0:00:21 > 0:00:26'Welcome to Norfolk. Our teams have one hour to find three bargains.'
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Their only limit is £300
0:00:29 > 0:00:32and also how good they are at bargaining.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39'Coming up on the show, Paul Laidlaw bargains for Britain.'
0:00:39 > 0:00:41But I'd need you to take some pain on that.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44What's the death on it?
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Here's me trying to pull a deal off, you're not helping.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52'Whereas Jonathan Pratt is, well, just showing off.'
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- Hello, ladies. - You look like the Artful Dodger.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56- THEY LAUGH - Thanks very much.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02So, today, for the Reds, we've got Sue and Lex.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06In-laws. So, Sue, you've got connections with Japan.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11- I have, yes.- Tell us about that.- My youngest son, David, lives in Japan.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Have you developed a taste for things Japanese?
0:01:13 > 0:01:19Yes, I do. I love Japanese porcelain. I've got a small collection.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24- And when you go to Japan, do you check it out, what's it worth over there?- Yes.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- It's very expensive in Japan to buy it.- Is it?- Yes.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33Is there a bit of a tip here. Should we be getting some Japanese ceramics perhaps today on Bargain Hunt
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- and telling the Japanese it's coming up in the auction?- Absolutely.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- Yes.- There is an idea. Lex, you've got links overseas, too.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46Yep, my parents and all of the rest of my family live in Australia.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52- You had a nice life there? - Yes, we were out there for a few years, Mum and Dad came back
0:01:52 > 0:01:58- so I came back with them, and they went back out there again and I stayed.- Very nice, too.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Tell me, how is the dynamic going to work between the in-laws?
0:02:01 > 0:02:07- Well...- The mother-in-law, of course. - I think Lex knows who's in control. - Yeah. He's ready to submit.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12- THEY LAUGH - It'll be very interesting to see how it pans out. Nice to chat to you.
0:02:12 > 0:02:19Now for the Blues, two drama queens, June and Brenda. How did you meet?
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- We met at a local amateur dramatic society about ten years ago.- Oh, yes?
0:02:23 > 0:02:28I'd been there a few weeks and my first impression of Brenda was that she was a bit stuck up
0:02:28 > 0:02:32and I wouldn't really get on with her. That was completely dispelled
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- when we did a pantomime. - Called?- Sleeping Beauty.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Ah, yes.- And there was a scene where we had to lay on the floor and be very quiet.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- Difficult.- Well, it was rather.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46Our heads were together and we were supposed to be asleep, when a member of the cast stood on Brenda's hand.
0:02:46 > 0:02:53- Ah.- To which Brenda whispered very loudly a rude word which I couldn't possibly repeat now.- Not on daytime.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59- And we've been friends ever since. - That's the togetherness of am-dram. - Absolutely.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- Brenda, you're retired now.- Yep. - What do you do to keep out of mischief?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I play the piano for some singing groups.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- Tell us about your singing groups. - The amateur dramatic group where June and I met,
0:03:10 > 0:03:15I've been there for 32 years, a founder member, and I'm now their musical director,
0:03:15 > 0:03:19so I play the piano and have other musicians with me.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Who's going to be the most competitive?
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- Both of us. - We're both equally competitive. - Are you?- And we love shopping.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Do you?- Yeah. And spending other people's money.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34Well, that's what it's all about. Talking about money, this is the money moment.
0:03:34 > 0:03:41Here's your £300. £300 apiece. You know the rules, your experts await. Off you go and very good luck.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45All the world's a stage, and the men and women on it merely players.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Guys, what's on the shopping list today?
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- I quite like bronze, if we can find something at a good price. - Fingers crossed.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Art Deco, 1920s, lovely stuff.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Deco bronze. Everyone wins.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10I think just look for small, novelty items, bits of furniture,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- anything that catches your eye, let's go for it.- OK.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22That's lovely.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- What is it? Is it bronze? - There's no age to it.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30It's too good to be true at that price.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32'Always is.'
0:04:32 > 0:04:36There's that fish lamp over there. I mean, it's £150.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- It's horrible.- I know, but we mustn't think of horrible,
0:04:40 > 0:04:46it's whether it's going to make any money. Doesn't matter if it's horrible or if you or I like it.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- Not really, no. - Actually, it is pretty horrible. Not, that it horrible.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53'I'm glad that one missed the net.'
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Have you seen anything interesting? No.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00We've not seen anything that we're sold on yet.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06That's pretty.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Ruby glass.
0:05:08 > 0:05:14Victorian glass jug. If it was on the table over there for a fiver, I'd have liked it.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18But £28. We may be able to go lower than that, but I'm not a great fan of that sort of thing
0:05:18 > 0:05:22and it's not the easiest thing to sell. What's the deal on it? Under a tenner?
0:05:22 > 0:05:26He might be able to do a deal on that. He says he's had it quite a long time.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31- How long? Since the war, I suppose. - I've been waiting for you to appreciate it.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35He said three years, so I can leave you to do the deal. You're far too honest.
0:05:35 > 0:05:41- Some things hang around a while, some things don't.- I'm saying £5.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43They mentioned £5. You might not do it for £5.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48But you'd make money out of it. I'm going to leave you to negotiate.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52So, what would be your best price on that? A fiver?
