0:00:03 > 0:00:07This is where the teams today hope to make some whacking great profits
0:00:07 > 0:00:11on their items, but there's a lot of hard work and tricky decisions
0:00:11 > 0:00:13before the hammer actually falls.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Let's go bargain hunting.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45Hello. Today we're bargain hunting in the beautiful market town of Marlborough in Wiltshire.
0:00:47 > 0:00:53And because it's such a historic place, dating back over 800 years,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56we should have no difficulty in digging out the odd antique.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02We've invited out two teams to the Marlborough Parade antiques centre
0:01:02 > 0:01:07and it's here where they'll be fighting to find the very best bargains.
0:01:08 > 0:01:14Their quest will be to find three antiques or collectables with £300
0:01:14 > 0:01:16and they've only got an hour to do it in
0:01:16 > 0:01:18and they've got to be jolly careful what they buy
0:01:18 > 0:01:21because they've got to sell it later at auction.
0:01:21 > 0:01:28Each item will go under the hammer and if it makes more money than the teams paid, they'll keep the profit.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31So let's go and meet today's challengers.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33And here they are.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37For Reds we've got Kim and Alicia, mother and daughter, and for the Blues we've got
0:01:37 > 0:01:42- Alex and Karen who are friends. Welcome to Bargain Hunt. - Thank you, Tim.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Will you two do all right today?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Hopefully. We're pretty used to success, we play together
0:01:47 > 0:01:53as a ladies double partnership and have won our local league for four consecutive years.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55So you're a bit of a dab hand with a racquet?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Yeah, definitely. At the net my job, Alicia on the baseline.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- So you're the one sprinting around. - This is true.- Very good.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02What do you collect?
0:02:02 > 0:02:06I like clocks and furniture, but my biggest collection is cookery books.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- I've got at least 800, that's what I tell my husband anyway.- What? 800 cookery books?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Yeah, and they go back from two generations.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- My grandma was a cook in service. - Yes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20Mainly they're handwritten because obviously books were very expensive in those days
0:02:20 > 0:02:23so I've got her handwritten books then my mother's, she's now dead,
0:02:23 > 0:02:27then my own collection, so it spans over three generations.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Does this mean your mother's a very good cook?
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- She's not too bad, Tim. - Not too bad? She must be brilliant with 800 cookery books!
0:02:33 > 0:02:36She cooks a bit too healthily for my liking.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Oh, I see. And what do you do, Alicia?
0:02:38 > 0:02:44I'm on my year out at the moment and I'm going to Bristol University to study politics and sociology.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- Are you?- Yes, I am.- Are you keen on politics then? - I love politics actually.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52I find it really interesting to see all the different sides,
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- for example, you know, left, right...- Centre.- Yes.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- Does this mean you want to be Prime Minister one day? - I don't know, Tim.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02That's a long way in the future.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07So are you proposing to go on some worldwide trip during your gap year?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10I would if I had the money, Tim. I'm trying to make money to go away.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15If I did, I would go to Australia, just because I like the climate
0:03:15 > 0:03:17and the tennis is on so I'd like to go and watch that.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22That would be wonderful. Well, perhaps if you're a serious winner today on Bargain Hunt,
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- you'll have enough funds for your trip.- That's a certainty, Tim.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28I love the confidence. Now for the Blues.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30How do you two know each other then?
0:03:30 > 0:03:34We were introduced by mutual friends when we were both pregnant with our first children
0:03:34 > 0:03:37who thought we might get on well and the rest is history.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Good. How many children have you got?
0:03:39 > 0:03:43I've got one, Benjamin, who's two-and-a-half at the moment.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- Yes.- And I've got two. I've got Amy, she's just over two and Lucy's four-and-a-half months.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Alex, I've a feeling you're a big child at heart. Is that right?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- You're probably right.- What are you clutching in your hands?
0:03:54 > 0:04:00Well, these are my dragons, these are part of my collection of my little pocket dragons.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- I've got about 300 of these. - Three hundred.- Yes,
0:04:03 > 0:04:08and these two in particular - the sci-fi one because I'm really into my sci-fi
0:04:08 > 0:04:10and books because I collect children's books as well.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- Do you?- I do.- What sort of titles do you go for?
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- Mostly girls' school stories, but I'm partial to the odd Enid Blyton as well.- Oh, brilliant.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22When you're not potty training and looking after children what do you do?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Well, I'm a bit of an artist.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28I do paint canvases, children's canvases.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30This is one I did for my daughter.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33I've done a Thomas the Tank Engine one for Alex's son
0:04:33 > 0:04:36and a few others for friends' children for presents and things.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41They're really lovely. Something to hang in the nursery that's special to that child.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- That's it, yes.- Because it's individually done by an artist. - Yes.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48So are you going to go for your art today?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Well, maybe more the ceramics.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I've got some family connections with Spode
0:04:53 > 0:04:58and my nan's from Stoke on Trent, so I'd be looking for some ceramic items of some kind if possible.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Well, there's always plenty of ceramics about and very good luck to you.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Now the money moment, £300 apiece.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- Kim's looking interested in this, here you go.- Thank you.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13You know the rules, your experts await and off you go and very, very, very good luck.
