0:00:05 > 0:00:09My, am I going to serve you up a treat today!
0:00:09 > 0:00:14So draw up a chair and let me entertain you and let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:40 > 0:00:45Today, we're at Ardingly Antiques Fair in sunny West Sussex.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Coming up, the Blues are getting flirty.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53- Another cuddle.- He kissed me!
0:00:53 > 0:01:00- I've got a stitch.- And the Reds are downright cheeky.- You want to get to the gym more often.- Outrageous!
0:01:01 > 0:01:06The rules are simple. Each team has £300 to spend and an hour to shop for three items.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10The winner is the team that makes the biggest profit or least loss.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Yes!- Yes!
0:01:14 > 0:01:15This is amazing.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20So, a tasty lunchtime show is in store today.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Hmm, delicious! Now let's go and meet today's teams.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31On today's show, we have two teams of married couples.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36We've got Andy and Kate for the Reds and we've got Val and Terry for the Blues.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Welcome. And by an amazing coincidence, we have discovered
0:01:40 > 0:01:46that both of our teams come from the same village, but Kate, you do recognise Terry, don't you?
0:01:46 > 0:01:52I do, yeah. I take my daughter Frankie down to the local pleasure park
0:01:52 > 0:01:56and when I see Terry, I see that it was the driver.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- You recognised me, didn't you?- You recognised Kate. Isn't that lovely?
0:02:00 > 0:02:03What do you drive down at the amusement place?
0:02:03 > 0:02:07- A small, miniature train. - Are you Terry the Tank Engine?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10No, I'm either Charlie or Mr Diddly.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15- Charlie or Mr Diddly. - Mr Diddly is the name, really. That's the name of the train.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21It's all happy families on this show. Kate, you had an unusual meeting with Andy, didn't you?
0:02:21 > 0:02:26Yes, I was on the M1 services and all of a sudden, I've spotted him
0:02:26 > 0:02:31and thought, "I'll give him my number cos we were looking at each other."
0:02:31 > 0:02:37I went over there, introduced myself, swapped numbers and that's it, really. He texted me.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42- Yes?- And that's it. - I think that's rather sweet, don't you?- Yeah, definitely.
0:02:42 > 0:02:48- Now you've got your daughter Frankie. But you're very experienced with dealing with children?- Yeah.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- Yeah, I was a nursery nurse for about eight years.- Were you?- Yeah.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58- What's it like having your own? - A nightmare cos you can't give 'em back to anyone!
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Andy, when you're not working, what do you enjoy doing?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04A bit of sailing, bit of golf,
0:03:04 > 0:03:09- if I'm allowed to spend the weekend walking in the sunshine. - That's an excuse, though.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12I am that transparent, I know.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15No, but the 19th hole is a great temptation
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- for you golfers.- Absolutely.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20What do you enjoy collecting?
0:03:20 > 0:03:25Anything small - model trains, model cars, model boats and model planes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:32- Will you be looking out for anything like that today?- Yes, I've got a bit of a keen eye for the model trains.
0:03:32 > 0:03:38We like to hear that. I should say your fellow villagers are quaking in their boots.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Are you?- I don't think so.- No, no.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45- Now, Valerie, you're awfully keen on dabbling, aren't you?- Yes, I am.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50- In antiques.- Yes.- Tell us about it. - More collectables, rather than antiques.
0:03:50 > 0:03:56Well, it started off about 15 years ago. My sister and I used to go to auctions.
0:03:56 > 0:04:03And there was always something we fancied each in a box of bric-a-brac. Just one item.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08So what do we do with the rest of the stuff that's in the box? Sell it.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Now, Terry, it says here that you're also an old romantic.
0:04:12 > 0:04:18- Yeah, I've always been a little bit that way cos we've been married nearly 49 years.- That is remarkable.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23- You married as children, didn't you(?)- Val was 17. I came out of the army. I was 21.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28We worked at the same firm. That's where I met her. Fell in love straight away.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33- She actually proposed in a tent next to a lake.- So you proposed, Val?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Yes, I did, but I can't remember what I said.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42It was something like, "We should do this more often," or "on a more regular basis".
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Camping, I mean! LAUGHTER
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Now, the money moment. Here we go, £300 apiece.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54You know the rules. Your experts await. Off you go and very, very good luck!
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Well, whatever next?
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Running around with the Red Team is Catherine Southon.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10And dashing about with the Blue Team is Anita Manning.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- Let's go and have a look.- Right. - Let's go.- Let's go that way.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- Let's go bargain hunting.- Let's go.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Hey, that's my line!
