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Hello. A familiar blue door next door to a Notting Hill bookshop?

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And Portobello Road's just down the road?

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I'd say, bin the books and let's go bargain hunting!

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Hang on. Is that you, Julia?

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If you go that way, you go to Paddington.

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If you go that way, you're in Holland Park. But right here,

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we're going to go bargain hunting in Portobello Road,

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London's busiest market, where we hope our teams

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are going to get their mitts on loads of antiques.

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Coming up on today's show...

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The Reds find themselves a drip. No, not JP.

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That kind of drip. Oooh!

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While the Blues turn on the charm.

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How about ten? Ten and we'll love you forever.

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Give me your best smile.

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Is that 20 quid now?

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So, let's meet the team.

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Well, on the show today, we've got great mates.

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For the Reds, it is Kathryn and Olivia.

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And for the blues, it's Keith and Mark. Hello, everyone.

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ALL: Hello.

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Hello. Now, Kathryn, I don't suppose there's a moment in your life

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when you can't remember being close to Oli, right?

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No. I've known her since we were four years old and so,

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yeah, we've been friends ever since.

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We like drinking tea, watching Bargain Hunt.

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So, yeah, we're pretty good friends.

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Have a good old time of it.

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You can't have been watching Bargain Hunt for 20 years,

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cos I've only been doing it for nearly 10.

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-Well, obviously only since you've been doing it.

-Yes, absolutely.

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Otherwise, you watched Andy Pandy or the Flower Pot Men or

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-something like that before that, yes?

-Yes.

-Quite right, too.

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Now, Kathryn, you're a bit of an entrepreneur.

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Well, I don't know about that,

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but, yeah, I've got my own business online.

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-Have you?

-Yep.

-What is the business, what do you do?

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I sell vintage clothing and I customise vintage clothing.

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And I also have my own range of clothing that I hand make.

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-Do you really?

-Yeah.

-And is there a name that one can search for?

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SHE WHINES

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-What is that noise?

-I don't want to put a face to the brand

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or it might ruin it. They might think I'm really cool, but I'm not.

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Then they'll see me on here and be like...

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It's a secret website somewhere near you.

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I want to keep the mystery. It's just made by a girl.

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Just made by a girl.

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-If that's enough.

-It's not A girl, it is THE girl.

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Now, Olivia, is some of this entrepreneurial spin going to

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rub off on you when you finish?

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I hope so, yes.

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-What are you reading?

-It's graphic design.

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I'm hoping to apply for some jobs in advertising agencies,

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maybe as a creative director

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in the future. That would be my dream job.

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You've also got a taste for the extreme.

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-Well, I have done one quite extreme thing.

-What's that?

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That is a skydive in New Zealand over the Abel Tasman Park,

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which was quite incredible.

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Does that mean you have some thumping great Kiwi strapped

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-to your back?

-Yeah. He was... He was pretty, uh...

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-He was pretty all right.

-Was he?

-Yeah.

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Do you think all this creativity is going to help you kids

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-find a bargain today?

-Definitely.

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-Yeah.

-We want to look for something unique,

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individual and buy something a bit different.

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-And you're going to spend the whole lot, right?

-We plan to, yeah.

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Good for you. I like that kind of spirit.

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Anyway, chaps, now, you have known each other

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since birth, practically, too.

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-That's right.

-How many years have you known Mark?

-23 years.

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-Yeah. 23 years?

-That's right.

-That is nearly all your lifetime then.

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It is, yeah. Keith was about the same height when I met him.

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Hasn't grown since.

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Don't be rude about your friend like that.

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Now, Mark, what do you do in your day job?

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I work as a marketing consultant for an advertising company.

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-I say!

-I might have a word...

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This is a bit of a linkage, isn't it?

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We only want the best, so I'm not sure.

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We'll have to see how she gets on first.

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Are you trying to get on together here or not?

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Now, that's interesting, isn't it?

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So, what actually do you do in your job?

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I go and see small, local companies, go and talk to them

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-about their advertising.

-Stop giggling, Keith.

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-He's your mate.

-Not anymore.

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Put a marketing package together for them and consult them

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on how best to advertise themselves in their local area.

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-It says here, Keith, that you manage change.

-That's right.

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So, I work for an online fashion retailer

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and I manage technical change,

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which is going to have an impact on our customer base.

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It says here that your hobbies are more kind of masculine related.

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Yeah, I like to collect cars, so, like model cars,

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rare ones like a Jaguar E type,

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BMW, Mercedes, Porsche... Those kind of cars.

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Is that because you want those cars yourself?

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-I think one day, yeah.

-But for the moment, you're going for the models.

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-Exactly.

-He's quite small, so he can...

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Will you stop rambling on about his size!

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It's not going to last, this relationship.

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I mean, they've known each other for 20 years,

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but I can see it all breaking up any minute.

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Right, the money moment, £300 apiece.

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Here is your £300 coming up. Happy with that, girls?

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Happy with that, boys?

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You know the rules, your experts awaits and off you go!

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And very, very, very good luck.

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I've always been keen on a bit of marketing myself.

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Fighting through the crowds on the world-famous Portobello Road,

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for the Reds, we have Jonathan Pratt,

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who never misses a thing.

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Whilst for the Blues, Henry Meadows is looking for the money shot.

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So, ladies, here we are, Portobello Road, very exciting place.

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Indeed, very exciting.

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What do you ladies want to buy today?

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Well, we've had a little team talk, haven't we?

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And we're thinking of getting something quite,

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sort of, individual, unique.

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What sort of items will you be looking for today?

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-Anything unique that grabs our attention, I think.

-All right.

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Well, sort of silver and ceramics and things like that?

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Possibly some silver or some antique cars, model cars...

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Oh, model cars. Oh, right, yeah!

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There is so much choice at this place.

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-Let's just start having a look and see what we can find.

-Let's go!

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Let's get our skates on. Come on, we've got an hour..

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Get shopping, teams.

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-We are on the clock, though, yeah?

-OK.

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Yes, the clock has started, Blues.

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We don't mess about on this programme, you know.

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What catches my eye are things like the silver scent bottles

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and cigarette cases.

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They have a certain weight in silver.

