0:00:05 > 0:00:11Hello. A familiar blue door next door to a Notting Hill bookshop?
0:00:11 > 0:00:14And Portobello Road's just down the road?
0:00:14 > 0:00:18I'd say, bin the books and let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Hang on. Is that you, Julia?
0:00:48 > 0:00:51If you go that way, you go to Paddington.
0:00:51 > 0:00:57If you go that way, you're in Holland Park. But right here,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00we're going to go bargain hunting in Portobello Road,
0:01:00 > 0:01:04London's busiest market, where we hope our teams
0:01:04 > 0:01:08are going to get their mitts on loads of antiques.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Coming up on today's show...
0:01:14 > 0:01:18The Reds find themselves a drip. No, not JP.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22That kind of drip. Oooh!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25While the Blues turn on the charm.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28How about ten? Ten and we'll love you forever.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Give me your best smile.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Is that 20 quid now?
0:01:35 > 0:01:38So, let's meet the team.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42Well, on the show today, we've got great mates.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45For the Reds, it is Kathryn and Olivia.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47And for the blues, it's Keith and Mark. Hello, everyone.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48ALL: Hello.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Hello. Now, Kathryn, I don't suppose there's a moment in your life
0:01:52 > 0:01:54when you can't remember being close to Oli, right?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57No. I've known her since we were four years old and so,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59yeah, we've been friends ever since.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01We like drinking tea, watching Bargain Hunt.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03So, yeah, we're pretty good friends.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04Have a good old time of it.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07You can't have been watching Bargain Hunt for 20 years,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09cos I've only been doing it for nearly 10.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- Well, obviously only since you've been doing it.- Yes, absolutely.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Otherwise, you watched Andy Pandy or the Flower Pot Men or
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- something like that before that, yes?- Yes.- Quite right, too.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Now, Kathryn, you're a bit of an entrepreneur.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Well, I don't know about that,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24but, yeah, I've got my own business online.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- Have you?- Yep.- What is the business, what do you do?
0:02:26 > 0:02:31I sell vintage clothing and I customise vintage clothing.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34And I also have my own range of clothing that I hand make.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Do you really?- Yeah.- And is there a name that one can search for?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41SHE WHINES
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- What is that noise?- I don't want to put a face to the brand
0:02:43 > 0:02:46or it might ruin it. They might think I'm really cool, but I'm not.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Then they'll see me on here and be like...
0:02:48 > 0:02:51It's a secret website somewhere near you.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53I want to keep the mystery. It's just made by a girl.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Just made by a girl.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- If that's enough. - It's not A girl, it is THE girl.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04Now, Olivia, is some of this entrepreneurial spin going to
0:03:04 > 0:03:06rub off on you when you finish?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07I hope so, yes.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- What are you reading? - It's graphic design.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15I'm hoping to apply for some jobs in advertising agencies,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17maybe as a creative director
0:03:17 > 0:03:19in the future. That would be my dream job.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21You've also got a taste for the extreme.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Well, I have done one quite extreme thing.- What's that?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28That is a skydive in New Zealand over the Abel Tasman Park,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30which was quite incredible.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Does that mean you have some thumping great Kiwi strapped
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- to your back?- Yeah. He was... He was pretty, uh...
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- He was pretty all right. - Was he?- Yeah.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Do you think all this creativity is going to help you kids
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- find a bargain today?- Definitely.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- Yeah. - We want to look for something unique,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48individual and buy something a bit different.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- And you're going to spend the whole lot, right?- We plan to, yeah.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Good for you. I like that kind of spirit.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Anyway, chaps, now, you have known each other
0:03:56 > 0:03:58since birth, practically, too.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- That's right.- How many years have you known Mark?- 23 years.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- Yeah. 23 years?- That's right.- That is nearly all your lifetime then.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08It is, yeah. Keith was about the same height when I met him.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Hasn't grown since.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Don't be rude about your friend like that.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Now, Mark, what do you do in your day job?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18I work as a marketing consultant for an advertising company.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- I say!- I might have a word...
0:04:20 > 0:04:23This is a bit of a linkage, isn't it?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26We only want the best, so I'm not sure.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29We'll have to see how she gets on first.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Are you trying to get on together here or not?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Now, that's interesting, isn't it?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36So, what actually do you do in your job?
0:04:36 > 0:04:39I go and see small, local companies, go and talk to them
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- about their advertising. - Stop giggling, Keith.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- He's your mate.- Not anymore.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Put a marketing package together for them and consult them
0:04:47 > 0:04:51on how best to advertise themselves in their local area.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- It says here, Keith, that you manage change.- That's right.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56So, I work for an online fashion retailer
0:04:56 > 0:04:57and I manage technical change,
0:04:57 > 0:05:01which is going to have an impact on our customer base.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04It says here that your hobbies are more kind of masculine related.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Yeah, I like to collect cars, so, like model cars,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11rare ones like a Jaguar E type,
0:05:11 > 0:05:15BMW, Mercedes, Porsche... Those kind of cars.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Is that because you want those cars yourself?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- I think one day, yeah.- But for the moment, you're going for the models.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- Exactly.- He's quite small, so he can...
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Will you stop rambling on about his size!
0:05:25 > 0:05:27It's not going to last, this relationship.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30I mean, they've known each other for 20 years,
0:05:30 > 0:05:32but I can see it all breaking up any minute.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Right, the money moment, £300 apiece.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Here is your £300 coming up. Happy with that, girls?
0:05:37 > 0:05:38Happy with that, boys?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41You know the rules, your experts awaits and off you go!
0:05:41 > 0:05:43And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I've always been keen on a bit of marketing myself.
