0:00:05 > 0:00:08Welcome to Epsom,
0:00:08 > 0:00:13famous for its race course and also for its Epsom salts.
0:00:13 > 0:00:19So if you're run off your feet and have an upset stomach, you're in the right place.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Here we are at an antiques and collectables fair,
0:00:52 > 0:00:55held at this magnificent race course,
0:00:55 > 0:00:57which also hosts
0:00:57 > 0:01:02the world-famous annual Epsom Derby event.
0:01:02 > 0:01:08The big question today is, will our teams manage to pick up any Derby of their own?
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Or maybe a bit of Coalport
0:01:10 > 0:01:13or perhaps some Pilkington.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Here's a quick squint at what's coming up.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19The Reds play Musical Chairs...
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- Oh, wow! - THEY LAUGH
0:01:22 > 0:01:25..and tension mounts for the Blues.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- Petrified.- You're petrified. - Petrified, Tim!
0:01:27 > 0:01:32It could be the biggest disaster in Bargain Hunt history,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35or it could be wonderful.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Well, I never did! Well, let's go and meet them, then.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44On Bargain Hunt today we have friends Roshan and Steve,
0:01:44 > 0:01:48and a mother-and-daughter combo from heaven, Helen and Tessa.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- Hello, everyone!- ALL: Hello! - Lovely to see you.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- Rosh, what do you do for a living, mate?- I'm in marketing.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57I'm a business development executive, which sounds boring but it's actually quite fun.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- Sounds rather expensive to me! - I wish!- Jolly good.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- You're enjoying it? - Yes, very much so.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05What's this about you being a bit of a rapper?
0:02:05 > 0:02:07I like hip-hop music
0:02:07 > 0:02:10and it's just been the soundtrack to my life,
0:02:10 > 0:02:12so I've prepared a little rap for you guys.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14You never have!
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- I don't suppose you want to hear it? - Roshie, we're gagging to hear it! Off you go!
0:02:18 > 0:02:21RAPS: I'd like to thank you for letting us on the BBC,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24showing our faces to the nation through a TV screen,
0:02:24 > 0:02:26it's such an honour, especially meeting with Tim Wonnacott,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28red fleece, expertise, money please, thanks a lot,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31I'm out to buy some old stuff, and through the magic of human lust
0:02:31 > 0:02:33I'm either gonna make a profit or go bust.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36I wish you luck but you might be singing the Blues soon
0:02:36 > 0:02:39and if you win, it was still nice to have met you.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Ahh! Isn't that the sweetest thing? Gosh! That's quite something.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Commit it to paper and we'll paste it on the office wall.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49That's really lovely. Thank you.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Steve, what do you do to earn a buck?
0:02:51 > 0:02:55I'm a personal trainer and sports massage therapist.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00- Really?- Yes. - Stop looking at me in that way, as if I could do with a bit of both!
0:03:00 > 0:03:03So, you go round to all the women in your area
0:03:03 > 0:03:08- and persuade them that what they really need to do is trot around with you?- That's true.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12On the odd occasion, a few hairy men need a bit of massaging, as well!
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- I see. So you're all things to all seasons, so to speak.- That's it.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- Do we know anything about antiques? - No!
0:03:18 > 0:03:22On that basis, you're likely to do very, very well today!
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- Perfect!- Thanks, guys.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Now, girls... Hels, your life has been spent on the buses, right?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Yes, it has. 18 years.- Never!
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- As a driver?- As a driver.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Cor, look at that! How did you learn to drive one of those enormous things?
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- They're quite easy, but I'm not very good in a car. - Aren't you?- No. I can't drive a car.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- You like two decks...- Yes. - ..and a dirty great red thing, yes?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- What's your navigation skills like? Pretty hot, I would guess. - They're terrible.- Are they?
0:03:50 > 0:03:55If the buses go on a diversion, I get lost. I go all over London.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Really? How very funny.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- Tessa, what do you do to earn a buck?- I'm a trainee lawyer.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Jolly good. Are you on a training contract?
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- How far have you got?- I'm looking for a legal training contract.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- I've just finished my legal practice course.- Have you?- Seven years.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14College, uni and then law school.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Seven years of hard graft.- Yes.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- And you're a mother.- I am. I have a 13-year-old daughter.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- You've managed to combine the business of weaning a daughter... - Yes.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- ..and going through college.- Yes. - I take my hat off to you.- Thank you.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30How do you think you're going to get on beating these Reds today?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- We're going to beat 'em, beat 'em, beat 'em!- Are you?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35We're going to win, win, win!
0:04:35 > 0:04:40- All I can say is... - Help, help, help!- You said it!
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Anyway, now the money moment. £300 apiece. 300 smackers.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45There you go, Rosh. There you go, Hels.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49You know the rules. Your experts await. Off you go.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Very, very, very good luck. You might say "on your bus"!
0:04:53 > 0:04:56When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58In this game of high stakes,
0:04:58 > 0:05:02expert Charlie Ross is putting all his money on red.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06But dealing a good hand to ensure the Blues beat the competition
0:05:06 > 0:05:10is fellow expert Catherine Southon.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12So with an hour to shop and £300 to spend,
0:05:12 > 0:05:14let's get on with it.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- This is all very exciting, guys. - It is a bit.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- Is this new territory?- Completely. I've never done anything like this. - Really?
