0:00:03 > 0:00:09Hello! Today we're in Devon, the last county in Britain where witches were put to death,
0:00:09 > 0:00:13but we're not here for casting spells or any of that business.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16No! Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Our home today is the West Point Arena near Exeter.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53And having had a quick squint at our teams
0:00:53 > 0:00:58there's just the outside chance there could be some spooky business.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02Let's have a quick peek at what's coming up.
0:01:02 > 0:01:08Today it's all about opposites. The Reds prefer the logic of science.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Logic has been employed...
0:01:10 > 0:01:15Whereas the Blues turn to witchcraft to summon up a profit.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- We're going to use our vibes. OK, ready?- OK.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23- Can you feel it?- I can feel it! #- Can I feel it?- #
0:01:24 > 0:01:30Here's a quick reminder of the rules. Each team gets £300 and an hour to shop for three items
0:01:30 > 0:01:36which they sell later at auction. The team wins that makes the most profit or the least loss.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39So let's meet today's teams.
0:01:43 > 0:01:49On today's show we've got boys versus girls, best mates versus best mates.
0:01:49 > 0:01:56- For the Reds, we've got Lawrie and Paddy. And for the Blues, we've got Claire and Yola. Hi!- Hello!
0:01:56 > 0:02:01- Lawrie, how did you and Pads meet? - We were at University of Exeter.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06On the first day our eyes met across the room at the gym and the rest is history.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- You thought, "He's muscular. I'll go for him"?- We were both skinny.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15- What are you up to now?- I'm studying a Master's in Economics at Oxford
0:02:15 > 0:02:19and Paddy's studying water environmental management at Bristol.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24- So you are perpetual students. - We are.- You got into the groove.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30- We don't want to get away. - So is a doctorate coming your way? Prolong it another 4 or 5 years?
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- Potentially, yes. Paddy's doing a PhD.- This is something else!
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Absolutely marvellous. What do you do in your spare time?
0:02:38 > 0:02:44I've been in a band for a while and we played some festivals and I enjoy sport as well.
0:02:44 > 0:02:50- What sort of sports? - I rowed at Oxford for a while, but I'm giving that a miss now.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Cycling will be the next one.
0:02:52 > 0:02:58- Paddy, you're interested in antiques?- Well, yeah, my mother is an artist and a painter.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03My brother's a sculptor and stonemason, so I have an appreciation for art.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08Being scientists, we do like scientific instruments.
0:03:08 > 0:03:15Some sell for a big old price. So what are your tactics - spend it all, or nothing? What?
0:03:15 > 0:03:21We're going to go out pretty hard, pretty fast. Spend big. Go outrageous, I think.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Get some quirky items. - Gosh! Stand by for this.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30If it goes with your pimped up hats, it should be quite a performance.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Well done. Very nice to meet you. Girls, are you quaking?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- No!- You're not.
0:03:36 > 0:03:42- So how did you meet Yola? - We met at college about...sixteen years ago.
0:03:42 > 0:03:48- Since then we've been best friends. - And what do you do now, Claire?
0:03:48 > 0:03:54I support families with children in care. I supervise the contacts between children and parents.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Is this social services?- It is.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01- Is that a fun job or...? - It can be. It can be hard at times.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05You never know what you're going to get from day to day.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Quite stressful, I would think. - It can be.
0:04:08 > 0:04:15- What line of work are you in, darling?- I work with homeless people as a meaningful occupation worker.
0:04:15 > 0:04:22I organise activities and make sure people have proper life skills and we lobby government
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- for specific causes as well. It's a busy role.- I bet it is.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32- What do you like to collect? - I like things from the occult.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36I like things a little bit spooky and magical.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42Could you be sufficiently drawn to something that you could predict how much profit it would make?
0:04:42 > 0:04:49- Why bother going to the auction? Just get this kid... - It'd be a boring programme!
0:04:49 > 0:04:54That's a brilliant concept. So what are your tactics? What'll you get up to?
0:04:54 > 0:05:00- We'll just wait for something to attract us...- Jump out at you. - And we'll chat to our expert.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05Very sensible. What fun. Here we go, then. £300 apiece.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go! Very, very, very good luck.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Love the hairdo.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22Hoping to ride to victory for the Reds today is expert Philip Serrell.
0:05:22 > 0:05:28And brushing up on some magic for the Blues is antiques wizard Charles Hanson.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34We've got two young girls to take on. How will we apply ourselves to this?
0:05:34 > 0:05:39We'll exploit the powers of logic that we've built up in education.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44- Do you feel vibes?- I do.- Really? - Really.- What are they telling you?
0:05:44 > 0:05:49Well, you're just drawn to things. Like you're drawn to a partner that you fancy.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51I think the same thing with objects.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55We'll use mathematical reasoning. Buy low, sell high.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Oh, Lord help us. Come on.
0:05:59 > 0:06:05- Can you feel the vibe now? Yola? - Yes, I can feel the vibe. - Look at those vases.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- What are they saying to you?- They're saying, "Look at my bottom!"- Oh!