0:05:46 > 0:05:52Fighting through the crowds on the world-famous Portobello Road,
0:05:52 > 0:05:54for the Reds, we have Jonathan Pratt,
0:05:54 > 0:05:56who never misses a thing.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Whilst for the Blues, Henry Meadows is looking for the money shot.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03So, ladies, here we are, Portobello Road, very exciting place.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Indeed, very exciting.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07What do you ladies want to buy today?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Well, we've had a little team talk, haven't we?
0:06:09 > 0:06:11And we're thinking of getting something quite,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13sort of, individual, unique.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15What sort of items will you be looking for today?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Anything unique that grabs our attention, I think.- All right.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Well, sort of silver and ceramics and things like that?
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Possibly some silver or some antique cars, model cars...
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Oh, model cars. Oh, right, yeah!
0:06:26 > 0:06:27There is so much choice at this place.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Let's just start having a look and see what we can find.- Let's go!
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Let's get our skates on. Come on, we've got an hour..
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Get shopping, teams.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- We are on the clock, though, yeah? - OK.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41Yes, the clock has started, Blues.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44We don't mess about on this programme, you know.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46What catches my eye are things like the silver scent bottles
0:06:46 > 0:06:48and cigarette cases.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49They have a certain weight in silver.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Things like amber beads are doing well. These are agates.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Little vesta cases, which are interesting shapes.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57This is, like, for matches, to put little matches in.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59We definitely want something different.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Let's wander on and look outside to get an idea what
0:07:01 > 0:07:02these guys have got in their stock
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- and then we'll come back and wander into one.- OK, perfect.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Good plan, JP. It's like Aladdin's cave here.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11But what are the Blues looking into?
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- What have you found out, Keith? - So, it's a mirror.- Yep.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19I don't think it is real silver, so it's on for £48.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23OK. It depends whether you like losing or not, I don't know.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26We definitely don't want to lose, so we'll call it a miss for now.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Fair enough.- Thanks for your opinion. What do you think, Mark?
0:07:29 > 0:07:33I think it could use more depth to it. Quite basic. But, yeah...
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- For now...- Leave it?- Yeah. - OK. Thanks.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Be careful, chaps, you know a broken mirror is seven years' bad luck.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45I mean, that at auction is worth 50, 70...
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Oh, my God!
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Oh, perhaps it's just JP that's bad luck.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55Let's hope that this is not an omen for a serial of disasters.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- Well, it is a cornflake bowl. - Right.- Big breakfast.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00That is a big breakfast, isn't it?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- What do you think to that?- It looks very decorative, isn't it?
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Is it Chinese or...?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Can you see those marks on the base, those raised marks?
0:08:08 > 0:08:10They're what's known as stilt marks.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14And whenever you see, sort of, erm, porcelain of this nature with
0:08:14 > 0:08:18stilt marks, generally speaking, it originated from Japan.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Right. - Let's have a look at these panels.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21Let's hold it very carefully.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- I do know a good restorer. - We haven't bought it yet.- No.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28But can you see these sort of panels around here?
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- This whole palette is known as the Arita palette.- OK.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36You know, because you've got all of these distinctive iron reds
0:08:36 > 0:08:38and cobalt blues and gilding
0:08:38 > 0:08:40and things like that. Probably made, sort of...
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I don't know, 1890, 1900s, that sort of period.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46And it was an export piece,
0:08:46 > 0:08:50you know, for the grand houses, basically.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Let's have a look at how much it is.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55150.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57So it's £150.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- Yeah.- What would that make, do you think?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01I would...
0:09:01 > 0:09:05If this was in my auction, I'd put this in at, sort of, 80 to 120.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- OK, so we could do with a better price.- Yeah.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09We have got to get it right...
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- From our point of view, we've got to get it down considerably.- OK.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- Do you fancy asking the stall holder?- Yeah, definitely, so...
0:09:15 > 0:09:18We see it is on for 150, we really like it.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22We would like to make you an offer of £75.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24What can you do there?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I'm going to be totally honest with you, normally I do 10%,
0:09:27 > 0:09:29which would be 15 quid.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32As it is yourselves, I'll do it for £110.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35If you could get it under 100, you'd be doing us a massive favour,
0:09:35 > 0:09:37we could get some money with it.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- It's huge, you don't want to take that home, do you?- No.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43£95 would be death on it.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- Should we take a bit of a gamble on that?- Well, it's up to you.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50I think it looks good. It's a decent size.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Based on that, I think we should go for it.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- Shake the man's hand. - Yeah, let's do it.- £95.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Well done, chaps, one down.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02I think you've got a taste for this bargain-hunting malarkey.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04But what about the Reds?
0:10:04 > 0:10:08That's...that's... that's 18th-century Chinese,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11late 18th-century Chinese. Little sauce tureen and cover.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Um...
0:10:14 > 0:10:17You know, that's... You know, a useful thing, a decorative thing.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19It's late 18th century.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- Can I just ask you a very quick question?- Yeah.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- This little tureen cover, how much? - That's £50.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- £50... - But, as you know, it's 18th century.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Late 18th-century Chinese, yeah.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- I do like it.- It's in good condition. - It is in good condition.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Well, we're going to an auction house that has
0:10:34 > 0:10:36a bit of Chinese there.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39London is a good market for it, the Chinese are very hot.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Um... I say the Chinese are very hot, it sounds like some sort of comment
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- about the Chinese. The market is very good at the moment.- Yeah.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Always with these lug sort of handles, modelled
0:10:48 > 0:10:49as sort of little beasties...
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Variant on a willow-type pattern. I mean, I think that's...
