0:00:03 > 0:00:08It's 12.15, nearly lunchtime, so let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:29 > 0:00:34With a budget of £300, our teams have one hour to find three bargains to sell at auction.
0:00:34 > 0:00:39It's not easy, so they'll need a little help from our friends.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43That's Paul Laidlaw for the Red Team.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47I suspect we've got to be really cautious here. Ah, I've seen it.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- It's plate.- It's plate.- Oh!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53And Jonathan Pratt for the Blue Team.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- What about that? - Come on, ladies! Come on!
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- Come on!- Sorry, Jonathan. - Sorry, Jonathan.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08So today for the Red Team, we have the father and son combo of John and Paul.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- Hi, Tim.- Hi.- Very nice to see you.
0:01:11 > 0:01:17John, your job is all about keeping an eye on the cash. Is that what you'll do on the programme today?
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Well, yes, I think so. I'll hold him back rather than spending and running away with the money.
0:01:22 > 0:01:29- Cos you're actually a banker? - Yes. 34 years of it I've done now. - So that keeps you out of trouble?
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Absolutely. I don't have enough time for trouble.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38- Now, Paul, it says here that you pull your weight in the office. Is that right?- You could say that, Tim.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44Being the epitome of fitness, I'm a sales and marketing manager for a well-known health chain.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49- And probably clear to see that I preach rather than practise.- Yes.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54So how are you, a team of business professionals, going to manage, do you suppose, in Bargain Hunt today?
0:01:54 > 0:01:59I think it's all about maybe taking a bit of a risk and spending a bit of money
0:01:59 > 0:02:02because you've got to speculate to accumulate.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- I think that's a way to go, don't you?- Do you agree with that, banking dad?
0:02:06 > 0:02:13No, I'm more conservative than that. I'm going to be the one that holds him back rather than let his...
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- Youthful enthusiasm, yes. - I'll be more conservative.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22- I can feel a bit of tension building up already between you. Anyway, very good luck.- Thanks.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Now, for the Blues,
0:02:25 > 0:02:30identical sisters, Geri and Wacky... I'm sorry, Jackie.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35Now, you've lived your lives separately, most of your lives.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- But now you're living back together again.- Yeah.- Is that a scream?
0:02:39 > 0:02:45- We get on 95% of the time.- Yes. - The other 5% we're shouting at each other. But we have a laugh, anyway.
0:02:45 > 0:02:51- Well, that's nice, isn't it? - Yes, it's very good.- But identical twins is unusual, isn't it?- Mm-hm.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Do you have the same thoughts? - Often.- Sometimes.
0:02:54 > 0:03:00- Often. Sometimes.- So, Jacks, is there anything in particular that you like to collect, darling?
0:03:00 > 0:03:05Well, I collect Murano glass. And I also collect swans, all different colours.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- And I think they're...what I call bon-bon dishes.- Oh, lovely.- Yes.
0:03:09 > 0:03:16- Geri, what do you collect, darling? - I've got a lovely collection of scent bottles, perfume bottles.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21- And crystals is my main one.- So how are you going to work as a team, though? Have you got a special plan?
0:03:21 > 0:03:26- We will do and see what we will see.- Great.
0:03:26 > 0:03:33I think we're going a long way here. This is very exciting. Now the money moment. £300 apiece. Here you go.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38£300. There's your £300. You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go!
0:03:38 > 0:03:42And very, very, very good luck! Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53- We can hear the rain outside, so it's probably best to start in here.- Yeah, absolutely.
0:03:53 > 0:03:59- Lots of stalls here. What's going to catch your eye?- Something silver? - So lots of things?- Anything, really.
0:04:03 > 0:04:09- Remind me - what are we looking for? - Not really got much of an idea about what we're looking for.
0:04:09 > 0:04:15- But if we like it, and it's a good price...- Which is the bottom line. - Absolutely.- Let's do it.- OK.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- That's absolutely beautiful. - Have you got any of those at home?
0:04:22 > 0:04:27Yes. I've got teddies, trains, the penguins and the birds, and things like that.
0:04:27 > 0:04:33- They're very expensive, new, from Swarovski.- Yeah. But that is absolutely a dream.- That dragon?
0:04:33 > 0:04:39- Yeah.- You can always buy it and take it home with you. - It's absolutely gorgeous, that is.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42'But I don't think Jonathan's a fan, Geri.'
0:04:42 > 0:04:48- What about the screen here? The Japanese screen?- We can't afford it. I know the price of that.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53It's a '70s affair. And it's quite cool in the right quarters. It's not for you.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- I like this.- Oh, look at this. - Can I?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Jackie?- Just a minute.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Oh, wow! That's beautiful. I love that.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Glass is all about personal taste. If you like it,
0:05:13 > 0:05:18- then you would hope that people in the auction room would like it as well.- Yeah.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23- But who wouldn't like something like that?- Where's this made?
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Where's Zareh from?- I don't know. - Never heard of them.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31No, it says on the bottom. You're buying a piece of glass that's got a name to it,
0:05:31 > 0:05:36which is always a better investment. There's a bit of workmanship gone into it.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- I'd like to buy that piece. - You've made your mind up?- Yes.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44- You've got to negotiate before you say things like that! - If the price is right!
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- What have I got?- £42.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Well, 38. 35?
