0:00:02 > 0:00:07The Norfolk antiques fair. Two eager teams!
0:00:07 > 0:00:09What are we missing?
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Oh, yes! Expertise! Then...
0:00:12 > 0:00:15THEY ALL SHOUT Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:36 > 0:00:39This is a game of two halves.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Buy three items here...
0:00:42 > 0:00:46and make profits here. Easy!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Hah! Today we're kicking off in sunny Norfolk...
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Rainy Norfolk. Sunny Norfolk!
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Rainy Norfolk. Oh, Lord...
0:00:58 > 0:01:02But even the weather won't stop these wives from taking the lead.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- Meet Jean.- Can we have it?
0:01:04 > 0:01:06She'll stop at nothing to get a bargain.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- £90.- I'll give you a kiss for that.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Give him two kisses and make it 80.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- Would you like three?- No!
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Naughty! And introducing Becks.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- Yeah. I'm good with that. Are you? - Yeah.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Or do you want to think for another eight minutes, keep looking?
0:01:24 > 0:01:26IN AMERICAN ACCENT That would be no!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29And, gee, she means no!
0:01:31 > 0:01:36And here they are - happy, smiling, married faces,
0:01:36 > 0:01:40which is great. Now, Rebecca, tell me about yourselves.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Tim and I have been married 28 years, and we have four children
0:01:44 > 0:01:46between the ages of 11 and 21.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48And you're living here, which is lovely.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51We are. We are missionaries,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and we work with the US military.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Now, um, you're keen on shabby chic.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Is this something you've fallen in love with while you've been here?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Yes, it is. I really was not that familiar with it,
0:02:04 > 0:02:08and then we moved here and I saw more of it at antique fairs and shows,
0:02:08 > 0:02:12and I just think it looks very country, and I like that whole look.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- I think it's very pretty.- Good.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17So, Timbo - great name, I have to say.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- Yeah!- What did you do before you became a missionary?
0:02:20 > 0:02:24I was a designer and builder, so I built houses.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28I loved it. I loved the design process.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30So, what are your tactics going to be today?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Well, I come from the States. The exciting thing here is,
0:02:33 > 0:02:38things are actually really old. We don't want to take any huge chances,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- but buy well, buy good quality. - Will you take your expert's advice?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Yes, absolutely. - THEY LAUGH
0:02:44 > 0:02:46That could be your first mistake!
0:02:46 > 0:02:50No, only joking. Anyway, very, very good luck. Lovely.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Now, guys, you're not scared by this international presence, are you?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- No, no.- Because you're not from round these parts, are you?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- No.- Where do you come from, darling?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Well, I come from Essex.- Lovely.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Essex girl.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07You've been together, you two, for 50 years, yes?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- 51 years.- 51 years.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12When you first met, was it kind of "caramba"?
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- No.- No. - Couldn't stand the sight of him.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- Couldn't you? - No. No, um, he was an apprentice,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21and I worked in the medical block.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24So all the apprentices had to come in and be weighed,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27because it was a lead firm, and blood-tested and everything.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29And he used to pester the life out of me!
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Did he?- I couldn't stand him!
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Was it to do with your nurse's uniform, do you suppose?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37I don't know. He said it was my teeth!
0:03:37 > 0:03:38THEY LAUGH
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- It was... - THEY LAUGH
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- It was your teeth?- Yeah. Yeah.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Right!- They were all there then.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Anyway, let's not dwell on teeth. It's not my best subject,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53personally. Now, Cliff,
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I'm told that you're usually to be found at the bottom of a garden.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Yes, yes. Since, um... Well, before I retired, actually -
0:04:00 > 0:04:04been an engineer for years -
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I carried on making models of various types,
0:04:06 > 0:04:11and I've made a series of small model houses,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13one for each daughter,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16and seven for the grandchildren.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Real scale models, 12-scale and 24-scale.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22So, proper jobs, then.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- Oh, yes. Take some time to make. - Yeah.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Well, it's kept you out of mischief. - Yes, yes, yes, yes.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29And kept me quietly away.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- Yes. From her indoors. - From teeth. From teeth!
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- From teeth! - THEY LAUGH
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Not fair, is it? - No, it's definitely not fair!
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I think you're going to have a very jolly time today.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43We certainly are, yes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46We all are. I'm rather looking forward to this.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Now, here we go, chaps.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Here's your 300 smackeroos. There you go.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54£300 - several hundred dollars. You know the rules.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Your experts await. Off you go, and very, very, very good luck.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I can't wait to get my teeth into this lot.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07So, who did we "chewse" as experts?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Paul Laidlaw, the Scot, on hand for Team US,
0:05:11 > 0:05:15and Sussex boy Jonathan Pratt for Team Essex.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Norfolk awaits!
0:05:17 > 0:05:20How very international!
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- Right, then. We're off, yeah? - Yeah.- Sounds good!
0:05:27 > 0:05:30'Right! Down to business.'
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- Not there. - Not there?- No teddy bears.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- 'Ooh, 'ello!' - A cute little footstool.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- No.- That's quite... How much is that?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- It's 25.- 25?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- See, that -- That's right, for 25. - It's a little footstool.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50It needs re-upholstering, but the legs are all right.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- The legs are good, though. - Victorian frame.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Yeah, it is, innit? - That would be quite good for £20.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58No woodworm in it, is there?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- No.- Well, I had to check.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- Of course. Have a look. - No, there isn't, is there?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06If you could get that for £20, that would be a good buy.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- If I wink at you, would you... - I suppose I could -- Where is she?
