0:00:02 > 0:00:05What am I doing, standing in the middle of a Welsh field?
0:00:05 > 0:00:11Well, if I tell you that in a minute, this field will be crammed with antiques, does that give you a clue?
0:00:11 > 0:00:14You're right! Let's go bargain hunting.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46Welcome to Builth Wells, set in the heart of the Welsh countryside.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Famed for being home of the Royal Welsh Show,
0:00:50 > 0:00:54today the showground has been taken over by the antiques stands.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57I hope our teams have got their wellies with them.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05We take two teams and we give each of them £300
0:01:05 > 0:01:08and an hour to search the fair high and low for the best bargains,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10which they sell later at auction
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and if they make a profit at auction, they get to keep it.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Today it's ladies' day
0:01:23 > 0:01:28and for the reds, we've got Eve and belle Helene,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31who are good friends at the moment,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35and for the blues, we've got mother and daughter, Kim and Gabrielle.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Welcome, girls.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Now, Helen, you've always been involved with caring for the elderly.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Well, I worked on the district caring for the elderly for over 20 years
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and then I thought of retiring
0:01:48 > 0:01:52but decided to sort of downsize, if you like,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54to work in a day centre for the elderly.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- So you're taking it gently? - So I'm taking it gently
0:01:57 > 0:01:59and it's wonderful, I love it.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- Now, Eve, you're retired.- Yes.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- But what do you do?- Well, I used to be a finance director
0:02:06 > 0:02:09and then I decided to go for it
0:02:09 > 0:02:14and turn my hobby of 3-D decoupage into a business.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17So I opened a little craft shop and it really did well.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- I had it for nine years. - Did you really?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Well, just tell us about 3-D decoupage
0:02:22 > 0:02:24because not everybody will know about that.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29It's basically building up designs into a picture or a fire screen or whatever
0:02:29 > 0:02:32and making it into a 3-D image.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- And you made your business out of that?- I did.- Brilliant.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Now for the blues. Gabrielle, you applied to come on the programme
0:02:38 > 0:02:41and you invited your mother as a surprise.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- Tell us about that.- In 2006, my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50Last year, in the January, she went into remission,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52so that was a nice surprise.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I filled in the application form to come on to Bargain Hunt.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- And I hope it has been a nice surprise.- Yes, shock. Nice surprise.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Good! Well, welcome, anyway.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Now, Kim, you run an estate agency with your husband
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- but travelling is what gets you going, isn't it?- It is.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I do love to travel
0:03:11 > 0:03:12to unusual places.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- In 1999, I hitch-hiked round Belize and Guatemala.- Did you?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19I went down the Macal River in a canoe.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- And what sort of things do you collect? - At the moment I collect Babycham.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Anything to do with Babycham - glasses, the Babycham deer.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- Yes.- So I've got '50s, '60s, '70s
0:03:29 > 0:03:33and my recent one is the millennium Babycham with the top hat.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- And do you drink Babycham? - I have... I have in the past.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I've had... I've had one or two.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45It's one of the first drinks you try, isn't it, Babycham, everybody.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I don't know about that! LAUGHTER
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Anyway, now it's the money moment.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Here we go, 300 smackers.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54There you go, £300, you know the rules.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Your experts await and off you go and very, very, very good luck.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00So each team benefits from an expert
0:04:00 > 0:04:03who will help them choose their three items.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09If anyone can get a word in for the reds, it'll be David Barby.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14And hoping for three out of three for the blues is Jonathan Pratt.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17And, as they'll be helping two lots of teams today,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19they're going to be busy.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- Now, girls, what do you think of this?- I like that.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- It's very unusual.- It is unusual and you wanted something quirky.- We did.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- Indeed.- Yes. - Well, this is called a top hat...
0:04:30 > 0:04:32posy holder.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37- Oh!- Ah!- So in there you would put your primroses, your snowdrops.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41They date from the end of the 19th into the 20th century.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- This is 20th century.- 20th century.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48It reminds me very much of a company called Powell and Company
0:04:48 > 0:04:55that produced glass in this semi-opaque style, this blue tint,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59and they've used these opaque sections here,
0:04:59 > 0:05:00which are called inclusions.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- That adds to its attractive quality. - It's absolutely gorgeous.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05I think it's great.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Right, 65 quid, you've got to get the price down.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10- Right.- OK?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13She's over there and she's waiting for you. Come on.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Shall I go and do a deal?- Are you going to do it?- We'll all go.
0:05:16 > 0:05:22They vowed to get the price down and they did. £37.50 paid.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Glass seems to be popular today.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29That looks like a piece of Scottish glass.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32It reminds me of Monart or Vasart.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34It's always good to look at the base
0:05:34 > 0:05:37because if it's going to be signed or have a label,
0:05:37 > 0:05:40you're going to see it fairly obviously. There's nothing underneath.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43The foot rim tells us a nice story that...
0:05:43 > 0:05:48- What's a foot rim? The base? - Yes, it's slightly concave.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53From years of moving it around, you get this build-up of scratches
0:05:53 > 0:05:55and to get that network of scratching,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57it's got to be 50, 60 years old.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00And this shows the construction of it, as well.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04This mark here is where they polished away what they call a pontil.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07They have this big rod that sits in the bottom of it,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09so it's like a sort of giant wine glass,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12and then as they're finishing off the bowl, they polish that away.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- How much do they want for it? - They're asking 40.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- She wants £40 for it.- What do you think it'll make at auction?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I think we should be able to get £40-£60 for it.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26- OK. Are you going to have a go?- Yes. - See if you can get it down. - See if I can get some money off it.
0:06:26 > 0:06:32Gabrielle managed to get a tenner off and bought it for a flirty 30.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Excuse me, girls and boys, what do you think of this?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- I think it's absolutely gorgeous. - It's quite sweet, yes.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45- I love the combination...- I do. - ..of crystal and silver.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- Now, have you found the silver mark? - No. Where is that?- OK.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It's stamped into the metal.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55So the whole combination is solid silver with that crystal section.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57What's the date on it?
0:06:57 > 0:07:01They've got Birmingham, 1909, good set of silver.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06But I'm looking at this and it's not in the fashionable style of the day,
0:07:06 > 0:07:11which would've been Art Nouveau or Arts and Crafts movement.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15This has a very conventional, almost Georgian look.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- So this is quite nice, I like it. - I'm not sure.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- Why don't you like it? - I don't dislike it.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26I just don't feel, with so many people eating their dinner in front of the television,
0:07:26 > 0:07:30that they would use something like this on their tray.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Oh, that's common.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Well, I thought that, but I didn't say anything.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41- No, this is for dinner parties... - Oh, yes.- ..and supper parties.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43But what a nice, nice little piece.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- What about the price, though, David? - What is it, £95?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- It's quite high, isn't it, really? - Mm.- Mm.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53I think you've got to get it down by a third.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- So we need it under 60, then? - If you can.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00£40 off. Now that's food for thought.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03In the end, they spent £55 on the condiment set.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- Look what I've found.- Oh, hello. - A pheasant.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- And I can tell you it's Beswick... - Yes.- ..and it's perfect.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- Oh, brilliant. Is this something that you like?- Yes.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Well, I've got Beswick.
