0:00:05 > 0:00:12Hundreds of stalls, inside and out. Welcome to Kent! Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Take two experts in animals and two law students.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44What have they got in common? They want to play Bargain Hunt!
0:00:44 > 0:00:48It's no joke! Just have a look at this lot.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Can the Reds handle tricky bartering techniques?
0:00:52 > 0:00:56- Why don't we meet halfway? - I'll toss you.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01And can David Barby channel the students down the right course?
0:01:01 > 0:01:08- Might I ask what excites you, David? - A piece of porcelain. - Each to their own.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14Mm, OK. Time for me to be judge and jury.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- Hello, everyone!- Hello, Tim!
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Lovely to see you. Gillian, you are friends and relations?
0:01:20 > 0:01:25- Yes. My partner Mark is Sara's second cousin.- That's quite distant!
0:01:25 > 0:01:29How did you realise you'd got this family relationship?
0:01:29 > 0:01:35Well, Mark's always talked about Sara, but we had a family party and that's when I first met her.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Now you have a few passions in common.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- That's right. Animals. We love our animals.- Yes, we do.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47I've got a dog, a rescue dog, called Jim Bob.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53And I have four ex-battery rescue hens - Grace, Matilda, Ethel Mae and Gladys.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58- And do they give you eggs?- Yes! Every day. They're brilliant.
0:01:58 > 0:02:05- Do you run after them?- Yeah! Down the garden!- # Lay a little egg for me! # I bet it's nuts!
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Oh, it's nuts, definitely.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12- Is it the same with you, Sara? - I've got chickens and horses.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14I've got four ponies at home.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19- Do you ride them?- I ride one and I drive another one.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Lovely. - The other two are retired, old.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Have you got a governess' cart?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28It's similar to. It's a two-wheeler.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31So what else have you got, then?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Ferrets. I love my ferrets.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Do they get used for chasing the bunny?
0:02:37 > 0:02:42- No, I don't work them.- You just like to have them around.- They're nice.
0:02:42 > 0:02:48- Besides these animals, do you collect anything else? - I collect enamel boxes.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- But sort of modern. - How many of those have you got?
0:02:51 > 0:02:57- About 20 of them. They've got very expensive. - That's the way of life.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03- Yeah, yeah.- Are you two going to be any good as a team, then? - Oh, yeah. Definitely.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07There might be a few disagreements, but we'll be good.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- Got a plan?- No. Well, I'm not telling you, anyway!
0:03:11 > 0:03:15You can tell me! I won't tell them!
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- Well, you know...- Really coy!
0:03:17 > 0:03:22They are shockers, these two. Anyway, very, very, very good luck.
0:03:22 > 0:03:29- So, Tom, how did you two meet? - Em, well...I turned up at Durham University,
0:03:29 > 0:03:35- still warm from my mother's embrace...- Yes?- Walked into a spartan room and was surrounded
0:03:35 > 0:03:39by rather interesting types, computer scientists.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- They'd have beards.- They did. And dubious personal hygiene.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Really?! Does that go with computer sciences?
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- I wouldn't want to say, Tim.- Quite.
0:03:51 > 0:03:58Anyway, you clean-shaven, fresh from home boy, submerged in this computer science environment, not happy?
0:03:58 > 0:04:04No, wasn't happy at all until Sam walked in and I thought he looked more normal than the others and...
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- You bonded up?- I've been trying to get rid of him ever since. - What do you read, Sam?
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Well, I did read geography and now we're both doing law.
0:04:13 > 0:04:20So you do the law conversion course, having graduated. Have you finished all that?
0:04:20 > 0:04:26- No, we've got another three months. - Three months of hell...heaven! - Yes.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28So you're at one of those schools?
0:04:28 > 0:04:33- BPP Law School. It's a lawyer factory.- Yes. In London?- It is.
0:04:33 > 0:04:41If you look very carefully, there's a Wonnacott wandering the corridors of power there this term.
0:04:41 > 0:04:47- Really?- And it ain't me! Better looking than me, a bit taller, and no moustache.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51But shares my name. My first born, of whom I am very proud.
0:04:51 > 0:04:57- So why should this other team watch out with you lot about? - Well, I think as students
0:04:57 > 0:05:03- we're quite good at buying things on the cheap, so we're looking forward to it.- My gosh!
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Not only are they students, they also speak with silver tongue.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12They'll negotiate like nobody's business! Watch out, girls.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Here's the £300. You know the rules.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Your experts await and off you go! And very, very, very good luck!
0:05:19 > 0:05:24Plenty of confidence, but those boys need a guiding hand.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Who'll be their mentor?
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Ah! They'll have the benefit of David Barby.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36The ladies will canter round the ring with James Braxton.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41- What are you looking for?- I think maybe something a bit unusual.
