0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's 12.15 at the BBC. Let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:30 > 0:00:34Our teams will need a healthy appetite if they're going to taste victory today.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38They're given £300 and an hour to buy three objects.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41How's this for starters?
0:00:41 > 0:00:43I like a bit of duck pate, me!
0:00:44 > 0:00:47What do you mean, you disagree?
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Coming up today the Blues know what they don't want.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56No, move away from the Murano.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58And the Reds don't know what they do want.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01I don't like it so much as to make a quick decision.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Who's going to win today? It's anyone's guess.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Minus 15.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13- Hello, everyone.- Hello.- So for the Red Team, we've got Nick and Mary,
0:01:13 > 0:01:19- husband and wife. You two have been associated for a few years now, haven't you?- 48 years!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- That's a pretty good innings, isn't it?- Yeah.- Not bad, is it?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24So how did it all happen? Where did you meet?
0:01:24 > 0:01:30Well, we come from the Medway Towns in Kent, and we used to go dancing at a place called the Pav.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- And Mick always had a girlfriend. Remember, he was 16 at the time. - Yes.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38And you knew that he would also go through them at a fair rate, and at this dance
0:01:38 > 0:01:43- I knew that the last one he danced with or the last one that he met would be the one he took home.- Ah!
0:01:43 > 0:01:49I saw the other one that he fancied and I just stood in the way. And so he asked me out.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- Once you'd got your teeth into him, though, you knew he was a good man, right?- A good man.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54- You were not going to give up.- No!
0:01:54 > 0:02:01So, Mick, tell me about your career before you became a Red Team Bargain Hunter.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03I went out to sell to main painting contractors.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07But you were actually the golden boy in that business, weren't you?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10I had my moments. I won quite a few bits and pieces, yeah.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13But you could be known to doze off, yeah?
0:02:13 > 0:02:14LAUGHTER
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Very much so. We was in a sales conference and the eyes shut.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23- And, of course, with the eyes shut, the snoring started...- Oh, dear!- They stopped the conference to wake me up!
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Really?
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- It was that good?- Yes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:33Now, as well as being a silver-tongued salesman, you're also incredibly creative.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Yes, I used to do a lot of stained glass.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37And are you as creative as Mick, Mary?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40It says here that you're a tart with a heart!
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Well, I think...
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- I mean...- Well...- Is this a professional role of yours? - Well, I don't know!
0:02:46 > 0:02:49What do you think? No, when I was doing am dram,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- I always got the parts where it was a tart with a heart!- Yes.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- Really, you're just a little actress, aren't you? - Oh, I am, darling!
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- I think you're going to do very, very well on Bargain Hunt. - Thank you.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02How lovely. Now...so how did you two boys meet?
0:03:02 > 0:03:07We met about five years ago. I was recently moved to Bath,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10and waiting at the bus stop and he started talking to me.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- Ever since, he's been known in my phone now as Bus Stop Boy as his nickname.- Oh, how sweet!
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- Now, Robin, what's your day job? - Er...graphic designer.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Tell us about this design, because a lot of people don't know what graphic design is.
0:03:22 > 0:03:29It's a funny word. In the good old days, it was kind of colouring in, but now computers have come into it.
0:03:29 > 0:03:35I design for branding, marketing... I'd quite like a go at sorting out Bargain Hunt...!
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- But that's another day... - You think our logo's not up to it?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- Yeah, it could with a bit of pulling in to the 21st century! - Hey, steady!
0:03:41 > 0:03:44This is a programme about antiques, you know!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46So, David, tell us about the rational part of your job.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I'm the practice manager for a firm of architects.
0:03:50 > 0:03:56So I have to be the rational one in amongst twenty-something emotional, creative types,
0:03:56 > 0:04:00so they take a lot of cajoling and bullying to keep them in line!
0:04:00 > 0:04:03So you're the man that strictly controls all these activities?
0:04:03 > 0:04:07I do. I look after all of the payroll and the accounts and...
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Everything from toilet roll to payroll I look after.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- If it's not architectural, it's down to me.- Payroll to toilet roll!
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Super! So this Bargain Hunt lark is going to be like a piece of cake, isn't it?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- It's going to be a walk in the park for you.- It's going to be a laugh.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24You've only got to find three items with £300 to make a profit...
0:04:24 > 0:04:29I mean, you run 25 architects! I mean, you should be quaking in your boots, you two!
0:04:29 > 0:04:36- Anyway, the money moment. Very, very good luck. £300 apiece all round, yes?- Yes.- That's your 300.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41You know the rules! Your experts await and off you go! Very, very good luck!
0:04:41 > 0:04:46I've a funny feeling that one of our teams today won't need their expert!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Leading the charge for the Red Team is Philip Serrell.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53And full steam ahead
0:04:53 > 0:04:56with the Blues is Anita Manning... my captain!
0:04:57 > 0:05:02- So, have we got a plan?- Well, the plan...- Other than sit out here in the sun and drink gin.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- I think the plan is to rely on you, really, Phil. - That's it, we are doomed!
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Both of you are involved in design and the arts,
0:05:10 > 0:05:16- and I would think that you are looking for cutting-edge stuff.- Yes.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- I'm interested in sort of pewter... - Yeah.- Small bits of silver.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- 20th century?- Yep!- Yeah.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- Wacky?- Yeah.- Maybe.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- Right, let's go and have a look this way.- OK.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Let's go with Anita!
