0:00:07 > 0:00:09Today, we're going global
0:00:09 > 0:00:13because we're at the International Ardingly Antiques Fair.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15So let's go bargain-hunting!
0:00:15 > 0:00:18You OK, Uncle Sam? You bet ya!
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Dealers come from as far away as Asia and America
0:00:47 > 0:00:50to stack their stalls with antiques.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52The big question today is, will our teams
0:00:52 > 0:00:56be doing their business with the East or West?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59And which will be doing it best?
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Coming up in today's show, Anita has a cunning plan.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05that's music to the ears of the Reds.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09I did not expect to find something
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- quite so personal and quite so beautiful.- Now, let's have a look.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15And why Mark's being so darned rude to the Blues.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- It was made for us... - Just hold on a sec.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19I'm trying to work out which is the ass...er...donkey(!)
0:01:21 > 0:01:22And who will triumph at the auction?
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Yes!
0:01:27 > 0:01:29But first, let's meet the teams.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Today for the Reds, we have partners
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Louise and Matthew.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37And for the Blues, we've got good friends
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- Bev and Lucy. Hello, everyone. - Hello!- Hello!- Good to see you.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Now, Matthew, how did you two first meet?
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Well, we were both on tour with the BBC Symphony Chorus.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50We did a splendid six-day tour of Europe
0:01:50 > 0:01:52with 120 chorus and 120 orchestra,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- so we were quite a swarm going across Europe.- Gosh.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58And we had a day off in Rome, which was very fortunate,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00and we happened to spend the day together.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02And, as they say, things sort of developed from there.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06We became chums and, on a slow burn, here we are today.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Isn't that nice? So music brought you together?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12It did indeed. And it keeps us together still. We still sing together and...
0:02:12 > 0:02:14And where do you sing now?
0:02:14 > 0:02:16We sing locally, really. We don't do anything big any more.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- You know, the voice is going a bit now.- Oh, come on.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22What, on account of your advancing years?
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- Yes, that's right.- Steady on.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Good. What do you do for a living?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Me, I'm a music teacher, and I absolutely love my job.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36I spend my life working with five-year-olds up to 12-year-olds,
0:02:36 > 0:02:38teaching them music on percussion instruments,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42on recorders, on clarinets, on brass instruments, singing.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- You name it, I'll teach it.- Lovely.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Yeah, but my favourite instrument is the ukulele.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48The moment you put a little ukulele into the hands
0:02:48 > 0:02:51of these little children, they're like, rock gods!
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Good.- They're absolutely fantastic. They love it.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55You have a collection of ensembles, don't you?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- I do, yeah. I have a collection of flute ensembles.- Right.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02The original was Flute Salad. Yeah.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03- You see where it goes from here.- Yeah.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Flute Salad. And then that grew,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08as it expanded into Fresh Flute Salad,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10which is for the younger children.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13And then, as the older ones developed and got more experienced,
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- we have Flute Cocktail. - Oh, how sweet.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19So I have 30 children in total now across the three flute choirs.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21I'm very proud of them, they're fantastic.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Well, all I can say is the children are jolly lucky to have such a lovely teacher.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Thank you very much.- Don't you think she sounds fab?- Thank you.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I feel like taking up music.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Very good luck.- Thank you. - Lovely to meet you.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Now, Lucy. How did you two meet? Tell me.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Bev and I met a couple of years ago when we worked at the Samaritans together.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Did you? - And we've been friends ever since.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41That's an amazing organisation, isn't it?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- Yes.- Absolutely.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47And are you there to receive the calls,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- or how does it work?- Yes.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52That's what you're trained to do, to sit on the phones
0:03:52 > 0:03:55for hours and hours and hours, as all the calls come in.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Yeah, it's a valuable organisation.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- And that's where you became friends?- Yes.- Lovely.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03We've got lots in common cos we're both vegetarians and we're both animal-mad.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- Yes.- Yeah.- And she's just such a lovely little darling.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09She's young enough to be my granddaughter.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12But she's just so sweet and wonderful and I love her.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Oh, isn't that nice?
0:04:13 > 0:04:17And Bev, you alluded to your love of animals. Tell us about that.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- Yes.- Well, my late husband was a vet
0:04:19 > 0:04:22and I used to work in the surgery with him,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24and we'd take home rescued animals.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28And in the end I had eight cats and three dogs,
0:04:28 > 0:04:32some rescued chickens, tortoises and baby goats.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- All my friends think I'm mad. - Well, that doesn't matter a scrap, does it?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37That doesn't matter a scrap, not at all.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Both of you are pretty cool when it comes to bargain-hunting, aren't you?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- We're scavengers.- Absolutely, yes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47So give us the scavenging routine then. What are your techniques?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Well, early start in Brighton, walk around the skips,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51see what's hanging out.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- Skip-dipping!- See what we can grab.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- I don't know if that's allowed. - What, skip-dipping?- But we do.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00- Yeah.- Skip-dipping. I know people who have found fabulous things in skips.- Yeah, we clean them up.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Bev cleans them up and takes them to charity shops.- Yeah.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06So we're doing our recycling, our green bit, helping the charity.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Well, you're not only blue, you're also green, which is so nice.- Absolutely.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12And talking about greenbacks, this is the money moment.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Here comes your £300. £300 apiece, there's your 300.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go!
