0:00:02 > 0:00:07400 years ago, Britain's first jail was built here in Shepton Mallet.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Our teams won't be taking any prisoners today, though.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13There's far too much at stake.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16So let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:41 > 0:00:46On the teams, we've got a pair of sisters and a pair of ex-coppers.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49We're going to have a great show!
0:00:49 > 0:00:51So don't move an inch.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53The Blue team can't stop bickering.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Can I have a look, Bill? Cos you haven't done very well up to now.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01In good time. I haven't quite given it my expert touch. You and I are going to fall out in a minute.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Huh! Communication breaks down for the Reds.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Girls, do you like this?
0:01:07 > 0:01:08- Does it work?- No.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10- We can't hear you.- Oh, right.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17So I escape to London and discover hidden secrets at the Soane Museum.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19But first, let's meet our teams.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23'Ello, 'ello.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25'Ello, 'ello!
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- Well, girls, are you in the police force?- No.- No!
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- Are you sisters?- Yes.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- Lovely! Sarah?- Yes?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Would you say you're close with your sister?
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- Pretty close, although we do get each other into trouble a lot.- What sort of trouble?
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Well, that would be telling, and they might want to take us away.
0:01:43 > 0:01:44Oh, I see, yes.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- They might. - Yeah, so we can't tell you.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49We don't want you being cuffed today. What's this about shoes?
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Are you the Imelda Marcos of Weston-super-Mare?
0:01:53 > 0:01:55I am. I'd like to think so. Over a hundred pairs.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- Where do you keep them?- In the shed. In my house, under the stairs.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Now, Louise, you're particularly well travelled, aren't you?
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Yep, I was cabin crew for ten years at Heathrow. Long haul.
0:02:06 > 0:02:13The popular conception is that you air crew have a thoroughly jolly time when you're on your trips.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- Is that true?- All lies.- Is it?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Yeah, all lies.- Oh, yeah...
0:02:17 > 0:02:20What sort of tactics have you sisters got? What have you cooked up for us?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Eyes on the prize!
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Ooh! I would think that our boys in blue are quaking in their boots
0:02:27 > 0:02:32at just the scale of the confidence in our Red team, yes?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- We're overwhelmed. - You're overwhelmed.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40You two are now retired policemen and worked together in the same station for a long time, did you?
0:02:40 > 0:02:45That's how we met. I transferred to Colin's station and we worked together
0:02:45 > 0:02:48for about four years, and then Colin had had enough and retired.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- Did he? Having no regard for your relationship. - Couldn't take any more of it.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Colin, you're a bit of a practical joker.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57You played a beastly trick on William when he started.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02After two months of him being with us, we arranged
0:03:02 > 0:03:07our Christmas party at a local pub, and we told him it was a fancy dress.
0:03:07 > 0:03:15So he went to the costume shop, got the full clown outfit - big red nose, big green boots -
0:03:15 > 0:03:22and he turned up at the pub and we were all waiting for him in our evening suits, black dicky bows.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- And he walked in.- That just have been quite a moment, William.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28It was. It's one of those moments I'd sooner forget.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30But your mate here...
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- Not any more.- No!
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- I can understand why you retired early.- Yes. I had to.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37Nerves got the better of me.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Are you going to be able to beat these young girls?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Absolutely.- No problem.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Well, anyway, £300 apiece.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46There's your do-re-mi. You know the rules.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Your experts await. And off you go!
0:03:49 > 0:03:50And very, very, very good luck.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Well, I don't know. I'd say lock up your daughters.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Today, browsing with the Reds is Philip Serrell.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04And haggling with the Blues, Anita Manning.
0:04:07 > 0:04:14And so the rules. Each team gets £300 and an hour to buy three items, which they sell at auction.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17You didn't know that at all, did you?
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Yes, you did.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21How square do you think I am?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Which one of you is good at bargaining?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30William's the one. He can bargain.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33That's great, because I'm rotten at it!
0:04:34 > 0:04:37We don't actually really have a plan.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42- We were hoping that you had a plan. - So far, so bad.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Jewellery's always a good thing.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- I like the idea of clocks. - We'd like something rustic and quirky.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Or some sort of a lamp, something that can be used.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55OK, there's hope for you lot yet.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58You see that one?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01A George II or George III erotic snuff box.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Very gently erotic.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Oh, yes, it is.- It's not page three.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Oh, no!
0:05:09 > 0:05:10It's quite sweet.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Hinges are in perfect condition.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Got a wee bit of damage there.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17A gentleman's talking piece on the table.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19For a gentlemen-only meeting.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Of course.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- Good bath.- No!
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- Do you like that? - No. What about this?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32It's a glove box. And it's basically too much money.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Why? You've got £300 to spend, Phil!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Oh, wow. Still got some snuff.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43I wonder, is that snuff, or is it somebody's spaniel?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Do you know what that is?
