0:00:04 > 0:00:08Today, we're in Norfolk, home to Sandringham,
0:00:08 > 0:00:10the Queen's favourite hangout.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15But we're not here for a spot of royal watching. Heck, no, Ma'am!
0:00:15 > 0:00:18We're off bargain-hunting.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Norfolk is one of the few counties in Britain
0:00:48 > 0:00:52not to have a single mile of motorway.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57That interesting fact hasn't detailed a right royal crowd
0:00:57 > 0:01:00from pitching up today, though, at the Norfolk Showground.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Oh, no! Beep, beep!
0:01:05 > 0:01:08On today's show, the Reds go from complacent...
0:01:08 > 0:01:10We could be done in 15 minutes.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12..to complaining.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I thought this might happen, actually.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19What, that we've done so well to begin with that it's just all gone horribly wrong?
0:01:19 > 0:01:21While the Blues act up.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Hark, I see a bargain!
0:01:23 > 0:01:26That ain't no scope, it's a trumpet! SHE LAUGHS
0:01:28 > 0:01:31So, do the locals stallholders know their onions
0:01:31 > 0:01:35when it comes to the Bargain Hunt rulebook? Of course they do!
0:01:35 > 0:01:40And the teams have one hour and £300 just to find three items.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44And the winner is the team that makes the biggest profit or the smallest loss.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- There you are, that wasn't difficult, was it?- No.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Is this thing medical?
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- No, it's a cake stand.- Oh! - SHE LAUGHS
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Well, there's a bit of an academic feel on our programme today,
0:02:04 > 0:02:08because for the Reds, Melody and David are both teachers.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12And for the Blues, Karen and Hayden are both at school.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- Well, university, actually. Hello, everybody.- Hello.- Hi.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- Now, Melody, you're also David's mother-in-law...- I am.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- ..and you work in a high school. - Yes.- Tell us about it.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27Well, I'm a pastoral support manager at a high school in Ipswich,
0:02:27 > 0:02:31which means I look after the welfare of the students rather than
0:02:31 > 0:02:34their academic attainment, that sort of thing.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39So just make sure that they are happy and sort of deal with their problems.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- Yes. Now, David, you also work in a school.- I do.- What do you do?
0:02:43 > 0:02:48I'm a learning support assistant, so I look after the kids with learning disabilities.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49And how long have you done that for?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52A few years now, actually. I work in a high school now.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I used to work in a college, so it's been three years now.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58And what do you like to collect, you two? Melody, what do you collect?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Well, I'm not a big collector.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03I've got a fairly large collection of teddy bears
0:03:03 > 0:03:10and I collect old postcards, and I would like to collect first editions, but I haven't got very many.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- What about you, David?- I have a modest collection of glass bottles.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I found a couple. One on a beach in Scotland on the Isle of Mull
0:03:16 > 0:03:20and the other I found when I was diving in the bottom of a loch,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- which is apparently an old whisky bottle.- And it was empty?
0:03:23 > 0:03:26It was empty, unfortunately. Didn't have a cork on.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29How do you think you're going to get on between you today?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31All right, I think. We're quite different, but...
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- Totally different, yeah, but we don't argue, do we, yet?- No.- Not yet!
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- It's not the mother-in-law, son-in-law syndrome quite yet.- No.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- How long have you been married to Melody's daughter?- For two years. - Have you? Ah, lovely.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- Almost two years.- He says that with real feeling, doesn't he?
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- And long may it continue! I hope you enjoy yourselves today.- Thank you.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- Well, team, are you nervous at all? - No, not at all.- No.- No?
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- So, you'll not only mates, you're also housemate?- Of course.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- Very good. And you're training to be a PE teacher?- I am indeed, yeah.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Tell us about that.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07Well, we get to have fun all day doing some sports,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09messing around with whistles, that sort of thing.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11And you also have a great love of shooting?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Yeah, I am currently team captain for the GB junior squad.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16This is target shooting?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- And you're captain?- Yeah. - You must be pretty good!
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- Yeah.- Hayden, is she a sharp shot? - Absolutely, yes. Yeah!
0:04:27 > 0:04:32Hayden, you're studying theatre. Are you a budding actor yourself?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Well, one aspires to be a successful actor.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37You also do a bit of comedy.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Yeah, I do prefer comedy than tragedy,
0:04:40 > 0:04:44because normally you can tell if you're doing a good job with comedy,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47because the audience laugh and they go along with you.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51To be honest with you, you can make a lot of mistakes with comedy
0:04:51 > 0:04:54and they'll forgive you, the audience, whilst if it's serious...
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Yes, it's a big deal, isn't it, messing up with a tragedy.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- Absolutely.- Today, we don't want any tragedy on Bargain Hunt.- No!
0:05:02 > 0:05:08We only want happiness and joy and comedy and frivolity and lots of double entendres.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Absolutely.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Now, when you're not auditioning and not at university, you're keen on auctions?
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Yes, yes. Me and Karen go every Saturday to our local auction,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21and, well, we've bought some interesting items,
0:05:21 > 0:05:24including a piano for £2.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Working?- Yeah!- Yeah, working.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Fully working, yeah. And we've had a few offers.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34So you think you're going to make money today by buying pianos?
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- Well, I hope so.- Don't tell our transport people, I can tell you!
0:05:38 > 0:05:41They won't like that, out of a field to the auction room.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- No, but that's good, though, isn't it?- Yes, yes.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- It just shows it can be done. - Absolutely.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47So what do you both like to collect?