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- How much is on it? 28, is it? - 28, yeah.
0:05:54 > 0:06:00- Ten is a good discount. I think it should be perfect. - It's really sweet.
0:06:00 > 0:06:06You don't want to take it home. You've got so much stuff here. We could take it off your hands for £5.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Just for you.- Yes!- Thank you.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- Thank you very much.- Thank you!
0:06:11 > 0:06:15'You weren't going to take no for an answer, were you, girls?'
0:06:19 > 0:06:23No, nothing for you? Fine, then.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26'Nope, I can't see anything, either.'
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Looking over my shoulder at that telescopic stand.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32That was a Victorian telescopic oil lamp once,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34sitting next to the bed.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39- Wow.- I'm just trying to throw you possibilities. - Shall we have a little look?
0:06:39 > 0:06:44Make a quick decision. Do you want it, what will you pay for it? If you don't like it, let's get sprinting.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- OK.- 'Step away from that lamp.'
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- We're running out of time. - We're running out of time, we haven't got anything yet.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58'Ah, Sue, the penny's dropped. Focus, guys.'
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- The teapot, that's nice. - It's a good country style.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05You make this stoneware body then apply these moulds on the outside.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08It's Royal Doulton, which is as good as it gets for this date,
0:07:08 > 0:07:14early 20th century reproducing 18th century style. It's decorative, it's good kitchenalia.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- Are they all in good condition?- Yeah. - What's the price?- £55. £50.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Is that your best price? - 50.- I like it, actually.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26It's kind of slightly outside my field because I tend not to concentrate on ceramics,
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- but I like it, as well.- I quite like it.- I do. We both like this.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35I would say an auction estimate would be £40 to £60.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39If you pay 50 for it, you could make a tenner, but you might make 20.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- I'd be disappointed if it didn't break even, to be honest. - Is that your best price?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- Can you go a little lower? - A fiver. 45.- 45?- What do you think?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49I'd bid for that and I'd use it in my kitchen.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52And I think there would be a market for that. Yes.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- Good, OK.- Good. Yes. Thank you very much indeed.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- We're getting there. - Thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01'Girls, you are on fire!
0:08:01 > 0:08:03'Second bargain sorted.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05'And have the Reds found a sleeper?'
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- A bed.- It's £120. - There's no slack in there?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11If you were going to put it in auction,
0:08:11 > 0:08:17- it would be a difficult thing to make a profit on, the way the market is.- On that price.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- It's got to be that sort of money, has it?- 100 and that'd be it.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- Yeah.- What do you think?- That is still too much, really, isn't it?
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- Much interest in it, apart from me? - It's not the biggest thing on here.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32THEY LAUGH
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- "I didn't sign up for this," she said! - THEY LAUGH
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Do me a favour with the bed, I'd love to sell it to these guys.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45They're the boss, I haven't even asked them. I'd love to break the rules.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50But I'd need you to take some pain on that. I don't know what sort of slack you've got.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Pain? He wants me to break a leg. - THEY LAUGH
0:08:53 > 0:08:55'That's it, Paul, get them a bargain!'
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- Show me the name. - I haven't found a stamp on it,
0:08:58 > 0:09:02but you know as well as I do that a bed like that, five or six years ago, would be £200, £300
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- and they'd be queuing up to grab it. - 10, 20 years ago, you'd be laughing.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- But that's then and this is now. - It just needs a polish.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Do us a massive favour. Give us the bed at a real knock-down price
0:09:13 > 0:09:17and let's all watch the programme in six months and see what happens.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- 70 quid.- It's sort of on the money that, isn't it?
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Ignoring where you started, just thinking about moving forward,
0:09:25 > 0:09:30- can it ever be 40 quid?- When I look at this bed, because of the recession and what it's done to us,
0:09:30 > 0:09:34if I was to weigh that in at the scrap yard, that'll weigh in about £70.
0:09:34 > 0:09:40But let's not get into that. Let's not do that. Let's talk buying something.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- Yeah, it's a little bit worn.- It's the lacquer that they put on them.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- I'm trying to pull a deal off, you're not helping. - If the price was better...
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- SHE LAUGHS - You can tell he's on the Red Team, red for danger.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58Look, can that ever be 40 quid and let's see what we do?
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- No, it cannot!- What can it be, then? - 60. It owes me 50.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Can you meet us in the middle? - I'll tell you what I'll do.
0:10:05 > 0:10:11- Only cos it's you, £55. - The lady's being really nice to you and time's ticking.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- The ball's in your court. - You've put so much effort into this, we'll have to say yes.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20- If you put it in the right saleroom... Thank you very much. - That was good craic.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- HE LAUGHS - Thank you very much.- Firm handshake.
0:10:23 > 0:10:31'Wow! Now that was what you call a haggling master class from Bargain Hunt grand master Paul.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33'Talking of grand masters...'
0:10:33 > 0:10:38So, what do you think about this? It's got a tremendous amount of work on the top, hasn't it?
