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Today around about this time I normally give two lucky teams £300 each and, | 0:00:05 | 0:00:10 | |
do you know, I think I'm going to do the same again today! | 0:00:10 | 0:00:14 | |
Let's go bargain hunting! | 0:00:14 | 0:00:17 | |
I've popped over to Derby today, to Derby University, | 0:00:44 | 0:00:48 | |
because every so often the authorities fling this place open | 0:00:48 | 0:00:51 | |
to the wonderful world of antiques, | 0:00:51 | 0:00:53 | |
where there are literally thousands of objects for our teams to pick over. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:58 | |
Just look at what we've got coming up! | 0:00:58 | 0:01:01 | |
For the Reds, Josie and John, it's never mind the quantity, feel the... | 0:01:03 | 0:01:08 | |
-Quality. -Quality. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:09 | |
Quality team. Definite quality. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:10 | |
You're so rough! | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
Sisters Zoe and Tracey give their expert a run for his money. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:19 | |
I like the little thimble there. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:21 | |
-Oh, do you? Never mind. -OK! | 0:01:21 | 0:01:23 | |
-You're not impressed with agate? -No, I like pig. -Charming. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:26 | |
Charming. Which team will come out on top at the auction, then? | 0:01:26 | 0:01:31 | |
-Yes. -Keep going, keep going, keep going! -Commission bid and I sell. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:35 | |
-No! -More, more! -No! | 0:01:35 | 0:01:38 | |
All done. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:41 | |
Before we meet today's teams, let me remind you about the rules. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:45 | |
Each team has £300 to hunt down three items | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
at this Jaguar Antiques Fair, which they must try to sell for a profit at auction. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:54 | |
So today we have husband and wife Josie and John, versus sisters Zoe and Tracey. | 0:01:54 | 0:02:01 | |
Welcome to Bargain Hunt. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:02 | |
So...the costume presumably relates to something you do, does it? | 0:02:02 | 0:02:06 | |
Yes, it certainly does, yes. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:08 | |
We go into schools and Women's Institutes | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
and talk about Tudor history in general and about Henry VIII. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:16 | |
And Catherine Parr, and the other wives as well. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
-And how did you two meet? -Well, we actually met... | 0:02:19 | 0:02:23 | |
We were both on a course, didn't know each other, in Blackpool, | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
and it was tea time and John hadn't appeared for the first night on our table, | 0:02:25 | 0:02:31 | |
so everybody else ate his tea, which was a little unfortunate, and he came in and we'd all eaten | 0:02:31 | 0:02:36 | |
his tea and left about two chips on the plate, and so we kind of got to know each other after that. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:42 | |
-And, John, you've got some unusual hobbies? -Yes. Yes, I collect thousands and thousands | 0:02:42 | 0:02:47 | |
of little toy soldiers and then I recreate battles, 1066, Waterloo, and enjoy playing with them. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:54 | |
And, Josie, what do you collect? | 0:02:54 | 0:02:56 | |
I collect egg cups among other things, and I like Art Nouveau | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
jewellery and things like that. I've got 200 egg cups, actually. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:03 | |
And what are you expecting and hoping to find today? | 0:03:03 | 0:03:06 | |
Well, I'd love to find a very rare Tudor jewel | 0:03:06 | 0:03:09 | |
for about 5p, but I don't think that's going to happen, so... | 0:03:09 | 0:03:12 | |
But certainly jewellery and Art Nouveau ware, as well. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:15 | |
Yes, indeed, yes. I'd go along with that. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
Well, extraordinarily good luck. Now, over to the opposition. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:20 | |
Well, girls, this is quite a formidable sight, isn't it? | 0:03:20 | 0:03:24 | |
-Very impressive. -Do you feel underdressed at all? -Slightly! | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
-Slightly! -Just slightly! Well, don't worry about it at all. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:31 | |
Now, Zo Zo, you applied to be on the show. Tell me why. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
Well, I applied... Well, Tracey didn't even know about it at the time. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
I just thought it would be great to have a fun day together. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:41 | |
We're both busy with families and that, and it was just a bit of us time. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
So it's an opportunity to get to know your sister again! | 0:03:44 | 0:03:47 | |
-Well... -Absolutely. -Yeah. -I mean, do you see much of each other? | 0:03:47 | 0:03:51 | |
Not as much as we'd like. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:52 | |
-No. -We live about 20 miles away, but Tracey works full time | 0:03:52 | 0:03:56 | |
so this was sort of an opportunity just to indulge. | 0:03:56 | 0:03:59 | |
Well, we hope you have a thoroughly lovely day. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:01 | |
But you both come from Stoke on Trent originally. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:04 | |
Yes. Both from the mother town of the Potteries, Burslem. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:08 | |
And therefore you collect, do you? | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
I collect Bunnykins figures. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
I've done a little bit of the Beatrix Potter, as well. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
-And Tracey, you're a big animal lover? -I am, yes. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:18 | |
I do a bit of voluntary work at a local rescue centre | 0:04:18 | 0:04:22 | |
where they have farm animals. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:25 | |
Why do you think you love animals so much? | 0:04:25 | 0:04:27 | |
We've had pets, both of us, since we were dots. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:30 | |
I was brought up in a pet shop and so it was nothing to have tortoise walking up and down the yard at home. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:36 | |
Well, good fun, isn't it? It's no wonder I suppose. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:38 | |
-It's like, you know, all of us, our upbringing does rub off on you to a certain extent, doesn't it? -Yes. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:43 | |
Now, have you got any tactics as to how to win Bargain Hunt today? | 0:04:43 | 0:04:47 | |
-We're going to spend the lot. -Are you? -Absolutely blow it, yes. -I like the sound of that! | 0:04:47 | 0:04:51 | |
Well, we're going for quality and quality costs, so... | 0:04:51 | 0:04:54 | |
Well, good for you. That's a very good tactic. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:56 | |
-Now, here come the £300 actually right now. Your £300. £300 apiece. -Thank you very much. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:01 | |
You know the rules, your experts await and off you go and very good luck. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:06 | |
And off with your head! | 0:05:06 | 0:05:07 | |
So which experts are putting their heads on the proverbial block today? | 0:05:07 | 0:05:12 | |
For the Red team, ooh, David Barby! | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
And for the Blues, Mark Stacey. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:20 | |
Right, teams, get to it. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:22 | |
