0:00:02 > 0:00:04How lovely! A party invitation!
0:00:06 > 0:00:10"..to celebrate ten wonderful years of Bargain Hunt."
0:00:10 > 0:00:14I do love a party! And there's so much to celebrate.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17So, let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:42 > 0:00:46This week, we're in party mood and today's bash comes from Wetherby,
0:00:46 > 0:00:50where we're guaranteed a grand northern welcome.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52The rules remain the same.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57The teams are made up of experts competing against one another.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00That's bound to make entertaining viewing.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04If that's not enough to make the party go with a swing,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06there are other fun things to enjoy.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10'Tom Plant remembers an exciting moment.'
0:01:10 > 0:01:15The contestant started to cry. She couldn't believe it.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20'At the fair, he and David Harper hit it off
0:01:20 > 0:01:24'when it comes to buying.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27'We find out more about James Braxton,
0:01:27 > 0:01:31'and what he gets up to in his spare time.'
0:01:31 > 0:01:36I love my car, my 1952 MG, 57 years old this year.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39'The tension mounts at the auction.'
0:01:39 > 0:01:41One more, sir!
0:01:41 > 0:01:45'And I take a trip through ten years of archive,
0:01:45 > 0:01:50'picking out some of my favourite bits.'
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Let's go and meet the teams.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Today, there's not a Sheila in sight.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02It's an all-male crew. David and Tom for the reds.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08Mark and James for the blues. What could be nicer, chaps?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- Tom?- Yes.- How does it feel facing the pressure,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15as an expert and as a contestant?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Exhausting. So much stress.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- Is it?- I'm terribly worried. - Can you handle the pressure?
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- I've got David to support me. - Better than a tablet.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27So much easier to take!
0:02:27 > 0:02:30David, what's your highlight of your Bargain Hunt career?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Tim, there's so many highlights
0:02:33 > 0:02:38but I think, for me, it's spending quality time with you.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Are you confident that you're going to beat these smooth blues?
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Well, Thomas and I have never met. I've seen him on TV.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54I'm all in awe, stood next to the man himself.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56You'll have to bond quickly.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- These two have spent ages in their company.- They dress the same!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Identical, isn't it? Look at that!
0:03:04 > 0:03:10Shoes, trousers, underpants! It's just a remarkable thing, this.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13All from a high street shop near you!
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- You're all bonded-up already?- Yes.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22What about you? James, you've been on the show a long time.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- You are one of the original babes? - Auctioneer in the first series.
0:03:26 > 0:03:32Then invited to become an expert. My first gig was Paris in May 2001.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37- That was the time when Bargain Hunt...- Decent budget!
0:03:37 > 0:03:43- Paris? We only go to Powys! - And it's been every disused airfield since then!
0:03:43 > 0:03:48I know, but it says here that you take Bargain Hunt,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50the profit-making process,
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- incredibly competitively, is that true?- You know me well enough...
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Not really. No, we have a go. We try and find things.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04I normally fall flat on my face at every auction we go to.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09Give the contestants a fun time, hopefully bring a couple of smiles.
0:04:09 > 0:04:15What is good about this as an experience for all experts, is that it's a levelling process.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18We get to go to the auction.
0:04:18 > 0:04:24You have to stand there when the sale doesn't go well, through no fault of your own.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29I personally take my hat off to you because I think you're very brave.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I can do humiliation very well now.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Mark, how do you feel about having James?
0:04:36 > 0:04:39It's great fun. We get on really well.
0:04:39 > 0:04:47Although I have to keep him away from these overpriced bits of unsaleable goods he's used to.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- We'll do very well, I'm sure of it. - I'm sure you will.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Are you up to the challenge of lashing the reds into submission?
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Of course. We've watched those two on television. Piece of cake!
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Well, you said it. Now, the money moment. £300 each.
0:05:05 > 0:05:12There are no experts waiting because you're the experts, and off you go! And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:12 > 0:05:19The way these four boys are likely to misbehave it'll be less of a party and more of a riot!
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- Ready for the off?- Absolutely.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33- What's our tactics?- Let's go around together and in moments of desperation, split up.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- Have you got any tactics?- Do you normally have a tactic? I don't.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Do we need to establish a master and servant situation?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44If you said you were the servant!
0:05:44 > 0:05:47'So, ten years of Bargain Hunt, eh?
0:05:47 > 0:05:53'The first and very best antiques show on daytime television!
0:05:53 > 0:05:57'In that time, there have been lots of...improvements.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01'We've had golden gavels and team surveillance.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04'And we've even had live shows.'
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I'm here to buy Beswick.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Now for something that's hardly changed over the years, our rules.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Each team gets £300 and an hour to shop for items which they sell later
0:06:16 > 0:06:20and the team that makes the most profit wins.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22'Today, any profits go to charity.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26'Let's see if our experts can do us proud.'
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Thomas.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- Probably wouldn't have it at home. - I'm a retro fan, definitely.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- That's very retro.- Very '50s. - "'50s teapot, never used."
0:06:39 > 0:06:44If you had this in your house in the '50s, you'd have been pretty cool.
0:06:44 > 0:06:50- Why never use it? Could be a wedding present.- It could have been.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54That's original felt lining. The cover, I suppose, is a tea cosy.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Absolutely, keeps your tea warm.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00What's interesting is the texture, the shiny chrome.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- Yeah.- And the lovely cream glaze.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- That's a sweet little number. - It is quite good fun.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12£18 is £18. You need to get it for much less. Well, little bit less.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15There's the man! What would "much less" be?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- 15.- What about a tenner?- No.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Sure. 12.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- Shall we say we'll have it at a tenner?- Yeah.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- We'll have it at a tenner.- Oh.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- £10.- Good man.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31'These chaps are smoking!
0:07:31 > 0:07:35'First item bought after four minutes. That's pretty impressive.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37'Are the blues as fired up?'
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Shall I show you this thing?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43It's silver.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47What do you do with it? Oh, you engrave?
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- That's probably what you would do. - Birthdays and things.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- That's a great idea. We could put the auction date down.- Could do!
0:07:56 > 0:08:00On this, I'm going to be very cheeky here.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03We're trying to beat those wretched reds.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Any chance of doing it for 25? < That hurts.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- It does hurt.- Sorry. - 30 sounds better.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14How old is it? 1994? So... Yeah.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Should we think about it? Sorry. It's very kind of you.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Good luck with the scarves, guys!
0:08:21 > 0:08:24That's quite fun, though.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Let's just keep looking.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30'They're taking their time, having a good look round.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33'Something has caught the eye of the reds.'