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Oh, there's a whopping great chunk on it. That's not good condition.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58No.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01I like the little animal heads, despite the damage.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04There's a big chip on the side, though, down the side there.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08It was like that when I got it, I promise you.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I hadn't seen that.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- It blends in so well. - It does, absolutely.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15There's a few little chips on the rim.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Yeah, but those are just sort of...- I mean...
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Yeah, exactly. Would you take 25 for it?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- No.- It's got a chip. - I paid more than that.- Oh, OK.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26I'll take 40, but that would be it.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- £40, 40 quid...- I'm not sure about the damage.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32All right, let's move on then.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- We've got a little bit of security. - Yeah.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Always good to feel secure, JP.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40This is...a bit of a...
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- a big kid's toy, isn't it? - Yeah.- What's your take to this?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46A model Air France plane.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- Have you got one of those in your collection?- I don't, no.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- It looks like it has been through a few crashes.- Yeah.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Who was it made by?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Dinky toys. - There you go, Dinky toys.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- Date-wise, it suggests sort of 1950s.- Really?
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Maybe early '60s. Probably more '50s, looking at it.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06With items like this, condition is the key, isn't it?
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- And, as you say, this one looks as if it's...- Well played with.- Yeah.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11I'm not sure whether that is going to be for us.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- No, I don't think that's going to fly at the auction.- Now, I don't.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Oh, very droll, Henry.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Now, what are those Reds getting their teeth into?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23There's this lovely pink biscuit barrel. And on top,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25we've got the biscuit's label and a swing handle.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- It is silver-plate mounted. - I love that.- The key is...
0:12:28 > 0:12:32the key is whether or not the pottery body is still in one piece.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33- Yeah.- So, should we dive in?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- Definitely. - Do you mind if I just grab this?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- Yeah, I love that.- And look, the finial, actually,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40is a hand holding a cookie.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Isn't that cool?- That's really cool.
0:12:42 > 0:12:48Um... It's got, again, another plated mark for...
0:12:48 > 0:12:50I don't know, it might be James Dixon & Sons.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- And what sort of age is it? - Late 19th century.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Transfer decorated, so simply produced,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58but then with a nice metal mount.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- I quite like that, I think it is rather cool.- I really like it.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- I especially like the handle. - Yeah, me too.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04And really different as well.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Yeah, and people will use it. But it's also...
0:13:06 > 0:13:10I think the pink is kind of quite now, isn't it?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- Yeah.- It is not in bad condition at all, really.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14There's no chips or anything.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Ah, but there might be a few choccy chips in there, JP.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- OK. Do you want to ask the price? - Sure.- Sure.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- I'll give it to you for a second. - Excuse me, how much is this one?
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- 65.- OK. Would you take any lower?
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- What's your best, best price you could do?- It would be 55.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- So, yeah, 55 is the best price. - £55.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40I think at auction, you would say...
0:13:40 > 0:13:44a standard price for these - 40 to 60, so we're in the middle there.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45- Should we just go for it? - I really like it.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47If you put it down, it might disappear.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49I like it a lot, I think we should go for it.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50Let's just go for it.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Well done, Reds, but no time for tea and biscuits quite yet -
0:13:55 > 0:13:57two more bargains to find.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00So, while the teams keep on searching,
0:14:00 > 0:14:02here's a little excitement for you.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I think we all like the idea of a cheap thrill, don't we?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09But a cheap thrill in a brown bag?
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Well, stand by.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Isn't that cute?
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Well, I mean, it's seriously cute!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Sometimes called apprentice pieces -
0:14:20 > 0:14:25little pieces of furniture made by apprentice craftspeople.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28It's of serpentine outline, that's that wavy business
0:14:28 > 0:14:30going across the front,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32which makes it more difficult to make.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37And then it has got this oddball boxed section stuck on the top,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40which is really intriguing.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45A very simple, crude, even, bent wire hasp
0:14:45 > 0:14:47on the front opens up,
0:14:47 > 0:14:51enabling you to hinge open that interior,
0:14:51 > 0:14:55and that gives you a bit of a hint as to where this thing comes from.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59What we have got is sprays of flowers here, look,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02in dullish brown colours.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Once upon a time, overall it had a yellow varnish,
0:15:05 > 0:15:09which has spotted and rubbed and gone away.
0:15:09 > 0:15:15But overall, this slightly untidy painted effect is exactly
0:15:15 > 0:15:18what people want to buy these days.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21It comes, I reckon, from Scandinavia.
0:15:21 > 0:15:27It comes maybe from Norway, but much more likely from Sweden.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Which goes, all in all, to make this
0:15:29 > 0:15:32into an extremely interesting object.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36I paid the man across the road £420 for this little box.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Am I completely mad?
0:15:38 > 0:15:42Well, I am probably completely mad, but actually, I think,
0:15:42 > 0:15:44as a rare Swedish miniature chest,
0:15:44 > 0:15:48it's worth significantly more. How much more?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Well, I think in a suitable sale,
0:15:50 > 0:15:54it could bring perhaps as much as £1,000 to £1,500.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56But I shan't be selling it.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01But our teams do need to find things to sell.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04So we could go up here, if you don't find anything,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07go back and buy the tureen if it is still there...
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- Yeah. - ..with a bit of expert negotiating.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- And then maybe go inside.- Yeah, definitely, that sounds good.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Tactics?
0:16:15 > 0:16:20I think something small and that can generate, you know, a bit of profit.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- So, let's get another one under our belt now.- OK.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26We don't necessarily have to spend big,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28and that takes the pressure off us for our third and final item.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30OK. Let's get moving.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Good plan, Henry. Get on with it, boys.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Now, where are those Reds?