0:05:41 > 0:05:47- Or maybe something for the garden. - Good.- It's nice and sunny. - We're bathed in sunshine.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51I'm sure there will be lots of garden items here.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Good. Well, let's press on.
0:05:53 > 0:06:00So will the Reds come up stinking of roses? Meanwhile, time for David to interrogate his team.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Tom, what are you looking for?
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Em, well, preferably an undiscovered Rembrandt.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11We'll settle for a Monet. No, we're very easy. Very easy.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16- But what's your main interest? - Personally, I like militaria.- OK.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21Second World War period is great. Anything imperial would be lovely.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- What about you, Sam? - I'd go with militaria as well.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30- If we could pick up a steam engine, that'd be good.- A steam engine?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33OK, right.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38Right... a Rembrandt and a steam engine. Barby's got his work cut out today.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I love that doorstop.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- You see that rope doorstop? - Rope doorstop?- Yes.
0:06:44 > 0:06:50- You could have that indoors or outside. I think that would be really good.- Do you?!- Yeah!
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- We don't know the price yet. - No. Depending on the price.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- How much is the rope doorstop? - 55.- 55.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- It's quite expensive.- For rope!
0:07:02 > 0:07:07Now is Dad's Army Barby marching his boys in the right direction?
0:07:07 > 0:07:13Right. This is full of militaria. Is there anything you want to take a look at and handle?
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- Sticks out like a sore thumb, the RAF one.- I like that.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- DEALER: Hand-carved in India. - Oh, right.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- 85.- It's wood, is it? - What do you think?
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- Well, it's teak. It's a lot of money.- Has it got any weight to it?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32There's no weight. It's carved wood.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36So that's an amateur one. Not an official cast bronze item.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41- Did you want steam engines? - Yeah, potentially.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43OK. Let's have a look at this one.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48Oh, wowee. What's that going for?
0:07:48 > 0:07:54- It's 175. - We'd have to negotiate down. What do you think, mate?
0:07:54 > 0:07:58I'm not a fan. I've not got a clue what it is.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- It's a can.- It's just a can!
0:08:01 > 0:08:03All right, leave that. It's a no.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- That's quite nice.- The lighthouse?
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- Do you like the lighthouse? - I quite like the lighthouse.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- How much on your lighthouse? - 140.- 140.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19- You see, it's a table lamp. That's not expensive.- Quite heavy.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Is it?- Mm, quite heavy.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- That's a very unusual item. - Yeah.- Isn't it?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28It doesn't do a lot for me, I'm afraid!
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Sara obviously doesn't see it as an aid to shipping.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37Now David wants to show the boys some lumps of rubble.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39This is interesting.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44This stone came from the Houses of Parliament.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47I like the idea of those.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51This is post-Second World War, the bombing. These are fragments.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56I like this seal. This is probably from melted lead off the roof.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- OK, if that's the case, that's cool. - And practical.
0:08:59 > 0:09:07- Yeah, absolutely fits in most homes. - OK, but I'm a little bit horrified at the price of £28.- Oh, really?
0:09:07 > 0:09:14- Excuse me? You've got a price of £28.- I'll do you one good price and that's it - £20.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16What a bargain.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22- Could you do 15? - I've come down as low as I can. £20.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27- Let's get a buy under our belts. - I'd like them at 18, I really would.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- Just under the £20.- Sorry. - Could we split the difference at 19?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Go on.- 19.- Excellent.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37That is brilliant of you. Thank you very much.
0:09:37 > 0:09:43OK, I suppose they bought bits of the building where laws were made.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Well, it's a start anyway.
0:09:45 > 0:09:52- Now, Sara's an expert on little boxes, so she'll be in heaven here. - Oh, look!- Yes.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57They were very often made in Paris or Italy, these little fellows. Little jewellery boxes.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00What would you do for that? It's 45.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- It's 65, isn't it? - No, 45.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- Tried it on!- Worth a try!
0:10:05 > 0:10:08< I'd do it for 35.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- That's quite a pretty little bit, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17Have a look round. There may be something else that you quite like.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- Oh, I see. A little vesta. - For matches.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- Do you know what that's made of? - Sweet, isn't it?- Lava jewellery.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- That little box there. - That's pretty.- Silver-plated.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33People like boxes.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38- And the Blues seem to be going into battle.- Militaria doesn't excite me.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- Oh, right. Fair enough. - I must be honest with you. I understand your interest.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Might I ask what excites you, David?
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- A piece of porcelain. - Each to their own.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55Now the girls are still agog over cute containers.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- Definitely this one. - That's very much your sort of box.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- Yes, I really like this. - And we're thinking this as well.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09- The two together, maybe? - Yes, they're pretty. I think they'd both be in a cabinet.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13How much is that? £6?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16And we said 35 on that one. >
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- 35 on that.- Would you do that... for a bit less than that?
