0:00:04 > 0:00:10No, this is not University Challenge, it's a challenge of an altogether different sort.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:36 > 0:00:41Today, we're at the Jaguar Antiques Fair at Derby University.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45With the high rolling red team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47- I want to spend some money. - Yes.- What about you?
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Well, yes, if it's worth it.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52I agree with that, let's spend some money on something good.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54And a feisty blue team.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57And I know by your face, Holly, that you're going to completely
0:00:57 > 0:01:01ignore what I say and do what you want anyway.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03But it's all smiles all round at the auction.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Yes!
0:01:08 > 0:01:12That's all still to come, but first let me remind you about the rules.
0:01:12 > 0:01:18To become Bargain Hunt graduates, our teams have just 60 minutes
0:01:18 > 0:01:21and £300 to find three items to sell at auction.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25The winning team is the one that makes the most profit or least loss.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28£500.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32That's the theory anyway, but first let's go and meet the teams.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38Competing on Bargain Hunt today, we've got a couple of friends and a mother and daughter.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40We've got Ken and Bruce for the friends,
0:01:40 > 0:01:42and we've got Holly and Beverley for the mother and daughter.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Welcome all. - Thank you.- Lovely to see you.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Now you two guys, how long have you been friends and where did you meet?
0:01:48 > 0:01:52I'm afraid it's nearly 30 years ago, and I met Bruce when he was waiting
0:01:52 > 0:01:55for yet another interview, which he passed.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Well, I would do, wouldn't I!
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- You were at school then, were you? - Yes, we were both school teachers.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Ten years ago I retired, early retired.
0:02:01 > 0:02:07I help out at the Ashby de la Zouch Museum with 50 other volunteers. We love it, it's good fun.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- Do you actually collect anything in particular yourself? - Yes, I'm a book collector.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14I'm very keen on the works of John Buchan, John Meade Falkner
0:02:14 > 0:02:18and other authors, and I've got nearly 7,000 books at home.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22But more recently, last couple of years I've been collecting ampullae.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- Tell us about ampullae then. - Well, here's an ampulla.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30- Yes.- And it's made of lead, and it's a small holy water container.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32This one has a big W on it.
0:02:32 > 0:02:38Allegedly, it's meant to be from Walsingham but I'm hoping today that it means winner.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Now, Bruce, do you still teach?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42I teach critical thinking.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44What's critical thinking?
0:02:44 > 0:02:49It's trying to get people to look at things objectively and not take things at face value.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Well, that's brilliant. What do you like to collect?
0:02:51 > 0:02:55I collect DH Lawrence, Evelyn Waugh, modern first editions.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00- To find first editions in dust covers and stuff like that is nearly impossible now, isn't it?- Yes.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Have you had any discoveries?
0:03:02 > 0:03:06I was a bit lucky, because I actually bought a whole range of
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Shakespeare miniatures, and they cost me £10, but one was missing.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Literally months later, in Ulveston in Cumbria,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I walked into a book shop and guess what was for sale for 50 pence?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20The book, the specific book from that collection. I'm not sure how much it's worth, but...
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- Same publisher, same imprint, the whole thing?- I think it was...
0:03:22 > 0:03:24It was the missing one.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26The missing book.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29We're on the mark with you, we're going to have rather fun today.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Now girls, are you quaking in your boots, all these guys nattering on?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- Not really. - It's something else, isn't it?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- Absolutely.- Yes. What do you do for a living, Bev?
0:03:35 > 0:03:40I'm a retail and finance manager at Blackbrook Zoological Park.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Are you?- I am, yes.- But you haven't always worked at the zoo, have you?
0:03:42 > 0:03:47No, I haven't, I've been an interior designer for 20 years.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Gosh. So you know about antiques? - Absolutely.- Great.
0:03:50 > 0:03:56So you've been buying things and placing them in clients' houses to enhance the beauty of their homes?
0:03:56 > 0:04:01- Absolutely.- The nice thing about being an interior decorator I always think, I've never done it myself,
0:04:01 > 0:04:06but I might turn my hand to it, is spending somebody else's money to create what you want.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Exactly.- Which is such fun, isn't it?- It is, yes.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11I mean, take our £300 today.
0:04:11 > 0:04:17- You're going to be taking our £300 and converting it into zillions of profits.- I do hope so.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Yes, I hope so too. Now darling, what do you enjoy collecting?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23I collect blue and white china,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26David Winter cottages, I also collect teapots.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Yes. How many teapots have you got?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30I've probably got about 400.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- 400 teapots!- Yes.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34I mean, we're talking big time here, aren't we.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- So, Holls, what do you do for a living, baby?- I'm a full-time
0:04:37 > 0:04:42student at Nottingham Trent University, I'm studying product design. All going well.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Tell us about the course. Product design, is that good?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Yes, it's really good. It's completely different to what I
0:04:47 > 0:04:51originally thought it would be, compared to what I was doing, design technology.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53It's a completely different scale.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54So I really enjoy it.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- Are you really looking forward to competing on Bargain Hunt? - Absolutely.- I am, yes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- You're up for this.- Yes, definitely. - It's a great place, you're going
0:05:02 > 0:05:04to have lots of fun, and we're going to have lots of fun.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Now the money moment, £300 apiece. There you go, £300, £300.- Thank you.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13You know the rules, your experts await and off you go, and very, very good luck.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17400 teapots, eh? Cheers!
