0:00:02 > 0:00:07Shopping against the clock for bargains is always a challenge.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Is it that time already?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Let's go bargain hunting.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Bargain Hunt is in Lincoln,
0:00:38 > 0:00:43where dealers from all over Europe are hawking their wares.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Here's what to expect.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48'Our teams are like chalk and cheese.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51'Frank and Ella - decisive...'
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- We're going for it. - We're going for it.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57'..but I can't say the same about Tim and Beth.'
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- Yeah.- Are you happy with it?- No.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05- You don't want to do it?- We've got to do it.- We don't want to do it.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09All that is yet to come.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14Each team gets £300 and an hour to shop for three items.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18The team that makes the most at auction wins. Amazingly simple.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22So let's go and meet today's amazing teams.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28So, competing on Bargain Hunt today we have two couples.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31For the reds, Ella and Frank. Welcome.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35And for the blues, Beth and Tim. Great name, Tim!
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- Tell me, how long have you been together?- 46 years.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- Does it seem a day too long? - Seems too long.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- How did you meet? - We met in Hong Kong.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- What were you doing in Hong Kong? - We were in the forces.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54- What was your role?- I was looking after mail in the army post office.
0:01:54 > 0:02:01- And you got your number one "male"? - Everybody got their mail on time!
0:02:01 > 0:02:06So, in the telephone exchange, did you have any interesting calls?
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- I had one from the Duchess of Kent. - Did you listen in?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12No, I didn't listen in.
0:02:12 > 0:02:18I thought I must listen to her voice again, so I rang her back.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23"Did you get through to your husband all right, ma'am?" "Yes, I did!"
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- Frank, you're retired?- I am. - Tell us about your life in the army.
0:02:27 > 0:02:33Joined as a boy soldier, 16 and a half, and served 25 years in the Royal Engineers.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38- Tell me about your propeller. - You've heard?- I've been prepped!
0:02:38 > 0:02:43I've got a World War I propeller, a four-prop,
0:02:43 > 0:02:48eight-foot span from a Hispano aeroplane made in 1914.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51I'm the proud owner of one of these.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Where do you display an eight-foot propeller?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58I had an extension built.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01It's the only place it could fit.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04We hope you do extraordinarily well. Now, kids...
0:03:04 > 0:03:07You've heard the old masters.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- You're just about to get spliced? - Yes.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17We've got an example of what 47 years worth of married life will do for you.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21So we wish you all the best. What do you do for a living?
0:03:21 > 0:03:26I'm a student at Nottingham University, studying business management.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Sounds just like University Challenge.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33When you're not studying, what do you get up to?
0:03:33 > 0:03:38I'm into music. I sing in a heavy metal band. I'm a singer-screamer.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42And Tim is one of the guitarists in the heavy metal band.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- Is that how you met? - Yes, it is how we met.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50I absolutely hated Tim the first minute I met him.
0:03:50 > 0:03:57A couple of months later, my friend asked me to be in his heavy metal band.
0:03:57 > 0:04:03I turned up at practice. Tim opened the door and a year later, we're engaged.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- You thought he was a complete swine. - Absolutely.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Things turned. - Turned out to be a prince.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- LAUGHING:- How lovely is that?
0:04:12 > 0:04:19- Tim, what do you do?- I work with a Christian mission organisation called the Navigators.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23A worldwide organisation based in Nottingham, working with students
0:04:23 > 0:04:28having meaningful conversations about what they believe in.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- What about hobbies?- Like Beth's mentioned, we're in a band.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34That takes up a lot of my time.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39- What plans have you got?- We'll stay in Nottingham for a few years.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Ambitions-wise, we're looking to go to Fiji and be missionaries.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48- On the beach with coconuts! - Really? How lovely is that?
0:04:48 > 0:04:53- Are you confident about beating the reds?- Our tactic is conservative.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58- Spend less money, make less of a loss.- That's your strategy, is it?
0:04:58 > 0:05:04We'll see how you get on, but now it's the money moment. £300 apiece.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07You know the rules. Your experts await.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Off you go and very, very good luck.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13'Time to meet our experts.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17'Looking after the reds...
0:05:18 > 0:05:21'The blues are under the safe supervision of...'
0:05:21 > 0:05:27I'm looking for something Art Deco. I like those and I like Vesta cases.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32Not expensive. On the cheaper side, so more money for our bonus buy.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- Frank, what about you? - I like Crown Derby.
0:05:35 > 0:05:41- It would be interesting to find a piece to sell in Derby.- Bang-on.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Are you in agreement?
0:05:43 > 0:05:47I'm trying to be realistic. I think we'll make a loss.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- So negative!- I still want to win!