0:05:24 > 0:05:30Just 30 seconds into their shopping, something has already caught Catherine's eagle eye.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- What have you seen?- I'm just looking at that walking cane.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39A bit of ivory on the top there. I think the ivory is probably late 19th century.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- May I have a look? - That's quite nicely made.- Super.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- How much is it?- It's quite simple. ..£85. A bit too much money.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52I think that's what it would make at auction. I just thought that was a nice one.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57- It is nice.- Very nice.- We could actually try and barter him down.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02- I just think that's nice quality. What's your best price on your walking cane?- Sorry?
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- What's your best price on your walking cane?- I think it's 85.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11Maybe do a little better for us, sir? A bit of a haggle perhaps?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- It's...- That's quite high.
0:06:15 > 0:06:1775, uh...
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- 50?- 65.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- I think maybe if we could get that for 50...- 55. >
0:06:23 > 0:06:2560.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Go on, do 55 and I'll give you a great big smile.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- LAUGHTER 60.- I think we'll go for 60.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Yeah, we'll take that for 60. > - Will we?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- Shall we have that for 60? - It's a bargain, isn't it?
0:06:39 > 0:06:44How many minutes have we been...? We have been about one minute.
0:06:44 > 0:06:51- We've done really well.- Is she like this when you go...?- Yes, she's like this wherever we go. It's your...
0:06:51 > 0:06:56I've never been with somebody who sees something in two minutes
0:06:56 > 0:07:00and says, "Yeah, we'll have that, that'll do. Next!"
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- What do you think? It's your call. - Shall we keep looking?- Well...
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- Why don't you? Cos it's literally two minutes.- Why don't we pop back?
0:07:08 > 0:07:13We've got 58 minutes to go. We can always come back to this.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Trust your instincts. That's what I always say.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Kate, I love you. You're my new best friend!
0:07:20 > 0:07:22LAUGHTER
0:07:24 > 0:07:28I have never met anybody on Bargain Hunt quite like you
0:07:28 > 0:07:32who just says, "Yeah, that'll do, that's fine."
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Do you want to make any money? - Yes, I do.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43"Souvenir, Paris."
0:07:43 > 0:07:45"Souvenir de Paris."
0:07:45 > 0:07:48So it's a French box.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53- It's probably turn of the century. - And what's this for then?
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Let's open it up and have a wee look.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59You open this here,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01put that up there...
0:08:01 > 0:08:06It's for, like, slides, pictures?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08It's a stereoscope.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10A stereoscope, that's it.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14And this part here comes down there.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16It's a wee bit fiddly.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Here is our cinematographer. - Oh, yeah.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24- Show us how it works. - I know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27That's a good starting point.
0:08:27 > 0:08:33You put your image here which would be a double image of the same thing.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38And this slides to and fro, so you get it in focus.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Then when you look through there...
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- It's in 3D?- Yeah, 3D, and you just see one image.
0:08:45 > 0:08:51They're making digital cameras quite like it now where you can have that double image which converts to one.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53But it's about 1880s.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56And people would have gone on their grand tour.
0:08:56 > 0:09:03They would have bought one of these and would have bought a series of cards, perhaps the Folies Bergere.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- Yeah.- Or perhaps scenes of the Seine.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10But for me, the interest is actually in this box.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14This is quite a substantial instrument and it is an instrument.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18It has got some damage cos the catch is off.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23That's what I like to hear. Did you hear that? We've got a wee bit of damage.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Six-million-dollar question... How much is it?
0:09:26 > 0:09:31I think it's worth about 150 quid, but if you want it, you can have it for 110.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- Seems too high to me. - Well, how near can you get?
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- 50 quid? - Hold on, can I call the police?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41LAUGHTER
0:09:41 > 0:09:4475 quid is the lowest I can go.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49- 75.- And if you want a bit of bubble wrap, I can sell you a bit for £1.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51He's a wonderful guy!
0:09:51 > 0:09:54What an offer!
0:09:58 > 0:10:03One of the things you hope to find in your local fair is local pottery
0:10:03 > 0:10:06and here in Ardingly in Sussex,
0:10:06 > 0:10:12one of the famous local potteries that you might expect to find is the Farnham Pottery
0:10:12 > 0:10:16which is renowned for producing its little owl jugs.
0:10:16 > 0:10:22Imagine how my pulses started to race when I saw this little fellow
0:10:22 > 0:10:24on a shelf around the corner.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29Classic Farnham owl form, you might think.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33A wee jug, look, with its handle
0:10:33 > 0:10:36and the vestige of a spout above its beak
0:10:36 > 0:10:38and very, very nice too.
0:10:38 > 0:10:45Much more surprising, though, when I turned it upside down, was to find this scratched signature,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49which says, "Baron, Barnstaple."
0:10:49 > 0:10:53This is a piece of North Devon pottery.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58Baron was a pottery that operated off Rolle Quay in Barnstaple
0:10:58 > 0:11:03between about 1899 and about 1920.