0:05:13 > 0:05:19Now something that will cheer the mothers up, somebody who's going to look after them.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24Both teams will have expert knowledge on hand to help them pick up their bargains.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27With the Reds it's Mark Stacey
0:05:27 > 0:05:31and for the Blues Philip Allwood.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37First up are Alicia and Kim. They've found a cabinet full of goodies.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41So girls, I think this looks rather interesting, doesn't it?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44What about the quality of the glass on the bottom?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46I don't think the glass is that important.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50It's probably from a travelling one because it's plain. Just simple pattern there.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52This is lovely though with the turquoise.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- The blue's very fashionable, this colour.- Yes.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57It's got a modern element. Has it got some age?
0:05:57 > 0:06:03- Yes, it's Victorian.- Excellent. - I mean I don't know if it's dated for us, but it's certainly...
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- How much is it, Mark?- £165. It's a lot of money.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- It is.- And there are a few dents. - Would it have been part of a set?
0:06:09 > 0:06:14If had been on its own, it would have had similar decoration on the glass.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- OK.- To match the top, but if it's in a little travelling set...
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Would that knock down its value?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Well, I suppose in this sort of condition it's probably...
0:06:23 > 0:06:26£80-£100 on a good day, so £160's out of the question.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Afraid not. And how about that little marker?
0:06:29 > 0:06:33We were talking about getting something connected to games.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38- That's quite nice.- It is quite interesting. Well spotted. Do you like it, Alicia?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- I love it, yes.- It's quite unusual isn't it?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43It's a little bone hand that you sort of turn round,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46so it's a whist marker or something like that, a games marker.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51I like the shape and I think the hand itself is an attractive object.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Looking at the base, it's got a screw in there holding it in place.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59There's a bit of wear there so we're probably looking at maybe 100 years old.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- OK.- 1900ish.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03But it's just a fun little object, isn't it?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I think games are coming back in fashion, so I think maybe
0:07:06 > 0:07:10the trend to playing games and creating your own entertainment
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- might become more fashionable again.- It might do. With something like this with a bit of age to it,
0:07:14 > 0:07:18you won't want to play with it all the time or you'll break it.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20But what have we got on this?
0:07:20 > 0:07:24It's marked up with 78, so I think we need to negotiate a bit on that.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- It's a bit steep, isn't it? - We need to get that down.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29By what? £10, do you think?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32If we can get it anywhere between £60 and £65,
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- it gives us a bit more of a fighting chance.- OK.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- Right, I think we all like it.- Yes. - But we need to get the price down,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- so let's go and have a chat with the dealers.- Let's go.
0:07:42 > 0:07:48The Reds had a good old chat and wound the card game marker down to £65.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56Hang on a second, it looks like the Blues are feeling a little bit saucy.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Philip, I found these, I think these are fab!
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- What do you think? - Oh, wow, yes. Yeah.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Well, you don't get much more elegant in a sauce boat than that, do you?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09What drew you to these then?
0:08:09 > 0:08:14Just the simple design of them, really, they're very, quite stylish.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Are they silver?- They certainly are.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Birmingham hallmark there for 1931.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25It's like so many of the best-selling antiques at the moment,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27they are simple, modern looking.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32I mean, that could have been designed in 1988 or 1991 instead of 1931
0:08:32 > 0:08:36and you'd still believe it from that sort of modern design.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- I really like them. - Quite practical as well.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- I could use them. - You could certainly use them.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45There's a few nicks on there. Does that make much difference?
0:08:45 > 0:08:52Well, it... I can see what you mean about the nicks but they could actually be hammered out of there,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54it's not like you've got a big split.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- Doesn't spoil the line at all. - No, not really.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I think they work pretty well.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I like them. I think it's a good find.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Yeah.- So, price.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09125 of your English pounds.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12That seems a bit steep for me for two boats, but...
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Well, I'm not so sure it's that steep
0:09:15 > 0:09:19but you could do with getting it under a hundred if you can
0:09:19 > 0:09:23because if you were to estimate them at auction at say £100-£150,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I think you'd have people queuing up for them at that point.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- Yeah.- If you can get them for under 100, do you think you're up for these.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- I reckon so.- I think so, yeah.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- I think they're a good buy. - Let's see if talk him down a bit.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- Let's go and twist some arms.- OK.
0:09:38 > 0:09:45The Blues' haggling worked and they picked up the sauce boats to the tune of 90 smackers.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Do you fancy taking a punt?
0:09:50 > 0:09:55Well, I tell you, this is the object today to take a punt on.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00Why is that? Well, you can't feel it but it's incredibly heavy,
0:10:00 > 0:10:05there's probably 15 or 20 ounces of metal in this object.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07But what metal is it?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Well, if I put it down and get out my glass
0:10:10 > 0:10:13and you're extremely sharp sighted,
0:10:13 > 0:10:18you can just make out a lozenge-shaped mark
0:10:18 > 0:10:23and that lozenge-shaped mark is a discharge mark,
0:10:23 > 0:10:28a kind of hallmark, but it's out of the Continental system of hallmarking
0:10:28 > 0:10:30which is extremely complicated.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34But it has got a mark and if you fancy this punt,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36the secret is to buy it,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40take it away, do the research and see what you can find out.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42So who is this guy?
