0:00:05 > 0:00:09Norfolk has 41 broads and 100 miles of coastline
0:00:09 > 0:00:12for you to go mucking about on on your holidays.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15It's also got a socking great showground
0:00:15 > 0:00:18where you can go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:44 > 0:00:47The Norfolk Antiques and Collectors' Fair
0:00:47 > 0:00:50is one of the largest in the country.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Which means two things.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54There's lots of choice for our teams
0:00:54 > 0:00:56and there's lots of walking.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Talking of which...
0:00:59 > 0:01:00Come on!
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- We definitely like to shop. - Let's go shopping.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Coming up, we go wife-swapping to prevent marital disharmony.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08Loser!
0:01:08 > 0:01:12But there's still tension in the air.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Bye!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16The cheek of it! I can't believe we've married them.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23If I wanted a pint of beer every time I'd explained the rules to you,
0:01:23 > 0:01:27I'd jolly well have to open a brewery. But here we go.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Each team gets £300 and an hour to shop for three items
0:01:31 > 0:01:32which they sell later at auction.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36The team wins that makes the most profit or the least loss.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Got it? Hic!
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I think I have!
0:01:43 > 0:01:46On Bargain Hunt today, there's something of a first.
0:01:46 > 0:01:53Because we've got two teams who've gone swapping before they go shopping.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54For the reds we've got Liz and Jeremy,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58and for the blues we've got Michelle and Dave.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02So, Liz, what's all this business about swapping?
0:02:02 > 0:02:06They used to be our neighbours, but I'm married to Dave on the blue team.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Michelle is married to Jeremy,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13but in the interests of marital harmony, we decided not to play on the same team.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16And also they're ridiculous and we will win.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- Just like that?- Just like that!
0:02:18 > 0:02:22It's a needle match. And you're being very rude to your poor hub!
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- He knows I think he's ridiculous. - Oh, good.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29I think it is just as well you've had your swap.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Well, what fun! Liz, you've also swapped your job recently
0:02:33 > 0:02:38from being a farm shop manager to being a mature student. Tell us about that.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42I have. I always intended to go back to university, but never got round to it.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Then I got married and had children and decided when my husband went back to university
0:02:46 > 0:02:49that I might join him. So I've gone to do pharmacy.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- So a bit of a copycat!- A bit. - Good luck with all that.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- Jeremy, what do you do for a living? - I'm a customer services manager with the job centre.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00It's socially responsible that job, isn't it?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Quite a lot of stress in it, I guess.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05It can be, but quite rewarding as well.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Are you going to make a great team, do you think?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- Oh, yes.- Definitely.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Good luck with that. Now, turning to the blues.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Michelle, apart from swapping your husband,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19you've also done a bit of swapping elsewhere, haven't you?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Yes, we've swapped our homes.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Formerly we were neighbours of Dave and Liz.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28We've swapped our old house for a lovely old cottage.
0:03:28 > 0:03:34- Lots of nooks and crannies that are crying out to be filled with trinkets and knickknacks.- Objects.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37What do you do to earn a living, Michelle?
0:03:37 > 0:03:42To earn a living, I'm a head of marketing for pre-paid currency cards.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45They're the modern version of a travellers' cheque.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48So, Dave, I assume you've swapped something, too.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52I had to swap my job after an accident breaking my neck.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56I couldn't really do my technician type jobs any more,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59so I decided to go back and study, become a mature student.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- What's your subject? - I'm studying education,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04hopefully to be a primary school teacher.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10So you and the wife did exactly start your new careers, your education, together?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- Pretty much, yes.- Funny, this.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I'm getting a pattern here.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17In fact, what we need to do now is lob out the money.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- Here's the £300. - Thank you very much.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22£300. You know the rules. Your experts await.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25And off you go. Very, very good luck.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Gosh. An awful lot of swapping going on today!
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Preparing to stalk out some bargains are today's determined experts.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37On the prowl for the reds is Catherine Southon.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43And hoping to dig up some treasures for the blues is Jonathan Pratt.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49So, £300, one hour to shop. Let's get going!
0:04:52 > 0:04:57Liz and Jeremy, I'm terribly excited for you, against your husband and your wife.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00The sun is shining on us at Norfolk fair here.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- Are we going to beat them? - Yes, we need to.- Excellent. - Or we'll never hear the end of it.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06You like to swap. But do you like to shop?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Oh, yes.- We definitely like to shop. - Come on. Let's go shopping.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Are you going to buy bits and pieces or big items?
0:05:13 > 0:05:19- Big.- Big. Big, cumbersome. - Cumbersome?- Ugly would be OK.- Ugly?
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- And practical would be good. - We'd better go and look, then.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24Come on!
0:05:24 > 0:05:29With this swapping lark, I can't remember a bargain hunt with so much at stake!
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Is it a radiator?- Looks like it.- It looks like it's been made, though.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40That's fun. 1950s. Made by Compact.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42No, "radiator and towel rail."
0:05:42 > 0:05:45I can see that in your house.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- What sort of plane was it on? - I don't know if it was on a plane.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52There's an information unit in there! A World War I bomber with a fitted kitchen!