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Wherever she's run off to... Hey! 20?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- It's all right.- 20. OK.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- You happy, I'm happy, anyway. - 20. You got a good deal.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Oh, good girl! There we are! That was good bargaining, wasn't it?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- Shall we have it? - I think it's a good buy for £20.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- We'll have that, then. - OK. Thank you!
0:06:28 > 0:06:33'Ooh! You big spender, Jean! £20, and they're off!'
0:06:33 > 0:06:38- Right.- Let's get out of the rain. - Let's get out of this rain!
0:06:45 > 0:06:47A touch of Arts and Crafts.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Pewter... - What is this? Is that enamel?
0:06:50 > 0:06:54High-fired glass enamel. Silvered face, silvered bezel.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Liberty Tudric ware. - Is that good or bad?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58It's very good.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- I bet you it doesn't run. It's £95. - SHE GASPS
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- Believe me, the market's all about brand.- Yeah?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Yeah.- Brand sells.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Well, I'm surprised. It's running. Let me tell you about the faults.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16The good news is, it's got the right name.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Britannia metal, glass cabochon, very nice.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23And it runs. But...kink here,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27and severe oxidation and wear to the face,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29and I don't know to what extent that can be improved.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32And yet I'm still holding it, still talking to you about it,
0:07:32 > 0:07:38because of the name, and how pretty damn sexy I think that wee clock is!
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Does it do anything for you? Ignore the condition.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- I like the look of it. - I do, too.- You picked it up.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- I do. I like it.- Got the eye!
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- But...- It's a lot of money.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Er, I think it might be worth 80 to 120 quid
0:07:50 > 0:07:54if people are forgiving of that wee fault.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56'Come on, guys! Get bargaining!'
0:07:56 > 0:07:59I'm bigging it up to these guys,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02but I'm kicking the hell out of the price tag. Can you help me?
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- 95...- A big... A big ask.
0:08:06 > 0:08:0860.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- What do you think, Tim? - I'm not sure about the money.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- It's a brand name I know. - That's what we're saying.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17It couldn't be 50?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- At 50, I think - - 55, so it gives me a fiver.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27You've heard how I'm feeling about it.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- Yeah.- I've got this massive plus -
0:08:29 > 0:08:32brand and look. But you don't know to what extent
0:08:32 > 0:08:36people are going to go, "Wonderful! What a shame," and keep moving.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I'm worried it's going to be 30, and that's what we'll end up with -
0:08:39 > 0:08:43a £25 loss. But that's probably more than fair.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- If it was 50, would you buy it? - Yeah, I think so, at 50.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- I would feel better. - Can we be really...
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Go on, then. I just won't eat for a week.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55THEY LAUGH Come to my house.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- I'll cook for you. - Send you a food parcel.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01'But have they cooked up a bargain, or is it a dog's dinner?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04'Have they clocked a recipe for success...
0:09:04 > 0:09:06'OK. I'll stop. Sorry.'
0:09:06 > 0:09:09That was ten minutes or so, and I think you've banked a little...
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- That's got to be good for morale. - Yeah. I'm excited!
0:09:12 > 0:09:16It's a shame about the rain, though. Is inside looking good now?
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Yes, it is.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21'So, with spirits undampened, rain halts outside play.'
0:09:21 > 0:09:23That's what we need to go outside in.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Get some wipers!
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Look, Jean. Look. 1959 - that's the year we got married.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- That's the year we got married, so it's 51 years old.- Yeah!
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Crikey.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41What's drawn my eye is the little box with silver inlay.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- That's quite nice, isn't it? - It's pretty.- A snuffbox.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46It's a snuffbox! Oh, that's quite nice.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- It's rather cute, actually. - That is rather nice, isn't it?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Tortoiseshell and silver-inlaid snuffbox,
0:09:52 > 0:09:56circa 1800. They're asking 190 for it.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Hmm!
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- Look at that! - That's lovely, isn't it?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- That's fantastic, that is. - Gold-mounted hinge.- Yes.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Or it could be silver gilt, possibly,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09but the wear suggests it's not,
0:10:09 > 0:10:13and the little tablet in the top there, which is rather cute.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Would you do anything on that at all?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- 170 is the best.- 170.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Tortoiseshell is like hair. It can dry out and get brittle.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- It can crack, it can fade. - Yeah. Years, innit?
0:10:23 > 0:10:27The thing that makes me worry now is that it's dried out, basically.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Oh, that's a shame, innit?
0:10:29 > 0:10:33As... As there's some markings on here,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36and obviously it needs some type of work doing on it,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40will you ask your friend if he will accept 150 for it?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Because it requires some work to do around that edge.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- That's my only concern with it. - Otherwise, it's quite -
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- I'll have to make a phone call. - And then we could come back.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- OK, I'll make a phone call. - Thank you very much. Lovely.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Thank you very much indeed. Thank you.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59'So, one snuffbox on hold.'
0:11:06 > 0:11:09We need to find our second item. I'm getting stressed.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12'Hey! Chill, man!'
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Those are pretty. What is that on the bottom?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- That's a pontil. These are hand-worked.- Hmm!
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- Um, I love these.- OK. So...
0:11:22 > 0:11:27I absolutely love this. That is a little percussion, a bruise.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31That's not killing it for me. A star-crack...