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I don't think these are opera. They're utilitarian.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39They'd definitely be for field.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- You don't think they're trendy...? - Quite masculine.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45It's not masculine to me.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- Are they not doing much for you? - They're not rocking my boat.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Thanks a lot.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56'Mark and James are such a laid-back duo,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58'too laid-back.'
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- You don't see ostriches in ceramics very often.- No.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05We don't want a lot of porcelain.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- How about Copenhagen? - It doesn't do very well now.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13We're ambling a bit, James. We're losing time.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18'While they faff around a bit, let's go and learn a bit more
0:09:18 > 0:09:21'about one of our experts.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26'He's been with Bargain Hunt almost from the beginning.'
0:09:26 > 0:09:28I was working for a firm in Bath.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31They filmed Bargain Hunt there with David.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34I was just a junior auctioneer.
0:09:34 > 0:09:41My manager said, "Tom, as it's your first auction do you mind doing it?"
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I thought, "In for a penny, in for a pound."
0:09:44 > 0:09:46And I was the auctioneer
0:09:46 > 0:09:50in August 2000 - it was great fun.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52£9 profit on this.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56'Tom's still working as an auctioneer, and life's pretty busy.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58'At home, it's just as hectic.'
0:09:58 > 0:10:04My activities have been curtailed with the arrival of Gemima and William,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08taking up loads of my time, which is wonderful.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11It's the greatest thing I've ever done.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Well done to Angela for having the twins. They are wonderful.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18They are the lights of my life.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22'He and Angela have their hands full with Gemima and William,
0:10:22 > 0:10:25'but how does Tom let off steam?'
0:10:27 > 0:10:29I do enjoy fencing.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Not putting up fences. No, it's fencing with swords.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42I'm what we call a sabreur, which is a sabre fencer.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45That is a weapon which you cut with.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Rather than point.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54With my foil fencing at university, I won the southern championships.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56At school, I was captain.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01I was president of the university fencing team. I really enjoyed it.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08'Tom's adversary today, James Braxton, is also a family man.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13'He lives in Sussex with Joanna, four children and two dogs.'
0:11:13 > 0:11:17When I'm not on Bargain Hunt, I have a very busy home life.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22Our big girl's at Leeds Art College. Our son is building.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26He's about to start a big job in London.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Our two little ones are at school.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31And, of course, my day job.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36I'm a director of Dreweatts 1759, Newbury based business.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41A light lunch!
0:11:41 > 0:11:46'When he does have a moment, James loves being creative in his garden.'
0:11:46 > 0:11:50I like building. I'm doing a flint obelisk at the moment.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52I've become a course junkie.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56I've done a green oak timber framing course.
0:11:56 > 0:12:02My son and I did a flint walling course. It's fabulous. Love it.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Bit of lime mortar.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07'There's another passion.'
0:12:07 > 0:12:11I love my car, my 1952 MG.
0:12:11 > 0:12:1457 years old. That keeps me occupied.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18There's always some problem with the fuel line or distributor cap.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24'One classy car and one classy gent.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29'Our red boys also have a touch of class,
0:12:29 > 0:12:31'and they're pretty savvy.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34'20 minutes in, it's time for tactics.'
0:12:34 > 0:12:36We are going to Derby.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40I did see these great big pieces of Crown Derby.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- We've got the Imari pattern. - That's a big winning pattern.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- TAPS PLATE - It sounds all right.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- Hm...- I saw that. That is a shame.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55It's a nice early back stamp, the '20s,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58when they moved the England to the side.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- That's a good sign.- It is.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06The quality is extreme. It's based on the Japanese Imari pattern.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Derby made it symmetrical.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13- Whereas all the Imari...- It's all over the place!- Asymmetrical.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18These classically trained artisans didn't understand it.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22That's the sort of thing people would buy online, on the phone.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25It's got the stamp, the design.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27I've noticed the price, 155.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32I think it needs to be sub £100 for us to have any chance at all.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- Whether they'll do it.- Shall we try?
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- Are you sure you want to? - Yes. I'll hit hard.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42'Tom and David are on the case, unlike Mark and James.'
0:13:42 > 0:13:47- I'm waiting for something to leap out at me, James. Are you?- Yeah.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50That's fun. Look. An actual hourglass.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55- Sort of Newlyn school.- What's Newlyn about that?- Haven't a clue.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59You and your Newlyn school! It's unusual.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- That's Glasgow.- It's not Newlyn?- No.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06It's Glasgow! JAMES LAUGHS
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- I bid her 70.- Really?- Yeah.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15What do you reckon? I meet her halfway at 75, if you're happy.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- I'm happy at that. - How much would that be new?
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- You can buy them new. - It's going to be, what, 250?- More!
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- 375?- Could be 500 quid.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- Oh, hello.- Why are you so confidential, you two?
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Something's going on here. You don't want anyone else to hear.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37This is the problem, isn't it? They watch you like hawks.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42They see you pick something up and think it's going to be good.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46When I pick it up, they run away from me!
0:14:46 > 0:14:50You've bought one item, which is fab, and you're on with the second?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- We're discussing.- Oh, discussing.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55I'll shove off, then. Good luck.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59I think it's cheap. I think she's going to meet halfway at 75.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- If I can't get it for 75, I'll agree on 80, are you happy?- Very happy.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07'Goodness! These guys are ruthless!'
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Yes, of course you can. Can you stop the clock, please?
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- There we are.- Thank you. - I hope you're having a good day.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- James, another person didn't recognise you!- No. I've done mine!
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- How are you doing?- I got it for 75. - Brilliant!
0:15:25 > 0:15:30- I don't think I could have done that.- It's the dealer, you see.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- That is brilliant. I'm really impressed.- Good. I'm very pleased.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38'The blues should take note. That's the way to do it.'
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Like all our experts, I spend time scouring the stalls,
0:15:44 > 0:15:49finding things, sometimes of high value, which I share with you,
0:15:49 > 0:15:53sometimes of historic interest, which I share with you,
0:15:53 > 0:15:57and sometimes I find things that I just find interesting!
0:15:59 > 0:16:04One of the things that I found at a fair like this
0:16:04 > 0:16:09is a little joker that I wear on the end of my chain every day.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14At the time that I bought it, it was a mystery.
0:16:14 > 0:16:20A curious end of a watch chain, what's called a "fob".