Now do tuck in there, girls, and have a look. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:26 | |
-Yes, OK. -Good morning. -Good morning. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:28 | |
-Morning. -How are you? Jolly good. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
It's off with their costumes for Henry VIII and Catherine Parr, it's back to reality for Josie and John. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:39 | |
Right, here's your selection of militaria. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:41 | |
-Now, what are we looking for, British medals? -Well, British medals are sort of common. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:44 | |
If you get something foreign, you know, German or Russian or French, anything like that... | 0:05:44 | 0:05:49 | |
But that is for a very select niche market, isn't it? | 0:05:49 | 0:05:52 | |
-It is. -Are you going to find that in a general saleroom? | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | |
No, this is the problem, isn't it? | 0:05:55 | 0:05:56 | |
Right, let's go and look for something else | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
and I'll keep churning things over in my mind and see what we can come up with. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:03 | |
And maybe cheer up a bit, eh(?) | 0:06:03 | 0:06:04 | |
-You're not impressed, are you? -The strap's putting me off. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:10 | |
-Why? -It doesn't match the quality of the face. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:13 | |
I think it goes quite... That's what it would have had on it. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:15 | |
Oh, give it up, Mark! | 0:06:15 | 0:06:17 | |
Remember Josie wanted to buy some jewellery? | 0:06:20 | 0:06:24 | |
Well, she's spotted some. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:26 | |
-With the turquoise? -Could I have a look at that? | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
-And what is it? It's 1950s... -The pendant? | 0:06:28 | 0:06:31 | |
-Yes. Hepworth period, isn't it? -Yes. -Ah! Is it silver? | 0:06:31 | 0:06:35 | |
-Yes. Scandinavian? -I would have thought so. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
It looks Scandinavian, actually. That is rather nice, but I also... | 0:06:39 | 0:06:42 | |
-How much is that, sir? -Has it got a price on it? | 0:06:42 | 0:06:45 | |
-No. -There's no price, so it's free! -I shall find out for you. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:49 | |
But I also like that as well, actually. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:51 | |
That's actually quite nice, though. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:53 | |
I quite like that. Do you think that would... | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
-You'd buy that, wouldn't you... -I would. But would I buy... -What's that? | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
This. And I also like that one as well. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:01 | |
-And you said it's actually 70 on that, didn't you? -70 on that. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:03 | |
-Could I have a look at that one, please? -Certainly. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
I mean, I like both actually, I have to say. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
If I buy two, you could have one, is that all right? | 0:07:09 | 0:07:13 | |
Well, that's its original box, which is so good, isn't it? | 0:07:14 | 0:07:18 | |
And that is really... | 0:07:18 | 0:07:20 | |
-Not against the Bargain Hunt logo! -No, no! | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
-On the top of the Bargain Hunt... -Put it on that side there. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
Stunning. I love it when you get the fabric coming through. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:27 | |
-I like that one. -I like that. -Do you like that one or that one? | 0:07:27 | 0:07:31 | |
I like both! | 0:07:31 | 0:07:33 | |
I look at that one and I think of St Ives, you know, Barbara Hepworth? | 0:07:33 | 0:07:36 | |
-Yes, yes, yes. -And you have that tension of the metal, | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
from one particular arch to another and that's very, very sort of '50s. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:43 | |
So, is it possible, as I say, I can actually.. I! Sorry, we! | 0:07:43 | 0:07:47 | |
-We, yes. -The Royal we! -Well, you saw it. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:49 | |
..to have both, or do we want to go for something different again? | 0:07:49 | 0:07:52 | |
-No, no, no, if you want to buy both, you can do. -Yeah. -It's entirely in your hands. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:57 | |
So we could buy one now and then possibly come back if I don't find anything else for my side of it? | 0:07:57 | 0:08:02 | |
Yes. Now that... That... That's very good. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:05 | |
Yes, I think my side of it, so if we could buy that one now. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
-You like that. -I like that. She likes that. -I like that. | 0:08:08 | 0:08:11 | |
Can you sort of get the gist that she really likes this one here! | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
Well, I like that because it's in its original box | 0:08:14 | 0:08:16 | |
and if you look at the box that's a statement of the period, as well. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:20 | |
-Yeah. -It's 925 quality, so that's equivalent to being English sterling silver quality. I like it immensely. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:26 | |
Yeah, I like that, so can I take this one, please? | 0:08:26 | 0:08:29 | |
I may be back for that one later, if my husband can't find two different ones. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:33 | |
Decisions, decisions! | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | |
It's a tough old game. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:38 | |
This is rather fun, the teapot. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:42 | |
War against Hitlerism. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:43 | |
-Yes, that's a bit different, a souvenir teapot. -A souvenir teapot. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
"For Dyson and Horsfall of Preston to replace aluminium stocks | 0:08:46 | 0:08:51 | |
"taken over for Allied armaments, 1939." | 0:08:51 | 0:08:56 | |
-So when was that made, then? -Well, where do you think if it was 1939? | 0:08:56 | 0:09:00 | |
-Where do I think? -No, WHEN do you think. -No, where. -Oh, Staffordshire. -Yes. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:04 | |
-If we look underneath, it's Crown Ducal. -Right. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:06 | |
They were based in Staffordshire. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:08 | |
And what I like about it is the fact that you've got a local piece of history, as well. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:12 | |
-So somebody on the internet is going to pick up on that. -Yes. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:15 | |
And it's a great 1930s shape. This is very much an Art Deco style shape with that sort of stylised form. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:21 | |
And as far as I can see, it's in absolutely mint condition. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:25 | |
-I like that, you know? -I quite like that. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
-Do you like that? -It's quirky, isn't it? -It is quirky. -Very nice. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
There's lots of people who collect teapots and war memorabilia and things. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:34 | |
-The only thing I'm a little bit concerned about is the price. -Yeah, I don't like that price. -£85. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:39 | |
It's not unreasonable if you're buying something from a respected dealer, | 0:09:39 | 0:09:42 | |
but we'd like to try and get it down a bit. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
-He's a nice man, he's got kind eyes. -Oh, I see, he's got kind eyes! | 0:09:45 | 0:09:47 | |