0:10:42 > 0:10:49Well, I reckon it's Dr Faustus, popularised by Marlowe in the Elizabethan period
0:10:49 > 0:10:53who took the German myth or legend of Dr Faustus
0:10:53 > 0:10:55who sold his soul to the devil
0:10:55 > 0:11:00and in return for 20 years the devil gave him
0:11:00 > 0:11:06a helper, and that is probably Mephistopheles sitting in his arms,
0:11:06 > 0:11:12that horrible ghoulish, skeletal, devil-like character.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15It is exquisitely cast.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Just look at this lovely leather helmet that he's wearing.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22If you look at his face, it's extremely expressive,
0:11:22 > 0:11:27lovely crinkly nature to his beard and moustache,
0:11:27 > 0:11:32he's wearing a sort of jerkin and skirt-type robe
0:11:32 > 0:11:36and here in the fold of his knee and above his ankle
0:11:36 > 0:11:40you can see the crinkling of his stockings.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Now, if I'm right and the metal is silver
0:11:44 > 0:11:50and one is able to identify that little discharge mark to a specific country and maker,
0:11:50 > 0:11:54this thing is going to be worth quite a lot of money.
0:11:54 > 0:12:00Let's assume that it's 19th century and no older than in the 1800s.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Well, in this quality of casting, if it's identifiable,
0:12:03 > 0:12:08it could be worth, I don't know, £600 or £800, maybe £1,000.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11If it's older, 17th century say,
0:12:11 > 0:12:15it could be worth a whole lot more than that.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17What's it available for?
0:12:17 > 0:12:22You could buy it here today in the antiques centre for £220.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Now, is that a punt that's worthwhile selling your soul for?
0:12:28 > 0:12:35Now, back to our red devils Kim and Alicia, who are trying out their luck.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Now tell me, what do you like about this?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I'm not sure I like it particularly but we're going to an auction
0:12:40 > 0:12:43where there's lots of hunting, shooting, fishing, riding
0:12:43 > 0:12:48and I think this is a photo frame that maybe could be used to put maybe a child's photo in
0:12:48 > 0:12:51who's just started riding, won their first rosette
0:12:51 > 0:12:55and people always want photo frames, and good luck as well, a horse shoe.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57All good points for me. What about Alicia?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- I like the price, Mark.- 20 quid. - I'll be honest.- No, you be honest.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03It is quite cheap, isn't it?
0:13:03 > 0:13:07But I like your reckoning - we are going to a country saleroom and I think
0:13:07 > 0:13:12one of the things that sells well there is that sort of country pursuits type thing.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16It's a nice little piece, it's rather crudely made
0:13:16 > 0:13:20and I suppose in terms of date it's the beginning of the 20th century,
0:13:20 > 0:13:221900, 1910 maybe something like that.
0:13:22 > 0:13:28I think if somebody's done their first point-to-point or dressage or something like that and got a prize,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32they'd quite like a little photograph in there with them holding their rosette.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Is it something you'd live with?
0:13:35 > 0:13:40I'm not interested in horses, but the good luck element, I would put a photograph of my children in
0:13:40 > 0:13:43if they were travelling, or something of the family they could take with them.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Yes, 20 quid, we've got to go for it, haven't we?
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- Definitely.- So shall we go and buy it?- Yes.- Let's go.- Come on then.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55And £20 is exactly what they paid.
0:13:58 > 0:14:04- Oh, this looks quite nice.- So what was it that really drew you into it?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07I love the shape, it's quite simple but stylish as well,
0:14:07 > 0:14:12- I like the lines of it. I love the jug, it's a great shape. - It's a lovely shape.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- They call it a helmet shape.- OK. - You can imagine, if you turned it that way round...
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- Yeah.- You see, like a Greek helmet.
0:14:19 > 0:14:25Well, I think it's going to date, certainly by the style, from the 1930s. Royal Doulton.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30Somebody in there in an inspired moment decided to call it Valerie.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- Valerie?- That's the pattern.- I think it will appeal to a younger market
0:14:34 > 0:14:38as well as to collectors because of the style of the design.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43Particularly with a lot of art deco stuff, you're getting that lovely straight line,
0:14:43 > 0:14:49- simple design which will fit into the modern house just as well as it will a house full of antiques.- Yeah.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54With all this gilding of course not going to be able to put it in the dishwasher without ruining it.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- Have to get the scrubbing brush out.- I think so.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- OK, so we know it ticks all the boxes.- Mm-hm.- Does it tick the price box? That's the thing.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03What are they actually asking for it?
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- 84. That's a funny price, isn't it?- It is.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- I think you're probably need to get them down a bit.- Right.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14But it's one of those things, there's nothing wrong with the set
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- so the only thing that will stop it selling well is the price.- OK.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23So, if we can get it down to closer to 70ish or less,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27then I think we would be in with more of a chance.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- OK.- Let's give it a go, see if we can get him down a little bit?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Sounds good. It's going to be tough.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Take it away, Alex and Karen.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39How about 70?
0:15:39 > 0:15:40- We'll do that today.- Great.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- £70.- Bargain, bargain.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Let's hope.
