0:00:05 > 0:00:07I've donned my hat,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10the stallholders have laid out their goods,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14and somewhere round here there's a Red team and a Blue team
0:00:14 > 0:00:16zipping up their fleeces.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19So...ah! Let's go bargain-hunting, yeah.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Today, we're in Oswestry, in Shropshire.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50A certain Reverend Spooner
0:00:50 > 0:00:53once hailed from these parts.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55He became an Oxford don,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59and famous for his ability at mixing his words up.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Hence spoonerisms.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Anyway, enough of that.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Let's see co's whoming up. Ha!
0:01:06 > 0:01:09On today's show, our experts have their hands full...
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- Come on!- I'm getting there. I'm getting there.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15..with some very exacting requirements.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20- I want his trunk up there.- I'm sure you do, but there's nothing we can do about that, is there, really?
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Do you like cherubs?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Not particularly.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Let's meet these demanding teams.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Today it's ladies' day, my favourite kind of day.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36For the Reds we've got June and Jude
0:01:36 > 0:01:39and, for the Blues, we've got Cosmic Carol and Jacqui.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- Hello.- Hello.- Hello.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Lovely to see you. Now, Jude, how did you two hook up?
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Well, we went to school together.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Fifty years ago, we met.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- In junior school? - No, no, secondary school.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- Ooh.- Thank you very much, though.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- How lovely. You're a swimming teacher?- I am, yes.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Have you been doing that for a long time?
0:01:59 > 0:02:0130 years, yes.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Ever lost any?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- Not yet.- Not yet.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07I suppose it's difficult in a pool, isn't it?
0:02:07 > 0:02:11It is difficult when you've got a group of three-year-olds that don't really want to go in.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13You're a bit of a jumper yourself, aren't you?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- Just a bit.- Tell us about that.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19We went on holiday to Turkey, my husband and I,
0:02:19 > 0:02:24and we took Mum with us. And we were looking at these paragliders
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- that were doing these jumps off these cliffs.- Oh, yeah.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30I saw these men that were doing it and I thought oof,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32I'd like to be strapped to one of those, so...
0:02:32 > 0:02:34You talking about the men or the machine?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Ooh, the machine and the man.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39So we leapt off this lovely big cliff.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43So you like jumping off 4,000ft high cliffs, do you?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45As long as you're strapped to something solid.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Yes. OK, fine.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Now, June. You're a PA for a law firm.- I am, yes.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Is that good fun?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- No.- No.- No.- All right. Honesty. - It can't be, can it?
0:02:56 > 0:03:00You've had a milestone birthday recently?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03We were 60, and we decided to save up.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- We decided we wanted to go to New York for our...- 60th birthday.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08It took us ten years to save.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10What did you get up to?
0:03:10 > 0:03:11Ooh, that'd be telling.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Well, there was a couple of 6'4" hunks there.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Oh, no. Not more, not more paragliding.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19No, no, no.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- We went up the Statue of Liberty to the crown.- Yeah.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25And we walked up and we didn't need oxygen masks. We did well.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28What a nice thing to do, though. To save up for ten years.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- You had a great time? - Fabulous time.- A fabulous time.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33I think you'll make an excellent team.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Now, talking of teams.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36Team Carol.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- You're called Cosmic, right? - Yes.- Why's that?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Well, it's because I was asked, at my sister's,
0:03:41 > 0:03:46she had a Halloween party and she said would I read some fortunes?
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- Right.- Now, these fortunes came uncannily true.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54But I did have some previous information.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- You cheated, that's what you did. - I did.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00I was telling them something nice that would happen to them in the future.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Now, you're retired?- I am.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08- What did you do before that? - I was a physiotherapist in the health service for about 30 years.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- How do you feel about antiques? Are you good with antiques? - I love them.- Do you?- Yes.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Like going to auctions, like watching you.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Do you? Oh...- Oh, yes.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- Jacs. you followed your mother into the medical profession? - I certainly did.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22What do you get up to, darling?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25I am now working in school health,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28but I started out as a district nurse about ten years ago.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Then I had two little children.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35And then after that I went into school health.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37And what do you do outside work?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Outside of work... I've got three children in total.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- Gosh.- And we have a little dog who's called Beau who's...
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- the main member of the family, in one respect.- She's a shared dog.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- Oh, yeah?- She's a shared dog. We took her into a dog show last year.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- We did.- Yeah. - And she won best puppy of breed.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59And that was only because no other puppies turned up.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01She was the only one there.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Now, what do you know about antiques, then, Jacs?
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- Anything at all?- Not a lot. I rely on Mother here for that.- Do you?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- So we're going to get the expertise from Mum, all right.- Yes.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Are you good with the money?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14No, I'm just going to keep Mother in check, because she's my firecracker.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Right.- She's the one who's going to win it for us.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- So you're here as the restrainer?- I certainly am.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22OK, fine. Well, on that happy note, I'm going to give you £300 apiece.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Here's your £300.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26You know the rules. Your experts await.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28And off you go.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Very, very good luck.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Gosh, we're going to have fun today. "Cosmic," eh?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35MUSIC: Theme from Star Wars
0:05:37 > 0:05:39And, talking of supernatural powers,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42it's time to introduce our experts.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Able to move a collectible simply with the power of his mind,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48it's the Yoda of the antique world...
0:05:52 > 0:05:53And foraging for finds in the fair
0:05:53 > 0:05:55is our very own cuddly Ewok...