0:08:17 > 0:08:23It's slip moulded, so it's basically made into a mould and they pour in a wet paste.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25It's quite nicely defined and nicely decorated.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27The condition's good.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30So there's a swing label on there, what's it say?
0:08:30 > 0:08:36- £65.- £65, OK. Well, I think we might get £50-£70 for it.- Great.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- Little bit of work, over to you. We're going to go and find our next item.- I'll speak to the chappie.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Kim obviously is not afraid of a bit of hard work.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48She took the stallholder down to £42.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53- What do you think of this, David? - What is it?- It's a perfume spray.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Oh, right. How does it work?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57You just press the top and twist and it pops up.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- Gosh, that's clever.- Then you spray.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Well...- Do you know, it's much... - Push it in.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Ooh! Do it again.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09There's an element of perfume from the past, there.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- Is there still? - Mm, yeah, there is, actually.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- Mm.- It's nice to know it still works.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- Again, you've got this combination of crystal and silver.- Mm.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23Birmingham, 1908.
0:09:23 > 0:09:251908. Now...
0:09:25 > 0:09:301908. Who do you associate with that particular period?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- Somebody like Lillie Langtry. - Lillie Langtry, yes.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- The Duchess of Duke Street. - Exactly.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39As soon as you start thinking that, you're thinking of the social scene
0:09:39 > 0:09:41behind that particular piece.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46- Would you use it at home? - I'd have one on my dressing table. It's lovely.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Right, what's the price?- It's 130.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53£130, I thought it would be. It's such a choice object, isn't it?
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- Get the price down. - I don't think anybody would... - Come on, negotiate.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- OK.- Negotiate.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04Those ladies have expensive taste. £93 paid.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Look what I've found. I think it's French, Jonathan. Is there anything else you can me about it?
0:10:10 > 0:10:12OK. That's rather fun.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17- That is, essentially, a copy of a French armoire.- Armoire?
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- Armoire.- What's an armoire? - Wardrobe.- Armoire?- Armoire.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- Wardrobe.- What gives it away is this scroll and this wavy frieze,
0:10:26 > 0:10:30which is very typical of French provincial furniture.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34I think it's quite nice. What about that? Is that damage?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37This is just shrinkage of the wood.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40It's just the way the wood's seasoned. It shows it's got a bit of age.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Wood shrinks as it gets older, as most of us, do.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- Are these...additions?- Yeah.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- They fitted the inside for whatever they wanted to use it for.- Right.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52That doesn't matter too much.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55What you're buying is a good-looking box.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00- And how much is it? - The dealer's asking £72.- £72.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Well, I think that's a nice item
0:11:02 > 0:11:06and at auction, it's going to be under £100 but I would say £60-£80.
0:11:06 > 0:11:0960 to 80 and it's 72.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13£72. So if we can get it under 70, we may well get a profit.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- So over to you.- Let's go and...
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- ..knock some money off it.- Go on.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23And she did. But has she got the price down enough?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25It set her back £60.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27SIREN SOUNDS
0:11:27 > 0:11:31Time's up. Let's remind ourselves what the reds bought.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Keen to ensure their profit margins blossom,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37the reds cut a deal of £37.50
0:11:37 > 0:11:39for the top-hat posy holder.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Eve wasn't sold on the condiment set
0:11:44 > 0:11:46but that didn't stop Helen.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49She negotiated the price down to £55.
0:11:49 > 0:11:56Nostalgia took over and the ladies splashed out £93 on the atomiser.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- Eve and Helen, did you have a good time shopping?- Brilliant.- Oh, yes.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- Which is your favourite piece, Eve? - The atomiser.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- What about you, Helen? - Oh, the cruet set.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- I think the top hat.- The top hat.
0:12:11 > 0:12:17You're agreed on that. Well, you spent an extraordinary £185.50.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22I want £114.50, thank you very much, of leftover lolly.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- Coming your way.- Thank you very much. - Which is a nice sum.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28It is indeed. Although I have one problem.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- Oh, do you? - These ladies have been so astute,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- I feel as though they've seen everything in that fair.- Really?
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- Anything I buy, they'll have seen. - You'll be able to rummage, I'm sure.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- It's your best subject. Rummaging, I mean.- Thank you.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Goodbye. - And very successful, too.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Let's remind ourselves what the blues bought.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49The blues were split on the vase
0:12:49 > 0:12:53but Gabrielle bought it anyway for £30.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Kim was optimistic that the Beswick pheasant would make a tasty profit.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00It set them back £42.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Gabrielle stumped up £60 for the miniature wardrobe.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11So, Gabrielle and Kim, you two naughty ones,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- which is your favourite piece, Gabrielle?- Mine's the vase.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- That's your favourite?- Yes. - What about you, Kim?
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- The Beswick pheasant. - The pheasant is your favourite.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?- The vase.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- The vase.- The pheasant.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Ah, you're digging in here, aren't you? You spent £132, which is modest.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34I want £168 of leftover lolly, please, Gabby.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36All of it. Lovely.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Thank you very much. It goes over to JP.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- Thank you.- What are you going to do with it?- Well...
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- I've seen lots of things, I've got lots of clues.- Have you?- Yes.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- That's very enigmatic. - That's me, the enigma.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51As they say, off you trot.
0:13:58 > 0:14:04We've come to sunny Malvern to Philip Serrell's saleroom with the great man himself.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- Hi, Phil.- How are you? - Very well, thanks.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Lovely to be here. - Good to see you.
0:14:08 > 0:14:14First up, then, for the reds is this so-called Powell and Co novelty top hat in glass.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- Do you rate that? - Well, it's decorative enough
0:14:18 > 0:14:21but I see that making £20-£40, really.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- £37.50 they paid.- Mm. - I mean, it's a novelty.- Yeah.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27I don't know about Powell and Co, I have to say,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30cos that stuff's usually opalescent, not white.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Next is the little condiment set.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- I love these things when they're complete in a box.- It's quite sweet.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40I mean, it's always nice to have a bit of salt, pepper and mustard
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- and they're quite grand-looking pots. - They're good. We put 30-50 on it
0:14:44 > 0:14:46and I think they'll do all right.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Bit mean, 30-50. £55, they paid.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51We've got to keep them on their toes.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- I can see that making 60 or £80 on the day with a bit of wind.- Yes.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58And lastly for them is this atomiser.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03- What did they pay for that? - They paid £93, I dread to admit.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- That's a bit strong. That's a lot strong.- It's a big smell.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- Might be atomising.- Yes.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- I think £30-£50.- Yes.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16So overall, they're going to need their bonus buy and let's have a look at it.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18A pair of Georgian candlesticks.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Now, I rather like these because of the triangular-shaped base
0:15:22 > 0:15:26and underneath there's this interesting metal section there,
0:15:26 > 0:15:28which has been put on, I think, later.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32But it must have acted somewhat as a sort of wall-mounting sconce
0:15:32 > 0:15:35or something like that. Do you like them?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- I think I do.- Ah!
