0:00:03 > 0:00:06It's a breezy day. In fact, it's quite fresh.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09What could be better for the scene of great battles?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:35 > 0:00:39Today, we're in the Royal Norfolk Showground, just outside Norwich.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Norfolk's a county that's been invaded lots of times,
0:00:43 > 0:00:45by the Romans, by the Vikings, by the Normans,
0:00:45 > 0:00:47and now by us!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Coming up - the Reds are bargaining hard.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Do we dare negotiate at a fiver?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56While the Blues just can't make up their minds.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- And you like those? - I like them all, yes.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02But at the end of the day, it's all about keeping the ladies happy. Oh, yes!
0:01:02 > 0:01:07- Ruth likes it. Let's do it. - If it makes Sarah happy, then I'm happy.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Oh, you're so sweet, the pair of you.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14So, two teams each with married couples today.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18First up, Ruth and Doug. So how long actually have you been married?
0:01:18 > 0:01:21We've been married about 25 years.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23About?!
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- Not counting.- Oh, you're not counting any more?- No.
0:01:26 > 0:01:32- And how did you meet? - We worked together. Well, actually Ruth worked for me for a while.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37- Oh!- So I was in charge, but not any more. - What were you doing at that time?
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Computing within the civil service for Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45And do you miss, now you're retired, not handling all that bumpf?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- No.- No?- No, no. I now have time to do the things I want to do,
0:01:49 > 0:01:53rather than the things people paid me to do. We travel.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57I work in a local museum. We go dancing. We do lots of things.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02- Have you got any time left for antiques? - Yes, we do have small collections.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05I collect Wedgwood strawberry pattern.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10And things like cutlery and we like ticking clocks, the old-fashioned clocks.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- So are you going to work together as a team today, you two? - Yes.- Oh, of course.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18I mean, after "about" 25 years, you ought to know each other well enough.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- Absolutely. - And you're going to be victorious?
0:02:20 > 0:02:24- Of course!- Oh, absolutely, yes. - Are you? Well very good luck.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Now, Sarah and Mark. How long have you been married, Sarah?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- We've been married for eight years now.- And where did you meet?
0:02:31 > 0:02:36We met in a pub. It was a pub that we both frequented.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41Mark says he saw me long before I saw him, but I was new to the area, so there were many new faces.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44He'd obviously got his eye on you though.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Yeah. The first time I saw her,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49I knew that this was the girl for me.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52But she has no recollection of that moment at all.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57And how did Sarah convince you, Mark, that the time was ripe to propose?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Well, we'd just moved into a new house.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04And I sent Sarah to a local retro shop to get some curtains and a few other bits and pieces.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09And she came back with curtains, lamp and a wedding dress.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Ah! That was the hint, was it?
0:03:11 > 0:03:14She showed me the curtains and lamp. I said, "What's in the bag?"
0:03:14 > 0:03:18And she said, "That's a dress for an event you haven't invited me to yet."
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- Oh, how sweet! So that promoted you?- I got the hint.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27- Did you immediately drop to one knee?- Not immediately at that moment but not long after.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30After you put the curtains up, anyway. No, good.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Vintage wedding dress. Is that what you like? Do you like vintage clothes?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36I really do.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I like anything from the 1930s right through to the '80s.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43I really like little bags and clutch purses.
0:03:43 > 0:03:50- Dresses... I just love fashion from those times.- Are you going to make a great team today, you two?
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- Hopefully.- We always thought we'd come on the show and see if we could do better than other people.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- Do you sit at home and say, "I could do better than that." - Of course!
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Well, now you're going to get your comeuppance. Very interesting!
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Now the Money Moment. £300 apiece. There's your £300. You know the rules.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Your experts await and off you go! And very, very, very good luck.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Gosh! What's going to happen?
0:04:14 > 0:04:18And guiding our teams today are our two Davids.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Advising the Reds is...
0:04:22 > 0:04:26And browsing with the Blues is...
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Dear old boy!
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Well, there's nothing else better in the world than early morning -
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- a bit chilly in the middle of a field with loads of antiques. - Absolutely wonderful!
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- What are you looking for? - Well, I really don't know.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43I like the idea of having an open mind and seeing what jumps out at me really.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Something that's going to make money.- Dream woman.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Arts and Crafts. Things that have been made by people's hands.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Go!
0:04:51 > 0:04:55'You know the rules. They have one hour to buy three items,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58'which they will attempt to sell for a profit at auction.'
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Does that look an interesting stall?- It looks interesting to me.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04'Better get stuck in, Reds!'
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- Are you into toys?- Yes.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- Really old, tin toys. That sort of thing.- I think that's very good.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13'I hope you find something to play with, Blues.'
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- We're not really into nicky-nacky kind of stuff. - Is that a technical term, Ruth?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20It's as technical as I get.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25'Technical nick-nacks aside, Mr Harper has already found something.'
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- Do you like that?- Oh, no! - Do you know what it is?- No.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33It's Chinese. It's soapstone. So it's a stone. It's carved. But it's a brush pot.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- Oh, OK.- What, for painting? - For painting.- Oh, right!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- You're an artist, Ruth. - Yeah. Well...