0:05:52 > 0:05:54To keep the milk fresh!
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Probably not going to make any money, though. We have to beat them!
0:05:58 > 0:06:01OK. We'll be guided by that. I quite like it.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Fighting talk, Catherine.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05A bit of fun. Children would love it. A very small child!
0:06:05 > 0:06:07OK.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- I quite like this thing here. - Bellows?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15I didn't know what it was. I don't know what it's for.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18I can imagine it by your fireplace.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23- That's just it.- I'm used to the hand-held ones where you go like that over the fire.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27I've clearly not made enough fires to know. I like that, though.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- Is it horrid?- You said you wanted something ugly, and that fits the bill!
0:06:31 > 0:06:33It's definitely ugly and a little cumbersome.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Why don't you pump the dealer for more information, Catherine?
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Your bellows, for some strange reason, this lady is interested in.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45- Well, I was told...- Come and enlighten us. There's going to be a story!
0:06:45 > 0:06:50I was told British Gas used them. When they're down holes, they pump fresh air down.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52But I thought they were blacksmiths' bellows.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57- When they're down where?- When they're down holes, doing gas work. - OK.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- To keep fresh air.- I wouldn't have thought that would provide enough.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- No, I wouldn't.- Do you like them?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05I quite like them. We could come back.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10How much could you do them for? Bearing in mind they're not the most attractive item!
0:07:10 > 0:07:12They're endearing and full of character.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Up for sale for 40, they are.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Oh, come on! That's not much!
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- I'd probably pay about 20.- £30. How's that?- £30, now. We're going down.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- WOMAN:- That's the lowest. - That's the lowest.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30- The lady has spoken.- The boss. - A voice! A voice in the distance!
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- I can see somebody buying that for their old house.- Well, buy it, then!
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- I think...- Let's do it.- Shall we just do it?- Let's do it.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Can we do it right now? Buy our first item?- Whatever.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Go on, then. Shake his hand.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- Deal.- The deal is done.- First item. - Thank you very much.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- Deal.- Deal.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Well done, reds. That's your first item in the bag, and only ten minutes into the shop.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Meanwhile, what have our blues found?
0:08:02 > 0:08:07This is quite fun, isn't it? The case suggests it's early 20th century, or '20s maybe.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09180 quid.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Here you go. Put them on.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- Let's have a look.- There we go.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18You should put some proper lenses in there.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- That's what glasses ought to look like.- This is the way to go.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- How do I look?- How many fingers am I holding up?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27That's more than he's used to!
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- It's a bit different, isn't it? - It is different.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- What's your best price on that?- 140.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38£100 and you'll never see it again.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- I can't do that.- I worry. I worry.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44You don't want to go that way, do you?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46You don't want to make a spectacle of yourself!
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Hey, I do the puns round here.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56- £120. Go on. Just today.- Go on, then. - 120.- 120?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- Yes. Shall we do that? - 120. Go on, then.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:09:01 > 0:09:07Well done, blues. It's now one-all as both teams have snaffled their first bargains.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- I like this guillotine.- Yes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- Looks very sharp.- Quite interesting.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20We could put your respective other halves in this!
0:09:20 > 0:09:21That's a cutting comment!
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- If they win, they'll keep winding us up.- A cigar cutter.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26Oh, it's a cigar cutter.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- The guillotine.- Quite cumbersome to carry about.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- I think it's great.- It is cumbersome as a cigar cutter.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36I think it's brilliant. I like that.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Just a cigar cutter in the form of a guillotine.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Catherine seems a little too interested in this, for my liking!
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- I don't know who would want it, to be honest.- That's what I'm thinking.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48I think the bellows would look nice in somebody's house.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- This, I don't know whether it's a bit odd.- Yes.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Meanwhile, take a peek at what I've uncovered.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59This is a gorgeous scene, isn't it?
0:09:59 > 0:10:04Don't you feel yourself transported to Japan, here?
0:10:04 > 0:10:07We're in one of those interiors,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09probably with paper walls,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12we've got these three gorgeous girls in kimonos
0:10:12 > 0:10:15enjoying a cup of tea.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Outside, there's the land of the rising sun, look.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23And some Japanese storks. One fella on the ground by a stream,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25two more coming in to land.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29At the front, there's Mount Fuji
0:10:29 > 0:10:33and some characters including a Samurai with his sword.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34All very lovely.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38And in vibrant, brilliant colours.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Except that somewhere in this picture
0:10:42 > 0:10:45is a hint or two
0:10:45 > 0:10:47that actually it's not Japan at all
0:10:47 > 0:10:49it's Europe.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Well, European-made, anyway.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Are the swastika tiles on the floor the hint?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57No, not really.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Because the swastika, as a motif and emblem,
0:11:00 > 0:11:06was around in all sorts of societies going back for thousands of years.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Is the hint in the open music book on the floor?
0:11:09 > 0:11:13No. Is it in the fried bananas on the floor?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16No. No, the hint is very, very easy.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21It's written for us to read on the plaques on the wall.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23What does that one say?
