0:00:02 > 0:00:04We always aim high on this programme,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06and today is no exception.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09We've got two teams of really high flyers,
0:00:09 > 0:00:12so chocks away!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41We're at Stamford in Lincolnshire, a county so well known
0:00:41 > 0:00:43for its airbases in World War II,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46it became known as Bomber County.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50And we're off!
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Why did I get you two? Why didn't I get the girls?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Oh, stop moaning, Catherine!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Now, look carefully at these teams,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04because the next time you see them,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06they're going to be...
0:01:10 > 0:01:11..skydiving!
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Oh, Lord!
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Here they come now.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26Oh, hello!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- Hello.- Hello. - Nice of you to drop by!
0:01:29 > 0:01:32So, Bryn, how did you two chaps meet?
0:01:32 > 0:01:35We met the first time we went skydiving.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38There was a little trip of us together. Some guy dropped out,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Chris took his place, and we've jumped together ever since.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Was the fellow that dropped out OK?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- He was absolutely fine. - Oh, was he? Oh, good.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49What do you like most about skydiving, Bryn?
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I get paid to travel all over the world,
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- and go from one place to the other chasing the endless summer.- Lovely!
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Chris, have you any other pleasures apart from skydiving?
0:01:59 > 0:02:02We don't get an awful lot of time, but I do like my motorbikes.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- Anything fast! - And will you make a good team?
0:02:05 > 0:02:07We make the best team.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09What are your tactics for beating the girls?
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Very simple tactics. We'll do anything it takes to win.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- Gosh!- Anything. - That's a big mission statement!
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Now, you wee girls, are you quaking in your boots about this?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Not really. - Not at all?- They don't scare us.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- Sort of.- So, Ro,
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- do you work at the same airfield as these two jokers?- Yes, I do.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30So you're all in the same business together.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Yeah.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34And what does your job involve?
0:02:34 > 0:02:39I am a camera girl there, so I climb onto the outside of the plane
0:02:39 > 0:02:41and film these guys when they're taking students.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45And what's the biggest achievement that you've ever had?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49I think representing England in the European Skydiving League.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Came home with a gold medal, which brought the trophy back to England,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- so that was pretty good. - That's a good achievement.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- Yeah.- And Lolly?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Great name. How many jumps have you done, darling?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I've done about 3,700 jumps.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08- Gosh, you're experienced, aren't you, at this jumping lark?- Yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Do you think you can beat the boys? - Oh, yeah.- Definitely.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14That's got that lot sorted out. We'll have some fun today.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17£300 apiece. Here's your £300. You know the rules.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Your experts await. - Thank you.- And off you go,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22and very, very, very good luck.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Crikey, that's a first!
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Now, let's get on with the rules.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31£300 to spend,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33an hour to shop for three items,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36and everything must go at the auction.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Catherine Southon must steer the Reds in the right direction.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Nick Hall hopes to outfox the opposition.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52OK, chaps! What's our plan of action?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- How you feeling? Confident? - Yeah.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57As long as we win. That's the most important part.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59What sort of thing are you going to buy?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Quirky, silvery...
0:04:01 > 0:04:04So we can buy anything - we've just got to win.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Girly things, eh? I don't know how much use I'm going to be to you.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10We're not competitive, but we're just going to win.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- OK, where shall we start? - Over here.- Over there?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17I like to get in the marquee first,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20because you sometimes find the better little bits there.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Anything you spot, just grab me.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- Oh, wow! There's loads of nice stuff. - Oh, that's fantastic.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30What have you found?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32A box, but I don't think it's got any age to it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- No.- OK.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36I like the blue thing. That's quite cool.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- The butterfly's quite cool. - Ideally, with jewellery,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- we want something with gemstones or gold-mounted.- OK.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45As pretty as some of the costume jewellery is,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48it won't be that collectable at auction.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- We're going to an antiques sale. - Absolutely, yeah. I agree.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54'Looks like the Blues have got a plan!
0:04:54 > 0:04:56'But they're not the only ones.'
0:04:56 > 0:05:00It's very nice auction rooms. I'm thinking about buying good quality.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- It's quite rural around there. - Yes, it is, absolutely.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Foxes and hounds and... - Absolutely.- Country pursuits.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- That's quite nice, isn't it? - It is quite nice.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15It's nice that it's not a wooden... Wooden ones are a bit boring.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Is there a price on it?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Hi. May we have a little look at this?
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- Yes.- Are these all the original stoppers and everything?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25They are.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- I wouldn't like to... Oh, OK. It's not locked.- No.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Take one out?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Can't get it out. Ah, there. Ah, right.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- How much is on this? - I've got 220 on it.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- It's very stylish.- It is.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42What's your best price on that?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Do it for...
0:05:44 > 0:05:46185.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- I think that's still a bit punchy. - Yeah. Seem more like the 150 mark,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- something like that. - I'm losing money at 150.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Really? OK. Cos it's really nice,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59but we'll have a look at some other stuff -
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Could you go down a bit more than that?
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- It needs to be the 185, really. - Not even 180?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- Go on. Twist my arm at 180. - It is lovely, actually.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Good quality. Have a lift.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16It's a heavy old unit, isn't it?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- That's nice, isn't it? Very nice. - Definitely.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23I could see that sitting quite nicely in the saleroom.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- What do you think?- Absolutely. - Let's bear it in mind.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- We said 180. We can come back to it. - I'd definitely have that in my caravan. Definitely.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31Definitely.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38'Classy! They're tantalised, but not convinced.'