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Things like amber beads are doing well. These are agates.

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Little vesta cases, which are interesting shapes.

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This is, like, for matches, to put little matches in.

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We definitely want something different.

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Let's wander on and look outside to get an idea what

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these guys have got in their stock

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-and then we'll come back and wander into one.

-OK, perfect.

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Good plan, JP. It's like Aladdin's cave here.

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But what are the Blues looking into?

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-What have you found out, Keith?

-So, it's a mirror.

-Yep.

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I don't think it is real silver, so it's on for £48.

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OK. It depends whether you like losing or not, I don't know.

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We definitely don't want to lose, so we'll call it a miss for now.

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-Fair enough.

-Thanks for your opinion. What do you think, Mark?

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I think it could use more depth to it. Quite basic. But, yeah...

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-For now...

-Leave it?

-Yeah.

-OK. Thanks.

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Be careful, chaps, you know a broken mirror is seven years' bad luck.

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I mean, that at auction is worth 50, 70...

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Oh, my God!

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Oh, perhaps it's just JP that's bad luck.

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Let's hope that this is not an omen for a serial of disasters.

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-Well, it is a cornflake bowl.

-Right.

-Big breakfast.

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That is a big breakfast, isn't it?

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-What do you think to that?

-It looks very decorative, isn't it?

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Is it Chinese or...?

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Can you see those marks on the base, those raised marks?

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They're what's known as stilt marks.

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And whenever you see, sort of, erm, porcelain of this nature with

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stilt marks, generally speaking, it originated from Japan.

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-Right.

-Let's have a look at these panels.

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Let's hold it very carefully.

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-I do know a good restorer.

-We haven't bought it yet.

-No.

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But can you see these sort of panels around here?

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-This whole palette is known as the Arita palette.

-OK.

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You know, because you've got all of these distinctive iron reds

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and cobalt blues and gilding

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and things like that. Probably made, sort of...

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I don't know, 1890, 1900s, that sort of period.

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And it was an export piece,

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you know, for the grand houses, basically.

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Let's have a look at how much it is.

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150.

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So it's £150.

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-Yeah.

-What would that make, do you think?

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I would...

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If this was in my auction, I'd put this in at, sort of, 80 to 120.

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-OK, so we could do with a better price.

-Yeah.

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We have got to get it right...

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-From our point of view, we've got to get it down considerably.

-OK.

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-Do you fancy asking the stall holder?

-Yeah, definitely, so...

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We see it is on for 150, we really like it.

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We would like to make you an offer of £75.

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What can you do there?

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I'm going to be totally honest with you, normally I do 10%,

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which would be 15 quid.

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As it is yourselves, I'll do it for £110.

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If you could get it under 100, you'd be doing us a massive favour,

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we could get some money with it.

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-It's huge, you don't want to take that home, do you?

-No.

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£95 would be death on it.

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-Should we take a bit of a gamble on that?

-Well, it's up to you.

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I think it looks good. It's a decent size.

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Based on that, I think we should go for it.

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-Shake the man's hand.

-Yeah, let's do it.

-£95.

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Well done, chaps, one down.

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I think you've got a taste for this bargain-hunting malarkey.

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But what about the Reds?

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That's...that's... that's 18th-century Chinese,

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late 18th-century Chinese. Little sauce tureen and cover.

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Um...

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You know, that's... You know, a useful thing, a decorative thing.

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It's late 18th century.

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-Can I just ask you a very quick question?

-Yeah.

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-This little tureen cover, how much?

-That's £50.

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-£50...

-But, as you know, it's 18th century.

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Late 18th-century Chinese, yeah.

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-I do like it.

-It's in good condition.

-It is in good condition.

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Well, we're going to an auction house that has

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a bit of Chinese there.

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London is a good market for it, the Chinese are very hot.

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Um... I say the Chinese are very hot, it sounds like some sort of comment

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-about the Chinese. The market is very good at the moment.

-Yeah.

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Always with these lug sort of handles, modelled

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as sort of little beasties...

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Variant on a willow-type pattern. I mean, I think that's...

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Oh, there's a whopping great chunk on it. That's not good condition.

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No.

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I like the little animal heads, despite the damage.

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There's a big chip on the side, though, down the side there.

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It was like that when I got it, I promise you.

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I hadn't seen that.

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-It blends in so well.

-It does, absolutely.

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There's a few little chips on the rim.

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-Yeah, but those are just sort of...

-I mean...

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Yeah, exactly. Would you take 25 for it?

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-No.

-It's got a chip.

-I paid more than that.

-Oh, OK.

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I'll take 40, but that would be it.

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-£40, 40 quid...

-I'm not sure about the damage.

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All right, let's move on then.

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-We've got a little bit of security.

-Yeah.

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Always good to feel secure, JP.

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This is...a bit of a...

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-a big kid's toy, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-What's your take to this?

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A model Air France plane.

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-Have you got one of those in your collection?

-I don't, no.

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-It looks like it has been through a few crashes.

-Yeah.

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Who was it made by?

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-Dinky toys.

-There you go, Dinky toys.

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-Date-wise, it suggests sort of 1950s.

-Really?

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Maybe early '60s. Probably more '50s, looking at it.

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With items like this, condition is the key, isn't it?

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-And, as you say, this one looks as if it's...

-Well played with.

-Yeah.

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I'm not sure whether that is going to be for us.

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-No, I don't think that's going to fly at the auction.

-Now, I don't.

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Oh, very droll, Henry.

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Now, what are those Reds getting their teeth into?

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There's this lovely pink biscuit barrel. And on top,

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we've got the biscuit's label and a swing handle.

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-It is silver-plate mounted.

-I love that.

-The key is...

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the key is whether or not the pottery body is still in one piece.

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-Yeah.

-So, should we dive in?

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-Definitely.

-Do you mind if I just grab this?

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-Yeah, I love that.

-And look, the finial, actually,

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is a hand holding a cookie.

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-Isn't that cool?

-That's really cool.

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Um... It's got, again, another plated mark for...

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I don't know, it might be James Dixon & Sons.

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-And what sort of age is it?

-Late 19th century.

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Transfer decorated, so simply produced,

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but then with a nice metal mount.

