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Today, we're in the county town of Lewes.

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Quaint, idyllic, peaceful.

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Well, it was until we got here!

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Let's go Bargain Hunting! Yeah!

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Right, folks, we've got an exciting contest today.

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Our two teams going head-to-head are husbands and wives.

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Except the wives and the husbands are playing against one another.

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But which team will it be that lifts the Bargain Hunt crown, eh?

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Gosh, this is going to be fun!

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Both teams are flying high today.

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Roger, over and out!

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We could go this way, or we could go this way.

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And the competition is fierce.

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Nothing to see here.

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But will their buys take off at auction?

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All that excitement still to come.

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Let's go and meet the happy couples.

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Well, they're happy at the moment!

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It's a contest of two halves today.

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In the red team, we have the wives, the Clares,

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the better halves, call them what you like,

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and the blue team are the other halves, Andrew and Drew,

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if you can believe that combination of names!

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-Hi, everybody.

-Hi.

-Hi, Tim.

-Very nice to see you.

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Now, Clare. You have a good knowledge of antiques, right?

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Fair to middling!

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What do you mean? Don't be modest.

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What are you really interested in?

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I like 1950s, 1960s Rye pottery.

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Some of that can be worth a lot of money.

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-Yeah. I don't own any of that, though.

-Do you not?

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No, not at all. I buy it cheap, I buy it small and I buy it cos I like it.

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But this is a very special day for you, Clare B?

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-It is. Not just me.

-No.

-Andrew as well.

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-It's our wedding anniversary today.

-Today.

-13 years, and they said it wouldn't last.

-Really?

-Yes.

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Well, how wrong were they!

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-Now, Clare P. You work as cabin crew.

-I do, indeed.

-Tell us about that.

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I've been flying now for about ten years.

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I've worked for three different airlines in that time.

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And I really enjoy it, though it isn't as glamorous as a lot of people still think it is.

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Well, I guess not. Actually quite hard work.

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-It can be, yes.

-But you meet marvellous people, though.

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Happy people going on holiday.

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The majority, I would say yes. But you do get the odd difficult customer!

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-What do you collect?

-I collect birds.

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I collect birds on anything and everything.

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I've got mugs, bowls, tiles, brooches, egg cups!

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You name it, I have a bird on it.

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-Are you going for the ornithological theme today?

-You never know.

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-It would be nice.

-Are you nervous about taking your husbands on?

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-No, not at all. Not at all. Because we will win.

-Of course. We're confident.

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Well, you may have the tools to succeed with all that antique knowledge.

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You never know.

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So, Andrew, how did you two meet?

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Drew and I met through Clare P.

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-Clare P.

-Yes, Clare P.

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-So I've probably known Drew as long as you've known Clare.

-Yes.

-Yes.

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What do you do for a living, Andrew?

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I worked for the Civil Service for 22 years

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then I left in the last two years to seek my fortune

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which I'm still looking for, Tim.

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But I do run a transport management company

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which looks after the interests of people who operate heavy goods vehicles.

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You're also into heavy metal - well, heavy metal work.

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I do enjoy working with metal.

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I'm fortunate to have an old blacksmith's forge

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which I enjoy making things on.

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Sounds like a very handy contact, this!

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-Drew, what do you do?

-Cabin crew.

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-You're on the flying, too?

-I am, yes, with my wife.

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How brilliant is that? Isn't that lovely?

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-Do you ever work together?

-We did, before the children came along.

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We flew together. That's how we met.

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Was it romance over a trolley?

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No. My wife offered to buy me a coffee from the vending machine

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and I thought it was the closest I'd get to a date with her, so I accepted.

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It took a while to ask her out.

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But for me, love at first sight, yes.

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-You summoned up courage eventually.

-Yes.

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So how are you planning to beat the girls today?

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Well, an all-out charm offensive.

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-Absolutely.

-If that doesn't work, we thought a few tears.

-Yep.

-Maybe.

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You'd burst into tears? You'd stoop that low?

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Yes. Win at all costs.

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-Did you realise what these men would get towards?

-See how desperate they are!

-I know.

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I'm not sure owning up to crying before you start is actually the way forward! You never know.

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Anyway, I suspect there's going to be a bit of pillow talk tonight!

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The money moment. Here we go.

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£300 apiece. You know the rules. Your experts await.

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Off you go and very, very good luck.

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Gosh, what is going to happen today?

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Fighting for the reds today

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we have the queen on the scene.

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And for the blues,

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it's the king of the ring!

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Seconds out, Round One!

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-Drew, Andrew. It's the boys versus the girls.

-It is.

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-Who's going to win?

-I think we are!

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The boys. Of course we are.

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OK, ladies. This is it. Are we going to spend a lot of money today?

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Well, it would be great to spend quite a bit.

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-It would be nice to blow the lot.

-It would be.

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-Your wife's a bit knowledgeable, is she?

-Yes, she knows her bric-a-brac!

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-She does.

-Fortunately, she's got Catherine, so they need the help!

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-We've got to beat those husbands, haven't we?

-Definitely.

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It's our reason for being here, to beat the boys.

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-Beat the boys.

-Come on, girls. Let's go shopping.

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This is war!

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Oh, look. This one is open.

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Let's look in the window first.

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It gives a flavour of what's in here.

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-Wow.

-Is he like this all the time?

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-Yes.

-We've got £300.

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-But we've got to negotiate.

-Of course.

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-But do you know what a club fender is?

-I know what it is.

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It looks brass. It looks very nice.

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-Where would it live, do you think?

-In front of the fireplace?

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I do the jokes!

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All right, Drew? Remember that, please!

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This would have been...