0:16:20 > 0:16:26What I found most peculiar was the bark-like engraving,
0:16:26 > 0:16:30and the fact that a little branch sticks out
0:16:30 > 0:16:34that provides the support for the ring that supported the chain.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38The other oddball feature is the engraving on the fob.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43On one end it says September 23 1901.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48At the other, HRH Duke of Cornwall and York.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53That's peculiar. HRH means His or Her Royal Highness.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57But Cornwall AND York? Two royal dukedoms?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00That was a big question mark in my mind.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04So I wrote to the royal archive at Windsor Castle.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07I got a lovely letter back.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09They confirm, in this letter,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12that on September 23 1901,
0:17:12 > 0:17:16the Duke of York was visiting Canada.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19For nine months of that year,
0:17:19 > 0:17:23the future Prince of Wales and King of England, George V,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26was known as the Duke of Cornwall and York.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Suddenly, the jigsaw started to come together.
0:17:30 > 0:17:36On that day, he visited a lumber yard at Rockcliffe, outside Ottawa,
0:17:36 > 0:17:41and it's recorded that he was presented with a watch and chain.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44This is the fob off that watch and chain
0:17:44 > 0:17:48and that's why it looks like a section of log.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50So, the future King and Emperor
0:17:50 > 0:17:54once owned this little trinket and wore it.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57And now, I wear it.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Every day. How sweet is that?
0:18:02 > 0:18:08'Right, with 30 minutes gone, have the blues actually found something?'
0:18:08 > 0:18:11What's that unusual Doulton figure?
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- The Sandcastles. - Do you mind if I look?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- Brand new, is it?- Adrian Hughes.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20I worked with his son at Bonhams.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Yeah. It's not very much. 68.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- 1983.- Have a go.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31We have to be a bit cheeky, I'm afraid, cos we have to win.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36I would offer James to give you a kiss, but you'd put the price up.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- WOMAN:- Oh, I don't know! >
0:18:39 > 0:18:44- Ooh! Let me move out of the frame. - I can feel 25 coming on.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- I can feel a "double it" coming on. - Really? 50?
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- Well, let's think about it. - We'll think about it...
0:18:51 > 0:18:53'What? I don't believe it!
0:18:53 > 0:19:00'You'd think that after ten years they'd know they won't win unless they actually buy something.'
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- Ah, country chairs.- Country chairs!
0:19:04 > 0:19:08I've got to say, they make my heart warm.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- What date do you put on these? - The design is 1770.- Yes.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17Because they're obviously country, they could be as late as 1820, 1830.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22It's interesting, in those days, if a design was penned in London,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25by the time it was made in any numbers,
0:19:25 > 0:19:30- in Durham, it could have been 50 years later.- Really?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Often these chairs were quite light.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Look! They've put a new foot on!
0:19:35 > 0:19:38There's an example of a good quality repair.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40They were so valued by somebody
0:19:40 > 0:19:45they sent them to a good cabinet maker and had them restored.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Because they were made to last for ever.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52What furniture can you buy that'll be around in 200 years?
0:19:52 > 0:19:58- Not unless you get something made and is going to cost you a fortune. - Good point.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02So whatever these chairs are... I'll find out.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- What have you got on the chairs, please...? 100 quid.- Yeah.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- £100.- £33 each.
0:20:09 > 0:20:15- It's madly cheap.- You couldn't buy the cheapest of cheap for that.- No.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- It's pathetic. - Have you got an idea...?
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- It'd be great for 50 quid. - I was thinking the same!
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Are you brave enough to bid him?
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Shall I have a go? - Charm him. You can do it.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32'Hm, I'm not so sure about those, but see what you can do, Tom, eh?
0:20:32 > 0:20:36'Parting the blues from their cash is no easy task.'
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Looks like Royal Worcester.- It does.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- Little house.- Blush ground.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44I'm always intrigued by scenes.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49Oh, that's nice. It's titled. What does that say?
0:20:49 > 0:20:54- "Dove Nest" or could it be "Dore Nest"?- It is D-O-R.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59- Dore Nest.- Ambleside. - It must be the name of the house.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04- Where is Ambleside?- Cumbria. So, Lake District.- It's quite nice.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- It's 1905, so good age to it.- Yeah.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11Plus, at the moment, it's only 38 quid.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16If we can get that for 25, that would be worth buying, I reckon.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Royal Worcester collectors would love this.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24- Yeah.- Shall I have a word with the dealer?- Go on. Secure it.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28We really like this. What's the very best you can do?
0:21:28 > 0:21:30If I say 28, you'll come back at me. >
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- 25? - Can we say 26, in the middle? >
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- Really, 26?- Yes, go on. > - Fantastic.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- For chocolate. > - I'll send you two bars of chocolate.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- I promise you. 26, James.- Great.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- That's a done deal.- Thank you.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50'It's a miracle! They've bought something!
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- Are we stuck at 90? - < We're stuck at 90.- Wow!
0:21:54 > 0:21:59Why don't we have a wander around and if we're down to one minute,
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- we'll run and give him 90 quid. - I think that's very fair.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11All you regular Bargain Hunters know about the bonus buy.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15That piece found by the experts at the end of shopping,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18using up the team's leftover lolly.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23It's produced at the auction and they decide whether to go with it.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27It can make the difference between winning and losing.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Hang on! Today, we've got no experts to find the bonus buy,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33so it has to be me.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38I've been given £100 to find a bonus buy for each team.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41So stand by for a bit of fun.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44That's pretty, James.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Little inkstand.
0:22:46 > 0:22:481897.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- What's that, James? - Nice simple fellow.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- What's the mark? - I've forgotten. Who's R&B?
0:22:56 > 0:23:00JAMES: How much is on this fellow? DEALER: 195.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Well, let's have a little think.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07'Mark and James are doing what they do best, thinking about it.'
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- What do you think about that? - It is fun.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13I have no idea how to value that.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Is he meant to have a handle?
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- To sort of wheel it around? - Probably.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Or you strap it to your Chihuahua!
0:23:21 > 0:23:24BOTH LAUGH I wouldn't know how to value it.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28I find that fascinating. Is it 50 quid or 500?
0:23:28 > 0:23:33- Shall we speculate? I reckon that's 250.- I think it might be more.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- Shall we look at the price tag?- 375.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41- You want to go 375?- I'm going to bomb!- We don't know. Let's look.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43295!
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- Ooh!- You were closer!- In the middle.
0:23:46 > 0:23:52'Tom and David are so confident, they're just having fun.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56'Mark and James can't muck about. This is getting serious.'
0:23:56 > 0:23:59James? What's he doing?
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- You and your stuffed birds! Can you keep on track?- I am.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06We're struggling here, you know.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11We've only bought one item and only spent £26!
0:24:11 > 0:24:15I was relying on you to find all the bargains.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Unusual colours.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- It's not quite the traditional Imari.- No.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27What's the mark?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30It's got to be 1910 or so.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32I suppose that's a cabaret.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- A teapot and things.- Yeah. It's quite a nice tray. How much?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- About 100.- 100 or less.- Really?
