, the money moment. £300. You know the rules.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Your expert... They've disappeared!
0:34:50 > 0:34:56- Kay, Charles, what do you think of this?- Oh, no!- That's awful!
0:34:56 > 0:34:59What do you think? I have a good feeling about it.
0:34:59 > 0:35:05- Does it work?- Yes.- How much is it? - I've had a word with them and they say 15?
0:35:05 > 0:35:10- Was that 15 pence?- £15.- OK. Right. Oh, my goodness me.
0:35:10 > 0:35:18Yeah. Nice. Decorative. If ever in the auction field, we want to let a client down, we say it's decorative.
0:35:18 > 0:35:25And what's it worth? Obviously, on a good day, £15, £18, £20 maybe? Bad day, £5?
0:35:25 > 0:35:29I'll stick my neck out cos this will easily get £50.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34- So £15?- Yes, to make an easy 50.- OK. I'm behind you on that, OK?
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- Let's go for it.- Go for it.- Yeah.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39# Let's go, girls... #
0:35:44 > 0:35:49- So, Becky, what do you reckon?- It's the thing that we were looking for.
0:35:49 > 0:35:55It's different to the things that you see for Chinese-themed items.
0:35:55 > 0:36:02This very delicate pattern, which we refer to as famille rose, has got a lot of this pinky colour to it.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05It's got Chinese children playing in a garden.
0:36:05 > 0:36:11But it's been cracked in half at some point and then glued together.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13You could restore that a bit better.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18And there's the odd chip that's been restored around the rim.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- Will that devalue it? - It will devalue it.
0:36:21 > 0:36:27- Although the Chinese market is quite brisk at the moment.- I think we should go for it.- Yes.- Let's do it.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33They're keen and they snapped it up for 150.
0:36:36 > 0:36:42Here we are, playing draughts. Look at this fine table, this great gaming table. I really like it.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46Oval shape, ebonised and inlaid, so quite special.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Marquetry inlay in different timbers, sycamore, harewood.
0:36:50 > 0:36:58And on this chess board, we've got beautiful rosewood and burl maple or some sort of timber in between.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- What about this crack here? - I knew you'd see that.- A-ha!
0:37:02 > 0:37:05To me, looking around at the table,
0:37:05 > 0:37:09even the shaped aprons are nice, it's in lovely condition.
0:37:09 > 0:37:15English-made. What's it worth in the saleroom? Well, to me, today, the market is improving.
0:37:15 > 0:37:21And realistically, my auction guide price would be between £100-£200.
0:37:21 > 0:37:27- What do you think? Am I tempting you?- I think we should go for it. - OK.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:37:27 > 0:37:33So £125, signed, sealed, delivered, it goes to auction? Done.
0:37:38 > 0:37:44- I really like this item.- It's really cool.- What do you like about it?
0:37:44 > 0:37:47For one, I absolutely love Cinderella and Walt Disney films.
0:37:47 > 0:37:52- Do you believe in fairytales? - Absolutely. Yeah. Got to believe in something.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56It is fun. We've got the three-piece tea set.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59We've got the sugar bowl, the cream jug and the teapot.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04What you have to look out for is that it's got the permission of Walt Disney on it,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07so it's been licensed by them to do it.
0:38:07 > 0:38:13There used to be a strong market and you've got all three pieces.
0:38:13 > 0:38:20- But £95 is a bit steep, isn't it? - Could we get it down at all?- I think so. We could flutter our eyelids
0:38:20 > 0:38:25- and see if we can get it cheaper. - Yes.- We've found our Cinderella.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30- Shall we go and find our Prince? - We've got our Prince here. - Aw! Let's go to the ball.
0:38:30 > 0:38:37The girls paid £75. I thought Mark was more of an Ugly Sister.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Interesting! BOTH: Sell it to us.
0:38:40 > 0:38:46You girls are very retro. And a really important factor on the antiques market is novelty.
0:38:46 > 0:38:54Here is a very, very fine, late Victorian, Empire, industrialised poker stand, with two fine ladies.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59- It's more like an 18th-century pole dancer.- Well...
0:38:59 > 0:39:07Actually, in some respects, you're right. What we've got here is an original casting in cast iron
0:39:07 > 0:39:14of two ladies, semi-clad, in their risque costume, pulling a pose.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17It's 1880-1890 in period.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20It's on at £36. That's what we can buy it for.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23My guide price would be 30 to 50.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- And they're asking £36 for it. - Yeah.
