0:00:02 > 0:00:08Today we're in Lewes, in East Sussex, once the site of a mint,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11but will anybody be making money today?
0:00:11 > 0:00:16There's only one way to find out. Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:43 > 0:00:49Coins were minted here in Lewes from Anglo-Saxon to Norman times,
0:00:49 > 0:00:51as the town increased in size and commerce.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58Today, our teams are going to be hitting the antique centres,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01but the big question is, will they come back with any change?
0:01:05 > 0:01:08'And on today's show, the Reds are on a mission.'
0:01:08 > 0:01:09How much would you pay for that?
0:01:09 > 0:01:1135, and I'd sell it for 160.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13She's hot, this girl!
0:01:13 > 0:01:17'The Blues drive Mark to distraction.'
0:01:17 > 0:01:18It's 145.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- It's a lot, isn't it? - We can keep saying that.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- I know, I know, I know. - The time is running out!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- I know! - 'And someone's in for a lucky day.'
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Yes. Well done.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- Wow!- Yes!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33'So let's go and meet the teams.'
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Well, today we've got two teams of chums.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39For the Reds, we've got Hazel and Ann,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42and for the Blues, we've got Cheryl and Ailsa. Welcome, everybody.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43Thank you.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Now, Hazel, how did you two meet?
0:01:45 > 0:01:46We've got daughters the same age,
0:01:46 > 0:01:48so we met at the school gate five years ago.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Did you?- Yes. - And immediately bonded up?
0:01:50 > 0:01:51Immediately.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Now, you are an interior designer, aren't you?
0:01:53 > 0:01:55I have done interiors, and I'm training.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58I'm on a City and Guilds, doing Interior Design at the moment.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02And do you take your passion home with you?
0:02:02 > 0:02:04I restore old chairs, recover them.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06I don't like to see anything thrown away,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09so I'll take old bits of furniture and repaint them or strip them
0:02:09 > 0:02:12back to their original sitting, or turn them into little window seats.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14You know how they say that antiques are green,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17because there's so much recycling that goes on?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- It is true, though, isn't it? - Yes, and I like to restore things
0:02:19 > 0:02:21and keep things going for as long as they can.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Now, Ann, it says here that you're currently on maternity leave.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- I am, yes.- So who's looking after your little stinker today?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29My husband, hopefully, yes. With the help of a friend.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Has he done that often?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- He's not too bad, yes.- Really?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- Yeah, not too bad.- How many texts have you had so far today?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Quite a few.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39"How do I feed it?," and all that kind of thing?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Yes. "It's crying. What do I do?"
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- But you work in recruitment.- I do.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46What's the difference between recruitment and headhunting?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48It sounds harsh, doesn't it, headhunting?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50I suppose it would do if you were in some African village.
0:02:50 > 0:02:51In the wild.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- I wouldn't want to come across too many head-hunters! - Slightly different.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- But I would think in Sussex you're probably quite safe.- Yes.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59You're quite adventurous - you've been up Kilimanjaro.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03I did, yes. At the end of 2010.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- We did it for charity, for Macmillan nurses.- Oh, well done.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07We raised quite a bit of money.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11The big question today, of course, is, what do you know about antiques?
0:03:11 > 0:03:12That's a very good question!
0:03:12 > 0:03:13Very little!
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- I like looking at them. - Yes. Well, there we go.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20We're going to have a great show today, I tell you. Very good luck.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Now, Cheryl. You've been friends with Ailsa for years.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Yes, 20-odd years.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- 20 years?- Yeah.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28We met at work 20 years ago,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30and have grown up together in our families,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33had our daughters the same year. They're now best of friends.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Married the same year. Not to each other, obviously!
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Well...
0:03:38 > 0:03:43Very careful with what one says, when presented with that kind of thing!
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Thank you, Ailsa. What do you like to get up to in your spare time?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50In my spare time I'm a member of Rock Choir, which I absolutely love.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53We meet once a week and the choir's about 150 that I'm in,
0:03:53 > 0:03:57so it's an amazing sound when you get all the harmonies together.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Yes.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01And later this year, we're going for a world record.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03We're going for a massive flashmob.
0:04:03 > 0:04:04I beg your pardon?
0:04:04 > 0:04:05Flashmob!
0:04:05 > 0:04:07What exactly is a flashmob?
0:04:07 > 0:04:08It's where people come out of crowds,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11and all of a sudden start singing and dancing together.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13How lovely is that? Where are you going to do it?
0:04:13 > 0:04:18Hopefully Gatwick Airport, but all the rock choirs in the country will be doing it at the same time.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- How many are there in the country? - There's about 5,000 members.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- Ailsa, it says here that you're a freelance writer on pharmacy-related issues.- That's right.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- But you're also a linguist.- I am.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28How many languages?
0:04:28 > 0:04:32I speak seven languages, but some better than others.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35And I'm counting English in that!
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Well, I'm struggling along with English. Seven languages!
0:04:38 > 0:04:39How did you clock that lot?
0:04:39 > 0:04:44Well, some of them were a necessity, because I have lived abroad,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47and you have to speak the language a bit sometimes to get along.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49And which ones are those?
0:04:49 > 0:04:50- Japanese.- Japanese.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Yeah. I can speak Russian. I speak Swedish.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- Do you?- I do.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59I speak some Spanish, and I speak German.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Well, that is quite a recipe of languages, isn't it?
0:05:02 > 0:05:03I congratulate you.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- I don't say no in any of them! - No, no, quite!
0:05:05 > 0:05:08"Fill up my glass, I'll have another."
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Now, Ailsa, it says that you collect, but Cheryl doesn't.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- That's right.- What does that mean?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16It means Cheryl has a tidy house, and I don't.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Full of clutter.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- Yeah, and dust.- And dust.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22OK, fine. Well, we seem to have the yin and yang here, don't we?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- We do. We are yin and yang. - Interesting.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Well, we're longing to see quite how it turns out for you two.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Anyway, now, the money moment. £300 apiece.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go,
0:05:32 > 0:05:34and very, very good luck.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38'Taking the Reds for a spin today is Catherine Southon.'