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- No.- It's called a go-to-bed. And basically, this has matches in there,
0:05:52 > 0:05:57and you take a match out of there, you strike it on the bottom, cos there should be some sandpaper,
0:05:57 > 0:06:01and then you put the match in there, and then you go up to bed.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06And it's like your Victorian torch, almost, as you go to bed. And it's 34 quid.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10And the look on your face is telling me, "What the hell is he talking about?"
0:06:10 > 0:06:13No, I was just wondering if anybody would buy it.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- Are there a lot of collectors that would buy that sort of thing? - They would.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21This is called treen and treen basically means
0:06:21 > 0:06:24it's stuff of the tree, or turned on a lathe.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27So this would have been turned on a lathe with a chisel.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- Oh, OK, yeah.- OK? To get that shape.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31And there are huge collectors of it.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33That doesn't do it for you, does it?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- No!- You see?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37I was absolutely right first time.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39But we did want to know if anybody would buy it.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Get out of here.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43That's a farmer's.
0:06:43 > 0:06:49They used to tie it to their belts and have it on while they were driving the tractors or horses.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52So this bit's a wee bit unusual.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55It's an ordinary working man's snuff box.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- Tell me what you think about it. - It doesn't do a lot for me.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04That's very unusual, to have "plasterer" on.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Yes, yeah.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08That's quite an interesting piece.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10But there's no snuff in this one.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- No, there isn't.- We can accommodate you with a pinch of snuff.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Let me put a drop in there.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19All right. You try it.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22He'll start sneezing in a minute.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25That's... Oh!
0:07:25 > 0:07:29That's nice, yeah. It's quite pleasant.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Usually, they belonged to miners and people like that,
0:07:33 > 0:07:37but this one is very, very unusual, to get "plasterer" on there.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- How much is that one?- 65.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41So you like this one, guys?
0:07:41 > 0:07:44I like it. I still think at 65
0:07:44 > 0:07:49- it's a little bit pricey. - 60 is...- 55?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51No, 60 would be the...
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- 57.- OK.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- You like it?- I do now, at the price.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- Shall we go for it? - I'm happy.- We're all in agreement.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03That's wonderful. Thank you very much.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Tough talk, Colin. Well done.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07But is Anita pleased?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I would have gone for the farmer one.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14But I want the lads to be happy, and they might be lucky
0:08:14 > 0:08:19on that one if we've got two or three plasterers at the auction!
0:08:19 > 0:08:21# Breaking rocks in the hot sun
0:08:21 > 0:08:25# I fought the law and the law won... #
0:08:25 > 0:08:27But I thought you were the bargainer.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- No, he's a dark horse. - I think you have hidden talents.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Thank you, Anita!
0:08:32 > 0:08:35I won't show them you yet.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Anita, you might need to call in the vice squad.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45Everybody's going to have something like a mirror because a mirror is really useful.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Isn't it lovely? The silver on the mirror is slightly gone.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50And that's quite fashionable today.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55It's quite a trendy thing, said he, being at the forefront of trend-setting!
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- That one, that one, that one!- No!
0:08:58 > 0:08:59It's a bit French.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01French is in at the moment, though.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04You should know that, Phil. You're a trend-setter.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07What's the very best on that one and the very best on that one, please?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09I'll just call my husband.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13You can call whoever you like if the price comes down, my love.
0:09:15 > 0:09:21Our boys in blue are finally on the move, but I sense dissent in the ranks.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- How are you getting on? - You're not doing very well.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27No. Time is against me, and the pressure's on.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- He isn't pulling his weight. - He isn't pulling his weight?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Give me a chance! You're all yabba-yabba-yabba.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Boys, stop bickering!
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Girls, how did that phone call go?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- Was it a good phone call or bad phone call?- 240, both of them.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- 240? How much was that one originally?- 295.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Does that mean you could drop a bit more off that one than 240?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Um...
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- No. It's Regency. - It's lovely, isn't it?
0:09:54 > 0:09:59- Could you hang on to those for an hour for us? We can't guarantee that we'll have them.- Sure.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- Which one do you prefer out of the two?- That one, I think, is going to be better.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08And would 220 be any good on that if they really liked it?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- Yeah.- All right.- Thank you. - Thank you.- See, we've got a plan.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- I love your plan! - You thought we hadn't got a plan.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20Yes, Phil, but that's all you've got, whereas I've got a box of delights.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24The trouble with brown furniture is that it can look incredibly brown,
0:10:24 > 0:10:30and this from where you are looks just like a brown mahogany dome-top little tea chest, doesn't it?
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Well, if you come close and have a look at the top,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36this isn't inlaid mahogany,
0:10:36 > 0:10:43it's made out of little strips that have been glued down onto a carcass wood.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Now, if I open it up, it reveals a miracle.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51What this stuff is is straw,
0:10:51 > 0:10:57simple common or garden agricultural straw that's been harvested
0:10:57 > 0:11:02on a field and has then been very carefully coloured
0:11:02 > 0:11:05and arranged to make all these patterns.
