0:00:02 > 0:00:05Antiques at lunchtime? It can only mean one thing.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Yes, let's go bargain hunting.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37We're at the Jaguar Antiques Fair at Derby University,
0:00:37 > 0:00:42and we're going to be testing our teams today with one hour,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45shopping for three items, with £300.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Are they going to pass or fail?
0:00:49 > 0:00:54Students, Kerry and Julia, have no idea about budgeting.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- That is very nice.- It's Wedgwood. - I daren't and ask the price then.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- Well it's £295, apparently.- Oops!
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Do look at the prices first.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Yes, sorry!
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Husband-and-wife Ben and Joanna have no concept of time.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12How many items have you bought?
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- Just the one. - One piece, 12 minutes left?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17I think I'm getting nervous.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Auctioneer James Lewis doesn't mince his words either.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I think that's far, far, far too much money.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Far, far, far? There were three fars in there, that's far too much.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31And if that leaves you gagging for more, let's get on with the show.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Welcome, guys. Lovely to see you.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Now, you two are both self-confessed history geeks.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39That's right, history and museum geeks.
0:01:39 > 0:01:40Why?
0:01:40 > 0:01:46Well, for me, partly it's because my parents used to drag me around as a kid to museums and castles.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- Then I started wanting to go myself. - What about you, Julia?
0:01:50 > 0:01:55The same, wherever we went, my parents would take me to the local museum and I thought that was great.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57So where do you originally hail from?
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Originally, I was actually born in Moscow in the Soviet Union.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Born in Moscow, but you hail from where?
0:02:03 > 0:02:04- From Canada.- You're a Canadian?
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Yeah, I was brought up in Calgary.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10But your background in Calgary, I mean you just didn't go out out skiing a lot, did you?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12No, I didn't.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14I sat at home and read books.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19So that's what you do then, if you're not going to a museum, Jules, you're reading your books?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Exactly, I like to trawl second-hand bookshops.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27I have a problem, my name is Julia, I am a bookaholic, I cannot leave
0:02:27 > 0:02:30a bookshop empty-handed, it's just not possible.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34But the great thing about second-hand bookshops is that often the books are so incredibly cheap.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Yes, yes.- I mean, you can...
0:02:36 > 0:02:38I don't know what bookshops you have been to!
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- They're so expensive.- It says here that you're reading now the History Of Celibacy.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- Yes, I just finished reading it. - Which I would imagine is quite a cheap number.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48It was quite a thick book, Tim.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- Really?- Yes, it was, surprisingly.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52You're also a Doctor Who fan.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I am, and Kerry and I watch Doctor Who together.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- Yes, you do that together? - We're not geeks at all.- No, no.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Kerry, are you a big collector yourself, darling?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I wouldn't say collector, more of a hoarder.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I suppose you've got lots of books, too, being a brain box.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11Yeah, lots of old books, but I much prefer books that have been read by someone else.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13The ones that have been written in and clearly loved by someone.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17I like feeling like I am rescuing them from the charity shops.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19I think we're going to have great fun with you girls today.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- Do you think you'll give the Reds a run for their money?- I think so.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25We're certainly going to try.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Because they're clearly academically over-qualified to be here.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Janet, you are incredibly knowledgeable about antiques.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I'm quite knowledgeable.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- I worked in an antiques gallery about 20 years ago now.- Did you?
0:03:38 > 0:03:42I did, in London, specialising in Art Deco, Art Nouveau.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44But you are a shopaholic, aren't you?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- Just a little bit... - LAUGHTER
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Ben says you're not kidding!
0:03:49 > 0:03:53It's rude to walk past something if it's being offered a fraction of the price it should be.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- Are you obsessed by clothes, or what?- Just slightly.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- I'm quite obsessed by jeans.- Jeans? - Jeans.
0:04:01 > 0:04:07To give you an idea, Tim, I think we've got 60 pairs of the same-sized blue ones alone.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- Really?- I think that's 63, I found some more this week.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- And that's not obsession?- No.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Brilliant. So, Ben, what do you get up to when Jo's out shopping all the time?
