0:00:05 > 0:00:08Stopwatch? Check. Cash? Check.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11All we need now is somewhere to go shopping.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Ah, look at that! Perfect!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:41 > 0:00:46The stage is set for a shopping extravaganza here in Peterborough.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Do you fancy a quick sneak preview?
0:00:51 > 0:00:55With only £300 and one hour to shop, things get too much for David.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59We know what you've been doing!
0:01:00 > 0:01:02The pressure gets to the Red Team.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03We need Nick first.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- Have you found anything? - We've got a confession to make.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10But it's at the auction where they can find a profit.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Today for the Reds, we've got Claire and Pete.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20And for the Blues, we've got Jan and Elaine.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- Welcome. Lovely to see you. - ALL: Hello.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28Now, Pete, you had a lucky job interview that got you two both together, right?
0:01:28 > 0:01:33That's right, I did. I was working at a college for learning difficulty students,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36and we were interviewing for a lecturer
0:01:36 > 0:01:38for the post of performing arts,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40and Claire came for the interview.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45- So you gave her the job and then you married her.- Not married as yet!
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- But that is on the cards!- I see! - Jumping ahead slightly!- OK!
0:01:48 > 0:01:53But we became really good friends and things progressed from there.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- Apart from Claire, the other love of your life is sport.- That's right.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00I've always been interested in sport ever since I was at school.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04And then went to university to do a degree in sport.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07And all my jobs have been involved in sport.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10And recently, I've completed a few triathlons.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Right. So, Claire, your big passion is the theatre.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Yes, it is. I started dancing at the age of three.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21I performed regularly in summer and Christmas seasonal shows.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23I performed a few times at the London Palladium.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27In between all that, I got my teaching qualification.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32I teach young people with learning difficulties, and associated disabilities, performing arts.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35I suppose my big ambition is to have my own performing arts school.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- Well, we'll watch this space. - Definitely.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- Have you got any strategy?- Er...
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- We need to be decisive. - Definitely need to be decisive.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Are you going to spend a lot of money or a little money?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50We'll have to see how we go.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- I think we need to look for something that we like the look of and, hopefully, others will.- Yes.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- Because you've got very good taste! - Of course.- Of course!
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- Well, good luck. - Thank you.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Now, you two bluebirds, you met thanks to the game of cricket.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07We did, yes. About 30 years ago,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10we met when our husbands were playing cricket together,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12and so we carried on going to matches
0:03:12 > 0:03:14and found we enjoyed cricket.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Now, Elaine, we've got a sport-loving couple of teams today,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21because in an earlier life, you were a PE teacher.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24A long time ago. In my previous life, yes!
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Did they call you a games mistress? - Yes.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- That shows you how long ago it was! - It does!
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Yes, when they did what they were told and they all wore gym kit.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Jan, you're also a rowing coach. Tell us about that.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42That's right, Tim. I followed my sons along to the local rowing club,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45they joined when they were about 12 years old,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48and I just joined in with them and took it up.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53You don't do that thing, rowing up the towpath shouting through a megaphone?
0:03:53 > 0:03:58- That's me! That's the one! - You don't! Do you really? - Didn't you recognise me?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01You're two clearly extraordinarily well-organised girls,
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- so you'll have some strategy, won't you?- Mm...!
0:04:05 > 0:04:10- I think we've kind of decided to do exactly what our expert tells us to!- Seems a good idea!
0:04:10 > 0:04:14That is what you call a cop-out!
0:04:14 > 0:04:17The money moment... £300 apiece. There you go.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19A crumpled wodge.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24You know the rules. Your experts await. Off you go. Very, very, very good luck.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Well, what charming teams.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32And we also have some charming experts.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35For the Red Team, it's Nick Hall.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39And leading the Blues is David Harper.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- Here we are at Peterborough on this fantastic day.- Fantastic.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Spoilt for choice for stuff!
0:04:46 > 0:04:50I suggest we get stuck straight in and see what we can find.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- One hour is all we've got. - Let's go.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- Morning.- Morning! - That's a little sweetie! Aww!
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I didn't realise you were such a softie, David.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Is that spelter? - I think that is a bronzed effect.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- So that is absolutely brand-spanking new.- Oh, right.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14Look, girls, why not try something with a bit of age?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17What do you think? Do you like this?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20If I'm being honest, not really my taste.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Not something we'd have ourselves. However...
0:05:23 > 0:05:28I tell you what drew me to them, it's this classic Arts and Crafts shape.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Hold one. Let's have a look round. Ideally, with this sort of thing,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35what you want is to be able to attribute it to one of the great designers.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39We're looking for W.A.S. Benson, Christopher Dresser.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Something of that ilk. Gimson, of course.
0:05:42 > 0:05:48Nice mixture, as well - the copper, brass and ebonizing on the handles.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50But it has got a few dints in it.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Is that going to affect the price? - Probably not.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- It would date to 1880, 1890. Late Victorian.- OK.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- They're not broken. They've just got signs of wear and tear.- Yeah.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I think they're a really smart design.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08I'm just a little disappointed that there's no makers' marks on them.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12He's asking £148 for them.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15I think at around £100, they probably wouldn't be a bad buy.
