0:00:03 > 0:00:05This is good fun, isn't it?
0:00:05 > 0:00:10Very relaxing. I hope I get a nibble and catch a big one!
0:00:10 > 0:00:14I'm optimistic about our team's chances of landing a big fish
0:00:14 > 0:00:16and reeling in enormous profits.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19But we won't find out until we go bargain hunting!
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Oh, God.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54We're in Devon, Bargain Hunters, in the small town of Topsham.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Originally, this was a Roman settlement.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00The place has a rich and varied history
0:01:00 > 0:01:03dating back hundreds of years.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08With £300, a time limit of an hour and an expert to help them,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12our teams today should have all the relevant equipment
0:01:12 > 0:01:16to enable them to trawl for the very best treasures
0:01:16 > 0:01:18at the Topsham Quay Antiques Centre.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27So, champing at the bit to go bargain hunting today
0:01:27 > 0:01:32- are the Reds, Renee and Vivian... - Hello, Tim!- ..and Grace... Ooh!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- And Grace and James.- Hello, Tim.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36Hel-lo.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- Renee...- Yes, Tim.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- ..there's something very excitable about your nature.- There is?
0:01:42 > 0:01:46There's something that both of you are very excited about today.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47What would that be?
0:01:47 > 0:01:49That is to meet you!
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Why are you so excited about meeting me?
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- Because you're so eccentric... - And flamboyant.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59"So fat", I thought you were going to say!
0:01:59 > 0:02:02I detect a bit of an accent. Would you be from over the water?
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- Yes, from Italy. - Italy. Ah, bella Italiana!
0:02:06 > 0:02:08What do you do for a living?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12At the moment, I'm retired, but I do a lot of voluntary work.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15What did you first do when you worked here?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17My first job was a beauty therapist.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- Really? Is that where you two met? - Yep, that's where we met.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22She was one of my first clients.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- And you've been friends ever since?- Yes.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Isn't that great?
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- Vivian, you're retired.- Yes. - What did you do before you retired?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32I was a counsellor in NHS surgeries.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37I enjoyed it very much, because it was helping people and it was very interesting.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40But you've got a great passion and that's for antiques.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- Absolutely.- Lovely to have somebody who's really keen on the programme.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45What do you like about antiques?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49I just like looking at them and I like the feel of them,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52the look of them, the beauty that they don't do any more,
0:02:52 > 0:02:56as far as I'm concerned. You just don't see it around.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Are you up for this bargain hunting? - We are, indeed.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- Are you going to beat the Blues? - Yes.- That's what we like, is fighting talk.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Although, the Blues don't look particularly scared,
0:03:05 > 0:03:06- do you Grace and James?- No.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Grace, you're experienced in the fashion business.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13I am, indeed. I used to own a couple of clothes shops.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17I had one in Torquay called Glamour Puss and one called Icon in Cornwall.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19But you're not in that business any more?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23I sold my businesses about four years ago and I'm an estate agent now.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24- Really?- I am.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Do you collect anything?
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I like mirrors. I recently got a beautiful Art Deco mirror.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34My house is 1930s and I've probably got about 20.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- 20 mirrors! Not all in one room? - Not all in one room.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40A fair amount are in the dining room.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- James, you're also an estate agent. - I am.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- Are you interested in collecting? - Oh, yes.- What do you collect?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49I've got a large collection of watches and clocks,
0:03:49 > 0:03:51which is borne from my father and grandfather
0:03:51 > 0:03:54being watch and clockmakers.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56I'm keen on collecting all round.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58What's your favourite watch?
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Probably, the earliest was a watch that my father showed me
0:04:02 > 0:04:06when I was probably four or five and I took an instant liking to.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10You're not going to buy watches today, are you? To make a profit.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11Probably not.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14It's the money moment. Here you go. £300. You know the rules.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Your experts await. Off you go! Very good luck.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Taking on the good cause of making profits for the Reds
0:04:24 > 0:04:25is James Braxton
0:04:25 > 0:04:28and estimating the correct value for the Blues
0:04:28 > 0:04:30is Philip Serrell.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36And today, they'll have their work cut out, helping two lots of teams.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Ladies. Come on. - What have you found?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42A rather handsome-looking swan, isn't he?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- I can't say I like it very much, James. Sorry.- Mixed emotions?
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- Yes.- Not the positive feedback I was hoping for.- Oh, shame!
0:04:50 > 0:04:54It looks like a centrepiece, a table centrepiece.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Is it all in one piece? - I think it is.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59This is the crucial thing. We'll just check it.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00I'll just take a coin
0:05:00 > 0:05:04and if it slides quite nicely, it means it hasn't been restored.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09- It's made in Dartmouth. - That's quite near here, isn't it?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- Date?- It looks post-war.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14It does, doesn't it? 1947.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- How much is it?- That's the good news. It's priced at £25.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23At £25, I think you're getting quite a lot of bang for your bucks.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Give me a price, somebody.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28You're the professional, you tell us how much it's going to make.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- Not a huge amount, £5, £10? - Do you think that's a profit?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Not great, but it's a profit.- OK.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Well, I don't think Renee is convinced.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42But James pecked the price down to £20.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Let's fly over to the Blues to see what's stirring.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48How about that?
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Got a bit of a look to it, hasn't it?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Why do you like that?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54It looks like it's been hand-crafted, as a one-off.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59Perhaps trench art or somebody using up a bit of scrap copper or brass.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02I'm surprised you can see it from up there. You on an orange box?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05There's some binoculars in another case.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08It's nice, isn't it? Do you reckon that's a caddy spoon?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Let's have a look at it. Hold that, my love.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13I don't know that it is a caddy spoon.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14It's quite big and clumpy.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- This is clearly beaten copper. - Yeah, that's nice.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Brass arrowhead here and you've got these little steel buttons.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- What style do you think that is? - That's probably Arts and Crafts,
0:06:25 > 0:06:29because of the way it's handmade, its decorative pattern.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32I think you're right and that's flavour of the month at the moment.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Having given you the ticket,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- how much is it?- It's £15.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40You probably ought to see if you can get some off, but I'd buy that anywhere.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43It stands a chance of doubling your money.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46So, what do you reckon, a tenner would be good? Anything in-between?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- You ought to go and unleash Grace on them.- Do you think?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- I do, yeah.- All right.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Get your coat!- Go get 'em, girl!
0:06:55 > 0:07:00Gracie clawed a few quid off and spooned out £13.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04James, what do you think of this beautiful, beautiful tray?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07It seems as though it's got three different metals in it.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10It is nice. It's got a sense of style about it.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12We've got a copper body here
0:07:12 > 0:07:16that's principal metal, and they've engraved a design there,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18and then they've introduced the brass.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- The silver, I'd imagine is a pewter. - Do you think it's Arts and Crafts?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26It has that feel, doesn't it? With this crimped edge.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- What's the price?- It's £48.- £48.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I'm hoping to be able to get it down. What do you think?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Do you think it's worth it? - I think it's worth it.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39I've seen a lot of other trays here today, most of them have been tatty.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40This has integrity.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42And you think we'll make a good profit?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I think we have the opportunity of profit.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I like it, it's got very pretty colours in there.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Vivian, let Renee do the deal.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- You and I, a G and T is calling us. - Good idea.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Poor Renee missing out on a tipple,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00but she paid a crafty £35 for that tray.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Are the Blues having trouble making up their minds?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- Any good?- No.- Come on.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- How about that?- Yes.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Yes? You don't even know what it is yet.- I don't know what it is.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16You're easy to please, aren't you? It's a little box with a drug jar.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18OK. And it turns...