-Oh, we're turning the charm on, are we, yeah? -Nothing to do with me, so... | 0:09:47 | 0:09:51 | |
-What's your best on that? -Right, the best on it would be 75. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:54 | |
You don't think you could do it a bit less? 60? | 0:09:54 | 0:09:58 | |
No, I can't come as low as 60. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:00 | |
-I'll do 65. -65? -I think that's reasonable. -Yeah. -Are you happy with that? | 0:10:00 | 0:10:05 | |
I like it, actually, because I... | 0:10:05 | 0:10:06 | |
-You think we can make a profit on that? -I think so, it's quality. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:09 | |
You wanted quality and you wanted quirky. I do like it, actually. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:13 | |
-We've got a deal, I think. -Right. -Wonderful, thank you so much. -Yeah, thank you. | 0:10:13 | 0:10:16 | |
So the Blues have their first item, and the Reds? | 0:10:16 | 0:10:20 | |
Well, they haven't moved an inch. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:23 | |
What are they up to? | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
-That's very nice, actually. -You know, that reminds me of a sailing boat, actually. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:31 | |
-And how much are they, sir? -30. -£30. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:34 | |
-And that's for all three pieces. -Yeah. -They're rather nice, actually. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:37 | |
-Could you do anything else with the tie pin, or would you just... -Well, you can have it on a lapel. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:42 | |
-You could, couldn't you? -Yes. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:44 | |
Well, it's £30 for a pair of cufflinks and they're silver. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
All this is cut out by hand. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:49 | |
-So it's not machine... -It's not machine done. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:51 | |
-It's all hand cut. -Well, I approve of handcrafted things. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
Because these are rather nice. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:56 | |
-It's your choice this time. -Yes, I like those because I would wear those. -OK. -I really would. | 0:10:56 | 0:11:00 | |
So we have something for the lady and for the gentlemen. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:03 | |
-Yes. -And we've got to find something for the weekend. -Yes, absolutely! | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
-Cor, you're pretty intent, you lot, aren't you? -We are. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:12 | |
-I mean, intent. -Very intent. | 0:11:12 | 0:11:14 | |
-Well, we've bought two items. -Two. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:16 | |
-Yes. -Two in one stall. -Two in one stall. -Yeah. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:19 | |
-So how much have you spent so far? -£100. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:21 | |
£100. Bought two items for £100. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:23 | |
-But quality pieces, Tim. -Oh, yes. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
-Quality. -Look at his face! -That's us, quality. -Quality. -A quality team. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:29 | |
-Definitely a quality man. -You're so rough! | 0:11:29 | 0:11:31 | |
I was told you liked a bit of rough, David! | 0:11:33 | 0:11:36 | |
Before you had telly, before you had movies, every single household | 0:11:42 | 0:11:48 | |
in the civilised world would have had one of these things. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:52 | |
It's called a stereoscopic viewer, which would enable the viewer to experience foreign sites without | 0:11:52 | 0:11:59 | |
having to leave their front room, because with every viewer came a series of photographic cards and, | 0:11:59 | 0:12:06 | |
sure enough, alongside the viewer we've got a box. It's a book called India Through The Stereoscope, | 0:12:06 | 0:12:13 | |
and what that includes is a whole bunch of cards, | 0:12:13 | 0:12:18 | |
each of which have got two photographic prints on them, | 0:12:18 | 0:12:22 | |
and when you look at them through this viewer, you see those images in stereo. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:28 | |
Oliver Wendell Holmes developed the process of looking at | 0:12:28 | 0:12:33 | |
two photographs on a card through a viewer like this. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:38 | |
Now, if I put the card in like that, | 0:12:38 | 0:12:40 | |
and I look through the two prismatic lenses, like this... What I see is | 0:12:40 | 0:12:47 | |
those two images, one slightly superimposed over the other, which gives you a 3D effect. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:55 | |
They were producing these cards to create that effect | 0:12:55 | 0:12:58 | |
from the 1880s and, actually, if you look on the bottom of this viewer, it's got a patent number for 1901. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:06 | |
..And these things remained in production | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
until films really got going in the 1920s, when all of a sudden all this stuff was made redundant. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:16 | |
What I love about this particular set is that it tells the story through the stereoscopic slides. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:21 | |
In the first slide, you see the quintessentially typical tourist's eye view of Taj Mahal | 0:13:21 | 0:13:29 | |
and so forth through a whole series of imperial images, hence the box - | 0:13:29 | 0:13:35 | |
India Through The Stereoscope. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:38 | |
The big question is how much this little lot would cost you. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
Hang on a minute, I'll just take a quick squint. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:44 | |
Ah, yes, £150. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:48 | |
Well, £75 per eye, actually. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:52 | |
Eye, eye, back to the shopping. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:54 | |
You've got two objects. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:02 | |
-Yes, yes. -OK. -We've got one more... -So what are we looking for? Quirky pottery? | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
-I think the Art Nouveau. -Art Nouveau. -Yes. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:07 | |
-Well, the Art Nouveau stand is just down there, so let's make our way down there, OK? -That sounds good. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:12 | |
£240. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:22 | |
-We've done it again! -It's a lot. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
The team are desperate to get a nice little piece of silver, so... | 0:14:24 | 0:14:28 | |
Oh, right. Well, there's a piece that I might be able to help you out with. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:31 | |
-It's pretty. -I think we should keep looking... | 0:14:31 | 0:14:33 | |
-Shall we? -..At the moment. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:35 | |
And the pig is terribly expensive, I suppose, is it? Is it antique? | 0:14:35 | 0:14:39 | |
He is indeed, 1906 or 1907. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
-It's a little pincushion. -Oh, I like that. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
-He's got a cheeky face. -What would be the lowest you could do? | 0:14:44 | 0:14:47 | |
-The very, very best... -Bearing in mind that we're running out of time. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:50 | |
-£90. -£90. -£90. -That's not bad, you know. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:53 | |
-It's not a lot of weight in that? -It's a collectable. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
-Right. -It's a collectable. Want to hold it and we'll come back? | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
-Yes, I'll hold it. -See, I think he's rather sweet. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:03 | |