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Now, time to meet our experts.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25Teaching the Reds a thing or two is lecturer in bargains, David Barby.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31And helping out the Blues, someone with all his faculties, Mark Stacey and a 2:2.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Time to start shopping!
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Some nice stuff here.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41They're nice, Mum.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Oh, no. What's the best you can do?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46The absolute base would be 120.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- 120.- What do you think about it?
0:05:48 > 0:05:53- Well, it's a little silver necked decanter.- What do you think of that?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56It's attractive. But it's a spoon.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Come on, get your teeth into something, you lot!
0:06:01 > 0:06:04These are nice. They are from Nottingham.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08What's the date on them? 1837, nice and early.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- Ken.- Yes. - Come and have a look at this.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Yes, OK.- These are quite interesting.- I like that.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Oh, his mark.- His mark. That's particularly useful.- Yes.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19This was typical.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Often you wouldn't get a signature, somebody else would write the name
0:06:23 > 0:06:30and then the person would just put a cross or some other form of imprint to show that they had agreed.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- And it's all hand-written as well. - And it's fairly local as well. - It's a local one.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- Are they from the same place? - Sutton Boddington.- It's Derby.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39This one is Nottinghamshire.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Obviously boundary changes.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45That's interesting, isn't it? I love anything to do with history.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Social history, and you couldn't get anything more basic than housing.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- It's more and more popular. - It is indeed.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55We need a good price. A good price, we'll go for that.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I think they're a little bit on the top side for £12.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03- What do you think or not?- I wouldn't want to go above ten for each.
0:07:03 > 0:07:10Why don't you offer 16 for two?
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Go and have a word, the dealer's over there.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18Certainly if I lived in Sutton Boddington, or it was my name, I'd be very interested in that.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Oh, I think so as well.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22To see whether the cottage still exists is the interesting factor.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Yes. How are we doing, Bruce?
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- Deal done.- How much? - £16.- That's not bad.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I think that is very, very good.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34£16 indeed. For some old deeds.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36I think it's a nice little bowl.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Nice colour.- It's quite nice because it's got its paper label as well.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41What is the price again, sir? 125?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43We said 125.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48- 125. Oh, gosh. I think it's a little bit too much.- Yeah.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Come on, girls!
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Now what about this, do you like bits of jewellery and things?
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- Holly, Holly, Holly!- What?- That.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Oh, the little jewellery box.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I mean, that is quite pretty, isn't it?
0:08:03 > 0:08:04That is beautiful.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- Why do you like this? - Just it's very, very pretty.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10It looks a little bit Art Deco-y to me.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14The top's a bit worn, but I just think it's really pretty.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Well, you've got your arts mixed up. It is more art nouveau.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- Right.- What does the ticket say? Does it give a date on it?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22120. Birmingham 1913.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24So we're slightly off the art nouveau period, but you've
0:08:24 > 0:08:28still got that slight sort of, you know, organic shape to it,
0:08:28 > 0:08:33to the decoration, but it's pressed out in a mould, really, and cut out and then applied to the box.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Then you keep your pins in there, and of course you keep your little
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- valuables in there, your little silver...- I think that's really, really pretty.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- What is the price on it?- 120.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- That's quite a lot.- It is.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Would you like to know what I think if we put it into auction?- Yes.
0:08:49 > 0:08:55I would say we're probably looking at an estimate of around about 70-100.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- It is a nice shape though, isn't it? - Yes, it's beautiful.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- Heart shape. Is it something we'd like to negotiate on?- I think so.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- I reckon so, yes.- Because you both kind of lit up when you saw it.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Yes, I like that. - Now, it's got 120 on it.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11What's the best you could do?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Best price is £80.
0:09:13 > 0:09:21£80. That's not too bad. If you remember what I said, I said an estimate wise of 70-100.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23What do you think about £80?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- I reckon so. - I think we should go for it.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30You are sweet to us, is there any way we could tweak you down a little bit, do you think, maybe 70?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Please.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Cash?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39It's worth a try. I mean, they're really sweet to us.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- Oh, yes, he'll meet you halfway. - I think we're happy with that.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- Absolutely.- Thank you very much indeed, that's very sweet of you.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53We've only used ten minutes and we're still all loved up after that heart-shaped trinket box.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02How much is the box, please, with the Ruskin stone?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- 400.- Oops!
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Have you got anything within our price range?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10What have we got here? A Keswick trivet.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14This is Keswick School of Industrial Art. And it's typical with the design, actually.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16It's nice.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17It is nice.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20But I rather like this little
0:10:21 > 0:10:23ink stand here.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28That's actually Imperial Zinn and it's stamped under the lid with the Imperial mark.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- What do you think?- It's nice.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- I like the shape of it, certainly. - It's good.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38- So what age is it, roughly? - It dates from about 1900.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- This is quite clever. I like it immensely.- I do.- What does that say?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- That says 60.- What is the very best you can do on that?