0:10:38 > 0:10:44Just look at the fine Islamic script running around the outer edge.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Then you've got a circular division
0:10:47 > 0:10:50and yet more script in the middle,
0:10:50 > 0:10:54looking as if it's arranged over a chequer board surface.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58On the back, there's a pierced panel with a flower head
0:10:58 > 0:11:04with yet more Islamic script running around the outer edge.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08If I move back this clasp and open it up,
0:11:08 > 0:11:12it reveals a completely plain interior.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17But the thing to note is that where the design has been engraved in the top from the outside,
0:11:17 > 0:11:22so thin is this silver, you can see the indentation inside
0:11:22 > 0:11:28of the pressure that was put on the metal when the engraving was done from without.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31If I shut it up again, the other thing to note outside
0:11:31 > 0:11:36are these two oddball hinged lugs. What are they for?
0:11:36 > 0:11:40And why is it slightly concave on the bottom?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Well, the secret becomes clear
0:11:43 > 0:11:47when you consider its religious connotation.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51This is a little solid-silver Qur'an box.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55And if you were an Islamic warrior in the 18th or 19th century,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59you would take with you to battle on a sheet of paper
0:11:59 > 0:12:01a text from the Qur'an,
0:12:01 > 0:12:08put it in this box and then lash it to the forearm using those little lugs.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11So you might be gripping your sword or your pike
0:12:11 > 0:12:15or your shield in your hands,
0:12:15 > 0:12:20but attached to your forearm would be the Holy Qur'anic text.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Marvellous, isn't it? Now, these things, in this country,
0:12:24 > 0:12:26are as rare as a hen's tooth.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30How many hens do you know with teeth? Not many.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32So what's this worth? Well, this is a 19th century one,
0:12:32 > 0:12:35but it's not top, top quality
0:12:35 > 0:12:37and I suppose, in an Islamic sale,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40you might get perhaps £300 to £500 for it.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43What's it worth in a fair like this?
0:12:43 > 0:12:49Well, it could be yours for between £60 to £80.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57That really did strike us when we walked past.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- Oh, it's all... - It's really lovely, isn't it?
0:13:02 > 0:13:06LOW TUNELESS NOISES
0:13:08 > 0:13:11THEY LAUGH Sounds like me after I've had a few.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13The Lost Cause.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16THEY LAUGH
0:13:16 > 0:13:19'This master's voice is a bit off-key today.'
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- What about a metronome?- No.- No.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32I don't know what to say. It's worth £20 at auction on a good day.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- Right.- They just keep turning up. - It's coming down to time.- Yep.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- I'll open it up.- OK. - That's pretty.- Pretty.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- Yeah. It's quite new. What's the death?- £50.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48It's just a Georgian-style boat in silver, English marks.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52As such, there's no great substance to it. It's worth £40, £50.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57But by Asprey and it's a fact, at auction, in the high street, a name is what they're looking for.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- It maybe doubles its appeal. How do you feel? Is that making any sense? - Yes.
0:14:01 > 0:14:07- I love it. It's very pretty. As long as the auctioneer mentions that it's...- No issue with that.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11The auctioneer's going to do you a good job. It'll be spotted and well-sold.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Yeah, it's good, that. It's very dainty. It's nice. - It has no great substance to it
0:14:15 > 0:14:18but that's compensated for by the name.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- I think we've got a winner. - It came out of the blue, that.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24I think that was divine intervention. Shake the guy's hand.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- Do the deal.- Thank you.- Thanks for that, I think you helped us.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- Thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35'Something the Reds like. A miracle indeed!
0:14:35 > 0:14:39'Both teams just need one more item. Hurry along now. Ten minutes left.'
0:14:39 > 0:14:44- What is that there?- That's just a little silver box.- Pill box.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46That's kind of cute. A little silver buckle.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Asking 48 for it. Early 20th century. Quite pretty.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- You probably could use it.- How do they go?- They can do quite well.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- The heart motif is quite cute. - I think it's really pretty.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01It conjures up the feeling of the Arts and Crafts of that period, where the heart motif was used.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- You could use it, couldn't you? - Yeah, absolutely.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07But the important thing is it's got a full set of marks and some age.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12It's a Chester hallmark and it's just a Times Roman A.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15So it's 1897. That's what it is.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- Oh!- So it's late Victorian. - That's quite old.- Yeah.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23- I think that's lovely. What's the price?- 48. - 48. Is that your best price, my love?
0:15:23 > 0:15:27- You stand a chance with this. - Do I? Excellent!
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- I bought this one well, I think. - 40 quid.- 40 quid.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- 35, maybe?- 38.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Yeah, I think that's fair. It's a nice object.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- Yeah? What do you think? - I think it's lovely.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42'Now, those girls know what they want.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45'All three items now buckled up.'
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- Two things bought, two and a half minutes left.- What?
0:15:47 > 0:15:50How long have you got left? Two and a half minutes?
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- THEY LAUGH - What have you been up to, you characters? This is terrible!
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- Trying to stay out of the rain! - That's no excuse! You have to get wet like me, get a mackintosh!
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Oh, dear, this is terrible, isn't it? Two minutes to go.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- Don't hang around here. Get on with it! - THEY LAUGH
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- Oh, yes!- Ow. Jam it on. - Dapper. Look at that.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21- You look like the Artful Dodger, actually.- Thanks very much.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27'Very funny, ladies. But will you steal the show?'