0:11:23 > 0:11:27In Oriental script it says Villeroy.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30What does that say? Boch, Dresden.
0:11:30 > 0:11:37This plaque was made by the European ceramic factory Villeroy & Boch in Germany!
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Now, Villeroy & Boch came into being in the 1830s.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47And this plaque was transfer printed with these lovely colours
0:11:47 > 0:11:52by Villeroy and Boch, I guess, in about 1860 or 1870
0:11:52 > 0:11:57when everything Japanese was all the rage.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01It was probably made as a plaque to be included in a piece of furniture,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04except it never was.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09What's it worth? This thing to a tile or plaque collector
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I think is a good £150-worth.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15But it would cost you here, today,
0:12:15 > 0:12:17a mere £30.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21So, it is full of Eastern promise!
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Still on the clock, and with 25 minutes gone,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32back to the shopping.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34So what have the reds spotted now?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Look at these, guys.- What have you found? They're very expensive.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42But they're a nice set. A set of four silver napkin rings.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Are they actually silver?- Yes, they are. They're hallmarked.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48This is the crown, to tell us it's Sheffield.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Sheffield silver is always quite collectable.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56And we've got an E there. That would date it to 1897.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59I like the fact they're in their original case.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Which is nice.- Can I have a look?- Do.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Is that a pheasant, or something?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05It's some sort of gaming bird.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Sometimes, with country pursuits,
0:13:07 > 0:13:11these sorts of items can be collectable, desirable.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12It's just the price.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15What is the best price you could do on them?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- 180.- I think at 150 we might have a chance.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- OK. 150.- Maybe just a wishy bit more?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- 140?- Sounds good.- Do you think we should shake on that?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- I think we should.- I think so.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28Thank you.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33That's a good deal. Well done. Second item!
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Nice hunting, reds. Two items bagged. One more to track down.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Time's moving on. But our blues are still intent on going head-to-head.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- I really like these.- Yes.
0:13:49 > 0:13:55These are so cool. We wondered if they were riding caps or quite what they were.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00- VENDOR:- 1960s motor cycle helmets, usually used on scooters and things like that.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- This would go really well on somebody with an old Vespa or Lambretta.- Yes.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- You couldn't wear this, though. - Not legally.
0:14:07 > 0:14:12But you could if you were going to a rally and wanted to look the part.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14I've got quite a big head, though.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16I don't want to push it.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Lovely.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21You've got £50 each on these hats. Can you do any more on those?
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Um, it's going to be difficult. What I could do
0:14:24 > 0:14:28is I've got a pair of motorcycle gauntlets which are the same vintage.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I've got these at £40.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33They're almost perfect.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35That's £140 the three.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37I could do them for £100.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- They're really good. - Can we do 80 for it?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43I'll meet you at 90.
0:14:43 > 0:14:4590 quid. I think we've got a deal.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- OK.- Lovely. Thank you very much. - Pleasure.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49There we go!
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Motoring along with this racy attire,
0:14:52 > 0:14:55that's the second purchase for the blues.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Let's hope it spurs them on to the finishing line. Just 15 minutes left.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07What's this, then? A spot of Bargain Hunt confrontation.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- Hello!- Hello!
0:15:11 > 0:15:13We've bought really well. We're going to beat you.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17This is nothing personal, but you're going down.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Enough insults. We're on TV!
0:15:20 > 0:15:23What's that smell? It's the smell of losers!
0:15:24 > 0:15:27I hope you're not going to regret that comment, Michelle!
0:15:27 > 0:15:29We've got to go. Bye!
0:15:29 > 0:15:32The cheek of it! My God, I can't believe we've married them!
0:15:33 > 0:15:38There will be pillow talk! They're taking this wife swap thing very seriously.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Hurry up. Ten minutes to go.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Has Catherine found a window of opportunity?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48What do you think about this?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- What's it made of?- Pewter.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Pewter, is it?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53No? Not impressed?
0:15:53 > 0:15:54No.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- We've got to make money. We've got to win.- Very true.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00These are sometimes very good and collectable.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- OK. What are they? - These are lantern slides.- OK.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Look at this guy here. They're trying to reach the pig on the fork.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09That's fun.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Oink!
0:16:11 > 0:16:14That guy's just been given a right-hander. Can you see that?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Biff, baff, bosh!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Smash on the nose.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20What could you do with these if you bought them?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22That's a very good question.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Who would buy it? I really like them, but...
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Lantern slides are very collectable,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29especially ones, sometimes you get them with a handle on
0:16:29 > 0:16:33and you can move them round and they do different things.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Sometimes they slide across.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37These have been painted.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39They're hand painted.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44Would they sell? This one's got 38. I thought that was the price of two.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47I really like those. I think they're quite fun.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Yes, the reason I bought them is because of the subject.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53They're really interesting.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56We thought it was about 38 for the two, though.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59No. I'll tell you what...
0:16:59 > 0:17:02I'll tell you what I'll do.
0:17:02 > 0:17:0460 for the two.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07I've sold them for good money before.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08Can we give you £40 for them?