0:05:47 > 0:05:51I've got a thing about leather chairs. Got a lovely Chesterfield.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- But it has to be leather...- Yes. - ..as far as you're concerned?- Yeah.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- Karen, what do you like to collect? - I have a few old collections,
0:05:57 > 0:06:01but one of them is little wooden voodoo masks.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- Do you stick pins in them or anything like that?- No, no.- No, no.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07No nasty smells... spells?
0:06:07 > 0:06:08BOTH LAUGH
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- No.- OK. Well, talking of spells, I'm about to cast one.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Two £300 spells. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18You know the rules, your experts await and off you go?
0:06:18 > 0:06:22And very, very good luck. Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear!
0:06:22 > 0:06:25And it's all smiles from today's experts.
0:06:25 > 0:06:32For the Reds, a girl who never lingers in the shade. It's Catherine Southon.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36And for the blues it's the worldly-wise Jonathan Pratt.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Melody and David, now you're both in education,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46so have you been swotting up on your antiques?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Well, I've certainly been swotting up, I've done my revision on the way up with my antiques guide,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52but I'm not sure about David.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- I was up late last night doing my revision, so...- Typical student.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00Typical, last minute. Well, we have serious work to do now.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Let's go bargain hunting.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Oi! That's my line Catherine. - OK, we've got a nice sunny day.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I'm here with a sharp Karen
0:07:06 > 0:07:08and the soon-to-be Oscar-nominated Hayden.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- What are we going to do, guys? - Shoot off into the distance and get some bargains.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- Show us those stalls! - Come on, then, let's go.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Once more into the breach, dear friends.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Once a thespian always a thespian.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22It would have been an ashtray, I would have thought,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- once upon a time.- It's horrible. - It's not very nice.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- It's a bit dirty as well, isn't it? - Oh, I wouldn't worry about dirt, dirt is good.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Is it? Looks old. - If it's in the right place.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Yes, I'm not sure where you're going with that, Catherine,
0:07:35 > 0:07:37but we'll leave it there. Moving on.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- Oh, no. That's not terrible old.- My feeling is that that's reproduction.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Yeah.- Reproduction.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48While the Reds look at repro, the blues seem to have gone into rep.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53- Hark! I see a bargain!- That ain't no scope, that's a trumpet! (LAUGHS)
0:07:53 > 0:07:58(LAUGHS) Yes, I think it's time to act as if you're bargain hunting, Blues, thanks.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- What about the baby walker? - Getting broody, Catherine?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- Chad Valley is a good name. - For a child.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- Looks like it's seen better days. - It has seen better days.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- Well, the box certainly has. - OK, no problem.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18Look at that. Absolutely... That's what?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- That's about 300 years old.- Really?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23It's oak, it's bullet-proof, it lasts.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25And there are hundreds of thousands of pieces.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33There's a tin over there which I thought might be quite interesting.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- That one? This one here?- Since its Norwich, it's a local firm.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- Oh, Coleman's mustard! The factories in Norwich, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42So how old would you say that was? Is there any sort of indication?
0:08:42 > 0:08:47- It might be '70s, '80s. But it's lovely cos we've got Coleman's of Norwich, which is wonderful.- Yep.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51It's in lovely condition, there's no real scratches or anything.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54And when you're looking at tins, once they start getting scratches
0:08:54 > 0:08:57and the colour comes off, that's when the value goes down.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- But that's pretty much perfect. - So that would sell in auction?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I'd like to think it would sell for about 10 or £15.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05That would look very nice in someone's kitchen.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06I think so. I think it's wonderful.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- It's iconic.- I really like it.- You could put anything in there.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- And we wanted something that was local.- Yes.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15We wanted something that was attached to the area, so I think that's fantastic.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Think about the amount of mustard powder in there.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- What do you think?- I like it a lot. - Do you think we should give it a go?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Well, how much is it?
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- Eight pounds.- It is quite a lot for eight pounds would you be prepared to take three for it?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Yeah. We can do it for three pounds.- Really?!
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Yeah.- Three pounds, perfect. - Thank you very much, sir.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Thank you very much indeed. - Yes, thank you.- Well done!
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Well done indeed, Reds. It's hardly broken the bank, but you're as keen as mustard and I love that.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Meanwhile, the blues still haven't quite focused.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46How about this as a student property?
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- ALL LAUGH - Fancy moving into the property market?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Look... lovely porch.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- Good pebble-dash finish. - It's too posh for a house.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- Yeah.- A nice bit of fitted carpet. Is that too posh?- It is too posh.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Beautiful furniture as well. Yes, beautiful furniture.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05It's got a bit of charm too, you know, with the age.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- I mean, it's an idea. Do you like the idea of a dolls house? - It's 1940s.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- It's nice, I like it. - OK, let's talk a little about money.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Yes.- OK. Can we do 75?
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- And that gives me a little bit of profit.- Yeah, OK. So, 75 is the starting point.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21That gives me a little profit.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Is that a "think about it" or do get one under the belt?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- Yeah, a think about it.- Yeah?
0:10:26 > 0:10:27We'll walk down, look at a few more stalls
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- and we will buy it or not buy it and we'll tell you on our way past. - That is the question.- OK.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Careful, Hayden. Many more Shakespeare quotes and you'll be bard!
0:10:35 > 0:10:40OK, thanks. That's very kind and we will see you in the shake of a lamb's tail.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Come on, guys.- Thank you. - Thank you.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51Here's your walking canes. David's very keen to find a pug.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- It's a sort of eagle on the top. - What's that? Is that ebony?
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- No, that's metal.- We did say we weren't going to buy a walking cane.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Oh, did you?- We did. - You're very specific, aren't you?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Yeah.- I quite like that. - Do you like that?
