0:00:02 > 0:00:04THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER PLAYS
0:00:04 > 0:00:08The Americans are mighty keen on the name Lincoln,
0:00:08 > 0:00:09what with their president,
0:00:09 > 0:00:10the motor car
0:00:10 > 0:00:13and rather a splendid university.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15But all of that would mean nothing
0:00:15 > 0:00:16were it not for this place -
0:00:16 > 0:00:20the genuine, the original, the cathedral city of Lincoln.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23So let's go bargain-hunting!
0:00:49 > 0:00:53It's not just the Americans that have taken to Lincoln. Oh, no!
0:00:53 > 0:00:57I tell you, the dealers have flocked here in their droves,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59with hundreds of thousands of objects
0:00:59 > 0:01:04for our teams to take a squint at with their £300.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06But what are they going to select?
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Let's have a quick peek at what's coming up.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11The Reds get shopper's block.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15We've seen so many things, we don't know where to start.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19It doesn't matter. Who knows where to start? We'll be all right. Let's have a look.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21While the Blues get fussy.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25There's a little bit of a split, though, there.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- Restored.- No.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Not your sort of thing? Not really, no.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Let's meet the teams.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Today we've got a couple of friends for the Reds
0:01:37 > 0:01:39and partners for the Blues.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- Hello, everyone. - ALL: Hello!
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Lovely to see you all.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Now, Jane, I gather that it was a denture disaster
0:01:47 > 0:01:51that led you into joining Ruth's brass band.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Yes, it was. We played in bands for many years,
0:01:53 > 0:01:55but it was about six years ago
0:01:55 > 0:01:58that I got a call from a conductor to say,
0:01:58 > 0:02:02"Please help us out! One of our players is having trouble with his teeth."
0:02:02 > 0:02:06I hadn't played for ten years, so I had to very quickly remember how to play
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- and help them out for a competition. - Isn't that lovely!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Now, Ruth, it says here you're in the hospitality industry.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17- I am indeed. I am general manager of a hotel, bar and restaurant in Doncaster.- Lovely.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20So, what keeps you ticking outside work, then, Ruthie?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Brass band is key for me for the evenings,
0:02:23 > 0:02:27and I love entertaining, having friends round and entertaining at home.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28Well, that sounds like fun.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Anyway, you're going to have fun today, I hope, and welcome to Bargain Hunt.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Now, moving on to the chaps.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36What made you move here from Germany, Karsten?
0:02:36 > 0:02:40I came here to study towards a degree in biology at the University of Bristol
0:02:40 > 0:02:43and, at the same time, I wanted to improve my English.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46And it was during my degree that I started to work at Grey-Harris & Co,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49which is an antiques shop,
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- and cleaned the silver there. - Did you?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Which sparked my interest in antiques, really.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- What do you like collecting? - I collect Henry III pennies.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Get away! You don't!
0:02:59 > 0:03:02You are the only person I have ever come across
0:03:02 > 0:03:05who collects Henry III pennies.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07What period are we talking about here?
0:03:07 > 0:03:081250s.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I've got about 600 or so, all from different mints.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Interesting. Now, James, what do you do for a living?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17I work as a concerts co-ordinator for an orchestra
0:03:17 > 0:03:18called Britten Sinfonia.
0:03:18 > 0:03:24And, basically, my job consists of planning and organising the concerts for the orchestra.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Are you a musician yourself?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Well, I am. I would probably call myself a lapsed musician,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31in the sense that I don't really get much chance to play now
0:03:31 > 0:03:33with my work so demanding.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37But from a young age... I played the saxophone from age nine.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39I reached Grade 8 in both that and piano.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44And I enjoy it immensely, and still get the chance to experience music a lot.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45Yes. Good fun.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Now, the money moment. Here we go. £300 apiece.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49£300, girls. Look at that.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53£300, chaps. You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go!
0:03:53 > 0:03:55And very good luck.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57I feel a bit of a tune coming on myself.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Our experts today are both ready to spend some cash,
0:04:01 > 0:04:02to the tune of £300.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06For the Reds, a man who ranks highly amongst antiques experts.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08It's David Harper.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11And she may be off the peg,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14but she's on the ball. It's Kate "for the Blues" Bliss.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Nervous, anxious?- A little bit.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20- Yeah?- Excited!
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Is there anything you're looking at particularly? What about you, James?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Well, I think I might like something silver.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- Have you had much experience of buying antiques?- Not really.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- Just a little.- OK.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- What about you?- Maybe some small piece of furniture. Something profitable, definitely.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- What about you, Jane?- I just like anything shiny.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Shiny, and preferably sort of diamonds.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Ooh, yes!
0:04:41 > 0:04:46I might have spotted something over here. It's a bit of silver. Come and have a look.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49The Reds, despite all their talk of shiny and diamonds,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52have headed straight for a moth-eaten monkey.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54I think he's supposed to go...
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Ah, he's sweet, though, isn't he?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- I'm not sure I'd call him sweet. - Really?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- What would you call him?- Revolting! - Aw!
0:05:00 > 0:05:03David, you're going to have to try harder than that
0:05:03 > 0:05:05to please your girls.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06How about you, Blues?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Easily pleased or particularly particular?