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- You're an amateur artist, aren't you? What do you paint, watercolour?- Watercolour, yeah.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48- OK. It's five quid. - Oh, we must spend more than that!
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Hey, listen. Don't knock it, baby.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- How old do you think that is? - I would say early 20th century.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- Say up to about 1920s. But it is handmade.- It is unusual.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01It's not something I'd like, but we are not about buying things for ourselves.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I've just noticed, heads gone. Can you see?
0:06:04 > 0:06:09- We've got two monkeys and he's missing his head.- Yeah. - Oh, that's such a shame.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11I think he's wonderful for a fiver.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Could we ask them to keep it, maybe?
0:06:14 > 0:06:19- I'm nervous about buying something like that as our first item. - OK. Let's just leave it there.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23'Less monkeying around, Reds. Start buying!'
0:06:23 > 0:06:26The clouds are turning in on us. We need to go into the auditorium.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30'The Blues are predicting rain, but for the Reds, the forecast is brighter!'
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- It's a shame that it's damaged. - Oh, that's nice, isn't it?
0:06:34 > 0:06:40- Cos the spirit level inside is floating around.- So why do you like that?- Because of the quality.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44It's a compass, complete with spirit level. And you can take a sighting through there.
0:06:44 > 0:06:50It's a lovely, useful, practical thing. It's got a nice weight to it. It's a good, solid thing.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52You don't want anything which is damaged.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55You are right. Superbly constructed.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59'You are on the right bearing, Doug. Steer clear of those damaged goods.'
0:06:59 > 0:07:04An incense burner - a koro. This is, I think, a Japanese one.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06The whole idea is absolutely magnificent.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09You'd sit down and you'd meditate and you'd contemplate.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12And you'd set light to your incense.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17And the smoke that billowed out would represent the souls of your dead ancestors.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- A nice thought. - It's a lovely thought. It's, again, a connection to the past.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- Peace and tranquillity, Doug. That's what we search for.- Yes.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30'That's very Zen of you, David, but it's a bargain we're searching for.'
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- It's got a little dent there. - Little dent.- Yep.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- <- I've got 50 on it.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- I'll do 30. - It is shaped like a heart.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50It's really quite beautiful. How did they make the flowers?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- Is that just pressed? - Well, that's pressed.- Yeah.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57I wonder if you would possibly keep it just for a little while.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Would that be all right? Cos it is very pretty.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03'Mm, while the Blues dither, the Reds are pushing for a deal.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07'They are taking another look at that paint brush holder.'
0:08:07 > 0:08:12- Do we dare negotiate at a fiver? - £5.- It's five quid or nothing?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15I thought that might be the case.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- I think... Come on! - Let's go for it.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21He's missing his head, but we'll have that. Thank you very much.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26'A fiver! That's pathetic, but it's a buy. Now, David Barby is homing in on the action.'
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- Seems to be a lot of activity over there. Let's go and have a look.- OK.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35'What have they ploughed up here?'
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- A Mettoy mechanical tractor set. - Oh, wow!
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- It's absolutely superb. - It is very pricey.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Did you have one of these as a child?- No, not at all!
0:08:45 > 0:08:48There was plastics by the time I was a child.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53- 1950, you say.- It's almost perfect condition, isn't it?
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I mean, there's a tiny bit of scratching on there.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01- Yeah, I think that's in the paint finish, but all the trademarks are good.- Yeah.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Made in Great Britain. This is tin plate.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- It's lovely.- It's tin plate. - That's just in the material I was hoping to find something in.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14It's very pricey, but I can understand that it's in really nice condition.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19- Look at how that works. - It is beautiful.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21The key is there and you're welcome to try it, cos it does work.
0:09:21 > 0:09:28- Wow!- And you get five little wagons and rakes and whatever. - I love this.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- 1950. It's the last of the British tin-plate toys.- Yes.- Really.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- What's the best price you can do on that, sir?- 160.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Can you do a reduction on 160, please, sir?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I'll go to 150. That would be it.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- MARK: How about 140? - Could you, please?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- 145 then. I'll split the difference.- In the middle.
0:09:48 > 0:09:54I think that's really fair. I think it's beautiful and I think you've been really kind.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- That sounds great. - Yeah, I think that's lovely.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01'So the Blues have sowed a deal and it's one apiece for our teams.'
0:10:01 > 0:10:04'Now something shiny has caught David Harper's eye.'
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- What's that?- White metal. - White metal.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- Oof! She's...- £200?- Read the back.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Mm.- "Lady Louise Luscom.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19"This portrait was engraved by Mr Balaam.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22"His charge was £45,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26"which the lady refused to pay." Wonder why? She looks all right to me.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- It's signed by him. - You say it's white metal.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32So you're assuming it's silver. You see, if...
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- But it's not hallmarked? - No.- That's the thing. If something isn't hallmarked -
0:10:36 > 0:10:39as in British hallmarked, or even continental hallmarked -
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- then you have to refer to it as white metal.- Right.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44But it could be. Do you think it is?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- It looks like silver. - What sort of date?
