0:00:03 > 0:00:091,700 stalls, six marquees, 90 shopping arcades -
0:00:09 > 0:00:13all spread across 150 acres!
0:00:13 > 0:00:18This is Ardingly, the largest antiques fair in the south of England.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Great! Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51- Coming up: - Come on! Quick!
0:00:51 > 0:00:55- The Blues are divided. - I'm convinced by it.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Ooooh...
0:00:58 > 0:01:01And the Reds are in a tight spot.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06- 30 seconds left.- Have we?- Yes. 30 seconds.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11And at the auction, excitement soars to dangerous levels.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Everyone wants this lot.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Somebody's going to have a heart attack!
0:01:16 > 0:01:20'All that's all to come. Stand by for the rules.'
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Each team is given a princely £300
0:01:24 > 0:01:29and has 60 minutes to shop for three items which will be sold at the auction.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34The team wins that makes the most profit. Ha ha!
0:01:34 > 0:01:39First, let's meet today's Reds and Blues.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Competing on Bargain Hunt today are two teams of friends.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48well, they're friends at the moment.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52We've Jerry and Jason for the Reds
0:01:52 > 0:01:55and Gemma and Matt for the Blues. Welcome, teams.
0:01:55 > 0:02:02- Now how did you two meet? - We met through your wife, Nikki. - Yes.- About four years ago.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07- Our children go to the same school so pick up and drop off.- Yeah.
0:02:07 > 0:02:14- And you start chatting.- We do. And we've ended up sharing the same office! So it's every day.
0:02:14 > 0:02:21- What do you do for a living? - I'm a lifestyle manager. I organise everybody's life and mine is chaos!
0:02:21 > 0:02:26- You do that as a profession?- I do. - So these people would be very rich and incapable?
0:02:26 > 0:02:30I don't think they'd like to be described as that!
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- Rich and busy people.- Very busy. I help make their lives easier.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40- And Jason, what do you do? - I run a couple of businesses. One in print management.
0:02:40 > 0:02:46- And the other is motorsport marketing.- Tell me about your wedding last year.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Four days before the wedding, my best man got swine flu.
0:02:50 > 0:02:57- Lucky for us, Lady Jerry stepped in and she was my best man.- Really? - Yes.- Well, that's great.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- And it was so much fun! - Did you have to tell dirty stories?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I told a few.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- She was absolutely brilliant. Best best man ever.- Isn't that nice?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12You're clearly very close friends. How will you get on today?
0:03:12 > 0:03:18- Probably argue all the way. - We're bound to argue!- Will you?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22We love a bit of an argument. Gemma, how did you two meet?
0:03:22 > 0:03:27My boyfriend needed a new housemate and Matt answered the advert on the internet.
0:03:27 > 0:03:34- And Matt moved in.- Interesting. What do you do for a living? - I work at a college in Brighton.
0:03:34 > 0:03:41I'm a higher education officer dealing with senior administration of foundation degree courses.
0:03:41 > 0:03:48Despite being a pillar of the educational community, you're also a bit saucy.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53- Yes. You're talking about my addiction to hot sauce.- I think so!
0:03:53 > 0:03:58My old housemate got me into it. I have to put hot sauce on everything I eat.
0:03:58 > 0:04:04- Do you have it really hot?- Yes. - Really, really hot?- Really.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- Obviously a dangerous lady to visit for dinner.- Yes!- Very good.
0:04:09 > 0:04:15- Matt, what do you do for a living? - I'm a student, studying a Masters in Architecture.
0:04:15 > 0:04:22And I'm hoping to do restoration work on stately homes, cottages, churches.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28It's quite a divide between you architecture gurus who are either so cutting edge,
0:04:28 > 0:04:33so carbuncle, so out there, or looking back enjoying history.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Yeah, I'm looking back, but most of my friends look forward.
0:04:37 > 0:04:44- How do you think you'll get on? - Just fine. We've got similar taste so I think we will agree.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- Do you like hot sauce?- A bit! - Well, that's brilliant.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53Now the money moment. Here's your £300.
0:04:53 > 0:04:59Your experts await. Off you go! And very, very, very good luck. I like a bit of sauce myself.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Now time to meet our experts.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Helping the Reds is Catherine Southon.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13The Blues will be under the supervision of Anita Manning.
0:05:17 > 0:05:23- Have you got a plan of attack? - We do.- Yes, we have. - Oh, and he's got a map! OK.
0:05:23 > 0:05:29- What sort of thing do you fancy buying today?- Maybe something a bit sort of 20th century?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Yes!- Definitely.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36- I've never had such organised contestants.- We start well...
