0:00:12 > 0:00:18Do you enjoy watching people going shopping for three items to take away
0:00:18 > 0:00:24and sell and make a profit at auction? I certainly do. So let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:48 > 0:00:54'We're in Shrewsbury today at the Shropshire and West Midlands Showground.'
0:00:57 > 0:01:03With all of this Shrewsbury fair to explore and find bargains in,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06today's experts, Colin Young...
0:01:08 > 0:01:11..and David Harper...
0:01:11 > 0:01:15should have this bargain hunting lark all sewn up.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Or will they?
0:01:18 > 0:01:23- 'We've got a student and her gran.' - Can you do better than 70?
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- 'And another student and his mum.' - Not shiny enough!
0:01:27 > 0:01:32'Can they pick three objects capable of making a profit at auction?
0:01:32 > 0:01:37'£300 to play with. Will they use it wisely? Let's go and meet 'em.'
0:01:37 > 0:01:42On today's team we have Sophie and her grandmother Maureen.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- Hello, girls.- Hi.- Hello. - All right?- Yes. You?- Not too bad.
0:01:46 > 0:01:53- Now you get on particularly well with your gran.- I do! She lives next door to me.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- Right next door?- Yes.- Does she keep an eye on what you get up to?
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- You would, wouldn't you?- Yes. - You would.- I like to know.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06- Quite right, too. A protective umbrella.- Absolutely.- Yes.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10You've started your career on a particularly fashionable path.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Yeah, I just finished my foundation course at St Martin's in London.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Now I'm going to go off to Manchester to study textile design.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22It is an exciting thing, fashion.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Yeah, I can't wait to get stuck in. I want to become like a buyer.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- So...- Yeah. Will it influence your choices on Bargain Hunt?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Definitely. I'll look out for some vintage clothing.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- Some frocks?- Yes, and jewellery.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41- Anything!- Maureen, do you follow Soph's passion for design?
0:02:41 > 0:02:45I love design, but interior design.
0:02:45 > 0:02:52- You're a bit of a raver, aren't you? You like to make all the right moves.- Ohh...where's this leading?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Well, you're a dancer!
0:02:55 > 0:02:58I...yes. Yes, I love to dance.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03- What sort of dancing? - I like the salsa and, em, I like to dance.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08And have you got the right moves between you to find the bargains?
0:03:08 > 0:03:15- I think so.- We shall try. - We'll try our best.- You'll make a delightful couple of contestants.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Good luck. Now for the Blues, who are quaking in their boots here!
0:03:19 > 0:03:26Mother and son combo, Kay and Mitchell. Welcome. Very nice to see you. So, Kay,
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- you go car booting together? - Yeah, we have done.
0:03:30 > 0:03:36- We go skiing, we still go on family holidays.- Yes. - That's lovely, isn't it?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39You're passionate about your career.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I've been nursing for 25 years now.
0:03:42 > 0:03:48I'm still a practising nurse, but I moved into education. I work in a Faculty of Health.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54I'm principal lecturer there and I'm currently doing my doctorate in education.
0:03:54 > 0:04:01- It says here you're incredibly active, whatever that might mean! - I'm not sure! Quite active.
0:04:01 > 0:04:07- Tell us about your activities. - I go to the gym, I'm just starting a Zumba class.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- What class?- Zumba. - Zumba?! What's Zumba?
0:04:11 > 0:04:17It's supposed to be a mixture of salsa and fitness dancing.
0:04:17 > 0:04:23Mitchell, have you inherited the gene of all this active, outdoor stuff from your mum?
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Of course! Yes, indeed. I'm a fitness instructor now.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32I go to the gym quite a bit and I'm going on another course.
0:04:32 > 0:04:38- But my main sport is rugby. - Is it?- Yes. And I've been playing since around the age of ten.
0:04:38 > 0:04:45- Where do you play? - Wolverhampton Rugby Club. I've been playing there for a long time now.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- Just come back off tour and we won. - Did you?- Yes, indeed.
0:04:50 > 0:04:56- Are you going to be any good at this bargain hunting lark? - Yes.- Yes, let's hope so.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01My mum's got the eye for the intricate detail then I'll decide.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06- Lovely. Now the money moment. Here we go - £300 apiece.- Thank you.
0:05:06 > 0:05:12You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go! And very, very good luck.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Gosh, what charming teams we've got today.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- What do you like?- I don't know. Lots of different things.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31- Anything, really.- Anything? No plan?- No plan.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35No plan, no agenda. Let's just get on with it.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- What are you looking for? Kay?- Maybe some sort of jewellery.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- Or silver.- A bit of bling?- Yeah.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47Something possibly to do with sport? But keeping the price low.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- A man after my own heart!- Yes. - The price low, not the sport bit!