0:05:38 > 0:05:42'Helping the Blues punch above their weight is Mark Stacey.'
0:05:42 > 0:05:45I'm going to let them explain to you the rules.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Cue Catherine!
0:05:48 > 0:05:53Each team has £300 and one hour to buy three bargains which will
0:05:53 > 0:05:55then be sold at auction.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58The winning team is the one that makes the most profit
0:05:58 > 0:06:00or the least loss.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Hazel and Ann, this is terribly exciting.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- Yeah, really exciting. - Bargain hunting.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07What's our strategy for today, then?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Well, high value.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- High value.- Hopefully going away with a few pennies.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Yeah.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15What are we going to buy? Are we going to spend a lot of money?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18All the money. Give you £5 at the end of it.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21We think you'll be better with the fiver than us, so...
0:06:21 > 0:06:22I'm not quite sure what to read into that,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25but I think we'd better get on and start spending, don't you?
0:06:25 > 0:06:26- Sounds good.- Come on, then.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29We are girls, after all. We've got to spend big.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31That's what we said on the way here.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34£300, get to spend lots of money shopping.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- It's the perfect day, isn't it? - I like your way of thinking, ladies.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43OK, after you, ladies.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46'There are shed loads of antique shops in Lewes,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49'and the girls are diving right in.'
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Is there anything you're particularly interested in buying?
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Is there anything you think you've got your...
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Because you're interior, aren't you? Interior designer.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Yeah, I like furniture, but we were thinking glass, and Deco.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- We love Art Deco.- Do you?- Yeah.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Do you know, I think sometimes it's a good idea,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09because you can come into somewhere like this and get
0:07:09 > 0:07:12swamped by things, and think, "Where do we start?"
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Sometimes, it's a good idea to find a cabinet
0:07:14 > 0:07:16and just have a look in there.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Do you know, I quite like that.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Oh, Murano glass, isn't it?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21No.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22It's a bit naff!
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- I like it.- Do you?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Yeah, I do.- I'm really surprised.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30'And talking of naff,
0:07:30 > 0:07:32'the Blues aren't off to a much better start themselves.'
0:07:32 > 0:07:35What do you think about it now we've got it out?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37I'm not sure about it, really.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40No, it's not quite as nice as it was in the cabinet, unfortunately.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44And there's not many Swiss chalets in Sussex either.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46I think it's the lacquer look for me that...
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- The lacquer look?- The lacquer look.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Oh, I like it. I'm going to be using that again.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53You know that, don't you? The lacquer look.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56'Well, it's definitely got a lack-a something!'
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Let's carry on, shall we?- Right.- OK.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00'Come on, Blues. Time to get cracking.'
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I just like the look of that watch.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06'The Reds have something, and it's about time.'
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- It's really pretty. - OK, let's have a look.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12The hands are very pretty, aren't they? Like little sort of hands.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17But if you open it up, you can see 935,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20which tells us that it is silver, but it's not English silver.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23It's going to be probably continental,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26but it is quite nicely engraved on the back and around the sides,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29and you've got a little cartouche there for the lady's initials.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- How much would that be?- 45.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- I don't think it's a bad price, is it?- No, no.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37The question is, is it in working condition?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Can we ask you about this little watch here?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Do we know if this is in working condition?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Probably not.- No.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45It's because it's pretty.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48I mean, you never know how much it can to cost to repair a watch.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51It could just need cleaning, or it could be overwound
0:08:51 > 0:08:52and the spring's gone.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54This is the problem with this.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Bit of a risk, isn't it?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57I mean, what would be the best price on that?
0:08:57 > 0:09:0040 is a trade, but 38 would be OK.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01Not working 30?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05We could squeeze to 35, but silver and gold are so high at the moment,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07it's probably scratched to about 30.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10It might be worth a gamble, but have you noticed
0:09:10 > 0:09:12that there are a few chips on the actual glass on the top?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- 30, and then we might buy something else here.- OK. - Are you happy with that?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- 30, yes.- We're going to take a gamble on the ladies' watch.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Michelle, thank you very much indeed.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22You're welcome.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23First piece!
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Yay!
0:09:25 > 0:09:28'Well done, girls. Good negotiating skills.'
0:09:28 > 0:09:32'You really wound her down on that one. Now for the Blues. Tick tock!'
0:09:34 > 0:09:37These look quite interesting. Pairs of things.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Yes. I mean, the first thing to look at with those is, first of all,
0:09:40 > 0:09:41the quality.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Can you see there's not much quality in the casting?- Mmm.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46And what do you think they belonged with?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I don't know. They look like they would go on a mantelpiece.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51But can you imagine a clock in the middle of them?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- OK.- So you would have a clock with a similar porcelain
0:09:53 > 0:09:56decoration in the middle, and then those would be the garnishes.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- We'll keep them in mind. - OK, all right.- OK.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00So we'll keep looking around
0:10:00 > 0:10:02and see if there's anything else that grabs us.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Look at that!
0:10:05 > 0:10:06'What a lot of old bull!'
0:10:06 > 0:10:08That any good for us?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I think that's horrible!
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Time to give the Reds a tinkle.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- I love them. I'd have that in my house.- Would you?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Yeah.- And how much would you pay to have that in your house?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Well, 35, and I'd sell it for 160.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25She's hot, this girl! She is really hot!
0:10:25 > 0:10:28'Red hot!'
0:10:28 > 0:10:29You could spend hours.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Of course, if we were shopping normally, we would,
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- we'd spend hours looking at this, wouldn't we?- I know.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Pop for a cup of tea, and then pop back in.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Absolutely. Sit down on that stool and have a glass of wine.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Actually, that's not a bad idea!