You've got to look at the object. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:05 | |
I like the detail, I like the little ears and the squiggly tail. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:09 | |
-I like the pig, it's just... -I don't think you can go by that. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:13 | |
Because it's a little object, they were meant as little fancies... | 0:15:13 | 0:15:17 | |
They're not going to be very heavy, because they're not cast silver. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:21 | |
-Do you think this is the original velvet? -It looks like it, it's a nice deep colour. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:25 | |
A little piggie, isn't it? | 0:15:25 | 0:15:27 | |
You see, I think it would appeal to people that collect pigs and people that collect silver. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:32 | |
You're quite right. Do you want to hold it for 10 minutes or so? | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
We'll come straight back if we can't find anything. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:37 | |
Because we've got 20 minutes... | 0:15:41 | 0:15:42 | |
-We've got about 20 minutes or so, so... -Right, well, we'll come straight back, yeah? | 0:15:42 | 0:15:46 | |
-Let's have one last quick look. -Can you make yourself look very obvious? | 0:15:46 | 0:15:50 | |
We've come to relieve you of all those things you're going to reduce half price! | 0:15:56 | 0:16:00 | |
What's the little piece on the end? | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
I don't know, it's got a mark on. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:05 | |
I think it's Dutch. Ceramic, with a pewter overlay. It's just lovely. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:09 | |
I'll do it for you for 80. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:11 | |
It is stamped. A ceramic specialist may be able to tell you what the mark is. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:15 | |
-I like the feel of it. -I like the mixture. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:17 | |
-The colour is lovely as well. -It's a beautiful colour, isn't it? | 0:16:17 | 0:16:20 | |
-I know. And you know you're buying... -Quality. -Yes. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
Well, you're buying an original piece. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:25 | |
That is a very good buy, it's very decorative, | 0:16:25 | 0:16:27 | |
but you don't have to like Art Nouveau for that, do you? | 0:16:27 | 0:16:32 | |
No. And it's small enough to be sort of... | 0:16:32 | 0:16:35 | |
You could actually use it, as well. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:37 | |
-And it looks great with a freesia in. -Yeah. -It looks beautiful. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
-I like it, actually. -I think vases are useful. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:43 | |
I like the patterns round there too. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:45 | |
OK, now, this I'm going to put back, because this is something we shall come back to. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:50 | |
-Right, come on, we've got 15 minutes. -Right. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:52 | |
-15 minutes to drag us away. -Oh, dear. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:54 | |
-We shall be back to see you with a vengeance. -Thank you. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:57 | |
Oh, don't dilly dally, David! | 0:16:58 | 0:17:00 | |
-Where are you off to? -I'm just having a look in these cases here. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:09 | |
I like the little thimble there. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:11 | |
-Do you? Never mind. -OK! | 0:17:11 | 0:17:13 | |
Are you not impressed with agate? | 0:17:13 | 0:17:14 | |
-No, I like the pig. -Charming. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:16 | |
We could come back... We could have the pig if you want, Trace. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:19 | |
Well, shall we keep looking? ..Oh, look, there's an elephant. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:22 | |
The Blues need two buys in 10 minutes, and the Reds are closing the deal on their vase. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:28 | |
-Meet me in the middle at 70. -65. -70. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
-65? -Go on, go on! | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
Oh, thank you! That's brilliant. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:42 | |
I love that. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:44 | |
-You've made three of us very happy indeed. -Thank you very much. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:48 | |
-Brilliant. -Was it 60? | 0:17:48 | 0:17:50 | |
Nice try! | 0:17:50 | 0:17:52 | |
No, where are we going? How did we get down the stairs here? | 0:17:56 | 0:17:59 | |
-We've still got two items to buy, haven't we? -Yes, we have. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:04 | |
Art Nouveau is all the rage today. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:17 | |
Oh, it's a box! | 0:18:17 | 0:18:19 | |
We said we weren't going to go for a box, didn't we? But this is nice. I like this. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
Yes, it is nice, isn't it? I don't know whether it's a box... | 0:18:22 | 0:18:27 | |
-Beautiful. -Sort of silver plated and continental, I would have thought, isn't it? -Yes. -German. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:32 | |
-Yeah. -It's very sweet, a very nice thing. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:35 | |
-I like the photo frame, as well, don't you? -Yes. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:38 | |
-It's nice, isn't it? -Yes, I like that. -What's that? "East, West..." -"Hame's best." -Oh, home is best. | 0:18:38 | 0:18:42 | |
-What piece could you do at a good price for us? -Oh... I think really your frame... | 0:18:42 | 0:18:45 | |
The frames are popular and it's got the motto, it's got the Liberty Glasgow School association. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:53 | |
-It's, you know, really nice. What would be your best on the box? It's 180 at the moment? -140. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:58 | |
140 is the best. Two minutes left. We've got 140 on this. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:03 | |
-So that would be within your budget, just. -Do you like that? | 0:19:03 | 0:19:05 | |
And then you're leaving me a fiver to find something! | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
-You've got two minutes, guys, we need a minute to get to the other stall. -I like the box. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:12 | |
-Yeah. -The box. -OK. Yeah. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:14 | |
-It's the box. -Thank you very much. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:17 | |
Are we straight up here? | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
That corner, aren't we? | 0:19:20 | 0:19:21 | |
Come on. We've got... We've got to go, come on. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:24 | |
-Excuse me, please. -Sorry. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:27 | |
We've just about 30 seconds left! | 0:19:27 | 0:19:29 | |
Now, is that little piggy still at the market? | 0:19:29 | 0:19:33 | |
Hello, could we have the pig... | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
-The pig. -But we're running out of time. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:41 | |
-I think we've got to have it, haven't we? -We have. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
We haven't got any choice. Well, we need your very, very best... | 0:19:43 | 0:19:45 | |
The very, very best I can do is £90. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:48 | |
-Yes. Well, you're leaving me £5, girls, to find something. -90. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:52 | |
-OK, OK. Sold! -It has to be 90 and then you're leaving me with £5. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:58 | |
-Sold, yeah. -Sold. | 0:19:58 | 0:19:59 | |
That was cutting it fine! | 0:20:00 | 0:20:02 | |
