0:00:04 > 0:00:06Pre-title tease, take one.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10This is what we call a pre-title tease.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Do you feel suitably titled and teased?
0:00:13 > 0:00:16If so, let's go bargain hunting.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Let me introduce you to some yummy mummies and their kids -
0:00:43 > 0:00:49Carol with her boy, Andrew, and Sandy with her daughter, Melody.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51But where are we?
0:00:51 > 0:00:55We're at the Jaguar Antiques Fair at Kedleston Hall.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Our teams have been fed and watered
0:00:58 > 0:01:00and are ready for the off.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06'Ah. Sandy and Melody are dawdling. What's going on, Jonathan?'
0:01:06 > 0:01:10It's my fault, actually, that we're running late.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15Right, blinkers on now. Thank you. We may well come back.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18We haven't bought a single thing yet.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23'Carol and Andrew bring a smile to Mark Stacey's face.'
0:01:23 > 0:01:27We're ahead of schedule. Normally, we're frantic.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29I think we're on a winning streak.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33'It sounds as if he's got the appetite for a win - or cake.'
0:01:33 > 0:01:38- We'll get the fondant fancies later. - That'll be good.- Shall we go here?
0:01:38 > 0:01:42'Anyway, it's time to meet those teams.'
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Hi, everybody. Lovely to see you. - EVERYONE: Hello.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- Carol, you've got some interesting artefacts.- Yes.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54Some odd things have been passed down the family. I accept them.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Everybody else says, "No thank you." We have a desk.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59The two front legs are emu legs.
0:01:59 > 0:02:06- Really?- Which was put together by a Great Uncle Duncan from the Scottish line.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10What did he do? Kill an emu and rip its legs off?
0:02:10 > 0:02:15- And stick it on a desk?- We hope not. It's not terribly PC nowadays.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17People either love it or hate it.
0:02:17 > 0:02:23It's a weird thing. I've never heard of that. When do you think it was put together?
0:02:23 > 0:02:28In the 19th century. We had relatives in the Antipodes.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31We have an idea that they sent them back
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- and thought, "What shall I do with a pair of emu legs?"- I'll make a desk!
0:02:36 > 0:02:44- Brilliant. Andrew, your career has taken an interesting path.- Yeah. I originally studied languages.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47But I've been moving towards Chinese medicine,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51so I practise acupuncture and massage now.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Professionally? You're at it?
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- Yeah.- I saw something on Bargain Hunt the other day.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03A massive Chinese figure covered in hundreds of little numbered squares,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06which was an old - I think 18th century -
0:03:06 > 0:03:09acupuncturist's dummy, I suppose.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- Have you ever seen one?- Oh, yeah. We use them when we're training.
0:03:13 > 0:03:19You can buy a large ear with all the points marked on, hands and feet.
0:03:19 > 0:03:25- Do you feel squeamish, sticking these needles in your customers? - You get used to it.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29It's quite good fun, actually, after a while. Yes.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33I think you'll be well qualified to do well on Bargain Hunt.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- I bet the blues are quaking in their boots.- Yes!
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Melody, what do you do, darling? - I'm a police officer.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- 'Ello, 'ello. Are you really?- Yes.- Gosh!
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Are you on the beat?
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- What policing do you do? - At the moment, I'm office bound.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I'm normally a response officer. You ring 999.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00- We're the guys that turn up. - You've got other ambitions, yes?
0:04:00 > 0:04:05My ultimate ambition is to be a Mountie, a Canadian Mountie!
0:04:05 > 0:04:10- I think the hat and the jacket would suit me.- Yeah. Very good.
0:04:10 > 0:04:16Would you seriously emigrate to Canada to get on a horse and be a policewoman?
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- Yes. Tomorrow, if I could. - Well, there we are. Ha-ha.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26Sandy, you're attached, also, to animals, but not particularly the four-legged type.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31- No. I had a bird, a parrot called Beep...- Called what?- Beep.
0:04:31 > 0:04:38- What happens when you have Beep in the house?- He has a shower with me every morning.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- Does he?- He has to have the same bubbles.- He showers with you?- Yes.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- How does THAT work? - He sits on my head
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- and I rub bubbles on him! - This is seriously strange, you know.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- What happened to Beep, then? - When I moved into a flat,
0:04:54 > 0:05:00he had to go to an aviary, a bird sanctuary.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- No good having a parrot in a flat? - No. It's too restricted.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Yes... - BIRDS SQUAWKING
0:05:07 > 0:05:15Talking about birds, we seem to have a bit of an Alfred Hitchcock moment.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Do you think they're related to Beep?