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Faint praise, Eve, methinks.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43I can't see that going on a wall, can you?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- It would be the other way. - It's quite tactile.- Like this.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- There'd be something there so it would mount onto a wall.- Oh, right.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- But those sections are later. - How much were they, David?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55£80.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- Look, that's only a tank full of petrol. It's nothing.- True.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04We don't have to go with them. We'll see how badly we do first!
0:16:05 > 0:16:10You're absolutely right, Eve. You'll decide after the sale of your first three items.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14But for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- Are these going to light up your life?- I quite like them.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- What do you reckon this is all about?- It's odd, isn't it?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Erm, it's a fitting to go onto a fitting.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28So perhaps an architect's desk or a bureau, instead of having a candle slide,
0:16:28 > 0:16:32you'd fit that to a bracket so your candles would fit either side.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- And illuminate your writing. - Illuminate your darkness.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- That's fair enough. - I think they should make £50-£80.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41That's not too bad. £80 was paid by David Barby.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45He's of course got high hopes, you know, the usual,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- but he's a cunning monkey. - Very cunning.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51That's it for the reds, now for the blues, Kim and Gabrielle.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Their first item is this glass vase.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58Er, it's a latter-day market. I see that at £20-£40.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59£30 paid.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Beswick pottery. Your favourite subject, I know.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Oh, yes. You can't beat a bit of Beswick. You can't beat it enough.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09It's a pheasant. Lots of people go in for all that round here.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- Do they?- Bird spotting.- Pheasant shooting?- That type of thing.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Coming from Worcester, I have a problem looking at that at £20-£40
0:17:17 > 0:17:23when that could buy an 18th-century Worcester tea bowl and I can't see the comparison.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- No.- So for me, that's very much a...
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- Is that your estimate, £20-£40?- Yes. - £42, they paid.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33What about the armoire?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I quite like that in a bizarre sort of way.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Erm...- I'd rather have it that size than full size.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42I'd rather move it that size than full size.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- We had a gentleman in a few moments ago from Greece...- No!
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Yes, and he wants a cabinet or chest to display his coins on,
0:17:48 > 0:17:52so I was trying to suggest that this could be the ideal purchase.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55I don't know if he's got a shipping line or not.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- He could put it in his pocket, certainly in his suitcase.- Yes.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- So you could get that one sold to a Greek.- We live in hope.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- Erm, how much?- £40-£60.- £60 paid.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09So they're pretty well on the cusp all the way through.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- They're on the money.- I've a feeling they're going to be all right
0:18:12 > 0:18:15but in case not, let's have a look at the bonus buy.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19It is a Whitefriars glass vase.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Whitefriars is the longest-standing English factory,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24glass making in the 20th century.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29Nice amber colour, designed by a chap called James Hogan,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31so it's got... Not Hulk Hogan, James Hogan.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35It's got... So it's got a name to the design as well.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Gabrielle's looking distinctly underwhelmed, here.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- I'm...- Handle it, feel the weight. How much glass is in that, eh?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Don't drop it. - It's a chunk, isn't it?
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- How much did you pay for it? - I paid £50.- Oh!
0:18:49 > 0:18:53The thing is, it's a known name for collectors,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- it's got a designer's name. - It's not marked.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00No, but the polished-out pontil and the way it's made is very typical.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03And the colour, too. That's a real '30s amber.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- What would you use it for? - Whatever you like.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07Put sweets in it, or flowers.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- How much do you think it'll make? - We'll get £15 or £20 out of it.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15And on that happy note, we'd best let the auctioneer say what he thinks
0:19:15 > 0:19:18about Jonathan's pot.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19What a chunk, Phil.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- That is a lump of glass. - That's a belter, isn't it? - It certainly is.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Do you like it?- No.- No.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29It's just not my thing, Tim. I think I was born too soon.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Right.- You know, I mean, it's...
0:19:32 > 0:19:34I can see that making £30-£50.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- £50, he paid.- 50. - He's got to hope to make a profit.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Who does he think it's by? - Whitefriars.- Oh, right.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Whitefriars, 1925 to 1935, I guess.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Again, it's going to get picked up on the internet
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- and if someone wants it, they'll be there for it.- Brilliant.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- And you'll be there. - I shall be working hard for you.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54We'll look forward to that.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Eve and Helen, how many auctions have you been to, you girls?
0:20:05 > 0:20:10- I've been to quite a lot. - So you are quite experienced.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- Helen's been to one.- Oh, one.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14And she kept quiet the whole time.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- Was it a good experience, the last time?- Frightening.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18- Frightening.- Frightening.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- Are you feeling scared now?- I'm afraid of bidding on anything.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Here we go with the posy holder.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Modelled as a top hat, there you are.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32Bid me for that lot. Wherever you want to be. Start me off. I don't know - £20 to start with.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- Where is it?- It's being held up.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Oh, dear.- Who's got a tenner?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Ten, I'm bid, ten.
0:20:39 > 0:20:4320. 30, sir? 20, I'm bid far right.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- 20. At £20. Is there any more? - Powell and Company.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50At £20 only, at £20. There's the bid over there.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53At £20 and I sell then at £20.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- And done. Thank you. - Oh, dear, bad luck. £20.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Minus £17.50.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- The condiment set. - This is a nice lot.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05The cut glass and silver-mounted condiment set.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Where do you want to start me for that?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Who's got £100 to start with?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Bid me 50 straight in.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- Bid me 30 straight in. - Oh, this is ridiculous.
0:21:16 > 0:21:1830, I'm bid. 30 bid.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20At £30. 40, 40 bid.
0:21:20 > 0:21:2350, £50 over here. 50.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25At £50, it's your bid, seated, at 50.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28£50 only. Is there any more?
0:21:28 > 0:21:31At £50 only. At 50. 60, someone?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34At 50. I'll take a fiver, only because it's Barby.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36At £50. Five, anywhere?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39At £50 and I sell at 50.
0:21:39 > 0:21:45- Done.- It's not looking good. £50, minus £5, it's minus 22.50.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49The atomiser. Well, there we are. The atomiser.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Bid me for that lot. Start me off. The atomiser. I don't know.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Who's got £50? You?
0:21:56 > 0:21:57No, all right, then.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02Who's got £30? 30, I'm bid, at £30.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04At £30 only. 30 bid.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07At £30 only. I'll take five off someone.