0:05:31 > 0:05:34A confident bunch, but how long will that last?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Blimey, the Blues have spotted something already!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- The Sooty xylophone.- Yes.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42In its original box.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- Uh-huh. In good condition. - What do you reckon? - Look at these lovely colours.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48HE PICKS OUT A TUNE
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Nobody likes a show-off, Robin!
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- He's a man of many talents! - And look! A songbook!
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- Right.- What do you reckon? - Let's have a look. - I think that it's great fun.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- It's great fun and there will be a market for it. - Shall we get an idea of the price?
0:06:05 > 0:06:12- How much is the wee xylophone? - 45 with the Sooty and Sweep. - With the Sooty and Sweep?- Yeah.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Can they play a tune?- I don't know. I think they're a bit too old!
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Can Sooty hold a tune?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- They're the originals from the programme.- Hi, team!
0:06:21 > 0:06:24I don't think they're the originals, but I think they're pretty good.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29I think these are lovely! Hold them up, hold them up!
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- Oh, there's a look, there's a look. - Yeah.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33They look like a pair of Muppets... no, puppets.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35I think they're great fun.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37It's a wee bit expensive...
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- £40. That's it.- 40?
0:06:40 > 0:06:47And what you've got is not just the xylophone, but you've got Sooty and Sweep,
0:06:47 > 0:06:51and I would say that they are... they have a bit of age about them as well.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54They are marked Chad Valley Toys. Yeah, they are...
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- Have we got labels on them? - They've got labels on them. - What do you think, boys?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- It's up to you.- Let's do it! - Let's go for it.- We can't leave them alone. They'll be lonely!
0:07:03 > 0:07:05You big softies!
0:07:08 > 0:07:12It looks like the Reds could do with a bit of that magic themselves.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14How much is your trunk out the front?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Which trunk is that?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Your S Lowe trunk.- £30.- £20.
0:07:19 > 0:07:25- He's offering 20.- No, I'm not yet. They've got to have a look at it, but I think that's quite fair.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26It's going to be 30.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Hold you horses, Phil!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Do you like that...? Listen, we're getting ourselves all disjointed.
0:07:31 > 0:07:37- Go and grab your man. There's a little trunk out there, an elm trunk.- Yeah.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41I haven't looked at it too closely, but £30 doesn't strike me as being that dear.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45They're the sort of thing that make serviceable coffee tables and the like.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- Have a look at it and see what you think.- So, right at the front?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50It's the one on the right there, and I'll have another trawl through here.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Elm? Are you sure?
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- What's the wood, Phil?- It looks like it's elm.- It's elm. Did you say elm?
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- I think that elm's probably oak, isn't it?- I thought so!
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- So is oak worth more than elm?- No. - It's the other way round.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Why's that, then? I always thought oak was the wood of the...
0:08:06 > 0:08:09To be truthful to you, it just depends...
0:08:09 > 0:08:13When they talk about property, the most important thing is location, location, location,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15and in timber the most important thing is colour, colour, colour.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Surely, it's price, price, price, isn't it?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20An elm can come up a beautiful colour.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- Do you both like it? That's the important thing. - What sort of age is it?
0:08:24 > 0:08:28It's probably 1920s, I would think, something like that.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32It's got a use as a toy box, it's got a use as a coffee table... it's quite a trendy thing,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36but at the end of the day, you've got to like it, because it isn't me that's buying.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- How much did he say initially was the price?- £30.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- How did we get on? - Very rude, but he said it could be 25.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46- £25.- If the guy will let us have it for 25, then, that's...- It would stand at the top of the stairs
0:08:46 > 0:08:52- and be used as something. There's got to be a few quid in it.- It's not going to earn you a fortune,
0:08:52 > 0:08:56but the way I look at this is the worst it can do is lose you a tenner.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- And the most it can do is make you £20-£25.- Yeah. - Okey-doke.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Well, Mick really likes it, so...
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Sounds like the job's done, then. - I think so.- I think so.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07All right, then. Well, we better just pay the man, hadn't we?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- Timers for playing chess. - That's really unusual.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18You press that and then make your move... and then the other guy presses that.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- What's it made of, Anita?- Bakelite.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- I would say that's '30s, '40s.- OK.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Let's have a look at the back. - Has it got anything on it?
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- It just has a registration number. - What's on the bottom?- Nothing. - Nothing there?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Let's look at... There's a maker's name there.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- It looks Russian.- Foreign.- Uh-huh.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43- Well, the Russians were great chess players.- I quite like it.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- I do like it, I like it too. - I like the style of it. - Do you think it works?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- Does this work? - Yes, it does.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- The chess timer.- And how much is it?
0:09:50 > 0:09:51- 65. - 65.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53I really like this a lot.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I like the style, I like the simplicity of it.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- It's quite art deco, isn't it?- Yeah. - It's got a Russian art deco look,
0:10:00 > 0:10:05- you know, it does look Russian.- All the lettering on this is fantastic. - Will you go 50?
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- Yeah.- Yeah? 50. - I think it's a great item.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- Can we have it for 45? - No.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15You're pushing your luck, boys!
0:10:15 > 0:10:17I think 50's a very good price!
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- You have taken him down from 65. - That's true. - Will they make a profit at auction?
0:10:21 > 0:10:25I think they'll make a profit. I would expect those to go at over 100.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- You're kidding? Really?- £50! Brilliant! Thank you very much.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30What a salesman!
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Isn't it lovely when they buy something they like?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- I really like it, it's great.- Yes! That's smashing.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Now, I've got just the thing for a day like today...
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Oh, I do love relaxing out in the sunshine, don't you?