0:05:19 > 0:05:24And very, very, very good luck. Well, what great teams we've got today.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Captaining the teams today, the fantastic...
0:05:30 > 0:05:32And on duty for the Blues, we salute...
0:05:37 > 0:05:42- The plan is quality, something pretty.- And a bargain.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44And it's to win, win, win, win ,win.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Oh, I like the attitude. Come on, let's keep this up.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50So the animal-loving Blues are full of fighting talk.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53But the musical Reds think they've got it cracked too.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56MATTHEW: I think there's a magic formula actually.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59It's magpie...I want that shiny thing.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- Something shiny.- Yeah. Something musical.- Something musical.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- And a name.- A name.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- A name if we can.- Not too expensive. - Not too expensive. - Not Clarice Cliff.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10We want to make a couple of quid, don't we?
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- We want to make some money. - That's all you need.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14OK, let's go and find something.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17So both teams have got plans.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19But will they stick to them?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- How about that?- Well, it's very Deco, cos you've got the classic woman
0:06:22 > 0:06:24and you've got the, sort of, is it an Afghan?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Would that be good to take, do you think?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- Well, it's quite decorative, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34We can come back and have a detailed look if we don't see anything else.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37So the Blues have gone to the dogs already.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39But are the Reds on song?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Is this something someone might want to put in their hall,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43to put a pot on, or dried flowers and things?
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- Yeah, it's obviously a piece of Victorian indoor architecture. - Absolutely.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52Really, it would have been, perhaps, at the bottom of a stairway
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- with railings and so on.- Oh right.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Or supporting something. Do you want to have a wee look at it?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- Yes, I will.- How do they...? - Well, they fit flat against the wall
0:06:59 > 0:07:02and then you can have a thing on top, you see?
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- I think it's oak, is it?- Yeah. - Probably, I should imagine.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06- I actually quite like them. - Do you? OK.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- I quite like those. - I don't know what price it is.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- Shall we go and see?- Oh, go on. Let's go for it.- Yeah.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Go on, Matthew. Go on, Matthew.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19So, Reds, was it shiny? No.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Was it musical? No.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Did it have a name? No.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26best laid plans, eh?
0:07:28 > 0:07:30What's the little glass with the double...?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Oh, I think that's a scent bottle. A double scent bottle.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- It's quite sweet. - Is it unusual to get a double one.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- But can put them in our minds. - Absolutely. Put them in the back of our minds.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42The plaque is quite nice. Art Nouveau.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Do you like the Art Nouveau movement?- I love Art Nouveau.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Do you think it's appealing, or do you think it's a bit dull?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Well, it's very appealing to those people who like Art Nouveau.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52If you don't, it's dull.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- Well, shall we move on into the other room?- Yes. - That's our back-up plan.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59I love having back-up, but don't forget we have to buy things.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Three things, to be exact.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05But it looks like the Blues might be ditherers.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07How did you get on? They'll very kindly do it for 45.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Sorry, the pair for 45.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- I think we ought to go for it. - Could you come to 40?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Too much?- 40 and a mint?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- 40 and a handful of mints.- She's a trier.- Yeah, absolutely. Yes.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- Oh, he's taken the mint. - He's taken the mint.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- £40.- Oh, well done.- Lovely.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- £40.- Well done, love. - For A mint.- And a mint.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35That was a £5 mint.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Excellent.- Fantastic. Pleased with that.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- First one in the bag. - Fantastic. How long was that?
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- About five minutes?- Yes.- Yeah. We're doing well.- Fantastic.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45Aha! Bribery.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49A case of SWEET persuasion, if ever there was.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Now, what are those dithering Blues up to, eh?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- It's in a nice, maple frame. - Yeah.- Let's just note.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58The colours are relatively good on it.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- She's 14, look, Ethel Masters.- Sweet.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Oh, "Sittingbourne Road, Maidstone". I mean, I quite like that.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Well, it's quite decorative. - It's a possibility.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- Well, everything's a possibility at the moment, Bev.- Absolutely.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13This is our fourth thing that might be a possibility.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15You know we're only allowed to buy three?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Sadly, yes.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21I'm determined we're actually going to spend some money at some point.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- Do you think that's frightfully boring?- Yes.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I thought you would.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28That's your veto. That's your veto.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- It's not shouting at me at all. - No.- Far from it.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- But I do like the frame. - I've had a word with the dealer
0:09:34 > 0:09:38and she says the very best price she can take for it is £65.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- OK.- I mean, I don't think that's a bad price, actually.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Samplers are quite popular things still.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47And 1892, yeah, it's a genuine antique.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Yes, and I love the frame.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51And I would have thought, comfortably,
0:09:51 > 0:09:55they would have put an estimate of 80-100 or something on that.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57So we've got a chance of a profit on that, you know.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Yeah. I'm quite keen on it now.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Well, we've had 55 minutes already discussing it,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04So I'm making an executive decision, Shall we make a decision.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- We're buying it.- Yes!- £65, OK?
0:10:07 > 0:10:08- We're doing it. - Wonderful, wonderful.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Winner. Sold.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15The Blues have finally bought something.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Albeit with some strong-arm tactics from Mark.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- What exactly are these? A wonderful shape.- They're called fire dogs.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25And we've got a pair here.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28And they would sit on either side of your hearth.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32And you would place the poker, the shovel
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- and the tongs on top of it.- OK.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- They're a lovely dog shape. - They do look like dogs. - They're quite sweet.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- They're very sweet.- Edwardian.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Early 20th century.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- Very nice.- What's the price on them? £78. Crikey.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- We have more to look at, I think. - Yes.- Let's go and have a look.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- We may well be back, though. - Thank you very much.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- We may be back. - MAN: Have a good day.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58But will those fire dogs have run off?