0:22:07 > 0:22:14At £30, there's the bid. Any more at all? At £30, I sell then at £30.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Done.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19That is minus £63,
0:22:19 > 0:22:24which means overall, you are minus £85.50.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- This is not good, is it?- Definitely.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29What do you think about the bonus buy?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- It's got to be better than ours. - We've got to go for it. - You're going to do it?
0:22:33 > 0:22:38£80 paid for the candle holders, we're going to go for the bonus buy.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Lot number 360, these really nice 19th-century candlesticks.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43They really are a nice lot.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Who's got £100 to start me?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Well, bid me 50, someone.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Bid me 50.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Pardon? A tenner, I'm bid. At ten. Ten bid. At ten.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57At ten. £20, someone.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02He bought these for cheap. 10, 20, 30. Your bid at 30.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04£30, 40. 40 bid.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08At 40, seated. At £40 only. At £40.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11I'll take five anywhere. At £40 only.
0:23:11 > 0:23:1440 bid. Your bid, seated, sir. At £40.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- Is there any more? At £40... - Oh, dear.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- Done.- It's not been your day today, has it?
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Between you all, it hasn't been your day. Minus £40 on that.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30- The only good thing is it's not our money!- That is minus £125.50.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Oh, wow!- That's the biggest loss I've ever made.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- No!- £125.50. - So have we won the booby prize?
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Not necessarily, because the way things are going,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45minus £125.50 might be a winning score.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- Yeah.- Well, it might be.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Gabrielle and Kim, do you know how the reds got on?
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- No.- We've been in a cupboard. - You haven't been chatting?- No.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- They hid you in a cupboard? - Yes.- So you couldn't hear? - No.- Did they really?- Yes.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- In a soundproof box.- Who were you in there with?- Jonathan.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- No wonder you're looking so perky. - I know!
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- Anyway, all well?- Yes. - Confident?- Er, no.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- Do you wish you could change any of your items?- Yes.- What?
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- Which would you like to change? - The box.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- What, the miniature armoire box? - Yeah.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27You'd like to change that? Why, don't you like it any more?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Mm...- No. - You found it with Jonathan.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Yeah.- Yeah? - Having second thoughts.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34First lot up, though, is your glass vase and here it comes.
0:24:34 > 0:24:41A Vasart-style glass vase and I'm bid £10 for that. At ten.
0:24:41 > 0:24:4415, 20. 20 bid. At 20. I'll take five.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49- At 20. Five, anywhere? Surely. - Surely.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54I'm bid five, 25. At £25 only. Is there any more?
0:24:54 > 0:24:58It's your bid, seated, madam. At £25, going for 25 and done.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Gabby! £25, you're minus £5 there.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05That's no problem. Hang on in here for Beswick.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10A cock pheasant. There you are. What will you bid me for that, someone?
0:25:10 > 0:25:14The pheasie. The Beswick pheasie. Who's got £50 to start?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17No?
0:25:17 > 0:25:1830?
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Right, OK. I think this market's got shot all of a sudden.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Who's got £20? The Beswick pheasant, £20.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Thank you. 20, I'm bid. At £20 only.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35There's the bid. At £20 only for the Beswick pheasant.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- Is there any more at all? - Nobody likes the pheasant.
0:25:37 > 0:25:4230. 30 bid. Have another, sir. At 30, 30, bid. It's your bid, madam.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45At £30 only. Is there any more?
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- Come on, come on.- At £30, I sell then. At £30... We're done.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53£30, he's sold it. That's minus £12, minus 17 overall.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57Now, your armoire. Your joint armoire.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02And I'm bid £20. Who'll bid for that at 25?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Here's a cheap lot at £25 only.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07At 25. 25 bid. Is there any more at all?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10At 30, 5, 40, 5.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- 50, 5, 60, 5.- Come on.
0:26:13 > 0:26:1870. £70 bid. At £70 only.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23Any more at all? At £70...and it's £70 and done.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- Great! A profit of £10.- Hooray!- Ah! - That is fantastic.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29That takes you back to only minus 7.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- So what about this Whitefriars vase? - Stick.- No.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- We're going to stick. - We'll stick at minus £7.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- You're not going to go with it?- Do I have a reputation or something?- No.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44- Why not?- I don't think it's going to make a profit.- No.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46We're only £7 down.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49We're going to sell it anyway. Here it comes.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53The Whitefriars piece. Who's got £30 to start?
0:26:53 > 0:26:5520, someone?
0:26:55 > 0:27:0020, I'm bid, at 20. I'll take 5. At 20, bid. And 5.
0:27:00 > 0:27:0430, 5, 35. Lady's bid seated there.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07At 35. At 35. 40, someone, quickly.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10At £35 only. At 35.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Is there any more? At 35. 40, may I?
0:27:13 > 0:27:17At £35. We're all done at 35. Done. Thank you.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- That is minus £15...- Well done.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24..which doesn't count because you've ring-fenced your losses at minus 7.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26That could be a winning score.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31- Don't tell the reds a thing. Promise?- Promise.- Promise. - Loose talk costs shows.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35So, a loss of £7 for the Blues.
0:27:35 > 0:27:42Not bad though, as remember the Reds lost a whopping £125.50. Ouch!
0:27:42 > 0:27:44In a moment, two more teams go in search of bargains,
0:27:44 > 0:27:48but first I'm off somewhere really interesting. Want to join me?
0:27:55 > 0:27:58I'm at Capesthorne Hall
0:27:58 > 0:28:02on the outskirts of Macclesfield in Cheshire.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Just look at this lot. Isn't it staggering?
0:28:05 > 0:28:10It's a house that evokes a mixture of opinions from visitors.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Some just love it for its extraordinary features,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17but however you feel, it sure is strong.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Lenette and Walter Bromley-Davenport,
0:28:28 > 0:28:32who were the current owner's parents, really loved Capesthorne,
0:28:32 > 0:28:36and they wanted to capture the beauty of the place in a painting.
0:28:36 > 0:28:42In 1954 they commissioned artist Laurence Stephen Lowry,
0:28:42 > 0:28:46he of the matchstick men fame, to paint Capesthorne.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Lenette met Lowry to discuss the commission,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59and they agreed that he would position himself the other side
0:28:59 > 0:29:04of the middle pond, and look at the hall from the east.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06And this is the elevation that he recorded.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Hasn't he done the most brilliant job?
0:29:09 > 0:29:14What's glorious about Lowry's work is his use of the colour white.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17That vast expanse of sky looks white - right?
0:29:17 > 0:29:22But actually, there are about 30 different tones of white
0:29:22 > 0:29:25included within that white expanse,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28all of which have been carefully worked out by Lowry.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31And he liked to plaster the paint on, but in layers,
0:29:31 > 0:29:36which gives it this textured and rather crumbly appearance.
0:29:36 > 0:29:43This picture epitomises the very best of modern British painting in 1954.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48Why don't we scroll back a cool 420 years,
0:29:48 > 0:29:50and see a perfect example of another art form?