0:05:36 > 0:05:40That's what we're looking for. Good 20th-century designs.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Something with lots of oomph! Let's go!
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- Let the shopping commence! - What do you think of those?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Yeah, well, the colour is great(!)
0:05:51 > 0:05:56- I know.- They'll certainly stand out in a saleroom.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- What do you think?- I love them!
0:06:01 > 0:06:08They're very stylish. 20th-century design is coming up in price in the saleroom.
0:06:08 > 0:06:15Young people like yourselves are interested, going along, saying, "That presses my buttons!"
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- How old are they? - From the 1970s, 1980s.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- And I think that these are Italian. - Oh, right. OK.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28We've got this marvellous tub seat here. Looking back to '50s design,
0:06:28 > 0:06:33- but it's not just as old as that. - OK.- And marvellous chrome legs.
0:06:33 > 0:06:39We like them as well. And this absolutely...awful orange colour!
0:06:39 > 0:06:46- Isn't it awful?- It's good! - Shall we ask how much they are? Some of these can be quite dear.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- Hiya! Hi.- How you doing? - Nice to meet you, darling.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56My team love these chairs.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01Well, they're £40 each, singly. If you buy all four, 10% off.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Could you do them for £130?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Cash.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- 135 cash and you've got a deal. - 135?
0:07:10 > 0:07:12They're 1970s. >
0:07:12 > 0:07:17Copy of an Arne Jacobsen pot chair. A design icon.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- I think 130 and we'd have a deal. - Yeah.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Playing hardball! All right.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- We'll go with your 130. - Oh, you're a darling.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Thank you very much. That's great.
0:07:38 > 0:07:44That's nice, isn't it? Is that a little compact? Let's just have a little look.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- I like the colour.- Yes, I do.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55We've got sort of engine turning. Let's open it. Apparently silver.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Hasn't got the puff as well.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03- I wouldn't know about that kind of thing.- Do you not wear this stuff? - It doesn't suit me.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Not during the week, anyway.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- There's the hallmark.- Right.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- Birmingham.- Yes. - M. We'll need to look that up.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- Try to find the date.- I like that. - It's very nice.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- It's got to be '20s or '30s, by the style of it.- Yes, yes.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24What do you think it might be worth? £65 is a bit pricey.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- What's the best...?- 30-50? - You think?
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- What's the best on that? - < 40.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37It's tight, isn't it?
0:08:37 > 0:08:43- I think if we could get that... - If we could get that in the 30 sort of region.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48- Surely we can maybe come back?- Do you want to?- At 40 it's touch and go.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53I think it probably is. It's the colour that's appealing.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- Do you want to think about it?- Yeah.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00While they're thinking, take a look at what I've found.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03It's a letter opener with a twist.
0:09:03 > 0:09:09You come across quite a few of these things at these fairs with an ivory blade to it.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14This one's nice. It's got a cast gilt bronze shaft to it.
0:09:14 > 0:09:21And if you were putting a value to it, you'd expect something like this, round about 1900,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24to be worth what...? £150?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27£200 top end?
0:09:27 > 0:09:32well, if I spin it over, it reveals an extra special feature.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37Look at that. The handle is mounted with a miniature timepiece.
0:09:37 > 0:09:43You can see the face here with the numerals and it tells us the time,
0:09:43 > 0:09:49which is 25 to seven. Well, that's wrong, actually, but it's probably not wound up.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53To wind it, you simply turn the end ferrel like that.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58That winds the movement and if I turn it over this knob here,
0:09:58 > 0:10:04if you pull that out it enables you to change the position of the hands.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08I've only seen once before a miniature movement like this
0:10:08 > 0:10:11and it was on a walking stick.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15And the maker of that movement was an Austrian
0:10:15 > 0:10:18called Holuska.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20And I think this movement is by him.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25If you took it apart, undoing these little screws,
0:10:25 > 0:10:29you'd find the movement housed inside that bronze shaft.
0:10:29 > 0:10:35And the price online for the walking stick with the Holuska movement in it
0:10:35 > 0:10:37was nearly 3,000.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41What's the price here today at Ardingly
0:10:41 > 0:10:46for the Holuska movement mounted in the letter knife page turner?
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Well, it could be yours for £850.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Quite a page turner.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00So the powder compact. What's your decision, Reds?
0:11:00 > 0:11:05- People, people, what do we think? - I think we should go back for it.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10- I think it's really pretty. - I...agree.- No, you don't agree.
0:11:10 > 0:11:17- You don't agree! Honestly, what do you think?- I think we should get it if they'll budge a little bit.
0:11:17 > 0:11:24- Just a little bit more. - Go and negotiate.- Can you budge them? Are you the man to budge?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- I think he is.- We'll find out!