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Look out, chaps! Incoming!

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Da-da!

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Are you buying?

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There's nothing to see. Nothing to see here.

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What are you buying? Let's have a look.

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I think your shop is located over there.

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Let's leave them to it. They've got no chance.

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Oh, blimey! It's hand baggage at dawn!

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I think we'll have trouble with them. Let's get in before they come back!

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The rivalry's started already!

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-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Good morning!

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Anything you see, tell me, and we can run through it, OK?

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-OK.

-I'm looking for some undiscovered Faberge!

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-Yes.

-Hmm.

-Keep looking!

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Well, we're all after a bit of bling!

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This is what we're going to have at the end.

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Hang on, it's a bit early in the game to lob out crowns for victors, girls!

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He was up early this morning!

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Stone me, chaps!

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-That little box with the buckle on it.

-The buckle's lovely on that.

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-Is it a cigarette case? Cigar case?

-I don't know. Let's open it.

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-Yes, you're right.

-Wow, look at that.

-That's nice.

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A little mirror, and then perhaps this would have been...

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-Would it have been...

-It doesn't look very feminine, does it?

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Something for us gents, perhaps?

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It's what you'd call a bit of treen, isn't it?

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It's got £30 on it. It's something you probably wouldn't want to pay too much for.

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Yes. It's quite nice work on it.

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It's really... I think that's beautiful, actually.

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The way these holes have been pierced, and the detail on the buckle.

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And round the edge as well.

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It would probably be quite nicely placed in that sale.

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-Shall we see how much they'd take for it?

-We could do, couldn't we?

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Go on.

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I think you girls are going to do really well.

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I've got this feeling in my bones!

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So Clare B goes off to do their first deal

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while the Andrews, well, they look a bit lost!

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Hold on, get a handle on this.

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-Oh, they're quite fun, aren't they?

-Arts and Crafts, are they?

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-Well...

-That style?

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They are kind of Arts and Crafts style, I suppose.

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-I like the "Pull" and the...

-Pull and Push. No, Pull and Pull.

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-Pulls. And we're on the pull, aren't we, for antiques.

-We are!

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Those are quite fun, aren't they? What do you think of those, Drew?

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-I quite like them, actually.

-I quite like them.

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Oh!

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You're used to doing that on the airlines?

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Opening lockers, yes.

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I imagine these would have come off some grand civic building.

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-That's what I was thinking.

-Like a theatre or council chamber.

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I rather like those, actually.

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I'm more taken with these than the fender.

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Are you? Gosh, we've got something positive out of you today!

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I think we should all rest now for a while!

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But I do like that exaggerated S shape, don't you?

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I quite like those, I must say.

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They're priced at £135 for the pair.

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I think we're on a winner here

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because you both like them

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and this might "open the door" to big profits for us!

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Pull the other one!

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I warned you before! I've warned you before, Drew!

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Pull yourselves together, chaps, and close that deal!

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-Good luck!

-Thank you!

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Right, then, girls.

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22.

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It's not going to break the bank!

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-So I don't know. Shall we hang on to that?

-Yes, hang on to that.

-OK.

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No time for dilly-dallying now, girls,

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or the boys will fly away with this.

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How are you getting on?

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We can't get hold of the dealer,

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so we can only go down to 110.

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Do you think that's too much money for them?

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I would have no hesitation in saying we could do it for 100.

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-I think we should buy them.

-That's what we were saying.

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Can you do it for £100?

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Can he pull some strings?

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I'll speak to my colleague.

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I found this little pot in the same dealer's stand.

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I rather like it.

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It's hand-made and hand-beaten everywhere.

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I like this very simple design around the top here.

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It's bronze. It's not signed or anything.

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-I just think there's something really simple...

-How much is it?

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It's marked at 35.

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I think there's something rather nice.

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If we were to put that into the mix as well,

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we're getting an idea here.

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Both for 135?

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-We could definitely do 135.

-For the two?

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-Yes.

-Perfect.

-Hang on, hang on.

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Don't be too keen!

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-Because we're paying the full price for that, then, you see.

-We are.

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But we've got those for 100.

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-I'd be happy with that.

-Would you?

-We're only talking about five pounds.

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It could be that five pounds that makes the difference between profit and loss.

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But with your expert knowledge and your bonus buy...

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Ah, so you're blaming me again!

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This is what always happens!

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Mark's absolutely right, chaps. Every pound counts in this game.

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-Shake the gentleman's hand.

-Thank you very much.

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-Thank you.

-Thanks a lot.

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You should take a leaf out of the girls' book.

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We've got to make a bit of a profit on this, as indeed you have, we understand that.

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-How does 15 sound to you?

-Oh, dear!

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I can't do it for that. I'm giving it away. That's half price, isn't it?

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20. 20's the best.

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How about 17?

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How about 19.50?

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-Shall we do 19, and then we're done.

-Go on. 19 quid.

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-19.

-Are you happy with that, ladies?

-Go on, then.

-Your first item.

-Yes.

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-Are you?

-Yes.

-Are you sure?

-Yes, we'll go with it.

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Good work, girls. You fought for every penny there.

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I like this winning attitude!

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Now, that little wooden case has given me an idea.

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Inevitably in antiques centres,

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you come across lots of wooden things.

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And traditionally, an object like this

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is described as a piece of treen.

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That's because it's made of wood

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and happens to have been turned on a lathe.

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This is a bit of birch wood.

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Because it's got these three circular feet on the bottom,

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begs its tradition from Scandinavia.

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It's practical. You could have it beside your bed,

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put into it all those irritating things - coins, keys, what-not -

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that you take out of your pockets at night.

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What's it worth? Well, it would cost you £20.