0:05:18 > 0:05:22There's something strange happening, but that's rather lovely.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25How are you two going to get on today?
0:05:25 > 0:05:29All right, as long as we don't have an argument!
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- What are you going for? - I'm going to look for the unusual.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Something different. - Something wacky?- Yes. Hopefully.
0:05:36 > 0:05:42- Is that going to go with your personality or what?- Yes. I hope.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45I think this is going to be an interesting show.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Here we go. £300 apiece.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Your experts await. You know the rules so off you go.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58You know the expression "away with the fairies".
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Now we're away with the birds.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08So, they have their money and one hour to find three items.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11What are they after?
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Ceramics.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- I like glass.- We like glass.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- I like pictures and art. - Silver.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22We'll try and see what we can find. There's plenty of choice.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- We can let go of each other now. - LAUGHTER
0:06:26 > 0:06:31'Maybe they don't want to, Jonathan, eh? Ha-ha.'
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- I quite like that.- Which?
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- Oh, the cake stand. - < For the camera, please.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Oh, it folds up! That's good!
0:06:43 > 0:06:48It might be worth thinking about. We'll get the fondant fancies later.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53'You keep your fondant fancies to yourself, Stacey.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56'Right, pussycats, what have you found?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59'A lesser spotted snow leopard.'
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- How much? - < 250.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06That'll wipe out all our money in one go!
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- Is this wood?- Er...
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Can I have a look at your snuffbox?
0:07:13 > 0:07:19'Melody and Sandy could be here all day. What are Carol and Andrew up to?'
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Mdina glass, from the isle of Malta.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- Very Mediterranean. How much is it? - It hasn't got a price on.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- Oh, it's free!- £10.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32It's nice that it's got the label.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38It looks as if it's a '70s or '80s label. It's got a bit of age to it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- Do you think it would make a profit? - Well, it's not very much.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46In a general sale, there's going to be a market for it.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49How about nine, cos...? < No way!
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Come on. Dig deep!
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- Shall we go for that?- I think so.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58We're going to spend the first of our purchases with you, madam.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Did we say £9? - < £10.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- She is mean, isn't she? - It's just not on, really!
0:08:05 > 0:08:08'Red buy number one, all done at £10.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11'The blues...
0:08:12 > 0:08:15'..still on the first stall.'
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- I like pretty things.- I do.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- I'm a complete magpie. - Anything sparkly and pretty.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24It's very easy to lose time.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27It's my fault that we're running so late.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Right. Blinkers on now.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Thank you. We may well come back.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- We haven't bought a single thing yet.- I know.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Let's get our shopping heads on.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- This is quite pretty.- What is that? Is that a lacquered box?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46There's a lot of work in that,
0:08:46 > 0:08:48if you look at the design of it.
0:08:48 > 0:08:54It's cloisonne. It's on a wooden base. This is brass, I'd imagine.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- It's been filled, has it?- Yes. It's been filled with wire work.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03The hinges are all quite nice. You've got to be aware of chips.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08It's quite an elegant little box. It's probably 20th century.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- The design is rather appealing. - I wonder how much it is.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- I don't know. Should we...? - Let's ask.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17How much is this?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19160. >
0:09:19 > 0:09:24- Oh, no. We may have to put that back.- We'll have to put that back.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27'160 might be too much, eh? How about something cheaper?'
0:09:30 > 0:09:34That's rather grand. It's a plated set.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39It's nice quality, with all the beading and a nice handle,
0:09:39 > 0:09:43the reeded handle, which matches in with this.
0:09:43 > 0:09:49- It hasn't had anything put on the... - The cartouches. No. Which is nice.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53We've got the milk jug, the two-handled sugar bowl.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57This is the teapot, again, with all the matching design.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00I like the details around here.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03The coffee pot I think is lovely as well.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05How old do you think it is?
0:10:05 > 0:10:11I would say, stylistically, it's probably around 1870, 1880.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- How much is it?- £150.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17If that was silver, we'd be adding noughts to that!
0:10:17 > 0:10:22It is nice. I'm quite impressed that it's in its original box.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27- Is that the best price?- This is the lady it belongs to, so ask her.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31It's a family heirloom. It was Grandma's!
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- Look at the nose growing! - 120.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38< Perhaps if we could offer 100...
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- I'd take 100. - I think that's not bad.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- Would you be happy with 100? - I like it a lot.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48I like the fact you've got the box.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52We've got a nice gilt handle on there, showing sign of wear.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55The box must be worth £20 or £30.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57At least.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02'That's buy number two for a ton. Mark must be happy.'