0:10:44 > 0:10:49The dodgy thing in this country, though, is finding out what the weather's up to.
0:10:50 > 0:10:56Nowadays, we just tune into the BBC any old time of day and it gives you a weather forecast.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01But back in 1870, you had to depend on one of these jokers.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06That's if you were rich enough to own one in your house.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10This thing would sit on your mantelpiece,
0:11:10 > 0:11:16and, as you can see, it's decoratively framed in a rosewood case
0:11:16 > 0:11:21that then sits on this classic plinth.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Now, if I slip the movement out,
0:11:23 > 0:11:28you can see that it's nicely made of solid brass...
0:11:28 > 0:11:31and it contains an aneroid movement,
0:11:31 > 0:11:37a type of barometer, invented in the early 19th century with a vacuum chamber,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40so that when the atmospheric pressure change takes place,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43the chamber expands or contracts,
0:11:43 > 0:11:48it moves this indicator across the range of change,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52fair, very dry, stormy, etcetera,
0:11:52 > 0:11:54enabling you to make your prediction.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57This thing does have one problem, though.
0:11:57 > 0:12:03This dial is incredibly dirty. If you look at that, it's grey, right?
0:12:03 > 0:12:08In the middle, you get a semblance of what it ought to look like, which is bright silvery.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12It's been in a room, probably a gaslit room,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15which makes the most terrible fug,
0:12:15 > 0:12:22and it's that fug which has discoloured the silvered surface on the front of the barometer.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24But that is no problem to me. Why?
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Because I know a barometer restorer who's capable of cleaning that
0:12:28 > 0:12:35and presenting me with a perfectly silvered dial and it'll cost me £20.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38What's it worth once I've spent the £20 on it?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41I would think between 300 and 400.
0:12:41 > 0:12:47What would it cost you in this state in the fair today?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50You're not going to believe this,
0:12:50 > 0:12:55but it could be yours for £30.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Now...I feel the pressure rising!
0:12:59 > 0:13:03You have been wonderful, you've bought wonderful items!
0:13:03 > 0:13:08And I hope that the auctioneer thinks that they're wonderful as well!
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Oh-oh, here we go.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- And he's just got a silly, daft look on his face, doesn't he?- Yes!
0:13:13 > 0:13:18- Well, it looks very familiar to me, actually! Take your choice! - Poor hippo!
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- What? What? What?- The boar's head!
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Anybody you know?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- Hello, Philip!- Cheeky monkeys!
0:13:27 > 0:13:28He's not a "boar"!
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Hang on! There's something fishy going on now.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35I mean, it's sort of pretty ugly, isn't it?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37You can say that again!
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- Well, it's certainly weird! - But is it a good age?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I don't know, is the truthful answer. I've never seen anything like it before.
0:13:43 > 0:13:51Er... A lot of these open up and become...they're sort of Japanese almost like pill containers.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53But, I mean, that... Is that mother-of-pearl?
0:13:53 > 0:13:58- It's abalone shell, isn't it?- It's the same principle, it's the inside of a shell.- So this is Japanese?
0:13:58 > 0:14:04- Probably, I would think. Asian, at least, isn't it?- I think it's probably more Chinese than Japanese.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09- Yeah.- And how old do you think that is?- It's probably 40, 50 years.
0:14:09 > 0:14:15- So, really it's mid-century?- So it's 1960s, then?- So it's not... Sadly. I mean, that's interesting, yeah?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- Yeah.- Thank you very much.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Famous last words! I think the Reds need to get on their bike!
0:14:24 > 0:14:27We've nearly got half the time gone. So we need to make a policy decision which is either...
0:14:27 > 0:14:31we go in this door here, which I suspect might be a little bit more expensive
0:14:31 > 0:14:38or we...I can't see whether that's a car park down there or more stalls. Which would you like to do?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Well, bearing in mind we'd like to look for some silver or pewter...
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Let's go, then. - Inside would be a good bet.
0:14:47 > 0:14:53Well, this all looks nice. I'm sure they won't have any trouble finding something pretty in here,
0:14:53 > 0:14:55do you?
0:14:55 > 0:15:00- What about a glass eye?- No, thank you.- Do you not think that's cool?
0:15:00 > 0:15:01What?
0:15:01 > 0:15:05You keep your eye on the bargains, Phil!
0:15:05 > 0:15:11Look at these semaphore flags here, and there's a map of every single one.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16- I'm not sure they're very old, though.- Interesting, interesting, but...- But not...
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- Not for us.- Not today! - Not today, darlings!
0:15:23 > 0:15:29I'm kind of thinking a really nice plate or a really nice bit of glass or jewellery...
0:15:29 > 0:15:33We could go inside...if you wish...
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- Yeah, let's go and have a look inside.- This is all a bit samey. - Yeah.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47That's Newlyn School, I would suggest.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Is that Newlyn School, sir? Is this your stall?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- Yeah, but it's not marked, but it is Newlyn.- How much is it?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55It is...70.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57What's the best you could do it for?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I could it for 65.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- Do you want to have a look at it? - Mmm.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10I like that. I mean, these fish are typical of Newlyn.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- Fish! Again!- But the issue is there's no Newlyn mark on it.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- And that's... - The thing that would sell it.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21It's going to make a difference of £100 almost in terms of value.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- That's the annoying thing with Newlyn.- What's the very, very best,
0:16:24 > 0:16:28finito, def, there-is-no-more, God-help-us price?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31The very, very best would be 60.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32£55?