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- Early 20th century. Would you agree?- Yeah.- 1900, 1920.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Yeah. What sort of money to us is that?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57160, but not a penny less.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- Who is...?- With this story, does that add to the value?- Very much.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07If we had the luxury of time and we could discover who she was, the back story behind this
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- and the artist, then wonderful. - What if it was cheaper? - 150, there we are.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17If you're in the mood for taking risks, this is a big risk.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20It could make 30 quid. Or it could make 300.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- Shall we go for it? - Oh, my gosh! You, you! - Good girl! Gambler!- >
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Absolutely.- It's not my money!
0:11:27 > 0:11:30I feel like a cat on a hot-tin roof, honestly.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Ruth likes it, let's do it.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- Oh, well, let's go for it. - Oh, you're dreadful, you two. - Good girl.- >
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- Take a risk.- Shake his hand. Once you've done it, you've done it.- Well done. Thank you.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43Thank you.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47'Well done, Ruth, for taking a gamble. It's a risky business,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49'but sometimes you can come up trumps.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52'Take a look at this.'
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Have you ever seen one of these before?
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Well, they are pretty unusual objects, I have to say.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00This is a lump of stone
0:12:00 > 0:12:04and it's been carved in the shape of a shield.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09And then within the shield, very faintly inscribed,
0:12:09 > 0:12:13is a mask of a dragon with a curly "Q" tail.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17That's the outside decoration. Now if I turn it round,
0:12:17 > 0:12:22you can see that this solid lump of stone has been carved
0:12:22 > 0:12:25so that it's got this loop on the back.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29That's because this thing is something called a belt hanger.
0:12:29 > 0:12:35And it's Chinese. And the Chinese, wearing their kimonos,
0:12:35 > 0:12:39didn't have much opportunity for many pockets.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44But what they did have, normally, was a sash or belt running around their middles.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49So they'd feed the cloth sash through this belt hanger
0:12:49 > 0:12:52and tie it with a knot at the front,
0:12:52 > 0:12:56and then, off the belt hanger, they'd suspend all sorts of objects.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Anyway, quite an unusual object, I thought,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04up the way there when I found it and invested £10.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10Only to go around the corner and what do I discover on a completely different stand?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13You've got it! Another belt hanger!
0:13:13 > 0:13:17This one is much more elaborately carved though.
0:13:17 > 0:13:23And the material that it's carved off is a slightly shinier, blacker stone.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28So two stone-carved, Chinese belt hangers,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32each of them costing £10.
0:13:32 > 0:13:38But this is not my expert area. What I need is somebody who can advise me.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43'And who should I bump into but a pair of Chinese antiques experts.'
0:13:43 > 0:13:46..Very well, thank you. Do you watch Bargain Hunt?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- Yes, a lot.- Oh, good. So you know the form?- Yeah.
0:13:49 > 0:13:55I've got these two belt hangers and I'd like to find out some more about them. First of all,
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- how old do you think that fellow is?- Oh, what do you think?
0:13:59 > 0:14:03I do think he's 100 years old.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- I would think he's quite a young piece.- OK. - Compared to that one.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- What about this one?- Much older. - Do you like this? - Yes. It's quite eye catching.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15I think it's in the Han Dynasty, which is about 1,000 years ago.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- How many years?- 1,000. - More than 1,000 years ago.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- 1,000 years old!- Yes. - Oh! Well, that's marvellous.- Yes.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27If you'd found it and you took it back to China, what sort of price would you get in China for it?
0:14:27 > 0:14:32- I'd say £1,000. - Yeah, if it's a real piece, I'd say almost £1,000.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37- £1,000.- That's the bottom. - The bottom is £1,000?- Yes. - If it's a real piece.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Well, that's extremely kind of you.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Thank you very much. - You're welcome. - Really pleased to meet you.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48'£10 that could become 1,000. Now that's a belter of a find!
0:14:48 > 0:14:50'I wonder if our teams can beat that?'
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Where shall we go? Let's go down here.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Right, Sarah.- Oh, yes.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01It's your choice, isn't it? You wanted a pair of something.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06So here we've got a pair of hallmarked silver candlesticks.
0:15:06 > 0:15:12And these are, sort of, dressing table candlesticks, little "bonheur du jour" candlesticks.
0:15:12 > 0:15:18Any sweet little piece of furniture that you wanted to decorate with silver candlesticks.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Now what's nice about these, they're in the sort of late 19th-, early 20th-century style,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25although they were made in the 1950s.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- So there's no damage on these. - They're in very nice condition.
0:15:28 > 0:15:34There's no dents. There's no wearing through. They're in lovely condition and they're decorative.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39The other thing you wanted to look for was little bonbon dishes.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44And there we have an early 20th-century example, all pierced with a little swing handle.
0:15:44 > 0:15:50- And that is £40. - I really like both the candlesticks and the bonbon dish.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55I don't know what... I like the work that's gone on to this,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58but I'm not sure about the price.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- Well, bear in mind, it's light because it's pierced.- Yes.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Of course. And that's what attracts me to it, is the piercing.- OK.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- And I like the swing handle as well.- Yes, yes.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11I'm just wondering whether, if you like the two objects...