0:11:31 > 0:11:32- It's not a chip.- A chip.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36It's just a percussive little shatter.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- Right.- But it's skin-deep. That...
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- If we got it for £20, would that be - - I am loving these.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46That's cased glass. You've got layers of glass here.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48You've got, er, blue opaline,
0:11:48 > 0:11:53and then you've got this fabulous chevron design here.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56The form's nice. It's pretty. Some people would call it twee.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59These flanking your clock...
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- Oh, come on! Yeah? - We're a bit twee anyway, aren't we?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- THEY LAUGH - That's OK.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- What are you thinking of those? - There's a bit of marking there.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- Yeah.- Is that anything -- That is...
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Er, is it kiln dust, or is it just stour?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20You see, if it's in the manufacture, who cares?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- I think that's - - If it's in the manufacture,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25does that lend some authenticity to it?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Yeah, absolutely. These... I mean, the work that went into that!
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- I mean, fabulous stuff. No money. - And because there's a pair -
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Glass is good value at the moment. It's incredible value.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- Try for 20? - Do you want to go for it?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Hello? Hi!
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- OK. We'd like to talk. - PAUL LAUGHS
0:12:45 > 0:12:48You got the pair of them, and that one with the bruise...
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- Uh-huh?- What could you do for price?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52So, what have I got on those, actually?
0:12:52 > 0:12:54I've got 35.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Um, I'd like to take 30, but if 28 helps you,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00then, I could do that.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- We'd like to pay 20.- Oh, my word!
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Um...
0:13:05 > 0:13:08I don't think I can go to that. I think...
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Probably... Oh, gosh.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16- I think 25 is going to be the best. - What do you think?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- 25 for both of them.- Doing it for me!
0:13:20 > 0:13:23THEY LAUGH It was his find, you know.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- I like those.- Yes, I like them. They're a gorgeous colour, as well.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30I think you've got to forgive them the bruise.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33You've got to hope the audience does if they go to auction, but -
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Now, that's scary to say at this minute!
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- THEY LAUGH - Can we be decisive?
0:13:38 > 0:13:42Are we going to buy here? The lady's given you -
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- OK.- You think 25's fine?- Yeah.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- OK. We'll do it. It's good. - Thank you very much.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50'Item two. Ahhh!
0:13:50 > 0:13:52'Now, relax. Really pretty.'
0:13:55 > 0:13:57That's a shame.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Not worth the money.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- You could look like Tim Wonnacott. - TIM LAUGHS
0:14:03 > 0:14:07'Takes more than a hat, Jonathan. What do you think of him, Jean?'
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- He's worse than a woman...- At what?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Getting all her bits and pieces, shopping.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15'Yeah. You tell him, girl!'
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- We've nearly bought two objects! - I know, I know,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- but you're always looking! - Oh, come on.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- Stop moaning. Let's get a move on. - No, I'm not moaning!
0:14:26 > 0:14:28'Not much, you're not. Right!
0:14:28 > 0:14:31'The results are in. Drum roll, please!'
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- OK. - DRUM-ROLL SOUND EFFECT
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- Ah, she says yes!- She said yes.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40OK, cool. Should've asked for more, shouldn't we?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- 'Some people are never happy.' - No, that's good.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Shall we have it?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Yes. I think it's a good thing. I like it.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- I like it, cos it's very dainty. - That's right.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- You could use it for anything. - OK. Thank you.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55It's a deal.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57It's a deal!
0:14:57 > 0:15:00'OK, two items each, and 15 minutes to go.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03'Ah, and the sun's come out!
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- 'Time for a confession, methinks.' - I didn't think about it till now,
0:15:06 > 0:15:10how much I'm attracted to some of this junky stuff.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12'Yeah, we've noticed!'
0:15:12 > 0:15:15We could go to the "everything £5" table.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- What are we at?- Ten minutes.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Ten minutes?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24OK. We're going to have to make a decision here pretty quick.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- I know. - Something will jump out at us.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28It's going to have to.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Oh, quick, quick, quick, quick, quick!
0:15:30 > 0:15:33I know! I'm getting stressed!
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Ten minutes! Ten minutes!
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Don't be chary.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40'All you have to do is to find something.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43'Anything! Hello!'
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Fantastic little rocking chair. Is it expensive?
0:15:46 > 0:15:50It's come down to this price. It was 150.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55But he'd have to come down a lot more on that before I'd buy it.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01Um, so, period, mid-19th century. It's an early Victorian thing,
0:16:01 > 0:16:031850, 1860.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Um...
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I mean, the pattern is lovely, and this turning...
0:16:09 > 0:16:13It's a country piece. There's a naivete about it,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16and it's bold here. Lovely wear there.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Er...
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Rush seat's OK.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22I mean, it's straight.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26I mean, it is what it is.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Um, and if it's a country salesroom...
0:16:29 > 0:16:31That could be cute, yeah.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33You'd need to be really brutal on that price.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35It is what it is, but, now...
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- Give me two minutes here. - OK.- Keep looking!
0:16:38 > 0:16:40'See you, Paul.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42'Hello, Sherlock!'