0:11:02 > 0:11:06I can't believe it. We're ahead of schedule. Normally, we're frantic.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11We've got over half an hour left, so it's time to be leisurely.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16We've still got the box in mind. I think we're on a winning streak.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20'And on a streak of nothing bought so far -
0:11:20 > 0:11:22'the blues.'
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- Will it need a lot of work on it? - Not particularly.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31They're not designed for comfort. They're for the porter to sit on.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35You don't want him to sit on it for too long.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39I suppose it's fitting in the modern home now.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43People are mixing up styles and bringing wood back in.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- I like that.- This is probably later.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- I can see that. - I mean, this brass nail work.
0:11:50 > 0:11:56- So it's not...- The chair would be nice without the bit in the middle.
0:11:56 > 0:12:04It's very typically Victorian from about 18..70 - 1860, 1870.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- More 1870, probably. They said they'd do 40 for us?- Yes.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- Do you like it?- I like it. Don't you?- Not really.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- It's not my thing. - Are you going to get it?
0:12:16 > 0:12:21I think £40 is a fair price for it. I like mahogany. I like wood.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- I- like wood.- We should have more of it in the home now.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- I'd be very happy for you guys to buy it.- OK.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- You're going to say, "£40, thank you very much"?- Yes.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37Number one under the belt 35 minutes into the game.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41'At last! They finally got their feet wet with a buy.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44'I have just the thing to dry them off.'
0:12:46 > 0:12:52It's a lovely day today, but the weather isn't always quite so hot.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55One thing that I just cannot abide
0:12:55 > 0:12:59if I go out on a wet day, is having wet feet.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03If you don't like wet feet, you're going to like this gadget.
0:13:03 > 0:13:09In its original case, this is called the Ronning footwear dryer.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12What I think's amazing
0:13:12 > 0:13:18is that these footwear dryers are in their original wrapping
0:13:18 > 0:13:21and are as good as new.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24There you go, look. Isn't that super?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Aluminium soles.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Says "Made in London".
0:13:30 > 0:13:34This runs on an 8-watt principle.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Stick them into your wet wellington boots,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41plug them in to a light fitting or a socket.
0:13:41 > 0:13:47In fact, bung a plug on the end, put them into your wet boots right now
0:13:47 > 0:13:50and, hey presto, you'd be as warm as toast.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53But just look at the condition.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55These have never been used.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57They're a little collectable
0:13:57 > 0:14:02from either just before or just after the Second World War.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07They could be 1938. More likely to be, perhaps, around 1950.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11So what are they worth? £50, I hear you say. No.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13£20? No.
0:14:13 > 0:14:19Actually, you could buy them off a stall up there today for £3.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Now, THAT is toastingly good.
0:14:24 > 0:14:31'With only ten minutes of shopping time left, our teams had better pick up their heels.
0:14:31 > 0:14:37'Oi! Melody, Sandy, have you got the measure of this programme yet?'
0:14:38 > 0:14:41That's quite nice. Are they weights?
0:14:41 > 0:14:46They are, and the unusual thing is that they are all there. >
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Usually, the little foil ones, >
0:14:49 > 0:14:52first puff of breeze and they're gone.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Those are all there and all genuine. >
0:14:55 > 0:14:57I quite like that.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59It's probably about 1880s.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04I'd date it turn of the century, by the box. >
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Well, I like it.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10So, for them to survive intact... >
0:15:10 > 0:15:14£40 is a generous offer. I think, let's...
0:15:14 > 0:15:19- Have a cruise around, come back and see the lady.- I'm sure we will.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Thank you.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26'Both teams are boxing clever. Can they get that knock-down price?'
0:15:28 > 0:15:33- We need a decision.- Let's check the price of the box with that lady.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38- And then...- If she's not there, let's leg it into the tent.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- We're back. Any joy?- Yes.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48She said, for you, and while it's you, £100.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49Ooh.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54- Now, that's...- I think a much nicer figure would be 80.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- 80?- Cash?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- £90.- 85?
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Would you take 85?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Come on. 85.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Let's go with it. Shall we go with it, And?- Yeah.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- At 85? - Yes.- Thank you very much.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13'Reds, you are done.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17'Blues, I'll have two items in ten minutes, please.'
0:16:17 > 0:16:20We haven't got a lot of time.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25- I would probably go for it. - I like that.- Is that a brooch?
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- A brooch, yeah.- It's £130. - Can we have a look at that, please?
0:16:29 > 0:16:34- The shovel and the...? - The miner's tools.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Yeah. It's unusual.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Why I always look at these things is because novelties sell.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43You get more money than gold value for a novelty.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48On the back of the shovel, you can see a fitting for a brooch.