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-I quite like that, I think it is rather cool.

-I really like it.

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-I especially like the handle.

-Yeah, me too.

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And really different as well.

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Yeah, and people will use it. But it's also...

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I think the pink is kind of quite now, isn't it?

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-Yeah.

-It is not in bad condition at all, really.

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There's no chips or anything.

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Ah, but there might be a few choccy chips in there, JP.

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-OK. Do you want to ask the price?

-Sure.

-Sure.

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-I'll give it to you for a second.

-Excuse me, how much is this one?

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-65.

-OK. Would you take any lower?

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-What's your best, best price you could do?

-It would be 55.

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-So, yeah, 55 is the best price.

-£55.

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I think at auction, you would say...

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a standard price for these - 40 to 60, so we're in the middle there.

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-Should we just go for it?

-I really like it.

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If you put it down, it might disappear.

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I like it a lot, I think we should go for it.

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Let's just go for it.

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Well done, Reds, but no time for tea and biscuits quite yet -

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two more bargains to find.

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So, while the teams keep on searching,

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here's a little excitement for you.

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I think we all like the idea of a cheap thrill, don't we?

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But a cheap thrill in a brown bag?

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Well, stand by.

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Isn't that cute?

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Well, I mean, it's seriously cute!

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Sometimes called apprentice pieces -

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little pieces of furniture made by apprentice craftspeople.

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It's of serpentine outline, that's that wavy business

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going across the front,

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which makes it more difficult to make.

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And then it has got this oddball boxed section stuck on the top,

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which is really intriguing.

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A very simple, crude, even, bent wire hasp

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on the front opens up,

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enabling you to hinge open that interior,

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and that gives you a bit of a hint as to where this thing comes from.

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What we have got is sprays of flowers here, look,

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in dullish brown colours.

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Once upon a time, overall it had a yellow varnish,

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which has spotted and rubbed and gone away.

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But overall, this slightly untidy painted effect is exactly

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what people want to buy these days.

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It comes, I reckon, from Scandinavia.

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It comes maybe from Norway, but much more likely from Sweden.

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Which goes, all in all, to make this

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into an extremely interesting object.

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I paid the man across the road £420 for this little box.

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Am I completely mad?

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Well, I am probably completely mad, but actually, I think,

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as a rare Swedish miniature chest,

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it's worth significantly more. How much more?

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Well, I think in a suitable sale,

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it could bring perhaps as much as £1,000 to £1,500.

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But I shan't be selling it.

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But our teams do need to find things to sell.

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So we could go up here, if you don't find anything,

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go back and buy the tureen if it is still there...

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-Yeah.

-..with a bit of expert negotiating.

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-And then maybe go inside.

-Yeah, definitely, that sounds good.

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Tactics?

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I think something small and that can generate, you know, a bit of profit.

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-So, let's get another one under our belt now.

-OK.

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We don't necessarily have to spend big,

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and that takes the pressure off us for our third and final item.

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OK. Let's get moving.

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Good plan, Henry. Get on with it, boys.

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Now, where are those Reds?

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I particularly like that little chap there.

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He's a gardener.

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He's a Staffordshire figure, but he is a bit more of a novelty for that.

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I think he is quite fun.

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Although, the little girl has had a bit of a nightmare on her neck.

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-Has that actually come totally apart?

-Yeah, the head's been off it.

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So, better not lose your head, JP.

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-I mean, I quite like that.

-I think it is grotesque.

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Do you think it's grotesque?

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But you like pink, she likes the grotesque.

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Juxtaposition at its best, JP. Who can argue with that?

0:17:020:17:08

So, see anything here?

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That box, yeah.

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-That's nice, isn't it?

-Yeah.

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Could you tell us a bit about that box, please?

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Yeah, it is a lovely 19th-century Kashmirian trinket box,

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so it's silver.

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-Can we have a look at it?

-Of course you can.

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Let's have a look.

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-It's beautiful, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

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It's a nice piece, isn't it?

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How much is it on for?

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-It is for £150.

-OK.

-Look inside, it is gilded as well.

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You see that sort of gilt decoration?

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-It's in very fine condition.

-Yes, it is.

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We really like it, but we have a budget

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-of 100 pounds, so...

-My very best price on it is 110.

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-110.

-That's my very best.

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I think that is higher than the rate we might get, so...quite risky.

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I tell you what, because it is a one-off, my last price is 100,

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and that's it.

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-100.

-That's doable.

-That sounds great to me.

-OK, shake his hand.

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-Cheers.

-Thank you.

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That's how to do it, chaps.

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Two in the bag, or should I say box.

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Now, have those Reds made any decisions yet?

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We haven't got much time left.

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-I think we should go back to the little tureen.

-Yeah, I do.

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Well, let's hope it is still there, girls.

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-It's still here, that's really good.

-Let's just see what the guy says.

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How much do you want to pay for it?

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-I think we should get about 35, what do you say?

-Yeah.

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-Would you take 35?

-It's awfully cheap. I mean, it's 300 years old.

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I don't know, what about the damage?

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It's got a little bit of damage.

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38.

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GIRLS: Ooooh...

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You sure we can't just twist your arm a little bit more?

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35 and call it a deal?

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-I don't know about that.

-35?

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Oh, all right.

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Thank you, that's great, thanks so much.

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-Cheers.

-One more thing and we've got 13 minutes left.

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Oh, gosh, now that is quite tricky.

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It's not too tricky, but knowing this is a busy road, let's go.

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OK, yeah.

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As JP starts to feel the pressure,

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Henry seems as cool as a cucumber.

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How about this stall?

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See anything you like?

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What have you got there then?

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It is a copper ashtray.

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Well, it's copper, that's for sure.

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But I don't think this sort of fruit decoration around it

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-is very smoking.

-I would use it as an ashtray.

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But it's got sort of a beaten... Can you see that across there?

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-It has got a sort of a beaten finish, hasn't it?

-Yeah.

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This is what they call hammered or sort of planishing,

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which was quite typical of the early 20th century,

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notably in the Arts and Crafts period.

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Is it for fruit, is it?

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I think it is just a little decorative piece, but it is

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quite nice cos you've got this sort of embossed sort of decoration

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-around here.