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Ah!- Yeah?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23It would've been wonderful
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- if we could've had some sort of drug inscription on here.- Yeah.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Is there anything on the bottom? - No. Zilch.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34But you can tell from that mark there, that it's quite old.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37No chips and it fits in there wonderfully well.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39It all looks original, doesn't it?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42The thing that appeals to me most about it? 12 quid.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Which means we might be able to get it for a tenner, you know,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49and I can see that making £20 at auction.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- Do you like it?- It's very nice. - Why do you like it?
0:08:51 > 0:08:55It's not too decorative, it's plain and you're not quite sure what it is.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57And I think... it's all in one piece, isn't it?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- What would you pay for it at auction?- 20 quid.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Yeah.- There or thereabouts.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05The thing that really appeals to me is,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I just think it's amazing, Grace.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10THEY GIGGLE
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Oh, dear, Philip. They do get worse.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16But a tenner for the treen bottle holder ain't that bad.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21What do you think of this?
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- Very smart, isn't it? - Do you like it?- Not particularly.
0:09:25 > 0:09:31- What don't you like? - Well, it looks almost, sort of, oriental, Asian or...
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- What you think, James? Very unusual, I must say.- It is unusual.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Did they put this on after they made the glass?
0:09:37 > 0:09:38Yeah. It's cased.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43See how the green glass has been blown into a fret-cut brass skin?
0:09:43 > 0:09:48So definitely, the brass first, the glass followed.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Do you think that's from abroad or are you not really sure?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I think it's continental, don't you?
0:09:54 > 0:09:58It'd be nice if you could find a sort of WMF mark or something.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01It's not looking at its best at the moment. Needs polishing up.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- £35.- Yeah. That's too much.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05I wonder if we could get them to knock it down?
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- Would it make any money? We'd need to.- Hmm, very much so.
0:10:09 > 0:10:15If you can get it for £10, Vivian, we could maybe have some...
0:10:15 > 0:10:17You're expecting a lot!
0:10:17 > 0:10:19That's your challenge.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- Thanks.- Renee, come on.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24That Renee doesn't ask for much, does she?
0:10:24 > 0:10:30Vivian paid a respectable £25, but it's what it sells for that counts.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33We found this, Phil, and we wanted to ask your advice.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37It might be a bit damaged on the side and it's got a handle missing.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- Why do you like it? - Well, it's lovely.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41I like the very simple patterns to it.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- Do you know what wood it is? - I'm not sure.- Rosewood?- Spot-on.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46It's either a writing slate or a lap-desk.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49But it's got problems. The first is staring us in the face.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51That recessed handle is missing.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Are you going to find it easy to get a replacement one of those?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57The right shape, right style?
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Let's have a look inside, cos that'll tell us a whole load more.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Anything glaringly obvious there?
0:11:03 > 0:11:05A bit worn. Fabric's worn.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Ink bottle. Missing.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Ink bottle. Missing.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Let's just open it up again.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Oh, that really is loose, isn't it?
0:11:14 > 0:11:15I don't see that as a problem,
0:11:15 > 0:11:19because you can easily re-base or reline this,
0:11:19 > 0:11:21but it's certainly pretty plain, isn't it?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24So, you've got a box here. How much is the price?
0:11:24 > 0:11:25- £85.- £85.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27The market for these has dipped.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31The one thing I think the whole thing has got going for it...
0:11:31 > 0:11:33is this colour here.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36And I like that. So you've got to try and get that price down.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40They did get the price down
0:11:40 > 0:11:44and signed off the writing slope for £60.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49Right, that's it. Shopping's over. Let's recap on what the Reds bought.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- GLASS SHATTERS - Oh! Seven years' bad luck.
0:11:53 > 0:11:59The Reds got off to a flying start with the £20 ceramic swan.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Did they get carried away with the copper and brass tray?
0:12:02 > 0:12:07Finally, will the brass and glass bowl dish out the dosh at auction?
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Girls, you had a fantastic shop up?
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- Absolutely.- Yes.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Which is your favourite item, Viv?
0:12:17 > 0:12:18It's the tray we bought.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- What about you, Renee? - I think it could be the tray.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22It's the favourite.
0:12:22 > 0:12:28Although, Vivian said that the swan might make more money...
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- And do you agree with that? - It could be. She might be right.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33I trust Vivian, yes.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37You only spent 80 miserable pounds, so can I have £220 back?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- £220 worth of leftover lolly, James. - Thank you.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- You'll be getting on with this quite smartly.- I will.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Any ideas?- Yeah, I have seen a very nice boat outside.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50- THEY LAUGH - So you're off to Boulogne, then? For a little supper?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52It'll probably only buy me four horse power.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Ah. Good luck anyway, James. - Thank you.- Thanks very much.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Let's recap on what the Blues bought.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Hoping it measures up,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03the Blues bought the Arts and Crafts spoon for £13.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08They only paid £10 for the treen bottle holder with the bottle.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10And will the £60 writing slope, their most expensive purchase,
0:13:10 > 0:13:12pen the largest profit?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17So, Grace and James, was that good, that shopping experience?
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Fantastic.- You had a good time.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Now, Grace, which is your favourite piece?
0:13:22 > 0:13:24We've got a lovely Arts and Craft spoon.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- The spoon! That's your favourite. Do you agree, James?- I do, I do.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Which item's going to bring the biggest profit?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- Oh, I think the spoon might just do it.- Spoon?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35If not, the medicine bottle.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- Ah, you're hedging your bets. - Could go either way.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43Well, you only spent £83, so I'd like £217 worth of leftover lolly.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Thank you very much, James. That goes across to the man.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- Happy about that?- Over the moon. - OVER the moon.- Absolutely.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Any ideas as to what you'll spend it on?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- No, but it'll be done with Grace. - It'll be done with Grace.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Martin McIlroy's our man here at Bearne's auction house in Exeter. Good morning.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Good morning, Tim.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Renee and Vivian, who are live wires, I have to tell you,
0:14:09 > 0:14:14have shopped hard and their first item is this Dartmouth swan vase,
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- which is very much of a period, isn't it?- It is.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- And is very unpopular! - Is it?- It is.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Dartmouth pottery, you'd see a lot here.- We see a lot here.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- And it's normally very poorly modelled.- Cheap.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Cheap.- Nice beak, though, isn't it?
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Lovely beak. Just not worth a great deal, I'm afraid.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32About £10 or £15.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- £10, £15. OK, fine, they paid 20. - Too much.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Well, probably a bit too much, but somebody might get swept away with it.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40What do you make of this tray?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Interesting tray. Superb piece of workmanship.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43So you rate it, then?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46I'd love to rate it. As a piece of craftsmanship
0:14:46 > 0:14:47it is absolutely wonderful,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49but the market just doesn't want it.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53And again, £20 to £30 for all that hard work that has gone into that.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55£35 they paid.