0:05:51 > 0:05:54We've got one hour. Let's go.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- -- It's old. - -- ..what model it is?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- As a little table piece.- Yeah.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- What do you think?- Not really!- No.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- No? Is it the damage? - I think so. That puts me off.- OK.
0:06:10 > 0:06:17- What do you reckon? A fireman's helmet.- I quite like that. - Yeah, that's interesting.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Portmeirion. It's very retro.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24That's probably '60s, '70s. Ten years ago,
0:06:24 > 0:06:30it would have been worthless. Now anything Portmeirion from that period...
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- It's got that youth. You like it?- Yes.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38- It's got a bit of a modern look. - A great modern look.- There's no cup.
0:06:38 > 0:06:44- Oh, we're missing a cup? - It broke in transit and I've been trying to replace it.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- I can't get one.- Yeah, yeah.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51- What's your best on that one? - I could do 50 on that set, if that's any good.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55I think I'll think about it because it's not a set.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- Is that OK? - Yeah, that's fine.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02No buy there, then.
0:07:02 > 0:07:09- What are the Reds up to? - How about that? That doesn't look "two deer"?- Oh, funny, ha-ha(!)
0:07:09 > 0:07:14- Deco, good repro piece. - Quite nice. Is this spelter?
0:07:14 > 0:07:19- It is spelter, yeah.- I like that. Do you?- Yeah, I like it.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- Do you want to find out how much it is?- Yeah.- Go and ask him, then.- Me?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Oh, yeah. You're in charge.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Hiya! I'm just wondering how much this is?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- That's 70 to you. - 60?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Come on... - A hard bargain! Go on, then.
0:07:35 > 0:07:41- Do you like it?- I think it's OK. It's one of those lots that's bold. You might do OK with it.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- It ain't gonna race away.- OK. - But it's not too bad at 60.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51- And it's pretty, isn't it? - Do you want to spend the money or would you rather come back?
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- Do you want to think on it?- Yes. - Definitely.- Oh, dear.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58They're as indecisive as the Blues.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- It's not blingy enough for you. - Not shiny enough!
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Well, Kay is being decisive now.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Do you like it?- No, he doesn't.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Still nothing bought by either team.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- What about that cylinder top desk at the back?- Lovely.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- Do you like that?- Yeah, that's nice. - It's not very old, is it?
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- Yeah, it's Edwardian.- How much? 175.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28In that case, we'll go in and have a look.
0:08:28 > 0:08:35The wood that it is is mahogany and it's got satinwood or boxwood stringing in it.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40Nice cylinder. It's in good order and these often warp.
0:08:40 > 0:08:46And, hopefully, this drawer will come out and turn it into a writing table. It does - fantastic.
0:08:47 > 0:08:53Drawer linings are OK on it. Everything's stacking up so far as being OK.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- And the very, very lowest?- 160.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- 150 you wouldn't do? - Couldn't do 150.- No?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- It would have to be 160.- 160.
0:09:03 > 0:09:09- That's nice of you. - It is a nice piece. - It is a nice piece, isn't it?
0:09:09 > 0:09:15- Yeah, go for it. - Looks like the deal is done. - Excellent, then. 160?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18You'd better get that money out of your pocket.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Well done. You've got the Reds up and running,
0:09:21 > 0:09:26but David can't persuade Kay and Mitch he's spotted a profit maker.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29You don't like that? Surprise(!)
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Is it you or not?- Hmm.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- It's up to you. I don't particularly...- Not sure. - Honestly, these two!
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Lady's jewellery box.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43French.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48It's leather-bound, embossed around the edges.
0:09:48 > 0:09:5019th century.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- 1870, maybe. Something like that. - Good pitch, David!
0:09:55 > 0:10:01- I'm convinced.- What do you think? - I personally prefer the tea set rather than that.- OK.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06Oh, dear. Come on, the clock's ticking.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08That's quite interesting.
0:10:08 > 0:10:16- What is it?- A trivet. Something you would stand something hot on, like a kettle or a pot.
0:10:16 > 0:10:2019th century. Really well made. You see these things all over.
0:10:20 > 0:10:27What's unusual is that - the Star of David? That could do well, particularly online.
0:10:27 > 0:10:34If anyone collects anything with a Jewish feel, that could be very good news. It's only six quid.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- It's one of those chancy numbers. - Yeah.- A fiver?
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- You can have it for five. - Marvellous! We've done a deal.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Always good to do a deal!- Thank you.
0:10:45 > 0:10:51Right, come on. Well done, we've bought something! We've spent some money.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56So they've only got £295 left. Meanwhile,
0:10:56 > 0:11:01- what are Sophie and Mo doing with their remaining 140?- Over there.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07A flapper's dress! Go on, you lead the way. Looks like you found something you want.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15The question is, is it old?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- Should we ask? - I think we should.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Er, it's 1960s.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- OK, so it's more of a sort of Quant-type thing.- Yeah.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29It's reasonably priced at £20.