0:05:20 > 0:05:23You two girls, I can feel the excitement!
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- I know. Can we hurry up and get a bargain?- Calm down!
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- What do you want to buy? - Something shiny. I like purple.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- Something shiny and purple!- Yes. - That's really helpful! - It narrows it down.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- What are we looking for first? - Some jewellery.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- And some silver. - Jewellery and silver. So smalls.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- BOTH: Yes.- Smalls. OK.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Let's put that excitement into action
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- and let's get going.- Let's go.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Great whisks! Look at those.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Get the flies off you.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- Is that what that's for? - That's what that's for.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07There's some jewellery here. Did you want to look at jewellery?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09So, what is it - £2,500?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- What have we got to spend? - We've got, erm,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14not quite as much as that!
0:06:14 > 0:06:15'In your dreams, Tess!'
0:06:15 > 0:06:18This is quite difficult, isn't it?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21'This shopping lark is always harder than it looks.'
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- I think it's time you started grabbing some things or we'll run out of time.- Good idea.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29'Good advice, Charlie. Times flies on this show.'
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- I like them.- Oh, look at that!
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- The blue one?- The lizard thing.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- Is it silver plate?- Solid silver. - How much is that?
0:06:37 > 0:06:4065, I suppose it could be.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44I could see that doing fairly well. It's quite an interesting piece.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- Would you take...- I'll do it for 55.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- That's absolutely the bottom. Really.- Really.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- This is really difficult. - 'Come on! Make your minds up.'
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Do you want to hold it... If the lady wouldn't mind,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00would you hold it for us for half an hour or so?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- Is that OK?- Thank you. - Thank you very much.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- And then we can think on that.- OK.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08'You can always walk away and decide later.'
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- I like that but I don't know why. - You like that?- Yes.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- I think I've seen one of them before.- You will have.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18It'll say Royal Doulton. It's a character jug.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23It's priced at £35, which is relatively reasonable.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28- We're probably going to fall out because I think it's absolutely ghastly.- OK!
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- It's got a cheeky smile. - Cheeky smile!- 'Cheeky chap.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36'It seems the Blues have spotted something else at the very same stall.'
0:07:36 > 0:07:40What's the little bottle there, the cranberry and silver?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43It's beautifully hallmarked.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47I think you would find it too expensive. I have 120 on it.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49My very best is £100.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54- Smelling salts or perfume or...? - I think it would've been smelling salts.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- I think that one's a lot better than this.- The lizard?- Yes.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00You did say you could go down to 100?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- And that's really it. - Your rock bottom.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- It is gorgeous.- Really?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- But £100...- OK. Shall we do it?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Go on.- OK, we'll buy it. - We'll buy it.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Can we have that, please? - Do you want that?- Yes, please.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- We want that.- Did you say £80? - I didn't! I said 100!
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- And that's a bargain. - You can't blame her for trying. - 'Indeed you can't.'
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- Yes? Happy?- Yes.- Happy.- Thank you.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Gosh, that was hard work!
0:08:27 > 0:08:31'Well done, girls. That's the first item in the bag.'
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- One item bought in...- 15 minutes.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- 15 minutes! - We don't mess around, us.- No!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Slightly indecisive at the end, but...
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- That's your fault.- ..but very good.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- This has immediately come to my eye. - Yes.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53That's... Well, you know what it is, a pair of bellows, with a dragon.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- It's certainly got age.- Yes. - That's certainly 19th century.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01That silver plate is beautifully done.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05It's a dolphin with a trident.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07The bellows need a bit of freshening, as you can see.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11When you blow your fire, half the air will come out there.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15But it's got a nice polished brass nozzle to it.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Looking at the oak there,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21I think it might be just into the 20th century.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24It's a nice thing. It's a gamble.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29I would think it would probably be estimated at £20 to £30.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34I don't know if one of you wants to find out about a price?
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Is there a...- 20.- 20?!
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- I think we should take that. - I think that might be...
0:09:40 > 0:09:45- What a reasonable lady!- 'Charmer.' Love you!- Love you!
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- What do you think, guys? - For £20, you can't go wrong.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51And it means we've bought the first item.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- May we buy it?- Yes.- Thank you. That's really kind of you!
0:09:55 > 0:09:58'Congratulations, Reds. That's your first buy, as well.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02'That's 20 minutes of shopping time used up.'
0:10:03 > 0:10:08'What's this? It looks like a prop, a resin model of a skull, methinks.'
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- What do you think?- Who is it?
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I was thinking you, but you've got a bit more hair.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- Just a little bit!- Not a lot!
0:10:16 > 0:10:18It's more like me!
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- Has he got a name?- Yorick?
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- Yorick.- Charlie!- Charlie! Thank you very much!- Pleasure.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- How much is it? - Let me have a look at the price.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- 75.- 75. Oh, is it?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33What's the death?! LAUGHTER
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- That is the death. - That is the death!
0:10:35 > 0:10:40The guy was in good condition, but he kept asking for better prices!
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- DRUM ROLL & CYMBAL CRASH - 'Oi! I do the jokes around here!'
0:10:47 > 0:10:50'With the clock ticking away, both teams are still browsing
0:10:50 > 0:10:54'but the Blues want to bring Catherine to heel.'
0:10:54 > 0:10:57BOTH: Catherine! Come along!