0:17:08 > 0:17:11You can give me 50.
0:17:11 > 0:17:1245?
0:17:12 > 0:17:16All right. 45 you can have it. OK?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- Done.- Thank you very much.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- Thank you.- Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Congratulations, reds. Your work here is done.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26For now.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31This is a 19th-century bit of stoneware.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Quite possibly from the Doulton factory.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37They started off life doing earthenware pots, earthenware pipes,
0:17:37 > 0:17:39sanitary wares, predominantly.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44And they produced these sorts of larger ware before they branched out into more commercial things.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- How much are you asking?- 35.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Garden seat. Conservatory seat.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Pottery barrel for 35 quid is quite fun.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Could you do it for 20, please?
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- Go for the jugular.- 25.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- Can I test it out and sit on it? - Sure.- Is that all right?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Yeah. Is this going to be the make or break, as it were?
0:18:03 > 0:18:06The make or break of me, absolutely.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07Let's give this a go.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- Going to clench the deal? - If it holds me,
0:18:10 > 0:18:12then it's going to hold anyone, I think.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14It's novelty. There's no cracks in it!
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Excellent. I think we should go for it.
0:18:18 > 0:18:2025 quid.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23So we've got things we can wear, things we can sit on.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26We can look good and sit on something very comfortable.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28What more could we want?
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- OK.- OK.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Perfect. Both teams have bagged three bargains.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38But who's made the better buys?
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Our mixed up couples have certainly made some mixed up purchases.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45The question is, who will be smiling on the way home from the auction?
0:18:47 > 0:18:48Excellent.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55And that, my Fenland friends, is that, cos time's up.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59So, let's check what the reds have truffled out, shall we?
0:19:00 > 0:19:01Come on!
0:19:01 > 0:19:06They started by blowing £30 on a pair of blacksmiths' bellows.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08This set of silver napkin rings
0:19:08 > 0:19:11set them back £140.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Finally, two wooden magic lantern slides cost them £45.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- Are we happy hunting? - Yeah, we're happy.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23You're happy to be together, aren't you?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- We are very happy.- Over the garden fence, so to speak.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- We are.- How sweet.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Now, which is your favourite piece?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- The slides, probably.- The slides. - Yes.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- Do you agree, Liz? - I like the bellows, still.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- I don't care how ugly they are. They're endearing.- Yes.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- As you do with a pair of bellows! - I'm optimistic, maybe.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Are the bellows going to bring the biggest profit?
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- I doubt it.- Puff up the biggest profit.- I shouldn't think so.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50No? What will puff up the biggest profit, then?
0:19:50 > 0:19:53That's a very difficult one. But I think the slides.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- We did get a good deal on those. - There we go.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59We've got some predictions. How much did you spend all round?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- 215.- £85 of leftover lolly somewhere?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- There it is.- Thank you very much.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- I won't count it cos I trust you. Goes straight over.- Lovely.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09What are you going to do with that?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- You wanted ugly and cumbersome. - Yes, preferably.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15I'm not going anywhere near there.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Ah. Does that mean you're going for delicate and elegant?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- And beautiful.- And profitable.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- Profitable.- Maybe.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Such a tease!
0:20:25 > 0:20:26Good luck!
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Why don't we check out what the blue team bought?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- We definitely like to shop. - Let's go shopping.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36They focused £120 on the optician's eye-testing kit.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42£90 was spent on two 1950s scooter helmets
0:20:42 > 0:20:43and a pair of leather gauntlets.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Finally, they exchanged £25
0:20:48 > 0:20:49for a 19th-century stoneware barrel.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Well, when you mix up the neighbours, you never know what'll happen!
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- No.- Had a good time?- Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01And your shopping partner's met up to expectations, has she?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- Exceeded.- Exceeded!
0:21:04 > 0:21:06You'll be doing this more often, then!
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- We're a good team.- What was the best bit for you, then?
0:21:09 > 0:21:14I really, really loved the scooter helmets and gloves.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- That's your favourite?- Absolutely.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Do you agree?- Absolutely. - Your favourite too?
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Are they going to bring the biggest profit?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23I'm going to go with the stoneware barrel.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Purely on your recommendation.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- That's your nomination for the biggest profit?- Yes.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30Do you agree with that, Michelle?
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- I might have to disagree with my partner.- Really?
0:21:33 > 0:21:39I think those gloves and the helmet have got the designer edge.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- I think they'll do well.- Lovely.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- How much did you spend all round? - £235.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Can I have £65 of leftover lolly, please?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Thanks, Dave. Over to you, JP.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51It's your starring moment now.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54It is. I have no idea what to buy.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Interesting to see what you come up with, matey.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Very good luck.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Have a great time, have a cup of tea.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Meanwhile, we're heading off somewhere positively divine!
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Basildon Park in Berkshire
0:22:10 > 0:22:14is one of the finest examples of a late 18th-century Georgian house
0:22:14 > 0:22:16still standing today.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18But it's been lucky.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26By the 1950s, this country house, like so many British country houses,
0:22:26 > 0:22:28had been stripped of its contents
0:22:28 > 0:22:31and was threatened with demolition.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35It hadn't been used as a family house since 1910,
0:22:35 > 0:22:42and it came through two world wars battered, bruised and damaged
0:22:42 > 0:22:47as a result of being commandeered by the army twice.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51This left it in a terrible state of repair.