0:16:42 > 0:16:45People like these. When people get to a certain age,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- they find reading a little harder. - Yeah. I do.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51And something like this is a good size, not a little one.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54So, Birmingham, F... 1931.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58The label says Sampson Mordan & Co. Good makers of small silver objects.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- It's a good, clean-looking thing. - Could you reduce it slightly more?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- DEALER LAUGHS - Slightly more?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- Slightly more.- Just for us. - Er, £90, then.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- £90.- He's come down to £90. - I'll give you a kiss for that.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15- Give him two kisses and make it 80. - Would you like three?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- No, no! - THEY LAUGH
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Is 90 reasonable?
0:17:19 > 0:17:2390. 90, 90... That's a possible. Put that one there. That's a possible.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26'Ah. How much is the chair, then, Paul?'
0:17:26 > 0:17:29It's £50. You're not losing any money at £50.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33If it's a country-type sale, it's worth £120,
0:17:33 > 0:17:35but on any day of the week, it's worth 50 to 80.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- I'm good with that. Are you good with that?- Yeah.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Or do you want to think for another eight minutes, keep looking?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44THEY LAUGH That would be no!
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Right. We doing it?- Yeah.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Thank you very much. You've a deal. Thank you.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Well, then! Five minutes?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- THEY LAUGH - Blood pressure?
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Yeah. Can I breathe now?
0:17:56 > 0:18:00'Team USA is done and dusted!
0:18:00 > 0:18:05- 'Now it's close to the...' - # Final countdown! #
0:18:05 > 0:18:07'OK. I think they've got the message.'
0:18:07 > 0:18:11That little teether there's got an owl on. Has it got any age?
0:18:11 > 0:18:12- What, that one?- Yes.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15That is nice.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17That is Birmingham, 1920.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Oh, I like that! That is very nice. - It's different.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23You're looking at a gift. It's a christening gift,
0:18:23 > 0:18:25but could be given at all times of the year.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28He would've started off life with something in his eyes.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31He probably would have had a bit of onyx or something in there.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Probably.- That can be 100, OK?
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- That can be 90, maybe, then? - Maybe, yes.- Maybe 90.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- Oh, I'll give you three kisses. - We'll have both of them.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Even four! I'm brushing my fingers through your hair!
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Anything else in there?
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Oh, hang on. What about this hair set? Has that got any age?
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Er, it has, yeah, but the only problem is,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56it hasn't got any maker's name or anything.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- Oh, what's that?- I'm sorry. We've only got five minutes.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Come on. Make a decision.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05You see, that's quite sweet, as well.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07See, that's enamel on silver.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Ooh!- Very simply made.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12The way it's attached to the back of that,
0:19:12 > 0:19:17it's very, very straightforward. It's quite stylish. Er...
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- Well, it's your decision. - Is it my decision?
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- This is boiling down to me now! - I like all of them.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- No, no.- OK, a quick summary.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- Slightly narrow market...- Yeah. - ..but it is unusual.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33At 140. You'll do it at...
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- At 80.- He'll do it at 80.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39OK. Then you've got this Sampson Mordan magnifying glass, £90.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43I really like that. And he's also got this silver teether,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46which is £90. I also really like that.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49I think my money, personally, is... The profit's in that one.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- Yeah. We'll... - Probably I'd say that one.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- We'll go for that one.- All right.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- And leave the gentleman enough money...- Uh-huh?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Perhaps come back for that one. - Oh, yeah!
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Anyway, it's a deal. There we go. - Lovely.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Thank you very much indeed. - Let's give him a kiss.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Thank you.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13And, do you know what? We only have a minute to spare.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- I think we've done a good job. - Do you?- Give him a kiss.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- HE LAUGHS - Thank you very much!
0:20:19 > 0:20:21I'm never going to wash again.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Ooh!
0:20:23 > 0:20:27'Finally the shopping and the kissing is over -
0:20:27 > 0:20:29'I hope.'
0:20:29 > 0:20:30'Rebecca led from the start,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33'and spotted this clock by Liberty.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35'£50 and a promise.'
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Come to my house. I'll cook for you.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40The work that went into that!
0:20:40 > 0:20:43'And they got a pair for £25.'
0:20:45 > 0:20:47'Finally Becks called time on the shop
0:20:47 > 0:20:50'and went with the rocking chair for £50. Rock on!'
0:20:50 > 0:20:53How much did you spend? Pretty miserable, wasn't it?
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- No, I thought it was decent. 125. - That's kind of average,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01but £175 of leftover lolly, then. Have you got that, Timbo?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- I do.- Great name.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Good. Lovely. There we go. 175 smackers.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Which is your favourite piece that you bought?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- The clock. It was very pretty. - That's your fave?
0:21:11 > 0:21:15And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit, Timbo?
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- Probably the "vayses".- You reckon? - You have to say "vahses".
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Vahses, vayses. Potaytoes, potahtoes.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- Anyway, there you go, Paulus. - Thank you.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- 175. A decent squidge for you, for a change.- Yeah.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Seen anything that you might be going for?
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Something to tease us with? - No, I've a blank canvas
0:21:31 > 0:21:34to go at at the moment, Tim. But I'll find something.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38A blank canvas! That could mean he's going to buy a painting.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41You never really know, with Laidlaw. Have a great time,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43and very good luck, Paul.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Now, why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought, eh?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49'Jean got things going with a footstool for £20.'
0:21:49 > 0:21:52That was good bargaining, wasn't it? Shall we have it?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54'Then Cliff stepped forward.'
0:21:54 > 0:21:58As... As there's some markings on here...
0:21:58 > 0:22:01'And the snuffbox was theirs for £150.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05'Jean went for a final smooch...'