0:05:08 > 0:05:12They're English hallmarked, and they're really nicely enamelled.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- Not your sort of thing?- Not really, no.- No?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- There's not much I'd give house room to!- OK, keep going.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23I've got a feeling both our experts have their work cut out here.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- I can't see anything at the moment. - Oh, no!
0:05:27 > 0:05:29I think it could be a long show.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30Is it really an hour?
0:05:30 > 0:05:35Yes, Jane, 60 minutes for shopping for three items with £300.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38That's a lovely shape. Have a look at that.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- It's got some weight to it.- Yeah.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41It's got a registered design number there.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43You know your silver, Karsten.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I used to work in a silver shop. I used to polish it.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47There's some damage there.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49I wouldn't worry too much about that.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53I can see what you mean. There's a little bit of roughness there
0:05:53 > 0:05:55on the silver, where it's just had a slight bash.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- What do you think?- Bear it in mind and come back to it.- I think that's a very good plan.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Mmm. Still not happy.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05You also need to bear in mind that the clock is ticking on, chaps.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09I'm worried about you two, because you've suddenly gone from really chatty
0:06:09 > 0:06:12to, like, "Oh, my lord, I'm scared stiff!"
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Don't be scared. Just be you.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19I think we've seen so many things that we don't know where to even start.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Doesn't matter. Who knows where to start?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Come on. We'll be all right. Let's have a look in here.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33You wanted a Georgian jug. That's a Georgian jug.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35What about that, Karsten?
0:06:35 > 0:06:36See if it's cheap enough.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Can we have a look at the jug, please?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- This jug here?- Yes, please.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Oh, yes, it's been soldered.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46What's the soldering like?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Can you definitely make it out?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- It's a lovely style, isn't it? - What do you think of this?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52The shape is lovely.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53It's neoclassical in style.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55These boys know their stuff.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57The decoration is quite fine as well.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Shall we think about it?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02OK, well, let's have a think about it.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03We know where it is.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Thank you very much. We may well come back.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08That's if someone else doesn't get their mitts on it first.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13All of a sudden, the sun is shining. Do you like those?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15They're quite interesting, aren't they?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- What are they?- I suppose a dressing table set.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- It's got a hallmark.- Yes, it has got a hallmark there.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21But that's not a British hallmark.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25There's a maker's mark, and it's probably continental - German or French.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- French.- Are they French?- Monique. - Monique.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- FRENCH ACCENT:- Ah, Monique, huh? Ah, could not be more French.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- You'll have to fill it up.- I know.- Just think of the cost.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- What could it be?- It's got to be liquid, surely.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39Good quality.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Has that one got a stopper as well?- A stopper. It's for liquid.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45So, date-wise, they're probably circa 1950.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47So they're about 50 years old.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50But they've got a good Deco-y sort of look. If they were silver and hallmarked,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- we're looking at £200 worth there. - Really?- Yes, for sure.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56And they're big and they've got their stoppers.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58So what kind of price have we got here?
0:07:58 > 0:08:00£40 for the four pieces.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Is that your best price today for these lovely ladies?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07You've got such lovely eyes, I'll take £30.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- Oh, fabulous!- He was talking to me then.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10ALL LAUGH
0:08:10 > 0:08:13If we offer £20, would you take £20?
0:08:13 > 0:08:14£25.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16We meet in the middle.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Go on, yeah!
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- £25?!- Yeah, let's do it.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Are you happy? They're desperate to buy something.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- They are lovely.- Isn't it nice to actually get a purchase in?- It is.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28It's good, isn't it? Break the duck and all that.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- It's lovely.- Well done. £25, I think you're fine.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Four jars for £25, eh? Sacre bleu!
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- Do you like that, Karsten?- Yes, I do quite like that.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- I think it's quite smart.- Is it silver-mounted?- Yes.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- It says 1911.- I quite like that too. Yeah, it is nice.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47It's a little bit corroded here, so this bit,
0:08:47 > 0:08:49I'm not sure if it's actually silver.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- But the band is silver, isn't it? - Yes.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56- The band is silver.- It's a useful and modern object, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Your idea of modern might differ to many people's, James.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Well, maybe.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03It's not been used recently.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05What's your best on that?
0:09:05 > 0:09:06£35. >
0:09:06 > 0:09:08£35.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09- Can I have a look?- Yeah.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Well, it's interesting, actually, because it's stained
0:09:13 > 0:09:14to look like oak,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16but I'm not sure whether it actually is oak.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19But I think it's been stained to enhance the grain.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22And then you've got a lovely clear English hallmark there
0:09:22 > 0:09:24for the silver banding.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26And a pepper mill like that stands low.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28It doesn't matter what kind of salt you put with it.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- So what was the best the lady said - £35?- £35.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33If we can squeeze another £1 off...
0:09:33 > 0:09:35We can't!
0:09:35 > 0:09:37She's shaking her head.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Well, because it's silver-mounted,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42it gives it a little bit more oomph, I think, as a piece.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I think if you like it and you both agree,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48bearing in mind the time, I think you should probably get it and press on.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Let's go for it. That's one down, then.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- So, happy?- Yes, absolutely.- OK, £35. Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Well done, Ruthie!