0:16:34 > 0:16:38I particularly like that little chap there.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39He's a gardener.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42He's a Staffordshire figure, but he is a bit more of a novelty for that.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44I think he is quite fun.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Although, the little girl has had a bit of a nightmare on her neck.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- Has that actually come totally apart? - Yeah, the head's been off it.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55So, better not lose your head, JP.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- I mean, I quite like that. - I think it is grotesque.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Do you think it's grotesque?
0:16:59 > 0:17:02But you like pink, she likes the grotesque.
0:17:02 > 0:17:08Juxtaposition at its best, JP. Who can argue with that?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10So, see anything here?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12That box, yeah.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- That's nice, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Could you tell us a bit about that box, please?
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Yeah, it is a lovely 19th-century Kashmirian trinket box,
0:17:20 > 0:17:21so it's silver.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- Can we have a look at it? - Of course you can.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Let's have a look.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- It's beautiful, isn't it? - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36It's a nice piece, isn't it?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38How much is it on for?
0:17:38 > 0:17:44- It is for £150.- OK. - Look inside, it is gilded as well.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46You see that sort of gilt decoration?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- It's in very fine condition. - Yes, it is.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52We really like it, but we have a budget
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- of 100 pounds, so... - My very best price on it is 110.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- 110.- That's my very best.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03I think that is higher than the rate we might get, so...quite risky.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08I tell you what, because it is a one-off, my last price is 100,
0:18:08 > 0:18:09and that's it.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14- 100.- That's doable.- That sounds great to me.- OK, shake his hand.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Cheers.- Thank you.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19That's how to do it, chaps.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Two in the bag, or should I say box.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Now, have those Reds made any decisions yet?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26We haven't got much time left.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- I think we should go back to the little tureen.- Yeah, I do.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Well, let's hope it is still there, girls.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36- It's still here, that's really good. - Let's just see what the guy says.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37How much do you want to pay for it?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- I think we should get about 35, what do you say?- Yeah.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45- Would you take 35?- It's awfully cheap. I mean, it's 300 years old.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48I don't know, what about the damage?
0:18:48 > 0:18:50It's got a little bit of damage.
0:18:50 > 0:18:5238.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53GIRLS: Ooooh...
0:18:53 > 0:18:57You sure we can't just twist your arm a little bit more?
0:18:57 > 0:18:5935 and call it a deal?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- I don't know about that. - 35?
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Oh, all right.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Thank you, that's great, thanks so much.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- Cheers.- One more thing and we've got 13 minutes left.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Oh, gosh, now that is quite tricky.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15It's not too tricky, but knowing this is a busy road, let's go.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17OK, yeah.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19As JP starts to feel the pressure,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Henry seems as cool as a cucumber.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25How about this stall?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27See anything you like?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29What have you got there then?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31It is a copper ashtray.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Well, it's copper, that's for sure.
0:19:34 > 0:19:40But I don't think this sort of fruit decoration around it
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- is very smoking. - I would use it as an ashtray.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47But it's got sort of a beaten... Can you see that across there?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- It has got a sort of a beaten finish, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54This is what they call hammered or sort of planishing,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58which was quite typical of the early 20th century,
0:19:58 > 0:20:01notably in the Arts and Crafts period.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Is it for fruit, is it?
0:20:02 > 0:20:08I think it is just a little decorative piece, but it is
0:20:08 > 0:20:12quite nice cos you've got this sort of embossed sort of decoration
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- around here.- Would it have much age do you think?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I think it is probably about 1900.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- Really?- I mean, it doesn't want to be a lot of money, really.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- No. We have had a couple big buys, so...- Yeah.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I mean, you know...
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- What sort of value...what sort of price?- Well, I had 20 on it.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31But for a special Bargain Hunt deal?
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- For special Bargain Hunt deal, £12.- How about ten?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Ten and we'll love you forever.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Give me your best smile.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Fantastic.- Is that 20 quid now?
0:20:41 > 0:20:4430. No, no, you can have it for ten.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- OK, I think that's... - Do like that for ten pounds?
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- We've had a couple big items, so... - No problem, should we go for it?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I think we should go for that. Brilliant.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55I'll shake your hand at ten pounds. Thank you very much.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56- Fantastic.- Brilliant.- Perfect.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57Shall we go get a cup of tea?
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- I think so. I think we've done well.- Excellent.- Let's go.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04That's how to do it - cool, calm and collected. Well done, Blues.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07But it is a different story for the Reds.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12We've got about a minute left.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- Let's get the gardener. - Run, run, run!
0:21:15 > 0:21:20Never mind the damaged goods, off with your heads, Reds!
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Could we...? How much is this one?
0:21:25 > 0:21:29I did say 40, but then I said to the other lady I could do 35.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- 35?- 35.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Don't look at me. Time is ticking away.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Yes, we'll take 35 for this as well.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- 35.- Yes. OK, thank you.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43Time, ladies and gentlemen, please!
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Let's see what the Red Team bought.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50They gave £55 for the pink Staffordshire biscuit barrel.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51Crumbs!
0:21:51 > 0:21:56Then they found this small, 18th-century Chinese tureen
0:21:56 > 0:22:00and cover, which cost them £35.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Finally, they dug out another £35 for this Staffordshire figure
0:22:04 > 0:22:05of a gardener.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Now, Kathryn, tell me, please, which is your favourite piece?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11I think it has to be the gardener.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- The ceramic gardener. - Do you agree with that, Olivia?