0:29:57 > 0:30:01This room is called the Dorothy Davenport room, largely
0:30:01 > 0:30:05on account of these extraordinary needleworked bed hangings.
0:30:05 > 0:30:11Dorothy Davenport married William Davenport around 1585,
0:30:11 > 0:30:16and she started her odyssey of needlework, we think, in that year,
0:30:16 > 0:30:18back in that far corner.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22If you follow this needlework pediment around,
0:30:22 > 0:30:24occasionally she dated it.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28Here we've got a date of 1610.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31So it took her 25 years to complete that section.
0:30:31 > 0:30:37She then put a bit of a spurt on, and that date to this is 1614.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41But from 1614 down to the finish date,
0:30:41 > 0:30:48which is here - 1636 - this section, took a further 22 years.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Awfully long time, I hear you say.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55But of course, Dorothy Davenport didn't just work the pelmet during
0:30:55 > 0:31:00that period, she also had to work the backcloth, which we have got,
0:31:00 > 0:31:06and probably at least six curtains to pull between the posts,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09a bed cover, which we no longer have,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12and probably a valance going down to the floor.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16An extraordinary tour de force of needlework.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Meanwhile, back in North Wales two more teams are hoping
0:31:24 > 0:31:28they will be a real tour de force in the hunt for bargains.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30So let's meet our new sets of Reds and Blues.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35For the Reds, we've got mother Linda and daughter Catherine.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40And for the Blues, father Chris with his daughter Claire. Welcome, teams.
0:31:40 > 0:31:46Astonishingly nice to see you. Now, Catherine, you come from an outgoing family.
0:31:46 > 0:31:53- Tell us one of your life-enhancing experiences.- I'd have to say joining the Navy.
0:31:53 > 0:32:00- What did you do in the Navy? - I was a writer, like a pay clerk. - Is that what they call them?
0:32:00 > 0:32:07- Writers, yeah.- Oh, brilliant. How did you get on with the sailors?- They were nice. We never fraternised!
0:32:07 > 0:32:13- No fraternisation on board.- No. - What a shame. You love the sea, but you're not so keen on the air.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15I'm absolutely petrified of flying.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20I actually flew with my mother once, but she'll never fly with me again.
0:32:20 > 0:32:27- You were in such a state?- I was such an embarrassment.- Linda, how are you on flying?- I absolutely adore it.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32When I was 50 I gave my job up and bought a round-the-world ticket.
0:32:32 > 0:32:39And I was away for seven months, went to loads of countries, backpacking, I went on my own.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43But your survival skills are honed to a very high pitch.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Luckily, I've read a few survival books.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- But I got stuck in a lift overnight for 18 hours.- No!
0:32:50 > 0:32:55I had everything you'd want if you were stuck in a lift.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- Had you been out shopping? - I had been, yes.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- But 18 hours?!- It was very cold.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05And I needed to have a pee, but I had a casserole dish...
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- and...- You had a pee in your casserole dish?
0:33:09 > 0:33:15I did, but when I eventually was freed, one of my colleagues rang up and said,
0:33:15 > 0:33:20- "Please tell me you haven't put it in the dishwasher!"- Quite!
0:33:20 > 0:33:25What a business! Both of you I think will do terribly well today.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30- Thank you.- Welcome. Now the Blues. Or should I say, "'ello, 'ello, Chris"?
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Evening, all.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- How long were you a policeman for?- 30 years.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- Were you really?- That's right. I retired in 2002 as a Chief Inspector.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40What do you do in your spare time?
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- I play petanque. French boules. I play for Wales.- Really?
0:33:44 > 0:33:48- They play that in Wales? - Yes. It's a big sport.
0:33:48 > 0:33:54- Now what do you do, Claire? - I work as a senior dental nurse at the dental hospital in Cardiff.
0:33:54 > 0:34:02- But I'm on maternity leave and watch Bargain Hunt every day! - You'll be a great expert, then!
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- I hope I picked up a few tips. - We'll find out in a minute.
0:34:05 > 0:34:12- What do you like to collect?- I like Poole pottery. I also like cats, if they're quite quirky and ugly.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17- Yes, ugly cats.- Yes. - Will you go for an ugly cat today?
0:34:17 > 0:34:21- If I see one, the cat's in the bag! - Good for you!
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Now the money moment. Here's your £300. You know the rules?
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Your experts await. Off you go! Very, very, very good luck!
0:34:39 > 0:34:44Oh, this is really nice! It looks like really good quality.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49- Well, tell me what you think it is. - I think it might be a sugar shaker.
0:34:49 > 0:34:50It is a sugar shaker.
0:34:50 > 0:34:56So it is still functional today. The sugar would have been ground very fine,
0:34:56 > 0:34:59almost like icing sugar. So you could cover the whole of the fruit.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02There's the mark. You can just about see it.
0:35:02 > 0:35:03If I breathe on it, you can see...
0:35:03 > 0:35:10Oh, look, it's a Georgian piece. It's round about 1822.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15- Gosh, that's really old.- Who do you associate with that sort of period? - Jane Austen?
0:35:15 > 0:35:21- Which character might have used this?- Darcy?- All the girls think of Mr Darcy, don't they?
0:35:21 > 0:35:22Now, I wonder what the price is?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- 160.- £160?
0:35:25 > 0:35:30This dealer bought it, probably, from another source.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35It depends what his profit margin is and whether he can come down. It's up to you two!
0:35:35 > 0:35:41- Do your very best.- We'll try. - I'll search for another object.
0:35:41 > 0:35:48So they're off! The Reds were stirred into action and got the sugar shaker for a sweet £105.
0:35:53 > 0:35:59- I spotted this horse. You can see that it's Beswick.- OK. - But it's unusual.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00- You like Beswick?- I do.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03With all these things, the most important thing is condition.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05One has to look over...
0:36:05 > 0:36:10See the glaze pools around the tail. It's nicely modelled, really.
0:36:10 > 0:36:17The mark is post-war. Nice, big example in good condition. What's he asking for it?
0:36:17 > 0:36:23- 130.- £130. OK, I think you should take this one by the reins and see what you can do.
0:36:23 > 0:36:30- If you can get it down to £100, we can make a profit.- I'll make sure it's not for a pony!- All right!
0:36:30 > 0:36:35Stop stealing my lines, you lot! They might be trying to do me out of a job,
0:36:35 > 0:36:40but Christopher managed to buy the Beswick horse for £110.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47"Choose an author as you choose a friend."
0:36:47 > 0:36:52- So this must be a book stand. - We'll have to get David's opinion.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- About what? - David, I really love this.
0:36:56 > 0:37:02- Catherine's not so keen.- OK. - And it's very expensive. - I know what it is immediately.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07- What's that?- I saw it and thought, "That's a good little find!"
0:37:07 > 0:37:13- Now, what's it for?- It looks like a book stand because of...- OK. - ..the comments on the front.