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Talking of dogs, is this little painting pedigree or not?
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Two children playing on the beach.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08And the artist that springs to mind
0:11:08 > 0:11:12that you'd like this to be by is Dorothea Sharp.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15A modern British artist who was painting between
0:11:15 > 0:11:17about 1900 and 1950.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21And her scenes of children are super-desirable.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25A little one like this by Dorothea Sharp would be worth £5,000.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27And a big one, £50,000.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32But if you look carefully, the signature on the right-hand corner
0:11:32 > 0:11:34is not Dorothea Sharp. It's somebody else,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37but perhaps a contemporary of hers.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40The whole thing looks genuine enough.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Nice, old, tatty frame, look. And if I turn it round,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47we've even got gummed paper holding in the back board.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50But I have to say, I am suspicious.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52This gummed paper looks a bit too old.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54How would you get it aged like this?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57You get a tea bag on a modern piece of brown gummy paper,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00and you dab that all over it. The only way to find out
0:12:00 > 0:12:04is to cut out the back board and see what sits underneath.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Are you ready for this? We're going to have
0:12:06 > 0:12:10a high-speed back board renewal.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Here we go, are you ready for this?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Ba-dam! Look at that.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Well, it looks pretty good, doesn't it?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31It looks pretty good, but is it right?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33First of all, sniff it.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Smells suspiciously of new turpentine.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Look at that area up there in the water.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43See how brown and aged and mucky it is?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45That's because the person that painted this
0:12:45 > 0:12:50has put some brown muck on it to make it look aged.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Overall then, lads, I'm afraid that, on balance,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55this is not an old picture.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58It's a picture that was painted last week
0:12:58 > 0:13:00and has been put together to deceive.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03Clever though, isn't it?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06I still love it as a little picture.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08They always say, you get what you pay for, right?
0:13:08 > 0:13:10And this little bogus,
0:13:10 > 0:13:14oil on canvas, is available here at Ardingly for...
0:13:15 > 0:13:16..£40.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20There you have it. For £40,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23this is a sweet little thing, isn't it?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27And, talking of sweet little things, look what the Blues have spotted.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29A woofer. All on their own.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- Good morning.- Hello.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36- We're just looking at the bronze. Are these bronze?- Yes, it is. Absolutely.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- Oh, it's rather lovely, isn't it? - Do you collect bronzes?
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Well, I think bronzes are lovely. How much is he?
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Well, I've got £85 on it.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49But I could do a little off, I could do it for 70.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- I don't know. I'm not sure. I'm not sure whether I like it or not.- OK.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55MARK: It's an Alsatian, by the looks of it, isn't it?
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- German shepherd.- A German shepherd.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- What are your instincts?- Well, I'll be honest, it doesn't bark at me.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06It didn't bark at my Lucy either. So if it doesn't bark at you,
0:14:06 > 0:14:08we'll pop it back till we find a doggy that barks.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10But it is very nice quality, so we can put another thing
0:14:10 > 0:14:12in our thinking cap.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- Thank you for showing us. - WOMAN: Thank you. You're welcome.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18So no bark, but could it bite at auction?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Meanwhile, the Reds have also gone to the dogs.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22The fire dogs, that is.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25I'll treat you, £60.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29They are bronze. They're fantastic.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- Are these bronze ones?- They're bronze. They are really stylised.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- They are. They are lovely. - What do you think.- £60?- £60?
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Do you want us to try the mint trick again?- What, get another fiver off?
0:14:40 > 0:14:4255.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44It's worth a try.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48I don't know about you, but I really feel good about those.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- I really do feel good about those. They've got a lovely weight to them. - Exactly.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- I can see the practicality of them. - Let's go for it.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- You shake hands this time.- I'll do it.- Sorry.- Thank you very much.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00So the Reds bag their second buy.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Looks like they might teach the animal-loving Blues a lesson today.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Well, we're both totally animal-mad, it's our life.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12So I don't want to say we've got to have it.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14But I think you're leaning towards saying you want to, aren't you?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- It's ticking boxes.- Is it ticking boxes?- That's what it's doing.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Let me just see. I mean, it is ticking boxes, this dog.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23They're both animal-lovers.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26It means an awful lot to them to buy an animal.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- WOMAN: I can feel what's coming. - You can feel what's coming.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30You can feel. I'm building up here.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- I'm building to a crescendo. - Yes, yes.- I know.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I love working in my round numbers.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Is there any chance you can do it for 60?- Right.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- I'll have to ask my husband. - He said yes, I can see.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- Yes.- Did he?- Well, we do need food for the baby, don't we?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49We do. We do indeed.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Can we shake hands at 60?- We can indeed.- Thank you very much.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Are you happy with 60?- Yes. - Thank you. We're happy, very happy- .
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Well, I can see you want it and, I think, if you really want something,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01you should have it. All right? All right, Bev?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Woof woof.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06The best of the general end, and the best of the fine art end.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08You spotted that. Your eyes...