0:10:44 > 0:10:46I'll take ten off. 50.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- Is that your very best? - I'll take 40.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52That's good. We'll go for that. 40. Thank you very much.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- Thank you very much. - Thank you.- Enjoy it.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Wow, two items purchased within the first 15 minutes.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01I like your style, boys.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07I tell you what we'll do, if we do this middle section - because there are three levels -
0:11:07 > 0:11:12if we do the little middle level there, and then we can go down the round level after that, OK?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Yes.
0:11:17 > 0:11:25If you woke up this morning and found that you'd got £50, you had a lucky touch last night,
0:11:25 > 0:11:30and you didn't know what to do with the £50, you could have come to an antiques fair like this
0:11:30 > 0:11:33and bought a selection of objects, actually, for £50.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Let me show you what my selection is for you today.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Well, here's an unusual object.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42It's a horn spoon.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46I know, I can hear you say, surely that's plastic not horn.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51I didn't know you could get horn that's quite as clear as that.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Well, you can.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56And this is an unusual Scottish spoon. It's got a silver shield
0:11:56 > 0:12:02on it, onto which you could engrave your initials, and down the sharp end, there's something that looks
0:12:02 > 0:12:05like a whistle - which actually IS a whistle.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Next, in our galaxy of treasures we have this little fellow.
0:12:09 > 0:12:19It's a Triceratops, but what, I hear you ask, is a Triceratops doing on top of a weighted 925 silver base?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Well, the secret's in this little clip on his back, because this
0:12:22 > 0:12:28thing is made as a menu holder, but just in case you haven't got a menu
0:12:28 > 0:12:33to put on the dinosaur stand, I just happen to have acquired this little fellow.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38It's a Victorian photograph of a quadricycle.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43A very rare and extraordinary form of bicycle,
0:12:43 > 0:12:50except it's got four wheels, two big ones opposite one another and these two little ones on either side.
0:12:50 > 0:12:58Now this is a rare and esoteric type of bicycle, and as such this image is quite unusual.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03But look how nice it looks when placed on this dinosaur menu holder.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07The three items would cost you a total of £50.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11£20 for the Scottish horn whistling spoon, which is a jolly
0:13:11 > 0:13:15good price, because I think in Scotland the thing's worth about 60.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19£20 for the solid silver dinosaur menu stand,
0:13:19 > 0:13:25which must be worth £30 or £40, and £10 for the bicycling card.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28What else would you have spent your £50 on?
0:13:33 > 0:13:34I like those. Those are very pretty.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38They're lovely, they're quite early. What do you think, Holls?
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- Not my first choice. - No, quite.- It's not for you.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42Let's have a look, they're lovely quality, and I
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- love blue and white so it's worth considering those.- Absolutely.
0:13:45 > 0:13:53This is Minton, containing within this little bowl is the history of the early art movement in England.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Mildly boring to me.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Boring? Each to their own, Ken.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01It's £108. You might be able to negotiate on that.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03We'll come back to it, I think.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05It's entirely up to you.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07I think we'll think about it.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13If it's meant to be, I'm sure the bowl will still be there later on.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15I actually really like that.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- That's very pretty. - It is very pretty, actually.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Minton, Perth pattern vase. You're not impressed, are you?
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- Not really. I can imagine it as a pair.- What a gorgeous pansy vase.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- Thank you, it is. - Are you into pansies?
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- No, but I very much like that, I think it's very pretty. - Transfer printed, isn't it?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36It is transfer printed, then coloured by hand, but quite nice.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39It's one of the chintzy type designs.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- Won't be much money, will it?- No.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- How much do you think? - 55 is the best price.- Is it?
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- I've got £30 in my mind.- Have you?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Well, that's only in my mind.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- No, that's nearer to where it needs to be.- I might be going out of my mind.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52- You having a nice time?- Yes.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- We are, yes.- You bought one item, we're about half an hour into it.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- We are.- So pansies or not, buck up!
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Hello, hello. The Reds are having a mid shop tactic chat.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- I want to spend some money. - Yes.- What about you?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Well, yes, if it's worth it. - I agree with that.- That's OK.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Let's spend some money on something good. David, find us something!
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Don't just stand there, go and spend it!
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Now, what do you think?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21It's a little postal balance.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24It's carved as a bear.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Now, the price is 295.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33- 295. Well, you said you wanted something unusual.- Yes.- Quirky.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Yeah.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- Expensive.- That is
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- all those things. - But bears are very collectable.
0:15:41 > 0:15:42What do you think?
0:15:42 > 0:15:46I'd like to look a bit longer. It's a lot of money.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- I'm forming an opinion.- Depends on how much it would come down. - I'm forming an opinion.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Why don't we ask the guy?