0:11:21 > 0:11:27You can have that one for 4 and that has to be 35. Under 40 for the two.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- 39.- Oh, that's kind.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- Yeah, I think we'll go for that. Brilliant.- Thank you.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37So that's good. I think you've bought a nice first purchase.
0:11:37 > 0:11:43So both teams are up and running, but David and the boys seem to be lost. Is that the way in?
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Oh. No.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Excellent. So we should just look from here?
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- Which one is it, then? Yeah, we're in! - ..Anything for you, sir.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00Thank goodness for a helpful stallholder. Now come on, lads.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- I think it's very small, actually. - Well, with these guns...
0:12:07 > 0:12:10I'm feeling rather dapper.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- Your shoulders look big. - Shall we do it up?
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Oh! Um...
0:12:16 > 0:12:21- I think that looks... - Do you like it? Is it with the helmet?- No, it's separate.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26- I thought we could get two for one. It's lovely.- Really nice.
0:12:26 > 0:12:32- Missing a button or two. - Is that a problem?- Two missing. I think those could be replaced.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Snug!- There you go.
0:12:35 > 0:12:41- Oh, what a shame. I love that. - Can you tell us anything about this in terms of the regiments involved?
0:12:41 > 0:12:45It's the Grenadier Guards. 1970s. >
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- It's 150.- Is that the very best?
0:12:48 > 0:12:53- 130. There is profit in there. - Could we have a guarantee with it?
0:12:53 > 0:12:56A guarantee? I'll write one out. >
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Good. OK.- Yeah, well, go on. - Do you like that?
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- It's a nice thing, isn't it? - We need to get something, as well.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09- Yeah, time's against us. - We'll have that, thank you.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- And we've got the buttons.- Oh! - He's got the buttons!
0:13:12 > 0:13:17Oh(!) So the Blues have got their second item all buttoned up.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22I hope the girls aren't being left behind. Back to their original idea,
0:13:22 > 0:13:28- Sara's spotted some rather stylish furniture.- A lovely table. - That's nice.
0:13:28 > 0:13:34- Sort of '30s, '40s.- You could have that in a conservatory. And there's the other one there.
0:13:34 > 0:13:40That's a nice one. Look at the underside. If you turn it over...
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- Extremely good condition.- Yeah.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49Interesting. It says June, '32. So it's 1932.
0:13:49 > 0:13:56- Right.- So it's quite an old fellow now. It gets a good service medal, that one.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Are these genuine Lloyd Loom? - Yes.
0:13:58 > 0:14:04- And how much is the table? - The table is £75.- OK. And what about the chair?- It's 65.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07And what would you do on both?
0:14:07 > 0:14:11That chair and that table...130. >
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Yeah.- OK.- Quite a nice set.- It is.
0:14:14 > 0:14:20- That would be nice in the garden. - And they've all got their original brass feet, which is unusual.
0:14:20 > 0:14:26- Which is helpful, isn't it? - Is that the best you can do? - If you push me, 120.- 120?
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- What do you reckon, Gill? - The table is lovely.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35- Yeah, I think the two. - The two?- Yeah.- 120?- Yeah.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- 120.- Yes, thank you. Money, money, money!
0:14:39 > 0:14:44- Get it out, quick!- They've been dying to shake somebody's hand.
0:14:45 > 0:14:51Both teams now have two items and there are still 23 minutes to go.
0:14:51 > 0:14:58We should get back in touch with our feminine side. So far we've bought bookends and an army jacket.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- What do you mean by your feminine side?- Something neat and nice?
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- We've still got 150 quid. - Something your mum would love.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Right, there's jewellery here.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Sam's looked at these chandeliers. - I like the idea of those.
0:15:14 > 0:15:20- What about the lemonade jug? - That's quite nice. It's reasonably nice.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25If you wanted a lemonade jug, would you spend 70 quid on that? No.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29So the boys are getting a bit girlie? I'm not sure that'll help.
0:15:31 > 0:15:36- But the girls, of course, are heading for the pub?- Where is that?
0:15:36 > 0:15:43There's thousands of Cross Keys Inns. That would look sensational in the kitchen, wouldn't it?
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- Yeah, it would. Do signs sell quite well?- Yeah, funnily enough,
0:15:48 > 0:15:54I was approached last week by a chap saying he wanted on the list for advertising ware.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- How much?- That's 120. >
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- Pick it up.- Feel the weight.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- Sorry. That's heavy. - And not bad condition.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07You've got a chip there and a chip near you.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- But none of this is.- No.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- Lovely. - What's the very best on it?- 100.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- Would you do that for 90? - I'm sorry, I wouldn't.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22I'd definitely do it for £100.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24What about...
0:16:24 > 0:16:26..95?