0:22:05 > 0:22:07I'll give him a kiss.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09'..to get the magnifying glass for 90.'
0:22:09 > 0:22:12I think you're a jammy lot. I really do.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Well, you've got to, haven't you, Tim?
0:22:14 > 0:22:18You do, but I'm longing for somebody to go over the hour,
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- then I can just cut you off, right? - But we didn't.- But you didn't!
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- No.- That's good.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- You're pleased with that, Cliff? - Very pleased indeed.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- Lovely. - And how do you rate your expert?
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- Oh, hi, Jonathan. - I think he's very good.- Oh, you do?
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- Yes. - How much did you spend?- 240.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- £240? Is that right? - No, you didn't. 260.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- He's a director. You never see them. - Sorry!
0:22:40 > 0:22:43OK. So there's £40 of leftover lolly.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- Ooh, Lord! Just like that! - Just like that.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49I thought I'd better give it to you in case he goes back and spends it.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Which is your favourite piece?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Ideally, the box.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Ideally, the box. And what's your favourite piece, Jean?
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- I think I like the footstool. - You like the footstool.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03That's your favourite. Will that bring the biggest profit?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- I think it will. - Do you? Do you agree?
0:23:05 > 0:23:08I think that should get the most money, yes.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Relative to the cost of it. - Relative to the cost of it.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Yes, absolutely. Good. Now, here you go, JP.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- Here's your £40. - That's a rather mean amount.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Not at all. It's a splendid total, is £260.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24I'm so proud of you kids. You be careful with your £40, all right?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Very good luck, kids. Now we're heading off to central Wisbech.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30"What goes on in central Wisbech?" I hear you shriek.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Well, we're about to find out. And it's lovely.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42In 1777,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Jonathan Peckover established a small grocery business
0:23:46 > 0:23:49here in Wisbech.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53With the requirement to hang on to his customers' money
0:23:53 > 0:23:56for safekeeping, before long, the young Quaker businessman
0:23:56 > 0:24:00had set up the town's first official bank.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10Jonathan Peckover needed an address befitting a successful banker,
0:24:10 > 0:24:14and he thought this riverside mansion was just the ticket.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21The bank operated its business
0:24:21 > 0:24:24from a building adjacent to the house,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27so Jonathan could kind of work from home.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Handy!
0:24:39 > 0:24:43What a gorgeous house this would be to live in!
0:24:43 > 0:24:48Slightly strange for a Quaker banking family to own,
0:24:48 > 0:24:54because the principles of Quakerism embrace simplicity,
0:24:54 > 0:24:56honesty, probity,
0:24:56 > 0:25:01and a certain unostentatious way of living.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04But then, of course, the Peckovers bought it. It was already built,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07and all these interior mouldings
0:25:07 > 0:25:12and the elaborate nature of the decoration were already here.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14But what I like about this space
0:25:14 > 0:25:18is the way the National Trust have got it furnished today,
0:25:18 > 0:25:22because it looks exactly how an interior ought to look
0:25:22 > 0:25:25in the 1770s -
0:25:25 > 0:25:30not a lot of furniture, and what is here is symmetrically organised,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33and, to my eye, looks just perfect.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38Take this pair of satinwood demilune games tables.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41They fit exactly where they ought to fit,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43just underneath the dado rail,
0:25:43 > 0:25:48and if you look at the oval patera at the top of each of the legs,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51that looks just splendid
0:25:51 > 0:25:54alongside the Hepplewhite sideboard,
0:25:54 > 0:25:59which also has oval patera on the top of its legs.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03In short, it's pretty near perfect.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07The quality of this building is stupendous.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Just look at these sash windows!
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Each of the glazing bars are made of solid mahogany.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Being a hardwood, they're less likely to rot,
0:26:17 > 0:26:19and also they're a bit stronger,
0:26:19 > 0:26:24which means that the glazing bars can be of smaller section,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27and that means more glass and more light coming in.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31But that didn't exactly suit the Peckovers,
0:26:31 > 0:26:35because they'd got the customers going by these windows
0:26:35 > 0:26:38on the ground floor, going to the bank,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40and they didn't want to be overlooked.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43So they had fitted, in mahogany,
0:26:43 > 0:26:45these hinged screens.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50Isn't that dinky? So you'd bring across the screens like that
0:26:50 > 0:26:54during the banking hours, and then twiddle this knob on the top
0:26:54 > 0:26:58and shut out the public altogether. Marvellous!
0:26:58 > 0:27:02They're referred to as snob screens,
0:27:02 > 0:27:08because I think, with the customers outside not being able to look in,
0:27:08 > 0:27:12they would regard the banker's family inside
0:27:12 > 0:27:17as being snobs, and therefore called them snob screens.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20The big question today is, of course,
0:27:20 > 0:27:24are our teams going to get a look-in over at the auction,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26and any profits?
0:27:42 > 0:27:47Well, we're at Abbots saleroom in Campsea Ashe in rural Suffolk,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49with our auctioneer, Geoffrey Barford.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- Good morning, Geoffrey. - Good morning!- Nice to be here.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Now, our first item for Tim and Rebecca
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- is the little Liberty timepiece. - Yes, indeed.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02- How do you rate that, Geoffrey? - Well, the style is good -
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- condition awful, quite frankly. - Right.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09So, all this discoloration on these enamel bits is not good news?