0:11:04 > 0:11:10Quite how this little West Country owl found its way to the south-east, I cannot tell you.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15But what I can tell you is the colour scheme is incredibly unusual.
0:11:15 > 0:11:21You'd never dream that this was a Baron piece of pottery from North Devon
0:11:21 > 0:11:25and as such, at only £45,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28this fellow is something of a bargain.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Tu-whit-tu-whoo!
0:11:34 > 0:11:37He looks really old.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43How much is your wee box?
0:11:43 > 0:11:49- That could be £60.- It's quite a fun wee thing.- Yeah.- I've closed it and I can't get it open again!
0:11:49 > 0:11:53There's a button on the front. If you just push the front...
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Ah, right. - There's a little button underneath.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01- I take it this is brass?- Uh-huh. - Yeah.- That'd clean up lovely.
0:12:01 > 0:12:07- It would be the type of thing that you would carry in your travelling case...- That's right.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12Along with your bottles of powder and so on.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16And you would have that little ink set to write your letters home.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19So if we push this button here,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22it will reveal this little inkwell.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26And it's good that the bottles are still there.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Let's see.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Oh, yeah. It's complete.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36These little things here are to rest your pen.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- That's right.- That's really nice.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43Again we're looking at something which is a wee bit unusual,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- which will make the bidders go that extra bit.- Yeah.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51Valerie, see what you can do. Ask him how much it is.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Good-looking young man...
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- Which one's going to come forward? - It's you that came forward.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02How much did you say? £60.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04I'll give you 40. > £50.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- < I can't do a lot on it.- I still think there's a profit in that.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- I think there's a profit in that. - < I think there is.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14So what was it again? 50 quid.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Good try.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21The Blues have now made two of their three purchases.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Despite their initial bravado, the Reds are not doing so well.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- OK, we've had 25 minutes and we haven't bought anything.- Oh, no.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Do you want to buy that walking stick?- Yes.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40I've come about the walking stick. Is it possible at all?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I really need it for 55.
0:13:46 > 0:13:52- I've got an item.- Excellent. - I had to give him 60. He wouldn't take any less.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Good girl.- One down, two to go.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59- She gave him a bit of stick, eh? - Can I just show you two something?
0:13:59 > 0:14:04This little stamp here, can I just have a look at that little ivory handle?
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- Is that an auctioneer's gavel? - It certainly is.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- Auctioneers' gavels are very collectable.- Yeah.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Particularly ones in ivory and in nice condition.
0:14:16 > 0:14:22- Oh.- If it is an auctioneer's gavel, as long as it's not the handle of something...
0:14:22 > 0:14:26The ivory itself looks probably late 19th century.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28It's turned beautifully.
0:14:28 > 0:14:35- It's a bit small for a gavel. - Perhaps it might be the handle from a bathroom chain.- A bathroom chain!
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- This little bit worries me.- Is there evidence of a hole in the middle?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Yeah.- Yeah. - That worries you, doesn't it?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- How much do you want for that?- 35.
0:14:46 > 0:14:52Do you think it is supposed to be a gavel? First of all, the handle is not very big.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57I do know it is because it came from an auctioneer. He had a collection of them.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- Why would it have a hole in it?- No idea. Probably been there for years.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06- Perhaps it's just a quirky one. - You hold it as a man. It's great for a lady.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11I thought at first it was some sort of stamp for perhaps wax on the back of an envelope.
0:15:11 > 0:15:18- But it hasn't got the...- There's no indentation on it.- Shall we think about that? What's your best price?
0:15:18 > 0:15:2130. You won't go any lower? > No.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26We'll stick it on the side and we shall have a little think.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31So this is another one you're going to think about. Great(!)
0:15:31 > 0:15:35And there's me thinking you were a decisive pair.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38What's that shiny thing, Anita?
0:15:38 > 0:15:4125 is not dear for a silver box.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44But you've got to look at this
0:15:44 > 0:15:48and say the fact that we have this symbol
0:15:48 > 0:15:51which is depicting a cinema association...
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- It's Rank, isn't it? - Will that make it more desirable?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Or will it make it less desirable?
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- "25 Year Club." - "John Brown."- There's a silver mark.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04What year is it?
0:16:04 > 0:16:08It's made in Birmingham. It's got the silver mark here.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11But it's not an early one.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14It's in good condition. Have a look at it.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18It's Regent Street.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- Let's have a... - That's the maker's name.- Yes.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Garrard & Company, Regent Street.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- That is a prestigious company. - Yeah, yeah.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38(So you've got to take it, you've got to take it, Garrard & Company.)
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- Somebody speaks very, very quietly. - Ah!- Hello, Tim.