0:10:04 > 0:10:06It's a bit lighter than your usual instrument,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08but still a jolly good blow, girl.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- Do you want to buy the trombone?- I don't think so.- No?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13OK, come on, then, because we're mucking about here.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Exactly. That's enough blowing notes.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Now go and spend some, please, Reds.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20That is Deco,
0:10:20 > 0:10:22and I have £128 on it.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24And it does work,
0:10:24 > 0:10:25and it is £128,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28but I can do it for £95.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30And that green vase over there...?
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Well, if the pepper mill was modern,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34this is positively futuristic.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35If you want to have a look at it.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Is that a bit more affordable to us?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- It's quite nice, isn't it?- I love green things.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41How much is this?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44If I could see the...
0:10:44 > 0:10:46It's got £49 on it.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47£49. Yeah.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I'll do it for £40.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51Just have a close look at this.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54It's folded into... This is what's nice about it. Can you see?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56It's nice - rounded, isn't it?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Rounded, yes.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00I quite like touchable objects.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04I love the way you can feel the...contour mark on the bottom.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06The tube line is nice too.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Yeah, this is quite a complicated method of manufacturing,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12because this is all overlaid over the top.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17But I would just call this studio glass. It's difficult to associate it...attribute it.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20So you're relying on somebody at the auction to really take a fancy to it.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22As it is, it's a decorative piece of glass.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24And do you want to pay over £40 for it?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27We're running out of time. Yes or no? What's your gut feeling?
0:11:27 > 0:11:31It's nice. If it was closer to £30...a little bit closer to £30?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33We would shake on it now.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36I know. Shake of the hand. I'd like you to shake my hand at £40.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39I'll do £39. Again, you have a piece of good luck.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- Shall we do it?- Let's do it.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43OK, thanks a lot.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Thank you very much.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Let's hope all those buyers turn up at the auction.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Second item bought, Blues.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52There's nothing jumping out at me.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53OK. I'll have a scour as well.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Ruth wonders about that, but I'm not...
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Ruth, what are you wondering about?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59It's just cute.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01It's got a hallmark on it.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02OK. Is it silver?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- I can't see. Have you got your glasses?- I have.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07But they're only for distance.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- Oh, right!- Let's have a look.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11What date have we got on these?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13I haven't got my eyeglass. Is that Queen Elizabeth II,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- or is that a Victoria head there? - Victoria.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- Is it Victoria?- Older.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19That could be 65.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22It's quite a sweet little presentation box,
0:12:22 > 0:12:26so date-wise, it has to be 1837 to 1901.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28But we'll date it accurately with a book.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Actually, there's a date there.
0:12:32 > 0:12:331842.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35That's earlier than...
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Always read the label first, David.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38Page one, paragraph one.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- Jane, don't you like it? Jane!- She's giving me those eyes that say, "Hmm..."
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Don't you like it, Jane?- It's not something I'd buy.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- OK.- But then again, if it'll make a profit,
0:12:47 > 0:12:49then I would be tempted.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53I think it's got everything going for it, because, obviously, it's silver. It's Victorian.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56The original presentation box is lovely
0:12:56 > 0:12:58with a silver cartouche here
0:12:58 > 0:13:02that has not been engraved, so if you really want to the whole hog, you could engrave that now.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- Do you think we could get it lower than £65?- Yeah.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- What would be the absolute best?- No.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Not even if we smile very sweetly?
0:13:09 > 0:13:10No.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- Really?- I'll take a fiver off.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- So is that £60?- £60.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16£60.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I really like it. And it's blingy. It's shiny.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Oh, it's definitely shiny.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23And you found it, so do you think...?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25No pressure, Ruth.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28I think it's cute, but it needs to be you as well. It's not just about me.
0:13:28 > 0:13:29I will let you have this one.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34- Are you going to have this?- Yeah, I think so.- I'd have it.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36How can that be expensive at £60?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38How can it be?
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- £60.- Let's do it.- Thank you very much. We'll have that.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Thank you. Very good of you. Thank you.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Thank you.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48That's two each.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50What have we seen that you liked before?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- Anything stick out in your memory? - The Georgian silver jug.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56So there's the helmet-shaped jug. OK.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Which was...
0:13:57 > 0:14:01We've seen that pepperette, which was also silver.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- The Art Nouveau pepperette?- Yes.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Apart from that, I'm not quite sure.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09There's not anything we've got our eye on.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Has Kate finally found something that will pass muster with the Blues?