0:05:49 > 0:05:54No. 38. Please? It's got to be 38. I'm sorry.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- You really like it. You decide. - All right then.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- Yes.- I'll wrap it up.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05'One in the bag. But you do have an hour, girls.'
0:06:05 > 0:06:11- What do you think of that traction engine up there?- What are we looking at?- 1960s traction engine.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15The nicest thing about that one is the box, in all honesty.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20Mamod steam traction engines I see one a week. It's worth maybe £70 with that box.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- And is there a price on it?- 95. - I mean, if you could buy it for 60,
0:06:25 > 0:06:29you can't go wrong. But no harm in asking. See how long he's had it.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Hi. Is this yours?- No. - Is he talking to someone?
0:06:32 > 0:06:35This side is. Danny's on that side. What's up?
0:06:35 > 0:06:42- Just the traction engine. Is there anything you can do on the price of that?- For you...- Special deals?
0:06:42 > 0:06:47- What are you going to offer me? - Well, round about the £60 mark. - He's going to start crying.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49'You're supposed to be helping, Paul.'
0:06:49 > 0:06:56- £75. I'm knocking 20 off.- 60 is more than I'd have offered.- It's a nice box.- It's the best thing about it.
0:06:56 > 0:07:02- Because you know you can buy the traction engine any day of the week. - A bit dog-eared, though.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- I know, but...- Surely for each corner we could knock another tenner off?
0:07:06 > 0:07:11- We're going down!- Just a little bit. - Where are we at at the moment?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14£65. That's my very best. That's so you can earn some money.
0:07:14 > 0:07:20- Is there any way for another fiver just to give them a...- Fighting chance.- Go on.- Cash?- Cash.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Right there in your hand.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Lovely. Go on then.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- I hope you do well, boys.- Thank you very much.- Thanks for the sentiment.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31'Sentiment indeed(!)
0:07:31 > 0:07:33'Toys for the boys, more like it.'
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- That's quite cute actually. - It's got that nice effect.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- OK. Are you meant to have a bowl sat in there?- Here it is.- Exactly.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Well, that's not... Look - £28.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48I mean, there's not a great deal of age to it.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53It's a centrepiece to put on the dining table. A flower arrangement in it? £28.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- Again it's quite fun for that, isn't it?- Yeah. I'd go for it.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03Let's not sound too keen. We like to negotiate these things. I'll just see if there's anything...
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- I'd offer 20 quid for it. It'd be a nice talking piece. - It's unusual.- It is, absolutely.
0:08:08 > 0:08:15- That's why I picked it up because it's something that I haven't seen before. It's different.- Exactly.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20It's crudely modelled. As far as toes are concerned, that's like a bunch of sausages.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- There aren't any "toos" there, particularly.- Any what?- "Toos".
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- Toes.- Oh, toes. I was saying... - "Toos".- Oh, toes. "Toos".
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Um...- I told you he was posh!
0:08:30 > 0:08:36Thank you very much. I'm a comprehensive schoolboy, I'll have you know.
0:08:36 > 0:08:42- You speak posh anyway.- I know. I hang around with the wrong crowd. That's the problem. There's no mark on it.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- It's probably made in the Far East or something.- Yeah.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50It's decorative. If you got that for £20, you'll probably do well.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53# Too much monkey business
0:08:53 > 0:08:56# Too much monkey business Too much monkey business... #
0:08:56 > 0:09:00This is black lacquer abalone, sometimes mother-of-pearl inlay,
0:09:00 > 0:09:04little stationery box there. Lovely form.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09This almost inverted Bombay form and then this serpentine slope in front.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Once upon a time, really valuable. Today, not quite what it was.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16But it's fundamentally a good thing.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21It opens to reveal a not unattractive and arguably useful interior.
0:09:21 > 0:09:28- Not you guys, though.- Well, sort of letter writing is not really as common.- No.- It's all emails.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31'The Blues are still monkeying about, though.'
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- Your maximum price? You're...- 20.
0:09:33 > 0:09:39You're saying, "I don't want to spend more than £20 on an object", you know, which...
0:09:39 > 0:09:45- She said 24 would be the least she would take.- We'll have a think about it.- Have a think about it.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47'Don't think for too long, Jackie!'
0:09:47 > 0:09:54- It's a tenner, isn't it?- If it was worth £50, it wouldn't still be sitting there at a tenner.- No.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59'If only they could accurately predict how things were going to turn out.'
0:09:59 > 0:10:01So what's the weather doing outside?
0:10:01 > 0:10:07These days we watch the BBC weather forecast and we know exactly what's going on.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12In the old days, they used one of these, a mercury stick barometer.
0:10:12 > 0:10:18You can tell it's a mercury stick barometer because it's got a hollow glass tube visible at the top.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24And either side of that glass tube are some silvered brass dials which have been engraved
0:10:24 > 0:10:30with the prediction "very fair, fair, much rain" and so forth.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34On the other side is something called a vernier scale.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36And if I twiddle that knob down below,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40you can see the scale goes up and down.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44And you adjust that depending on what the movement of the mercury is
0:10:44 > 0:10:47with the rising pressure or the falling pressure.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51But the interesting thing about this mercury stick barometer
0:10:51 > 0:10:54is the inscription at the top.
0:10:54 > 0:11:00You can see inscribed the maker, F Molton, Dove Street, Norwich.