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- I quite like that.- Now, that is a bronzed eagle's head.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- Is it bronze? - It's all bronze.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- And it's a lovely cane.- I think it's really nice.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17More often than not, the canes are added to the heads or vice versa.
0:11:17 > 0:11:23- Exactly.- But that one was made for that cane. The bronze head makes it.- Yes.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- And how much is that?- That is £65. - But not to us.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29That's it, Catherine, flirtation will get you everywhere.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Give him a squeeze.- I like that. How's the size on it?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34It's good to see the size.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- What can you do on it? - Make me an offer.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- I will.- 30?- No. - That's on offer.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- That was an offer. I must admit, that was on offer.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44If you can do 45, I will do the deal at 45.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Hmm. I like it. - I like it.- Would you take 42?- No.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53I couldn't do 42. If you want to do it at 43, I'll do the deal now.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- I think we should do that. - - Let's do it.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- Yes, we'll do that. Brilliant. Thank you so much.- Thank you. That's great.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01That's after we said we wouldn't buy a walking cane.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- And here we are with a walking cane. - You two are on fire!
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- I know, but we've got a slowdown haven't we.- 10 minutes! No, please don't slow down.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- We could be done in 15 minutes and I can have a coffee.- I like it. I like it.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Well, Reds, you're steaming ahead - two items down in less than 15 minutes.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Wow! Will this be a Bargain Hunt record?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Or will you now faff around for the rest of the hour
0:12:21 > 0:12:25and buy your third item at the last minute? I wonder!
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Look, guys. When you walk around, it's things that catch your eye.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32The image there strikes us as a sort of English Arts and Crafts, OK?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35And it's an original drawing, so that sort of struck me as being quite a nice object.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39And I look at things as if they would be things that I would sell in my saleroom.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43So that jumps out to me as being something that is quite unusual and speculative again.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- Yeah, what do you think?- Do you know, I felt it was quite theatrical.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- I quite like the set next to it. - OK, so that's a no, then!
0:12:52 > 0:12:53HE LAUGHS
0:12:53 > 0:12:54Polite way of saying!
0:12:54 > 0:12:59- You quite like the mail set?- Yes. - Get it out and have a look at it if it's something you're interested in.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04Is it OK to have a look at the...? OK, thank you.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06I mean it's faux tortoiseshell, OK?
0:13:06 > 0:13:09This was made in the thirties, and tortoiseshell was actually
0:13:09 > 0:13:12seen as being quite an exotic product...material.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16And so people would replicate it in plastics that were available at the time.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19But this is still quite a smart thing, and it's complete, and you can buff your fingers up,
0:13:19 > 0:13:23and look at yourself whilst doing it. Perfect when you're ready to go on stage!
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- Yeah, yeah! - You could powder your nose in there!
0:13:25 > 0:13:26THEY LAUGH
0:13:26 > 0:13:31Yeah, the...box is a bit worn.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- But what's inside is nice. - I mean, it's not a lot of money.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40This is a safe thing to buy as your first thing.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45Will it make any money? Well, it's not the kind of thing that auctioneers sell as individual lots
0:13:45 > 0:13:46- but it's useful.- Yeah.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- And with a little negotiation, they may be a little profit. - Yeah. OK.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- What do you reckon?- Have a think.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- Yeah, but you think?- It's a nice little piece. Would you take ten?
0:13:56 > 0:14:02- 15, I think.- 12?- 12?- Excellent, yeah, we'll take it, then.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- OK, We'll take it. - Lovely, thanks very much.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- Thank you.- Thanks a lot.- Yes!
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- First buy!- One down, two to go. That's very, very good.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Well done, blues. You're off the mark, too. But time is ticking on.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17We're now nearly halfway through the shop.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- It's not solid. It's not solid.- Will that make a lot of difference? I suppose it would.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26If it was a nice, solid bronze piece, then I would say it was worth a few hundred pounds.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- Do whatever you say. - Think I'm barking mad?
0:14:31 > 0:14:32I think you might be.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Despite two items under their belt in super-quick time,
0:14:35 > 0:14:38the Reds are now beginning to struggle...
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- Right, come on. Let's focus. - And that includes you, David. Come on, boy.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48..while the blues are retracing their steps.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- What about this doll's house? - I think it's a possible gamble.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57OK, we're standing in front of the stall that has the doll's house.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Is it a thumbs-up or thumbs-down?
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Because we don't have...we've got half an hour and two other items to get then.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Yeah. I'd say no, it's up to you.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- Unless we can get it done a bit more.- You can try.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11We're here to enquire about your wonderful doll's house again.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Oh, right.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Well, I must apologise,
0:15:15 > 0:15:20but my husband says I can't let it go for 75. It's too low,
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- for what we paid for it.- That just goes to show you should have shaken her hand at the very start.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Yes.- You know, deal done. Snooze, you lose.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Come on, guys. Let's move on. - What about the lady? - A bit risque, isn't it?
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- Would you do anything on this one? - I can do a bit on that one, yes.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39- It would have to be 50.- 50. - What do you think, Karen?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- Is 50 the best you could do on that?- It is, my darling, yes.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- Have you ever seen something like this before in auction, or... - I wouldn't want to admit it.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- You're blushing, Jonathan!- It has been known. I mean, it's a novelty.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54People would buy mannequins, not necessarily of this nature,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58that they might buy a mannequin like a tailor's manikin, the tailor's shop dummy,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01for the dressing room at home so they can hang a jacket on it at night.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02This is slightly harder to dress.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05It's a bit of fun - you know, it's retro.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- I think we should... - We'll just think about it. - Look at his eyes! Oh, man!