0:14:55 > 0:15:01- Yep.- Their last item is this green, blown glass and brass overlay bowl.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Quite unusual.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03It's just dreadful.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07It's got no great commercial worth at all.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08It is probably from Turkey.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11We've got these half crescent designs round the side.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Yeah, the little Islamic presence.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15We'll be doing well if we get £10.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18You'd do well if you got £10? Oh, dear. £25 they paid.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- Too much.- Doesn't sound too bad if you say it quickly.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25They're going to need their bonus buy. Let's have a look at it.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28This is onyx from the Atlas mountains.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31This is a rather nice silver collar round it.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Just to tidy...needles, whatever.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Is it marked?- It is. Round the other side from the dent, there we are.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- Where's it from?- It's English-made.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Birmingham makers. Just a lovely piece of precious stone.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45How much did you pay for it, James?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47£20.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48Really? Is that all?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Well, girls. Look at that!
0:15:51 > 0:15:55How much do you think it's going to get us? That's the important thing.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57I think it can make £20 or £30.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59There might be a tenner in it.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02That's his prediction. But you don't have to decide right now.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05You decide after the sale of your first three items.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07But for the viewers at home,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about James' tidy.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Unfortunately, there is a dent to it, just there,
0:16:14 > 0:16:19which does detract from it slightly and will push the value down on it.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21We will probably get somewhere in the region of about £15.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24It's decorative, but it's that damage.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Old Braxton paid £20. He might just get out of trouble. He might do.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30That's it for the Reds, now for the Blues.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Quite exciting, I think, that Arts and Crafts caddy spoon.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35I like that.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Yes. The Arts and Craft Movement is a wonderful period of decoration.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41It is always difficult to put down to who it was by.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Anybody could've done that in metal work in school, couldn't they?
0:16:45 > 0:16:50That's it. Part of the idea was it was back to basics and practicality
0:16:50 > 0:16:53and I think we'll get something in the region of £20 for it.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57OK, £13 they paid, so they should be in for a profit on that.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59We should do well with that.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00Next is the little treen bottle holder.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05It's in good order, it hasn't got any splits to it, which is half the battle with treen.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09It should fetch somewhere in the region of about £15.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- £10 paid. So, another potential profit, which is great.- Yep.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17And lastly is the brass-bound rosewood campaign box. Any good?
0:17:17 > 0:17:22Boxes, especially writing slopes, have taken a bad dive over the past few years.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25We will get probably about £40 to £60.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Well, that's not too bad because they only paid £60.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31I think there's some hope, some light at the end of the tunnel,
0:17:31 > 0:17:35but in any event, we'll have a look at their bonus buy next.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Grace and James, you spent £83.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42You gave Phillip Serrell £217, what did he spend it on?
0:17:42 > 0:17:44For what we are about to receive, say grace.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46THEY LAUGH
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Oh, dear.- I spent 25 quid on...
0:17:49 > 0:17:51him.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53The look on your face is absolutely priceless!
0:17:53 > 0:17:54That's...remarkable...
0:17:54 > 0:17:56He's 19th century,
0:17:56 > 0:18:00I paid £25 for him and I think he ought to make 30-50 quid.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Garden statuary - and we'll be polite and call it that -
0:18:03 > 0:18:06is back in now, isn't it?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- Don't try and humour me, now. - I think James likes it, definitely.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13You don't have to decide now, but for the viewers at home,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Philip's little gnome.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- Does it G-do anything for you? - It doesn't.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25They are extremely popular little people and this one
0:18:25 > 0:18:29has pins where it would've been placed on another stone in the garden.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- As part of an arrangement of these characters.- Exactly.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36And again, we have a piece of wood or something in his hand,
0:18:36 > 0:18:38which may have been a spade.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40but the features to the face are very good.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Personally, I can't get on with it, I don't like it,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46but I'm more than happy to be proved wrong on this.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49I think it's only worth somewhere in the region of £20-25.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Well, Phillip Serrell loved it, he paid £25.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56If the person's here who's got their eye in for early gnomes
0:18:56 > 0:19:00and dates it around 1880-1900, they'll be truly excited
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- and they might well bid a reasonable sum for it.- I would think so.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05The excitement of the programme,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08we're standing on the edge of our bed here,
0:19:08 > 0:19:10longing for the auction result.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- Thank you, Martin.- A pleasure, Tim.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Renee, why are you gripping my hand like this?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Because I just want to.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Because I'm very nervous. - Are you nervy?
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Yes, yes.- No, not really. - You're not nervy?- Not today.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- She's very laid-back today. - You're pretty cool.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36All right. Lovely. I think we better run through your lots.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39I've chatted with the auctioneer. The Dartmouth pottery swan,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42you paid £20, the auctioneer has put £20 on that.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45So we're full of hope here and here it comes.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Lot 138, which is a Dartmouth pottery flower holder
0:19:48 > 0:19:51in the form of a swan. Again, £10 to start me.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- Yes, sir.- Ten I'm bid, £10.
0:19:53 > 0:19:5612 anywhere now? At £10. 12.
0:19:56 > 0:20:0214, darling? 14, at £14, out in the doorway at £14. 16 anywhere?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- At £14. 16 a no?- Come on!
0:20:04 > 0:20:06At £14, are you all done?
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Selling then at £14.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12£14, minus £6. Bad luck, girls.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Now, your oval tray, sweet pea. Stand by.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19This copper brass oval tray, super thing, and again, £20 to start me.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21£10?
0:20:21 > 0:20:22Oh, dear.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24£10, anywhere? £5.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Five I am bid. Thank you, sir, at £5.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Six anywhere now? At £5. Six.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Seven. Eight. Nine.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- At £9. Ten, anywhere?- Come on, yes.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37At £9, beside me at £9.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Ten anywhere now? At £9. Ten a no?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Selling at nine, then. £9.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45I don't know what to say, sweetie. I really don't. £9 is very low.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- I can't believe it. - That's minus 26, look out.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54Lot 140, the brass case and green glass bowl of circular form.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55There we are.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58And again, £10 for this one. £10 anywhere?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01£5. Interesting bowl, £5?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Couple of pounds? Two I'm bid, thank you.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05I can't believe this, I can't.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Three. Four. Five.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Six anywhere?
0:21:09 > 0:21:10At £5, are you sure?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Oh, my.- At £5.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14The lady seated, at £5.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Six anywhere? Six.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten.
0:21:20 > 0:21:2312. 14.
0:21:23 > 0:21:2516. Nope, shake of the head.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30At £16, in front, with the lady seated, at £16. 18 a no?
0:21:30 > 0:21:34At £16, the lady in front and seated, and selling, then, at 16.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36£16 is minus £9.
0:21:36 > 0:21:3926, 32, 41.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Minus 41.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43You are minus £41. Minus 41 overall.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- Minus 41 overall.- OK.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49So what are you going to do about the little dish for £20?
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- We're going to go with it.- Nothing to lose.- You're going to go with it?
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Yes, absolutely.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- Anyway, here it comes.- The onyx and silver-rimmed circular dish.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Hallmark for Birmingham, 1904. And again, £10 for this one?
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Little dish, £10?
0:22:03 > 0:22:04£5?