0:04:17 > 0:04:25I run a software company that makes interactive 3D software for simulation and training systems,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29mainly in the aviation industry and what have you.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- Was that a yawn?- No, no no.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35It does get very technical and I'm told I can get very boring about it.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Just glaze over.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40No, no, no, well if it pays for the shopping that's absolutely dazzling, isn't it?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Well, yes, there is that, I suppose.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Of course you watch Bargain Hunt a lot.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50Well, because I work from home, it means I have my lunch at around midday so I can come
0:04:50 > 0:04:53and watch Bargain Hunt, and I have been for many years.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Good, you too are going to be expertly qualified to take on these Reds.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Well, we don't have the academic qualifications, so we need something else, don't we?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04It's all down to practical skills. Now the money moment.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Here you go, £300 apiece, you know the rules, your experts await, and off you go.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Very, very, very good luck.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13What intriguing teams.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17I wonder what our experts will make of them.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20The Reds have an old master in David Barby.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23And in Nick Hall the Blues have a rare find.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- What are you going to look for? - I think we'll look for kind of quirky things.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- The odd hunting prints, things like that.- Something with social history.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- That's good. - You like your Art Nouveau and Art Deco, don't you?- I do, certainly.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Chop chop chop.- This way?- Yeah.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43They really know what they want, but will they find it?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Look at the social history there in those shoes.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- They're lovely actually. - They're very pointed.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- They're very pointed.- So what date would they be from, about 1900?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Something like that, yeah, maybe even 1910, because by the 1920s
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- you get a much more open shoe. - A sort of court shoe?
0:05:59 > 0:06:04Yeah... This is very cool, what is this?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Do you think shoes would sell at auction, though?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Well, there are people buy costume.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Look at this carving.
0:06:11 > 0:06:17This is quite interesting. It's Japanese and we're looking at around about 1880, 1900.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19But it's quite expensive, it's 285.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23285. Do look at the prices first!
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Yes, sorry!
0:06:25 > 0:06:28This is something you might like, Joanna.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30It has that Art Nouveau look to it.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Yes.- This little pendant here.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34I think it's really pretty.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37My only problem is I have a real problem with green.
0:06:37 > 0:06:44- Oh, right.- And automatically that would probably, for me, make it slightly more difficult.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- Remember, we're selling it, not wearing it.- Absolutely.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51I'm sure there'll be hundreds of people saying, "I think that's really charming".
0:06:51 > 0:06:55It depends, as all these things do, what the price can be.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59What do you think we would need to buy it at to make a profit?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02I think if that was going to sale,
0:07:02 > 0:07:07the auction estimate is going to be around the £70-80 mark.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13That's smashing, thank you. Have a look, see what you think.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16I think the form and the shape is lovely.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19I can see people wanting to buy an item like that, yes.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22What we need to do now is find out what the price can be.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Hello, there. We're quite interested in this,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30but we're just wondering what your best price could be on that.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33What do I need to do to persuade you to come right down.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Now there's an offer you don't get every day.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Given that her husband is standing right next to her.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Well, he'd have to disappear for starters.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43I had a feeling that might be coming.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- What do you think is a sensible sort of price?- £65.
0:07:47 > 0:07:54How would you feel about if we gave you for cash, here and now, straight in your hand, £50.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Wow, I was going to go for 55.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00I'd feel slightly nauseous, actually.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04I will give you 55, love.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- £55. What do you think, have we got a deal then?- Yeah, I think so.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Shake the man's hand, let's give him some cash.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Well, no messing about there.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16It is catch up time, Reds.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Autographs.- Look.- Signatures.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Do we know whose autographs they are?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Well they have got Lords, Earls and Dukes of anything.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27That fits your criteria, doesn't it?
0:08:27 > 0:08:33"A list of persons residing in the ward of Bishopsgate
0:08:33 > 0:08:38"who have subscribed for a piece of plate to be presented to
0:08:38 > 0:08:41"William Taylor Copeland, Esquire."
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Lord Mayor 1836, wow!
0:08:44 > 0:08:49- That's quite old. It's nice having an inscription as well. - It looks like it has been cut out.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52They would have been cut out of letters, probably from the subscription letters.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57- OK.- I don't know if they'd mean much to 21st century people. - No, I'm not sure they would.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- Is that Palmerston? - I think it is, yeah.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Well, he was Queen Victoria's first Prime Minister.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- I wonder how must this is. - How much would that be?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08You've missed the three most important letters, which are on the label -
0:09:08 > 0:09:13POA, price on application.
0:09:13 > 0:09:19Normally it would be around 250, 270, but today it's 150.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Do you think it would make a profit..
0:09:25 > 0:09:27if we bought it at 150?
0:09:27 > 0:09:31It's either going to fly, or it's going to sink.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Well, that is the fun of it, isn't it? It's a gamble.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Sink like a bomb.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- I think we should take the risk. - Yes, we should.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Gosh, you're very positive, aren't you?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43'Or bonkers, but I do love a risk taker.'
0:09:43 > 0:09:47I'm not seeing that country pursuit sporting object yet.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50No, nothing jumping out here, is there?
0:09:51 > 0:09:56Now, you can't help but be impressed by these.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Very cheeky.- And they do say you get more for a pair.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- He reminds me of you, darling. - Oh, thank you.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04'Too much information, Joanna, thank you.'
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Look at that bagatelle.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Actually I spotted that. Yeah, I do like that.