0:16:11 > 0:16:16- OK.- What do you think? - Go on.- I'm not sure.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- It's a bit...- You wouldn't go 45?- Go on, then.- Shall we go for 45?- Yes.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Shall we do it? Let's just go for it. - Get in there!- Thank you.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- Thank you very much. Your hands are freezing!- I know.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31- Thank you.- That's what I like to see. A bit of naked ambition.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32And a knockdown price!
0:16:32 > 0:16:33Hah! That's two apiece.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38- I want my friend Dave to find something, because I think...- Yes, me too...- Because I think we've...
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- Come on, Dave.- We've sort of taken over a bit, haven't we?
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- Now, these look quite new, didn't they?- Oh!
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- You'll love these, very...- Seven pounds!
0:16:52 > 0:16:56We seem to have lost momentum here, teams. Time for a Bargain Hunt buck-up!
0:16:57 > 0:16:58Come on!
0:16:58 > 0:17:02There's just some...some interesting stuff round the corner there. Ah!
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- Right. OK, is that two done?- Yes. Two down, one to go.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Karen wouldn't mind a bit of silver now.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Yes, something shiny and pretty.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- OK, shiny and pretty silver needs to be indoors, really.- Indoors?
0:17:18 > 0:17:20I thought this might happen, actually.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- What, that we've done so well to begin with?- Yes, and then we've stopped.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28- And then it's just all gone so horribly wrong.- I had that feeling, too. But peckers up, Reds.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29Keep hunting.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- What about these little cases?- Well, I mean, the enamel's quite unusual.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I mean, I don't often see little enamel boxes like that.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38But if you're a collector of these sorts of things,
0:17:38 > 0:17:40it's not a bad example.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Asking 100 for it. You know.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49- And that's your little stamp case. - That's quite pretty. I like that.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Have a look at it.
0:17:51 > 0:17:57- Circa 1900, 1910, presumably? - It's quite nice.- Yeah.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02- What's the price on that?- 48.- 48. Have you seen these before?- Yes.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Novelty and metamorphic. Things that have unusual ways of opening are always most popular.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09So that's quite a nice touch, to have that slide.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11If you imagine that it's been done a lot,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- that engine-turning is still rather crisp.- I really like that.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- What do you think? - Yes, I like it as well.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Let's wander down to that far end and come back again,
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- because we've still got about 15 minutes.- Yeah.- I'll give it to you.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- So that will keep your expenditure to rather a neat £100-ish.- Yeah.- OK.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- You know, in total. - Keep that in mind.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Or you could just buy it and be done, Blues!
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Don't get too blase - only ten minutes to go.- That's nice.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- Nadal?- It's got his name on the back, he's written it on.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Oh, it's a shame it's written on the back.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49I like it printed on the front, I think that's quite nice.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50Why do you like that?
0:18:50 > 0:18:54It's quite vintagey and I quite like the look of it.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- How much does he want for it? - I think it said 85.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02I don't think I'll make a profit on 85. I like it a lot...
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- I tell you what I do love - that. - Oh, yeah.- Don't you?- No!
0:19:06 > 0:19:10It's a propeller blade and it's been made into an umbrella stand
0:19:10 > 0:19:13or a cane stand. She's not impressed. Do you like it?
0:19:13 > 0:19:18- I really like it.- I think it's fab. Do you want to ask him what he can do on that? His very best price.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Will be price propel a change of heart in Melody?
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- Time is running out.- If we don't see anything that really jumps out...
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- Good morning, how are you? - Fine, thanks. You?
0:19:29 > 0:19:33..Then, er, we leg it back to that chap and...job's a good 'un, really.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- What's the news?- I spoke to him.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42He had some interesting things to say about it
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- and he can go down to 200. - OK.- No less.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46He said Avro is the company that made the Lancaster bombers
0:19:46 > 0:19:49in the First and Second World War.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53He said it predates that, so it could be 1920s or 1930s.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57The only thing is that, I think it might be a bit chancy
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- and I think it might need a specialist sale.- Do you think?
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- It's interesting. - If you want it, we'll go with it.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04It's got social history, that you wanted...
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- If you want to get it, you get it.- We have...
0:20:07 > 0:20:09less than a couple of minutes left.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12What I might do on your behalf, I could have a word with
0:20:12 > 0:20:15the stallholder, see if I can just pinch it down a little bit more.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20- You want me to do that?- Yes, please. - Yes, that would be great.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21Quickly does it, Catherine -
0:20:21 > 0:20:24and Blues, have you decided on bargain number three?
0:20:24 > 0:20:29There's some more... What about this...piece?
0:20:29 > 0:20:30Yeah.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33This piece? A conductor's baton.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Dates, the hallmark is for 1898, Birmingham,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42but I'm not convinced that's original.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47But the silver casings are all intact. It's got a proper date mark.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- OK, two minutes to go!- - Shall we have a look at the little cases?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53It's about a 30-second run down the road there.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- There's some little cases over there.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59That's 165 quid, that's a no-no. Too much money. Thank you very much.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- Go, go, go! The sooner we get there, the sooner we are able to...- Right.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Let's give it a little jog. - Come on, Blues.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Conduct yourselves to your third item now, please!
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Have you come up with something?
0:21:12 > 0:21:15OK, I've had a word with the gentleman, with the stallholder.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Very reluctantly, he is willing to go down an extra £10.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- We've got it down to 190. So what do you think?- Yes, go for it.- OK.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- Let's do it.- Are you happy?- Yep. Very happy.- Put it there.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- I think it's fan...- I like it. - ..tastic.- Do you think so?- I do.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32And you can buy something pretty for your Bonus Buy.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36She's telling me what to buy as my Bonus Buy! Unbelievable!