0:22:51 > 0:22:57It had been stripped of many of its fittings such as chimney pieces, doors and sections of plasterwork
0:22:57 > 0:22:59and all the furnishings were long gone.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Can you believe it?
0:23:03 > 0:23:06What we see today is entirely as a result
0:23:06 > 0:23:09of the energy, enthusiasm,
0:23:09 > 0:23:16and cash of Lord and Lady Iliffe who bought Basildon Park in 1952.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18In this eight-sided room,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21known as the Octagon Room,
0:23:21 > 0:23:25an earlier owner, one James Morrison,
0:23:25 > 0:23:30had described it as "a casket to contain pictoral gems",
0:23:30 > 0:23:34which is the way that the Iliffes treated it.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Their most important paintings are hung here.
0:23:37 > 0:23:43Religious paintings by Batoni, and secular paintings by Pittoni.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48But the most important and dominant features in this room
0:23:48 > 0:23:51are the two pier tables behind me.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54They really are magnificent.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59They were acquired by the Iliffes after the sale at Brockenhurst Park
0:23:59 > 0:24:01in 1956.
0:24:01 > 0:24:08The idea of a pier table is that it stands in the break between two windows.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10The light comes through the window on either side,
0:24:10 > 0:24:15the pier table sits between the windows
0:24:15 > 0:24:19and then the pier mirror goes up above.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Whatever the room looked like that contained this pair of tables
0:24:23 > 0:24:27you cannot deny the quality of the manufacture.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30The design is after Robert Adam
0:24:30 > 0:24:34and the cabinet maker has taken exquisite care
0:24:34 > 0:24:37in the inlay of this top.
0:24:37 > 0:24:43Look at the density of classical ornament and detail in this thing.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48Instead of inlaying a plain piece of satinwood,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51what he's done is put a sheet of veneer down
0:24:51 > 0:24:56and then inscribe that with red hot needles to give it detail,
0:24:56 > 0:25:00and then hot sand to give it a 3D effect.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05And if you look at the freestanding classical supports,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07carved in wood and gilt,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10they do have more than a passing resemblance
0:25:10 > 0:25:15to the freestanding figures on the Acropolis in Athens,
0:25:15 > 0:25:19which, of course, Robert Adam would have known all about.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22And the classical theme continues.
0:25:22 > 0:25:28Here, Lady Iliffe has placed two models of sphinxes,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30alluding to Ancient Greece.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Except these are made out of crudely cast lead
0:25:34 > 0:25:38that has then been patinated and stuck on marble bases.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39But they look appropriate,
0:25:39 > 0:25:45even though incredibly crude next door to the exquisite inlay.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49The big question of course for our teams today over at the auction is,
0:25:49 > 0:25:53are we simply going to make a sublime profit
0:25:53 > 0:25:55or rather a crude loss?
0:26:06 > 0:26:09TW Gaze is our destination today
0:26:09 > 0:26:11for the auction in Diss.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15It's marvellous to be with the gorgeous Elizabeth Talbot.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- Elizabeth.- Tim, I'm flattered. Lovely to be with you, too.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Good!
0:26:19 > 0:26:21What about these old bellows, then? Any good?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Well, bellows come through in all shapes and sizes.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25This is a pair of foot bellows.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27They've obviously lived a life.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32They have a bit of damage, but they are characterful to stand by your inglenook or your big hearth.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37They're a fairly staple example at 40 to £60 estimate.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- That's not a puffed-up price, is it? - No.
0:26:40 > 0:26:41But I'm full of hot air, so who knows?
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Well, keep blowing, that's all I can say!
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- £30 they paid.- That's fair enough. - Fair enough, isn't it?
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Now, four little silver napkin rings.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Firstly, I don't think it's the right box.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56I think that's a marriage. The gaps are too big and it doesn't fit properly.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59They are fairly heavy-gauge silver
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- but there's not much craftsmanship on them.- How much?
0:27:02 > 0:27:07We've put 80 to 120 on them because the silver market is fairly buoyant at the moment.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- But they're not that extraordinary. - They're what they call "bog standard"!
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Whatever the bog standard is for napkin rings!
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Anyway, lastly, great fun are these hand-painted magic lantern slides.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Yes, they are great fun and they do bring a smile.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25But they are two from a set of at least ten in number.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27We know that because they're beautifully labelled.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- Yeah.- And they're not mechanical. Some have little handles
0:27:31 > 0:27:33and they make the characters do funny things.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- How much, then?- 20 to 30.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39- Ten to £15 each?- Yes. - OK, fine. £45 paid.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- They're not going to make that much money. Not much magic there.- No.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44They'll need their bonus buy. Let's have a look.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Now, Liz, Jeremy, excited?
0:27:48 > 0:27:49Very much so.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Now, what has Catherine spent the £85 of leftover lolly on?