All items bought and paid for, but if the teams were at all worried about anything that | 0:20:04 | 0:20:11 | |
they have bought, they need not fret because the leftover lolly will be | 0:20:11 | 0:20:15 | |
given to their expert to find that fourth item, which will be produced at the auction. They can | 0:20:15 | 0:20:21 | |
decide whether to embrace it or to bin it, but right now let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:28 | |
Josie and John are pinning their hopes on this silver brooch. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
And the silver streak continues | 0:20:37 | 0:20:39 | |
with this sailing-themed cufflinks and tie-pin set. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:44 | |
And, finally, they bought that blue-glazed vase. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:47 | |
Oh, dear! Well, have you got matching tastes, you three? Is that what's going on here? | 0:20:49 | 0:20:53 | |
I think so, yes. We... We... | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
We've gone for arts and crafts, Tim. | 0:20:56 | 0:20:58 | |
Sort of Art Nouveau, arts and crafts. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:00 | |
Yeah, you seem to be welded from the hip, the three of you, which is really nice. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:04 | |
One major link in the middle. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:06 | |
How much did you spend overall? | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
165. £165. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:10 | |
So I'd like £135 of leftover lolly, please. | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
I knew you'd want it, and there you're. £135. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:18 | |
135. Well, that's actually quite a lot for you, David, isn't it? | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
Well, it is, but I think I've already established what they're interested in. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
Not another arts and crafts piece! | 0:21:24 | 0:21:26 | |
-Probably. -We're going to keep it a secret, aren't we? -Absolutely. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:28 | |
All right, fine. Do you know what... | 0:21:28 | 0:21:30 | |
-Do you know what your bonus buy's going to be? -No. -No. -Well, there you go, you see? | 0:21:30 | 0:21:34 | |
There is some mystery left in the programme. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:35 | |
-There is a little mystery. -It could be anything, couldn't it? | 0:21:35 | 0:21:38 | |
-It could be. -Well, we're just relying on his taste. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:40 | |
Rely on his taste at your peril! | 0:21:40 | 0:21:43 | |
Good luck. For us, let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:47 | |
Zoe and Tracey were fascinated by this patriotic teapot. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:51 | |
..And hope for a massive profit from the Art Nouveau pewter box. | 0:21:54 | 0:22:00 | |
..And the silver piggy pincushion. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
Oink oink! | 0:22:03 | 0:22:04 | |
You've left me with a fiver. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:07 | |
I'm afraid so. You don't deserve that, but... You deserve more. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:10 | |
-I deserved a bit more than that. -You did, bless you! | 0:22:10 | 0:22:12 | |
Well, done, girls. That's absolutely super. Are you all right, Trace? | 0:22:12 | 0:22:15 | |
-I'm fine, thank you. -You had a good old dash there. What about you, Zo Zo? | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
-It was a bit of a sprint to the finish, but we got there. -And you spent a magnificent total. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:23 | |
-Is it 295? -It was, £5 left. -I love that, don't you? £295 spent. I love you to bits. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:30 | |
Anyway, a £5 note left over. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:32 | |
-Yeah. -Which is the leftover lolly. Who's got the £5 note? -Sorry. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:35 | |
You've still got the £5 note? What are doing with the £5 note already? | 0:22:35 | 0:22:37 | |
-Well, I was so treasured... -Well, you give it to them. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:39 | |
He didn't want us to spend any more! | 0:22:39 | 0:22:41 | |
You're going to give it to me. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:42 | |
-There we go, and I give it back to you. -That's it. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:44 | |
It's rather like the Inland Revenue, this. It's like a kind of perpetual cycle. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:48 | |
Anyway, £5 only. Good luck with that and I'm glad you've had good fun. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:52 | |
-We have. -And well done for spending all that cash. -Thank you. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:56 | |
But, for me, I'm heading off to Bucks. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
And while I'm away, our experts can look for their bonus buys. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:01 | |
Good luck, boys. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:04 | |
Claydon has been home to the Verney family for nearly 400 years. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:16 | |
In the mid-18th century, the second Earl inherited the estate and began to spend, spend, spend. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:23 | |
And this is a prime example of the extravagance lavished on the interior fittings | 0:23:34 | 0:23:41 | |
and decoration of this splendid house. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:43 | |
Your eye immediately is drawn up. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:46 | |
As your eye comes down, you begin to take in | 0:23:57 | 0:24:02 | |
how magnificent and beautiful this wrought-iron balustrade is. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:07 | |
It's the most delicate and exquisite example of wrought iron I think I've ever seen in a British house. | 0:24:07 | 0:24:14 | |
What we've got are swags draped between very delicate | 0:24:14 | 0:24:20 | |
tendrils of iron, each of which spout ears of corn. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:25 | |
And above that, on the next landing, you see one of their crests, | 0:24:25 | 0:24:29 | |
which is a Phoenix with outstretched wings. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:32 | |
But what you wouldn't realise at first sight, is that the underside of each of these stairways | 0:24:32 | 0:24:40 | |
is inlaid, this time square coffers filled with stylised oak leaves, and the underside | 0:24:40 | 0:24:47 | |
of this lower staircase matches the underside of the staircase as you go up, way up there, in the sky. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:54 | |
In short, this staircase is an absolute tour de force of inlay, | 0:25:06 | 0:25:12 | |
not just with one or two bits of timber, but with dense parquetry. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:18 | |
We've got holly, we've got box, you've got ebony, you've got walnut, you've got mahogany, | 0:25:18 | 0:25:22 | |
and all of those timbers together go to make up this jolly effect as you rise the staircase. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:29 | |
And, most amusingly, highlighted throughout the staircase is an arrangement of little ivory dots. | 0:25:29 | 0:25:37 | |
See how bright and white those dots are? Well, that's quite deliberate. | 0:25:37 | 0:25:41 | |
They are supposed to reflect the light so that when it's dimpsey | 0:25:41 | 0:25:45 | |
in the evening, perhaps you're only carrying a candle, when you go up and down these stairs, those little | 0:25:45 | 0:25:50 | |
white dots reflect a bit of light back at you so that you can tell exactly where the treads are. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:57 | |
This handrail, which executes an extraordinarily athletic double, | 0:25:57 | 0:26:03 | |
or even triple whirl at the bottom, | 0:26:03 | 0:26:07 | |
is also inlaid with geometric parquetry devices | 0:26:07 | 0:26:13 | |
and ivory spots. | 0:26:13 | 0:26:15 | |