0:22:14 > 0:22:17I think Kathryn particularly had a soft spot for the gardener,
0:22:17 > 0:22:19but I quite like the tureen dish.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- So that is your favourite, your personal favourite?- Yeah.- OK.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24And is that going to bring the biggest profit?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I'm hoping so. It's got a few chips, got a few dents,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30but overall, I think it's a nice little cheeky piece.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Now, rumour has it you spent an absolute fortune, right?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- How much did you spend? - All of £125.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- What, on all three?- Yeah, yeah.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40We were going to go all out, but it didn't happen that way.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43All right, fine. So, who's got this lovely £175?
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- That would be in my pocket. - In your pocket?
0:22:45 > 0:22:48OK, fine, that's lovely. That is a load of cash, a good old wad.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- JP, what are you going to do? - Probably avoid buying ceramics.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Probably a good start.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Yeah, well, you know, we've already got all this femininity
0:22:55 > 0:22:58urging around, so are you going to go and buy something
0:22:58 > 0:22:59butch and male then?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- Arg! Yeah.- You are? OK. - I don't know.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05On that... on that rather aggressive note,
0:23:05 > 0:23:08we will check out what the Blue Team bought.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13They served up £95 on this Japanese porcelain charger.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17This 19th-century silver-coloured metal trinket box
0:23:17 > 0:23:19set them back £100.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23And finally, ten pounds was paid for the 20th-century
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Arts and Crafts-style copper dish.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29- You had a good time then? - Yeah, lots of fun.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Yeah. And you spent how much in total?
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- £205 in total, so a couple of big buys in there.- Lovely.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38£95 of left over lolly, who's got that?
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- I've got that.- Yep. Now, Mark, which is your favourite piece?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43I like the charger plate.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47I think it is a nice decorative piece, hopefully it should do well.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48OK. And you agree with that, Keith?
0:23:48 > 0:23:50No, my favourite item is the silver box.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Is that going to bring the biggest profit?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- We'll see. - Oh, he's enigmatic, isn't he?
0:23:55 > 0:23:58What is your prediction, Mark, for the biggest profit?
0:23:58 > 0:23:59I think, again, the charger plate.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01It's a nice piece, a good sort of piece and, yeah,
0:24:01 > 0:24:03we should get a nice profit.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- Nice bit of passion there. OK then, £95.- Thanks, Tim.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10I think we have looked at some pretty, you know,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13weird and wonderful things today. Let's continue the theme.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16I see. Is that a prediction as to what you're out there
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- shopping for, Henry?- You never know. - Very good luck with that, Henry.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Meanwhile, we're heading off to Hampstead, to Fenton House,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25which is just drop-dead gorgeous.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39This is Fenton House, in the borough of Hampstead.
0:24:39 > 0:24:45It is home to a large and eclectic collection of works of art,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48antiques and furniture.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57And, boy, they do have some treasures in the way of furniture
0:24:57 > 0:24:59in this house.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02This thing would ordinarily sit in the dining room,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05underneath the sideboard or side table.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10We've got something here that is of perfect sarcophagus form.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15The cabinet maker has perfectly pitched and ridged this roof.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20The coffered sides that just gently taper, the fact
0:25:20 > 0:25:25that it is then raised on solid, slightly hairy, carved claw feet.
0:25:25 > 0:25:31And they then sit on a plinth that is proportioned just perfectly.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35If I open up the top, it reveals its practical purpose.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39It is filled with dividers to take decanters,
0:25:39 > 0:25:43hence its position in the dining room.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46And to stop the servants having a go at the wines
0:25:46 > 0:25:49and spirits, there is even a lock on the front.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51It's a treasure.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56And, in a way, these two are also similar treasures.
0:25:56 > 0:26:03Very rare to find a pair of Irish peat buckets like these.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08What is fun about their construction is that the Irish craftsman
0:26:08 > 0:26:11has made this like a cooper barrel,
0:26:11 > 0:26:14with vertical staves that are contained
0:26:14 > 0:26:16by these brass bands.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19But instead of leaving them plain, like a barrel,
0:26:19 > 0:26:21he has cut them with these horizontal rings,
0:26:21 > 0:26:26which is a difficult job to do, but, by gosh, it does make them
0:26:26 > 0:26:28decorative, rare things.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33But if you want the very rarest and the very best
0:26:33 > 0:26:36of a variety of chair called
0:26:36 > 0:26:40a Windsor chair, then you go out in search of something like this.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44For a kick-off, the material is all yew.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48And all yew wood Windsor chairs are the very best.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52It has a dished elm seat. That dished elm seat
0:26:52 > 0:26:54is shaped out of the solid
0:26:54 > 0:26:59and then your bottom fits most perfectly into that shaped part.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02For a collector, it is extremely desirable
0:27:02 > 0:27:04because of the shape of the back.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06You see how this points up?
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Just like the lancet window in a Gothic church.
0:27:09 > 0:27:16Gothic form, all yew wood Windsor chairs are incredibly rare.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19And to top it all, it has got cabriole supports.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Most Windsor chairs have turned front feet.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25The very best ones have this curve on them that are then
0:27:25 > 0:27:29joined by what is called a crinoline stretcher,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31that curvy stretcher.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35In short, this chair ticks every single box
0:27:35 > 0:27:39that you ever need to tick when it comes to Windsor armchairs.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Isn't that fun?
0:27:42 > 0:27:43The big question today is, of course,
0:27:43 > 0:27:45for our teams over at the auction.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Just exactly how many boxes are they about to tick?
0:28:02 > 0:28:07David Porter is our auctioneer today at High Road Auctions Chiswick.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- Lovely to be here, David. - Thank you, Tim.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Now, for our Red Team, it seems that Jonathan Pratt rather took
0:28:13 > 0:28:16this shopping process over.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18The girls have completely trusted him
0:28:18 > 0:28:22with these objects. What about the pink biscuit barrel, do you like that?