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Something pretty.- Well, I haven't got much left, have I?
0:21:39 > 0:21:40- Not now!- You tell her, Melody.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Now, Blue Team, get a wiggle on. One minute left.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- We're here for your stamp case, if you've still got it?- Nearly sold it!
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Nearly sold it?!
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- OK - what's the best you could do on that?- 40 is the very best.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58- I'm looking at my watch now.- 38? Any less? Shall we just go for it?
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- Let's just go for it.- OK, cool. Shake hands!- Thank you!
0:22:02 > 0:22:06In the nick of time. Well done, guys. That's three bought.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- I'm happy.- Yeah? Happy.- Three good objects.- Cool as a cucumber!
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Yeah, the fitness fanatic. Got to be cool, haven't you?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Thank you very much, sir - that's brilliant.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Crikey, I'm not one to say, "I told you so", but both our lovely teams,
0:22:18 > 0:22:22YET AGAIN, left item number three until the last possible moment.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Talk about the nick of time. OK, that's it.
0:22:25 > 0:22:313,600 seconds have ticked by, bargain-hunters, and time is up.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Let's have a look at what the Red Team bought, eh?
0:22:34 > 0:22:38They got off to a sizzling start with a Colman's mustard tin
0:22:38 > 0:22:39for £3.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Followed this quickly with an eagle-headed walking cane for £43.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Finally, they found a place to stick it - in this stand.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Made of an Avro propeller which cost £190.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- So, happy with everything? - I think so.- Really happy.- Yes?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02You don't sound so positive though, Dave.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Are you a bit shifty about anything?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07A bit worried about the propeller - we spent a lot of money on it.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09I really like it, but it's quite expensive.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Yes, well, you need to speculate to accumulate, old fruit.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18- How much did you spend all round? - 236, wasn't it?- 236.- 236.
0:23:18 > 0:23:25Does that give me 64? Yes, £64. Thank you very much.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Perfect. Catherine - this is your favourite moment, darling.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Go and spend, spend, spend and find something
0:23:30 > 0:23:32that will make a lot of profit for them.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- I know exactly what I'm going to buy.- Do you?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37It's round and beautifully formed.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Now, I think bearing in mind it's lunchtime,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42we'd better park that there.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Thank you very much, team, and move on very,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47very swiftly and find out what the Blue Team bought, eh?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50They started off with this faux tortoiseshell ladies'
0:23:50 > 0:23:52necessaire kit for £12.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Then, they blew £45 on this window dummy.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00And with seconds to spare,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04they bought the silver postage stamp case for £40. First-class!
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Well, this is a happy little team, I'd say.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- Had a good time, have you, Karen? - Yes, it's been amazing.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17- And how much did you spend?- We spent £97!- You're having me on, aren't you?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- We're students!- £97?!
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- On all three items?- Yeah.- OK.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Could I have the £203 of leftover lolly?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Thank you very much, that's lovely. Now, JP - that's a lot of money.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33You like taking a big wodge like that, don't you?
0:24:33 > 0:24:35I do and I'll be quite happy to spend it all.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38It's all about profit with you though, isn't it?
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- Well, I've got to make money.- Course you do. OK, we understand that.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Now, relax up, all right? Your time has come to relax.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48JP is going shopping and we're heading off somewhere
0:24:48 > 0:24:51drop-dead gorgeous and it's called Ham house.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52Yum, yum.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03I'm at Ham house,
0:25:03 > 0:25:07one of those palatial mansions flanking the River Thames.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12It was built in 1610 and in 1626,
0:25:12 > 0:25:18was presented by King Charles I to his chum, William Murray.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Nice gift!
0:25:20 > 0:25:24From 1637, Murray remodelled much of the interior of the house.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27He adopted the new classical style then gaining
0:25:27 > 0:25:29dominance in English architecture
0:25:29 > 0:25:32and secured the services of Franz Cleyn, the chief designer
0:25:32 > 0:25:36at the Mortlake tapestry factories to see the project through.
0:25:37 > 0:25:44This is the Long Gallery - a place of great splendour and size.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47But this space I'm going to look at today is
0:25:47 > 0:25:50nothing like as large as this.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55In fact, it's so small, I can only get into it sideways.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Here it is - bit of a narrow squeeze.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00But the journey is worth it,
0:26:00 > 0:26:06to take you into this exquisite little gem of a room.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Murray had Franz Cleyn raise the ceiling here,
0:26:09 > 0:26:14so that it becomes more of a grand, coved room
0:26:14 > 0:26:19and Cleyn then decorated it with these tempera-type paintings.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24But what's unusual about the Green Closet here at Ham House
0:26:24 > 0:26:28is that it still houses an arrangement of pictures
0:26:28 > 0:26:32and works of art which it was designed to accommodate.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36Of the pictures themselves running along that wall,
0:26:36 > 0:26:42my eye is drawn to these two elaborately-carved picture frames.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47This one encloses an oval head of an old boy by Gerard Dou, but
0:26:47 > 0:26:51the frame itself follows the work of the master carver,
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Grinling Gibbons.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Here we've got a solid lump of lime wood that's been so expertly
0:26:58 > 0:27:03and exquisitely carved - every detail of every flower head
0:27:03 > 0:27:05and piece of foliage is shown...