0:11:05 > 0:11:11And once upon a time, when this was new, in about 1810 to 1820,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15the entire outside surface of this otherwise rather boring,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18brown-looking box looked like this.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20How about that?
0:11:20 > 0:11:26But by far the most interesting thing that I've found today is one of these.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27See that thing?
0:11:27 > 0:11:31This is as rare as a hen's tooth.
0:11:31 > 0:11:38It's a simple piece of walnut or mahogany - I can't decide which - that's been pierced with four holes,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40and inside the four holes
0:11:40 > 0:11:45is a little brass-bladed piece. Why?
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Because this thing is the straw cutter
0:11:49 > 0:11:54that cut lengths of straw gathered from the fields of Britain.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59And you introduce the straw just like a bean cutter taking a broad bean.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04You then draw it out on this side, and then you've got these little bits, which are then laid
0:12:04 > 0:12:10in intricate patterns onto a softwood carcass, as in the case with this box.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Is that not just a joy?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14So what's this stuff worth?
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Well, you would think that the box is worth a massive amount.
0:12:18 > 0:12:25Well, it ain't, cos you could buy that box in this rather tatty condition for £250.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28The splitter, on the other hand, is an extremely rare thing.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30You might think that's worth £50. Well, it ain't.
0:12:30 > 0:12:36The dealer's asking £295 for the splitter alone.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Extraordinary.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46That's rather pretty. Out of the Art Deco period.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Is that the sort of thing you'd wear?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- Not often.- Oh, right.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Only after dark and if nobody sees me!
0:12:52 > 0:12:56I do like that I think that's quite a cool thing to have on your mantelpiece.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00I've got one at home. I use it as a door-stop. A cannonball. They're worth 20 quid.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02But isn't that just fantastic?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Whoops. Move on, Phil.
0:13:07 > 0:13:14There's a whole fair to explore, so, boys, why are you still at the same stall?
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Scandinavian items, particularly 20th century,
0:13:20 > 0:13:25are very, very popular just now, the big names like Jensen and so on.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Can I just have a wee look at that one? What's that one there?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30That's Norwegian.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32It's Ivar Holt from Norway.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- It's a Viking ship, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:13:34 > 0:13:40You get it in the Scottish jewellery as well. You get the same influences.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44That's one of my favourites with the Viking ship. That's Iona.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49Yeah. I like that because it has a slightly stylised look.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52When would the silversmith have been working?
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- It's got a date on it. 1960.- 1960?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- '50s?- '50s, '60s?- Yeah.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03It doesn't seem very old, does it?
0:14:03 > 0:14:0550 years old.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10It's not often the age which determines the value.
0:14:10 > 0:14:18It's the style, the design and the maker and the quality, so don't be put off because it's 1960s.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21So what would you think of that, then?
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Everything's subject to fashion and fad, and this is something which is in fashion now.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Can I have a look, Bill? Cos you haven't done very well up to now.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32In good time. I haven't quite given it my expert touch.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34You and I are going to fall out in a minute.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37We HAVE fallen out! Would you pass it over, please?
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- You couldn't do 35 on that?- £40.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44What about £37.50?
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- £38.- 38? Right, we'll go 38.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- What do you think?- Yeah, I'm pleased with that.- I love that.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Glad to hear it, Colin.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58Now, girls, are you going all nautical, too?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Do you like this?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- That'd keep the kids in tow! - Does it work?
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- No, we can't hear you.- Oh, right.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07HE HUMS "THE TWILIGHT ZONE" THEME
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- Oh, yeah! - This is all getting very scary.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Ah, this one's £65, though.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15Put him back down.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Put it back and run away.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Do you think military memorabilia sells quite well?
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- Yeah. It's a bit specialised. So we like the ship theme, don't we?- Yeah.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- What about planes?- Oh, yeah.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Look, Phil, maybe leave the jokes to me, eh?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37We've got one more item to buy.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40I'm going to leave it to you.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Something big.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Oh, right, well, it's big.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- That is big!- It is big, isn't it?
0:15:48 > 0:15:53It's an umbrella stand, and it's nicely carved and so on,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56but I don't think it's Victorian.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58I think it's later than that.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00It's doing nothing for me.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Is it? Did it look better from afar?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- It did.- It's a big, chunky piece. But not for you?
0:16:09 > 0:16:16- What are they?- They're called trees, and they're basically for keeping the shape of your boots.- Ah, yeah.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- Have you seen anything big? - Yeah, big! That one.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Little Titch. He's from Scotland.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Come on, Anita. I think he's brilliant. Don't you?
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- That's not tartan.- What is it, then?
0:16:29 > 0:16:33It's a sort of check. It's a sort of very awful check!
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- I like him.- It's good fun.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- Oh, is that actually...? - Yeah, it's a pony.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Ooh, no, I couldn't buy that.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- But it's old, isn't it? - It's also dead.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Oh, yeah, I know that. But...