0:10:40 > 0:10:41Is it too early?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- No, it's never too early for wine! - Never too early.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46What about this?
0:10:46 > 0:10:47What's that?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49That's quite nice, isn't it? It's Art Nouveau.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Thank you very much.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Now, is it marked?
0:10:53 > 0:10:54It's just got those little numbers,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57which would probably be the shape number.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Oh, right.- It is pewter, but it is actually quite stylish, isn't it?
0:11:00 > 0:11:01Mmm.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03You've got a sort of... I suppose it's a heron,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05or something like that, isn't it?
0:11:05 > 0:11:09I mean, I think it probably dates to the Art Nouveau period,
0:11:09 > 0:11:13so we're looking at the end of the 19th century,
0:11:13 > 0:11:14beginning of the 20th century.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17I think it's probably German or Austrian.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18I think it's got a Germanic look.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Yes, it has, but I really like it, I think it's very stylish.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25And £28 isn't too bad, is it?
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- What do you think?- Yeah, I like it.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29So shall we see what we can get it for?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Let's give it a go. We're just wondering what you could do for us.
0:11:32 > 0:11:3320.
0:11:33 > 0:11:3520? Oh, gosh. Well...
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Certainly, an auction estimate, if this helps you.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41I can't believe they'd put less than £20 to £30 on it.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- OK.- And it is very stylish.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45OK. Let's give it a go. Thank you.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Thank you.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49We'll take it. Thank you very much.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51That's great. We've got our first item. Well done!
0:11:51 > 0:11:53But we've still got two more to find.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58'Served up on a plate. You go, girls!'
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Oh, what a gorgeous dog!
0:12:01 > 0:12:04'Surely it's not time for drinks already?'
0:12:06 > 0:12:11What about this? Bit of fun. Little miniature cocktail shaker.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13It's so sweet.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15And it's got a nice little look about it. Hold the top there.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18We've got a semi-precious stone, and then these little cherry picks.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Does it have a mark?
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Yes, it's got a maker's initials, there, PHV & Co.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Maker, retailer, I don't know, but it's E-P-N-S,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30so it's electro-plated nickel silver, so we know that it's plated,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33and it's lovely quality, actually. It's nicely made, isn't it?
0:12:33 > 0:12:34- Oh, absolutely.- It is.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- Very nice for your dinner parties. - Yes.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- Put in your cocktails. - It's fun.- Very nice.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42I don't think it's very old. What have they put on?
0:12:42 > 0:12:4468. That's it. That's pretty high, isn't it?
0:12:44 > 0:12:45Yeah, that is quite a lot.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47What do you think?
0:12:47 > 0:12:48I think we ask.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Best price.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53The very, very, very best price!
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I mean, that needs to go for 30. And I know that's ambitious.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57- Shall I have a go on this one?- Yes.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- I think we need the expert. - Try and get the price down.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- OK. I'll see what I can do. - Good luck.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08OK. £40.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09From 68.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10Not bad.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- I think we go for that. - Shall we go for it?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Second item.- Yeah!
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Second item in the bag!
0:13:16 > 0:13:19If not, actually, if it goes wrong, you can blame me for this one.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Great.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- We'll remember that!- And if it goes right, we say we chose it.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24Yes!
0:13:25 > 0:13:30'Two down for the Reds. These girls sure do know how to have fun.'
0:13:33 > 0:13:36'With less than 20 minutes to go and only one item bought,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38'our Blue birds aren't having such a good time.'
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Now, have a guess what that is.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Looks like something you might bury your pet in.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49See, it's beautiful, isn't it, but it's just dear. That's 375.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51That's dear, too, isn't it?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53There's another piece there, a book slide.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Oh, that's quite nice.- But it's 145.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- That's a lot, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00We can keep saying that, but the time is running out.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01I know.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03You wanted to spend a lot of money on this.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04- We do.- Yes.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07But you don't, because every time I say something, you say no!
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- I know, but I think it won't make that money at auction.- Fine.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13I'm not worried about spending. It's the money it makes.
0:14:13 > 0:14:14That's the problem.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16I don't think we're going to...
0:14:16 > 0:14:19'Is that a bit of a hissy fit, Mark?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22'You're supposed to be shopping, not stropping!'
0:14:23 > 0:14:27We've got 15 minutes left, so let's just close that a sec, and start.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- I think we need to do a bit of sprinting, actually.- OK.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Let's find something else.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33After you, ladies.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Thank you.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36That's quite nice.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39It's a walking cane, with, I think, what is a silver top.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42I can't see any marks on it.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44But it does say silver topped.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Has that got a mark?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Oh, yes. Well spotted.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49What do you think of that?
0:14:49 > 0:14:50I think it's nice.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53It's got plenty of character about it, hasn't it?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Exactly. - Walking canes are quite commercial.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00I mean, this one, certainly, I would date to the end of
0:15:00 > 0:15:03the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07£65. Well, you might get it for 55, I suppose.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Or 50 would be much better.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14And I would probably estimate that at, sort of, 40 to 60,
0:15:14 > 0:15:15so we're on board.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18It's not the big item you wanted, but we are running out of time.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Is this something you think we want to negotiate on?
0:15:21 > 0:15:22OK, yes.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Do you want to go and have a go and see what you can do?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Go on.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Hi. Just wondering if there's any movement on this?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33We can do £55.
0:15:33 > 0:15:3555. What do you think, Ailsa?
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Any chance of 50?
0:15:38 > 0:15:3950, great, then. £50 bottom.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Super. Thank you very much.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- Thank you.- Perfect.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Done.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44Here you go, Mark.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- How did you get on?- £50.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Gosh! What did you do? Put the thumb squeeze on them?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Nice man. Gave him a nice smile.