0:11:34 > 0:11:40- That's lovely, Sophie. Do you like that?- Yeah.- Ah! A name to conjure with as well.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Is that a name you know? - Not that I know of.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- It must be somebody...- OK.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52- What do you think, Sophie? Do you like it?- I really like it.
0:11:52 > 0:11:58- Doesn't it say 12 in there? Or is that the size?- The size! - Oh, that's a shame. OK.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03We always lie about sizes, so how about 14? Is that any good?
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- 15 and that is it. - 15, that's good.- An odd size.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- Shall we go with it?- OK, super.
0:12:09 > 0:12:15- Yes, you'd like that. You pleased with that, Colin? Would you wear it?- In the evening.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- Indoors?- It's not really my sort of day thing.
0:12:19 > 0:12:2115. Thank you very much.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26Sophie was absolutely sure about that. Can Mitch match her?
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- What about your coffee set? - I'm still thinking about that.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34If we could get it down to 40, it would be a definite.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39- Kay? It's literally over there. If it's 40, can I have it?- Yeah.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- Right, come on.- I'll try my best. - Go on. It's a woman.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Charm her. Come on.
0:12:45 > 0:12:51OK! Bargaining techniques. Will masculine charm work on a female stallholder?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Right, go on, do your stuff.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Hi.- Hello!- We're back again.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02- We've been thinking about the tea set.- Yes.- It's a coffee set.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- Coffee set.- I knew what you meant.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08I was wondering... if you could possibly do it for 40?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11And that would be a definite.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Please?
0:13:17 > 0:13:22- Go on, then. £40.- Thank you very much.- I'm very impressed.
0:13:22 > 0:13:28It does! Both teams have two items and I've found some nifty Irish woodwork.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33Just look at that. Is that weird or what?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36If we look carefully on this side, it's Mr Punch,
0:13:36 > 0:13:41with his great big hooter and his little pointy cap.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Now these type of root sticks come from Ireland.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48And they're called shillelaghs.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52The root wood, of course, would have come out of the ground like this
0:13:52 > 0:13:56so the roots are buried under the earth.
0:13:56 > 0:14:03And it's the stem that's cut somewhere up here. The more convoluted the roots are,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06the better the Irish like it.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12What would it cost you? Well, if you're lucky, you could pick one up for £120.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17It wants a bit of restoration, but at the end of the day, properly restored,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21this thing could be worth as much as £500.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23£500, eh?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Top o' the mornin' to ya!
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Can we have a look at that?
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Scrimshaw. It's transfer printed. A very nice piece of treen.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45What does it hold? Absolutely nothing, but one of those general wares
0:14:45 > 0:14:48sometimes called Mauchline wares.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53But this is actually a German-manufactured one.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Transfer printed with the Bank of England.
0:14:56 > 0:15:04- If it was ten, you'd have it now. Do you go for good old safety, spending 15...- Let's get the deer.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07They've got a plan.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- Have the Blues?- Do you like that? - It's...all right.
0:15:11 > 0:15:17- It's funky. Is it you? - I don't really...- Not you, Mitchell?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Not really.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- I'm trying my best. - Another rejection by the Blues.
0:15:23 > 0:15:29As the Reds hunt down the deer, which I seem to remember were marked at £60.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32If you get it to 50, that's a safer option.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36I'll go for it. ..Hiya. Is the deer still here?
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- The thing we looked at before. - It is, yeah.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44- - It was 50... - It wasn't.- No, it was 60.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- We'll beg 5 if that's a possibility. - 55?
0:15:47 > 0:15:53- Cos we do really like it. - That's my bottom line. - We want it, though, don't we?
0:15:53 > 0:15:59- It's our last thing to buy. - Shall we do the last begging? - It's a quality item, madam.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03We'll beg for 58 if we can get away with it.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07£2 makes the world of difference to us. Is that possible, sir?
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- The pleading technique, eh? - Yeah, go on.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16That's the Reds all done! Will the Blues make it with 6 minutes to go?
0:16:16 > 0:16:21- Any restoration?- It's been relined in the Victorian period.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- It looks quite dark. - It will lighten once it's cleaned.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30The colours will shine through, but that is how dealers like to buy them,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33rather than sparkling and new.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Do you think it'll make a profit?
0:16:36 > 0:16:41- Well, it's got every chance. - I think it will. I do think it will.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46- Do you like it?- Yeah. - 70 or 90 on the toss of a coin.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- 80 or 90.- 80 or 90. Happy? - The frame will cost you!