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- Are you happy?- Very happy.- Cool. - Yes, yes, yes. Wonderful.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19The Blues are back in business with their second buy. It's even-stevens.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26The Reds are looking to get their game plan back on track.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29My formula went out the window straight away.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- Our third item, it's got to be something musical. - It has got to be something musical.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- Cos we did promise ourselves we would.- Not an instrument.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- No.- What could it be? Sheet music?- Sheet music.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- A plate with notes on it?- Possibly.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Or a silver conductor's baton. That would be lovely.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49A nice, ivory baton with a silver end.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- That would be fun.- Silver-plated baton?- Well, you know what I mean.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54You might be laughing at him now, Louise,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57but Matthew might just get the last laugh,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59with a little help from Anita.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- How much have we spent?- £100.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- All right.- Why?- Both of you are choristers, aren't you?
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- We sing, yeah.- We sing, yes. - She's got a look in her eye.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17I don't know about this look in her eye she's got. Where's this going?
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- I remember something.- Oh, right. - OK. Is it back that way?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24It is back. Now, wait a minute, wait a minute.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- You have a look there. Give me two minutes. OK?- OK, all right.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34So what cunning plan is Anita hatching, eh?
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Meanwhile, the Blues are talking about...guess what?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Yes, you've guessed right. Animals.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- And there's another.- Have you seen that little picture of a donkey?
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- Aw, he's lovely, do you like it? - But I was thinking of your animals.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- It's quite a heavy frame. - Oh, it's beautiful.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- And it's signed. It's 1920. - It's so wonderful.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57My late husband was a vet in Zimbabwe.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- Whereabouts in Zimbabwe? - In Bulawayo.- Oh, Bulawayo.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05And I helped, sort of, start up the donkey sanctuary in Bulawayo.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- Really, a donkey sanctuary? - A donkey sanctuary.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- So donkeys are so, so, so precious. - And I didn't know that.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- No. But this was meant to be. - What is the frame made of?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19It's wood, but it's got a gesso on it, to give the decoration.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21- So it's just wood.- Yes.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23What would you like it to be made of? 15 carat gold?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- Solid gold, really. For £125.- Absolutely.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- But it's not... Where can you see £125?- Just there.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Oh, you're right. All right, smarty.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I'll go and have a word with the dealer,
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- you carry on looking. - See if you can knock her down.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39No, don't knock her down, try and haggle the price down!
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Now, what's that naughty Anita Manning up to?
0:18:42 > 0:18:47I've found something which I think you will fall in love with.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- Oh yes?- Oh, how exciting.- Musical?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- It's musical.- Oh, right.- Great.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- And it will be very relevant to the pair of you...- Oh, right.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- ..as singers.- Oh, wow. - Follow me, darlings.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59- Oh, how exciting.- Thank you.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04Clever old Anita. Sounds like the Reds' game plan could be back on track.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Back with the Blues, Bev has some serious persuading to do.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12How old is that picture? Why is it 125 quid?
0:19:13 > 0:19:15It's the subject matter,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17I don't think it's all that old.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- It's just wood.- That's fine.- Sorry.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22But don't you think people are absolutely going to love that?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I mean, there are other people that like donkeys and doggies.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27We do. Do you think other people will like them as much as we do?
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Yes, Lucy, look, I want that so much, please, please, please- .
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Bev, It's wood. It's wood.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36I won't speak to you if you don't let me have it.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Oh, nice try, Bev.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Right.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- Oh, wow. A conductor's baton. - Oh, my goodness.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47You took the words right out of my mouth.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49It's what you said.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- Isn't that gorgeous? - Oh, it's gorgeous.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Now, there's an inscription on it.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57And these were usually presented to conductors
0:19:57 > 0:20:00of orchestras or choirs.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03And I think this might be a chorister's baton.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- Oh! Is that a hallmark, there? - A hallmark, yes.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Each of the little pieces of silver. Each have been hallmarked.- Lovely.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- And it's 1921.- 1921.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Do you know, it makes me go quite...
0:20:15 > 0:20:20- That was really special for somebody, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22There are echoes of the past here.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- Has it made you happy? - Very, very happy.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- It's very, very nice. But the big question is, of course...- I know.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- It's very dear.- How much is it?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Oh dear, how much are we going to need?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Well, there's more on the ticket
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- than we actually have.- Yes.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42- Oh.- Right.- That's a bit of a problem.- The ticket price is £210.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44And we've got £200 left.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- So we will really have to strike a deal on this one.- OK.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49- If you want to buy it. - It's wonderful.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- I absolutely love it. - So do I.- I really do love it.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55So the big question now is,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59will the Red team be able to talk the dealer down below 200?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Meanwhile, the Blues move in for the kill.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07The news is, I've spoken to the dealer,
0:21:07 > 0:21:09she said we could have it for 100.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- And then I told her about the Bulawayo story.- Yes, yes, yes.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- And she said, "I can't go any less than 90".- OK.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Well, what do you think? You love it, don't you, Bev?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- I absolutely adore it. - I love it because you love it.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28It just look... Look, it's all nicked.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Age.- You're our expert. What do you think, expert?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Here we go, Mark's in the firing line.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39I think you love it. And I think the subject of friendship.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- Yeah, that's lovely.- And you two are friends.- Absolutely.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- I think it was made for us. - Hold on a second,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47I'm trying to work out which is the ass...er...donkey(!)