0:28:22 > 0:28:23I think it's fun.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27It has got this great revival frieze round the side.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Lovely colour, good condition.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33And this hand that holds up the legend - biscuits.
0:28:33 > 0:28:34It tells you what it is for.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37There it is, form and function at its best.
0:28:37 > 0:28:43I have to say, I've seen Etruscan transfer printed wares before,
0:28:43 > 0:28:47but never ever, ever on a pink ground.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- It is quite outrageous, but fun. - What is your estimate?- 30 to 50.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53OK, £55 paid by JP.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Yes, and I think that's a conservative estimate.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- What, 30-50?- Yeah, I do. - A bit of a tempter.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01I mean, you auctioneers do cast the estimates down.
0:29:01 > 0:29:02Bring 'em in, bring 'em in.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- That's what I say.- On a good day, might it make £100?
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Yes, I can honestly say that.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11The next item has to be F-A-B in today's market - the blue
0:29:11 > 0:29:14and white Chinese little tureen.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Charming, and the Chinese market is doing so well at the moment.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21I love this shape, I love the hogs' heads
0:29:21 > 0:29:24either side on the terminal. It is a nice piece.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27It has got a bit of damage on it.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- I mean, it came from a very grand service, didn't it?- Absolutely.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32It would have been a massive service.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35It is the scale of these that I particularly like.
0:29:35 > 0:29:36How much do you think it is worth?
0:29:36 > 0:29:38I reckon we're about £60 to £100, somewhere there.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Gosh! Jonathan only paid 35. That is marvellous!
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Yes, let's hope we do well for him on that.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46Yeah. No, great.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48And lastly, the Staffordshire figure of the gardener,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51with his little Scottish-looking child.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Lovely colours, beautiful glaze, good condition.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- Mm-hm.- Um...there are lot of them about, let's be honest.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59But the Americans used to buy
0:29:59 > 0:30:02practically every flat-back figure that ever came out.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- Absolutely.- And they don't anymore. - No, they don't.- Very strange.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- So, the estimate is how much, David?- 30 to 50.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10OK, £35 paid by Jonathan Pratt.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Well, as he bought all three items for the girls,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16he's going to be completely responsible for what happens.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19And in case he himself has got it wrong,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21he is off now finding a bonus buy.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Let's go and have a look at it.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29Olivia, Kathryn, this is your bonus buy moment. You spent £125.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32You gave the great JP £175.
0:30:32 > 0:30:33What did you buy, Jonathan?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35I wanted to avoid ceramics,
0:30:35 > 0:30:37we'd been looking at quite a lot of ceramics.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40And I thought... As soon as I saw this, I thought, it's...
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Well, before I say anymore, here we go. There we go.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- Look at that.- Champagne bucket.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Nice campana shape, which is a bell shape.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49You know, if you want a wine cooler,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52if you want a champagne bucket, this is the shape to have.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53What do you think, ladies?
0:30:53 > 0:30:56It's like a trophy, like a football trophy.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58- Oh, it is quite weighty, isn't it? - Yeah. It is silver-plated.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59It is early 20th century,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02I wouldn't say much older than that, to be honest.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- It cost me £120.- How much? - £120.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Do you like it, Olivia?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Yeah, I do quite like it, actually.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12We were looking for something silver originally,
0:31:12 > 0:31:13so this has ticked that box.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17- Kathryn, do you like it? No? - Um... I don't...
0:31:17 > 0:31:19I do like it, I'm just not thrilled about £120.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22I would like to think it could squeeze a profit.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23You think it might make 150, then?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25It might make £150.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- Well, let's just feast on that thought, shall we?- Yeah.- Yes.
0:31:28 > 0:31:29Meanwhile, for the viewers at home,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Jonathan's champagne bucket.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- Right then, David.- That is a bit of fun, isn't it, Tim?
0:31:37 > 0:31:40I mean, this is good quality silver-plate.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43It is about 80 years of age.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Nice detailing on it, that is what you look for in a thing like this.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49It is a big piece. It has a presence.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52And I think it's worth between £50 to £80.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- OK. Jonathan Pratt paid 120.- Right.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Makes me feel slightly nervous, actually.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02But still, our girls have trusted him in every other respect,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I expect they'll go for it, and whatever profit they have made
0:32:05 > 0:32:07on the other three items will proceed to go south.
0:32:07 > 0:32:08Well, let's hope we do well.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11OK, that is it for the Reds, now for the Blues.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14The massive Japanese porcelain charger.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- How do these things sell these days? - They do really well at the moment.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20The Japanese - not as well as Chinese, but at the same time,
0:32:20 > 0:32:24it's got the condition, it's got the size, the colouring is lovely.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Made for export, obviously, in Japan.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- I think it will do quite well. - So, how much?