0:24:39 > 0:24:43- Shall we ask them the best price? - Yeah.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Well, don't ask the best price.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Let's negotiate shall we? I was going to say 60.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52DEALER: No. 80 would be my best.
0:24:52 > 0:24:5770 for cash, please? If I beg? I'll give you a kiss!
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- DEALER: 75. - Go on, 70.- Go on, 70.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- Are you sure?- That's really kind. - We've got to have it for 70.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09It is Derby. If it doesn't sell in Derby it won't sell anywhere.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16- Come on! We could be...- In a lot of trouble!- Gassing all day!
0:25:16 > 0:25:20'The penny's dropped with David. Down to business.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25'After all, there's no bigger thrill than when things make a profit.'
0:25:25 > 0:25:30One of my favourite objects was the Pilkington bowl.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32I thought, "This is really good."
0:25:32 > 0:25:38This is made in Britain at the height of the art pottery movement by Richard Joyce.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41That's what the shield and the R is.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45'The team was not keen. They really needed pushing into this.'
0:25:45 > 0:25:51- Now, this is on at £255. - That is a lot. We only have 300.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- I have got it down already to 200. - 200? OK.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57'But they went with it.'
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Then we saw it at the auction. I think the estimate was pretty low.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06AUCTIONEER: 204, lots of interest. I shall start on my book at £100.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09'Then the bids came in.'
0:26:09 > 0:26:13300, 20, 340, 60...
0:26:13 > 0:26:14The phone came in.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18..540 on the phone. 560. 580.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21600.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23The greatest thing was
0:26:23 > 0:26:27the contestant started to cry, she couldn't believe it.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31At £680, the phone bid takes it. BANGS GAVEL
0:26:32 > 0:26:33It was wonderful.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37£680!
0:26:37 > 0:26:42'Just as well they trusted Tom. I'm not sure I trust James Braxton.'
0:26:42 > 0:26:47It was at Wetherby in Yorkshire, a lovely sunny day.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52And we decided wouldn't it be fun to play a hoax on Tim?
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- How did you get on? - Caught the sun.- You did!
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- What did you buy? - I had a trip down memory lane...
0:26:59 > 0:27:04So, we got these plates, and I pretended that I'd been round,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07I'd been looking for ever and a day
0:27:07 > 0:27:10for plates matching a pattern my grandmother had.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15I remember having banana sandwiches, cake, off it.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17I haven't seen a bit ever since.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19You're so romantic!
0:27:19 > 0:27:26I showed these things to Tim with great glee, and as I handed it to him, I affected that they dropped.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30God!
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY: - This is just terrible!
0:27:36 > 0:27:41Florence blue bit the dust!
0:27:41 > 0:27:46Tim was very apologetic. Everybody was in on the joke apart from poor Tim.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Lucky, Tim, I bought another.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53I don't believe it!
0:27:53 > 0:27:55And another!
0:27:57 > 0:28:02That's a terrible thing to do to anybody, even on television.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07'It's taken me a long time to forgive the old rogue.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09'Back to our anniversary special.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13'The final ten minutes, and both teams have an item to buy.'
0:28:13 > 0:28:18- I'm running out of ideas. Are you? - We should give that bowl a go.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23Let's dash over there. Have a quick scout round. Look at your bowl.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- Then we'll have to make our decision.- OK. Done.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30We've lost two minutes getting into the lift.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34'Lift going down.' No, lift going up.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36That's 11 quid.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39< That's a sugar block cutter.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- - There's always that.- Oh, no. - -- Is that a greaser?
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- What about that coffee pot? - I prefer the tray.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Oh, no!
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- It's lovely quality. I love it. - Who's going to buy it?
0:28:53 > 0:28:57How much on this? 150. Each.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59OK, do we go with the chairs?
0:28:59 > 0:29:04- I'd buy the chairs and I'd like to take the risk.- OK.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- If the chairs have gone... - We're coming straight back!
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Try him at 80. Halfway at 85?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13We have to rush, James.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19If they have gone, Thomas, we're in trouble.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24And your price? Best price would be 150.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29- It's a good weight, nice foot, good maker.- It is a good maker.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Could you do 110 on it?
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Now, we don't want him to know that we're desperate.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- More stalls this way. - Is it one more?
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Where is he? Can you do them at 80?
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- DEALER:- No. - Meet us halfway and we're happy. 85.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- All right.- Yes!- Good man!
0:29:57 > 0:30:00James, we've got one and a half minutes.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02- And counting.- 125...
0:30:02 > 0:30:05I'll support you, whatever happens.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Yeah. That's kind. Thank you.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13Oh, my gosh! That was VERY tight. Scarf's come off and everything!
0:30:13 > 0:30:18- And a minute to spare, James! - Really?- A minute to spare!
0:30:18 > 0:30:23Time's up. Let's remind ourselves what the reds bought.
0:30:23 > 0:30:29'Is the 1950s teapot a good retro thing? Or were they potty to buy it?
0:30:29 > 0:30:34'That Crown Derby Imari cabaret tray has got to be a good buy.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41'Those chairs may be Georgian, but who wants three damaged seats?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43'Crikey, Moses!'
0:30:43 > 0:30:47You've finished your shopping, which is fantastic!
0:30:47 > 0:30:52- You gossiped like crazy through the process.- I know!- Terrible, really.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57- You spent £170. Are you quite confident?- Very confident.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02- We got three really different items we had great fun buying.- Absolutely.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07It's not just fun for you guys. It's not just entertainment!
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- We want profits!- We have discussed this at great length.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16As you will see. We reckon that each item has a profit to be shown.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20Meanwhile, let's remind ourselves what the blues bought.
0:31:20 > 0:31:26'The 1905 Royal Worcester pin dish is both sweet and a little dear.
0:31:27 > 0:31:34'They also found a Crown Derby tray, similar size, different design.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39'And they bought this classy Sheffield silver bowl.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43'But they may struggle to make a profit.'
0:31:43 > 0:31:48- A minute to spare.- One minute to go? - One minute left.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Now we know what terrible trauma we put our contestants through.
0:31:52 > 0:31:58- You've been beastly to your contestants for ten years.- I know.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02You've got your three items. What did you spend overall?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- Two hundred and...?- 21.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09- 221? That's very good. - Heads held high. Played the game.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13My task is to find your bonus buy. I've been given £100 to do that.
0:32:13 > 0:32:19Before that, the audience and I are going to head off somewhere special.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23'We've been lucky enough
0:32:23 > 0:32:27'to visit some of Britain's magnificent stately homes,
0:32:27 > 0:32:33'hear their stories and look at their gorgeous contents. Oh, yes.'