0:27:05 > 0:27:11Allowing this "alto rilievo" effect to be created is extraordinary.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Up above it, we have one of a group of Dutch genre
0:27:15 > 0:27:22pictures by Adrian Brewer, showing lowlife carousing in a tavern.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26In the 17th century, the consumption of alcohol
0:27:26 > 0:27:32and tobacco in Holland was looked down upon and in this scene,
0:27:32 > 0:27:37you can see the effects of the moral decline that alcohol
0:27:37 > 0:27:40and tobacco bring to the human condition.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45The fellow on the right is lighting his clay pipe using a glowing
0:27:45 > 0:27:51faggot, but is that hat on his head actually a hat, or is it
0:27:51 > 0:27:57a salad bowl? The characters behind look absolutely hideous.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01The chap leaning against the table is about to fall asleep
0:28:01 > 0:28:03and the chap with the red hat, well -
0:28:03 > 0:28:06he's looking at the chamberpot on the floor with...
0:28:06 > 0:28:09a degree of longing.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Given the intimacy and scale of the room, not surprisingly,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17it's an ideal space for the display of portrait miniatures
0:28:17 > 0:28:20and also myths and legends.
0:28:20 > 0:28:26In this panel, we've got a reclining figure of the gorgeous Danae.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29It records the moment when Zeus,
0:28:29 > 0:28:35who's passionate about her feminine charms, disguises himself
0:28:35 > 0:28:41as a shower of gold to fall from heaven in order to impregnate her.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44The big question today of course for our teams over at the auction
0:28:44 > 0:28:48is, are they about to be showered with gold?
0:28:58 > 0:29:00We're not moving from the County of Norfolk,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03but we have moved to Diss,
0:29:03 > 0:29:05to TW Gaze's saleroom to be with
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- Elizabeth Talbot, our auctioneer of the moment. Elizabeth.- Hello, Tim.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11We've got a mixture here for this Red Team,
0:29:11 > 0:29:15starting with the Colman's mustard, which is Norfolk.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Well, this I'm afraid is kind of taking Col's to Newcastle,
0:29:18 > 0:29:22because we're tripping over certainly late 20th-century Colman's mustard.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Had it been 1920s, 1900, 1890s, we'd have been a bit more excited,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29but we have to be a bit choosy, I'm afraid.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31It's not that unusual, so £10-£15 on that one.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34We only paid £3. Should make a profit.
0:29:34 > 0:29:35Should make a profit, yes.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Which may not be the case with this walking stick,
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- because I don't think this has got any age at all.- It hasn't, sadly.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43It's almost like a tourist piece, but nothing of age to it.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- So what's your estimate?- We put 25 to 40 on it.- OK, quite generously.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52£43 they paid. We shall see. That could be their dark hole.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54But patriotically speaking,
0:29:54 > 0:29:57that stick or umbrella stand is pretty special, isn't it?
0:29:57 > 0:29:58Well, it's a novelty.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02We see the hubs of propellers and things turned into clock and barometer cases and so on,
0:30:02 > 0:30:05but that's quite an unusual use of a propeller fin
0:30:05 > 0:30:09and it's practical, it's patriotic. I can see that doing quite well.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11I would hope so, anyway.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14We have hopes that that would make between £200 and £300.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- Is that your estimate, then?- Yes, £2-£300.- Well, they paid 190
0:30:17 > 0:30:18and they really loved it.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Well, hopefully between us, we know a good thing!
0:30:20 > 0:30:24In case it comes unstuck, let's have a look at the Bonus Buy.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29Right then, Melody. David? Here we go. £64 of leftover lolly.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Catherine, you said what were you going to find?
0:30:32 > 0:30:37- I said round and perfectly formed. - Show us your wares, Catherine.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41- Oh, that's quite nice!- Oh, that is gorgeous! So is it African, or...?
0:30:41 > 0:30:45- Maybe Thai, Eastern. - I really love that.- It's lovely.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49- But it's all oak - it's just wonderful.- How much was it?
0:30:49 > 0:30:54- It was a mere £43.- How much do you reckon it's going to make?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57I think that's got quite a bit of mileage in there.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- Well, I'd buy it, wouldn't you? - It's heavy, yes.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- How much would you pay for it?- 43!
0:31:02 > 0:31:07- Yes, probably about £50, so I think you've done really well.- Me too.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- Are you happy with that?- Very happy. - Well, that's great, then.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13If you need to pick it, you may be at that point
0:31:13 > 0:31:16so flush with profits that you don't need to bother, right?
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- Yeah...- Or we may not!
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- We'll have to see!- I think it's great.- Good. Well, for the audience at home,
0:31:22 > 0:31:26let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's bowl.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Well, there you are, Elizabeth.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Well, you may well smile at this,
0:31:30 > 0:31:34but last time we sold one of these - I think Bargain Hunt brought a very
0:31:34 > 0:31:37similar item in and we all thought "ha-ha" - but it did very well.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- Did it?- On the strength of that,
0:31:39 > 0:31:41because I think it's got very similar origins,
0:31:41 > 0:31:43we've actually put £70-£90 on it.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Because last time, we got it wrong the other way.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Well, hopefully you've got it right now. £43, Catherine paid.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Well, fingers crossed that that will do OK.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55She will be absolutely chuffed. Anyway, there we go.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57That's it for the Reds.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Now for the Blues, and what a mixture they've got.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03The necessaire, your 1920s/'30s dressing table accessory.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05What can I say about this?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08It's a slightly larger box of artefacts than one would get,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11so that's rather nice. In its original, very deco-shaped case.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Looks fairly comprehensive. We've put £15-£20 on it.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17They pay £12, it's neither here nor there.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19OK, I think they'll make a small profit out of that.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Now, we've got the shop mannequin. It's definitely female.
0:32:23 > 0:32:24How do you rate her?