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Three, two, one... One hour starts now.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56We'd better get started. Let's cheer him up.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- You like the decoration? - How about that one?
0:06:03 > 0:06:08- A mock Vesta?- Open it from the side and you'll see.- Oh, I say!
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- That's very sweet. - < That's not my mother and father.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20It's very Victorian, but it could be later.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25That design is incredibly Victorian but you find them made in the 1930s,
0:06:25 > 0:06:28even in the 1940s, in the Victorian style
0:06:28 > 0:06:33for older people whose taste was still Victorian. What date is that?
0:06:33 > 0:06:37I can only say "vintage" cos I haven't got a date on it.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42- It is silver. I think it could even be, er...- Continental.- Yes.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47It's continental but it was imported into this country and stamped 925.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52925 being the Sterling silver stamp. so it's a British grade of silver.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- How much is that? - < 38.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58< £10 off that.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- Do it 25 and we'll have it. - Can we make the difference at 28?
0:07:02 > 0:07:07- Over to you.- You're buying it. That's fine.- You liked it, Ella.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Do you think it'll make a profit? - I don't see why it shouldn't.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- We'll accept that.- That's lovely. I would buy that myself.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- Little spoons?- Yes, maybe. I don't know if they would be useable.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29I think they're nice. They're coffee spoons and they are silver.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32They've got the hallmark there.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37The finials are simulated and made to look like coffee beans.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41People do buy them. Some still use nice silver.
0:07:41 > 0:07:47They also make good presents. £28. I don't think that's bad for six.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52- Do you think they would sell?- Yes. It's just a question of how much.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- What could you do on those, please? - 25 would be the best on those.- OK.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01I don't think we would get 25 in an auction room.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05We could come back later, depending on what else we see.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Keep them up there.- Yeah.- Good plan.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13'Fair enough, but I hope no-one snaps them up while you're away.'
0:08:13 > 0:08:18You do come across some unusual objects in these fairs.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22What do you think this dirty great joker is?
0:08:22 > 0:08:27If I let this end down and try not to trip up too many people...
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Sorry, sir.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32..we get to reveal this distant end.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36We've got a galvanised ring and a brass ferrule
0:08:36 > 0:08:39that connects up to an ash shaft.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44If you're a coarse angler... And you've got to think piscatorial.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49..what you'd like to do is to insert your line into this galvanised ring
0:08:49 > 0:08:53and then this tremendous pole will enable you
0:08:53 > 0:08:57to take your line, if you're a coarse fisherman,
0:08:57 > 0:09:02out over a canal or a river or a lake and get the lure
0:09:02 > 0:09:05that much further out over the water.
0:09:05 > 0:09:11It's a kind of fisherman's extension pole. Look how clever this is.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16We've got brass sections and an iron screw-up ring.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21If I unscrew it, you can see how that ring fits into the groove.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Then you can take it apart.
0:09:23 > 0:09:29It's socketed in such a way that all four pieces fit beautifully
0:09:29 > 0:09:32and securely cos what you'd not want
0:09:32 > 0:09:36is for this thing to fall apart when you've got it over the river.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40It's a really interesting piece of fishing kit.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42What's it worth?
0:09:42 > 0:09:48Sadly, this is not stamped by the great maker of fishing tackle, Hardy.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53Because it isn't marked by the maker, the dealer is asking £60.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58But if it had the magical "Hardy's of Alnwick" on it,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02it would be worth the top end of 200.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09A little egg cruet, but it's silver plate rather than silver.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Silver plate won't sell as well in a saleroom.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- There's a market for this, especially from America.- Yeah?
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- I heard the other day, on one of your programmes.- No?!
0:10:20 > 0:10:25- I wouldn't believe a word. - This is selling well in America.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31- What do you think of this, Kate? - Well, it's a shame about the damage.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- Kate, what do you think of this? - A little sugar hod or a salt.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Again, it's silver plate.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- It's not going to make a great deal. - It's so weird!
0:10:41 > 0:10:44'Don't take it personally, Beth.'
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- That's nice.- A scent bottle, is it?
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- Nice shape. - Scent bottles always go down well.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59They do, but it's difficult to date. Are you confident it's '30s?
0:10:59 > 0:11:04I know it's before '50s because I know the house myself.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09- I remember it as a boy. Giving my age away!- That's a good provenance.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12What's the trade on that?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15I mean, it's speculative, isn't it?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19It is. Everybody's so critical, they'll say, "How old is it?"
0:11:19 > 0:11:21The gilding is hardly rubbed.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23It's crystal with gold gild.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28It's probably gold leaf. At least gold paper. It could be gold leaf.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30What about £25, then?