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Focus the mind.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19- Look at them.- They're fun. - Aren't they wonderful?
0:06:19 > 0:06:26- Oh, just look at those vases. They have a wonderful magic about them.- Haven't they?
0:06:26 > 0:06:32- They are £1,800.- I don't think the love we're expressing... - The magic isn't working, is it?
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- Onwards!- Onwards!
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Onwards and upwards, exactly.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Hope you're still feeling the vibe, girls.
0:06:40 > 0:06:46So the search continues and no stone is left unturned in the quest for a bargain.
0:06:46 > 0:06:53Correct me if I'm wrong. These are a set of oars. They look too short to be out of an eight.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Mm. We've had a closer look. This looks like the ceremonial blade
0:06:57 > 0:07:02given to the First Eight crew of Oriel College during summer racing.
0:07:02 > 0:07:08As you can see here, we have the four colleges of the Oriel team in 1949.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11And same here for the First Eight.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15The other thing is that they are very much a ceremonial thing.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19It's a sacred rite to have earned one. As we can see on the back,
0:07:19 > 0:07:25they would have been mounted on the wall of whoever won them in 1949.
0:07:25 > 0:07:31- You both like these, do you? - Definitely.- Well, let's not show too much enthusiasm here.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32Sir?
0:07:32 > 0:07:36What's the best you can do on the pair?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Very best.- 90.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- £90 the pair?- £90. - What do you think, guys?
0:07:43 > 0:07:50- It's a good price.- Is that the very best? There is no more? - That's it. End of story.
0:07:50 > 0:07:57- Do you like them?- I really like them.- A lot of blood, sweat and tears have gone into these boys.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- Get the money, girls. Pay the man.- Thank you so much.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06Pulling away smartly from the starting line,
0:08:06 > 0:08:11the Reds take the lead, just 10 minutes into the shop.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- So what's this, then? - This is a fantastic cauldron.
0:08:14 > 0:08:20- Could you cast a spell on this? Could you actually cast a spell? - I could.- Really?- Yes.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25- Yeah...- So could you turn it into a frog or something?- No!
0:08:25 > 0:08:30What you send out comes back to you. If I turned you into a frog,
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- what on earth would I become?! - With those ears, perhaps a witch's cat.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Miaow!
0:08:37 > 0:08:43- Selling to people at auction, they'll be used to the same things, but something different...- OK.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48Well, let's go...let's go over here and see what we can find.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53Oh, Claire, look at this! This is pretty damn gorgeous.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- Absolutely.- Look at this.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01What I like is it's a soft wood. It's well carved. Late Victorian.
0:09:01 > 0:09:07- And the plate glass appears to be original.- Yeah. - Quite a stylish mirror, actually.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Aha! Now this is interesting.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Isn't it just some mathematician drawing...?
0:09:13 > 0:09:19No. I don't know what they mean because everyone has their own... They're like hieroglyphics almost.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25- They're a code for some sort of spell. A witch's scrying mirror. - A witch's...?- Scrying mirror.
0:09:25 > 0:09:31- So it would have... it would have belonged to a witch? - Oh, yes, most definitely.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- Or given to a witch, for sure. - Well, I'm spellbound.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40- No, I am.- Can we get it, then? - How much is it?- What does it say?
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- £48 it says.- Ah... - Shall we try and haggle?
0:09:44 > 0:09:49- Hello!- Morning.- Morning, sir. Good morning to you.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54We're admiring this mirror. Priced at £48. What's the best price?
0:09:54 > 0:09:58The very best I would normally do would be 35.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- What about 30?- I can't do that. Who's your opposition today?
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- Philip Serrell. - Then I can find a little bit more.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- Yay!- I can do 33. It gives me a £3 profit.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16- I reckon that's good. - I've never sold a witch's item, but this is a first.
0:10:16 > 0:10:22I think at £33 with a guide price hopefully between 30 and 40, it stands a good chance.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27I'd normally say that's the death, but I'll say it's the best I can do.
0:10:27 > 0:10:33- Good idea! - Yeah. It's up to you.- Yeah.- Yeah. - Yes, we'll take it, sir.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37So the bewitching Blues have now purchased their first item.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Is Charles starting to fall under their spell?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Let's have a look in here, my love.
0:10:43 > 0:10:49- Now you did want quirky. - We did want quirky. - Do you know what this is?
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- I have no idea. - Shall I give you a clue?
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- What you always wanted! - A moustache brush.
0:10:57 > 0:11:04We expect a bit more luxurious growth. Imagine the Edwardian gentleman brushing his moustache.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- I've never seen one before. - Nor are you likely to again!
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- Do you like it? - It is the quirkiness we required.
0:11:12 > 0:11:18I think it's brilliant. Brushing your moustache is quite a funny image with that.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20What's the price on that? 38?
0:11:20 > 0:11:25- What's the best you could do on that one, love?- Em, I'll do 30.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- 30.- You see, I think that's going to make £20-£30 at auction,
0:11:29 > 0:11:34- which means we need to try to get it lower.- Could you do 25?