0:32:33 > 0:32:38This grand house is Eyam Hall in Derbyshire's Hope Valley.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43It was built for an economical price because Eyam was in depression,
0:32:43 > 0:32:47having lost one-third of its population in the plague.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51Here is a very beautiful love poem inscribed to Fanny,
0:32:51 > 0:32:56etched with a diamond on this window pane.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00It's thought to have been done by Robert Wright,
0:33:00 > 0:33:02owner in the late 1700s.
0:33:02 > 0:33:08The curious thing is that neither of Robert Wright's wives were Fanny.
0:33:08 > 0:33:14Eyam Hall has been home for the same family, the Wright family, for over 300 years.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18It was built by John Wright in 1671,
0:33:18 > 0:33:22when he married local heiress Elizabeth Kniveton.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26She must have been a shrewd housekeeper.
0:33:26 > 0:33:32Almost the first thing she did was to commission these bacon settles.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34They're rare things.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39The rare bit is this whole panelled piece.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43If I open it up, you can see some later shelves
0:33:43 > 0:33:45that have been fitted into it.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48When this was made as a bacon settle
0:33:48 > 0:33:52you'd have hung, on this rank of secret hooks,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54the flitches of bacon.
0:33:54 > 0:34:00Dear old Mr Wright had a socking great lock and made quite sure
0:34:00 > 0:34:07that nobody nicked that bacon, probably all their meat to survive the winter.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Fascinating piece of social history.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12The next thing to get into is this.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17Yes, you've got it, a delicious bacon sandwich!
0:34:17 > 0:34:18Cheers.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22'Back at the fair, I found something special, too.'
0:34:22 > 0:34:27Finding these bonus buys isn't easy. Let's try this on for size.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Nice little piece of jewellery
0:34:30 > 0:34:33in its original box, 1960s style.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36I'll tell you more when I reveal it to the experts.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41Let's see what the gold is worth in this thing. Shove it on the scales.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Up it comes with 7.2 grams.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50Gold's worth about £8 a gram. Seven eights are 56, plus a bit.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55There's £60 of gold in this brooch. What did I buy it for?
0:34:55 > 0:34:58You'll have to wait till I tell the boys.
0:35:00 > 0:35:08'With that in my pocket, time to see whether we can raise some money for charity in today's sale.'
0:35:08 > 0:35:11It's grand to be back in Mackworth
0:35:11 > 0:35:15at Charles Hanson's saleroom with the supremo himself.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Great to see you, Tim.
0:35:17 > 0:35:23- Let us run through our contestants, who happen to be experts.- Indeed.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27Who will be waiting nervously on your every word.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32For poor David and Thomas, their first item from Wetherby
0:35:32 > 0:35:37was this handsome 1950s, chromium plated case, insulated teapot.
0:35:37 > 0:35:44Yes, it's iconic in period. Yes, it's got that Scandinavian touch.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46This wonderful hammered finish.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51For any good late decorative art, condition is everything.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56- What's it worth?- It's marked Made In England. We know it's late.
0:35:56 > 0:36:02- If they bought it for £15, £20, it'll make a profit.- £10 was paid.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07- Oh, great.- By David, which is pretty reasonable.- Yes, it is.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12In your heartland on the outskirts of Derby, this must be the place
0:36:12 > 0:36:14to sell a cabaret tray like this.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19We're not far away from the Osmaston Rd museum and the factory.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21This is Imari.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25It's the great variant of the Imari, called the Witches,
0:36:25 > 0:36:282451 pattern, rather than the 1128.
0:36:28 > 0:36:35And, of course, we think Derby began producing Imari in 1800, 1810.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- But this thing dates to about 1920. - It is, Tim.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42From the date code, 1917, 1918.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46It's expensive stuff. It's flashy and in good condition.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49My guide price, Tim, would be £100.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54- That's great. £75 paid.- Good. - They'll be chuffed by that.- Pleased.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Now, the three country chairs.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01I like the chairs very much. They are fairly wide seats.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04In my experience, the wider the seat
0:37:04 > 0:37:08I tend to think we are rolling back into the Georgian period.
0:37:08 > 0:37:15- Rather than them being from the 1820s, I think they're probably late 18th century.- Fair enough.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18A sort of loose Hepplewhite design.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23I can't, quite frankly, understand why our experts spent £85 on these.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27They're uncomfortable. They have a period look.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32- I would use them as hall chairs, but I like them.- You like them?
0:37:32 > 0:37:39- That's great. What's your estimate? - We have been quite low, between £40 and £60.- Ah!
0:37:39 > 0:37:41That reflects the current market.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46David and Thomas have been very cute to buy them so we'll wait and see.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51They're trying to make a profit on 85 and they may have difficulty.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Overall, I think they've done well but the chairs might drag them back,
0:37:55 > 0:37:59in which case they're going to need MY bonus buy.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Let's have a look at this joker!
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Now we come to the bonus buy moment.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09I'll reveal it - and this is particularly aimed at you, Tom.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14- Look at that! Wow!- This man knows about 20th-century decorative art.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20- That is one of the pulses that gets Thomas Plant up in the morning.- Yes.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25- Let me feel. It's going! - Have we got boomety boomety boom?
0:38:25 > 0:38:30- These leaping... These are gazelles, aren't they?- Antelope. Ibex.
0:38:30 > 0:38:36Leaping Art Deco gazelles, one of the seminal classic designs.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- These leaping...- It certainly is Art Deco. It's period.- Yeah.
0:38:40 > 0:38:46- Any markings, Tim?- "Made in France", so presumably it's French.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51- It's not Lalique, then?- How far off Lalique do you think it is?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- Well, Lalique... - It's got a Lalique feel.- It has.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Lalique is moulded glass, when you look at it that way.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02It's not that far off, actually. How much was it?
0:39:02 > 0:39:06- What do you think it's worth, Tom? - I would put that in between...
0:39:06 > 0:39:10- £60 and £80 in an Art Deco sale. - What about you?- It should do £100.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Really, in a good sale.
0:39:13 > 0:39:1650 quid would be absolutely bang-on.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- £50 paid. They're very good. - That's brilliant!
0:39:19 > 0:39:24- I reckon that's got a good chance of making a profit.- Dead right.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29- We'll have to hope for the best. - I'm chuffed you got that for us.