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- There's that lamp again. - Oh, yes.- We haven't got much time.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I tell you what, this is down to the last minute.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- What is your very, very best? We ain't got time to...- 50 quid.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- Is it? That's not too bad. There's £38 on it.- No, no.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- 30 quid for them?- 30 quid.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49- You can't sell brass, that's the problem. You can't sell brass, can you?- I can melt it down.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Not for 30 quid. What's the death on it?
0:16:51 > 0:16:5325, I'll do it for. You've got a deal.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- And I'll smile for the camera. - THEY LAUGH
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- I don't think you've got any choice. - Let's go for it.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Done again.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Our teams' time is up.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Let's hope they spent their time and their cash wisely
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Let's check out what the Red Team have picked up.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20'The Reds made their bed, but will they have to lie in it?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23'£55 paid.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27'The silver Asprey sauce boat was £48.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31'And the brass lamp could light up the auction for £25.'
0:17:33 > 0:17:38- We did it all right, then. We got there.- By the skin of our teeth! - By the skin of your teeth!
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Every two minutes on this programme, I'm jumping back at you.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- Did you get your last item? - Yes, we did.- Is it fab?
0:17:44 > 0:17:46I think it'll be good. I think it'll do the business.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- A bit different. - What does Paul think?
0:17:49 > 0:17:54I think it could all come very good
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- or crash and burn.- Ah, good. That's enigmatic, as usual.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03- Anyway, how much did you spend overall? Wasn't much, was it? £128? - £128, yes.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08So who has got the £172 of leftover lolly, please?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- £172? Have you got it?- Nope.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15Stop joking now. It's £172. Come on, Sue!
0:18:15 > 0:18:20- Who's got the cash? Romain?- You've got the money, Romain! All right.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Dear, oh, dear. We're all over the shop today.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25You have that. Pop it in your pocket.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28This is what we do on Bargain Hunt. Pop it in your pocket.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Then I ask you for the £172, OK?
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- Have you got the £172?- Yes. - Oh, lovely, £172, that's good.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38I pass it over to higher authority.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- There you go, Paul.- Thanks, Tim. - £172, that's a decent wodge.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- It's certainly a budget, yeah. - It's a budget!
0:18:45 > 0:18:47And a budget for north of the border, I tell you!
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Anyway, what are you going to spend it on?
0:18:50 > 0:18:55Lots of good things out there, Tim, but I've been on a mission with these guys running past them.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- I now need to go back and see if any of them are bargains. - Check out the prices.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04You guys can go and relax. Meanwhile, why don't we check out what's going on with the Blues, eh?
0:19:05 > 0:19:10'£5 took the red glass jug off the dealer's hands.
0:19:10 > 0:19:16'Will the Doulton harvestware reap them a profit at £45?
0:19:16 > 0:19:20'The silver buckle cost £38, a highly polished performance, what?'
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Now, you naughty girls, what did you finish up spending overall?
0:19:24 > 0:19:27BOTH: £88.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30It may be a strategy which takes you forward to profit.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Hopefully. - All right. We will hope for that.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- What's your favourite piece? - My favourite piece, I think, is the little jug.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- Great. And what's your favourite? - I like the belt buckle.- Good.
0:19:42 > 0:19:49- £88.- Three objects, all very nice objects, all good examples and bought well.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53That's the thing, you see? We could've spent £150 if you'd liked, but we bargained.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- Oh, right.- Right?
0:19:55 > 0:20:01I'd like £212 of leftover lolly, please. £212.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04All right. What are you going to spend it on? Not sweeties, I hope.
0:20:04 > 0:20:10I don't know. I mean, they like jewellery, we didn't get a chance to look at any.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15I might go and have a look at that sort of thing, as that's one of my favourite things. Who knows?
0:20:15 > 0:20:19You'll just let the cross currents of the fair take you and sweep you off somewhere.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- Yeah. - All right. Standby for a shipwreck.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- THEY LAUGH - Anyway, very good luck.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29Meanwhile, we're heading off to the depths of Wisbech,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32where there's something really gorgeous awaiting us.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40'Welcome to Peckover House in Cambridgeshire.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47'It was named by the National Trust after its last owners,
0:20:47 > 0:20:52'a Quaker family who lived here for over 150 years.'
0:20:52 > 0:20:58When wealthy banker Jonathan Peckover acquired this property in 1794,
0:20:58 > 0:21:02he stayed true to his Quaker beliefs
0:21:02 > 0:21:05and furnished it modestly.
0:21:05 > 0:21:12But certain original fittings were both respected and restored.
0:21:13 > 0:21:19And the most stunning original feature in this, the withdrawing room,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22has to be the over-mantel mirror.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25The room itself dates from the 1720s
0:21:25 > 0:21:31and if you look, for example, at the over-door, with its broken arch pediment,
0:21:31 > 0:21:35this is strictly angular and regulated.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39If you compare that with the later over-mantel,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42which dates from the 1750s,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45you see a completely different style.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49The decoration starts at the top with a massive eagle
0:21:49 > 0:21:53holding a swathe of material in its beak
0:21:53 > 0:21:55as it sweeps across the top
0:21:55 > 0:21:59to be tied with ribbons in each corner
0:21:59 > 0:22:02and then you get it descending, full of movement,
0:22:02 > 0:22:06down the outside until it terminates in two tassels.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Similarly exuberant is the inner frame,
0:22:10 > 0:22:13actually containing the mirror itself.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17You've got two flower-wrapped vases at the top
0:22:17 > 0:22:20and then lattice-filled shaped platforms
0:22:20 > 0:22:25with more and more C and S scrolled mouldings,
0:22:25 > 0:22:30until you get to the bottom, which is centred by the mask of a muse.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33All of this has been created out of carved pine,
0:22:33 > 0:22:37which is then sealed before it gets painted.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39This over-mantel arrangement
0:22:39 > 0:22:44can only be described as riotous and exuberant.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47But it was in situ for 40 years
0:22:47 > 0:22:50before the Peckovers bought this place
0:22:50 > 0:22:54and, therefore, instead of ripping it out, they respected it,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58even though it would've gone against their Quaker tradition.