0:16:32 > 0:16:36I can't go that low. 58. And that's the absolute...
0:16:36 > 0:16:39I'd rather actually you buy something that you really, really liked.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43You're up against it timewise. You really like that.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- And...- That's fine, then. Let's go for it.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52I think that, in terms of auction, it's got to make £40 or £50 minimum,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- and if you have a result it could make £100-£120.- Yeah.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- Mick, if it makes you happy, that's fine.- I'll go for that, please.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02Thank you very much indeed.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- Now, this is a piece of Orrefors glass.- OK.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14It's not terribly old, but Orrefors is one of the best glassmakers.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- And it's quite a sweet little piece. - It's quite cute.- Uh-huh.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20- Tell me what you think.- Any damage?
0:17:20 > 0:17:26- It's quite heavy. I've kind of got a good feeling that it might do quite well at auction.- Uh-huh.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28It's a glass bear, not a crystal ball!
0:17:28 > 0:17:34- I can see that doing 30...35... - I just think people will like it. - She's got 38 on it.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39- If we can get it under 30, we'd be all right.- Yeah. Do you like it? You're not convinced.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Have a wee hold of it. - Can I feel the weight?- Yeah.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- It is quite heavy. - It's quite a good heavy weight,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- that's always positive. - Do you know, I can see it kind of in a kid's bedroom.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52- Uh-huh.- It's kind of quite nursery. If we can get it under the 30, then we might be all right.
0:17:52 > 0:17:58- Uh-huh.- I could see it getting that sort of price.- It all depends on the price. We're fighting time now,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01so what I think you should do... you're not convinced.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06- Put it down, we'll have a quick look, we'll give ourselves so many minutes...- And maybe come back.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12- That's a good fallback position. - That OK?- Yeah.- I'm agreed.- Let's go!
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Don't give it too many minutes, Blues!
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- What about the animals? Is there anything there...- They're lovely,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20but they'll be a lot of money.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Their Worcester's ugly and it'll be out of our price range.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26I'm conscious of our time here, guys.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- You like that, do you? - I don't like it so much as to make a quick decision.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Or any decision, Mary, perhaps?
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- Come on, Mary! You've got to pick something. - The pressure's on you, my love!
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Time's going on, but I think we're in trouble.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Well, you're not the only ones. The Blues are struggling too.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- Has that got any age to it, though? - I don't think so.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- And what you've got is quite a nice quality replica.- Right.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53If it was the original one, you couldn't afford it.
0:18:53 > 0:18:59- What about your Murano? - They're horrendous. Move away from the Murano!
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Go on, say what you really think, David!
0:19:02 > 0:19:04We're going to cut it down to the wire.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Yeah, you realise that's going to happen.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11Everybody watches this at home and doesn't realise quite how quickly the time goes.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13There's some stuff.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Oh, here's a lot of stuff.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Oh...but it's all the good stuff.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Do you mean antiques, Robin?
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Guys, we've got about three minutes left now, so...- OK.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Aaargh!
0:19:24 > 0:19:28It's time for those Plan Bs, teams!
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- Is there anything we've seen so far that you really like? - Only the expensive stuff.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- Anita, I've got a really good feeling about the teddy bear.- Uh-huh.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- It was...- Did you like the fish? - It was unusual.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Go buy it, girl!
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- We could say...- £25.- 20.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- 20?- Oh!- Just go for it! - You're quite racy! She's good!
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- Shall I do a runner? Go down and ask the lady?- You'll come back, won't you?- Yeah, I will come back!
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- So shall I run?- We'll come round that way anyway, I expect.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Run! You've got less than a minute!
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- We've been having a think about this one.- Could you do that for 20?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05What have we got on it?
0:20:05 > 0:20:07If you could do it for 20...
0:20:07 > 0:20:12- it would make these boys... my boys...- Very happy boys. - It's our last object.- ..Very happy!
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- I think you remember me from before. - I do.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18I'm in a pickle!
0:20:18 > 0:20:23- The guys have had their things, and I'm desperate to find something really interesting.- OK.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- I loved the fish!- I think I told you 50 I would do on that one.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32I'll tell you what I'll do. You give me 21, I'll do it.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- Aw!- Thank you very much. - That's wonderful!- OK?
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Could you come down on that a little bit for me? Please!
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- You're pushing me a bit now.- Oh, I'm so...- 45. 45, and that is it!
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Phew! They're all done!
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Thank you!
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Oh, I'm so grateful, thank you!
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Hang on, where's my kiss?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- There's a lot of love today!- I know.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59And that's your lot! You thought all that lot looked easy?
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Well, shame on you! Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09Was Phil thinking outside the box with the oak coffee table?
0:21:10 > 0:21:15Next, they spent their coppers on the Newlyn-style candle holder.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22And, finally, will Mary's abalone fish be good bait for the bidders?
0:21:25 > 0:21:30- Thanks ever so much. We're so grateful to you.- Mary, you were quite chilled there, weren't you?
0:21:30 > 0:21:35Why, pray, are you thanking him so much? For what, that's what I want to know.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40- It's the nerves, Tim!- It was the nerves.- He had to cope with a dose of nerves with Mary, you see.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- It's the effect I have on women. - Is that what it is?
0:21:43 > 0:21:47I mean, Mary, bless her... The trouble is, Tim, everybody at home watches this,
0:21:47 > 0:21:51and they think their hour is just you go in and you buy that in the first 20 minutes,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54and that in the next 20 minutes and that...and it doesn't work that way!
0:21:54 > 0:21:59No. You've used up pretty well every second of your allotted time, I have to say! You've gone to the wire!