0:14:15 > 0:14:18This is very Arts and Crafts in period.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21It's Tudric pewter, which is basically retailed by Liberty.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- Possibly had a liner. It's got quite a sharp edge there.- Oh, yes.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28But I love these supports here.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30And the pedestal base.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34It's very Arts and Crafts in style, which is very early 20th century,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37late 19th century, and this hammered finish, of course,
0:14:37 > 0:14:39was very important to the Arts and Crafts movement,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41because it gave the look of something
0:14:41 > 0:14:43that had been hand-finished, handmade,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45which was what it was all about -
0:14:45 > 0:14:48going back to handmade things rather than machine-made,
0:14:48 > 0:14:50which the Victorian industrialism had really championed.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54So what do you think about that? That's £55. What could you do for us on that?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57As a special Bargain Hunt deal, I could do £40 on that.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59£35, for cash?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Seeing as it's you, £38.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- What do you think, guys?- I like it.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05I think that's a fair price.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09I think if I was going to put an auction estimate on that, I'd put £30 to £50 on it.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11So I think it would have a good chance at auction.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- And you think it's genuine Tudric? - Absolutely, yes.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Well, we should go for it.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21- You quite like it, James.- I like it. I'm going to push you into getting this.- Karsten is wavering.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23He's weighing it up. Let me have it.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Go on, James, take control. Only minutes left.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27I didn't realise it was as weighty as that.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29I think that's a sign of quality as well,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31something with a bit of weight.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- Shall we go for it?- We shall.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34I think we should.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Thank you very much. £38 it is. - Thanks so much.- Hooray!
0:15:37 > 0:15:38Three pieces - well done!
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Just in time.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Well done, guys. You've been great.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46Well done, Blues. And you didn't have to go back for anything,
0:15:46 > 0:15:47like that silver jug, for example.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49What about the little silver...
0:15:49 > 0:15:51milk jug there?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Bit of silver. More silver.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55There's a bit of damage on it.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56Is there?
0:15:56 > 0:15:57It's a Georgian one.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59What date is it? Have you dated it?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01It's 1794.
0:16:01 > 0:16:031794?! That's lovely, then.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05I like it even more now.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- So that's George III.- Yes.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Very elegant, in that classical style.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- That's almost Greek, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- So the Georgian revival.- It's got a little bit of a dent on it.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15- It's had some repairs.- Has it?
0:16:15 > 0:16:19It would be good at £40, if we could ever buy it at £40.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- No way.- Not ever in a million years?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Someone tell him - less than a minute to go.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26How many? 45 seconds?! Wait.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Don't panic.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- I won't panic.- Ruth, do you like it?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32It's your choice this time.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33I quite like it, actually.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34Can 50 quid buy it?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Give me £65.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- Meet in the middle and we'll have it.- £55.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Thank you.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Oh, right to the wire!
0:16:43 > 0:16:44Right to the wire.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Now you look a bit more relaxed.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51£55, at 59 minutes and 55 seconds.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I make that your last stand, Reds.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:16:59 > 0:17:00So, the Reds sniffed out
0:17:00 > 0:17:03a set of chunky continental dressing-table bottles
0:17:03 > 0:17:04for £25.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09They bought this Victorian three-piece cutlery set
0:17:09 > 0:17:10for £60.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Finally, with the time running out,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18they snapped up this George III silver cream jug. £55 paid for that.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- Girls, you had a good time? - Fabulous.- Really good time.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25So what was the total spend, then, Ruthie?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- £140.- £140.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29OK, £160 of leftover lolly, please.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Which goes straight over to our fighting machine,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- which is otherwise known as young Harper.- Thank you very much.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39£160 - you'll be able to buy half the fair with that, boy.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43You never know! But I don't know what I'm going to buy, Tim, because I'm still in recovery mode,
0:17:43 > 0:17:45with these two, with seconds to go!
0:17:45 > 0:17:48If that silver jug wasn't there, we were in deep trouble.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Yes. No, quite.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53That's what you call risky. Anyway, you go and have a nice lie-down
0:17:53 > 0:17:54and a bit of a rub off.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00The Blues didn't buy the cream jug.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Say "thank you", Reds.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06They did buy a silver-mounted pepper mill for £35.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Then they chose this modern glass vase for £39.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Their third purchase was a Liberty Tudric pewter bowl
0:18:14 > 0:18:16for a splendiferous £38.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Did you enjoy that, Kate?- I did.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22I mean, these guys certainly know what they like.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- Yes, smashing couple of chaps.- Quite a bit of knowledge there.- What did you spend all round?
0:18:26 > 0:18:31- £112.- £112. So please may I have £188 of leftover lolly?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Yes.- That's quite a wodge, isn't it? Gosh!
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Now, Kate, that's exciting.- Woo!
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Hope you're going to go and blow the lot, girl.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- Well, I'm going to try.- Are you?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- See you later.- See you.- Good luck.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Meanwhile, we're heading "Oop North"
0:18:44 > 0:18:48to West Yorkshire to Lotherton Hall. Ooh-ah!
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Once a gentleman's country residence,
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Lotherton Hall is now an art museum
0:18:57 > 0:19:00and home to a number of fine collections.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Welcome to Yorkshire.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Whilst I'm here, what could be more appropriate
0:19:06 > 0:19:09than going to have a look at some exquisite furniture
0:19:09 > 0:19:13that was made by a most distinguished firm of local makers
0:19:13 > 0:19:17for a most distinguished local family?
0:19:17 > 0:19:18Yum-yum!