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I mean, it's a heavy, big bit of brass.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Anyway, we've had about ten minutes. Where shall we go next?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Silvery stuff in there. What's in there?
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Oh, that little cabinet! Well spotted. What have we here?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- I quite like the little pots. - Oh, the little condiments?
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Salt, mustard, pepper. The little three-piece condiment,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- are they hallmarked?- Yes.- They are.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- They're quite cute. - How much is the set?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- £60.- That's for the three?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Yes. - They're quite cute. I don't know.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14The liners are perfect, but the spoons match, as well.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18The nice thing is, these blue-glass liners so often get damaged.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- They must be easily dropped, I would imagine.- Absolutely,
0:07:22 > 0:07:27but that - absolutely snug as a bug in the salt cellar's rug.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Look at that. - I think they're quite cute.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32What do you think? That's quite a nice shape, the tower.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- What do you think to that? - They're nice, cos they're small
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- and miniature and collectable. - I like them.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- Have you dated the hallmarks? - Yes. 1925.
0:07:40 > 0:07:441925. That's quite a good vintage, as well. I'm glad you said that.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46THEY LAUGH
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Do you think something like that would sell well?
0:07:49 > 0:07:53There's a market for it, yeah. Hallmarked silver is sought-after
0:07:53 > 0:07:56and collectable. It's ticking lots of boxes for collectors.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Do you like the things? - It's shiny and cute.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- I like it.- It's shiny and cute,
0:08:01 > 0:08:03like the Blue Team.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06'Flattery will get you everywhere!'
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- How much you asking for the set? - I said 60.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Yeah. 75...
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- And to these girls? - £55 max. That's it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- And if- I- smiled, would you -- No.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- If YOU smiled... - It would go up again!
0:08:20 > 0:08:23I think I'm putting him off now. I'll shut up for a bit.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- I think we should do it.- Yeah, OK.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- I think so.- I think you've got yourselves a deal.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- You going to pay the man? - OK.- Brilliant. Well done.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33'The girls have landed their first item,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36'but the boys still haven't taken off.'
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Oh, you've got a daddy-longlegs! No, we don't like...
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- Ooh, he's horrible!- I'll do it.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- You hero!- I know!
0:08:43 > 0:08:44SHE LAUGHS
0:08:44 > 0:08:47'Heroic! But that's not what you're here for.'
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- I'm quite encouraged by that, really.- Yeah, me too.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Anything else really strikes you that you're looking for,
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- on your wish list? - I think nice glass.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- Yeah.- Glass can do well, yeah.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04No.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06The face says it all.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- 'Concentrate!' - It's a little...- HMV dog.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- What was he called? Um... Nipper. - Nipper.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- He's a very, um, dirty Nipper. - Yeah.- Put it back.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20'Keep them under control, Catherine!'
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Sorry, miss.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Actually quite an abundance of glass over here.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Come on. We need to start buying, start making a purchase.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Toys!
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Toys!- Sorry, miss.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40I'm just worried that you're a little bit too relaxed, you know?
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- Well, we're going to win. The last five minutes, then we can panic.- OK.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- What about this lot? - Oh, yeah.- Ooh, I like that stuff.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50There's some really pretty things here.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- Do you like that? - The little jug, or the...
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- The big vase at the back there. - It's quite cool.- It is quite cool.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59I think that's really funky. But it's a good maker, as well.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- I can imagine it in my house. - It'd be quite trendy.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- Yeah. - Do you want to have a look at it?
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Could you pass it over? We don't want to drop the thing.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10No. Absolutely. Ooh, it's nice. Don't want to hold it long
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- because it's really heavy. - OK, give it to me.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Oh, wow!- That is quite cool.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Look at the intricacy of the workmanship, as well.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22That actually is made of coloured glass
0:10:22 > 0:10:24that's then encased in a sandwich of clear glass.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- A lot of work went into making that. It's not old.- OK.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- It's very much in the 1950s style. - That's kind of trendy right now.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34It's a modern version of that.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- What sort of deal would you do? - What's on it?
0:10:36 > 0:10:3895.
0:10:38 > 0:10:4085?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- I do really like it.- Yeah. I do.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I'm a bit worried. Maybe the price...
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- It's a bit risky.- It's a bit high.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50We're a little worried about it being too much.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54I don't think it's frighteningly expensive at that.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- OK.- What do you think?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- 75?- Yeah.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00I'll split the difference. 78.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- OK. I do like it. - Yeah, let's do it.- Thank you.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- Yeah, I'm pleased with that! - Great stuff.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Two down. You've got one more to go. You're a gentleman, sir.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11Thank you very much.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Why did I get you two? Why didn't I get the girls?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- The girls aren't nice. - No. In fact, they're evil.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21They're worse than us.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24'Yeah, but at least they're buying something.'
0:11:24 > 0:11:27How's it going? Apparently you're being incredibly slow.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Relaxed! - What's the matter with you?- Relaxed.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32I don't suppose it's enough adrenaline,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36just going around a mere antique fair, for you guys, is it?
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- We're just a little bit relaxed at the moment.- Yes.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- When there's five minutes to spare - - Well, I tell you,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Catherine can get mighty strict. - Catherine already is!