0:22:58 > 0:23:04But there is something in here that definitely dates from the Peckover period.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Which include this very nice window seat.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Now, if I carry that out and you stand back
0:23:11 > 0:23:16and look at the shape of that window opening, it tapers, right?
0:23:16 > 0:23:21So when Peckover ordered the window seat, he ordered it bespoke to fit.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25So it's straight at the back, it's tapering on the sides
0:23:25 > 0:23:30and you get a little bit of movement along the front edge, but not a lot.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34If we crouch down and have a look at the legs, though,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36they're incredibly plain.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42This is not a fancy piece of furniture that's been made out of polished show wood,
0:23:42 > 0:23:47it's simply made of beech or another wood so that it can be painted,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50and it stands on simple feet.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54There is one indication of some luxury, though,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57and that's in this raised side rail
0:23:57 > 0:23:59where you've got a dished piece like that
0:23:59 > 0:24:02where you'd be able to rest your elbow comfortably.
0:24:02 > 0:24:09But, in terms of the style, it's in complete contrast with the over-mantel mirror.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13So what sort of paintings do you hang in a room
0:24:13 > 0:24:17that's got such a spectacular Rococo over-mantel mirror?
0:24:17 > 0:24:23Well, the Trust have selected a series of four pastel paintings
0:24:23 > 0:24:28by the celebrated Venetian artist Rosalba Carriera,
0:24:28 > 0:24:33who lived between about 1675 and about 1750.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38These pictures represent the epitome of early Rococo taste
0:24:38 > 0:24:45and you see the subjects are each an attractive young lady representing an appropriate season.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49The symbol from the lady behind me is a bunch of summer flowers,
0:24:49 > 0:24:51hence she's summer.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56This girl has got her fur pelt around her, and she represents winter.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01On the far wall, the spring flowers hint at springtime.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05And in the far corner, we've got a girl baring her bosom
0:25:05 > 0:25:08that's supposed to represent autumn,
0:25:08 > 0:25:13although quite why she's clutching a rabbit so closely to her bosom
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I couldn't tell you. Lucky fellow.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Now, we mustn't rabbit on about this, but the big question is,
0:25:20 > 0:25:25which of our contestants today is going to make a thumping great profit?
0:25:25 > 0:25:29So let's hop along to the auction and find out.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35'No, we're not in Antarctica,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38'we're in Abbotts Auction House in Suffolk.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43'And warming us up today is auctioneer Jeffrey Barfoot.'
0:25:43 > 0:25:47- Good morning, Jeffrey.- Morning. - Very nice to be here.- Good.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- Lots of people viewing.- Yes.- That's encouraging.- That's what we want.
0:25:50 > 0:25:57Sue and Lex, for their first item, bought the brass bedstead, which is on view down the way.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02- How do you rate it? - Hm. Rather plain, simple, single Edwardian brass bed.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Don't see it doing anything great. - No, it is a problem, isn't it,
0:26:05 > 0:26:10because you've got to get the base fixed, you've got to get a mattress that fits
0:26:10 > 0:26:14and, quite frankly, who wants to go through all those hurdles
0:26:14 > 0:26:18if you're going to simply go out and get yourself a single bed? It's a hassle.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- Yeah. - What do you think it might bring?
0:26:20 > 0:26:25- £30, £40.- Well, they paid £55. - Could be a struggle.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Next is rather more straightforward, the little gravy boat. Asprey's.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34- Asprey's, yeah.- But thin.- Good make but very thin and lightweight.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Nice little thing. Gravy boat, cream jug, could use it for either.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- Silver's up.- Silver's up, but it's very light.- How much?
0:26:41 > 0:26:46- I've got it in at £40 to £60. - Well, they paid £48, so they paid the right price.- There's a chance.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51Their last item is the Surrey with the fringe on top, the brass standard lamp.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55- Again, incredibly difficult to sell, I've noticed, at auction.- Yeah.
0:26:55 > 0:27:01- Brass is not flavour of the month. - No.- With that shade on it, it might be even more difficult.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05- Shall we take the shade off? - It probably would be an advantage.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07No, we can't. Somebody loves that.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- How much?- I put it in at £30 to £50.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Would you say that's an optimistic punt, Jeffrey, or not?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- I wouldn't stake my mortgage on it. - No, quite. £25 paid.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21So they paid the right price. You'll get it away for £25.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Hopefully, yeah. - Hopefully.- Hopefully.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29Well, we've got some dodgy issues here. They might need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.