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Go on, Jason! Be manly! Get bargaining.
0:11:30 > 0:11:36- So, guys, we've got you cool chairs for your cool, modern apartment. - Yeah.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- I spotted something which I think will fit in absolutely perfectly. - Excellent!
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- Oh, my gosh!- I already love it.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54It is good. Look at that!
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- Isn't that marvellous?- Oh, my gosh.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- So when...? This is from the '80s? - Yeah. Uh-huh.
0:12:01 > 0:12:07- It's like a big space helmet, isn't it?- It's amazing. So good for kids' bedrooms.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13So you could sit on your lovely 20th-century design chair
0:12:13 > 0:12:18- and watch your 1970s box. - What do you think, Matt?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20I'm not sure.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25- I like it.- I don't know. I love it, but...
0:12:25 > 0:12:27I'm not sure the people will.
0:12:27 > 0:12:35OK. This sale will be on the internet so it doesn't just depend on who is in the room at the time.
0:12:35 > 0:12:43- Yeah.- This is the type of thing that people will be trawling the auction searches for.- Yeah.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- And there's not a lot of them about. - 45 is a quite cheap price.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53I've seen these going for substantially more than that.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- It goes well with our chairs. - It would.- It will go well.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- They can go in the 20th century section.- What we need to find out
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- is if it's in working order. - I don't think that matters.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11What you're looking for and paying for is the design
0:13:11 > 0:13:18and the look of it. It doesn't matter. You can put your beer in there at the end of the day.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- I do really like it. - It could go down or it could go up.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27But I've seen that type of telly do quite well in auction.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32But we're taking a chance, guys! Do you want to take a chance?
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- I want to take a chance. - Let's go for it.- I'm happy to.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39That's 45 quid, please.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Thanks a lot. I hope you win!
0:13:41 > 0:13:45What? No haggling? That's a first!
0:13:47 > 0:13:51He doesn't look as if he's actually bought it. Have you?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- How did you get on?- You did get it!
0:13:53 > 0:13:58- How much?- £40.- Ohhh! - There was no way he was budging.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03- Well, we needed one item. - We're on a roll now. Let's go.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08Half an hour gone. We have one item. We've a lot of ground to cover.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- Is that...? Is it a rabbit? Or a hare?- A hare, I think.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23That's such fun because of the tape and the tail. >
0:14:23 > 0:14:28- That is a most unusual item! - Look at the tail going round.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32What a lovely thing for a very fancy dressmaker.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Oh, I think that's so lovely.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40And so to wind it back up you just wind the tail.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- So it would date from about the 1920s.- Yeah.
0:14:44 > 0:14:51- What's interesting is this celluloid body here.- Yeah. - It's like an early plastic.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- And the colour of that green. - Is great. The colour is great.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- That's a very interesting item. - It's £90.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01£90...
0:15:01 > 0:15:07- What do you think about that? - I think it's well worth £90 for it's a little oddity,
0:15:07 > 0:15:10it's a little curiosity.
0:15:10 > 0:15:17- But I think you may struggle to make profit on it. But if you really like it.- It'll struggle.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- I think we carry on looking.- Yeah. - Carry on looking?
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- But I'm convinced by it, so... - Ohhhh!
0:15:25 > 0:15:28You have to find something better.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Hm. Tension in the camp, eh?
0:15:33 > 0:15:38The Reds are still looking for their second item. Get a move on, chaps.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44- I like that colour. That is gorgeous.- I like this...
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- It's a lava effect. - Fantastic, isn't it?
0:15:48 > 0:15:53- And the colours are beautiful. - '70s stuff is getting collectable.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- It's beautiful.- Quite funky. - I love the colours. - What's your best on that?
0:15:58 > 0:16:01I can do 40 as the very best.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05We are selling in a very traditional country saleroom.
0:16:05 > 0:16:11- This is more your London piece. - I think it would sell anywhere. - Do you?- I do.
0:16:11 > 0:16:17- Would you have it in your home? - I would.- It's nice.- 35 and it's...
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- No, it's striking. - < 38 and it's a deal.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Ohhh!- Ohhh!- Ohhh!
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Ohhhh! Oh, oh, oh!
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- I like it.- It's '70s. '70s is quite trendy. German.
0:16:30 > 0:16:37- I'm actually agreeing here. - Maybe we should get this while he's agreeing!- Yeah? You sure?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Takes some of the pressure off me.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Can you feel it? Can you feel all the pressure?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47£38? Oh, deal.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50I don't know what you're feeling, girls.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Now listen up. Anita's got some good advice.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59- Don't leave it to the last minute. - OK.- We've got 12 minutes.