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- We've had the look.- If you aren't careful, you'll get smacked.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- Really? - THEY LAUGH
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Come on!
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Half an hour in. How much have we spent?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58133.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00We've got a good budget left, then.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Right. I'm getting panicky. - You're getting frustrated now.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09I'm not getting frustrated. I'm getting panicky.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Starting to worry. Bowls.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16These are really expensive. My mum and dad play all the time.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Do they? - They are really expensive to buy.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- Quite nice little vintage case. - Exactly.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25They're about £15, £20 each to buy anyway,
0:12:25 > 0:12:30and at 22, and the case, I reckon that'd be a nice little thing.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31- Do you?- Yeah, I do, actually.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- OK. - SHE LAUGHS
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- You're getting the face. - Yeah.- I don't know anything...
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- How much time have we got left? - Not much.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Probably about half an hour. - Plenty of time.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Ask the man how much we can get it for.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- Where is the man? - This lovely man over here.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- You've got a lovely smile. - Oh, and so have you.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Oh, thank you. Then, let's be friends
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- and get a nice price.- 15.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- 15's a bargain. - Is it?- Yeah, absolutely.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02We know nothing about balls. Balls? Bowls, even.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- OK. On my head...- Be it.- Be it.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- There we go. - First purchase made! Hooray!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- No need to panic. No need to panic. - I can relax now.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13'Hurray!'
0:13:14 > 0:13:17'Now it's my turn to find something.'
0:13:17 > 0:13:19What do you do when you go on holiday
0:13:19 > 0:13:23about bringing back presents? It's a complete nightmare, isn't it?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Well, if you were visiting Japan
0:13:26 > 0:13:30around about 1900 to 1910,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34you might have been tempted to bring back one of these things.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37It's a little carved wooden doll
0:13:37 > 0:13:40in the form of a rather rotund figure
0:13:40 > 0:13:42with a comical face,
0:13:42 > 0:13:46and that circular face has been carved out of a piece of coral.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50And then you've got two ivory eyes and a pink tongue.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52And it comes from a particular place,
0:13:52 > 0:13:56the port of Kobe in Japan.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00And apparently street vendors went running up and down the docks
0:14:00 > 0:14:04selling these things to visiting foreign sailors.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Now, the sailor bought it because he was amused.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Why was he amused?
0:14:09 > 0:14:15Well, if I take this rotund little person and give them a shake,
0:14:15 > 0:14:17look what happens!
0:14:17 > 0:14:18HE LAUGHS
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Isn't that wonderful? Out pop their ivory eyes
0:14:22 > 0:14:25and out pops a livid pink tongue.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27If I shake it the other way,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30back they go into their little receptacles.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Now, I've seen, in my time,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35quite a few of these little Kobe dolls,
0:14:35 > 0:14:37and the early ones, like this,
0:14:37 > 0:14:41can be worth £40.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44I've never seen one that has this additional novelty feature.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Because if I unscrew the base,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50underneath this fat little doll face
0:14:50 > 0:14:55is a section with some dice -
0:14:55 > 0:14:59real ivory dice that you could shake within the doll
0:14:59 > 0:15:03and have your little gambling den when on board.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Hah! All in all, it's a bit of a gem.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09What's this little thing worth?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Well, I think about £70 to £100.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15What would it cost you here on a stall?
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Well, today it could be yours for £12.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21That's enough to make your eyes come out on stalks.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- What do you like now?- This.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- It's a bit rubbed, but - - It's dented.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Yeah. It is a bit. - Oh, it is hallmarked.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- Exactly.- But it's very badly rubbed, and I can't even read...
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Do you want to borrow mine? - Ooh! Go on, then!
0:15:39 > 0:15:41I told you we were here to win.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46- Yeah. I mean, the hallmarks are very rubbed. - We'll leave that one, then.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52What have you found?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Oh, Concorde. Right. OK.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Yeah.- I'm sensing that voice again.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- Move on.- Move on.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- It's a bit "deer"! - THEY LAUGH
0:16:02 > 0:16:04You're good at these cheesy jokes, aren't you?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06They get worse, believe me!
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- I reckon you should go for that. - Meerkat pen.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Is it a press top or is it a twist? Press top. That means it's 2010.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- We'll have this.- 'Oh, dear!'
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- Well, does that grab you? - THEY LAUGH
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I don't know what it is.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28What do you think about this one? I know you quite like a hip flask.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32And what I like about this is the faceted glass at the top.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Looks quite attractive, better than being a plain...
0:16:35 > 0:16:37That's very nice.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40And hallmarked on the top and the bottom, and it's B, which is 1897.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44But the price was... Sorry. 75, you said.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- I really like that. - Thing is, that's put us over...
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- If it was 72 - I know it's a bit of a stupid price...- All right. 72.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- 72 would be good. - Yeah, I'd go for 72.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Then we get the other thing, and we'll be all squared away.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- I like that a lot.- Yeah.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- Hold on!- Sorry! Sorry!
0:17:00 > 0:17:03We haven't even actually looked inside, which we should do.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Check the cork's inside.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Check that everything's where it should be.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Oh! What's in there?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Happy with that? - Yes.- More than happy.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- I like that a lot.- Yeah. Like that.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Great. Time to put those hands back in those pockets, then, I feel.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- I actually really like it. - I really like that.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- That Meerkat pen was fantastic. - A Meerkat pen?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- You didn't buy it?- We did. - You didn't. You're not serious.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35- Yeah, we bought it. So that's it - we're all bought up now.- No!