0:10:57 > 0:10:59You're so rude!
0:11:00 > 0:11:02I've just seen that.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07- How much is that?- £250. - Two pound fifty?- No, 250!
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Gosh, that's amazing, isn't it? A little powder puff.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15- And it's all still there!- Oh, wow! - And the lipstick. - And the little lipstick and mirror.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- That is absolutely stunning. - Why didn't we come here first?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- What can you do on that?- 220.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- We haven't even got enough for that. - You haven't got enough money.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31- You can't do it for 195? - You can have it for 195.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- 195. - OK, let's just calm down a minute.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37If we buy that at 195,
0:11:37 > 0:11:41that means we've spent £295.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Yes.- We've still got one item to buy.- Yes.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- And I've still got a bonus buy.- OK.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51- Which is fine, you can leave me with £1.- That's what we want to do. - I don't know if I can find anything.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- But that means you've got to find something for £4.- OK.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00- If we can find something for £4 - - Why don't you try and find something for £4 first
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- before you commit to this?- All right.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- Because that might be your problem. - OK.- Right?
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Can you hold that for us for 195
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- for about half an hour?- Yes.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15If we can find something for £4, we'll come back.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- This is a mess you've got us into! - I'm sorry!
0:12:18 > 0:12:21'Who do you think you are, Catherine, Laurel and Hardy?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24'Now, those Reds appear pretty focused to me.'
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- I think we've found a camera over there.- A camera?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30I'll carry on looking here. You go and look at your camera.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- You're the cameraman, aren't you? - Yes.- Go and buy a camera.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Do you know how it works? - I have no idea.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39I'm just fascinated by the fact that it does work.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- It's in quite good condition. - Not too bad. The lenses look nice.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Take a deep breath.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- And run.- And run! Run! £4!
0:12:50 > 0:12:56'Get going, girls. You're on the clock, don't forget. There's just 20 minutes left.'
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- What's the description of a camera like that? - It's called a twin-lens reflex.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02A twin-lens reflex.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- Do you know much about cameras? - No, I don't.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- 'Other than they never lie.' - What do you know about that?
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Not a great deal. I'm used to digital.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13This just... I just love the form and the function.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18- What's the damage?- The gentleman's asked for 70 at the lowest.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21I can't tell you whether that is going to make
0:13:21 > 0:13:26- £40 at auction or £80.- OK. - I honestly don't know.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Is there a bit to be had on the 70?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32We started at 75 and I went down to 70.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- So, you're coming down? - Yes. 65 would be the best.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39If I go away and come back again, it might be 60.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- Shall we go for this? - It's something close to your heart.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- That's what it's about - passion! - That's what we're here for.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- You like it. - OK. I think we should go for it.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- £65. Shake on it? - Thank you very much, sir.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- Great stuff. Thank you. - 'Good to see a second purchase develop for the Reds, eh?'
0:13:57 > 0:14:00'Meanwhile, how do our experts think things are going?'
0:14:00 > 0:14:02In all my years of doing Bargain Hunt,
0:14:02 > 0:14:06I don't think I have ever, ever got myself into such a mess.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08It's probably time for me to put my head on the block.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12I shall go to something and say, "Guys, we're going to buy this."
0:14:12 > 0:14:17It could be the biggest disaster in Bargain Hunt history,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21or it could be wonderful.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- We've got £4.- Yes. - Can we do anything with £4?
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- I'm actually getting a bit worried. - What's going on, girls?
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- I feel a bit of tension!- Disaster!
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- We're down to £4. - We've left her with a pound!
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- £4?- Well, no...- We're left with £4.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38We've bought two items-ish,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40we've reserved the second one,
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- and if we go for the second one, which is big, big money...- Yes.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47..that means our third purchase, we can only spend £4 on.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- I'd go for the big, big money every time.- Would you?- Yes.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- Nothing ventured, nothing gained. - That's it.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Don't you feel?- Yes. - Do you feel excited by it?- Oh, yes.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- How about you, Mum? - I most certainly do.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- Catherine, are you excited? - Petrified.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05I've seen something in the corner,
0:15:05 > 0:15:10which is amazing quality
0:15:10 > 0:15:12and took my eye,
0:15:12 > 0:15:14but it'll be something...
0:15:14 > 0:15:19- ..it'll be something you love or you hate.- OK.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- Hands off! - What do you mean, hands off?!
0:15:24 > 0:15:26I spotted that earlier!
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- You know it's got a musical base. - It hasn't?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- LULLABY PLAYS - Oh, wow.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- It's got a musical base! - A musical base!
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- I can't believe it! - That's sensational.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41I've only seen three of these in my life!
0:15:41 > 0:15:43And you probably own all of them!
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Guys, this was the thing I was bringing you over to look at.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51The unbelievably clever Mr Wonnacott
0:15:51 > 0:15:55has lifted up the seat and seen it's got a musical base.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- Now, it comes from the Black Forest, does it not, boss?- Oh, yes.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03It's pure Black Forest, where they're famous for musical boxes,
0:16:03 > 0:16:05but also carved furniture.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09It's inlaid timber, but it's been stencilled in pen and ink.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11But it works just as well, doesn't it?
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- The little musical movement inside... - It's still going.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- ..it tinkles when you sit down. - I know!
0:16:19 > 0:16:23It either tinkles when you sit down or it tinkles when you stand up.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25I'm going to open it up. There's the musical movement.