0:27:29 > 0:27:37Now, Sue and Lex, you spent £128. You gave Paul Laidlaw £172. What did you spend it on, Paul?
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Right at the off, we had a chat about what we were looking for and bronze came up,
0:27:41 > 0:27:44as did Art Deco.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Well, I think I came pretty close. What do you think, folks?
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- THEY LAUGH - Do you like?
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- It's dandy, isn't it? - THEY LAUGH
0:27:54 > 0:27:59Well, I do like this. I think this is really rather charming
0:27:59 > 0:28:03I say we came close. It's not bronze, it's bronzed spelter, base metal alloy.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08OK? Not the finest of media, but that is academic.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12What I really like about this is the quality of the modelling.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14- There's nothing cheesy about that. - Is it heavy?
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- There's a good weight to that. - Lex, you hold one end.
0:28:17 > 0:28:23- Gosh.- It's a good thing, that. - So we've got some onyx here mixed with marble
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- and marble veneered all the way round. Looks in good nick. - It's all right.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- So, the next question is... - How much was it?
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- £30.- 30? Result.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35THEY LAUGH £30?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- There you go.- £30.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- £30, huh?- I'd put it on the mantelpiece, I like it.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44And what's your prediction of profit in this?
0:28:44 > 0:28:49- I'd go £50 to £80.- £50 to £80. But in your heart of hearts, you could see it making £100.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53I'd like it to. If two people took a shine to it, if you came to me and said,
0:28:53 > 0:28:58"I really like this. What should I pay for it?" I'd say, "If it cost you 120, you'd never regret it."
0:28:58 > 0:29:04Well done, Paul. You don't have to decide right now, you decide after your first three items.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09But for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the Art Deco sculpture.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11There we go, Jeffrey, look at this.
0:29:11 > 0:29:17We've got Daddy Deer, Mummy Deer and a little deer.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21- Do you like it? - It's very stylish.- Yeah.- Spelter, obviously, rather than bronze.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- Soft metal. But nice and stylish. - Really nice.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28With the marble and onyx veneered based, that's a good-looking thing.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32- It's a bit grubby. Somebody would tickle it up. - Yeah, I think they would.
0:29:32 > 0:29:38Art Deco being the flavour of the moment, I can see that on a mantelpiece in a 1930s house
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- looking absolutely splendid. What's your estimate?- £60 to £80.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47Paul Laidlaw's a mighty canny man. He only paid £30 for it.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- I think there's a good profit there. - If this was in bronze,
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- would it be worth £300 or £400?- Yes.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57I think he's done very well there. Will be interesting to see whether they take it
0:29:57 > 0:30:00when they get their opportunity to go with the bonus buy.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues, June and Brenda.
0:30:04 > 0:30:10- Their first item is the little jug. - Quite sweet, but not the most popular of things.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- Can't see a lot for that, really. - I don't suppose you'd normally make it a single lot.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- Probably not. - It'd be in a box with a few others.
0:30:18 > 0:30:24- A few other groupings with it, yeah. - What's your estimate?- Very pretty. I'd put it in at £10 to £20.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28OK, well, they only paid £5, so it's neither here nor there really
0:30:28 > 0:30:30but interesting to see what it does bring.
0:30:30 > 0:30:36Next is the stoneware tea set, which is Doulton and looks to be in pretty good nick.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39But not old Doulton. Not a Victorian set.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- What would that be, 1930s? - Yes, I would imagine so.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47- But in good order.- Yeah. And the nice thing about this stoneware is it is indestructible, practically.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52You wouldn't want to drop it, but you could practically use it every day to make a cup of tea
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- and it would go on for years and years.- It's very useable. - What's your estimate?
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- £20 to £30.- They paid £45.- Could be struggling with that.- Oh, dear.
0:31:00 > 0:31:06- And what about the belt buckle? - It's very nice. Chester, 1897. So late Victorian.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09It's what every staff nurse used to wear in the hospitals.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14Absolutely. That was always essential equipment for a nurse, to acquire the buckle.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16- Nicely ornate.- Celtic almost.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21- Almost, with the design. - So that's fully marked, is it? - Yep.- What's your estimate?
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- I've put it in at £40 to £60. - OK, £38 paid.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28- So they should get a reasonable profit out of that.- I think so.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- It may count to balance any losses from the tea set.- Absolutely.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35Nevertheless, they're going to need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40Sadly, June and Brenda are stuck in their village in a show drift.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45- So, on that basis, Jonathan, you're going to have to do your bonus buy reveal to me.- This is a novelty.
0:31:45 > 0:31:51Now, the team only spent £88. You were given £212 to spend.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- I'd like to know what you spent it on.- I got quite excited when I saw it.- Oh, my God.
0:31:55 > 0:32:01- THEY LAUGH - What is that? - It's a little netsuke, Japanese.
0:32:01 > 0:32:06- I can do some Shakespeare selling here.- Can you?- Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him well, Horatio.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11I always knew you were well-educated. This is a really wacky thing.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15The Japanese are amazing, aren't they, in terms of their symbolism,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17the miniature forms of art that they produce.
0:32:17 > 0:32:23- But the funny thing is, when I bought this, I don't know if I overpaid. I paid £150.- How much?