0:39:26 > 0:39:31- Are you daring us?- Yes, I am. - Oh, well!- Go on!
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Go on, life's too short!
0:39:33 > 0:39:36# I'm spinning around... #
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Ooh! All that spinning has made me dizzy.
0:39:43 > 0:39:50Girls, I don't want to worry you, but we've only got a few minutes left, and we need that third item.
0:39:50 > 0:39:57- We're torn between two items. I like that cruet set.- Even though he said 80, I reckon I could get him down.
0:39:57 > 0:40:05- Are you confident?- I am.- I think she can work her charm.- Really?- I really wanted a piece of silverware.
0:40:05 > 0:40:12Go on. I hope she gets it and then we can go and have a cup of tea, can't we?
0:40:12 > 0:40:19- Guys, I got it for £70!- I can't believe it. What did you do? - I just worked my charm.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22So we got a three-piece cruet set for £70.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24I love the blue bit inside.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29That is there to stop the salt and the mustard corroding the silver.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34They're hallmarked silver. And they've got this rather nice little Art Nouveau design
0:40:34 > 0:40:37up the side of the stylised tulips.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40We've got our last item for 70 quid.
0:40:40 > 0:40:46- We've got three good items. - You've got three completely different items, which is nice.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55I see no ships, but I do see time's up!
0:40:55 > 0:40:58The girls were in tune with the challenge
0:40:58 > 0:41:01and paid 15 quid for the radio.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05Charles waxed lyrical about Kay's checkers table.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09And they paid a game £125.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12I got my poker face on for this lot.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Charles got carried away, paying £36.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Well, you naughty girls... See what I mean?
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- How did you get on?- Brilliant. - Which is your favourite piece?
0:41:22 > 0:41:28We liked the radio and we loved the table.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32Now, after playing with his poker, we like the dancing ladies.
0:41:32 > 0:41:39- I beg your pardon? It's a family programme! Which piece will bring the biggest profit then?- The table.
0:41:39 > 0:41:47- You think the table?- Yes.- You agree with the table?- Yes.- £176 you spent. I want £124 of leftover lolly.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51- There we go, Charles.- Thank you.- So what was the best moment for you?
0:41:51 > 0:41:59- I think it's probably seeing the ladies perform on the pole dancing. It was just great fun.- Was it?
0:41:59 > 0:42:06- I'll try and buy something which is a bit fanciful, frivolous, feminine and...- That's all the "Fs"?- It is.
0:42:06 > 0:42:11- Frivolity or not, Charles, good luck.- Thanks.- And off you go.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:42:15 > 0:42:21The girls went a bit potty, spending a huge £150 straight away.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25And were they wishing on a star with their Cinderella tea set?
0:42:25 > 0:42:29I think their silver cruet set might be a bit more down to earth.
0:42:32 > 0:42:38- So, girls, did you have a good time?- Really good.- We enjoyed spending other people's money.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42That was the best moment. And spend you certainly did!
0:42:42 > 0:42:50- Which is your favourite item?- The cruet set because I managed to get a good bargain for our last item.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54Which do you think is the favourite?
0:42:54 > 0:43:00- I like the Cinderella teapot. - The whole set. Which is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:43:00 > 0:43:05I think that the vase and the little stand will.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09I think the cruet set will get us lots of money.
0:43:09 > 0:43:14We've got a split decision there. You spent a stupendous £295,
0:43:14 > 0:43:18which is really cool, which you did deliberately,
0:43:18 > 0:43:26just to make it as difficult as possible for you to find a bonus buy with a £5 note.
0:43:26 > 0:43:30- Well, I don't know, Tim, maybe a gin and tonic?- That's kind.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33- We'll find something.- Good luck.
0:43:44 > 0:43:51Here we are in the depths of the countryside in Gloucestershire at Moore, Allen & Innocent's saleroom
0:43:51 > 0:43:53with the supremo, Philip Allwood.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56- How are you, Philip?- Very well.
0:43:56 > 0:44:01The Red Team, Lisa and Kay, first item is this truly ghastly table.
0:44:01 > 0:44:06It's a fairly dull, boring and poor quality table
0:44:06 > 0:44:12that's had a checkerboard top put in it and some suspicious-looking roundels to the side of it
0:44:12 > 0:44:15that didn't start off life there.
0:44:15 > 0:44:20- What's your estimate on this gem? - We put £50 to £80.
0:44:20 > 0:44:25Our team paid £125. Next up is the cream radio set. Do you like this?