0:19:18 > 0:19:21And the head of this distinguished family was Titus Salt,
0:19:21 > 0:19:23a leading figure in the wool industry.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Much admired by his fellow Victorians, he built and ran,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28along with his son, Titus Salt Jr,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31one of the largest mills of its kind in the world.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34Not short of a bob or two,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Titus Jr resided at Milner Field in West Yorkshire.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40He filled his home with specially commissioned furniture,
0:19:40 > 0:19:44made by the exclusive Leeds cabinet-makers Marsh and Jones,
0:19:44 > 0:19:45and thanks to the city of Leeds,
0:19:45 > 0:19:49some of these pieces can now be seen at Lotherton Hall.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52In the 1860s,
0:19:52 > 0:19:56when your average house parlourmaid earned about £12 a year,
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Titus Salt Junior spent some £4,000
0:20:00 > 0:20:03on his commission for furniture.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Extraordinary sum of money!
0:20:06 > 0:20:09And the most beautiful of all the extraordinary pieces
0:20:09 > 0:20:12that were made, I guess, is this.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13The grand piano.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16The designer was Charles Bevan,
0:20:16 > 0:20:17and he created in this furniture
0:20:17 > 0:20:20something that is medieval-looking.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23But the surprising thing from your perspective,
0:20:23 > 0:20:25looking at the piano sideways on,
0:20:25 > 0:20:29is how much variety there is.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Down here, at the treble end,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34we've got a neo-Norman arcade,
0:20:34 > 0:20:38recessed, and divided by split columns,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41which go to make up a kind of cloister.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45And that is so very different and contrasting
0:20:45 > 0:20:47from these rectangular coffers
0:20:47 > 0:20:52that go to make up the curved part of the grand piano case.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Moving to the top,
0:20:54 > 0:20:56this is relatively unornamented.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59We've got a series of vacant panels,
0:20:59 > 0:21:03contained by the geometry of the outer edge.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06This section hinges up,
0:21:06 > 0:21:08which is quite normal,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11but what's really nice is the design that's neo-Norman
0:21:11 > 0:21:16continues in this music score support.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Down at the keyboard end,
0:21:18 > 0:21:22you see the designer here is recorded - C Bevan.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25And the maker of the musical instrument bit -
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Erard and Co of London.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30If you were going to show off, though,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33as a cabinet-maker and inlayer,
0:21:33 > 0:21:34this is the place that you'd do it.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38The keyboard cover is the most complicated area
0:21:38 > 0:21:42that you could possibly ever veneer and inlay.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45It's got this double curve, look,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49and the complexity that Marsh and Jones
0:21:49 > 0:21:53have decided to inlay this with is breathtaking.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Well, from superb inlays
0:21:55 > 0:21:57to outlays.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Will our teams today manage to recoup theirs?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15It's my pleasure today to come to Lincoln
0:22:15 > 0:22:18to Golding, Young and Mawer's saleroom
0:22:18 > 0:22:20to be with Colin Young.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Pleasure to have you once again, Tim.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23Our legend.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25In my own lunchtime?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28In your own lunchtime, in your own parish. Why not, Col?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Anyway, thank you very much for having us.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33The Reds today have gone rather silvery,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35including this toilet set.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Well, estimate-wise, very easy. Got to be worth £10 a bottle,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40so we've gone for £40 to £60.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- All right.- But it's an interesting lot,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45in that you've got the star cuts to the base of three of the jars.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- Yes.- But you haven't on the fourth.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50So something perhaps doesn't quite ring true on that.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53And it might be a marmalade jar or something like that
0:22:53 > 0:22:55that's been put under there.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Well, three of them at least are all original and ready to go.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- What's your estimate?- £40 to £60. - £25 paid.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Super. Next up is the little christening set.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07What a sweet little set that is, isn't it?
0:23:07 > 0:23:09It's brilliant, isn't it?
0:23:09 > 0:23:10It has the age, it has the look,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12it has the style. It's got a nice little case.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15The estimate we've placed on it is £30 to £50,
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- Anyway, £60 paid.- OK. It's going to be a bit tight, I think.- It's going to be tight.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23But on the other hand, it's a sweet little thing, and find another one.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26The last item, though, you could find replicated many, many times,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28because this type of shape of cream jug,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Georgian or Edwardian, or whatever it may be, is pretty common.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Yeah. This one is a period one.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Dates from the 1790s,
0:23:35 > 0:23:37and it's that typical neoclassical helmet shape,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41but it has quite a few faults with it, unfortunately.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42What - dents, splits?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Dents, splits, so I've put an estimate of £25 to £40,
0:23:45 > 0:23:48and I just know that's going to be a bit of a struggler
0:23:48 > 0:23:49when it comes for the buyers.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- They paid £55.- Yeah.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Which could tip them back into the red, them being the Reds.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57In which case, they're going to need their bonus buy.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59So let's go and have a look at it.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03OK, Janey, Ruth.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07You gave the boy £160 of leftover lolly. Did he spend the lot?
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- This is an unusual object. - Oh, my word!
0:24:11 > 0:24:13What kind of a response was that?!
0:24:13 > 0:24:17That is a very unusual object.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18Er, yes!
0:24:18 > 0:24:20With a half-burnt candle!
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Uh-huh, because it's been used.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24So it's a night light.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27But you can carry him up the stairs to bed. Yeah?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Can you get the idea?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32You've got your matches... Try and be impressed if you can!