0:06:15 > 0:06:21It's not my taste, but if you think it's popular at the moment, it will sell well at the auction.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- Shall I have a chat with the dealer, see what he says?- OK.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28You have a look at those, have a chat. I'll go and find him.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32The Reds are straight in to some bargain-hunting action.
0:06:32 > 0:06:38If that was a Ming Dynasty pot for £45, I'd be running out of here, leaving you two alone!
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- We'd be right behind you! - Following you!- Chasing me!
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Now, what price has Nick got on those candlesticks?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47They've got to be 140.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Now, for me, I still think that's worth a punt.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53If they were stamped with Benson on them,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56that dealer would be asking five or six hundred quid.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59But they're not stamped, which gives us a chance.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Shall we give it a whirl? - OK, let's go for it.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07- Be brave!- OK!- Come on, let's go and give him some money.- OK.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11That's one item down for the Reds and we've only just started.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Elsewhere, some Delft tiles have caught the eye of the Blues.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17I think they're rather nice, actually.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21You know what you could do? You could put a little collection together.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Yes.- A little cheeky auction lot.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Maybe four Dutch Delft tiles,
0:07:26 > 0:07:29all with a similar theme, a boating theme,
0:07:29 > 0:07:31and put them in as one lot.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35I'm concerned about the damage on them. That's very damaged.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39But you could use that as a coaster. I think it's been used as a coaster!
0:07:39 > 0:07:43So someone would buy this purely because they think it's sweet
0:07:43 > 0:07:46and, you know, it would look nice in their house?
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- What are you laughing at? - Because I wouldn't buy it!
0:07:50 > 0:07:55The trick with auctions is to create something of real interest.
0:07:55 > 0:08:02I think if you put four Delft tiles together, 18th or 19th century,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06somebody might just think, "They could be quite special and they're worth a punt."
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Let's remember those.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- All right. Come on, you two! - You can come back.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Still nothing for the Blue Team.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Now, would you believe that that is a biscuit tin? But look.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Oh, wow.- Huntley and Palmers.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23It's 45 for that one.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26If it was in perfect condition, it's £100.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29So the price reflects the condition.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- You've gone very quiet on me. - I know!- Sorry!- Is that a good sign?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- We're thinking.- We're looking.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40Just consider, how upset would you be if it had gone when you came back?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- I wouldn't be that upset!- No! - Fair enough. Let's go.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Hang on. Looks like David has convinced the Blues to go not for four
0:08:51 > 0:08:54but eight of those tiles.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59- What kind of deal?- Can you give me a price on all of the Delft tiles?
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Erm... Six each... They've got to be five each on them.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Five each.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Oh, we're missing one, are we? - Just sold it.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- You haven't? The one with the chips? - Yes.- That was my favourite!- Oh, no!
0:09:11 > 0:09:14That one was the one with the coaster mark.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- Could there be 30 for the seven? - They've got to be a fiver each.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- What's that, 35? - Yes. That's the best.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- OK, girls, I think you should have a go.- We'll take them, then.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- Thank you very much. - We'll have them all.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30And stop messing about, you two! Get spending money quicker!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Lesson learned, hopefully.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36What's this, Reds? More biscuit tins?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- Can I ask how much it is, please? - It's 24.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43What about if you gave him 18 and a biscuit? How would that...
0:09:45 > 0:09:49The Blues have got their eye on some glassware.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- I'm going to move round here. - Look at this junk. We love this.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56There are two pieces of Murano here, David.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Lovely quality. There's no damage on these.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- I think they're both absolutely lovely.- What's your thoughts?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04I like them. I think they're quite fresh.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- They're reasonably new. - They're modern.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- There's not a great deal of age in them, is there?- No.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- You know the story of Murano? Little island just off Italy.- Right. No.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20There's, potentially, or has been, hundreds of glassmakers for hundreds of years,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- maybe even a couple of thousand years.- Really?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Even though there's no age in them, someone would say, like we have,
0:10:26 > 0:10:29"Gosh, that's really beautiful."
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- Let's talk about figures. What kind of money could we have one of these for?- It's 58.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Out of the two, I prefer the jug, Jan.- Do you?- Yes.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40You spotted the jug straight away from across the other side.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- Will you be able to do 50 on the jug?- Best - 55.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- 55 or...- I think it's 55 or you don't have it.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Do you want it?- Yes.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51OK, we'll have that.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54That's much more decisive. Good.
0:10:54 > 0:11:01It's a little Edwardian lady's glove box. Isn't that sweet? Where do you keep your gloves?
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- In my drawer, but if I have one of those... - That's where you'd keep them.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Let's get outside. - Yes, into the sunshine.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- 15 minutes and you've bought two things. I'm impressed.- We've done well!
0:11:13 > 0:11:18While they're all shopping outside, come and have a look at what I've found.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23How's your sight getting on? Are you seeing me at all blurry?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26If you are, you'll need a pair of glasses.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31In the old days, you would be presented with a nice green leather case like this.