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Now...which is your favourite piece, Mary?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- My favourite piece is an articulated fish.- Is it?
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- What about you, Mick? - Well, I'm hoping it's Newlyn, but it's the copper candlestick.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16- Which may not be Newlyn. - It may not be.- Lovely! And you spent about £127, didn't you?
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- 128, actually.- Very good. And I would like £172, please.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22That's absolutely right. I have it here for you.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26You got that? That's a wodge, isn't it? And that goes straight to you, Philip Serrell.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- Now, what are you going to do with that?- You think I know?
0:22:30 > 0:22:31No, there is a plan!
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Oh?- It's just I don't know what it is yet!
0:22:34 > 0:22:39All right, then. Well, I'll leave you to go and negotiate with that, all right? Excellent.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44Super! So why don't we remind ourselves of what the Blue Team has bought, eh?
0:22:47 > 0:22:50"What's that, Sooty?" "A bargain at £40."
0:22:51 > 0:22:56Might it be checkmate at the auction with the Russian chess timer?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00A bear for the Blues.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03£21 bought them a piece of Orrefors glass.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- We might be OK. We'll keep our fingers crossed.- Yeah.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12I should be crossing more than your fingers if I were you with this lot!
0:23:12 > 0:23:16- How much did you spend?- 111.- £111? It's just pathetic!
0:23:16 > 0:23:18It was hard to spend that much!
0:23:18 > 0:23:21You're grown men! £110!
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- Which is your favourite piece, Rob? - Sooty and Sweep.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28- What's your fave?- The chess timer. - The chess timer?- Yeah.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33- OK, lovely. So who's got the leftover lolly?- I've got the dosh. - So, 110... That's an awful lot!
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- How much is all that, then?- 189. - 189.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40You've done the math already? No wonder you run the architects, I tell you! 189!
0:23:40 > 0:23:45£189, then, coming your way, Anita Manning. Have you got a plan?
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Well, really just to spend as much of it as I can!
0:23:48 > 0:23:54They want me to buy something stupendous, big, beautiful and expensive!
0:23:54 > 0:23:58And blow the lot, I hope! Bye-bye, Anita. Good luck, chaps.
0:23:58 > 0:24:04I'm heading off somewhere incredibly intellectual. We're going a stride or two east from Shepton Mallet.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09We're going to Lincoln's Inn Fields and I can't wait to show you it!
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Which buildings spring to mind when you think of London?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21St Paul's Cathedral?
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Buckingham Palace?
0:24:22 > 0:24:24The Gherkin?
0:24:24 > 0:24:2812-14 Lincoln's Inn Fields?
0:24:29 > 0:24:35No? Well, these three houses were knocked together 200 years ago
0:24:35 > 0:24:38to create a home for the architect Sir John Soane.
0:24:38 > 0:24:44And not content with owning three buildings, he filled his house with over a hundred more...
0:24:44 > 0:24:46all in model form.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52The first model that Soane bought
0:24:52 > 0:24:56was this fellow, which is made out of cork,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59which he acquired in 1804.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03It shows the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli.
0:25:03 > 0:25:10The colour and texture of the cork almost perfectly replicate old stone.
0:25:10 > 0:25:16This sort of model is referred to as a "tourist piece",
0:25:16 > 0:25:20simply because if the milawdy are going to Italy,
0:25:20 > 0:25:24doing their grand tour for a year or two or three,
0:25:24 > 0:25:30they want to bring back models of examples of buildings that they've seen.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34If you're thinking that this is an ancient ruin, you'd be wrong.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38It's an artist's impression of Soane's most famous building, the Bank of England,
0:25:38 > 0:25:42painted to show both the interior and exterior space.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49And just look how complicated all those spaces are.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51You see it there in the bird's-eye view
0:25:51 > 0:25:54and here in plan section,
0:25:54 > 0:26:00the rather more traditional way of looking at an architect's design.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05Soane, however, was very keen on the use of models.
0:26:05 > 0:26:11And here we have a magnificent model that was created for him
0:26:11 > 0:26:15for the proposed design for a building called Tyringham
0:26:15 > 0:26:22for a banker called William Pride. Soane understood that the use of a model
0:26:22 > 0:26:24enabled him to sell his services.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29It's all very well having the arrangement on a plan,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32but for the client who doesn't understand the plan,
0:26:32 > 0:26:36how much better to see what his building's going to look like
0:26:36 > 0:26:40in a beautifully constructed, fully-to-scale sense,
0:26:40 > 0:26:44which is what this type of cedar model gives you.
0:26:44 > 0:26:50If we were able to take Tyringham apart, the roof would be removed,
0:26:50 > 0:26:55and we'd be able to reveal exactly the arrangement of rooms and staircases,
0:26:55 > 0:27:01which, if you look very carefully through these windows, you can more or less make out.
0:27:01 > 0:27:07Of course the big question today is who is going to be our model team over at the auction?
0:27:07 > 0:27:14Today our teams are vying for victory at Lawrences Saleroom with auctioneer Richard Kay.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Now, let's see if Phil can come up with a star bargain.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Now, Mick and Mary, you spent a miserable £128,
0:27:21 > 0:27:27you gave Philip Serrell £172... What did he spend it on? Philip?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Bowls.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34- Ooh!- Oh!- I bought those at £35.- Oh, wow!- They're beautiful, aren't they?
0:27:34 > 0:27:39- They're carpet bowls. - Are they a full set? - Yes, absolutely, a set of four...