0:11:00 > 0:11:06So how far is Norwich from us right now? From the showground, it's about three miles.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11And the dealer who's brought this barometer into the fair
0:11:11 > 0:11:18found it in a house clearance in Cromer, which is about 25 miles from Norwich.
0:11:18 > 0:11:24So I reckon that since this thing was made, around about 1840, 1850,
0:11:24 > 0:11:28it has travelled in its lifetime no more than, say, 30 miles,
0:11:28 > 0:11:30which is nothing.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34It's a fine example with this nice, cut mother-of-pearl inlay.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Further down the trunk you've got a thermometer
0:11:38 > 0:11:42with matching silvered registers to the barometer part.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46And then underneath is the reservoir for the mercury itself.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50And the ugly reservoir is normally covered
0:11:50 > 0:11:55by this finely-turned reservoir cover, which sits on like that.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00So when you look at the thing complete, just how handsome is that?
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Now, I'm going to take the vase cover off because it's loose
0:12:04 > 0:12:08and I don't want to drop it. So I'll put it to one side while we re-hang.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12So, 1840, 1850, what's it worth?
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Well, the dealer's asking £1,200 for it.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Do you feel the pressure rising or falling?
0:12:19 > 0:12:23# I don't need this pressure on I don't need this pressure on
0:12:23 > 0:12:26# I don't need this pressure on... #
0:12:26 > 0:12:31- What have you found this time? Nothing?- No.- All right. - I thought I did, but I've not.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33# I don't need this pressure on... #
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Look at that!
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- It's a handsome painting. - Come on, ladies!
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- Come on!- I'm sorry.- Come on. - Sorry, Jonathan.- Sorry, Jonathan.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46'Keep them under control, JP.'
0:12:48 > 0:12:54What is she asking? £65. If that were silver, that's a gift. That's worth £80 to £120 of anyone's money.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57I suspect we've got to be really cautious here.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59I've seen it. It's plate.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- Plate.- Oh!
0:13:02 > 0:13:08- No, no.- No?- Close. It's a nice thing, but I can't encourage you to buy plate.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13'Lucky escape there, guys. Now, the Blues still have that monkey on their back.'
0:13:13 > 0:13:18- Do you want to go back and get it now? Would you be happier to get it now?- No.- You would.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23I would because once we've got it... We've told that lady to keep it.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Then we've got the rest of the time to find our last piece.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Why don't you go and say that we'll have it?
0:13:32 > 0:13:38- Can we have it?- Yes. - Because we've only got 25 minutes left to get some more things.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42So if you keep that for us, we'll be back. Thank you.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46That is quirky, isn't it?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Do we know what this is for?
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- Oil and vinegar.- Oil and vinegar. It's a diamond of a thing.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56There's not a lot of precious material to it. But you've got stoppers there.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01- And I'm absolutely sure they'll be right to it. It's silver. - Yes, there is a mark on it.
0:14:01 > 0:14:07It's not a startling thing, but it's subtle. It's delicate. I think that is all right.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- And what do you think we'd... - But what's it worth? About £50.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Priced at £65. Can you do us anything on price?- 50.- 50.
0:14:15 > 0:14:21- I don't see it making much. I think you're in that 40-60 bracket. - Can I feel it?- Yeah, absolutely.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- It's quite a tactile thing as well, isn't it, you know?- Yeah.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28It is nice, isn't it?
0:14:28 > 0:14:31He's saying 48. That's his price. It's up to you.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35I think maybe win a little, maybe lose a little, but I like it.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40- Let's go for it. - Do you want to buy it? 48 quid? We need to buy something.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- Yeah.- 48 quid.- Go on then. - It's interesting, isn't it? - Shake the man's hand.- Job done.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- £48. - OK. Lovely.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- Cheers.- Thanks for that.- Nice one. Cheers.- There you go, guys.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- Two things down and we're probably near enough on track now. - That's about 100.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59'You're doing well. But the Blue Team are racing ahead.'
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- This is something that I wouldn't scrap.- Yes.- It's a lovely old brooch.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07You've got a cabochon garnet in the middle.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Thank you.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13You would've had like a hair panel in the back.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Yes, like a mourning brooch or even a miniature portrait.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19And you've tested it as 18?
0:15:19 > 0:15:22It's high-carat, yes. It tested over 15 carat.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Well, that's a really nice piece of Victorian jewellery.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30It's the sort of thing I'm hunting for as an auctioneer all the time.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- It came in yesterday. - How much is this?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34I'm doing it for 230.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38The gold value is just about that as these could be pyrope garnet.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41And these could be almandines.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Whoever's made it has put a lot of time and effort into it.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46It's got a replacement pin
0:15:46 > 0:15:51or hinge at least, anyway, because it's come out on the side there. £230.
0:15:51 > 0:15:57If I honestly say that we're close... If you're feeling really bold and brave, go for it.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- Shall we have that then, Jackie? - Yes.- We'll make a deal on that then.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- Good luck. - We shall see. We shall see.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- It's a very bold move.- Yes.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11- Oh, well.- We saw a rainbow this morning and we thought it might've landed just about here.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Gold. Oh, yes. That's our pot of gold.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18'Now, you can never say our Blue Team are indecisive. Oh, no.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20'Over to you, Red Team.'
0:16:20 > 0:16:24It's a nice piece. There has been engraving on it at some time.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- And on the bottom. But you've got the cup.- Yeah.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32So I'll have a look while you have a look. How about that?