0:16:25 > 0:16:31- Is that a four-inch cylinder music box?- It certainly is.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Has it got all its teeth, Charlie? - Yes, it has.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39The fact of the matter is, having a musical Black Forest full chair like this,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42in pretty good nick, is quite rare, right?
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- It is a rare thing. - OK. It's a rare thing.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50- We don't want to speak too loudly because the dealer's behind us! - Sssh!
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Have you asked him what his best price is?- Yes.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- What is his best price? - What do you think it's worth?
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- I'm going to put him on the spot. - It's worth £250.- Oh!
0:16:59 > 0:17:02You're not buying it from me. I'm just telling you.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06No, but I always like to have my opinion backed up.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- An auction estimate should be, for that, 200 to 300.- Yes.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- I think it's a rare object.- It is.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- I think we could be in with a winner. - I think you could.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17If you don't buy it, I will!
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- Guarantee! - See you, kids.- Thank you.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Sir, I think I asked you a price earlier when I came by.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- It was 110.- That's correct. - 110 it was.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- I've got a gut feeling about this. - I'm with you on that.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Is there any chance of me squeezing it below that to 90?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- Er, yes. I'll do 90.- Are you sure? - Yes.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- That gives you a profit, does it? - That's fine, yes.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- We'll have it, sir!- OK.- £90.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43'Well done, lads. I really like that chair.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47'Three items bought with just five minutes left.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50'Now, what's happening with those mischievous Blues?'
0:17:50 > 0:17:51What about the gavel?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54That would be quite good! Where's the lady?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Could that be four?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01SHE LAUGHS
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Go on, then, that can be £4. - That can be four.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06What do you think? It's well banged about,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- but I think, at an auction, that might be all right.- BOTH: Yes.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- I think that's quite... - It's quite nice.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14When the others are playing their game,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17we can bang it when it comes to £2!
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- 'Hey! Underhand tactics, that!' - Good tactics!- Forward thinking.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- We're going to go to the compact and that.- Yes.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26That's what she's excited about!
0:18:26 > 0:18:29So we've got two fabulous knock-them-dead items
0:18:29 > 0:18:32and one...
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- Knock 'em out.- Knock 'em out! Love it!- 'Ba-boom!'
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Knock them dead and knock them out. Are we done?- We're done.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41'So with a crafty £4 second purchase made,
0:18:41 > 0:18:46'the Blues can now go all out for the big-money item that they've fallen in love with.'
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- We found something for £4.- Right.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53So we would like to buy that item from you for £195.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54- OK.- Do we have a deal?- Yes.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- Whoo-hoo! Thank you.- OK. - Thank you very much.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03- Do you want me to wrap it up? - Can we have it gift-wrapped?- Yes. - Thank you.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- I've never been in this situation before.- Really?
0:19:06 > 0:19:07Never.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- It's a challenge! It's certainly a challenge.- There's always a first.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- We won't get asked back, then?- No.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22Time's up! Let's check out what the Red Team bought.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26First, a pair of early 20th-century Arts & Crafts-style bellows
0:19:26 > 0:19:29just blew them away for £20.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Snapped up for £65 was this twin-lens camera.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41And finally, the 19th-century carved and inlaid walnut side chair
0:19:41 > 0:19:43with musical movement
0:19:43 > 0:19:46set them back 90 notes.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- Did you say rare mix? - Oh, very rare mix!
0:19:50 > 0:19:52You're a pretty rum lot, you are.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54What did you spend all round?
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Altogether, we spent about £175.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- £175.- Yes. - Who's got the 125 leftover lolly?
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- I do.- Can I have that? Thank you.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Which is your favourite piece?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08My favourite was the camera.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13- Do you agree with that?- That was my choice, but I really like the chair that Charlie helped us find.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16The chair that we all found, thank you very much.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19We all found!
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- Yes, you saw it first. Is the chair going to do it for you?- Definitely.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25The chair's going to do it for me, too!
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Here's another £125.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29What are you going to go off and do with that, Ross?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32I'm going to find another chair!
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Very good luck with that. Have a nice cup of tea, chaps.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Meanwhile, we'll check out what the Blue Team bought.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41A late-Victorian glass and silver perfume bottle
0:20:41 > 0:20:45cost them an alluring £100.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Going, going, gone!
0:20:47 > 0:20:49A hammered-down £4
0:20:49 > 0:20:53was all they paid for this 19th-century turned wooden gavel.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Last but not least, a silver and blue enamel compact
0:20:56 > 0:21:02was picked up for a less-than-compact £195. Wow.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- I think we've done quite well today. - I love the little enamel.- Yes.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Hang on, girls. Is it true that you spent all but a pound?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- Yes, it is. - That's how it worked out?- Yes.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- Amazing. Who's got the pound? - Mummy.- Mummy's got the pound.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Mummy's got the pound! There we are. That's nice.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20It's a real one. Thank you very much.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22OK, Mum, Hels, which is your favourite piece?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- The compact. - The compact is your favourite.- Yes.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- Daughter?- The same. I think it is amazing. It is really beautiful.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32I do admire you for spending the £299.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34That is a really mature amount of money.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Your challenge is there. What are you going to do with that?