0:39:30 > 0:39:36On that happy note, let's find out, for the viewers, what the auctioneer thinks about my bonus buy.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40- Charles, what do you make of that? - Tell me about it.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42This is Lalique style,
0:39:42 > 0:39:46but close as close can be to Mr Lalique.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51It's not pretending to be Lalique, but it's close enough to Lalique.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56Close enough to one of his ibex form pots which would cost £1,000
0:39:56 > 0:39:59if you were to buy it signed by Lalique.
0:39:59 > 0:40:05- To find that for £50...- You paid £50 for it?- ..is pretty masterful!
0:40:05 > 0:40:11- What's it worth?- I think it's worth £150 to £250 on a good day.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15- Do you think £100 to £150? - Yes, I do.- That's all I need.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19That's it for the reds. Interesting this. Now, for the blues.
0:40:19 > 0:40:25Mark found this Royal Worcester dish. £26 he paid for this joker.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28I don't know where you come from, but the blush,
0:40:28 > 0:40:34around the outside, is not the most popular.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38- No.- But any sort of hand-painted middle scene,
0:40:38 > 0:40:41particularly if its named, makes it interesting.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46Obviously, we can look in Henry Sandon's bible on Royal Worcester,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48we can check out the shape number,
0:40:48 > 0:40:52decipher its correct definition, I'm sure a pin dish.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55With the number of dots from 1892,
0:40:55 > 0:41:00we arrive at...six, 12, 13, 14...
0:41:00 > 0:41:041892 plus 14 is 1906, so it's that period.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09- What's your estimate, then? - It ought to make £40 or £50.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Brilliant. Now, isn't life peculiar?
0:41:12 > 0:41:18Here we are on the outskirts of Derby and another Derby cabaret.
0:41:18 > 0:41:23We're always told that Imari pattern is more commercial...
0:41:23 > 0:41:28- Yes.- ..than this Louis XV rococo-y type.
0:41:28 > 0:41:34- Didn't this ought to make more? - But because of this cartouche shape,
0:41:34 > 0:41:38I've been a bit daring and put a guide price of £80 to £120.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Same estimate, then, on both trays?
0:41:41 > 0:41:44I feel it will make bottom estimate, while this one
0:41:44 > 0:41:48will make £40, £50 more, and will make perhaps 120, 130.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52- That's the logic. - We cannot predict it.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- £70 was paid.- Good. - There's hope there.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59- Lastly, found by James, is this silver bowl.- Yes.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02The bowl, very simple, very refined.
0:42:02 > 0:42:08The base, with this wonderful almost Vitruvian, wavy cast foot rim.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10It's hallmarked Sheffield 1945.
0:42:10 > 0:42:16- To a collector, it's extremely commercial.- What's it worth?
0:42:16 > 0:42:20I would value it at between £100 and £120.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25- Very good. £125 was paid by James. - Good.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- He rates it. He sees it as a potential present.- Yes.
0:42:29 > 0:42:36If one thing is going to go wrong, not make the price that was paid, it's that bowl.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41They may need their bonus buy and, as I found it, let's have a look.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- Now, boys, you spent £221.- Yup.
0:42:45 > 0:42:50I have been given £100 to spend on your bonus buy.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53I've been out and bought you this.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- Ooh!- Ooh, I like a box!
0:42:56 > 0:42:59"I like the box!"
0:42:59 > 0:43:03- We'll open the box like this and... - Ooh!- Ooh!
0:43:03 > 0:43:08- Now, that is rather special. - That IS nice.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10- Gold?- Gold.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15- What period is it, Tim?- '50s? Early '60s, that sort of thing.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19- How much did it cost you? - It cost me £70.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21I like that a lot.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25- It's a bit of quality, compared to what we bought!- Yeah!
0:43:25 > 0:43:28You pick later.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about my brooch.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36Charles, feast your eyes on that little treasure.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41It's my bonus buy. I invested a whole £70.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44Why did I do it? Not because, perhaps,
0:43:44 > 0:43:48this is the most popular period of jewellery right now.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52But if you look at this brooch in any detail,
0:43:52 > 0:43:57it's a complicated construction, not just some stamped-out form.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00It's solid 9-carat gold.
0:44:00 > 0:44:04I'm intrigued that it comes in its original box.
0:44:04 > 0:44:09And I rate it as a little piece of 1950s, early 1960s design.
0:44:09 > 0:44:14- It has a lovely feel. It's weighty. It's crisp.- And it will endure.
0:44:14 > 0:44:19The next collecting period for jewellery is going to be the '50s.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22It's all there as a present
0:44:22 > 0:44:25to a lady of leisure who will come to our sale... And taste!
0:44:25 > 0:44:30- Discernment.- We have lots of ladies with taste.- And they love you!
0:44:30 > 0:44:34- Well, Tim...- It's why we're here! And very good luck with your hammer.
0:44:34 > 0:44:39'Good man, Carlos. I know you'll do your best for us.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42'It's David and Tom first for the reds.'
0:44:42 > 0:44:46This is a turn-up for the books! The other side of the fence.
0:44:46 > 0:44:51- For us all!- I'm just as nervous as you are about the old bonus buy.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53First up is your teapot.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56CHARLES: Have a good look, please.
0:44:56 > 0:44:581950s, a real icon of the period.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01I've got one, two, three bids.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03< I will start... Go on!
0:45:03 > 0:45:07..at 12, 15, 18...
0:45:07 > 0:45:12..£20. Do I see two, now?
0:45:12 > 0:45:16£20. I'll take two. Come on! I'll take two, surely. Two!
0:45:16 > 0:45:19Five. Eight?
0:45:19 > 0:45:21One more! 28?
0:45:24 > 0:45:27"No," she says. I've got 25. Do I see eight?
0:45:27 > 0:45:31One more, do I see? We say sale at £25. Eight!
0:45:31 > 0:45:34You're in, sir, at £28.
0:45:34 > 0:45:38Do I see 30, now? At £28, sir, we say sale.
0:45:39 > 0:45:43- Give yourselves a clap. - Well done for spotting that.
0:45:43 > 0:45:48- Well done!- Nobody predicted that. It really is a world record price.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51- Fine and rare.- This is your banker.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55Delightful Imari Crown Derby 2451 cabaret tray...
0:45:55 > 0:45:59- It's a good tray that.- It really is.
0:45:59 > 0:46:02..Delightful object in good condition.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05I've got conflicting bids...
0:46:05 > 0:46:08I like it. He's got to go straight in.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10- ..at £120...- Ooh!
0:46:10 > 0:46:12..Do I see 125?
0:46:12 > 0:46:17120. Do I see 125 now? Delightful cabaret tray.
0:46:17 > 0:46:21I'll take 125 or I shall sell. Surely 125.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24At 120, I am bid...
0:46:24 > 0:46:26- Go on!- Go on!- Go on!