0:32:23 > 0:32:28- £150.- Did you really? - When I bought it, I was assured it was 19th century,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31and if it's 19th century, it's worth about a grand.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34But it's not. It's actually early 20th century.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39And it's not ivory elephant, it's ivory from a mammoth.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42If I was a team member and I was standing here,
0:32:42 > 0:32:47I would ask you, "Jonathan, how much profit is there in it?"
0:32:47 > 0:32:53- I think maybe this is an omen, because the mammoth's from the ice age...- Just answer the question.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57How much profit is there in this bonus buy?
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- Well, at the right sale at the right time of year...- See what I mean?
0:33:01 > 0:33:07Trying to squeeze an honest answer out of the boy, I'm getting nowhere. How much profit?
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I'm in fear that I might lose money on this, Tim.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15In these unusual circumstances, I am going to have to make the decision for the team in their absence.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20So I'll be standing by and I'll see their first three items sell
0:33:20 > 0:33:26and then I'll have a value judgement as to whether I go with your £150 bonus buy
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- in the form of a Japanese skull.- OK.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Jonathan's skull.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38Now, here's something to jolly you up, Jeffrey. A skull and cross bones. Arrr!
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- How do you rate that?- I think it's got a quirky appeal.- Yeah.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47- I can see that doing quite well. - The netsuke is often very strangely carved,
0:33:47 > 0:33:52for showing off your skills as a carver. How old do you think it is?
0:33:52 > 0:33:54I would think possibly 20th century.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- No 21st century.- Not 21st century. - That's a relief.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02- How much?- £40 to £60.- £150 paid.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Jonathan has seriously pushed the boat out.
0:34:06 > 0:34:12- That could be a bit challenging. - You don't mind a challenge.- No. Auctioneers thrive on a challenge.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Well, I think the best thing to do is keep taking the tablets.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Thank you very much.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Lex and Sue, you got any regrets? Anything you wish you hadn't bought?
0:34:28 > 0:34:32We're a little bit worried about a certain item. The bed.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- The bed?- The bed.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- Mm. Well, £55 you paid for it.- Yes.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41The auctioneer's put £30 to £40 on it.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Now, that's pretty hopeful, I think.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48But, to me, this lot look pretty hard-bitten. Here it comes.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51There we are. Nice little Edwardian brass single bedstead.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Right in the middle of the room. How do you see that one? £50?
0:34:54 > 0:34:57£30 then for a brass bedstead.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01£20 and up we go, then. Come along. £20 I'm bid, standing at 20.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05At £20 I'm bid. At 20 on the maiden bid.
0:35:05 > 0:35:0720 only and selling away.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- Oh, no!- I loved that bed.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- It was a steal!- That's minus £35. That's not good. Here comes Asprey.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19Super quality lot. The silver sauce boat by Asprey and co.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23Birmingham 1916. How do you see that one? Put me in at 50.
0:35:23 > 0:35:2730 to go, then. 30 I'm bid. At £30 I'm bid.
0:35:27 > 0:35:302 in front. 32. 35. 38. 40.
0:35:30 > 0:35:335. 50.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- In the doorway at 50. - We're just in profit.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38And other bids? At 50.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42£50 equals plus 2.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46Which means, overall, you're minus 33
0:35:46 > 0:35:48The Edwardian brass telescopic standard lamp,
0:35:48 > 0:35:52right in the middle of the room. How do you see that one? 30?
0:35:52 > 0:35:5610 to go, surely. 10 he says.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00Only £10. At 10 I'm bid. 12 to the lady. 14. 16.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- Yes.- Not dear. 18.
0:36:03 > 0:36:0620. And 2.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11- 25. 28.- You're in profit. - Wiped its face.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13No, it's better than that.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16£28. Are we all done, then?
0:36:16 > 0:36:23Plus £3, which is eroding your losses to only minus £30 overall.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Minus 30 is the score. What are you going to do about the little deer?
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- We're going to go for it.- You'll have to. But you want to, though.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- This is it, the big moment. - You know that this is a peach.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- Here it comes. - Art Deco style sculpture
0:36:37 > 0:36:39with the deer all in a row there.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Handsome little lot. 50 to start surely.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Well, 30 and up we go. Come along, do.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49£30, in the front row at 30. At £30, a cheap little lot at 30.
0:36:49 > 0:36:555. 40. Still cheap at 40. Do you want 5, sir? 45.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58At 45. 50.
0:36:58 > 0:37:025. In the front row at 55 only.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04At 55 only seated.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09- Are we all done at 55?- One more, come on! Come on!- One more.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11At 55.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15£55. That is such bad luck, cos that's plus 25,
0:37:15 > 0:37:18which means, overall, you're still minus £5.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23That is so close, though. I honestly thought that thing was going to make £100.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27And I would've loved it to. Anyway, there it is.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Minus 5 is not a shameful score on this programme, I can tell you.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35- Still, there we go. Don't tell the Blues a thing.- Wouldn't dream of it.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Go out looking as if you've just made 300.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Are we all done?
0:37:48 > 0:37:52- You're June and Brenda wrapped into one.- Yes.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- This is exciting. It doesn't happen much, this.- What, snow?
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- No, I mean missing contestants in snow drifts.- Mm.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Not an easy one for us but, still, there we go.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- We have to struggle on manfully. - Exactly. It might soften the blow for me.- Quite.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08First lot up is June's jug.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10There we are, a pretty little lot,
0:38:10 > 0:38:15the Victorian baluster ruby flash cream jug. Put me in at £20.