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Have you got a coin?
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- Good man. You call.- Tails.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- Heads.- You won!- 80. Marvellous!
0:17:03 > 0:17:08- Thanks.- That's an old Harper trick, that, tossing a coin.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13Marvellous! Well, you didn't half perform there!
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- Three minutes to go. - Just in time.- Just in time.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- On the spin of a coin. Isn't that exciting?- It is.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- And it worked out well for us. - We've done it!
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Right, that's it.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32Time's up. Let's go tot up what the teams spent their cash on.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37Sophie and Mo pulled in a writing desk for £160.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42A flapper-style dress came off the hanger for £15.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47And the Art Deco deer were rounded up for £58.
0:17:48 > 0:17:54- Now, Mo, have you had a great time? - Yes, really good.- The shopping is fantastic fun.- It was.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59- Which is your favourite piece, Soph? - Definitely the flapper's dress.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- Cos you found it.- Definitely!
0:18:01 > 0:18:06- Which piece will bring you the biggest profit?- The writing desk.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- The writing desk.- Yeah. - How much did you spend all round?
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- £233.- That is a good number.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18- May I have £67 of leftover lolly, please?- There's 60.- Thank you.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Dredging... Oh! Lots of little coins. How very nice.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27That goes straight across to your man, Colin Young.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30What'll you spend the £67 on, Col?
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- Not sure, but I'm determined to spend as much as I can.- Good!- Good!
0:18:34 > 0:18:39That's the right positive attitude. Well done and good luck, Colin.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Why don't we remind ourselves what the Blue team bought?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46A brass trivet cost them just a fiver.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50They spent £40 on a stylish coffee set.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55And a toss of a coin allowed them to pick up a painting for £80.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01- Have you had a nice time?- Wonderful. - Shopping is great.- It is, yes.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- Which is your favourite piece? - I think...the coffee set.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- Same for you, Mitch? - Yes, I think so, yes.
0:19:10 > 0:19:16- But which piece will bring the biggest profit?- Well, I think the painting hopefully will.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- Fingers crossed! - Your expert is wincing here.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- Do you agree with that, Kay? - I think that first item.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- The trivet, yes.- You fancy that? - We didn't pay much for that.- No.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33And what was your overall spend? What did you spend in total?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35We spent £125.
0:19:35 > 0:19:41That's easy. 175 leftover lolly. have you got that? Thank you very much, Kay.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45This is the bit David Harper likes, hoovering up the cash.
0:19:45 > 0:19:51- Just give me the money, Tim. - Well, what are you likely to spend it on?
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- Today we were looking for silver and something sporting.- Yes.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59And we didn't get anything like silver or anything sporting!
0:19:59 > 0:20:04- So...- You haven't got any idea. - Not really! Silver or sporting.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- We'll trust him.- Good luck.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Meanwhile, we're heading off somewhere absolutely fabulous.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17I'm off to North Yorkshire to investigate the fading fortunes
0:20:17 > 0:20:20of a family and their belongings.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26Richard Graham inherited Nunnington Manor from his uncle.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30In 1675, he became MP for Cockermouth
0:20:30 > 0:20:35and a valued servant of King Charles II.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41He was appointed envoy extraordinaire to the Court of France in Versailles,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44a sort of posh spy, actually.
0:20:44 > 0:20:50He claimed that his post was opened twice - on each side of the Channel.
0:20:52 > 0:20:59He described the job as "difficult", but it did allow him to come back with some handsome souvenirs,
0:20:59 > 0:21:04which should have been kept out of sunlight. Surviving to this day,
0:21:04 > 0:21:09out of the original house furnishings from Richard Graham's period
0:21:09 > 0:21:14are this series of magnificent tapestries.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16They depict the life of Achilles,
0:21:16 > 0:21:22the hero from the Trojan Wars who was dipped in the River Styx
0:21:22 > 0:21:27and we can see this moment in this particular tapestry.
0:21:27 > 0:21:33You can notice that his mother is hanging on to his heel during the immersion,
0:21:33 > 0:21:41meaning that his heel was not protected and that ultimately, of course, led to his downfall.