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- Right.- ..We could ask the dealer if he could do a special price,
0:16:15 > 0:16:18if we're going to buy both the objects.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- We could do that. Would you be... - It's your choice, darling. - We could certainly ask him.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25OK. £80 on that, he said, and 40 on that.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30- If we buy the two, he might come back with a reasonable offer.- OK.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- They are beautiful. - Do your very best.- I will.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34'Good luck, Sarah.'
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Late Regency, maybe 1830.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Would you agree to that? - I would.- OK.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43He's trying to hide... Get your hand out of there!
0:16:43 > 0:16:48- A candlestick... - No! This would have had a big column here, on both sides.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51It would have held a big mirror. It's, effectively, a toilet mirror.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54That would be nice, if the mirror was on it.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- Yeah.- We would convert it into a writing desk.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Two nice finials, nice little inkwells.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- Do you know what that is? - Recycling.- Recycling.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Yeah. Yeah.- It's the best recycling in the world.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10And where could you get that quality of workmanship?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- How much is it, £20 quid? - 20 quid.- It's ridiculous. - We've got 30 on it, but...
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- I mean, the work... - For you.- For me, 40.- For you, 40.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24'Now what price did Sarah pay for that silver?'
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- £105.- That's 30 on that and 75 on that?- Yes.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- And you like those? - I like them all, yes. I think they're beautiful.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35I think you could even have them both on your dressing table.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- Would you have those at home yourself?- Well, I would like to.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- I don't... Yes! - OK, well, that's a good thing.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- Mark, do we go with those? - I think it's an absolutely superb idea.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- All right.- If it makes Sarah happy, then I'm happy.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- Oh, you're so sweet, the pair of you.- Not always.- Ah!
0:17:52 > 0:17:53DAVID LAUGHS
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- OK, let's go for them. - Lovely. Thank you.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59'So the Blues are done.'
0:17:59 > 0:18:02I can't believe we've shopped in 30 minutes.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- That's almost a record. Mwah! Thank you very much. Let's get some lunch.- Absolutely.- Let's go.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11'Sarah made all the decisions and led the Blues to an early finish.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14'Risky Ruth and Dangerous Doug have one more item to buy.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17'What will they gamble on next?'
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- What is that? - This one, Ruth?- Yes.- OK.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24That, I assume, is a card carrying case.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- The hinge has gone.- It's broken.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31But it's never been engraved, so if this was a gift for Ruth, you'd put Ruth's initials there.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34It would be quite nice to use.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36You wouldn't get very many business cards in there.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40- It's gilded on the interior. Can you see the gold reflection?- Yes.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- So it's gold plated on the interior.- And that's solid silver?
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Laid with gold. And then all that lovely detailed work.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- I mean, it's a delicious thing. - We wouldn't normally go for something as fancy.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- Do you like it?- But can you appreciate the work there?- I can!
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- I can appreciate the work that's in it.- What's on that?
0:18:58 > 0:19:0135. That's scrap silver.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- It couldn't be 25, could it? - RUTH: 25 would be really helpful.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08My wife will be very grateful.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11And look at her. She's lovely. She's lovely.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Yeah. Yeah, I can do that on that, I think.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- Oh!- Happy?- Yep. Good, good. - Yeah?- Yeah.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Marvellous. Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27'Everybody's happy. So shopping's over. Let's recap on what they bought.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32'They hope to brush up a profit with this artist's pot
0:19:32 > 0:19:34'at a bargain £5.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37'A risky £150 was spent on this white metal plaque.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39'Will it turn out to be silver?
0:19:39 > 0:19:42'And they spent £25 on a card case.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45'This one is definitely silver.'
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- How much did you spend altogether? - £180.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53180. I'd like £120 of Leftover Lolly, please. Who's got that? Well done, Ruth.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57You've got that. £120 then, David 'Arper!
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- Thank you.- What are you going to do with that, old fruit?
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Well, I might just follow Ruth and take a big risk.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Because she's taught me a thing or two today.
0:20:06 > 0:20:12- Has she?- Yes. It's good to take a risk. She had me worried, I can tell you.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Who's to say that you can't teach an old dog new tricks, eh?
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- True.- There we are, David. There's your challenge. Good luck, team.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:20:22 > 0:20:26'Will they harvest a profit with this toy tractor set for £145?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28'Ooh-aagh!
0:20:28 > 0:20:33'This pair of decorative candlesticks was bought for £75.
0:20:33 > 0:20:39'They added this silver bonbon dish for £30. Sweet enough.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41'Another kiss?'
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- Was that a good shop or not, Sarah?- It was great fun, yes. I think we did well.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- And how much did you spend all round?- We spent £250.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52That is a mature amount. Well done.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- Please may I have £50 of Leftover Lolly?- You certainly may. That's here.- Lovely.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- Thank you.- 20, 50. - Two 20s and a couple of fivers.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- There you go, David. - Thank you very much. Lovely. - Lovely fair this, isn't it?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Oh, it's super. I have instructions from Sarah.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10I've got to buy something entirely different to what they've bought so far.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15- Oh. There you go. Bit of scope.- Thank you, please. - Good luck with that!
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Meanwhile, I'm heading off to the middle of Lincoln,
0:21:18 > 0:21:21where you're in for a big surprise!
