0:00:06 > 0:00:10Bargain Hunt's popularity has spread worldwide,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14so to celebrate our global domination, we've got teams
0:00:14 > 0:00:18from both the northern and the southern hemispheres.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Watch out for a winner, as we go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Hello, and welcome to Portobello Road in London,
0:00:56 > 0:01:01home to one of the most famous markets in the world.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05It's lined with antique shops and stalls which makes it
0:01:05 > 0:01:09the very best place for our teams to shop for their bargains today.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12It's been here since the 19th century, the big question is
0:01:12 > 0:01:16will our teams' decisions last quite such a long time?
0:01:16 > 0:01:19I'd better remind them about the rules.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31I give each of the teams £300 and an hour to shop for their three items.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36They'll be helped by their expert, and I just hope that they choose the right items!
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Anyway, let's go and meet today's bargain hunters.
0:01:42 > 0:01:50I'd love to say that our teams today had winged in especially to join us on Bargain Hunt, but actually
0:01:50 > 0:01:56both teams live in London, although they come from the United States of America and Australia.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00How thrilling is that? Anyway, for the reds we've got Sally and Chris,
0:02:00 > 0:02:04welcome to Bargain Hunt, and for the blues we have Courtney and Dina.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06BOTH: Hi, Tim!
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Brilliant! Let's meet the red team first. Now, Sally?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- Yes.- Where about do you come from in Australia?
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- I'm from a small town named Gympie in Queensland.- Called what?- Gympie.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Gympie?- Yes.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- But really, in your heart of heart, you're a traveller, aren't you?- Yes.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Tell us about your travels.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29- Well, before I lived here in London, I've been living in Japan for six and a half years.- Japan?
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Mmm, and while I was in Japan, I travelled around a lot, and then
0:02:32 > 0:02:37also on our way to come to the UK we did a trans-Siberian type tour.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- Did you really? - Yes.- That sounds chilly.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- Mmm.- Can you speak Japanese? - Yeah, I can speak a little.- Can you?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45So give us "Hello, Bargain Hunters,"
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- in Japanese.- Yes, let me think,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- just a second. OK. - SHE SPEAKS JAPANESE
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Ha!
0:02:55 > 0:02:56So!
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- Konichiwa, Chris? - Konichiwa, Tim.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03You're not Australian yourself, are you?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06No, you can probably guess from my accent, I'm from Stoke-on-Trent.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Not sunny Stoke-on-Trent? - Sunny posh Stoke-on-Trent.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Fantastic. And you love a bit of travelling though, obviously?
0:03:12 > 0:03:18Yeah, the same as Sally, I've actually lived in a few countries now, I lived in America
0:03:18 > 0:03:22for a while, I lived in Spain, and Sally spent six years in Japan, I spent five years.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27So, for the sake of today's programme, and the internationalism
0:03:27 > 0:03:30of our teams, can I refer to you as an Australian?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Sorry, Dad, but yeah, OK.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- You'll allow us to do that?- Yes. - Anyway, that's sorted out Australia.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Now, let's wing a few thousand miles, and say, "Hi, girls!"
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- Hi, Tim!- Hi, Courtney!
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- Hello.- Hi, Dina.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Hi, Tim, it's swell to be in the motherland.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50So sweet!
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- So, Courtney, you're from the United States of America.- Yes.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- Whereabouts exactly?- Dallas, Texas. - Dallas, Texas? That's exciting!
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- Big D.- All those oil barons.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Now, what do you do here in London?
0:04:03 > 0:04:06I'm an accent dialect coach for theatre and film.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Dina, do you also come from Texas?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11No, I'm from Colorado, which is a bit further north.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13I bet you ski like a dream?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Well, I can get down the bumps, but I can't
0:04:15 > 0:04:18make it look all pretty like the Olympians do, or anything like that.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20I bet you're very modest on that front.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22What did you do after you graduated?
0:04:22 > 0:04:30I actually moved straight over here after graduation from university, and got a job as a social worker.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- Is that what you do?- Yes.- Well, that's very worthwhile. It says here you played soccer for 12 years?
0:04:35 > 0:04:40- I did, I played for 12 and then busted my knee, so I coached for three years after that.- Brilliant.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42What do you collect, darling?
0:04:42 > 0:04:47I collect a lot of books, I'm into reading, that sort of thing,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- and Dreamcicles and Snow Babies as well.- I beg your pardon?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Collect what?
0:04:52 > 0:04:56They're little figurines doing various activities.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Did you ever grow up at all, then? Not really?- No.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01You're still just a baby?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Just our American baby. Anyway, welcome to Bargain Hunt.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Now it's the money moment, £300 apiece, yes?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09£300, there's your £300, you know the rules,
0:05:09 > 0:05:13your experts await and off you go, and very, very, very good luck.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17So it's Australia versus the USA.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22Which team is going to win, not only for their team, but also their country?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Today's experts at the ready to face the crowds
0:05:25 > 0:05:29of competitive bargain hunters are tenacious Thomas Plant
0:05:29 > 0:05:33for the reds, and jovial James Braxton for the blues.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35And they'll need to hustle, as today,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38they'll be helping not one, but two lots of teams.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Wow! So you've found a big blue and white vase, haven't you?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Yes, there's a little bit of a problem.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49A little bit of a problem?!
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- This whacking great big crack! Look at this!- It is a big crack.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54It's character, it gives it character.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Rubbish! Let's not break it any more, let's put it down gently.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- Ooh, that's good, isn't it? - I like it. I do like that.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- Sally, what do you think? - I don't mind it.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I wonder about the big crack.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09OK, well, it's definitely Chinese, and this is transfer printed on here.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- OK.- So it's been printed on.
0:06:12 > 0:06:141900, 1890.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I mean, it's that kind of Edwardian look.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20So now, here comes the big question -
0:06:20 > 0:06:22cracked vase, how much?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24£75?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- What do you think?- Not bad.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Well, in my honest opinion,
0:06:28 > 0:06:32we're not looking at a fine piece of porcelain here, we're looking at
0:06:32 > 0:06:36a decorative piece, and it's something which the likes of you two going to an auction would buy.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Definitely, I would, yes.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42And I think that's why I'm going with you and trusting you on this, because I think it's a good idea.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- Do you want it?- Yes. - You really want it?- Yes.- All right, we'll go and get it, then.- Yeah!
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- I'll let you pick it up, though!- OK.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Well done. Don't drop it!
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- I won't.- Come on! - All right, let's go.
0:06:52 > 0:06:59- TIM:- At least they noticed the crack, but was £75 too much damage to their budget?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Ah, here she comes, look... she's smiling!
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- Uh-huh!- Look at that!
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Come on, Dina, what have you found me?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10This is what I've found. Well, the tag says it's a glass biscuit barrel.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- Biscuit barrel, yeah.- Yeah.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17You're dead right, dead right, but of course nobody's allowed biscuits any more,
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- are they, Courtney? - I disagree with that!
0:07:20 > 0:07:22So this was, you're dead right, a biscuit barrel.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24So your Victorian/Edwardian home,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27But nowadays they've been re-badged as ice buckets,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30so for gin and tonics and whatever.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31All the mounts are silver,
0:07:31 > 0:07:33obviously a glass body here,
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- I like the cutting, reminds me slightly of a pineapple.- Wow.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42I think it's a good one, I think we've got to get it below sort of £50.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I think it looks classy, and it's got the hallmarks,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48which are important, and it's real silver, yes.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51I think it's real silver, it's in nice, good condition, I think
0:07:51 > 0:07:56the only rider is that we can try, we've got to work hard on the man, try and get it below £50.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- She can do it.- No, it's a good one.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Go on, get off there!
0:08:02 > 0:08:07It's not as low as they'd hoped, but Dina did the deal for £58.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12So, guys, look what I've found.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- What is it?- What do you think?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- Hmm.- "Hmm." What does that mean?
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- Hmm, I like it, or hmm, I think it's horrible?- No, it's quite nice.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- It's quite nice?- I can see it on a big table, or something like that.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Yeah, OK.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28It's made by a man called Per Lutken, it's designed by him,
0:08:28 > 0:08:33made by the factory called Holmegaard, a Scandinavian factory, and it's dated 1957.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35And that's Per Lutken's signature there, 1957.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- Oh, it's engraved in the glass. - All engraved in there.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- What do you think, after I've told you all of this?- How much?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- £25.- £25?- Ooh, that's not bad!
0:08:45 > 0:08:51I sell these quite a lot, I mean, I just had a lot of Holmegaard, and I believe there's a £5 profit in this.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- Maybe we can get a bit more?- Really? - Yeah.- Do you think so?
0:08:55 > 0:08:56- Shall we send you in?- Yeah, I reckon.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- Yeah, send Chris in? - Let's send Chris in.- OK.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Bash him over the head, I'll hold on to this, I'm going to send you off.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- OK.- And Sally and I will look for the next item.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- All right, I'll see you in a second. - OK, then, bye-bye, good luck! - How do you reckon he'll do?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Maybe he'll knock a couple of pounds off it.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- Yeah?- We'll see, yeah.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17And he did do well, Chris got the dish for £23.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Now, what's James hiding?
0:09:20 > 0:09:25Courtney, Dina... you'll never guess, I'm running with a theme here,
0:09:25 > 0:09:28I've not quite bought it, I'm looking for some sort of sanction.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30What do you think of this?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Just by way of confirmation...
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Oh, look, another biscuit barrel!
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Well, you've sent me on a path,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41and I seem to have only eyes for barrels here.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Frosted glass, and it's got these marks here,
0:09:45 > 0:09:49so emblematic of a staved oak barrel here, and then just in case there was
0:09:49 > 0:09:56any doubt about its use, we've got a tag saying biscuits on it, but I like this sort of the marine theme.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00We've got this rather nice coiled rope on the top there.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03So any self-respecting billionaire
0:10:03 > 0:10:07will want that on board his yacht to carry his ice, won't they?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Now, is that real silver, though?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11This is plated, so how much did we buy the last one for?
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- Er...- £58.- £58.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- £58, price?- £20?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- I'd probably go with about maybe £50, £45?- £50!
0:10:20 > 0:10:23£50, you're my sort of woman, that's what we want to get at auction.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25So how much is it?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I'd rather pay what you said at auction...
0:10:28 > 0:10:34It's not, it's somewhere in the middle, I think probably £30, what do you think?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36£30, I think it's a lovely quality item.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I'm not sold, but I'm willing to trust you.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40That's very kind. Dina?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43I agree, let's go for it.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- Yep.- OK, I'm buying.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Another biscuit barrel?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Hello? - I think I found our third item.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00- Yeah, OK.- What do you think?
0:11:00 > 0:11:04It's a little vase, and it's got this nice lacy stuff through it,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07and then the yellow and the gold,
0:11:07 > 0:11:09which all goes nicely together,
0:11:09 > 0:11:14and it all seems to be intact, so I think it's all still OK.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18It's probably made in Venice, in Murano, by a company called Venini.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- Oh, OK.- In a factory, Venini.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- Now you mentioned this lacy bit here, didn't you?- Yeah, what is that, then?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- They are bits of glass...- Oh, really?
0:11:27 > 0:11:31And they're like, it's cane, glass cane, and it's called latticino
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- and millefiori. - Oh, a lattice effect.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Absolutely, latticino in there.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- In my opinion, it's very decorative.- Yeah.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41You can't really do it down, because there's nothing really wrong with it.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- So I think you've sold it to us quite well. What do you think?- Chris?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- I think we should get it, then. - Excellent! I've already bought it!
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- Really?- Yeah. - What do you think about that?
0:11:50 > 0:11:51- A bit cheeky, but OK!- Number three!
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- Really cheeky! How much did you buy it for?- £30.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- £30, well, you didn't do too bad, £30 is not bad.- OK.
0:12:06 > 0:12:12I think it's quite nice.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12That is very smart, what did the lady sell it to you as?
0:12:12 > 0:12:16A Bakelite cigarette holder, but I don't think that's right.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21No, the weight would definitely suggest it's not, and then this sort of little bit of damage here
0:12:21 > 0:12:28would suggest it's a marble of some sort, and it is, it's this sort of igneous rock that's just come through
0:12:28 > 0:12:31the earth's crust, and it's pretty well synonymous with Cornwall.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36So it's rather nice, this red, and I like this silver...
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Did the lady say it was silver, or not?
0:12:38 > 0:12:42She said, but I can't see any hallmarks anywhere, so I don't... Is it?
0:12:42 > 0:12:46No, I can't see any hallmarks, but you know, I think it's English-made,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48so I think it probably is plate.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Now, what's the price?
0:12:49 > 0:12:54- Make or break?- £38, but she was selling it as Bakelite,
0:12:54 > 0:12:58so since we know it's not Bakelite, I think that was a bit steep, so I think we can get it down.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Try and get her down, anything below £30, we might stand a chance.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04It's a lovely curio, a nice decorative object.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09- All right, I'm going to go and see if I can get some money off this. - You need to, Courtney.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- We agree, yes?- Yeah.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16Let's hope any profit is bigger than that bucket!
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick! Time's up!
0:13:24 > 0:13:30Chris and Sally were potty to pay £75 for a cracked vase, Thomas went
0:13:30 > 0:13:34all stylish choosing the fruit bowl for £23,
0:13:34 > 0:13:39and was Sally right to snap up the lacy vase for £30? We'll see later.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42So, Sal, my pal, and Chris, how did it go?
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- Not too bad, not too bad. - Not too bad, oh, yes! - We've got three good items,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- we think. - Which is your favourite piece?
0:13:48 > 0:13:52My favourite is probably the big blue and white vase that Chris found.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Yeah? Is that your favourite too, Chris?- Of course, yes.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Yeah, so you're in agreement there, that's always nice.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Yep, yep.- And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:13:59 > 0:14:05However, I think the one that will bring possibly a bit of a profit is the big glass bowl.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- Glass bowl jobbie?- Yes. - The Holmegaard bowl?
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- That's the one, yes.- All right, and do you agree with that, Chris?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- I disagree with that, Tim.- Yes?
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- I think the big blue vase will bring a big profit. - Well, you're a Stoke-on-Trent man,
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- isn't it?- Yes. If it's made of pot, it's for you! - Anyway, that's brilliant.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25So you only spent £128, that's not so much, which is £172.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- How much is that in Australian dollars, roughly?- About 345, 350?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32That's a lot of money! Sounds better in Australian, doesn't it!
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- 344, cobber!- Yes, lovely!- What are you going to get up to with that?
0:14:35 > 0:14:42- Something which maybe a magpie would like, it's a bit shiny. - Oh, really, a bit of bling?
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- Needs a bit of a shine to it.- Yeah?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46You'll be all right to polish it up. Thanks, Thomas.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Let's remind ourselves what the blues bought.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55Dina went all fruity, buying the pineapple biscuit barrel for £58,
0:14:55 > 0:15:00James also fancied a biscuit and bought another barrel for £30,
0:15:00 > 0:15:07and Courtney's mini bucket cost a mini £28. Hmm, bargain(!)
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- So, dolls, did you have a nice time?- Yes!
0:15:10 > 0:15:13A pretty giggly time, hey?
0:15:13 > 0:15:15It was a good time!
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Which is your favourite piece, bearing in mind they're all the same?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20BOTH: The barrel.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:15:23 > 0:15:26The silver baller... That's... I can't speak English!
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Just as well you're in charge of elocution, isn't it, your school!
0:15:30 > 0:15:31The silver ballerg?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33What is a ballerg, please?
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Cut? No, no, we keep going on Bargain Hunt!
0:15:37 > 0:15:39There's no way out!
0:15:39 > 0:15:41The silver ballerg...
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- Yes, that one!- That's the one?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- The silver barrel.- Thing, OK.
0:15:45 > 0:15:52You spent £116, truly pathetic, £184 worth. £184 worth!
0:15:52 > 0:15:54I mean, James, this is your pocket money for a year!
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Are you going to buy sweeties, or what?
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- No, I think I'm going to try and avoid a barrel.- Yes!
0:16:00 > 0:16:03I think it'll be something slightly more sculptural, ladies.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04More sculptural? Well done!
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Well, it's very nice to be at Bellman's Auction Room in
0:16:15 > 0:16:19West Sussex with the Chairman and Managing Director, Jonathan Pratt.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20- Hi, Jonathan.- Good morning, Tim.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Now, Chris and Sally, they went with this pot.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Is it Chinese, do you think?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- I think it is, actually.- It's heavy enough, isn't it, to be Chinese?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Yes, I mean there's no markings on it, but you've got that sort of
0:16:32 > 0:16:35fairly rough footrim there, and the decoration lets it down
0:16:35 > 0:16:38sadly, because you want it to be hand painted, and you've got this...
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- It's awfully blurry. - It looks like it's a transfer,
0:16:40 > 0:16:44it has to be a transfer with that sort of decoration, that's what we said.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- So it's a myopic Chinese vase then? - Well, exactly.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49It's for the European market, obviously,
0:16:49 > 0:16:53but it's a nice big vase, sadly let down by a crack which runs down it.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- It hasn't got a crack too, has it? - It's got a... Where are we?
0:16:56 > 0:16:57There, look at that.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- Running straight down, top to bottom, that's...- Oh, my... Look at that!
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- It's a J curve!- It's a J curve.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- And that, I think, reflects our estimate.- Which is?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08£10 to £20.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- Oh, Lordy! £75, they paid. - Hmm, I think that's very optimistic.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16What about this H-H-Holmegaard glass fruit bowl?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- You've got to say it with a Danish accent, Tim.- Oh, yes.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- "Hulme-gaard". - Is that uben aben?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Yes.- So, a big old lump of Scandinavian, as they say.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28It's signed on the bottom, Holmegaard 1950...
0:17:28 > 0:17:30I think we said seven, anyway the description in the catalogue,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32I think, says '57. £30 to £50.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- £23 paid.- Brilliant. - So, that's not too bad, is it?
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- Yeah, it should do that. - Yes, it should get a touch off that.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Now, what about this Venetian glass vase?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Well, I mean, you look at it, and that's what it is, isn't it?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47It's Venetian, that's the sort of style, this sort of air-twist
0:17:47 > 0:17:52decoration, sort of extruded, twisted cane.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- How much?- How much? £20 to £40.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- OK, £30 paid.- £30 paid. - So, that's not too bad, is it?
0:17:59 > 0:18:03For certain, they're going to need their bonus buy so let's go and have a look at it!
0:18:03 > 0:18:05So, Sally and Chris,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07this is the leftover lolly moment,
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- you actually had quite a lot of leftover lolly, didn't you?- Yep.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13£172 worth, which you gave to Thomas.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14Now, what did he blow it on?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Come on, Thomas! Be honest!
0:18:16 > 0:18:22Yeah, I think I did blow it, I bought a silver pin cushion modelled as a shoe, it's very fine,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25I think it's sort of Edwardian, so it's 100 years old.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- How much was it?- Well, don't really worry about that, it was £140,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31so I didn't spend all your money.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- £140?- Yeah.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39I think you're impressed, Chris, aren't you? You think £140...
0:18:39 > 0:18:41There's something shaking inside.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Well, that's the...- It's a toenail!
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- So, how much does it go for at auction?- £100 to £200,
0:18:46 > 0:18:50hopefully it falls between the middle of that, so we've got a profit.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Would it be the sort of thing you'd find down under?
0:18:53 > 0:18:55I don't know about that, no!
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- Probably not!- It's too old!
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- You don't have to decide now. - We'll have a think about it.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03You decide after the sale of your first three items,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06but for viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11- I don't think this is your size, Jonathan.- Or my design.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Or your design, but it's a sweet looking thing, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Are you going to put your boot in on this?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Give it the boot! Someone has on the back of the heel there.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20There's a little bit of a dent on the back there.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- It's painful, that.- They do sell well, they do sell well...
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Lovely.- But at the right price. - What's the right price?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- I would say probably £30 to £50. - Would you?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- Mmm.- Thomas Plant, as a bonus buy, paid £140 for this.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- Excellent.- Yes.- Good luck to him!
0:19:33 > 0:19:37So, he's slightly on the cusp of the top end of expectations here?
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Well, I mean estimates often generate interest, one hopes maybe it's a nice
0:19:41 > 0:19:45collectible object, there's going to be private people after it.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- Yes, £140 though, it's a buy. - It's a long way to go.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Now, that's it for the reds, now for the blues, Courtney and Dina.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Starting with the silver and glass biscuit barrel,
0:19:54 > 0:19:55which is this joker,
0:19:55 > 0:19:59that looks, feels and tastes like moulded glass to me?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01But it's got a silver mount, which is good.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Yes, which is good. How much then, for that joker?
0:20:04 > 0:20:07I would say it still will attract buyers,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10even though there's a little bit of few chips on it, £40 to £60.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- £58 they paid.- Could get better. - So that's maybe not too bad.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Now, believe it or not, we've got another biscuit barrel,
0:20:17 > 0:20:19which is I think much more attractive,
0:20:19 > 0:20:21because it's a novelty jobbie.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24I think they spent their money on decorating the bowl,
0:20:24 > 0:20:26rather than going for the mount.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28How much for the fishy biscuit box barrel?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- I've said £20 to £30.- £20 to £30?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- £20 to £30.- £30 paid, so that's OK?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- Yeah.- Yeah, close enough. Now, what about this little bucket then?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- That's a novelty bucket for you? - Very pretty.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39It's got a silver-plated mount.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43It's been swung around by the handle a few times, obviously been used.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- Yeah, it's been squashed, hasn't it? - But it's good quality tourist ware.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Yes.- £10 to £20.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- £10 to £20, £28 paid. - Yeah, could get there.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Either way, let's go and have a look at their bonus buy, eh? Yes.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00I have squandered your money...
0:21:00 > 0:21:02THEY LAUGH
0:21:02 > 0:21:05..on these two lovely little Scottie dogs.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06What do you think, Dine?
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Uh...it's nice.- Nice. - I like them.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- Do you?- How much did you pay, though?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- You may not like them now!- Oh, no!
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- Well, I had a lot of money, didn't I? - You did!- Yeah?
0:21:17 > 0:21:22So, he was a very nice stallholder, I thought he needed a bit of a lift,
0:21:22 > 0:21:23so gave him £145 for this.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Hundred and what?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Quite a lift, actually.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- So, what's the estimate for it then? - £100 to £150.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32£100 to £150.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34It's a doggy nation, isn't it?
0:21:34 > 0:21:40I think that has filled Dina with confidence, that's the sort of statement we like, James.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Anyway, girls, you don't have to decide right now, you decide later,
0:21:43 > 0:21:48but for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the old dogs.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- So, what's the verdict, then? - Erm, well...
0:21:52 > 0:21:56they are functional, they're attractive, they're 1920s.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58They're not in bad nick, are they?
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Not in bad condition, but you can't necessarily price it purely on
0:22:01 > 0:22:05hoping that someone's going to come along with her two Scottie terriers
0:22:05 > 0:22:07and say, "They're for me".
0:22:07 > 0:22:09You have to be more conservative in that respect.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- Yes.- He says, leading up to a...
0:22:11 > 0:22:15A disappointing estimate coming up!
0:22:15 > 0:22:16So, if you can just cut to the chase.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- Cut to the chase, yes, £30 to £50. - Oh, dear, I had a funny feeling you were going to say that!
0:22:20 > 0:22:26Mr Braxton went in strongly, into the kennel ring, at £145.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- 145...- Now the big question on the population's lips is,
0:22:29 > 0:22:31are you taking this sale today?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- I am indeed.- Aha ha!
0:22:34 > 0:22:35We're in safe hands.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Sally and Chris, how are you feeling. Pretty good?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- Yes, confident.- Yeah, confident?
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- A little bit nervous. - You're a bit nervy?
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- Yes.- I don't know what you've got to be nervy about, darling?
0:22:52 > 0:22:53- Chris's thing.- His pot?- Yes.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Well, that big Chinese pot, there is a problem,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- it's got a dirty great crack in it. - That's a crack.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- You paid £75 for it. - Character, character.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05His estimate is £10 to £20, that is not so sweet, I'm afraid.
0:23:05 > 0:23:081441, a beautifully decorated pottery vase, decorated with
0:23:08 > 0:23:10an oriental scene, there she is on the screen.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Look at that!
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Start me at £10 for this?
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Do I see £10? Any interest at £10?
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- £10 is bid, thank you madam. - We've got keen bidding.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18Here we go.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Lady's bid at the back at 10, I'll sell at 10, looking for 12,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- are we all done at £10? I'll sell at £10.- We needed £20!
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- Unbelievable, I'm blaming you entirely.- Going down at £10!
0:23:27 > 0:23:30No. £10. Oh, the brute. Minus £65.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32She was keen to go more.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Ten quid, what a bargain!
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Not a good start, that.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Next up is your Scandinavian bowl, and here it comes.
0:23:41 > 0:23:47Lot 1443, Holmegaard studio glass bowl, irregular outline, dated 1957,
0:23:47 > 0:23:53and there we go, I've got to start at £22 is bid with me at £22.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55We've got one down, come on.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Do I see 25? £22, maiden bid of £22.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- Go on! - Come on!- Surely worth more than £22?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- At £22 then.- 25, get in there!
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- Hey!- Bid 25, eight anywhere?
0:24:08 > 0:24:13Selling £25 lady's bid, dead ahead and selling at £25.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Good, £2 profit, that's all right.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Brilliant, £25 plus two.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23- Now, Venetian glass.- Lot 1445, a Venetian glass vase,
0:24:23 > 0:24:27moulded twin handles on a pedestal foot, and, uh,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29who'll start me at £10 for this?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- £10 for this.- It's keen bidding. - Ten waving on the left, thank you.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- Lovely ladies.- Keen bidding. - And we've got a war on here!
0:24:35 > 0:24:37£12, it stops at 12, £12.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Do I see 15? £12, back of the room at £12, any further bidding at £12.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Are we all done at 12? No further interest at all?
0:24:44 > 0:24:48I'll sell at 12, we're all done at £12, thank you.
0:24:48 > 0:24:54- Go on!- £12! That's bad, that's minus £18 on that, so 65.
0:24:54 > 0:25:00- 81.- 63, 73, 81.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Minus £81, this is a disaster!
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- Minus £81!- Can I just give you some advice about the shoe.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10We've seen what's happened to the other items,
0:25:10 > 0:25:15you make up your own mind about the shoe, it's a good quality item.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- Do you have a hidden message here or something?- Go for the shoe!
0:25:18 > 0:25:20- Are you going to go with it or not? - Yeah, obviously.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22- We may as well.- You want to go for it? Really?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- Go for the shoe. - You're going to go with it?
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- We're in the minuses anyway. - Quickly!- We're going for it.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29If you're going to go with it, your decision made?
0:25:29 > 0:25:31You're going with the bonus buy, the old boot.
0:25:31 > 0:25:371448, a silver pin cushion modelled as a lady's shoe, and I can start at
0:25:37 > 0:25:43£12, is bid at £12, 15, 18, 20,
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- 22, 25, 28...- Lots of bidding.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46Yeah, we've got a war on here!
0:25:46 > 0:25:5132, 35 clears the bids in at £35, do I see eight anywhere?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54£35 and on the left at £35, are we all done?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56At £35, I'll take another bid...
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- selling then for £35.- Oh, brilliant!
0:26:00 > 0:26:04- £35 there, that's minus another £105.- Oh, dear.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09- 106...- That makes us overall then, minus £186 smackers,
0:26:09 > 0:26:11by my old-fashioned mathematics!
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Sally and Chris, whatever you do, don't tell the blues a thing.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- We don't want them to know just how well you've done...- That's right.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- And on that basis, mum's the word, yes?- Yes.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Mum is the word.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32So, girls, how are you feeling about this auction?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- I'm feeling good about it.- You're feeling good about it?- Excited.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Do you know how the reds got on? - No.- You don't want to know.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Anyway, first up is the number one biscuit barrel and here she comes.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Lot 1466, we have a cut glass and silver-mounted biscuit barrel
0:26:46 > 0:26:53of pineapple design, and it's dated London 1898, and I can start at £40.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57- £40?- £40.
0:26:57 > 0:26:5945, 50, and five, 60...
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Look at that, Dina...
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- you're in profit, chicken!- Yeah!
0:27:03 > 0:27:07One more, £70 then against you at £70, £70 on the book at £70.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- £70, I don't believe it!- Gosh!
0:27:09 > 0:27:13We've made a profit! Look at that... £70! Here we go, kids!
0:27:13 > 0:27:191467, a frosted glass and silver plate mounted biscuit barrel, detail "Biscuits"
0:27:19 > 0:27:24with a nice cord rope finial, and start me at a tenner, £10 for this?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Ten is bid, thank you, at 10 on the left, at £10, looking for 12 now,
0:27:28 > 0:27:32- £10 on the front here at 10, are we all done at 10?- A deal at 10?
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- Surely not?- Come on, come on!
0:27:34 > 0:27:36I'll take 12, selling for 10, last chance at £10!
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- Oh, no, no, no!- All done at £10!
0:27:38 > 0:27:41That's a conspiracy, that is a conspiracy.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43£10? Minus £20.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45- Oh, sorry, team. - Here's the serpentine. It's OK.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Look out... here comes the bubble, I mean bucket!
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Lot 1468, an ornamental serpentine bucket
0:27:52 > 0:27:54with an applied silver mount and a swing-over handle, pretty
0:27:54 > 0:27:57little lot this of Cornish granite,
0:27:57 > 0:28:02and I've got bids to start me in at 10, 12... let's start at £32.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06£32. Courtney! Courtney!
0:28:06 > 0:28:1038, 40 if you like, £38 then with me at £38,
0:28:10 > 0:28:17looking for 40, I'll sell at £38, 40 at the back, 42, 45, 48, 50, 5...
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Have you got your relations involved?
0:28:20 > 0:28:22£55 then, at £55, 60 at the back...
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- £55!- Oh, my God! - Look at this!
0:28:25 > 0:28:29£60, are we all done at 60... £60, one more maybe...
0:28:29 > 0:28:31£60 to the lady standing at the back of the room at £60.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- Whoa!- £60!
0:28:33 > 0:28:36I think that's £32 profit!
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- That's £32 profit. - Thank that lady, well done!
0:28:39 > 0:28:42So, overall you are plus £24. What are you going to do?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Are you going to go with the bonus buy, or not?
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- No.- Are you sure you don't want the bonus buy?
0:28:47 > 0:28:48- No, sorry, James.- Sorry, James, no.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- You're not going with those dogs? - No.- No bonus buy.
0:28:51 > 0:28:571471, a pair of Art Deco style alabaster bookends
0:28:57 > 0:28:59mounted with patinated smelter,
0:28:59 > 0:29:03figures of seated terriers, and who'll start me at £10?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05£10?
0:29:06 > 0:29:10£10 on the left, 12 anyone?
0:29:10 > 0:29:1212, £12 then, £12 gets at the back of the room then...
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Paid £145.
0:29:14 > 0:29:20- £15 anywhere? Selling for 12, dead ahead then, lady's bid at £12, all done, I'll sell for £12.- £12.
0:29:20 > 0:29:26- Thank you very much. - £12 minus £133.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27Is that another record?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31So, good decision-making by the blues,
0:29:31 > 0:29:33because by not taking the bonus buy,
0:29:33 > 0:29:36they made a tidy profit of £24
0:29:36 > 0:29:42and beat the reds who, remember, made a whopping loss of £186.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Coming up, two more teams go on the hunt for bargains,
0:29:45 > 0:29:49but first, I'm heading off to a museum with a difference.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02Here in leafy Bloomsbury is the site of the original Foundling Hospital,
0:30:02 > 0:30:09established by philanthropist Captain Thomas Coram in 1739
0:30:09 > 0:30:13and home to countless thousands of abandoned children,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16or "foundlings" as they were then called.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28After the hospital was relocated to the countryside in the 1920s,
0:30:28 > 0:30:31the building was demolished.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Historic parts of the hospital's original decor were saved
0:30:35 > 0:30:39and stored in a purpose-bought 1930s house for years
0:30:39 > 0:30:45until the Foundling Museum was opened in 2004.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46What's extraordinary is
0:30:46 > 0:30:52that when the original hospital was demolished in 1926, this ceiling
0:30:52 > 0:30:54and all the contents of this room
0:30:54 > 0:30:58were dismantled and put in the store for 11 years,
0:30:58 > 0:31:01and then reassembled in this building
0:31:01 > 0:31:03and most perfectly put together,
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Now, what do you remember about Moses?
0:31:06 > 0:31:11Abandoned in a basket, amongst the bulrushes,
0:31:11 > 0:31:14on the banks of the River Nile.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Well, you'd be right there. But look at this image.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23Here we have the infant Moses, aged three or four years,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27being delivered to the Pharaoh's daughter.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30No more appropriate image
0:31:30 > 0:31:33in the courtroom at the Foundling Hospital.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Meanwhile, will our two new teams
0:31:36 > 0:31:39find any antiques in need of a good home
0:31:39 > 0:31:41back at the Portobello Market?
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Time to meet the next lot of reds and blues.
0:31:45 > 0:31:51All fine actors and actresses who are being themselves today,
0:31:51 > 0:31:55except that there may be a little help at hand, literally.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- Hi, Tim.- Oh, Lord. Look at that.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01First up then, Brenda,
0:32:01 > 0:32:07who, apart from being in many West End roles, you, for 27 years,
0:32:07 > 0:32:14- have been the voice of Sooty and Sweep's friend, Soo.- That's correct. - Is that right?- Yes, it is.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19- And you've performed at the National Theatre.- Yep. - And in five West End shows.- Yes.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24Yes. And musicals. I've been the Reverend Mother several times in The Sound Of Music.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- So, Soo?- Yes?
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Would you like to introduce us to Robert?
0:32:29 > 0:32:33Well, this is Brenda's friend, Robert and they first met in the '60s
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- when they were children, under a large stuffed bear.- Never.
0:32:37 > 0:32:43Well, we were four at the time and it was a stuffed bear
0:32:43 > 0:32:47in the Haslemere Museum, in the taxidermy department.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Many years ago, I had a stall in Portobello Market.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- You didn't. - I did.- You're experienced.
0:32:53 > 0:32:59- You know your way around.- I used to sell Steiff bears and they used to call me the teddy boy.- Really?
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- Yeah.- So, now, for the Blues.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Also, actors.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Sue and Maurice, welcome.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12And you have recently appeared in a production with the Reds.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16Yes, in David Copperfield. Maurice was Peggotty and I was Mrs Steerforth.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20But your love of show business goes back a long time, doesn't it?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Yes. My parents were a doubt act
0:33:22 > 0:33:25and I toured with them for the first seven years of my life,
0:33:25 > 0:33:27so really, I grew up in a theatre.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31So, Maurice, what do you do to compete here with Sue, then?
0:33:31 > 0:33:34I mean, how can you keep up with the girl?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37There's no competition. What we are trying to do in Farnham
0:33:37 > 0:33:42where once stood a proud theatre called the Redgrave,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44which is probably going to be pulled down...
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Oh, sad.- Very sad.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51We've actually created our own theatre company called the New Farnham Repertory company
0:33:51 > 0:33:54and we perform there in the local area
0:33:54 > 0:33:58and we create work for other actors.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Now, the money moment. Here comes the box-office cash.
0:34:02 > 0:34:08£300 apiece. You know the rules, your experts await and off you go and very, very good luck.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Now, here's a little corker.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Oh, yeah. I can see that.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- A Heeley corkscrew. What do you reckon?- You're quite right, Robert.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28It is by Heeley. They're the makers but what we call...
0:34:28 > 0:34:31This is a Weir patent corkscrew cos it has this concertina action.
0:34:31 > 0:34:331880s, I would say.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Now, the all-important question is how much is it?
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Well, he's asking £60 for it. What do you think?
0:34:39 > 0:34:44Well, we do sell these at auction and yes, they are popular.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47However, £60 is a bit steep. I think we have to do some work on that.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Shall I go and screw him down a bit?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52I think that's a good idea.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Go and have a chat. Brilliant.
0:34:55 > 0:35:02Robert and Brenda turned the screw on the dealer to get him down to £45.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- Isn't this lovely?- That is lovely.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- It's a spirit level. Look.- Yes.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Now, this is a slightly unusual choice for a lady.
0:35:10 > 0:35:16- I know.- What attracts you to it? - Well, because it's been used and it's seen a lot of work, and nowadays
0:35:16 > 0:35:20you go and buy it, it's got plastic on it, it says 4.99, but that was a craftsman's.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24I think you've chosen a winner. It's beautifully made.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28We've got these brass plates, a mahogany carcass, a little window.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Very nice. Everything's beautifully done about it.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34John Rabone and Sons, the maker there, Birmingham.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- All right.- We like that.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41- We like that. Shall we see if we can get a deal?- Shall we?- Yes. So what are you asking for it?- £60.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- 60? Can you do better on it?- 40?
0:35:43 > 0:35:47I can't do 40, I'm afraid. Um...I'll do 50.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- 50? Somewhere in the middle? - A happy level would be 45?
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- Come away. 45. Yes!- 45!
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- Good. We got it. That's lovely. Terrific. Thank you.- Very pleased.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03Always good to see a bit of thespian action on the show.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Now, let's pull the curtain on the Blues.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- Bridget.- Robert! How lovely. - Good to see you.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18- Brenda.- Hello.- Thomas.- Hello. - I told you you'd meet some actors here.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Bridget and I have known each other for...
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- slightly too long.- Too long. Don't tell him the truth. - Don't tell anybody,
0:36:24 > 0:36:27but we did a thriller in the West End, for a year, wasn't it?
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- Really? - He was my stepson.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Got some lovely stuff here, Bridget. Is that a scissor set
0:36:32 > 0:36:34I can see down there?
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- Yes, it is. Shall I get it out? - Yes, please.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40There we are. It's a matching set of five scissors.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Let me have a look. They're rather fine, aren't they?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Look at these lovely handles on them.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Lovely texture to them in a great green leather case.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- They're quite chic. - Oh, look. They're by Briggs.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- Is that good?- Very fine and rare.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Early makers of sewing-related items.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59- Early Briggs.- Absolutely. - They look quite sharp.- They are.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01They're pre-stainless steel. >
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Stainless steel coated it and therefore they were never so sharp.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Fantastic. Well, as you've been my stepmother,
0:37:08 > 0:37:12are you going to be a good stepmother or a wicked one?
0:37:12 > 0:37:14- How much are they? - I'll try and be a kind one,
0:37:14 > 0:37:19but the very, very best would be £45.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20What do you think?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Is this going to make a profit?
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- Everything I do makes a profit. - You betcha!
0:37:25 > 0:37:28So we've heard. Yes.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- Bye-bye, darling.- Bye-bye.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32See you again soon.
0:37:32 > 0:37:38Well, they say it pays to have friends in high places, but will it pay for the Reds?
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- Ah, now, what about this? - That's lovely, isn't it?
0:37:45 > 0:37:47That's lovely. Beautifully cast.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51It was a... What do you think?
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Obviously, a small bidet, Maurice.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00- It's an inkwell, isn't it?- It is. You're spot on,
0:38:00 > 0:38:02but it's quite a triumphal inkwell, isn't it?
0:38:02 > 0:38:05It's a typical Victorian thing.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- A captain of industry would have had this.- OK.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Fabulous on his desk.
0:38:10 > 0:38:11And I like these masks.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- It's quite sort of Neptune. - Oh, yes.- Shipping.- Shipping.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- It's priced at £45.- Oh.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19What do we think?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21There might be some movement now.
0:38:21 > 0:38:27- We need a bit of movement, because it doesn't have the liner. - No. Absolutely.- But it is
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- just a really decorative piece. - Shall we do it?- Yes.
0:38:34 > 0:38:41Sue and Maurice had the brass to get the Victorian inkstand down to £25.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Hello, everybody.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Come and look at this. I promised Sooty a present.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- What do you think of this? - What is it?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Oh, it's a little bureau. What do you think, Thomas?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Well, it is a bureau.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- Very heavy.- Doorstop.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00Almost like a doorstop, exactly, but it's probably something
0:39:00 > 0:39:02indestructible, so made for children.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06And it's obviously a bureau and it may be made out of something...
0:39:06 > 0:39:10a slate or... It's certainly a hard stone.
0:39:10 > 0:39:16- I think it's a decorative object and it would look rather good on a desk.- Yeah.- Absolutely.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Or even a mantelpiece, you know, as an objet d'art.
0:39:19 > 0:39:27- So, Soo, how much is it? - Well, it was £22, but I think we can get it for 15.- £15. That's wonderful.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Fantastic price. Well done.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Blimey, that's heavy.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37- It is heavy, isn't it?- Let's hope we get a good LUMP sum, eh? - I'm sure we will!
0:39:37 > 0:39:42Good to see Soo putting her furry feminine charm to good use.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45But it looks like she's not the only furry female around.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Oi, Soo, beware of impostors.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53Yes. There's really only one Soo. Hee-hee-hee!
0:39:54 > 0:40:00I think I have our third item. This is with your approval, I must add.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03It's a lovely little box. It's Tunbridge Ware.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04Early Tunbridge Ware.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- Yes.- And...recognise it?
0:40:06 > 0:40:11- Oh...it's the Dome, it's the Pavilion, in Brighton.- Yeah. It is.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Where I live. Isn't it fun?
0:40:13 > 0:40:16So, it's an early transfer, coloured engraving.
0:40:16 > 0:40:22Now, there's a chap called Wise of Tunbridge, and he used to produce this early souvenir ware.
0:40:22 > 0:40:251800, 1820.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- A nice Regency bit, but it's a beautiful wood as well. - That's nice.- Yeah.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32A little lozenge. Typical shape for this period.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34What about the price?
0:40:34 > 0:40:36It's a high one. £140.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- You've astounded me. £140. - A lot of money.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- For a box.- What do you think we can get for that?
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- Well, we'll try and get it down. - Well, I think...
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- It's not a bad price anyway. - I love it.
0:40:48 > 0:40:55The fact that the Dome has a theatre in it, which is still being used today, I think it's lovely.
0:40:55 > 0:41:01You've been great contestants and great performers. I think this is the one for us, don't you?
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- Yes?- All right. Yes. I do. Yes. - Good.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17- So where are you girls from? - We're from Melbourne.- Australia.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20All the way from Australia. And do you watch Bargain Hunt at home?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- Yes, we do, every day on Channel Nine.- 5.30.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25How exciting is that?
0:41:25 > 0:41:30Any minute now we're going to know how much leftover lolly there is for the experts to spend
0:41:30 > 0:41:34on that bonus buy which may or may not boost their team's profits at auction,
0:41:34 > 0:41:38- but right now, there's just one thing to say and that is... - BOTH: Time's up.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Time's up. Let's check out what the Reds bought.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45Robert got this steel corkscrew for £45,
0:41:45 > 0:41:48but will it pop any corks at the auction?
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Brenda's scissors were a snip at 45 quid.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54And Soo used a little "bear-faced" cheek
0:41:54 > 0:41:57to get this slate doorstop for a knockdown £15.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00So what's Soo's favourite item?
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Well, Soo's favourite item, I think,
0:42:02 > 0:42:06were the scissors because there was a little bit of bling on them.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Brenda, which is your favourite item?
0:42:08 > 0:42:12I rather like the corkscrew because I don't think you can have too many corkscrews.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14You can't have too much vino either.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18- Do you agree with that sentiment, Roberto?- Absolutely.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- I'd go for the corkscrew any day. - Is that your favourite bit?
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Sure is.- Sure is.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Anyway, you spent a pathetic £105.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29I can't believe this. Only £105.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33That means there's £195 worth of leftover lolly to give Thomas.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- I'm going to spend most of it. - It's a big moment for you.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- Absolutely.- Let's find out what the Blues bought.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44On balance, this spirit level seemed a good buy, at £45.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48The writing's on the wall for the inkstand at 25 quid
0:42:48 > 0:42:51and will the Blues be boxing clever with their Tunbridge?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53We'll find out at the auction.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56So, S and M, did you have a good time?
0:42:56 > 0:42:58- We had a lovely time. - We've had a fantastic time.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03It's so interesting going around with someone who can tell us what these things are...
0:43:03 > 0:43:08- otherwise it's just a walk.- Are we talking about James Braxton here?
0:43:08 > 0:43:11- Lovely.- He's our man, I tell you. - He is the man. Yes.- Now...
0:43:11 > 0:43:15- Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit? - Probably...the spirit level.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19- I think it's going to be the spirit level.- Or the inkwell.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22- You think the ink well. - Somebody might just see it.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25- The spirit level. - Or it could be the box. - Could be the box, yes.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27Thanks very much for that.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31- It's very clear. Anyway, you spent £205...- I know.
0:43:31 > 0:43:35That's a really mature amount. £95 of leftover lolly.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39- Now, James, they're full of fulsome praise for you. - They're lovely contestants.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43What have you got in mind then with the 95 smacks?
0:43:43 > 0:43:48- Lot of big desk theme going on, so maybe something totally different. - Completely different.
0:43:48 > 0:43:54- Football...- You know all about the completely different.- Quite. Yes. I should be able to find something.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56- Good luck with that, James. - Thank you.
0:44:03 > 0:44:07Well, we've taken a trip out of London, down to Sussex,
0:44:07 > 0:44:08to Bellmans Auction House,
0:44:08 > 0:44:11and it's lovely to be here with Jonathan Pratt. Jonathan.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14- Good morning, Tim.- Hail.- Hail.- Hail.
0:44:14 > 0:44:20Reds, Robert and Brenda, they have gone with the sewing scissors set.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22A nice little leather bound case
0:44:22 > 0:44:25and you've got this nice graduated set of steel scissors.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- Each one stamped with the name of their maker.- Yes.
0:44:28 > 0:44:32Five by Briggs and one by...
0:44:32 > 0:44:35Yes... sadly, which makes a difference.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38- Not exactly a matching set. - Not exactly a matching set.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40We're one digit away from perfection.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42One digit away from perfection.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44I would say probably £60 to £90.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48- Well, they'll be delighted. £45 they paid.- £45.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51- Next up is the corkscrew. Mr Healy's.- Mr Healy's.
0:44:51 > 0:44:55- It's a good fun thing. I mean, these sort of novelties...- Yes.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57They're a good laugh at the dinner table.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00- How much? £20 to £30.- £45 paid.- OK.
0:45:00 > 0:45:02Lastly, is this lump here...
0:45:02 > 0:45:04It's a big lump of slate.
0:45:04 > 0:45:05Big lump of slate
0:45:05 > 0:45:09in the form of a bureau from the northern part of Wales.
0:45:09 > 0:45:14- £20 to £30.- £20 to £30. They paid £15.- Yeah. Good.
0:45:14 > 0:45:16Well, I think this team have bought extremely well.
0:45:16 > 0:45:20And overall, they may not need their bonus buy,
0:45:20 > 0:45:22but we're going to go and have a look at it anyway.
0:45:22 > 0:45:26I'll show you. Now, I wanted something related to our little theme.
0:45:26 > 0:45:30- Oh, yes. Yes. - And I bought a rattle.
0:45:30 > 0:45:33Oh, look. Well done, Thomas.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35- It's not yours, is it? - It's not mine. No. No.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39- It's so like you. - Thank you very much.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41A little smaller.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43A little smaller. Yes. Have a look.
0:45:43 > 0:45:44Absolutely divine.
0:45:44 > 0:45:48- We like him.- You like him. - How much did you give?
0:45:48 > 0:45:56Well, I gave £120 for a silver and mother-of-pearl rattle, and it's post-war.
0:45:56 > 0:46:01I was thinking it was going to be Edwardian, but seeing the catalogue description,
0:46:01 > 0:46:05I didn't have a chance to look up the date and it's probably 1960s.
0:46:05 > 0:46:09But I thought for the theme I thought it would be great fun.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12- Absolutely.- Lot of money. - Well done, you.- We had a lot left.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15Now, you two, you don't have to decide right now.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18You decide after the sale of your first three items,
0:46:18 > 0:46:22but for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25Not an old one, particularly. 1961.
0:46:25 > 0:46:28- Right.- But, nonetheless, fun object.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30- £30 to £50.- £30 to £50.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32- £30 to £50.- Right.
0:46:32 > 0:46:37Thomas Plant has paid £120 for this bear
0:46:37 > 0:46:41and he rates that as a profit-making potential purchase.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:46:43 > 0:46:48Sue and Maurice. Their first item is this enormous spirit level.
0:46:48 > 0:46:53I actually do like a good tool.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55Yes.
0:46:55 > 0:46:59When it's brass mounted in mahogany, very nice.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02- £10 to £20.- Oh, Lordy. £45 they paid.
0:47:02 > 0:47:06Victorian brass inkstand. There's a fine one, look.
0:47:06 > 0:47:08No inkwell in it.
0:47:08 > 0:47:09- Well, I never.- Not so good.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12There would have been glass well inside.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14Not difficult to find, in fairness.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18So, how much, then? £30 to £50. Well, that's super.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21- £25 they paid, you see, so that was a good buy.- Yeah.
0:47:21 > 0:47:22Now, finally, the box.
0:47:22 > 0:47:28Very much a piece that's redolent of Sussex, Brighton.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31When I first saw it I thought, you know, £30 to £40 at auction.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34- Has it grown on you? - It's grown on me, yes.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36I think we'll do rather well with that, actually.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39Do you? Well, £135 was paid,
0:47:39 > 0:47:43- if I'm being honest with you, so it does need to kick on.- Yeah.
0:47:43 > 0:47:47I think they'll do perfectly nicely out of these objects,
0:47:47 > 0:47:50but we'll have a look at their bonus buy anyway.
0:47:50 > 0:47:51- Oh, that's nice.- Sue.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53I like it. I like it.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56What's the story?
0:47:56 > 0:48:00It's a nymph captured in a bronze-like metal.
0:48:00 > 0:48:02It's rather nice. Art Nouveau.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05So, nice Art Nouveau, steel.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08Sort of, whatever, 1890, naughty '90s.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11I don't think it is bronze. I think it's lighter, isn't it?
0:48:11 > 0:48:15- So, it's spelter, but it's very well formed.- How much was it?- £55.
0:48:15 > 0:48:19- Do you think it'll make a profit? - I sincerely hope so, Sue.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21- Yep.- You don't have to decide now.
0:48:21 > 0:48:23You decide after the sale of your first three items,
0:48:23 > 0:48:28but for the viewers at home, let's find out what the old auctioneer thinks about it.
0:48:29 > 0:48:33Typical sort of Art Nouveau touch to a classical subject.
0:48:33 > 0:48:38- £30 to £50.- £55 as the bonus buy.- OK. Could get there. - Could get there.- Yeah.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41There's our prediction, you see, so this is most interesting.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44Are they going to need to take the bonus buy?
0:48:44 > 0:48:48Will they indeed take the bonus buy? We can't tell just yet.
0:48:48 > 0:48:52- But you'll be doing the necessary on the rostrum.- Absolutely.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56We look forward to seeing you there, hammering away for Britain. Thanks.
0:49:03 > 0:49:07Now, Roberto et Brenda, excited?
0:49:07 > 0:49:09Ooh, ecstatically.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12Listen, you're professional thespians, right.
0:49:12 > 0:49:16- You go to the edge every day of your working life.- Every day.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:49:16 > 0:49:20I mean, I don't know how you do it, actually. You step up on that stage.
0:49:20 > 0:49:24Do you have that awful butterfly moment just before the off?
0:49:24 > 0:49:28It's like a drug, adrenaline. You get off on it. You miss it if you don't do it.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30There you go. Well, you're going to do it now.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32We have collectable sewing collectable items.
0:49:32 > 0:49:3519th century French leather case steel scissor set.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38And I can start at £50.
0:49:38 > 0:49:40- What?- With me at £50.- No.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43Against you all at £50. Any further interest? At £50.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45Named bid at £50. All done at 50?
0:49:45 > 0:49:48I'll sell, straight in then, commission bid at £50.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50Look at that. £50.
0:49:50 > 0:49:55You've made £5 before we've even winked. Here we go then. Let's go.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57Healy's steel patent corkscrew.
0:49:57 > 0:50:02Late 19th century one and again I'm bid £25.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04They're very generous in Sussex.
0:50:04 > 0:50:09£2, 35. £38 with you, sir, on the right, standing at 38. Do I see 40?
0:50:09 > 0:50:10- Come on. A bit more.- £38 then.
0:50:10 > 0:50:12Gentleman far right at 38.
0:50:12 > 0:50:16Are we done and selling at £38?
0:50:16 > 0:50:19£38. That's a bit disappointing.
0:50:19 > 0:50:21That's minus seven.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24Lot 4091. A slate doorstop modelled as a George III bureau.
0:50:24 > 0:50:27Nice interesting lot, this and I can start straight in
0:50:27 > 0:50:33at 20, 30, £40, £45 bid.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36£45. 50. 55. 60.
0:50:36 > 0:50:40Five. 70. Five. 80. Five. 90.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43Five. 100.
0:50:43 > 0:50:46£95 against you then. £95.
0:50:46 > 0:50:48Are we all done at 95?
0:50:48 > 0:50:52110. £110 then. Against you at 110.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55Any further bidding at £110? Are we all done? I'll sell at £110.
0:50:55 > 0:50:57Last chance at 110.
0:50:57 > 0:51:02- Fantastic.- Brilliant. Plus £95.
0:51:02 > 0:51:07£95 less your losings... is £93.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10- You are plus £93.- That's fabulous.
0:51:10 > 0:51:13- Are you going with the bonus buy, or not?- Well...
0:51:13 > 0:51:18- What do you think? - Well. I love it, but I just think it's probably a little over the odds.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20I'm going to guess a price now.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23I reckon 30 to 40.
0:51:23 > 0:51:24And Thomas paid 120.
0:51:24 > 0:51:27I gather from that you'll not be going with the bonus buy.
0:51:27 > 0:51:28Do you think that's wise?
0:51:28 > 0:51:30Very wise. A sensible decision.
0:51:30 > 0:51:34- No bonus buy.- No bonus buy. - No bonus buy. Here it comes, then.
0:51:34 > 0:51:35Hold your breath.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38A silver teething rattle, modelled as a teddy bear.
0:51:38 > 0:51:42Birmingham 1961. And again to start,
0:51:42 > 0:51:45at £30 clears the commissions on the book at £30. Looking for two.
0:51:45 > 0:51:47Commission bid at 30. Do I see two?
0:51:47 > 0:51:50I'll sell at £30, then. Straightaway then.
0:51:50 > 0:51:53Last chance, at £30. Are you all done? £30.
0:51:53 > 0:51:56Phew.
0:51:56 > 0:51:59Minus £90 on that.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01Had you gone with the bonus buy,
0:52:01 > 0:52:04you'd have profit now of precisely £3.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07As it is, you have a profit of £93.
0:52:07 > 0:52:10And you have to promise me one thing, right?
0:52:10 > 0:52:11- Yes.- Do not tell the Blues a word.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14- Don't tell the Blues. - Don't tell the Blues.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26Sue, Maurice, do you know how the Reds got on?
0:52:26 > 0:52:28No, I don't. I have no idea at all.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30- No idea at all.- They were zipped.
0:52:30 > 0:52:32- We don't want you to. - We're not allowed to.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34No. We don't really want you to.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37- First up is the spirit level, here it comes.- 1512.
0:52:37 > 0:52:41A mahogany and brass mounted level by John Rabone and Sons
0:52:41 > 0:52:44and I've got bids to start me at 15, 18, £20.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47£20 is bid. Looking for two now. 22.
0:52:47 > 0:52:5125. At £25, £25 then. All done at 25.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54- I'm selling at £25. Last chance. - Come on!- No taste.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56Going to go down at £25.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01That is so cheap. £25 minus 20.
0:53:01 > 0:53:02Well, I would have had it myself.
0:53:02 > 0:53:061513. A Victorian brass inkstand of square form.
0:53:06 > 0:53:10Embossed with masks. Start me at ten for this.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13- Surely worth ten. £10 for the brass inkwell.- Oh, come on.
0:53:13 > 0:53:17£10 back in the room. At £10. I'll sell at ten, looking for 12?
0:53:17 > 0:53:20- £10? Surely worth another £2. - I'm getting a sinking feeling.
0:53:20 > 0:53:24- So am I.- £10. At £10.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27£10. So it's minus 15.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30Now, the Tunbridge web banded box on this basis,
0:53:30 > 0:53:32we're about to get slaughtered.
0:53:32 > 0:53:371514, we have a 19th century Tunbridge web banded box.
0:53:37 > 0:53:42Very nice box, that. And there's a lot of interest in this.
0:53:42 > 0:53:46To start me at 80, 90, £100.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48£100 to start me at. £100.
0:53:48 > 0:53:52Looking for ten. 110. 120. 130. 140.
0:53:52 > 0:53:57£140. 150. 160. £160.
0:53:57 > 0:54:01170. £160 against you, then. Commission bid still at 160.
0:54:01 > 0:54:02He's selling it.
0:54:02 > 0:54:05- You were right.- This is so exciting.
0:54:05 > 0:54:09Last chance. Selling for £160.
0:54:09 > 0:54:10Yes.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15That is plus £25. I don't believe that.
0:54:15 > 0:54:17You made £25 profit, James.
0:54:17 > 0:54:19Extraordinarily good.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21Anyway, you are minus 35.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23You had 25. You're now minus £10.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25What are you going to do about the nymph?
0:54:25 > 0:54:28- Definitely go for it. - We might as well while we're here.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31She's a beautiful woman and she will do well for us.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33- Yes. Bring it in, Zola?- Zola.
0:54:33 > 0:54:35Zola. OK.
0:54:35 > 0:54:39Here it goes. Going with the bonus buy and here it comes.
0:54:39 > 0:54:43Lot 1518. Here we have the patented spelter bust
0:54:43 > 0:54:48of a maiden in the Art Nouveau style and I can start at £30 is bid.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51Looking for five now. At £30. 35.
0:54:51 > 0:54:5440. 45. 50.
0:54:54 > 0:54:56£50 against you, sir. £50.
0:54:56 > 0:54:59At £50. £50 it is then.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02At £50. Any further bidding? At £50 then, I'm selling.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05Last chance. At £50.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08£50. Bad luck.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10James. Minus five.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12Overall, you're minus £15.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14There's no shame in that.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16No. Not at all. I'm not upset at all.
0:55:26 > 0:55:27TIM LAUGHS
0:55:27 > 0:55:29Darlings.
0:55:29 > 0:55:34- You've been just wonderful. - Thank you so much. - Couldn't have done it without you.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37- Super duper. Have we had a good time?- Wonderful time.- Lovely.
0:55:37 > 0:55:40It is my duty to reveal who the runners-up are today
0:55:40 > 0:55:43- cos we don't have losers any more, only have runners up.- That's nice.
0:55:43 > 0:55:47And very, very, very sadly, I have to tell you, that runners-up are...
0:55:47 > 0:55:49- the Blues. - Thought so.- Did you think so?
0:55:49 > 0:55:51- Yes.- Did you have a premonition?
0:55:51 > 0:55:53- I had total premonition. - Did you?- Yes.
0:55:53 > 0:55:55Anyway, there we go. It was good fun.
0:55:55 > 0:56:00- To lose only £15 on Bargain Hunt is quite an achievement.- Is it?- It certainly is.
0:56:00 > 0:56:02You're up there at the top rank.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05- That's gratifying.- But today, sadly,
0:56:05 > 0:56:09you haven't aspired to those heights that the Reds have.
0:56:09 > 0:56:13They are going to go home with £93.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15Can you believe that?
0:56:15 > 0:56:21£93 is going to be handed to these thespians. I can't believe it.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23£93 is coming your way.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26- Thank you so much, Tim. - There's the 90 smackers. All right.
0:56:26 > 0:56:31- And may I say this is going into the New Farnham Repertory Actors' coffers.- Oh, right.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34We're donating it to a theatre company.
0:56:34 > 0:56:38Well, isn't that lovely? It's been lovely meeting you.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41We have had a really good time. You've been brilliant.
0:56:41 > 0:56:45- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes.- Yes.
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