0:16:48 > 0:16:54- So it's not in original condition. - Will that devalue it?- Yes. Course.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Everything in original condition is what people want.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02It's interesting. What's the best price for that?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- 115. > - 115.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- Would we make any anything?- Profit?
0:17:07 > 0:17:12At 15-carat gold, the gold's worth £90.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- It's a touch on top, so, yes, probably will.- We haven't got long.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- I hope my box hasn't gone. - Do you want the box?- Yeah.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24If you go and do that, get that sorted out,
0:17:24 > 0:17:29maybe we can have a look at a few more bits and pieces, come back.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34We do then need to make a decision on one more object. So off you go.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- Thank you.- Good luck.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Right, I want that box.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43- I told you I'd have my way!- I like a lady who knows her own mind.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46We will have the box at £40, please.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49'One deal done and is that another?'
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- £110?- That's my very best.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Thank you. We've got four minutes left.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- And everything's nice and tickety-boo.- Yay!
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- We'll have that one. - We'll have it, please.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Tickety-boo indeed, Jonathan.
0:18:06 > 0:18:14Now the shopping's over, how much leftover lolly will be given to the experts to find their Bonus Buy?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16First up, the reds.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21'Mother and son Carol and Andrew swooped on this Mdina vase.'
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- That's Mdina. - I thought it was Mdina.- From Malta.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27That's rather grand.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31'Mark spotted the silver-plated tea set.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37'And after a lot of dithering, they plumped for the Japanese box.'
0:18:40 > 0:18:44I'm very impressed. You got three very interesting things. Well done.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Well done, indeed. Excuse me butting in.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50We're at the leftover lolly moment,
0:18:50 > 0:18:54where you're going to give me the money that you didn't spend.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- You spent £195.- Yeah.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02So I'd like £105 of leftover lolly. Andrew's got that. Perfect.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07Mark, this is your big moment. £105. You can seriously save their bacon.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11Or ruin the show, depending on how you get on.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16- It's a lot of money.- I'll do my best. A big responsibility.- It is.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21Very good luck. Why don't we check out what the blues bought, eh?
0:19:21 > 0:19:26'Mother and daughter Sandy and Melody bought their first item,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28'a Victorian hall chair.'
0:19:28 > 0:19:32Number one under the belt, 35 minutes into the game.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36'Melody went for the pharmaceutical weights.'
0:19:36 > 0:19:38I quite like that.
0:19:39 > 0:19:45'Their final buy was the gold digger's shovel and pick brooch.'
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- Well, we got there.- Yes.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54- Record time!- What's this about record time? I love records.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- Early?- Actually, we finished quite late.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02Four minutes to go. We were still relaxed at the fourth minute.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- Was it fun?- It was brilliant fun.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Your eye shadow is just the job for this weather!
0:20:09 > 0:20:14I bet you got some bargains. Just fluttered those.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- Of course. I just smiled sweetly. - That's the look!
0:20:18 > 0:20:22How much did you spend overall, Ma?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24About £190.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Who's got the £110 of leftover lolly, then?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29You don't like this.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33It's like taking blood from a stone, I tell you!
0:20:33 > 0:20:38- There we go, Jonathan, £110. That's a lot of money.- It's quite a lot.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43- Are you going to be safe with it? Do you need a police escort?- Yeah!
0:20:43 > 0:20:48- One or two, I don't mind. - You're always greedy, aren't you?
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Have a great time.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53'I'm sure he will, but so will I,
0:20:53 > 0:20:57'at the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge.
0:20:57 > 0:21:04'It's got everything from Egyptian artefacts, ancient armour,
0:21:04 > 0:21:09'porcelain from around the world, to walls covered with masterpieces.'
0:21:09 > 0:21:11The thing I like about museums
0:21:11 > 0:21:16is the hidden treasures that are often sitting inside.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21If you look at this cabinet, which dates from the 1640s
0:21:21 > 0:21:25and was made in the Low Countries around Antwerp,
0:21:25 > 0:21:28on the face of it, it looks incredibly dull.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33Fine, it's a nice example of 17th-century cabinet work,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36but there's nothing spectacular about it.
0:21:36 > 0:21:42And what's it doing in this gallery full of old master paintings?
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Well, surprise, surprise. The secret lies inside.