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Here's a clue.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57JINGLING
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- It's got bells on!- It's got bells!
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- It's got bells.- Ready?- Oh, my word.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05It's Noddy!
0:28:05 > 0:28:07What do you mean, "Oh, my word!"
0:28:07 > 0:28:10He looks like an old Noddy.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- Yes, he's a '40s one.- Do people buy these things?- Yes!
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- They do!- Clearly not you, Liz. - It has a following.- Not me.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- How much of our hard-earned money? - 30.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- OK.- What do you think it'll make?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24That will bring you a profit.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28He's going to melt the sale room. They'll get excited about him.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- They'll probably pay about £50 for him.- Jeremy, has he melted your heart?
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Not as such, no. Not as such.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Look at his little feet turning in. He's wonderful!
0:28:40 > 0:28:43There's no persuading where there's no persuading.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45The fact of the matter is, they're interested in profit
0:28:45 > 0:28:49and if you need to take it, your choice will come later.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Catherine's Noddy!
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Right, Elizabeth. Enid Blyton, eat your heart out.
0:28:58 > 0:28:59He's lovely.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- We could do a threesome! - Where's Big Ears?
0:29:04 > 0:29:07I'm saying nothing. I like this little chap.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09A 1940s felt figure of Noddy.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11He's a little home-made figure
0:29:11 > 0:29:16of a character that would have been top of children's wish lists at that time.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Yes. It's got that delicious feel about it.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22The slightly faded felt, for example.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- It's slightly shabby. It's characterful.- Yes. That's acceptable.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27- Like you, Elizabeth!- Thank you!
0:29:27 > 0:29:29What's it worth?
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- We put 30 to £40 on him. - OK. Catherine paid £30.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Anything could happen, couldn't it?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Jolly difficult. Hang on, Nod. Let me pop you there.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Comfy? Yes.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41Good. Anyway, that's it for the reds.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Now for the blues. What a great mix they've got.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46I'm going to get you into focus here!
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Look at that lot.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Age wise, I think it's early to mid-20th century.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53It's not very early.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57But opticians use these sets for generation after generation.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00They're all exactly the same bit of kit, aren't they?
0:30:00 > 0:30:02But I don't think this is going to find a big market in Diss.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- We'll possibly struggle with this one.- How much are you going to struggle by?
0:30:06 > 0:30:10We've put 80 to £120 on it, which I think is probably plenty.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12OK. £120 was paid.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Who knows, they may get away with it. It's difficult, as you say.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20Almost as difficult, I would say, as the 1950s skid lids from scooters.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- Skid lids?- They are brilliant, aren't they?
0:30:23 > 0:30:27- They're in good order, actually. - The scooter is enjoying a revival.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- Absolutely.- In all our cities. - We normally have this sort of thing in an automobilia sale
0:30:31 > 0:30:35so it's a bit out of sequence with what else is in the antiques room.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- But hopefully they'll make 25 to £30. - Right. That's fair enough.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- £90 our lot paid.- Oh!
0:30:41 > 0:30:45- They paid perhaps three times more than the auction estimate!- Oh, dear!
0:30:45 > 0:30:48You never know you might have an obsessive here!
0:30:48 > 0:30:52We have plenty of those, but whether they're obsessed with those is a different matter!
0:30:52 > 0:30:56The last item is the stoneware barrel which has a feature I don't think I've ever seen before.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- The breadboard lid.- Yes. - The breadboard lid.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Well, it makes perfect sense.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Somebody has adapted a breadboard to fit the hole in the top.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08You think it's been pimped up, yes.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11But as a barrel, it's a lovely sized barrel.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Good proportioned barrel.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- A lovely piece.- How much? - We put 30 to £40 on it.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18£25 paid.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23So it all boils down to, really, how many nearly blind scooter owners you have
0:31:23 > 0:31:25in the sale room as to how we'll get on today.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28On that basis, they may need their bonus buy.
0:31:28 > 0:31:29So let's have a look at it.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Now, Michelle, Dave, you know what happens now.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37JP takes his little rag off. £65 you had, JP.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- What did you find?- We're in an agricultural area.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43And I just fell in love with this little thing, really.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Ooh!- It's a little silver cow.
0:31:47 > 0:31:53It's made in 1854. It was made by a company called Hawksworth & Eyre.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58It started off life as the finial on a butter dish, or something like that.
0:31:58 > 0:31:59It's all there, though.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00He's quite sweet, isn't he?
0:32:00 > 0:32:04I can see you're hesitant. Handle it. Handling is everything!
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Why have you brought me a cow?
0:32:07 > 0:32:10There was nothing symbolic, I promise you!
0:32:10 > 0:32:13I suppose the question is, how much was it?
0:32:13 > 0:32:17I paid £65 and I thought that was a snip.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Personally, I think we'd get 80 or £90 for it.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22You don't have to pick now. You choose later.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24After the sale of your three items.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28But for you at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about JP's cow.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29- Moo!- Moo!
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- There you go, Elizabeth.- Oh, look at that!- Isn't that sweet?