0:11:30 > 0:11:3220 would be great. I'm just saying.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Can you do 20?- Yeah. Go on, then.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- It can be 20.- OK.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41You are a gentleman. Thank you very much.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46We've had 34 and a half minutes.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- Just over half. - All right, let's find something.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53But don't panic. We're going to find something.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58'The red team have made two purchases
0:11:58 > 0:12:02'but the blues have bought nothing.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06'Tim and Beth are heading back for the coffee spoons.'
0:12:06 > 0:12:09I don't even remember where they were.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- Are they in one of these? - I think they're back here, guys.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Can you see them? No, I've sold them. >
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- Sorry, guys.- They've gone.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- We'd better crack on, then.- Gutted.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25There's always another one.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Oh, well. That's fine.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32'Oh, dear. Things aren't going too well.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36'You need some help - and I know just the man.'
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Have that. I want you just to handle this.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Come here and have a look at these.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45I'll ask Kate what she thinks.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48They look miserable on the outside.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52This stuff is Satsuma, Japanese earthenware.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56It's made about 1910 and what I really like is that.
0:12:56 > 0:13:02That gold and iron-red mark, that's the Satsuma decorator's mark.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04That is a signed piece.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09It's priced up at £8. She might let you have it for a fiver.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13There's a signed piece. It's priced up at £18.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15I've got a feeling in my waterworks.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19You should have a cogitate, otherwise I get the wallet out.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24I know I shouldn't do this but you haven't bought anything!
0:13:24 > 0:13:29You're over halfway through and you come in from the freezing cold.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- I think it's a Christian act. - Absolutely.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37- Just to even mention it. Anyway, I'm off.- Thank you very much.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42'At last! They took the plunge and bought the Satsuma ware for £20.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46'But the clock's ticking and they still need two more bargains.'
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- The lady says Liberty. - Liberty. I say.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52It's very Art Nouveau. It's pewter.
0:13:52 > 0:13:551900, maybe 1910 in date.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Prior to the First World War.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02There you go, Tudric, the Liberty design sold through Liberty's.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04That was their "brand".
0:14:04 > 0:14:08That is lovely. The 19th hole.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12I've just realised, there's only 18 holes in golf.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- You do know what the 19th hole is? - There's me, a golfer!
0:14:16 > 0:14:20That's got a golfing feel. You've got Liberty's, Tudric.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- And you've got a bit of humour.- Yes.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28A lovely ancient golfer from the early 20th century.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Do you think only golfers will buy this?- No.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33You'll appeal to the golfer,
0:14:33 > 0:14:37to people who collect Liberty's Tudric range.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40You'll appeal to Art Nouveau collectors.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- Absolute best price?- 70.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45That's what the lady wants. The absolute death.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50- I think we've got to have it. - Rather than your Crown Derby?- Yes.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- You agree with that? - Yeah. I like it.
0:14:54 > 0:15:01'Wow! The reds have bagged their three items. The blues have some serious catching-up to do.'
0:15:01 > 0:15:06- Is it a nut-cracker?- I don't think that's what it was made for.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09I think it's a sewing clamp.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13This would be used to clamp your piece of material.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Rather than a nutcracker?
0:15:16 > 0:15:20It's quite a delicate thing to crack nuts with.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23It's treen, turned wood. I think it's boxwood.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Then we've got a transfer print
0:15:25 > 0:15:31titled "The Tower of London from Tower Hill".
0:15:31 > 0:15:36This is known as Mauchline ware, which is souvenir ware.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40It started off up in Mauchline in Scotland.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43You see all sorts of turned treen objects -
0:15:43 > 0:15:48little boxes, often sewing-related items.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Is it something you'd be interested in?
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- You can make the call. - Don't put the pressure on me.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01- UNSURE: Yeah.- You're the expert. What do you reckon?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- What can you do, madam, on that?- 20.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- 20 sounds good.- I think that sounds good. Are you happy?- Go for it.
0:16:08 > 0:16:15We'll take that as well, please. Once we get going, we can't stop! Thank you very much.
0:16:15 > 0:16:22'Minutes to go, Tim and Beth need one more item. Come on, blues! Chop, chop!'
0:16:24 > 0:16:30- Are you dog lovers?- Not a fan of dogs but Beth likes them.- OK.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Take a look at this, guys.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35What do you think of that?
0:16:35 > 0:16:39It's not something I would buy, but for the right dog lover.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Let me tell you what it is.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46This is hand-painted. I think it's an Alsatian dog.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Not only is it hand-painted on this porcelain tile, it's also signed.