0:11:31 > 0:11:37And inside, you'd find a solid silver-framed pair of specs.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39And this is what they look like.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43I think these spectacle frames are just lovely.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Look at the way the slides pull out on each of the arms,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49so that when you put them on,
0:11:49 > 0:11:53they literally wrap round the side of your head,
0:11:53 > 0:11:55and you've got the lenses presented
0:11:55 > 0:11:59in whatever adjustable position you want to keep them on your hooter!
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Which is what it's all about.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Now, if you look carefully at the frames,
0:12:04 > 0:12:06you can see that they're fully hallmarked.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09You've got P&T for the maker
0:12:09 > 0:12:13and on the other side, you've got the anchor for Birmingham.
0:12:13 > 0:12:19As far as dates are concerned, I would guess something around 1810, 1820.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Now, they're without the lenses,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24but to the spectacle collector, strangely enough,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27that doesn't matter all that much.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31It's the frames that they're after and the fact that they're solid silver.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36What would a pair of spectacle frames like this, early 19th century, cost you?
0:12:36 > 0:12:41The price here is £115.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Is that good value or not?
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Well, it all depends on your vision of these things.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Back to our teams.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- The Blues have lost their expert. - Where's he gone?- We've lost him.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Sorry, girls. - THEY LAUGH
0:12:55 > 0:13:00Come on, David. You know you have to spend more than a penny to make a profit on Bargain Hunt.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- Looks like a proper pirate's chest. - It does, yes.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09- For 60 quid, there's nothing wrong with it, but it's not good enough. - Not what we're after.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16It's getting really crowded now. All the buyers are pouring in.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- Goodness me.- Oh, I say!
0:13:18 > 0:13:21NICK: We've got a lot of competition around.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22Keep those eyes peeled.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25They're nice. See those shell casings?
0:13:25 > 0:13:30- Aren't they? - Yes. Vases made out of shell cases from the First World War.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- Do they appeal or are you just looking?- A bit...
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- I'm a bit iffy on those.- Oh, right.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Guys.- Yes? - What do you think about this jug?
0:13:45 > 0:13:49It's Victorian. It's salt-glazed stoneware.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54They literally threw salt into the glaze when it was being fired and you get this lovely finish.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Has he got something in his mouth? Is it meant to be an instrument?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- It's bagpipes, isn't it?- Yes.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- Probably dating to the early-to-middle 19th century.- OK.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09I'm just going to check if there's any obvious restoration.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12The rim is the usual... That has been restored.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17Can you see the way the colour gets very dark
0:14:17 > 0:14:19and very thick around there?
0:14:19 > 0:14:23That's because, when that was restored in the 20th century,
0:14:23 > 0:14:24nobody threw glaze into it.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27They're asking 63 quid.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- What do you think?- With the decoration round the outside, it's quite interesting.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33We're debating the jug.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Would something round the £40 mark be acceptable?
0:14:36 > 0:14:4045. With the restoration.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43If we said 42, are we getting close? What do you think?
0:14:43 > 0:14:4643 and it's yours.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Right, we're not going to go any lower.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- Shall we go for it? - I think... Yeah, I would say so.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57- Are you happy with that?- Yes. - It's an interesting thing. It's a bit different, quirky.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59At last, they've bought their second item.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Just as well, because time is running out.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04We've got nine minutes left.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08We've got plan A and B to fall back on, the biscuit tins, erm...
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Why don't we split up? See if we can find anything else.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I'll meet you at the biscuit tins and we'll make a decision.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- OK.- Yes? I'll see you there.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Splitting up? Things must be getting desperate for the Reds.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25The Blues have just one more item to find.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- I think it's absolutely gorgeous. - Why? What's making it so gorgeous?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32It's Georgian. It's a proper Georgian candlestick.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- It's in the silver shape, yes?- OK.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39So you would've found these things, made about 1770, in solid silver.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44This, I think, is Sheffield plate, which is the earliest form of silver plating.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48It's, effectively, rolling real silver on top of copper so many times
0:15:48 > 0:15:52that you end up with something that looks very much solid silver,
0:15:52 > 0:15:54but with a thin layer of copper.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57It's a cheaper, a cheating way, of making something look like silver.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00If I can just look at those markings.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Because it's very unusual to have silver plate marked.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07RH, which is the maker.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10And then I think that must be a Sheffield plate marking.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- I love the column.- Yes. - I absolutely love that.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- An acanthus leaf carved into it. - BOTH: Yes.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19And what looks like maybe bamboo, possibly.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20It's an exotic thing.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24If that was a pair, Sheffield plate, Georgian,
0:16:24 > 0:16:28they're going to be five, six hundred pounds a pair.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31But a single is dramatically reduced in price.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- What do you think? I don't think we've got much time. - I'm excited about this.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- I love this. Good. - I'm glad you've found something.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- It's good to excite you, finally! On something!- Yes!
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- You've done it. - Let's get a price on that.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- Can we get it for 20 quid? - Let's have a look for you.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51It says it's only 28.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- Stop saying "only"! - Well, for something that old...!
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- 20 quid, it's yours.- Really? - Good man. Thank you.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- I think that's a yes, Jan. - That's good! Thank you.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- That's your third item. - We've done it.- Lovely!
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- I'm going to buy you two a lovely cup of tea.- Excellent!