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0:16:00 > 0:16:06Back to the Reds now, who still have £215 to spend.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Good job Mark's found something that could cut into their wedge.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15Now we all three are clean-living, healthy-living people, but this is a cigar cutter.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18First of all, it's 9 carat gold, which is a good start,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20it's by Alfred Dunhill,
0:16:20 > 0:16:25which is a great name in the luxury end of the retail market,
0:16:25 > 0:16:29nice clean design, you've got that sort of cross hatch design
0:16:29 > 0:16:32which I think sort of builds in with the golfing theme
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- where, you know, it looks like a golf ball, doesn't it?- Yes.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40You've got a nice clear hallmark, starts off with AD
0:16:40 > 0:16:43for Alfred Dunhill, then a crown for Sheffield,
0:16:43 > 0:16:50375 for 9 carat gold, and then the date letter is 1981.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- So not that old?- No, but you know, quite a nice era, end of the '70s,
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- beginning of the industrial design and things.- Antique of the future.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Absolutely, collector's item of the future.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Shall I show you how it works?- Yes.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07I did happen to borrow a little cigar from one of the punters I bumped into here.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10And what you do is you slide it in there
0:17:10 > 0:17:13and then you just go...
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Oh.- You take that away, throw it away and smoke this cigar.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18What price is it marked up at?
0:17:18 > 0:17:22Well, at the moment it's marked up at £120, but I think we can get it down.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Do you think you'll need specialist collectors?
0:17:25 > 0:17:31Well, there's going to be people who smoke. There are people who like a cigar after dinner with their port.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35You know, if they want to come and make us a profit, they're very welcome to.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40- And cigars aren't cheap, so if you're buying a cigar, then buy a quality item to go with it.- Exactly.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- But you like it? - I do.- I do like it.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46It's pleasing to the eye, it feels pleasant in your hand
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- and I think it's an object people would enjoy having and using. - Yes, so do I.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55- I don't think this will go up in a puff of smoke, I think we'll do really well with this.- Excellent.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04Both Mark and Philip will be keeping a close eye
0:18:04 > 0:18:06on what the teams buy
0:18:06 > 0:18:10because any leftover lolly will be given to them to find that bonus buy.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15This surprise item will be revealed to the teams at the auction.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20If they select it and it's sold and makes a loss, that'll be deducted from their score.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24If they select it and it makes a profit, they get to keep the profit.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27So, happy shopping, people.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34So far the Blues have spent £160,
0:18:34 > 0:18:39£90 on the sauce boats, £70 on the coffee set.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43So, ladies, make your final £140 count.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Well, I have to say, Phil, I'm not hugely convinced by whatever it is you've got in your hands.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I'm not either, to be honest.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55How could you not be convinced by something like this?
0:18:55 > 0:18:59A nice little elegant snuff box, Regency,
0:18:59 > 0:19:03it's got a nice replacement bit of mother of pearl on top here,
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- a split in the bottom.- You're not filling us with confidence.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11Well, it's made of ivory, but it's OK because it dates to about 1810,
0:19:11 > 0:19:18so it's OK with the law because it's pre-1947, so that's the cut-off date for selling this sort of thing.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22But if you look at the quality of it, it's a lovely thing.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Look at the engraving on this, almost certainly gold hinge here.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30So this is almost certainly going to be a Scottish piece.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35How do I know it's Scottish? Well, it's actually got what you loosely call a Scottish hinge there,
0:19:35 > 0:19:42actually developed in about 1805 by a couple called Crichton and Smith.
0:19:42 > 0:19:48You can imagine a gentleman in 1810, in his powdered wig and his long coat opening this up...
0:19:48 > 0:19:51SNIFFS ..and away you go.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- Is that the damage? Will that affect it?- Well, there are lots of things about it.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56The crack will affect it.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01The good thing about the crack is that you can't actually see it when it's there.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03So is there actually a market for these?
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Snuff boxes of this type are highly collectable.
0:20:06 > 0:20:12They're only asking £65 and I think actually we should be able to get them down from that even.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- What do you think? - Well, I'm not sure.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- Do we trust our expert? - I love it, it's a good thing. - Well, he is the expert.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22So if we lose because it doesn't make a profit, it's on your head.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27- I don't think you'll lose on that. - Go on then.- Shall we go for it? I'll see what I can do?- Go on then.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- You can do the bargaining. - Trust me, I'm an auctioneer.
0:20:30 > 0:20:36Talk about the kiss of death. We'll see if Philip's right about the snuff box later at the auction.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Time's up.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Not now, Jeeves.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Let's recap on what the Reds bought.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Mum and daughter Kim and Alicia kicked things off
0:20:47 > 0:20:50with the 19th-century whist scorer.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Next in the bag was the early-20th-century brass frame
0:20:55 > 0:21:01which Kim is hoping will appeal to the country saleroom.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05And finally was the 9-carat gold cigar cutter
0:21:05 > 0:21:09which they chopped down from £120 to 95.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11So has it been good for you today, Mark?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13They've been great fun, honestly.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Lots of questions, and that makes the day go quickly.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- They put you on the spot a few times.- Absolutely. I felt like I was in school.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23I'm sure she marked me six out of ten, could have done better.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26We know that feeling. Have you had a good time, girls?
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- Great time.- Fantastic.- Which is your favourite piece, Alicia?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Despite not being a smoker, the cigar cutter.- And you, Ma?
0:21:34 > 0:21:38I like the whist scorer. It won't bring the biggest profit but that was my favourite.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- So what will bring the biggest profit?- The cigar cutter.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- Do you think that too?- I concur.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47£180 you spent, so I'd like £120, please. Thank you very much.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52There's £120 for Mark to find the bonus buy which might boost their profits at auction.