0:16:59 > 0:17:05- Are you going to try to persuade him?- Yeah. He's got 12 minutes to find something better.
0:17:05 > 0:17:0612 minutes!
0:17:06 > 0:17:10So sweet. The pressure's on, Matt!
0:17:13 > 0:17:14No.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19- I personally like this type of thing. Do you like it?- No.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24- What about the little match case? - No.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Hm, bad luck, Matt. Have the Reds found their third item yet?
0:17:28 > 0:17:32There's one there and one there. Take your pick.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34That'll be a "no", then.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Come on, quick! Only got 8 minutes!
0:17:37 > 0:17:43- Am I able to persuade you for the hare?- If you've fallen in love with it and think other people will.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- Someone there will want it. - We need a better price.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Hello! We're back.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54We couldn't resist the tape measurer.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57So what's your very, very best price?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- £85.- 85?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Can we push that? 75?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03No. 80.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08- 80?- 80?- I mean, that's £10 off it. That's quite good.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- You're definitely convinced?- Yep. - We'll definitely make a profit?
0:18:12 > 0:18:15If we don't, I'll buy you a drink.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18A reasonable idea.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- So you say!- So £80?
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Fair enough. Excellent. Thank you very much.
0:18:25 > 0:18:31The Blues are done, but with five minutes to go the Reds are starting to panic.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Keep looking! ..That's too much.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- That's very sweet, isn't it? - Do you like that?
0:18:38 > 0:18:43- I quite like the matching lid. - It is very pretty.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- It's in lovely condition.- It is.
0:18:46 > 0:18:52You can imagine something like this on a gentleman's desk. It's fake tortoiseshell, not real.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Probably '50s. Maybe slightly later.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- It's unusual, but practical as well. - Hello.- Hello.
0:19:00 > 0:19:06- what do you think, Jason? - It's a decorative piece. I can see it on my desk.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- Would you buy it? - I said a gentleman's desk.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Maybe not on my desk, then!
0:19:13 > 0:19:16How much is on this?
0:19:16 > 0:19:17£55.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- We have 30 seconds left.- Have we? - 30 seconds.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- What about that?- No, no, no.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Let's go for this, Catherine.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32- We've got 10 seconds. Sure? - We'd like this. Is that OK?- Yes!
0:19:32 > 0:19:33Thank you!
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Cor, that sure is close to the wire.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Hold fire, everyone. Your time is up!
0:19:44 > 0:19:48Let's remind ourselves what our teams have bought.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53An enamel powder compact was purchased for £40.
0:19:56 > 0:20:02This 1970s West German lava vase was snapped up for £38.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08And this ink stand was bought, with only seconds to go, for £55.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- Last-minute stuff there! - It was a little bit exciting!
0:20:14 > 0:20:17A little bit desperate, I think.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- So you spent 133?- Yes.
0:20:19 > 0:20:27So £167 of leftover lolly. That's lovely - 167 for you. Are you as cold as you look?
0:20:27 > 0:20:33I'm absolutely freezing and I'm not going to take such a desperate purchase. I'll take my time.
0:20:33 > 0:20:39We'll catch up with you later. Why don't we remind ourselves of what the Blues bought?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Those!
0:20:41 > 0:20:47At £130, these four Italian chairs should certainly brighten up the saleroom!
0:20:50 > 0:20:52And the retro theme continues.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56£45 paid for this spaced-out television set.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02And, finally, Gemma got the measure of Matt with the novelty hare.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- Right, you two. You've had a 20th-century design fest.- We have.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- Did you enjoy it?- Yes. Really enjoyed it.- Good.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- And you spent a good wodge. How much?- We spent £255.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21I'd like £45 of leftover lolly. That goes straight to Anita.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26- It's something of a task, isn't it? With only £45.- No.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- That's easy peasy. - Och! Easy peasy?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Pride before a fall, Anita!
0:21:32 > 0:21:39Good luck. For the rest of us, we're about to shove off to sunny Chiswick.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Chiswick House is magnificent.
0:21:44 > 0:21:50Designed by the Earl of Burlington, its pillars and porticos echo the classical buildings
0:21:50 > 0:21:56of Greece and Rome, made famous by the greatest of Venetian architects.
0:21:56 > 0:22:02Andrea Palladio was born in 1508 and died in 1580.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06And apart from his obvious skills as an architect,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09he was also a great self-publicist
0:22:09 > 0:22:14because he produced four volumes on architecture
0:22:14 > 0:22:22which survived and became the inspirational for subsequent generations of architects.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26But what are the salient features of Palladianism?
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Well, as you can see, this structure is of supremely high quality.
0:22:30 > 0:22:38It's made of Portland stone and every moulding and element of it has been carefully conceived.