-Would it have much age do you think?

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I think it is probably about 1900.

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-Really?

-I mean, it doesn't want to be a lot of money, really.

0:20:170:20:20

-No. We have had a couple big buys, so...

-Yeah.

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I mean, you know...

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-What sort of value...what sort of price?

-Well, I had 20 on it.

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But for a special Bargain Hunt deal?

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-For special Bargain Hunt deal, £12.

-How about ten?

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Ten and we'll love you forever.

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Give me your best smile.

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-Fantastic.

-Is that 20 quid now?

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30. No, no, you can have it for ten.

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-OK, I think that's...

-Do like that for ten pounds?

0:20:440:20:46

-We've had a couple big items, so...

-No problem, should we go for it?

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I think we should go for that. Brilliant.

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I'll shake your hand at ten pounds. Thank you very much.

0:20:520:20:55

-Fantastic.

-Brilliant.

-Perfect.

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Shall we go get a cup of tea?

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-I think so. I think we've done well.

-Excellent.

-Let's go.

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That's how to do it - cool, calm and collected. Well done, Blues.

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But it is a different story for the Reds.

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We've got about a minute left.

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-Let's get the gardener.

-Run, run, run!

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Never mind the damaged goods, off with your heads, Reds!

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Could we...? How much is this one?

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I did say 40, but then I said to the other lady I could do 35.

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-35?

-35.

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Don't look at me. Time is ticking away.

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Yes, we'll take 35 for this as well.

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-35.

-Yes. OK, thank you.

0:21:360:21:38

Time, ladies and gentlemen, please!

0:21:390:21:43

Let's see what the Red Team bought.

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They gave £55 for the pink Staffordshire biscuit barrel.

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Crumbs!

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Then they found this small, 18th-century Chinese tureen

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and cover, which cost them £35.

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Finally, they dug out another £35 for this Staffordshire figure

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of a gardener.

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Now, Kathryn, tell me, please, which is your favourite piece?

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I think it has to be the gardener.

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-The ceramic gardener.

-Do you agree with that, Olivia?

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I think Kathryn particularly had a soft spot for the gardener,

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but I quite like the tureen dish.

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-So that is your favourite, your personal favourite?

-Yeah.

-OK.

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And is that going to bring the biggest profit?

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I'm hoping so. It's got a few chips, got a few dents,

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but overall, I think it's a nice little cheeky piece.

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Now, rumour has it you spent an absolute fortune, right?

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-How much did you spend?

-All of £125.

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-What, on all three?

-Yeah, yeah.

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We were going to go all out, but it didn't happen that way.

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All right, fine. So, who's got this lovely £175?

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-That would be in my pocket.

-In your pocket?

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OK, fine, that's lovely. That is a load of cash, a good old wad.

0:22:450:22:48

-JP, what are you going to do?

-Probably avoid buying ceramics.

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Probably a good start.

0:22:510:22:53

Yeah, well, you know, we've already got all this femininity

0:22:530:22:55

urging around, so are you going to go and buy something

0:22:550:22:58

butch and male then?

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-Arg! Yeah.

-You are? OK.

-I don't know.

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On that... on that rather aggressive note,

0:23:020:23:05

we will check out what the Blue Team bought.

0:23:050:23:08

They served up £95 on this Japanese porcelain charger.

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This 19th-century silver-coloured metal trinket box

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set them back £100.

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And finally, ten pounds was paid for the 20th-century

0:23:200:23:23

Arts and Crafts-style copper dish.

0:23:230:23:26

-You had a good time then?

-Yeah, lots of fun.

0:23:280:23:29

Yeah. And you spent how much in total?

0:23:290:23:32

-£205 in total, so a couple of big buys in there.

-Lovely.

0:23:320:23:36

£95 of left over lolly, who's got that?

0:23:360:23:38

-I've got that.

-Yep. Now, Mark, which is your favourite piece?

0:23:380:23:41

I like the charger plate.

0:23:410:23:43

I think it is a nice decorative piece, hopefully it should do well.

0:23:430:23:47

OK. And you agree with that, Keith?

0:23:470:23:48

No, my favourite item is the silver box.

0:23:480:23:50

Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

0:23:500:23:52

-We'll see.

-Oh, he's enigmatic, isn't he?

0:23:520:23:55

What is your prediction, Mark, for the biggest profit?

0:23:550:23:58

I think, again, the charger plate.

0:23:580:23:59

It's a nice piece, a good sort of piece and, yeah,

0:23:590:24:01

we should get a nice profit.

0:24:010:24:03

-Nice bit of passion there. OK then, £95.

-Thanks, Tim.

0:24:030:24:06

I think we have looked at some pretty, you know,

0:24:060:24:10

weird and wonderful things today. Let's continue the theme.

0:24:100:24:13

I see. Is that a prediction as to what you're out there

0:24:130:24:16

-shopping for, Henry?

-You never know.

-Very good luck with that, Henry.

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Meanwhile, we're heading off to Hampstead, to Fenton House,

0:24:200:24:23

which is just drop-dead gorgeous.

0:24:230:24:25

This is Fenton House, in the borough of Hampstead.

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It is home to a large and eclectic collection of works of art,

0:24:390:24:45

antiques and furniture.

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And, boy, they do have some treasures in the way of furniture

0:24:530:24:57

in this house.

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This thing would ordinarily sit in the dining room,

0:24:590:25:02

underneath the sideboard or side table.

0:25:020:25:05

We've got something here that is of perfect sarcophagus form.

0:25:050:25:10

The cabinet maker has perfectly pitched and ridged this roof.

0:25:100:25:15

The coffered sides that just gently taper, the fact

0:25:150:25:20

that it is then raised on solid, slightly hairy, carved claw feet.

0:25:200:25:25

And they then sit on a plinth that is proportioned just perfectly.

0:25:250:25:31

If I open up the top, it reveals its practical purpose.

0:25:310:25:35

It is filled with dividers to take decanters,

0:25:350:25:39

hence its position in the dining room.

0:25:390:25:43

And to stop the servants having a go at the wines

0:25:430:25:46

and spirits, there is even a lock on the front.

0:25:460:25:49

It's a treasure.