0:46:26 > 0:46:31..120. Are we all done? We say sale. All done? Fair warning.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34You're all out? On the book, we say sale.
0:46:34 > 0:46:39- That's still good going, though. - That's plus £45.
0:46:39 > 0:46:44CHARLES: Three George III oak country chairs. Nice saddle seats.
0:46:44 > 0:46:49A fine type for a nice hallway. There we are. In my opinion!
0:46:50 > 0:46:53Where do we start?
0:46:53 > 0:46:59I'm only bid £30. 30, for three Georgian chairs. Unbelievable.
0:46:59 > 0:47:04- 30 I'm bid. They are delightful chairs...- More!- ..Surely...
0:47:04 > 0:47:06- No, no. Please. - < ..Come on!
0:47:06 > 0:47:0930. I'll take two. Come on. Two.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12Five. Eight. 40.
0:47:12 > 0:47:16Two. And I'm out. I'll take five, for these delightful chairs.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19We are selling to you, madam,
0:47:19 > 0:47:22at £42, down we go, to the lady.
0:47:22 > 0:47:27You're minus £43, so the good Lord gives with one hand
0:47:27 > 0:47:29and takes away with another.
0:47:29 > 0:47:32You had 63. You've just lost 43.
0:47:32 > 0:47:36- You have got plus £20. - We're gamblers!- We play the game.
0:47:36 > 0:47:38- What you...?- We're going with it!
0:47:38 > 0:47:44- Bonus buy!- Lalique style frosted glass globular lamp base.
0:47:44 > 0:47:49In relief with this wonderful Art Deco form. A very nice example.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52I've got one, two, three, four bids.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55I shall start this lot at £45.
0:47:55 > 0:47:5950. Five. 60. Five. 70.
0:47:59 > 0:48:05That's my underbid. Do I see five? 70. I'll take five, surely?
0:48:05 > 0:48:07Come on! 70...
0:48:07 > 0:48:09ALL CHEER
0:48:09 > 0:48:11..Five. 80. Five. 90.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14Five?
0:48:14 > 0:48:16I've got 100...
0:48:16 > 0:48:20A bit of telegraphing there. Like a boxer! "I've got 100!"
0:48:20 > 0:48:26..£100 on the book. We are selling. At £100, the gavel falls.
0:48:26 > 0:48:30- Yes!- Well done, you. - A very good thing.- Very smart thing.
0:48:30 > 0:48:34- Nicely spotted. - I always thought it was fake!- No!
0:48:34 > 0:48:39- That is plus 50.- Excellent. - Overall, then, you are plus £70.
0:48:39 > 0:48:42- How's that?- You have £70.- Wow!
0:48:42 > 0:48:46Is it a winning score? It deserves to be a winning score.
0:48:46 > 0:48:51- So don't chat to our mates outside. - We don't chat to them, anyway.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02'What a result, eh?
0:49:02 > 0:49:06'All that excitement has left me feeling a little pale.
0:49:06 > 0:49:12'But not as pale as something I found at Charles's sale some years ago.'
0:49:12 > 0:49:17It's described as "a case of moles". Quite a serious case, actually.
0:49:17 > 0:49:20Particularly for the moles involved.
0:49:20 > 0:49:25We've got an attractive blonde job wandering down the slope,
0:49:25 > 0:49:30with her compatriots, one burying himself and one popping up.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32There we go. Taxidermy.
0:49:32 > 0:49:36What's it worth? Well, apparently, £25 to £35.
0:49:36 > 0:49:40But would you want it in your home? That's the question.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44'I can answer that question!'
0:49:44 > 0:49:49You're not going to believe this, but I've still got 'em!
0:49:49 > 0:49:53Unbeknown to you, I bought this case of moles for £35
0:49:53 > 0:49:56from Charles Hanson's auction.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59I've been intrigued by it ever since.
0:49:59 > 0:50:03An albino mole, with its friend,
0:50:03 > 0:50:06has sat in my kitchen for six years.
0:50:06 > 0:50:11A couple of years ago, a man came up to me at a fair and said,
0:50:11 > 0:50:15"You know that albino mole?" I said, "Yes."
0:50:15 > 0:50:18He said, "They're very rare, them albino moles.
0:50:18 > 0:50:21"One sold on the internet for £600!"
0:50:21 > 0:50:25Oh-ho! £600 for an albino mole!
0:50:25 > 0:50:27Not surprisingly,
0:50:27 > 0:50:31this has excited in me an interest in taxidermy.
0:50:31 > 0:50:34But only of the albino variety.
0:50:35 > 0:50:39Last year, I came across this albino rat.
0:50:39 > 0:50:43How good is that? What's he worth?
0:50:43 > 0:50:48You'll have to ask him. "I'm not telling you, you dirty rat!"
0:50:48 > 0:50:52Our teams today may not have bought any stuffed animals,
0:50:52 > 0:50:56but let's hope that they manage to ferret out a bargain or two. Ferret?
0:51:00 > 0:51:05- Do you know how those reds got on? - No idea.- We don't want you to.
0:51:05 > 0:51:09- We're going to make a profit? - Of course!
0:51:09 > 0:51:13First is your Worcester named view pin dish. Here it comes.
0:51:13 > 0:51:18CHARLES: Blush ivory. Painted with a brick house, Dore Nest Ambleside.
0:51:18 > 0:51:22I'm bid 18. 20. Two. Five.
0:51:22 > 0:51:24< Eight.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26Do I see 30 for it? 28.
0:51:26 > 0:51:30Do I see £30? 30, and two. Five?
0:51:30 > 0:51:34One more I'll be out, madam. Are you sure? Really sure?
0:51:34 > 0:51:37I've got 32. It could be yours...
0:51:37 > 0:51:40- Go on! - LAUGHTER
0:51:40 > 0:51:43- ..And I'm out...! - Yes! Well done, madam!
0:51:43 > 0:51:48..Do I see eight, now? 35. One more, surely? I'll take eight.
0:51:48 > 0:51:50All done at 35? Once. Twice.
0:51:50 > 0:51:52Three times to a lady.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54We are selling to you, ma'am.
0:51:54 > 0:51:57Was that £35, after all that?
0:51:57 > 0:52:02- It was, Tim?- Very good. That's all right, plus £9. OK, cabaret tray.
0:52:02 > 0:52:07Nice oval cabaret tray, decorated with a shaped cartouche,
0:52:07 > 0:52:09rococo Edwardian revived style.
0:52:09 > 0:52:12Royal Crown Derby. Home, sweet home.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15I am bid, straight in,
0:52:15 > 0:52:17at £75.