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- It's up to you, my love.- Yeah. - So we'll have that?- For 25.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:11:44 > 0:11:51Grooming themselves for calculated success, that's the second item for the Reds.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56- I think we're doing quite well. - 19 minutes on the clock, got two items, spent £115.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Maximising efficiency. Logic was employed.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04They're doing really well. The danger is to relax
0:12:04 > 0:12:08and if we take our foot off the pedal it can all go horribly wrong.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Now let's take a peek at what I've found over here.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20These places are marvellous, aren't they? Just look at this fellow.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Doesn't look very special in this tatty and filthy frame,
0:12:24 > 0:12:30but if I turn it over and if we carefully remove the card back,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32and take the picture out,
0:12:32 > 0:12:37you can see that what we've got here is rather fun.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40We've got a bloke who's got a nose
0:12:40 > 0:12:46that is the colour of a pillar box that is positively throbbing.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51He has spent a lifetime pouring alcohol down his throat.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56He's riding his trusty mare which is about to refuse a fence.
0:12:57 > 0:13:03And as the horse has put the brakes on, so this drunken man
0:13:03 > 0:13:07is about to be projected over the top of the horse's head
0:13:07 > 0:13:12and land on the other side. Tee hee hee. There's an inscription.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17"Blow'd if I shan't be spilt and no mistake!"
0:13:17 > 0:13:21What he's saying is, "I'm blowed if I'm not about to fall off,"
0:13:21 > 0:13:26which he is. And it's likely to be the work of a man called John Leech.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30He became a famous illustrator for Punch magazine.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35But he was also known as a caricaturist and that's what this is.
0:13:35 > 0:13:43As a Leech caricature this thing is worth about £150-£250.
0:13:43 > 0:13:50What would it cost you here today in Exeter? In the tatty old frame it could be yours for 30.
0:13:50 > 0:13:56Back to the shopping. We're halfway through and it's time to talk team tactics.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00We've got £115. To spend £100 on something would be nice.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- Well-calculated spending. - No pressure on Phil here(!)
0:14:04 > 0:14:08- Claire, we have to get spooky. We need to use our vibes.- Yes.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- OK, ready?- OK.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- Can you feel it?- I can feel it! #- Can I feel it?- #
0:14:14 > 0:14:20Hmm, very different plans. Logic versus the occult. That's a first for Bargain Hunt.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- Isn't that a lovely chair?- Yes.
0:14:24 > 0:14:30- And how much is that lovely chair, Charles?- If you were a lady in the late 17th century,
0:14:30 > 0:14:36- this could have been in your hallway. Isn't it great?- Yeah. - 1680. A chair.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Who was King of England then? Charles II.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44- Ah!- So it's his period. Just look at the quality.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51This arch cresting is typical of the 1680s, 1690s.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55This seat is new. Yeah, this is all new.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58I just think that's a nice chair.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- Are we going to make money on this? - What do you think?
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- If the price came down a little bit. - Can't I put it up?- No!
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- Go on, go on. - Put it down even more.
0:15:10 > 0:15:16- That could be £90. - OK.- I like the chair, but I don't like the £90.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Don't you? 85.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- - 83. - 83?!- Go on!
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- Oh, no. - £83.50!
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Go on. - Where do you find these women?
0:15:27 > 0:15:32- Do you know, I don't know?! - Please, please.- All right, then.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37And that's the second purchase for the Blues. Well done, girls.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41You're certainly persuasive. What's this? Time for Shakespeare?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Double double, toil and trouble?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Fire burn and cauldron bubble!
0:15:47 > 0:15:54They're a handful, but I'm enjoying it. We came across that interesting mirror with that witch feel to it.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59But I took them back to the real history of that wonderful late-17th century chair.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04So far, so good. I think we've got an interesting last 15 minutes.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Like a hell broth, boil and bubble!
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Hmm, we don't normally get quotes from Macbeth on this show.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22Meanwhile, the pressure is getting to our Reds who need a sit down.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26It's good for a rest, this one. Phil, what are you thinking?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- Come rest with us. - I quite like that.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34It's only when you stand here, underneath it's shaped, isn't it?
0:16:34 > 0:16:35Yep.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40I bought a pair of these in France for 100 euros, so how much is this?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- £100.- That's double up, isn't it?
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Why do you two like this?
0:16:45 > 0:16:49We've got lots of benches at home and I like how sturdy it is.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54- My brother's a carpenter so I like wooden things. It's quite well made. It's nice.- Yeah.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Let's have a look at it.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01I do like that. I don't know how accidental that is or not.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06- Mortise and tenon here, look. - I like that.- Let's get the man over.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- See what he can do.- Good sir...
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- Could you do £60? - < 55.- £55.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- Done.- I think we can do that. - I think you got a good buy there.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23- He's been really good to you. - Thank you very much. We have a deal. - Thank you very much.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28- Are you two going to carry it? - Oh, yeah.- Follow me.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Ready? Legs apart, lift together.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Ready? Off we go.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36Frogmarched by Phil, the boys can bench press away
0:17:36 > 0:17:40knowing that all three items are well and truly in the bag.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- It's all three pieces.- Oh, wow!