0:21:37 > 0:21:40I've never ever had to do this.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- What, with a pound? - No. I'm not going to buy much, I can tell you that.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- I've got no idea. It's going to be a struggle.- A challenge, though.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- Don't you love a challenge?- I do, but not that much of a challenge!
0:21:51 > 0:21:53I'm very excited for all of you.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Now we're heading off to Petworth House,
0:21:56 > 0:21:58in Petworth, West Sussex.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00What could be more gorgeous?
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Petworth House, as we see it today,
0:22:11 > 0:22:14was largely completed between 1688 and 1702.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18The house was passed down through the Percy family.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21It was only when young Elizabeth Percy,
0:22:21 > 0:22:25who at just 16 in 1682 was already twice widowed,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28married Charles Seymour, the 6th Duke of Somerset,
0:22:28 > 0:22:34that he set about creating a home befitting one of the wealthiest families in England.
0:22:35 > 0:22:41The west front of Petworth House could be described as palatial.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Well, that's the whole point.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47It was built to impress your visitors.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Whilst it may be substantially altered
0:22:50 > 0:22:53since the time of the 6th Duke,
0:22:53 > 0:22:57it does remain one of the greatest English takes
0:22:57 > 0:23:01on the European Baroque style.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15The marble hall has changed very little
0:23:15 > 0:23:18since the 6th Duke's time.
0:23:18 > 0:23:24It displays a lot of those French and Dutch decorative elements
0:23:24 > 0:23:27that were original to that Baroque period.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30The curious thing about Baroque decoration is,
0:23:30 > 0:23:34particularly when it's Neo-Classically inspired.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36The carvings and mouldings
0:23:36 > 0:23:41are just that much bolder and more exaggerated in the early period.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Look at how richly carved those brackets are
0:23:44 > 0:23:47and the egg-and-dart moulding underneath
0:23:47 > 0:23:49is so big and bold.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54The egg bit literally looks like a half-round hard-boiled egg.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59Another beautiful feature is, of course, the original floor,
0:23:59 > 0:24:03hence this space is called the Marble Hall.
0:24:03 > 0:24:09In fact, as an entrance, it cannot fail to impress.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12If you happen to be arriving from abroad,
0:24:12 > 0:24:15well, you'd feel right at home!
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Do you recognise the doorway?
0:24:26 > 0:24:30You're right! It's back there, in the Marble Hall.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Why has the artist, Thomas Phillips,
0:24:33 > 0:24:37recorded this particular scene?
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Well, actually, this is an important historic moment
0:24:41 > 0:24:44in British and European history.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Because in that doorway, in the Marble Hall,
0:24:47 > 0:24:53we've got the 3rd Earl of Egremont greeting the foreign sovereigns
0:24:53 > 0:24:57at the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Well, almost the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06These heads of state visited Britain in June 1814,
0:25:06 > 0:25:11and that tour included a breakfast at Goodwood in Sussex
0:25:11 > 0:25:16and then the sovereign heads headed to Petworth.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21Lord Egremont is introducing the Prince Regent, who's in red,
0:25:21 > 0:25:26alongside Tsar Alexander I of Russia,
0:25:26 > 0:25:30and next door to him is the King of Prussia, King Frederick.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Hanging onto the Tsar's arm is his sister,
0:25:34 > 0:25:36the Duchess of Oldenburg.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39It's a beautifully executed picture.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42What I think is a particularly human touch
0:25:42 > 0:25:46is the way that the artist has included the family's spaniels,
0:25:46 > 0:25:50messing about on that lovely marble floor.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55They were, of course, quite wrong to be celebrating the defeat of Napoleon at that moment
0:25:55 > 0:25:59because the next year, in 1815, he escaped from Elba,
0:25:59 > 0:26:01he raised another army,
0:26:01 > 0:26:07but was finally defeated at Waterloo in June 1815.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10The big question today is for our teams over at the auction,
0:26:10 > 0:26:15are they about to have to endure their Waterloo moment?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22240. Thank you. 240. 260, madam.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25280. 300!
0:26:25 > 0:26:29I can't tell you how lovely it is to have tooled down to West Sussex,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Washington to be precise,
0:26:31 > 0:26:35to Toovey's Auction Room to be with a great man,
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Rupert Toovey himself! Rupe!
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- Tim, it's so lovely to see you down here!- It's great to be here.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Now, for the Red Team,
0:26:42 > 0:26:47we have got the Arts & Crafts-style, so said, pair of bellows.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- How do you rate those, Rupe?- They're very beautifully made, aren't they?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- I think they're a mixture of dates. - Do you?
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- This is in steel. - It's very finely done, isn't it?- Yes.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00I don't know anything about these metals,
0:27:00 > 0:27:03but I have a fancy that if you try and hammer out steel,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05it is extremely difficult.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- It's nevertheless been done beautifully.- That's what I mean,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11with this Mannerist dolphin.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15- It is peculiar. I think it'll fetch a peculiar price, too.- Do you?
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- We've made it rather modest. Have you?- Yes.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21What's your estimate? 20 to 30. That's OK. They only paid 20.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Moving on swiftly to their second item,
0:27:24 > 0:27:28which is what's been described to me as the poor man's Rolleiflex.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32It's Japan breaking into a European market again.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34I suppose so, in its day,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- which is, what, 1950s, early '60s, something like that?- It must be.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43- How do you rate this thing? - 40 to 60.- They paid £65.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- They've been much more difficult since the digital's taken hold.- Yes.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50You really notice it now with these sort of film cameras.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Their last item, which I think is enormous fun,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55is this Tyrolean musical chair.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59I was there when Charlie found it. We all got thoroughly excited.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03I'm just going to give you a demo because I'm sure you've listened to this.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05LULLABY PLAYS
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Properly tuneful for your Alpine lodge!