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- Tell me what the plan is. - We're going to spend, spend, spend.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Look at me with a gorgeous blonde and a gorgeous brunette. What a job.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16We're going to win. It's going to be fantastic. Let's get out there.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- You like a bit of a thrill, Jude? - I do, I do.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- An adrenaline junkie, I hear? - Ooh, yes.- Really?- Definitely.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Are we going to do something wild, then?- Ooh, yeah.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- Come on.- Let's go.- We love wild.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Oh, yes. There's no holding our teams back today.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Keep her away from that radio.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34See that shape there? I think that's really nice.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35The cherub.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40On the Blue team, Cosmic's keen to get her hands on a certain type of pottery.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43A little birdie tells me
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- that you like Moorcroft.- I do. - But you don't like that one?
0:06:45 > 0:06:51I like it. If it's a reasonable price, then I think it's something that will sell.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54The dealer's just nodded at me and lifted one finger.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- OK.- I think what he was saying, it was 100.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- Right.- That seems a lot for that small piece.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- It's quite small, isn't it? Let's have another think about that one.- Yeah.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Meanwhile, the Red team have bigger things on their minds.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Ooh, elephants. Ah, but his trunk needs to be up.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- For good luck?- For good luck.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Do you like him enough to get a price?- I don't like his trunk.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Cos his trunk's down. I want his trunk up there.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19I'm sure you do. There's nothing we can do about that, is there?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- All right, let's leave him. All right.- OK.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26While Jude keeps her eye out for an upright trunk,
0:07:26 > 0:07:30Cosmic's hoping to get her first purchase pinned down.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Jacqui...- What, Mother?- Come over... - Come here, Mum. He's having a look at something.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- What have we found?- No, it's all right. Have you found something?
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- A very ugly frog.- You are joking. - I don't think it's terribly old.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- No.- And it is only £12.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- And we are going to a fine arts sale, remember.- Yeah.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48So maybe not.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- I think you might be hopping mad with that.- Very cute.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54So, Carol's suggestion has been pooh-poohed.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Now she's being shoo-shooed.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Come on, Mother.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Come on, Mother. Come on, Caroly.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- Come on, ladies.- Come on.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Come on.- I know. Let's go. - We've got to get momentum.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08We've had nearly 15 minutes already and we haven't bought anything.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Mark's keen for the Blue team to rise to the challenge
0:08:11 > 0:08:16but Harper's taking Jude's upstanding requirements a bit too literally.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Right, this dog is going to give you a bit of a shock.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Ooh, is he?- Have a look at him and I'm going to watch your faces.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24He's not that many pennies.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25He's, er... He's er...
0:08:25 > 0:08:27SHE LAUGHS
0:08:27 > 0:08:29We've looked at a lot of things,
0:08:29 > 0:08:33but we actually haven't found anything that grips us enough to purchase it.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36The Reds might've stumbled across something, though.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Oh, my goodness! It's from a graveyard.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41But it's not a tombstone, is it?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- No.- It's actually a birdbath.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46"At rest" sounds like it's from a graveyard.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48You can buy them new looking very old.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- Yeah.- But that's old. - And they are very clever, but I think that is an old one.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- I haven't felt it yet but it looks old.- It's heavy.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Then it must be good. Let's have a look at this thing.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Ooh, it's loose.- That's fine. It's made in three sections.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04It'll probably have a rod underneath to keep these bits...
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- It's got, look...- Yeah, it's been stuck with some kind of grout. - Resin?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10What do you think? Do you know it's from a cemetery?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13I'm positive. With that written on it, yes.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15It's a Victorian birdbath.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18If it was 30 or 40 quid, it'd be a no-brainer.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Yeah.- What does he say?- 75.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- What shall we say? - Well, do you like it?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- If it will make a profit, I love it.- I want that in my garden.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- I'd have it in my garden. - I'd have it in my garden.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Shall we bid him 40 quid?- Yeah.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34HE MOUTHS
0:09:34 > 0:09:35MAN: 50'll be the death.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- 50 the death?- Let's have it.- Go on.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39- 50 quid?- Have it.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Thank you ever so much. - OK.- Good man, thank you.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44So, the Reds are first to splash the cash.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48Can the Blues clean up next with a piece of Moorcroft for Carol?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52At £70, that seems quite a lot to me.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Can we not go any lower?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- We're talking...- I'll do 62 quid.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- That's the best.- 62?- 62.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02I don't know, honestly.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- No?- What do you think, Carol? You're the Moorcroft lover, darling.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07If it was about 50-ish.
0:10:07 > 0:10:1040, Mother. What do you think? 40?
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- No, no.- I'm going away. I'm leaving them to it. - We're being left alone now.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Our expert's just left us.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Mark's not wasting any time today.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Now, has Jude found that elusively angled elephant?
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Oh, no. Is that in the right position?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- It needs to be up.- It is up. - It's over, look.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- As far as I'm concerned, that's up.- That's got to be up.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- Right. She's not very easily pleased, is she, this one?- No.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38She's very particular about her trunks, that Jude.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I mean, there you go. That's got the wow factor.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46- Oh, that has.- Goodness gracious me. - Not something heavy again.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Heavy, it's got to be good.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52It's not floating the girls' boats, though.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53All right.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Oh. That's a big solid piece.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01This is called a toilet mirror. You see, this lifts up.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02I've not seen one of those before.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04They start in the Georgian period.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07This is nice of its time. You've got... It's very Victorian.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- You know, with these...- It's quite decorative, isn't it?- It's mahogany.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- Is it something somebody would want? - Nice wood,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Well, it looks lovely on a chest of drawers in a bedroom.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- Yeah.- Yeah.- But, first of all, I want to establish
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- whether you actually like it or not. - I like it.- I like it. It's nice.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- Caroly? - Yes, it's a nice piece, yeah.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26I'm making a decision.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- OK.- What did you want for this?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- £100, but you can have it for 50.- Ooh.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33What about 45?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36No, it'll have to be 50. I really wanted 100,
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- I was giving you a chance to make some profit.- Oh, what a sweetheart.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- Thank you very much. - Can you not give me a pound off?