0:21:52 > 0:21:58- Mark, £120.- It's a lot of money, isn't it?- It is.- But I don't think I'll spend it all, Tim.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- Is that a hint?- I'm going cheap. - That's not like you.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04I always thought you went very expensive.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:22:07 > 0:22:13Alex and Karen's first buy was the pair of 1930s silver sauce boats,
0:22:13 > 0:22:19then they found the art deco-ish coffee set and bagged a deal of £70.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22And finally, the girls aren't convinced by it,
0:22:22 > 0:22:26but they're trusting Philip with the ivory snuff box.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Phil, you're looking well wrapped up.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- Yup.- Had a good day shopping? - I think we have, yeah.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- Looking after these girls? - Well, yes, I hope so.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39- Very bonny, aren't they?- It cannot be denied.- Certainly can't. Did you have a good time?- Yes.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- Which will bring the biggest profit? - I hope the coffee set.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- I think it might be the sauce boats. - The sauce boats.- Yeah.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47The sauce boats for the saucy one.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52Now, you've spent a magnificent £209, I'm so proud of you,
0:22:52 > 0:22:56£91 of leftover lolly goes straight back to you, Phil.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- How exciting's that, Phil? - Very good.- Exciting, isn't it?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02I'll squirrel that away somewhere very useful.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05You're off to the bonus buy. Any idea what you're doing?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- I have.- You have?- Yes.- Marvellous!
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- I know exactly where I'm going. - Solid man. Good luck.- Thank you.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15Now, guys, I'm heading off to the most lovely close in Salisbury.
0:23:16 > 0:23:23These days, we're always told, when finding a property it's all about location, location, location.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28I'm here in Cathedral Close in Salisbury.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31What do you expect to find in a cathedral close?
0:23:31 > 0:23:36This is not a trick question, it's a socking great cathedral.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Completed over 750 years ago, Salisbury Cathedral has attracted
0:23:40 > 0:23:46visitors from all around the world to see the beautiful sight.
0:23:47 > 0:23:53Its 123-metre spire, the tallest medieval structure in the world,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56can be seen for miles
0:23:56 > 0:24:01and the cathedral enjoys the honour as one of the best views in Britain.
0:24:01 > 0:24:08So it comes as no surprise that this place would become a most attractive place to live.
0:24:08 > 0:24:14In the middle of the 17th century, all these houses were occupied by the bishop and the clergy
0:24:14 > 0:24:20but after that such was the peace and tranquillity and utter attractiveness of it
0:24:20 > 0:24:24that it became a fashionable and lovely spot
0:24:24 > 0:24:28for the mercantile and business classes to live.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33The house that I'm interested in is number 53, Mompesson House.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43It was Sir Thomas Mompesson, Salisbury MP,
0:24:43 > 0:24:47who acquired the site in the late 17th century
0:24:47 > 0:24:52and set to constructing the place out of Chilmark stone,
0:24:52 > 0:24:56exactly the same as the stone in the cathedral,
0:24:56 > 0:25:01although it wasn't completed until 1701 by Sir Thomas's son, Charles.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06The house remained under Mompesson ownership until the 1740s
0:25:06 > 0:25:10when it was passed down to family member Charles Longueville
0:25:10 > 0:25:13and he was ready to make some tasteful changes.
0:25:18 > 0:25:25The entrance hall would be the first space that a visitor to Mompesson would see
0:25:25 > 0:25:30and Charles was keen that it should be the most impressive area.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Originally the Queen Anne interior was relatively plain,
0:25:34 > 0:25:40but he employed local carvers and craftsmen to introduce all these
0:25:40 > 0:25:47extraordinarily crisp, Palladian, Roman designs to thrill the eye.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Charles didn't just stop at applying some classical mouldings.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Oh, no, he ripped out the original Queen Anne staircase
0:25:55 > 0:25:58and replaced it with this state-of-the-art job.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00So what's state of the art about this?
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Well, if I go up one or two treads, you can see
0:26:04 > 0:26:10that the rise is very, very shallow and the tread is extremely wide.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14That goes for making a very easy ascent and descent
0:26:14 > 0:26:17and also it's much more gracious.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Extremely good quality? Sure.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Just look at these banisters.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24We've got the broad tread here
0:26:24 > 0:26:30and each one is filled with three spindles. Isn't that extraordinary?
0:26:30 > 0:26:34At home you've normally got one spindle on your staircase,
0:26:34 > 0:26:38but here it's three and each one of these is a little tour de force.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41At the bottom we've got a baluster
0:26:41 > 0:26:45which is wrapped, crisply-carved leafage,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48then up you go to this barley sugar twist
0:26:48 > 0:26:51and then a little carved collar on the top.
0:26:51 > 0:26:58But Charles's climax in this entrance hall and staircase was the use of plasterwork.
0:26:58 > 0:27:04The old idea of painting all the interior surfaces of a staircase well with a mural,
0:27:04 > 0:27:09a continuous painting, was completely out of fashion by the 1740s.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13What you wanted and what he got was plasterwork.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17You either had plaster surrounds to dummy frames,
0:27:17 > 0:27:24like this kit kat example up above, with an irregular rectangular shape,
0:27:24 > 0:27:29or you had cartouches filled with scrolling foliage,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33flowers and fruit or swags with cherubic masks.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Not forgetting at head height
0:27:36 > 0:27:41this girdle line filled with neo-classical rinceaux.