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- Very, very dull, isn't it? - But it has got the magic name.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16It has. We have had numerous telephone requests for condition.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20- So, how have you estimated it? What's your estimate?- 40 to 60.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- £40 to £60.- And they paid £50.- Yeah.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26So, we'll stand by for that, then.
0:28:26 > 0:28:32Next are these rather nice pale blue, silky Victorian glass vases.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- Do you like those? - Yes. Sort of satin glass,
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- a bit fussy with the frilled rim... - Yes.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Probably 20 to 40, somewhere in that region. Got a chance, I think.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44OK, fine. So some hope there. We've got two hopefuls.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47And what about the, er, the old rocker?
0:28:47 > 0:28:51Yeah. Nice little cottage piece. We're in a rural location.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54I see it being, hopefully, sort of £40 to £60,
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- somewhere in that region. - OK, great! £50 paid.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00So, they haven't overpaid, on the face of it, at all.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03I don't think so, no. No.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05So for a change they might not need their bonus buy,
0:29:05 > 0:29:08but let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Now, Tim and Becks, you've spent £125.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16You gave the boy £175. What did he spend it on?
0:29:17 > 0:29:18Behold!
0:29:18 > 0:29:20SHE GASPS Oh! It's beautiful!
0:29:20 > 0:29:23That's an excellent reaction. Tell your friends!
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- I like it a lot! - We know what it is, don't we?
0:29:26 > 0:29:28- It's an inkstand.- Yeah.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31And a very smart one, at that.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34Silver plated, but it bears a good name,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37and you know my opinion about brands in this field,
0:29:37 > 0:29:39as all others. WMF,
0:29:39 > 0:29:44one of THE names in late 19th, early 20th century.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik!
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- A good name. - Could you say that again?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Been practising for it,
0:29:52 > 0:29:57and I think it's a really smart piece.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- How much was it?- It was all of £50.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- Wow!- 50. - OK. What do you think at auction?
0:30:03 > 0:30:08Well, it's worth 50 to 80 in its sleep, in my opinion.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- We trust your opinion. - THEY LAUGH
0:30:10 > 0:30:13We value your opinion!
0:30:13 > 0:30:16So you're seeing a pretty swift £20 to £30 out of it.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Yeah. I hope so, yeah.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20It seems to me that Laidlaw,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23with his usual eloquent and rather smooth side,
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- has found you something rather special here.- Yeah, I like it!
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Good! I like it!- You did well.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31- We all like it! - THEY LAUGH
0:30:31 > 0:30:35For the viewers at home, let's find out if the auctioneer likes it.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39How about that for an inkwell? It's pretty good, isn't it?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- Very stylish, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Plated, WMF?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Well, let's just give it a bit of a bird's-eye.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- Oh, yeah. There's -- The mark there.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- There's the little triangular mark. - Missing its little inkpots,
0:30:51 > 0:30:55but that's not a huge problem. I've put it in at £60 to £80.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Have you? - I'm confident it will on that.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Well, that would be great, if they decide to go with it.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues, Jean and Cliff.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Their first item is the little footstool.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Yeah. Little Victorian walnut footstool.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Needlepoint top.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- Little bit worn, battered... - But incredibly cheap.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16They only paid £20 for it. What do you think about that?
0:31:16 > 0:31:19I think that's a reasonable buy. I've put it in at 30 to 50,
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- so hopefully there's a profit there. - Yeah? Good. Good.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Next is the little tortoiseshell snuffbox.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29How do you rate that?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Very nice, silver inlaid. Bit of gold as well.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Um, the only problem with it is this mark round the outside,
0:31:36 > 0:31:40this blooming, which I think is going to detract.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42If the rest of it was the same condition as the top,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I think we'd be on a winner, sort of 200 to 300.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Yes. A shame, really. So, what's your estimate in that condition?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Right. I've put it in at 80 to 120.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Ooh, dear! £150, Jonathan's paid on that.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00- Right.- And the last item is the little table magnifying glass.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Yeah. Sampson & Mordan, well known maker.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Nice little item. I've put that in at 60 to 80.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- 60 to 80? £90 paid.- Right.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12So the big problem, if they've got a problem at all,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- is going to be that snuffbox. - Yes, I think so. Yeah.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17In which case they'll need their bonus buy,
0:32:17 > 0:32:19so let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24Now, Jean and Cliff, your leftover lolly totalled £40.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28You entrusted it to JP. What did you invest in, Jonathan?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- Ooh!- That's lovely!
0:32:31 > 0:32:34I like that.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37It's an embossed-silver thermometer frame, OK,
0:32:37 > 0:32:41made circa 1900 in London. That's what the hallmark says, anyway.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43I thought it was quite funny,
0:32:43 > 0:32:48because it makes a good photograph frame for a very skinny person.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52But nonetheless, this frame itself is in nice condition...
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Oh, it's lovely!
0:32:54 > 0:32:57It's got a little strut on the back for standing up.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59It wouldn't take much to finish it back off again.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Having given me the budget of £40,
0:33:02 > 0:33:05and not being the biggest of hagglers,
0:33:05 > 0:33:07I spent the princely sum of £40.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- Ooh, you've done well. - You blew the lot.