0:16:44 > 0:16:50- What are you up to? - We don't want anybody to hear. - I'm sorry, I'm here and I heard.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- You've found something nice? - A little silver box.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- Yes, look at that. - The Rank Organisation symbol on it.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- How many items have you bought so far?- Two.- Two.- Have you?
0:17:01 > 0:17:07- We're doing really, really well. - Surprise, surprise! - They're a wonderful team.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- You're in safe hands, aren't you? - Och!- Och!- Best hands possible.- Yeah.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- I've hands all morning. - LAUGHTER - Settle down, Terry.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- Will you negotiate?- Do you want to speak man to man?- Yeah.- Man to man.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25While our Tel is off to have a quiet word with the dealer,
0:17:25 > 0:17:30the Reds have spotted a potential bargain.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- This...- What is it?
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- < It's a strop for sharpening your own razors.- Oh, right.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Oh, how lovely!- It's ivory.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Isn't that lovely? - I think that's really nice.
0:17:42 > 0:17:49So this is a strop. A gentleman would have used this for sharpening his cut-throat razor.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Yeah, you can see there all the markings.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56What is lovely is that monogram. Isn't that beautiful?
0:17:56 > 0:18:02- So this was made for a particular gentleman. That's a sign of quality. - Is it?- Yeah, beautiful quality.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06We're looking at probably late 19th century. It looks Victorian.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12Late Victorian, I would have thought. Why has a girl like you gone for something like that?
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Do you know why? I absolutely love it because it's the ivory.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21- Is that why you looked at it? - Yes, because we've been looking at some ivory bits.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24It's quite a pleasant little thing.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- I like that. - How much is on that? 50.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- Would you take...- 30? - ..30 quid for that?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Oh, no, darling. 35? >
0:18:33 > 0:18:3540...?
0:18:35 > 0:18:3765's on it, isn't it?
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- No, 50.- 50.- It's got 50 on it. That's not much I'm asking off.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45I shouldn't price it at four in the morning, should I?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- I'll give you 40.- It's got to be 40.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Go on then. Oh, brilliant!
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Nothing like some cut-throat negotiation!
0:18:52 > 0:18:56But don't panic about all this ivory, folks.
0:18:56 > 0:19:03Although it's not to everyone's taste, if it pre-dates 1947, it's legal to buy and sell.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- I hope he's good at negotiating. - He's better when it's a woman.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- He's better when it's a woman?- We'll see how it goes.- Excuse me, ladies.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- £20.- You've got it? - I got it for £20.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Great.- Yes! I'm delighted. Well done.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- Another cuddle.- He kissed me!
0:19:21 > 0:19:27It's nearly a tongue sandwich for the Blues, but the Reds are still looking for their final purchase.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Nine minutes.- Nine minutes!
0:19:30 > 0:19:33So there's no time for any monkey business!
0:19:33 > 0:19:38- He's a Merrythought which is a very, very good name.- Is it?- Yeah.- £48.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40One of the eyes looks a bit funny.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45Can you see that? One has got black inside and the other one hasn't.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- No.- No.- Do you think anyone would notice? Yeah, they would.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52LAUGHTER
0:19:52 > 0:19:58- Whose stall is this, please?- Who owns the monkey?- They're not here and we're going to run out of time.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04Shall we leave it then and go and get that other thing cos we're running out of time?
0:20:04 > 0:20:11- Do you want to?- Let's get... What's it called? The gavel. - Gavel.- Gavel.- Gavel.- The gavel.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Where have we got to go? I feel like Anneka Rice!
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- It's the next one.- I've got a stitch.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22You want to get to the gym more often!
0:20:22 > 0:20:25This one up here, look.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28You're good at running, aren't you?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30I'm exhausted.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Have you got the gavel, please?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Oh, there we go. There it is, look.
0:20:37 > 0:20:43- Are you sure you want to go for this?- Yes. Can I just say... What's the lowest price?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45< 50 as you're running out of time.
0:20:45 > 0:20:4725?
0:20:47 > 0:20:5135 now. 20. 35? It's going up! >
0:20:51 > 0:20:55You're going down. £30. £30, yeah, go on then. >
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- Are you sure?- Yeah.- It's a gamble. - We know.- We'll take the gamble.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- We'll take it.- OK, OK.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06And if not, we'll have to look for a cupboard with only three handles.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08The hammer's gone down.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11That's it then. Time's up!
0:21:11 > 0:21:15'Let's remind ourselves what our teams bought
0:21:15 > 0:21:20'and find out how much cash will be left for their experts' bonus buy.'
0:21:21 > 0:21:26After some deliberation Kate paid £60 for the walking stick.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30The gentleman's razor strop was sliced down to £40.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34And £30 was paid for the ivory gavel.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Or could it be an 'andle?