0:17:35 > 0:17:36You're having me on.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- THEY LAUGH - You worried me then!
0:17:39 > 0:17:41You really worried me.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44'Oh, give the poor girl a break!'
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- Nick?- Mm?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- What do you think of wooden boxes? - People love boxes.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Got quite an array here. My eye goes to that one first.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- What do you think? - Pretty patterns.- It's pretty.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04- It's decorative, it's useful... - Yeah.- It's clearly a desk stand,
0:18:04 > 0:18:09- a gentleman's desk stand, to sit on a nice big partner's desk.- OK!
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Keep all his writing equipment nicely and neatly in there.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Two gaps where inkwells are missing. Doesn't matter.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Little pen tray, which is nice, at the back there,
0:18:18 > 0:18:22and then this little lid lifts off and you keep your stamps in there,
0:18:22 > 0:18:26which is a nice little thing. Nice bit of leather there, as well.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28And there should be a drawer some-... Ah.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- At the front, I think, just there. - OK.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Um, and we've got nice oak linings on there.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Now, do you know what it's made of?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- Brass.- Yeah, you got brass,
0:18:40 > 0:18:43but this other material here is tortoiseshell,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47which is nothing to do with tortoises. It comes from turtles,
0:18:47 > 0:18:49but it's all called tortoiseshell.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52But when you get tortoiseshell and brass inlaid,
0:18:52 > 0:18:56it becomes known as Boulle work - fantastic French word, Boulle -
0:18:56 > 0:19:00and it becomes very sought-after. And it just makes it a nice thing!
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- I like it.- You both like it?- Yeah.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I like it. I was just a bit concerned about the bits of damage.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Yeah, the bits of damage. That actually, oddly enough,
0:19:09 > 0:19:14- could be in our favour, because something of this quality would be hundreds of pounds.- OK.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17But with the damage, it might bring it back within our budget,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20and then a buyer would buy it to restore it on again.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23So we just need to find out how much.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Hello, there.- Hi. - Just admiring your desk stand.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- What are you asking for it? - Very best on it would be 135.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31That was more than I thought it would be.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Yeah.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Is there any room to manoeuvre on that? Could you get it down to 120?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39No, I can't. It cost me more than 120.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- Did it? - I'll take the odd five off. 130.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- 130.- The very, very best.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45I'm not sure.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- I can hear lots of chatting. - We're whispering.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- We're whispering.- What, what, what? - About the tantalus.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Buying it.- We might be short of time. We should really -
0:19:56 > 0:19:58That's a big, big price, though.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Made a decision, girls? - We're going to do it.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04You're going to go for it? Go and shake that man's hand. Well done.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Thank you.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Are we definitely going for this tantalus?- We definitely are.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Hang on. Let's see if it's there first.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- It is there. - Aha! We're back.- We're back!
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- We have returned. - And we've got lots of money left,
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- just for you.- She's got a big dog. - I'm just going to stay back here.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24It's a retriever. It won't do anything to us.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Maybe lick us a bit. - Lick us to death.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29So we were down to 175, weren't we?
0:20:29 > 0:20:34- No, it's got to be the 180. Sorry. - All right, we'll do it. 180.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- 180.- Happy?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- Happy!- You're happy, I'm happy.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- Time for a cup of tea. - That tantalus rocks my world.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44'There, there, Catherine.'
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Enough of this swanning around! Time's up!
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Our laid-back Red Team convinced Catherine
0:20:52 > 0:20:56that a case of bowls was an all-round good buy,
0:20:56 > 0:20:58and they got into the party spirit
0:20:58 > 0:21:01when they spotted a silver-and-glass hip flask.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Sticking with the drinking theme,
0:21:03 > 0:21:09the Reds spent a whopping £180 on this silver-plated tantalus.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Hands in pockets!- Everybody seems to be happy round here.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14It's almost as if you fellas are in freefall.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Now, tell me, how much did you spend overall?
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- Quite a bit.- Did you?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- How much?- £267.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24So I'd like £33 of leftover lolly, please.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- It pains me, but there you go, Tim. - That's great.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Which is your favourite piece, Chris?
0:21:30 > 0:21:35My favourite piece would have to be the...
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Don't spend too long thinking about it.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- Um, the tantalus. - Oh, OK. The tantalus.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43That took time!
0:21:43 > 0:21:46You forgot what we bought then, hadn't you?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- Yeah. Very good, very good. - I got there eventually.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- What was your favourite piece? - My favourite was the bowls
0:21:52 > 0:21:56in the leather case. A nice little item, and a bargain price, as well.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- Really like them.- Are they going to make the most profit for you?
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- They're the winners.- All right. Now, you're not leaving much.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- Thank you.- Got any plans?
0:22:05 > 0:22:10No, but this time I'll be relaxed. I've been very stressed for the last hour with these two.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14They were super-relaxed themselves about shopping. Have a great time!
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Why don't we remind ourselves what the Blue Team bought?