0:16:32 > 0:16:39- Very classy. Gentleman's silver hip flask. Integral cups.- It's engraved 1915... 1926 engraving on here.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Is the engraving charming you or is it boring you?
0:16:42 > 0:16:48- Because that's important. - I'd like to know what it means. It's clearly used. It's dented.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Looks like it's awarded for something.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55So you've got the years 1913, '26, '36, '37, so there are gaps there.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56Yeah.
0:16:56 > 0:17:02- I should say to you - I hadn't priced it, really, to sell because of the sustained damage.- I understand.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07- It wouldn't appeal to the purest collector, but it's a functional piece.- Yeah.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- It's something somebody would buy as a gift or a Christmas present... - Yeah.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15You can use it. I tell you what - I'll do 110.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- OK.- It's the best I could go. It's giving me a little return.- OK.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24You're very kind. Thank you. Can we just have a wee confab about that? Yes? That's excellent.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- Can I have a look, Paul? - Right, decision time for you guys
0:17:28 > 0:17:35- because this is a charming little flask. It's worth 80-120.- Let's go for that.- You want that, don't you?
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- He said he'd do it for 110.- You've got to ask the question again.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- I'll give it a go.- Yeah.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Are we doing a deal, gentlemen?
0:17:43 > 0:17:49- Just want to go a little bit more, if you can, on the price of it. - I can't find anything else.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54I think he's saying no and I think we should respect that. I think it's all right.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- Should we go for it?- Go for it.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- Go on. Go on. It's a deal.- OK. - Thank you.- You're most welcome.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- Thank you, gents. Good luck. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07'That was cheeky, Paul, but nice try.'
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Time's up. The job's done.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Now, let's see how the Red Team spent their cash.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18'Paul steamed in to buy the 1960s toy traction engine for £60.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22'And they bought the oil and vinegar
0:18:22 > 0:18:24'for a piquant £48.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27'And they'll need a shot of something strong
0:18:27 > 0:18:31'after spending £110 on a silver hip flask.'
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Good spend.- Good, yeah? - Absolutely, yeah.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39- OK, JPP.- Hello.- Hi. - That was good fun, wasn't it? - It was good fun, yes.- Perfect.
0:18:39 > 0:18:46- So what's your end tally for money then? How much did you spend overall?- We spent £218.- £218.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50So what do I want? £72 back, don't I?
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- Have you got 72?- You can have 72. We'll keep the tenner.- OK. 82 then.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Cor, they're sharp, aren't they?
0:18:56 > 0:19:01No wonder you're in business. Well-qualified lot. Here we go then. £82.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- 82.- Thank you very much. Here we go, Paul Laidlaw. You got 82 in the end.
0:19:06 > 0:19:12- You almost only had 72. What are you going to spend it on?- Um... I have my eye on a couple of things.
0:19:12 > 0:19:18It all boils down to the price. You've had a great time. Thanks, chaps. Good luck, Paul.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Why don't we check out what the Blues have bought?
0:19:21 > 0:19:24'Jonathan loved the Zareh vase,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26'bought for £38.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31'They went bananas over the silver monkey at £24.
0:19:31 > 0:19:37'And they're pinning their hopes on the £230 Victorian brooch. Wow!'
0:19:37 > 0:19:41You are adorable, you two, I tell you. What's your total again?
0:19:41 > 0:19:46- £292.- £292. Isn't that magnificent? - Absolutely.- Terrific twins.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51- Mostly on one object, Tim! - Don't worry, it's the total that we like being spent.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Anyway, £8 of leftover lolly, please. That's very kind.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59I like the blue nails. That's all sweet with the team colours, isn't it?
0:19:59 > 0:20:05- Absolutely.- Now, this could make all the difference, Jonathan, your big expenditure of £8.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09So it's a modest amount, but a lot is weighing on your shoulders here.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14Well, I think with £8... I should be able to at least double it.
0:20:14 > 0:20:20- Good. That's what I like...- And we could need it, mightn't we?- Yes. - We might need it at the end.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25- Yes.- Well, I think you've been stupendous as a team. And I congratulate you.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29But for the rest of us, we're heading off now to Wisbech.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33That's it. In Cambridgeshire. Have you never been there before?
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Well, it's marvellous. As you're about to find out.
0:20:41 > 0:20:47The North Brink here in Wisbech is a stunning streetscape,
0:20:47 > 0:20:52a testament to the prosperity of the Fenlands of yore.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56At its heart is Peckover House,
0:20:56 > 0:21:00home to a family of Quaker collectors and philanthropists
0:21:00 > 0:21:02for 150 years.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07In May 1877, Alexander, later Lord Peckover,
0:21:07 > 0:21:12inherited Peckover House from his bachelor Uncle William.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Now, we don't have all that much stuff in this house
0:21:16 > 0:21:21that dates from Alexander's time when he was head of the family.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25But we are certain that this little cabinet did belong to him.
0:21:25 > 0:21:32Now, on the face of it, this is rather a boring, walnut-veneered, miniature cabinet,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36the sort of thing that's described as an apprentice piece
0:21:36 > 0:21:41by a cabinetmaker who had aspirations for making the full-size variety.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45That is until you start taking it apart.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Now, if we open the hinged top,
0:21:47 > 0:21:52you see an amazing miscellany of family-related objects,
0:21:52 > 0:21:59including this, a serrated, edged, single sheet of paper cut in a circle.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02And within the inner circle, written out with pen and ink,
0:22:02 > 0:22:08we have in miniature, "Our Father, who art in heaven."