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Five I'm bid, thank you, sir. £5. Six anywhere now?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10At £5. Six. Seven.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Eight anywhere now? At £7, the little dish. At £7.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15£7 in the silver section.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17All done and selling then for £7.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22£7. £7. That's minus £13,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25That's minus 54. Minus 54.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Listen, that could be a winning score, let's be optimistic.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- OK, yes.- It could be a winning score. Don't tell the Blues a scrap.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- We won't, no.- Will you keep quiet? - Yes.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35You will. Renee, will you?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- I'll try.- You're going to try hard.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Really hard. - Really, really hard to keep quiet.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- Yes!- Yeah, just for a second or two.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- Yes.- OK, darling.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- Now, James, how are you feeling, are you excited?- Pensive.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Pensive? Is it just like the contracts are about to be exchanged
0:22:59 > 0:23:03on a large country home and you are not quite sure whether the buyer's going to do it or not?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- A little.- A little bit like that.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- Because you just never know, do you? - No, no.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11They could back out, they might go forward, we're at that moment.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13How are you feeling, Gracey?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Yeah, I'm quite excited, I think we're going to do all right.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19James, your Arts and Crafts-style spoon, I personally rate,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21I think it is a fantastic thing.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Here it comes.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24The copper spoon in the Arts and Crafts style.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26And starting at £30 for it. 20 somewhere?
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Arts and Crafts-style spoon, £20? £10?
0:23:30 > 0:23:34- Five, sir.- Five, I'm bid. At £5. 6 anywhere now?- It's a start.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Six. Seven. Eight.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Nine. At £9. Ten anywhere, for the Arts & Crafts spoon?
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- Oh, dear.- At £9, if you're all done and selling, then, for £9.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48£9. You are minus £4 on that. It's not right, but it's happened.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52- Next is your bottle in its case. - ...Bottle holder with screw top.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54There we are. Glass bottle and stopper.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Again, £20 for this one? £10?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00£5? Where's that gentleman gone?
0:24:00 > 0:24:04- £5. Couple of pounds. - Is he facing the right way?- Nice one!
0:24:04 > 0:24:05Two I'm bid, at £2.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Three anywhere now?
0:24:06 > 0:24:09At £2, three. At £3, four a no.
0:24:09 > 0:24:15At £3, all done at £3 and selling, then, at three.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16You got £3 for it.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18He never got three, did he really?!
0:24:18 > 0:24:21That's minus 7.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Now, stand by for your lovely slope, darling.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26The rosewood and brass writing slope and we start here at £30.
0:24:26 > 0:24:2820 for the writing slope?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Ten? £10 for the writing slope.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33I'll take it home for firewood, it'll be all right!
0:24:33 > 0:24:36No, £5? £5, five, I'm bid.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39At £5. Six anywhere now. Six, there's competition.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43- Seven? Seven. Eight anywhere now? - I'd rather set it alight!
0:24:43 > 0:24:46At £7 and selling, then, for seven.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49That's minus £53. Woohoo!
0:24:49 > 0:24:53I'm going to have a kiss for that, because it just about takes the...
0:24:53 > 0:24:56No! Let's have another one.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58That is pretty good going, isn't it?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Minus £53, minus £7, £64.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Have they changed the rules of this game and no-one's told us?
0:25:04 > 0:25:09Minus £64. What about the gnome? Are we feeling confident about it?
0:25:09 > 0:25:10- We like the gnome.- Might as well!
0:25:10 > 0:25:14You're minus £64. Are you going to go with the bonus buy?
0:25:14 > 0:25:15- I think we are.- Brilliant.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17We're going with the bonus buy, then, and here it comes.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19For you garden lovers.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21It should read zinc, not reconstituted stone,
0:25:21 > 0:25:23this is a zinc example of a gnome,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26and with various commissions, we dash straight in at a mighty £6.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- The bid's with me at £6. - Oh, get out of here.
0:25:29 > 0:25:317. 8. 9.
0:25:31 > 0:25:3610. At £10, commission bid has it. Anywhere out in the room at £10?
0:25:36 > 0:25:3712 anywhere now?
0:25:37 > 0:25:39For the gnome, £10, I have.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Commission bid at £10. Take 11 if they like.
0:25:42 > 0:25:49At £10. 11 or no? With me then at £10 and selling then for £10.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51£10 and I'm gutted for you.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Minus £15 on that, which means you are minus £79 overall.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00- How much do we owe you? - No, it's fine, we take cheques!
0:26:00 > 0:26:04That's what you call a great sense of humour, actually. We like that, Grace!
0:26:04 > 0:26:11You are minus £79. Even in these circumstances, you remain jolly and upbeat, which is lovely.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Super-duper, minus 79, could be a winning score,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- don't tell the Reds.- OK.- OK.- Great.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20But alas, for the Blues, minus £79 isn't a winning score.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Remember, the Red ladies lost just minus £54.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28Coming up - two more teams are fishing for bargains in Topsham,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30but first, I'm heading inland.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Spanning most of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39the Georgian era was the age of the grand country house
0:26:39 > 0:26:44and there aren't many finer examples than this - Saltram.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48It was also a time that was culturally vibrant,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52and the Parkers, who were both wealthy and aristocratic,
0:26:52 > 0:26:58were well-read and enjoyed the highbrow pleasures of their library.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03They also weren't averse to a bit of rough, lowbrow pleasures,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06including gambling.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07The Parkers absolutely loved it,
0:27:07 > 0:27:11and in particular, John Parker, 1st Lord Boringdon.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13He even had his own racecourse on the estate
0:27:13 > 0:27:18and one of his horses, Saltram, won the Derby in 1783.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25You really wouldn't expect, in a grand library like this,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28to come across anything associated
0:27:28 > 0:27:31with the really rough end of gambling,
0:27:31 > 0:27:35but actually, that's exactly what this chair does.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39You have to go back to a time when there was the most despicable
0:27:39 > 0:27:43form of animal inhumanity connected with gambling
0:27:43 > 0:27:47and that's cock fighting, because it's a cock-fighting chair.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52In the 18th and 19th centuries, cock fighting was a passionate
0:27:52 > 0:27:58interest for both poor and ordinary people and aristocrats alike.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02They'd have a large, sunken oval pit,
0:28:02 > 0:28:06into which two armed cockerels would be thrust.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09The idea being that they would fight to the death.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14They'd be armed with metal spurs strapped to their legs
0:28:14 > 0:28:16and they would literally attack one another,
0:28:16 > 0:28:19and vast wagers could be placed on the outcome.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24You could lose a fortune if the cockerel that you chose died first.
0:28:24 > 0:28:29The aristocrat would have attended a cock-fighting meeting
0:28:29 > 0:28:32and sat in a chair like this.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34It's got a peculiarly-shaped seat
0:28:34 > 0:28:37and that's so that you could straddle it.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40But first, you'd adjust the position
0:28:40 > 0:28:43that you want the table to sit at.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Let's say we want it there.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48You'd raise the table like that, bring up the ratchet
0:28:48 > 0:28:51and adjust it like that.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Straddle the seat, and on the table, you'd have
0:28:54 > 0:28:57a list of the cockerels, you'd have a list of the bets,
0:28:57 > 0:29:03and you would avidly attend this awful prospect in front of you.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07And fortunately, of course, cock fighting has been banned
0:29:07 > 0:29:10since the 19th century in this country,
0:29:10 > 0:29:13but it's a beautiful example of a piece of furniture
0:29:13 > 0:29:16dating from that time.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Another interesting chair in this room
0:29:18 > 0:29:20represents the highbrow interests.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25It looks like a pretty standard Regency library armchair
0:29:25 > 0:29:28with a typically curved rail,
0:29:28 > 0:29:30these lovely reeded scrolled arms
0:29:30 > 0:29:33and nice sabre supports.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37The giveaway, though, are these two brass hinges on the front.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40If I give it an oink and go carefully,
0:29:40 > 0:29:44the whole thing hinges open, not as a chair,
0:29:44 > 0:29:49but to reveal its second purpose, as a set of library steps.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53This type of chair was patented by the London cabinet makers,
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Morgan and Saunders,
0:29:55 > 0:29:59and every single one that they made looks exactly like this,
0:29:59 > 0:30:03with insert green Morocco leather treads to take the wear,
0:30:03 > 0:30:06as you trot up the stairs,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09perhaps to reach for a book from the top shelf.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Now, keeping up the highbrow theme, we're back in Topsham,
0:30:14 > 0:30:19as two more teams go in search of bargains.