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Well, the point is with this little lady that the vintage
0:32:28 > 0:32:30clothing market is booming.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33With that is the need for either people in the trade or
0:32:33 > 0:32:37collectors to display their lovely collectable pieces on a mannequin.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39The mannequin itself may be period,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42although early 20th-century ones are so scarce,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45that mannequins of any age are selling reasonably well
0:32:45 > 0:32:46at the moment and strangely enough,
0:32:46 > 0:32:50female ones are harder to get hold of than broad-torsoed male ones.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54- It's always been the same! - So, I think she's going to do OK.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- What's your estimate, then?- Well, it's only £20-£30.- Is that a tease?
0:32:58 > 0:33:03- Yes!- £45.- Yes, I think they may yet do that.
0:33:03 > 0:33:09- Now, lastly is this silver stamp case.- That is beautiful.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11It's got engine-turned decoration on it,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14a little cabochon button at the top where you can slide
0:33:14 > 0:33:17the opening there to reveal its two little compartments
0:33:17 > 0:33:20and it's just perfect for slipping in a pocket. I like that very much.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- Me too.- We've put £40-£60 on it. Can't go wrong at that.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- I would think not.- That's lovely.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Anyway, famous last words, as they say.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Just in case, let's go and have a look at the Bonus Buy.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Now, Karen, Hayden.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38How you could only spend £97 and give
0:33:38 > 0:33:41so much cash to JP, I do not know.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Anyway, you did. £203 you had, JP.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49- What did you spend it on?- Well, I chose to buy a bit of porcelain, OK?
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Chinese porcelain. It's late 18th century.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53Your first observation is that
0:33:53 > 0:33:56the handle probably isn't the original handle.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59But the reason that's the case is that the handle had broken off!
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Actually, these things were prized,
0:34:01 > 0:34:04so they went to the trouble of making a handle and fixing it.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09It was an expensive object to have, they'd have inherited it and it's nicely decorated in enamels.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Colourful too, like Karen, really, what with the pink hairdo.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- Very colourful! - What I call famille-rose palette!
0:34:16 > 0:34:22- I spent only £40.- How much?- 40?!- So how much do you think it would...?
0:34:22 > 0:34:24I would say there's definitely a profit in it.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26It might be five or ten, it might be 20 or 30.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29£40 and you think there's going to be £10-£20 profit out of it?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- That's what you really need to grip, isn't it, guys?- Yes.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Happy with that? Think it through. For the audience at home,
0:34:34 > 0:34:38let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about JP's mug.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- Well, that's handsome, isn't it? - I like that.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44I like that!
0:34:44 > 0:34:48That's a late 1830, 19th-century Chinese export porcelain
0:34:48 > 0:34:52tankard, beautifully hand-painted. A scene of figures in a garden...
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- All done by hand.- Yes, beautiful. I like that very much.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- I think Jonathan perhaps being clever there. He paid £40, what's your estimate?- We put £40-£60 on it.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- I think he will do fine on that. - Exciting stuff, Elizabeth!
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Anyway, we'll look forward to seeing you on the rostrum.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- Thank you very much.- Thank you, Tim.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Now, Melody, David. What are your expectations today?
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Do you think things are going to go well? What is your feeling?
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- Could go either way, couldn't it?- I think it all hinges on the propeller.
0:35:24 > 0:35:25- Yes, it does.- It's a gamble.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28Well, that's your big investment, the £190 you spent.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Well, I'm delighted to tell you that the auctioneer loved it.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37She put £200-£300 on. She thinks it's a very, very desirable object.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42- Really?- Which is good, because that's 190 of your cash went into that.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45The other two things are just for fun really, aren't they?
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- The tin certainly is.- She said there's lots of those. £10-£15.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53She was apologetic about that, I said, "Don't you worry about that,
0:35:53 > 0:35:56"£3 only was paid!" That was a cool price.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58And here comes the old tin.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01We have the 1970s Colman's of Norwich mustard tin,
0:36:01 > 0:36:03flying the flag for a local firm.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Where am I saying? Start me at £10.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09Mustard tin for £10, surely? Thank you, sir - ten I have.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11£7 profit.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16- At £10, maiden bid here at £10. Gentleman has bid 10.- £10.
0:36:16 > 0:36:22- Are you all done?- £10 is +7 pounds. Nothing the matter with that.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26That cuts the mustard! Now, here comes the bronze-headed stick.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29The ebonised and bronze walking cane.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31The head in the form of an eagle, there we go.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Where am I saying for the walking cane? Start me at 20.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Good, practical cane this one. £20. Ten I'll take.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- Ten by the door, thank you. Ten in the hat, I'll take 12.- Ooh.
0:36:42 > 0:36:48Looking for 12. It's £10 by the door. Surely worth more?
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Any advance on the ten? All done?
0:36:51 > 0:36:56- Oh, dear.- I don't think it's as old as we thought.- Minus 33 for that.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00The novelty Second World War period walking cane or umbrella stand,
0:37:00 > 0:37:04it's constructed from a propeller blade, made by Avro, a fine example.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Where am I saying for this? Start me at 200.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12Good, historical piece, will stand well in the hall at £200. £100.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15It's worrying that it doesn't look as if she's got commission bids.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Are you bidding? £100 in the gallery, at £100 I have.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21It's surely worth more than 100.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26It's a good example and a rarity at 100. Unique in fact, at £100.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Where are you at ten? This isn't going to fly very high!
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- Come on, £100, where are you at 10? - She was optimistic!
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Surely worth more? Any advance on £100?
0:37:37 > 0:37:43- Oh...- £100. Minus 90.- Oh, dear! - Oh, dear.- Never mind.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- So, what about the bowl? - We'll have to do it, won't we?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- Oh, we love the bowl. Yes.- £116.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51You're going with the Bonus Buy,
0:37:51 > 0:37:54going with the old washing-up bowl and here it comes.