0:16:50 > 0:16:56Now, Bryan Cox was a decorator at the Worcester porcelain factory.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59He's a well-known Worcester artist.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04So people who collect Worcester may go for something like this,
0:17:04 > 0:17:08as well as people who love dogs because even if you don't like dogs
0:17:08 > 0:17:11it is a nicely painted object.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15The stall holder says we can have it for £80.
0:17:15 > 0:17:21- What would you be looking at it fetching at auction? - Between 70 and 100.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23I like the sound of that.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28If the right people were there, or we'll be hard pushed to get £60.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- I'll put my trust in you, Kate. - Ooh, dear.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36I don't think you'll get too short of £80.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- BOTH: OK.- She says...
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Right, that's it. Time's up.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49It's up to the experts to spend the leftover lolly on the bonus buy item
0:17:49 > 0:17:51which will be revealed at auction.
0:17:51 > 0:17:57If the teams select it, it can make the difference between winning and losing.
0:17:57 > 0:18:03Before the bonus buy handover, let's check out what the reds bought.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09'The reds started well with this silver travelling picture frame.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14'A 1930s scent bottle was picked up.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21'And, finally, Emma and Frank bought a Tudric tankard.'
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- You're pretty relaxed, you Speedy Gonzalez two.- Yeah.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- Are you happy?- Very happy. - 30 minutes to spare, I'm told.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33I didn't realise.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Which is your favourite piece, Frank?
0:18:36 > 0:18:41- Without a shadow of a doubt the pewter mug.- Do you agree?
0:18:41 > 0:18:46No, I like my little Vesta thing I bought. A little Vesta...
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- Vesta...- Case.- Case, even. - With photographs in it.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- Oh, is it? Not dirty photographs? - No, no.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Right. Pity. Now, um...
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- How much did you spend?- £118.- £118.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- I want £182 off you. - Do you want it now?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I'll take it from you now.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10You've got £182 and a pavilion full of stuff and very good luck.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Meanwhile, why don't we remind ourselves what the blues bought?
0:19:14 > 0:19:17'I rather like the collection of Satsuma ware.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25'They spent the same amount on this Mauchline ware sewing clamp.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28'And finally, they spent £80
0:19:28 > 0:19:32'on this hand-painted porcelain plaque. Woof.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- How fab was that?- Brilliant.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Five minutes to spare!
0:19:38 > 0:19:43- Did you have fun, Timbo?- Absolutely. Yeah.- What was your favourite bit?
0:19:43 > 0:19:48My favourite piece, I think, was the jasmine... the teapots.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- The two teapots that we managed to find.- MY tea set!- Yes.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- Very good luck with that. How much did you spend?- 120 altogether.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- So have got £180 of leftover lolly? - We do, indeed.- Who's got it?
0:20:02 > 0:20:07You've got £180? Very good. Hand that straight over.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Look at that! Crisp notes! - £180. Well done.
0:20:10 > 0:20:16- You've got your boots on.- I have. I'm not taking any chances!
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- Have fun!- So, while the experts are off finding their bonus buy,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23I'm off on a Jacobean jaunt.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28'Hatfield House in Hertfordshire-
0:20:28 > 0:20:33'where hurricanes hardly happen - has an impressive history.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36'It was built in the 17th century by Robert Cecil,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39'the first Earl of Salisbury.
0:20:39 > 0:20:45'It was designed to entertain great figures of politics and royalty.'
0:20:45 > 0:20:52This is the grand kitchen which, of course, is the engine room of the whole place.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55An army does not march on an empty stomach.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00Cooking for a function here for the top end of 500 people
0:21:00 > 0:21:04would require considerable equipment and commitment.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07This fire grate dates from before about 1800,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10because the hearth is entirely open.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Effectively, you can't bake anything in this fire.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17It's entirely set up for roasting.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21The most important piece of kit is the spit work.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25What we've got up here is a fan inserted up this flue.
0:21:25 > 0:21:31The hot air rises. It turns the fan, which turns the iron bar,
0:21:31 > 0:21:34which turns the cog, which turns the wheel,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37which turns the spit,
0:21:37 > 0:21:41which turns the beast impaled on these prongs.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46So how did you do your baking? You come to these subsidiary ovens.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51This is a warming oven. In the bottom, you'd stick some charcoal.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54That you'd use for warming plates.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59If you were doing a souffle and wanted a more controllable heat,
0:21:59 > 0:22:02the charcoal would go in there
0:22:02 > 0:22:04and you'd shove the dishes in there.