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Well done, team.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12Only five minutes left for the Reds and they're considering an impulse buy.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14What will they do?
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- Do you like it? - It's interesting, isn't it?
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Do you think people will buy it, though?- Well, potentially.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- They might do.- OK.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- We haven't got a lot of time.- No. - Shall we ask the gentleman his best price?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29It's only got that bit there. Is it all right everywhere else?
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Excuse me. Hello there.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Would you mind if I asked you what your best price is on this one?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- 48.- 48?- OK.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- I'm quite tempted, to be honest. - I know. It's...
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- I'm thinking of the time. - There's a couple of marks, but you'll not see that.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51It's unusual, isn't it? The shape of the whole thing...
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- I quite like it, actually.- Yes?
0:17:54 > 0:17:59- I think we should do it. - We've got no time.- Let's do it. Hopefully, Nick will like it.
0:17:59 > 0:18:0348? Is that final? Shake your hand.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- OK.- Thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Done now!
0:18:08 > 0:18:14Will it turn out to be a panic buy? They'd better find their expert.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- It's this piece of furniture here. - You bought this?
0:18:17 > 0:18:22- We bought this.- Yes. - It says £58, but we got it for £48.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- We just liked the look of it! - What do you think?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- You done all right. - BOTH: Yes?
0:18:28 > 0:18:33- What drew you to it? Why? - We both looked at it and we both quite liked it.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35We like the detailing.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40Er, it's probably made around about 1910, 1920.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44So it's got age, it's an antique. It's just a functional thing.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Well done, you two. - BOTH: Thank you.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Great stuff. Brilliant.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52So after striking out on their own,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55the Reds got the last item in the nick of time. Without Nick!
0:18:55 > 0:18:57They quickly bought the candlesticks,
0:18:57 > 0:19:01but Nick didn't get the price down as much as he'd have liked.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Next was the 19th century salt-glazed jug.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12And with no time to spare, they took a punt on a pedestal cabinet.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Tell us about this exciting find of Nick's.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Nick just happened upon a couple of candlesticks,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- and you think they're by Benson.- Mm.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26So there's going to be a bit of researching going on?
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- Yeah. Hopefully, the auctioneers will...- Exciting!
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- How much did you spend overall? - £231.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- Now that is a proper amount of money!- Good spend.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- So I want 69 smackers, please. - There we go.- Lovely.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44£69 goes straight to Nicholas. You've got a nice wodge there.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- Yes.- Any ideas what you're going to spend it on?
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Some Arts and Craft candlesticks reference books!
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Good idea! Anyway, very good luck.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought?
0:19:56 > 0:20:02They bought seven Delft tiles. Not the eight they'd hoped for.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06They haggled for the Italian Murano glass.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11And not to be outdone by the Reds, they bought their own candlestick.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- Overall, you spent how much? - BOTH: £110.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- Well, that's not much, is it? - No! We tried.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23- I thought you were going to go out and spend big bucks.- We're were. - What happened to that resolution?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25David kept pointing us to other things.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- Did he?- Nothing to do with antiques!
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- Always blame him!- Yes! - Yes! We've got the hang of it.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- Please may I have my £190?- You may. - £190...
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- I can hardly bring myself to hand it over.- I know!
0:20:38 > 0:20:41But is going to safe hands and I know it's going to a good cause.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- The David Harper pension fund! - Thank you, Tim. I'm going home!
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- What are you going to buy? - I'm loathe to leave these two. We had such a nice time.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- They're glamorous, good company. - You have to unglue yourself.- I know!
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- Detach and get on with it! - I'll do my job.- Go and do your job.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Very good luck, girls. Thank you.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Meanwhile, we're heading off to sunny Oxfordshire.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06We're going to go to Stonor Park, and it is fab!
0:21:11 > 0:21:14In the 1970s,
0:21:14 > 0:21:18most of the contents of this stately home were sold
0:21:18 > 0:21:25and the For Sale signs on the house itself followed shortly thereafter.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Times were hard for the Stonor family,
0:21:28 > 0:21:32who'd lived here for nigh-on 800 years.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39But Thomas Stonor, 7th Lord Camoys,
0:21:39 > 0:21:43secured a deal and saved the day.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54Cor, this is my type of house. Absolutely crammed with treasures.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58A lot of which were given to the current Lord Camoys
0:21:58 > 0:22:01by his cousin, Francis Stonor,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04who was a passionate collector.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Francis Stonor was a frequent visitor to London auction rooms.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13He only bought what he liked, which was often out of fashion.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15He adored extravagant Baroque furniture,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19pictures and bronzes.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25It's perhaps in this room, the study,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27that we get the best impression
0:22:27 > 0:22:31of Francis Stonor's collecting tastes.
0:22:31 > 0:22:37He was very interested in old, traditional art.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41Hence, the room is, in part, lined
0:22:41 > 0:22:46with delightful pencil and crayon Old Master drawings.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50It wasn't only paintings that Francis Stonor enjoyed.