0:17:42 > 0:17:47And it's French, apparently. It's Poseidon or Neptune.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- OK.- Yes. - Claire, observations?
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- Em, it's...- A garniture. - It's a garniture.- Which is...?
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- I don't know.- What's a garniture? - You tell us.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Essentially, here's your centrepiece.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Your very desirable pewter or bronze.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11So it's a bronze-coated clock, which is, of course, Neptune.
0:18:11 > 0:18:18And then, secondly, you've got your two little supports of your garniture.
0:18:18 > 0:18:24- Seamen.- Here's a fisherman or seaman.- They can be taken off. - I quite like these, actually.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26They're a real statement piece.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- And how much is it?- I think 175.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34And I would say, Yola, if it came into auction its market value
0:18:34 > 0:18:37is probably between £100 and £200.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43And it's the sort of thing that a high decorator's market would be happy to buy.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- There's one best price only. - OK.- £110.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- I really like it, I have to say. - And it did call us.- Yeah.- OK.
0:18:51 > 0:18:58- Yeah, are you sure? Do it! - Happy! Sure! Do it! Sir, we'll take it. Thanks ever so much.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03Marvellous. The Blues now have all three items. Having worked a little magic on the shopping
0:19:03 > 0:19:07their ultimate test is now on Charles.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12- I know you're not really into my magic things.- No, it unnerved me.
0:19:12 > 0:19:18- Don't. I'm nice, I'm nice, honestly. - OK.- But I want to prove to you that magic exists. Ready?
0:19:18 > 0:19:21ALL: One, two, three!
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Ribbit!
0:19:24 > 0:19:30That's it. Time's up. That's your lot. Let's check out what the Reds have got.
0:19:30 > 0:19:37An awesome pair of illuminated Oxford University blades rowed in at £90.
0:19:37 > 0:19:44They shaved £25 off their budget by investing in a silver moustache brush.
0:19:44 > 0:19:50And finally they paid £55 for an elm Arts and Crafts-style bench.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55That's the trouble with a chancey oar, isn't it?
0:19:55 > 0:19:59You can never rely on it being a cutting-edge blade.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04Now listen, chaps, which is your favourite piece, Pads?
0:20:04 > 0:20:11- I think the moustache comb. - Is it?- It's quirky, interesting, a bit out there.- A bit on here.
0:20:11 > 0:20:18- I would emphatically agree.- So the favourite is the moustache comb. What'll bring the biggest profit?
0:20:18 > 0:20:24- I think the bench.- The bench? - I thought the oars, but I think the bench now as well.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Yes. It's special that bench.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- It's nice.- OK, fine. So you spent how much in total?
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- 170?- £170. - £130 of leftover lolly, please.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41- He's the accountant.- There you go. - 130. That goes straight over to the Serrell.- Yeah.
0:20:41 > 0:20:47- Who I hope will blow the lot. - What I really want is a hat so I'll try to find one.
0:20:47 > 0:20:54- It's the way forward.- It'll cost you a good deal less than £130. Good luck!
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Meanwhile, check out what the Blue team bought.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03Our spellbound Blues bought a carved witch's mirror for £33.
0:21:03 > 0:21:09They spent £83.50 on a late-17th-century walnut and elm chair.
0:21:09 > 0:21:16And ooh-la-la! Finally, they spent £110 on a spelter French clock garniture.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Cor, that was a shop, girls! Was that not a shop?
0:21:22 > 0:21:27- Have you been frightening the natives?- I frightened Charles.
0:21:27 > 0:21:33- Aww. He's not so easily scared, Charles.- Oh, you'd be surprised!
0:21:35 > 0:21:40- Listen, which is your favourite piece?- The chair.- That's your favourite?- It's very nice.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- Do you go along with that? - No, witch's mirror for me.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48- Is that going to bring the biggest profit?- I think it is, yeah.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- Possibly.- Best not to go against her, I'd say.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55OK, fine. And you spent how much in total?
0:21:55 > 0:21:58226.50.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00So do I get £73.50?
0:22:00 > 0:22:06- Correct.- £73.50.- There you go. - And that is a cussed amount of money...- Absolutely.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11- ..to count up. - And some change as well.- Make sure you spend the 50.- I will indeed.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- Have you got any idea what you're going to buy? - Something mystical, magical.
0:22:15 > 0:22:22I'm feeling spellbound by this lady here, so something to really conjure up something quite exciting.
0:22:22 > 0:22:28You've dreamt up all the words. You got the whole lot out, mate. Well done.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Anyway, very good luck. Have a nice cup of tea.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Meanwhile, we're heading off somewhere absolutely gorgeous.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Welcome to Antony in Cornwall,
0:22:46 > 0:22:50named Antony after the parish in which it resides.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55This has been home to the Carew family for hundreds of years.