0:27:39 > 0:27:42and there's the jack. And you've got four pairs.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- How old are they, Phil?- I would think they're probably 1930s,
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- perhaps a little later, but I just thought they were really nice. - They are nice.- Very snazzy.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55- What sort of profit do you think they're going to make? - I think they'll make £30-£50.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59- Really?- And 35 is what you paid, yeah?- That's good. - That's a good prediction.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04- Nice little box. - I like the colours. - And velvet-lined, looks all good.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- What colour is the velvet inside? - It is a lovely rose pink!
0:28:07 > 0:28:11- To go with the rose-pink team! - Oh, yeah!
0:28:11 > 0:28:16Anyway, there you go! You've got your prediction. You don't decide right now, you decide later
0:28:16 > 0:28:19after the sale of your first three items,
0:28:19 > 0:28:23but let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Philips's bowls.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Well, Richard, for a change, these look as if they've been played with.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31They do, which is what they're meant for, of course. They were designed to be played with,
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- and I like to think that these would have given hours of recreation in an Edwardian parlour...- Yes.
0:28:35 > 0:28:41..On a wet afternoon. I think they are Edwardian in date, 1900-1920 sort of period, perhaps.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46They do show signs of their age, but that's rather appealing for these sorts of things,
0:28:46 > 0:28:49because somebody who buys them might feel that they too could play with them,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- rather than have to arrange them because they're frightened of spoiling them.- Yeah.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- All complete with the jack as well. - Yeah.- Rather a nice little set.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- How much?- £15-£25, I should think.
0:28:59 > 0:29:05£35 paid by Philip Serrell. Mark you, he's a very cunning monkey that Philip Serrell at this.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09I don't doubt that and he may be rewarded with a surprise there, yes.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- Anyway, we start off today with this little coffer...- Yeah.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17Described curiously as a coffee table, though I suppose you could use it for anything, couldn't you?
0:29:17 > 0:29:19I suppose that is the most obvious use for it.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22It's got a sort of functional seafarer's look about it, hasn't it?
0:29:22 > 0:29:29- Yes.- As though it was used once to carry things around in, but now will sit in the middle of someone's floor,
0:29:29 > 0:29:34with a tray on it, or a television or something like that. It's got a sort of modern practical application.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- How much?- £30-£50.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41- Great. £25 they paid.- That's very reasonable.- Very natural, isn't it? - Yes, I think it is.- Next up...
0:29:41 > 0:29:46is this rather fishy chamber stick, which is fun, isn't it?
0:29:46 > 0:29:52It is, and it's nicely made. You know, people do like to see items, small items that show evidence
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- of the craftsmanship that went into them.- Yes.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57And that is nicely made, front and back.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01It's got a sort of honest artisan finish to it.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06It would be nice to think that it came from Cornwall.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11It could have come from any of the other schools that worked with copper around the country
0:30:11 > 0:30:16in the early part of the 20th century. Without a name on it or anything to identify it regionally,
0:30:16 > 0:30:21it's something of a lost soul as far as its research is concerned.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23I'm not quite sure what "sole" looks like, actually!
0:30:23 > 0:30:28- It looks more like a seahorse... - A plaice!- Yes. Good. Estimate?
0:30:28 > 0:30:33£20-£40, but I think it's a nice little thing. Tell me what they paid.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- £58.- 58. Well, it's a little more than I think it would make at auction, but not a bad price.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42Quite. And, lastly, continuing the aquatic theme,
0:30:42 > 0:30:47- we've got the articulated abalone-shell veneered fish.- Yes.
0:30:47 > 0:30:55These were pretty much the stock-in trade of the promenade souvenir seller in the Mediterranean,
0:30:55 > 0:30:59and still are, I believe. I don't think they're difficult to find. It's nicely made.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Is it going to be a dead fish in the water at the auction?
0:31:02 > 0:31:06I don't know. I suppose it might be up to £20 or so.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11- £45 they paid.- 45? That seems like plenty for it as far as its auction prospects are concerned.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- A strong fishy smell about that one. - Yes, absolutely.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues. Robin and David.
0:31:17 > 0:31:23- Robin went bonkers with these puppets.- Well, these take me back. - Do they?- I had some myself
0:31:23 > 0:31:28- when I was five or six years old.- No? - Went to see Harry Corbett with Sooty and Sweep.- You never did?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31I did, at the Pier Theatre in Bournemouth in the late '60s.
0:31:31 > 0:31:37- Good Lord!- And thought that these sort of puppets were the most desirable kind of toy you could have,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40but these ones are somewhat careworn.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- They've been up and down the pier a few times?- They have.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47And they've been at the bottom of the toy box for quite a long time as well, I think.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50But they're appealing, evocative. People do like toys that remind them of their childhood.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54What sort of price do you think the group's worth?
0:31:54 > 0:31:59Well, I don't know if Sooty and Sweep have the clout they used to have in terms of commercial appeal,
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- so £10-£20.- OK, fine. £40 they paid.
0:32:03 > 0:32:09I think their sentiment has outweighed their commercial judgment here, if I'm being perfectly frank.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12They've probably done what I'd do and buy them because they remember them.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Which is absolutely fatal when it comes to reselling.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- It's a good way to enjoy yourself, not a good way to make money. - No, quite.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Next, it's the Russian Bakelite chess scorer.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26That is a combination of four words I never thought I'd hear.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31- Russian Bakelite chess scorer is such a weird object.- I know. - I've never seen one. Have you?