0:22:08 > 0:22:12It's the Lord's Prayer and dated at the bottom, 1823.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16All within a hand water-coloured border.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21So what's going on here? Well, if you were religious, this little piece of paper
0:22:21 > 0:22:26you'd have nestling inside your silver pocket watch outer case.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30It's just a little token of your religious affections.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34If we open up the doors at the front,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37it reveals a series of slightly graduated trays.
0:22:37 > 0:22:44And if I take these out, we begin to reveal an extraordinary collection.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48The bottom drawer is full of natural history specimens,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51largely seeds applied to cards, like this one, look.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Wild liquorice from Madagascar.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58And a whole host of other things.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03The second tray, which is quite weighty, but relates to antiquities,
0:23:03 > 0:23:08pieces of terracotta, Greek and Roman oil lamps.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Look at this. A bit of wooden comb.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16In ancient times, if you wanted a comb, you took a piece of wood.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20And you cut that piece of wood literally thousands of times to form the teeth.
0:23:20 > 0:23:28And this little fragment of comb could be more than a thousand years old.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32The next tray has in it things relating to Egypt.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35These are called shabti or ushabti figures.
0:23:35 > 0:23:42They're funerary figures and they would have been placed in a deceased person's tomb.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47And they're supposed to accompany the deceased into the afterlife.
0:23:47 > 0:23:54The next tray contains some nice polished examples of minerals.
0:23:54 > 0:24:00The next contains stones, but I think quite interesting.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05For example, this slab, in its own right, not worth much.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10But it's got a little label on it, look, that says, "Porphyry from Rome."
0:24:10 > 0:24:12And dated 1824.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17And of course, porphyry was a most desirable material
0:24:17 > 0:24:21for the Romans who ventured to Egypt.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27This mineral was taken back to Rome and then turned into all sorts of vases and precious objects.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31And it's a gorgeous stone because until the 19th century,
0:24:31 > 0:24:35the only known source for porphyry was in Egypt,
0:24:35 > 0:24:38and it was incredibly rare.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43In the next drawer, we've got a whole series of envelopes
0:24:43 > 0:24:45and objects relating to travel,
0:24:45 > 0:24:50for example, this, which is a little Hebrew prayer scroll,
0:24:50 > 0:24:53contained within an olive wood box,
0:24:53 > 0:24:57and probably acquired from the Holy Land.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01The next drawer contains a collection of shells,
0:25:01 > 0:25:05carefully gathered by various members of the family,
0:25:05 > 0:25:10no doubt on their travels. And look, a sweet little bottle, dated 1925.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13And it's inscribed,
0:25:13 > 0:25:17"Water from the famous River Gangites, old Philippi,"
0:25:17 > 0:25:23which, of course, is in Greece and has its religious connotations.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25What is the purpose, therefore,
0:25:25 > 0:25:30of this collection of oddball objects gathered together in this cabinet?
0:25:30 > 0:25:37Well, in the old days, these things were referred to as cabinets of curiosities.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Wherever you went with an enquiring mind,
0:25:40 > 0:25:46you would collect and put together little groups of things, bring them home,
0:25:46 > 0:25:50and then place them in a little cabinet like this
0:25:50 > 0:25:55where succeeding generations would learn something, whatever it might be,
0:25:55 > 0:26:00from the little objects that had been collected by earlier ancestors.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Great, isn't it?
0:26:02 > 0:26:05The big question today is, of course,
0:26:05 > 0:26:09will our teams over at the auction be collecting any lucre?
0:26:09 > 0:26:12That's "cash" to you and me.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29Well, we've come battling through the snow in inclement weather
0:26:29 > 0:26:35to be at Abbotts Auction House at Campsea Ashe in Suffolk, and with our auctioneer Geoffrey Barfoot.
0:26:35 > 0:26:42- Geoffrey.- Good morning.- First item for John and Paul is this Mamod traction engine.- A traction engine.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48- Did you ever have one of these as a boy?- No, I didn't.- But you wanted one?- I probably did, yes.
0:26:48 > 0:26:54- It's a good survival, isn't it?- Yes, I see it as a collectable, but not a particularly valuable collectable.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56No, quite. They made too many of them.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- We do get them in quite often. - What's it worth?
0:26:59 > 0:27:03- Well, I've put it in at 20 to 40. - Oh, dear. £60 was paid.
0:27:03 > 0:27:09- Bit too much then?- Could be a bit of a struggle.- Yeah. OK. Fine. What about this oil and vinegar cruet?
0:27:09 > 0:27:11- It's quite fun, isn't it?- Mm-hm.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Hallmarked round the rim. Yeah, that's quite fun.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20- Somebody has cleaned all that up with a Brillo pad.- Very over-cleaned.- So what's it worth?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- I've got it in at 20 to 40.- £48 paid.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27- So they've paid a bit too much for that.- Yes, that's going to be really uphill.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31And then the last item is this incredibly bashed hip flask.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Interesting little lot. A bit battered and dented
0:27:34 > 0:27:40and with these rather faint inscriptions along the top.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Probably a deerstalker
0:27:42 > 0:27:47with these Scottish dates and inscriptions, places where he stalked, possibly.