0:21:46 > 0:21:54If I lift up the lid, you can see a long rectangular oil painting.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57If I open the doors on either side,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59lo and behold,
0:21:59 > 0:22:03there is a spectacular array of art.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08It's a rich person's box, made to contain precious items.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13These paintings were painted at the time the cabinet was made
0:22:13 > 0:22:18in Antwerp around 1640 or so.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23They tell the parable of the prodigal son from the New Testament.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27The large panel on this side shows the prodigal son
0:22:27 > 0:22:31in all his 17th-century dandy clothing
0:22:31 > 0:22:35saying goodbye to his father and mother.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39This is not the gap year of the time.
0:22:39 > 0:22:45This is the boy shoving off for ever with his share of the family cash.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48The far panel on this side shows the boy
0:22:48 > 0:22:51getting up to all sorts of nonsense.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55He's at a table laden with food and drink.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59He's got not one, but two birds.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04There's a naughty boy, a pickpocket, picking his pocket
0:23:04 > 0:23:06while he's having a great time.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09There's no fun to be had without music
0:23:09 > 0:23:13and there are two musicians in the background.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16All of this costs money and, of course,
0:23:16 > 0:23:21the prodigal son runs out of cash and goes through some hard times.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Here we've got the boy being driven out of a pub
0:23:25 > 0:23:27cos he can't pay his debts.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29He has to earn some money.
0:23:29 > 0:23:36You see him here as a swineherd, droving pigs up the road.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40In the end, he realises the error of his ways.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43He returns home and his father,
0:23:43 > 0:23:49with great generosity, embraces him and welcomes home the prodigal son.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55The elder son, who stayed behind doing the work is not too pleased,
0:23:55 > 0:24:00but his father says to him, "You have me all the time.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04"And everything that I have is yours."
0:24:04 > 0:24:09The central panel shows the old couple, the father and mother,
0:24:09 > 0:24:12at the end of an avenue of trees.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16The figure in the distance is the prodigal son returning.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Even this panel contains a secret.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25If I pull on the key, this architectural section opens up,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28and we've got yet another delight.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32A little trompe l'oeil, a trick of the eye, and if you look inside,
0:24:32 > 0:24:37you see it's lined with mirrors and ivory columns.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41At the far end, there's a vertical wall pointing towards us.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46If you align your face appropriately on one side or the other,
0:24:46 > 0:24:51you can see two pictures of a lady and gentleman
0:24:51 > 0:24:53on that vertical wall.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57The reflection of those pictures is shown in the mirror
0:24:57 > 0:25:01to give you yet another form of entertainment.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05In short, this Antwerp cabinet is an absolute peach.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09The big question today is, over at the auction
0:25:09 > 0:25:17with our parents and children, are any of the children going to be provident or prodigal or both?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19'While I was at Cambridge,
0:25:19 > 0:25:23'our experts have been hunting for their Bonus Buys.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26'Mark is particularly excited about his.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28'Whatever can it be?'
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Andrew and Carol, you rather brilliantly spent £195.
0:25:38 > 0:25:44You gave £105 to Mark Stacey to go and invest on your behalf.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46What did you come up with?
0:25:46 > 0:25:48A small glass plate.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- Hm.- Ah.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55I found it really tricky. I wanted to buy something of nice quality.
0:25:55 > 0:26:01It's one of my favourite glass designers, Rene Lalique. Made about 1925, a fairly ordinary pattern.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06- It's dandelion leaves.- Yes.- In frosted glass. I think it's lovely.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11It's signed, in perfect condition and I paid a lot of money for it.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- Oh!- £75.- Oh, well... - Which is quite a lot.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18What do you think it might make?
0:26:18 > 0:26:22On a good day, we might make a fiver or tenner on it.
0:26:22 > 0:26:29But Lalique is a name and sometimes people get carried away. It's often one of the nicer pieces in the sale.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34I think you've got a hit here, Mark. I think you've got a couple,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37mother and son, who think this is good.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42Nice to span the generations like this. It's what Lalique does.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47Don't decide now. You decide after the sale of your first three items.
0:26:47 > 0:26:53For the viewers at home, let's see what the auctioneeress thinks about Mark's little plate.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58How nice is this, to be at Bamfords auction house
0:26:58 > 0:27:02- with Annabel Lewis.- Hello. - Lovely to see you.- Thank you.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- That's nice, isn't it? - Yes. Nice bit of Lalique.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Common pattern. Always sells well in the auction.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Fairly standardised prices, though, for this type of thing.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18That's the raised R Lalique mark, which is a later mark.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22- It is.- Is that '30s?- Probably 1930s. 25, 30.
0:27:22 > 0:27:27Mark paid £75 for that. Do you think he'll get his money back?
0:27:27 > 0:27:32Our estimate was 50 to 70. Hopefully, it will make the top end.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Well, let's be positive.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39The next item is this Mdina glass.