0:22:50 > 0:22:56He also liked bronzes, particularly old Italian bronzes.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01This inkwell was made in Venice in the 16th century,
0:23:01 > 0:23:02around about 1580,
0:23:02 > 0:23:08with these Baroque, muscular men supporting a central dish
0:23:08 > 0:23:14that originally would've had a liner to it for holding ink.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18But by far the most important and eye-catching objects in this room
0:23:18 > 0:23:21are the pair of globes.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25A terrestrial globe, showing the then-known continents
0:23:25 > 0:23:30and a celestial globe, showing the stars in the heavens.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33What's nice about these is, they're early,
0:23:33 > 0:23:37they date to about 1699,
0:23:37 > 0:23:39and what I like is the stands,
0:23:39 > 0:23:45supported by four freeform pieces of sculpture.
0:23:45 > 0:23:51They have everything that a Baroque piece of sculpture needs to offer -
0:23:51 > 0:23:57swirling robes, lots of movement and drama.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02Francis Stonor wasn't shy of a bit of drama in other objects either,
0:24:02 > 0:24:09as evidenced by this pair of cast-metal pineapples.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13In the 18th century, the pineapple was the emblem,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17the motif, of good hospitality.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Originally, in my view, these were a pair of brule-parfum,
0:24:22 > 0:24:25dating from the Louis the 16th period.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28You simply had some shallow dishes here
0:24:28 > 0:24:30that would've held incense.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33If there was a bad smell about, you light the incense
0:24:33 > 0:24:38and the brule-parfum would spread a good smell about a room.
0:24:38 > 0:24:44But somebody in the 19th century, I guess, has decided to jolly them up,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47and have cast these gilt pineapple
0:24:47 > 0:24:53and applied all this serrated, rather spiky, pineapple foliage,
0:24:53 > 0:24:57simply to make up a more decorative and furnishing object
0:24:57 > 0:25:00to have in your dining room.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02The big question today is,
0:25:02 > 0:25:07will our teams over at the auction be bearing fruit?
0:25:16 > 0:25:21What a joy this is to be in the cathedral city of Lincoln with Colin Young.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Pleasure to have you here.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28First up for our teams are these so-called Arts and Craftsy candlesticks.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33- Very stylish, aren't they?- They are. Very much a statement piece.
0:25:33 > 0:25:39We see plenty of pieces from the Arts and Crafts period of lower quality.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42What we've got here is something that's well constructed and well designed.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46- What do you think they're worth? - We've put an estimate of 75 to 100.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50- Is that all? - Yes. Is that not enough?
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- Not half good enough. - Oh.- £140 they paid.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- What about this salt-glazed jug? - It is one of those areas that,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00overall, the market has gone down for them,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02but we still have fairly positive results.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- Yes.- Estimate-wise, we've put on it 40 to 70.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07Wow, that's super.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11£43 paid. They'll be delighted with that. Well done, Colin.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- Now, the last item...- Yes. - ..does, I have to say,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18fail to get my pulses racing.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22It's described as a "stripped and waxed pedestal cupboard".
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Yes. I think probably that's good cataloguing.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30Minimalistic cataloguing, not really saying too much about it.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33No. Where do you think it comes from?
0:26:33 > 0:26:37It's highly likely to be Continental. It may well be French.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40The extra moulding that's been applied to it
0:26:40 > 0:26:43sort of looks like it covers a multitude of sins.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Er... The only positive I can give is that it's got concave sides.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- Yes. If that's the best you can say, I think we'll stop there.- OK.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55- What's your estimate? - We've put 30 to 50 pounds on it.- OK.
0:26:55 > 0:27:01£48 paid. Which is, in my view, about £47 too much.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Anyway... Almost certainly, they're going to need their bonus buy,
0:27:05 > 0:27:07so let's go and have a look at it.
0:27:08 > 0:27:14Now, Claire and Pete, what do you suppose Nick Hall spent your £69 on?
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- Do you want to find out?- Definitely. - OK. Bonus buy, show us all, Nick.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Are you ready? Are you sure? Because if all else fails...
0:27:22 > 0:27:23we can go busking...
0:27:23 > 0:27:25BOTH: Oh!
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- ..down Bombay way.- Yes.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- It's very... - Not what I had in mind, but...
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- Not something you see everyday, is it?- No.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Which is the reason behind it. It's unusual.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- How much did you pay for it? - Ooh, £45.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- What do you think it might make at...?- I've no idea!
0:27:43 > 0:27:44I've not a clue.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- It's a proper instrument, isn't it, Nick?- Yes.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52- Not a toy. It'd play if you gave it a tweak.- It would've been made to have been used.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54It's not an early one. It's 20th century.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- I actually quite like it.- Do you?!
0:27:57 > 0:28:03What you've got is, basically, a calabash, which is a natural gourd.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08This thing was once growing in an Indian field, a bit like a big old pumpkin.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11So they've taken the pumpkin, removed the skin, dried it,
0:28:11 > 0:28:16and that's your resonance box out of which the thing, these vibrations, will sound.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Which is quite fun, isn't it?
0:28:18 > 0:28:23I've never sold one before. I was just caught by its unusualness
0:28:23 > 0:28:25and thought, "Hey-ho, let's have a go."
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Hold that thought. For the audience at home,
0:28:27 > 0:28:31let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Nick's sitar.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37- There you go, Colin.- Thank you! You don't get many of these through the sale room.