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- You can have two pound back. I'll take 48.- Yay!
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Hurray.- Is that our first purchase?- Yes.- Yes.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- # Hallelujah! # - Hallelujah.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Thank you very much, sir. You're a gentleman.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Oh, come here.- Here's two quid back for you... ALL: Oh!
0:11:56 > 0:11:57Two quid!
0:11:57 > 0:12:01At last. Sound the horn, then. Give a cheer.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05With over half the time gone, them Blues have made a purchase.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08And, talking of horns...
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Who was it that said
0:12:12 > 0:12:14that size isn't everything?
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Well, they clearly didn't know about these babies.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Because, with these,
0:12:22 > 0:12:26cow horns, size is everything.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30And have you ever seen such a whopper?
0:12:30 > 0:12:34If you look carefully around the outer edge of the horn,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37it's been mounted in silver.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Sadly, the silver isn't hallmarked.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43So you can't precisely date this horn.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45But, if you look a bit further up,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47there are lots of little holes,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51and the little holes indicate to me a woodworm.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56So what's a woodworm doing eating a bit of cow horn?
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Well, I suppose, for a woodworm it's rather delicious.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04But all of this happened a long time ago.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08As it is, with no hallmark, one just has to guess.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11But even by today's standards
0:13:11 > 0:13:14of size of bovine creatures,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17this is a big horn.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19That, coupled with the silver mount,
0:13:19 > 0:13:23and the fact that it's in perfect condition,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26gives it a sort of sculptural quality.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28What's it worth? Well, to you,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32here, in an agricultural fair like this,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35it's priced at £65.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38£65.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Hang on a minute. Let me just find out.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43It's cheap.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Now, how are those rambunctious Reds getting along?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Tell me why you like that one. - I just like all...
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- Deep carving.- On the top. It is. - Quite plain, isn't it? Apart from that.- It's plain.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57There's no lock on it, so it's not a tea caddy.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Looks at the veins. It's very distinctive of oak.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02It's 19th century.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- Really?- These little blocks here, these are Georgian blocks.- Ooh.
0:14:05 > 0:14:12- Half...well, it's like a quarter of a circle, the way they would block chairs on the underside.- Yes.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13That's a Georgian way of blocking.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16How much is it?
0:14:16 > 0:14:2150? As an object, it's gorgeous. It's worth 50 quid all day long if you want it as a box.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26But, to be really mercenary, it has a chance of not making it in auction, so it's too risky.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- OK.- But a lovely find. So, one last stroke each, girls.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30- Mmm.- Enjoy it.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32That's enough TLC, thank you.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Let's just stick with T, as in teapot.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- I do like the...oh, shame. - It's got a chip. - What do you think, Mum?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41It's a pretty little teapot.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- But?- MAN: It's really popular.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- How much is it?- 35.- 35?
0:14:46 > 0:14:49The thing with Clarice Cliff is, there's certain...
0:14:49 > 0:14:51This is the "bonjour" shape,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53and, do you know, it's not the most striking of designs.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56And it's not signed. But it will be Clarice Cliff.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58You're not keen, are you, Mum?
0:14:58 > 0:15:02I don't know whether it would sell or not, to be honest.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- Well.- Yeah, go on. 25.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- That sounds reasonable to me. - £20 would sound lovely.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11I'm only selling you it for 25 so that'll be on the telly.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12ALL LAUGH
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I must admit, I do like round figures,
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- cos it's quite a substantial chip, isn't it?- It is.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20That would put people off a bit, you see.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- I'm sure you can do it for 20.- Go on. Please.- You know you want to.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- 20 quid. Come on.- Really good.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Smashing. - Give the man a kiss.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- I don't do kisses.- Come on.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34ALL LAUGH
0:15:36 > 0:15:38And with that reluctant embrace,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40the Blues have taken the lead.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42It's two to one, Reds.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45I'll have a quick word with Mark. I'll be with you...
0:15:45 > 0:15:50Mark, you know, life isn't that bad. Cheer up! Chin up, my friend.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52It'll get better.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54I see what he means.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Only joshing, Mark.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Caroly here hasn't said very much.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01It's your chance now to shine.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Can you find us that showbiz item that we need?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07You've got confidence in me, Mark. I'm sure I will.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11The Reds could do with similar encouragement.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14With only 20 minutes left, they've still got two items to find.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16They look like Royal Doulton to me. Let's have a look.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Look on the base. There you go, Doulton.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21It's before Royal, so Doulton Lambeth, England.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25England means that they were made after 1891.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Because everything was stamped England after '91.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32That one is Doulton Lambeth, London, so that's slightly earlier.
0:16:32 > 0:16:38Very good quality, but what does that colour and the feel of that pot remind you of?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- Somebody poor.- A bit rough.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- A bit.- Come on.- I'm getting there, I'm getting there.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Yes, spit it out, Harper.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- They look sort of posh.- Posh? - Because you've got these...- Oops.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53You've got a tavern scene, you've got a hunting scene.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57You've got fellows in pubs. And it's for beer or wine.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- Isn't that nice? - It's for socialising.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04- Guys, how much are the two Doulton jugs here?- 40 the pair.- 40 the pair.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07The thing is, they're not extraordinarily rare.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- So if you got them for... - 30?- 25, 30.
0:17:10 > 0:17:1325 for the two?
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- That's a bit low.- Is it?- Yes.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- 35.- 30?