0:15:51 > 0:15:52Oh, dear. Really?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54OK.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Well, I think you've done remarkably well. Well done.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00That's a really good price for your second item,
0:16:00 > 0:16:01and you've now only spent £70.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04I know. This is not going according to plan, is it?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- Shall we try and find another big item?- OK.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08'After a slow start,
0:16:08 > 0:16:12'Cheryl and Ailsa are really sticking it to those Reds,
0:16:12 > 0:16:17'but who will be first to find their final item?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20'Ann's got her eye on some Keith Murray, a favourite of mine.'
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Can I be honest? I think it's yellow and dull.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26But if you like it, that's fine.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- He was slightly ahead of his time, wasn't he?- He was.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32And he did these nice sort of simple designs,
0:16:32 > 0:16:33but now very collectable.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36£38?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38£38. That seems quite reasonable.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40I mean, I get where you're coming from,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- because it's not terribly inspiring, is it?- It doesn't scream at you.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46No. It doesn't excite you, but it's a good name,
0:16:46 > 0:16:48and I think it's a lovely condition.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51There's no cracks, chips or anything.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Do you want to get it down slightly?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56And then I think there is a bit of a profit there, a bit of a margin.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Do you mind if we have a look at this? Because I do like this as well.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02It's just so different, it's pretty.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Hornsea, John Clappison.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06It is absolutely beautiful.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08It is very pretty.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10I love the blue interior.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Yeah, but is it collectable? I've not heard much about it.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15No, I'm afraid I'm not that familiar with this.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16So this would be a risky buy?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19£195.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20I really do like this.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I am worried about the price, and I think we might make a loss on it.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26If we can get the best price on these three and the Keith Murray...
0:17:26 > 0:17:29My mug. My very plain mug, but I love my mug!
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Could we have a quick look around the back? We've got about ten minutes.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35Right, OK.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Shall we start upstairs and work down?
0:17:38 > 0:17:39- OK.- Ten minutes.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41I do want you to try and have a chance
0:17:41 > 0:17:44of finding something suitable, do you know what I mean?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Rather than just rushing into something that you might hate.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50What about this grandfather clock?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- Does it look old?- No.- No.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56OK. Great. What do I know?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Gosh, this is harder than I thought it would be today.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05'While the Blues are beating about the bush,
0:18:05 > 0:18:10'Ann's hard at work beating down the price on the pottery.'
0:18:10 > 0:18:12195 is the best on that.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14One and a half.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16The Keith Murray, what can you do on that?
0:18:16 > 0:18:1825, OK.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19Would he take 20?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27'Five minutes left. Skates on, girls.'
0:18:27 > 0:18:29What's this, Mark? Looks quite interesting.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Well, it's a little miniature bench.
0:18:33 > 0:18:34Cheryl.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36A dust collector, I would say.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I think herbs and spices could go there. Do you see it in the kitchen?
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Date-wise, it's going to be, I suppose,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43the early part of the 20th century.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46It's a slightly continental shape,
0:18:46 > 0:18:48but there's a lot of turn in there, in the decoration.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51I could see that up on the wall, actually.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53You could put a little tray in there,
0:18:53 > 0:18:55and as you say, keep your salt or something in it.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Alternatively, if you got a nice country dresser,
0:18:59 > 0:19:01it would sit just nicely on the dresser.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02I was thinking a Welsh dresser.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04It's only 45.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06I think it needs to come down to 30, maybe, though.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Do you know why I think you should get that?
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Because we're running out of time?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15That's a pretty good motive, but my main reason is
0:19:15 > 0:19:18because you've gone against everything you stated this morning.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21You wanted three items, at least £80 each,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24and if you get this, you failed on every single challenge!
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Perfect! That's a recipe for success.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31It is. Now, go and sort it out for me, girls.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Right. I need to go.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38And you go. Come on. She needs moral support. And I need to sit down.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41'Oh, poor old Mark. Don't worry. It'll all be over soon, dear.'
0:19:45 > 0:19:46Exhausted, quite honestly.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51I mean, they're lovely, and we could talk for hours,
0:19:51 > 0:19:56but either everything I say is too expensive, or it's not interesting.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01Everything they pick up is too expensive and not interesting,
0:20:01 > 0:20:03so it's a recipe for disaster, but we have managed it.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07I think, if they can get that for 35 or less, we'll call it a day,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10and I just hope that I can find something decent
0:20:10 > 0:20:11for the rest of the money.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16'Cup of tea, and he'll be a new man in no time.'
0:20:16 > 0:20:18OK, ladies, it's decision time,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20because we have literally a few minutes left.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22So, we could go for 140 on the Hornsea,
0:20:22 > 0:20:26or we could go for 22 on the Keith Murray and play it safe.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27- Shall we just risk it?- Yes.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28- Shall we?- Yes.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Shall we?- Yes.- Yes!
0:20:32 > 0:20:33How much did we say? £140?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35140.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41Look at you!
0:20:41 > 0:20:44We're doing all the work. What are you doing?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Please, please, bring me good news!
0:20:46 > 0:20:48What do you think?
0:20:48 > 0:20:4935.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Lower.
0:20:51 > 0:20:5232.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Lower.
0:20:53 > 0:20:5430.
0:20:54 > 0:20:5530.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56Are we good girls now?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58You're very good girls!
0:20:58 > 0:20:59Are we good girls now?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01You're very good girls. I'm thrilled with you.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04And do you know what? We've given you loads of money.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06You have. Now, could you get me a nice cup of tea,
0:21:06 > 0:21:08quite strong, with one sugar?
0:21:08 > 0:21:09No problem.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Time's up.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Cor, doesn't time fly when you're having fun?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Or, as they say in Latin, tempus fugit.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25'The girls didn't waste any time
0:21:25 > 0:21:28'in buying the pretty Swiss watch for £30.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32'They were shaken and stirred by the miniature cocktail set. £40 paid.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39'And finally, they lost their hearts to the retro Hornsea trio,
0:21:39 > 0:21:43'but paid a hefty £140 for the pleasure.'