0:28:37 > 0:28:38How do you rate it?
0:28:38 > 0:28:45- I think it's something that we're going to have a bit of interest in, because it's different.- Yes.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Money-wise, valuation on it is going to be just guessing a figure,
0:28:49 > 0:28:53except we haven't got many comparables to go with.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Once upon a time, it was nicely made,
0:28:55 > 0:28:59but I can see down here lots of inlaying missing.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- Very expensive to get that restored. - Yes.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07What I'll do, I'll go with the auctioneer's favourite estimate when they really haven't got a clue.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- Which one's that?- 80 to 120.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13I think that's quite tempting. £45 was paid.
0:29:13 > 0:29:20You stick to your 80 to £120, Colin, and everybody's going to be absolutely delighted.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:29:23 > 0:29:29- What a shame - all these tiles. Every single one are smashed.- Yes.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32They've obviously been in a fireplace at some stage and, er,
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- and they've had to do a little bit of a hatchet job to get them out. - Yes.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39They kept the good ones, and all the awful ones
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- went into a bag of smashed fellows. - Yes.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47I don't think they'll go crazy for it. It's more crazy paving really.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- Yes.- I did put an estimate on at 40 to 60.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55I'm looking at them now, thinking perhaps I was a little ambitious.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57I think it's going to be a struggle to get to 35.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02- Moving on. Murano jug.- Yes. - That's at least sound, isn't it?
0:30:02 > 0:30:05It is. Very nice thing. We've got very nice decoration on here.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Lovely colours. Big, bold, strong item.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- 30 to 50 pounds estimate. - £55 paid.- OK.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16That could be a struggle, too. We've got big struggles, in my view.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20What about this Adams-style little candlestick? It's rather sweet.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22I think it's rather a sweet little thing.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27I mean, it's a typical piece of 19th-century plated ware,
0:30:27 > 0:30:30done in the early Neoclassical style.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35- Single stick on its own...25 to 40 pounds, I would think.- OK, £20 paid.
0:30:35 > 0:30:41So that is their sole guiding beacon of potential profit after three items.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Indeed. And that might make ten or 20 pounds' profit.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48It might do it. Which won't make up for the losses on the other pieces,
0:30:48 > 0:30:51so they are going to need their bonus buy. Let's have a look at it.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- Jan and Elaine, this is your bonus-buy moment.- Yes.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59David Harper took £190 of your well-earned pounds
0:30:59 > 0:31:02and converted it into a stellar object.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- We hope!- Let's hope so.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- OK, show us your wares! - OK. I think you're going to like it.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09- Ready?- BOTH: Ready.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14It's an oak barrel. Look at the grain and the wood. You've got that quarter cut.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17So it's oak and then bound. It's got a carrying handle and a cork,
0:31:17 > 0:31:20so it obviously contained liquid.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- Yes. - But I think it's a cider barrel.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27Something in the 19th century. You're a farm worker, you're out in the fields...
0:31:27 > 0:31:29- So you'd take it off to lunch.- Yes.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- You take a big chunk of cheese and bread and a barrel of cider. - Sounds good!
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Paints a lovely picture, don't you think?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38It's a handmade thing. It's lovely quality.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- It has...- But money... How much? - Hang on! I'm still building it up!
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- I realise the build up! - You cannot recreate that colour.
0:31:45 > 0:31:51- You're avoiding the answer. - How much do you think I paid for it?
0:31:51 > 0:31:55Erm... I guess you might've paid 50 or 60 pounds?
0:31:55 > 0:31:59I think I probably would've paid 50 or 60 pounds, but I didn't.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01- I paid 20.- Oh, right.
0:32:01 > 0:32:06- He's such a tease, isn't he? - Yes! It looks a little better now, doesn't it?
0:32:06 > 0:32:09He's all puffed up now! He only paid £20!
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- An interesting item. - Yes, very interesting.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17For the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Dave's barrel.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22- Now, Col, there we go.- Thank you! - Something to wet your whistle.- Mm.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Obviously you're getting this round in, then!- I love it, don't you?
0:32:25 > 0:32:30These barrels are great fun. Where do you think it's from? What do you think it's used for?
0:32:30 > 0:32:35Er, well, it's going to obviously be a liqueur or a spirit.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37It was noted for cider.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41I think I'd want a little bit more cider than that if I was after a drink.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46So brandy, port, something like that.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Nice bit of oak. Good strapping on it. Very well coopered.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54I would've thought 25 to 40 pounds. That's a good-looking little lot.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57David Harper paid £20 for it.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- And at £20, I think that's cheap. - Absolutely.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- That should get them out of trouble. - Should do. It should help, anyway.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08- Good. Well, are you standing by? - Indeed. Ready and raring to go.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Very exciting, Colin. Good luck.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- Claire and Pete, are you excited? - BOTH: Yes!
0:33:22 > 0:33:25We've got a full room. And Colin tells me
0:33:25 > 0:33:30he has 220 bidders for this sale registered online. Amazing, isn't it?