0:44:25 > 0:44:29Yeah, it's not bad. It's a better colour than brown.
0:44:29 > 0:44:35- How much? - £20 or £30.- £15 paid, so they could be in for a profit on that.
0:44:35 > 0:44:40- What do you make of that? That's the weirdest thing.- It is a bit weird.
0:44:40 > 0:44:45It's got that Victorian look, but is it quite that early?
0:44:45 > 0:44:48- I think it's '20s.- Yeah.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51- 1910, 1920.- Exactly. - What do you think it's worth?
0:44:51 > 0:44:55£15, £20? £20, £30, that region?
0:44:55 > 0:44:58£20 to £30? That'd be brilliant. They paid £36.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00- They might get out of that.- Yeah.
0:45:00 > 0:45:08Overall, these guys, on account largely of their rickety old table, are going to need their bonus buy.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12Look at that. Isn't it delightful?
0:45:12 > 0:45:19Look at the verse. "Fairy folk with tiny wings, flying all over my plates and things."
0:45:19 > 0:45:23It's Shelley, a really fine Staffordshire factory,
0:45:23 > 0:45:27second quarter 20th century, producing these wonderful designs
0:45:27 > 0:45:34after the illustrator, Mabel Lucie Attwell. And it's a baby's plate, 1925, 1930, thereabouts.
0:45:34 > 0:45:38- What do you think?- It's really sweet. We've got one on our desk.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42It's got a little chip in it.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46There's our mark as well, Shelley, retailed through Lawleys.
0:45:46 > 0:45:51It cost me all of £20.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55My auction guide price would be a good 20 to 30,
0:45:55 > 0:45:58or a wide guide, 20 to 40, and let's send it off well.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01- Happy?- Yeah.
0:46:01 > 0:46:06You decide after the sale of the first three items,
0:46:06 > 0:46:09but let's find out what the auctioneer thinks.
0:46:09 > 0:46:14Philip, you go in for these jokers. What do you make of these bowls?
0:46:14 > 0:46:18This is a good one, Shelley, retailed by Lawleys.
0:46:18 > 0:46:22- Nice, clear mark on the bottom there.- Yes.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25- It's a big bowl for a baby.- I know.
0:46:25 > 0:46:29- Where are you going estimate-wise? - £20 to £30.
0:46:29 > 0:46:33- £20 to £30. £20 was paid.- Right.
0:46:33 > 0:46:37Now for the Blues - three quite different items.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41First, the Chinese ovoid pot. Any good?
0:46:41 > 0:46:43It's actually not a bad pot.
0:46:43 > 0:46:51The problem is you've got a poor quality stand which may or may not have started off life with it.
0:46:51 > 0:46:55- But one thing that didn't start off life with it is the lid.- Really?
0:46:55 > 0:47:00It doesn't fit very well. You've got this lovely decoration here of trees
0:47:00 > 0:47:04suddenly ending with this floral spray on the top.
0:47:04 > 0:47:11If this had had the right top and the right stand, it would have been around the £300 to £500 mark.
0:47:11 > 0:47:18- Really?- But without that...- Without it.- ..you're looking at £50 to £70, that sort of region.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20£150 they paid.
0:47:20 > 0:47:25- How are you getting on with Cinderella in green?- It's quite fun.
0:47:25 > 0:47:30Disney memorabilia is always a good selling piece.
0:47:30 > 0:47:37You're looking around £30 to £50. It's a bit dull in the green, but it has all the right ingredients.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40£75 they paid. Another big hole.
0:47:40 > 0:47:45How about the three-piece silver cruet? That's at least period.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48It is, 1907 hallmark on there.
0:47:48 > 0:47:55It's not got the quality and design of people like Archibald Knox and others.
0:47:55 > 0:47:59- How much?- I would have thought in the £50 to £80 range.
0:47:59 > 0:48:05That's not bad. They paid 70. But we have two dirty great holes with that pot and old Cinders,
0:48:05 > 0:48:08so they'll need their bonus buy.
0:48:09 > 0:48:16I got something gr-r-reat, these wonderful little light bulbs with tigers' heads on them.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19I think they're marvellous. They're in their original box.
0:48:19 > 0:48:24They're rather charming and they were only £5!
0:48:24 > 0:48:29- Is that all you could find?- Yes. Thank you for that(!)
0:48:29 > 0:48:33- Do they work?- I think they'll light up the saleroom.