0:33:10 > 0:33:11I blew the lot.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15I think there's, you know... There's £10 profit in it.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- It's better than nothing, innit? - I'd be surprised to see a loss.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22I think that's nice. I think you done very well.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- It's unusual, anyway. - It had a thermometer in it.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27That got bust. Somebody threw it away.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29They're using it for another purpose,
0:33:29 > 0:33:34and the dealer's done well to put an appealing child within it.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37He saw me coming. "There he is. He's a man who's got children."
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Well, let's face it, he didn't have much, did he?
0:33:40 > 0:33:43I don't know! £40 is quite a lot for Jonathan.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- Is it? - Long as he makes a profit on it...
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- And he's just out of shorts himself, as you can see.- He's my toy boy.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54Oh, is he? That's enough of that, Jean, thank you very much.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56For the viewers at home, let's find out
0:33:56 > 0:34:00what the auctioneer thinks about JP's little frame.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04There. That's a rather fancy little fellow.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Nice little late-Victorian silver thermometer frame.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- But he looks sweet, doesn't he, that little fellow?- Indeed.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13So we've got another use for what would have been a broken object,
0:34:13 > 0:34:17so that's fair enough. And it sits up nicely on its...
0:34:17 > 0:34:19I quite like these things with a strut on the back.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24- Strut, yeah.- Strut holds it and presents it perfectly.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- Put a picture of one of your nippers in there, look jolly nice.- Yeah.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Good. And what do you think it's worth?
0:34:31 > 0:34:35- Um, I've put it in at 50 to 60. - Jonathan Pratt paid £40.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38It's his bonus buy. Will you be taking our sale?
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- Yes, indeed.- Ah, brilliant. We're in safe hands. Thank you.
0:34:42 > 0:34:4570 standing, 80 seated,
0:34:45 > 0:34:4690,
0:34:46 > 0:34:49100 seated, 110,
0:34:49 > 0:34:51120, 130,
0:34:51 > 0:34:55140. Are we all done, then, at 140? And I sell...
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- So, how you feeling, guys?- Nervous.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Are you?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03I mean, what is going to happen? We've got snow out there,
0:35:03 > 0:35:09we've got reduced crowds... This is all pretty tense, isn't it?
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- Yeah. I want to buy my clock. - You want to buy your clock?
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- Anyway, here it comes. - Lot number 50, then,
0:35:15 > 0:35:19is this little handsome Liberty's pewter clock.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22I open the bidding at £40, with me. At 40. And two.
0:35:22 > 0:35:2445.
0:35:24 > 0:35:2845. There's a commission bid at 45. 50's in the room.
0:35:28 > 0:35:3150 in the room. At 50, I'm bid. In the room at 50.
0:35:31 > 0:35:3460. Brand-new bidder. 70.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- 80. 90. - SHE GASPS
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- Hey!- Get in!
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- 110.- I'm excited!
0:35:40 > 0:35:43On the right-hand side now at 110. 120's on the phone.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- On the phone.- Get in! - On the telephone at 120.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Are we all done, then, at 120 for the clock?
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Hammer's on it, then. Make no mistake. At 120...
0:35:52 > 0:35:56£120. That's pretty cool, isn't it? And you were worried?
0:35:56 > 0:36:00£120. You just made £70 profit.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Now, look out. Here come the glass vases.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04This is looking good.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Several bids on the book. I open the bidding at £30.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09- Hey!- At £30 with me.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- Good job, Paul! - Thanks for bidding, sir. 35.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1440. It's with me at 40.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18Commission bid is with me at 40. You're out in the room now. 40.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21With me at 40 for the pretty vases, then.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Sounds cheap to me. At 40 only...
0:36:23 > 0:36:27I love it, don't you? £40. That is plus £15.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Well done, Paul, for spotting that.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33- Now, this rocking armchair. - This was our last-minute buy.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- Is it going to rock on? - Early Victorian elm rocking chair,
0:36:36 > 0:36:41with the rush seat. How do you see that one, then? Put me in at £50.
0:36:41 > 0:36:4330 to start, then, surely, for the rocking chair.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Will anyone start me 20? Come along, do. 20 I'm bid.
0:36:46 > 0:36:5020 I'm bid. At 20. 25 with the lady. At 25.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Lady's bid now at 25.
0:36:52 > 0:36:5430's in the middle. 35.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56At 35. 40's on the left here.
0:36:56 > 0:37:0040's in the doorway. At 40. Still a cheap lot at £40 only.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04In the doorway, then, at 40. Are we all done at £40?
0:37:04 > 0:37:09Oh, bad luck. That is minus ten. You are still plus £75.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11That is a number, that is!
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Our American cousins! Oh, yes. Plus £75.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17What are you going to do about the inkstand?
0:37:17 > 0:37:21- £50 at risk with this.- We're up 75!
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- Yeah. We'll go for it. - You going to go for it?
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- You sure about this? - Are we... Are we sure?
0:37:27 > 0:37:31Are you sure about this? We're doing the bonus buy, and here it comes.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35WMF Art Deco inkstand. There you are. How do you see that one, then?
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Put me in at £100 to start. 100.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Well, 50 to go, then, surely.
0:37:40 > 0:37:4230, and up we go. 30 I'm bid.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44At £30, I'm bid on the right-hand side. 30.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46At 30. 40.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48At 40. 40 at the back now. 40. 50.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50At 50. At 50.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53You're out at the back. Still a cheap lot at £50.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- Hey!- On my right-hand side at 50.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59Are we all done, then? £50 only for the handsome inkstand.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- At 50, and selling away. - £50. It wiped its face.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Well, there we go. No shame in that.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10But nevertheless, plus £75. That is an absolute wizard.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Now, look, you have to do us a favour.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Don't say a word to the Blues, and all will be revealed in a moment.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- OK.- OK? Well done. Congratulations!
