0:00:04 > 0:00:08A picturesque setting, stunning grounds
0:00:08 > 0:00:13and hundreds of stalls - let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:40There's high drama at the Jaguar Antiques Fair in the grounds of Kedleston Hall.
0:00:43 > 0:00:49- What's the matter, kids?! - There's nothing here! - We've only got one item!
0:00:49 > 0:00:51One item!
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Will they ever find three items to sell at auction?
0:00:55 > 0:01:02- There's nothing else on here...? - You don't want us to get it! - No, no, no, that's not true.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Yes, it's as tough as it looks.
0:01:09 > 0:01:15- Jennifer and Harriet, how lovely to see you.- Hi. - Feeling all right?- Yes, thank you.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- Jennifer, you describe you two girls as history geeks. Right?- True.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24We both met at Lancaster University. We both did history degrees.
0:01:24 > 0:01:30- But you haven't embarked on a historical career.- No. I'm a retail manager at a supermarket.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35- And you like to accessorise. - I do, so I like a bit of shopping.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41But my grandma left me some antique jewellery in her will, such as this brooch and the earrings.
0:01:41 > 0:01:47- They kind of make the outfit. - Lovely. Have you got a great box full of this stuff?- Yeah, I have.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- And I keep adding pieces.- Lovely.
0:01:50 > 0:01:57- Where has history taken you, Harriet?- Kedleston Hall. I've worked for the National Trust for 7 years.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- Here?- Well, I had a job interview here.- Did you?- Yeah.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06- I was down in Devon and then in Derbyshire.- Lovely.
0:02:06 > 0:02:12- So you are still associated with history, in a very practical way. - I am, yes, and in three weeks' time,
0:02:12 > 0:02:17I start my PGCE in History to become a secondary school teacher.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20So what's your plan in today's shopping?
0:02:20 > 0:02:24We'll go with an open mind, something that reflects our personalities.
0:02:24 > 0:02:32Great. Now, Beth, you two share a passion, which brought you together. Tell us.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Well, we both go to the same university, in Birmingham.
0:02:35 > 0:02:42- I was the president of the Metal Society.- Yes.- And when Greg was first coming to university
0:02:42 > 0:02:46we had a Freshers' Fair where we get all the young ones...
0:02:46 > 0:02:51- Like an induction.- And I spotted him in that t-shirt.- Which t-shirt?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54THIS t-shirt!
0:02:54 > 0:03:00- And shouted at the top of my voice, "Demons and Wizards!" - The name of the band.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- Traumatising everybody! - Apart from Greg.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09- And we now live in the same house. - That's nice. So what's your subject at university?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13I've done an undergraduate in Ancient and Medieval History
0:03:13 > 0:03:20- and I'm starting a Master's, but I also dabble in archaeology. - You should be pretty good at this!
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- I'll have a ferret around. - Very good, yes.
0:03:23 > 0:03:30- What's this about you and owls? - I'm obsessed with them.- Why? - I just think they're fantastic.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35- I've lost count of the owls in my room. Everyone buys me owl-related things.- Cushions...
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- Owl socks.- Owl socks.- Owl underwear. - Underwear?- It happens.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- Has it got "to-wit, to-woo" on it? - Yeah!- Front and back.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49What fun! Very good. So, Greg, heavy metal, video games...
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Well, I study theoretical physics at university.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57You've come up with an equation to win Bargain Hunt.
0:03:57 > 0:04:04- Take it as it comes, really. - That's an equation?- Take it as it comes and buy whatever...
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Perhaps I won't be going in for physics after all. Very good luck.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12The money moment - you get your £300 now. There.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17Your experts await. Off you go and very good luck!
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Gosh, she's going to enjoy herself.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- Harriet, Jenny, are you excited? - We are.- Really excited.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32I've no idea what I'm doing, so I hope you do.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37The modest Mark Stacey is teamed with the blonde Reds.
0:04:37 > 0:04:44- What's your plan?- I think to get something we like that's appealing and reflects who we are.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48Jenny's into jewellery, so jewellery, ceramics maybe.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58I've watched more of the programme than I'd like to admit!
0:04:58 > 0:05:02And Jonathan Pratt is masterminding the plan for the Blues.
0:05:02 > 0:05:08Point at things and I'll see if I can be intellectual about them. Let's wander along this way.
0:05:12 > 0:05:19- Right, stall number one. Let's see what we can find. Let's go bargain hunting.- Steady!
0:05:19 > 0:05:24- What's really your interest? - This is pretty. Really lovely.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29- You've got the cut glass, mirror in the bottom...- That's cute.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33And a little cream pot in the top. Hallmarked.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- That's rather nice.- It is. - How much are you asking?- 85.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Pretty things do sell. This is stunning.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46- That looks cool.- What is it? - A little French perfume.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51- This would have been velvet. - You see a hint of colour here.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55It started dyed a red colour, which has faded with the years.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- Can I have a look? - Hold it. How much is that?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01That can be 95.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- Can it be any less than 95? - No, I had 125 on it.- OK!