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- 80 to 120?- £95 paid.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37So, they should make a small profit out of that, good.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- I would hope so, yeah. - What about the white metal box?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Well, I like this. This is Kashmir.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45The quality of the chasing is superb on this.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48It is very tight, almost Persian in its detail.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Lovely box. Nice hinge on it.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54You can judge a good box maker by the quality of the hinge.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56But it's the quality of the chasing that gets me on that piece.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00- Mm, good. How much? - Between £60 and £100.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02OK, £100 the team paid.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- I must say, I can see that making a bit more.- I can.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07It may be just low-grade silver,
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- but I bet you it is silver. - Very much so.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12OK, and the Arts and Crafts copper dish.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Well, I like Arts and Crafts, Tim.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17This is a sweet piece, spot hammered from the flat,
0:33:17 > 0:33:19so it's a tiny little hammer
0:33:19 > 0:33:22that has worked this up into a lovely, circular plate
0:33:22 > 0:33:27and decorated the border with very finely detailed flowers and fruits.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Um, it's just a nice, honest bit of English Arts and Crafts.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33And incredibly cheap to buy at only £10.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35£20 to £30.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Well, that is an ace way of doubling your cash.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41If they need it, they can have the bonus buy.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Let's go and have a look at that.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47Now, Mark, Keith, this is a lovely moment, the leftover lolly moment.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49You spent a fantastic £205.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52You gave Henry Meadows £95.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53Henry Meadows, what did you spend it on?
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Well, I was trying to find something weird and wonderful.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59I don't think it's weird, but I think it's wonderful.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01What do you think to this?
0:34:01 > 0:34:05- Very nice.- Not bad. Stunned into silence.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09It's Dutch, late 19th century, silver-coloured metal
0:34:09 > 0:34:12we'd have to call it, cos obviously it is continental.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15But it is really finely embossed with almost
0:34:15 > 0:34:19sort of courting couple on there. How much do you think I paid?
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- £50.- £90.- £90, right.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26- So we have got a silver item, haven't we?- Yeah, similar to it.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29So, if we do really well on that,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31hopefully we will do well on this.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34And if we don't do well, we might not do well.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37That is very logical, Henry, thank you very much for that.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40How much profit do you think it's going to make?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- I don't think it is going to make a huge profit.- Great.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Why did you buy it, then?
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Yet another reason to go for that one, then, Henry.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50See how you get on after the first three.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52You'll get your chance to take it if you want to.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53But right now, for the audience at home,
0:34:53 > 0:34:58let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Henry's box.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Well, that's very interesting. - Lovely, Tim. Absolutely lovely.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- Got some weight to it.- Yes.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Typical of the late 19th century, made in Holland,
0:35:06 > 0:35:08finely detailed, good hinges again.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12And if you open it up to reveal the decoration on the inside.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Very unusual because, obviously,
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- you put things in and you're not going to see it anyway.- No, quite.
0:35:16 > 0:35:21- What's it worth?- £60 to £100.- OK, £90 paid by Henry, who reckons it.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24And after all, I think it should turn a small profit.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- We live in hope, don't we? - Absolutely right.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- I think we will do well on that. - Well, we will find out
0:35:29 > 0:35:31in just a moment. Thank you, David.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37Bid is with you, sir. £60 against you on the Internet.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- Olivia, Kathryn, excited? - GIRLS: Yes.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Here we go, look, the Staffordshire pottery biscuit barrel.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47It's a fine piece with a classical frieze on pink ground.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Thank you, I've got 20 front of house.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52It's got a long way to go.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Right in front of me. Am I selling this lovely piece for £20?
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Here's the bid, £20.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00I don't believe this!
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Last chance in the gallery.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Bid's here, right in front of the rostrum at £20.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Selling for £20.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08£20!
0:36:08 > 0:36:12£20, girls, that's a disaster. Minus 35.
0:36:12 > 0:36:13- How much?- Minus 35.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- Oh, no! We've got lots to do now. - Look out, here comes the Chinese.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21Lot number 91 is the Chinese blue and white tureen dish and cover.
0:36:21 > 0:36:2215 here.
0:36:22 > 0:36:2420.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2625. 30.
0:36:26 > 0:36:3035. 40 even. 45 on the net.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- They're back in the game. - I can't believe this.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34Selling to the internet, £45.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Well, that's as cheap as the proverbial fried potato, that is.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Plus £10, very good.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42So, you're minus 25 at the moment.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Now, what about the Staffordshire figure?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Lot number 92.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49A 20th-century Staffordshire figure of a gardener and his daughter.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Internet bid at ten.
0:36:51 > 0:36:5315. With you at 15, sir.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Could be the bargain of the day.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Can't bear it, the suspense is doing something to my knees.
0:36:59 > 0:37:0220, new bidder. £20. Do you want to go five?
0:37:02 > 0:37:0625. Surely worth 30. £30.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Second row back at 30. Selling to you, £30.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11Going the wrong way.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15£30 is minus £5, which means overall you are minus £30.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Girls, I'm sorry about this.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20I got into an excited state a little early.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22In fact, I think I peaked earlier here.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24What are we going to do about this bonus buy?
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Are you going to go with the campana-shaped wine cooler?
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- No, I think we'll stick. - Yeah, I'm happy to stick.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- Are you happy to stick?- Yeah.- OK.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Well, all advice so far has not been terribly hot on your objects,
0:37:36 > 0:37:37I have to say,
0:37:37 > 0:37:40so on the basis that you stick and at least you're ring-fencing
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- where you are, that's what you're doing, right?- Yeah.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44- Are you quite sure?- Yes.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46You're going to do nothing? Right, the decision is made,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49we're going to sell it anyway. And here it comes.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Twin-handled ice bucket. Nice piece this.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Fine quality, 96 is the lot number.
0:37:55 > 0:37:5815 against you. 20. 25.
0:37:58 > 0:38:0130. £30 right in the middle.
0:38:01 > 0:38:0335 at the back. 40 if you want.
0:38:03 > 0:38:0440 I've got.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06I have £40.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Bid is there 40. New bid of 45 on the internet.
0:38:09 > 0:38:1050 now.
0:38:10 > 0:38:1355. Are we going higher?
0:38:13 > 0:38:14We should be.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16I quite agree!