0:24:32 > 0:24:33You've got your matches here
0:24:33 > 0:24:36and it's a stylised dragon in bronze,
0:24:36 > 0:24:38from the Arts and Crafts period.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- But I did pay the money for it.- I was going to say - how much?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Just take it, Ruthie. Hold it, darling.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45I think the dealer's been quite clever
0:24:45 > 0:24:47to put a half-burnt old candle on.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49It's got the look. Exactly.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- So how much was it?- How much?
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- £120.- Oh, my word!
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- £120?!- You never!- I did. I did.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58And it took me a very long time to get it for £120.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- So you think it's worth...?- I think it's worth, for me,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03- every penny of it.- Right.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Well, you don't have to pick it, you know.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07But you may be in such a parlous state
0:25:07 > 0:25:09after the sale of your first three items...
0:25:09 > 0:25:11We might well be!
0:25:11 > 0:25:13..you'll grab the dragon with some glee.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15But right now, for the audience at home,
0:25:15 > 0:25:20let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about David's old dragon.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Cor, strike a light, Col!
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Hmm. Well, it has a bit of a look about it.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Nicely patinated copper.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Looks a bit dangerous, having your matches
0:25:27 > 0:25:29next to your candle, though.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31But find another one. That really is an interesting lot.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34We haven't been able to attribute it to anybody individually,
0:25:34 > 0:25:36but I couldn't find anything comparable,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38so we've put an estimate on of £40 to £60,
0:25:38 > 0:25:41but that's not really out of a great deal of knowledge.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42- Right.- More a little bit of guesswork.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46OK, well, let's hope it does tease some interest,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48because Harper paid £120,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51which is a big old price, but I don't blame him in going for it.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53No, I think it was a worthy gamble,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- but we'll only find out when the hammer falls.- Quite right.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Anyway, that's it for the Reds.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59And now for the Blues.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01And first up for them is the pepper mill.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02Always popular,
0:26:02 > 0:26:06and there are always plenty of arms plucked from the audience,
0:26:06 > 0:26:07bidding for these sort of things.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10So what you've got here is quality in silver, and hallmarked.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13So £30 to £50 I think would be appropriate.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Excellent. £35 paid.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- And that was a very sensible amount to part with.- Yeah.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Now, that dribbly-looking green glass vase, though,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- is another matter, isn't it?- It is.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25When you look at the lower section of it,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27it does have that sort of Lurtz glass look to it,
0:26:27 > 0:26:28but the more you go up it,
0:26:28 > 0:26:32the more you can see it's a sort of modern drizzle effect,
0:26:32 > 0:26:33made in Eastern Europe.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35What are we talking about - 1960s?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Might not even be that old.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Really? So it's brand Harry Spankers, then?
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Well, it's not that old.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42OK, what's your estimate?
0:26:42 > 0:26:44£25 to £40.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Well, our lot paid £39,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- which is a big old bite, isn't it? - It is.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- Yep.- OK, well, we'll stand by, cross everything.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55And the last item is the hammered pewter bowl.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56What would you put in there - your nuts?
0:26:56 > 0:26:59There's a whole variety of things you could put in there - fruit...
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- Nuts and bon-bons.- Yeah.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05- The only part of the mix I want is lots of arms going in the air and bidding for it.- Of course.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- Tudric is the name to conjure with. - It is.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09So you've got that going for it. How much?
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Well, £40 to £60 is what we've placed on it,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14and I think I'll be surprised at much in either direction.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Well, you are a marvellous man, Colin, because they paid £38.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Well, we'll have to see what happens when the hammer falls.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22That might not be the case, as we know so well!
0:27:22 > 0:27:24OK, fine. Well, if you're wrong,
0:27:24 > 0:27:27we can always slump back
0:27:27 > 0:27:29to the bonus buy. Let's go and have a look at it.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34OK, James, Karsten. You spent £112. Miserable.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36You gave £188 to the Bliss.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38What did she find?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40You were desperate to find some silver.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43And really, the best we did was find that silver-mounted pepper mill.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46So I have bought you a little bit of silver.
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Have a little look, James.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49It's blissful!
0:27:50 > 0:27:52You've been working on that!
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- You were going to say that anyway! - A leaf out of your book!
0:27:54 > 0:27:57A leaf out of my book, because...
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- What is it?- It's a bookmark.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Yes! Gosh, he's on the ball, this boy, I tell you.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- You're not where you are today, James, for nothing.- Is it Edwardian?
0:28:06 > 0:28:08- It's actually 1905.- OK.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09So you're bang-on.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- Clearly hallmarked.- Very nice.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14And lovely little embossed handle there.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- Do you like it, Karsten?- I do.- How much did you pay?
0:28:17 > 0:28:18- I paid £30.- Right.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- How much?- £30.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- Right.- How much do you think it's going to make?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25I think there's a wee bit of profit in there, myself.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- You liking it?- Yes.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- Is she clever or is she clever? - She's clever.- She's clever.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Let's find out, though, for the audience at home,
0:28:32 > 0:28:37just how clever the auctioneer thinks Kate Bliss is.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Well, that's sweet, isn't it?