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Excuse me, sir, what's the very best you could do on that?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Well, I've got 295 on it.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00I'll do it for 225.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Is that your very best?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Is that your very, very best?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07The very, very best I could do, I'd take £200 for it.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09I think it's quite charming.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I would agree with that. I would agree. It's charming.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14It's a hefty section of our budget.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16You wouldn't take just under the 200, would you, sir?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19No, that's as good as it gets.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21I can tell. Fair enough.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23It's a lovely thing.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24Nice to meet you. Thanks very much.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Oh, it's a shame there's not three or four of those.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- I thought you wanted antiques!- I do!
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- We're looking at a Pete Townsend guitar there.- £25!
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Oh, sorry, that's the poster.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45- Goodness me! So what are you asking for that?- £5,000. - I've got good taste.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48I like expensive things.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50I've got enough for a plectrum!
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Now look, this is an antique, girls.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55I'll give you that, Holly.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58And look at this now. You've heard of the Nanking cargo?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- I have, yes. - And we've got a nice label on there.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- This was before you were born, I should imagine!- Yeah.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08They discovered this, Holly, from a cargo that had been
0:17:08 > 0:17:11lost at sea, so this had been under the water for 200 years.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13But what do you think?
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- I like that.- Do you like it, Holly? - Yes, I like that it.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18I like that. I think we should have that.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22Well, I think we should try and negotiate. I mean, this one is cracked, mind you,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25but you know, if we sort of
0:17:25 > 0:17:28asked him what he would do the best for the two.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Do you want to ask? Do you want to ask him, Holly?
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- I reckon £35 for the pair. - No, but I think less than that.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- And me. A lot less. - What's your best price for the pair?
0:17:35 > 0:17:37What have I got on there? 25.
0:17:37 > 0:17:4037.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I tell you what, I'll do them both for 25.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- You see, I like round numbers.- £30.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50- 20.- I'll knock another couple off. £22, how about that?- Yes.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I think we're happy with that, 22.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- Thank you very much. - Where's your money then?
0:17:56 > 0:18:03So now they are head-to-head, each team has two purchases but time is marching on. What is the plan?
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Right. What about the bear?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- I like the bear.- He likes it.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09I got worried by him saying it's speculative.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Well, the only way you're going to make a profit is being speculative.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17- Yes, true.- And you've got to speculate to accumulate.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Right. Ken?
0:18:19 > 0:18:22My view is we'll go and look at the bowl, and I'll change my mind again.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24We'll go for the bear.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25- All right?- Yes.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27The bear. We'll go.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Decision made, it's the bear. Will it still be there?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Run, boys, run!
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- I love that, Mum.- Which?
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- That little teapot thing. - Oh, Holly, that's horrid.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45That's cute!
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- Do you want to have a look at it? - I do, yes.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- Hello there. Can we have a look at this? Do you mind if we...- You can. - Is it a set?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55I'm not sure, I think it's obviously
0:18:55 > 0:19:01made at the same time, and looking at it it's probably 1930s.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03If you look at them they're different shapes.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I think it's still cute, though.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08But it's not right, Holly.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12I mean, if that was going in for sale it would probably make,
0:19:12 > 0:19:16oh, if you were lucky £30, £40, and it is marked up at £75.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- It's quite nice.- I know.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21But it's not a set, girls.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23I mean, those two are the best part of it
0:19:23 > 0:19:26and those are later.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28But it's not a complete set, so people are going to be...
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- Yeah.- Very anti from there.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Well, I still like it. I would still - I'd buy it.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- Is it your sort of thing?- Yes.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Do you want to negotiate on it? Do you want to find out the best price?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40I reckon so, yes. What's the best price you could do for it?
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Probably £65 would probably be my lowest.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- You couldn't do it for 50 then? - 55 and that would be it.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Do you reckon?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55I think you will struggle with it at auction, to be honest.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00I can see why you like it, because it's very 1930s, the chrome and the white and it's very young.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02It appeals to a young market.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07I can see that, but it is fundamentally three different pieces. But it is your choice.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10I mean, I can only advise you, and I know by your face, Holly, you're
0:20:10 > 0:20:14going to completely ignore what I say and do what you want anyway.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- And it is on your head.- I like it.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- I like it. Well, then you buy it. - My mum likes it as well.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Well, your mum and you must buy it and completely ignore me.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Nothing personal, Mark!
0:20:24 > 0:20:2652 and I'll take it.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Go on then.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Deal.- That's it.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Why am I even here?- Oh, you love it.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- I like it.- You love it.
0:20:36 > 0:20:42So, the Blues are all done, but is the bear in the bag for the Reds?
0:20:42 > 0:20:46We've thought long and hard, this is the one that interests us.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48It's an intriguing piece. It's speculative.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Speculative, that's the problem.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52And it's our money supply that's the problem.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Is there any way, just ten more?
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- £10 off. Go on. £10- £190.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- OK. £190.- Well done. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Thanks very much.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Right. That's it. Time's up.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11First, let's remind ourselves what the Reds have bought.
0:21:11 > 0:21:17Bruce managed to negotiate the 19th century legal documents down to £16.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22The boys found a pewter ink stand which they bought for £40.
0:21:22 > 0:21:29And finally, Ken and Bruce chose a Bavarian bear postal scale for £190.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Now, spring into step.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Listen, you two, I thought you were going to peak early there.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- You made two purchases in quarter of an hour.- We did, very early.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- Then desperately mucked about. - We saved the best till last.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Confidence in the last piece.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46You may have confidence in it, but it's a lot of mucking about in the meanwhile.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50Yes, I don't know whether my heart can stand it. It's pounding away.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- I know. Now you spent up. Did you spend 246?- 246, I think.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56We've got 54 for expert delivery.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01£54 goes across David. There we go, that's all complete, David.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03What are you going to do with your £54?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06I've already got my eye on something as we've been going round.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- I bet I know what it is. - Don't try to second guess him.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Sorry, sorry.
0:22:11 > 0:22:17He is such a cunning fox, this man, he may have laid a false scented
0:22:17 > 0:22:21trail to an object that you think he's going to go for, but actually,
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- like the dilettante that he is, he will flit off and find something else.- Completely strange.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Brilliant. Jolly good. I am glad you've had a nice time.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Very good, David, but for us let's find out what the Blues have bought.
0:22:33 > 0:22:41The girls fell in love with a heart shaped pin cushion trinket box, theirs for £75. Ah.
0:22:41 > 0:22:48Plucked from the sea bed, a couple of Nanking cargo saucers, salvaged for £22.
0:22:49 > 0:22:55Finally, Holly and Bev bought a four-piece tea and coffee set for 52 smackers.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Right then team, how much did you spend?
0:22:59 > 0:23:05- 149.- £149. Now, do you think that's a lot, Holly, or not?- No.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07No, says Bev. Just like that.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09It's a lot to me.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11So I would like £151, please.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- Who's got the 151? You don't like giving that back, do you?- No.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- OK, £151.- Thank you, Tim.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Have they behaved themselves, these girls?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23No. Absolutely not. I don't know why I was here.
0:23:23 > 0:23:30Your opinion is going to count a lot for that £151 and they could be depending on you with this, Mark,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33so I think you're going to have to stiffen up, old fruit.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37And very good luck. But for the rest of us we're heading off to Buckinghamshire.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39What could be more divine than that?
0:23:50 > 0:23:54This is Claydon House, a manor which was passed
0:23:54 > 0:23:59from generation to generation of the Verney family for over 400 years.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07It sure is a fine example of 18th century architecture, both inside and out.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11But today, I'd like to show you something rather personal.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16This is very strange up here, isn't it?
0:24:16 > 0:24:23Originally a landing, it's been converted into the Verney family private museum.
0:24:23 > 0:24:29Now, Sir Harry Verney, in the 19th century, had an extremely famous sister-in-law.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33She was none other than Florence Nightingale.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38And, not surprising, in this cabinet we've got a memorial to Florence.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41And you can see some images of her here.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44There she is, standing on her return from the Crimea.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49Below, here's a photograph of the harbour at Balaclava.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54And of course Florence Nightingale's most famous achievement in
0:24:54 > 0:24:59the Crimean War was establishing the British Hospital at Scutari.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03And, intriguingly, two of these bands, which would either have been
0:25:03 > 0:25:10worn as a sash or as armbands on her nurses, survive in this cabinet.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14But I think one of the most charming pieces of memorabilia is this,
0:25:14 > 0:25:18which on the face of it looks like a small cricket ball.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23But, if you read the label, it says "Orange, given by Florence Nightingale
0:25:23 > 0:25:29"to a sick soldier during the Crimea,"
0:25:29 > 0:25:34which has been preserved by him and kept for 160 years and was
0:25:34 > 0:25:39re-presented back to the family to go into their little museum.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Isn't that charming?
0:25:41 > 0:25:49Sir Harry's son, Sir Edmund Hope Verney, was in India at the time of the civil war,
0:25:49 > 0:25:56and as a result of that conflict, the British had to reconquer those parts of India held by the rebels.
0:25:56 > 0:26:04That meant deposing some of the Maharajahs, and as a result of that, these spoils of war, which are
0:26:04 > 0:26:10exquisite gold Damascened steel pieces of armour and chain-mail,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13found their way into the museum.
0:26:13 > 0:26:20The most spectacular and eye-catching display in the museum though, has to be this array
0:26:20 > 0:26:23of musical instruments running up the centre.
0:26:23 > 0:26:29This little lot collectively is known as a gamelan, and these were made in Java.
0:26:29 > 0:26:36But they were commissioned specifically by Sir Stamford Raffles, who was the man who founded
0:26:36 > 0:26:44Singapore, and they're an incredibly important survival illustrating Javanese performing arts.
0:26:44 > 0:26:50So keen was Sir Harry Verney to buy this set that he had to persuade his
0:26:50 > 0:26:57wife to give up six months of her allowance so that he'd have the cash to make the purchase.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00The big question is today, of course,
0:27:00 > 0:27:04are our teams over at the auction going to be in tune?
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Mark and David have been busy, though, searching for their bonus buys.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15With any luck, today's bargains will be music to the ears of our auctioneer.
0:27:17 > 0:27:25Well, we've had a quick whizz across from Derby to Nottingham to Mellors and Kirk's excellent sale room.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27It's a treat to be here, Nigel.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- Very nice to have you, Tim.- Now, Ken and Bruce went with these documents.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34What do you make of these fellows?
0:27:34 > 0:27:37They're obviously unique in one sense, and yet in another they're not.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42They're the sort of material which, in enormous quantity, survives still
0:27:42 > 0:27:44in lawyers' offices the length and breadth of Britain.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48If it's your own home or piece of land they relate to, they're great.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50And what do you call these documents, Nigel?
0:27:50 > 0:27:56Well, this particular one is an indenture. Because of this wavy line, and it means that the agreement is
0:27:56 > 0:28:01absolutely unique, and that only the other half is the genuine part to it.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05So the solicitor at the time that we signed up our agreement
0:28:05 > 0:28:08cut it in half, my half like a jigsaw puzzle, and it makes it go against your half?
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Absolutely. It's completely unique.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Well, I never knew that. Isn't that interesting?
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Gosh. Now, that bit of information, of course, is going to enhance
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- the value dramatically, isn't it? - Not a jot.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- What's it worth, then?- I think a tenner for the two, probably.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- Do you? They paid £16. Next is the pewter inkwell.- Yes.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Which I think is rather a poor example, I have to say.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- I agree. - How much do you think it's worth?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Probably 30 or £40.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39- Maybe 50 on a good day.- They paid 40, so that might be a bit dodgy.
0:28:39 > 0:28:48Their main hope, to wit they're pinning all their colours, is this little Bavarian bear.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Well, at first sight, it's a sweet little object, isn't it?
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- But I have some serious reservations about this one.- Do you?
0:28:53 > 0:29:00I don't think it started out life as a postal scale, I think there's a question about that.
0:29:00 > 0:29:07Because, why would you put a mechanical gadget like this that completely hides and obscures
0:29:07 > 0:29:09the beautifully carved little bear?
0:29:09 > 0:29:11That would affect your opinion of value, then?
0:29:11 > 0:29:18It will. I think if others are of the same view, I think it's probably going to be maybe £40-£60.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22Oh, lordy. £190 they paid for this!
0:29:22 > 0:29:24I think that's probably rather too much.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28If you're right and they're wrong, they're going to need their bonus buy.
0:29:28 > 0:29:29So let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Now, Kenneth and Bruce, you spent 246.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40You gave him £54 to spend on the bonus buy. What did you do with it?
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- Great consideration on this. I sought a second opinion. - It's very small.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47It is small, but I think quite rare.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51Now, this is a carved nut.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- Both of you are...- ...carved nuts!
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Both of you are of a scholastic, scientific inclination.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00This little piece here, we call it Scrimshaw.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04Possibly done by a sailor, who might have gone to Tasmania,
0:30:04 > 0:30:08and spent the hours of boredom just cutting into that.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10I think 20 minutes, rather.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Oh, no, a little bit longer than that.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17It's got all these sort of lines going across, which is quite extraordinary. What do you think?
0:30:17 > 0:30:21It's a very tactile little piece, it needs handling and turning around in the hand.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23You shake it, it's still got the nuts inside.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27David, I had huge faith in you at one stage.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- The big question is, how much?- £15.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33£15 for a little piece of Scrimshaw.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36See how great Bruce now thinks this is?
0:30:38 > 0:30:43I think there's a possibility there, David, of helping us towards a plus.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- I think, good buy, mate. - Really?- Well done. - I'm going to pass it back.
0:30:46 > 0:30:52So, from one nut, to another nut, to a serious nut!
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Well, you don't pick it now, you pick it later.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Maybe after the sale of your first three items.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00But let's find out now, for the audience at home,
0:31:00 > 0:31:04what the auctioneer thinks about David's little nut.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10Well, you've got to be a nutcase to be an expert on Bargain Hunt, I tell you.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12I'm afraid it's modern. It's a reproduction.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Yes. What do you think it's worth?
0:31:15 > 0:31:17I dare say £20, maybe, as a guess.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- £15 is all they paid. - That's not unreasonable.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- It's a bit of fun.- It is.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28What an amazing collection of stuff we've got here. I just love it, don't you?
0:31:28 > 0:31:35- Yes, it's great.- To kick off, then, we're going to have this silver pin cushion, which is, I suppose,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39for people who are intensely in love with needlework, is it?
0:31:39 > 0:31:42I think it's for hatpins, actually, Tim, rather than needlework.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45It would have sat on an Edwardian lady's dressing-table.
0:31:45 > 0:31:46Right.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50It's made of silver, it doubles up as a little jewel box.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Lined in velvet with a padded top.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- What's your estimate on that? - 40-60.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56£75 paid.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01Well, I don't know, but I feel a bit of a surprising result perhaps coming from that. I do hope so.
0:32:01 > 0:32:06Now we span a few centuries in ceramic terms. What do you make of those?
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Well, they're Chinese porcelain made for export to the West, and
0:32:09 > 0:32:17they're from the famous Nanking Cargo that was sold at auction 250 years later than it was intended to be.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21The date is middle of the 18th century, 1750 or so.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23So there we have it. How much?
0:32:23 > 0:32:25£20-£30 only.
0:32:25 > 0:32:32£22 is what they paid. You're estimating £20-£30, and they may therefore turn a small profit.
0:32:32 > 0:32:39- Let's hope so.- Much more encouraging, though, is this brilliant set of chromium-plated clad earthenware.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41There's no missing it, is there?
0:32:41 > 0:32:43It's right there in your face.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Absolutely.- They've got a few interesting features, haven't they?
0:32:46 > 0:32:48They have. It's earthenware with a chromium-plated
0:32:48 > 0:32:53metal casing for insulation purposes, at least in the case of the two pots.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56And the design is great.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Are we talking Festival of Britain here?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Are we talking just after the Second World War, do you think?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04I think probably just after the Second World War, yes.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08Actually, a stunning set. What's your estimate?
0:33:08 > 0:33:11I suppose £30 or £40.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13OK, £52 paid. It just depends on who's at the auction, doesn't it?
0:33:13 > 0:33:19- Yes, it does.- But, looking at this, they may well need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23How exciting is this, girls?
0:33:23 > 0:33:28Are you gagging to find out how much Mark has spent of your £151?
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- I'm intrigued to more than anything. - I can tell.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Put them out of their agony, will you?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Now look at that, girls. Isn't that wonderful?
0:33:37 > 0:33:39This is gilt-bronze,
0:33:39 > 0:33:47French Champleve enamel, in that sort of Japanese style of the last quarter of the 19th century.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49But wonderful detail and quality.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52And I didn't spend all of your money.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54I spent only £95.
0:33:54 > 0:33:55- For one?- No. I've got
0:33:55 > 0:34:00the matching pair, discreetly in my pocket, to surprise you.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03What do you think of those, girls? Aren't they knock-out?
0:34:03 > 0:34:07As it's a pair, definitely. I thought you'd only bought one for a moment.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09- I just think they're absolutely delicious.- They're quite nice.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Not what I expected from you. I quite like those.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- I'm impressed.- I think they're absolutely marvellous.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- And you paid how much again? - 95, Tim.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21£95. For the top, top grade Champleve and gilt bronze?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Absolutely.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- You're happy, girls?- Yes.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29You pick later if you want to, but for the audience at home, let's find
0:34:29 > 0:34:31out what the auctioneer thinks about the candlesticks. Well done, Mark.
0:34:34 > 0:34:40- So, Nigel. They look Oriental, they smell Oriental, but they're not Oriental, right?- No, they're not.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45These were made either in France or England, and I'm inclined to think they were made in France.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50Although they're unsigned, they're very reminiscent of the work of the bronze founder Ferdinand Barbedienne.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- Great gilding, isn't it? - Super gilding.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57Is that not just how really rich gilding ought to look on bronze?
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- The whole thing works really well, and they're super quality. - Very, very smart.
0:35:01 > 0:35:07A signature would greatly increase the value, but there's no doubting that they're circa 1880.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- What sort of estimate?- 100-150, I think is nice and competitive.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Very good, £95 was paid.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Very reasonable.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19I think they're an absolutely brilliant, belting bonus buy
0:35:19 > 0:35:21which we look forward to seeing sold in a moment.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34So, you cool cats, are you pretty excited?
0:35:34 > 0:35:38We are. The bear is going to go for big money.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- Really?- We're going to make a lot of money on it.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43The auctioneer thinks it's a cobbled together thing.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48He thinks the bear is the bear, and the scales are the scales, and they didn't start off life together.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- That's his view.- What does he know?
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Your first lot is coming up now. And it's the indenture.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Lot 205, two deeds, one an indenture.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00£20 for them, please? £10?
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Ten I'm bid, thank you.
0:36:03 > 0:36:0515, 20?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08£15, all done?
0:36:08 > 0:36:13Paid 16, minus one. It's nothing.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18Lot 206 is the steel cast pewter inkwell. £30 for this?
0:36:18 > 0:36:21£20?
0:36:21 > 0:36:2420 I'm bid, thank you. 25, 30? 35?
0:36:24 > 0:36:28£30, in the centre of the room, selling for 30.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32£30, minus £10, you're minus 11.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Lot 207 is the Swiss limewood carving of a bear.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40Several bids on this, including one of £80.
0:36:40 > 0:36:4880, 90 for it? 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50At £170, a commissioned bid.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54Selling at 170.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- That's very good. - Not quite wiping its face.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- But it got near.- That was very good.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05Far better than the estimate of £40-£60.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Minus 31, that's where we're at, minus 31. What about this nut now?
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- No question. - Could this nut save your day?
0:37:10 > 0:37:12No question, we're going for it.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- It's a nice piece, we're going for it.- So that's it, then.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17We are going with the nut!