0:25:490:25:51

And, in a way, these two are also similar treasures.

0:25:510:25:56

Very rare to find a pair of Irish peat buckets like these.

0:25:560:26:03

What is fun about their construction is that the Irish craftsman

0:26:030:26:08

has made this like a cooper barrel,

0:26:080:26:11

with vertical staves that are contained

0:26:110:26:14

by these brass bands.

0:26:140:26:16

But instead of leaving them plain, like a barrel,

0:26:160:26:19

he has cut them with these horizontal rings,

0:26:190:26:21

which is a difficult job to do, but, by gosh, it does make them

0:26:210:26:26

decorative, rare things.

0:26:260:26:28

But if you want the very rarest and the very best

0:26:280:26:33

of a variety of chair called

0:26:330:26:36

a Windsor chair, then you go out in search of something like this.

0:26:360:26:40

For a kick-off, the material is all yew.

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And all yew wood Windsor chairs are the very best.

0:26:440:26:48

It has a dished elm seat. That dished elm seat

0:26:480:26:52

is shaped out of the solid

0:26:520:26:54

and then your bottom fits most perfectly into that shaped part.

0:26:540:26:59

For a collector, it is extremely desirable

0:26:590:27:02

because of the shape of the back.

0:27:020:27:04

You see how this points up?

0:27:040:27:06

Just like the lancet window in a Gothic church.

0:27:060:27:09

Gothic form, all yew wood Windsor chairs are incredibly rare.

0:27:090:27:16

And to top it all, it has got cabriole supports.

0:27:160:27:19

Most Windsor chairs have turned front feet.

0:27:190:27:22

The very best ones have this curve on them that are then

0:27:220:27:25

joined by what is called a crinoline stretcher,

0:27:250:27:29

that curvy stretcher.

0:27:290:27:31

In short, this chair ticks every single box

0:27:310:27:35

that you ever need to tick when it comes to Windsor armchairs.

0:27:350:27:39

Isn't that fun?

0:27:390:27:42

The big question today is, of course,

0:27:420:27:43

for our teams over at the auction.

0:27:430:27:45

Just exactly how many boxes are they about to tick?

0:27:450:27:48

David Porter is our auctioneer today at High Road Auctions Chiswick.

0:28:020:28:07

-Lovely to be here, David.

-Thank you, Tim.

0:28:070:28:09

Now, for our Red Team, it seems that Jonathan Pratt rather took

0:28:090:28:13

this shopping process over.

0:28:130:28:16

The girls have completely trusted him

0:28:160:28:18

with these objects. What about the pink biscuit barrel, do you like that?

0:28:180:28:22

I think it's fun.

0:28:220:28:23

It has got this great revival frieze round the side.

0:28:230:28:27

Lovely colour, good condition.

0:28:270:28:29

And this hand that holds up the legend - biscuits.

0:28:290:28:33

It tells you what it is for.

0:28:330:28:34

There it is, form and function at its best.

0:28:340:28:37

I have to say, I've seen Etruscan transfer printed wares before,

0:28:370:28:43

but never ever, ever on a pink ground.

0:28:430:28:47

-It is quite outrageous, but fun.

-What is your estimate?

-30 to 50.

0:28:470:28:50

OK, £55 paid by JP.

0:28:500:28:53

Yes, and I think that's a conservative estimate.

0:28:530:28:55

-What, 30-50?

-Yeah, I do.

-A bit of a tempter.

0:28:550:28:58

I mean, you auctioneers do cast the estimates down.

0:28:580:29:01

Bring 'em in, bring 'em in.

0:29:010:29:02

-That's what I say.

-On a good day, might it make £100?

0:29:020:29:05

Yes, I can honestly say that.

0:29:050:29:08

The next item has to be F-A-B in today's market - the blue

0:29:080:29:11

and white Chinese little tureen.

0:29:110:29:14

Charming, and the Chinese market is doing so well at the moment.

0:29:140:29:17

I love this shape, I love the hogs' heads

0:29:170:29:21

either side on the terminal. It is a nice piece.

0:29:210:29:24

It has got a bit of damage on it.

0:29:240:29:27

-I mean, it came from a very grand service, didn't it?

-Absolutely.

0:29:270:29:30

It would have been a massive service.

0:29:300:29:32

It is the scale of these that I particularly like.

0:29:320:29:35

How much do you think it is worth?

0:29:350:29:36

I reckon we're about £60 to £100, somewhere there.

0:29:360:29:38

Gosh! Jonathan only paid 35. That is marvellous!

0:29:380:29:42

Yes, let's hope we do well for him on that.

0:29:420:29:45

Yeah. No, great.

0:29:450:29:46

And lastly, the Staffordshire figure of the gardener,

0:29:460:29:48

with his little Scottish-looking child.

0:29:480:29:51

Lovely colours, beautiful glaze, good condition.

0:29:510:29:54

-Mm-hm.

-Um...there are lot of them about, let's be honest.

0:29:540:29:57

But the Americans used to buy

0:29:570:29:59

practically every flat-back figure that ever came out.

0:29:590:30:02

-Absolutely.

-And they don't anymore.

-No, they don't.

-Very strange.

0:30:020:30:05

-So, the estimate is how much, David?

-30 to 50.

0:30:050:30:08

OK, £35 paid by Jonathan Pratt.

0:30:080:30:10

Well, as he bought all three items for the girls,

0:30:100:30:13

he's going to be completely responsible for what happens.

0:30:130:30:16

And in case he himself has got it wrong,

0:30:160:30:19

he is off now finding a bonus buy.

0:30:190:30:21

Let's go and have a look at it.

0:30:210:30:24

Olivia, Kathryn, this is your bonus buy moment. You spent £125.

0:30:240:30:29

You gave the great JP £175.

0:30:290:30:32

What did you buy, Jonathan?

0:30:320:30:33

I wanted to avoid ceramics,

0:30:330:30:35

we'd been looking at quite a lot of ceramics.

0:30:350:30:37

And I thought... As soon as I saw this, I thought, it's...

0:30:370:30:40

Well, before I say anymore, here we go. There we go.

0:30:400:30:43

-Look at that.

-Champagne bucket.