0:48:33 > 0:48:38- They're fabulous.- The box is the most interesting thing. - I like the box.
0:48:38 > 0:48:43You're right. If they weren't in the box, you'd have no idea.
0:48:43 > 0:48:47- When do you date them? 1930s? - '20s, '30s, yes.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50I'm glad you spent our £5 so wisely!
0:48:50 > 0:48:55Now, teams, you decide after the sale of your first three items.
0:48:55 > 0:49:00Let's see what the auctioneer thinks about the tiger's eye bulbs.
0:49:00 > 0:49:04We've been very generous in our £1 to £2 estimate on it.
0:49:04 > 0:49:10- How many lots do you catalogue here at £1 to £2? Not many, I guess? - I can't remember one.
0:49:10 > 0:49:17- This is a first.- It's very good of you to even consider putting it in the sale, quite frankly.
0:49:17 > 0:49:22- If it makes £1 or £2 or £5, he'll be delighted. It's just some fun.- Yes.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24We'll look forward to it. Thank you.
0:49:37 > 0:49:41- Lisa and Kay, how are you feeling? - Excited.- Nervous.
0:49:41 > 0:49:45- Why are you nervy?- I'm just worried about the table.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48- Is that your big worry?- Yeah.
0:49:48 > 0:49:51It was found by Charles. £125 was paid.
0:49:51 > 0:49:57The auctioneer doesn't like it very much and he's estimated £50 to £80. Here it comes.
0:49:57 > 0:50:02Lot number 289, the centre table with the checkerboard top.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05Who'll start me? 100? 50 then?
0:50:05 > 0:50:08At £30. At 30. At £30.
0:50:08 > 0:50:10I'll take 5 now. 5.
0:50:10 > 0:50:1340. At £40. At £40.
0:50:13 > 0:50:165. 50. 5.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18At 55 with the lady. 60 now?
0:50:18 > 0:50:21- Go on.- At £55. 60 anywhere?
0:50:21 > 0:50:25Selling at £55, are you all sure...?
0:50:26 > 0:50:28- 55.- Whose was it now?
0:50:28 > 0:50:31- I'm blaming Charles.- Now the radio.
0:50:31 > 0:50:37Lot number 290 is the Philips white Bakelite household radio.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40Who'll start me at £30, £40?
0:50:40 > 0:50:4220? At £10, a bid at 10.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45At £10. At £10. 12.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48At 12. 15. 18...
0:50:49 > 0:50:52At £18. 20? 20, thank you, sir.
0:50:52 > 0:50:56At £20. I'll take 2 now? At 20, are you all sure...?
0:50:57 > 0:50:59Yes! Very good.
0:50:59 > 0:51:04£5 profit, £5. Now the poker stand, Charles.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07Unusual lot, this. Unusual lot.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10Who'll start me? Start me, £30?
0:51:10 > 0:51:13£20? 10 to get on? Got to be £10.
0:51:13 > 0:51:16Yes, £10 bid. 12. 15.
0:51:16 > 0:51:1918. 20. £20 bid. 2.
0:51:19 > 0:51:2125. 28 if you like?
0:51:21 > 0:51:25At 28. At £28 here. 30 if you like?
0:51:25 > 0:51:28At 28...
0:51:28 > 0:51:30- £28.- Sorry, ladies. I'm sorry.
0:51:30 > 0:51:36- Minus £8. That is overall... minus 73.- Oh, no.- Hey!
0:51:36 > 0:51:39- Are you going to go with this bonus buy?- Let's go for it.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43Mabel Lucie Attwell baby's plate. Good size.
0:51:43 > 0:51:4520 to get on? Good Shelley piece.
0:51:45 > 0:51:49£20? A tenner? 10 I'm bid, thank you.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53- Come on, surely!- £10. It's selling at £10...
0:51:53 > 0:51:5512. 15.
0:51:55 > 0:51:5818. 20 if you like on my left?
0:51:58 > 0:52:04At £18 on my right here. £18, are you all sure at 18...?
0:52:04 > 0:52:09- Well done, Charles. £18, that's minus 2.- It's been tough, hasn't it?
0:52:09 > 0:52:12I'd say a chipped one is worth about £10!
0:52:12 > 0:52:18Minus £2 on that, bad luck, girls. That means, overall, you're minus £75.
0:52:18 > 0:52:24In this game, in this market, it could be quite a good score, a winning score.
0:52:24 > 0:52:28- So don't tell the Blues. - Our lips are sealed.