0:21:23 > 0:21:27The Usher Gallery was a gift to the City of Lincoln
0:21:27 > 0:21:31by local businessman and art collector James Ward Usher.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36Over his lifetime, Usher collected a large range of art objects,
0:21:36 > 0:21:41travelling many thousands of miles in pursuit of the most desirable pieces.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Before his death in 1921,
0:21:45 > 0:21:50he left his entire collection, together with a substantial amount of money,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53in order to build the art gallery.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57In a statement that he made at the time, he said,
0:21:57 > 0:22:03"I would like to indulge in the hope that my life has not been in vain
0:22:03 > 0:22:08"and that I leave Lincoln in a better state than I found it."
0:22:21 > 0:22:26So what do you do if you're about to endower your local town
0:22:26 > 0:22:31with your extraordinary collection in your own extraordinary gallery?
0:22:31 > 0:22:37Well, for a kickoff, it's a good idea to record exactly what's in the collection.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41Which is just what Usher did. Except he went the whole hog.
0:22:41 > 0:22:47He had privately printed 300 copies of this massive tome,
0:22:47 > 0:22:52which he entitled, in gilt embossed into the outer cover,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55"An Art Collector's Treasure".
0:22:55 > 0:22:58And a treasure it is, indeed.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03As you flip through it, you can see that there are colour illustrations
0:23:03 > 0:23:06of selected items from the collection.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10What's, I think, truly amazing is that each of these images
0:23:10 > 0:23:14are watercolours, originally produced by Usher himself.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19On this page, we've got an illustration of a vitrine.
0:23:19 > 0:23:25And here, beside me, is exactly the self same piece of furniture.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Isn't that marvellous?
0:23:27 > 0:23:34It's made of rosewood. It's inlaid with Renaissance-style cut ivory and boxwood,
0:23:34 > 0:23:40which is typical of the celebrated cabinetmaking firm Collinson and Lock.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44In the illustration in Usher's book, you can see,
0:23:44 > 0:23:48arranged within the cabinet, a group of his objects.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53And today, in the gallery, we can see a similar arrangement.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58It is indeed an impressive array of porcelain.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00But perhaps the most important piece, historically,
0:24:00 > 0:24:05is the little group of muffineers and a saucer.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09In the middle of the saucer dish you can see, very carefully laid out,
0:24:09 > 0:24:12a meticulously detailed coat of arms,
0:24:12 > 0:24:19the outer border of the dish being enamelled with oak leaves and acorns.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24Oak leaves and acorns are a particular reference to the British Navy.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27The wooden walls of England
0:24:27 > 0:24:29made out of oak trees,
0:24:29 > 0:24:34essentially the sailing navy from Nelson's time.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36And what we have in the middle of this dish
0:24:36 > 0:24:38is Nelson's coat of arms.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Because it's a surviving piece from the tea set
0:24:41 > 0:24:46that was especially commissioned by the ladies of England.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50So grateful were they for his stunning victory at Copenhagen
0:24:50 > 0:24:55that they commissioned a tea service and gave it to him in 1802.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59It came complete with a group of these fellows.
0:24:59 > 0:25:05These charming little shakers, which if you look at the enamelling on these,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08say, "Nelson. Baltic.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12"2nd April", either side of a fouled anchor -
0:25:12 > 0:25:15the naval emblem.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20The idea with these shakers was that you'd fill them, probably, with nutmeg.
0:25:20 > 0:25:27and, as muffineers, sprinkle the delicious nutmeg to savour it on top of your muffins
0:25:27 > 0:25:29for afternoon tea.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33The big question today is, of course, for our teams over at the auction,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36will they need a bit of sweetening up themselves,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40or are they just simply savoury?
0:25:48 > 0:25:54Today, we're at Sworders saleroom in Stansted, Mountfitchet,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57a brand-new saleroom purpose built for the job.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00And it's a treat to be here with our auctioneer John Black.
0:26:00 > 0:26:06- John, morning to you.- Morning. - Very nice to be in your saleroom built of straw bales.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- Mm-hm.- Is that right? - It is indeed.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- Is this a green saleroom then? - Very environmentally friendly. - Good.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17Now what about our environmentally friendly piece of carved soapstone?
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Well, it is going to be 1920 soapstone.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- We've only put £20-£30 on. - Don't apologise.- OK.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28Because £5 was paid by David Harper. He really rated it.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32And if you can get anything more than £5, he'll be thoroughly chuffed.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36Next is this beautifully embossed and engraved plaque.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41- I mean, that is a stunner, isn't it? - It is. It's really good quality.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44It's in a modern frame with modern glass.
0:26:44 > 0:26:50We've had it out of the frame as well. It's not English hallmarked, but it does test silver.
0:26:50 > 0:26:56- Oh, it is silver?- It does. - Oh, good.- It's signed on the bottom left S. Balaam.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01Obviously, the inscription on the back tells us a lot about who the sitter was as well.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04So very, very pretty lot.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Pretty little lot and well done for testing it for silver, cos that's important.
0:27:07 > 0:27:12- So what will it bring then, do you think?- It should make 100-150.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15OK. £150 paid. So they're about spot on with that.