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- Yeah?- Go on. - Good, well, done.- Thank you.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22Good game, Reds.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Shall we have a little look inside? - Yes.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Do you like cherubs?
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Not particularly.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- Come on. - Anything that catches your eye?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I've seen some Moorcroft up there, you see.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- That's why...- Where's the Moorcroft? Show us the Moorcroft.- Right.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- We've got a baluster shape.- Mm-hm. - But the colours and the design is a modern version.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49When we turn it upside down, we can see various marks there.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- OK.- And the date, 2006.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- But it is £230.- No.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I like it, but I think that's a little bit too expensive.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00The thing is, I don't know whether it is or not.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- I'll give you that back. Thank you for showing us.- Thank you. - What about...
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Dear, oh dear. Carol's been thwarted again.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Time's running out, and money is burning a hole in the Reds' pockets.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- We've got £200 to spend.- Come on.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- These two want to spend big money. Can you help?- Big money. Lots of money.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Butcher's block. - What sort of money is that?- £200.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- BOTH: No. - They don't like butcher's blocks.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- We've got all this money to spend, David.- I know, I know.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Yes. Get a jog on, Jude.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Stop reminiscing. This is all about making money.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37There's no pressure, Mum.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40OK, down here. Come on.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Now, can Cosmic finally get her way for the Blues' last buy?
0:18:43 > 0:18:47See if there's anything here that you'll love, Mum.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- Ditchfield glass.- All right. Where's Mark? Hang on.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53He's otherwise occupied.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55I'm too busy. I'm doing autographs.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57What is it? Paul?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Mark doesn't like to keep his fans waiting.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- I'll be over in a minute.- OK.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Well, really.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05What have you found here?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I've found some Ditchfield glass.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Now that's rather nice, isn't it?
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Also, there is another piece.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14This is lovely, though, isn't it? This iridescent colour.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18I like the green one, but I think that is more unusual.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23OK, so you've got what looks like a nine-carat with a Berlin plaque.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25It's a little miniature on enamel.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- The thing is, we don't know who that is. - Would we make money on that?
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- I think we'd struggle in a general.- Yes.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34We've got five minutes. Not long.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Do we have anything in reserve anywhere?
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Well, only that oak box.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Yes, it's time to face facts.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43What's the best price on this?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46The smaller green one is £100.
0:19:46 > 0:19:52And the other one is more expensive. It's a prototype, a one-off.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54How would you know that? Can you tell?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- Cos I bought it straight from John Ditchfield.- Oh, you did?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Oh, that's a nice provenance.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02I would go to £180.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- We've got...- It does sound a lot of money, but will collectors go for the provenance? You reckon?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08The Reds might make a dash for that box.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13How long will it take us to run over there? Wrong direction, girls.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- See, that's where I was looking. - Ooh, that way.- Yeah.- Oh.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Are the Blues heading in the right direction?
0:20:19 > 0:20:24I think we'll go for this one, because I think we'll either make a lot of money on it,
0:20:24 > 0:20:25or we'll lose a lot of money on it.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28And hopefully we'll make a lot of money on it. I really do like it.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Can we get another fiver off, please?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- The lady was...- Go on then, 175. - You see?
0:20:34 > 0:20:35Every fiver helps.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Well done, Blues. I wonder if Cosmic predicts a profit.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41What about that little beaver you were looking at?
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- A little beaver? Where's that? - That little beaver there.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46Let's have a look.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- What's on the box?- There you go. It's a box.- Oh, it's so heavy!
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Be careful, cos that's a lid.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- Oh.- Is that onyx?- It's onyx.- Feel.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- Oh, we love heavy stuff. - What's Asprey?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59You've heard of Asprey. Have you not?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01You have.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- Enlighten us.- Come on, tell us. - It's a very, very posh jewellers.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- Is it marked Asprey? - How will you know?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- Putting a sticker on saying it's Asprey doesn't mean it is. - Of course not.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12We'll know by...
0:21:14 > 0:21:17There you go. Can you see on the base? "Asprey, London."
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Hi there. Sorry. What kind of money on the Asprey box?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- 120's the very best.- 120.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Shall we offer him £100 cash?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I think, if you got it for £100 cash,
0:21:28 > 0:21:32nobody could shout at you for buying something
0:21:32 > 0:21:36horrible and nasty, and it's got to be easy 1920s, 1940s.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Oh.- And you've literally got 1.5 minutes.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44Er, if we offer you £100 cash in your hand now...
0:21:44 > 0:21:48You can give me £120, but I won't go lower than that.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- I think he's pretty firm on that. - OK.- OK, so you've got one minute.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54You either buy this for 120
0:21:54 > 0:21:59or you don't do anything else. I don't know what the other suggestion is.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01No, we've got to buy it. We've got to buy it.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- And just hope.- Yeah. Thank you.- SELLER: Lovely.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05And with that, it's a done deal.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- Lovely.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Let's stop this sophisticated chronographic device
0:22:10 > 0:22:12that we use for timing the shopping, shall we?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Thank you very much. That's it. Time's up.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:22:19 > 0:22:21It was a birdbath that caught their eye first,
0:22:21 > 0:22:24weighing in at £50.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25Not half a hundredweight.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27David spotted their second purchase.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Two Doulton stoneware jugs
0:22:29 > 0:22:31which cost them £30.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33And with their time nearly up,
0:22:33 > 0:22:37they invested £120 in an Asprey box.
0:22:37 > 0:22:43- 50 seconds. That was unreal, wasn't it? Could've gone very badly wrong. - It really was.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- Yeah.- Who says it hasn't already?
0:22:45 > 0:22:46- Oh!- Time will tell.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47ALL LAUGH
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- Yeah.- To the wire.- To the wire.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51It's getting better. I can tell.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52What did you spend?