0:21:43 > 0:21:46I know you've just finished your shopping, and you're incredibly
0:21:46 > 0:21:48excited about this, but there's a few things I need to ask you.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Like, Ann, which is your favourite piece?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52I think the Hornsea pottery.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55The Hornsea pottery is your personal favourite. What about you, Haze?
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Me too, but I do like our little watch.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59It's got the shine. Do you agree with that, Ann, or not?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01I would say the pottery, actually, yeah.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- And what did you spend all round? - 210.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07£90 leftover money, then, please. You got that? Oh, that's hot!
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Been in your pocket. £90, there we go.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Thank you so much.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13What do you think about that, then, Catherine?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16I think I'm going to buy something beautiful, like these ladies.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Oh, you are such a flatterer.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20But for a change, you're absolutely right.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Anyway, on that happy note,
0:22:22 > 0:22:26why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:22:26 > 0:22:31'Cheryl spotted the stylish Art Nouveau dish with the stork design.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34'It should deliver for the £20 paid.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35'The girls also bought
0:22:35 > 0:22:38'the smart ebony and silver walking cane for £50.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43'And finally, they settled on the sweet miniature settle.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47'A nice thing, and a nice price at £30.'
0:22:47 > 0:22:50The big question is, how much did you spend all round?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53£100. A recession-busting spend, I think.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- What, on all three items? - Absolutely.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57£100? Really?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- Yeah.- Don't know how that happened.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01What's your favourite piece?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03The pewter plate.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04Do you agree with that, Ailsa?
0:23:04 > 0:23:05It's really nice, yeah.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Dear, oh, dear. OK, that's lovely, then.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- I'd better have the £200, I guess.- There you go.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Thank you. £200. There you go, Mark. That's a lot of cash, isn't it?
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- A lot of money. - What are you going to do with it?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Well, try and find something...
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Try and find something big and something important.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21And to spend a lot.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Every last penny.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24They don't want you doing that.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25Are you sure, Mark?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27I'm going to try. I'm going to try.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Well, you can be very trying!
0:23:30 > 0:23:34On that happy note, we're shoving off to the sunny Surrey hills,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36to a lovely house called Polesden Lacey.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Ever heard of it? Well, you're about to find out more than you know.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Polesden Lacey in Surrey is a stunning Edwardian house.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52For more than 30 years, it was the country home
0:23:52 > 0:23:57of Mrs Margaret Greville, a wealthy widow who really lived in style,
0:23:57 > 0:24:01and she liked to spend money on a large scale.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10What about this vast cathedral-like space?
0:24:12 > 0:24:18Mrs Greville used the decorators White Allom and Co
0:24:18 > 0:24:24between about 1906 and 1909 to fit out this space,
0:24:24 > 0:24:29and the focal point is, of course, the fireplace.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Now, the fireplace bit is this little chunk,
0:24:33 > 0:24:38but the fire surround is absolutely vast.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Of course, the secret is here that this fire surround wasn't
0:24:42 > 0:24:45originally made as a fire surround.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47It was made as a reredos.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51That's the back panelling behind the altarpiece
0:24:51 > 0:24:57in one of Sir Christopher Wren's churches, built in the 17th century,
0:24:57 > 0:25:03and St Matthew's Church in Friday Street contained this reredos.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08St Matthew's Church was demolished in 1885,
0:25:08 > 0:25:12and Mrs Greville simply subsequently bought this panelling
0:25:12 > 0:25:16and this architectural detail and had it fitted here.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20The carving and detail is typical of the 1680s.
0:25:20 > 0:25:27Edward Pearce was employed by Wren to do such work,
0:25:27 > 0:25:29and it's thought that this reredos is his carving.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33He specialised in cherubic masks, and there,
0:25:33 > 0:25:38in the centre of the centre panel, we have a splendid example.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44The arch top panels underneath would have contained oil paintings
0:25:44 > 0:25:48showing the Ten Commandments, but it's the architectural
0:25:48 > 0:25:51monumentality of the thing that impresses me,
0:25:51 > 0:25:57and what a wonderful way of showing off your central entrance hall.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01But it wasn't the only thing to show off in this space.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03On the other side of the hall,
0:26:03 > 0:26:09just a few short steps en route up the staircase, is a vitrine
0:26:09 > 0:26:14full of the most precious early ceramics that you could imagine.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Tin-glazed earthenware, sometimes called majolica.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24Just look at this lot. I mean, the vibrancy of the colour.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Unlike paintings or any other artistic medium,
0:26:27 > 0:26:31the glaze protects the colours.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35The colours remain as bright and vibrant as when they were painted.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40This is the earliest piece of majolica, and it dates from
0:26:40 > 0:26:45around 1500, having been made in Deruta, in Italy.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49That's 500 years ago.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Which fair takes my breath away, I have to tell you.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Now, to decorate majolica is difficult,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00because, having got the pottery part, you cover it in tin glaze,
0:27:00 > 0:27:06and then you have to draw your design over the dry tin glaze.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09It's a bit like drawing on blotting paper,
0:27:09 > 0:27:11and there's no room for error.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Most of the dishes in the vitrine
0:27:13 > 0:27:16are what are called istoriato plates.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19In other words, they tell a story.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24This one shows the scene of the Judgement of Paris.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29Paris, effectively, had to judge which was the most beautiful
0:27:29 > 0:27:35goddess, and you see Paris here, holding the prize, the golden apple.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Isn't that lovely?