0:28:40 > 0:28:41Isn't it just.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44I don't know how many thousands of these bookmarks were made,
0:28:44 > 0:28:46late in the Victorian period,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48but they must have been incredibly popular.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Indeed. We see so many of them come through the sales.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- This one, I would place at maybe £25 to £40.- Right.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- That sort of price.- Is that good?
0:28:57 > 0:28:58Desperately good. I mean, Kate Bliss,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01she's pretty hot on these little small collectables.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05She paid £30, so she's paid the right price. I see a profit in that,
0:29:05 > 0:29:07if the team decide to go with it.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11And that will depend, Colin Young, on your skilful auctioneering.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13That's very worrying, Tim.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14Thanks, Col.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18£50...
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Now, Jane, Ruthie, how are you feeling?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Quite nervous. Excited.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Not too optimistic.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29You're not too optimistic?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31So is your cup half-empty?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33It is definitely half-empty.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Oh, dear, I'm sorry to hear that. What about you, Ruthie? You're more bullish, aren't you?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39I think we've got a really good chance. I'm quite excited.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Well, your scent bottle, with the old screw top
0:29:43 > 0:29:46and the others, all inscribed "Monique" and all the rest of it,
0:29:46 > 0:29:48he's put £40 to £60 on.
0:29:48 > 0:29:49Wow!
0:29:49 > 0:29:51And you paid £25. And here they come.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53The glass scent bottle and combination
0:29:53 > 0:29:55of other jars and covers.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Very interesting little lot there. Who's going to start me at £40?
0:29:59 > 0:30:00£20, anyone?
0:30:00 > 0:30:02£20? £20?
0:30:02 > 0:30:03Please!
0:30:03 > 0:30:04£10?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06£10 bid. £10 bid.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07£12 bid. £15, £18.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10£20. Two bid. Five bid.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11£28? No?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13£25, I'm bid. £28 bid.
0:30:13 > 0:30:14£30 bid. £32.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16At £32 bid. Five bid. £38. £40.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Come on!
0:30:17 > 0:30:18£42 now, do I see it?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20At two bid. Five. £45. £48.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22£48 now, surely?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24At £45, are we all done?
0:30:24 > 0:30:26At £45, it's the last call. £48?
0:30:26 > 0:30:27£48 bid.
0:30:27 > 0:30:28At £48 bid. No?
0:30:28 > 0:30:30At £48 bid - any more now?
0:30:30 > 0:30:31£48. £50 bid.
0:30:31 > 0:30:32£50?!
0:30:32 > 0:30:34And five now. At £50 bid.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Girls!
0:30:35 > 0:30:37You're out in the room this time, make no mistake.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Is there another bid from the room? No. At £50 we're done and finished.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- And we sell this time to Australia at £50.- Australia!
0:30:43 > 0:30:45I love the Australians.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47There's lots of Moniques over there.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49+£25.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51That's super - doubled your money!
0:30:51 > 0:30:53The Victorian silver cutlery set there.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Nice little christening gift, this.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Ought to be £50 at least of anybody's money. Start me at £50.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00£50. £20 to go, surely. £20.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04£20 in the middle of the room. At £20 bid. And two now. £22.
0:31:04 > 0:31:05£25. £28. £30. At £30 bid. £32?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07What did we pay - £60?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09£38. £40.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10£40 bid. £42 now?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12No money. No money.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14£45. £48 bid.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16£50, do I see now? £50 bid.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18£55 bid.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20£60 now. At £55 bid.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23£60 anywhere else? Are we all done and finished?
0:31:23 > 0:31:24We're going to sell then at £55.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27What a tease that is, isn't it?
0:31:27 > 0:31:28Just... I can't bear it.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Anyway, -£5 on that. It still means you're +£20, though.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35The silver helmet-shaped cream jug. It is George III period.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39Who's going to start me at £20 to go? £20. Two bid, five bid. £28.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42£28. £30. At £32. £35. £38 bid.
0:31:42 > 0:31:43£40 bid.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45£42 now. £42, do I see?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47£42. £42. £45. £45, do I see?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49At £42 bid, at the back of the room.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51At £42, £45. £48 bid.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53It was £55...
0:31:53 > 0:31:54Are we all done at £48?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56£50 bid.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58And five now? At £50 bid. Any more now?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00At £50. I'm asking five. At £50 bid.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Any more bids now? We're up to £55 and £60.
0:32:03 > 0:32:04Hey!
0:32:04 > 0:32:06At £60.
0:32:06 > 0:32:07That's £60 bid.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10I'm sure there's going to be another bid. There are two people hovering
0:32:10 > 0:32:12and looking like they're going to go.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Going once, twice, third and final chance.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18£60. Thank goodness for the internet. That is +£5 on that.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22So you were £25, then you lost five, then you just made five,
0:32:22 > 0:32:24so you're back at +£25.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- Wow!- Now, what about the bronze dragon lamp?
0:32:27 > 0:32:29- No.- You're not going with it. Sure?