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Now £130 you spent. That's £170 of leftover lolly
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- which goes straight to Catherine. - Thank you.
0:21:46 > 0:21:52- This is your favourite moment. - Absolutely. These two have been a joy, so I think they'll be happy.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56Have a fab time doing that. Let's check out what the Blues bought.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02Will the Blues see a profit on this stereoscope, bought for £75?
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Valerie drove the travelling inkwell down to £50.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14And Terry negotiated the cigarette box with the silver screen logo
0:22:14 > 0:22:16down to £20!
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- How much did you spend, Val? - We spent... What was it?- £145.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27- £145? On all three items? - Yes.- Good Lord.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29That'll be £155 of leftover lolly.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34- Who's got it?- Not me! I'm never allowed the money.- Quite right.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- Are they a great team? - They were absolutely wonderful.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- We finished in jig time!- That's good. You can have a cup of tea,
0:22:42 > 0:22:46but you've got to take £155 and go and find a Bonus Buy.
0:22:46 > 0:22:52- I've got a couple of things in mind. - Isn't it fantastic? Weather's grand, thousands of people...
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Good luck, Anita!
0:22:54 > 0:23:00But I've got to whizz up to London to Chiswick, but not to have a look at the flyover.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Chiswick House in West London was built 300 years ago
0:23:06 > 0:23:11by the 3rd Earl of Burlington, but this was not his home.
0:23:11 > 0:23:17It was built to showcase his art collection and as a venue to entertain his friends.
0:23:20 > 0:23:28Of course, any person of any quality would have entered the villa at Chiswick from the first floor
0:23:28 > 0:23:35because this is, essentially, the piano nobile - this is the noble floor.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39So the quality came in via that elaborate front staircase
0:23:39 > 0:23:41into this, the central hall.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46And if we go up to this elaborately decorated dome
0:23:46 > 0:23:51it is built in tribute to those early Roman buildings.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56One of the really nice things about this octagonal shape is
0:23:56 > 0:24:01that you're able to move from one side of the room to the other
0:24:01 > 0:24:03and as you do so
0:24:03 > 0:24:07you can easily view at least three to four pictures.
0:24:07 > 0:24:13One of the problems about viewing large paintings along a long corridor is
0:24:13 > 0:24:17a) you have to walk a long way to see the pictures,
0:24:17 > 0:24:23but also the angle at which you are able to view them often, if they're big,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25means getting a crick in your neck.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Not the case with this octagonal shape.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33One of my favourites is this.
0:24:33 > 0:24:39It dates from around 1680 and it shows the Judgment of Paris.
0:24:39 > 0:24:46And what's happening here is a beauty parade. Paris, wrapped in simply a loin cloth,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48holding the golden fruit,
0:24:48 > 0:24:53is being advised by Mercury to make the choice
0:24:53 > 0:24:58between Minerva and Venus as to which is the most beautiful.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02And these girls do represent the epitome of beauty
0:25:02 > 0:25:04at the end of the 17th century.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Lots of quivering white flesh!
0:25:08 > 0:25:11We've got Minerva on the right
0:25:11 > 0:25:16who's giving us a nearly naked posterior view.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20She's identified by her helmet lying on the floor.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22She's not got a lot else on.
0:25:22 > 0:25:28And her opponent in the beauty parade is Venus, assisted by a Cupid at her side.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Surprise, surprise. Venus wins the competition.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36The big question is today,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40of course, which of our teams today over at the auction
0:25:40 > 0:25:45are going to win our competition? Let's just hope they keep their kit on!
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Well, talking of kit, Anita and Catherine have had enough time
0:25:51 > 0:25:57to find their bonus buys, so I'm keen to see what the auctioneer makes of it all.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06We strolled down the dreaded A272, round about 20 miles westward,
0:26:06 > 0:26:12and we find ourselves at Bellman's sale room with Jonathan Pratt.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17- How are you?- Very well, thank you. - We're really chuffed to be here.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Andy and Kate went first off with this walking stick,
0:26:21 > 0:26:28- which is kind of clean, isn't it? - Yeah. You go to the country house and there's a stick stand
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- and that's quite a nice one. - How much do you think it's worth?
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- I think £60-£80.- Brilliant. £60 paid. They're fine with that.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41- Next is the strop. - The strop, yes...- Monogrammed.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46Well, it's interesting, isn't it? I suppose it's collectable to some,
0:26:46 > 0:26:53- but I can't see it being of great practical use.- Lugging that around to India, to South America,
0:26:53 > 0:26:58so that you can hone your razor is quite an extravagance.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- There's a razor strop mushroom. - Really?