0:27:41 > 0:27:48The big question is today, will our teams find any rinceaux over at the auction?
0:27:50 > 0:27:56Still to come on Bargain Hunt, Alicia and Kim are glad they listened to Mark's advice
0:27:56 > 0:28:02but will Alex and Karen be happy with Philip's snuff box suggestion?
0:28:02 > 0:28:07We'll find out soon, but first let's check in at Lawrence's Auctioneers in Crewkerne, Somerset
0:28:07 > 0:28:11to see how auctioneer Richard Kay rates our items.
0:28:14 > 0:28:20- Richard, good morning.- Good morning. - Kim and Alicia, their first item is the little whist scorer.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- Yeah.- Looks a little like a draught to me with a little hand on the top.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Well, it's a novelty piece, can't see many people buying it to use it.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- No.- But quite nicely made, though with little chips to its fingernails.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35What sort of estimate can you put on a thing like that?
0:28:35 > 0:28:41Well, it is quite unusual and it's the sort of thing that might appeal to somebody, maybe £20-£30.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Sadly they paid 65.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45They're going to need a good trick to...
0:28:45 > 0:28:48They are. A lucky hand to get out of that.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Next then is the press-moulded novelty brass photo frame
0:28:52 > 0:28:55which is pretty cheaply made, isn't it?
0:28:55 > 0:29:00Yes, I don't think that really can be described as a novelty, I think it's rather a routine item,
0:29:00 > 0:29:02- not terribly well made, as you say.- No.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05So maybe appeal to a girl with a horse maybe.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10- Have you got many horsy girls?- Oh, plenty. I hope they'll be here for the auction, but I doubt
0:29:10 > 0:29:12if anyone will part with more than £5-£10 for it.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Well, they paid 20, so that's not so far off.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18What about this Alfred Dunhill cigar cutter?
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Dunhill is synonymous with good-quality items
0:29:20 > 0:29:22and this is 9-carat gold as well.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Not the most useful item, but an attractive little piece,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28and for anyone who smokes cigars these days
0:29:28 > 0:29:32I should think they might pay £30 or £40 for that.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34£30 or £40 pounds. £95 paid.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37That's a bit gloomy, isn't it? But on the other hand it is gold.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- It is.- And as you say, a couple of cigar aficionados
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- could go into overdrive for it. Let's hope so.- Let's hope so.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50Well, based on the estimates they'll certainly need their bonus buy so let's have a look at it.
0:29:51 > 0:29:59So, chicks, you spent £180, you gave Mark Stacey £120. What did you spend it on Mark?
0:29:59 > 0:30:00This, Tim.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05A set of six silver spoons with golf-handled finials,
0:30:05 > 0:30:09which I think were nice and I thought they'd suit. Very sporting. I'll give them to you.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- Is six a good number to have? - Yes, six is a reasonable number.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- They normally come in sets of six. - OK.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18They cost me the princely sum of £75.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- Hallmarked?- Hallmarked. Solid silver.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24I thought they might appeal to a golfing collector.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- Yeah, or a boiled-egg eater. - Or a boiled-egg eater.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- Right.- Or a coffee stirrer or... - I quite like them. How much did you say?
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- £75.- What do you think they'll make at auction?
0:30:33 > 0:30:37If I was putting them in, I'd put them in at 70-100, so we're roughly in the area.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41I'd like to see them making £10 or so on a good day.
0:30:41 > 0:30:42- It's got a chance.- Yeah.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47You don't have to decide now, you can decide after the sale of your three items
0:30:47 > 0:30:53but for the viewers at home let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's golf spoons.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57So, Richard, a set of six of those jokers.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Well, nice to have the golfing terminals on them,
0:31:00 > 0:31:05but sadly they're not cased and these spoons are more common than people imagine.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09I would have thought that a group of them at auction like that,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- £20-£30.- Gosh, £75.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Mark Stacey's team are going to be pinning their hopes
0:31:16 > 0:31:23on the tremendous profit predicted on these golfing teaspoons so that may not be so hot.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27- They'll need the luck of a hole in one.- They will. Thank you for that information.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29That is it for the Reds.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33The Blues, Alex and Karen, their first item is the coffee set,
0:31:33 > 0:31:34which is nice and complete.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Nice and complete, coffee sets not quite as popular as tea sets,
0:31:38 > 0:31:42the design is relatively unusual and it is in good condition.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- Yes.- So we would hope for £30-£40.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47£70 they paid for that.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51So that again might be just a bit jammy if they get that.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53What about the silver sauce boats?
0:31:53 > 0:31:58The silver sauce boats, I would say, are probably a little on the small side,
0:31:58 > 0:32:02but I think realistically they are probably £40-£60 for the two.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I have to agree with you, they are on the small side.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09£90 they paid, so that probably doesn't stand a snowflake's chance.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13And what about the little ivory and gold snuff box?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Small snuff boxes are always popular.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18You always have people interested in buying them.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Ivory perhaps not quite so popular as other substances.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23We would have thought £30-£50 for that.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- £49 they paid, so they're almost in the frame with that.- Yes, they are.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31So we have on prediction some problems with these three items,
0:32:31 > 0:32:35they're going to need their bonus buy again, so let's have a look at it.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40Alex and Karen, you spent a magnificent £209, I'm so pleased with you about that,
0:32:40 > 0:32:44and you gave the £91 to P Allwood.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Rumour has it he spent the lot, so let's have a look.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- What do you think of that? - It's a squirrel.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- It is a squirrel. I think it's great. - Is it a nutcracker?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Well done, but look at it, what is it made of?