0:30:19 > 0:30:25Today's teams have something very unusual in common, nay, I might say unique,
0:30:25 > 0:30:30because both sets of spouses met at Heathrow Airport. Isn't that extraordinary?
0:30:30 > 0:30:33For the Reds, Nina and Peter. And for the Blues,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Molly and David. Welcome to Bargain Hunt.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Now, Nina, explain to us how it is that you two met.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Well, I was taking a group of travel agents to Luxembourg.
0:30:43 > 0:30:50Peter was one of the lucky travel agents. We sat next to each other on the aircraft
0:30:50 > 0:30:56- and he made his move quite soon, quite early.- On the aeroplane? - On the aeroplane.- Did he?- Oh, yes.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01- You know, needing to climb over to go to the loo.- Those old tricks(!)
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- And wore me down.- Yeah. - And we did get married
0:31:05 > 0:31:07on February 29th, very Scottish,
0:31:07 > 0:31:11so we only have to have an anniversary once every four years.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Now, Peter, you're from Scotland?
0:31:14 > 0:31:18- Yes.- And you have a collection of pen and ink drawings and etchings.
0:31:18 > 0:31:24They're all of Edinburgh Castle. And what's good about it is, many of them were done in Victorian times,
0:31:24 > 0:31:29and today, I can look at Edinburgh and think, "That has changed a bit or not very much."
0:31:29 > 0:31:32I suppose I've got about 18 or 19.
0:31:32 > 0:31:38- So that's fun. And I have 200 teddy bears.- Oh, do you?- Just for fun.
0:31:38 > 0:31:44- Don't ask me why I collect them, cos I don't know.- It just happened. - People kept giving them to me.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48David, you're a retired headmaster. But during your studies,
0:31:48 > 0:31:54you took some time to work at WH Smith's shop at Heathrow Airport
0:31:54 > 0:31:57and you spotted Molly from afar.
0:31:57 > 0:32:03That's true. I was, I suppose, a typical 18-year-old, having a cup of coffee on my tea break,
0:32:03 > 0:32:11- and I was sitting up on the balcony looking at the talent that was going by below me.- Oh, yes?
0:32:11 > 0:32:19And I spotted this attractive young lady down there. And I thought, "I wouldn't mind a slice of that."
0:32:19 > 0:32:27- Oh!- So I went down and came up with the somewhat unoriginal line of, "Are you lost?"- How sweet.
0:32:27 > 0:32:33- Molly, you were a teacher for a few years.- Yes.- Then you gave it all up and you took up local government.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Well, I just thought, "It's a job. If I don't like it, I'll give it up."
0:32:37 > 0:32:45So then 18 years later, I was still there. But now I write booklets for them, leaflets,
0:32:45 > 0:32:49explaining aspects of business rates, council tax, benefits.
0:32:49 > 0:32:55- What do you collect yourself, Molly? - I'm always looking for books, particularly directories.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58We've a Kelly's Directory of 1923, but they're very hard to find.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03- That is a street directory?- Yes, but you have all the old ads in there
0:33:03 > 0:33:05and they are fascinating to read.
0:33:05 > 0:33:12Now, the money moment. £300 apiece. And you know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16What about this, you two guys?
0:33:16 > 0:33:21- Gosh. That's nice.- A sugar sifter? - Very nice, isn't it? Beautifully cut there.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- Plate or silver plate? - I think it's silver.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Let's have a look. The hallmark will tell all.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31- This one is London, 1929.- Right.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33And always worth checking...
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Just take the lid off and make sure that the date letters are the same.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- Yeah, so they both match. - It's the same?- It's worth checking.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44- And they fit quite well, so we knew it was...- Nicely stylised.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49- I like the way it's like a lighthouse on the coast here. It's quite nice.- Yes.- Nautical looking.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- Do you know how much it is?- Yes.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55It's says 59 on the ticket. I think that's a little bit expensive.
0:33:55 > 0:34:02This sort of thing would have an estimate of £30-£50. Silver's doing very well at the moment,
0:34:02 > 0:34:09- especially with the scrap value booming.- I think we should get that. - We need to get a bit of a discount.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14Do you want to go and chat to the ladies?
0:34:14 > 0:34:19- Will I have a word with them? - That would be great.- Thank you very much.- Two more to go.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Nina was thrifty and made sure she got a few quid off the price tag.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26She paid just £45.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- What do you think?- Oh, 'elp!
0:34:29 > 0:34:36- Why are you going to choose this? - One of the reasons I like it is because I've made some ceramics.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37And I've made pots that shape.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Yeah. And you like Denby ware?
0:34:39 > 0:34:43We've got some Denby at home. And I quite like Denby, yes.
0:34:43 > 0:34:49You've got this sort of quite nice leaf design here, which almost looks like it's stencilled on, doesn't it?
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- Yes.- And that sort of quite nice, mottled, stoneware neck, almost.
0:34:53 > 0:34:59- And they make it up near where my daughter lives.- Where does she live? - She lives in Staffordshire.
0:34:59 > 0:35:07- You've been to the factory? - We've been to the Denby factory. - How much is it?- It's £35. So...
0:35:07 > 0:35:11I'd probably estimate that at £20 to £40 and a £15 reserve.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- Right.- Keep everything crossed. - If we can get some off...
0:35:14 > 0:35:21- Don't ever begrudge them a profit, but get some off.- We'll see what we can do.- Good luck. Do your best.
0:35:21 > 0:35:29David was gentle with the dealers, but found room for a little negotiation. They settled on £30.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Lovely.- Fabulous box, isn't it? - Very nice.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38- Where haven't you been?- I've not been to Antarctica, but everywhere else in the world I've been,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42which sounds really grand, but what's good about this is
0:35:42 > 0:35:46- it's got all the places.- And starting from Plymouth.- Wonderful. - What is it? Is it a cigarette box?
0:35:46 > 0:35:51Definitely a cigarette box. Missing its division there, but sound hinges.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55But the silver parts and the fact that the map is there...
0:35:55 > 0:35:59The silver's good. We've got a silver mark down here.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03- So we've got a, "Birmingham 1928". - Is it?- I think it's great.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08And only slightly rubbed. It's in pretty good condition for 80 years.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09The price is £48.
0:36:09 > 0:36:16- Lovely. OK. What do you reckon on that then?- I think that's fine. Our eyes immediately alighted on it.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21- What price do you think?- I think as near to the £30 as possible.- OK.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- Lovely.- I've absolutely got to buy this. I don't care what you think.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30- Buy that for me as cheap as you can. - OK. So as near as possible to 30,
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- I'll try and get this secure.- OK. - Lovely.- Thank you.- Good luck, James.