0:16:46 > 0:16:50I know this sounds really strange, but this is a bit of an in look at the minute,
0:16:50 > 0:16:53cos it's quite a design thing, they're a good decorator's lot.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Somebody's got to do some work on this.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58They've got to patch it up a bit and all the rest, but it's lovely.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03And if you look at the paper inside, it's got some original lining.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07It would date to, I don't know, first 30, 40 years of the 19th century.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09What's the best on this, sir?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Best that can be is £100.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Could you get it under 100? - I couldn't.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21- Could you hang on to it for us for about half an hour?- Yes.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Look at that big bear there. I'm into bears now.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26I had three whiskies last night!
0:17:26 > 0:17:28He's great, isn't he?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31He's lovely. What sort of age is he?
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I know nothing about teddy bears.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39But he came with some Steiff automatons from France.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- I don't think he's all that old. - He's just cuddly and nice.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45- Cuddly?- And ugly!
0:17:45 > 0:17:50He's just... I've got two cuddly guys here!
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- He's not ugly, he's beautiful.- Pick him up and tell me if you like him.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- He's not good-looking, though, is he? - He's as good-looking as Colin.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Look at that. What do you think of him?
0:18:00 > 0:18:05- My goodness! He looks pregnant. What about 20?- 25 I'll do.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Well, I think it's just daft enough for anybody else to like as well.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Colin, would you like to hold it for a moment?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Does it suit me?- I mean, he's fun.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16He's got a label here.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18I've got Sellotape on his toe.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Insulation tape!
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Have a see if you can see any labels or anything.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31OK, there's no labels. I don't think there's a great deal
0:18:31 > 0:18:36of age about him, but I think he's kind of adorable, just like you two guys.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Ahh, just like me! He's looking at you!
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- Let's go for it.- Go for it.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- Yes, let's go for it!- Let's go.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Goodness, boys, you've finished!
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Girls, you haven't even started.
0:18:50 > 0:18:521930s. Really in vogue at the moment.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Yeah.- I like the pattern on it. How much would you do this for?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57It's 120 for the set.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- I can do it for 100. - What we're looking at, girls...
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- This!- Oh, wow.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04It's nice, isn't it?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- How much is it? - How much did you say it was?
0:19:06 > 0:19:11- 120. But you did say that you'd do it for 100...- We can do something.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Can we do a lot?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16I tell you what I think to this, right?
0:19:16 > 0:19:20It's interesting, cos you've got a good old-fashioned antique dealer's lot.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- That's, what, 1820?- Yeah.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29You've got 1820, a nice, period coaching trunk.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32And here you've got something that's a hundred years later.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- And in my eyes, there's no quality to that at all.- It's a decor style.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Is that why you're agreeing with me?
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- I agree. - It is just a fashionable thing.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42There's only one piece I'd buy out of the two.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Yeah, but that's cos you and I are old gits.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48In the nicest possible way!
0:19:48 > 0:19:51But that's his business, isn't it? Isn't it?
0:19:51 > 0:19:53That's real old-school stuff.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58You just have to get over the pony thing, cos I like it. They were all pony skin.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02What you could do is you could buy both off him
0:20:02 > 0:20:04and really try and screw him to the floor.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06In my eyes, they'd be 160 quid the two.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08I was going to say 150!
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- Oh, my God!- And we'll give you a kiss on each cheek.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15150 quid the two.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- Yeah, go on, then. - Oh, thank you very much.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21I think we should.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Well done, girls. Now, that wasn't so hard, was it?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Where have you got to now, Anita?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Clearly too much time on your hands, Anita.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40Cool! 145.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41Doesn't leave Phil much, does it?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- No, it doesn't. - How much is that, girls?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- That's 145.- What's the best you could do on that, please?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49120 would be my lowest on that one.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52And what do you think that might make in an auction?
0:20:52 > 0:20:56I think you'd probably clear 120, cos they're not coming up very much at auction.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58That's quite attractive.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Yeah. And when you close it, it's just a box.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06I'd leave that alone, in all honest truth.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Girls, you're sailing close to the wind here. The sun's nearly over the yardarm.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Do you like it?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- I like it. Do you like it?- Yeah.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Go to work, girls. We've got five minutes left. Be persuasive.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- OK.- We need a deal here, sir.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27We'd like a 30-quid deal, is what we really need.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29What's the lowest you'd do it for?
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- 45's the death.- Take 40? - I can't, honest.
0:21:33 > 0:21:3540, they'll give you kisses on every cheek.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- You'll be seen throughout the land with young girl admirers. - Please?
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- OK, yeah.- Thank you.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44Thank you.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Thank you ever so much. Thank you.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49That's different. I'd have it on my wall.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Just in time, Louise, because...
0:21:54 > 0:21:55Time's up!
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Let's see what the Reds netted.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01After an age of window shopping,
0:22:01 > 0:22:05the girls finally bought a pony-skin trunk
0:22:05 > 0:22:09and an Art Deco-style coffee set in quick succession.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12I don't think Phil was too happy about the tea set, but
0:22:12 > 0:22:15I think secretly that could be our secret weapon.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20They eventually sailed into port with a ship's wheel.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22It's a WHEEL one!