0:10:11 > 0:10:18Sort of 70 years old, you expect a bit of wear and tear.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20You do. Does the mechanism work?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23We'll give it a ping, see what happens.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- Well, that's important. That works. The other problem is there's no balls with it.- No.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34There should be a cover that slides on the top. It's been used and abused.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39I think this is going to be one we have to reject purely on condition.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Before we move on, there's just one or two things on the stalls that I rather like.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49Thank you. Look at this.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55It's so typically Japanese, but this is interpretation by an English potter.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59If we look at the back it's Mason's Ironstone China,
0:10:59 > 0:11:04one of the most important potters of the 19th century.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08But what's so good about this piece is that it's got this Japanese influence.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- It looks very modern as well. - It's quite a quality piece.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13This is sheer quality. People do collect Mason's.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- Do they?- Yes.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18What sort of age is this, do you think?
0:11:18 > 0:11:22The biggest influence was around 1880 through to about 1890.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- What do you think?- What do I think?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Erm...I think it's quite nice.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28It doesn't instantly grab me,
0:11:28 > 0:11:33but...I do like the kind of geometrical patterns.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36I like it. It's got the horses on it.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- I noticed the little... - The little person?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Yeah, well, couldn't tell if it was a person or a monkey, actually.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47It's an immortal? It's an immortal.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52Then you've got the typical Japanese garden.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56What I like about it is that the more you look at it, the more you see.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- So we should probably check what the price is.- Before we get too excited!
0:12:00 > 0:12:05- What's the best you can do on this? - Well, the price starts at £42, but I can come down to 35.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Is that the very best you can do?
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Well, you might force me...
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- But look at our charming smiles. - I know, it's working already.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15Let's do 30.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20I think for £30, really, it's going to "wipe its face", as Tim says.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23'I'll do the catchphrases, thank you.'
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Can we have it gift wrapped?
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- You certainly can.- In bubble wrap.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Great plate, but time now to spice things up a bit.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38Throughout the 18th century, half the population were addicted to something. What do you think it was?
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Alcohol? Probably.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Tobacco?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Increasingly.
0:12:44 > 0:12:50And the other addictive thing that people went for was spices,
0:12:50 > 0:12:52in particular nutmeg.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57If you were wealthy, you'd have a little silver box to keep your nutmeg in.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59This one is by Samuel Pemberton.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02He's a well-known Birmingham silversmith.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Inside there's a little steel rasp.
0:13:05 > 0:13:11If I unhinge the bottom, open that up, and out falls a nutmeg.
0:13:11 > 0:13:17You rasp that nutmeg on top of the steel quite firmly,
0:13:17 > 0:13:23gather up the dust in the bottom of the box then open up the bottom,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26and dunk that into your drink or put it on top of your fruit.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Interesting, isn't it?
0:13:28 > 0:13:32This one is another variety of the same idea.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35But this is more of an industrial-sized model.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Look at that. Just roughly made, pierced steel,
0:13:39 > 0:13:43and if I give that a good rasping and then tap it out,
0:13:43 > 0:13:48a whole lot of nutmeg appears.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53All very efficient. These things now are very, very collectible.
0:13:53 > 0:14:00I guess of all the small boxes there would be plenty of snuff boxes about but very few nutmeg graters,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03and as a result the price is pretty frightening.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08This oval one is over £1,100,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12and this big fellow would cost you 1,450.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Hm... Now, that's what I call spicy.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Oh, that's lovely. That's a very nice.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- What's the make?- It's Wedgwood.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27I daren't ask the price, then.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30SHE LAUGHS Well, it's £295.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- Oops.- 'Oops indeed.'
0:14:33 > 0:14:35What have you spotted there, Jo?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- Those candlesticks. - It looked better from a distance.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- Yes, it did. - We were squinting with one eye shut.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44It was worth a look.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48'Well, it certainly was. You've only bought one thing so far.'
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Needs a bit of dusting but it's fantastic.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56Gold medals, Paris 1878, Sydney and Calcutta.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Very stylish, isn't it? But why would you want to buy anything like this?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- Because it's got a box with it. - Let's have a look.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04I actually like the box better than I like the hat.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- Right, yeah.- Typical museum person.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10How much could you sell that for?
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- 58.- I probably wouldn't be willing to go above 50.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Maybe we should look at something else.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22- Can we have this in reserve and come back? We've got half an hour.- OK.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Wow. Goodness me.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38This is an interesting stall. There are some early maps.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Have a look, what do you think?
0:15:40 > 0:15:44OK, so the map is... Where is it of?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46What we want is a nice local theme.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Staffordshire there, Leicestershire is here.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55- It must be Derbyshire. - That's a great find, really, and it's of local interest.
0:15:55 > 0:16:01This will date from the late 17th or early 18th century.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06- I'm concerned by the tape mark.- Hm.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11That has been torn, but presumably that will be reflected in the price.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13The price is an issue.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17They're asking £125 for it, which is way too much.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22We need to get it to the other side of £100. What would be your best price?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25The very best is £90.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- It's down to you, really. - I think it's a lot of money.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- You've got the money.- What do you think?- I think it's too much.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32I think it's too much.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Right... We're also running out of time as well.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39I know, I knew you were about to say that!