0:28:12 > 0:28:17Very, very handsome. Have you ever seen a musical Tyrolean chair ever in your life?
0:28:17 > 0:28:22- I think this might be the first ever. - It is an unusual object, isn't it? - It is.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- What's your estimate on that, Rupe? - 60 to 100.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29- They paid £90. - Well, I think they'll be lucky.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- Do you?- Mm.- I see it taking off.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35But then I'm very, very optimistic about these things!
0:28:35 > 0:28:37In case you're right, they're going to need their bonus buy
0:28:37 > 0:28:40so let's go and have a look at it.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- Now, chaps...- Yes.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44- Are you nervous?- A bit.- Yep!
0:28:44 > 0:28:48Well, I tell you, with a man of Charlie Ross's calibre behind you,
0:28:48 > 0:28:51you should have nothing to worry about. Right, Carlos?
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- If you say so! - The modesty of the man!
0:28:54 > 0:28:57No, seriously, you gave him £125 of leftover lolly,
0:28:57 > 0:29:00what did you buy, Carlos?
0:29:00 > 0:29:04I went off and told you I was going to buy another chair, I think.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Well, as you can see, I didn't.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- Oh.- Oh, OK. Er...
0:29:11 > 0:29:14"OK"! That's a very positive reaction!
0:29:14 > 0:29:15- Interesting.- Silver?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- Do you know what they are?- No.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21- What do you think they might be? - To pick up small beans!
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- That's not bad! Sugar nips. - BOTH: Oh, OK.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26They are actually late Victorian.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29But they were £30.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32I shouldn't be telling you that because you ought to be guessing!
0:29:32 > 0:29:34I couldn't resist them.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- I think they will show you a profit. - OK.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- Have they've got hallmarks? - Yes. They're good, crisp marks.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Rosh, you're on top of this, aren't you?
0:29:42 > 0:29:47What you've learnt watching Bargain Hunt over the years, he's unbelievable!
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Seriously, I think he said, "They'll turn a profit."
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- Is that what he said? - I believe so.- Definitely.- How much?
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- £45.- OK.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58So there could be £15 in it. Nice little bonus buy.
0:29:58 > 0:30:04For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Charlie's nips.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08Now, Rupert, you love selling these little silver trinkets.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10What do you make of these nips?
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Aren't they lovely? Beautifully made.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Of course, Levi & Salaman, they're known for novelty items
0:30:16 > 0:30:19rather than straightforward tableware,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- so unusual for this maker.- OK.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27- What sort of estimate, Rupert? - I think 25 to 35.- OK, fine.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Charlie paid 30 so that should be all right.- I think he will.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues,
0:30:34 > 0:30:35whose paltry offering
0:30:35 > 0:30:40includes a cranberry and silver little scent bottle.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Yes. Well, it's a nice Victorian thing.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47They're not as collected as they once were, and it's very straightforward.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51Oh, Lord! They paid a monster price, our team.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55What, if you had to put your most optimistic pair of trousers on,
0:30:55 > 0:30:59might you dream up as an estimate on this thing?
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- Wouldn't it be marvellous to get 50 quid for it?- Oh, dear.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Try doubling it.- Ah.- They paid £100.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- That's too much. - It does take your breath away.
0:31:08 > 0:31:14Moving on, though, to the gavel. How many auctioneers have you got? You must have a dozen.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18- Five or six, certainly. - Have they all got gavels? Are they properly equipped?
0:31:18 > 0:31:23- Sadly. And this, let's be honest, is not the finest example we've ever seen, is it?- No.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26I'm afraid the dog's had a go at one end!
0:31:26 > 0:31:31- The teeth marks are off-putting. - They're off-putting on a decent auctioneer's gavel.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- Will it make a £10 note?- I think you'll be lucky if you get a £5 note.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- That's all right. They only paid £4. - That's not bad, is it?
0:31:39 > 0:31:44Rather sweetly, their last item is the silver and blue enamel compact.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46- It's in lovely condition. - Isn't that good?
0:31:46 > 0:31:50The enamel's sound, everything's together. How much?
0:31:50 > 0:31:52£60.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- 60 to 80 maybe?- Yes.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59- £195.- Goodness!- That's what I mean. - They must've been under pressure, poor darlings.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04- You're going to need a blusher if you're going to survive this! - I think we'll need more than that.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06- 195 is a monster price. - It's just too much.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09They're definitely going to need their bonus buy
0:32:09 > 0:32:12so let's go and have a look at it!
0:32:12 > 0:32:14You are the naughtiest of naughty girls,
0:32:14 > 0:32:18only giving Catherine £1 of leftover lolly!
0:32:18 > 0:32:22What kind of a bonus buy can a woman go out and buy for a pound?!
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Not much!
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I don't know how you've done it!
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Well, I can tell you, it was not easy
0:32:30 > 0:32:35running around these stalls where they were selling things for thousands, with my little pound coin!