0:22:04 > 0:22:11Ditto, this little lot up here. That's more particularly for bread.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15And spread around this central cooking area
0:22:15 > 0:22:20are a number of specialist rooms for different culinary subjects.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24In here's the pastry making department.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26I like it crusty!
0:22:26 > 0:22:28This is the still room.
0:22:28 > 0:22:34Strictly, the space where distillation of spirits took place.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36In other words, they made hooch.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40They also used it for pickling and preserving.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43This big fellow was made to hold ice.
0:22:43 > 0:22:50You'd use that ice to chill down ice cream and jellies.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Now, talking of jellies, no jelly's any good without a mould.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Every kitchen, from the 18th century onwards,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02had a battery of these fellows.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06They're tinned because copper, if you get it wet, goes green.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09That called verdigris and it's poison.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13To make sure you didn't poison yourself,
0:23:13 > 0:23:18the tinner would put tin inside then you could put edibles in it.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Ooh, I do like a good grind!
0:23:23 > 0:23:28This has to be one of the biggest mortars you've seen in a kitchen.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31We've got this lump of white marble
0:23:31 > 0:23:34and an amazing turned mahogany pestle.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Isn't that superb?
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Inside here, if you give it a bit of a niff...
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Smell that. It's curry powder. Curry powder!
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Imported from the east from the early part of the 18th century
0:23:47 > 0:23:51and used to spice up your cuisine.
0:23:51 > 0:23:58So how did you control all the massive expenditure of this, the engine room of the house?
0:23:58 > 0:24:03One of the methods was to fill in an enormous ledger like this,
0:24:03 > 0:24:10which I know looks a bit like the parliamentary expenses claim forms.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Actually, this is something
0:24:12 > 0:24:15that Lord Salisbury would approve every week.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19In this particular week, they had a beano.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22This week ending 24th October 1846,
0:24:22 > 0:24:27no less a personage than Queen Victoria visited Hatfield.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31They consumed a deuce of a lot of stuff that week.
0:24:31 > 0:24:361,754 pounds of beef, for example.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39They ate 1,600 eggs
0:24:39 > 0:24:43and consumed 709 bottles of wine.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48At the end of the day, the dear old Marquis puts his initials down
0:24:48 > 0:24:50and says, "Pay the lot."
0:24:52 > 0:24:55'Whilst I've been off on my travels,
0:24:55 > 0:25:02'our experts have been shopping for their bonus buy, so let's look at what David has bought.'
0:25:02 > 0:25:07- Ella and Frank, you spent a miserable £118. - We thought that was good.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Not too bad, actually. £182 went to David Harper.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Oh. That surprised me.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- I like to try and trick you. - Surprise us.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23- BOTH: What is it? - Well, it's a padlock.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- Look what it's made of. Solid silver.- Wow.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31A frivolous item. Why would you make a padlock out of silver?
0:25:31 > 0:25:35You might as well spend a fraction on a steel one.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- Do you have a key? - No. You don't need a key.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43- Not difficult to get into. - It's not secure but it looks flash.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Quite. So it doesn't work as a padlock.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48No.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- It's frivolous.- Completely. - It's made of silver.- It's useless.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57- I love it!- How much did it cost? - How much do you think?- £25.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59I'd go with 30, 35.
0:25:59 > 0:26:05It should be 30, 35. It was made in 1985 and it cost me £15.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- 1985?- It's quite modern.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11If that doesn't make money at 15 quid...
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- How much is it going to make? - £10, £20.- So £25, £30?
0:26:15 > 0:26:20- All day long.- All right, fine. - That'll do us.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22You don't have to decide right now.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28It depends on your financial position, having sold three items.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35It's grand to be back in Derbyshire
0:26:35 > 0:26:39at the Mackworth Hotel with Charles Hanson auctions.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- Here is the man - Carlos. - Good morning, Tim.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47You've got a nice crowded room and we've got some nice goods to sell.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49First up is this absolutely charming
0:26:49 > 0:26:54Vesta case-like photo frame. Don't you think that's a nice thing?
0:26:54 > 0:26:59- I thought the great Roman goddess, Vesta, but it isn't.- No.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01It's a lovely photo frame.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03It's collectable.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08I thought it might be a Vesta case that's chopped in half. It's not.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- Correct. - It was made as a photo frame.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13It's continental, 925 marked.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16However, it is early 20th century.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21- Probably equates to George V without the hallmark.- What's your estimate?
0:27:21 > 0:27:25The decoration is good. My guide price between £20 and £30.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30- They paid £28. It could take off. - I can see it making a bit more.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34This scent bottle. Once upon a time had eau de Cologne in it.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38What we're left with is this cheaply made moulded glass jobby
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- with hideous gold stripes. - I quite agree.- Yes.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46I'll be calling it decorative. It's frivolous.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- It's not a great object.- No.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- It cost £20. What's your estimate? - It looks to be 1950s.