0:36:34 > 0:36:41With Peter's words ringing in his ears, James made sure he bought it, but got the price down to £38.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- This is quirky.- What have we got here?
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- This takes me back to my place of birth.- You used to lie on carpets?
0:36:49 > 0:36:51No. Egypt.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56I think it's a lot closer to England than the subject suggests.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59I think it's probably European. It's a little matchbox holder.
0:36:59 > 0:37:05- And this little chap, I love him. - Yes, I like his face. I love it. How old is it, do you think?
0:37:05 > 0:37:10I would think it's probably turn of the last century. That's not 2000.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12- It's the one before that.- Yes!
0:37:12 > 0:37:17If you look at the face, all of the features are quite finely defined.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21- It's a bit Tommy Cooper. - It is a bit.- He's great. - I like his little feet
0:37:21 > 0:37:24sticking out the end. I think that's just really cute.
0:37:24 > 0:37:30- It's £14?- And if we can get a little bit off that?- I think that's nice.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33It's got to make £15 to £30 all day long.
0:37:33 > 0:37:40- Well, we'll go and see if we can find something else. You do the deal on that. And we'll catch up.- Right.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45And just like that, David bought it for ten pounds.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51Well, I don't know, but I love the shape.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- I think that's absolutely gorgeous. - It's sweet, isn't it? It's obviously a piece of Doulton.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00And typified by these flowers here. And this mottled green body.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04And you've got these really lovely, almost like Celtic knots.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06And if we just turn this over here,
0:38:06 > 0:38:10we can see there we've got the Doulton impress mark.
0:38:10 > 0:38:17And just there, which is LW... That's probably the artist's mark.
0:38:17 > 0:38:24- The value of that at auction? You would have an estimate of sort of £50 to £80. How much is it?- 125.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29In a way, I think that's possibly got yesterday's price on it.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33Doulton, 15 years ago, was making more money then than it is now,
0:38:33 > 0:38:40- So we need to get this price down, basically?- You have indeed. Right. Are you going to buy it?
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- It's worth a try.- OK. Am I going to do the deal on this one?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Well, I tell you what, we've now got, like,
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- just minutes left. So try and buy it quick or we are doomed.- OK.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54So run but don't drop it. Bye!
0:38:54 > 0:39:01Molly kept a good grip on the vase and managed to bring the price bang up to date at £100.
0:39:01 > 0:39:08James, Peter, this probably isn't your style of thing, but we are running out of time, big time.
0:39:08 > 0:39:15- A chunk of Denby - what do you think?- Nina, what a lovely piece(!) - I think you're jesting!
0:39:15 > 0:39:20- Tell me a bit about it.- Well, it's a piece of Denby and made by a chap called Glyn Colledge.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23It's a bit dull in colour, isn't it, James?
0:39:23 > 0:39:26It is. It's a bit greeny, isn't it?
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Well, what else can we do? We've got five minutes.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- Any damage?- Undamaged.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35And I think it's about the 1950s, is it?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Whenever Glyn Colledge was at his peak.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43- If you are going to buy something like this, I think big is good.- OK.
0:39:43 > 0:39:50- So the bigger the better. It's either going to make £20 or £60.- We need to try to get this price down.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55- What is it?- It's 85. That is way too expensive.- Yeah.
0:39:55 > 0:40:01- It doesn't appeal to my Scottish nature, 85.- What do you think?
0:40:01 > 0:40:07- That is too high.- OK.- You know, 50, 60, even 70 would be nice. - Yeah. I'll see what I can do.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- OK. Good luck.- Thank you.- Excellent.
0:40:09 > 0:40:14Big might be good but when it comes to the price, low is definitely better.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16The jug cost them £69.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- PHONE RINGS - Hello?
0:40:20 > 0:40:27Time's up. Time's up. Our teams may have got carried away and need bringing back to Earth,
0:40:27 > 0:40:30but let's check out what they bought.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Nina sweet-talked the dealer and got the price down to £45
0:40:34 > 0:40:38for the George V glass sugar caster.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42The 1920s oak cigarette box really did light their fire,
0:40:42 > 0:40:47so James made sure he struck a deal and paid £38.
0:40:47 > 0:40:53With minutes to go, Nina took a risk on the Denby jug.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55It cost them £69.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58So, you two lovebirds,
0:40:58 > 0:41:00you had a good old shop up, yes?
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- Loved every minute of it. Fantastic. - Which is your favourite piece?
0:41:04 > 0:41:08I think the lovely, travel-related box
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- That's very nice. - So, that's your favourite?
0:41:10 > 0:41:16- What about you, Peter?- I think that's got to be my favourite, too. It'll make a huge profit.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21- So that's your prediction for the biggest profit too, is it?- Yes. - Absolutely.- It'll wipe the Blues.
0:41:21 > 0:41:29- £152 you spent. £148-worth of leftover lolly for James. - Thank you.- There you go.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- All right with that? - Yeah, very well.
0:41:31 > 0:41:37- There's a minefield of goodies out there.- Minefield?- Yeah.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41I think we've bought a very nice item. That cruise box was lovely.
0:41:41 > 0:41:48- And if I can find something silver and oak, I'll replicate it.- That's what we want. Replication.- Yeah.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53- And very good luck.- Not repetition. - No. No hesitation either. Thank you.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57So, let's recap on what the Blues bought.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00The Denby vase didn't thrill Molly,
0:42:00 > 0:42:03but hopefully the price did at £30.
0:42:03 > 0:42:09The metal matchbox holder sparked off memories for David.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11He did a deal for just £10.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Molly took a shine to the stoneware vase
0:42:14 > 0:42:17and nibbled the price down to £100.
0:42:17 > 0:42:23- So, you guys, have a good shop? - We did.- Great. - You had good fun?- Great fun.
0:42:23 > 0:42:29- Molls, which is your favourite item? - The Royal Doulton vase is my favourite item.- Is it?- Yes.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- And do you agree with that, David? - Yes.- You've been married a long time, that's fair enough.
0:42:33 > 0:42:40- And which piece will bring the biggest profit?- The matchbox holder. - Do you agree, David?- Yes, I do.
0:42:40 > 0:42:48You have been married a long time! £140 you spent. £160 of leftover lolly, please. Here we go.
0:42:48 > 0:42:54- Excellent. Thank you.- All right? - Yes. I'm going to get one of Molly's books about how to claim benefits.
0:43:07 > 0:43:14- We're at Bearne's saleroom with Martin McIlroy, our auctioneer. Good morning.- Good morning, Tim.
0:43:14 > 0:43:20Lovely to be here. Now the Reds, Peter and Nina, they went with this silver-topped shaker.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23- Pretty standard item that, isn't it? - It is.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26And beautifully done. Wonderfully clear and cut.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28Pierced top. At the end of the day, it's nice
0:43:28 > 0:43:30but nowadays, not very practical. Not many people use them.
0:43:30 > 0:43:36But at auction, it should fetch somewhere in the region of about £25 to £30.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38OK. £45 paid.
0:43:38 > 0:43:44The next lot I find absolutely fascinating, this oak and silver-mounted cigarette box.
0:43:44 > 0:43:51On the face of it, this is a pretty ordinary object. But those two discs relate to a splendid voyage.
0:43:51 > 0:43:59- Yes.- Now whether this is a royal tour, which they used to do in the '20s and '30s for royal offspring...