0:52:17 > 0:52:19Do I see 80?
0:52:19 > 0:52:21Delightful thing.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24Do I see 80? Come on! Fair warning.
0:52:24 > 0:52:29Sorry. Out we go at £75. Yes, we are!
0:52:29 > 0:52:32- You're fired! - He's such a nice man!
0:52:32 > 0:52:36That's plus £5. Nothing the matter with that. Plus 14 overall.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38Now, the silver bowl.
0:52:38 > 0:52:44Sheffield, post-war. I've got one, two, three, four, five, six bids.
0:52:44 > 0:52:49A bid here at £90. 92. 95.
0:52:49 > 0:52:53Do I see 98, please? 95...
0:52:53 > 0:52:57- Yes, please! - ..Do I see eight for it? Eight!
0:52:57 > 0:53:00100. 105. 110.
0:53:00 > 0:53:05115? Are you sure...? JAMES: Come on! Come on!
0:53:05 > 0:53:10..110, now. Do I see 115? A delightful bowl for that. 110.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12Do I see 115? One more. 115!
0:53:12 > 0:53:16- I've got 120... - Go on! One more, sir!
0:53:16 > 0:53:18..125? Look at me!
0:53:18 > 0:53:21We need a profit!
0:53:21 > 0:53:23120. I'll take 125...
0:53:23 > 0:53:25We're teetering.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28..Once, twice. We go on commission at £120.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31We're all out in the room...
0:53:31 > 0:53:33Go on! One more!
0:53:33 > 0:53:35..We are all out.
0:53:36 > 0:53:38£120, so close!
0:53:38 > 0:53:42- Very close.- Minus five. You are still plus nine.
0:53:42 > 0:53:47This is a difficult one. £9 profit. It could be a winning score.
0:53:47 > 0:53:52What will you do about your bonus buy, my £70 gold brooch?
0:53:52 > 0:53:56- It's a no-brainer.- No-brainer? - We're definitely going for it.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58We're going for it, Tim.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01- You're quite sure you want to? - Course we are.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04- We've got confidence in you.- Fine.
0:54:04 > 0:54:09They're going with the bonus buy, this gorgeous 9-carat gold brooch.
0:54:09 > 0:54:15An impressive, magnificent, concentric sunburst brooch.
0:54:15 > 0:54:19- It really is very, very nice... - It's wonderful.
0:54:19 > 0:54:23Where do we start? There we are. One, two, three bids.
0:54:23 > 0:54:2725. 30. Five.
0:54:27 > 0:54:3140. Five. 50. Five. 60. Five.
0:54:31 > 0:54:35- 70. Five I'm bid...- Yes!
0:54:35 > 0:54:36..£75...
0:54:36 > 0:54:40- I'm not humiliated. - THEY LAUGH
0:54:40 > 0:54:43..£75. Do I see 80? Surely.
0:54:43 > 0:54:48£75. Do I see 80? Surely, one more. Fair warning.
0:54:48 > 0:54:52I'll take one more. All done at £75?
0:54:52 > 0:54:55Once, twice, three times. Yes, we are.
0:54:55 > 0:54:58- Well done, Tim.- £75.
0:54:58 > 0:55:01I'll make a cheque out in the morning!
0:55:01 > 0:55:05- Seriously, £75.- I'm happy with that. - You've got a £5 profit.
0:55:05 > 0:55:11I haven't been humiliated, but I thought it might have made a bit more, but don't we all?
0:55:11 > 0:55:16- Quite frankly, a profit is a profit. - Exactly.- You've got £14.- Fantastic.
0:55:16 > 0:55:20It's been a journey which I've been proud to accompany you on.
0:55:20 > 0:55:25We shall reveal whether that's a winning score in just a mo.
0:55:30 > 0:55:34- What fun is this? Been chatting? - EVERYONE: No!
0:55:34 > 0:55:36They always say that.
0:55:36 > 0:55:40It is lovely to be able to hand out profits to both teams.
0:55:40 > 0:55:44It's all a question of scale, as per usual.
0:55:44 > 0:55:49It's incredibly sad to reveal that the team that is slightly under par
0:55:49 > 0:55:51- are the blues. - REDS LAUGH
0:55:51 > 0:55:55I love it when it goes like this!
0:55:55 > 0:56:00- Don't get too chippy! You got a lovely profit on the Worcester.- Yes.
0:56:00 > 0:56:04- A lovely profit on the Crown Derby. - Yeah.
0:56:04 > 0:56:08The silver bowl let you down, only marginally. So you were up £9.
0:56:08 > 0:56:12A considerable achievement, as we know, on Bargain Hunt.
0:56:12 > 0:56:16A small profit on the bonus buy, which took you to £14.
0:56:16 > 0:56:18I am going to give you £14.
0:56:18 > 0:56:21- We hope you've had a nice time. - Good time.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25But the champions today are the reds.
0:56:25 > 0:56:29- £70 of profits!- Yes! - Clever team!
0:56:29 > 0:56:33Before you get too cocky, they were only £20 up till the bonus buy.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36Which gave them 50 of their 70. So...
0:56:36 > 0:56:38Let's be generous about this.
0:56:38 > 0:56:42- You got £18 on that ghastly teapot. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:56:42 > 0:56:46£45 on THEIR tray! Funny, isn't it? Same factory, same place.
0:56:46 > 0:56:50£45, so it's thumbs up for the Imari pattern.
0:56:50 > 0:56:56Then those stinking chairs let you down. They lost £43 on the chairs.
0:56:56 > 0:56:59Anyway, plus 70 is plus 70. There's £70.
0:56:59 > 0:57:06- Thank you very much. - You don't have to split that because we're going to shove it in the pot.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09- Have you had a good time? - Wonderful.- Fabulous.
0:57:09 > 0:57:13- Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?- YES!
0:57:13 > 0:57:21'How brilliant is that? Four days of anniversary Bargain Hunts and four profits for charity, totalling £691.
0:57:21 > 0:57:26'Let's hope we do as well for our final 10th anniversary programme,
0:57:26 > 0:57:28'which comes from London.
0:57:28 > 0:57:33'We'll see how the lovely Anita Manning keeps herself so bright...'
0:57:33 > 0:57:37I need colour in my life. Scotland can be a dark place in the winter.
0:57:37 > 0:57:40'..and Jonathan Pratt so fit.
0:57:40 > 0:57:44'And how they fare in a battle between youth and experience.'
0:57:44 > 0:57:49Chill. That's the way. Threshing around at our time is not good.
0:57:49 > 0:57:51- That way?- That way.- Come on, then.
0:57:51 > 0:57:53'See you tomorrow.'
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