0:16:39 > 0:16:41I was thinking, "oh, my goodness me".
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Can we scoot on and come back because it's still here?
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Absolutely, we can leave it there. We can have a look at what else is around the fair,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- fingers crossed, if we do come back, it's still here. There's no guarantees.- No.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56They're happy to do that and I've got to be guided by you.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58'So, get guiding. You still need two more pieces.'
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- We have how much?- 120. - We've got £120.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07You've got to allow me some money to spend. Just look at the price.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- That's £350.- Yes.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11That's 260.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Do you think this bottle stopper is original?
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- Oh, yes, yes, yes.- Really? - Probably replaced cork, I'd think.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- That's quite nice, actually. - It's very small.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27Whether in fact it originally came with a decanter base I don't know,
0:17:27 > 0:17:33or whether it was sold as a stopper to be used is questionable, but it's a nice piece.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37I do like it. I like it more than the hat, and it's very sinuous and
0:17:37 > 0:17:40it's got all the things about Art Nouveau that are really lovely.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Yes, that organic feel.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Exaggerated plant form.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47It's not silver, is it?
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Oh, no. This will be pewter.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52That's very stylish, isn't it?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- It's stylish, yeah.- How much is it? - £50.- It's only £50.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57I think that's why you picked it up.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Yes! And also because it's small.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Would you like to ask if you can have a deal on that?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05A deal to be done. I hope so.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10We're quite interested in this stopper. What's the best you can do on that?
0:18:10 > 0:18:1245.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17But it's nice that you can use it as a bottle stopper in your wine, on the patio.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19It's lovely.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22All right, you negotiate. You're better at this.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- 35? I'll go 40, meet me in the middle at 40.- Can I chip in and say 38?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I'll do that for you. 38.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31I think that's probably worth it.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- I think it's very stylish. - Definitely.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38And since we have 15 minutes left we can go and spend some more time in the sun.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Oh, that's typical girly, really.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46- What's your best price?- 175.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49175, I still think it's going to be too dear.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52It's a nice thing but it doesn't leave anything in it for us.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- This is lovely.- It's beautiful.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Oh!- Ah!
0:18:58 > 0:18:59- That's not so clever, is it?- No.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02This is lovely, isn't it? Oh...
0:19:02 > 0:19:04We're so pressed for time.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08I know. I'm beginning to get nervous, to be honest with you.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Getting nervous, Ben? What have you got to be nervous about?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12You've only got 12 minutes left.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14How many items have you bought?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- Just the one. - One piece, 12 minutes left.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I think I'm getting nervous.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28This looks interesting. This of course is Denby Pottery.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32Can you just bring that one over there?
0:19:32 > 0:19:39This has got this lovely post war typical 1970s designs with these swirls and things.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43That's an area of collecting that's quite in vogue at the moment.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46What sort of price do you think we need to buy that at?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Well, what are they asking for it?
0:19:48 > 0:19:53£30. That's probably not too bad.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56If we can get it down nearer sort of £20, I think there's profit in that.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I actually quite like that.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- You like the design of it? - I like the colour as well.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Let's have a word with the chap and see.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- Hello. You've got £30 on there. - Yeah, we can do something on that.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12That's good. We were thinking something around about £17 or £18.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14I'd think it's around 20-ish.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Will you go to 19?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Oh, go on, yes.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- We can shake your hand on that one. - If we're driving hard on that, then yes.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Well done there. £19.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29We've got a bit of profit in that, and we've got about two minutes left
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- to find our third thing.- OK.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Let's get the chap paid and let's get on.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Yes, time is against you.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37So hurry up!
0:20:41 > 0:20:44This is reproduction.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46That needs to be 80 quid, not 280.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Do either of you two like that red vase on the top right?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55I like the red vase.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- Isn't that...- It's Doulton. - What price do we need it for?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01It's worth about a hundred quid, I think.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06The decoration on the top interests as well.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07Do you like it?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10I do. It's very medieval looking, almost.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13The object itself doesn't have any great age.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17This flambe was first introduced sort of 1920, 30.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Then they started doing again in the '90s and 2000s.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23But collectors collect the modern glazers.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Let's find the chap and have a word.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27We quite like the flambe vase.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Are we OK at around 80 quid, something like that?
0:21:31 > 0:21:35No, it'll have to be £110.
0:21:35 > 0:21:42- The simple reason is when it was in production, it was around the £400-£500 mark.- Would 100 buy it?
0:21:42 > 0:21:43100, yeah, I'd do it for 100.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Do you want to go for it?