0:33:30 > 0:33:35First up is the high-ticket number, your Arts and Crafts candlesticks.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Lot number 92.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Late 19th century Arts and Crafts candlesticks,
0:33:40 > 0:33:44very much in the style of W.A.S. Benson. Good-looking pair.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Who's going to start me at £100? 80 to go, then, surely?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- £80, anybody?- Silence.- £50?
0:33:49 > 0:33:5250? Surely somebody in the room?
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- Oh, dear.- 30? 30.
0:33:54 > 0:33:5630 bid. Five anywhere else now? 35. Bid 40.
0:33:56 > 0:33:5840. 40 bid. 45. 50?
0:33:58 > 0:34:01They're moving slowly, but it's moving.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04..45 bid. 50, anywhere else? Do I see 50?
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- Can these people not spot a bargain? - NICK: Obviously not.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09- 60 now.- Hang on, it's going on.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14..Just hovering this time. 55 bid. 60. £60 bid. 60.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Five again now, surely? At £60, it's the last call, then, at 60.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Sold this time at £60.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23That is minus £80. That is a big hit.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26I'm really sorry. I didn't see that coming.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30The salt-glazed jug this time. 80 to go, then. £80 for the jug.
0:34:30 > 0:34:3250? 40?
0:34:32 > 0:34:3330?
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- £30 bid.- We've got a bit to make up.
0:34:36 > 0:34:3835. 35 bid. 45 bid.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- Come on, come on, come on. - You're in profit.
0:34:42 > 0:34:4650. 50 all done and finished, then.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49My bid's over here. Last call, then, selling at £50.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53£50 is plus seven, which is a nice little profit, thank you.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55You are now minus 73.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- Minus 73... - A lot to make up, guys.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00It's not over till it's over!
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- Now, here comes the cabinet. - Come on, cabinet!
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Lot number 94 is the early 20th century
0:35:06 > 0:35:11mahogany concave-sided and bow-fronted pedestal side cabinet.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15Who's going to start me at 100 for it? £100, anybody? 50?
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- £10?- You're joking? - I don't think he is.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23Five bid. Eight bid. Ten bid. 12 bid. 15. 18. 20.
0:35:23 > 0:35:2718 bid. 20 now. £20 bid. 22 bid? 25 bid?
0:35:27 > 0:35:2928 now. 28.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Bid 30.
0:35:32 > 0:35:3332?
0:35:33 > 0:35:3635?
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- 38? - SHE SIGHS
0:35:39 > 0:35:45- Keep going. Keep going.- It's doing better than the candlesticks!
0:35:45 > 0:35:48..At 40, surely we've got another bid out of this? 40. Last call.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51All done and finished at £40.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Brilliant piece of auctioneering. I thought it was going to sell for £5.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58He sold it for 40, which is only minus eight,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- which takes you to minus 81.- Oh!
0:36:01 > 0:36:04So minus 81. What are you going to do about this sitar?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- I think we should go for it. - I think we should.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- It's £45. You want to risk £45?- Yes.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- You're minus 81. You might as well. - Not a lot to lose, have we?!
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- Definitely?- Yes. - Right. Having made that decision,
0:36:15 > 0:36:20I can tell you that the auctioneer has estimated the sitar at £80 to £120.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- He really rates it.- Good.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26And if he's right, Nick makes £120, it will get you out of trouble.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- Back out of trouble. - Where we want to be.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31That's what's so much fun about the bonus buy.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34We might make sweet music yet between us!
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Steady on!
0:36:37 > 0:36:42Lot number 98 is a 20th century Indian sitar.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Applied with bone, ebonized and brass decoration.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Very interesting instrument.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Who's going to start me at bottom estimate £80 for it? 80.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- £80.- Come on! - 50 to go, then, surely?
0:36:54 > 0:36:56£50, anybody? 50? 30?
0:36:56 > 0:36:5830? Surely, surely? Yes, 30! 30 bid.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00We're off.
0:37:00 > 0:37:0335. Bid 40. 45 now.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- Keep going. Keep going. - That's not much, is it?
0:37:06 > 0:37:0745 bid. 50 bid.
0:37:07 > 0:37:0955 bid. 60 bid.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12NICK: Ooh! In profit.
0:37:12 > 0:37:13..Bid 70.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17- 75.- Come on!- 80 bid.
0:37:17 > 0:37:1985 now.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Bid 90. 95?
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- £100 bid.- Yes! - NICK: That's a bit more like it.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Hey, this is getting close now.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31..At £100. If you don't bid, you're going to miss a "sitter"!
0:37:31 > 0:37:34All done and finished at £100.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36That is plus £55 for the sitar,
0:37:36 > 0:37:39which means overall you are minus 26.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- No shame in that.- No. - Absolutely not.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Thanks to him! Well done, Nick.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- Jan and Elaine, do you know how the Reds got on?- No, we don't.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Good. We don't want you to know.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- First up is your Delft tiles. - Lot number 113.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07A selection of Delft tiles.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Start me at £50. £50.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- JAN: I wish. - £50 for some fine Delftware.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14£10 for crazy paving?
0:38:14 > 0:38:16- LADIES: £10! - Come on, get on with it.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19£10. Surely you're going to bid me. 12 anywhere else?
0:38:19 > 0:38:2312. 15, sir. 15 bid. 18 bid. 20? £20 bid.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27And two more. 22? 25? 25.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- Come on. - It's like drawing teeth, isn't it?
0:38:30 > 0:38:33And 30? No. £28 bid. 30 for it?
0:38:33 > 0:38:3530, 30, 30!
0:38:35 > 0:38:3732 do I see? 32 bid?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39The internet.
0:38:39 > 0:38:4138 bid. 40 now?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- You've made a profit. - 38 is the last call.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47Selling on the internet at £38.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52- 38! Oh, my God!- That is plus £3. How did that happen?
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Lot number 114. Murano glass
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Millefiori-designed jug there with very fine colourings.
0:38:58 > 0:39:03Who's going to start me at £40 for it? 40? 30 to go, then. 30.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- It's such a pretty thing.- I think that was the trouble.- I know.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10£10, anybody? Everyone now. Ten bid. 12.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- Come on.- JAN: 12? Oh, no!
0:39:12 > 0:39:1625? Five bid. 28, then? 30? 32 bid. 35 bid.
0:39:16 > 0:39:1935 now. 32 bid. 35 again now. 32 bid.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Any more now? At 32, it's the last call, then.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Selling all done at £32.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28- Not quite good enough. 32. - Oh, I'm sorry!- Minus 23.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33115 is the single silver-plated candlestick
0:39:33 > 0:39:35in the Neoclassical style.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- £100, anyone?- Go on.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- JAN: Go on.- 30?- Oh, dear.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44£20 for it. 20. 10, sir?
0:39:44 > 0:39:48- JAN: 10? No!- This was my hope.
0:39:48 > 0:39:5112 bid. 15 bid. 18 bid. 18 and 20. 20 bid. 22.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55- You're in profit. You're in profit.- Good.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56Go on!
0:39:56 > 0:39:5928 bid. 30 I've got. 32?
0:39:59 > 0:40:0332 bid. 35 surely. 32 in the middle of the room. Are we all done?
0:40:03 > 0:40:06We're selling this time - your bid, sir - at £32.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- That's brilliant!- Well done. - What a brilliant auctioneer.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13You are plus 12 on that. Which means overall, you're minus eight!
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- DAVID GROANS - That's not bad at all!
0:40:16 > 0:40:18- Well...- Better than we thought! - It's not bad.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- It's better than... - Really? You were that confident?!
0:40:22 > 0:40:28- It was those tiles. - We were so worried!- I've had nightmares about Delft tiles.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30I must say, I think it is extraordinary
0:40:30 > 0:40:36- that it went from crazy paving to £38 in only about eight bids! - ALL: Yes!
0:40:36 > 0:40:41Your bonus buy - what are you going to do? It could be a winning score, minus eight.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46You could park it at minus eight. No shame in that. Or you could go with the little barrel.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51- We want to go with the barrel. - We'll go with the little barrel. - We'll give that a go.- Yes.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- Go with the barrel? - We love the barrel!
0:40:53 > 0:40:58- Here it comes. - Lot number 119, the small barrel.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Very nice one there.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04Who's going to start me at £30 for it? 30?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- £30 for the barrel.- JAN: He's trying.- He's doing his best.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Surely £20? Does nobody appreciate this coopering? £10?
0:41:11 > 0:41:13JAN GROANS
0:41:13 > 0:41:17- That has got to make money! - Going again. We're off.
0:41:17 > 0:41:2112 anywhere else? 10 bid. 12 now, do I see? 10 bid.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23ALL: No, no!
0:41:23 > 0:41:24..12 bid. 15 bid.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26No? 15 now.
0:41:26 > 0:41:3215 bid. 18 again? Last call. All done and finished at £15.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36£15 it is. £15, girls. That is minus five.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- Which means overall, you are minus 13.- Minus 13!
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- That turned out to be a barrel of laughs!- Oh, dear...
0:41:43 > 0:41:47What an anticlimax for something so pretty.
0:41:47 > 0:41:48- Oh, well.- Oh, well.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53Listen, minus £13 could be a winning score. Don't say a thing to the Reds.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- OK, we won't.- Our lips are sealed. - Promise, you two girls?!
0:42:04 > 0:42:08Now, teams, have you been chatting to one another at all? No? Not at all?
0:42:08 > 0:42:11I can reveal there's only 13 smackers between you.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14It's needle-close today.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18But the runners-up, I fear, today are the Reds.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21REDS GROAN
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Despite them making a profit of £55 on the bonus buy.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29Can you imagine that? £55 profit from our leader here!
0:42:29 > 0:42:33It was not enough to staunch the flow of losses
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- from that ghastly pair of candlesticks!- I know.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- Did you enjoy it? - It was brilliant.- Absolutely.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- Good for you, Pete?- Yes. - We've loved having you.
0:42:41 > 0:42:47But the victors today are our girls in blue, who managed to win by only losing £13.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Yes!- Which is nothing, really. - Nothing.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- It's a winning score. Congratulations.- Thank you.
0:42:52 > 0:42:57- Have you had a nice time, Elaine? - Lovely.- What about you, Jan?- Yes. - We've loved it, too.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01It's been so fabulous, join us soon for some more bargain hunting.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Yes!
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