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- Why don't we meet halfway? - I'll toss you - 95 or 100.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35- Are you a gambling woman? - I'm not a gambler.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40- Oh, go on! It's a sunny day. - Go on. We'll go for 95.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- Deal! Deal. - That's very kind. Thanks a lot.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Thank you.
0:16:47 > 0:16:53- Cheers! The girls are home and dry in less than three-quarters of an hour.- Well done, you two.
0:16:53 > 0:16:59They were slow starters, but as soon as they got the first purchase they were away.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04But David's got some persuading to do with the boys.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- Do you like that?- What is it?
0:17:07 > 0:17:13- This is art pottery.- OK. - This was made in Barnstaple. It's Brannam ware.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18There's the name of the actual manufacturer. CH Brannam.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22This is for flowers, tulips, things like that.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27- I saw £120 on the bottom and it sent chills up my spine.- Why's that?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Is that £120 worth of pottery? - Art pottery.
0:17:30 > 0:17:37- People pay a lot for art pottery. - OK, this is your... this is your real...?
0:17:37 > 0:17:42It's something I like. Neither of you are keen on it. Just continue.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- No, no, no...- Sam thinks it's OK.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Yeah, I do.- That is signed. >
0:17:48 > 0:17:53- Hello.- What's the price on this piece?- I can do 70.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58- Is that the very best you can do? - Oh, come on, David!- Please...
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Look at his face! Bless him.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Is that the very best?
0:18:04 > 0:18:0865. That's me... 60. That's your bottom dollar.
0:18:08 > 0:18:15- Could you do it for 50, please?- 55. - At 55 I think it stands just a chance.- Just a chance?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- It could make more. - Believe, believe.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- How long do we have left? - 5 minutes remaining.
0:18:23 > 0:18:29- We've got five minutes left. - I'm stepping out of this one. - Coward! Coward!
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- OK? To be honest, mate...- I think... 55 quid, yeah. We'll do that.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- Shall we go?- Yes.- 55.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- Madam... Thank you very much.- That's OK.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46And they're done. One last great deal has got them jumping for joy.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Now that's enough of that, thank you.
0:18:53 > 0:18:59Right. Time's up. The money's all spent. Let's check out what the Red team bought.
0:18:59 > 0:19:06The girls used their animal instincts to pair up two sweet little boxes for £39.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10They put together a table and chair at £120.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13And lifted an enamel pub sign for 95.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21So, you 42-minute wonders... Very good, wasn't it?
0:19:21 > 0:19:28- Very good.- I gather we have to hire a van to take your items? Is that right?- Yes, definitely.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- We're known for buying large items. - Which is your favourite piece?
0:19:32 > 0:19:37Oh, I don't know. The sign I like, but I like the table and chair.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- What about you, Sara?- Lloyd Loom. - Will that bring the biggest profit?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- I think so.- Yeah.- You reckon?
0:19:45 > 0:19:51- How much did you spend overall?- 254. - Does that mean I have £46 of leftover lolly?- Yes.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- Who's got it?- I've got it.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- Look, all nice and tight and hot. - Yeah.- Good, perfect.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01Red hot, actually. Going straight across, James.
0:20:01 > 0:20:08- That's a nice little sum to spend. What will you buy?- Something large and shiny!- Yeah, I think so!
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Why not try small and shiny? Anyway, good luck with that.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17Now why don't we remind ourselves what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:20:17 > 0:20:23The boys have nabbed bookends of stone from the Palace of Westminster for only £19.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27A guard's tunic bought their attention at £130
0:20:27 > 0:20:32and a pretty Brannam pot came in at £55.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36I think we've done quite well. I'm very pleased.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Ah, hello! A happy tribe. How lovely.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45- Have you had a good time?- Brilliant. - Which is your favourite piece? - The jacket.- Jacket, yeah.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50- You agree with that?- Yeah.- Is it going to bring the biggest profit?
0:20:50 > 0:20:55We'll get a hammering on that, but it's a bit of fun.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00- Which piece will make your biggest profit, then?- David thinks the vase.
0:21:00 > 0:21:06- We think the bookends. - How much did you spend? - We spent 204 all round.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- So please may I have £96? - You may indeed.- There we go.
0:21:10 > 0:21:18- Right.- And one to make up the 96. There we go, David. I'm glad you had a good time. Good luck.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Now we're heading off to a Kentish castle. How grand can that be?