0:27:53 > 0:27:59My guide price on a really, really good day, £25. Bad day, 15.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- There could be a smell about.- Right. - Now, the Tudric tankard.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- It's very stylish. Do you like it?- Tim, I do.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11It's hammered. We think back to the great Arthur Lasenby Liberty.
0:28:11 > 0:28:161875 and from that period, the great arts and crafts,
0:28:16 > 0:28:21epitomises those wonderful names, Archibald Knox, his Tudric range.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25I like this bifurcated handle. It's such a smart thing.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30- They paid 70. What's your estimate? - My guide price is £40 to £60.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35- That's cautious, realistic, Tim. - That's not so terribly optimistic.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- They'll need their bonus buy. - Thank you very much.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Slightly strange modern object. - It is strange.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46It's a rectangular padlock, really, hallmarked silver, fairly modern.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50The only thing of great curiosity is what this mark is for.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55Bit corporate. I think it's from one of those weekends when you went off
0:28:55 > 0:28:57to a grand country house.
0:28:57 > 0:29:03- But it is silver.- It only cost that cunning monkey Harper £15.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07He's very shrewd. You could melt that down and get £15 back.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12It's a screw lock. It's novelty value, worth between £20 and £30.
0:29:12 > 0:29:1620 to 30. He paid £15. That's a good bonus buy.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Anyway, now for the blues.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22I own up to having a vested interest in the Satsuma
0:29:22 > 0:29:24little pot and two bowls.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29We kind of came together, Tim and Beth and I, over this.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33I'm intrigued that they bought it. They paid a modest £20.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37I quite rate this. It's a bit brown and crazed.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42- Which is not good, but it's got a look, I think. Don't you?- It has.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44It's got a very good character mark.
0:29:44 > 0:29:50We think of the great Kinkozans, the Yabu Meizans of the Satsuma world.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54It's certainly Meiji period. I'm going to say 1890, 1900.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59Sparsely decorated, which we don't associate with the finest type.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- It is good quality.- How much?
0:30:01 > 0:30:05We like to be cautious, to maximise returns to our clients
0:30:05 > 0:30:08and to create interest in the saleroom.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13- My guide price is between 20 and 30. - Right.- If that makes sense.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18- I've got the message. Perfect.- Yes. - Won't make £100?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21With the right buyers, it might creep up.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26That's your attitude and I like it. Now, clamp coming up.
0:30:26 > 0:30:32This so-called Mauchline clamp. It's a sewing accoutrement.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36It has the worse printed image, but apart from that it's lovely.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38It's a nice piece of treen.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42We know about Mauchline ware, Scotland from the 1820s.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46We saw the termination of Mauchline ware by about 1933.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50It's decorative. I would say it's circa 1910.
0:30:50 > 0:30:56- Made for a great tourist market. - Yes. How much is it worth, Charles?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59I hope it will make between £30 and £35.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03They paid £20 for it. It is a pretty poor specimen.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07That's a price that you'd be lucky to get, in my view.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Lastly, is this dog plaque.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14- It's an Alsatian. - It is. It's a German shepherd.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17You'll be judging Crufts before you know where you are.
0:31:17 > 0:31:23Definitely an Alsatian. That is a popular breed and that is the point.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28The enamel is superb. It is hand-painted by Bryan Cox.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32He worked at the factory from 1946 until he retired in 1995.
0:31:32 > 0:31:39- What's it worth?- Between £40 and £60.- That's a good come-on price because they paid 80.- OK.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Anyway, they've got lots of potential.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47They might need their bonus buy so let's have a look at it.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Beth and Tim. Great name. Now, Kate.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56You had £180 to spend. What did you blow it on?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Beth, you might have to be my assistant.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- Look at that! - It is a clock - or a timepiece.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06I think it's probably around 1900.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10A little damage to the painting but it has got some age.
0:32:10 > 0:32:15- Shall I take it from you? - Thank you. It is a bit of a lump.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20It's got its workings. A fairly bog-standard movement.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23An attractive piece to put on your wall.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27And quite commercial. People like them for their kitchens.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Shall we have a look up its bottom?
0:32:30 > 0:32:35- One of those German open-frame movements. See that?- Yeah.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39The English ones have solid brass plates.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Imported, I guess, and sold here.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- How much do you think we'll get? - I'll tell you what I paid.
0:32:46 > 0:32:52I paid the grand price of £90. So I had a good go at spending £120.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56I'll be honest. I would put an estimate of £80 to £100 on it.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58We're right in the middle.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03- Would you put it in your kitchen? - No, I wouldn't. Definitely not!