0:32:35 > 0:32:39They were just laughing at me! But I did it.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41I bought you...
0:32:42 > 0:32:44..this.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48It's nothing particularly special, as you would expect with a pound,
0:32:48 > 0:32:53but it is a propelling pencil, without the lead, that was extra.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- That's quite a neat...- I like that.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57It's silver plated.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- There's someone's name on it, as well.- Helen?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- No. It's...- Tessa?
0:33:01 > 0:33:03- No.- Is it Caroline?
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Caroline? How sweet!
0:33:05 > 0:33:09I don't know if it'll make much, but it's got to make a fiver.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- They're normally loaded... Oh, there you go!- Oh, I have got some!
0:33:12 > 0:33:15You've got a little lead in there. £1 well spent, I'd say!
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Thank you.- It was hard. - That's good.- Thank you.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20We'll see what happens.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's pencil.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Say, Rupert, that small isn't beautiful.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Small isn't beautiful, Tim.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Oh, all right, then!
0:33:34 > 0:33:39Well, it's just plated and not particularly well made.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41They'll be lucky if it's a few pounds.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46OK, well, that's all right. The team only gave Catherine £1 to find her bonus buy
0:33:46 > 0:33:48and that's what she spent her £1 on.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53- This might be their first profit. - What, when you sell it for £2?- Yes!
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Well, there's a very jolly thought! Thank you, Rupert Toovey. Good luck.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00£90 done. £90.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02130 behind.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Now, Rosh, we're on the edge.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- Just a bit.- The edge of the abyss!
0:34:11 > 0:34:15- Shifty, feeling a bit shifty? - A bit. I've never done this before.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18I've done it a few times and I still get shifty!
0:34:18 > 0:34:21And look at his old face over there! That's shifty!
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Seriously, anything you wish you hadn't bought, chaps?
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- I think we've done pretty well.- Yes.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- We've something from every price range.- You're going to appeal across the board.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33It's in the lap of the gods.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37- If all else fails, you've got his nips to fall back on!- We do!
0:34:37 > 0:34:42Anyway, first up are the Arts & Crafts so-called bellows. Here they come.
0:34:42 > 0:34:48We have conflicting bids here. Opening at £35.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51£35. Can I see 38?
0:34:51 > 0:34:57At £35, can I see 38? Is there any advance on £35?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Fair warning. 35.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01- It's done. £35.- Good start.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05Whatever I thought, it's plus 15. That's a profit.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- Now the camera. - ..the twin-lens reflex camera.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14Again, opening the bidding here on the books at £30. £30.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18- And two. 35. 38. 40. And two. - Come on.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20No? At £40. Can I see the two?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22At £40. Slowing at 40.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Is there any more? At £40, then. Fair warning.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31Minus 25. Which means overall, you're minus £10.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34..carved and inlaid walnut side chair.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37The back inlaid with a goat herder and goats
0:35:37 > 0:35:41- within a carved...- I can't bear it! - ..Edelweiss frame.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45And it's got a musical movement in the seat! How marvellous!
0:35:45 > 0:35:48You'll know when people fidget with that!
0:35:48 > 0:35:52We have conflicting bids here. I'm opening at £80.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55We can start at £80. Can I see the 85? At £80.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- 85 can I see?- I don't believe this.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Conflicting bids at 80.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- Is there any more?- It's terrible!
0:36:02 > 0:36:0890. And five. 90 I have, here at £90 with the book, against the room.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- At £90, is there any advance? - I want to bid!
0:36:11 > 0:36:13I want to bid.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- £90.- It's wiped its face.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Disappointing, isn't it? Seriously, chaps.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22- I had high hopes for that chair. - I think we all did.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27- Chaps, what are you going to do about the nips?- Go for it. - Your nips might support us!
0:36:27 > 0:36:31- We're going with the bonus buy.- Yes. - We're going with Charles's nips.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- Here they come.- We come to 1436,
0:36:34 > 0:36:37a pair of late Victorian silver sugar nips.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Birmingham 1898, by Levi & Salaman.
0:36:40 > 0:36:46We're opening at £30. £30. Can I see the 32?
0:36:46 > 0:36:50- At £30. And two. 35. 38. - That's good, yes!
0:36:50 > 0:36:55£35 I have. At £35. Can I see 38? And 40. And two.
0:36:55 > 0:36:5940 I have. At 40, is there any advance on £40?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02At 40, and it's fair warning.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- That's marvellous.- At £40, selling.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07£40.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Got absolutely nowhere! - It's better than nothing!
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Getting absolutely nowhere could be a winning score.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- At least it's not a minus.- Quite.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- Don't say a word to the Blues. - We won't.- Well done, chaps.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28Running through your items,
0:37:28 > 0:37:33the ruby glass and silver-topped scent bottle -
0:37:33 > 0:37:34you paid £100 for that,
0:37:34 > 0:37:37his estimate is 20 to 40.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- Which is not so good, is it? - No. That's pants.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- I think 20 to 40 is a little mean. - It's a bit mean.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47The gavel - £4 paid, he thinks it might make a fiver.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- Whoo!- So there we go. Big number.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53And the compact - you paid £195 for that.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- He's estimated 60 to 80. - CATHERINE SIGHS
0:37:56 > 0:37:58So on the face of it,
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- this is about to be a bloodbath. - Not looking good.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06On the other hand, it may turn out to be absolutely splendid. Who knows, there may be no losses.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10That's the message from the auctioneer in terms of his estimates.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14First up is your cranberry glass and silver perfume bottle.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Lovely little thing. Here it is.