0:30:430:30:45

Nice campana shape, which is a bell shape.

0:30:450:30:47

You know, if you want a wine cooler,

0:30:470:30:49

if you want a champagne bucket, this is the shape to have.

0:30:490:30:52

What do you think, ladies?

0:30:520:30:53

It's like a trophy, like a football trophy.

0:30:530:30:56

-Oh, it is quite weighty, isn't it?

-Yeah. It is silver-plated.

0:30:560:30:58

It is early 20th century,

0:30:580:30:59

I wouldn't say much older than that, to be honest.

0:30:590:31:02

-It cost me £120.

-How much?

-£120.

0:31:020:31:05

Do you like it, Olivia?

0:31:050:31:07

Yeah, I do quite like it, actually.

0:31:070:31:09

We were looking for something silver originally,

0:31:090:31:12

so this has ticked that box.

0:31:120:31:13

-Kathryn, do you like it? No?

-Um... I don't...

0:31:130:31:17

I do like it, I'm just not thrilled about £120.

0:31:170:31:19

I would like to think it could squeeze a profit.

0:31:190:31:22

You think it might make 150, then?

0:31:220:31:23

It might make £150.

0:31:230:31:25

-Well, let's just feast on that thought, shall we?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

0:31:250:31:28

Meanwhile, for the viewers at home,

0:31:280:31:29

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about

0:31:290:31:32

Jonathan's champagne bucket.

0:31:320:31:34

-Right then, David.

-That is a bit of fun, isn't it, Tim?

0:31:340:31:37

I mean, this is good quality silver-plate.

0:31:370:31:40

It is about 80 years of age.

0:31:400:31:43

Nice detailing on it, that is what you look for in a thing like this.

0:31:430:31:47

It is a big piece. It has a presence.

0:31:470:31:49

And I think it's worth between £50 to £80.

0:31:490:31:52

-OK. Jonathan Pratt paid 120.

-Right.

0:31:520:31:55

Makes me feel slightly nervous, actually.

0:31:550:31:58

But still, our girls have trusted him in every other respect,

0:31:580:32:02

I expect they'll go for it, and whatever profit they have made

0:32:020:32:05

on the other three items will proceed to go south.

0:32:050:32:07

Well, let's hope we do well.

0:32:070:32:08

OK, that is it for the Reds, now for the Blues.

0:32:080:32:11

The massive Japanese porcelain charger.

0:32:110:32:14

-How do these things sell these days?

-They do really well at the moment.

0:32:140:32:17

The Japanese - not as well as Chinese, but at the same time,

0:32:170:32:20

it's got the condition, it's got the size, the colouring is lovely.

0:32:200:32:24

Made for export, obviously, in Japan.

0:32:240:32:28

-I think it will do quite well.

-So, how much?

0:32:280:32:31

-80 to 120?

-£95 paid.

0:32:310:32:34

So, they should make a small profit out of that, good.

0:32:340:32:37

-I would hope so, yeah.

-What about the white metal box?

0:32:370:32:39

Well, I like this. This is Kashmir.

0:32:390:32:42

The quality of the chasing is superb on this.

0:32:420:32:45

It is very tight, almost Persian in its detail.

0:32:450:32:48

Lovely box. Nice hinge on it.

0:32:480:32:51

You can judge a good box maker by the quality of the hinge.

0:32:510:32:54

But it's the quality of the chasing that gets me on that piece.

0:32:540:32:56

-Mm, good. How much?

-Between £60 and £100.

0:32:560:33:00

OK, £100 the team paid.

0:33:000:33:02

-I must say, I can see that making a bit more.

-I can.

0:33:020:33:05

It may be just low-grade silver,

0:33:050:33:07

-but I bet you it is silver.

-Very much so.

0:33:070:33:10

OK, and the Arts and Crafts copper dish.

0:33:100:33:12

Well, I like Arts and Crafts, Tim.

0:33:120:33:14

This is a sweet piece, spot hammered from the flat,

0:33:140:33:17

so it's a tiny little hammer

0:33:170:33:19

that has worked this up into a lovely, circular plate

0:33:190:33:22

and decorated the border with very finely detailed flowers and fruits.

0:33:220:33:27

Um, it's just a nice, honest bit of English Arts and Crafts.

0:33:270:33:30

And incredibly cheap to buy at only £10.

0:33:300:33:33

£20 to £30.

0:33:330:33:35

Well, that is an ace way of doubling your cash.

0:33:350:33:38

If they need it, they can have the bonus buy.

0:33:380:33:41

Let's go and have a look at that.

0:33:410:33:43

Now, Mark, Keith, this is a lovely moment, the leftover lolly moment.

0:33:430:33:47

You spent a fantastic £205.

0:33:470:33:49

You gave Henry Meadows £95.

0:33:490:33:52

Henry Meadows, what did you spend it on?

0:33:520:33:53

Well, I was trying to find something weird and wonderful.

0:33:530:33:57

I don't think it's weird, but I think it's wonderful.

0:33:570:33:59

What do you think to this?

0:33:590:34:01

-Very nice.

-Not bad. Stunned into silence.

0:34:010:34:05

It's Dutch, late 19th century, silver-coloured metal

0:34:050:34:09

we'd have to call it, cos obviously it is continental.

0:34:090:34:12

But it is really finely embossed with almost

0:34:120:34:15

sort of courting couple on there. How much do you think I paid?

0:34:150:34:19

-£50.

-£90.

-£90, right.

0:34:190:34:22

-So we have got a silver item, haven't we?

-Yeah, similar to it.

0:34:220:34:26

So, if we do really well on that,

0:34:260:34:29

hopefully we will do well on this.

0:34:290:34:31

And if we don't do well, we might not do well.

0:34:310:34:34

That is very logical, Henry, thank you very much for that.

0:34:340:34:37

How much profit do you think it's going to make?

0:34:370:34:40

-I don't think it is going to make a huge profit.

-Great.

0:34:400:34:43

Why did you buy it, then?

0:34:430:34:45

Yet another reason to go for that one, then, Henry.

0:34:450:34:48

See how you get on after the first three.

0:34:480:34:50

You'll get your chance to take it if you want to.