0:22:39 > 0:22:46These three windows each incorporate arches and they're referred to today as Italianate windows.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50The central Italianate window provides a landing
0:22:50 > 0:22:56for this elaborate series of double staircases that lead up to it.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00And if you look at the mouldings underneath this terrace,
0:23:00 > 0:23:05you see that it incorporates a Greek key fret pattern here
0:23:05 > 0:23:09and underneath we have a Vitruvian scroll,
0:23:09 > 0:23:16which looks slightly like a series of stylised waves rolling towards the shore.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19All of this is classical ornament,
0:23:19 > 0:23:25but actually this is the least ornamented of the elevations here at Chiswick
0:23:25 > 0:23:30because it's the back door. Just come and have a look at the front.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Wow! Look at this!
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Perfect symmetry.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Absolute luxury.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Can you imagine the thrill of arriving here
0:23:53 > 0:24:01and enjoying a party with Lord Burlington? This is the ultimate in classical architecture.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05And it was designed by Burlington himself.
0:24:05 > 0:24:13No architect by training, but a man inspired by the designs of Palladio some 200 years earlier.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21The portico here is perfectly proportioned.
0:24:21 > 0:24:28We've got a perfect triangular pediment sitting on massive fluted columns
0:24:28 > 0:24:32with Corinthian capitals
0:24:32 > 0:24:36and acreage of entirely plain walls on either side.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41But below the piano nobile sits the basement level
0:24:41 > 0:24:43which has been rusticated
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Each of those blocks of stone originally was smooth.
0:24:47 > 0:24:55They've been deliberately sculpted, chiselled away to create this almost lava, grotto-like effect
0:24:55 > 0:25:00which is not only rough, but extremely elegant.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05The big question is today, of course, over at the auction
0:25:05 > 0:25:09will our contestants be finding it rough?
0:25:16 > 0:25:2180. 400. And 20. 450.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25It's great to be with Jonathan Pratt over at Bellmans.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30First up, then, Jason and Jerry with the powder compact.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Well, it's silver and it's enamel. That's always nice.
0:25:33 > 0:25:39- Pale blue, nice touch, but scratched to smithereens. - Scratches. Bad condition.
0:25:39 > 0:25:47You could polish it back. We'd probably put it with other items so I'm putting it at £25-£35.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51£40 paid. I frankly don't think that stands a snowflake's chance.
0:25:51 > 0:25:59- Next is the lava vase - one of the most grotesque and ghastly things I've seen in years!- Absolutely.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- I should be standing in sandals and socks.- You should.
0:26:03 > 0:26:09- It's just... Well, an acquired taste and it's not mine, but someone will love it, will they?- Yes.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14- They will.- What's your estimate on it?- £30-£40.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18£38 paid. They may have just paid spot on for that.
0:26:18 > 0:26:24- Now this faux tortoiseshell, which is actually plastic.- It is. - Plastic and gilt metal.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29- The word "faux" - fantastic(!) - Made when? 1970s? 1980s?
0:26:29 > 0:26:35- Fairly modern.- Fairly modern. - I've been a little bit scathing on my estimate.- What did you put?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- £15-£20.- Good estimate. £55 paid.
0:26:38 > 0:26:44- Possibly my estimate is conservative, but to get £55, well, we hope. - We hope.
0:26:44 > 0:26:50We'll have to hope quite strongly. They're almost guaranteed to need the Bonus Buy.
0:26:50 > 0:26:58Jason and Jerry, you did very well in the shopping. You gave Catherine £167.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03- And she's bought your Bonus Buy. Has she burnt the lot?- I wouldn't.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- There we are.- Ahh!- OK.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07A loving cup.
0:27:07 > 0:27:13- Is that what it is? - With the two handles. - I haven't seen anything like this.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17This is called lustreware. Sunderland lustreware.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20It's got this wonderful iridescent finish.
0:27:20 > 0:27:26- And that's achieved by using metallic pigments.- Right. - I think it's a lovely effect
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- and it is very collectable. - Looks nice.- Pretty.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Then we've got the transfer decoration of the ship here.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39- And a little poem underneath. - A lovely poem.
0:27:39 > 0:27:46- I think that's lovely.- What do you think?- Yeah, I really like it. So how much?- I only paid £50.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49And I used to sell these for...
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Dare I say, about £80-£100.
0:27:53 > 0:28:00- And I would be upset if it didn't... if it stayed at 50 or a bit below. - So would I if we choose it!
0:28:00 > 0:28:06- But I do think there is profit in that.- OK.- Well, let's not get too muggy about this,
0:28:06 > 0:28:12but for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Catherine's loving cup.