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Treen does, however, come in all shapes and sizes.

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And this is another example of a treen object.

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Not turned on a lathe, but this time constructed out of mahogany.

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Down one end, it's got a fluted aperture.

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This type of whistle or flute

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is known as a swanee.

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This is the thing that would have been in the wings

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when the panto's on.

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Widow Twankey's underwear descends...

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DOWNWARDS SLIDING SCALE

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..played from the wings...

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And Widow Twankey's underwear ascends...

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UPWARDS SLIDING SCALE

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Huge fun, isn't it?

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What's a collectable like this worth?

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Well, it could be yours today, here in Lewes,

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for £30.

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Now it's back to our own pantomime!

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And the boys are looking for the exit.

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-Andrew, which way do you think we should go?

-Let's ask Drew.

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We could go this way, or we could go this way.

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-I think we're going that way.

-Looks like we are.

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The boys are one up against the girls, who still have two items to buy.

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Chop-chop!

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Roger, Roger. Over and out!

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Enough silliness, girls. Get a move on!

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I thought you wanted to beat your hubbies?

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-I didn't think it would be this hard.

-It's surprising how quickly the time goes.

-Yeah.

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I'm really confident we're going to beat the girls.

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I think so. I like the bowl. I like the handles.

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-I can never make a decision.

-We're never organised at shopping.

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-No.

-We'd better get our skates on!

-Yeah.

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Ooh, this husband and wife battle is really hotting up.

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Has Catherine spotted a winner?

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What do you think about these? I like these.

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They're carved soapstone.

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And they're seals.

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You've got all these Chinese characters down there.

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But I think they would make fantastic bookends.

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-They're so heavy, they would.

-I think they're lovely.

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Can we have a little discussion? They're not something I would normally go for.

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But I like them because I think they're quite charming.

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It's a good luck symbol in Chinese.

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They're sort of 1915, 1920, that sort of date?

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Yes, from that period. The early part of the 20th century.

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-You're not that keen?

-No, but I think they're a weighty piece.

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-They're...

-They're a nice size.

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What could you do on these? You've got 78 each. Each is that?

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The trade normally would be 140,

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but as it's you, I could about 120.

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I'd prefer them if they were nearer 100.

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I'll do a little bit more. 115. That would be absolutely it.

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If you two are sold on them, that's the majority.

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Ooh, the pressure!

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-It's immense.

-I do really quite like them.

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-Then let's go for it, then.

-Shall we?

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-115.

-She keeps looking at me, saying, "Sure? Sure?"

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-115.

-I feel I'm...

-Thank you very much.

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-115. Thank you very much. I feel I'm going to get the blame.

-No, no.

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You girls have got to stick together against those dastardly boys.

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I'm not looking! I'm not looking!

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That's not cricket, chaps.

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Let's run across the road. Quick. Quick! Come on, guys!

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We've bought all the good things already!

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How childish can you be?

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What about that game there, table bowls?

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Oh, look.

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I'm not sure what that does.

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-Is that for tilting it?

-Tilting it, yes.

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On the other side. Just roll it down.

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These are quite nicely turned, aren't they?

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But it's all there.

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The box is a bit tatty, isn't it?

0:17:380:17:40

-But it's still nice to have the box.

-I like it.

-I do, as well.

0:17:400:17:44

It's quite well-made, isn't it?

0:17:440:17:46

I like the graphics here.

0:17:460:17:47

I think it dates it to 1915, 1920.

0:17:470:17:51

-How much is this, Mark?

-42, is that?

0:17:510:17:53

-42, yes.

-£42.

0:17:530:17:55

If we can get them down, that gives Mark plenty of money to go shopping himself.

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Yes. Do you want to have a word with the manager?

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-Let's see what we can do.

-Smile sweetly.

-Absolutely.

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Maybe they've already met the women.

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If that doesn't work, a few tears.

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Ah, I was waiting for the waterworks tactic.

0:18:100:18:13

If they've already met the women, they'll feel sorry for you and give it to you!

0:18:130:18:17

Now, now, boys.

0:18:170:18:19

-Come back before they do.

-Absolutely.

0:18:190:18:21

That's the Andrews on the home strait.

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But the Clares have still to find their final item.

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Something would have slotted in there, wouldn't it?

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But on the back, it says, "G.W.R".

0:18:320:18:36

-Great Western Railway.

-What was it for? Tickets or something?

0:18:360:18:39

I don't know. Cos it's got slats inside as well, hasn't it?

0:18:390:18:44

I'd keep recipes in there, if it was mine.

0:18:440:18:46

-Yes!

-Cake recipes.

0:18:460:18:48

Or I'd have it on the wall as a cupboard, that way round.

0:18:480:18:52

Thinking outside the box, there, Clare B!

0:18:520:18:55

-Your shelves would be coming down.

-Like that.

-Oh, I see what you mean. Right, OK.

0:18:550:18:59

Catherine, well, she's just not so sure.

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It made me think, "You can't leave this shop without buying me."

0:19:030:19:08

-We've got five minutes. Five minutes.

-OK.

0:19:080:19:10

Come on, girls.

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OK, there's this, which we could probably get for, I don't know. It's £39.

0:19:120:19:16

They'll probably give that to us for £30.

0:19:160:19:19

-Two minutes.

-OK, we'll go and ask them.

0:19:190:19:21

Dither, dither, dither.

0:19:210:19:23

Both teams need to strike a deal.

0:19:230:19:25

We're very interested in the table bowls.

0:19:250:19:27

We wondered what your best price would be.

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Is that your absolute best?

0:19:310:19:33

-Please!

-OK.

0:19:350:19:36

-£35.

-35. Could you do it for 30?

0:19:360:19:40

Ah, they've found their haggling voice!

0:19:400:19:42

-That's OK.

-Why not?

0:19:420:19:45

£30 is the absolute best on that.

0:19:450:19:47

That's down from 39. That's not a huge amount off.

0:19:470:19:51

-No, £30, that would be fantastic.

-Fantastic.

-Very happy with that.

0:19:510:19:54

-Excellent.

-Thank you.

0:19:540:19:56

The clock is ticking, girls.

0:19:560:19:59

-CREW:

-25 seconds.

-25 seconds!

0:19:590:20:02

Quick. Make a decision.

0:20:020:20:03

-The box.

-The box. The box.

-The box.

0:20:030:20:05

If it makes a loss, it's my fault.

0:20:050:20:07

-No, no. We're a team.

-We're in this together, girls!

0:20:070:20:10

-We're a team.

-The box.

-The box.

0:20:100:20:12

OK. Box.

0:20:120:20:13

I think they've bought the box!

0:20:130:20:15

-Mark, we've done the deal.

-Yes? How much for?

0:20:150:20:18

-£30.

-Well done, guys.

-Brilliant.

0:20:180:20:20

-Well done.

-Thanks for your help.

0:20:200:20:22

I think it's time you made me a cup of tea!

0:20:220:20:24

-Wa-hey!

-Girl power!

0:20:270:20:28

Girl power indeed. That's the shopping done.

0:20:280:20:33

So, while the boys head off to find their better halves,

0:20:330:20:37

let's remind ourselves what the teams bought.

0:20:370:20:40

The reds showed off their haggling skills

0:20:430:20:45

to get the gents' vanity case down to £19.

0:20:450:20:48

The Clares were split over Catherine's Chinese seals

0:20:480:20:52

and bought them anyway for £115.

0:20:520:20:55

And with seconds left, the girls were well-chuffed with the railway ticket box

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which cost them £30.

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-We bought some great items.

-Brilliant.

-Hopefully we'll make some money.

0:21:030:21:06

-Did I hear the word "brilliant?"

-Yes!

0:21:060:21:08

-Is that your prediction?

-Hopefully.

-Fingers crossed.

0:21:080:21:11

Which is your favourite piece, Clare?

0:21:110:21:13

Um, I think the wooden railway box.

0:21:130:21:16

"The wooden railway box". And what about you, Clare?

0:21:160:21:19

-I think the wooden railway box!

-"The wooden railway box"!

0:21:190:21:21

Is the wooden railway box going to bring a bigger profit?

0:21:210:21:24

-Probably not.

-No.

-What's going to bring the biggest profit, then?

0:21:240:21:28

-The stand with the dogs.

-The dogs.

-The dog jobbies.

0:21:280:21:31

Soapstone dog jobbies.

0:21:310:21:33

We're trusting in Catherine!

0:21:330:21:34

-Well, you could do worse, I can tell you.

-It's all down to Catherine.

0:21:340:21:38

-How much did you spend overall?

-We've spent £164.

0:21:380:21:41

£164. Please can I have £136?

0:21:410:21:44

One hundred and thirty-six pounds precisely.

0:21:440:21:49

-Thank you.

-There you go, darling. What's to be done with £136, Catherine?

0:21:490:21:53

I don't know, Tim, but these ladies have very, very high expectations, so it's going to be tough.

0:21:530:21:59

-Not only high expectations, they have great expectations!

-Yes!

-Yes!

0:21:590:22:03

Anyway, good luck with that. Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the blue team bought?

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After a slow start, the blues forged ahead,

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buying two items at once.

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The Arts and Crafts door handles for £100...

0:22:140:22:17

..and the hand-beaten bronze bowl for £35.

0:22:190:22:23

They raised their game for their final item,

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a set of early 20th-century table bowls,

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paying £30.

0:22:290:22:31

Hey, guys, you're looking happy!

0:22:320:22:34

-Hello, Tim.

-Everything all right?

-Very well.

0:22:340:22:37

-Has he looked after you?

-Yes.

-Really well.

0:22:370:22:40

-And you've just finished.

-Yes.

-How much did you spend?

0:22:400:22:42

-One hundred and...

-165.

-£165. Which is your favourite piece?

0:22:420:22:47

-I really like the bowls.

-You like the bowls.

-Yes, the table bowls.

0:22:470:22:50

-Do you agree, Andrew?

-I like the bowls, but we also bought a little bronze bowl,

0:22:500:22:54

-a hand-beaten bronze bowl, and I like that.

-Do you?

0:22:540:22:56

Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

0:22:560:22:58

-Probably not.

-Probably not?

-No.

0:22:580:23:00

-I think the table bowls.

-Right, fine.

0:23:000:23:04

All bowls with you lot, isn't it?

0:23:040:23:06

Anyway, that's that prediction.

0:23:060:23:08

-You spent 165.

-Yes, we did.

0:23:080:23:10

Please may I have 135 of leftover lolly.

0:23:100:23:12

Well done, Drew. Marvellous. £135. I won't count it, I trust you.

0:23:120:23:17

Over to the maestro. What are you going to do with that?

0:23:170:23:19

-I don't know.

-I've got something in mind for them

0:23:190:23:22

-which will fit in to their theme very nicely.

-More bowls, I suppose?

0:23:220:23:25

No more bowls!

0:23:250:23:28

Please, Mark, no more bowls!

0:23:280:23:30

OK, fine. Very good, chaps. Have a nice cup of tea. Good luck, Mark.

0:23:300:23:34

Meanwhile, we're heading off to the Surrey hills.

0:23:340:23:37

The splendid Surrey hills!

0:23:370:23:39

Polesden Lacey is as pretty as a picture.

0:23:460:23:49

Its origins date back to the 17th century

0:23:490:23:52

and it houses the most extraordinary collection of paintings and artefacts spanning 2,000 years.

0:23:520:23:59

This stunning portrait is of Mrs Margaret Greville,

0:23:590:24:04

portrayed in her wedding year, 1891.

0:24:040:24:08

She was one of Edwardian Britain's most successful hostesses

0:24:080:24:13

and this is just one of several hundred pictures

0:24:130:24:18

adorning the walls of her Surrey home.

0:24:180:24:21

Mrs Greville displayed her most impressive British portraits

0:24:230:24:26

in the dining room at Polesden Lacey,

0:24:260:24:28

including works by Raeburn, Lawrence and Reynolds.

0:24:280:24:32

But the fine art was not restricted to this room alone.

0:24:320:24:36

This is Mrs Greville's picture gallery.

0:24:360:24:40

Literally a barrel-vaulted long corridor

0:24:400:24:45

that runs the entire length of the building.

0:24:450:24:48

And it contains a surprising variety of treasures.

0:24:480:24:52

Not surprisingly, perhaps, lots of pictures.

0:24:520:24:56

And an early picture in the collection

0:24:560:24:59

is this triptych.

0:24:590:25:01

Strictly speaking, this was never made to be hung in a glazed frame.

0:25:010:25:07

Those two outer wings fold into the middle

0:25:070:25:11

to protect the painted surface

0:25:110:25:13

enabling this folded-up mini altar piece to be carted around the countryside.

0:25:130:25:19

It dates from around 1410 to 1430

0:25:190:25:24

and is supposed to be Italo-Byzantine.

0:25:240:25:29

It shows the infant Christ surrounded by saints.

0:25:290:25:34

And, of course, it's familiar to a British audience

0:25:340:25:38

because here in this panel, on the bottom left,

0:25:380:25:40

we have Saint George defeating the dragon.

0:25:400:25:44

And if we canter forward over 200 years to 1662,

0:25:440:25:50

we arrive at this masterpiece of Dutch art.

0:25:500:25:54

Mrs Greville had a considerable number of Dutch old master paintings

0:25:540:25:58

because she inherited them from her father.

0:25:580:26:01

He bought this picture, apparently, in 1896

0:26:010:26:05

for the then massive sum of £3,000.

0:26:050:26:10

It's by the Dutch artist Gerard Ter Borch

0:26:100:26:13

and it shows an encounter.

0:26:130:26:16

The fellow on the right is an officer, but not necessarily a gentleman!

0:26:160:26:22

The thing is supposed to have been painted in a house of ill repute.

0:26:230:26:28

The young lady in the exotic silver dress

0:26:280:26:31

doesn't look most terribly keen on the advance this officer is making,

0:26:310:26:37

and the old lady in the background in the middle

0:26:370:26:41

is supposed to be the brothel keeper.

0:26:410:26:44

What I love about it is the detail.

0:26:450:26:47

Look at the way that the artist has got the pommel of that silver sword.

0:26:470:26:53

The little shine of light off the breast plate on his armour.

0:26:530:26:58

And then there's the silk robe itself.

0:26:580:27:01

How difficult it must be to get all these folds in a textile

0:27:010:27:08

to shimmer and contrast so perfectly.

0:27:080:27:12

The big question today for our teams over at the auction,

0:27:120:27:15

are they about to make an indecent amount of money?

0:27:150:27:18

Well, well, well, how lovely is this? All friends together here at Bellmans

0:27:310:27:35

in West Sussex. How are you, JP?

0:27:350:27:38

-Very good, thanks, Tim.

-Very nice to be here.

0:27:380:27:40

Gosh, we've got a selection for you today.

0:27:400:27:42

What about that little leather - sorry, wood - little case?

0:27:420:27:46

-Isn't that the sweetest thing?

-I think that's really well done.

0:27:460:27:49

It looks like leather. Very sweet little thing.

0:27:490:27:52

Mirror inside. And the strap has the stitching and everything.

0:27:520:27:55

-Really rather sweet. Magic.

-How much?

0:27:550:27:57

-30 to £50.

-Perfect. £19 paid.

0:27:570:28:00

Moving swiftly on, we've got these two seals.

0:28:000:28:03

I know you love to sell a bit of Chinese stuff here.

0:28:030:28:06

-Hot at the moment, isn't it?

-It is hot,

0:28:060:28:08

but soapstone is a very easy material to carve.

0:28:080:28:11

And there are very many people for very little money

0:28:110:28:14

carving materials out in the Far East.

0:28:140:28:17

So for that reason alone, I've gone 20 to £40.

0:28:170:28:20

How much?! Our team spent £115 on these fellows!

0:28:200:28:24

Oh, sorry.

0:28:240:28:25

-I won't argue with you.

-I don't rate them that highly.

0:28:250:28:28

The proof's in the pudding. Moving on.

0:28:280:28:30

What about this fellow here? It's to do with the Great Western Railway Company.

0:28:300:28:34

-It says G.W.R on the bottom, so that's pretty much given.

-Yeah.

0:28:340:28:37

It's about what you did with it.

0:28:370:28:39

-Put your old tickets in there?

-No, I think you had a spool in there,

0:28:390:28:43

which then out of here was the first class, the second class...

0:28:430:28:48

-Then the ticket man would be...

-He'd rip it off and sell it to you.

0:28:480:28:51

But it's the most undistinguished box you could come across!

0:28:510:28:56

-It's quite charming, though.

-How much?

-I'd have thought about 20 to £40.

0:28:560:29:01

Absolutely right. £30 they paid.

0:29:010:29:03

So it's neither here nor there, really.

0:29:030:29:05

Their big punt is on these soapstone Chinese jobs

0:29:050:29:09

and they are about to be, according to you, torpedoed on that?

0:29:090:29:12

I would pretty... I'd be certain.

0:29:120:29:14

OK, if you're certain, they'll need their bonus buy. Let's have a look.

0:29:140:29:19

Now, Clare and Clare. This is vital now.

0:29:200:29:23

If you're going to beat those men folk of yours,

0:29:230:29:25

this thing has to make you a profit, doesn't it?

0:29:250:29:28

-Yes.

-Catherine? You had, darling, £136.

-Mm.

0:29:280:29:32

It's under that rag. What did you spend it on?

0:29:320:29:34

-Ooh!

-I have bought you a boot scraper.

0:29:360:29:39

Now, it's not old.

0:29:390:29:41

It is neo-classical in style.

0:29:410:29:44

But it's got that look.

0:29:440:29:46

-And it's heavy.

-And it's cast iron.

0:29:460:29:50

-Clare, have a feel.

-I don't think I need to hold it.

0:29:500:29:53

-Don't you?

-OK, then, if you insist!

0:29:530:29:56

I'm not going to insist, but I think it's quite nice.

0:29:560:29:58

Yeah, OK.

0:29:580:30:00

You're getting quite a lump there, aren't you?

0:30:000:30:02

Dare I ask, Catherine, how much did you pay?

0:30:020:30:04

-£15.

-OK.

-£15?!

-See how much better?

0:30:040:30:08

Immediately Clare wants to hold it now!

0:30:080:30:12

-Clare can't give it back!

-Outside your country house, in this area, you might have something like that.

0:30:130:30:20

Happy with that, girls? Catherine's pretty confident you'll get a profit.

0:30:200:30:24

But for the audience at home, let's see what the auctioneer thinks about the little scraper.

0:30:240:30:29

OK, JP. There you are. Something soulless for you!

0:30:290:30:32

The sign of a good boot-scraper is it doesn't fall over when you're scraping your boot on it.

0:30:320:30:36

And that's pretty stable.

0:30:360:30:38

So useful, functional.

0:30:380:30:40

Date-wise, you'd have thought it would be 1870, 1880, maybe.

0:30:400:30:44

-You'd think so, wouldn't you?

-But probably more like 1970 or 1980.

0:30:440:30:47

-One of those reproductions, yeah.

-Ten to £20.

-Ten to £20.

-Ten to £20.

0:30:470:30:51

Fair enough. Southon paid £15. So she's done very well.

0:30:510:30:55

-She might make a fiver.

-Now for the blues.

0:30:550:30:58

Drew and Drew have got those door pulls.

0:30:580:31:02

-Quite chunky things, aren't they?

-They are.

0:31:020:31:05

It's got to be a substantial door for it. Almost a council building or university building or something.

0:31:050:31:11

It's a limited market. But then the broadness of internet bidding.

0:31:110:31:15

-Yes.

-60 to £90.

0:31:150:31:17

-OK. £100 they paid.

-We could get that.

0:31:170:31:19

Good. That's reassuring. Now,

0:31:190:31:21

the hammered Arts and Crafts bowl, in bronze. Patinated.

0:31:210:31:25

-Lovely little border to its top.

-Beautifully done.

-Yeah.

0:31:250:31:29

Looks Chinese, smells Chinese. But could have come from the Cotswolds.

0:31:290:31:33

I like it. It's got one or two knocks in it,

0:31:330:31:36

but that obviously helps date it to the period that it's from.

0:31:360:31:41

-Late part of the 19th century.

-Just on the basis of its natural charms, how much?

0:31:410:31:46

-30 to £50.

-Good man. £35 they paid.

0:31:460:31:48

They could easily get £50 for that,

0:31:480:31:50

if somebody's here who recognises it for the chic that it has.

0:31:500:31:53

Excellent. Now, the table bowls game.

0:31:530:31:56

-You're supposed to set it up on the dining table.

-Of course.

0:31:560:31:59

-You'd have a baize for the table as well.

-Yeah.

0:31:590:32:01

And you'd then have the children and everybody whizzing these things all over the place.

0:32:010:32:05

Sounds highly dangerous to me.

0:32:050:32:07

But there it is. It obviously was popular in the Edwardian period,

0:32:070:32:11

because there's a few of them about.

0:32:110:32:13

What do you think it's worth?

0:32:130:32:14

-I would have thought 15 to £25.

-Right.

-In the region of.

0:32:140:32:18

In the region of. They paid in the region of £30,

0:32:180:32:21

so it's close enough. The whole thing's close enough.

0:32:210:32:24

They may not need their bonus buy. But let's have a look anyway.

0:32:240:32:26

Now, boys, Andrew and Drew!

0:32:270:32:30

Good.

0:32:300:32:31

-Now, how are you?

-Very well, Tim, thank you.

-Lovely.

0:32:310:32:34

-You spent £165.

-We did.

-You gave Mark Stacey £135.

0:32:340:32:39

Mark, did you blow the lot? Let me give you a hand there.

0:32:390:32:42

-Ooh.

-I say!

-No, I didn't.

0:32:420:32:44

Do help yourself to tea.

0:32:440:32:46

-Thank you.

-What's nice about this is I kept in with your theme.

0:32:460:32:51

-You bought a lot of metal-type objects.

-We did.

0:32:510:32:53

This is rather nice because it's stamped "Tudric Pewter" and a number.

0:32:530:32:57

Now, that tells us immediately it's Liberty & Co.

0:32:570:33:01

It's quite late, but I thought that tray has a lovely Arts and Crafts feel about it.

0:33:020:33:07

The little heart-shape motif at the bottom.

0:33:070:33:10

It's really quite solid. It's hand beaten

0:33:100:33:13

and I thought that was worth a punt.

0:33:130:33:15

It's very nice, Mark. What did you pay for it?

0:33:150:33:17

-Well, I made a hundred.

-Excellent.

-Which I think is not too bad.

0:33:170:33:21

So there's a potential profit there.

0:33:210:33:23

Very nice. I like that. Thank you.

0:33:230:33:25

All those bits, then, and you're predicting how much, Mark?

0:33:250:33:29

I would like to see the auction estimate at one to 150.

0:33:290:33:34

-So maybe 20 to £30?

-Good.

-Yeah.

0:33:340:33:37

Which, of course, you may not need to take.

0:33:370:33:40

Because you could be so far ahead at that moment in time

0:33:400:33:44

-that you just can't be bothered with it, right?

-Absolutely.

0:33:440:33:47

-Absolutely.

-We'll wait and see.

0:33:470:33:49

Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's little set.

0:33:490:33:53

There we go. It's chunky. Any good this, do you think?

0:33:540:33:57

Of the four pieces, the tray.

0:33:570:34:00

It's Archibald Knox design.

0:34:000:34:03

There are a number of examples having sold on the internet

0:34:030:34:06

to this pattern with the same marking number on it.

0:34:060:34:09

Slightly erratic amount of money -

0:34:090:34:12

as little as 60, £80, and can make up to 150 to £200.

0:34:120:34:16

-And that's just the tray?

-Just the tray.

0:34:160:34:18

The tea service is probably in for the ride on this one.

0:34:180:34:22

So you've got almost an unknown three-piece tea set and a known tray.

0:34:220:34:27

-We've got the message, JP.

-Mm-hmm.

0:34:270:34:29

-How do you rate it, mate?

-Possibly cautious, I hope.

0:34:290:34:32

-Let's say 100 to £150.

-£100 paid by Mark Stacey, so that's pretty cool, isn't it?

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-Yeah.

-That's incredibly encouraging. Thank you very much.

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We look forward to a stunning result. Thanks, JP.

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-Clare, Clare.

-Yes, Tim.

-This is exciting, isn't it?

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-You really, really want to beat your husbands?

-Really.

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-More than anything in the whole world?

-Yes.

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First up is the treen vanity box, case, and here it comes.

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Gentleman's treen, travelling case.

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A little "necessaire" with this wonderfully carved buckle

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carved into the wood.

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-Straight in at £35.

-Look at that, girls!

-35, 40.

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45. 50. £55.

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-Keep going, Jonathan!

-Against you at £55.

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Commission bid at £55. At 55. Do I see 60?

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At £55. Any interest on the net?

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£55 with me on the book. At £55. All done?

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Selling £55.

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-That is £36 up.

-Good.

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-£36 in one hit. Well done, girls.

-Lovely.

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-Very nice thing.

-Now the seals.

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Two Chinese carved soapstone seals.

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Modelled with Lions of Fo. Start me at £20 for these?

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£20 for the seals?

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Chinese lot here. Do I see 20?

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No to the £20. Ten, then? Ten is bid, thank you. At ten.

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Ten. I'll take 12. Do I see 12?

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12. 15. 18. 20.

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-25. 25. He stops there.

-Jonathan, keep going! No!

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£25. Gentleman's bid, then. In puce, in the centre.

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£25.

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-I'm so sorry!

-£90!

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75, 85, minus 90.

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Look out, here comes the ticket office box.

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A Great Western Railway ash and pine railway office box.

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Early 20th century.

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Bids on the book. Interest, too.

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Well done!

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-20, 25, 30.

-Well done!

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£55. Straight in at £55.

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-Do I see 60 now? £55.

-Oh, it's so nice.

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60 on the net. 60, 65 with me.

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-Look at this.

-Well done.

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You never know your luck at £65.

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-£70 there.

-Yes!

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Internet bid at £70, then, and selling. All done at £70.

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-Well done!

-So good, isn't it?

0:36:540:36:56

Plus £40 on that.

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You are minus £14 after all that lot.

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-Ooh.

-I can't bear it.

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The excitement! Well done!

0:37:030:37:06

You were brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

0:37:060:37:09

-Don't you think that's marvellous?

-Fantastic!

-I never saw the ticket box doing that, I have to say.

0:37:090:37:13

-Well done.

-That was very good.

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What are you going to do about the boot scraper?

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-How much was it?

-£15.

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-Yes.

-We'll do it.

-Yes.

-You're minus £14.

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This could go horribly wrong, though.

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-It can't. We're going to go for it.

-All right. Fine. We're going with the boot scraper.

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A Victorian-style cast-iron boot scraper

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of 18th-century neo-classical design.

0:37:330:37:35

Start me at £10.

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£10 we've got. At £10. Do I see 15 anywhere?

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-Go on!

-Please!

-15 on the internet.

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-20 in the room.

-Yes.

0:37:420:37:44

20 in the room. At £20. Do I see five?

0:37:440:37:48

-It's £20 front row. Go on, internet.

-Go on, internet.

0:37:480:37:50

Take another one for a fiver. £20, front row, then.

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Last chance. Against you, then, in the room at £20.

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Misery! £20. Plus £5. Well done, Catherine.

0:37:570:38:02

-But it's very...

-That's good.

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It was good, though.

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Overall, you are minus nine pounds.

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Who knows, that could be a winning score.

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-Don't say a word to your hubbies!

-We don't speak to them often!

0:38:100:38:14

Drew, Andrew, have you been talking to your wives?

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We try to avoid them, yes!

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You'd have been down to the pub, wouldn't you?

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Have one or two. Anything to avoid having a conversation! Only joking!

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First up are the handles. Here they come.

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A pair of Arts and Crafts brass door handles.

0:38:380:38:41

Detailed "Pull". Should be in a nightclub, really, shouldn't they?

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Start me at 60, please.

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I've got £60. I have a 60 commission bid. £60 on the book.

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I'll take five, though. Do I see five on the net?

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£60 with me. Looking for five.

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£60, then. Commission bid at 60. No further interest. Maiden bid, £60.

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£60. That's minus 40. I had a horrible feeling this would happen.

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Late 19th-century hammered bronze bowl of Arts and Crafts design.

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I have £20. With me at 20.

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At £30 I'm bid. Do I see five?

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25, thank you, and 30.

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-Against you at 30.

-No money.

0:39:150:39:17

Against you at 30. Any more on £30?

0:39:170:39:19

Commission bid, then, at £30. I'll sell.

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-Minus five pounds.

-That's cheap.

0:39:230:39:25

That's 45. Cheap enough. Now the table bowls.

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Lot 1785. An early 20th-century table bowls game.

0:39:280:39:32

Once again, ten is bid.

0:39:320:39:33

Straightaway at £10. Do I see 50?

0:39:330:39:36

-Good.

-15. 20.

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"No, thank you", she says. £20 I have.

0:39:400:39:41

I need 25 now.

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It's £20 against you all. Surely worth 25?

0:39:430:39:45

-Any more at £25?

-It's not looking good, this!

0:39:450:39:48

On the net. Do you want to join in? It's £20, then.

0:39:480:39:50

Commission bid. I'll sell. £20.

0:39:500:39:52

Minus £10. That's 45, 55. Minus 55.

0:39:520:39:57

-Minus £55. That's a blow, isn't it?

-It is. I'm stunned.

-Yeah.

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I'm stunned, too, really.

0:40:030:40:04

That's not so good. What are you going to do about the old Tudric?

0:40:040:40:08

-Have a go at that?

-Definitely.

-We both like it.

0:40:080:40:10

We like it. We're gonna go for it.

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You're going with it. It could make all the difference. Here we go.

0:40:130:40:17

Lot 1789. A Liberty & Co Tudric Pewter tray designed by Archibald Knox,

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number 043, circa 1900.

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Start me at £100 for this.

0:40:240:40:25

-Surely worth £100.

-Come on!

0:40:250:40:28

Selling at £100. At £100.

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50, then. £50. Surely worth £50?

0:40:300:40:33

Archibald Knox tray. £50.

0:40:330:40:36

£50 on the internet starting it off now. At £50.

0:40:360:40:39

-Sure to be someone else out there.

-I don't like the look of this.

0:40:390:40:43

Absolute gift at £50. I'll sell it for £50, maiden bid.

0:40:430:40:46

-I'll take five.

-Not good.

0:40:460:40:48

All done at £50, then? Selling to the internet bid. £50.

0:40:480:40:51

That's minus £50. That takes you neatly to minus 105.

0:40:530:40:56

-All right, pal?

-Things are not going so well, boys.

0:40:560:40:58

-No.

-I suggest we keep this very quiet from the wives for a minute or two!

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-Yes.

-Yes, absolutely.

0:41:020:41:04

So who, exactly, belongs to who? Which Clare belongs with who here?

0:41:090:41:13

-I belong to Clare.

-You belong to Clare. And Clare, you belong to...

-No-one!

0:41:130:41:17

Sometimes I belong to him!

0:41:170:41:20

-Do you?

-Yes.

0:41:200:41:21

I hope we're not all going to be crucified by today's performance.

0:41:210:41:25

Cos we can only have one winner and one runner-up.

0:41:250:41:28

And there is a world of difference between our teams today.

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The similarities are that nobody's going home with any money!

0:41:320:41:35

So you can reassure yourselves that on that front

0:41:350:41:39

there is not any cash going back and forth.

0:41:390:41:42

But the scale of difference in terms of losses between the two of you is enormous.

0:41:420:41:48

And the team with the whopping loss are the blues.

0:41:480:41:52

Yes!

0:41:520:41:54

How pleased are these girls?

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I'm really sorry, boys, cos I know this is going to mess up your lives big time!

0:41:570:42:01

-You have no idea.

-You won't be able to go to the pub and hold your head up.

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But anyway, there it is.

0:42:040:42:06

Minus 40, minus five, minus ten and minus 50 was not a great tally, across the board.

0:42:060:42:12

-It was consistent!

-It was consistent! Anyway,

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total, minus 105. We will not dwell on this.

0:42:150:42:18

Suffice to say you had a nice time?

0:42:180:42:19

-We had a great time.

-Apart from the auction, it was great!

0:42:190:42:22

OK. Fine. Well, it is bad luck when it goes that way.

0:42:220:42:25

Because your wives did incredibly well.

0:42:250:42:29

They made big profits on three of their items

0:42:290:42:32

but the fourth one seriously let them down.

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Overall, minus nine pounds.

0:42:350:42:37

Those wretched soapstone seals dragged you back by £90.

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So that is really bad luck. But you've taken it on the chin.

0:42:420:42:45

You've proved that you can do it.

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Just don't buy Chinese soapstone seals!

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-Have you had a good time, Clare?

-We've had a great time.

-Fantastic, thank you.

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Very good. And do be kind to your husbands.

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They're looking slightly sore and bruised!

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In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting! Yes?

0:42:580:43:01

Yes!

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