0:34:500:34:52

But right now, for the audience at home,

0:34:520:34:53

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Henry's box.

0:34:530:34:58

-Well, that's very interesting.

-Lovely, Tim. Absolutely lovely.

0:34:580:35:01

-Got some weight to it.

-Yes.

0:35:010:35:03

Typical of the late 19th century, made in Holland,

0:35:030:35:06

finely detailed, good hinges again.

0:35:060:35:08

And if you open it up to reveal the decoration on the inside.

0:35:080:35:12

Very unusual because, obviously,

0:35:120:35:14

-you put things in and you're not going to see it anyway.

-No, quite.

0:35:140:35:16

-What's it worth?

-£60 to £100.

-OK, £90 paid by Henry, who reckons it.

0:35:160:35:21

And after all, I think it should turn a small profit.

0:35:210:35:24

-We live in hope, don't we?

-Absolutely right.

0:35:240:35:26

-I think we will do well on that.

-Well, we will find out

0:35:260:35:29

in just a moment. Thank you, David.

0:35:290:35:31

Bid is with you, sir. £60 against you on the Internet.

0:35:320:35:37

-Olivia, Kathryn, excited?

-GIRLS: Yes.

0:35:370:35:40

Here we go, look, the Staffordshire pottery biscuit barrel.

0:35:400:35:44

It's a fine piece with a classical frieze on pink ground.

0:35:440:35:47

Thank you, I've got 20 front of house.

0:35:470:35:50

It's got a long way to go.

0:35:500:35:52

Right in front of me. Am I selling this lovely piece for £20?

0:35:520:35:56

Here's the bid, £20.

0:35:560:35:58

I don't believe this!

0:35:580:36:00

Last chance in the gallery.

0:36:000:36:02

Bid's here, right in front of the rostrum at £20.

0:36:020:36:04

Selling for £20.

0:36:040:36:07

£20!

0:36:070:36:08

£20, girls, that's a disaster. Minus 35.

0:36:080:36:12

-How much?

-Minus 35.

0:36:120:36:13

-Oh, no! We've got lots to do now.

-Look out, here comes the Chinese.

0:36:130:36:16

Lot number 91 is the Chinese blue and white tureen dish and cover.

0:36:160:36:21

15 here.

0:36:210:36:22

20.

0:36:220:36:24

25. 30.

0:36:240:36:26

35. 40 even. 45 on the net.

0:36:260:36:30

-They're back in the game.

-I can't believe this.

0:36:300:36:33

Selling to the internet, £45.

0:36:330:36:34

Well, that's as cheap as the proverbial fried potato, that is.

0:36:340:36:38

Plus £10, very good.

0:36:380:36:40

So, you're minus 25 at the moment.

0:36:400:36:42

Now, what about the Staffordshire figure?

0:36:420:36:44

Lot number 92.

0:36:440:36:46

A 20th-century Staffordshire figure of a gardener and his daughter.

0:36:460:36:49

Internet bid at ten.

0:36:490:36:51

15. With you at 15, sir.

0:36:510:36:53

Could be the bargain of the day.

0:36:530:36:55

Can't bear it, the suspense is doing something to my knees.

0:36:550:36:59

20, new bidder. £20. Do you want to go five?

0:36:590:37:02

25. Surely worth 30. £30.

0:37:020:37:06

Second row back at 30. Selling to you, £30.

0:37:060:37:10

Going the wrong way.

0:37:100:37:11

£30 is minus £5, which means overall you are minus £30.

0:37:110:37:15

Girls, I'm sorry about this.

0:37:150:37:17

I got into an excited state a little early.

0:37:170:37:20

In fact, I think I peaked earlier here.

0:37:200:37:22

What are we going to do about this bonus buy?

0:37:220:37:24

Are you going to go with the campana-shaped wine cooler?

0:37:240:37:27

-No, I think we'll stick.

-Yeah, I'm happy to stick.

0:37:270:37:30

-Are you happy to stick?

-Yeah.

-OK.

0:37:300:37:33

Well, all advice so far has not been terribly hot on your objects,

0:37:330:37:36

I have to say,

0:37:360:37:37

so on the basis that you stick and at least you're ring-fencing

0:37:370:37:40

-where you are, that's what you're doing, right?

-Yeah.

0:37:400:37:43

-Are you quite sure?

-Yes.

0:37:430:37:44

You're going to do nothing? Right, the decision is made,

0:37:440:37:46

we're going to sell it anyway. And here it comes.

0:37:460:37:49

Twin-handled ice bucket. Nice piece this.

0:37:490:37:51

Fine quality, 96 is the lot number.

0:37:510:37:55

15 against you. 20. 25.

0:37:550:37:58

30. £30 right in the middle.

0:37:580:38:01

35 at the back. 40 if you want.

0:38:010:38:03

40 I've got.

0:38:030:38:04

I have £40.

0:38:040:38:06

Bid is there 40. New bid of 45 on the internet.

0:38:060:38:09

50 now.

0:38:090:38:10

55. Are we going higher?

0:38:100:38:13

We should be.

0:38:130:38:14

I quite agree!

0:38:140:38:16

Selling to the internet at 55.

0:38:160:38:18

60 is bid in the room. It's a new bidder.

0:38:180:38:21

-I'm selling it in the room at 60.

-I don't believe this.

0:38:210:38:23

Last chance on the net. Your bid.

0:38:230:38:25

£60 and selling. Sold.

0:38:250:38:27

-£60 is minus 60.

-I'm glad we didn't take it.

0:38:270:38:29

You girls did exactly the cool thing.

0:38:290:38:32

Aren't they cool? Yes, they are.

0:38:320:38:34

You resisted all temptations to go with Jonathan's silvery pot.

0:38:340:38:38

And you dug in there, and that is marvellous.

0:38:380:38:41

Anyway, you are minus £30. Don't say a word to the Blues

0:38:410:38:44

-because minus £30 could be a winning score.

-Thanks. Yep.

0:38:440:38:47

Now, Mark, Keith, this is exciting. You know how the Red Team got on?

0:38:530:38:56

-I have no clue.

-Good, we don't want you to know.

0:38:560:38:59

Here comes your item, this charger.