0:37:13 > 0:37:18- And where would you place it? - Catherine?- I thought a sofa table.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22That's right. You'd see the front here with that legend.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27"Choose an author as you choose a friend." Lovely compliment.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31And your tomes would be at the back here, facing you.
0:37:31 > 0:37:38Now, this was made for soft-backed, leather-covered books, called Everyman books.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Their symbol was these little leaves here.
0:37:42 > 0:37:48- When would that be?- Turn of the century, around about 1900.
0:37:48 > 0:37:54- So how do you feel about the price? - What is the price?- 220. - 220? That's a lot of money.
0:37:54 > 0:37:59- But have you seen one like this? - I've never seen one like that.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02I'd like to see it under £100.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07If you can't get it under £100, do your very best. A nice object.
0:38:10 > 0:38:16Linda managed to get the copper book trough for £160,
0:38:16 > 0:38:20but what have the Blues been investigating?
0:38:24 > 0:38:29- Oi!- What a beautiful bird. - Beautiful bird, yeah.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- Very regal.- What I'm particularly keen on with this bird
0:38:33 > 0:38:38- is that it's a Whyte and Mackay Scotch whisky promotional bird.- OK.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41It's Royal Doulton, so good quality.
0:38:41 > 0:38:49- Hasn't got any whisky in it!- No. They made also kestrels, merlins, golden eagles, all sorts of things.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- I didn't know that.- You should have read the box - it says so here!
0:38:53 > 0:38:57"Royal Doulton ceramics - Scottish birds of prey." This is the osprey.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02The box isn't in bad condition. Let's have a look at that one in more detail. Yeah.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Pottery figure, slip moulded, decorated then glazed.
0:39:06 > 0:39:11Modelled by D Lyttleton in 1977.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- What does he want for it?- £32.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19- All right. Who's going to haggle? - I will.- Are you good at haggling?
0:39:19 > 0:39:24- You swoop over there.- Off I fly! - And see what you can do.- Yeah.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29The boozy bird in the box was picked up for £22.50.
0:39:31 > 0:39:37I have to say I really don't like these at all. I can't imagine who would buy them.
0:39:37 > 0:39:43- Do you not use a toast rack at home? - I'm afraid not. - Because that's just right!
0:39:43 > 0:39:49- It doesn't look sturdy enough. - Think in terms of a breakfast tray and you just want...
0:39:49 > 0:39:56- Triangles.- Yes.- I think it could make a profit at auction. - I think they're very nice, actually.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- Silver, is it?- Solid silver, yes. And they look very Art Deco.
0:40:00 > 0:40:06Sort of Cubist and angular. These were well spotted. Don't take any notice of your mother!
0:40:06 > 0:40:09These would have been a sort of wedding present.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Oh! I think these are rather nice,
0:40:12 > 0:40:18but £95 is too much. Forget it, unless you get it really, really low!
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- We could have a go.- A bargain price. That's the name of the game.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29Let's hope THEY'RE not toast at the auction, after buying them for £30.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39- Look at this - sitting down on the job.- I think I found something.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- Did you get a round in?- Sorry.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45OK, we've got a stool here. What's drawing you to it?
0:40:45 > 0:40:52I think it could be quite functional. If you had a rustic kitchen, it's certainly comfortable.
0:40:52 > 0:40:57Well, I must say, I love this sort of piece of furniture.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Very simply constructed, big heavy piece of wood, this.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06Lovely shape. You've got the legs which have these revealed joints.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11You have a little slit, basically, where you bang a peg in for a tight joint.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15It's rather good at this end. I quite like that.
0:41:15 > 0:41:21If look around underneath as well. The way it's finished on the edges is rather nice, bevelled.
0:41:21 > 0:41:27So it doesn't hurt the hand when you sit on it. That is illustrated by this darkening here.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- It's finger grease.- Ah!
0:41:29 > 0:41:34I'd like to say it's 19th century, might be latter part of, but nice.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- How much is he asking for it?- £80.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Well, I still think that's a possible sale at that,
0:41:40 > 0:41:46but we need to get something off it. So let's nick off and see what we can do about it.
0:41:46 > 0:41:52At £65, will the country-made stool leave them sitting pretty with a profit?
0:41:52 > 0:41:56This pigeon is definitely dead. It's time's up.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01For the pigeon and our teams. Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Both Reds loved the £105 silver sugar shaker,
0:42:05 > 0:42:09but that was the one and only item they agreed on.
0:42:09 > 0:42:15Daughter Catherine wasn't keen on the £160 copper book trough.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19And mum Linda just didn't see the point of the toast racks,
0:42:19 > 0:42:23but at £30 they were too much of a bargain to resist.
0:42:25 > 0:42:31- Now, did you have a good time? - Brilliant.- Very good. - Which is your favourite piece?
0:42:31 > 0:42:36- The sugar shaker.- Sugar shaker? - I agree. We'll make the most on it.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41You spent a magnificent £295, which is really beezer.
0:42:41 > 0:42:47Only £5 of leftover lolly. Well done, Catherine. And it goes across to DB.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51- Well, I think it's going to set a challenge.- Yes.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53But there are things at that fare for £5.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- Yes, lots of them(!) - A huge selection.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- Thank you.- Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05For the Blues, a bit of Beswick
0:43:05 > 0:43:08has got collector Chris excited at £110.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Will the £22.50 Doulton osprey soar?
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Or is it just too "whisky"?
0:43:17 > 0:43:22Last up was the elm bench, which £65 bought.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26Let's hope there are enough bums on seats at the auction.
0:43:26 > 0:43:30- Claire, which is your favourite? - The Beswick horse.
0:43:30 > 0:43:35- Chris?- The Beswick shire horse. The dapple grey will swing it.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37- That's your favourite piece? - That's nice.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41You spent a very comforting £197.50.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45I want £102.50, which goes straight to Jonathon.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49- Thank you very much. - It's a reasonable amount of money.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53- You can get quite a lot for 100 quid.- Quite. That's what we expect.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56And are you going to perform?
0:43:56 > 0:44:01Well, I thought I might see if I can buy some...copper!
0:44:01 > 0:44:04Oh, really? That would be good. Off you trot.
0:44:13 > 0:44:18What could be nicer, to wend our way to Malvern, to Philip Serrell's sale room?
0:44:18 > 0:44:21- Phil.- How are you doing? - I'm looking forward to today.
0:44:21 > 0:44:26- I am. We've got some good things here.- First for the Reds is the silver caster.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29Just a bit tired, that thing.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31I know how it feels - a bit bruised and battered.
0:44:31 > 0:44:37- I think £50-£80.- They paid £105. - Might be bad news.
0:44:37 > 0:44:43- If it hasn't got good, clear marks, and has got a bit of damage - it's been well used...- Absolutely right.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- So it could be difficulty there. - Yeah.