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- That's very sweet.- A recumbent cow.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41Obviously the finial off something. A dish, or the lid of something.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- A butter dish, yes.- Yes.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Very charmingly made. A little Victorian piece of silver.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51We put 30 to £50 as a little piece of silver sculpture.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53OK. £65 Jonathan paid.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- He lives in hope with that.- Yep.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- We'll find out in a minute. - Absolutely.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59Thanks very much, Elizabeth.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Well, team, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:33:09 > 0:33:14- Are you going to beat your respective other halves?- We must.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- Of course.- "We must".
0:33:16 > 0:33:20We've taunted them and it won't look good if we don't!
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Will there be a lot of pillow talk, do you think?
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- No.- As a result of this.- No.- No?
0:33:24 > 0:33:26No pillow talk at all. OK. Fine.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Anyway, first up is the bellows. Here they come.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Lot 118. A set of blacksmiths' leather bellows.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36£20 to start.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Bellows there for 20. Come on!
0:33:38 > 0:33:41We're in a rural area. We need some bellows.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44£10 to start. On the bellows. Anybody in?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- Daren't drop to five.- Is it going to be a five pound note?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Nobody wants these for £10? No?
0:33:53 > 0:33:57I'm not going to sell them for the sake of it, so we'll pass on those.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- Pass?- They passed!
0:34:00 > 0:34:02I'm not dropping for the sake of it.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- Pass?- We'll pass on those, then.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Sorry about that.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09So that's passed. That's terrible.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11That's minus £30.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Lot 119. A set of four silver napkin rings.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21Sheffield 1897. I have an interest on the sheets here.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- Thank God.- Interest in these.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28Start at £55. £55 bid on the napkin rings. 60. Five. 70. Five.
0:34:28 > 0:34:3275 with me. At 75. 80. Five. 90. Five.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34100. 110. 120. 130.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- 140. I'm out. - 140. That's what we paid.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39On the back wall at 140. Where's 50?
0:34:39 > 0:34:41At 140, the back wall now.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43- Come on.- A bit more would be nice.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- All done?- No!- Very good.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50- £140.- What did we pay?- 140. - It wiped its face.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54Lot 120. Two comical hand-painted 19th-century wooden magic lantern scenes.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57These are lovely. For two of them.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Start me at 20.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- Two magic lantern shades for £20, then.- Come on.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Ten I'll take for both together.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Come on. £10. They take up no room in the car whatsoever.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09£10. Come on.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11We should have just bought silver.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Five I'll take for the both.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- Anybody in at £5.- Nobody wants them.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Five, sir. Six, the lady.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19Eight got. Ten the lady.
0:35:19 > 0:35:2312 the gentleman. 12 in the middle. Where's 15?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25At £12. Are you all done?
0:35:25 > 0:35:26I'm not happy with that.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30That is minus 33.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32So overall, minus £63.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35What are you going to do about the bonus buy?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- We'll go with it.- We have to. - Go with the bonus buy.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- We'll have to hope.- Look at him over there. He's lovely!
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- Oh, gosh.- Perched on the chair.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- What are you going to do.- Let's go with Noddy.- We'll go with Noddy.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47OK. Now you've made your decision,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50I can tell you her estimate is closer to 40.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54But mark you, her estimate on the bellows was 40 to 60.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58So we're not going to...
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- We're not going to get too excited. - No going back now.- Here we go.
0:36:01 > 0:36:06- We're going with the bonus buy. Here comes Noddy.- Yay!- Yay.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11Lot 124. We have the charming 1940s felt Noddy soft toy.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15I start this one here at £22.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16£22 is bid.
0:36:16 > 0:36:1825. 28.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- 30. Two.- Yay!
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- 32. We have 32. Where's five? - We're in profit.
0:36:23 > 0:36:2532 I have now with me. Where's five?
0:36:25 > 0:36:2735. 38.
0:36:27 > 0:36:2940. 42.
0:36:29 > 0:36:3242. He's nodding. Noddy's nodding.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35At £42, 45. 48.
0:36:35 > 0:36:3648!
0:36:36 > 0:36:40We're going steady. Back with me now at 48. Where's 50?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42At 48, now. Looking for 50.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- You'll miss him at £48.- 50, surely?
0:36:45 > 0:36:4748. Well done, Catherine.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50- Well done.- Lovely. Plus £18.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53And that is overall minus £45.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Which, the way things are going could be a winning score.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- Now, Michelle, Dave. Been talking to the other halves?- Nope.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11You mean to say they didn't give you any indication at all?
0:37:11 > 0:37:12No. Poker-faced.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16You've been married you guys between you for how many years?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- Nearly 15.- 15 years.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- And Jeremy didn't even let on?- No.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25He only said to me that we were going down, apparently.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28And Liz? How long have you been married?
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- Three years? About three years. - Don't look at her!
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- You're married to Liz! - I'm in so much trouble now.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Really? Are you in so much trouble?
0:37:37 > 0:37:38I'm going to be.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- Anyway, first up is the eye testing kit. Here it comes.- Lot 140.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46If you want to give up the day job, an optician's eye-testing kit.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Two pairs of frames. Where am I for the set?