And to finish the staircase off, we've got something that's called a flourish. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:19 | |
That's the term that's used for the twirly-curly bottom tread of the staircase, | 0:26:19 | 0:26:26 | |
except that at Claydon, the outset bottom tread comes far further than you would normally expect... | 0:26:26 | 0:26:32 | |
almost, in a way, making a step | 0:26:32 | 0:26:34 | |
that perhaps an auctioneer could | 0:26:34 | 0:26:36 | |
stand upon and conduct an auction. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:41 | |
The big question is today - are our teams over at the auction going to have a similar flourish? | 0:26:41 | 0:26:47 | |
We shall see, we shall see. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:52 | |
Right, the experts have their bonus buys in the bag, so off | 0:26:52 | 0:26:56 | |
-to Nottingham to meet auctioneer Nigel Kirk. He's a good egg. Nigel, good morning. -Good morning. | 0:26:56 | 0:27:02 | |
Now, Josie and John went with this brooch. Do you like that? | 0:27:02 | 0:27:06 | |
I do, yes. It's a splendid piece of Scandinavian arts and crafts. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:11 | |
Is it something that you think will find favour with your crowd? | 0:27:11 | 0:27:14 | |
-Yes, I do. I think it will sell very well. -OK. What sort of estimate? | 0:27:14 | 0:27:17 | |
-30 to 50. -OK, £70 they paid, so there may be a bit off the boil with that. | 0:27:17 | 0:27:22 | |
-I think they've got a chance still. -Oh, great. Now, the cufflinks. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:25 | |
-Sweet little yachting tie pin and links. Any good? -No. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:29 | |
Oh! What's the matter with it? | 0:27:29 | 0:27:31 | |
Well, they're unmarked and they're rather crude workmanship. | 0:27:31 | 0:27:35 | |
-What do you think it might make? -They'll probably get the money back or make a pound or two profit. | 0:27:35 | 0:27:40 | |
-20 to 30. -Yes. -OK, fine. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:42 | |
Lastly, in their trio is this turn-of-the-century pot. | 0:27:42 | 0:27:46 | |
Yes, that's again a slightly strange object because it looks circa 1910, | 0:27:46 | 0:27:50 | |
but I'm not convinced it's quite as early as that. | 0:27:50 | 0:27:52 | |
-Right. -There's no indication of a maker on either the mount or the pot. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:56 | |
It's a good-looking thing and it's something you'd go and pick up straight away, but you might put it | 0:27:56 | 0:28:00 | |
down again rather quickly when you've looked at it closely. | 0:28:00 | 0:28:02 | |
-Yes. There's something about this overlaid metal, it's very crude, isn't it? -It is. -And thick. -It is. | 0:28:02 | 0:28:07 | |
So, what's your estimate? | 0:28:07 | 0:28:09 | |
-I think it'll make 30 to 50. -Oh, dear, £65 paid. | 0:28:09 | 0:28:11 | |
-Oh, dear. -This team is going to need its bonus buys, so let's go and have a look at it. | 0:28:11 | 0:28:18 | |
Now, Josie and John, feeling all right? | 0:28:18 | 0:28:20 | |
-Absolutely. -Yes, yes. -Excited. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:22 | |
-This is the bonus buy moment, you know. -I know. -It is, yes. -Big moment. | 0:28:22 | 0:28:25 | |
You spent 165, you give £135 to David Barby. What did he spend it on? | 0:28:25 | 0:28:31 | |
What I bought was something extraordinarily good. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:34 | |
-It's a box of chocs! -They are absolutely... | 0:28:34 | 0:28:37 | |
-Wow! -These are Chinese. | 0:28:37 | 0:28:39 | |
I'd date them towards the middle of the 19th, end of the 19th century. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:43 | |
-Can I pick one up? -Yes. They're silver, covered with gold. -Oh, wow! -They are... | 0:28:43 | 0:28:48 | |
And these have got little holes, as you can see, all the way round. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:52 | |
-Yes. -And that would have been for stitching on to garments. | 0:28:52 | 0:28:55 | |
-Right. -Now, each one represents one of the Immortals. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:59 | |
This is kind of Buddhistic religion, isn't it? | 0:28:59 | 0:29:02 | |
-Yes, yes. I paid £55 for them. -Wow! -We're going to make a profit. | 0:29:02 | 0:29:05 | |
-How much? -55. -55. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:08 | |
Well, done. That's a marvellous buy. | 0:29:08 | 0:29:09 | |
You couldn't have actually hit... With the sort of staffs on | 0:29:09 | 0:29:13 | |
instruments and things like that, just absolutely fits us completely. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:16 | |
-Aren't they extraordinary? -They are. -I've never, ever seen anything like this at all. -Well, there we go. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:21 | |
So, what's your prediction, David, of what these Immortals might make? | 0:29:21 | 0:29:25 | |
I'd like to see them go over 100, if not more. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:27 | |
On that happy note, then, you rest with that thought but, for the audience at home, | 0:29:27 | 0:29:32 | |
let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about David's Immortals. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:36 | |
Now, Nigel, there's something a bit glitzy. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:38 | |
Absolutely. They're splendid things. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:40 | |
-Yeah, they're good, aren't they? -Chinese repousse silver gilt. | 0:29:40 | 0:29:43 | |
-And do you think they might have been sewn on a costume? -I think so. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:47 | |
I'd have to do some delving in my reference books to try and | 0:29:47 | 0:29:50 | |
work out precisely what they're for, but I think they've got potential. | 0:29:50 | 0:29:53 | |
They're certainly silver gilt and beautifully worked. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:55 | |
No marks on them, but I wouldn't criticise them necessarily for that. | 0:29:55 | 0:29:58 | |
The date, I would imagine, probably late 19th or early 20th century. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:04 | |
And there's an incredible interest in Chinese things now, isn't there? | 0:30:04 | 0:30:06 | |
China is where it's at. I'm not suggesting that these are going | 0:30:06 | 0:30:09 | |
to make huge prices, but I think going to sell very well, nonetheless. | 0:30:09 | 0:30:12 | |
Oh, good. Mr Barby will be pleased. | 0:30:12 | 0:30:14 | |
-How much do you think he might get, Nigel? -I think they'll probably make £100 or so. | 0:30:14 | 0:30:18 | |
Gosh! He only paid £55, the cunning monkey. | 0:30:18 | 0:30:20 | |
That does, of course, depend on the team deciding to | 0:30:20 | 0:30:24 | |
go with the bonus buy and we'll find out about that in a moment. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:26 | |
Anyway, that's it for the Reds, now for the Blues - Zoe and Tracey. | 0:30:26 | 0:30:31 | |
-Very patriotic teapot that, what? -Absolutely! Flags of the Allies. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:34 | |
I mean, it's so typically British though We're going into a World War conflict here | 0:30:34 | 0:30:39 | |
and we'll have a cup of tea and produce some patriotic teapots. | 0:30:39 | 0:30:42 | |
-Absolutely. -Is it likely to be collectable, do you think? | 0:30:42 | 0:30:45 | |
Yes, it is. Certainly commemorative objects relating to the Great War, | 0:30:45 | 0:30:49 | |
1914 to 1918, have become much more sought in recent years, because we're | 0:30:49 | 0:30:54 | |
approaching the centenary, and I can see that the same thing will happen with the Second World War. | 0:30:54 | 0:30:59 | |
So, how much do you think, Nigel? | 0:30:59 | 0:31:01 | |
I think it'll probably make £40 to £60. It could make more. | 0:31:01 | 0:31:04 | |
OK, £65 paid, so they've got a chance. | 0:31:04 | 0:31:07 | |
Now, Zoe went with the polished pewter box. | 0:31:07 | 0:31:10 | |
I think that box is a slightly boring article, really. | 0:31:10 | 0:31:13 | |
It's a little over polished. Sometimes, things like this | 0:31:13 | 0:31:15 | |
have figures on them, you know, maidens reclining amongst lilies and whatnot and... | 0:31:15 | 0:31:20 | |
-Yeah, without much on. -Yeah. They're rather more saleable. | 0:31:20 | 0:31:23 | |
-It's a bit dull, this one. -Right. | 0:31:23 | 0:31:25 | |