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- I'm the donkey.- You're the donkey and you're the doggy.- Yes, yes, yes.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54I think it looks quite kitsch. The frame.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- I know that's how it's meant to be. - I think it's cute, isn't it?
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- I think it's lovely. - And with your story about Bulawayo.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- You have to have it. - I've absolutely got to have it.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- Can I have it, Lucy, love? - You can have, Bev, anything.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- Anything for you, Bev.- I love you. Thank you.- Although it is wood.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12I knew, as soon as we saw that from over there.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- Done. Thank you, my friend, thank you. I love you.- I'll blame you.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20So there's a turn-up for the books.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24The dithering Blues have bagged their final item before the Reds.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30You and I have just made this couple's day.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32But it's too much money for us.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35What is the very best that you can do on that?
0:22:35 > 0:22:40Well, I'll give you one price and it is absolutely the best price. And it's 160.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44160.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- I think we've got to go for it. - I think we've got to go for it.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51- It's beautiful.- I think you've made them very, very happy.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- Thank you very much.- Thank you very much.- Thank you so much.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56It's nice to meet you.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00I did not expect to find something quite so personal
0:23:00 > 0:23:04and quite so beautiful. Thank you so much.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05- You've made our day.- It's brilliant.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08You really have. Thank you.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Can I go...Oooh!
0:23:14 > 0:23:16That's it. Bargaining time's over.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20SNIFFS
0:23:22 > 0:23:24The Reds' first buy was the fake pair
0:23:24 > 0:23:27of 18th century wooden corbels for £40.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Next they paid £60 for the pair of bronze fire dogs.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37And their final buy was the Edwardian silver and ebony
0:23:37 > 0:23:40conductor's baton, for which they paid £160.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45At the end, that was so exciting to find that.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46A particularly cheap thrill.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- She wasn't giving it away. It wasn't a cheap thrill. - It wasn't a cheap thrill.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53How much did you spend, all through? We spent £260.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- That was not a cheap thrill.- No.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- Who's got the £40 left over? - She has.- You have.- I have.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- Thank you very much.- There you go. - Now, which is your favourite piece?
0:24:01 > 0:24:03- The baton.- The baton. - The conductor's baton.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- Well, it would be.- Definitely the conductor's baton.- Beautiful.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Do you feel a concerto coming on?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11A concerto of ukuleles.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- Ukuleles and clarinets. - OK, super.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Now, over you go then. £40. Not much in the way of smackers.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22But I might be able to buy something wee and something sparkling.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Very good luck, Anita. Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:24:27 > 0:24:31The Blues paid £65 for the late Victorian sampler.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Then £60 for the Art Deco bronze German shepherd.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42And, finally, £90 for the little watercolour of the donkey and dog.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- Fantastic.- You were both brilliant. - Thank you.- I thought you were really good, too.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50A lot of admiration all round.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- And you spent altogether? - 215.- 215.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57£85, please. There, you've got it.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- That's hot to trot straight to Mark. - Thank you, Tim.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- What are you going to spend that on?- Well, I think I'm under orders
0:25:05 > 0:25:07to find a certain piece of glass.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11So I shall do my very best to find that piece of glass.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Oh, really? Is this like a secret between you all or can we share it?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16We did a secret wink.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21I've been stabbed and pointed in the right direction.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Whether I'll find it, I don't know.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Will it be Scottish glass, Italian glass?
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- French glass.- French? - French glass, Tim.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Well, we're very, very close to France here, aren't we?
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Anything might happen. Anyway, how intriguing. We'll see later.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Thanks, girls. Thanks, Mark.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Meanwhile, we're heading off to Bristol. Westwards ho!
0:25:47 > 0:25:52Today I've come to the Bristol City Museum And Art Gallery.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56This magnificent, Edwardian, baroque-style building
0:25:56 > 0:25:58was opened in 1905.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Like so many wonderful, municipal museums,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04it's packed to the gills with fascinating objects
0:26:04 > 0:26:07from the very old to the very special.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10And the rare to the quirky.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Bristol is famous for a number of things.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19John Cabot's voyage of discovery to America.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Bristol cream sherry. The Suspension Bridge.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27And glass. And that is what I'm here to look at today.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32The Romans brought glass-making to Bristol
0:26:32 > 0:26:35and it continued as a steady trade until the 18th century,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39when business boomed, and the city soon became
0:26:39 > 0:26:42one of the most important glass-making centres in Europe.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Now, if you look at the glass in this cabinet,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48by and large, it's got a greenish tint.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52That's because it's made of something called soda metal.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54It's a lower grade of glass,
0:26:54 > 0:26:58if you like, sometimes called crown glass.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01And it was a speciality from an area
0:27:01 > 0:27:04just outside Bristol called Nailsea.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08The Nailsea Glassworks was set up in 1788
0:27:08 > 0:27:11by a fellow called John Lucas,
0:27:11 > 0:27:15who invented a series of cone-shaped structures
0:27:15 > 0:27:19that were much safer for the manufacture of glass,
0:27:19 > 0:27:23because the poisonous gases were able to be released.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27But what Bristol's really known for is the blue glass.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38But why is Bristol glass associated
0:27:38 > 0:27:42so closely with this deep, glorious blue colour?
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Well, it's a bit of a mystery, really.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49Of course, in the town, they had got their porcelain works.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51And the porcelain works
0:27:51 > 0:27:55were already importing cobalt blue from Germany.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58And some bright spark thought one day,
0:27:58 > 0:28:02"I'll put a handful of this cobalt blue in the clear glass mix
0:28:02 > 0:28:04"and see what happens".
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Hey presto, there was a miracle.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10And this deep blue hue was created.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13The only way of being absolutely certain
0:28:13 > 0:28:17that the Bristol Blue Glass you're buying was made in Bristol,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20is to get a signed piece. Which is what we've got here.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23This is extremely rare.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Underneath you can see in gold script "I. Jacobs",
0:28:27 > 0:28:30who was a celebrated maker in the city of Bristol
0:28:30 > 0:28:33between about 1780 and 1820.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35One of the other novelty items that I like
0:28:35 > 0:28:40is this decanter stand, or coaster.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42But my all-time favourite
0:28:42 > 0:28:45out of the museum display is this fellow.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48If I open it up, look.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Isn't that amazing? It's a xylophone.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Or, more properly, a crystallophone,
0:28:56 > 0:29:00made out of sections of Bristol blue glass of different lengths,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03representing the various notes.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06You can hardly believe that you'd make a xylophone
0:29:06 > 0:29:09out of solid glass rods like this.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13But, with special consent, I'm allowed to strike a note or two.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17Not too hard, mind you. Cos we can't afford to break 'em.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21But just listen to this. How sweet and clear.
0:29:21 > 0:29:22ASCENDING CHIME
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Marvellous, isn't it? And not a fracture in sight.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29The big question today is, of course,
0:29:29 > 0:29:31for our teams over at the auction,
0:29:31 > 0:29:35are they going to be going home with any notes at all?
0:29:44 > 0:29:47I can't tell you how delightful it is to be in Canterbury
0:29:47 > 0:29:50at the Canterbury Auction Galleries once more.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- Anthony Pratt, thank you for having us.- Good to have you back.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Now, first up then are these wooden corbels.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58I think they've recently come out of a container from the Far East.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- What like they're brand Harry spankers?- Absolutely.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03OK. Well, there it is.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06They invested £40, which is quite a few rupees, I suppose.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- What are they worth? - £10-15.- Oh, is that all?
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- Very decorative items.- What about these solid bronze hand irons.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- Do you like them? - They're particularly good quality.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19They are period and well-made. And they deserve to do well.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Good. So, what's your estimate, Tony?
0:30:21 > 0:30:23I like those. I've got £60-80 on them.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24Oh, that's perfect. They paid £60.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- Good buy.- So they'll be in clover with that.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30Last up is their most exciting find of all for them,
0:30:30 > 0:30:33as musicians, is the conductor's baton.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35This is a lovely quality thing.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36I would say hardly used, wouldn't you?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39It doesn't look like it's had much use. It's well hallmarked, 1921.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42OK then. Well, they invested the princely sum of £160.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Will they get their money back?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47I think that was a little bit brave, I've only put £80-120.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50OK, fine. Well, it may all depend on the bonus buy,
0:30:50 > 0:30:52so let's go and have a look at that.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Now...Lulu.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- You spent 260, which is a magnificent total.- Yes.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04And you gave Anita a measly £40. Anita, what did you spend it on?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06I wanted to buy something wee and sparkly,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09but I ended up with something which was just wee.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12It's a little, silver brooch. It's hallmarked silver,
0:31:12 > 0:31:14from about the 1930s.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17But it's the pattern that I like.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19It's lovely. It's beautiful, Yeah, I love that.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21The Celtic interlaced knot.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23- Yes.- That would look really nice on a scarf
0:31:23 > 0:31:27- or a cravat or something. - Yes.- It's lovely.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- How much did you pay for it? - I paid £22...- Is that all?
0:31:30 > 0:31:34- ..which is not too much.- Is that all?- I think that's pretty good.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- It's silver.- It's beautiful. - And it's hallmarked.- Beautiful.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40£22. I mean, would you like to make that for £22?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I don't think I could.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46I was going to say, would you like to buy that for me for £22?
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Of course, my love. Of course.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50- Absolutely beautiful. Well done.- £22!
0:31:50 > 0:31:51- Thank you very much. - I'm glad you like it.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- That's fantastic. Yeah.- £22!
0:31:54 > 0:31:57OK, great. Lovely. The writing's on the wall there.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59There you go. Now, for the audience at home,
0:31:59 > 0:32:03let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's wee plaid brooch.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06So Tony, can you believe this?
0:32:06 > 0:32:08A piece of Scottish jewellery from Anita Manning.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Well, of course. But there we are, we come to expect that.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13But this is nice quality.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15It's got a little bit of age. 1938, the hallmark.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Of course, she's Scottish and she's obsessed with this stuff
0:32:18 > 0:32:21but what are your audience going to think of it?
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Well, I've been rather mean and put £10-15 on it.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25But I think it should do perhaps a little bit better than that.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Well, she paid 22. And she may well make a small profit,
0:32:29 > 0:32:31if the team decide to go with it.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37And the first-up piece here is this sampler. Which is a gem, isn't it?
0:32:37 > 0:32:41It's a nice, local thing. From Sittingbourne Road, Maidstone.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42So not too far away.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45It's unusual to have the address of where it's come from.
0:32:45 > 0:32:46Normally we just have the name and a date.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- What do you think it's worth? - I think it's worth £60-80.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Well, that's brilliant. They paid 65. So that's really hot.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Now, what about the German shepherd? Do you rate that?