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- Never.- No. And it's got niche appeal, I think.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38I'm not sure how many people are going to be completely besotted with something that's Russian in origin...
0:32:38 > 0:32:43- No.- ..Made of Bakelite and designed to time moves in chess matches.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- We have a wide range of buyers, but I don't think it extends quite that far.- No.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52Mark you, there could be nest of Russian chess players somewhere lurking around in Somerset
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- that you know nothing about.- Let's hope they turn up at auction!- Let's hope they've got the right moves!
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- What's your estimate?- For its sheer novelty appeal, £30-£50.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05- Needs to be pretty novel because they paid 50. - Well, that seems fair enough.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10- Pounds not roubles!- I'm glad to hear that! They could be pleasantly surprised. It's an unusual thing.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13They've clearly got a Russian theme, because up we come with a bear next.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17A bear, yes. Well, modern piece of Orrefors glass.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20It's nicely made, as this sort of stuff always is.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22And people do like modern glass with a name on it,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25and a factory that they can look up and a model they can probably trace.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30I don't feel it's a piece you would display in your drawing room,
0:33:30 > 0:33:35- as opposed to your bedroom window sill.- So what's your estimate on our bear here?
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- Well, I would say £10-£20 for it. - Would you?- Yes. - On a good day or a bad day?
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Well, today, I hope. Whatever that's going to be, good or bad.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48- Well, £21 was the amount.- 21? Well, they're in with a chance. - They're in with a chance.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- They only spent £111 and I think that's their strategy. - Well, I hope it's rewarded.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56And I think they're going to need a bit of spice, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- Now, R and D, Robin and David, you spent £111.- We did.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05You gave Anita Manning £189. What did she spend all that dosh on?
0:34:05 > 0:34:11- Oh!- Oh...- In jewellery, fashion and fad is everything!
0:34:11 > 0:34:16And I'm finding that this type of thing is very popular.
0:34:16 > 0:34:22It's come back. It was great in the 1960s and 1970s,
0:34:22 > 0:34:27- and every Vogue model would wear a Babitz.- Are they amber?
0:34:27 > 0:34:32- They're coming back now.- OK.- So I thought I would spend some money...
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- How much did you spend?- £110.
0:34:35 > 0:34:41- Blimey!- From our 189? Well, that's not bad.- OK. How much do you think that's going to make at auction?
0:34:41 > 0:34:45I think... that we could make a little profit.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- OK.- "A little profit"? - A little profit.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53- So are they real amber? - It's very difficult to tell.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58- You don't know! You've bought plastic!- Amberesque!
0:35:00 > 0:35:05- There are lots of different tests. The one that I like... - Don't you rub it on your teeth?
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- No, that's pearls.- See if you could get a dinosaur out of it!
0:35:09 > 0:35:14You immerse them in salty water. If they float, they're amber,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17and if they're plastic, they sink.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22The thing is, it doesn't really matter!
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- Right.- It doesn't matter, because what we have is the look.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31- I love them.- Beautiful! Well, you can bid for them.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Sadly, Anita can't bid for them, actually.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37But what do you think, seriously?
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- Are they amber?- They're on a nice tatty bit of cord, Anita!
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- You just sniffed it. - They smell of plastic.- Do they?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Well, on this happy note, I think we better shuffle off
0:35:49 > 0:35:53and find out what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's little beads.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Well, here we are, Richard, a little something for your weekend wear.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01You know me too well, Tim. It's exactly what I like to wear.
0:36:01 > 0:36:06But I'm not sure I'd want to wear these, to be honest, because they're described as cherry amber,
0:36:06 > 0:36:09and I'm not convinced that they are made of amber.
0:36:09 > 0:36:15- They don't have any variations within them as you'd expect from a natural stone.- Right.
0:36:15 > 0:36:21So what you're saying is that the colour is too uniform and you want inclusions,
0:36:21 > 0:36:26- you want, as a natural resinous product...- That's right. - It's the oozing of a tree.
0:36:26 > 0:36:31- That's my understanding of amber. - And it's that element of amber that makes it attractive to collectors.
0:36:31 > 0:36:37They want to see little mummified insects within them. They look as though they might be plastic
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- or synthetic anyway...- Yeah. - ..I'm afraid.- OK, this could be a bit of hit, then,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44I'm afraid, for darling Anita.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Er, what sort of estimate?
0:36:46 > 0:36:52Well, I would have said probably only up to £20 or so, just as a decorative string of beads.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- £110 she paid.- Oh, dear!- That could be a bit of bore, couldn't it? - I think it could.
0:36:56 > 0:37:02- I think it could.- Still, you never know! Look on the bright side, eh? - OK.- Here comes the auction! Thanks.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- Mick and Mary, how are you feeling? - Very well.- Are you? You relaxed?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- Mmm...a bit tense, but... - You done the shoulder exercises?
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- Done everything.- Yeah? Everything's exercised? Lovely.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22Anyway...first up is the coffee table box and here it comes.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23Lot 98.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26It's an oak metal-banded coffee table or box.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31Bids here start me at 25. £30 is bid.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33£30 is bid.
0:37:33 > 0:37:3735, and I'm out. At 35, it's the lady's bid in front of me.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40At £35. And I'm selling at 35 now.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- I love it! - Yes!- That's a profit of £10.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49It's a brass chamber stick, possibly Newlyn. £20 for it?
0:37:49 > 0:37:53£20. 20 I see. 25. 30?
0:37:53 > 0:37:545. 40?