0:21:45 > 0:21:48It's not a bad thing. You have to be happy with it, you have to like it.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- Would you drop under the 100? - To be quite honest,
0:21:51 > 0:21:57you've only got to get two after them, after that piece, you could double your money.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Possibly optimistic, but you never know.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Auctions are funny places. Anything can happen.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04I think so. I like it.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06I prefer that to the map.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Just to verify what I'm saying, you've got the certificate there,
0:22:10 > 0:22:12and what you've got to watch, that the number
0:22:12 > 0:22:14matches the number underneath.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18That helps as a selling point. That's a good plus.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20So where are we agreed - 95?
0:22:20 > 0:22:24No, we said 100. You're good, but you're not that good.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- What about 98? - No, it's got to be 100.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30I think we need to pay the man, don't we?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Phew!
0:22:32 > 0:22:35That's it. Shopping's over.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Let's hope that the teams do well later at auction.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43But just in case not, any leftover lolly will be given to the expert
0:22:43 > 0:22:48to find that bonus buy which could get them out of a sticky situation.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Right now, though, let's recap on what the Reds bought.
0:22:52 > 0:22:58Julia and Kerry signed up to the autograph album for £150. Wow.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02A Mason's Ironstone plate was their next choice for £30.
0:23:04 > 0:23:10And finally, before they popped out for a spot of sunbathing, they plumped for a WMF bottle stopper.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- Hello, Tim, sorry, you caught us. - Are you all right, old thing?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- Did you have a lovely shop? - It was wonderful.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23So you spent over £200.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- What exactly did you spend?- £218.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29And do you reckon it was well spent?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- I think so, yes.- Which is your favourite piece, petal?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35My favourite piece is probably the Art Nouveau bottle stopper.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40- Do you agree? - No, my favourite was the book we got of Lord Palmerston's autographs.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45Very good. I'd like about £80 left over, actually.
0:23:45 > 0:23:51Gosh, that's tightly hemmed in. And boilingly hot, if you don't mind my saying so.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55There you go, David, 82 hot pounds.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57No time to lie around.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59You have to find this bonus buy. How difficult is that?
0:23:59 > 0:24:04Very difficult because they're so academic and they know their subject, which is medieval history.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09Good luck with that. But first, why don't we check out what the Blues have bought, eh?
0:24:09 > 0:24:15Ben and Joanna made an early start with a £55 Art Nouveau pendant.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21It took a while to find their second buy, but eventually they went for a Denby vase.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25And finally they stuck with the ceramics,
0:24:25 > 0:24:31picking out a limited edition Doulton flambe vase for £100.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- How much did you spend overall? - £174.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Is that all? That's tiny.
0:24:36 > 0:24:42£174, so I want £126 of leftover lolly, please.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45£126. You don't really like handing this over, do you?
0:24:45 > 0:24:50- Not really.- OK, thank you.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55And we'll have the one, sir. Which is your favourite piece?
0:24:55 > 0:24:59I think my favourite piece is actually the last piece, the Doulton,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01which I'd never have chosen ordinarily.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- But I really like it. - What about you, Ben?
0:25:05 > 0:25:09I think the money will probably come on the Denby.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13There you go, old friend, that's a nice sum.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Have you got anything in mind?
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Yes, spotted a couple of possibilities which I think you two will like.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21If I can get them at the right price, I think we're OK.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24That's the secret, the right price.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26We'll leave it with you, Nick. Good luck, team.
0:25:26 > 0:25:32For us, we're going to have a treat, a visual treat in an Arcadian landscape.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40The Wilbraham family have lived at Rode Hall for generations.
0:25:40 > 0:25:48Back in the 1860s, Sybella Wilbraham became chummy with a young illustrator called Walter Crane.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53Walter Crane first visited Rode in September 1866.
0:25:53 > 0:25:59Sybella Wilbraham was keen on China decorating before that date,
0:25:59 > 0:26:05and she effectively started Walter Crane off with this teacup and saucer.
0:26:05 > 0:26:12This is a Wedgwood Queen's Ware blank teacup that Crane took
0:26:12 > 0:26:17and exquisitely decorated using his own colours.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22The scene itself depicts figures in period costume, but each of these figures
0:26:22 > 0:26:25are supposed to represent a member of the family.
0:26:25 > 0:26:34In the foreground you can even spot this little woolly hound, which is the family's pet, called Cuba.
0:26:34 > 0:26:42Next door to that is Crane's signature, his mark in the form of a crane with W underneath it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47Crane became a leading light in the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52In 1889, he created a set of seven vases for Moore & Co,
0:26:52 > 0:26:58and this is the only complete set anywhere in the world.
0:26:58 > 0:27:04Until recently, Sir Richard Baker Wilbraham only had six of them.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08Where did the seventh one come from?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Fate, really.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15I was reading a trade gazette one week and saw an advertisement put in
0:27:15 > 0:27:22by a provincial auction house in Sussex, and one of the illustrations was of the seventh pot,
0:27:22 > 0:27:27catalogued as Moore & Co, estimate £150.