-How much? -Oh, I think probably about 80 to 120 on a good day. -Yeah. | 0:31:25 | 0:31:28 | |
-That's pushing it a bit, I fear. -Well, she did splash out £140. | 0:31:28 | 0:31:32 | |
-I think that was very bold. -Now, the silver pig pincushion. | 0:31:32 | 0:31:36 | |
-Yes. -It seems to me that the price of these novelty pincushions is all over the shop. | 0:31:36 | 0:31:40 | |
They make crazy prices because there's practically no silver in them. | 0:31:40 | 0:31:44 | |
-No. -They're purely novelty objects, but they are incredibly collectable. | 0:31:44 | 0:31:47 | |
If you're forming a collection of pincushions, | 0:31:47 | 0:31:50 | |
pigs and rabbits and little chicks, they turn up perhaps most frequently. | 0:31:50 | 0:31:53 | |
-How much do you think this little trotter's going to bring? -I think that'll make 80 to 120. | 0:31:53 | 0:31:56 | |
I've sold many of them over the last few years and they always seem to make that sort of price. | 0:31:56 | 0:32:01 | |
-Well, that's a good fat pork profit on £90. -Good. | 0:32:01 | 0:32:04 | |
Because that's what Tracey paid. | 0:32:04 | 0:32:07 | |
But are they going to need their bonus buy? | 0:32:07 | 0:32:08 | |
I fancy if that boring box doesn't do as well as it ought to do | 0:32:08 | 0:32:12 | |
they are going to need it, so let's go and have a look. | 0:32:12 | 0:32:15 | |
-Now, Tracey, Zo Zo. Yes? -Yes. | 0:32:15 | 0:32:17 | |
-Yes. -Yes. | 0:32:17 | 0:32:19 | |
You spent £295, you magnificent creatures and specimens of womanhood! | 0:32:19 | 0:32:23 | |
And you gave £5 to Mark Stacey to find you a bonus buy, which the way we like to do it, isn't it, Mark? | 0:32:23 | 0:32:29 | |
-We do, Tim, we like a challenge. -Lovely job. What did you spend the £5 on? | 0:32:29 | 0:32:32 | |
I spent the whole of the £5, Tim... | 0:32:32 | 0:32:34 | |
-Did you? -On these little Guinness advertising buttons. | 0:32:34 | 0:32:36 | |
-Oh, I like them! -There's four. | 0:32:36 | 0:32:39 | |
You can see the little seal there, the ostrich head and | 0:32:39 | 0:32:42 | |
creature there, but for a fiver I thought we can't go wrong with it. | 0:32:42 | 0:32:45 | |
-You've done well. -It wasn't much, was it, to spend, so... -You couldn't have much choice for a fiver! | 0:32:45 | 0:32:50 | |
I think it's a miracle that you found anything at all, really. | 0:32:50 | 0:32:52 | |
So, talk to us, Mark, about breweriana because it is a serious collectable, isn't it? | 0:32:52 | 0:32:57 | |
-Oh, it is and Guinness is right up there. -Yeah. -I mean, Guinness is one of the main collectable areas. | 0:32:57 | 0:33:00 | |
I mean... And a lot of advertising ware can make serious money. | 0:33:00 | 0:33:04 | |
-As I say, this is not quite complete. -Jolly good, Mark. | 0:33:04 | 0:33:07 | |
For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's buttons. | 0:33:07 | 0:33:13 | |
-There you have it, Nigel. Look at that. -They're great. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:15 | |
A wee set of four Guinnessy buttons. | 0:33:15 | 0:33:18 | |
Highly collectable. Breweriana, it's just what the market wants. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:20 | |
-Is it? -And they're 1930s, so I'm sure they'll sell well. -Well, Mark Stacey's spent £5 on these. | 0:33:20 | 0:33:26 | |
-I think he's done brilliantly. -Do you? | 0:33:26 | 0:33:27 | |
I think he'll make a 400% profit and get at least £20 to £30, perhaps even 35 or £40. | 0:33:27 | 0:33:33 | |
Good gracious! | 0:33:33 | 0:33:34 | |
-Well, all I can say to that is - cheers! -Your very good health. | 0:33:34 | 0:33:38 | |
What we've got here is a woman with a prominent feature, and that is on the backside here, | 0:33:44 | 0:33:50 | |
because what she's got is a bustle, so this is an extremely fashionable | 0:33:50 | 0:33:54 | |
girl made of solid silver, which is hallmarked Chester, 1900, and if I turn it upside down | 0:33:54 | 0:34:00 | |
you can see it's been engraved with a little seal, which, of course, you do to seal up a letter or a parcel. | 0:34:00 | 0:34:07 | |
Now, I'm going to have a little experiment here. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:09 | |
I've got this miracle blue pad and I'm going to pretend that that's molten sealing wax. | 0:34:09 | 0:34:14 | |
If we push down here to get a good impression and take it off, perfect! | 0:34:14 | 0:34:18 | |
If I pick that up and I get my little spyglass | 0:34:18 | 0:34:22 | |
and we have a squint through that you can read "Hinc Orior", which in Latin means "Hence I Arise". | 0:34:22 | 0:34:31 | |
From that, you are able to determine | 0:34:31 | 0:34:33 | |
that the motto belonged to any one of six or seven Scottish families. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:40 | |
To decode the other part of the message, you look up what the other part of the seal shows you, | 0:34:40 | 0:34:46 | |
which is that hand holding a quill over a piece of mantling, and | 0:34:46 | 0:34:52 | |
once you've done that you might be able to identify the actual specific family that owned this in 1901. | 0:34:52 | 0:35:00 | |
Now, a lot of collectors of seals simply buy these things because they find that fun to do. | 0:35:00 | 0:35:05 | |
On the other hand, you might simply buy this one because it's got such a lovely prominent feature. | 0:35:05 | 0:35:10 | |
And it could be yours for £100 to £150. | 0:35:10 | 0:35:15 | |
Cheeky! | 0:35:15 | 0:35:16 | |
Now, girls, if there's one dark hole in your trio of objects, I'm afraid to say it's that pewter box, yeah? | 0:35:22 | 0:35:28 | |
-Right. -Now, Zo Zo, you paid £140 for that, right? | 0:35:28 | 0:35:31 | |
-Yes. -His estimate is £80 to £120. | 0:35:31 | 0:35:34 | |
-There's a great crowd of people here. -Right. | 0:35:34 | 0:35:35 | |
They're going to have to get enthusiastic, | 0:35:35 | 0:35:38 | |
and that's where most of where your money sits, I'm afraid. | 0:35:38 | 0:35:42 | |
-Right. -OK. -OK. -Yeah. -Well, we'll see. -We will see, won't we? | 0:35:42 | 0:35:45 | |
The Crown Ducal War Against Hitlerism teapot with its cover. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:48 | |
£30 for it please. 30 I am bid at the back. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:50 | |
At 30. And five anywhere? 35. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:53 | |
-Come on. -£40. 45. 50. 50. 55. 60? | 0:35:53 | 0:35:57 | |
£55. | 0:35:57 | 0:35:59 | |
-Oh, come on. A bit more! -Come on. | 0:35:59 | 0:36:01 | |
At £55. | 0:36:01 | 0:36:04 | |
That's a £10 note off that. £55. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:07 | |
You are minus £10 on there, babies. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:10 | |
-Now the box, all right? -The box, right. -Oh, dear. | 0:36:10 | 0:36:12 | |
The continental pewter cigar box. £50 for this, please? 50? | 0:36:12 | 0:36:17 | |
30. 30 I am bid. At 30. Five. | 0:36:17 | 0:36:20 | |
40? 40, seated. 45? | 0:36:20 | 0:36:21 | |
45. 50, I'll take now. At £45. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:25 | |
-No, no. -More, more! | 0:36:25 | 0:36:27 | |
-£50. -Oh, look out! -55, sir? 55. | 0:36:27 | 0:36:28 | |
-Come on! -60 for you? At £55 I shall sell it. -£55. | 0:36:28 | 0:36:33 | |
-Oh, dear. -I'm sorry about that. | 0:36:33 | 0:36:35 | |
We've got into at 55 groove here, | 0:36:35 | 0:36:38 | |
-haven't we? Here's the pig pincushion. -Here we go. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:41 | |
The Edwardian silver pig novelty pincushion. | 0:36:41 | 0:36:44 | |
£50 for this, please. Always collectable. 50 I am bid. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:46 | |
At 50. Five... 60 anywhere? | 0:36:46 | 0:36:48 | |
£55 it is. 60. Five. 70? 70? | 0:36:48 | 0:36:52 | |
-Come on. -Come on. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:55 | |
At £70 in front. You're out at the back and I sell at £70. | 0:36:55 | 0:36:58 | |
-That, I think is cheap enough. -That was too cheap. | 0:36:58 | 0:37:00 | |
£70 is minus 20. | 0:37:00 | 0:37:02 | |
I make that £115 down the drain, right? £115. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:09 | |
85 is 105... It is £115. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:11 | |
It's £115 down the old toiletto! | 0:37:13 | 0:37:17 | |
They only spent 295... | 0:37:17 | 0:37:19 | |
This is not so brilliant, girls. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:22 | |