0:32:56 > 0:32:57I do. It's nice quality.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00The casting's good, the patination's attractive.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- But, sadly, it's not terribly old. - How much then?
0:33:02 > 0:33:05As it's new, I've been a bit cautious and only put £30-50.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08OK, £60 paid. So there may be a slight hole there.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11And their last item is Friendship,
0:33:11 > 0:33:16which is just the most sentimental amateur-hand watercolour, isn't it?
0:33:16 > 0:33:18It's charming. But as you say, it's by an amateur.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Slightly dozy-looking dog.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Yes, the donkey doesn't look too happy either.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27So we've got a dozy donkey and a dozy dog by an amateur hand.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30But it's sentimental and slightly slushy,
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- which is what people like. - Some people do. So £20-30.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Oh, Lord. Not many people like it. £90 paid.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38That's going to be their dark hole.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42That's going to mean they need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Now, Luce, Bev, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:33:45 > 0:33:49- Absolutely.- And they're all giggling with amusement here.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54£215 you spent. £85 went to Mark. Mark, what did you spend it on?
0:33:54 > 0:33:58Well, Tim, I was on strict orders to find a piece of Lalique.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- It's lovely.- I love you! - And I found a piece.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03It's not a period one, I'm afraid.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06It's not Rene Lalique, it's certainly post-war.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- But I thought it's nice quality. - It's magical.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- And it's always a good name, Lalique.- It's perfect quality.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Yes, the quality's good. But it did cost a lot of money, you know.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- OK, how much did it cost?- It cost me £70 of the 85 you left me.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- OK.- I would have put sort of £50-70 on it.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24So it's right at the end of the estimate.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27But you can't find much at a good fair
0:34:27 > 0:34:29that's Lalique for under £100 really.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Yes.- I'd pay 100 for it.- Easily.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33And it's a really decorative little piece.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35And that's exactly what we were looking for.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- And you found it. - Yes.- We're well chuffed.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- Well chuffed.- Unbelievable. - We're well chuffed.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- Good, isn't it?- Well, you don't have to go with it,
0:34:44 > 0:34:46it just depends on where you are at that precise moment.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48But right now, for the audience at home,
0:34:48 > 0:34:52let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's golden pheasant.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Here we go then, Tony. Nice little bit of modern Lalique.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57This is a nice little model.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Although it's modern, the moulding's good quality.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02And it is marked on the base, there.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05And it's the sort of thing, I guess, the internet bidders will pick up on.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08I'm sure it will. Because Lalique always has a following.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- I think it will do well. - Well, how well?
0:35:10 > 0:35:13- I put £40-60 on it. - OK, Mark paid £70.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17- So no pressure on you today, Tony.- I'll have to rise to the challenge then.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Well done.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Now, Lulu, Matthew. How are you feeling?
0:35:29 > 0:35:30- Confident.- Are you?
0:35:30 > 0:35:33The patron saint of auctions is looking favourably on us.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- Smiling at us this morning. - Which one is the patron saint?
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- St Bargain of Hunt. - Oh, St Bargain of Hunt.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Of course it is. He's sharp, this one.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45And here we go, look. How exciting. Come on, the corbels.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49And we go to 178, a pair of modern hardwood corbels.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52We have a starting bid of £30. 35 where?
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Pair of corbels there. 35 I have. 40. 45.
0:35:55 > 0:35:5950. 55. 60. 60 where?
0:35:59 > 0:36:01It's only got £55, the bid's standing in the room there.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03All done at £55 then.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Plus £15, I feel another container coming on.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11OK. Now, here come the bronze fire dogs.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15170b is the pair of bronze fire dogs in the Arts and Crafts style.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18£50. 40 then to start.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- Oh, come one.- Get it going. 40 I have. 45 where?
0:36:22 > 0:36:2445? 45. 50 on the internet.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2655. 60 on the internet.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- 60. 65. 70.- Yes!
0:36:31 > 0:36:3475. 80. 85, no? 85.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Bidder at 90? Internet, 95. 100.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44110. Bid's on the internet at £100. All done at 100.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46Yes!
0:36:47 > 0:36:50You made another 40. Plus 40.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- You are plus 55.- Oh, my goodness. - You are so good, you two.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57And 170c is the conductor's baton.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59London, 1921.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01- Who will start me at £100?- Come on.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04100 someone? 75.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Let's get it going at 75. 75 I have.
0:37:06 > 0:37:0880 where? 80 I have.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- 85. 90.- Yes, yes.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- 95?- It's a good one.- 95 internet?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- It's so beautiful.- 95?
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- Go on.- 95. 100.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20And 10, internet.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23110. 120.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Where's 120? It's only 110. 120.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Another bidder in the room. 130.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Selling at 120, bid standing in the room at £120,
0:37:31 > 0:37:33are we all done then?
0:37:33 > 0:37:36£120. That is such bad luck.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Anyway, there we go. It's minus 40,
0:37:38 > 0:37:40it could have been a whole heap worse.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Which means overall, you are plus 15.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44You still have 15 in the bank.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- Wow. Goodness me.- Even after all that.- I hadn't been counting.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- The rollercoaster of Bargain Hunt. - So exciting.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- Gosh, it's exciting, isn't it? - It is.- And rather tiring, don't you find?