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- We spent 200.- Did you?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56That's reasonable, isn't it?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- Yeah, it's not bad.- Very good. - And we're going to sell high. - Is that what it is?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01I've heard that before, Tim.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Funnily enough, so have I.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- Where's the £100 of leftover lolly, then?- I don't know.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07Oops.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09He's heard that before as well.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11I can... Just a minute.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Somebody's got to check this and be in control.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- Oh, well, there's...- That's fine. Thank you very much. Lovely.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20You've got your £100, boy. What are you going to spend it on?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Something better than a beaver.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Or an elephant.- Or...we shall see.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Well, on that happy note, then, good luck, David.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Meanwhile, we're going to check out what the Blue team bought, right?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35A Victorian dressing-table mirror caught their eye first.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38£48 paid.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40After handing over £20,
0:23:40 > 0:23:44will this Clarice Cliff teapot stir up a profit?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47And finally Cosmic set her sights on
0:23:47 > 0:23:49this Ditchfield paperweight,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52paying a hefty £175.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56They do like to talk amongst themselves, these girls, don't they, Mark?
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Now, Jacs. Which is your favourite piece, darling?
0:23:58 > 0:24:03- Ooh, now. I went for the mirror. The big mirror with... - Is that your favourite?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05I don't know, actually.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Cos I like that, but I also like the piece that Mother here got at the end.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12- So, mother here.- Yes? - Is that your favourite? - Yes, that's my favourite.
0:24:12 > 0:24:13And which piece is it?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- It's the John Ditchfield piece of... - Glass.- Glass, yes..
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- Lovely. - BOTH: We spent 243.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23OK. I'd like £57, please.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- We'll give you £57.- Will you?- Yes.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28That's marvellous, Cosmic.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Out of all of this, you've got a clear message as to what you're going to go and buy
0:24:32 > 0:24:37- for a bonus buy, haven't you? - I have. I've got to get something that guarantees us a profit.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Well, go and take a couple of tablets while you're at it, Mark,
0:24:40 > 0:24:41and you'll be fine.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Meanwhile, we're trotting off to the most glorious house
0:24:44 > 0:24:46in Wolverhampton.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52But first, let me take you back in time
0:24:52 > 0:24:55to the second half of the 19th century.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59The industrialisation of Britain was causing concern.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Writer and designer William Morris
0:25:01 > 0:25:05advocated a return to traditional craftsmanship,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08thus inspiring the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11At the same time, renowned playwright Oscar Wilde
0:25:11 > 0:25:14was championing the Aesthetic movement,
0:25:14 > 0:25:18which promoted the notion of arts for art's sake.
0:25:18 > 0:25:24"Have nothing in your house that you don't know to be useful and believe to be beautiful."
0:25:24 > 0:25:27That was William Morris's maxim,
0:25:27 > 0:25:31a maxim taken up by Oscar Wilde in his lecture tour
0:25:31 > 0:25:35in 1884, entitled The House Beautiful.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40That lecture was attended by Theodore Mander,
0:25:40 > 0:25:45who decided that he was going to create his own House Beautiful
0:25:45 > 0:25:48here at Wightwick Manor.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Using Morris's principles of
0:25:51 > 0:25:54seeking inspiration from the past,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Wightwick Manor was built with timber framing
0:25:56 > 0:26:00to give the impression of a house built long before 1888.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Inside, the fabrics and woodwork are mostly handmade,
0:26:04 > 0:26:08at great expense, using traditional craft methods.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10And thanks to little redecoration over the years,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14it's in a remarkable state of preservation.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20The shop of choice for those following The House Beautiful lecture tour
0:26:20 > 0:26:23was definitely Morris & Co,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26the decorating firm founded by William Morris
0:26:26 > 0:26:29and some like-minded chums.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34And Wightwick is particularly important for us today
0:26:34 > 0:26:39because it's a rare place where William Morris products
0:26:39 > 0:26:43can be seen in the way that they were originally intended.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47A good example of that is this wall-hanging.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51This section is in a rare textile,
0:26:51 > 0:26:53a textile that Morris had woven
0:26:53 > 0:26:55for him in Scotland,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59and it incorporates wool and silk material.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Two warps, which makes the material extremely tough.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07It's called Dove and Rose Pattern
0:27:07 > 0:27:10and you can see these doves, look,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12having a nice bill and coo.
0:27:12 > 0:27:18And it's typical William Morris, who was fascinated by organic forms.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Apart from being a shopkeeper, he was also an author
0:27:21 > 0:27:24and an artist and a poet.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Did you know it?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31In terms of his literary output,
0:27:31 > 0:27:36his long narrative poem, The Earthly Paradise,
0:27:36 > 0:27:40was published, finally, in 1870.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45It described a group of wandering medieval travellers
0:27:45 > 0:27:49looking for a land of everlasting life.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51These four panels up above
0:27:51 > 0:27:56relate to the prologue of William Morris's poem.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00The one on the left is emblematic of Spring,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03the girl in the middle is emblematic of Summer,
0:28:03 > 0:28:07the guy next door to her is emblematic of Autumn
0:28:07 > 0:28:08and, on the left,
0:28:08 > 0:28:11we've got a figure emblematic of Winter.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13This is appropriate for Wightwick
0:28:13 > 0:28:19because the Manders, in love as they were with everything relating to William Morris,
0:28:19 > 0:28:23would have found it most appropriate having these stained-glass panels
0:28:23 > 0:28:25in their bay window.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29What's really good about these is the fineness of the painting
0:28:29 > 0:28:33and the way, by using abrasion and acid,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36they've raised and reduced highlights,
0:28:36 > 0:28:40so that the light comes through the folds of the dress that Summer is wearing
0:28:40 > 0:28:43in such an interesting way.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48And if you look at that Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood-type expression
0:28:48 > 0:28:49on the girl's face,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52that, too, is incredibly special.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Huh. The big question is, of course, for our teams over at the auction,
0:28:56 > 0:29:00are we about to achieve some special results?