0:27:39 > 0:27:45- It's not a paperweight. It's a vase. - Just a little tourist vase, I think.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50- Go to Malta, buy one of these. Difficult to sell?- Very difficult.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55We wouldn't normally have that as a single lot.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Minimum bid, it's not worthy of putting in.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01What's it worth, then? £5 or £10?
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- £10 on a good day. - Well, they paid £10.- So...
0:28:04 > 0:28:09You might struggle with that. The next item is visually exciting.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14- Mm.- The plated tea set. Unfortunately, incomplete.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18With the box, you think it's going to be better than what it is.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22It's a very good quality plated one but missing a piece,
0:28:22 > 0:28:26so who's going to want three pieces without the fourth?
0:28:26 > 0:28:33- Who's going to want a plated tea set?- Yes.- If it's silver, it's another matter, isn't it?
0:28:33 > 0:28:37I think that's going to be awkward. What estimate have you put on it?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- £60 to £100.- £100 paid so they're not so far off.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45- You might be able to tempt somebody. - Yes. Hopefully.- Ha-ha.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48This little shocker intrigues me.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Cos it's just a straightforward late piece of cloisonne.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56It is. Probably a cigarette box or table box.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Again, tourist quality, I think, so worth VERY little.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04- £30 to £50 or something. - On a good day?
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- On a good day. Yes. - £85 they paid.- Far too much!
0:29:08 > 0:29:12I'd have thought you'd be lucky to get £20 for it.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15I don't think it'll get anywhere near £85.
0:29:15 > 0:29:21Now, that's it for the reds. Next, the blues, Melody and Sandy.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25- They bought the hall chair. - Not a bad example.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- It has got that extra studding and decoration.- Yes.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33It's never my favourite type of piece of furniture.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38Not the late ones, anyway. 18th-century hall chairs are great.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Those Victorian fellows... Still, they only paid 40.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46- £30 to £50, our estimate.- So they're right in the middle. That's OK.
0:29:46 > 0:29:51Next is the pharmaceutical weights, which seem to be complete.
0:29:51 > 0:29:58- Yes, but fairly...boring, really. What do you do with it? Who wants it?- I don't know.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- It's those scientific instrument collectors...- Yes.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07..who've got the beam balance and they want weights to go with it.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- How much?- 20 to 30.- Oh, dear.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12£40. Moving on very swiftly
0:30:12 > 0:30:16to the last item, which I think is charming. Do you like that?
0:30:16 > 0:30:22I can see its positives but, personally, I would never wear it. It's not my sort of jewellery.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- Not unless you were married to a miner.- No!
0:30:26 > 0:30:32- But it has got that prospector's gold type feel to it.- It has.
0:30:32 > 0:30:40You've got a nugget. You've got other bits of nugget on the shovel.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44The pick itself has a bit of gold implanted.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- Somebody's crafted that well. - They have. Yes.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51It has lost its pin on the back.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55It has got a bit of solder, which devalues it slightly.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59I've only put £60 to £90 on it because of that.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04They paid 110. I've a funny feeling it may do better than we think.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Then I have funny feelings all the time.
0:31:07 > 0:31:12- Yes.- Anyway, to be certain, let's have a look at their Bonus Buy.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Melody and Sandy, you spent £190.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22You gave £110 of leftover lolly to JP. What did you spend it on, JP?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- LAUGHTER - Just trying to deceive you!
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- A little silver spoon.- It's cute.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33It IS cute.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37I do admire this sort of thing when it's handmade.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41It's Continental silver with a lower purity than sterling.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Nonetheless, it has a silver content.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49The handle of it, you can see that it's been cut. It's a bit wobbly.
0:31:49 > 0:31:55It's the way it's been depicted. A beaten bowl. I like all that.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00It tops off with a finial and a cabochon garnet. A pretty thing.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03I didn't spend a lot of money on it.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07- Out of my £110, I spent 30. - Oh, right.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11It is a bit speculative. It's not a great investment.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16- I think it's really sweet.- Is there a profit?- I thought you'd ask that.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19I haven't ploughed the full budget into it.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23If I'd put £110, you'd be worried. At £30 it's worth a punt.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28If it sells for 15, you've lost 15. If it sells for 45, you've made 15.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30It's in that...
0:32:30 > 0:32:34- A gambling one, this one.- Are the buyers going to be queuing up?
0:32:34 > 0:32:41- Of course they will.- It's what you have to decide, you gorgeous girls. I'll leave you to cogitate.