0:43:59 > 0:44:03Stick them on a battleship and send them round the Empire. So I think there's a story behind that box.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06There is. It could be royalty.
0:44:06 > 0:44:12- So what do you think this is worth?- Until you can tie up what the voyage, where the voyage relates to,
0:44:12 > 0:44:17as a silver-mounted cigarette box, it's worth about £30.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20Right. Well, they paid £38, actually.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22Their last item is the Denby jug.
0:44:22 > 0:44:26How do you find these things sell?
0:44:26 > 0:44:32- Very badly.- Very badly. Oh, dear. - It's a bit kind of '70s looking.
0:44:32 > 0:44:38- So at auction, we would probably get in the region of about £40-£50, just pure decoration.- £69 they paid.
0:44:38 > 0:44:46Good. Well, overall, depending on how somebody might value the royal tourist box,
0:44:46 > 0:44:50they may or may not need their bonus buy. Let's go and have a look at it.
0:44:50 > 0:44:57- Now, you gave James Braxton £148. - We did.- You did.- Yes.- Yes? He's gone and bought you a modest offering
0:44:57 > 0:45:01- and would like to show it to you. - Wow! Coffee and buns.
0:45:01 > 0:45:05- Is that walnut?- It is. You're spot-on. Lovely bit of walnut, this.
0:45:05 > 0:45:08It's probably, I think, pre-war.
0:45:08 > 0:45:14- Which war?!- Pre-war.- Falklands War, we're talking about here?- Iraq(!) - What about the damage on the top?
0:45:14 > 0:45:20- No, we're not!- There's a little... - There's blistering here.- Yeah.
0:45:20 > 0:45:25It's lifted. Don't dwell on that. That'll be covered in coffee cups.
0:45:25 > 0:45:31- So what did you pay? About £20? - Slightly more than that. - Slightly more, OK.- 30.- 30 only?
0:45:31 > 0:45:36- You do get a lot for £30, don't you? - £30, I thought, was a deal.
0:45:36 > 0:45:43I mean, the veneering may need a bit of restoration. But the legs are all right. And you like it?
0:45:43 > 0:45:49- Yes.- Love it. Really nice. - Well, you can decide after the sale of the first three items.
0:45:49 > 0:45:54But for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks.
0:45:54 > 0:45:59And here it is, Martin. A reproduction walnut coffee table to make your pulses race.
0:45:59 > 0:46:07- The veneer is actually lifting. It's had water damage at some point. - Gin and tonic damage.
0:46:07 > 0:46:15More than likely. The lifting of the veneer kills it, so maybe £20-£30, purely decorative table.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19Well, Brackers paid £30. He might get out of trouble with that one.
0:46:19 > 0:46:21That's it for the Reds, now for the Blues.
0:46:21 > 0:46:26Here we go. How exciting is this? Another Denby vase
0:46:26 > 0:46:29by the same geezer that did this one, old Mr Colledge(?)
0:46:29 > 0:46:34- And the same thing applies!- Just a simple question, then - how much?
0:46:34 > 0:46:39- About £30 to £40.- £30 to £40. Great. Well, they only paid £30 for theirs,
0:46:39 > 0:46:45so they're in the frame, perhaps, for making a bit of a profit, which would be beezer.
0:46:45 > 0:46:50Next up is the Bergman lookalike matchbox holder. Is that any good?
0:46:50 > 0:46:52- No.- No.
0:46:52 > 0:46:57- This is actually cheap man's bronze and it's spelter.- Spelter, right.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00Fun thing, decorative.
0:47:00 > 0:47:07- But because it's only spelter, it is only but a few pounds, £5, £10. - They only paid £10 for it.- Yeah.
0:47:07 > 0:47:10- You never know, it might light somebody up.- Yes.
0:47:10 > 0:47:12And lastly, they've got their Royal Doulton vase.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15Now, we see a lot of Royal Doulton on Bargain Hunt.
0:47:15 > 0:47:19- How does it sell here? - It's on the decline at the moment.
0:47:19 > 0:47:25Certain pieces by certain artists will still sell very, very well. There's nothing special about it.
0:47:25 > 0:47:31- We see it all the time. You'll be looking somewhere in the region of about £40 to £50.- £40 to £50?- Yes.
0:47:31 > 0:47:35Oh, Lordy. They paid £100 for that.
0:47:35 > 0:47:39This could be a Doulton disaster. We'd better look at their bonus buy.
0:47:41 > 0:47:45I bought this. It's not a campaign set, it's a little travelling set.
0:47:45 > 0:47:50- We've got our knife, our spoon, and our little fork here.- How old is it?
0:47:50 > 0:47:54I would think it's probably late 1930s.
0:47:54 > 0:48:00- It fits into this little chamois purse here. But isn't that sweet? 20 quid.- Who would've used that?
0:48:00 > 0:48:03I think anybody from a boy scout to a soldier, really.
0:48:03 > 0:48:09- So this one's nickel on the outside? - Yes. I would suspect that these two...
0:48:09 > 0:48:16This is the first thing that's just been popped into the set, really. But I think they're really sweet.
0:48:16 > 0:48:24- It was £20.- It was 20, was it? - It was £20.- That is lovely. Thank you very much.- Good.
0:48:24 > 0:48:30I think you've done rather well, there. Have you got a prediction as to what it might make at auction?
0:48:30 > 0:48:37- £10 to £20?- It'll make £20 to £40. - 20 to 40.- So there might be £20 in it. Anyway, hold that in your minds
0:48:37 > 0:48:43because for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Phil's lot.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45Beautifully made.
0:48:45 > 0:48:52Not a lot you can say about them. They probably date from either late 19th or early 20th century.
0:48:52 > 0:48:58And it just happens to come with this spoon jobby, which has nothing to do with it, has it, Martin?
0:48:58 > 0:49:03No. The handles are different. The whole thing is wrong.
0:49:03 > 0:49:09And again, probably at auction... They're fun things. They're novel things. But about £10 to £15.
0:49:09 > 0:49:16Serrell paid 20. And he's not really grown-up, terribly, Philip Serrell. He should still be in shorts.
0:49:16 > 0:49:20Anyway, we'll see you on the rostrum. Thank you very much.
0:49:28 > 0:49:34- Nina and Peter, here we are again. Are we as happy as can be? - Absolutely.- Very happy.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37First up, then, is the caster.
0:49:37 > 0:49:43We go on to the George V silver-top sugar caster. £30 to start me?
0:49:43 > 0:49:48- £30 for the cut-glass sugar caster? 20?- Gosh.- £20?
0:49:48 > 0:49:52- £10? Five, sir.- Five I'm bid. Thank you. At five pounds.
0:49:52 > 0:49:57- Six anywhere?- I'm feeling nervy. - So am I.- Six. Seven.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59Eight. Nine. Ten.
0:49:59 > 0:50:0312. 14. 16.
0:50:03 > 0:50:0718. 20. Shake of the head at £20. With you down at £20.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10Just another five.
0:50:10 > 0:50:14- Take one if you like? All done and selling, then, at £20.- Oh, dear.
0:50:14 > 0:50:20- Minus £25.- 1077.- 1077 got it. And lucky old him. Now, this box.- Yes.
0:50:20 > 0:50:241920s oak and silver-mounted commemorative cigarette box.
0:50:24 > 0:50:28- There we are, showing there. We start here at £24.- £24.
0:50:28 > 0:50:30The bid's with me at £24.