0:27:15 > 0:27:22And, lastly, out of their three, is this shaped visiting card case.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Completely useless today, but I suppose there are collectors for these little bits.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30There are. It's a lovely little card case but the hinge is broken.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35So that will deplete the value. So £20-£30.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38OK. £25 they paid. I think that was taken in account.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- OK. - So pretty well spot on, really.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44Slightly depending on whether the embossed, silver plaque takes off though.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49They could, or they could not, need their Bonus Buy, but let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Now, Ruth and Doug, you spent £180.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57You gave David Harper £120. David, what did you do?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00All right. You've heard the term Heath Robinson?
0:28:00 > 0:28:05- A-ha!- Yeah?- Yes.- Oh, yes! - Applying to an eccentric, mad, bonkers
0:28:05 > 0:28:09piece of machinery made out of all sorts of wild and crazy things.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Well, this is him. He was a cartoonist and illustrator.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Died during the Second World War, about 1944.
0:28:15 > 0:28:22But really well-known for creating humorous sketches and this is one of a set of nine
0:28:22 > 0:28:25that was commissioned by the Great Western Railway in 1935.
0:28:25 > 0:28:31Heath Robinson was commissioned to create drawings and cartoons based on what was going on.
0:28:31 > 0:28:37Tunnelling, laying of track, new trains. So it's all fun, humorous stuff.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- This is an original, not a print? - Well, I don't know. They were introduced in 1935.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46It's got a little bit of foxing. The frames are obviously much fresher. It's wonderful.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48And there's nine of them. I can only carry one.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- So have a look.- Oh, I see! You've bought all nine?- I got nine!
0:28:51 > 0:28:56- There's nine of them.- I thought you could only afford one.- That's brilliant.- Give us the damage then.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Well, surprisingly, reasonable.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- 20 quid for a set of nine. - Really?- That's for nothing.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05- What, for all of them? - For nine.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- Nine?!- Nine, 20 quid. - Nine like this?- Nine like that. Some are a bit bigger.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14I think they should be 100 quid. They might make £10 or £20 profit.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16You don't have to pick 'em now.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19You're choice will come after the sale of your first three items.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22But for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks
0:29:22 > 0:29:27about the NINE Heath Robinson prints and their lovely frames.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Right then, John. We're got nine of these.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33And very decorative they are, too, aren't they?
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Just right for a toilet, but their modern, framed prints.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Probably out of a book and framed up nicely.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46Saleable, all the same. I would have thought they are only going to be worth £20 or £30.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50He's a marvellous cartoonist though, isn't he, Heath Robinson?
0:29:50 > 0:29:56The inventive genius of the man. To have these characters underground,
0:29:56 > 0:30:00ferreting away in such a humorous way.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- So, £20-£30 for the nine? - That's right.- David Harper thought he'd done very well,
0:30:04 > 0:30:09spending £20 for the nine. They might take off and do a bit better than that, mightn't they?
0:30:09 > 0:30:14Every one that's an original is worth £1,500 or £2,000.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18So we shall see. Good. Thank you very much for that, John.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21That's it for the Reds.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26Now for the Blues. First up, is the brilliant Mettoy box of toys,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29farmyard implements and a tractor.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- That's great, isn't it? - It is a really good lot.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Good bit of tin plate in such good condition.
0:30:34 > 0:30:40The box is a little bit tatty on the edges. But all the same, sort of £100, £150.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- That's the estimate, is it? - It is.- £145 they paid.
0:30:44 > 0:30:50- Let's see whether we can get the top end of that.- Next are the hallmarked dwarf candlesticks.
0:30:50 > 0:30:56We've got these down as 1960s. They're hallmarked 1964,
0:30:56 > 0:30:58rather than early 20th century.
0:30:58 > 0:31:03The quality isn't as great as what it should be in the early 20th century.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07I think he thought that they were Edwardian-type period.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Nevertheless, what do you think they're going to bring, John?
0:31:09 > 0:31:12They should make between £50-£80.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Well, that's not bad. He paid £75, so he's pretty well spot on with the money,
0:31:16 > 0:31:19even if he's got the period out a bit.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23And, lastly, is the little bonbon dish.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Pretty little swing-handled bonbon dish.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30- It's probably missing a little glass liner as well.- Yes.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33But pretty lot. 20-30.
0:31:33 > 0:31:39- £30 paid.- OK.- So it's all a bit risky really, as far as the Blues are concerned today.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43So they're likely to need their Bonus Buy. Let's go and have a look at it.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48Well, Sarah and Mark, poor old David's been in the wars. David, tell us what happened.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Very simply, I tripped over a paving slab.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- It happened to be in the courtyard of a public house.- Oh!
0:31:54 > 0:31:58I hadn't been drinking. I was there for a meal whilst we were filming.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02And I propelled myself forward on to a bench and it caught me there.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Oh, dear! You poor thing. It's given you a terrible whack.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07I wanted to cry and go home, but I couldn't.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- And you've pitched up for us today, so that's very noble. - Thank you.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14£50 of Leftover Lolly you gave David.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16- Did you spend the lot, David? - No.- No.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- Show us what you bought. - I bought an object which I've never seen before.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- Ooop!- Wow!- What an earth is that? That's lovely.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28It is lovely. It's Victorian. 1860, 1870, that sort of period.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33And it is bamboo, and it's been decorated all the way down.