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Did you have a fab time?- Yes.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28How much did you spend overall, then, you sisters?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- 190.- We were quite reserved.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32So is that the £110 you're gripping, then?
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Yeah. I was hoping I could have it!
0:22:34 > 0:22:38No way, girl! So, what's your favourite piece?
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I like the tea set.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44I'm not so sure on whether it's going to make so much, but I like it!
0:22:44 > 0:22:48But it's your personal favourite. What about you, Sar?
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- I like the box we got, the pony box. - Yeah?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- Which piece will bring the biggest profit?- The pony box!
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- Do you agree with that, Lou? - Well, we'll wait and see.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59You're hedging your bets, eh?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Anyway, there you go, P Serrell, £110.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04I'm going to try and blow as much of this as I can now.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Well, good luck with that, Phil.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Good luck, girls. Why don't we check out what the Blues bought, eh?
0:23:12 > 0:23:17Colin's hard bargaining got them a snuff box with local interest.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20He beat down the price of the ship brooch.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26And when William spotted the cuddly teddy, well, Colin got a hat trick.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Hi, guys.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36I bet you felt safe today, hey, being surrounded by policemen?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Nobody's going to have a go at you today, are they, Anita, eh?
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Did you have a good time? - We had a great time.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- And how much did you spend overall? - £120.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47That's pretty pathetique, I'd say.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- We bought sensibly.- Fair enough, you're absolutely right.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- £180 of leftover lolly, please, from somewhere.- There we are.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55Thank you very much.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00It'll go to a very good cause now, our friend from north of the border,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03much admired by millions of people across the nation.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04You don't realise that, Anita,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07but you're a role model for a lot of women.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- What are you going to do with all that money? - I'm going to try and spend it all.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13That's why you're a role model for a lot of women.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Anyway, have a great time. And good luck, chaps. Lovely shop.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Now for us, we're heading off to Lincoln's Inn Fields,
0:24:21 > 0:24:23which is a long way from this part of the world.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27But believe you me, the journey will be worth it. Oh, yes.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41You've got masses of paintings and you've run out of wall space.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43What do you do? Stick 'em in the attic?
0:24:43 > 0:24:49Now if you're the celebrated 19th century architect Sir John Soane, you don't.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50HE CHUCKLES
0:24:55 > 0:25:00John Soane had no less than three properties in Lincoln's Inn Fields,
0:25:00 > 0:25:04so there was substantial accommodation here.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10But even so, his substantial mass of paintings needed to be shown,
0:25:10 > 0:25:16and hence, in 1821, he built this, the Picture Room.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Now, if you've got a mass of paintings to show,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21you need wall space,
0:25:21 > 0:25:26and what Soane did was to develop the concept of hinged planes.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29We've got a lot of paintings on this surface,
0:25:29 > 0:25:33but by undoing that brass catch,
0:25:34 > 0:25:40we're able to hinge back a whole surface like this
0:25:40 > 0:25:45on both sides and reveal yet more pictures inside.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50But of course, they reveal no ordinary group of pictures.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53These are the celebrated eight canvases
0:25:53 > 0:25:57that are William Hogarth's Rake's Progress.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01The rake is the heir being measured for his suit,
0:26:01 > 0:26:07here in orgies, where the boy's taking on board a drop or two,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11the marriage, the prison, the gaming house
0:26:11 > 0:26:17and, ultimately, Bedlam, the mad house, the ultimate fall.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22Curiously, these paintings would have had a resonance for Soane,
0:26:22 > 0:26:26because he didn't have the greatest time with his children.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Indeed, the boy that he was pinning all his hopes on,
0:26:29 > 0:26:35he finished up by being completely estranged with.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41I think the use of these planes is nothing short of magical.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43By opening it up,
0:26:43 > 0:26:47we know that there's an additional surface behind here,
0:26:47 > 0:26:55and on both sides, this reveals not insubstantial-sized pictures.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Just look at the scale of these things.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I mean, they're not titchy, are they?
0:27:01 > 0:27:08And we've got nigh-on 100 framed works in this modest little space.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11So it's extremely clever.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14But not half as clever as this.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Look at that! Isn't that marvellous?
0:27:21 > 0:27:26The vast planes open to reveal a picture recess,
0:27:26 > 0:27:31an opportunity to display yet more paintings,
0:27:31 > 0:27:37centred by this plaster cast of a nymph from Castle Howard.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Which is appropriate, really,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42cos when you look down here, it gets really strange.
0:27:48 > 0:27:55A space that Soane created in the cellarage called the Monk's Parlour,
0:27:55 > 0:27:59hung largely with plaster casts of architectural features
0:27:59 > 0:28:03illustrating Soane's passion.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07The big question today is, of course, what sort of passions
0:28:07 > 0:28:11are going to be excited for our teams over at the auction?
0:28:11 > 0:28:12See ya! Ooooh!
0:28:14 > 0:28:18Today we've travelled to Lawrences Auctioneers in Crewkerne.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22I hope auctioneer Richard Kay doesn't make our happy experts sad.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Now, we've got a mixed bag here from Sarah and Louise.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34First up is a slightly balding pony skin-covered trunk.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39A little bit too, er, worn and tired, I think, to appeal much
0:28:39 > 0:28:42to people at auction, but quite a nice furnishing piece
0:28:42 > 0:28:45as long as you don't look too closely at the damage.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49No. I'm not so keen on the thought of a dead pony being flayed
0:28:49 > 0:28:52and applied to a trunk in my front room.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55I think a plain leather skin would have been more appealing.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00How do you find them when they've got this domed top, trunks, generally speaking?
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Flat are more popular than domed ones.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Flat ones are practical as tables.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07When they're domed, you can't put anything on them.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11I'm getting a bad feeling about this. What do you think price-wise?
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Well, I'm not sure it's going to make much more than £20, I'm afraid.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- 20?- Mm.- £75 they paid.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Could be a whinny of pain coming from the team
0:29:20 > 0:29:24when they understand what your estimate is, I tell you.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29- Next is the Deco coffee set. - I think that's rather nice.- It is!
0:29:29 > 0:29:32It's appealing for being complete, it's appealing for being quite modern
0:29:32 > 0:29:35rather than too floral and old-fashioned.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38But the metal is only electroplate,
0:29:38 > 0:29:43so relatively inexpensive as far as the silver element is concerned.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46What sort of price do you think you could tease out?
0:29:46 > 0:29:51I think 30 to 50. I'd be disappointed if it didn't make a bit more than 30.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Our lot will be disappointed if it doesn't make 70.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- Oh, really?- £75 they paid.- Mm!
0:29:56 > 0:29:59And lastly, in a county with an extensive coastline,
0:29:59 > 0:30:03they've done rather well in selecting a fine yacht's wheel, don't you think?
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Well, it's good quality. It's made to last, this wheel.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09But a little disappointing commercially,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12partly because it doesn't have the ship to go with it.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16But also, there's nothing on it to indicate which boat it might once have been on,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19which would have certainly lifted its appeal.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23And it's old. It must be a hundred years old, something like that.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27We're on the alert for the modern fakes that come in from the Far East, and this is not.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Well, our team paid £40 for it, actually.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36- I think they might get...well, half that for it, I'm afraid.- Oh.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Overall, based on those estimates, they're in deep trouble already
0:30:39 > 0:30:41and heading for stormy waters.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44In which case, they're going to need their bonus buy.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Let's go and have a look at it.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Now, Thelma and Louise... I mean Sarah and Louise.
0:30:49 > 0:30:55You spent £190, you girls, right, and you gave Philip Serrell £110,
0:30:55 > 0:30:58who's gone off and bought a ruck of things, by the look of it.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Yeah. Well, I bought this little lot here for...
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Hold that. Hold that.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08..for 75 quid.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12And it's quite a cool leather desk set,
0:31:12 > 0:31:15and it's got a Sloane Street retailer's mark on there.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18And I paid £75 for this.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23Now, if this had come out of the attic of a well-known stately home,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27I reckon this would have made £400 to £600. But it hasn't,
0:31:27 > 0:31:30it's come out of a field in Somerset,
0:31:30 > 0:31:33so I think it's going to make £80 to £120.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37- OK. - You look completely underwhelmed.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- You look really happy(!) - No, as long as it makes a good profit, I don't mind!
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- All leather?- Yes.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45But a London retailer.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49If that had got Ashbury's or something, but, er...
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- Stylish.- Do you think it's worth £75?- Yeah, I think...
0:31:52 > 0:31:53Would you pay £75 for it?
0:31:53 > 0:31:55If I had a nice big study, yeah.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59You've got a big desk, you've got to put something on it, haven't you?
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- And more people have got, with the credit crunch, a lot of bills.- Quite!
0:32:03 > 0:32:07You've got the right idea. You don't have to pick it right now.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10You decide later, after the sale of your three items.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14But for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks
0:32:14 > 0:32:16about Phil's little leather set.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Well, Richard, here we go.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24If you were contemplating a fresh career as a bank manager or something like that...
0:32:24 > 0:32:25What do you know that I don't know?
0:32:25 > 0:32:30Here's a whole bit of luxury office equipment for you.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33It is, and actually, part of the appeal of this
0:32:33 > 0:32:36is that it's got a nice sort of worn look about it.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40It's very masculine, it's very Edwardian or slightly post-Edwardian.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43And it's complete. Although it's a bit knocked about,
0:32:43 > 0:32:47it shows signs of its use, but it's not falling apart.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50No. It's that shabby-chic thing, isn't it?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53It is. But it's the right side of both those adjectives, I think.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55What do you think it's worth, this lot?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57I think it's all worth £20 to £30.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- Is that all? - I don't think much more than that.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Philip Serrell invested £75 in this lot,
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- so it'll all depend on whether the team take it or not.- Right.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10With any luck, they won't. Now, that's it for the Reds.