0:27:47 > 0:27:54- But as I say, very battered. - What's it worth?- I've got it in at £60 to £80.- £110 they paid.- Right.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58- Could be a bit of a struggle because of the condition.- Yes. OK.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02I think they'll need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.
0:28:03 > 0:28:09- Well, we've got depleted numbers. - Yes, just me.- What happened to John then?- Weather conditions.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13He's been snowed in. He couldn't even get the car up the hill home.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- Oh, Lord.- Yeah, not good. - Best to stay at home and be safe.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- Anyway, you and your dad spent £218.- Yeah.
0:28:20 > 0:28:26You had £82 of leftover lolly, which you gave to the ever reliable Paul Laidlaw.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- What did you spend it on, Paul?- Ah!
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- Ring a bell?- Yeah, absolutely!
0:28:31 > 0:28:37- We cast an eye over this. - We did, didn't we? Yeah. - And it was enough money.
0:28:37 > 0:28:43But you know how I felt about it. A very, very elegant stationery box for a good desk.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48How much did you get it for? We looked at this and we were like, "I don't know."
0:28:48 > 0:28:53Well, I couldn't afford it initially with my £82.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- OK.- But literally at the end of the day with the chap in his van,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- it was £80.- 80 quid.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06- I mean, it's quite attractive, isn't it?- It's smart.- It's got this nice inlay bit on the top.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- Yeah. I trust you, Paul.- But look, I'm going to be frank with you.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14There's maybe more risk in that than some things I buy.
0:29:14 > 0:29:21- Well, you and your father don't have to decide...- I know, it's just down to me. Wish me luck, Dad, yes.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24It'll be up to you, but after the sale of your first three items.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27But right now for the viewers at home,
0:29:27 > 0:29:31let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Paul's stationery box.
0:29:32 > 0:29:38There you go, Geoffrey. Standard piece of Victorian papier-mache, I fancy.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Nice, little Victorian papier-mache and shell-inlaid stationery box
0:29:42 > 0:29:46- with its original interior. Pretty little piece.- It's nice, isn't it?
0:29:46 > 0:29:51When you look at these interiors, so often they're not there, as they've been broken.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- It's got a bit of ripped paper, but by and large, it's all there.- Yes.
0:29:55 > 0:30:01- And condition is a big factor with papier-mache.- The main problem is around the base.- Oh, yes.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Not easy stuff to restore.- No. - Oh, dear.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09Anyway, there it is. It is what it is, even with its damage. What do you think it's worth?
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- 60 to 80.- £80 paid.- Right.- Paul will be disappointed with that.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17But they may not go with it. Who knows? That's the joy of the game.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues, Geri and Jackie.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24First up is this trumpet-shaped vase.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Very heavy. Bold in colour.
0:30:27 > 0:30:33- Some would say hideous.- Hideous, possibly! I can't see that being a big hit in a country saleroom.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- It looks like Bulgarian glass from the 1990s to me.- Yeah.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41- But one's been wrong before with modern glass, so... - It's always possible.
0:30:41 > 0:30:47- Perfectly happy to be proved wrong again. What's your estimate? - I put it in at 20 to 30.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52Very sensible. £38 paid. So they didn't pay a big price. It is a perfectly jolly lump of glass,
0:30:52 > 0:30:58- but of no great quality.- Yes.- Good. Now, the centrepiece. Your monkey nut dish. Do you rate that?
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- Not very highly.- No.- No.
0:31:00 > 0:31:06- I don't think there's a great deal of age to that.- Like brand-new?- I'd say certainly within the last ten.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12- Yeah. I rather agree with you. - A bit quirky and a bit decorative and it's a bit of fun.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- So just a novelty item, really. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- And what sort of money, do you think?- 40 to 60.- £24 paid.
0:31:19 > 0:31:25- So they paid the right price. - Could make a profit.- No monkeying around with this, you know.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28OK. 40 to 60 is a nice estimate. £24 paid.
0:31:28 > 0:31:34- Yes.- And last is the cabochon garnet brooch.- Yeah. Not marked.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- But almost certainly gold. - And that kind of Celtic look.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41It is rather Celtic in design. It's in good order.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- And typical late Victorian? - Yes, typical late Victorian.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- What's it worth?- Well, I've got it in at a rather conservative 40 to 60.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53- How much?- 40 to 60. - You're joking, aren't you? No, you're not joking!
0:31:53 > 0:31:57Well, they all went for this equally strongly.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00They loved it at £230!
0:32:00 > 0:32:07- I'll be delighted to be proved wrong. But it could be a big ask.- There's a great chasm opening up here, I feel.
0:32:07 > 0:32:12And not much money left over for the bonus buy. Only £8, in fact.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17- Right.- So let's see how Jonathan Pratt invested his £8 in the bonus buy.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24- You spent, you naughty girls, £292. - Yes.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28You gave £8 only to JP. What did you spend your £8 on, Jonathan?
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- Oh!- A little inkstand, OK? Lovely brass, Art Nouveau inspired.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35And I paid the princely sum of how much?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- £8?- Fiver!
0:32:37 > 0:32:41- Oh, brilliant!- I think that's a nice little object for £5.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46So, late 19th-century brass inkwell, in the Art Nouveau style - £5. Thank you very much.
0:32:46 > 0:32:52- Profit?- Absolutely.- Will we make money on that?- You'll make a tenner at least.- Brilliant.- Handle it.