0:21:22 > 0:21:27And it is Scotney Castle, near Tunbridge Wells.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34Edward Hussey the Third grew up here in the early 1800s
0:21:34 > 0:21:39when this space was a cold and damp 17th-century extension
0:21:39 > 0:21:47to the crumbling medieval castle next door. But following his grandfather's death
0:21:47 > 0:21:53and his father's death a year later, his widowed mother decided it was time to move on.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59But in 1835,
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Edward, now a wealthy squire, returned
0:22:03 > 0:22:11and commissioned renowned Victorian architect Anthony Salvin to build him a new house
0:22:11 > 0:22:14in the fashionable Jacobethan style.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Bang up to date with all the mod cons.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22But not down here where it's all damp and unhealthy,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25but up there. Just look at that.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33Hussey was a man who knew what he wanted - a practical layout,
0:22:33 > 0:22:37and so the staircase and hall were placed in a practical position.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42And the main rooms were all designed to look out over the garden,
0:22:42 > 0:22:46each window revealing stunning views down the valley to the old castle
0:22:46 > 0:22:51sitting at the base of his picturesque masterpiece.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Here on the western entrance court,
0:22:57 > 0:23:02Salvin, as you would expect, has faithfully recorded
0:23:02 > 0:23:09the family's ancient armorial root, here in the carved stone above the front door.
0:23:09 > 0:23:15But don't you love the use of the Jacobean vernacular?
0:23:15 > 0:23:20This castellation that towers into the sky,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24providing no real protection from invaders.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29It's all there for the overall effect. And, of course,
0:23:29 > 0:23:35if you were worried about the date of the building, there, carved in the tablet, is AD 1837.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44And Salvin continues this Jacobean/Tudor theme
0:23:44 > 0:23:48even on the far side of the entrance court.
0:23:48 > 0:23:55What we've got here is a range of buildings that were used to accommodate the horses.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00This is the stable block and the most spectacular and satisfactory element on this side
0:24:00 > 0:24:06has to be the tower - look at the quality of the lead cupola at the top,
0:24:06 > 0:24:11enclosing and protecting the various faces.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13On this side we have a clock face
0:24:13 > 0:24:20and next door to that is a wind direction indicating face.
0:24:20 > 0:24:26So when you come out at the front door of the house, you can look and see whether the wind that day
0:24:26 > 0:24:31is blowing from the cold north or from the balmy south.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35And the whole thing is controlled at the top by the vane.
0:24:35 > 0:24:42The big question today is is it going to be pointing towards profit for our teams at the auction?
0:24:53 > 0:25:00Well, we've come about 40 minutes south of Detling to be at the Rye Auction Galleries with Kevin Wall.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- Morning, Tim.- Very nice to see you.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08- And a very nice drive down it was to your beautiful part of the world. - Thank you.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13First up for Gillian and Sara is this little groupage. How do you rate them?
0:25:13 > 0:25:20One is a plain base metal. We've catalogued it as silver plate, but it looks like a base metal.
0:25:20 > 0:25:26The little French trinket box, we do see a lot of them. We've estimated it at £30-£40.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30- That's fair enough. They paid £39. - We should be OK.
0:25:30 > 0:25:37Next up is the group of Lloyd Loom furniture. We've got this armchair and the circular table, too.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42- It is dated underneath the chair, 1932, I believe.- Yes.
0:25:42 > 0:25:48- But it started life as a blue chair. - Oh, yes.- Where it has been over-sprayed.- Yeah.
0:25:48 > 0:25:54I do believe the table as well. With this in mind, we've estimated £30-£40.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Oh, Lord. £120 they paid.
0:25:57 > 0:26:03- Oh, dear.- That's a disaster. - That could be a little out of our depth.- We'll hope for the best.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07Now what about the enamelled sign?
0:26:07 > 0:26:13There is an amazing market for enamel signs. It is proper enamelled on steel, isn't it?
0:26:13 > 0:26:19It's very good quality, actually. There are a few little nibbles. Probably made in the 1950s.
0:26:19 > 0:26:25- It is rather a large sign. We've estimated this, I think, at £70-£90.- Fair enough.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- £95 they paid.- We're not far away. - We're not, are we?
0:26:29 > 0:26:34The big factor for them is how this Lloyd Loom performs.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38They may need their Bonus Buy so let's have a look at it.
0:26:38 > 0:26:44- Now, girls, Bonus Buy.- Yeah. - You're looking a bit kind of... well, expectant.
0:26:44 > 0:26:51- Are you all right?- Yes. - Looking forward to this?- Yes. - £46 you gave the man.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56- He is going to reveal the result of nearly 50 years of experience in this business!- Don't!
0:26:56 > 0:27:02Don't build it up, Tim. Here's the item - ding!
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- Look at that!- You'll be pleased to know it contains a base metal.
0:27:06 > 0:27:12- Come on, girls. Have a look at this. - A lovely bit of gilt brass. - Get down and really appreciate this.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17- It's made by Regency Line. It's solid brass.- Solid brass.
0:27:17 > 0:27:24- Gilded brass. Got a lovely weight. And it's got this lovely, smoky glass.- Yeah.- £30 I spent.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29- Is that all?- Yeah.- And what do you think we'd get for this?