0:33:10 > 0:33:15Now for the Blues. Their first item, Richard, is the little snuff box.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20Well, rather nice for having the name of the previous owner upon it, and the date,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24the name of Mr Ranies, who was a plasterer from Worle,
0:33:24 > 0:33:28which is a district of Weston-super-Mare, 1908.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32There's even a pinch of snuff within it, which might lift its value a little.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Yeah, give 'em a cheap thrill, anyway! What's the estimate on it?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38£10 to £20.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- £57 they paid.- Oh, dear. Mm.
0:33:41 > 0:33:47Next up is the Viking brooch to beat all Viking brooches.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Did the Vikings ever make it to Somerset, do you know?
0:33:50 > 0:33:54I don't think they ever did, so I don't think there's much local appeal
0:33:54 > 0:33:55in the Viking market.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59Brooches by and large are less popular
0:33:59 > 0:34:01than necklaces, earrings or rings,
0:34:01 > 0:34:04and made in silver without any further ornament,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06they're not always as popular.
0:34:06 > 0:34:12- So how much?- £15 to £25?- £38 paid, so that's not too bad, actually.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16And to cap it all, they went with this, erm, large, cuddly teddy bear.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Yep. Well, he's been pretty well loved down the years.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24He's showing signs of a great deal of exuberant affection
0:34:24 > 0:34:27and is rather tatty, you could say, for that.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30He's got a lot of charm, but what he doesn't have, critically,
0:34:30 > 0:34:36- is a label that shows where he was made or how old he is.- No.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39I wouldn't have thought it's more than £20, I'm afraid.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41£25 paid, so that's not too bad.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- I mean, we're nearly on the cusp... - We're nearly there, aren't we?
0:34:45 > 0:34:48..with a couple of them, but one is just well shy.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51They only spent £120 overall.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55A lot of dosh therefore went for the bonus buy,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57so let's go and check that out, shall we?
0:34:58 > 0:35:01William and Colin, you spent £120 - not much.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04You gave Anita £180 of leftover lolly.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Anita, baby, what did you spend it on?
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- Oh, Lord.- My goodness! - It's bright!
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- SHE LAUGHS - Do you like it, chaps?
0:35:13 > 0:35:17- You're not sure.- What is it?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20It's a decorative plate.
0:35:20 > 0:35:26It's made by Rosenthal, and the designer is Bjorn Wiinblad,
0:35:26 > 0:35:31who is one of the most prestigious Danish designers,
0:35:31 > 0:35:35and his work is characterised by these lovely round-faced characters,
0:35:35 > 0:35:39whimsical characters, and lovely bright colours.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Did he take tablets at all?
0:35:41 > 0:35:44It has got a psychedelic look about it, hasn't it?
0:35:44 > 0:35:48Certainly does. He's either on tablets or mushrooms.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- I'm gobsmacked.- Are you?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- Have a wee look. - Do you want to handle it?
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Handling is everything, isn't it, really?
0:35:55 > 0:35:59You can feel the fineness of the porcelain. How much did you pay?
0:35:59 > 0:36:01I paid £60.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Ah! And what do you think it might bring?
0:36:03 > 0:36:08I think we won't make a big profit, but this stuff is coming on strong,
0:36:08 > 0:36:12and I think there's a chance of perhaps £10 profit.
0:36:12 > 0:36:18So bear that in mind, chaps. You're risking 60 to maybe get back 10.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21It'll slightly depend on your current financial position
0:36:21 > 0:36:24after the sale of the first three items.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29But right now, why don't we check up what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's plate?
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Now, Richard, this is fun.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- Bright and breezy. - It's certainly bright,
0:36:33 > 0:36:36and it's in good condition, which is a saving grace.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41When these things get chipped or rubbed, that's the death of them.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44But it's not more than about 30 years old, and it's in the style...
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Well, there's a Picasso influence, there's a Paul Klee influence.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53But it's a modern plate, and it's not hand-painted, it's transfer-printed.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58- It is colourful.- "Colourful" is, in auctioneers' terms,
0:36:58 > 0:37:01code for "not particularly easy to sell".
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Well, some people do like these things because they are eye-catching.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08And we've got plenty of variety in this auction,
0:37:08 > 0:37:11which will bring people in looking for these kind of items.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- What sort of estimate will you be putting on it?- £10 to £20.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- Great... £60 paid by Anita.- I don't see it making that, I'm afraid.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Well done, Richard. Thank you.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- OK, girls, are you excited?- Very.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30How excited are you on the excited scales?
0:37:30 > 0:37:32So excited we're going to wet ourselves.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Lordy, that's quite excited.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Here we go, and here comes your trunk.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Covered in pony skin.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42£20 for it? £20 for it?