0:27:27 > 0:27:35Needless to say, the message got round that this was a sleeper, and the following day,
0:27:35 > 0:27:39when the auction took place, there were six other telephone bidders,
0:27:39 > 0:27:44and so I was in competition.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48- But you did prevail, didn't you? - It was obviously going to be worth a lot more to me
0:27:48 > 0:27:51than it was to the other bidders,
0:27:51 > 0:27:57and eventually I prevailed, and delighted that I was able to complete
0:27:57 > 0:28:04the only complete set that there is of these vases that Walter Crane designed for Moore & Company.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07So would it be impolite, Sir Richard, if I were to ask you
0:28:07 > 0:28:10how much you had to pay for the last pot?
0:28:12 > 0:28:15I think the hammer price was £7,600.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17I think it has been published.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24Well done. What a thrill for a collector to get all seven together here at Rode,
0:28:24 > 0:28:29which was clearly such a special place for Walter Crane.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Thank you very much for sharing that with us.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Cor, what a lovely story.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40But will there be a happy ending for our teams over at the auction?
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Before we hear from auctioneer James Lewis,
0:28:43 > 0:28:47let's find out what David Barby did with his leftover lolly.
0:28:48 > 0:28:54Girls, you spent £218. That's £82 of leftover lolly for David. What did you blow it on, Dave?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Well, a nice little casket.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- It's beautiful.- It is beautiful.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04This upper section here in high relief has been carved out
0:29:04 > 0:29:07of the actual solid panel top, and it's been stained,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09and then the most intriguing thing -
0:29:09 > 0:29:14all these little circles here, all hand done, overlapping. What do you think?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Beautiful. Where does it come from?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18It's referred to as oceanic.
0:29:18 > 0:29:23In other words, we're looking at Fiji or maybe New Zealand Maori.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26It's well travelled, then?
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Well, it's come here!
0:29:29 > 0:29:33How much did you pay for it, dare I ask?
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- £50.- £50! Wow.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Do you think that's cheap or expensive, Jules?
0:29:38 > 0:29:43I do collect boxes, but I don't think I'd pay £50 for it.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45What would you pay for it, Jules?
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- 25, maybe.- You think it through, you girls. You don't have to decide now.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56But for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about David's little box.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58So, James, pretty little box.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Where do you think that comes from?
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Do you think it might be Scandinavian? Norwegian?
0:30:03 > 0:30:04Yeah.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- Does it smell Norwegian? What's a Norwegian smell like?- Smell.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- Ah, yeah.- Fusty, musty.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Old socks.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- But Fijian, definitely not?- No.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18What sort of amount of money, do you think?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- £15 or £25, something like that? - Oh, lordy. £50.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Barby's obviously got over-excited.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28- Now, the Reds. The first item is this autograph album.- Yeah.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Does this light your boat?
0:30:30 > 0:30:33I think it's a really interesting historical document.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37It's got all these funny signatures cut out of letters and other documents.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39It's a strange sort of assortment.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41It's going to be £30 to £50.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Oh, dear. £150, they paid.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- I think that is far, far, far too much money. - There were three fars in there.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Far, far too much.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51What do you think about the Ironstone plate?
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Yeah, I think it's OK.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56It's got that Japanese influence. That aesthetic influence.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59But it's one of those things that almost has a set value.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01I think it's worth £20 to £30.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Well, they paid £30, in fairness.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Yeah, it's got a chance.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Good. Their last item is the bottle stopper.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11It's stylish, it's useful. It's the sort of thing that private buyers might go for.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- I would say 20 to 30 again. - £38 paid.- A bit much.
0:31:13 > 0:31:21- So on three occasions I presented you with an object. On each occasion you've slightly winced.- Sorry.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22Anyway, that's it for the Reds.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27Now for Ben and Joanna. Their first item is this little pendant.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29It's sweet, isn't it?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Gold prices are at an all-time high.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33So I think it's got everything going for it. £50 to £70.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- OK, £55 paid.- Good chance.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- Next is the Denby vase.- Yeah.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Nobody knows more about Denby than you, James. Tell us about it.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45It's not a great early piece.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48This is way post-war. This is 1960s.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50It's known as Flamstead pattern.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52- Put £15 to £20 on it. It just depends what they paid.- £19.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- Oh, that's fine.- Excellent.
0:31:55 > 0:32:02The last item is the Dalton flambe vase. Which looks '20s. What is it, actually?
0:32:02 > 0:32:07It's a very modern 2001 limited-edition reproduction.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10There is a great collector's market for these.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12But nothing like there is for the originals.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15No, quite. What do you think it might bring, James?
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- £30 to £50. Something like that. - Is that all?