0:06:05 > 0:06:12- I do like it, but I'm not sure we're willing to spend that much. - Bear it in mind and go on.
0:06:17 > 0:06:23- Keep it brisk. If there's nothing there we'll move on.- OK. - I like the box.- That is nice.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28- The trunk is rather nice. Rather battered.- But it would look nice.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- 110, though, ladies.- Yeah. - Lovely material inside, but it is rather tired.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40- Been well-travelled.- Yeah.- It would be nice to know the history.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45- It's got some damage. - Of course, people buying this
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- are looking for character as well. - Yeah.
0:06:48 > 0:06:54- So what sort of age...? Oh, 1860. - It looks about that to me, with all the stud work.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- What do we think?- It is nice.
0:06:57 > 0:07:03Close it down. Move that cloth and we'll see how it looks without anything.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Let's stand back for a second. It's useful to get a perspective.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Yeah - the further away, the better!
0:07:11 > 0:07:18If I was putting it into auction - if the dealer's not too cross - to be absolutely honest with you,
0:07:18 > 0:07:23I'd probably have put £60-£80 on it. So the estimate is slightly to the top of that.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- Right.- But you just never know.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- You've got to love it.- I like it. It's up to...- I really like it.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- (Why don't we try 70?) - Yeah. Shall we try 70?
0:07:34 > 0:07:39See if we can try that. We just wondered if you'd accept 70?
0:07:39 > 0:07:4270? Well...I will do 70. Yeah?
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- Yeah, I'll do 70. - Thank you so much!
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- Are you happy with 70?- Yeah. Mid-range to what you suggested.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- Fingers crossed.- Well done. Our first purchase. Well done.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00So a smooth start for the Reds. One trunk for £70.
0:08:00 > 0:08:06I always stick my nose into these because they have little objects that are quite interesting.
0:08:06 > 0:08:12- Is that a little owl?! - Yes, a pin cushion. You have to stick pins into it!
0:08:12 > 0:08:17- That's really sweet. - What's your obsession with owls? - She wants to be one!
0:08:17 > 0:08:20OK, let's get moving.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Each to their own, Jonathan! Now here's a bit of a hoot...
0:08:24 > 0:08:31I do love this shopping on Bargain Hunt. You never know what you will find on these stalls.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34What do you think about this?
0:08:34 > 0:08:39One can hardly believe that this started off its life as a nut,
0:08:39 > 0:08:45hanging from a West Indian spice tree and this nut is called a coquilla nut.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Originally, it was covered in some coarse bark
0:08:49 > 0:08:55like a coconut. That's all been scratched away to reveal the hard nut itself.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00It's then been carved most exquisitely in the form of a clam shell.
0:09:00 > 0:09:06If I turn it over, you can see the incredibly fine, lifelike shell lines
0:09:06 > 0:09:09carved onto the nut itself.
0:09:09 > 0:09:16Bearing in mind that this is hardwood, it's not an easy job to create thus shell-like effect
0:09:16 > 0:09:22and it's even more extraordinary when it was done by a common or garden sailor
0:09:22 > 0:09:28travelling on the long voyage from the West Indies back to Europe, laden with sugar.
0:09:28 > 0:09:34That would have happened some time about between 1780 and 1830.
0:09:34 > 0:09:40And if I open it up, you can see that it contains a hollow and that's to hold snuff.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46So what's it worth? Well, the asking price on the stall for this thing is £50.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51I reckon in this condition at auction it's worth at least £80-£120
0:09:51 > 0:09:58and if you took the trouble to get it professionally restored, it could be worth as much as £200.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02If you believe that, you should take a pinch of snuff with it.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Now those Blues really need to find something.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Let's stick our nose in. Miniature chairs.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15- We need to get something soon. - I just said that! The Reds spend 70 smackers...
0:10:15 > 0:10:21- We've spent £70 and got one item. - Oh, I give up.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- Do you want to go up there?- Yes. - Let's try it up there, then.
0:10:27 > 0:10:34Just practical things like dressing stools, people buy for the home, so you get almost a retail price.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38This is a good kidney shape, probably made in the '20s. Walnut.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- I quite like that stool. How much is it?- I'd do that for 35.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- How much could it sell for?- Buy it and I'll tell you off-camera!
0:10:48 > 0:10:52No, no... Would you take 30? ..35, OK.
0:10:52 > 0:10:59- I gave you my absolute best. - I don't like to push it. Are we in agreement? Shall we buy something?
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- We should get this. Greg, agreed? - ..Yeah, go on, then.- Yeah!
0:11:03 > 0:11:09Why not? It's not a big spend for a start. And I believe it's got potential.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- OK, I'll take your word for it! - This one really is for you.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18OK, all right, all right. We'll have it, thank you.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Not convinced, are you, Greg?
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- That's quite dramatic, isn't it? - It is.- Quite nice.