0:32:41 > 0:32:47Meanwhile, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Jonathan's little spoon.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- There we go.- Oh, dear. - Small is supposed to be beautiful.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- It's not worth an awful lot. - Is it 900 standard?
0:32:56 > 0:33:00- Yeah. 900. - It's Continental somewhere.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03It's got this little cabochon stone.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- That's probably the best bit.- It is.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10- Is it worth a £10 note? - Could be. 15 to 20.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14£30 paid by Jonathan. He's optimistic. We're all optimistic.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- Yes. Hopefully. - Thank you very much, Annabel.
0:33:19 > 0:33:2318, 20, two, 25 in front. 28?
0:33:24 > 0:33:28At £25. Eight, is it? At 25...
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- Andrew and Carol, how are you feeling?- Y-yeah.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Cautiously optimistic. We'll see.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41First up is the Mdina glass jug vase.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46839 is the Mdina glass globular vase. £10 please for it?
0:33:46 > 0:33:51Ten. Ten for the Mdina. £10 for it? Got to be worth £10.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55Ten is bid, thank you. 12 for it? 12?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58< Make it 12, anyone...? It's worth more than that.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02..£10? It is, then, maiden bid at ten.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Wiped its face. No profit, no loss. No shame. No gain.
0:34:06 > 0:34:12Silver-plated teapot, hot water jug in the chest. Nice group there.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17£60 for it, please? 60's bid. Five. 70. Five.
0:34:17 > 0:34:2180. Five. 90. Five. 100.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25And five? 105? It's at £100. Five.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29110. 120. 130? That's 120 then.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33At £120. Are you all done at 120?
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Well done, Mark. You spotted that. That's a considerable achievement.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Now...
0:34:41 > 0:34:46The rectangular cloisonne casket, Japanese one.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48£30 please for it? 30?
0:34:48 > 0:34:52< 30 anywhere...? We worked hard to get this one!
0:34:52 > 0:34:54..32. 35. 38.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58At £35 right at the back. Eight is it? 38...
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Ooh, yes!
0:35:00 > 0:35:04..40. And two? 42 with the cap? At £40. 42. 45?
0:35:04 > 0:35:10At 42, then, right at the back. In the cap at 42...
0:35:10 > 0:35:14That's minus £43.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19- Which is minus £23 overall. - It's not that bad.
0:35:19 > 0:35:24- It's quite a good score. - In this game, that's not bad.
0:35:24 > 0:35:30What are you going to do about the Bonus Buy? Ring-fence the minus 23 or risk it
0:35:30 > 0:35:32for the £75 Lalique jobby?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34We both liked it. Yeah.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- Go with it.- Yeah. - Go with Mark's choice.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40It is a lovely thing, isn't it?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43845 is the Lalique circular dish
0:35:43 > 0:35:48circa 1925, and we have bids on commission here.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53- < It starts with me at £55... - Come on. A bit more.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57,,60? It's at £55 on commission. 60 anywhere?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Surely? At 55. 60...?
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Come on!
0:36:02 > 0:36:06..£55 on commission. Are you all done? At £55.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10- Oh, dear.- Never mind. - I'm sorry.- I don't understand that.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- That should have done a bit more. - Minus £20.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15I'm afraid to say, minus £43
0:36:15 > 0:36:20- is the overall score, which could be a winning score.- It could be.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- So don't say a word to the blues. - OK.- Thank you very much.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31'Before the blues sold their items,
0:36:31 > 0:36:36'I'd like to shine some light on something I found in the saleroom.'
0:36:42 > 0:36:46If you went on your holidays in 1930 to Cornwall,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49what might you bring back as a souvenir?
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Possibly, one of these fellows.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57A local product made out of something called serpentine marble,
0:36:57 > 0:37:01except it's not a true marble, it's polished granite.
0:37:01 > 0:37:07Somewhere around Land's End they'd have picked up a lump of rock like this,
0:37:07 > 0:37:11all rough on the outside, spun it on a lathe
0:37:11 > 0:37:15so that it finishes up with these perfect tapering forms,
0:37:15 > 0:37:19and the lantern-like projection on top,
0:37:19 > 0:37:22where the light would have been hidden.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Don't ask me which lighthouse this represents.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31Doesn't really matter whether it exactly looks like a lighthouse.
0:37:31 > 0:37:38If you were on your holidays, you'd buy this as a lovely reminder of a smashing time in Cornwall.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40It is great, isn't it?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Next year, you popped off to Cornwall
0:37:42 > 0:37:45and you bought another one
0:37:45 > 0:37:47of these fellows, very, very nice.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50You're getting a bit more prosperous
0:37:50 > 0:37:54so the next year you bring back another lighthouse.