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Lot 214 is this interesting
0:37:19 > 0:37:25Scrimshaw type decorated terrestrial globe in the form of a nut.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27£20 for it?
0:37:27 > 0:37:3020 I'm bid, thank you. 25 anywhere?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33At £20, 25 I'll take.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Selling then at £20.
0:37:38 > 0:37:43£20, only one nut about, I'm afraid.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Was that the one that bought it or the one that purchased it?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49So, you are minus 26.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Minus 26 is very respectable, it could be a winning score.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- Don't say a word. - Our lips are sealed.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- We'll have to trust you boys on this.- Thank you very much.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- Perky?- Yes, definitely.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16I love it. You've not been talking to those boys, have you?
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- No, no, not at all.- Absolutely not.
0:38:18 > 0:38:24They're wicked, they are. First up, then, is your trinket box in the shape of a heart.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27What could be more lovely? Here it comes.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Lot 235, the silver heart-shaped pincushion.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36£30 for this lot is asked and bid. 35, 40, 45, 50?
0:38:36 > 0:38:4050 for it? 50, madam. 55 here, 60?
0:38:40 > 0:38:4470. In the room and selling.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- Did he sell it for 70? - 70, yes.- Oh, dear, that's minus 5.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54Lot 236, two Chinese saucers from the celebrated Nanking Cargo,
0:38:54 > 0:38:57mid-18th century. £20 for these? Any interest?
0:38:57 > 0:39:01£20 I'm bid, thank you. 25 for them?
0:39:01 > 0:39:0325, 30?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05We're in profit.
0:39:05 > 0:39:0740? At 35, then.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09£35 I'm selling.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14That is plus 13 on that, that's super.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Lot 237, the chromium-plated
0:39:16 > 0:39:20metal and earthenware composed tea and coffee service.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22£20 asked for it. Is bid at 20.
0:39:22 > 0:39:2425 anywhere?
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Come on!
0:39:27 > 0:39:3035, 40, 45 to either of you?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33£40, then, with me.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- Come on, a bit more. - If you're sure. £40.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- That's a shame. - £40.- Sorry about that.
0:39:38 > 0:39:44That's minus 12, you were plus eight, you're now minus four.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- Oh, petal.- So near yet so far.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- We've got one more to go.- You have.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55- Now, you're minus four, now that could be a winning score.- I hope so.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59No mucking about now. This could be a winning score.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Serious now. Serious.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05Minus £4, are you going to stick at minus four and maybe win the show,
0:40:05 > 0:40:09or risk £95 of the left over lolly on the candlesticks?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11We've got faith in you, go for it.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- You're going to do us proud. - I hope so. I do like them a lot.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17So, you're going to go with the bonus buy, and here it comes.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Lot 244 is the pair of French
0:40:19 > 0:40:25gilt-bronze and Champleve enamel chinoisery candlesticks.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Very nice things indeed. And £150 for them is bid.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33160, 170, 180, 190, 200,
0:40:33 > 0:40:37220, 250, 280 for them?
0:40:37 > 0:40:44280, 300, 320, 350, 380, 400.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48At £400 and I sell at £400? If you're quite sure.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55£400! That is something else, isn't it?
0:40:55 > 0:40:59You are up £301!
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Now, did that come at you out of the blue?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- Oh, yes.- Made my day.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- Kiss him, for God's sake. - Oh, my God!
0:41:07 > 0:41:08I can't believe it!
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Look, don't say a word to the Reds.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13It's so exciting.
0:41:22 > 0:41:28Well, well, well, we've had a surprising programme today, I have to tell you. Have you chaps been
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- chatting at all?- No.- You've managed to restrain yourselves all round?
0:41:32 > 0:41:38As the audience knows, one team has done spectacularly badly,
0:41:38 > 0:41:40and another team has done spectacularly well.
0:41:40 > 0:41:46And the team that's done spectacularly badly are the Reds.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Actually, not that spectacularly badly.
0:41:49 > 0:41:56Minus £31, they got a nice bonus buy out of David Barby, making their end score minus 26.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01Which, in normal circumstances, would be a winning score on Bargain Hunt.
0:42:01 > 0:42:07But they have not reckoned with the unbelievable skills of the Blues.
0:42:07 > 0:42:13Who, I have to say, at a moment were minus £4 and looking dead dodgy
0:42:13 > 0:42:16until in came Mark Stacey,
0:42:16 > 0:42:18steaming to the rescue.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19Steaming so much to the rescue
0:42:19 > 0:42:25that he produced £305 of profit on a single bonus buy object.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28£305 profit! How about that?
0:42:28 > 0:42:31That's something else.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35Which means, overall, you are £301 up.
0:42:35 > 0:42:42So, what does it feel like, to be having £150 apiece with your mother?
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Where's my pound?
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- Does it feel great? - It certainly does. He was fantastic.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Wasn't he fantastic! I quite agree with you.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55- We'll have David, we'll have David! - We've had a thoroughly lovely
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- programme, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?- Yes!
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