0:28:12 > 0:28:20- So two-handled, splodgy pink decoration like that is typical of Sunderland.- Absolutely.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- They made their name out of it. - They did, really.
0:28:24 > 0:28:30- We're a long way from Northumberland. Will you have a buyer?- With the internet.- How much?
0:28:30 > 0:28:35- £40-£60.- Brilliant. Catherine paid £50 for it and she loves it.
0:28:35 > 0:28:42Now for the Blues. First up are four of these uranium orange upholstered jokers down there.
0:28:42 > 0:28:49Well, it's a reproduction of a '60s chair in the manner of Eames or something like that.
0:28:49 > 0:28:55- Yes.- They're all the rage. People will put a Georgian side table in the room
0:28:55 > 0:29:00- and have those on a painted wooden floor.- Yes, and quite stylish it is.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04I would be perfectly happy having those in my house.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09- It would all boil down to price. - Well, there's four of them. £70-£100.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13They paid £130. They got slightly carried away,
0:29:13 > 0:29:21but they're clearly a pretty funky team because that leads us straight to the Discoverer TV set,
0:29:21 > 0:29:26- which is again an acquired taste. - Absolutely. I think it's funny.
0:29:26 > 0:29:33I did some research on it and I found one in an auction described as a TV modelled as a motorcycle helmet.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38Which, when you think about it, it's exactly that.
0:29:38 > 0:29:44- What sort of price range was the Discoverer selling for? - As little as £40 or £50
0:29:44 > 0:29:48and, crikey, one example sold in Scotland, not in Anita's saleroom,
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- but somewhere in Scotland for over £160.- Did it?
0:29:52 > 0:29:59- But you're not going to be able to plug it in and use it. - Well, I don't know. Can't you?
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Not when it goes digital.
0:30:01 > 0:30:07Well, we've got that broad spectrum of price. What will you put on it in today's sale?
0:30:07 > 0:30:12- Still I've gone for... I think £80-£120 is realistic. - Have you?
0:30:12 > 0:30:19- £45 they paid.- Good. - So, you see, they have got the eye and they could make a wodge on that.
0:30:19 > 0:30:27Lastly, and at the other end of the size and generation spectrum, we've got this oddball tape measure,
0:30:27 > 0:30:33- which is great fun.- Yeah. Novelty items are just the key when selling works of art.
0:30:33 > 0:30:40- And then it's got function. Winding the tail is great fun. - Yeah.- But it's base metal.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45- It's an entry-level collectable. - A seriously cheap job, but fun.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- How much, do you think? - I've put £30-£40.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53OK. They paid £80. So, overall, they should be just about all right,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56but they might need the Bonus Buy.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02Gemma and Matt, you spent a magnificent £255,
0:31:02 > 0:31:07leaving Anita with only £45 of leftover lolly. Anita?
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- Ohh...that's interesting. - Is it?- What is it?
0:31:12 > 0:31:18Have a wee look at it. It's a lovely wee gilt metal box.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23If you open it up, you'll see how beautifully it's made.
0:31:23 > 0:31:29- That is pretty. - And on the lid we have these lovely little florets.- Yeah.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34With the little centres made of turquoise. I would imagine
0:31:34 > 0:31:38that you could keep beetles in there, tiny wee beetles,
0:31:38 > 0:31:42or you could put some scented leaves or scented flowers.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44- Awww.- Awww!
0:31:44 > 0:31:49- How old is it?- I would say it's the beginning of the 20th century.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53- Late 19th, early 20th century. - And how much did you pay?
0:31:53 > 0:31:59- I paid £20.- Mmm.- Which I think is quite a reasonable price
0:31:59 > 0:32:04- for such a nicely-made little object.- Yes.
0:32:04 > 0:32:10- And how much profit will we make? - It could make £10. Or £20.
0:32:10 > 0:32:16I think there is profit in it. Just how much we will not know until the hammer falls.
0:32:16 > 0:32:22- Yeah.- You're absolutely right. You don't choose until after the sale of your first three items,
0:32:22 > 0:32:26but let's find out what the auctioneer thinks.
0:32:26 > 0:32:34So this is intriguing, isn't it? Look - the pierced top with those little turquoise eyes in it.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38I think if this were made of silver it would be a wonderful thing.
0:32:38 > 0:32:44- A nice quality, low-grade product. Very nicely made. I like it. - What's your estimate on it?
0:32:44 > 0:32:48- I've put £30-£40. - She'll love you. She only paid 20.
0:32:48 > 0:32:54That is just the right note if the team go with it, which we'll find out later.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59- Feeling confident?- Oh, yeah.- You're going to kill 'em.- Yes!- Great.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12- Jason and Jerry, is this exciting or is it exciting?- Absolutely!