0:27:29 > 0:27:32If you went into a London place and bought this,
0:27:32 > 0:27:37you'd have to pay anywhere between £300 and £500 for it.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42- No!- These were sold in Harrods, in the best retailers of the day.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- Yes?- It was a Birmingham, Leeds-based company.
0:27:46 > 0:27:52And they produced fabulous stuff. This is fabulous occasional ware. It's really good stuff.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- What was the date?- Probably '70s.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00- Thing Margo and Jerry, The Good Life.- I was thinking that!
0:28:01 > 0:28:04That just about says it all. Margo and Jerry.
0:28:04 > 0:28:10You've painted a picture which has transformed this object from the mediocre to the stellar.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- It is lovely. - Are you happy?- He knows his stuff.
0:28:14 > 0:28:21- High hopes!- Hang on to those thoughts because now we'll find out what the auctioneer thinks
0:28:21 > 0:28:24about James's...coffee table.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31- Well, Kevin, one of your favourites. A nice metal, circular coffee table. - Yes...
0:28:31 > 0:28:38- I have a little history with this. - Do you?- I believe this table passed through my hands two years ago.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- How much did you sell it for? - I sold it for £30.- Did you?- Yes.
0:28:42 > 0:28:48- That's exactly what James Braxton paid for it.- It's not made a lot of money for the dealers!
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Yeah.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54It's a Regency Line one. A little bit of a smoked glass top.
0:28:54 > 0:29:01When it came to the sale room, it was with some French furniture. That's why I recognised it.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- It should get around £30-£40. - Interesting, isn't it?
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- It's got some provenance with you! - With me.- How interesting.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14- Let's hope it does better this time around.- I hope so.- That's the Reds.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19Now for the Blues. Their first item is these intriguing bookends.
0:29:19 > 0:29:27- They're good fun, these.- They are. Whether they are wartime bomb damage or not, I don't know.
0:29:27 > 0:29:33Last year we were notified that there were copies of these around in the market.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37They do have lead seals on them. We've estimated them at £40-£60.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Brilliant. £19 is all they paid.
0:29:40 > 0:29:46- Hopefully, we'll get a good profit. - That was cheap enough, wasn't it?
0:29:46 > 0:29:51Very good. Next is the Grenadier Guardsman's uniform, which is magnificent.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56Yes, it's in very good condition. It's actually a drummer's tunic.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00It's got its original labels. They're usually taken off.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04We've put a low estimate of £35-£55 on it.
0:30:04 > 0:30:10- We paid 130.- Oh, dear.- That is quite a chunk, isn't it?- Quite a chunk.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14OK, well, moving on, what about the Brannam Pottery vase?
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- Typical West Country.- Yes.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21Very nice piece of Brannam. Signed to the base. I do like this piece.
0:30:21 > 0:30:28- I've estimated this at £80-£100. - Brilliant. £55 is all they paid. - I can see a good profit in that one.
0:30:28 > 0:30:35So what they might lose on the tunic, they might make up with the Brannam ware. What fun!
0:30:35 > 0:30:40In case it all goes pear-shaped, let's look at the Bonus Buy.
0:30:40 > 0:30:47OK, lads, you know the form. This is the Bonus Buy moment, where our David Barby has been out
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- and spent your £96. He's invested it for you.- Go on, David.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- I didn't spend the lot. - THEY SNIGGER
0:30:54 > 0:31:00I spent £60 on something which I think is quite exquisite.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04I've called this a pug, but it's probably a mastiff head.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08And this is a little box. It's a porcelain box and in here,
0:31:08 > 0:31:15it's hinged, you might have put snuff, although the actual fitting is a little bit loose for that.
0:31:15 > 0:31:22I think this could have been then for bonbons, confits, little tablets to make your breath sweet.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25But isn't it absolutely charming?
0:31:25 > 0:31:31- You know they say dogs look like their owners? If you had a dog, that's all I'll say!- Arf!
0:31:31 > 0:31:36I love it, don't you? Are you going to handle it, Tom?
0:31:36 > 0:31:41- It's porcelain, is it?- Yes. It's a bisque porcelain.
0:31:41 > 0:31:46- I think probably French. - Yes, and entirely undecorated, which is unusual.
0:31:46 > 0:31:51And we're looking at, I would say, just after the Napoleonic period.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- OK.- David, how much do you reckon it would make?
0:31:55 > 0:32:02- This is a collector's piece and I think quite rare. I'd like to see it do £80-£100.- It's individual.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07- I do trust you...- It's a one-off. - I trust you. How much were they asking for it?
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- About 95.- OK. So you worked your charm quite well.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- I stared them out.- Yes.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19Chaps, you don't have to decide now. Decide after the sale of your first three items,
0:32:19 > 0:32:26but for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of David's bonbon box.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31- OK, Kevin, here's a little woofer for you.- Lovely.- So-called pug.