0:44:46 > 0:44:52- Next is the pair of toast racks. - I think they're lovely. Small bits of toast, mind. A bit mean!
0:44:52 > 0:44:57- Yes, absolutely, but slimline is the way forward, Phil.- Is it?
0:44:57 > 0:45:02- £30-£50.- Oh, brilliant. They paid £30.- I think they'll make a profit.
0:45:02 > 0:45:07- But the really speculative thing... - I love that.- ..is this book trough.
0:45:07 > 0:45:12It's just flavour of the moment. It's well made, oak lining here.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14We've put £100-£200 on it.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18Yes. Well, Linda's taken a bit of a flyer on this.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20- £160 they paid.- Mmm.
0:45:20 > 0:45:25- It's got this kind of Voisey feel. Definitely feels 1910.- Yeah.
0:45:25 > 0:45:28- So £100-£200.- Yes.- Bit of a tempter?
0:45:28 > 0:45:31- "Come and buy me." - We'll see what happens.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35In case all else fails, let's look at their Bonus Buy.
0:45:37 > 0:45:38What do you think?
0:45:38 > 0:45:42Oh, it's like a pepper pot.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46- Like that? But you can't put the pepper in.- Ah.- So what is it?
0:45:46 > 0:45:50- So it's to hold something.- Yes. - Thin. Hat pins?
0:45:50 > 0:45:54- Yes!- Good girl! Top of the form!
0:45:54 > 0:45:57So this is a hat pin holder. For those long hat pins,
0:45:57 > 0:46:01more to the Edwardian period. That's when it dates from.
0:46:01 > 0:46:06- Is it Vena... North Devon, is it? - Is it Branham ware?- Oh!
0:46:08 > 0:46:11Well, that's very close! It's a very indistinct mark.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14Branham ware, you're quite right.
0:46:14 > 0:46:19- How much might it bring?- I think it will do in the region of £10-£15.
0:46:19 > 0:46:26- So there's a profit margin. - Watch his lips - he said he thinks there will be a profit margin.
0:46:26 > 0:46:32Don't decide until after the sale of your first three items, but let's find out what the auctioneer thinks.
0:46:32 > 0:46:37- It's a plain Jane, unlike the purchaser.- Quite. That's true.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41- We've put £10-£20 on it.- That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:46:41 > 0:46:46- Mm.- Who have bought some modern collectables here. - You know how much I love those(!)
0:46:46 > 0:46:50- I know how much you adore Beswick. - Oh, absolutely(!)- The old grey mare.
0:46:50 > 0:46:55Yes. I know there is a huge army of Beswick fans out there and I'm hoping
0:46:55 > 0:46:59that one or two of them will take a little punt at this at £80-£120.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02It needs to trot on. They paid 110.
0:47:02 > 0:47:08That could be a problem. But moving very swiftly to the next modern piece of ceramics,
0:47:08 > 0:47:12another factory which I know you love - Doulton.
0:47:12 > 0:47:18- I think that'll make £15-£30. - It doesn't need to make a lot. £22.50, in its original box,
0:47:18 > 0:47:22- is all they paid. So that at least stands a good chance.- Yeah, yeah.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25And the last thing is this elm bench.
0:47:25 > 0:47:31Rustic furniture you know all about. This is the place to sell rustics.
0:47:31 > 0:47:35- I think that's £20-£40 worth. What did they pay?- £65.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38I think there may be trouble ahead.
0:47:38 > 0:47:43There certainly could, so they'll definitely need their Bonus Buy. Let's have a look at it.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47LAUGHTER
0:47:47 > 0:47:53- Making a prat of yourself now! - Jonathon Pratt, what are you up to?
0:47:53 > 0:47:57Well, it's a motor oil sign for Pratt's motor oil company,
0:47:57 > 0:48:00sort of like in the '30s and '40s in the heyday of motoring.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03And I have a vested interest in this sort of thing,
0:48:03 > 0:48:06being a Pratt myself.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09The other side is better, you see.
0:48:09 > 0:48:14- Will the condition take away from it?- All the flaking?
0:48:14 > 0:48:17It's patina. Good, honest patina.
0:48:17 > 0:48:21It's only got part of a P on this side, but a full P on that side.
0:48:21 > 0:48:26- And only part of an S on that side. - OK, it's not in the best condition,
0:48:26 > 0:48:29- but it was the only one I found. - Right.
0:48:29 > 0:48:33I paid £40 for it and I reckon there's a profit in it myself.
0:48:33 > 0:48:37For the viewers at home, while you think about this until the auction,
0:48:37 > 0:48:40let's find what Philip Serrell thinks about the motor oil plaque.
0:48:40 > 0:48:47Is somebody going to buy a motor oil advertising sign that's kind of rotted away?
0:48:47 > 0:48:53- Half-chewed.- Difficult one. - There's no doubt someone will buy it. It's how much they will pay.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55We've put £20-£40 on it.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58- As much as that?- Lots of car people around here.
0:48:58 > 0:49:02If you get to the top end, he'll be well pleased. He paid £40.
0:49:02 > 0:49:06- Right.- But there is a bit of a struggle here, Phil.
0:49:06 > 0:49:10- We're looking to you for your usual performance.- Thanks, Tim(!)
0:49:11 > 0:49:13240. 250.
0:49:13 > 0:49:17260. 270. 280. At £310 and I sell.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19At 310 and done. Thank you.
0:49:19 > 0:49:24- Are you nervous at all, you girls? - No.- No, I'm not nervous.
0:49:24 > 0:49:29- You're perfectly happy. - We don't have great expectations.
0:49:29 > 0:49:33- Don't you?- No.- David Barby does! - I always have, Tim.
0:49:33 > 0:49:38- You have to start from a bullish point.- Absolutely. Confident.
0:49:38 > 0:49:42Anyway, first item up is the sugar caster.
0:49:42 > 0:49:45A George III sugar caster.
0:49:45 > 0:49:49£50? Give me £30.
0:49:49 > 0:49:5230 I'm bid. At 30. 30 bid.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55At 30. £40. 50.
0:49:55 > 0:49:5850 bid. At 50. At £50.
0:49:58 > 0:49:59Is there any more?
0:49:59 > 0:50:04- At £50, then. And I sell. At 50 and done.- Oh, bad luck.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07£50. That's minus £55.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10Never mind. Here come the toast racks.
0:50:10 > 0:50:15Lot number 407, this lovely little pair of toast racks. There we are.
0:50:15 > 0:50:19A lovely pair of toast racks. Bid me 30, someone.
0:50:19 > 0:50:23A pair of silver toast racks. 30 I'm bid. At £30. 40.
0:50:23 > 0:50:26- We're in profit!- 50? 50 bid here.
0:50:26 > 0:50:29- 60.- Doubled your money.- At £60.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33And I sell, then, at 60. And done!
0:50:33 > 0:50:38£60. You've made £30 at a stroke. Congratulations, you two.