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Selling to the internet at 55.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2160 is bid in the room. It's a new bidder.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- I'm selling it in the room at 60. - I don't believe this.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Last chance on the net. Your bid.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27£60 and selling. Sold.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- £60 is minus 60. - I'm glad we didn't take it.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32You girls did exactly the cool thing.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Aren't they cool? Yes, they are.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38You resisted all temptations to go with Jonathan's silvery pot.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41And you dug in there, and that is marvellous.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Anyway, you are minus £30. Don't say a word to the Blues
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- because minus £30 could be a winning score.- Thanks. Yep.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Now, Mark, Keith, this is exciting. You know how the Red Team got on?
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- I have no clue. - Good, we don't want you to know.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Here comes your item, this charger.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Large turn-of-the-last-century Japanese Imari porcelain charger.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Shall we start the bidding at £10, ladies and gentlemen?
0:39:08 > 0:39:09- 10?- £10?
0:39:09 > 0:39:1215 is bid, then. 20 on the internet.
0:39:12 > 0:39:1425.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1630. 35.
0:39:16 > 0:39:1840. 45.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- Go on.- Trouble.- Come on, it's worth more than that, surely.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Don't stop now, £55. Still your bid, sir.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Selling for £55. Sold.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32Can't bear it. £55 is minus £40.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Oh, dear...
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Look out, this is going to save your bacon.
0:39:36 > 0:39:3919th century, Kashmiri, beautiful box and cover.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41We have got £45 for a fine box.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44We have now got 50. 55. 60.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46It's going up.
0:39:46 > 0:39:5075. At £75. Any more?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Selling for £75.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54£75 is minus £25,
0:39:54 > 0:39:56might as well give it away.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58That is minus 65.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03Lot number 112 is a 20th-century Arts and Crafts hand-hammered piece.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06I've got £12 on this.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Am I selling for a maiden bid of 12?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10It's a commission bid of £12.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Ah, 15.
0:40:12 > 0:40:1318 is the next bid.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Creeping up slowly.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18£20. With the internet. Do you want to go 25?
0:40:18 > 0:40:19- Come on!- What did we pay?
0:40:19 > 0:40:21£20, then. Here it is on the net,
0:40:21 > 0:40:24and selling to the internet at £20.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Plus £10, which reduces your losses to minus 55.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32So, what are you going to do about the white metal box?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- We're going to go for it. - You're going to go for it?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- Yeah, we'll go for it. - Against all predictions, then,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40you've gone with the bonus buy, lovely. And here it comes.
0:40:40 > 0:40:4319th-century Dutch box. This is a pretty piece.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Let's start the bidding here at 50.
0:40:45 > 0:40:4755 with you, sir.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Here we go, we've got a phone bidder, we're off and running.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Do want to go five? 65 on the telephone.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56£65, bid's on the telephone at 65.
0:40:56 > 0:40:5870, new bidder.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00At 75 on the telephone.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- 80, I've got.- Come on.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04We'll give you the difference.
0:41:04 > 0:41:0685, I have. One more.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07Are you sure? 85.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Still on the phone. At £85.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10Come on!
0:41:10 > 0:41:13I have a bit of £85 for a nice little silver box.
0:41:13 > 0:41:1490, he's back.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17£90, you've wiped your face, thank God for that.
0:41:17 > 0:41:2095. 95 is bid on the telephone.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Your bid, sir. 95 and selling. Sold.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- That's £5. - Made a bit of money there,
0:41:25 > 0:41:30- well done.- Absolutely justified. - That was hard work there, wasn't it?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Overall, it makes it minus £50.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Now listen, guys, minus £50 could be a winning score.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Seriously, I'm not joking with you, it could be a winning score today.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40What you've seen happen here
0:41:40 > 0:41:43could easily have happened to the opposition.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44So, take strength from that,
0:41:44 > 0:41:47take courage, hold yourself in readiness
0:41:47 > 0:41:50and all will be revealed in a moment, all right?
0:41:54 > 0:41:58OK, teams, any idea how each other have done?
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- No.- No?- No.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Well, it's no secret that you have all done appallingly badly.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Universally, you haven't done just brilliantly.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09But the precise nature of the score, as to who is ahead
0:42:09 > 0:42:12and behind is unknown at this moment. Right?
0:42:12 > 0:42:15And the runners-up today, I regret to tell you, are the Blues.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17THEY GROAN
0:42:17 > 0:42:22Yes. Minus £50 is the total number.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26And I'm not going to pick over each of these minus scores.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27What's the point?
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Suffice to say that our Henry came forward with
0:42:30 > 0:42:31a splendid £5 profit.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34There is nothing the matter with that. But seriously,
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- I hope you had a nice time.- Yes.- We have loved having you on the show.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39But the victors today are the girls.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- Yes!- You are pleased about that, aren't you?- Yeah, we are.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Look at all the smiley, smiley!
0:42:43 > 0:42:45You managed to win by only losing £30.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46- Yes!- Yes!
0:42:46 > 0:42:50Anyway, £10 profit, which is nice, on the tureen,
0:42:50 > 0:42:52but apart from that, not much cop.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54You didn't go with the bonus buy, which was a very wise move,
0:42:54 > 0:42:56so overall, minus 30 is the winning score.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58- Yes!- You had a good time? - Yes, brilliant.
0:42:58 > 0:42:59We loved having you on the show.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:43:02 > 0:43:04ALL: Yes!
0:43:05 > 0:43:07I know you are sitting there thinking,
0:43:07 > 0:43:09"I could have done better than that."
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Well, what's stopping you?
0:43:11 > 0:43:15If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18It'll be splendid to see you!
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