0:22:17 > 0:22:21The girls went for cute and shiny with the three-piece cruet
0:22:21 > 0:22:24in George III style. They came bang up to date
0:22:24 > 0:22:26with this Murano glass vase,
0:22:26 > 0:22:30and finished with a 19th-century Boulle desk stand at 130.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Well, you're having a very jolly time.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39What are you up to - telling dirty stories or something?
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- Something like that. - Well, it was a good one,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45whatever it was. Now, listen - how much did you spend,
0:22:45 > 0:22:48you two characters, in total? Ro?
0:22:48 > 0:22:50I think it was 263. Yeah.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- 263. Check?- Sounds about right.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Check, check, check. 263...
0:22:56 > 0:22:59So I want £37, please. Who's got the £37?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- I have it. - Lolly's got the leftover lolly!
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Oh, how lovely! I've been longing for this all my life,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10saying "leftover lolly". I've finally found someone called Lolly to ask for it!
0:23:10 > 0:23:13OK, Lolly. Let's have the leftover lolly.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Well done, darling. I'm sorry to be so infantile.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Forgive me. But I haven't been drinking or anything, I promise.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- So, which is your favourite piece? - I think I like the vase.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- You like the vase most. - It's quite pretty.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- What about you, Loll? - I like the silver set.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32OK. Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- I think the box. - You agree with that?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- Yeah. - I know you're dead hot for this box.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Anyway, you've had a lovely time, haven't you?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42We've had an absolute ball, Tim.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Does this mean you're going to be going up in an aeroplane and jumping out one day?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- Not sober.- Not sober.- Not sober.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I suppose the other could be arranged.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Have you got a plan as to what you're spending that paltry amount on?
0:23:54 > 0:23:58- It's not a lot, is it? - Not a lot.- Um, so no plan.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00No plan. Best to go off with a completely blank mind.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Going to wing it. - THEY LAUGH
0:24:03 > 0:24:07I love it! Cheers, girls. We're heading off somewhere really lovely.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12We're going to Cheshire, and I'm going to show you the most splendid garden, for a change.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24The grounds of Arley House are rather special.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28They're a fine example of a Victorian country-house garden,
0:24:28 > 0:24:33with a series of "rooms" divided by avenues and walks.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45This is the ilex walk -
0:24:45 > 0:24:4914 Quercus ilex trees,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53perfectly clipped into cylindrical shapes.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55It wasn't always like this, though.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Originally these trees were pyramid shaped,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02but as a result of there being no labour during the First World War,
0:25:02 > 0:25:07they grew out, and afterwards have been forever maintained
0:25:07 > 0:25:10in these curious cylinders.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16The current owner, Lord Ashbrook, has invited me to take a stroll.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Now, Lord Ashbrook, this is the herbaceous garden.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26Would you say that this is one of the unique features of Arley?
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Oh, without question. It's the feature we're best known for.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31And it is interesting,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34because we think it's either the earliest in the country...
0:25:34 > 0:25:39It's difficult to be absolutely certain. We've not heard of an earlier one, put it like that.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43Because it's shown on a plan of 1846, and herbaceous borders,
0:25:43 > 0:25:47as you probably know, came in to the latter part of the century
0:25:47 > 0:25:51- with people like William Robinson and Gertrude Jekyll.- Yes.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53So it is certainly an early one.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56What I love is the way in which it's been divided up like this.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Was it originally two long strips, then?
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Well, that's interesting, because when it was originally laid out,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07it was one long flowerbed on each side,
0:26:07 > 0:26:12and I think it was quite a clever thing they did in about 1870 -
0:26:12 > 0:26:17my ancestors broke it up by planting, as you can see,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- these buttresses, as we call them. - They're a very strange shape!
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Well, they are a strange shape,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26and my wife thinks they look like cash registers,
0:26:26 > 0:26:29but I'm not quite sure whether you'd agree with that.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Cash registers or fruit machines. - Oh, fruit machines!
0:26:32 > 0:26:35CASH REGISTER PINGING
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Each generation of the family has added features of their own.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49So, this is the Furlong Walk. Why so called?
0:26:49 > 0:26:53Well, it's called that because it's exactly a furlong,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- exactly 220 yards long.- Gosh!
0:26:56 > 0:26:58And it runs straight as a die, too, doesn't it?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Yes. It was originally, in the 18th century,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04it was the main approach drive to the then Arley Hall.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Oh, I see.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08I mean, Rowland, my Victorian ancestor,
0:27:08 > 0:27:12decided that he would turn it into a feature in the garden.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17And, um, he went blind for the last ten years or so of his life.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20He had glaucoma. And he rigged up, or there was rigged up,
0:27:20 > 0:27:24a wire going along this wall all the way,
0:27:24 > 0:27:27and when he was blind, it was a sort of guide for him, walking along
0:27:27 > 0:27:30holding on to this wire, and at the end there was a bell that rang
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- to say when he got to the end. - So he sort of exercised?
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- His constitutional! - He'd walk eight furlongs.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41That would be a mile. Yes! THEY LAUGH
0:27:43 > 0:27:48The ever-changing herbaceous borders inspired garden designers
0:27:48 > 0:27:50like Gertrude Jekyll...