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Almost as lovely as it would be for me
0:27:40 > 0:27:46today to present a golden gavel or two, perhaps, over at the auction.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Well, it's been a pleasant hop across Sussex,
0:28:00 > 0:28:04almost from east to west, to Wisborough Green.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Jonathan Pratt is our man of the moment. JP.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Good morning, Tim.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- How are you?- I'm marvellous.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Well, we're very happy to be here, I tell you.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Their first item is this little Swiss silver-cased wristwatch.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20We sell them reasonably frequently. I think the condition is fair,
0:28:20 > 0:28:22I suppose it's a little cabinet piece, or whatever.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- Are they saleable, Jonathan? - They're saleable enough.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27I would say £40 to £60.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- £30 paid.- That's good.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- That is very good. Hazel will be over the moon about that.- Good.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Anyway, moving on, we've got the cocktail stick pick holder,
0:28:36 > 0:28:40with the maraschino fake cherry on the end.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- No age to that. - Not particularly, but novelty.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Novelty sells, and it's a cocktail shaker,
0:28:44 > 0:28:46and that's kind of what's going on.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48I think beer's out and cocktails are in.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50- How much?- I thought about £50, £70.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- Did you?- Yeah.- £40 paid.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54This is our second winner here,
0:28:54 > 0:28:57in terms of the Jonathan Pratt estimating machine.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00It's a good day for me, I think. I'm being very generous.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04Moving on quickly, then. Hornsea pottery. There it is. What's your estimate?
0:29:04 > 0:29:05I thought about £40 to £60.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06What did you say?
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Am I being quite mean?
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- I don't know. Say it again. - £40 to £60.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14You are being quite mean. £140, these girls paid.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18Well, the thing is, you know, internet bidding, it could run away,
0:29:18 > 0:29:21it's the style, but I never would have put that sort of money on it.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23It needs to canter away, not just run!
0:29:23 > 0:29:24Such a stride, though.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28You're predicting profits on the first two, but not on the third.
0:29:28 > 0:29:29We shall see what happens.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31If it all goes badly, they'll need their bonus buy,
0:29:31 > 0:29:33so let's have a look at it.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36Now, Hazel, Ann, how are you, my darlings?
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- Very well, thank you.- Good.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42You spent £210, which is really fab, and you gave 90 to Catherine.
0:29:42 > 0:29:43Yes.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45And what did Catherine spend it on?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Well, Catherine spent it on...
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Keith Murray!
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Ah, I like Keith Murray!
0:29:52 > 0:29:53Whilst we were walking around,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57you will remember we picked up a Keith Murray mug and deliberated.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59It wasn't this one.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01I found you this one, and this is a Moonstone,
0:30:01 > 0:30:06which is a sort of matte, creamy white colour.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08I paid £18 for that, and I thought it's cheap.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12It's the Moonstone colour, which I think is slightly more desirable
0:30:12 > 0:30:14than that yellowy colour.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16That was a bit off, wasn't it?
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- It's good, isn't it? Do you like it, Ann?- I do like it. Yes, I do.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- It's got the look, hasn't it? - It has.- Thank you, well done.
0:30:22 > 0:30:23Thanks, girls.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26So, prospectively, it might make £20 or £30?
0:30:26 > 0:30:28I think it should make £30.
0:30:28 > 0:30:29- Do you think?- Yeah.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- Good. Are you happy?- Yes.- Super.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Well, on that basis, we'll check out now, for the audience at home,
0:30:35 > 0:30:37what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's mug.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39OK, Jonathan. Mine's a pint.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40Lovely.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43I really rate this Wedgwood body.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46I like it in blue, I like it in turquoise, I like it in what
0:30:46 > 0:30:48they call Moonstone, which is that whitish colour.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51So, you've got a house full of jasper and things like that, do you?
0:30:51 > 0:30:53No. That particular Keith Murray is, I think, just the business.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57I mean, it's not high value, but it's very clean and wholesome.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Bit like you, Jonathan.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02I like to think I'm valuable, too.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Well, tell me, how valuable are you?
0:31:04 > 0:31:05I thought about £20 to £30.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06Did you really?
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Well, I tell you, Catherine Southon will cover you in kisses,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12because she only paid £18 for it, and if you get £20 to £30,
0:31:12 > 0:31:16and they select it, everybody will be just stinking of roses.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24First up for them is this rather queer-looking pewter dish.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28It is rather queer, isn't it? I mean, it's a very odd shape.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30I quite like the handle with the birds motif,
0:31:30 > 0:31:33and the wings then coming, but I'm not really that taken by it.
0:31:33 > 0:31:34Are you not?
0:31:34 > 0:31:37If it were polished bright, you know, it might be more interesting.
0:31:37 > 0:31:38Nonetheless, £30 to £40.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40That's perfect. £20, they paid.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42So, that is, actually, don't you think,
0:31:42 > 0:31:44inexpensive in a retail environment.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47£20. I mean, that's a pretty good price, really.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Next is the walking stick with the silver top,
0:31:50 > 0:31:52painted black rather than ebony, right?
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Well, there's a hue of brown showing through,
0:31:55 > 0:31:57but you do get a grainy bit of a lighter wood in there.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59I love the hue of Brown.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01"When I was in Honduras!"
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Well, he got replaced by Cameron, so there's no more hue of Brown.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06What is your estimate?
0:32:06 > 0:32:08I would have thought £50 to £70.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12If you get £50 to £70, they're going to be so pleased with you, JP.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15I was in a generous mood that day. I'm not in such a generous mood any more.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Lastly, we've got this little settee job, which is fun, isn't it?
0:32:18 > 0:32:23Look at that. All those little turn, finial, blibbly-blobblies.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Yeah, you could sit your dollies on there.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28You could use it as a little glove box, or for candles.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29Fan mail!
0:32:29 > 0:32:32The daily crop! So, what do you think, then?
0:32:32 > 0:32:33£20 to £30.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35OK. They paid £30.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- We'll see. This is what's so exciting about the auction. - Absolutely.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Well, if it all goes wrong, we're going to need the bonus buy,
0:32:41 > 0:32:43so let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Now, Ailsa, Cheryl, you naughty girls, you only spent £100.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- I know, terrible!- Disgraceful.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54Anyway, you gave Mark £200. Mark, what did you do?