0:50:38 > 0:50:43Here's a lovely lot. Lot 408. The Arts and Crafts book trough.
0:50:43 > 0:50:47"Choose an author as you choose a friend." And I'm bid £100.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50At 100. And 10. 120.
0:50:50 > 0:50:54130. 140. 150. 160.
0:50:54 > 0:50:58- At 160 bid.- Come on. - Is there any more?
0:50:58 > 0:51:04The bid is here at £160 on the book. And I sell, then, at 160 and done.
0:51:04 > 0:51:09Oh, bad luck. 160. You paid 160. You wiped your face.
0:51:09 > 0:51:13- That's all right.- You were predicting a loss. That's great.
0:51:13 > 0:51:17- We're delighted with that. - Overall, you're minus £25.
0:51:17 > 0:51:24There's no shame in that score, I can tell you. What are you going to do about the Bonus Buy?
0:51:24 > 0:51:28- The £5 lot.- Catherine? - I'd like to have it.
0:51:28 > 0:51:32Would you? You'd go with it? What do you think, Ma?
0:51:32 > 0:51:38- Well, I think it's lovely. - I bet he doubles it up! He'll make £10 or £15.
0:51:38 > 0:51:43- Going to go with it?- Yes. - We're going with the Bonus Buy!
0:51:43 > 0:51:49Lot number...412 is the Branham Pottery hat pin holder
0:51:49 > 0:51:54in a deep blue glaze. Bid me. Who's got £20 to start?
0:51:54 > 0:51:58Help the old girl out. That's you, Barby!
0:51:58 > 0:52:01Who's got a fiver, quickly? 5. 10.
0:52:01 > 0:52:04- At 10.- Worth more.- 10 I'm bid.
0:52:04 > 0:52:08At 10. One more. At 10. 10 bid.
0:52:08 > 0:52:13- £10. 15. Thank you. - Quadrupled our money!
0:52:13 > 0:52:18It's your bid. At £15. I sell, then, at 15. And done.
0:52:18 > 0:52:19Oh, David. £15 - well done.
0:52:19 > 0:52:23That contributes a tenner, which is welcome.
0:52:23 > 0:52:25You are minus £15.
0:52:25 > 0:52:29Considering you had that nasty £55 loss,
0:52:29 > 0:52:33you clawed it back brilliantly, and minus £15 could be a winning score.
0:52:41 > 0:52:45- Claire and Christopher, have you been talking to the Reds?- No.
0:52:45 > 0:52:48- They haven't mentioned a word?- No. - Very good.
0:52:48 > 0:52:52First up is the dapple grey mare from Beswick. Here it comes.
0:52:52 > 0:52:56Number 232. The cantering grey shire horse. Beswick again.
0:52:56 > 0:52:59Bid me for that lot.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02Who's got 30? Bid 30.
0:53:02 > 0:53:0430 bid. At £30. At 30.
0:53:04 > 0:53:08- 40. 50. At £50.- Come on!
0:53:08 > 0:53:10I'll take 60. At £50 only.
0:53:10 > 0:53:16At £50. And it's done and dusted. And I sell then at 50.
0:53:16 > 0:53:20Oh, no, Chris, that is minus £60. Dear, oh, dear.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23Lot number 433
0:53:23 > 0:53:28is the Royal Doulton osprey Whyte and Mackay decanter.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30Two bids on the book. 40 started.
0:53:30 > 0:53:35- At £40 bid. - Well done, Chris.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38At £40. I'll take 50 anywhere. At £40.
0:53:38 > 0:53:44At £40. The bid's on the book and done, then, at 40. And done.
0:53:44 > 0:53:49£40. That is brilliant. That is plus £17.50.
0:53:49 > 0:53:52Plus £17.50. Now, look out.
0:53:52 > 0:53:54Here's yours stool.
0:53:54 > 0:54:00Lot number 434 is this rather fine elm bench. There you are.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03Grace any cottage. Bid me for that.
0:54:03 > 0:54:06Start me off. Who's got £40 for it?
0:54:06 > 0:54:0840?
0:54:08 > 0:54:12Give me 20. 20 I'm bid. At 20.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14£20. At £20 only.
0:54:14 > 0:54:1920 bid. Is there any more? At £20. 5 I'll take.
0:54:19 > 0:54:22Come along. And 5. 25.
0:54:22 > 0:54:26Just one more and it might be yours. 30. At £30.
0:54:26 > 0:54:32Any more at all? At £30, then, and I sell at £30. And done.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35£30. You're minus £35 on that.
0:54:35 > 0:54:39Which means overall you are minus £77.50.
0:54:39 > 0:54:44It's quite a mountain to climb with the oil sign, I'd say.
0:54:44 > 0:54:47I think we'll rely on Jonathon to get us out of the mire.
0:54:47 > 0:54:52So we're going to go with the Bonus Buy? Yes? Here it comes.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55Now then, 438, Mr Pratt's Pratt sign.
0:54:55 > 0:54:59There we go. A good bit of motoring automobilia, isn't it?
0:54:59 > 0:55:03Start me off, someone. £20 I'm bid. At 20.
0:55:03 > 0:55:06At £20. Who's got 30?
0:55:06 > 0:55:0830. 30 bid. 40 here.
0:55:08 > 0:55:12- It's on the book at 40. - Come on, come on, come on.
0:55:12 > 0:55:18Is there any more? At £40 and I sell, then, at 40 and done.
0:55:18 > 0:55:22Who would have thought that? £40. Wiped its face.
0:55:22 > 0:55:27No contribution, I'm afraid. You're still minus £77.50.
0:55:27 > 0:55:32Congratulations, Jonathon. Don't tell the Reds a thing.
0:55:39 > 0:55:44- Drama. That's how I'd describe today. Been talking, you lot?- No!
0:55:44 > 0:55:45Not to each other, anyway.
0:55:45 > 0:55:49That's just as well. Both teams went with the Bonus Buy.
0:55:49 > 0:55:54But the team with the running-up score are the Blues.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56I'm really sorry about this.
0:55:56 > 0:56:02You made a nice profit on your whisky doo-dah of £17.50. That was perfectly reasonable.
0:56:02 > 0:56:08But one wiped face from Jonathon and a few losses means that you're minus £77.50.
0:56:08 > 0:56:13- I'm sorry about that. We've had good fun.- Yes, lots of fun.
0:56:13 > 0:56:19Thank you very much. Now the victors, the Reds, who won by only losing £15.
0:56:19 > 0:56:21It's pretty good going.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25You should really, I feel, be taking home money today,
0:56:25 > 0:56:30but you're ahead, you're the winners with only minus £15. Feeling good?
0:56:30 > 0:56:35- That's excellent.- And you, Ma? - Delighted. We had a wonderful day.
0:56:35 > 0:56:37We've enjoyed having you.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?- ALL:- Yes!
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