0:33:12 > 0:33:19- You've waited a good old time to arrive at the auction.- Yeah. - Are you full of any concerns?
0:33:19 > 0:33:25- We're a little concerned. - What about?- The inkwell.- Are you? - It was a desperate choice.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30- We had about three seconds.- He's put a very low estimate of £15-£20.
0:33:31 > 0:33:38But in the same breath he says there are inkwell collectors, it will be on the internet...
0:33:38 > 0:33:40First up is the compact.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42In RAF blue, here it comes.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47A silver and pale blue enamel powder compact. Birmingham, 1936.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52And start me at £20 for this? The compact for £20? Thank you.
0:33:52 > 0:33:57£20 is bid. 5 anywhere? £20 front row. I'll take 2.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02- The maiden bid is £20. All done? - Scratching.- 22.
0:34:02 > 0:34:0425. 28.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- Yes!- 30. 35.
0:34:07 > 0:34:1135 with the gentleman on the right. 40.
0:34:11 > 0:34:16- £40.- Get away! £40! - I'll sell it for 40, then.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- At £40.- You wiped your face.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23That is just so good! Who could possibly have believed that?
0:34:23 > 0:34:28- Now the lava vase.- We like this. - I like this.- You do?
0:34:28 > 0:34:34A floor vase. West German. I've got...£15.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36With me at £15. 20.
0:34:36 > 0:34:4025. 30 at the back. At 30.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45- 35 in front. 40.- In profit. - 45. 50. £50, back of the room.
0:34:45 > 0:34:495 anywhere else? He's gone 55 now.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- 60.- It's going on! - 5 now. 70.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- 75. - Somebody will have a heart attack!
0:34:56 > 0:35:0185. 90. £90, still standing. Back of the room at £90.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- He's a good lad! - All done. 90.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- Well done.- That would be plus 52.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- Plus 52.- It can't be!
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Plus 52! Plus 52!
0:35:13 > 0:35:18- I'm in shock.- Amazing.- Now the ink stand.- Where it all goes wrong.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22- We have the ink stand to surmount. - Yeah.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Lot 1793A. A faux tortoiseshell
0:35:24 > 0:35:30glass and brass-mounted ink stand of square form. Two bids I have.
0:35:30 > 0:35:3115. 18. 20.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34And 5. £25 I'm bid.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38At 25. Looking for 28 now. £25 commission.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Come on, Jonathan.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Are you all done? Straight in at £25. All done?
0:35:44 > 0:35:46£25.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- £25 means you're minus 30. - You were doing so well.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53So you are plus 22 overall.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Nothing wrong with that. £22 in the bank. That's good!
0:35:57 > 0:36:02After what we said about your lava vase, being so crabby about it.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- I know!- You've done really well. - It's a trendy thing.
0:36:06 > 0:36:13What about the loving cup? Going to take a chance at 50? Or bank the £22?
0:36:13 > 0:36:17- You're taking home money at 22. - We like it.- And banking it.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22- No...- We're going to go for it. We like it.- Are you sure? - Every confidence.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27The die is cast. The loving cup. Here it comes.
0:36:27 > 0:36:34A Sunderland mottled pink lustre loving cup. 1971, with motto, ships and all sorts on there.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38A good example this is. And I've got five bids.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41And I've got...40,
0:36:41 > 0:36:46- 60, 65, £70 straight in. - Yes!
0:36:46 > 0:36:4975 now I'm bid. At 75. 80. Do I see 5?
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Any more? At £80, then. 85.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- Yes!- 90. 95.
0:36:55 > 0:37:0095 on the right. At 95 and selling. All done? It's going.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Last chance. At £95. All done.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Catherine, you are brilliant.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- Thank you.- Superb!
0:37:08 > 0:37:13So £95. You are up £45 on the loving cup.
0:37:13 > 0:37:1745, 65, £67.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20£67 up.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- Fabulous.- Superb. - I'd say that's good, too.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28Don't say a word to the Blues. No point in spoiling their day.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32# Money, money, money, money Money!
0:37:32 > 0:37:36# Money, money, money, money Money! #
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Now Gemma and Matt,
0:37:39 > 0:37:44- had a chat with the Reds?- No. - Not yet.- Got any news from them?