0:33:03 > 0:33:05No.
0:33:05 > 0:33:12It's interesting because it's just the sort of thing somebody in a country cottage would want.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- If you had an older style house. - Yes.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18- Are you happy?- Yep.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20You don't have to decide now.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Kate's dial clock.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Is this something that'll sell?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Nice honey oak glow to it, Tim.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35- It's got a wonderful old tavern, schoolhouse look.- It's dirty.
0:33:35 > 0:33:41- Enamel dial and stylish but what do you think?- I think this is rubbed.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46It's a perfectly nice kitchen dial type. I don't love it.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50I think this will stand very proud and I quite like it.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53I see it in a fine Derbyshire kitchen.
0:33:53 > 0:33:59I'm glad it appeals to your youthful eye. That's where the market is.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04- What is your estimate?- The auctioneer's favourite - 80 to 120.
0:34:04 > 0:34:10Kate Bliss paid £90 and she hopes it's going to clock up a profit.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- You're in charge, Charles?- Yes, Tim. I'm in charge.- Well done, boy.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24- Ella and Frank, are you excited? - Yes.- Very excited.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29Your first lot is the picture frame that looks like a Vesta case.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32It's estimated at £20 to £30. You paid £20.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- I think it's going to do well. Here it comes.- I hope so.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41A very nice novelty silver mock Vesta case.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46I will start this lot at £25. Do I see eight now?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Do I see eight? Eight. 30.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Two. Five. Eight. I'm out...
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- Come on!- ..40.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55Five. 50, madam?
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- Five, sir. Against you... - Come on, Charles!
0:34:59 > 0:35:03..Your bid, sir, at 60. I'll take five now. Five. 70?
0:35:03 > 0:35:0770. Five? Are you sure? No more. 70.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11I'll take five. Fair warning. We say sale. All out...?
0:35:12 > 0:35:18That's very good, isn't it? That's marvellous. That's £42.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21You haven't even started! The scent bottle.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Flamboyant, decorative.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27Decorative. Cut-glass and gilt scent bottle with stopper.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31I am bid £16. Do I see £17?
0:35:31 > 0:35:35I'm out, so £17. Come on. 18. 20. Two.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Lady in red. Two. Four. 26. 28.
0:35:37 > 0:35:4032. Five and one more.
0:35:40 > 0:35:4335 and it could be yours. 35.
0:35:43 > 0:35:4538? One more? You've come so far.
0:35:45 > 0:35:51You're out. The lady in red at £35. All done? We say sale at £35...
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- Yes!- How much did we pay? - £20, you paid.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59You paid 20 so you are £15 up.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03Overall, you're £57 up. Plus 57.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06The Tudric tankard. This could scupper you.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11Early 20th century, hammered outline with a golfing roundel.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- I have got interest here at £35... - No!
0:36:14 > 0:36:17..40? 45. Come on. Surely? 40.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21Do I see five now? I'm out.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25Make no mistake, we are selling it to the lady at £40. Once, twice...
0:36:25 > 0:36:27three times.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30ALL GROAN We thought that was the best buy.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Minus 30 on that. You are overall...
0:36:33 > 0:36:35- plus £27.- That's not bad.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- That's all right. - £27 up is not so bad.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41What are you doing about the padlock?
0:36:41 > 0:36:45- We're going for it.- Yes. - Oh, brilliant.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- No hesitation here. - In for a penny. In for a pound.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- No debate?- No, we thought about it.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55You're going with the bonus buy.
0:36:55 > 0:37:01It's interesting, intriguing, a silver padlock made in Birmingham.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04I am bid £10. Quite rare. 10. 12. 15.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07I'm out. Do I see 18?
0:37:07 > 0:37:0916. 17. 18. 19.
0:37:09 > 0:37:1220. Two. Four. One more. I'll take three, sir.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Three. Four. 25? Are you sure?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- £24. Do I see five...? - Yes!
0:37:19 > 0:37:24..One more? Look at me! £25, standing at the back.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Fair warning. Do we say sale at £25? Yes, we are...
0:37:28 > 0:37:31£25. He really encouraged them.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36That was brilliant. So, £25. £10 up on the bonus buy. Well done, David.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- Thank you, David. - Overall, you are up £37.- Excellent.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Thank you, David!
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- Cheers, David. - You know the big trick now?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Don't say a thing to the blues.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- Are you nervous, Beth?- A little bit.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03- I don't think our Alsatian's going to do well.- That's your big worry?