0:21:46 > 0:21:52And in the drawing room there are some more tapestries, but in a completely different style.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57The ones on the staircase are narrative, they tell that story.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02These are called verdure tapestries, made at about the same period
0:22:02 > 0:22:08at the end of the 17th century, but densely, densely woven,
0:22:08 > 0:22:15always with trees and foliage. If you look at the detail, you can see that predominantly
0:22:15 > 0:22:18the colour scheme is bright blue.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22That's because the indigo dyes have hardly faded at all.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27If you look in these other spaces that look pale yellow and cream now,
0:22:27 > 0:22:33and they're dotted all over the tapestry, originally you would have had pale greens
0:22:33 > 0:22:38and a much more subtle range of colours throughout the whole piece.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42The problem is that those softer colours fade
0:22:42 > 0:22:48and you have no idea the destructive effect of direct sunlight.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54But my all-time favourite object in this room
0:22:54 > 0:22:56is the tea caddy.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00We've got laid out here some tea equipage
0:23:00 > 0:23:07and in a period drawing room you'd have one of these handsome boxes to contain
0:23:07 > 0:23:11at least two, and in this case it does contain two, compartments
0:23:11 > 0:23:16for the two types of tea that you would be serving.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21But it's the decoration on this thing that is so extraordinary.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Some people call this stuff quill work.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29Some people simply call it curled paper work.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Cos that's what it is, strictly.
0:23:32 > 0:23:38Look at the top. There are thousands of these tiny little parchment scrolls,
0:23:38 > 0:23:44which have been cut up by smart women in drawing rooms like this in the 18th century
0:23:44 > 0:23:49and then arranged in patterns and coloured.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54But the problem is that these, too, are subject to fading.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59If you look at the colour scheme on the top, there is some colour,
0:23:59 > 0:24:04but by and large it's rather bland and brown because it's been in the sun.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08But if we look at the colour scheme on the sides,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11how handsome is that?
0:24:11 > 0:24:16Particularly on the back where it's been most sheltered and protected.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19A quite extraordinary survival.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25If you ever come across a two-division tea caddy covered in this stuff on Bargain Hunt
0:24:25 > 0:24:28for £100, my advice is buy it.
0:24:28 > 0:24:35Of course, the big question today is will the sun be shining on our teams over at the auction?
0:24:35 > 0:24:42'And we're returning to Shrewsbury to Hall's sale room, in the company of Jeremy Lamond.'
0:24:42 > 0:24:48Now for the Red team, they have gone with this Edwardian strung cylinder bureau.
0:24:48 > 0:24:55The middle brown furniture market, which is the space this desk occupies, is quite tricky.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58And it's also a cylinder bureau.
0:24:58 > 0:25:04Equally unpopular. And it's bleached and you can't really get your laptop inside it.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08So on all those counts it's a difficult thing to sell.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12- What's it likely to bring?- We think £80-£120.- Our guys paid £160.
0:25:12 > 0:25:18I would say they don't stand what they used to call a snowflake's chance.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22But we could be wrong. Next is the flapper-style dress.
0:25:22 > 0:25:29I think it's very ritzy and glitzy and it's the sort of thing that people like wearing nowadays.
0:25:29 > 0:25:35- I think there will be a market for it. Not one I understand, but... - Do you think it's old?
0:25:35 > 0:25:41- Yeah, it's a Josselyn dress from the 1950s or '60s.- Right.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- What's it worth?- We think £20-£30. - Very good. £15 paid.
0:25:45 > 0:25:52- £15 for a frock is not much. - Can't go wrong.- Next is the Art Deco group of these little fellas.
0:25:52 > 0:25:58- How do you rate them? - Well, they're bronzed spelter on a variegated plinth.
0:25:58 > 0:26:05- They're pretty good models. Nicely fashioned things. - What's your estimate?- £50-£70.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08OK, £58 paid. So they should be a banker.
0:26:08 > 0:26:14If they've got a dark hole opening up, it's that cylinder bureau and they will need their Bonus Buy.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Let's go and have a look at it.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22Now, Mo-Mo, Soph, you spent, you petals, £233.
0:26:23 > 0:26:30You gave your man £67 for the Bonus Buy. Colin, what did you buy with £67?
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Are you ready for the reveal?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- Yes.- Yes.- It is...
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- Nothing?- Nothing?- It's...
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- The rug!- Well spotted! - Oh, the rug!
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Oh, right.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Oh, well done.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- I think you've got two underwhelmed people here.- No, I love it.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58- You do like it?- Yeah.- Sophie? - No, I do like it, actually.
0:26:58 > 0:27:04- That's beautiful. - It's a rug which is copying an earlier period.
0:27:04 > 0:27:10It's probably 1940s, 1950s. So it's around that mid-20th century sort of period.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14It's a design that comes from the Northern Caucasus area.
0:27:14 > 0:27:21Nice geometric patterns. Standard colours of the blue, red, but it is that little bit later.
0:27:21 > 0:27:27- So how much did you have to pay for it?- £60.- OK. - I saved £7 for good luck.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32But £60 and I think a rug such as this, in pretty good order,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35just a little bit of fraying,
0:27:35 > 0:27:40I would hope that it would make over £100. It won't make a fortune,
0:27:40 > 0:27:44but I think at £60 that's a pretty good Bonus Buy.