0:50:30 > 0:50:35- 26 anywhere now?- Come on. - 26. 28. 30. 32.
0:50:35 > 0:50:39- 32.- Now with me at £32.- Go on! - Come on!- Still with me at £32. 34.
0:50:39 > 0:50:4136. 38.
0:50:41 > 0:50:43- 40.- You're in profit, boy.- Yes!
0:50:43 > 0:50:47- This is unheard of.- 42. 44. 46. 48.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50- Come on!- Yes!- Go on!
0:50:50 > 0:50:54At £48. 50 anywhere now? With me, commission bid still has it.
0:50:54 > 0:50:58- Well, there's a lot of potential there. You're plus £10.- Plus 10!
0:50:58 > 0:51:02- Now, the Denby jug.- Lot number 184 is a large Denby pottery jug.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05- Nice, big jug. £20?- Five, sir.
0:51:05 > 0:51:09- OK.- 20.- Five I'm bid. Six anywhere now?
0:51:09 > 0:51:12Six. Seven. Eight. Nine.
0:51:12 > 0:51:1410. 12. 14.
0:51:14 > 0:51:1816. 18. At £18.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20In front at £18.
0:51:20 > 0:51:24- 20 - new place. 22. 24.- (Come on!) - 26. 28.
0:51:24 > 0:51:2930. Shake of the head. £30. Gentleman seated.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31All done and selling at £30.
0:51:31 > 0:51:36£30 is minus £39. I'm sorry about that.
0:51:36 > 0:51:3939, 29...
0:51:39 > 0:51:43- Look at it any way you like. 25 minus 10 is 15.- Yes.
0:51:43 > 0:51:4739. 49. Minus 54. Minus 54 smackers.
0:51:47 > 0:51:50Minus 54. Now that could be a winning score today.
0:51:50 > 0:51:56- It could be. Yeah, it could be. OK? On the other hand, do you go with the repro table?- Right.
0:51:56 > 0:52:01- Do you see a lot of furniture buyers in this room?- No. I seriously don't think we should go for it.
0:52:01 > 0:52:07- So you're not going with the bonus buy?- No.- But anyway, we'll sell James's table and here it comes.
0:52:07 > 0:52:12188 is a reproduction coffee table. Decorative piece. £20?
0:52:12 > 0:52:15Nice occasional table. £10?
0:52:15 > 0:52:20Five pounds? Two pounds anywhere for the table?
0:52:20 > 0:52:22A pound?
0:52:22 > 0:52:24Coffee table - one pound.
0:52:24 > 0:52:28You made a very wise decision not to go with the bonus buy.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30That is minus £29 on that.
0:52:30 > 0:52:33But you didn't go with the bonus buy, so you did well.
0:52:33 > 0:52:39- Now, don't tell the Blues a thing. - We won't.- So your lips are sealed?
0:52:51 > 0:52:56- Now, Molls and Dave, do you know how the Reds got on?- No.- David, how are you feeling?- Slightly optimistic.
0:52:56 > 0:53:00Anyway, the first lot up is the Glyn Colledge Denby pot. Here it comes.
0:53:00 > 0:53:05On to 204 now. We have the Denby Pottery slim, ovoid vase.
0:53:05 > 0:53:09- And who'll start me at £20?- 10, sir. - 10 I'm bid. Thank you. At £10.
0:53:09 > 0:53:1212 anywhere now? 12. 14. 16.
0:53:12 > 0:53:1518. 20.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17At £20. Gentleman in front, at £20.
0:53:17 > 0:53:21- 22, new place. 24. 26. - This is good.- This is brilliant.
0:53:21 > 0:53:2430. 32. 34.
0:53:24 > 0:53:28- We're in profit.- 36. 38. 40. - Something's going wrong here.
0:53:28 > 0:53:32- I like this. - In front at £40. 42 anywhere?
0:53:32 > 0:53:36I just hope they collect Doulton as well.
0:53:36 > 0:53:40At £40 in front, seated. I'm selling at £40.
0:53:40 > 0:53:44£40, David. This is amazing! Plus £10. I love it!
0:53:44 > 0:53:48On to 205 now, which is the cold-painted, metal matchbox holder
0:53:48 > 0:53:50in the form of a carpet seller.
0:53:50 > 0:53:53£10? Surely!
0:53:53 > 0:53:55Five I'm bid. Thank you, Diana. Six anywhere now?
0:53:55 > 0:54:00- At £5 for the matchbox holder. Six anywhere?- Go on!- At £5.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03Selling, then, for five pounds.
0:54:03 > 0:54:08£5. Bad luck. Minus £5 on that. You're still plus £5 though.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10Now, the stoneware vase.
0:54:10 > 0:54:15Now the Royal Doulton stoneware vase. The bid's with me at £40. 42?
0:54:15 > 0:54:1842. 44.
0:54:18 > 0:54:2246. 48. 50. 5. 60. 5.
0:54:22 > 0:54:28Still with me at £65. 70 anywhere? 70.
0:54:28 > 0:54:325. No. Still with me at £75. The commission bid still has it.
0:54:32 > 0:54:3580 or no? Selling, then, for £75.
0:54:35 > 0:54:39- Well done, Molly, I'd say. - Brilliant!- Minus £25.
0:54:39 > 0:54:41I always knew it would do well.
0:54:41 > 0:54:45How you can stand there, Serrell, I don't know.
0:54:45 > 0:54:51You're only minus £20, which could be a winning score. Do you want to go with the bonus buy?
0:54:51 > 0:54:56- Quickly! Are you going to go with it?- No.- No?- No.- I'm hurt. Absolutely mortified.
0:54:56 > 0:55:00On to 210 now, the two-piece folding knife and fork set.
0:55:00 > 0:55:04There we are. With a spoon in a case. £20, somebody?
0:55:04 > 0:55:07£10?
0:55:07 > 0:55:10- Five pounds?- Molly!
0:55:10 > 0:55:15- No? Five pounds? Two pounds anywhere?- Can I bid?- Molly!
0:55:15 > 0:55:19- A pound?- One pound, sir.
0:55:19 > 0:55:24Thank you. At one pound. Two anywhere now? Are you all done at one pound?
0:55:26 > 0:55:30- He's sold it for a pound. - You were right.- That is minus £19.
0:55:30 > 0:55:37You would be in a deep, dark hole if Molly hadn't stood firm here, David.
0:55:37 > 0:55:43We understand how your marriage has been such a success over this long period of time now.
0:55:43 > 0:55:44- Listen to me.- Yes, that's right.
0:55:56 > 0:56:01- Well, well, well. Have you been talking, you lot?- No!- Because you've got awfully friendly otherwise.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03Well, we have had great fun.
0:56:03 > 0:56:07But I'm afraid the runners-up, by a good old chunk,
0:56:07 > 0:56:13- happen to be the Reds.- Aw!- You had a funny feeling about this?- We did.
0:56:13 > 0:56:18£54 you are down the drain, which is nothing. You've been good sports.
0:56:18 > 0:56:24But the victors today, with that lovely profit, David, on your Denby pot, which was a relief, wasn't it?
0:56:24 > 0:56:30- It was.- Overall then, you are only minus £20, which is a gnat's, really, which is nothing.
0:56:30 > 0:56:37- Have you had a good time?- We've had a wonderful time.- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting! Yes?
0:56:37 > 0:56:39ALL: Yes!