0:32:52 > 0:32:58- Handle it.- Maybe more. It's the sort of sale that I think it'll do rather well in.- You don't like it?- I do.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- I love anything Art Nouveau.- Yes.
0:33:01 > 0:33:07- What do you think, Geri? Are you happy, darling?- Yes. It's lovely. - It's quite simply made.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12- It's just stamped out of a piece of metal, basically.- Yes, but look at the shape.- That's lovely.
0:33:12 > 0:33:19You can decide later. But let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Jonathan's five pounds' worth.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24So, if you've only got £8 to spend on a bonus buy,
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- hasn't he done well spending five on that?- Yes, exceedingly well.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32To go out and spend a five-pound note and buy something
0:33:32 > 0:33:36of some quality that's likely to appeal, that's just brilliant.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- A nice little Art Nouveau inkwell. - Isn't it just?- Yes. Very stylish.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- What's it worth?- I've put it in at 40 to 60.- Paid £5.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- He'll be really chuffed.- Whatever happens, he'll get a profit.
0:33:47 > 0:33:54- It'll make up for the disappointment with the brooch, if indeed there is a disappointment.- Yes.- We'll see.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- Geoffrey, you've been very kind. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03How do you see that one then? Put me in at £100 surely?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- OK, Paul, Paul?- Hi.- All right?
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- No John-John? Just Paul-Paul, Paul-Paul.- Paul-Paul and Paul-Paul.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15- Feeling nervous at all, Paul? - A little bit apprehensive.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19But confident. It looks like a sort of nice few people about.
0:34:19 > 0:34:25- So hopefully they will be keen to bid on our items. What do you reckon, Paul?- Wait and see.- Yes!
0:34:25 > 0:34:30- He's confident.- Well, John is responsible for the first item, the steam traction engine.- He is.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- And here it comes.- OK.
0:34:32 > 0:34:371960s Mamod toy steam traction engine.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41There we are. All complete with its spirit burner and box etc.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Put me in at £20 to start? I'm bid 20 already, commission bid.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48At £20 I'm bid. And five on the counter now.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50At 25. 30.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53At 30. Here at 30. Was there another bidder? 35.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- 40. 40 is on the left-hand side here. - (Come on.)
0:34:57 > 0:35:02At 40 for the Mamod. Are we all done then at 40? And I sell at 40...
0:35:02 > 0:35:05£40 is minus £20. Bad luck, John.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10- Bad luck that you're stuck in that snowdrift.- We'll blame it on him.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Anyway, here comes Paul Laidlaw's cruet.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16Oil and vinegar cruet, hallmarked Birmingham 1922.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18There we are. Nice little lot.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22How do you see that one? Put me in at £20? 20 I'm bid in the front row.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- Come on.- At £20 straight in.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26£20 I'm bid. Do I see two anywhere?
0:35:26 > 0:35:29At £20. 22. 25.
0:35:29 > 0:35:3128.
0:35:31 > 0:35:3330. And two.
0:35:33 > 0:35:3832, seated on the right-hand side. At 32. Was there another bidder? 35.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Are we all done then at 35? And I sell...
0:35:42 > 0:35:47£35 is, I'm afraid, minus 13.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51It's a rather nice, little Edwardian silver hip flask
0:35:51 > 0:35:53by James Dixon and Sons, Sheffield.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57There we are. Inscribed with various Scottish locations.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Put me at £100 for it? For the hip flask, 100?
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Well, 50 to start then surely?
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Come along. With a bit of history. 50 I'm bid in the room now. At 50.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09At £50 I'm bid on the counter. Five. At 55.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13On the left here at 55. You're out on the counter at 55. 60.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14Five.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19- It's cheap, isn't it?- 70. £70 is on the right now.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21At 70. Still cheap at £70.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- That's cheap, yeah. - Are we all done then at 70?
0:36:25 > 0:36:27I shall sell away then at £70.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Minus £40 on that, I'm afraid, lads.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34- 40. 60. 73. You're minus £73.- Right.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- What are you going to do about the stationery box?- There's no question.
0:36:38 > 0:36:43- We'll go with the stationery box. - You're not going to ring your father then?- No.- No?- Definitely not.
0:36:43 > 0:36:48- Let it be on your shoulders then. - On my shoulders be it. - Are we not in freefall?
0:36:48 > 0:36:51A rather nice Victorian papier-mache,
0:36:51 > 0:36:54gilt lacquer and shell-inlaid stationery box.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58Nice shape. How do you see this one then? Put me at £100?
0:36:58 > 0:37:0050 to go then? Come along, do,
0:37:00 > 0:37:04for the stationery box. Well, 30 and up we go then. Come along. 30.
0:37:04 > 0:37:0735 in front. 40 is in the middle.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10It's a cheap little lot still at £40.
0:37:10 > 0:37:1345 to the hand. 50 seated.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Five. A brand-new bidder at 55.
0:37:16 > 0:37:2060. Do you want to be five, sir? 65 in front.
0:37:20 > 0:37:2270 in the middle.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24At £70 then seated in the middle.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Seated at £70. Right in the middle of the room then at 70. And I sell...
0:37:28 > 0:37:32So bad luck, Paul. That's minus £10. And overall you're minus £83.
0:37:32 > 0:37:38- Don't tell your dad. And don't tell the Blues, eh?- No-one's going to be knowing about this.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Now, Geri and Wacky...I mean, Jackie, how are you? OK?- Fine.