Now, what are we going to do about the Guinness... The Guinness...? | 0:37:22 | 0:37:24 | |
-I think we'll risk it! -Can we claw it back, do you think? | 0:37:24 | 0:37:27 | |
-Yes. -Yeah. -Going to try it? -Yes. | 0:37:27 | 0:37:29 | |
-Yes. -You're going to risk your last fiver, aren't you? | 0:37:29 | 0:37:32 | |
This is what they call clutching at straws. | 0:37:32 | 0:37:34 | |
A set of four Guinness advertising buttons of the 1930s. | 0:37:34 | 0:37:38 | |
-£10 only asked for them. 10? 10 I'm bid. -Oh, good! | 0:37:38 | 0:37:40 | |
15 for them anywhere? At 10. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:43 | |
15. 20. 25. 30. | 0:37:43 | 0:37:45 | |
-Look at this! -Yes! | 0:37:45 | 0:37:47 | |
-£35. -Oh, well, there we are. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:50 | |
At £35... | 0:37:50 | 0:37:51 | |
-Yes. -Yes! | 0:37:51 | 0:37:53 | |
£35. I mean, what a maestro, eh? | 0:37:53 | 0:37:55 | |
-Very pleased! -Yes. All that smooching! | 0:37:55 | 0:37:59 | |
Look, you are plus 30 on that. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:01 | |
Now, that is how to do it, isn't it? | 0:38:01 | 0:38:03 | |
Spend £5 in a fair and translate it, in a whizz, into £35. | 0:38:03 | 0:38:08 | |
-Yes, yes. -That's why he's a genius. | 0:38:08 | 0:38:11 | |
-Oh! -We should have just sent you out three times! | 0:38:11 | 0:38:13 | |
A genius of Guinness! | 0:38:13 | 0:38:15 | |
Good. So, you were plus 30 on that. | 0:38:15 | 0:38:18 | |
-Yes. -OK, so that means overall you are minus £85. Oh. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:22 | |
That's not too bad if you say it quick. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:23 | |
It's nothing, is it, £85? | 0:38:23 | 0:38:27 | |
And it could be a winning score. | 0:38:27 | 0:38:28 | |
-Don't talk to those Reds, then, eh? -No. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:32 | |
Next up is the silver seal, the lady with the protuberances. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:45 | |
OK, she's coming up now. £100 to £150. | 0:38:45 | 0:38:48 | |
That's about £50 per protuberance. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:51 | |
-Here we go. -The Victorian cast silver figure or desk seal. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:54 | |
£30 for this lot. | 0:38:54 | 0:38:56 | |
30 I am bid. At 30. Five anywhere? | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
Five. 40? 40. Five. 50. 50. Five. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:01 | |
£50. Right at the back. At 55 now. | 0:39:01 | 0:39:03 | |
£60. 65. 70. 65 in front. 70 for it? | 0:39:03 | 0:39:09 | |
All done at £65. | 0:39:09 | 0:39:11 | |
Cor! | 0:39:11 | 0:39:14 | |
Right. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:16 | |
Hello. Lovely to see you. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:21 | |
- We're at the auction. - Excellent, excellent. | 0:39:21 | 0:39:23 | |
Right, we keep very quiet in this auction because this auctioneer... | 0:39:23 | 0:39:27 | |
-Look at them, dead quiet everywhere, so we can't make any noise. -So, no cheering, then? | 0:39:27 | 0:39:31 | |
-Well, you can cheer if you like. -Oh, OK. | 0:39:31 | 0:39:33 | |
Let's hope we've got something to cheer about. And here we come. | 0:39:33 | 0:39:36 | |
Danish arts and crafts silver open-work brooch in its original box, | 0:39:36 | 0:39:40 | |
and £20 only bid for it. 20. Five. 30. | 0:39:40 | 0:39:43 | |
Five. 40. 45 anywhere? 45. 50. | 0:39:43 | 0:39:48 | |
-55. 60. -Keep going. -Yes! | 0:39:48 | 0:39:50 | |
-Five. -Keep going! -70. And five from either of you? | 0:39:50 | 0:39:52 | |
-At £70, then. -Oh, come on, it's worth more than that. | 0:39:52 | 0:39:55 | |
Selling at £70. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:57 | |
£70, then. £70. | 0:39:57 | 0:39:59 | |
Wiped its face. Well, now... | 0:39:59 | 0:40:01 | |
A pair of silver yachtsmen's cufflinks and a matching tie pin. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:05 | |
£30 for those. 30? 20? | 0:40:05 | 0:40:07 | |
20, I am bid, thank you. At 20. Five anywhere? £20. The maiden bid. | 0:40:07 | 0:40:10 | |
Selling them at £20. | 0:40:10 | 0:40:13 | |
Oh, come on, that's cheap! | 0:40:13 | 0:40:16 | |
£20. Minus £10 on that. | 0:40:16 | 0:40:19 | |
The pewter overlaid art pottery vase, and £50 for this, please. 50? | 0:40:19 | 0:40:26 | |
-30? Any interest? 30 I'm bid on my right. -Oh, come on! | 0:40:26 | 0:40:28 | |
35 for it? 35 waving at me. £40. 45. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:33 | |
45. 50. 55? | 0:40:33 | 0:40:36 | |
£50. On my right and selling then over here at £50. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:40 | |
£50 is minus 15 on that. So, overall, chaps, you are minus £25. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:45 | |
Sorry, but, you know, there it is. | 0:40:45 | 0:40:47 | |
No hanging around here, right? No messing about. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:50 | |
What are you going to do then? Are you going to go with this bonus buy? | 0:40:50 | 0:40:53 | |
-Yes. -Yes. -Definitely. -Definitely. -Definitely going to go with it. -Definitely. -Yes. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:55 | |
-I mean, you love them, don't you? -Oh, they're marvellous. -Whatever they are! | 0:40:55 | 0:40:58 | |
You will be eternally grateful to Mr Barby if he brings you immortality from this moment on. | 0:40:58 | 0:41:04 | |
-Indeed, indeed. -Yes, we're going with this bonus buy, right? | 0:41:04 | 0:41:06 | |
That's a definite decision, we're going with the bonus buy and here they come. | 0:41:06 | 0:41:09 | |
Set of seven Chinese silver gilt repousse costume | 0:41:09 | 0:41:12 | |
appliques. £30 for them? | 0:41:12 | 0:41:14 | |
30, I am bid. At 30. Five anywhere? | 0:41:14 | 0:41:16 | |
£30 it is. And five. 40. Five. | 0:41:16 | 0:41:19 | |
50. Five. 60. Five. | 0:41:19 | 0:41:21 | |
-70. Five. 80. -You're in profit. | 0:41:21 | 0:41:23 | |
85 on my left. Any more now? | 0:41:23 | 0:41:25 | |
-At 90 here. 95 for you. -Look at that! | 0:41:25 | 0:41:28 | |
-95. -Selling in the room at £95. | 0:41:28 | 0:41:31 | |
£95. You are £40 up on that, which means overall you are up £15. | 0:41:31 | 0:41:39 | |
Plus 15. That's pretty good, isn't it? | 0:41:39 | 0:41:41 | |
-Now that could be a winning score, all right? -Excellent. | 0:41:41 | 0:41:43 | |
So, JJ, don't go saying anything to anybody. | 0:41:43 | 0:41:45 | |
I won't, no. Mum's the word. | 0:41:45 | 0:41:48 | |
£150 I am bid for this. | 0:41:50 | 0:41:51 | |
Oh, I do love this programme, don't you? | 0:41:57 | 0:41:59 | |
I particularly like it when both our experts make substantial | 0:41:59 | 0:42:04 | |
upsides on their bonus buys, which our two boys today have done. | 0:42:04 | 0:42:08 | |
-Some say they look a bit like father and son. -Brothers! | 0:42:08 | 0:42:11 | |
Well, I have to tell you today that they are linked in their expertise | 0:42:11 | 0:42:17 | |
-because they've both done extremely well. You been talking, you lot? -No. | 0:42:17 | 0:42:19 | |
-No. -No. -No? -No. | 0:42:19 | 0:42:21 | |
I have to reveal, we don't have losers any more | 0:42:21 | 0:42:23 | |
we only have runners up and winners, and the runners up are the Blues. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:27 | |
Sorry, girls. | 0:42:27 | 0:42:29 | |
-But you did do spectacularly badly, didn't you... -Yes. | 0:42:29 | 0:42:32 | |
Which is just the way it goes sometimes. | 0:42:32 | 0:42:34 | |
It was all minus, minus, minus until those buttons came to the fore and produced a £30 profit, | 0:42:34 | 0:42:40 | |
but overall, then, your finish was minus £85. | 0:42:40 | 0:42:44 | |
Which is not so terrible, and you were a great team. | 0:42:44 | 0:42:48 | |
But the victors - JJ, Josie and John, - you are going to take home £15. | 0:42:48 | 0:42:55 | |
-Yes! -Here's your £15, Josie. That's pretty good, isn't it? -Thank you very much. | 0:42:55 | 0:43:00 | |
Entirely made up, I have to say, by the great success, the £40 profit, on the Immortals. | 0:43:00 | 0:43:05 | |
Anyway, congratulations. I hope you had a great time. | 0:43:05 | 0:43:07 | |
We've loved having you on the show. | 0:43:07 | 0:43:09 | |
-Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes? -Yes! | 0:43:09 | 0:43:12 | |
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