0:22:57 > 0:23:03The Carews are an ancient family, deriving their name from Carew Castle in Pembrokeshire.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07They first settled here in Cornwall in the early 15th century.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Over the next 500 years,
0:23:13 > 0:23:19the family have accumulated a considerable collection of antiques and works of art,
0:23:19 > 0:23:24for example, set off by this original, grey and white marble fire surround,
0:23:24 > 0:23:28fitted when the house was built in the 1720s.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34But some of the furniture in the place truly is spectacular.
0:23:34 > 0:23:40And on this side of the room, the most eye-catching piece is this side table.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Just look at the detail in this.
0:23:42 > 0:23:48This is a table made around 1715 to 1725.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51The masks themselves are very unusual.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56He's got short, little horns and a very jovial face
0:23:56 > 0:24:02because he's connected with Bacchus, God of drink and all that jollity,
0:24:02 > 0:24:07and this table probably originally stood in a dining room,
0:24:07 > 0:24:12covered in bottles and accoutrements connected with drink.
0:24:12 > 0:24:18The really unusual feature, though, is the foot on each of the four supports.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23That has been carved in the round naturalistically with a horse's hoof.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Very, very strange and rare.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31If you look at the house brochure, there's a suggestion
0:24:31 > 0:24:37that this table is the work of the famous Exeter cabinet-maker, John Channon.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39As John Channon was born in 1711,
0:24:39 > 0:24:45it's unlikely that he was capable of making a table quite as good as this
0:24:45 > 0:24:48when he was only nine or ten years of age,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51so he's not the cabinet-maker.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55But it is possible that another piece of furniture in this room,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58which has got a German root to it,
0:24:58 > 0:25:00might be connected with John Channon.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06That's because this piece on the other side of the room is German.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11This was made at the beginning of the Rococo period.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16And what we've got is an elaborate arrangement of drawers and surfaces,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19applied with gilt metal mounts.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26Open it up and a very handsome writing surface is revealed.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30And because this thing is German, it's properly engineered
0:25:30 > 0:25:33with these structural struts that support this,
0:25:33 > 0:25:38so that a man could write quite meaty papers on this leather surface
0:25:38 > 0:25:45with all the accoutrements and bits and pieces that he might use in the fitted back.
0:25:45 > 0:25:52If I shut it up, we can have a demonstration of just how practical this piece is
0:25:52 > 0:25:56because around the knee hole here, we've got some useful drawers.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00A standard drawer there like that, look, with oak linings.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05And if we take the key, try down below, this is a cupboard door
0:26:05 > 0:26:08and it opens to reveal another drawer.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13It's got a double lock to that which with a bit of effort and heave-ho...
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Whoopsy! With a hinged flap like that,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20it reveals an oak strong box
0:26:20 > 0:26:25because this is where the master of the house would have stuffed all those wads of cash.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Wads and wads of £300!
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Just like the wads of £300 that we gave our teams to spend,
0:26:33 > 0:26:38the fruits of which we're about to see over at the auction.
0:26:47 > 0:26:54Today, we've come east to Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood's Saleroom in Honiton
0:26:54 > 0:27:00- to be with Brian Goodison-Blanks. Brian, good morning.- Good morning. - Lovely to be here.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Gosh, we've got a selection of objects today!
0:27:03 > 0:27:05First of all, these two oars.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09They're quite interesting. They're nicely illuminated.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13This is the Oxford University Boat Club for the coxswainless fours.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18One of them has suffered a bit with the varnish over the years and has deteriorated.
0:27:18 > 0:27:24- And they've been chopped down. - And remounted on these poles. They should make £60 to £80.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- £90 paid by our...- Right. - ..coxless two.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33Anyway, there we go. Next is the so-called moustache brush.
0:27:33 > 0:27:40That's rather interesting. Not a moustache, but more of a muff brush in the small leather purse like that.
0:27:40 > 0:27:46This is for a lady and not many ladies that I know have moustaches.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51It's not unknown, but generally, they wouldn't go around with a brush to brush their moustache,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55so something else about their person is the answer, isn't it?
0:27:55 > 0:27:59- You're quite right.- It's a muff brush. They have it on a chain.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03This is just to keep the stole or the fur in nice condition.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- It's quite a rare thing, actually. - It is quite unusual.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09And it may make £10 to £15.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13- £10 to £15?- Yes, it could do a bit more.- £25 they paid.- Right.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17And last but not least is the lovely bench
0:28:17 > 0:28:22which is a nice colour and a bench is a very practical thing in a kitchen or a hallway.
0:28:22 > 0:28:28It's a good thing. With larger pieces of furniture, modern houses are a little bit small,
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- but it's a well-made, hand-crafted thing.- What's your estimate?
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- About £50 to £60.- That's great. They paid £55. That's bang in the middle.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Super-duper. They'll do all right.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42They'll not need their bonus buy, but let's have a look at it anyway.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45OK, Lawrie, Paddy, this is exciting.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49You spent £170. You gave P Serrell 130 to spend.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54- We'll take the rag off and that's what he bought.- Oh, wow!
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- Is that a good "wow" or a bad "wow"?- It's lovely.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- It's a chest?- Yeah. - Come on, let's pick it up.
0:29:00 > 0:29:07I said I'd get something sort of Bargain Hunt related and I think that's a Bargain Hunt bargain.
0:29:07 > 0:29:13It cost me 40 quid and it's a coaching trunk, I would think, hide...leather covered.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16It would date somewhere, I would think, between...
0:29:16 > 0:29:22If you were lucky, it's 1780 and if you weren't so lucky, it would be about 1820, 1830.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25And I paid 40 quid for it which I think is nothing.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30- What might this sell for? - I think it would at least... I hope double its money.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35If we're really lucky, it might make three figures. It's an old-fashioned lot and I think it'll do all right.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Add it to the rest of the profits that we make today.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- I love the optimism. - The innocence of youth!
0:29:43 > 0:29:49On that lovely note, why don't we find out what the auctioneer thinks about Phil's chest?
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Right, Brian, a little something for the weekend.
0:29:53 > 0:29:59Yes, something you can pack to go away for the weekend. It's a nice period piece, 18th century.
0:29:59 > 0:30:05It's had a hard life over the years, but it has the initials of the owner on the top, the E and the A.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09It's very well worn around the edges, but it has its original iron handles.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13This would have been perhaps a Louis Vuitton of its period.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19- Nice one. What do you think it's worth?- Probably £80 to £100.
0:30:19 > 0:30:25That's brilliant. Serrell only paid 40, if the team go with it, which, of course, they may not do.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28OK, that's it for the Reds, now for the Blues...
0:30:28 > 0:30:33We've got this mirror frame, oak, beautifully carved.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36It is. It's nicely marked at the bottom there.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39I think it was bought as... It says it's a witch's mirror.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44Witch's mirrors or scrying mirrors, as they're known, are usually circular.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49It's got some writing on the back which I don't think quite relates to the mirror.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53- There's nothing witchy about it. - It's going to make about £30 to £40.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56£33 paid, so they're in the frame for that.
0:30:56 > 0:31:03Next is the walnut and... I don't know what it is. Ash? Something or other, that high-backed chair.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06I don't really like it. It's in a terrible state.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11It is, unfortunately. Bits of the period are still on there, but not quite enough.
0:31:11 > 0:31:17It's got a new seat and new stretchers to the back and it still retains a crack to the back panel.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Useless as a chair, a bit of decoration.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25A bit of decoration and I think it will probably make about £60 to £80.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28£83.50 they paid, which is a pretty precise amount.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Lastly is the spelter garniture.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33This is a weird collection of characters, isn't it?
0:31:33 > 0:31:37It is, isn't it? It's a bit in your face, really, isn't it?
0:31:37 > 0:31:43But somebody, particularly where we are in the south-west here, there's a lot of fishing and naval history,
0:31:43 > 0:31:46so we have clients for these things.
0:31:46 > 0:31:52- I think we'll probably be looking at 150 to 200.- Really? They'll be delighted. They only paid £110.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55If you get £200 for that, they'll be jumping up and down
0:31:55 > 0:32:00and they won't need their bonus buy, but let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- Claire, Yola, are you excited about this?- We are.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08- You really want to know what's under Charles's wrap? - We do. It looks a little small.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- I beg your pardon? - It looks a little bit small.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16- I don't know about that. It might be just scrunched up.- Exactly.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21- Carlos...- It might be cold.- Thank you very much.- You had £73.50.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26- What did you get the girls?- I got very nervous. I had to really go out and impress. Are you ready?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- Look at that!- Oh!
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- They say small is beautiful.- It is beautiful.- Yeah.- Have a handle.
0:32:33 > 0:32:39- What is it?- What does it say? - Ashtray?- Yes. But importantly, it's got that name "Moorcroft".
0:32:39 > 0:32:43It's in this pomegranate 1930s form,
0:32:43 > 0:32:46beautifully mounted in this plated mount.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- It's in good condition. I quite like it.- How much did you pay for it?
0:32:50 > 0:32:54It's a designer object, I think. It's a bargain at £40.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Oh! Are we going to make money on this?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- I think it ought to happily make... - £100.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04I think so, Tim. Between £50 and £70 is a fair guide price,
0:33:04 > 0:33:08so 40 is a rock, rock bottom price to pay, I hope.
0:33:08 > 0:33:14- Excellent. Well done, you.- Girls, you may not need to go with it if you've made so much profit so far.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- You might not risk another £40. - We'll be retiring!
0:33:17 > 0:33:19It's the thrill of the chase.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24Anyway, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Charles's little ashtray.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28There we go. Meat and drink for the saleroom, Mr Moorcroft.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33It's a lovely piece of Moorcroft with the pomegranate pattern there.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36It's a bit of a shame that it has this ashtray mount on it
0:33:36 > 0:33:40because it detracts from the quality of the Moorcroft.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45You have a period where smoking was very popular and it's obviously declined,
0:33:45 > 0:33:47but still, it's a nice little piece,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49probably about £40 to £60.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Brilliant. £40 paid by Charles Hanson. Could even make a bit more.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57It could do because there are collectors after this pattern.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- Good luck.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:34:01 > 0:34:0318. 20. 22...
0:34:05 > 0:34:07At 80...
0:34:08 > 0:34:14- Are you feeling nervous at all? - No, we're ready.- You're ready for this?- We were born ready.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16First up is your old oars, yes?
0:34:16 > 0:34:22Lot 90, the pair of illuminated Oxford University oars, dated 1949,
0:34:22 > 0:34:25with the crew members all listed on the paddles there.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29What can I say here? Bid me £60? 60 I have straight away.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Straight in.- 60. And 5? At the opening bid here at 60.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- At £60. And 5 do I see? - Come on.- At £60.- Come on.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Any advance then, at 60...?
0:34:39 > 0:34:4360. Do you hear that? 60, just like that. That's terrible.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- £60 - minus 30...- If you made a bit of money, you'd come again.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Interesting, this one. It's a 19th century, hallmarked silver...
0:34:51 > 0:34:55We've catalogued it as a moustache brush, but it's a ladies' muff brush,
0:34:55 > 0:34:58with the case there. So Lot 91 then.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00What can I say for that? £15?
0:35:00 > 0:35:02£10 then?
0:35:02 > 0:35:05£5? 5, thank you, madam.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07At £5. And 8 now?
0:35:07 > 0:35:11At £5 only. Any advance on... 8. 10.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- 12. 15.- That's good.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Are you sure, madam? At £12 here. In the room seated at 12 then.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22It's a fine moustache you have, sir. At £12 then...
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- Did he say £12?- He did indeed. - That is terrible. Minus 13 on that.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31Now here comes the bench. This is going to claw it all back.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34It's the 19th century bench. I'm sure you've seen it.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38And interest here with me at £30. 35.
0:35:38 > 0:35:4240. 45. 45 I have. At £45.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Commission bid here. 50 do I see?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47At £45. 50. 5. 60, sir?
0:35:47 > 0:35:52£60. I'm out then. The bid is in the room at £60. Standing at 60. 5 now?
0:35:52 > 0:35:56- At £60 in the room. 5, internet? - No.- No.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58At £60 in the room...
0:35:58 > 0:36:01OK, lads, that is your first profit - plus £5.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02You're minus 43...
0:36:02 > 0:36:06You're actually minus 38 at the end of this.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Minus 38. So, minus 38.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Are we going with the trunk?
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- Yeah, we'll go with it. - Do you want to park it?- Yeah.
0:36:14 > 0:36:20- Are you going to park it and not go with it or go with the bonus buy? - Go with the bonus buy.- Risk it?
0:36:20 > 0:36:26- You are so high-octane, you two. Aren't they high-octane?- Strap yourself in.- Strap yourself in.
0:36:26 > 0:36:31Lot 95 is the 18th century, leather-coated coaching trunk.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34A little bit worn, but aren't we all?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Commission is with me, in fact, at £40.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40And 5 now I'm looking for. At 40 with me.
0:36:40 > 0:36:435 do I see? Quite sure then? £40 for the... 45.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4650. 5. 60. 5?
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Can't see you, sir. 65. 70. 5?
0:36:49 > 0:36:53£70, the commission bid is with me, at £70.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55The hammer falls at 70...
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Bad luck, chaps. £70, Philip, that's a lovely £30 profit, old fruit,
0:36:59 > 0:37:02which means, overall, you are minus £8.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04How ridiculous is that?
0:37:04 > 0:37:08- All this effort... - We had a go, didn't we?- We did.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12And that is so easily a winning score. You could be the champions of the day.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16Just don't say a word to the Blues. Walk tall.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- Do you know how the Reds got on? - No.- We don't want you to, those naughty boys.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- Your mirror is coming up...now! - Yes.- Good luck.
0:37:28 > 0:37:34Lot 110 is the carved, enchained witch's mirror, dated 1889.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38The witch's mirror there, so you can predict the future.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41£30...? 20?
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- 10?- I don't believe it.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4610 here. 15, madam.
0:37:46 > 0:37:4920, sir? Are you sure?
0:37:49 > 0:37:5215 to the lady. 18, anybody else then? I've got £20 online now.
0:37:52 > 0:37:5625, madam...? £20 on the internet.
0:37:56 > 0:37:5820 on the internet. 2, anybody else?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Predict the Lottery numbers!
0:38:00 > 0:38:04At £20 then. For the mirror then at 20...
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- That's harsh.- It is. It's gone to some old witch on the internet.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13Minus £13. She's going, "Hubble, bubble..."
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Anyway, here comes the hall chair.
0:38:15 > 0:38:21This is the late 17th century, walnut and elm hall chair, 1680.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24The hall chair there and what can I say for that? £60?
0:38:26 > 0:38:28- £40 do I see?- It's crazy.
0:38:28 > 0:38:3340 I have, thank you. At £40 for the chair. 5 now? 2 if you like?
0:38:33 > 0:38:36At £40 then... 42. 45.
0:38:36 > 0:38:3848. 50.
0:38:38 > 0:38:415. 60. 5.
0:38:41 > 0:38:4470. 5. 80?
0:38:44 > 0:38:4775 standing in the doorway then. At 75. At 80 now?
0:38:47 > 0:38:52At 75, all done. The internet's not in. At 75 in the room...
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Uh-oh, £75. It did better than I thought, I have to say.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- That's minus £8.50, girls. - It's tough, isn't it?
0:38:59 > 0:39:02But the clock's coming up.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Lot 112 is the French, bronze, spelter clock garniture.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Neptune and the horsemen. £100 do I see?
0:39:09 > 0:39:14£100 for the clock? Nothing fishy going on, honestly. £50 then?
0:39:14 > 0:39:1950 I have here. At £50, maiden bid. At 5 now elsewhere? At £50.
0:39:19 > 0:39:2155, internet. 60, sir. 65.
0:39:21 > 0:39:2470, internet? 65. 70, internet. 75.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- 80, internet?- Keep going.
0:39:26 > 0:39:3080. 85, sir? 85. 90, internet? 85...
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- 90. 95. 100, internet?- Come on.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37100. 110, sir? 110. 120?
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- Wait a minute.- 120.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42130? 120, the bid is online. £120.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44At £120 online...
0:39:46 > 0:39:50- That's so good!- You made a profit of £10 on that. Wonderful, girls.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Plus £10. However, it's not enough.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- No.- Is it not enough? - You were £21.50 down.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00You just made a profit of £10 on the clock garniture,
0:40:00 > 0:40:04which means you are minus £11.50.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- Good.- I think we should go with Charles's ashtray.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11- Minus £11.50.- That's not bad.- Are you going to go with the bonus buy?
0:40:11 > 0:40:15- Yes.- You're going with the Moorcroft ashtray.- Good decision.- Here we go.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19Lot 115 is the Moorcroft mounted ashtray, circa 1930,
0:40:19 > 0:40:23pomegranate pattern. I'm sure you're all familiar with this one.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26£40? Do I see £40?
0:40:26 > 0:40:31Do I see 30? 30, thank you, madam. At 30. 32. 35. 38.
0:40:31 > 0:40:3340. 42.
0:40:33 > 0:40:3545.
0:40:35 > 0:40:3848? Are you sure, sir? At £45.
0:40:38 > 0:40:4148, fresh place. 50, madam? 50.
0:40:41 > 0:40:4455, sir? 55. 60? Are you sure?
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- At £55. 60, fresh place. - You're in profit.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52At £60. Away in the doorway then at 60. And 5, anybody else at all?
0:40:52 > 0:40:57- At 60 then and done... And 5.- Yes!- 70. 5?
0:40:57 > 0:41:02At £70 now in the doorway. It's yours, sir, at 70...
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- Yes!- Yes!
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- We've done it.- That is marvellous.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15- The sheer joy.- Excellent, yeah. - That is so cool, isn't it?
0:41:15 > 0:41:20Anyway, listen, ssh, ssh. Plus £30, yes? You were £11.50 off,
0:41:20 > 0:41:25which means you're £8.50... I think you've made £18.50.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30You are plus £18.50.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34- Now, the big thing is, is that a winning score or not?- We hope so.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38- Just don't say anything to those naughty boys.- No.- No.
0:41:42 > 0:41:48- Well, well, well, we've reached the final moment and nobody has been chatting about scores, yes?- No.- No.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52Very good. So you have no idea where you are in the pecking order.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Actually, I can tell you there is hardly anything between you,
0:41:56 > 0:42:01but there is something between you and sadly, today, the Reds are the runners-up.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- Yes!- Yes! LAUGHTER
0:42:05 > 0:42:09The pure joy is...is wonderful.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14You didn't do so badly, did you? You made a profit on the bench, which was lovely.
0:42:14 > 0:42:20And you nearly clawed it all back, Philip Serrell, with your £30 profit on the old trunk.
0:42:20 > 0:42:26- Not quite good enough because, overall, minus 8 was your number. - Not bad.- I quite agree.
0:42:26 > 0:42:32Normally, that would be a winning score, but today, we hadn't reckoned with the fantastic Blues
0:42:32 > 0:42:36who are going to go home with £18.50 of profit.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- That's real money, yes?- Real money!
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Plus all this change. Have a look at that.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- Lovely.- You're a good man.
0:42:43 > 0:42:49- It's exactly all for you. - Oh!- A £10 profit on that rather queer garniture.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53But the big number came from Hanson with his ashtray - £30 profit.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- Yes.- Thank goodness for Moorcroft, eh, Carlos?- Exactly, Tim. Wonderful.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01- Did you have a good time?- Wonderful. - We loved it.- It is a bit of a gas.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Thank you very much, girls, for making our day today.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09- In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?- Yes!
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