0:32:57 > 0:33:03What is it? A squirrel. Wood, Black Forest, squirrel, nuts, it all works.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- For me it works anyway.- How much did you actually pay for this?
0:33:06 > 0:33:10I paid a very, very reasonable £20.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- Is that all?- Which I thought was actually amazing.- How old is it?
0:33:13 > 0:33:19It'll date to the latter part of the 19th century, probably around 1890, 1900.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23- Pass it to Karen, she's longing to get her hands on it.- Oh, yeah.- Yeah.
0:33:23 > 0:33:28It's something you can look at, a thing of beauty, well made and you can use it.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30And profit?
0:33:30 > 0:33:34- Well, I think it should be worth at least £50.- Really?- Yeah.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- I should have thought so. - You watched his lips there?
0:33:38 > 0:33:40We all watched his lips.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44For the audience at home, let's go and watch the auctioneer's lips.
0:33:44 > 0:33:45So that's fun, isn't it?
0:33:45 > 0:33:49It's a bit of fun, but this has had a very hard nut in it at some point
0:33:49 > 0:33:53which has unfortunately resulted in it getting broken along the edge.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Oh, look at that, that great lump out of it.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58You're absolutely right, Richard.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02He holds it for one second and immediately finds the major fault, and that is a fault, isn't it?
0:34:02 > 0:34:04That is very off-putting to a collector
0:34:04 > 0:34:08and also the fact that the poor squirrel has lost the tips of his ears as well.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- Yes.- Through extravagant use over the years.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- Pity, really, because it's nicely carved otherwise.- It is.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18It's not the sort of thing, to be honest, that we would normally put in as a single lot here...
0:34:18 > 0:34:23- No.- ..with an estimate on it we would have to defend, but I expect that it would probably attract
0:34:23 > 0:34:25a bid of ten or fifteen pounds in that condition.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28OK, fine, well, Philip Allwood has invested £20.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31He is hopeful at that level anyway.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- Are you going to be taking the sale for us?- I am indeed.- Perfect.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Now, Kim and Alicia, we're on the edge of the auction.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- We are.- It's such fun, isn't it? - Yep.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53Look at this room, stuffed up with people all longing to get at your gear, we hope.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59I can detect some nervousness here. I think you're going to be perfectly all right.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03The first lot up, though, is the whist scorer and here it comes.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07Lot 101 is a little whist scorer
0:35:07 > 0:35:12and from bids here I start at 18, 20, £22, 25 I have now, £25,
0:35:12 > 0:35:17at £25, it's on commission, and selling at 25.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20At £25, can I take 28 for it?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23It's at 25 then and selling, last time.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Brilliant. £25 is minus 40.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- It's all right, we can make it back. - Now the photo frame.
0:35:28 > 0:35:34Lot 102 is a moulded brass frame in the form of a horseshoe.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39£5 for that, £5 for it if you will, £5 anywhere?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- £2 then?- Come on!
0:35:41 > 0:35:44£2 I see by the pillar, at two, I'm standing at £2 only.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- It's at £2 for the last time. All done at two.- Oh, dear.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52- I don't think I've ever sold anything for two pounds.- Well, you have now.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Minus £18 on that. Now the cigar cutter.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57We're optimistic. This is our... This is the one.
0:35:57 > 0:35:591981 in date. Bids here.
0:35:59 > 0:36:07Start me at 55, 60, 65, £70 is bid, 75, 80, 85, 90, £95.
0:36:07 > 0:36:13- Yes!- At £95, 100 now, 110, 120, 120 by the pillar.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Latest bid at £120 and I'm selling.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20- Yes!- £120 for the last time, all done at 120...
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- Well, that's brilliant isn't it? - Fantastic.- £120.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- You have made £25 profit on that. You are minus 58...- Yeah.
0:36:27 > 0:36:35- 58 less 25 is... 58 less 25... Is that 32?- 33.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- So we're minus 33.- You're minus 33.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- That's a winning score! - It could be a winning score. This is the dilemma.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44This is a dilemma, what will you do with those spoons? Mark rates them...
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Mark, what do you think they're going to make?
0:36:46 > 0:36:51Well, I mean, I think, looking at who's here I really can't. They might sell, but 33 is a good score.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53So what are you going to do then?
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- Are you going to go with the spoons pile or not?- No.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- You're not going to risk it? - No.- Even though we do trust him. The people just aren't here.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- We're not going with the bonus buy? - No.- You're sure?- Yep.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05We're going to sell it anyway, and here it comes.
0:37:05 > 0:37:11Lot 107, six hallmarked silver golf club teaspoons
0:37:11 > 0:37:16and bids here start me at 25, 28, 30, 32, £35 is bid.
0:37:16 > 0:37:2035, 38 now, at £38 and I'm selling.
0:37:20 > 0:37:27£38 on my right and selling at £38, last time, all done.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Well, I think you made the right decision here, don't you think?