0:37:53 > 0:37:54Anyway, fine. There we go.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58- Now, are we going to go with the Celtic knot?- Definitely. Yes.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01We're going with the brooch. And it is going to be sold now.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04175a. The George VI silver brooch,
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Celtic design. £20.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- Yes, please.- 20 I have. 25 where?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- 25. 30.- Look at this.- Yes! - 30 someone?
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- 35. 40. 45.- Yes!
0:38:15 > 0:38:1950. 55. 55, someone?
0:38:19 > 0:38:2055. 60 for someone?
0:38:20 > 0:38:24Selling at 55. Bid's on my left there. All done at 55 then.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- That's good.- Well done, Manning.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28£55. That's brilliant.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31So that is plus 48.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36- We've made money. - That is folding cash, isn't it?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38That's a pub lunch.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- Well done, Anita. That's perfect. - Thank you. Brilliant.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Anyway. Plus 48 ought to be a jolly good winning score.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- Yeah.- So don't say a thing to the Blues. All right?
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- Lips are sealed. Thank you.- Well done.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Now, Bev, Luce. Here we are. Do you know how the Reds got on?
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- Not a clue.- Not a clue. Good. That's what we like.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05So first up is the sampler, and here it comes.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10190a. The Victorian needlework sampler, dated 1892.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13£50. 50 I have. 55 where?
0:39:13 > 0:39:16In red there. 55. Someone at 55, I have.
0:39:16 > 0:39:1960. 65. 70. 75.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- 80. 85. 90.- Yes!
0:39:21 > 0:39:2495. 100. Selling at £100, the bid's standing.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Are we all in at £100 then? No further bid?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- That's plus 35.- That's all right. - Yes.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- I wonder if he lives in Foley Villa. - Quite.- You never know.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37190b, the bronze figure, the German shepherd.
0:39:37 > 0:39:4030 I have. 35. 35 I have. 40. 45.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- 50. 55. 60. 65. 70.- Yes!
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- You're in profit.- 75? 75, someone?
0:39:47 > 0:39:51Selling at 70, bid's on my left there. All done at £70 then.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Plus £10.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55You are brilliant. Brilliant, Bev.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Now, donkey and dog.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02And the little watercolour, 190c.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Friendship. Commission bid of £40, 45 where?
0:40:07 > 0:40:1145 I have. 50. 50 for someone?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Selling at 45, bid's in the middle then. Are we all done at £45?
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- Selling at 45 then.- No, bad luck.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22You've just lost £45. And you had £45 worth of profit,
0:40:22 > 0:40:25which means now you have absolutely nothing.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- No loss. It doesn't matter. - No profit. No loss.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30- We didn't make a loss though, did we?- You didn't make a loss.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Now, you've got the pheasant.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33- Are you going to punt on the pheasant?- Absolutely.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37- We're relying on you.- Are you sure? - I love it. We both love it.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39That's a decision then. We're going with the pheasant.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- Yes.- And here it comes.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44195a, the modern Lalique figure of a pheasant.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47We have several bids. Starting at £50. 55 where?
0:40:47 > 0:40:5155 I have. 60. 65.
0:40:51 > 0:40:5370. 70 for someone?
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- 70 where?- Come on.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Come along now, 70 for someone. Selling at £65.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Go on, go on, please.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Is that a bid? 70. 75.
0:41:04 > 0:41:0680. 85.
0:41:06 > 0:41:0990. 95.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14Selling at £90, bid right at the front. All done at £90 then.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18- Well done.- We didn't make a loss.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22Well, isn't that brilliant? You made £20 profit on that pheasant.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25So congratulations, Mark. Well done, Bev and Luce.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- It's so good, super. That feels good, doesn't it?- Fantastic.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30The thing is now. We've got to keep zipped.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33That's it. We know that bit. We're not going to say a thing
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- till we catch up with the Reds in a moment.- Absolutely.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- Well done.- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40Thank you.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Well, isn't this lovely? Out in the park.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55But this programme is not a walk in the park, is it?
0:41:55 > 0:41:58It's jolly difficult to make profits.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01And today, we have two teams who have made profits.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Both of you are in the black and that is quite an achievement.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Just a question of scale of profits again.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11And the runners-up, the team that have marginally less
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- in the profit stakes, are the Blues.- Oh!
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- That's OK.- Which is a pity, isn't it?
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- We're cool. We're cool with that. - You certainly are cool, Luce.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21- I'm going to hand over your £20. - Oh, bless you, thank you.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Which is £10 for both of you.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Or are you going to make a little donation with that?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28It's going to go to our animal charity.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- Is it?- So we're so pleased about that.- Well, lovely.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- You must be very chuffed.- We're really happy.- Unbelievably chuffed.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36We've had the most wonderful time. Bless you, all of you.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Well, we loved having you. It's been a treat.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41But the victors today are going home with £48.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Which I think is going to be spent in the pub, isn't it?
0:42:44 > 0:42:45- No, no.- It's not going to be spent in the pub?
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- Actually, it's not.- Oh, isn't it?
0:42:47 > 0:42:51No. I've commissioned a new piece of work for my flute choirs.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- And this is going to go towards it. - Is this for Flute Salad?
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- For Flute Cocktail. - Oh, for Flute Cocktail.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- So that's going towards that.- Well, that's great fun, isn't it?- Yes.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Anyway, join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Yes!
0:43:05 > 0:43:06Good on you.
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