0:27:53 > 0:27:57..as well as artists like Lord Ashbrook's great-grandfather,
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Piers Egerton-Warburton.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Well, it's lovely to be in Market Harborough
0:28:17 > 0:28:20at Gildings auction house, with Mark Gilding,
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- our auctioneer. Hello, Mark. - Good morning.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26Lovely to be back. And first up, then, for Bryn and Chris,
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- are their two bowls.- Yes. Fairly standard lawn bowls, aren't they?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Yeah. Nice leather case, ready to go.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- Worth more than £15? - Hopefully 20 to 30.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Oh, that would be nice. They paid the £15 for them,
0:28:39 > 0:28:42and it's remarkable how cheap some of these things can be, isn't it?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Absolutely. Things like this are very good value for money.
0:28:45 > 0:28:51Quite right. Next is the faceted-glass little silver-mounted spirit flask.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Yes. I like this. Nice quality silver.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- The glass is in good condition. - That's the important thing.- It is.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59So what's your bravest and very best price for that?
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- 70 to 100. - Good! £72 they paid.- Very good.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Catherine will be so chuffed!
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- And last is the plated tantalus. - Yeah.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12Do these things sell as well as they used to, Mark?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Definitely not. Things like this are a real struggle to find buyers for.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Funny how fashions change! There was a time,
0:29:18 > 0:29:21when you were in shorts, when buyers were falling over themselves
0:29:21 > 0:29:25to get hold of these tantaluses. OK. How much, then, do you think?
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- 80 to 120.- OK. £180 they paid.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31So that is going to be the deep dark hole into which they fall.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34Therefore they'll need their bonus buy,
0:29:34 > 0:29:36and therefore let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Now, Bryn and Chris, you spent £267.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Magnificent effort. You gave the lovely Catherine £33
0:29:42 > 0:29:45to spend on the bonus buy. What did you get, Catherine?
0:29:46 > 0:29:49THEY ALL EXCLAIM
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- I had to get this!- We remember this.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Do you remember? Did you see it? - Yes. Vaguely, yes.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- Looks just like my dad. - Well, I had to get it,
0:29:58 > 0:30:02with the bowling connection, and as we got the bowls.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- So, how old is it?- Well, he's probably late 19th century,
0:30:05 > 0:30:10early 20th century. It's WMF,
0:30:10 > 0:30:13so nice name. Silver plated.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17And look at that lovely movement! Look at the lovely detail here.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- And how much was it? - I spent all of the £33.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24- Oh!- What do you mean, "oh"? I think that was quite good!
0:30:24 > 0:30:25You think we'll make on that one?
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Yes, I really do think you will make a profit on that.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31She was very, very reluctant to let him go at £33,
0:30:31 > 0:30:34and I think he's quite good for that.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Great. I like that a lot.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38It seems you've excited just the right reaction here.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Yet again you've done it for these boys.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44You don't decide now. You hang on to your ripcords
0:30:44 > 0:30:46until after the sale of your first three items.
0:30:46 > 0:30:52But, for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's little bowler.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- What do you think? More bowling. - Yes, more bowling.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- Are you going to bowl us out with a decent estimate?- 30 to 40.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02- That is a bowl-out, isn't it? £33 was paid by Catherine.- Yeah.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Is there a big bowling community here in Market Harborough?
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Not that I'm particularly aware of. - Anyway, that's it for the Reds.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Thank you very much, Mark. Now for the Blues, Ro and Lolly.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Three-piece cruet - staple diet of every saleroom, right?
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Yes. We must see two or three a day.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24And it's in good condition, but with no case, which is a pity, isn't it?
0:31:24 > 0:31:30It is, but as you say, what is there is original to the set, and the glass liners are in good order.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32- How much do you think, then? - 30 to 40.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35OK. £55 they paid. Perhaps just a tad too much.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- Yes, that is too much, definitely. - OK.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Moving on to the modern Murano glass,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43which looks really bright and breezy, doesn't it?
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- Yes. Good-looking thing, that. - How much?
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- Estimate here 50 to 70.- £78 paid. - There's a chance we might get there.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Might do. I mean, it's got that kind of funky look.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56With contemporary things like this, who knows what people will go for,
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- for modern interiors.- Yeah, quite. But by far the most speculative
0:32:00 > 0:32:03and, I think, exciting item is this encrier. Do you agree?
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Yes, I do. I think the best buy for this team.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08The overall look of it is great. A few losses,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11but with a bit of good conservative restoration,
0:32:11 > 0:32:12it will be a good object.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16If that was absolutely beezer-good condition, with its bottles
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- and all the rest, really, it could be £600, £900, couldn't it?- Easily.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- Yes.- Anyway, what's your estimate as it is?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- 100 to 150. - OK, fine. £130 they paid.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- Oh, yes.- That's not too bad, is it? And if somebody fancies it,
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- I can see it making a couple of hundred here.- Yes.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35In which case, they'd be on Easy Street.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39Or it might not do so well, in which case they'll need their bonus buy.
0:32:39 > 0:32:45Now, Lolly, Ro, you spent £263, which is a fantastic sum of money.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50You gave £37 to the man. What has he bought?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Well, from little acorns do oak trees grow.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- Ooh! - What about this? A little ashtray,
0:32:57 > 0:33:01carved out of a piece of English oak by Acornman,
0:33:01 > 0:33:05who was a pupil of the famous Mouseman.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10- OK. And, er, how much did you spend? - £30,
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- which I thought wasn't a lot of money for what it is.- OK.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18- How much do you think it would make? - Um, maybe £40, £50 on a good day.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- Oh, OK.- Very collectable, this sort of thing.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22- I quite like it, actually. - I do, yeah.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- Yeah. It's nice.- The thing I like are the patriotic nails!