0:37:54 > 0:37:5919th-century large oak bowl. Good furnishing piece. Start me at £50.
0:37:59 > 0:38:0430 I'll take to start. Good country piece this, at £30 on the bowl.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Thank you, sir. £30, central bid at 30. I'll take two.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10It's only £30, it should be worth more at £30.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- Come on, ladies and gentlemen... - Dear oh dear.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19- She rates this, as well.- Yes. She thinks it's worth £70-£90.
0:38:19 > 0:38:24Where are you at two? It's the maiden bid. Are you all done at £30?
0:38:24 > 0:38:29Minus 13. 160, 126, minus 129.
0:38:29 > 0:38:30Now...!
0:38:30 > 0:38:33The way things are going, that could be a winning score!
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- It could well be!- Could be!- Oh, dear. Don't say a word to the Blues.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- Course not.- Not a word. Thank you very much.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55OK, guys. This is the end of the long wait.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- You feeling confident, Karen?- Yeah. I'm... Yeah. Confident.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05That's confident confident(!) Now we move to the thespian.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10- Are you confident?- Er... N... Slightly.- No, seriously.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12It's a difficult one to predict.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- Have you been talking to the Reds?- No.- Good.
0:39:15 > 0:39:20We don't want you to. Now, the little necessaire case. £12 only.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- That was so cheap, wasn't it?- Yeah. - She's put 15 to 20 on it, anyway.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26She likes it. Here it comes.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Now, the 1930s ladies' necessaire,
0:39:28 > 0:39:31the good case set of accessories for you.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Interest on the sheet shown and I start here at £10.
0:39:34 > 0:39:39£10 bid for the set at 10, I'll take 12. At £10 bid now, where at 12?
0:39:39 > 0:39:4215, 18, 20...
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Back with me at 20. Lost you left. 20 I have, I'll take two.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- You're in profit. - I'm looking for two elsewhere.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52It's 20 on commission. It will sell.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55It will. At a profit. Plus £8.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- I like to see the plus sign. Now the mannequin.- On a glass space there.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03Interest on this one here, and I start at just £18. £18 bid.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Now at 20, gallery. 22. 25,
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- 28, 30, two... - Keep going, keep going...
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- Go on.- ..38, 40 now is the gallery.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16In the gallery now, looking for two elsewhere.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19It's 40 in the gallery, surely worth more?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Any advance on £40 in the gallery?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26- Bad luck, minus five. You're still plus 3, though.- That's all right.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Now, the stamp case. This should be exciting.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33Silver postage stamp case, Birmingham, 1911. This is lovely.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Unusual design, I have interest on the sheet shown here.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40I'll start at £12. £12 bid at 12, where's 15?
0:40:40 > 0:40:4415, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28,
0:40:44 > 0:40:4730, 32... With me at 32.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Lady's out, surely worth more? 35, new bidder, 38.
0:40:50 > 0:40:5340, 42, 45, 48, 50,
0:40:53 > 0:40:5755, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, I'm out.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- 80!- 80 is in the room, I'm looking for five.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05It's £80 to my left now, a good collector's item at 80. Any advance?
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- Thank goodness! £80!- Yes!
0:41:08 > 0:41:12Now, the porcelain tankard I'm making a presumption here...
0:41:12 > 0:41:17- No, no, no.- We'll sell it anyway, just to see what might have been.
0:41:17 > 0:41:2018th-century Chinese porcelain tankard with later wicker-bound
0:41:20 > 0:41:22handle. As you find it, there it is.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24But it's a super tankard,
0:41:24 > 0:41:28beautiful decoration to that one, where am I saying? Start me at 50.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Come on, it's good value. 40 I'll take.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Lady has bid at 40 now, where are you at two?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36I have a bid at 40 now, where are you at two?
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- It should be worth more than this. - It SHOULD be worth more than this.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- Hey, JP! Well done!- Any advance?
0:41:42 > 0:41:46It's a maiden bid, it will sell at £40...
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- That's all right!- No profit, no loss. No pain, no shame!
0:41:50 > 0:41:51- Wiped its face. Well done, JP.- Well...
0:41:51 > 0:41:54And you were both wrong there, won't you?
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Still, there we go - it's a difficult game to predict.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01But who cares? The big thing now is don't say a word to the Reds.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- Well done, though. Congratulations. - Thanks!
0:42:14 > 0:42:19Well, it's a day of distinct contrasts today, isn't it?
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- Have you been comparing notes... about the profits or losses?- No.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28- I'm afraid the runners-up today substantially are the Reds.- No!
0:42:28 > 0:42:32- You are. How could this be, Davido? - I don't know!
0:42:32 > 0:42:35And I'm not sure it was right, this result, either,
0:42:35 > 0:42:38because that propeller jobbie should've done better.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41I think you've just had a bit of bad luck. But has it been fun, Melody?
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Oh, it's been brilliant. Had a great time.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Loved having you on the show, David.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Very good luck with everything. Thank you, Catherine.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Meanwhile, the victors today,
0:42:49 > 0:42:52and that's why I say it's a day of contrasts, because it's
0:42:52 > 0:42:56perfectly possible to make a chunking profit and congratulations.
0:42:56 > 0:43:01- Did you enjoy it?- Of course, yes. - Nice experience, Hayden?- Fantastic.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Well done, JP, for all your support and hard work.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08- In fact, join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?- ALL: Yes!
0:43:10 > 0:43:12I know you're sitting there thinking,
0:43:12 > 0:43:14"I could have done better than that!"
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Well, what's stopping you?
0:43:17 > 0:43:21If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24It will be splendid to see you!
0:43:25 > 0:43:28Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd