0:00:02 > 0:00:04ROMANTIC LIGHT MUSIC
0:00:07 > 0:00:11I've had enough of this mushy romantic stuff!
0:00:11 > 0:00:14It's time to redirect all this passion
0:00:14 > 0:00:16and let us go bargain hunting!
0:00:46 > 0:00:49This is Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire,
0:00:49 > 0:00:53home to the Eresby family since 1516.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57The beautiful grounds surrounding the castle
0:00:57 > 0:01:00are the location for today's antiques fair.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03It's a lovely place. I wouldn't mind calling it home!
0:01:09 > 0:01:11We may be at a grand location,
0:01:11 > 0:01:13but that doesn't change the rules.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15As usual, the teams get 60 minutes
0:01:15 > 0:01:18and the princely sum of £300.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21They'll be assisted by their expert
0:01:21 > 0:01:23who will guide them through the protocol
0:01:23 > 0:01:26of how to bag the very best bargain.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30But which team is going to be champions today?
0:01:30 > 0:01:34I don't know. I think we'd better meet them, don't you? Proper, like.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Lurv is in the air today.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Our red team have only recently got engaged.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49They are Keith and Denise.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Our blue team, on the other hand,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Carol and Richard, have been married for 43 years.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- It don't seem a day too long. - That's right.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Glad you said that! Now, it says here
0:02:01 > 0:02:04that you two have got more fizz than a bottle of champagne!
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- That's correct.- We're a good team.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Denise is sweet and full of energy
0:02:09 > 0:02:14and she sometimes says I'm like the bubbles - gets up her nose! I can't see it.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15No, no. Naturally.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- It's a good start. You're both quite entrepreneurial.- Yes.
0:02:19 > 0:02:26- You each run your own business. - My business sells wedding gowns into bridal stores across the UK.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31- That's appropriate as you're about to get married. So you've got a good frock?- Very good, yes.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- What's your business, Keith? - We provide promotional products
0:02:35 > 0:02:40for businesses and clubs - banners, flags, clothing.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42I could do you a good deal on these, Tim.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44We get through a few every year.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48He's out for a deal. I think you'll do very, very well.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50But anyway, very good luck. Now the blues.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- A couple who've been married for 43 years.- That's right.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Carol, you're a big dog lover.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01Yes. I've bred golden retrievers for 30 years and I judge them.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I had Best in Show at the Breed Club Championship back in 1984.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09Well done. Have you got this passion for canines too, Richard?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Well, I judge Petit Basset Griffon Vendeens.
0:03:13 > 0:03:20- Right.- I judged them at Crufts in 2004, my most honoured occasion in the dog world.- Well done.
0:03:20 > 0:03:26- Richard, what do you collect? - I'm interested in 18th- and early 19th-century ceramics
0:03:26 > 0:03:29because they're incredibly good value at the moment.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Nobody else seems to be terribly interested.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35You can pick up something with real historical interest
0:03:35 > 0:03:39for a sum that wouldn't buy you a piece of yesterday's tat.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Interesting. No tat bought on today's programme.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Not with this £300 I'm about to give you. £300 apiece.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49You know the rules. Your experts await. Off you go. Good luck!
0:03:49 > 0:03:53# Love shack, yeah, yeah... #
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Foreseeing a successful working relationship with the reds
0:03:57 > 0:03:59is Mark Stacey.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02And hoping to avoid being in the dog house with the blues
0:04:02 > 0:04:04is David Harper.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10# The love shack is a little old place where
0:04:10 > 0:04:14# We can get together... #
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Denise, Keith, I think that's out of our budget range.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21That's a shame.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24But I've found something you might be interested in.
0:04:24 > 0:04:30It's a novelty little item. It's a bedroom jar and cover. I've never seen anything quite like it,
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Because look.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34When I go like that, you can flick it over.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35How cool's that?
0:04:35 > 0:04:39It's a bedroom jar to put your hairgrips in
0:04:39 > 0:04:41or cut locks of hair and store it in there.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45When you need to, you can use it as a mirror.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- How old is it?- It's got a hallmark, so we can tell exactly.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Birmingham, 1912.- How much is it?
0:04:51 > 0:04:56Well, it's marked up at £135, so we need to knock that down a bit.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01I'd put something like 60 to 80, 70 to £90. Something like that.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05You can never tell with these quirky collectors' items.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09If we can get it down to that ballpark, we might have a chance.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- I think we should give it a go. - I think so too.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- OK. Shall I go and see what I can do?- Yes.- See you later.
0:05:16 > 0:05:22Always drawn to something a bit quirky, Mark negotiated £90 for the unusual bedroom jar.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27But what have Carol and Richard served up for David to look at?
0:05:27 > 0:05:31David, we've found this. We like it. What do you think about it?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34I recognise it instantly. You tell me about it.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36It's Charlotte Rhead.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39I think it's a really distinctive piece.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41It looks remarkably modern.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Charlotte Rhead is instantly recognisable,
0:05:44 > 0:05:48as is Susie Cooper and Clarice Cliff, her two main contemporaries,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50all famous in their own lifetime.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Let's have a look at the back. There's Charlotte's signature.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Crown Ducal. OK. "Made in England".
0:05:56 > 0:06:00So I would put this somewhere in the 1930s, pre-Second World War.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04So pre-'39. OK. Price. What are we looking at?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07We know it's popular. We know it will always sell.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12We negotiated with the dealer to see what we could do it for. He says we can have it for 115.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Is that the absolute death?- Yes.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I stood on my head, turned cartwheels.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- She's very determined.- OK.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22115. It's over to you. There's nothing wrong with it.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24No-one can criticise you for buying it.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Whether it makes a profit, who knows?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30It's a bit of quality, so I think we'll take it.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Happy?- Take it as a star item. - Let's do it.- Yeah.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Hmm. I wonder.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40£115 for the Charlotte Rhead plate. What do you reckon, bargain hunters?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Boom or bust?
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Look what I've found. I think it's amazing.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- Amazing colour, isn't it?- Yes.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Almost the colour that oil goes on water.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- Yes, a petrol sort of thing.- Very iridescent.- Very eye-catching.- Very.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58A very deep rainbow effect.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01It's marked on the back. Let's have a look.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Murano.- Oh, yes! Murano.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Murano is a little island off Venice
0:07:07 > 0:07:09which specialises in producing glassware.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11It's really exciting.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- In terms of date, it's not that old. It's not an antique.- No.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- How much is it? - The dealer wants £75 for it.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- It doesn't sound a lot, does it? - No, I think it's good.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- I thought it would be more. - So did I.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26But this is Bargain Hunt and we do like to negotiate.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- We need to make a profit. - Have a word with the dealer. - I'll see what I can do.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35So, while the boys kicked back, Denise took charge,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38forking out £65 for the plate.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41And it seems the blues have the same idea
0:07:41 > 0:07:44of getting the ladies to do all the work.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Look what I've found.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47It's a box iron.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49It's an iron. My gosh.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51I'll tell you what that is.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53It's a fantastic example
0:07:53 > 0:08:00- of great Victorian inventiveness. - It's called Edna.- It's called Edna. How wonderful is that?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It's got a heat shield to protect your knuckles.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Let's open her up. OK. Now, look at that.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Do you fill that with coal or charcoal?
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- Charcoal, I think.- And let the ashes out the hole at the back.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Put the coal in there till it's red-hot. Wham! Off you go.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16Imagine using that.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- It's decorative, isn't it? - Very decorative. It's really a museum piece.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- A piece of social- How much is it?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- He's currently asking £10 for it. - Oh, come on!
0:08:27 > 0:08:29But I think I can knock him down a bit.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34- As long as you don't use that to knock him down with!- I'll try. - We'll look over here.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39Carol ironed the price down to a fiver. Now, that's what I call a bargain.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- What have you found there, Keith? - I think it's a sort of buckle.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Yes, it is, isn't it?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Does it come apart?- Yes, it does. - Yes, it does.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- Have a look, Denise. - See the little masks on there.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54And these nice stylised scrolls.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58If you look in the centre, there's a stylised creature as well.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00See the paws and the head turning in.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04It has got that Celtic feel, almost Arts and Crafts feel, really.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I'm almost sure it's continental.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- Is it silver?- It's interesting you say that. It's got a number there.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17I think it's 8808 or 808, which is not a silver mark.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Then it has a little trident-type mark on there as well,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23none of which are familiar to me,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25although it does have the feel of silver.
0:09:25 > 0:09:32- Do you think it's very old?- I guess it could be any time from sort of 1900, 1920, I suppose.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- How much is it?- £115.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39Gosh! No, no, no. I think we need to tighten our belts on that, you know.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- You need to bargain with him a bit. - We need to get him down.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Go on. Off you go. I'm sure you won't buckle under the pressure!
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Clasping the challenge with both hands,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Keith secured the buckle for £90.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56Let's hope they aren't caught with their trousers down at auction!
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- Ah, he's got an eye for design and style, your husband. - Very stylish, isn't it?
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Very stylish indeed. Sometimes less is... Oh, dear! That's nice.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06..less is more sometimes. Why do you like it?
0:10:06 > 0:10:10I think it's simple. It appears to be English.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- Mmm.- It is stylish, as you said.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- From what period, do you think? - About 1880s, 1890s.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17It's bang-on Arts and Crafts.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- Maybe a bit later?- 1880 to 1900, that kind of style.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24But it is very simple, very plain and beautifully made. Traditionally made.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29What excited me when I turned it upside down is it's stamped "London".
0:10:29 > 0:10:32I thought, "Goodness me".
0:10:32 > 0:10:37If that could have a Liberty anywhere near it or you could attribute it to Christopher Dresser.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42- That's asking a bit much!- It is, but I can see it's just London, which is unusual.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Whether it was made in London or retailed out of a store, but it is of that style,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Liberty, Christopher Dresser, 1880, Arts and Crafts, hand-made.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53But it is so simple, but so devastatingly stylish
0:10:53 > 0:10:55and really of its time.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57What kind of price is it?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00It's £48, but I haven't haggled yet.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- Well, for £48.... Where would you find another one?- True.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- Let's go for it.- Let's. I'll see what I can do.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Richard fawned up to the dealer and hammered out a £30 deal.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17I hereby pronounce that the teams are finally married to their objects.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Time's up. Let's check out what the red team bought.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23The reds sealed a £90 deal
0:11:23 > 0:11:25for their novelty silver and glass jar.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31They paid a smashing £65 for the glass charger.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37And, finally, they're hoping to hook as much profit as possible
0:11:37 > 0:11:40with the Arts and Crafts metal buckle.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Keith and Denise, was that good fun? - Great fun.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Which is your favourite?- The Murano glass.- What about you, Keith?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- I quite like the belt buckle. - Do you?- Mmm.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- Which will bring the biggest profit? - Murano.- Murano glass.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- I'd agree.- You've got to agree?- Yes.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58You spent a magnificent £245.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01I want 55 smackers to hand over to Mark. There you go.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- £55 is fair enough.- I think so. Not too much, not too little.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10- No.- Don't have to exercise the grey cells too much for 55, do you?
0:12:10 > 0:12:13I don't know. You might have to work extremely hard!
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Depends on what you go for.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20Do you know what you're going to go for at this moment? Do you know what you're going to punch into?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22No idea whatsoever.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24So it's a no-grey-cell moment?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26No grey cell!
0:12:26 > 0:12:31Good luck, Mark. Let's remind ourselves what the blues bought.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33The blues had an expensive first course,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36paying £115 for the Charlotte Rhead plate.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39They hope to flatten out the competition
0:12:39 > 0:12:42with the decorative iron.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45And finally, will they be proposing a toast
0:12:45 > 0:12:47after selling the copper ale pitcher?
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- Did you have a good time?- Wonderful. - A great time.- It's a laugh.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- What is your favourite piece? - I think the iron.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Richard?- The Charlotte Rhead charger.- That's your favourite?- Yes.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- Which piece will bring the biggest profit?- The iron.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06You're not predicting much on the rest of it!
0:13:06 > 0:13:11- We think the Charlotte Rhead is a bit tight on the cash.- OK.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13You may well be right. We'll find out at auction.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- You only spent £150, which is miserable!- I'm sorry.- That's OK.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22- £150 of leftover lolly.- Thank you. - You'll need Securicor to escort you!
0:13:22 > 0:13:25To be even more miserable, I'm going to break the mould
0:13:25 > 0:13:29and buy a piece of brown furniture.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Something really heavy?
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- Something unsuitable. - Yes, a very brown...! Yes.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37I hope it hasn't sold already. Good luck, David.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49I can think of no nicer place to be than at Charles Hanson sale room with Charles himself.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- Good morning.- Morning, Charles. Very nice to see you.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56We have high expectations today, as usual.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Keith and Denise, the red team, their first item,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02this novelty, I suppose it's a cotton wool pot, isn't it?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05I think it is, Tim. It oozes quality as well.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08The strawberry cutting is superb.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Typically early 20th century, George V, and it's novelty as well.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- I really rate it. - How much do you rate it?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Guide price about £30.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20£30?! That's not enough! £90 they paid for that.
0:14:20 > 0:14:26It is very novel and I do hope a lady of leisure might decide to take it home with her.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Next is this glass charger.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- It's got a nice lustrey colour to it, but...- Yes, it has.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34It's obviously Murano, Italian.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37There is a big Murano following. Let's not forget that.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40My guide price, Tim, on this very large charger
0:14:40 > 0:14:42will be between 20 and £30.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47- Right. £65 they paid.- Right.- They've got high expectations for this.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Again, Tim, we want to fuel the market, basically.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54That's why you've put these low estimates on? No, fair enough.
0:14:54 > 0:15:00- That's your strategy. Now, what about this extraordinarily well done silver belt buckle?- Indeed.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02I think that's a Beezer object.
0:15:02 > 0:15:09- You think Georg Jensen, that Norwegian Viking inspiration. - I'm Norwegian, I absolutely am.
0:15:09 > 0:15:15Not so fashionable to wear, but they are collectible as works of art in their own right.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I'm hoping it will be fashionable enough to buy
0:15:17 > 0:15:19and our guide price will be between 30 and £50.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- 30 to £50. OK, £90 paid.- Right.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- There's a distance to travel for all of these.- There is!
0:15:26 > 0:15:30I think they're going to need their bonus buy. Let's have a look at it.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34So, Keith and Denise. The leftover lolly moment.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38You spent £245. You gave Mark £55.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- Did he spend the lot?- I didn't, Tim.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45I spent £35 on this.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- A-ha!- I know they love Italian glass and this is Murano.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54Probably from the '60s or '70s, I would have thought, but quite a nice funky shape.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59It's a nice strong design, a nice cobalt blue with the yellow decoration on it.
0:15:59 > 0:16:05- £35 is not a lot of money.- No. - I'd hope to see a fiver or tenner profit.- Yeah.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Still, don't decide until after the sale of your three items.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12For viewers, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17It has a great look about it. It's vibrant, it's quite garish.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- Yes.- It is this wonderful Murano heavy glass object.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23It is what it is, really.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- What would you put on it?- My guide price would be between 20 and £30.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30£35, Mark went with that.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- He's got slightly carried away. - He always gets carried away!
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Now for the blue team.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39We've got Carol and Richard with the Charlotte Rhead charger.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- Yes.- So that tube line stuff used to make a lot of money by Charlotte Rhead.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Does it today?- I think the market's dropped somewhat
0:16:47 > 0:16:52for Charlotte Rhead. Why, I don't know, because it's the epitome of taste in the '30s.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55My guide price will be between 50 and £80.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Oh, Lord. £115 they paid.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- That's a lot, really, Tim. - Isn't it?- Yep.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03What about this box iron?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05It's a great weight and has a great look about it,
0:17:05 > 0:17:10this burnished worn gilding, it's marked "Edna" in two places.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Patent mark as well.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- Um...- You're struggling here!
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- I quite rate it, though.- Do you? - What paid for it?
0:17:16 > 0:17:21- £5.- Right. Well, my auction guide is between 20 and 40.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- Is it, really?- Yes.- We're predicting a straight profit on this?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- Absolutely.- Things are turning up round here!
0:17:28 > 0:17:31What about the so-called Arts and Crafts copper pitcher?
0:17:31 > 0:17:33To me, it's quite cobbled together.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35It looks an amalgam of styles.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- So, how much?- Again, 15 to £20.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42OK. £30 paid, so it's not so far off, is it?
0:17:42 > 0:17:46It's the market. Copper and brassware is going through a difficult time.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47It's cheap at that.
0:17:47 > 0:17:53Out of the three pieces, it's the Charlotte Rhead that might get them into trouble.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Let's see their bonus buy.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- Ah.- Yeah. Right.- Indo-Persian, yeah?
0:18:00 > 0:18:04It's an Anglo-Indian or Anglo-Persian campaign table.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- It folds up. It's got hinges. - Good girl. It does fold up.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10That's what campaign furniture does.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- Campaign furniture has been with us for centuries.- Can I pick it up?
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- You do it, if you know.- I don't know, but I can take the top off.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22You simply pack it away, something like that, bung the top on,
0:18:22 > 0:18:27put it on your camel or elephant and off you go. When you pitch your tent,
0:18:27 > 0:18:33your servants can furnish the tent with all the luxuries you're used to, Tim.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38Dining tables, four-poster beds, all those things! Including wine tables.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- How much did you pay for it? - How much do you think?
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- 25?- Oh, very close. £20.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Campaign furniture is so undervalued.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50It was us in the 19th century that mass-produced it for ourselves
0:18:50 > 0:18:51in the colonies, Africa.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55It's a lovely item. The price was right. But we need two people that want it.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00- Unfortunately, one of them would be me, and I can't bid. - And one would be me
0:19:00 > 0:19:03so we'd be outbidding each other to 100 quid for that!
0:19:03 > 0:19:08But are you two guys unique? If you're not, there'll be two others out there.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10There might well be.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Don't decide until the sale of your three items.
0:19:13 > 0:19:20For viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of this sweet little table.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23It makes my heart just feel very empty.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28- Does it?- Yes.- Well, it's described as a campaign table.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Well.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34I mean, it's what it is, Tim. I'm sure it's Persian.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Came over from 1890, 1930. They were mass-produced.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40But that's as far as we go with it.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45- My guide price is actually between 20 and £30.- That's amazing!
0:19:45 > 0:19:48So it might make five, it might make £15.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- It might make 25.- Right. That is leading to a lot of confusion!
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- Whether it will make a profit remains to be seen.- Correct.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Good luck in the auction.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01- I'll need it.- Yes!
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Now, Denise and Keith. How are you both feeling?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- Excited.- Are you?
0:20:16 > 0:20:17No nerves at all, Keith?
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Depends how you interpret nerves. No, I don't think so.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- Apprehension, perhaps. - A little bit apprehensive.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29- But you're determined to make profits.- We are, yes. - That goes without saying!
0:20:29 > 0:20:32First up, the novelty bedroom jar. Here it comes.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37A lovely novel George V jar and cover.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39It really is very, very nice. There we are.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42I've got 50 on my book.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44£50 bid. Do I see two?
0:20:44 > 0:20:4850 bid. Surely to you all out in the room.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51It's my commission bid. Fair warning. All done?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Going at 50.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57£50 is not a big price. Minus £40. Bad luck, Mark.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Next up is the glass charger.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03It's Murano, it's lustred. A slightly mottled feel.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07There we are. I'm bid here £15.
0:21:07 > 0:21:1018, 20 and two? Two. Five.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13The lady. Your bid at £25. I'll take eight. Come on!
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Surely eight? 30?
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- Madam, one more. A lovely smile. Are you sure?- Yes.- Thank you. 30.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Thanks for coming. 30 and two, sir, now?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24You're out. You're in. All done?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26At £30 sale. Yours.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28£35. Bad luck, darling.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Now, Keith.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Is the buckle going to take you out?
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Has anybody spotted it?
0:21:35 > 0:21:38We have got this very stylish, probably Norwegian,
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Arts and Crafts style buckle.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42We have got interest here.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45At five, eight, 30, do I see two? Five.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Eight. 42. I'm out.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Five over here. 48.
0:21:50 > 0:21:5250. Five. 60. Five.
0:21:52 > 0:21:5570. Five. 80. Five. £85.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- Come on!- Do I see 90? - A bit more, please!
0:21:58 > 0:22:00To you, sir. Yours.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03£85. That's minus £5. Bad luck, chaps.
0:22:03 > 0:22:0540, 75. Minus 80, OK?
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Minus £80. What are you doing about the Murano? Go with it?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- It's a winning score, isn't it? - Yes. Could be a winning score.
0:22:12 > 0:22:18- If it goes as badly for the blues as it has for you...- We said if the Murano didn't go... No, not going.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- No bonus buy. No bonus buy?- No.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24It's a very stylish retro thing, if you like it.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27There we are. I like it. Bit of interest here.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29£20. Do I see two, please?
0:22:29 > 0:22:31£20 I'm bid. Two. I'm out.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35At £22. Five. 28.