0:32:31 > 0:32:38We have seen some of these before. Quite popular. Nice little snuff box. The pewter looks English.
0:32:38 > 0:32:44- What are all these little black spots?- These are caused in the firing of the item.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47It's very poor. This should be a lovely milky white.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Pure white, not spotted.
0:32:50 > 0:32:57- There shouldn't be any spots at all. We've put £30-£50 on it.- David will be disappointed. He paid £60.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- He really rates it. You never know with that.- No, it is nice.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06- And it would look nice on a lady's dressing table.- Or a gentleman's.
0:33:06 > 0:33:11Anyway, we shall find out very shortly. Thank you, Kevin.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- Now Gillian and Sara, how are you feeling?- Can't wait!
0:33:22 > 0:33:29- Are you nervous about anything? - The table and chair.- Table and chair? What about you, Gillian?
0:33:29 > 0:33:36- I think the table and chair, actually.- There is a big, dark hole here. You paid 120 for them.
0:33:36 > 0:33:43- And his estimate is £30-£40 on a good day with the wind up its tail.- Blowing up big time!
0:33:43 > 0:33:51We need a gale up its tail. Anyway, first lot up is the combo lot of jewellery boxes.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55Lot number 134 is the trinket box with gemstone-set lid
0:33:55 > 0:33:59and a gilt and bevelled glass keepsake box with pictorial panel.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Interest here. I start it at 10.
0:34:02 > 0:34:08- 25. 35. 38 I am bid. - Hey, 38.- At 38.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Have we all done here now? 40.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15- He's got 40. You're in profit! - 45. 45 in the room.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20Are we all done here now, then? At £45...
0:34:20 > 0:34:24Boy, 45. That's good. Plus six. Perfect.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29Lot number 135 is the Lloyd Loom lusty armchair, dated 1932.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- Lusty Lloyd Loom.- And side table. Who's got £80 to start me, then?
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- How much?- 80.- He hasn't got it.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Start me at 40, then. Dear, oh, dear.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42- 20, then.- Dear, oh, dear.
0:34:43 > 0:34:4620 I am bid. 20. 20. Do I see 2?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Here we go. 22. 25.
0:34:49 > 0:34:5128. Got original labels.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- Original labels! - 30 here.
0:34:54 > 0:34:5632. Do I see 35?
0:34:56 > 0:35:00At £32, then. We're all done. At 32...
0:35:00 > 0:35:07- That is £88.- A disaster. - £88 down the proverbial.
0:35:07 > 0:35:08£88!
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Lot number 136 is the large pub sign. Cross Keys Inn.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18In very good condition. Showing at the back and on your screen.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- Somebody start me at £80.- Oh, yes.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Put me in at 30, then. 30 I've got.
0:35:24 > 0:35:2735. 38. 40. 2.
0:35:27 > 0:35:2945. 48. 50.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33- 5. I'm out at 55 here. - No! No!
0:35:33 > 0:35:38Are we all done? I will sell then at 55.
0:35:38 > 0:35:4055 is minus £40,
0:35:40 > 0:35:44which means overall you are minus £122.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46122 with a minus sign.
0:35:46 > 0:35:52- That is not so pretty, is it?- No! - I would stick to the day job if I were you.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55All right? Minus 122.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59Now what are we going to do about the lovely coffee table?
0:35:59 > 0:36:03You know you like it and want it. You've risked everything else.
0:36:03 > 0:36:11- So are you going to do it? - Go for it!- Are you going to do it? - Definitely.- Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Lot number 139 is the gilt brass and glass coffee table
0:36:15 > 0:36:22- with star-shaped stretcher by Regency Line.- Yes.- It doesn't get any better than this, really.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Somebody start me at £30 for it.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29Good quality. Nice table. £30, start me somewhere.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32I have sold these before.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35What - for 10?!
0:36:35 > 0:36:40£10, somebody? Come on. Got to have a £10 bid. £10.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43The internet has woken up. 15.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46At £15 on the internet, then.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48At £15...
0:36:48 > 0:36:54Well, I'm sorry. That's minus another 15, which rounds it up nicely
0:36:54 > 0:36:58to £137 with a minus sign in front of it.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- It could be a winning score. - It could be.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07- Sorry to pinch your line. - Don't say a dicky bird to the Blues.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12- This could be... Go on, say it. - A winning score.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25- Now, Tom and Sam, how are you feeling?- We're quietly unconfident.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- Yes.- Unconfident?- Anxious. - You were so bullish earlier.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34- Yes. Um... We're slightly fearful about the jacket.- Are you?- Yes.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39We love it, but we're not sure it's going to rake in that many bids.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44£130 you paid. The auctioneer's estimate is £35-£55.