0:38:590:39:01

Large turn-of-the-last-century Japanese Imari porcelain charger.

0:39:010:39:05

Shall we start the bidding at £10, ladies and gentlemen?

0:39:050:39:08

-10?

-£10?

0:39:080:39:09

15 is bid, then. 20 on the internet.

0:39:090:39:12

25.

0:39:120:39:14

30. 35.

0:39:140:39:16

40. 45.

0:39:160:39:18

-Go on.

-Trouble.

-Come on, it's worth more than that, surely.

0:39:180:39:21

Don't stop now, £55. Still your bid, sir.

0:39:230:39:25

Selling for £55. Sold.

0:39:250:39:28

Can't bear it. £55 is minus £40.

0:39:280:39:32

Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Oh, dear...

0:39:320:39:34

Look out, this is going to save your bacon.

0:39:340:39:36

19th century, Kashmiri, beautiful box and cover.

0:39:360:39:39

We have got £45 for a fine box.

0:39:390:39:41

We have now got 50. 55. 60.

0:39:410:39:44

It's going up.

0:39:440:39:46

75. At £75. Any more?

0:39:460:39:50

Selling for £75.

0:39:500:39:52

£75 is minus £25,

0:39:520:39:54

might as well give it away.

0:39:540:39:56

That is minus 65.

0:39:560:39:58

Lot number 112 is a 20th-century Arts and Crafts hand-hammered piece.

0:39:580:40:03

I've got £12 on this.

0:40:030:40:06

Am I selling for a maiden bid of 12?

0:40:060:40:08

It's a commission bid of £12.

0:40:080:40:10

Ah, 15.

0:40:100:40:12

18 is the next bid.

0:40:120:40:13

Creeping up slowly.

0:40:130:40:15

£20. With the internet. Do you want to go 25?

0:40:150:40:18

-Come on!

-What did we pay?

0:40:180:40:19

£20, then. Here it is on the net,

0:40:190:40:21

and selling to the internet at £20.

0:40:210:40:24

Plus £10, which reduces your losses to minus 55.

0:40:240:40:28

So, what are you going to do about the white metal box?

0:40:280:40:32

-We're going to go for it.

-You're going to go for it?

0:40:320:40:34

-Yeah, we'll go for it.

-Against all predictions, then,

0:40:340:40:37

you've gone with the bonus buy, lovely. And here it comes.

0:40:370:40:40

19th-century Dutch box. This is a pretty piece.

0:40:400:40:43

Let's start the bidding here at 50.

0:40:430:40:45

55 with you, sir.

0:40:450:40:47

Here we go, we've got a phone bidder, we're off and running.

0:40:470:40:50

Do want to go five? 65 on the telephone.

0:40:500:40:52

£65, bid's on the telephone at 65.

0:40:520:40:56

70, new bidder.

0:40:560:40:58

At 75 on the telephone.

0:40:580:41:00

-80, I've got.

-Come on.

0:41:000:41:02

We'll give you the difference.

0:41:020:41:04

85, I have. One more.

0:41:040:41:06

Are you sure? 85.

0:41:060:41:07

Still on the phone. At £85.

0:41:070:41:09

Come on!

0:41:090:41:10

I have a bit of £85 for a nice little silver box.

0:41:100:41:13

90, he's back.

0:41:130:41:14

£90, you've wiped your face, thank God for that.

0:41:140:41:17

95. 95 is bid on the telephone.

0:41:170:41:20

Your bid, sir. 95 and selling. Sold.

0:41:200:41:22

-That's £5.

-Made a bit of money there,

0:41:220:41:25

-well done.

-Absolutely justified.

-That was hard work there, wasn't it?

0:41:250:41:30

Overall, it makes it minus £50.

0:41:300:41:32

Now listen, guys, minus £50 could be a winning score.

0:41:320:41:35

Seriously, I'm not joking with you, it could be a winning score today.

0:41:350:41:39

What you've seen happen here

0:41:390:41:40

could easily have happened to the opposition.

0:41:400:41:43

So, take strength from that,

0:41:430:41:44

take courage, hold yourself in readiness

0:41:440:41:47

and all will be revealed in a moment, all right?

0:41:470:41:50

OK, teams, any idea how each other have done?

0:41:540:41:58

-No.

-No?

-No.

0:41:580:42:00

Well, it's no secret that you have all done appallingly badly.

0:42:000:42:03

Universally, you haven't done just brilliantly.

0:42:030:42:06

But the precise nature of the score, as to who is ahead

0:42:060:42:09

and behind is unknown at this moment. Right?

0:42:090:42:12

And the runners-up today, I regret to tell you, are the Blues.

0:42:120:42:15

THEY GROAN

0:42:150:42:17

Yes. Minus £50 is the total number.

0:42:170:42:22

And I'm not going to pick over each of these minus scores.

0:42:220:42:26

What's the point?

0:42:260:42:27

Suffice to say that our Henry came forward with

0:42:270:42:30

a splendid £5 profit.

0:42:300:42:31

There is nothing the matter with that. But seriously,

0:42:310:42:34

-I hope you had a nice time.

-Yes.

-We have loved having you on the show.

0:42:340:42:37

But the victors today are the girls.

0:42:370:42:39

-Yes!

-You are pleased about that, aren't you?

-Yeah, we are.

0:42:390:42:41

Look at all the smiley, smiley!

0:42:410:42:43

You managed to win by only losing £30.

0:42:430:42:45

-Yes!

-Yes!

0:42:450:42:46

Anyway, £10 profit, which is nice, on the tureen,

0:42:460:42:50

but apart from that, not much cop.

0:42:500:42:52

You didn't go with the bonus buy, which was a very wise move,

0:42:520:42:54

so overall, minus 30 is the winning score.

0:42:540:42:56

-Yes!

-You had a good time?

-Yes, brilliant.

0:42:560:42:58

We loved having you on the show.

0:42:580:42:59

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

0:42:590:43:02

ALL: Yes!

0:43:020:43:04

I know you are sitting there thinking,

0:43:050:43:07

"I could have done better than that."

0:43:070:43:09

Well, what's stopping you?

0:43:090:43:11

If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.

0:43:110:43:15

It'll be splendid to see you!

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