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Because they got excited. £100, they paid for that.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23I might be missing something.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25They're going to need their bonus buy.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30So, Ben and Joanna. You spent £174.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35You gave Nicholas £126 of leftover lolly. What did he spend it on?
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- Now, I've bought a true 20th century design icon.- Oh, wow.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44This is by the great Danish designer Georg Jensen.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Solid silver gentlemen's tie clip.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49I think it's a fantastic little lot.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51What do you think?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- I really like it, actually. - I like it as well.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Jensen's got a great name.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- How much did you pay for it? - The big question.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02What do you think it's worth?
0:33:02 > 0:33:04I'd certainly pay £50 for that.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07I bought it for £40.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Got to be in the mark, then, hasn't it?
0:33:09 > 0:33:14I would be surprised if it doesn't push on to £70, £80 even.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16And what's the date on the hallmark?
0:33:16 > 0:33:18It'll be mid-20th century, '60s, '70s.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Right, OK.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25And the Viking longboat, is that something that's quite popular in terms of Georg Jensen?
0:33:25 > 0:33:29It's just a nice design feature
0:33:29 > 0:33:31from a fantastic designer.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33It'll appeal to chaps at the sale.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35- I think that's very good.- Yeah.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Well done, Nick.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Your team seems to be extremely happy, which is lovely.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45For the viewers at home, let's find out right now what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47There we go, James. Ideal for your tie.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50A lovely, stylish lot, isn't it?
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Nicely marked and it's got everything going for it.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57- Tie clips are not so popular as brooches and bracelets, but it's a good thing.- Good.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- Great lot, like it. £30 to £50. - Very good. £40 paid.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- That's fine, isn't it? - He should be all right with that.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06We're standing by for the auction. Are you in good voice?
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- I am.- Great.
0:34:08 > 0:34:125. 38 and 40. 45.
0:34:12 > 0:34:1545, 48. 48 and 50.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18How are you feeling, you two dolls?
0:34:18 > 0:34:20A bit nervous.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Now, do you feel like this when you walk into a museum? No.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- Not at all. - You only have to look at stuff then.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Not sell it!
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Remember, all that stuff in the museum came from somewhere.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- They came from auction, just like this.- Probably.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39- Are you excited about this, Jules? - I can't wait to see what happens.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41I think it might be a bloodbath.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Here we are, 892. This is the collection of autographs.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47It's an interesting album.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51It has been viewed in the collectors and autographs auction that we had last week.
0:34:51 > 0:34:58I've got one bid below estimate and two bids higher.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02£50 starts it. At £55 now.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05£55, do I see? At 50.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06£50 and 52.
0:35:06 > 0:35:1155, 58. At 55, 58 anywhere?
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- That's it at 55. Sorry, David.- £55.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17£55.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21That is a loss of £95, I'm afraid.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23£95 is quite a dark hole, actually.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- It's a big hole!- Let's pull ourselves out of it with the Mason's plate.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30The Mason's Patent Ironstone plate.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35£20 is bid. At £22 now? At £22, do I see?
0:35:35 > 0:35:3722, 25, 28 and 32.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41£30. A good looking plate at £30, 32, now.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45At £30. It's with me at 30.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49£30, wiped its face. No profit, no loss.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- No pain, no shame.- That's right.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- They're not going to let us buy any objects for museums now.- Ever.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57The bottle stopper, all right?
0:35:57 > 0:36:01Art Nouveau bottle stopper, 894.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03In the manner of WMF.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05I can start the bidding at £22.
0:36:05 > 0:36:1024 do I see? 24, 26, 28 and 30. 2?
0:36:10 > 0:36:14£30 against you. £30, 32 now.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18At £32. 34 do I see? 34.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Any interest? Any advance at 32?
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- And selling.- £32 is minus £6.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29Which, overall, takes your minus total to 101.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- 101.- That's quite a good number.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33101 is, isn't it?
0:36:33 > 0:36:35It's quite a creepy number.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Yin and yang, 101.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40What are we going to do about the casket?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42The box? What do you reckon?
0:36:42 > 0:36:44In for a penny, in for a pound.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48We did say to the Blues that the winner would be the person with the biggest loss.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52- We're going to go for it.- Is that your deal with the Blues?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- You did get chummy with them, didn't you?- We did.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57What's your scheme, girls? You going to go with it?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59I think we should. Just go for broke.
0:36:59 > 0:37:06- Going with the bonus buy, here it comes.- This is the little rectangular carved box.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07Possibly Norwegian.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Where shall we start that? £30 for it? 30.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13£30. 20, then?
0:37:13 > 0:37:17Who wants it? 20. £20.
0:37:17 > 0:37:1915, then?
0:37:19 > 0:37:2215 bid. 18 now.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24£15, is that it?
0:37:24 > 0:37:25At 15, 18 anywhere?