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Now, Jean and Cliff, you nervous at all?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- No!- Not really, no.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32You're pretty bullish about most stuff, aren't you?
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Any particular piece you think will do really well?
0:38:35 > 0:38:39Well, I think the stool might gain us a bit.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44You reckon? Well, it's the first item up, and here it comes.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Lot 71 is that nice little Victorian footstool.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49How do you see that one? Put me in at £30.
0:38:49 > 0:38:5330 for the footstool. Well, 20 to start, then.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57It's all in. Nice little footstool. 20 to start.
0:38:57 > 0:39:0020 I'm bid. At £20. Do I see two anywhere?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03At £20 only for the footstool. At 20.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05At £20. It's on the main bid at 20.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Are we all done, then, at 20? Selling away, then, at £20...
0:39:09 > 0:39:12£20. Wiped its face. No profit, no loss.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- No shame, no gain. - Oh, what an anticlimax!
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- Never mind. - Here comes the tortoiseshell box.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Rather handsome George III tortoiseshell,
0:39:20 > 0:39:23gold-mounted and silver-inlaid snuffbox.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26I have two identical bids on the book.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28I open the bidding at £86.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Oh! Come on, then. Come on!
0:39:31 > 0:39:3388. 90.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Two. I'm off the book and in the room at £92.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40At £92. 95.
0:39:40 > 0:39:4298.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45100. And five.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- Still a cheap lot for 105. - Keep going!
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Right in the middle of the room at 105.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- Keep going!- Are we all done at 105?
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Hammer's on it. 105, and I sell at 105...
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Oh, dear. Minus £45. That's a bit of a torpedo, that, isn't it?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- Yeah.- Now the magnifying glass.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05By Sampson Mordan & Co, Birmingham, 1930,
0:40:05 > 0:40:07well known makers of pretty little objects.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10How do you see that one, then? Put me in at 60.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Or 30, and up we go. Come along, do. 30. Five.
0:40:13 > 0:40:1640. Five. 50. 60.
0:40:16 > 0:40:2070. 70. It's right in the middle at 70. Any other bids?
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- Come on!- Right in the middle at £70. Are we all done at 70,
0:40:24 > 0:40:28for the magnifying glass? Hammer's on it, then, at 70...
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Oh, blast it. Minus £20 on that.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34You are, overall, minus £65. That's really tough.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36What are you going to do about the thermometer?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- Oh, we'll go with it. - You're going to go with that?- Yeah.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Because that last piece of silver did really well, didn't it?
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- Let's go with it.- Well, we might just as well, mightn't we?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- Thank you. - OK. We're going to go with it.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53We're going with the thermometer frame, and here it comes.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Pretty little late-Victorian silver- mounted easel thermometer frame,
0:40:57 > 0:41:00which easily converts into a photograph frame.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- I feel the temperature rising. - How do you see that lot, then?
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Put me in at 50.- Yeah, go on, then. - 30 to start, then.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11- 30, surely, for the little frame. - Oh, come on, come on!
0:41:11 > 0:41:1330. 40, front row.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17At 40 in the front row. 50. I've got two places.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- You want to bid? 60 in the doorway. - Oh, 60!
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Five if you like, sir. At 60 in the doorway, then.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27- Come on!- Are we all done at 60? - Well done, Jon.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Are we all done, then? 60 and I sell.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- Well done, Jonathan. Plus 20. - Well done!
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Thank you. Redeemed myself slightly there.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Minus £45 overall, but don't say a word to the Reds.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41- No, no, no.- We'll have a catch-up in just a minute.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50Well, it's been a day of swings and roundabouts, hasn't it?
0:41:50 > 0:41:52- Have you lot been chatting?- No!
0:41:52 > 0:41:57No chatting, so you have no idea of the incredible poles apart
0:41:57 > 0:41:59that our two teams are today.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02And I have to reveal that, at the bottom end of the pole,
0:42:02 > 0:42:04just happen to be the Blues.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Ohhhhh!
0:42:06 > 0:42:08"Ohhhhh", they say.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11I mean, it says minus, minus, minus here.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14All those minuses add up to minus 45,
0:42:14 > 0:42:17and I'm afraid that is the bottom of our league table today.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- But we've had a great time, haven't we?- Yes.- Fantastic.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24You've been great. Cliff, thank you for giving us your pearls of wisdom
0:42:24 > 0:42:27and overall humour. It's been lovely.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30And Jonathan, thank you for yours. Have you had a good day?
0:42:30 > 0:42:33I've had a wonderful day, Timothy, as always.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Very good to see you, anyway. Now, but the victors today,
0:42:36 > 0:42:40our friends from across the pond, are going to go home with £75.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44How about that? That's folding money, isn't it?
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Does that make it 100? It's more than 100, isn't it?
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- More than 100.- More than 100 bucks!
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- Have you had a good time, Timbo? - Real good time, yeah.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Real good time. We've had a real good time, too.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- A very good time. - What about you, Rebecca?
0:42:57 > 0:42:59- Yeah, it's been really fun. - Oh, we've enjoyed it.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Thank you for joining us, and join us soon
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- for some more bargain hunting, yes? - Yes!
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