0:38:15 > 0:38:1910 to go then, surely. Will look nice on the dining table.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- 10 to start, surely. - He's trying hard.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26Well, 5 and up we go, then. At 5 I'm bid. Only at 5. 6.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30At 6. 8 is seated in the middle. At 8. Do I see 10 anywhere?
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- At £8 only, then. - Good auctioneer.- At £8.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Are we all done at 8?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- That's plus 3.- That's fair enough.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Well done, June, you've done very well with your jug.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Now, next is your tea set.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Royal Doulton stoneware three-piece tea set.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Harvestware design. Very durable lot.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Put me in at £20 to start, surely.
0:38:51 > 0:38:5320. Well, 10 and up we go, then.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Anyone start me 10? Cheap little lot, surely.
0:38:56 > 0:38:5910 I'm bid only for a Doulton tea set.
0:38:59 > 0:39:0112. 14.
0:39:01 > 0:39:0516. 18.
0:39:05 > 0:39:0720. 22.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11The break point will be 25, you wait and see.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1524, he's back in. 5 I'll take, sir. 25.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- It's got to the break point. - No, it hasn't.- 26.- Oh, it's going.
0:39:19 > 0:39:2128.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Still cheap at £28. On my left here at 28.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Are we all done, then, and I sell away at 28?
0:39:27 > 0:39:31£28 is 2 shy of 30. That is minus 17.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35The Victorian silver buckle, Chester 1897.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39Little silver belt buckle there. How do you see that? Put me in at 40.
0:39:39 > 0:39:4340 to start, surely, for the belt buckle. 30 and up we go, then.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- Come along, do.- Come on. - 20 and up we go.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48£20 is in the middle. 25.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- They're after a bargain today. - 30. 5.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- 40.- You're in profit.- Oh, good.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57£40 only seated. Seated at £40.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02Are we all done at 40? I shall sell at 40.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05You're minus £12 overall. No shame in that, I tell you,
0:40:05 > 0:40:08cos it could've been a lot worse, June and Brenda.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10June and Brenda, what are you going to do?
0:40:10 > 0:40:15- Are you going to take your bonus buy?- I'm definitely not going with the bonus buy.- Come on.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- Even penny would help. Come on, June.- No, I'm not doing it.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Sorry about that. No bonus buy. - I know.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24I can now tell you, because I've talked to the auctioneer,
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- he very generously put £40 to £60 on that.- Yeah.
0:40:27 > 0:40:33- I suppose it's not really...- He says he gets them coming in the post from somewhere to his auction house.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- Does he really? I don't. - Do you not?- No.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- You want to get on his... - I'm not on his mailing list.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42The mammoth ivory Japanese netsuke modelled as a skull.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45There we are. Has created interest on the book
0:40:45 > 0:40:47and I open the bidding at £50.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51- There we go.- 50 with him.
0:40:51 > 0:40:52At 50 an opening bid. 60.
0:40:52 > 0:40:5670. 80. 90. 100.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Look at this.- And 10. 120.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03- In the room now at 120. On my left. - Keep going.- Go on!
0:41:03 > 0:41:08- This is unbelievable.- Are we all done at 120? Selling here at £120.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- I sell.- I'm going to have to eat humble pie.- Well...
0:41:11 > 0:41:13- Well done!- It clawed itself back to some extent.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18They said £30 to £40. I mean, you have got a phenomenal eye.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22When you've got the experience that I have, Tim, you know these things.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Ooh, you can be so barbed, can't you?
0:41:25 > 0:41:30- It's still a loss. - I know, but I thought it was going to be a loss of at least £100.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34It's got to be worth 100 quid, it's great craftsmanship.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Yes, good. Anyway, minus 30
0:41:36 > 0:41:41- means, overall, they are still minus 12.- OK.
0:41:49 > 0:41:55At this stage in the game, I usually ask the Red Team whether they have been talking to the Blue Team.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59- As we have no Blue Team, you've not been chatting to them, have you? - No.- No.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02And I can move very swiftly to the chase here,
0:42:02 > 0:42:07because I have to reveal that the runners-up today just happen to be the Blues, who aren't here.
0:42:07 > 0:42:13So, you are going to have to take the flack here single-handed, Jonathan.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- Hang on a minute.- Lots of kissing going on over there.- You lot!
0:42:16 > 0:42:21OK, fine, well, you made a profit, June, on your jug of £3, which is very good.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25And Jonathan, you made a profit on your buckle of £2, which is very good.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- But it didn't do terribly well overall, cos you're minus £12.- Yes.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34And then I selected that you were not going to go with the bonus buy, and that made a loss of £30,
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- but it didn't do as bad... - As you thought.- As I thought.
0:42:37 > 0:42:45All right! Super-duper. Lovely to see you, Jonathan. I'll leave you to give the bad news to the team.
0:42:45 > 0:42:50But the victors today, only £7 between you, actually,
0:42:50 > 0:42:54- and you win by only losing £5. - Excellent.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- Never, ever, ever buy any more beds. - THEY LAUGH
0:42:57 > 0:43:02- Anyway, great show! Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes? - ALL: Yes!
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