0:29:12 > 0:29:17Well, we've kicked on north up the M6 to Nantwich
0:29:17 > 0:29:21to be at Peter Wilson's saleroom with the boss Robert Stones.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- How lovely to see you. - Nice to see you too, Tim.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28Now, the teams' first item is this birdbath.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Is it going to be a birdbath, or is it going to be a profit?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34It's quite nice to see these small birdbaths,
0:29:34 > 0:29:36because they fit into people's gardens very easily.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40It's not made of concrete, which is a big plus.
0:29:40 > 0:29:41What do you think it's worth?
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- 60 to 80 on that.- Do you? That's great. Cos they paid £50.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- Oh, did they? That's very nice. - And next we've got two jugs.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50I've looked up the impress marks on the base of these,
0:29:50 > 0:29:54and there's actually 30 years between these two...
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Is there really? So they weren't made to go together?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- No.- Our guys only paid £30. What do you think they're worth?
0:30:00 > 0:30:01- 30 to 40, I'd say.- Do you?
0:30:01 > 0:30:05Let's try the Algerian onyx cigarette box.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09First impressions are, I'm not incredibly enthusiastic about it,
0:30:09 > 0:30:11but then it's got the magic name underneath it.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- Asprey.- And it's got a bit pitted on the top, hasn't it?
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Well, it could do with a clean up. I think that would make quite a difference.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- What's your estimate, then, Robert? - 50 to 100.- Is that all?
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- Cos they paid 120.- Did they?
0:30:24 > 0:30:29In which case, they're going to need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31One, two, three... You can open your eyes now!
0:30:32 > 0:30:33- Oh!- Ooh!
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Ooh!
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- That was a little whimper. - It's a little nest...
0:30:38 > 0:30:39Oh, that's good.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- ..of lacquered tables. - How old is it?
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- Early 20th century, say 1920. - Really?
0:30:45 > 0:30:48They're Japanese. But look at the shape.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- It's so Japanese. - Gorgeous, isn't it?
0:30:50 > 0:30:54So plain yet incredibly elegant. Really good quality.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58- They've got that contemporary twist to them.- You couldn't use them.- Yes, you could.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- They're made to be used. - The bit sticking up there...
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- That's called age and patination. - OK. Right, OK.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Some would say damage.
0:31:06 > 0:31:07No, Tim, no!
0:31:07 > 0:31:09ALL LAUGH
0:31:09 > 0:31:13(Ask him how much he paid.)
0:31:13 > 0:31:15- Hmm, yes.- How much do you think?
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- I think they're probably about... - The full whack.- £80.
0:31:18 > 0:31:19Well done. I think they're good.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- I think they're really good. - I like them.- Yeah.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27But right now, for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about
0:31:27 > 0:31:30David's Japanese quartetto. Yes.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33How do you rate those, Robert?
0:31:33 > 0:31:37Well, they're a bit tired, which is sad, because they've obviously seen a bit of use.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39A quartetto with a chinoiserie decoration.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42We can make them sound extremely grand, actually.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44- Yes.- But colour.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47The coloured ones, if they're red, green, blue
0:31:47 > 0:31:50or sometimes yellow or that lovely, sort of, plum colour
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- with depth in the lacquering, it does make a big difference.- OK.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Well, if you gird up your loins, then,
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- what's your best estimate on this? - I'd put 50 to 80 on them.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Harper paid £80.- Oh, did he? - And he really rates them...- OK.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04..as a bonus buy. That's it for the Reds.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Now for the Blues.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10And first up for them is the very handsome Victorian dressing-table mirror.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- Cor, look at that, Robert! - Absolutely fantastic quality.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Mahogany. But not so fashionable, really.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- No.- Which is a shame.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24But it's a lovely shaped base, so really a very decent piece of furniture.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- So what's your estimate?- 40 to 60.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- £48 paid.- Very good. - So there's some hope.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Yup, there is indeed.
0:32:31 > 0:32:32Now, what about Clarice Cliff?
0:32:32 > 0:32:35That is a name to conjure with, isn't it?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37The "bonjour" shape.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41This is a transfer-decorated one which has been produced, but it's got no mark on it.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42Well, it doesn't help it,
0:32:42 > 0:32:43but it's still fashionable.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46It's quite a desirable thing from that point of view.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- How desirable?- £40 to £60 worth of desirable.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54- We paid £20 worth of desirable. - Really?- That's desirable. - That's good, isn't it?
0:32:54 > 0:32:56OK. Well, the last item
0:32:56 > 0:32:58is their Ditchfield piece of glass
0:32:58 > 0:33:03which, thank the Lord, has got a little silver bug on it.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07The colours they get are quite fantastic in there, with a little insect on the top there.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09- What's your estimate on that? - 40 to 60.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- Gosh.- What did they pay? - They paid £175.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18- They didn't?- They did.- Did they? - I'm sorry to tell you. Whilst I can't tell you your job,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- I think 40 to 60's a bit on the low side.- A bit mean? - I think that's a bit of a tempter.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24If you're right, it's going to be a disaster.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27If I'm right, it may not be quite so much of a disaster.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30And they could, even so, need their bonus buy.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33So let's have a look at it.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35You gave Mark Stacey £57.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Mark, what did you spend it on?