0:27:01 > 0:27:05It's a fungus and they used it to sharpen their blades on.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10- You're a mine of information! - It's rubbish.- No, very interesting,
0:27:10 > 0:27:13but what's your estimate on this strop?
0:27:13 > 0:27:18- £30-£50.- £40 they paid.- OK. - So they might make their money back.
0:27:18 > 0:27:25Lastly, is this little fellow, who looks like one of your stroppy mushrooms
0:27:25 > 0:27:29- but is supposed to be a gavel. - That's artistic licence.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34- I think it's just a lump of ivory! - It's not very well-proportioned.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38I wouldn't want to use it. THAT is an ivory gavel.
0:27:38 > 0:27:44- That's a pukka job.- Exactly. - So put that next door to that. Look at the colour.- Exactly.
0:27:44 > 0:27:50That lovely yellow colour and this anaemic, wishy-washy miserable little wart of a thing!
0:27:50 > 0:27:57- That's beautifully turned. Is that something you carry? - No, we're selling it this afternoon.
0:27:57 > 0:28:02- What's your estimate on it? - £100-£150.- And on this runt?
0:28:02 > 0:28:06- £20-£30.- Perfectly sound response, that. £30 they paid.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11They'll need their Bonus Buy. Let's have a look at it.
0:28:11 > 0:28:16Now you spent, guys, £130. You gave Catherine £170.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20- What did you spend it on? - Oh!- Now...
0:28:20 > 0:28:26Thinking along the ivory theme, as we were, I have brought you some dressing table bottles.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Silver top with a little ivory.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33- What do you think? - They don't look terribly clean!
0:28:33 > 0:28:37- Oh, you're so fussy!- I thought that. They look a little...
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- Don't worry.- Grubby?- Yeah, grubby. - That doesn't matter at all.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46- What I like about them... - They've got a hallmark. Oh, sorry.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50No, they have, you're right. Each one is hallmarked.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55These two are 1906. That one may be slightly later. All are Birmingham.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00- Big question - how much? - Well, I paid £58.- Oh! Yeah...
0:29:00 > 0:29:04Let's just hope it makes a profit, then I'll be happy.
0:29:04 > 0:29:11Anyway, you pick after the sale of your first three items, but let's find out if the auctioneer
0:29:11 > 0:29:13is going to be happy.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18- Now Catherine had £170 to spend on a Bonus Buy.- Really?
0:29:18 > 0:29:23- Yes. And decided to invest £58 in these.- Oh, OK.- A good move?
0:29:23 > 0:29:30- That's just below my top estimate. I've got £40-£60.- And you could be struggling at £20 for these.
0:29:30 > 0:29:36- They want the rest of the case! - Well, they do sell for the dressing table,
0:29:36 > 0:29:43- but normally with enamel tops. - Yeah.- Something like that. These are a bit plain, with ivory.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48Personally, I think if we come away with £35-£40, it's job done, really.
0:29:48 > 0:29:54I slightly hope that the team don't take this Bonus Buy, but don't tell anybody!
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Right. Good. That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03Valerie and Terry. Their first item is this French stereoscopic viewer.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08These are very collectable. People do like them, but they need cards.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12The cards are what people go for. Those interesting subjects.
0:30:12 > 0:30:19If you've got the cards at home and want a nice viewer, there's a coming together.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21We just don't have them here.
0:30:21 > 0:30:28- But it's not a bad example. - No, I quite agree with you. And the glasses are present and correct.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Without any cards, what is somebody going to pay?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- My reckoning is £30-£40.- I think so.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36I would say zut alors!
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- £75 they paid.- Yeah... - Bit of a bad price.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45- Next up is the wee inkwell. - Mm-hm.- Travelling inkwell.
0:30:45 > 0:30:51- Terribly clapped-out. - Again I don't think... - You don't like it that much.- No.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56- But I've been in their situation... - And you get pushed on.- Exactly.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- How much?- Rather scathingly, I've stuck £10-£15 on it.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- £50 paid.- £50 paid.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Last up is this little fag box.
0:31:05 > 0:31:11I mean, cigarettes are not very fashionable any more. I always look at them
0:31:11 > 0:31:16and think we'll be calling them collar stud boxes or something.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21It's not particularly decorative and it's personalised as well,
0:31:21 > 0:31:27but it is for the Rank Organisation and I quite liked it because I remember watching Sunday films
0:31:27 > 0:31:31and you'd got this chap here smacking the gong.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36- Big bloke.- His name is Bombardier Billy Wells.- Get away!- That's him.
0:31:36 > 0:31:43- He was a boxer.- And he had this physique that J Arthur Rank thought, "This is the boy for me.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47"He's going to do the big gong bang at the beginning of my movies."
0:31:47 > 0:31:52- Immortalised.- Yes. So, after all that flim flam, what's it worth?
0:31:52 > 0:31:57- I've put £20-£30 on it. - They only paid £20, so they may claw something back,
0:31:57 > 0:32:03but the other two look dodgy so they're likely to need their Bonus Buy.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07- Now, Val and Tel, you spent £145, right?- That's right.
0:32:07 > 0:32:12You gave Anita Manning, the genius, £155 to go and blow on something.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16It's so heavy, I'm going to hold it and Anita will remove the rag...
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- Oh, my!- Well... LAUGHTER
0:32:21 > 0:32:27- Is that not one of the most hideous things you've seen this year? - I wouldn't say that.- You said it!
0:32:27 > 0:32:34- No, no...- I was drawn to this thing which was lying on its side amid tons of rubbish.
0:32:34 > 0:32:41- Although it looks a wee bit tatty... - A wee bit tatty?!- ..and in need of some love and attention.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- Some?!- And some restoration.
0:32:44 > 0:32:51- Lots of restoration! - Other than that...(!)- It is, in fact, quite a beautiful object.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- What is it?- That's it!
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Take the lid off, love.
0:32:56 > 0:33:03- It is a coal box, so we have a liner here. - Particularly attractive(!)
0:33:03 > 0:33:06There's no spiders and beasties.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10You say it can be cleaned up. What's it actually made of?
0:33:10 > 0:33:17It's made of copper. And we have this wonderful Art Nouveau motif
0:33:17 > 0:33:24with these stylised organic flowers and these little medieval studs.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28It's maybe about 1900, 1910.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30How much did you pay...
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- ..above £30?- I paid £30.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- Really?- Yes, £30.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- Look at his face.- Now I have described it in glowing terms,
0:33:42 > 0:33:48but...this could either fly or it could get a pound.
0:33:48 > 0:33:54Your moment comes after the sale of the first three items. Then you pick this or not.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's little box.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05So, Jonathan, here we go. A little bit of a barn discovery.
0:34:05 > 0:34:11When I was cataloguing this lot, I thought, "This looks like something Anita would buy,"
0:34:11 > 0:34:18because she's from Scotland and I saw this as almost Rennie Mackintosh inspired. Sort of Arts and Crafts.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Just don't polish it up! But that's the point, isn't it?
0:34:22 > 0:34:28If you do have brass or copper that's had half a century in the wet, it looks like this.
0:34:28 > 0:34:34- For some people, it's attractive. What is your most ambitious estimate?- £60-£80.
0:34:34 > 0:34:40- That's brilliant. Anita only paid £30.- Very good. - She will be so chuffed.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- I may be wrong! But I like it. - You're not usually wrong.- No.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Well, we'll find out in a minute.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- How excited are you about this? - Well excited!- Are you?- Can't wait.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05How do you rate your chances? Going to make a smashing profit?
0:35:05 > 0:35:11Do you know what? Catherine's been brilliant and I think - hope - we'll get a profit.
0:35:11 > 0:35:17- We've got some good stuff. - You with her on this? - Minimal loss if nothing else!
0:35:17 > 0:35:20First up is your walking stick.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24A 19th-century ebony walking cane with ivory pommel.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28Somebody start me at £20? £20?
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Any interest at £20? 10, then.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Is bid. At 10. I'll take 12.
0:35:34 > 0:35:3610 it is, then. 12, anywhere?
0:35:36 > 0:35:42A maiden bid of £10. Surely worth more. 12, there we go. 15.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46Warming up now. 18.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48£18, seated right there.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- 20 anywhere else?- I can't believe it.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55I'll sell at £18. It's going. On my right at £18.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00- That's minus £42. - I can't believe that.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- That was a nice thing.- Yeah.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- Minus £42. - That's your fault!
0:36:06 > 0:36:11A Victorian leather and ivory gentleman's razor strop.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14I'm going to get in a strop.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19Someone start me again. £30 to start me for this? £30?
0:36:19 > 0:36:2220, then. If you must, £10.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Away at 10 at the front here. 12.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Looking for 15 now. £12 in the fourth row.
0:36:28 > 0:36:33- I can't believe this! - It's not looking pretty, this.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37- Going to go at £12. - Not even a close shave. £12.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- That's minus £28.- Really depressing.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42You're £70 down.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47- Can't be!- I really thought we'd do all right.- It's your last item.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52Lot 1703A - an ivory small gavel.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57I've got interest to start me at 20, 30,
0:36:57 > 0:37:00£40 to start.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03With me at 40. 5 anywhere?
0:37:03 > 0:37:08On the book at 40. One more might do it. And 5.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10This is the thing, though.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14- Against you, then, at 50. - £50! Look at it go!
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- £50. - Yes, you've done it. Well done!