0:27:44 > 0:27:51- This is something I'd buy for myself anyway.- You can't buy it, but you might select it,
0:27:51 > 0:27:57after the sale of your first three items. Right now, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of it.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Well, we think it is £40-£60-worth.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Colin Young paid £60.
0:28:07 > 0:28:14Your estimate is £40-£60, so it may be a good buy. That's it for the Reds. Now the Blues.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17First up is this bell metal trivet.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- Yup.- Odd-looking thing. - It's quite distinctive.
0:28:21 > 0:28:27You don't get many with a symbol like that. The Star of David, Victorian, a bit of wear.
0:28:27 > 0:28:34- A bit of a novelty one. We see lots of trivets, but not one shaped like that.- Good.
0:28:34 > 0:28:40- How much do you think it'll bring? - We think £15-£20.- Smashing. £5 paid. For £5 in a fair...
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- it's not bad, is it? - Very good.- Very good.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49Now how do you rate this iconic '60s set?
0:28:49 > 0:28:53Well, yet another coffee service. We see a lot of these.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58The only difference with this one is it's a chocolate brown. Mostly they're black.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03There might be collector's appeal. Good condition. £30-£50.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Good. £40 paid.
0:29:05 > 0:29:12And last is the quintessentially Victorian-looking painting of a Welsh interior.
0:29:12 > 0:29:18Well, this has seen a bit of life. What's happened here is this craquelure suggests to me
0:29:18 > 0:29:24that the bitumen in the oil paint has begun to decompose
0:29:24 > 0:29:29or distress. So it's not in a great condition
0:29:29 > 0:29:33and the painting itself has been done in the dark.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38- It's got a nice frame, which is what's going to sell it.- Is it?- Yeah.
0:29:38 > 0:29:44- What do you think it's worth? - £60-£80?- What, the frame? - For the frame.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- Oh, right. Disregard the painting, then?- It'll look nice with a mirror.
0:29:48 > 0:29:54That's a novel prediction. I've a funny feeling they'll need their Bonus Buy, so let's have a look.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- Now Mitch and Kay, you spent £125. - Yeah.- Perfectly respectable.
0:30:00 > 0:30:06- You gave David Harper £175.- Mm-hm. - And what you've got is quite small. - It is. Thank you very much.
0:30:07 > 0:30:14- Kay, we were looking for silver. - Yes.- And something a bit sporty, as he's obviously sporty.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18I might have got a combination. Have a look at that.
0:30:18 > 0:30:24It's silver, quite obviously. And it's real silver, hallmarked, 1905. It's an import piece.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28It's of British standard quality. Very good quality thing.
0:30:28 > 0:30:33- And does the fish count as being sporty?- Yes!- That counts.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- Yes, yes.- Is it like a matchbox? - It's a vesta case.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39A matchbox holder.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42But quite a modern one.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46It's good quality, very expensive to buy new.
0:30:46 > 0:30:52And it's nice to find new things in old quality. That's something you might find in the 19th century.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57- How much did you pay? - Straight to the money! £20.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00New... Gosh.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03£100? £150? I would imagine, probably.
0:31:03 > 0:31:09- Can you see it making a profit? - Definitely. Definitely. It should make a profit.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Well done, David. Well, remember that advice.
0:31:13 > 0:31:19For the audience at home, we'll find out what the auctioneer thinks about the match case.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Here we are. Links of London.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26- You couldn't get much more modern. - No. Set up in 1990, I think.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31- Were they?- A restaurant owner wanted to give cufflinks to his customers
0:31:31 > 0:31:37- and he commissioned them. From that, the snowball ran. - Is that a fact? Interesting.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42I never knew that. Well, there we are. He branched out from cufflinks
0:31:42 > 0:31:49- into match cases. - That's right. And it's a pretty well-made, top-quality thing.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54- £20 or £30 we thought.- Perfect. Old Harper paid 20, cunning monkey.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56He should get out of it.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Anyway, all will be revealed in a moment. Thank you.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03120? 120.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06130. A telephone bid...
0:32:06 > 0:32:12- OK, Soph and Mo-Mo, how are you feeling, kids?- Nervous. - But you were so cool before!
0:32:12 > 0:32:18What's happened to you, darling? Are you worried about anything in particular?
0:32:18 > 0:32:22My dress. I'm really worried about my dress.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Listen, you only paid £15 for it.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29- He's estimated £20-£30.- Really? - He knows about the label.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32He's looked it up. You'll be fine.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37- The cylinder writing desk is your big number. You spend £160 on that. - Yes, we did.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40He says various things about it.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- Nice things?- Not particularly.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46And he's put £80-£120 on it.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51Your Deco group of the deer, though, I think is super.