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Start me at 100.
0:37:51 > 0:37:5350 to start.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- Oh, dear.- 50, sir. Well done.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58£50 bid. At £50 I have. I'll take five.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59It's the only one we have for you today.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01At £50. Where are you at five?
0:38:01 > 0:38:04At £50. Maiden bid. He's stealing it.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08He's looking at you. You need your eyes testing.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10£50 is bid. Where's five?
0:38:10 > 0:38:14At £50. Surely worth more. Does nobody want this one at £50?
0:38:15 > 0:38:19This could be a body blow. At £50. That's minus £70.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Now the scooter helmets. Here we go.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23Oh, no.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Lot 141. Two 1950s scooter helmets
0:38:26 > 0:38:29and a pair of leather scooter gloves or gauntlets.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Lot 141.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Interest on the sheet here.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37I start at £18. £18 bid. There we go.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39£18 now. Where's 20?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41£20?! You paid 90!
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Oh, no!
0:38:43 > 0:38:4435. 38.
0:38:44 > 0:38:4640. Two.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- It's back with me at 42. Where's five?- Come on!
0:38:49 > 0:38:52At £42, there. Where are you at five?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54At £42. They will sell.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00£42 is not brilliant, is it?
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- I think that's minus 48. - I'm not getting the golden gavel, am I?
0:39:04 > 0:39:08You're not getting the golden gavel, definitely not. Now the barrel.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Lot 142. 19th-century stoneware barrel in the manner of Doulton.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15This is lovely. A bread board top to go with it. A lovely wooden top.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Where am I with this one? Start me at 30.
0:39:18 > 0:39:2020 to start, surely?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Come on. £20 on the barrel there.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27Ten I'll take.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Ten bid. Thank you. Ten I have.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Where's 12? £10 now. Where are you at 12?
0:39:33 > 0:39:35At £10 bid now. Where are you at 12?
0:39:36 > 0:39:38At £10, it's a maiden bid.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Any advance on £10?
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Nobody want that at 12? Surely worth more. Come on!
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Come on. This is so disappointing on the barrel at £10.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50£12, surely. One more bid?
0:39:51 > 0:39:54You're a stubborn lot today.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57I've bigged you up so much in front of Tim. I said you'd bid for anything.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00You're not bidding at all today. Come on. £10. Where's 12?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Surely worth more.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03Nobody want it?
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- What a disappointment. - £10 is minus £15.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Which is minus 133.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Are you going to go with the old cow, then, or what?
0:40:13 > 0:40:15I don't think there's any point in not going with it!
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- Absolutely.- In for a penny, in for a pound!
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- The only way is up.- There we go.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- We're going with the bonus buy? - Absolutely.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Very good. And now you've decided,
0:40:26 > 0:40:28I can tell you that her estimate is 30 to £50.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31£65 paid.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34This, I'm afraid, could continue the familiar pattern!
0:40:34 > 0:40:37But you never know. Bonus buy, here it comes.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Lot 146.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42The Victorian silver recumbent cow.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Beautiful detail. It's got a textured hide.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47A lovely piece. Sheffield 1854.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50I have interest on this one here
0:40:50 > 0:40:52starting at £18.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54£18. 20. Two. 25. 28.
0:40:54 > 0:40:5630. Two. 35. 38.
0:40:56 > 0:40:5842. 45. 48.
0:40:58 > 0:41:0050. Five. 60. I'm out.
0:41:00 > 0:41:0360 is in the room to my left. At 60.
0:41:03 > 0:41:0465. New bidder. 70.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09- Five. 80. Five.- Look at this, JP. - Better.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11At 85 now. Where's 90?
0:41:11 > 0:41:13- At 85 and selling.- No, no.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- 85.- OK.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17A profit of £20, JP.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- That has saved a certain amount of bacon.- Yes.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23It may have put you in a winning position. Who knows?
0:41:23 > 0:41:27£113 is the minus sign.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Minus 113.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Well done for that. That's good. Nice little profit.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Well done.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Don't say a word to your other halves
0:41:35 > 0:41:38until we meet up in just a moment or two.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50Well, I don't know about you mixed up teams of wives and husbands.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54But today has been an outright disaster all round.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Whatever your mixed skill base might be,
0:41:57 > 0:42:00you've managed to spread the disaster from one to the other.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02There's not a lot between you
0:42:02 > 0:42:04and nobody's going home with any money.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10I'm afraid the team that's trailing today, significantly,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12are the blues.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18The only profits generated today on either side of the teams
0:42:18 > 0:42:20were by the experts on their bonus buys.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22The only thing I've got to say is well done, Jonathan
0:42:22 > 0:42:26on your old cow finial, mate, which made a £20 profit.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28You are minus 113, blues,
0:42:28 > 0:42:30which is bad luck.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32The reds are minus 45
0:42:32 > 0:42:38- but your Noddy did make a profit of £16, Catherine. Well done for that.- Thank you very much.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43I just hope that divorce proceedings are not going to ensue as a result of this show!
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