0:52:39 > 0:52:46- Lara and Becky, do you know how the Reds got on?- No.- Jolly good. We don't want you to know.
0:52:46 > 0:52:52- Are you excited?- Yeah. - You've waited for this auction, you've been longing for it
0:52:52 > 0:52:54- and you really want to win, don't you?- Definitely.
0:52:54 > 0:52:58Lot number 314 is the famille rose ovoid jar there.
0:52:58 > 0:53:02Good-looking piece and I can start here on the book at 25.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05At £25. 30 if you like now?
0:53:05 > 0:53:0830. 5. 40.
0:53:08 > 0:53:115. 50. 5. 60.
0:53:11 > 0:53:145. 70. 5.
0:53:14 > 0:53:18At £75. On the book at 75. Are you all done...?
0:53:18 > 0:53:24- Oh, dear, 75.- Dear, oh, dear. - You are £75 down the loo. Minus 75.
0:53:24 > 0:53:28The Cinderella three-piece tea set. Good-looking piece. 50?
0:53:28 > 0:53:30£30?
0:53:30 > 0:53:3420 then? A tenner? Must be £10.
0:53:34 > 0:53:3610 I'm bid. 12. 15.
0:53:36 > 0:53:3918. 20. 2. 25.
0:53:39 > 0:53:4228. At £28. 30 now?
0:53:42 > 0:53:46At £28 on my left. 30 now? 30.
0:53:46 > 0:53:495. 40. At 40, are you all sure...?
0:53:50 > 0:53:55- Oh, dear.- Not enough. £40, you're minus £35 on that.
0:53:55 > 0:54:00- What's wrong with everybody?- Now the cruet. It's all down to your cruet.
0:54:00 > 0:54:04Lot number 316 is the silver cruet.
0:54:04 > 0:54:08Start me, 50? I can start you at 20. At £20.
0:54:08 > 0:54:135 if you like now? At £20. 5. 30. 5. 40.
0:54:13 > 0:54:18On the book at 45. 50 now? At 45 in front of me here. 50.
0:54:18 > 0:54:22At £50 on my left. Are you all done at 50...?
0:54:22 > 0:54:25Is that 5? 55. 60 if you like?
0:54:25 > 0:54:29At £55. It's still here on my left at £55...
0:54:30 > 0:54:33£55 is minus £15.
0:54:33 > 0:54:38Overall, you are minus 125 smackers.
0:54:38 > 0:54:40You're 125 smackers down.
0:54:40 > 0:54:44This isn't brilliant, but it could be a winning score.
0:54:44 > 0:54:48Are you going to go with the bonus buy, the old light bulbs?
0:54:48 > 0:54:52- We might as well. - For a £5 note, for the fun of it.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55- Here they come.- Lot number 320
0:54:55 > 0:55:00is the box of 24 Tiger Lamp, 12-volt, 6-watt bulbs.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03£20? 10?
0:55:03 > 0:55:07- £5? At £5 bid.- Hey!- There you are.
0:55:07 > 0:55:097. 10. 12.
0:55:09 > 0:55:1215. 18. 20.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14At 22. At £22.
0:55:14 > 0:55:1825 anywhere? Are you all sure at 22...?
0:55:18 > 0:55:20Yes!
0:55:20 > 0:55:26£22! You are plus £17 on that.
0:55:26 > 0:55:33- So it just shows...- We were wrong. - It just shows what anybody knows about anything! £17 profit, super.
0:55:33 > 0:55:39So, 125 less 17 means that you are...
0:55:39 > 0:55:43minus 108. 108. OK?
0:55:43 > 0:55:48Minus 108. That could be a winning score, girls. Don't despair.
0:55:48 > 0:55:52We'll put the Reds out of their agony in a minute.
0:56:03 > 0:56:10Sadly, on Bargain Hunt when we have two splendid teams, we can only ever have one team of winners.
0:56:10 > 0:56:16- I have to reveal that the runners-up today are the Blue Team.- Aw!
0:56:17 > 0:56:21Bad luck, you girls. you are £108 minus.
0:56:21 > 0:56:27- Don't let that get you down. You've been great. I hope you've had good fun.- We have.
0:56:27 > 0:56:31But for the Reds, look at these two girls...
0:56:31 > 0:56:35Overall, you went with the bonus buy and you are minus £75.
0:56:35 > 0:56:39- We've had a great show. Join us soon for more bargain hunting, yes? - ALL: Yes!
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