0:32:54 > 0:32:55Something underneath these.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- It is.- What have you done, Mark? - Ready?
0:33:00 > 0:33:01That's a lovely pair!
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Well, shall I tell you what they are?- Yes.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06They're a pair of cast-iron finials.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- They're acorns. - They could be an acorn.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10More likely a pinecone.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13But they're meant, I think, to go on the garden gates, or something like that.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15I think they're rather funky.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- They're quite Brighton, aren't they? - Very Brighton.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20But we're not in Brighton.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22I was keen to say we're not in Brighton!
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- We're not far away. - Just down the road.
0:33:24 > 0:33:25Where do you come from, Mark?
0:33:25 > 0:33:27I live in Brighton, funnily enough!
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Funny that, isn't it, really!
0:33:30 > 0:33:31What did you pay?
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Oh, I paid an awful lot of money for them. £180.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39They could be 1880, they could be as late as 1940, but no later than that.
0:33:39 > 0:33:40No, no, no later than that.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- If the right people are there, they'll be picked up.- OK.
0:33:44 > 0:33:45Well, you've got some recommendation.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49It's nice, isn't it, to have the reassurance of the man beside you.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Absolutely. He's within hitting distance!
0:33:53 > 0:33:54OK, then. Well, that's it.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57You can decide after the sale of your first three items,
0:33:57 > 0:33:58but for the audience at home,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's nuts!
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Ta-dah!
0:34:07 > 0:34:09There's a couple of cones.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10Absolutely, yeah.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12I like these sorts of things.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13We sell lots of garden ornaments,
0:34:13 > 0:34:17and we had 130 lots of garden ornaments in this current sale,
0:34:17 > 0:34:20you know, on view, so people will have seen these.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Yeah. Well, they are pretty spectacular, aren't they?
0:34:22 > 0:34:25And I suppose the big question is, what are they worth?
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Well, I've been, possibly, a little on the mean side,
0:34:28 > 0:34:31in that I think that the estimate will encourage bidding.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33£80 to £120, and I feel that's realistic,
0:34:33 > 0:34:35but a private buyer might take it and run with it.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Well, Mark's going to hope that they're going to canter at it,
0:34:38 > 0:34:39because he paid 180.
0:34:39 > 0:34:40That is quite a lot of money.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Yes. You taking a sale today?
0:34:42 > 0:34:43I am, yeah.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Thank goodness for that.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48£30. Straight in at 30. Looking for five. 35. 40.
0:34:48 > 0:34:5245. 50. £55. On the net now at £55. Do I see 60?
0:34:55 > 0:34:56Hazel, Ann, how are you feeling?
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- Excited.- Nervous.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Slightly nervous, are you?- Might be!
0:35:00 > 0:35:03What do you mean? But not saying, right?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- Yes, keeping it to ourselves. - We're excited.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08I'll run through what the auctioneer thinks about your lot.
0:35:08 > 0:35:09- The Hornsea trio.- Yes.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12In terms of the estimate, it's not looking pretty, I'm afraid,
0:35:12 > 0:35:15because he's put £40 to £60 on that, and you paid 140.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18He could be wrong. Let us hope so.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Oh, yes, absolutely!
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Because we are the experts, of course, aren't we?
0:35:22 > 0:35:26First up, your Swiss silver-cased watch. Here it comes.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Someone start me at £20 for this. £20.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31- Surely worth 20?- Come on!
0:35:31 > 0:35:33- Oh, dear.- Ten, then?
0:35:34 > 0:35:35£10 is bid.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- To my left at ten. Let's go up. 15 on the net.- 15 on the net.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Jill?
0:35:41 > 0:35:4420, she says yes. 20, very generous, Jill. £20 to my left.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- Any more at £20?- Oh, come on!
0:35:46 > 0:35:48At £20, come on. At £20. Any more?
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Last chance at £20. All done.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55£20. That was your banker, that one was. Minus £10.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59Right, OK, now. The pick container. This has got do better than that.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00Yes.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Start me at 50 for this.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03£50?
0:36:03 > 0:36:0520, then.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07It's all gone very quiet.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Everyone's looking away.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13£10, then, is bid at ten. £10 is bid.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15£10.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17This is not looking so pretty, girls.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19It's shocking.
0:36:19 > 0:36:20£10. 15 on the internet.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24She shakes her head. It's a 15 internet bid now. Any more at £15?
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- I don't like the sound of this. - All done at £15.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Oh. Minus £25.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32And they were supposed to be good, those two.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- The best of them.- So now...
0:36:34 > 0:36:37You watch. It's Hornsea coming up now. You watch.
0:36:37 > 0:36:38Hornsea.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Pretty lot this, very collectable. Start me at £20 for this.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Oh, dear.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Jonathan, please, no.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Ten, then. £10.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Jill, surely £10. No, she shakes her head. £10.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Flog it for 150.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55Clearly popular.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Who's going to say yes?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Is that yes?
0:36:59 > 0:37:00No. Fiver, then.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02I'm absolutely shocked.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Five. Does it go down this low on the internet?
0:37:04 > 0:37:05£5 internet, please.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Surely worth a fiver.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- All those Hornsea collectors out there, are you worth £5?- No!
0:37:10 > 0:37:12£5. Five at the back, thank you. At £5.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15£5 in the back of the room.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18It's supposed to be the most popular design.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21No further bidding at five.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22That's minus £135.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Rubbish!
0:37:24 > 0:37:28To add to the other minus 35 is minus 170, girls.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Yes!
0:37:30 > 0:37:33I mean, really, your two bankers, to do so badly...
0:37:33 > 0:37:34Well, I don't know what's going on.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Someone's got bargains.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38What are we going to do about this Moonstone mug?