0:32:51 > 0:32:57- I can see that thing making £100. - Oh, really?- Or £120. Yeah, I can.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01And it may just save your bacon on your cylinder bureau.
0:33:01 > 0:33:07- Oh, dear.- Or we could all be absolutely wrong and you'll need to go with the Persian rug.
0:33:07 > 0:33:13Anyway, here we go, girls. We're starting with your cylinder writing desk. Here it comes.
0:33:13 > 0:33:19Now we have this delightful Edwardian mahogany and boxwood strung cylinder bureau.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Plenty of interest in it. Nice size.
0:33:23 > 0:33:28- And I can start this at £120. - Get away!
0:33:28 > 0:33:31At 120. Who'll go more?
0:33:31 > 0:33:34At 120. 130. It's a telephone bid.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36At £130 now.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39130 - on the telephone!
0:33:39 > 0:33:42140 in the room. At 140.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Against the telephone. 150.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- 160.- Hey! - At 160 in the room. 170.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50180.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52At 180 in the room.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55At 180. 190. At 190.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57200.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59At 200.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04£200. At 200. The bid is in the room. On the aisle at £200.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Are we all finished? At £200. Internet, you are out.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13Well done. £200 is plus 40. That is a proper result, isn't it?
0:34:13 > 0:34:17We're all going to have to apologise.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21- Now, Soph... - A flapper-style dress.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Showing for you here. Bit of interest if you're going out.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27I can tell you I am bid already £20.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30At 20. £20 is bid.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33At 20. 22. 25.
0:34:33 > 0:34:3628. 30.
0:34:36 > 0:34:3835. 40.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43£40. It's a commission bid. At £40. Any more?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45At £40 to a commission bid.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Are we all finished? At £40.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54I got into a flap about that! Anyway, plus £25. That is very nice.
0:34:54 > 0:35:00You are £65 up, girls. Now, here comes the little deer.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04Various commissions here. I am bid £60.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06You're in profit again!
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Come on.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13At £60 to a commission. At £60.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Come on!- All finished? At 60.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20That's disappointing, but a profit. £60 is plus £2.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23You are £67 up, girls.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27You've got a profit on every item, which is a really good thing.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32- Are you going to go with the Bonus Buy or not?- Yes. What do you think?
0:35:32 > 0:35:37- Sophie, darling, do you want to win the competition?- Yes. - And go home with money?- Yes.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42- GO with the rug or not?- Do it. - Are you sure?- Yes, let's do it.
0:35:42 > 0:35:48- You're going with the Bonus Buy. The decision is made. - A very smart rug there.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53I have interest in it already and I can bid £35. At 35.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57It's to a commission. 40. 45 against you.
0:35:57 > 0:36:0150. Commission's out. 5. 55. Gentleman here.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05At £55. 60 at the back. 5.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- 70. 5. 80. - Hey, look out!
0:36:08 > 0:36:13- 90. 5. - Look at this, girls!
0:36:13 > 0:36:16120. 130. 140. 150.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19160. 170.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22With you, sir, at £170.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- Colin! - Are we all done at 170?
0:36:27 > 0:36:31- Did he say 170? He said £170.- That's brilliant.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35That is so brilliant. Everybody take their toupee off to Colin.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38That is plus 110. Yes?
0:36:38 > 0:36:43Which means you are plus £177.
0:36:43 > 0:36:49- Up!- Well done, Sophie. You can have that for your holiday.- Brilliant!
0:36:54 > 0:37:00- Any pre-match nerves, Mitch? - A little bit, but I'm confident. - Are you?
0:37:00 > 0:37:06- What about you, Ma? - I'm not confident! - You look a bit shifty, love.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Feeling a bit shifty? Is it the painting that's doing it?
0:37:10 > 0:37:14Your Welsh interior. I'll put you out of your agony.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16He's estimated £60-£80 on it.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Now you paid £80 for it.
0:37:19 > 0:37:25I have to say it is one of the darkest, gloomiest things I've seen in a long while.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29But he's very positive about it because it has a smashing frame.
0:37:29 > 0:37:35He says somebody will pay more for that and stick a mirror in it, than they would for the picture.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39If you park that one, your coffee set, which you paid 40 for,
0:37:39 > 0:37:43he's estimated 330-£40. You're OK with that.
0:37:43 > 0:37:50And the trivet, he thinks that's really rare. You paid a fiver. He's put £15-£20.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54And if all else fails, you've got Harper's reserve fund,
0:37:54 > 0:37:59which is the match case cover, to fall back on.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04Anyway, first up is the Star of David trivet. Very unusual. And here it comes.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09We have the Victorian brass trivet with the Star of David. Unusual.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13What about that? Who'll bid me £15 to start it?
0:38:13 > 0:38:17- At £15.- Come on.- 10? £10?