0:38:16 > 0:38:211452, a late Victorian ruby glass and silver perfume bottle and stopper.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- It's perfect, isn't it?- Mm.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27The hinged cover embossed with flowers and leaves. Birmingham 1899.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Such a pretty thing. There it is.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33Again, opening here with bids at £40.
0:38:33 > 0:38:3642. 44. 46. 48.
0:38:36 > 0:38:4050. And 60. And five. Now in the room with you, sir.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- At £65. And 70. - It's going up, isn't it?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- Listen.- £75.- Cor!
0:38:46 > 0:38:51£75. Any advance on £75? Fair warning.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54OK. That's bad luck. Minus 25.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58- It could've been a lot worse.- Yes. - It could've.- Like 20 to 40.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59Now, here's the gavel.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03..the gavel. It's a little play-worn in places.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07It is, nevertheless, a gavel, and you never know when you might need one!
0:39:08 > 0:39:10We're opening the bidding at £22.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- There we go! - £22. Conflicting bids.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17- £22. 24.- £22?- 28. And 30. And two.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Ooh, no. No at 32.
0:39:20 > 0:39:2330 here. At £30 for the gavel. £30.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25All done at £30.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28£30. Whoo!
0:39:28 > 0:39:30You just made £26,
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- which means you have plus £1! - We're a pound up!
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Oh, no. I can't bear to watch this.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39We are opening the bidding with £55.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43And 60. And five. And 70. 70 now in the room.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- At £70. Can I see the 75? - Oh, come on!
0:39:46 > 0:39:49At £70. Can I see the 75? Beautiful thing.
0:39:49 > 0:39:5270, then, it is. £70.
0:39:52 > 0:39:58£70, I'm very sorry to tell you, is minus £125!
0:39:58 > 0:40:00- No!- You had that £1 profit.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Now you've got £124 of losses.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Oh!
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- That's such a shame. We loved it so. - That's what you call a punt, isn't it?
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- You're going to go with the bonus buy, aren't you?- Yes.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Oh, no! No, we're not going for the bonus buy!
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- We're very divided.- These solicitors are very difficult, you know!
0:40:18 > 0:40:20There's no pleasing them.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- Going to do it?- BOTH: Yes. - Of course we are!
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Now 1458, it's a plated propelling pencil,
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- with engine-turn decoration.- Come on!
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- We want someone called Caroline.- Yes.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32Who'll start me at 20?
0:40:32 > 0:40:35A fiver, then, to get going?
0:40:35 > 0:40:39£5 bid. At £5 now. £5. Can I see the six?
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Six can I see? Six it is. And seven.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- £6 I have. At £6.- Remarkable.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Can't tempt you to a propelling pencil, sir?
0:40:48 > 0:40:53- Does anyone know anyone called Caroline?!- It's because it's engraved Caroline, isn't it?
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- At £6, all done. £6.- Brilliant.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- Yes!- That makes a £5 profit. Well done, Catherine!
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- You made some tidy profits, were it not for the compact.- Yes.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- That's a shame. - Overall, you are minus 119,
0:41:07 > 0:41:09which is not too bad if you say that quickly.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- Don't say a word, whatever happens, to the Reds.- No.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- All will be revealed in a minute. - Well done.- Thank you.
0:41:16 > 0:41:1840? Thank you.
0:41:24 > 0:41:29- This has been an amusement, hasn't it? Have we had a good time? - ALL: Yes.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- Been chatting about the scores? - ALL: No.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Well, there is a chasm between our teams today.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39I cannot believe this!
0:41:39 > 0:41:42How can two teams, shopping in the same place for the same amount of money,
0:41:42 > 0:41:46do so polarly different?
0:41:46 > 0:41:51The team that is running up by a long chalk today is, I'm afraid to say, the Blues.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54ALL: Aww!
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Minus £119.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Well done!- Thank you!
0:42:00 > 0:42:06- Amazingly, you got a huge profit of £26 on your gavel.- Yes.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10And despite the bonus buy, the £1 bonus buy,
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- which made £5 profit.- Whoo! - Well done, Catherine for that.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19- But it was not enough to stem the flow, was it, Hells Bells?- No.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- I'm sorry, petals.- Never mind! - But you were very sporting about it.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27Bearing in mind how deeply competitive the Reds are, I think you survived very well.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Anyway, Reds, you managed to do everything for the entire programme
0:42:31 > 0:42:35- and you have made no profit and no loss.- Yes!
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- Nice one! - You have got absolutely nowhere.
0:42:40 > 0:42:45Despite making a profit of £15 on your bellows,
0:42:45 > 0:42:47which I think might've done a lot better,
0:42:47 > 0:42:51- and £10 on your nips...- Thank you. - ..which were the high points of your performance,
0:42:51 > 0:42:54otherwise it's finished up with no score.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58A wiped face on every face.
0:42:58 > 0:42:59Three wiped faces!
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- Anyway, we've had fun, haven't we? - ALL: Yes.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?- ALL: Yes!
0:43:06 > 0:43:10You're sitting there thinking, "I could've done better than that."
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Well, what's stopping you?
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