0:37:38 > 0:37:39I think it's a no-brainer, don't you?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- In for a penny, in for a pound. - Absolutely.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43I don't know about anything any more, Tim.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47I don't think anyone's going to buy the mug, but let's go for it anyway.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49I think we have to.
0:37:49 > 0:37:50I think you'd be mugs not to!
0:37:51 > 0:37:56A Keith Murray Moonstone jug. Wedgwood, 1950s.
0:37:56 > 0:37:57It's a jug, not a mug.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00I mean, it's a mug, not a jug!
0:38:00 > 0:38:01I have £10. I'll take 15 now.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- 15. 20 with me.- You're into profit.
0:38:05 > 0:38:0725? No, £20 with me.
0:38:07 > 0:38:08Looking for five now.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Oh, come on. That's £2 profit. We need more than that, Jonathan.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Fair warning, selling 20.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Yes, he's done it. You've made a profit.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18Well done.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Plus £2. Well done, Catherine.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Now, that means, overall, you're only minus 168.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Which doesn't sound so bad if you say it quickly!
0:38:25 > 0:38:26No.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Now, Cheryl, Ailsa, you all right?
0:38:36 > 0:38:37Yeah.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Do you know how the Reds got on?
0:38:39 > 0:38:40No.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42No, you don't want to know, either, I tell you.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Right. First up, then, is your pewter dish, and here it comes.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49I have bids at 20, 25, £30.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50Look at that!
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- Straight in at 30. Looking for five now. 35 and 40.- Look at this.
0:38:54 > 0:38:5845, 50. 55 internet bid clears the commission at 55.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Come on!
0:39:00 > 0:39:01£55, do I see 60?
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Last chance, internet bid at £55.
0:39:04 > 0:39:10You are plus £35, you girls, without even winking. Here comes your cane.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Bids on the book.
0:39:12 > 0:39:1540, 50, 60, 65, straight in at £65.
0:39:15 > 0:39:21£65. I'll take 70. 70 on the internet. 75 commission bid.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- £80 commission.- Nice auctioneer.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26£80 on the internet. Any more at £80, then?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- Come on!- Selling, £80.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34So good. That is plus £30 on that. You are £65 up.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Now, is he right or is he wrong about this settle? Here it comes.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Rather fun little lot, this, with a little lift-up seat,
0:39:41 > 0:39:43and I'll start straight in at £35.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Wow!
0:39:45 > 0:39:46So we're straight into profit.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54I've got £55, commission bid. 60. I've got 65. No, I've got 65.
0:39:54 > 0:39:55Do you want to go 70, internet?
0:39:55 > 0:39:5670, internet bid.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58I think we were right.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01£75 internet bid, then, and selling.
0:40:02 > 0:40:09That is plus £110 profit on your £100 investment. That is phenomenal.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11So, what are you going to do about these pinecones?
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Bird in the hand.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Are you going to risk £180?
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Bird in hand, I think, Mark.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19No, I think we're going to stick.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22No offence, Mark. They're lovely.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23None taken.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24£110 is in my pocket.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Real money.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29They seem cemented in, these two. They're not going to do it.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32And now you've decided, I can reveal what the auctioneer's estimate
0:40:32 > 0:40:35is on them, which is £80 to £120, so you may have made the right
0:40:35 > 0:40:39decision, but we're going to sell them anyway, and here they come.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41I've got lots of interest on this lot,
0:40:41 > 0:40:46and I can go 70, 90, 110, £130 with me, straight in at £130.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Looking for 140 now.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51£130 with me. 140 on the net. 150.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54At £150. Any interest in the room? It's £150 commission bid.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57I'll sell at 150, all done.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Well done, girls. An impeccable performance.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01- Nearly.- Close, close.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Minus 30 on that, but you didn't go with the bonus buy,
0:41:04 > 0:41:09so you reserved your £110 of profit, which is phenomenal.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- Yay! Well done, Mark.- Well done. - Brilliant.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15I think you girls should give up your day jobs.
0:41:15 > 0:41:21And I have 100, 110. 110, 120. All done at 120.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Well, we do have some strange results on Bargain Hunt,
0:41:29 > 0:41:34but not very often do we have teams that are quite so poles apart,
0:41:34 > 0:41:38and the runners-up today by a considerable margin are the Reds.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44Bad luck, girls. I mean, minus 168 is not a great score, is it?
0:41:44 > 0:41:49When you compare that with the plus score on the other side of plus 110.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54You get to see the contrast between the two teams today.
0:41:54 > 0:42:00Same auction, same teams, all girls, my favourite, but poles apart.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03It could have been, I suppose, so much worse.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Could it? No.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07It couldn't have been any worse.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Anyway, thank you very much for coming.
0:42:09 > 0:42:10You've been absolutely F-A-B.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13But I've revealed already, girls, £110 up.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17This is your pile of dosh coming over, which is super,
0:42:17 > 0:42:20and because you've made a profit on all three items,
0:42:20 > 0:42:24you're entitled to join the venerable and ancient order
0:42:24 > 0:42:26of the golden gavel.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31So, what about that? Now, you have to go with that, then, Cheryl.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- It's for your own bosom.- Thank you.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- And this is for you, Ailsa. - Thank you.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36And Mark, one to add to your collection.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- Thank you, Tim.- There we go.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Wear it with pride in your high street,
0:42:41 > 0:42:44and people will come up and say, "You didn't do it, did you?"
0:42:44 > 0:42:45And you can say, "Yes, we did."
0:42:45 > 0:42:47You didn't go with the bonus buy.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- We didn't.- And you therefore preserved your £110.- We did.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Which is very wise.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54In fact, you've been thoroughly savvy throughout,
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- you two, and I have to congratulate you.- Thank you.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Great team.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01We've had so much fun. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:43:01 > 0:43:02ALL: Yes!
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