0:32:33 > 0:32:39- It has a most peculiar action. It was sold to me as a flower plucker's plucker.- Ah!
0:32:39 > 0:32:44I think, possibly, it has something of a greater interest.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Maybe in a vineyard.
0:32:46 > 0:32:52- For cutting grapes.- Oh! I really like it.- I like that, too. - This was £30.- £30!
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- I think it's a steal! - I was looking for something quirky and unusual. It fits the bill.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59I don't believe it. £30 is all you paid, David.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- That is amazing.- Anyway, so we're happy with that, team?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Very.- You don't pick it now, you pick it later if you want to.
0:33:04 > 0:33:10But right now, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about David's flower picker's picker.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Now this is very unusual, John, isn't it? What a lovely thing.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Every Victorian gentlemen should have one of these.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21It's down as a flower plucker.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25But we think that it's probably going to be
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- a grape or apple cutter.- Yes!
0:33:29 > 0:33:35Cos what we've got here is a very sharp edge to that. You could shave off that blade.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- You could.- But nice shaft, isn't it?- It is a nice shaft.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41And it's nicely stamped on the end as well. "G. Harris.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- "Patent. Leicester."- Yeah, there we go. How interesting.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50- So what do you think it's worth? - We've put £50-£100 on.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- Well, good for you. That's nice and brave.- Good.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58£30 was paid by David Barby and I think that was £30 that was very well spent.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02If the team decide to go with it. It's exciting.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Now, Ruth and Doug, how are you feeling? Had your Weetabix?
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- Nervous. Yes. Yes. - Why are you nervous then?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Worried about one of our items.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- Are you? Which one? - The lady in the frame.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- The auctioneer has tested it for silver.- Has he?- So that's good.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- It's silver.- It is silver? - It is silver.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32So he's able to sell it as silver-coloured metal as opposed to being plate.
0:34:32 > 0:34:39You paid £150. He's put £100-£150 on it, which is, I mean, quite a modest estimate
0:34:39 > 0:34:42for something of that quality. It just depends on who's here.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46Anyway, first up is the little bit of soapstone and here it comes.
0:34:46 > 0:34:47Lot 180.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51The 20th-century, Chinese, carved, soapstone brush pot.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Decorated with the monkeys.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56£10 to bid. Any bids now?
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- Go on!- At £10. - Oh! Yes, is there a bid?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Any interest now? At £10 only, who would like to bid?
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- Go on!- You only paid five. - Yeah, it's brilliant.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10- It's a lovely brush pot. And £5 is bid.- Oh! Oh, no!
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Any advance on £5? Eight. Ten.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- 12.- Yes!- Brilliant!- £12.- Go on!
0:35:16 > 0:35:19At £12 only and I'm going to sell. Make no mistake.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- Oh! Well...- That's great. - It's over 100%, isn't it?
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Yes. You've got to look at it like that.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31Lot 181. Delightful silver plaque of a lady, after Gainsborough.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Signed S. Balaam. It's a lovely, pretty plaque.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38We'll start here - it's a low start - at £80.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Any advance on £80 now? I'll take five, if you wish, madam.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Ooh, come on!
0:35:43 > 0:35:46At £80. Any advance now?
0:35:46 > 0:35:47At £80.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- No!- 85.- Oh, good!- 90.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Five. 95. Your bid, sir.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- Come on!- £100, do I see?- Yes! - More, more.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57At £95. Gentleman's bid.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- Aaaah!- I'm going to sell now. 95. Any further interest?
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Oh! Ruth, not to worry. Honestly, you were very brave. Seriously.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- Minus 55.- It could have gone the other way.- There we go.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- Well, I'm afraid that is minus 48. - Yes.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- Now here comes the card case. Let's see what happens.- OK.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18There is a little bit of damage to the hinge, all the same...
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Lot 182, we can start the bidding here at £10.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- Ten?- Any advance on £10 now? 12. 15.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28At £15. On commission. 18. 20.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- At £20. Lady's bid now. - More than that.- Go on!- At £20.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36- Your bid, madam. And I'm going to sell.- No, no!- £20.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42Minus five. Which takes you back up, I'm afraid, to minus 53.
0:36:42 > 0:36:48- So minus £53. What are you going to do about the Heath Robinson...? - DOUG: Go with it.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- Definitely go with it. - Going with those? - Yeah. We like them.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56- We all think they're pretty cheap. - Yes.- Nine of them. Yeah, you're going to do it?- Yeah.
0:36:56 > 0:37:02Well, you're minus £53. We're going to trust in Mr Heath Robinson and here it comes.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06We have the set of nine William Heath Robinson
0:37:06 > 0:37:09humorous railway prints. Modern, nicely framed.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Where shall we start the bidding? 20?
0:37:12 > 0:37:16- Ten is bid.- Ten!- At £10. 12. 15.
0:37:16 > 0:37:1818. 20. 22.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- Yes!- 25. 28. 30.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25- 30 in the green there. - That's it. Come on!