0:37:42 > 0:37:4420 is bid. At £20.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46I have 20. Can I say 5?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48It's at £20, then. Selling at £20.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50It's a maiden bid at 20.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Last time at 20.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Oh, dear. It's gone for £20.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56I'm sorry, that is minus £55.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59An Art Deco case,
0:37:59 > 0:38:01porcelain white-metal coffee set.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04£30 for it, if you will.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07At £30, £30 is bid.
0:38:07 > 0:38:0830 I have. £30 in the room.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13- Come on, come on.- 35 now. 40, 45...
0:38:13 > 0:38:14I'd rather have my dead pony.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Selling at £45. £45. Last time.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Sorry, that is minus £30.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22It's all going well, this.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Minus 85 so far.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Now, the wheel. I really rate this.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Interest here. I start at £20.
0:38:29 > 0:38:30At £20.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33£20 is bid.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- At 22 I have now. At £22...- Oh...
0:38:36 > 0:38:41£22. 22 is bid and I'm selling at 22.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43For the last time, £22.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46I don't think we'll be giving up our day jobs.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48That is minus £103.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51What are you going to do about this bonus buy?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Sell it and see if we can get our loss up to 150 quid.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58I bet you don't make a loss on this set. Are you going with it or not?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Yes.- You're going with it?- Yes.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04Lot 58 is this leather desk set.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07£50 is bid. £50 is bid on commission.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11At £50, I have. It's on commission.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15Maiden bid at 50 and I'll sell at 50.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17£50 then, for the last time at 50.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Oh, Lord, it's gone at £50.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- Did well.- Well, it just shows how wrong one can be.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Minus £128.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26But let's be optimistic here.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29That could be a winning score, all right?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- How are you feeling, boys? - Confident.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Do you know how the Reds got on?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- No.- No. - Nobody has told you? That's good.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45The snuffbox, yes, £57 paid by Anita. You love that, darling.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- He's estimated that at £10-£20. - Ohhh!
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Not the best bet. Here it comes.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56The brass snuffbox. 1908. £10 for it.
0:39:56 > 0:39:5810 is bid. 12. 15.
0:39:58 > 0:40:0318, 20, 25, 30, 35. 35 near me now.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08At £35. I'm selling at 35. Last time.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10That is minus £22. Bad luck, Anita.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Anyway, here comes the brooch.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14A Shipton and Co silver brooch
0:40:14 > 0:40:16in the form of a Viking longboat.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20£15 for it. 15 anywhere.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22£10 then, if you will. Ten is bid.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24£10 I have. I'll sell at £10.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26It's a maiden bid at 10 only.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Last time at 10.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31£10, that is minus £28.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Lot 76.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36A large soft teddy.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Interest here. I start at £30.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42We're in profit.
0:40:42 > 0:40:43£30 is bid.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46£30, it's a maiden bid. Absentee bid at £30
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- and I'm selling. Last time.- Yes!
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Overall, you're minus £45.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Now, what do you want to do about the Rosenthal plate?
0:40:55 > 0:41:00Do you want to stick at minus £45 or are you going to go with it?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02We're going to go for it. We love it.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- Are you sure, boys? Are you sure? - Absolutely.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07This is a definite, is it?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Yes. What do you think?
0:41:09 > 0:41:10Well, um...
0:41:10 > 0:41:1445 isn't bad.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- No, I think we ought to stick.- Ah.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18We'll stick.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- Have we got a change of heart?- Yes.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23We're not doing it. No?
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- No.- You're not going with it.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31OK, as we know, Anita paid £60 for it. His estimate is £10-£20.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37We're going to sell it anyway.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39The Rosenthal plate...
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Watch it make 200 now.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43Bids start me here at £20.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45£20 is bid.
0:41:45 > 0:41:4922, 25, 28. I'm out at £28.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52It's yours at 28 in front of me now at 28 and I'm selling...
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Last time, at £28.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57That's a wee bit cheap.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59That's minus £32, all right.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02Now, boys, you didn't go with the bonus buy,
0:42:02 > 0:42:05so you've ring-fenced your losses at minus £45.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09That could be a winning score, so don't talk to the Reds.
0:42:09 > 0:42:10- Course not.- No.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19- Well, teams, have we been chatting, communicating at all?- No.- No.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Not about your performance,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24because there's been some shockers today, I have to say.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27The most shocking total of all comes from the Reds.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- Oh, no!- No!
0:42:29 > 0:42:34Yes, you've managed to lose money on every single item, including your bonus buy.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38- Well, if you're going to do it badly, do it good badly. - You are minus £128.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41We did well to do that, let me tell you that.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Have you had the most wonderful time?
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- We're the best losers here.- You're...
0:42:45 > 0:42:48We don't have losers here, we only have runners-up,
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- you're the best runners-up. - We're all winners.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54It's been lovely having you on the show, but the victors today
0:42:54 > 0:42:58are our boys in blue, who have managed to win by losing £45.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Yes!
0:43:00 > 0:43:03There was, however, one small profit and that, of course,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06came from the soft teddy bear. Most appropriate.
0:43:06 > 0:43:11- Anyway, join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting. Yes?- Yes!
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