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- What do you think, Timbo? - I'm excited. Bring it on.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11- Do you know how the reds got on? - No idea.- We don't want you go know.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14You've got three splendid chances.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18I've got a vested interest in your tea set.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21I think that's pretty fab.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23First, the Satsuma. Here it comes.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Three component parts, Satsuma teapot and cover.
0:38:27 > 0:38:33Slightly marked, but never mind, they're old. Where do we start?
0:38:33 > 0:38:37I have interest at £22. Do I see five? Come on.
0:38:37 > 0:38:3922. 25. 28, ma'am? 30.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41I've got two. And five?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43No. At £32.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46All out in the room? We sell it.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51£22 is plus 12. You can't argue with that, can you?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Plus 12. Great. The sewing clamp.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58The Mauchline ware treen
0:38:58 > 0:39:00sewing clamp, we believe....
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- This is quite stressful! - Are you stressed?- Yeah.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07..Start me at £15? 15. 18. 20.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11Two. Five. Eight. 30. Two. Five.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14At £32. Five. Eight. 40.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Five. 48. 50?
0:39:16 > 0:39:20One more, ma'am. Are you sure? You've come so far.
0:39:20 > 0:39:2250, new place. Two?
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Do I see two now? Fair warning. All done at £50.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28£50, the gavel falls...
0:39:30 > 0:39:33That's £30 profit. That's £30 up.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Overall, plus 42.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- Come on!- The Alsatian. Let's be positive.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43Delightful plaque with an Alsatian, I believe.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47Nice dog. I will start with a bid of 30.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Hand-painted. Do I see two now?
0:39:49 > 0:39:53I'll take two. Five. Eight? I've got 40. And two?
0:39:53 > 0:39:57I'm out. Do I see five now? Come on!
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Do I see five, surely? At £42...
0:40:00 > 0:40:05To the lady at £42. The gavel will fall.
0:40:05 > 0:40:10£42! I'm sorry, loves, but that is minus 38.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- Overall, you are plus £4. - LAUGHTER
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- Hooray!- At least we're plus.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- What are you going to do about the clock?- Oh, my goodness!
0:40:21 > 0:40:25You've got £4 in the bank, in the Bargain Hunt bank.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Are you going to stick with the banker
0:40:28 > 0:40:31or are you going to twist and have a run?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Don't look away, Kate!
0:40:33 > 0:40:37What do you think, Kate? Shall we do it?
0:40:37 > 0:40:42- I can't make up your mind. - I'm not good in crisis situations.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Let's just do it.- Why not? - You're happy?
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- No.- You don't want to do it?
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- We've got to do it.- No. We don't want to do it.- We do.- No.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- Let's not do it.- I'm up for it now.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Are you going to go with him?
0:40:57 > 0:41:02I would like to state that I don't want to do it but I'll go with him.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06- We're going with the bonus buy. - See what happens.- And here it comes.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11Look at this delightful wall clock.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Do I see 70, now? Surely. Come on.
0:41:13 > 0:41:1770. Five. 80. I've got five. And 90?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20One more it'll be yours. 85. Do I see 90?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- Fair warning... - Come on!
0:41:23 > 0:41:25..90, I'm out. Do I see five now?
0:41:25 > 0:41:2990 fair warning. Once, twice. Three times, we sell.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31At £90 to you, sir.
0:41:32 > 0:41:39- It's gone at 90. Wiped its face. - Sorry, guys.- Wasn't that exciting?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41I'd do it again.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45- Well done for taking a punt, quite frankly.- Yeah.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50Because that's right on the edge. Overall, you are plus four.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55It could be a winning score. All will be revealed in a moment.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05- What a show today! You been chatting?- Not at all.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07No chats at all?
0:42:07 > 0:42:12It's no secret that we have both teams making profits
0:42:12 > 0:42:15which, on Bargain Hunt, is a rare enough occurrence.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20It's a question of scale. We don't have losers. We have runners-up.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22And the runners-up today are... the blues.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- GROANS AND CHEERS - Yes!- We did it!
0:42:26 > 0:42:27Well done.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30You, nevertheless, go home with £4.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37- It's a hot dinner.- A hot dinner! Thank you, Timbo, for that.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- I hope you had a nice time. - Absolutely.- Fantastic.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44You've been excellent contestants. Thank you very much.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47But the victors today... Here we go.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52Here's your £37. There's 35 of them. Here's a couple of smackers.
0:42:52 > 0:42:58- What are you going to spend that on? - We're sending it to Help The Heroes.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03Good for you. A very worthwhile cause. They'll be pleased for that.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- You've had a nice time? - A great time.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?
0:43:09 > 0:43:11ALL: Yes!
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