0:37:51 > 0:37:58- OK. Good. Not nervous at all?- No, excited.- Excited. Geri, you're not nervous at all?- No. No.- No.
0:37:58 > 0:38:04- Anything you wish you hadn't bought? - No.- No.- No. They're quite confident, these girls.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Well, first up is your glass vase.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08And here it comes.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12This very colourful glass vase, stamped "E Zareh" to base.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Handsome-looking vase there. Very colourful. Put me in at £20 to start?
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- 20 I'm bid. Seated at 20.- Come on.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2225. 25 is seated down here. At 25.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- Do I see eight anywhere?- 30!
0:38:24 > 0:38:2725 is seated down here. It's not dear for a big vase.
0:38:27 > 0:38:32- Up, up, up!- Are we all done then at 28? A brand-new bidder. 30 seated.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- One more!- Still with the original bidder.- Up!
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- Up!- At £30... Thank you.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- OK.- £30.- That was...- Never mind!
0:38:41 > 0:38:42Well...
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Minus £8.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47That interesting silver-plated table centrepiece,
0:38:47 > 0:38:51modelled as the seated monkey. And the glass bowl. Super quality lot.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- Put me in at £100?- There he is. - 50 to go then, surely?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Well, 30 and up we go then? Come along, do.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Start me at 30? 30 seated. 35 with you.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- What did he say? - You're in profit, girl.
0:39:04 > 0:39:0640 seated. Do I see five anywhere?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Cheap little lot at 45.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- 50 seated.- £50!
0:39:11 > 0:39:1550 seated right in the middle of the room. Do you want to be five, sir?
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- Come on! Come on!- 50 seated then.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Are we all done at 50? 55.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- Oh, yes!- Brand-new bidder down here at 55.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28At 55. In front here at 55. You're out in the middle at 55...
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- Hey!- 55 is plus 31.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36The Victorian cabochon garnet circular brooch, circa 1870.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Where do you want to be on this one? Put me straight in at £50 to start?
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- 50?- (Come on.) - Well, 40 then, surely?
0:39:43 > 0:39:47Nice Victorian brooch. Must be worth 40. 30 and up we go then?
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- It's not looking good, this. - No. Never mind.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54At 30. Do you want five anywhere? 35 is at the back. 40. Five.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58Back at the room at 45. Are you out on the counter? At 45 at the back.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02At 45 at the back of the room then. At 45 and I shall sell.
0:40:02 > 0:40:0450. Brand-new bidder at 50.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07At £50 then. Are we all done at 50...
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- Oh!- Minus 180.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13It doesn't sound too bad if you say it quickly.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Which means overall you are minus £157.
0:40:17 > 0:40:23So that means between you, you owe £70 each nearly, just over £70 each.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28- That's tough.- It's not so good, that, is it?- Tough!- And you can help.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Well, I'm sorry about that, girls.
0:40:30 > 0:40:36- So what are we going to do with the inkwell? Going with that?- Yeah, we'll go with that. Might as well.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41- Might as well.- You're never going to lose on that.- No.- We'll have that.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43The German, brass, Art Nouveau design inkwell
0:40:43 > 0:40:47with the pear-shaped borders. How do you see that one?
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Put me in at £40, surely?
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Nice little inkwell. 40? Well, 20 to start then and up we go.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- Art Nouveau inkwell for 20?- Up. Up.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58I'm bid, sir, at 20. At £20 here on the left. At 20.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Do you want to be two? 22 seated. 24.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02(24.)
0:41:02 > 0:41:0426. 28.
0:41:04 > 0:41:0730. And two.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- Jonathan!- Keep going.- Come on.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12At 32. Are we all done then at 32...
0:41:13 > 0:41:17£32 means you are plus 27,
0:41:17 > 0:41:22which reduces your losses to only £130!
0:41:22 > 0:41:29- Oh! Not bad at all.- That could be a winning score. So don't say a word to the Reds.- No.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Are we all done then?
0:41:38 > 0:41:45- So, teams, have you been chatting? - No.- No? Not been chatting? No. - Not to him anyway.
0:41:45 > 0:41:51- And you've rung the old man?- Rung the old man.- Told him the score? - Absolutely.- He's in snowy Kent?- Yes.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54And I do have to reveal that on today's show,
0:41:54 > 0:41:59we have had some of the most appalling losses I have seen for some years. Right?
0:41:59 > 0:42:05- So there's nothing between either of these teams to be particularly proud about.- Oh, dear!
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Heavy, heavy minus scores.
0:42:07 > 0:42:14- And the team with the most substantial losses just happens to be the Blues.- Yeah, we thought that.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16You are minus £130...
0:42:16 > 0:42:18LAUGHTER
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- ..which is a bit of a cracker, isn't it?- It's gutting.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25But, you know, it's just down to one incredibly bad luck piece.
0:42:25 > 0:42:31- But you've given us a great show. We had a real laugh.- Fantastic laugh.- That's what it's all about.
0:42:31 > 0:42:37Thank you very much, girls. And the victors today who managed to win by losing only £83...
0:42:37 > 0:42:42- On everything!- ..who didn't manage to make a profit on any item at all,
0:42:42 > 0:42:47- but they nevertheless are the victors today... - At least we're consistent!
0:42:47 > 0:42:51I'm so sorry that John can't be with us. Great show, though.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?- Yes!
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