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Well, I spent it on, Tim...
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- These.- Ooh.- OK.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43- Would you like to take one each, there?- Yes.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48A pair of candlesticks in pewter. I suppose 1920, sort of.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Vaguely Arts and Craftsy.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53And then this, sort of, Art Nouveau, what I think is aluminium.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- Thank you.- What's inside?
0:33:57 > 0:33:58Let's have a look.
0:33:58 > 0:33:59- Nothing.- Oh.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- OK.- Do you want to know what I paid?
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- We'd love to know. - How much did you pay?
0:34:04 > 0:34:08For all three pieces, £15 for the three.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11I'll be very disappointed if we don't double our money on those.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13- I like boxes. - Nice to have a prediction
0:34:13 > 0:34:15with the bonus buy that you could double your money.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- Double money.- We'll see what happens soon. Now, for the audience at home,
0:34:19 > 0:34:22let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's lot.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- Well, well, well. This is a mixture, isn't it?- It is.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29I was quite shocked when this was handed to me,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31because it's so light.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33But this is made out of aluminium.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35And it's beautifully made, in fairness.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39This could be, maybe, a bit of a surprise in the auction.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- Cos these fellas are much more standard.- They are.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- Yup.- This is your hammered English pewter.- Yup.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46They've survived in quantities.
0:34:46 > 0:34:47Perfectly attractive.
0:34:47 > 0:34:53- Yeah.- Yeah. For me, I would've thought £15 to £25, maybe £20 to £30
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- for the candlesticks.- Yup.
0:34:55 > 0:35:01- Quite possibly.- But let's focus now on what the aluminium box might be worth.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- It's clever.- Stylish thing.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- So what's your estimate? - Two together are a modest 40 to 60.- Really?
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- Hmm.- Cos that cunning monkey, Mark Stacey, paid £15 for the three.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- 15?- You taking the sale today, Robert?- I am, yeah.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16We're in safe hands.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21At £70, to 70. Sold for 70.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23How are you feeling?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- Nervous.- Nervous.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- Why are you nervous?- I don't know.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29First up, then, is your birdbath,
0:35:29 > 0:35:30and here it comes.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32£50, to start it off at 50. 50 is now.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Lovely thing for the garden. 50 I'm bid.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- £50 straight away, with you at £50. - Yes!- Yes!- £55 is now.
0:35:37 > 0:35:3855 anywhere now do I hear?
0:35:38 > 0:35:42At 50. 55 on the internet. 55 here, 55.
0:35:42 > 0:35:4460 is the now. At 55, the bid's here.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- At £55.- We're in profit.- 60 anywhere?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49At £55 on the internet. I am disappointed.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50I thought it would make more.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52At £55 on the internet.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54At £55. Going to be sold at 55.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56GAVEL BANGS
0:35:56 > 0:35:57Sold at 55.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58- Plus £5.- Yes.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59OK, girls.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04The Doulton Lambeth jugs. Great condition, ladies and gentlemen.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05What may we say on these?
0:36:05 > 0:36:0820 I'm bid straight away. £20 I'm bid on these.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10At 20. 22 is the now. 22.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11£20 is here with me at 20.
0:36:11 > 0:36:12- Come on.- 22 is the now.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15At 22, your bid. 25. 28, now.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- 28, 28. Your bid at 28 there.- Yes!
0:36:17 > 0:36:20At £28 bid. 28. 30 is the now.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23At £28 only. 28. And they will be sold at £28.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- One more.- All finishing at £28 your bid.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28£28 is minus £2.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- You're still plus three, girls. - We wanted three profits.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34This wonderful box, ladies and gentlemen,
0:36:34 > 0:36:36with the Asprey mark on it,
0:36:36 > 0:36:38lot number 22 is what I sell
0:36:38 > 0:36:40and I'm bid £40 for it straight away.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41£40 I'm bid. £40.
0:36:41 > 0:36:4345 is now. 45 anywhere now?
0:36:43 > 0:36:45At £40 I'm bid. 45 is the now.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48£40. 45. 50 with me. 55 is the now.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50At £50 is all I'm bid.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- At 50. And 5 anywhere? - I'm getting a bad feeling.
0:36:53 > 0:36:5450. 5 anywhere now, do I hear?
0:36:54 > 0:36:57At £50 only, then, if you're all finished and done.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59At £50 only. Bid's here. At 50.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Going to be sold at 50. Last chance.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02GAVEL BANGS
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- Sold.- Oh, no!- Oh!
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Minus £70.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- Oh, no!- Overall, you are minus 67.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- What are you going to do about the bonus buy?- Go in for us.
0:37:12 > 0:37:13Going for the lacquered tables?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- We like them.- Oh, yeah. - 147 is your target now.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Lot number 26.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22The chinoiserie tables, the quartetto. Beautiful lot, here.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25All in this lovely lacquer ware.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27What may we say for them? £40 to start them off.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29£40 now do I hear?
0:37:29 > 0:37:30£40 only, £40 is all I'm asking.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32£40 is the now, surely.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34At £40. At 40 I'm bid. 40.
0:37:34 > 0:37:355 now do I hear?
0:37:35 > 0:37:36At 40's all I'm bid.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Sitting down at £40.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- Come on!- They're gorgeous!
0:37:40 > 0:37:41And 5 anywhere now?
0:37:41 > 0:37:44They are gorgeous. You heard what they said.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45At £40 only. At 40.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47And 5 now, do I hear? 45 anywhere now?
0:37:47 > 0:37:51At £40, then. Bid's there with you at £40 then.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Going to be sold at 40.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54Sold at 40.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Oh, no! I'm never coming here again!
0:37:58 > 0:38:00You've never been here before.
0:38:00 > 0:38:06- No.- The way things are going here today, £107 minus might be a winning score.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- Well, it could be.- Could be.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- Just don't say a word to the Blues, right?- Nope.- Nope.- Shtum.- Shtum.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19So, Cosmic, Jacqui.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- Do you know how the Reds got on? - No.- No idea.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- Good. We don't want you to.- Nope.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27First up item is the dressing-table mirror. Here it comes.
0:38:27 > 0:38:2842's the lot number.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32This delightful Victorian mahogany dressing-table mirror.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Anywhere now at 30, surely at 30?
0:38:35 > 0:38:3630 do I hear?
0:38:36 > 0:38:3830 bid straight away.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39At 30. 32 is the now.
0:38:39 > 0:38:4032 anywhere now, do I hear?
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Here at 32. 35.
0:38:42 > 0:38:4438. 38?
0:38:44 > 0:38:45It's only money.
0:38:45 > 0:38:46At 38...are you sure?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48No?
0:38:48 > 0:38:49At 35 is there.
0:38:49 > 0:38:5135. You can change your mind. 35. The bid's there at £35.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53£38 anywhere else.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55£35. Bid's there.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57At £35 it's going to be sold. 35.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- That is minus £13.- Disappointing.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Lot number 43.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03This super teapot
0:39:03 > 0:39:05by Clarice Cliff, of course.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07At 30. Who says 30? 30 bid there, thank you.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09At £30. 32 is the now.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1030's there.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11A lonely bid of £30.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1332 is the now.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14At 32 on the internet.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16About time. 35?
0:39:16 > 0:39:17At 32, it's there.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19£32 on the internet at £32.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21£35. I'm disappointed,
0:39:21 > 0:39:22I have to tell you.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23at £32 the bid's there.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25£32. 35 there.
0:39:25 > 0:39:2735. 38 on the internet.
0:39:27 > 0:39:2935 on the second row.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31At £35. Bid's there on the second row.
0:39:31 > 0:39:32At £35.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35£38. Goodness me, taking their time there.
0:39:35 > 0:39:3740. She's bidding again. 42 is the now.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- Keep going!- 42?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41At £40, it's your bid, at £40.
0:39:41 > 0:39:4242 on the internet.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43You'll have to be quick.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45At £40. Bid's there at £40.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46It's going to be sold...
0:39:46 > 0:39:48£40. £40.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Round of applause.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53It's all too much for me, I'll tell you.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54You were minus 13. You're now plus seven.
0:39:54 > 0:39:5844, ladies and gentlemen. 44. John Ditchfield there.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00The glass paperweight.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02£60 I'm bid straight away.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05£60. That's with me on the commission at £60.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07£60. £60. 65. 65.
0:40:07 > 0:40:0970. 75. 80. 85.
0:40:09 > 0:40:1190. 95.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13At 90 here on commission.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15You can change your mind if you want.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17At £90 with me. £90.
0:40:17 > 0:40:1995? 95 is the now.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20£90 only. At 90.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23And I'm going to sell at £90 only.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Last chance at 90...
0:40:25 > 0:40:26£90.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Minus 85. You had £7 worth of profit.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34That makes it £78 of losses.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38- Oh, well.- What are you going to do about the bonus buy? Going to go with it?
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- We're going to trust him.- We are. - We're going to trust him. Come on.
0:40:41 > 0:40:4648. The aluminium Arts and Crafts-style hinged box.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47A lovely thing.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50And the two candlesticks. Surely £30 from somebody?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52At £30 now. At £30, do I hear?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54At 30, is that a bid?
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- At £30, a bid at 30.- We've got 30.
0:40:56 > 0:40:5835 is the now. 32 if it helps you.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01£30 is bid. I'll take £32 if it helps. 32. 35.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03It's very reasonable. 35. 38.
0:41:03 > 0:41:0538. 38. 40.
0:41:05 > 0:41:0840? 40? Are you sure? You can change your mind.
0:41:08 > 0:41:0938, the bid's there.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11At £38, and I'm going to sell.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14At £38. Super lot for little money.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16At £38, going to be sold, then.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17£38.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18BOTH: Yay!
0:41:18 > 0:41:21They like it. There we are.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23They're quite loud, aren't they?
0:41:23 > 0:41:26So you made £23 on that, which is brilliant.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Which means, overall, you are £55.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Which means you could have a winning score.
0:41:31 > 0:41:32- We could.- We could.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- But don't say a word to the Reds. - Won't say a thing.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- Well, teams. Been chatting? - No.- No.- No, no.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Well, it's no secret to either of you that
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- nobody's going home with any pound notes in their pocket.- Good.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53In fact, it has been a day of unmitigated disaster
0:41:53 > 0:41:55in terms of profit.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58We've had a lot of fun but, unfortunately, it's all minus.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02And the team that has done significantly worse
0:42:02 > 0:42:05than the other is the Blues.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06Oh!
0:42:07 > 0:42:08Can't believe it.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Actually, it's the Reds.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12- What?- Yes!
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Oh!
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Only kidding.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18- Oh, no!- Yes.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- You've done really badly, you Reds. - Oh!
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- You've lost £107.- Shh! - Thank you very much.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29All right? And you've lost £55.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32BLUES CHEER
0:42:32 > 0:42:35So you've done twice as badly as they've done.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- So we are the biggest losers? - Well you are today, yes.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- Except nobody's a loser on this programme.- No.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47You're either a runner-up, or you're a runner-runner-up.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51So I'm happy to declare today, the victors are the Blues.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52Hooray!
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?
0:42:55 > 0:42:56ALL: Yes!
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