0:37:25 > 0:37:29At £15, 18 do I see? 18, 20.
0:37:29 > 0:37:3220 bid. 22.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34- Creeping up.- At £20.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- But not enough.- £20 is minus 30.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- Which, overall, makes it 131. - That's not a bad number, either.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Less than we thought.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Now, listen, don't be in despair.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Because minus 131 could be a winning score today.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51I don't think so, somehow!
0:37:51 > 0:37:54It could be. Mum's the word, all right?
0:37:54 > 0:37:55Go out looking very bubbly.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- Oh, yes.- Don't we always?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01They're a great team. Well done, girls.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Mum's the word. Thank you, David.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Ben and Joanna, do you know how the Reds got on?
0:38:10 > 0:38:14We don't want you to, either. First up is the pendant. Here it comes.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17The Art Nouveau nine-carat rose gold pendant,
0:38:17 > 0:38:19set with the peridots.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21I've got three bids on it.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23I can start it £55 now.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28At £55 do I see? At £55. 60.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Against you at 65 now.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33£60. 65 do I see?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35- In profit!- At 60.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39All sure at £60?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41£5 profit.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Very good, Nick. Very nice start.
0:38:44 > 0:38:50915 is the Denby Flamstead vase, showing to the left.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54Where should we start it? £20 for the Denby? 20.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55£20. 15, then?
0:38:55 > 0:38:5915 bid, 15 and 18 do I see?
0:38:59 > 0:39:03At £15, 18 now. At £15. 18, is it?
0:39:03 > 0:39:0618 with me. 18 and 20.
0:39:06 > 0:39:0818 I have and 20 now.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1220, is it? At £18. 20 do I see?
0:39:12 > 0:39:15£18. That is minus £1.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- Blood from a stone!- I know, this is the place for it, too.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Overall, you're plus four.
0:39:20 > 0:39:25- Don't despair.- This is the Royal Doulton flambe vase.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27It's got its certificate as well.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29£30 is with me, start it at 30.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32And 5, sir. 35, 45.
0:39:32 > 0:39:3555. 65.
0:39:35 > 0:39:3875. 85.
0:39:38 > 0:39:4195. 95. 98, I'm sorry to do it to you.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45£100 takes it. At £100 in the room.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- Yes!- 110 do I see?
0:39:47 > 0:39:50At £100, £110? 105, do I see?
0:39:50 > 0:39:54With you at 100. All done at £100?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56All sure?
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Ye of little faith.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06- £100. Wiped its face.- I apologise.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08We're all speechless, aren't we?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- I'm gobsmacked.- Marvellous.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Nothing to apologise about, this is brilliant.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- I was being so rude about that. - We're apologising to Nick.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19We knew it was going to do all right, didn't we?
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Anyway. You are, overall, plus four.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26So you have £4 profit after that.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Which is a bit of a worry, isn't it?
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Are you going to park the £4 in your back pocket and just call it quits?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37No, we've got to go with our expert now.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39No pressure on there, then!
0:40:39 > 0:40:44Lot number 920. The Georg Jensen gentleman's tie clip.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48And £30 is bid. £32 do I see?
0:40:48 > 0:40:52A bit of Jensen silver. £30, 32.
0:40:52 > 0:40:5432, 35. 38.
0:40:54 > 0:40:5638, anywhere? At 35.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01At 35. All done at 35? 38.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04£40. 42.
0:41:04 > 0:41:0642, now. £40 with me and 2.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10One more, go on. No?
0:41:10 > 0:41:16No. At £40, it's with me. At 40. Any advance at £40?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18It's wiped its face.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- No profit.- Sorry, guys.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23It doesn't matter, it's no loss.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26That means overall you are plus £4.
0:41:28 > 0:41:29Just ridiculous.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32But a profit is a profit and it could be a winning score.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36- So don't say a word to the Reds. - Absolutely not.- Not a word.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44I detect considerable rivalry between these teams.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48- I don't think you've been chatting, have you?- No.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52Therefore, you have no idea of the poles that separate you.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58I have to reveal that the Reds are running up by a long chalk today.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Minus 131.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07It started out so optimistically.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Maybe too optimistically!
0:42:09 > 0:42:11It went completely down the plughole.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- It really did. - Have you had a nice time?
0:42:13 > 0:42:16It was wonderful. Thank you.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- Well, I hope you stick to the museum services.- Yes.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23But the victors, who are actually going to take home some money...
0:42:24 > 0:42:28Not much money - £4.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Four very well hard-earned pounds, I have to say.
0:42:36 > 0:42:42You made a £5 profit on one piece, then you didn't lose a lot after that. That was the clever part.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- I hope you had a nice time. - It was great fun.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Congratulations to be the winners, taking home the cash.
0:42:48 > 0:42:53- We've had a grand day. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes? - Yes!
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Email subtitling@bbc.co.uk