0:37:25 > 0:37:2732. 35. 38.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- Come on!- Yes!- 38 here on my right.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34£38. £38. I'm selling. Make no mistake.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39- OK, £38 is still plus 18. - Almost 100%.- Thank you for that.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Plus 18. Well, that's very good.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47So that's two short of 20. That would be 33. You're minus 35.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51- It could have been more. - You are minus £35. Well, it could.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- Without the bonus buy it could have been.- Yes.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58- The big thing is that minus £35 could easily be a winning score. - Let's hope so.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03- So don't say anything to the Blues.- No, absolutely not. - Good sport. Well done, Ruthy.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16So what about the toy set? How do you think it's going to do?
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- I'm not sure.- I still think it will make a profit.- Do you?
0:38:19 > 0:38:23Well, the auctioneer's estimate is £100-£150. You paid £145.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28So it falls within the estimate. I think he's pretty bullish about it.
0:38:28 > 0:38:34On the basis of finding another one that's in quite such dazzling order, it would be difficult.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- It is beautiful. - Unplayed condition.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Anyway, here it comes.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43The 1950s, Mettoy, clockwork, model tractor in the original box.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46It graces our lovely front of the catalogue as well today.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Ah! That's a bonus!- Lot 200.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52£50 to bid. Any bids now at £50?
0:38:52 > 0:38:5550 is bid. Any advance on 50?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Five. 60. Five. 70.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Five. 80. Five. 90.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Five. 100.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- £100 in the centre of the room. - Come on, come on!
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- At £100.- Come on!- Are we all done? I'm going to sell to you, sir.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13At £100.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- £100.- That was so disappointing. - Really unfortunate.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- I still think it was lovely. - So do I.
0:39:20 > 0:39:25Next lot up is the delightful pair of silver repousse candlesticks.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30Birmingham, 1964. We can start the bidding here at £20.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33At £25. 30. Five.
0:39:33 > 0:39:3640. Five. 50.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- At £50.- More!
0:39:38 > 0:39:4255. At £55. Your bid, sir. And I'll sell.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Blast it! Minus £20.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49OK, let's not get depressed. Let's go with the bonbon dish.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Lot 202, the silver pierced and swing-handled bonbon dish.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Birmingham, 1910.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58I will start the bidding here at £10.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00At 10. 12 if you wish, madam.
0:40:00 > 0:40:0312. 15. 18.
0:40:03 > 0:40:0720. 22. 25.
0:40:07 > 0:40:0828.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10At £28.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Are we all done now? 30 anywhere now?
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- 30 right at the back! - 30!- Wipes its face!- £30.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18I'm selling now at £30.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23£30! It's wiped its face. Very good. Well done about that.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25But, overall, I'm afraid it's minus £65,
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- which is a body blow, really.- Oh!
0:40:28 > 0:40:32What are we going to do about the flower picker's plucker?
0:40:32 > 0:40:36- Most definitely.- Absolutely. - I think they're beautiful.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40- David was incredibly clever to find them. You're going to definitely go with them?- Yes.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44I can tell you what the auctioneer's estimate is, which is £50-£100.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48It must make a profit on £30. Let's see what happens.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51We have a mid-19th-century bamboo and metal squeeze grip.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56It's not a flower plucker. It is a grape cutter. There we are.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01Every gent or lady should have one in Stansted, Mountfitchet.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05Start the bidding here at £35. 35.
0:41:05 > 0:41:0740. Five. 50.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12- Come on! Come on!- At £50. An advance on 50?- Sssh!- All done?
0:41:12 > 0:41:14£50. There must be someone else here
0:41:14 > 0:41:17who's got some grapes to cut. At £50.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21- I'm going to sale.- I can't believe this!- Is that all? At £50. Yes.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23And I'm going to sell to you, sir. at 50.
0:41:24 > 0:41:29£50 then. Fairly good. That is a profit of £20.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Thank you very much, David. £20 up, which is brilliant.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37Not as much as we were hoping for. Nevertheless, it's reduced your losses... Well done, David Barby.
0:41:37 > 0:41:43- ..To minus £45, which could be a winning score. Just don't talk to the Reds.- OK.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Well, the auction's still going on, but have we been chatting?
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- No!- No.- No, not at all? Good.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Well, there were remarkable similarities in our teams today.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Neither of them have made any profits.
0:42:04 > 0:42:05Oh!
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Both teams went with the Bonus Buy.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12Both teams made a substantial profit out of the Bonus Buy,
0:42:12 > 0:42:17so bravo to both of our experts for guiding their teams so beautifully,
0:42:17 > 0:42:20and for the teams making the right decision.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22It's just a question of the scale of the losses.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27Sadly, the runners up on the losses stakes are the Blues.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30- Oooh!- Aaah! - I can't believe it!- Minus £45.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- Right, kids?- Yes.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37The tractor and trailer set by Mettoy should have done a lot better than that.
0:42:37 > 0:42:43The flower plucker's plucker did you very nicely and it was good result all round.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Not quite good enough to beat our Reds, who are minus £35.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Oh!- So there's only a tenner between you,
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- which is nothing.- Close! - Nothing really.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- The silver plaque, minus £55, was really your nemesis, wasn't it?- Yeah.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01Well done for the Heath Robinson prints. We've had a great day. I hope you lot have enjoyed it.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06- In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?- Yes!
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