0:11:27 > 0:11:33- Moorcroft. Do you like Moorcroft? - Yes.- They're quite pretty. - They are quite nice, aren't they?
0:11:33 > 0:11:39- Are these something you'd want to try to negotiate on?- Yeah.- Would Moorcroft sell well at auction?
0:11:39 > 0:11:44It's still quite popular. Earlier pieces are more desirable
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- and it depends on that, really. - I'm quite drawn to this.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52That's Clarice Cliff, I think, but a very late piece. Here's the mark.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Clarice Cliff, Newport Pottery.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00- It's 65. I mean, it's... - Would you say it's collectable?
0:12:00 > 0:12:04It is collectable. Probably late '30s.
0:12:04 > 0:12:11- Clarice Cliff used the name after the war, so sometimes you get it on '50s pieces.- Yeah.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14It's not going to set the world on fire, but it's nice.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19- I'll do you a good price.- He can do a good price.- What's a good price?
0:12:19 > 0:12:2365. We'll do it for 45. How's that? That's a bargain.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28Oh! How many times have I heard that today, I wonder?
0:12:28 > 0:12:31What price could you offer on the four Moorcroft?
0:12:31 > 0:12:35£80 on them. And they're at 28 each.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39If I'm being honest, I like Clarice Cliff
0:12:39 > 0:12:44and I like very jazzy 1930s pieces with the funky shapes and bright enamel colours.
0:12:44 > 0:12:50- This is a little bit weak to me. - What do you think? It's a team decision.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55- Jenny liked it, so I think we should go for it.- There's nothing else...?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- I don't think he wants us to get it! - No, no, no.
0:12:59 > 0:13:05- That's not true. Clarice Cliff is a name and sometimes people overpay at a general sale.- Go for it.
0:13:05 > 0:13:12- OK. Let's go for it. OK, we'll take this. Thank you very much.- Lovely.- Thank you.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18So Mark's concerns - completely ignored!
0:13:18 > 0:13:24Number two bought for 45 smackers. 30 minutes down. Focus now, Blues!
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Have a look at them. Try them on. They'll be quite cool.
0:13:28 > 0:13:34- Whether they'll sell well at auction... But that's not the thing. You can buy them for home.- Yeah!
0:13:34 > 0:13:39- To sit down and watch the telly. Do you ski?- No.- Take up skiing.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- I have to live with this guy.- Yeah.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Moving on...
0:13:48 > 0:13:54We'll just have a quick squint down here. If anything grabs you, shout out, all right?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Aaaargh! Sorry, couldn't resist.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Oh, dear, you look unhappy. Group hug. What's the matter, kids?
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- There's nothing here! - We've only got one item!
0:14:07 > 0:14:12One item?! And with our number one man here, too.
0:14:12 > 0:14:18- What are we going to do about it? - Buy, buy, buy!- Yes.- We need to get something.- But what, what, what?
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- A bargain!- I know, I know. This is the name of the game.
0:14:22 > 0:14:29- If your number one man can't lead you, what can I do?- We've looked at lots.- Fancy a bit of Midwinter?
0:14:29 > 0:14:30OK.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Over to my new number one man, then.
0:14:34 > 0:14:40- There's a right mixture of pieces here. What do you like? - The sugar bowl.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Are they silver?- Yes, yes.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47Yes. Well, they look a Georgian shape. I'd love to have a look.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52Thank you very much. There we are. Let's look at what we've got.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54So this is a very Georgian shape.
0:14:54 > 0:15:00- Yeah.- 1815, 1820. But actually the marks are here for London
0:15:00 > 0:15:05and they'll be late-Victorian, I think, looking at the hallmarks.
0:15:05 > 0:15:12- There would, of course, originally have been maybe a teapot. But nice, substantial pieces.- Yeah.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- I have also just seen this one here. - That's a little caddy, isn't it?
0:15:16 > 0:15:22- It's a lot lighter than that one. - But that's a little tea caddy, I'd have thought from the shape.
0:15:22 > 0:15:28- Oh, this is a Chester hallmark. Chester is a slightly more unusual hallmark.- Yeah.
0:15:28 > 0:15:34It's hallmarked in the lid as well. This dates from the 1920s, I think. How much is that?
0:15:34 > 0:15:40- The best I could do is 180. - Oh, that's beyond our budget. What about these two?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- 125.- 125?- For two.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- Those I quite like, actually.- Yeah. - We're looking for something silver.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53- Is that really the very, very, very, very, very best?- 120.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57I don't know. I do like these.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Can we just leave them out for a second? Is that all right?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03That's it, girls. Time for a think.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- I forgot where it was! - It's behind you!
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Er...this lady here.
0:16:11 > 0:16:17- Can I just leave you two to negotiate?- Yeah.- I'm going to look at this chap's stuff.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- I don't want to crowd your style. Good luck.- See ya!
0:16:21 > 0:16:25Hi, there. We've come about your scent stand we looked at earlier.
0:16:25 > 0:16:33We do really like him. However, we were wondering if you could do something better price-wise?
0:16:33 > 0:16:40As I said earlier, it was 125. And I really, really cannot do better than 95.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45- Let's be honest. We have 10 minutes. - Yeah, we do. We both like it.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- We should do it.- Yeah. OK, cool. - That'll do nicely. Thanks.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- Good luck with it.- Thank you.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- I'll wrap it up for you.- Lovely.
0:16:54 > 0:17:00Identical hair, those two. They got the price down from £95 to...£95.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Who needs an expert(?)
0:17:03 > 0:17:09Now I want you two lovelies to go over there to that man, use all your ways that you can
0:17:09 > 0:17:13to see if that's the very best price he can do. I'll speak to the lady.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18- Good luck!- Let's do it. - Fingers crossed.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26- Uh-oh. He's back. - Guys, this is the chap here. We've got eight minutes.
0:17:26 > 0:17:32Whilst you negotiated, I nipped to the stall opposite and this caught my eye immediately.
0:17:32 > 0:17:39- Novelty sells.- Yes.- The stallholder said straight away, "But the marks are rubbed," which isn't good.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43This is where they would be. It comes from use.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- It wears it away.- It's been loved. - Yes, exactly.
0:17:46 > 0:17:53These are collectable. People like elephants, like they like owls, dogs, cats. The condition's not bad.
0:17:53 > 0:17:59- How much is he asking for it? - Can I have a look?- He's asking... Crikey. About £90.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04That tends to go hand-in-hand with that. I might get him down a touch.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09- I think I've fallen in love with it!- What could you see this going for at auction?
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Cheap is 40-60. Realistic, maybe 60-80.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22At the top end, maybe 80-120. I'll tell you what, guys,
0:18:22 > 0:18:28- we've got a stall there and there. I'll go and ask him.- Good luck! - And then we'll make a decision.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30The Force is with you.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34So how are the girls getting on with the silver?
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Harriet?- How did you get on? - Jenny. Well...
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Not very well, I'm afraid.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44I got an extra fiver off, so 115.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- 15?- 1-1-5.
0:18:46 > 0:18:52- And we managed to get an extra fiver off of the Chester piece.- So 170.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57- Using my head, not my heart, I think we go for the two-piece. - Are we?- Yes.- Use Harriet's head!
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- Go for the two-piece. - Are you sure?- Yes.- Yes.
0:19:01 > 0:19:07Off you go, then. I'm going to have a sit down because it's exhausted me.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Oh, he's such a sensitive soul. So the silver jug and bowl
0:19:12 > 0:19:16completes the shopping for Jennifer and Harriet and it joins...
0:19:18 > 0:19:21A domed top trunk for £70.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27And Mark's favourite - the Clarice Cliff bowl for £45.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- BOTH: Come on, Mark!- What's going on here?!
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- Is he just resting all the time? - We've had no help whatsoever!
0:19:36 > 0:19:42- But you've had a lovely shop? - We have.- How much did you spend overall?- We spent £230.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- £230?- Yep.- Have you got the £70? Which is your favourite piece?
0:19:46 > 0:19:51I think I like the silver, the milk and sugar bowl.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- What about you, Harriet? - Mine was the trunk.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01It's a really nice piece, a lot of character and I hope it will sell well at auction.
0:20:01 > 0:20:07- What about you, Mark? What's your favourite piece? - I think I have to say the silver.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11I like the quality. But the trunk, I think, will make the most profit.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16- Hopefully.- We've got a lot of predictions here. Anyway, here's your 70 smackers.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21Have you got any idea? Usually you're hot on what you want.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- Well, I've already spent it. I've found it already.- Have you?
0:20:25 > 0:20:30Walking around from here to the loo. I can't say any more than that.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34Is there a hint there? When you trot to the loo?
0:20:34 > 0:20:41- Are we talking horsey here or lavatorial? Very interesting.- I'm very confused now.- Very confused.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- That won't be the first time! - We're blonde!
0:20:45 > 0:20:49That is not true, girls! Toodle-oo! Good luck, Mark.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Now why don't we see how the Blues are getting on, eh?
0:20:53 > 0:21:00So Mark is first on the lookout for a bonus buy. Has Jonathan bagged the elephant for less than £95?
0:21:00 > 0:21:07- Beth, you know that fox doorknob? - Yeah.- The guy can do it for £25 and we only have 4 or 5 minutes.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11So we're thinking, are people more likely to spend 25 quid on foxy
0:21:11 > 0:21:16- or 90 on a tiny elephant?- I think he's quite a foxy character.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Hi, guys.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- £110 is what he wants. - We can get that for 25.- 25?
0:21:23 > 0:21:30Or you can get that for 25 - a Victorian shell cameo of a lady. It should be set in gold.
0:21:30 > 0:21:36He wants 25 quid for it. If this was set in a gold mount as a brooch, you'd be talking 100-150.
0:21:36 > 0:21:43- So £25...- I say yes. - It's a cheap spend. I'd much rather pay 25 than 110.- Yeah, yeah.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- I say that.- Door knocker or cameo? - Cameo.- Thanks very much.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52- It will appeal to more people.- Yeah! - Oh, my goodness.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54That's lucky, cos time's up!
0:21:54 > 0:21:59Here's Beth and Greg's complete line-up. Despite Greg's protests,
0:21:59 > 0:22:03the kidney-shaped stool was theirs for £35.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08The heavy metallers bought some fancy French scent bottles.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Poo! And Jonathan's £25 cameo completed the trio.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18- So how much did you spend?- £155. - So £145 of leftover lolly.
0:22:18 > 0:22:25- Here it is.- Now which is your favourite piece?- Ooh, I think it might be the little cameo.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30- OK, that little cameo.- Very pretty. - What about you, Greg?
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- I think the perfume thingummy-jiggly was all right.- The perfume stand?
0:22:34 > 0:22:39- I didn't...- Didn't like my stool? - Your stool? No, I didn't like it.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- I think it's rather nice. - It'll bring the biggest profit.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47£145. It's a masterful amount. Very good luck with that, Jonathan.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52Meanwhile, we're heading off somewhere incredibly intellectual.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge was once famously described
0:23:04 > 0:23:08as the greatest small museum in Europe.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10So...
0:23:10 > 0:23:14if this is small, what on earth is big?!
0:23:18 > 0:23:23There's so much to see. Where do I begin?
0:23:23 > 0:23:30Well, how about something that's got a little bit of everything and also happens to be completely bonkers?
0:23:30 > 0:23:37I guarantee you, we have never seen anything like this in all our years watching Bargain Hunt.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42It's a completely and utterly unique and mad piece.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47It's in the form, loosely, of some sort of medieval ewer,
0:23:47 > 0:23:54but was created by that master craftsperson and architect of the 19th century,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56William Burges.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00He died, according to his death certificate, from a combination
0:24:00 > 0:24:03of opiates and tobacco.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07And looking at the way in which this thing has been put together,
0:24:07 > 0:24:13the opiate bit of it is understandable. Burges travelled extensively as a young man
0:24:13 > 0:24:16throughout Europe and the Middle East.
0:24:16 > 0:24:24He absorbed more than anything else in his training as an architect all ancient objects
0:24:24 > 0:24:29and this ewer encapsulates practically all of his interests.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33It's made of silver, it was hallmarked in 1865,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36but conceived by Burges in 1858.
0:24:36 > 0:24:42The top of this ewer is hinged. If I press that little button, it opens like that.
0:24:42 > 0:24:48So technically you could fill it full of wine, but the cover itself is really strange.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52It looks as if it's got on it a piece of carved glass.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55It's not glass. That's crystal.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00And that was carved in China in the form of a Buddhistic lion.
0:25:00 > 0:25:07So Burges has taken a piece of ancient Chinese art and introduced it as part of the design.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12If you look at the spout, it looks like an ibex or antelope,
0:25:12 > 0:25:18but look at the head - that's not the head of a deer. It's the head of a donkey
0:25:18 > 0:25:22and it's got jammed in its mouth a cork attached to a chain.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27The handle is similarly strange. A winged beast with an ivory head
0:25:27 > 0:25:32that looks like the end of a walking stick that he's placed inside.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38The body of the vessel is made up of polished Russian malachite
0:25:38 > 0:25:44in a band running round the neck and the body itself is dark green blown glass.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Holding it all together are a series of straps,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50which just ooze medievalism.
0:25:50 > 0:25:56And then that metal provides a showcase for a number of other features
0:25:56 > 0:25:58that clearly fascinated Burges.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01The pink pieces are cameos.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Not ordinary Victorian cameos, but Roman cameos.
0:26:05 > 0:26:122,000-year-old pieces of decorative jewellery that he has introduced into the body of this vessel.
0:26:12 > 0:26:18Similarly, in all these bosses they are centred by genuine Roman and Byzantine coins.
0:26:18 > 0:26:25In short, Burges has had tremendous fun gathering together all his favourite little pieces
0:26:25 > 0:26:28into this one magical piece.
0:26:28 > 0:26:35And running around the bottom of the foot we've got some seriously strange engravings.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38A hedgehog or porcupine, a frog,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40a wee rat.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Mad, but wonderful.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Impractical, but incredibly beautiful.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Like I say... completely bonkers!
0:26:53 > 0:26:58So will the bidders go bonkers for our lots at today's sale room?
0:26:58 > 0:27:05Before we find out, let's chat to auctioneer Annabel Lewis at Bamfords in Derby.
0:27:05 > 0:27:12Now, Annabel, first up Jennifer and Harriet went with this trunk. It's a pretty tatty thing.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16It is. I can't see it making an awful lot of money.
0:27:16 > 0:27:22It hasn't got many uses. Sometimes they make good toy boxes, but I can't see that.
0:27:22 > 0:27:28- And would you want to put your nippers' toys...- No! - ..in that tatty leather box?- No.
0:27:28 > 0:27:34The other thing I've noticed is that the domed top ones, unless they're 18th century,
0:27:34 > 0:27:40- they don't help. You want a flat top to put magazines and coffee on. - Absolutely, yes.
0:27:40 > 0:27:47- So on a couple of counts it doesn't work. Plus it's clapped out.- Yes. - I mean, terminally clapped out.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52- Anyway, that's dissed that one. What's it worth?- A generous 40-60.
0:27:52 > 0:27:58- That's generous?- Yes. - That means, in auctioneer's speak, even lady auctioneers,
0:27:58 > 0:28:03- 20-40 on a bad day.- It does, yes. - You might struggle for £10. - Probably so.
0:28:03 > 0:28:09- They paid £70.- Oh, dear. - That is a whopper, isn't it? Right...
0:28:09 > 0:28:13- Next they've gone for something traditional. Clarice Cliff.- OK.
0:28:13 > 0:28:20- I'm not quite sure what you'd put in that. Maybe fruit. Not flowers. - No, it's just a table bowl, really.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- Bung it full of tangerines at Christmas.- Just fairly standard.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- Everybody knows the name Clarice, so should sell.- How much?
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- £30-£50.- OK, they paid 45. At least they're in the frame.
0:28:32 > 0:28:39Then we've got two rather sad pieces of silver here. Left over from a four or five piece service.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43- Yes.- How do you rate that?
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Very standard. £60-£100 for the scrap, really.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51- The value of metals has gone up incredibly, hasn't it?- It has.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Very sad. It's the knacker's yard for you. Anyway, there it is.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00- They paid £115. They might just get there.- Mm-hm.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04- You don't look terribly confident! - I think that's the top end.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09I don't think they'll get £115. Probably just about the 100. Ish.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13OK, particularly on the basis of this trunk, it's disappointing,
0:29:13 > 0:29:17so they'll need their Bonus Buy. Let's look at it.
0:29:17 > 0:29:23Now Jennifer and Harriet, two good girls, spent £230,
0:29:23 > 0:29:26which is magnificent. And you gave Mark Stacey £70.
0:29:26 > 0:29:32- What did he blow it on? - Lots of goodies for ladies. There's three items.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37I'll hand you the bracelet first, which is Tiffany silver.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Then there's a little Gucci key ring holder in silver
0:29:40 > 0:29:45and I'll hold this - a Tiffany silver ingot pendant.
0:29:45 > 0:29:51- Oh, my God!- You like that. - And I paid a full £70.- Can we keep them?- Harriet's face lit up!
0:29:51 > 0:29:56This is just a joy. Try it on. See whether it fits first.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- I thought you'd rather like this. - It's too big. You can have it.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- It'll fit you better.- Yeah!
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- And that just fits perfectly. - It does.
0:30:07 > 0:30:13The names sell these things. In a general sale, hopefully they'll get a bit carried away
0:30:13 > 0:30:18- but I can't promise it.- Is that what you would go out and buy?
0:30:18 > 0:30:25- Do you like that sort of thing?- Yes, I've got some Tiffany jewellery and I'm always after Gucci.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29- How much would you pay for Tiffany? - Hmm...a lot!
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- But seriously...- More than £70.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37Would you, would you? It could be that you've done a blinder.
0:30:37 > 0:30:43Anyway, you've got two very smiley girls who are happy. Don't pick now. You pick later,
0:30:43 > 0:30:49after the sale of the first three items. But let's find out whether our lady auctioneer today
0:30:49 > 0:30:51likes the jewellery or not.
0:30:51 > 0:30:58- Look at that. That's handsome, isn't it?- Yes.- A little group of modern lady's jewellery.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02- It could be a bloke, I suppose. - Anybody's.- Anybody's.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05That's unisex, that little tag.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- All made of solid silver and quite heavy.- They are. All good makes.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Tiffany and Gucci. Nice and plain.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16I expect they would have cost a fortune new from the shop,
0:31:16 > 0:31:21but what happens in the after-sale market with jewellery like this?
0:31:21 > 0:31:26You tend to get 1/10th to 1/20th of the retail price.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30An awful lot of things go into the price ticket.
0:31:30 > 0:31:37- I'd put £30-£50 on these three pieces.- Oh, dear. Mark's just paid £70 on the three.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42- He thinks he got a steal. - Fingers crossed. You never know. - No, quite(!)
0:31:42 > 0:31:46Right. We'll separate this lot. That lot come over here.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now the Blues.
0:31:50 > 0:31:56Jonathan Pratt went very strongly for the modern, kidney-shaped dressing stool.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Why, I ask myself? How do you rate it?
0:32:00 > 0:32:06- It's a 1920s, walnut, kidney-shaped dressing stool. That's all I can say. - It came out of a big suite.
0:32:06 > 0:32:12- There would be a wardrobe, dressing table and all that rubbish. - The suite would have been OK,
0:32:12 > 0:32:18- but a single stool on its own will struggle to sell. - What have you put?- £18-£22.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22You wouldn't normally select that for sale as a single lot.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26No, we'd normally hope to have a few other things.
0:32:26 > 0:32:32- I'm afraid Jonathan paid £35. - A little bit much. - A little bit much. Right, OK.
0:32:32 > 0:32:39Next is this scent bottle holder, which, if we hone in on the condition of this, is disappointing.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Yes, it's very disappointing. It's got broken bottles.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- Yes.- Broken hinges.- Yes. - Broken top.- Yes.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52- Very bald.- Bald means all the plush has rubbed off.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- So not a lot going for it. - No, I've got the message there.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01- How much have you put on it? - £40-£60.- Was that optimistic?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Very.- Oh, lordy! They paid 95.
0:33:04 > 0:33:10- So that's not so good, is it? - I wouldn't want that sitting on my dressing table.- Terrible.
0:33:10 > 0:33:16- Moving on, the last item is the cameo.- OK. Positive things - it's not badly carved.
0:33:16 > 0:33:22Negative things - it's not on gold, it has no pin, it's very sad looking and out of fashion.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27- I think the negatives outweigh the positives by about 75%.- Yes.
0:33:27 > 0:33:35- OK, what's the estimate on that? - 20-30.- £25 was paid. So it's in the middle. They might get away with it.
0:33:35 > 0:33:42- Yes.- But overall it ain't looking healthy!- No.- In which case, they'll need their Bonus Buy.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- B and G...- Hello.- Beth and Greg.
0:33:47 > 0:33:53You spent £155 and you gave JP £145 of leftover lolly. Jonathan, what did you do with it?
0:33:55 > 0:34:00- There we go. Have a little chick. Take a little chick.- OK.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05I spent it on a pair of German silver - in inverted commas.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09They are 800 standard silver. Little menu holders,
0:34:09 > 0:34:15modelled as wrens. I like them. They're a novelty item you can display on the dining table.
0:34:15 > 0:34:23- I like the open mouths.- They have a bottom you can put things up. - How much did you spend on them?
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Well... I spent a lot of the budget.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32- I spent on them £120. - That's quite hefty.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37- Yes, but they are nice objects. - I'm not too convinced.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41- Do you like them?- I think they're amazing.- You are fond of birds.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46I certainly am, but 120 is a big chunk of money.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48We'll see how we do. You never know.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53- Anyway, you like them?- I do. - We don't want you to decide now.
0:34:53 > 0:34:59Decide after the sale of your first three items. For the viewers at home, let's find out
0:34:59 > 0:35:03what the auctioneer thinks about Jonathan's little birds.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09- So, Annabel, think they're sweet little wrens? - Nice little name holders.
0:35:09 > 0:35:15- Would normally be a set of six at least, I'd have thought. German silver.- And not very old?
0:35:15 > 0:35:17No, not a great deal of age.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20But charming to have on your table.
0:35:20 > 0:35:27- What's your estimate? - £50-£70.- Jonathan paid £120 for these.- Oh, dear.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32- We'll hope they come in to roost. - Absolutely.- Are you taking the sale? - I am, yes.- Great.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- So, Harriet, how excited are you on a scale of 1 to 10?- 10.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48- We've been nervously waiting! - What about you, Jennifer, darling? - Probably 11.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52You're 11? What's your prediction? How do you think you'll do?
0:35:52 > 0:35:58Around the auction room there are picture frames of auctions that sold for about £4,000.
0:35:58 > 0:36:05- So we're thinking maybe £5,000. - That's your profit prediction?! What are you on, girl?
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- We're optimistic. Eternally. - First up is your leather trunk.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Victorian, leather-bound, domed-top trunk.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16£30, please, for it. 30.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21£30 for the trunk. Got to be worth £30. Useful trunk.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25Anybody wants it? Got to be worth £30.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Please. £30.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32On the front?
0:36:32 > 0:36:3620 there. 20 is bid, thank you. 22? 22 at the back.
0:36:36 > 0:36:3925. 28.
0:36:39 > 0:36:4230? At £28 right at the back.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47- At 28, are you all done? - 28 is two shy of 30.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49That's minus £42.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Oh, dear, girls.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55Clarice Cliff chestnut pattern salad bowl. Nice little bowl.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57£30 is bid. On commissions.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00And 2. 32 for the Clarice Cliff.
0:37:00 > 0:37:0232. 32. 35. 38?
0:37:02 > 0:37:0638, surely. 38? 38.
0:37:06 > 0:37:0940? At £38 against the commission.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Are you all done at £38?
0:37:12 > 0:37:17£38, I'm sorry, is minus £7 there. We're up to 49.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21George V boat-shaped milk jug and sugar basin. London, 1917.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25And £60 is bid. 60. 5. 70. 5.
0:37:25 > 0:37:2880. 5. 90.
0:37:28 > 0:37:315. 100. And 10?
0:37:31 > 0:37:34110 for you. 110, surely? At £100.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37110, is it? At £100, on commission.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Are you all done?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42£100. That's minus £15.
0:37:42 > 0:37:4542, 52, 57, 64.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Minus £64.
0:37:47 > 0:37:48Now...
0:37:48 > 0:37:55- What about the Bonus Buy? Going to go with it?- Yes. - Definitely? Going to back your man?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Yes. OK, go with the Bonus Buy.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03- Brilliant. Here it comes. - Starts on commission. 30. And 5?
0:38:03 > 0:38:0735 for you. 35? 35. 40.
0:38:07 > 0:38:105. 45 at the back. 45.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12At £40. 5 is it? 5.
0:38:12 > 0:38:1750. And 5 for you. 55, right at the back of the room.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21At £55, are you all done? At 55. Anybody else?
0:38:21 > 0:38:25Wow. £55 is minus £15.
0:38:25 > 0:38:3164, 74...minus £79. Now that could be a winning score, girls.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- It could be.- Could be. - It's not too bad.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40Really, it's not too bad. Just don't tell the Blues a thing. Keep mum.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- OK, BGs, how are we doing?- Good. - Do you know how the Reds got on?
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- No idea.- They seemed pretty happy.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00Anyway, first lot up is the stool.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04Queen Anne, walnut, kidney-shaped stool. £15 for it, please.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08- 15 for the stool.- Come on. - It's got to be worth £15.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1215 is bid. 18. 20 for you.
0:39:12 > 0:39:1620, yes? 20. And 2? 22?
0:39:16 > 0:39:20Surely. Are you certain? 22. 25?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Yes?
0:39:23 > 0:39:28At £22, then. At £22 for the stool.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31£22...is minus £13.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36Well, like I say, disappointing. Now stand by for the scent bottle. Here we go.
0:39:36 > 0:39:43There is a bid on this one. Start me at £50. And 5? 5 in the room anywhere?
0:39:43 > 0:39:45At £50. Two bids here.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50At 50, we'll take it. At £50, on commission.
0:39:50 > 0:39:5350. Very swiftly, that. It's minus £45.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57Victorian oval shell cameo. £20, please, for it.
0:39:57 > 0:40:0120 for the shell cameo. £20? Got to be worth £20.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06- Nice little cameo for 20. Anybody want it for £20?- Struggling.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08At 20. 20 is bid.
0:40:08 > 0:40:112, is it? 22 anywhere?
0:40:11 > 0:40:15At £20, then. Maiden bid. Are you all done at 20?
0:40:15 > 0:40:21- £20 is minus £5, which means you are minus 63 smackers.- We lost.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25Not necessarily. You could be ahead at minus 63.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29It will all rest on Jonathan's placeholders.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33What we've got to do here is decide. Jonathan won't mind
0:40:33 > 0:40:38if you jettison the placecard-holding jobbies
0:40:38 > 0:40:45at £120. On the other hand, you might like to go with his little wrens and see what happens.
0:40:45 > 0:40:51- I want to go with it, yeah. - Are you serious?! Why?- Having seen how they went for my cameo!
0:40:51 > 0:40:58- Do you want to win or not? Are you going with it?- Yes. - All right. They're going with it.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03A pair of silver German novelty placeholders. Nice little wrens.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07Got a couple of bids here. Starting at £45.
0:41:07 > 0:41:0945 and 50? 50 is it?
0:41:09 > 0:41:1150 for them?
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- How much did I pay?- 120!
0:41:14 > 0:41:1760 for you? At £55.
0:41:17 > 0:41:2060 anywhere? At £55. Are you all done?
0:41:20 > 0:41:25At £55. Surely worth a bit more. At 55, then.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29- That's minus 65.- The bell tolling... - To add to the minus 63.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32It's now 128.
0:41:32 > 0:41:38- That's a nice number. - It wasn't the sale for them. - It's a power of 2.- A power of 2!
0:41:38 > 0:41:42Yes, OK. Minus 128 is the tally, all right?
0:41:42 > 0:41:47- I suggest you go out looking confident, too.- Yeah. - And show the Reds.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01Sadly, all great things have to come to an end.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03We've had a superb programme.
0:42:03 > 0:42:09As far as winners and losers are concerned, we only have runners-up. Have you guys been talking?
0:42:09 > 0:42:12We have a complete turnaround here,
0:42:12 > 0:42:16which has turned on the basis of the Bonus Buy.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21Because one team was winning by only £1 at one point,
0:42:21 > 0:42:28until they decided to go with the Bonus Buy and made a smacking great loss of £65
0:42:28 > 0:42:33to add to their other losses and so the Blues are down, I'm afraid.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Oh, we lost. Never mind.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40As a result, you are minus £128. We're not going to dwell on that,
0:42:40 > 0:42:47- but turn to the victors today. You lot are very lucky to be winning today!- All skill.
0:42:47 > 0:42:53All skill. We had a few disappointments but you have won with minus £79.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Join us soon for some more bargain hunting!
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