0:37:44 > 0:37:50- If all else fails, you've got the mastiff/pug's head confit pot to fall back on.- Yes.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55- What did he say about that?- I can't tell you until they decide.- Right.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00The first lot coming up are the Houses of Parliament bookends.
0:38:00 > 0:38:07A pair of stone bookends with lead seals depicting the Houses of Parliament. I start the bidding here
0:38:07 > 0:38:10at 10. 15. 20. 22 I'm bid.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13At 22. 22. Do I see 25?
0:38:13 > 0:38:16At 25. You've outrun me. 25 here.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Do I see 28? All done... 28.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- Thank you. - 30.
0:38:21 > 0:38:262. 35? At 32, seated in the middle.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28- More!- At 32. Are we all done, then?
0:38:28 > 0:38:31At £32...
0:38:31 > 0:38:33I make that plus 13.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- Lucky number for you. - Here we are, here we are.
0:38:37 > 0:38:44Lot number 155 is the mid-20th century Grenadier Guard drummer's ceremonial tunic.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49I will start the bidding straight in at 45. 50, I am bid.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54- At £50.- Only 70 to go(!) - Do I see 55? ..55.
0:38:54 > 0:38:5760. 5. 70. 5.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02- I'm out, sir. It's in the room at 75.- Come on, come on.- Come on.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04At £75. 80.
0:39:04 > 0:39:085. 90. 5.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- Keep going!- Yes.
0:39:10 > 0:39:16At 95, 95. The internet is quiet here. At £95...
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- £95.- Patriotism is dead.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21That is minus £35.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26That's £25...£22... You're minus £22.
0:39:26 > 0:39:32Lot 156 is the circa 1905 CH Brannam vase. I start the bidding here at...
0:39:32 > 0:39:33£15.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- Oh!- 15 I've got. Let's wake up.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39At 15. 18. 20.
0:39:39 > 0:39:4122. 25. 28.
0:39:41 > 0:39:4330. 2. 35.
0:39:43 > 0:39:48- 38? 35 I am bid.- No! - At 35.- This is going well(!)
0:39:48 > 0:39:51I'm trying! At £35.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55All done, then, at 35?
0:39:55 > 0:40:01- Oh, dear. The biggest disappointment.- You look like you'll trash the place!
0:40:01 > 0:40:05- Minus £22.- That's terrible. - That is minus £20 on that. Minus 42.
0:40:05 > 0:40:11There is no justice. Listen, boys, are you going to try to retrieve it?
0:40:11 > 0:40:17- You've got this lovely confit box. £60 paid. What will you do? - We don't want to be the best loser.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21I think with that tie and jacket combo, we have to trust David.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26Oh, dear, oh, dear. Bear in mind the vase did not make a profit.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- But we have belief in you still. - We are going with the mastiff box.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35Lot 159 is the 19th-century bisque porcelain pug dog snuff box.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Start the bidding at £28. 28.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Do I see 30 here? 30 on the 'net. 32 on the phone.
0:40:42 > 0:40:4535. 38. 40, sir. 42.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- Come on!- He'll hush up in a minute.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52At £42. Are we all done?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54At 42...
0:40:54 > 0:40:59Another tragedy. £42. That's minus 18.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- Don't worry, David.- Only minus 18.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Which means 42...52... You are minus 60, all right?
0:41:06 > 0:41:11- That is in the red, Blues. - That's in the red.- I'm afraid it is.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15There's no justice. We've just got to be British about this.
0:41:15 > 0:41:22- Take it on the chin. And minus 60 could be a winning score. - Fingers crossed.- Cross everything.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Well, well, well. Have you teams been chatting?
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- No.- No.- Nobody's been communicating, not about the scores, anyway.
0:41:39 > 0:41:45It's no secret to the teams that they're both in red territory.
0:41:45 > 0:41:51Nobody's going home with any money, but one team, extraordinarily, managed to lose double
0:41:51 > 0:41:56what the other team lost. They are well and truly the runners up
0:41:56 > 0:42:00and they are...the Reds.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Minus £137.
0:42:05 > 0:42:12- Whey!- Yes(!) - Which is quite a whopping score of losses, I have to say.
0:42:12 > 0:42:18Clearly our girls find this very amusing. That's what I love. You won't let it get you down.
0:42:18 > 0:42:23- No.- No, no.- It's not going to stop you going out shopping.
0:42:23 > 0:42:31- Gillian, have you had a lovely day? - Fantastic.- Sara?- Yes.- We've loved having you. Congratulations, James,
0:42:31 > 0:42:36- for all your help and support. Magnificent. - It just comes naturally.
0:42:36 > 0:42:43But the winners today, the youngsters in Blue have won by only losing £60.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47- Have you had a good time?- Fantastic. - You've done very well.
0:42:47 > 0:42:53- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?- ALL: Yes!
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