0:33:26 > 0:33:28I like these blue nails.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31They're my favourite bit so far, I have to tell you.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36- But it's a different variety on that whole mouse thing, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39There's quite a vogue for Arts and Craftsy bits and bobs,
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- so I'm quite hopeful. - You done us proud, I think.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- Wonderful. - Well, that's really nice, isn't it?
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- Anyway, it's one way of spending the leftover lolly, Lolly.- Yes.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51- It's a good way to spend it. - Yes, absolutely.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Good. Well, on that happy note,
0:33:53 > 0:33:57let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Nick's little...
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Acornman dish.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- Looks like Thompson but it's not. - This is Alan "Acornman" Grainger,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06who was, I think, a pupil of Mouseman Thompson,
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- so very much in his style. - Did he always sign with a nut, then?
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Apparently, yes. I've not seen many pieces,
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- but the ones I have seen do have a nut.- Lovely.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- Let's hope people are nutty about it, then. How much?- 40 to 60.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Great! £30 paid. He'll be really chuffed about that.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Overall, then, I think this Blue Team have got some real potential.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Let's see what happens in a few minutes. Thanks, Mark.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- So, how are you? - Very good.- Not too bad.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Is this rather like leaping out of the back door on a Skyvan?
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- No. This is more exciting. - Is it?- More adrenaline-filled...
0:34:45 > 0:34:49- More nerve-racking.- ..than jumping from a plane at 15,000 feet.- Is it?
0:34:49 > 0:34:54- Definitely.- Oh, dear! Perhaps I COULD jump out the back of a plane.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58It's not as bad as all that. Anyway, first up, Bryn, are your bowls.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02We have ebony bowling woods, nice leather bag, as well.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05What are we going to say for these? I'm bidding here £15.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08£15 I'm bid on the book here. Bid at 15, bid at 15.
0:35:08 > 0:35:1118. 20. Your turn. 22.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15In the room now. I'm bid at 22. Five I'll take. Are you bidding?
0:35:15 > 0:35:1725 on the front. New bidder. 28 now.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20£28. £30 bid. At 30. 32?
0:35:20 > 0:35:2432 right at the back now. At 32. Five anywhere?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- 32 in the room, then. At £32. - HE BANGS HAMMER
0:35:27 > 0:35:31£32 is plus 17. That's very fair. Thank you very much.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Now, your hip flask.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35London, 1897.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- I'm bidding here... £100, is it? - Come on! That would be nice!
0:35:39 > 0:35:4135 I'm bid, then? 35 for the flask here.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44£35 I'm bid. At 38. 40. 42. 45.
0:35:44 > 0:35:4648. 50.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Five. 55 here.
0:35:48 > 0:35:5155, seated. At 55.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- 60, new bidding. 65. 70. 75.- Yes!
0:35:54 > 0:35:5680. 85.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59£85, still seated.
0:35:59 > 0:36:0285 I'm bid, then, and I will sell at £85.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05£85 is plus £13.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- 27... You are plus 30 overall. - High-five!
0:36:08 > 0:36:12Plus 30 overall. Stand by for the tantalus. Here it comes.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- Oh, Catherine! - Don't blame me! It wasn't my choice.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17..fitted with three decanters and stoppers.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Bidding goes straight in with me at £80.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22On the book here at £80, I'm bid.
0:36:22 > 0:36:2685. 90. 95. 100.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29£100 I'm bid. At 100. Are you all out in the room?
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Still on my book here at £100. Ten to bid.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- £100, then, and selling... - HE BANGS HAMMER
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- £100.- That's a big loss.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- Minus 80...- You wanted it.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43- ..equals minus 50 overall. - That's a shame.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46It's a helter-skelter, that life, isn't it?
0:36:46 > 0:36:50One minute you're up there, and then the next, down the snake.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54I'm so sorry about that. What are we going to do about the bowler?
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- We're definitely going to go for it. - Definitely.- Yeah?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- Decision made?- Absolutely.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02We're going with the bowler. Here comes the WMF jobbie.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06White-metal figure of a bowls player on a wooden mount,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09and bidding opens with me here at 18. 18. 20.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11£22. £22 I'm bid.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15£22 I'm bid here. At 25. 28 in the room now.
0:37:15 > 0:37:1728. Bid at 28. 30 with the internet.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- At £30. Bid at 30.- Come on!
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Two, do I see? It's still with the internet at £30.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24You're all out in the room. £30 I'm bid,
0:37:24 > 0:37:26and selling that at £30.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- Oh, dear. £30.- I've let you down!
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- Badly.- £30 minus three...
0:37:31 > 0:37:33equals minus £53.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Now, listen, lads - that could be a winning score.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- Hope so.- I think it will be.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41I know you're best mates with these girls, the old jumping thing -
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- just don't tell them, eh? - Oh, no.- Keep it quiet.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- Lol and Ro, do you know how the Reds got on?- No.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- You don't know what their results were?- No.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- Well, you won't want to, I tell you. - HE LAUGHS
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Anyway, this is your moment. First up is the cruet set,
0:38:04 > 0:38:05and here it comes.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Three-piece silver condiment set
0:38:07 > 0:38:10with pierced design and blue-glass liners.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13And opening bid on the book here, £18.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16£18 I'm bid for the silver here. At £18.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19£18 I'm bid. 20. 22.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2025. 28.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23You bidding? 30.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25£30, seated. At £30.