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Plus £20 on that.
0:37:20 > 0:37:2340, 50, 60, 70... You're 50. Minus 50.
0:37:23 > 0:37:29- 50.- That's not too bad, is it? What about these dressing table bottles?- Go for it!
0:37:29 > 0:37:34- Pardon?- We've got to go for that. - Are you sure? Quickly!- Yeah!
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Just do it!
0:37:36 > 0:37:40All right. Going hell for leather. The decision is made.
0:37:40 > 0:37:48I've got three dressing table bottles. Someone start me at £40 for these. Three bottles.
0:37:48 > 0:37:5220, then. Surely worth £20.
0:37:52 > 0:37:57There we go. Thank you, sir. I'll take 2. Yours, sir, at 20.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- Any other interest at 22? How much?- 58.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02£25, gentleman there.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Any further bidding? £25 and selling. All done.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10That is minus £33. Overall, you are minus £83.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15Could be a winning score. Don't say a word to the Blues.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20- Go out walking tall and strutting your stuff.- We will.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Next up, the Blue team.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36- So, Val and Tel, have you been chatting to the Reds?- No.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- You've no idea?- None at all.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43- Feeling nervous?- No, I'm not. I'm quite comfortable, actually.
0:38:43 > 0:38:49- You never know.- Fingers crossed. - You've watched this before. You know what can happen.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Your first lot is coming up.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- A 19th-century French stereoscopic viewer.- Oh, yes.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Interest in this lot
0:38:59 > 0:39:04to start me at 35, 45...
0:39:04 > 0:39:07£50. I'll start at £50. I'll take 5.
0:39:07 > 0:39:1155. And 60. 65. And 70.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1675. And 80. £85. Clears the commissions.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20At £85 and selling. All done at £85?
0:39:20 > 0:39:22ALL: Yes!
0:39:23 > 0:39:26That is...plus £10.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30Plus £10. You could knock me out with that!
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Your second item is the inkwell.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36An early 20th-century inkwell.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Tenner I'm bid. I'll take 12. 12.
0:39:39 > 0:39:40There we go.
0:39:40 > 0:39:4315 at the back.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4715 at the back. At 15. £15. Anything more than £15?
0:39:47 > 0:39:52I'll sell it at 15. All done? Last chance. Going...at £15.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55That is minus £35.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58Minus 35.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- That is not so hot.- Not so hot! - Not hot at all, actually.
0:40:02 > 0:40:0315?!
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Next up is the silver box. Here it comes.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10A silver rectangular box.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Someone start me at £10. It's bid.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16At 10. 12. 15. 18. 20.
0:40:16 > 0:40:182. Shaking of her head there.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21£22 at the back. At £22.
0:40:21 > 0:40:235 anywhere else? 25, new face.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27- Still going!- Yes!
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- Do you want to go 32?- Yes! - No, she doesn't.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35£30, seated. 32 anywhere else? Gentleman's bid at £30.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38It's selling. £30.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Plus 10.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42That's wonderful.
0:40:42 > 0:40:48- That is minus £15.- Very good! - What are you going to do about that clapped-out coal box?
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- Go for it.- Be very careful. - No, no, no.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- £30?- I've got confidence. - In for a penny.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59We're going with the Bonus Buy. The die is cast.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03A copper coal box. Art Nouveau design. Late 19th century.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Someone start me at £40.
0:41:05 > 0:41:0920, then. Surely worth £20.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12No? £10, then. Who'll give me 10?
0:41:12 > 0:41:18On the right at 10. 12 anywhere? 15 anyone? It's a tenner! 15.
0:41:18 > 0:41:2020? Thinking about it. Go on.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22£20.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- 25.- Get up!
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Any further bids at £25? All done?
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- Going at £25.- Oh, dear. That's another minus £5.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37- You are minus £20 overall. - Oh, no.- That's not too bad.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41- Never mind.- The big thing is don't say a word to the Reds.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Have you been chatting?- No! No!
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Cos you've got on terribly well.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59Haven't you? Both teams bonded nicely, but it's a competition.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03And it's no secret to either team that they made stonking losses!
0:42:06 > 0:42:13See what I mean? And the team that has made the largest loss today is the Red team.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Yay(!)
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Minus £83 is a...good number.
0:42:22 > 0:42:29And you have done this with some style. And I hope you have enjoyed yourselves.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33Do you know, it's been absolutely brilliant. We thoroughly enjoyed it.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Really good it's been. Thank you.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40Thank you for joining us. But the victors today
0:42:40 > 0:42:42by only managing to lose £20...
0:42:43 > 0:42:46are Valerie and Terry. Well done.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- Had a good time, too?- Brilliant.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Join us soon for some more bargain hunting!
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