0:38:17 > 0:38:1910. 10 is bid.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Who'll go 12? At £10 it is.
0:38:21 > 0:38:2312 anywhere? At £10.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28I will sell it at £10 if there is no further interest.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30At 10.
0:38:30 > 0:38:36- It's still a result. You still doubled your money. - It's a profit.- We'll take it.
0:38:36 > 0:38:411960s Portmeirion Greek pattern coffee service. Susan Williams Ellis.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43I am bid already £30.
0:38:43 > 0:38:4632. 35.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- At £35. 35.- Go on!
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- GO on!- Any more?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54At 35, I am selling it. At £35.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00- £35. You had £5 profit. You've now just lost £5.- Right.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02So you have absolutely nothing.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07Welsh cottage interior. Showing there in an impressive gilt frame.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10£60 I am bid already. At 60.
0:39:10 > 0:39:1265. 70.
0:39:12 > 0:39:155. 80. 5. Commissions out.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19£85. It's a room bid. At £85. Any more?
0:39:19 > 0:39:22At £85. I'm selling it.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25At £85 to you, sir. 85.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30Well, isn't that amazing? You had a £5 profit, you lost it.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33You just made £5 again. £5 profit.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37How extraordinary is that? You are plus £5. What will you do?
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- Going to have a go at this piece of silver?- Yes.- Definitely.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46We have a sterling silver vesta holder. Set with a leaping fish.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51By Links of London. I am bid £25.
0:39:51 > 0:39:5425. 30. 32.
0:39:54 > 0:39:5835. At 35. The bid is in the room.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02At £35. 35 it is. Here in the room at £35.
0:40:02 > 0:40:0538. £38. One more? 40.
0:40:05 > 0:40:06Yes!
0:40:06 > 0:40:1042. 45. It's an internet bid now.
0:40:10 > 0:40:1345 here. 48 at the back.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16At £48. Are we all done at 48?
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Well, that's amazing, isn't it?
0:40:20 > 0:40:24£48 is plus £28, which means...
0:40:24 > 0:40:28you are plus 33. Now listen, girls and boys.
0:40:28 > 0:40:35- This could be a winning score. - Could be!- Don't say a word to the Reds. All will be revealed.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39- Congratulations, David. Well done. - Marvellous.
0:40:43 > 0:40:50There is a buzz of excitement because we have two teams of winners! Isn't that gorgeous?
0:40:50 > 0:40:55Both teams are going to go home with oodles of cash,
0:40:55 > 0:41:01which is unusual enough, I can tell you. But which team has nudged ahead?
0:41:01 > 0:41:05Well, the runners-up today, I regret to tell you, are the Blues.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Oh, no!
0:41:08 > 0:41:12The Blues are the runners-up, yet they go home with £33.
0:41:12 > 0:41:18- Thank you!- That's right. She said thank you. Look at Kay, grabbing the cash.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- It's going to Mitch.- Aww. - You had this switch back.
0:41:22 > 0:41:28You made £5, you lost £5. You made £5 and then along came David Harper
0:41:28 > 0:41:32with his vesta doo-dah and you made £28.
0:41:32 > 0:41:38- So you must be very pleased.- Yes. - Thank you.- We're pleased, too. That's a splendid result.
0:41:38 > 0:41:44- Congratulations. Have you had a nice time?- Wonderful.- And you go home with money.- Mitchell does.
0:41:44 > 0:41:50Well, Mitchell... Has it not always been thus in a mother/son relationship?
0:41:50 > 0:41:55We've loved having you on, but the victors today by a big chalk
0:41:55 > 0:42:00- are the Reds who are going home with £177.- Oh, my lord!
0:42:00 > 0:42:06Now this is £177 plus, because they made a profit on each item,
0:42:06 > 0:42:11- you get the Golden Order of the Gavel.- Wow!
0:42:11 > 0:42:16We've run out of gavels, so these days we present you with lovely stickpins.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20Take one out, darling. For you to keep forever.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25- Here's one for Gran.- Lovely. - And one's fallen out in my pocket for Uncle Colin.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Because Uncle Colin gets one, too.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33And what is very appropriate for Uncle Colin is
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- that he's largely responsible for this wodge of cash. Right?- Yes.
0:42:37 > 0:42:43Because his Bonus Buy contributed £110 of profits. How about that for a Bonus Buy? Look at that.
0:42:43 > 0:42:49- Thank you!- Do you get to keep this, Soph?- She's having a holiday. - I love it!
0:42:49 > 0:42:55The same thing applies, Kay! It goes straight to the ever-open hand.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- Have you enjoyed it?- Yes. - Maureen?- it's been really good.
0:42:59 > 0:43:05We've loved having you two. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting! Yes!
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