0:37:30 > 0:37:35That is minus £37 so you did the right decision,
0:37:35 > 0:37:39you didn't go with the bonus buy, made a thumping loss but that's OK.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43- You are actually minus £33. - Could be a winning score. - Could be a winning score.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46That seriously could be a winning score. Don't tell the Blues a thing.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- Nothing.- All right? Seal everything. - We will.- Including your lips.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- So girls, Philip, how are you feeling? All right?- Excited.- Yes.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- Do you know how the Reds got on?- No.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12You don't know how the Reds got on. Good, we don't want you to.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16So team, your first lot coming up now is the art deco coffee set
0:38:16 > 0:38:17and here it comes.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22Lot 123 is an art deco Royal Doulton coffee set
0:38:22 > 0:38:25and bids here, start me at £40.
0:38:25 > 0:38:2745, 50 pounds is bid. 50 is bid.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30£50 is bid. It's on commission at £50.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Absent bidder at 50 then and I'm selling at £50...
0:38:34 > 0:38:36All done at 50, last time at £50.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40It's not as bad as it might have been. You're minus £20 on that.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- Next your sauce boats, girl.- Yes.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44..1930s silver sauce boats
0:38:44 > 0:38:45and interest again here
0:38:45 > 0:38:48starts me at 40, 45, 50 pounds is bid for these.
0:38:48 > 0:38:5455, 60, 5, 70, 5, I'm out at £75.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57It's on my right at 75 and selling now
0:38:57 > 0:39:01at £75, last time, all done.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05£75, you're minus £15 on that, that's not looking good.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10Lot 125 is an early 19th century Scottish ivory snuff box
0:39:10 > 0:39:14and bids here start me at 35, £40 bid.
0:39:14 > 0:39:22£40 is bid, 45, 50, five, 60, 5, 70, 5, 80, 5, I'm out.
0:39:22 > 0:39:29At £85 in the room and I'm selling at £85 for the last time, all done at 85.
0:39:29 > 0:39:35- So you made £36 on that, you had lost £35, you are one pound in profit.- See, he was right.
0:39:35 > 0:39:41- One pound in profit, how good is that? Are you going to go with the bonus buy then?- Yes.
0:39:41 > 0:39:47- You're going with the bonus buy. - Yes, we trust you.- We trust you. - OK.- Well done.- No pressure there.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50All right, so we're going with the bonus buy and here it comes.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55Lot 129 is the Black Forest carved treenware nutcracker.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59Start me here on this one at £5 shall we? £5? Five I see.
0:39:59 > 0:40:048, £10 now, at £10, 12, 15, 18,
0:40:04 > 0:40:0920, 2. No? £22, lady's bid nearer me at £22
0:40:09 > 0:40:14and I'm selling at £22 for the last time, all done.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- That is so good, £22. - £3 profit!
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- You've got £2 on that and overall you are plus three.- Yes.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22It was the right side.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Not dramatic but the right side.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26So what's that then? One pound each?
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- £1.50!- What are we going to spend it on?- No, what about him?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- Hey come on.- Oh, yeah, sorry.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35- Look after your man.- Yeah.- I mean, he sorted you out, hasn't he? - He did.- He did.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- He got you your snuff box. - Thank you very much.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- He got you your nutcracker. - Yeah but I got it for £49.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44Yeah, all right, you win that. Well, that's super, isn't it?
0:40:44 > 0:40:48- Listen, you got £3 profit, don't tell the Reds a scrap, all right? - No.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Because they'll think you've bombed big time.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55Go out looking gloomy and we'll reveal all in a moment.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09Well, the end of another delightful day bargain hunting.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12You have been fantastic teams, thank you so much for joining us.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16It's the moment to reveal who the winners and the runners-up are
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- and I regret to say that the runners-up today are the Reds.- Hey!
0:41:20 > 0:41:24LAUGHTER
0:41:24 > 0:41:28It was such fun, wasn't it? £25 profit on your Dunhill trimmer.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- Yes.- Nothing the matter with that.
0:41:30 > 0:41:37The correct strategic decision not to go with the bonus buy, ring fencing your losses at £33.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Oh, not too bad.- Which is no shame in that I tell you.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- Have you had a nice time, darling? - Brilliant, thank you.- Good. Has Mum had a nice time?
0:41:44 > 0:41:48- Fantastic.- Well, we've loved having you anyway. Thank you so much.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53- But the victors today, it's a question of all the threes, really, isn't it?- It is.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Because the victors have won by making a profit of £3.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Great.- £3!
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Now, I know our North American audience just can never understand
0:42:04 > 0:42:08how on Bargain Hunt we Brits get so excited about winning £3.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11On American television they expect to win a house in Florida
0:42:11 > 0:42:15and four or five Cadillacs before a show like this is at all popular.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20- We are happy with three quid, aren't we?- We are. £3.- Yes. Well, here we go, here's the £3.
0:42:20 > 0:42:27To show I speak not with forked tongue you have the £3, largely as a result,
0:42:27 > 0:42:33Phil, it has to be said, of your £36 profit on the coffin form snuff box, which is pretty good.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38And then followed up by another profit on your bonus buy, the old nutcracker.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42So £3 profit overall was very good.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43- Yes.- And I congratulate you.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47- Thank you.- Thank you very much. - Are you a happy brace of bunnies? - We are.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?- Yes!
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