0:37:54 > 0:37:59These things are getting bigger, you're doing better and better.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03By the time you'd been there five years, you're getting a bit bored
0:38:03 > 0:38:08but decide on your ultimate trip to Cornwall to buy the sixth,
0:38:08 > 0:38:10which is even bigger.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14What are you going to get in the sale today
0:38:14 > 0:38:18for all six, because they're lotted in one lot?
0:38:18 > 0:38:22833 is six serpentine lighthouse paperweights.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Two bids here. £45 is bid.
0:38:24 > 0:38:2845 and 50. 50 for them? 50? 50. Five.
0:38:28 > 0:38:3660. 60 takes it. Five is it? At £60 now. In the room at 60...
0:38:36 > 0:38:38£10 each.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42- So, Melody and Sandy, have you been chatting to the reds?- No.- No.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- You don't know how they got on?- No. - Good.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49- Melody, you liked those scales, didn't you?- Yes.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- How excited are you feeling? - I'm really excited.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57Look at those eyes fluttering! Green eyes today.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02£20 to £30 is her estimate on your scales, which is pretty miserable.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07They're complete, ready to go. I don't understand £20 to £30.
0:39:07 > 0:39:12You paid £40. I think you'll make a small profit. Ought to make £50.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16First lot is your hall chair, Sandy.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21861 is the Victorian mahogany hall chair, circa 1860.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24£30 is bid on commission. And two?
0:39:24 > 0:39:2732. 35. 38...
0:39:27 > 0:39:28Go on!
0:39:28 > 0:39:30..42, is it? >
0:39:30 > 0:39:35At £40, still on commission. Two is it? At 40...
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- Wiped its face, Sandy. £40. - She built it up and it stopped!
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Look out. Here come your weights.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46A set of late 19th century brass and alloy gram weights.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50£20 for the gram weights? 20? £20? 20's bid.
0:39:50 > 0:39:5422? 22. 25? 25.
0:39:54 > 0:40:0028? 28. And 30? At £28, lady's bid. 30 is it?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02At £28. Are you all done?
0:40:02 > 0:40:07I can't believe it! £28 is minus 12. Now, the brooch.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09I do hope this does well.
0:40:09 > 0:40:15Four bids on this. It starts with me at £65.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18And 70? 70 for the brooch? 70 is it? At £65.
0:40:18 > 0:40:2270 anywhere? 70. Five. 80.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Five. 90? 90 for it? It's £85. 90, is it?
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- At £85... - Don't like the sound of this.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36£85 is 15 short. It's minus £25.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40- What can I say?- That's gold weight. It scraps at that.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- That's a dreadful result. - You're minus 37.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47No new shoes for me, then!
0:40:47 > 0:40:51Minus 37, that could be a winning score. Don't despair.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- What are you going to do about that spoon?- Go for it.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- You sure?- Yes. - You are such a lovely couple!
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Aren't they gorgeous?
0:41:01 > 0:41:04You're going with the Bonus Buy and here it comes.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08The Continental Arts and Crafts silver spoon.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12A nice cabochon on the end. £10 for it.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Ten, surely? For the cabochon spoon. Arts and Crafts silver one.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19At £10? Anybody wants it? £10.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22£10 is bid. 12 for it?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25£10, then. Maiden bid. 12 is it? >
0:41:25 > 0:41:29At £10. Are you all done at ten?
0:41:29 > 0:41:31BANGS GAVEL
0:41:31 > 0:41:33If I had a gun I'd shoot myself.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- SANDY LAUGHS - I wouldn't go that far.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Minus 57. OK. That's not so bad.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43LAUGHTER He says!
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Stiffen up, girls. Don't say a word to the reds.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51All will be revealed as to who has won today's competition in a moment.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- Well... - GIGGLING
0:42:02 > 0:42:04This has been a bit of a turn-up.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08- Have you been talking at all? - EVERYONE: No!
0:42:08 > 0:42:12You have no idea exactly how badly everybody's done?
0:42:13 > 0:42:18Because everybody has done particularly badly today.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Anyway, overall, the runners-up are the blues.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Ah!
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Hooray!
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Not by much. Minus £57.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Minus £57, that's not too bad.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35Because the reds managed to lose only £43.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37LAUGHTER
0:42:37 > 0:42:40There ain't much in it. Have you had a nice time?
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- Yes.- Great.
0:42:42 > 0:42:49We've loved having you family teams with us. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?
0:42:49 > 0:42:50Yes!
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- Mind your crutch! - LAUGHTER
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