0:38:25 > 0:38:2832. Anyone else, 35?
0:38:28 > 0:38:3235. 38. Your turn. 40.
0:38:32 > 0:38:3542. 42 here. 42. Shaking his head.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37It's 42 on the front. At £42, and I will...
0:38:37 > 0:38:4045 with the internet now. 45.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43All out in the room, then, at 45. With the internet now, at 45.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- And selling at £45. - HE BANGS HAMMER
0:38:46 > 0:38:5045. Oh, bad luck, Lolly! 45. It's only minus £10.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- So close!- It's not too bad.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54OK. Now the Murano glass, look.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Millefiori. Where are we starting this, then?
0:38:57 > 0:38:5910. 20. 30. 40. 50.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- 60. £70.- We're in!
0:39:01 > 0:39:06I'm bid at 70. For this one at 70. 70 I'm bid here. 75 I'll take.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08£70. 75. 80.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11£80 I'm bid. At 80 here. At 85, new bidding.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1590 here. At 90. 95 in the room, and all my bids are out.
0:39:15 > 0:39:1795!
0:39:17 > 0:39:20My far left now at 95. 100 do I see? 95 I'm bid, then,
0:39:20 > 0:39:22- and selling at 95. - HE BANGS HAMMER
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Well, that's very good, isn't it? Two to 80. That's plus 17,
0:39:26 > 0:39:29which means overall you're plus seven!
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Girls, now the Boulle stand.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35And bidding on this one, £80.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38£80. I'm here at £80. I'm bid at 80. 80. At 90.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41100. 110.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44110 I'm bid, then. At 110. On the front at 110.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46120 I'll take. 110 bid.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48110 in the room. Selling away now at 110...
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Oh, £110.- That's a shame.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54£110 is minus 20,
0:39:54 > 0:39:58which means overall you're minus 13. How rotten is that?
0:39:58 > 0:40:04What are you going to do? Are you going to go with this Acornman oak thingumajig?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- I think we should just go for it. - Yeah.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- Going to do it, then? - Sure?- Oh, yeah.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13We're going to go with the bonus buy, then. Going to trust you, Nick. And here it comes.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Acornman, Alan Grainger, an Arts and Crafts ashtray.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21There we go. Nicely carved. What are we saying for this one? £50, is it?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Anywhere? No? OK. £20 I'm bid, then. £20 for the ashtray.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- £20 I'm bid.- Bit of a drop.
0:40:28 > 0:40:3122. 25. 28. 28 I'm bid, and all my bids are out.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34It's 28 here. At 28. 30 do I see?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Internet, can you pick this up? It's in the room, then,
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- at 28, and away. - HE BANGS HAMMER
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- Oh, no! £28.- Two quid!
0:40:41 > 0:40:45£28 minus £2 equals minus 15. Now, listen, girls.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49Very disappointing not to be taking home any folding money,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52but minus £15 could be a winning score, all right?
0:40:52 > 0:40:56So don't say a thing to those beastly boys.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- No. Keep shtum.- Shtum.- Absolutely.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Well, how lovely is this? Two teams of great mates!
0:41:08 > 0:41:10But have you been talking to one another?
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- Not a word.- No.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14I know there's been a big competition
0:41:14 > 0:41:18between the boys and the girls here, and it's needle-sharp
0:41:18 > 0:41:21between you boys and girls, and you haven't been talking.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26And the fact that neither of you are going to be wandering home with any pound coins in your pocket
0:41:26 > 0:41:29actually does not matter a scrap, does it?
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- No. - Cos you're not here for the money.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- Absolutely not. - It's just for the competition.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38And sadly every Bargain Hunt has to have a team of runners-up,
0:41:38 > 0:41:40and they are today the Reds.
0:41:40 > 0:41:41- THEY MOAN - Yes!
0:41:41 > 0:41:44THEY LAUGH
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Look at how pleased...
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Look at how pleased those girls are.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Look at the pleasure that we give out on this!
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Can we have a re-count?
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Yes. Minus £53. It's bad luck, really,
0:41:57 > 0:42:00because you started off with a profit of £17.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04It all looked very pretty. And you also got a profit on the next item,
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- the hip flask, and then it went downhill, right?- Yeah.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- SHE GASPS - Hey, now...
0:42:09 > 0:42:12We don't point fingers, all right? This is a team effort.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Bad luck. You had a good time? - A fantastic time.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- Will you be able to live this down? - No.- Can't go home.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22In which case, I shall turn to the girls, who are looking very gleeful.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- Oh, yes.- And quite rightly so. They too made a profit of £17
0:42:26 > 0:42:31on the Murano glass vase. You managed to contain your losses
0:42:31 > 0:42:35at £13. You then went with the bonus buy,
0:42:35 > 0:42:38which increased your losses to £15.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43So the scores are... minus £13 versus minus £53,
0:42:43 > 0:42:47and I vote that the girls definitely are the winners today.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48Well done, girls!
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- Have you had a great show? - Excellent.- Brilliant.- Thank you.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Just don't push any of these boys out of an aeroplane
0:42:54 > 0:42:58without a parachute. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:42:58 > 0:42:59Yes!
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