0:22:35 > 0:22:3630. Two.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39One more, madam? Are you sure? No? Thank you.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43Your bid, sir, at 30. I'll take two now. Come on. At £30.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- We say sale.- £30.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- Minus £5.- We'd have lost about five.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49You did well not to take it, actually.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53You've preserved your losses at only £80.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55You've ring-fenced the debt.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Will it beat the blues? That's the big question.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- Don't tell them a thing.- No, no.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- Zip up, look confident, if you see them.- Always!- Always!
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- Carol and Richard, do you know how the reds got on?- No idea.- Very good.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- So are you feeling at all shifty or nervous?- No.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- No?- No, we either win or lose. We don't really care.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30We've been playing the game and had great fun.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32That's a very sensible attitude, Carol.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Pleased to hear it. First, the Charlotte Rhead charger.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- Here it is.- Where do we start? I'm bid here
0:23:38 > 0:23:4125. 28. 32. Five?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Do I see eight? Let's have a bit more.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Eight. 45.
0:23:45 > 0:23:4655.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50I've got 50. I'll take five. I'll take two if it helps. At £50.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Two. I'm out. At £52. Takes my bid.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- Come on! More!- Do I see five, surely? Worth more than that, surely?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Fair warning.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04- Well.- That's terrible, isn't it? £52.- That's awful.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- Terrible!- That's £63 off.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Yes, something like 63.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- 63.- We're going for the world's greatest loss.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- Not so good, is it?- No. - Now, here comes Edna.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18An interesting patented Number 7 box iron,
0:24:18 > 0:24:20stamped Edna, late Victorian.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24I have got interest. Make no mistake, I am bid here £10.
0:24:26 > 0:24:3015. 18. 20. 22. Five, eight. I'm out.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Now, come on!
0:24:32 > 0:24:34At £28, surely 30?
0:24:34 > 0:24:35At £28.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37She's gorgeous. She's gorgeous!
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Standing and selling at £28.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43- Hooray!- Marvellous. Plus £23.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- Perfect, isn't it? Marvellous. - Absolutely great.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49So you are down to minus 40.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53- Here we go. Now your pitcher, Richard.- A very nice jug.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55I'm bid £5 for it.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Come on!
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Eight, ten, 12, 15, £18. I'm out. Do I see 20 now?
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- £18. I look for 20.- Come on! - I've got 20. And two, madam?
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Two. Out. At £20.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- More!- All done! Selling. Fair warning. It's yours at that price.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14£22. That's minus £8.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19Minus 48. Minus £48. What about the campaign table?
0:25:19 > 0:25:23- Going with that?- Yes. - David's been absolutely tremendous. We're going with him.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Great. Going with the bonus buy. The campaign table.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30There we are. 231. Where do we start?
0:25:30 > 0:25:34I am bid here £12. Do I see 15, please?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36At £12. Do I see 15?
0:25:36 > 0:25:40All I'm bid 12. 15, 18, 20, I'm out.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42- Come on!- Do I see two now?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Come on. I'm bid 20. Where's two?
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Surely two! You're all out here. Come on!
0:25:47 > 0:25:4920. It's going.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- £20.- At least we broke even.- We did.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Well done. Wipe your face. Overall,
0:25:54 > 0:25:58you went with the bonus buy, made no score on the bonus buy
0:25:58 > 0:26:00so you're still minus £48.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03It could be a winning score, so don't tell the reds a thing.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- Not a word.- Good on you.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Well, what an interesting programme, eh?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Not much in the way of profits. Largely losses, actually.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25I know that you are a particularly competitive girl.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28I know you hate to be the runners-up.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31So I'm going to make your day by saying the runners-up are the reds!
0:26:31 > 0:26:34CHEERING
0:26:34 > 0:26:38You've made a couple over there extremely happy!
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Sadly, you finished up with losses on every item. Minus 80.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47You didn't go with the bonus buy, a wise move. So losses of minus 80.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51The programme wishes you all the best for your forthcoming nuptials.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53We hope all goes well with that.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Better than the bargain hunting, we hope!
0:26:55 > 0:27:00- But for the victors today, the blues, which is really super.- It is.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03So you've won today with a score of minus £48.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- Well done. You've been a great team. - We've done good.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- Join us soon for more bargain hunting. Yes?- ALL: Yes!