0:37:54 > 0:37:58£40. It's to my left at 40. I'm selling at 40.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02At £40, then, for the last time, at 40.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Oh, dear! £40 is minus 18. I think that's got it that time.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Overall now, you're minus 8.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Here comes your old fish, darling.
0:38:10 > 0:38:11I hope I'm wrong here.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13£10 for that.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18£10 for it. £10 I see. Far corner at 10. It's the maiden bid at 10. 12.
0:38:18 > 0:38:1915.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2018.
0:38:20 > 0:38:2218 nearer me now.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2320.
0:38:23 > 0:38:285. 30. £30 in front of me. Lady's bid at 30.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30I'm selling at £30 now, last time.
0:38:30 > 0:38:36That is minus 15 on that. So, overall, you are minus £23.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39You're £23 down the proverbial. What are you going to do?
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- Are you going to go with Phil and his old bowls or not? - I think we ought to.- I like them.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47You don't have to. Minus 23 is potentially a winning score.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51- But if you fancy them... - I think we'll go for the bowls. - Going to go for the bowls?- Yeah.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54OK, we're going with the bonus bowls, here they come.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59Lot 106 is this set of turned wooden carpet bowls.
0:39:01 > 0:39:06Rather a nice set. £45 is bid. £45 I have.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09At £45. It's a commission bid at 45.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1250? £50 now. At £50 it's on commission.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16At 50. And I'm selling at £50. At 50.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- £50. Well done. - Can I give you a kiss, Philip?
0:39:18 > 0:39:21That's plus £15.
0:39:21 > 0:39:27- Anyway, bad luck, you're minus £8. But minus £8...- That's a relief. - ..Is not a spit, I tell you!
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- No shame in that.- Well done, you. - That's excellent.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33Anyway, don't tell the Blues a thing, all right? Not a word!
0:39:33 > 0:39:34Perfect!
0:39:39 > 0:39:41First lot up, then, are the puppets.
0:39:41 > 0:39:47122, the Chad Valley Sooty and Sweep puppets and the xylophone.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48£10 for them?
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- Oh, he's struggling.- Oh, no!
0:39:52 > 0:39:545, then? £5 for them?
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- 5 is bid. - Anita!
0:39:57 > 0:39:58£8 now. 10.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01£10. It's the lady's bid, seated at 10.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- I'm selling at 10.- The lady has it. - Selling at 10.
0:40:04 > 0:40:10Bad luck, chaps. Now, here comes the Bakelite Russian chess timer.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12£30 for this. £30 is bid. Quickly at 30.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Can I see 5? 35.
0:40:15 > 0:40:1740. 5? 50?
0:40:17 > 0:40:21£50. Nearer the counter at 50. Selling at 50.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Last time at £50, all done.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- What do you say?- Yes!- Not bad, not bad!- Now, here comes the bear.
0:40:28 > 0:40:34Lot 124 is an Orrefors glass bear ornament. £10 for that, if you will.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38£10 for it to start. £10 anywhere?
0:40:38 > 0:40:415, then? £5? 5 is bid quickly. Can I say 8?
0:40:41 > 0:40:448. 10. 12.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49£12, lady's bid seated at 12. I'm selling at 12, all done at 12.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- Last time.- Aw!- Bad luck. Minus 9.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- You are minus 39, chaps, minus 39. - That's OK.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59So, chaps, what are you going to do about the cherry amber look-alike beads?
0:40:59 > 0:41:04- The plastic beads?- I don't think so. - Not going with that? - We'll leave them, Tim.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- I'm not convinced they're amber. - Sorry, Anita.- It's OK, boys.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11You're not going for the Bonus Buy. Anita paid £110.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14I have to tell you that the auctioneer's estimate is £10-£20.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18- On the beads?- Yeah. You're not going with them, though.- No. - But we're going to sell them anyway.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22Cherry amber beads, so described, lot 130.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25£10 for them?
0:41:25 > 0:41:29You bidding? £10 is bid. £10. Maiden bid at 10.
0:41:29 > 0:41:3212. 15.
0:41:32 > 0:41:3318.
0:41:33 > 0:41:3620. You're in a line. Are you bidding, sir?
0:41:36 > 0:41:39£20, lady's bid at 20.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43Any more? £20. It's yours at 20 and I'm selling. 25?
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- Brilliant, Anita!- Look at your face!
0:41:47 > 0:41:5340. £40. Lady's bid at 40. Selling at 40 now, last time at 40.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58- I thought those beads might have got more, Anita!- Minus £70 on those!
0:41:58 > 0:42:01You did well, boys, to preserve your cash.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05- Anyway, your score is minus £39, and don't say a word to the Reds, right?- OK.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Well, what fun we've had today. Have we been chatting at all?
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- ALL: No! - Inter-team chatting?
0:42:15 > 0:42:19Well, sadly, all programmes have to have a runners-up,
0:42:19 > 0:42:22and our runners-up today are the Blues!
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- Oh, no!- Aw!
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Yep!
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- You've managed to lose £39, lads. - That's OK.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- And your smartest move was not going with the amber beads! - Yeah!- Funnily enough!
0:42:33 > 0:42:40Which would have lost you another 70! But there it is. Minus £39 is a perfectly respectable score...
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Don't laugh!
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Just look at their smiling faces!
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- They have had a lovely time and it's been great having you on the show. - Thank you.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52But the victors today got incredibly close to taking home folding money!
0:42:52 > 0:42:58- But didn't!- But, overall, your score is minus 8 and there's nothing to be ashamed of about that.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03- We've had a fantastic show! Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?- Yes!
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