0:37:44 > 0:37:49- No.- No. Well, I hope you haven't been chatting.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- Now how confident are you? - Mixed, mixed feelings.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57We can make a profit on the TV, not sure about the chairs.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01We don't have a lot of 20th-century design in the room,
0:38:01 > 0:38:05but I'm hoping it will have been viewed on the internet.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Let's hope for the best.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13A set of four tub chairs in the manner of Charles and Eames.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Orange upholstery. Fashionable lot, this, I'm sure.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21I have £60 to start me. At £60.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23I'll take 5. 65. 70. 75.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27- And 80.- Yes, go on.- £80.- Kick on.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- One more might do it.- Oh, £80.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- I'll sell it at 80. - I don't believe this.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Last chance, then, at £80.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38£80. You are minus 50 on that.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43- Not a good buy!- Minus 50, but don't worry. You'll make it all back.
0:38:43 > 0:38:49We have this Philips Discoverer television set in the shape of a space helmet.
0:38:49 > 0:38:531980s one. I can start at...
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- £50.- Straight into profit.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00A commission bid at 50. I'll take 5. 55. 60.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0365. 70. 75. 80.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- Look at this.- 85. 90.- Look at this.
0:39:06 > 0:39:0995. And 100. With me at £100.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Do I see 10? Against you at £100.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Going at £100.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18That is so good. That is so good. That is plus 55.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21You were minus 50. Now plus 5.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23You're a fiver up, right?
0:39:23 > 0:39:29- A fiver up. Now you paid £80 for this.- Gemma paid £80.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31£80 for the novelty hare.
0:39:31 > 0:39:37- It's been on the internet. - A brass novelty tape measure in the form of a seated hare.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Crikey. Everyone wants this lot.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46- Hey!- Start low, though - 35, 55, 60...60.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49£70 I'm bid and I'll take 5.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54£70 and I'll take 5. Lots of interest. At £70, commission bid.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59- At 70.- Oh, no.- 75 clears the commission. Any more than £75?
0:39:59 > 0:40:05- Are we all done at £75? - I don't believe this! Selling at 75! This is terrible!
0:40:05 > 0:40:11- £75.- £75 is minus £5, which means you're nowhere!
0:40:12 > 0:40:18You have no profit and no loss. You have absolutely nothing!
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Listen - could be a winning score.
0:40:21 > 0:40:27- Or are you going to go with the Bonus Buy?- We've got to. - Got to go for it.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32- Have you?- I trust this lady. I trust this lady.- You trust her?
0:40:32 > 0:40:36- You're going to go with the box? - Yes.- Here comes the Bonus Buy.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39A rectangular gilt metal box,
0:40:39 > 0:40:44early 19th-century design. Nicely pierced with an inset top.
0:40:44 > 0:40:50- £25 I have to start. At £25. - We're already in profit.- Take 28.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53At £25. 28. And 30. 32. 35.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- Look out.- 38. And 40. £40.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01Look out, kids. This is typical Anita Manning.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06- At £40, selling.- Plus £20. So, overall, you are plus 20.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11- How good is that?- I'm pleased. - Everybody should be chuffed.
0:41:11 > 0:41:17Could be a winning score. Don't say a thing to the Reds. We'll reveal all in a moment.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20# Money, money, money, money Money!
0:41:20 > 0:41:24# Money, money, money, money... #
0:41:24 > 0:41:31Well, that was fun, wasn't it? In fact, great fun. Today's teams are both going to go home
0:41:31 > 0:41:38with cash in their pockets as a result of the great expertise and skills they've shown today.
0:41:38 > 0:41:45And they also deserve a medal. To make a profit on this programme is difficult enough.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49You're both ahead, but which is which?
0:41:49 > 0:41:55Which team is marginally nudging in front of the other? They genuinely don't know.
0:41:55 > 0:42:02We don't have losers any more. We simply have runners-up. Today it's the Blues.
0:42:02 > 0:42:08- Sorry, kids. You had a good time? - Yeah, we did.- You gave them a really good run for your money.
0:42:08 > 0:42:14- That lovely profit of £20 on the gilt metal box was helpful. - Yes, you saved us.
0:42:14 > 0:42:20Actually, they had no profit, no loss at that moment, but the Bonus Buy gave them £20.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25- Saved the day.- There's the £20. Not bad, is it?- Not bad at all.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30To be walking home with cash! You've been a lovely team. Thank you.
0:42:30 > 0:42:35But the victors today are going to take home 67 smackers!
0:42:35 > 0:42:41- Thank you.- £52 up on that hideous lava vase! I mean...
0:42:41 > 0:42:46Just shows what I know about stuff. That was really good.
0:42:46 > 0:42:54£45 up on the Sunderland lustre loving cup, which was a real achievement, Catherine. Well done.
0:42:54 > 0:43:00- Anyway, overall it shakes out at plus £67.- We're over the moon. - That's amazing.
0:43:00 > 0:43:05We're over the moon for you. It's lovely to have two teams of winners.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Join us soon for more bargain hunting!
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