0:32:29 > 0:32:31No, we're not going with it.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33£25 in your back pocket.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35You're going to preserve that. Yes? Are you sure?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Yes. Definitely.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- Definitely.- Definitely, you think. - OK.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41OK.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44The Arts & Crafts copper night light in the form of a stylised dragon.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Who's going to start me at £100 for it?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49£100. Who's first in?
0:32:49 > 0:32:51I don't see a lot of hands.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52£50 then.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54That should entice you. £50.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Don't be afraid of the dragon, ladies and gentlemen.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58£20.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00THEY GASP
0:33:00 > 0:33:01This isn't right, David.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03It's not right.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05- £10 if you like.- Oh, come on!
0:33:05 > 0:33:06Sorry!
0:33:06 > 0:33:10It just makes it more exciting, because I've now got five arms.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12£10. £15. £20.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13£25 bid. £30.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Five? No. £30 bid. £35 now, do I see?
0:33:15 > 0:33:17At £32 anywhere else?
0:33:17 > 0:33:18Five, do I see five?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20At £32. Five bid. £38, do I see now?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22At £35 bid, it's the last call.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23Come on, Colin!
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Are there any more bids?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Last call, then, going at £35.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30That is -£85.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Well, goodbye, everybody.
0:33:34 > 0:33:35-£85.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Is that good or...
0:33:37 > 0:33:38bad?
0:33:38 > 0:33:41I'm sorry for you, mate, because it was a marvellous thing.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- It was a marvellous thing. You've got to take risks.- You do.
0:33:44 > 0:33:45Well, you can brighten up,
0:33:45 > 0:33:49because you have £25, and £25 in your pocket could be a winning score easily today.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Welcome, chaps. You're not feeling too nervous, are you?
0:34:03 > 0:34:04Um...reasonably.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Reasonably, yes!
0:34:06 > 0:34:09It's a strange moment, isn't it?
0:34:09 > 0:34:10To be at the abyss,
0:34:10 > 0:34:13not knowing where your opponents are.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16But I think you've got some good things. I think you'll be all right.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Cross your legs, anyway. First lot coming up...and here it comes.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23A silver mounted oak pepper mill this time.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Birmingham, 1911. Who's going to start me at £40?
0:34:26 > 0:34:28No? £30, anyone, for this? £30.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Come on!
0:34:30 > 0:34:33£30 bid. Two now, do I see? At £30. £32.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35£35. £38. £40.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- £42. £45. £48.- You're in profit.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39£48 bid. Is there £50 anywhere else now?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Surely we're going to top it up. £50 on the net.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43£50!
0:34:43 > 0:34:44£60, do I see?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46£60. We've managed to grind out another one. £60.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48£65, do I see now?
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Two, if you like.
0:34:50 > 0:34:51No!
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Selling then at £60.
0:34:53 > 0:34:54+£25 straight up.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57- Karsten, that was your find. Well done.- +£25.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58Good work.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01The studio glass vase this time. Tapering cylindrical form,
0:35:01 > 0:35:04with the tinted and tube-line decoration to it.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Who's going to start me at £80 for it?
0:35:07 > 0:35:08£80, anybody? £80?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10£30, if you like.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11£30?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13£30? £20, anybody?
0:35:13 > 0:35:15£20 bid. Two, do I see now?
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Two, do I see? £20 bid.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Five bid. £28, do I see?
0:35:19 > 0:35:20At £28 I'm bid.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21£30, do I see?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- God, he's so quick!- He's good.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25£30. £32, do I see now?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27At £30 and two now, do I see?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Is that a bid in the back row? No.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32At £30 bid. Selling at £30.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34£30...that's -£9.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36That's 25, 15...
0:35:36 > 0:35:38You're +£16.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40We're still up overall.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42The Liberty Tudric piece.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Circular pedestal bowl there. Quite a nice lot.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Who's going to start me at £80 for it?
0:35:46 > 0:35:48£40 to go, then. £30.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49£30 bid.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Anywhere else now?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53At two bid. Five bid, at five.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54£38. £38 bid. £40, do I see?
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Good!
0:35:56 > 0:35:58£40 bid. Two. Five. £45. £45. £48.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00At £48 bid, and £50.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04- Your last call. Selling in the room at £48... £50 bid.- Yes!
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- Five, may I say, sir?- £50!
0:36:06 > 0:36:07It's £60 now. £60 bid.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10We can't wait forever. Selling then, at £55.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13+£17, which is marvellous.
0:36:13 > 0:36:1617 and 17 would be 34.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17You're +£33.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Now, what about the trowel bookmark?
0:36:19 > 0:36:24We've got a bit of a strategy, and we agreed we'd go for it. Yes, I think we should go for it.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Really? Are you sure?
0:36:26 > 0:36:27I think we're going to go for it.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29We trust you.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Here we go, then. Here it comes.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32Edwardian silver trowel bookmark,
0:36:32 > 0:36:35with embossed silver handle. Birmingham, 1905.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37What shall we say for this, then?
0:36:37 > 0:36:38£50.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- £50? - He's pushing for £50, isn't he?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43£30 to go, then. £30. £20 to go, then, surely.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45£20 bid, At two. Two bid. Five. £28.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46£28. £30.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48£32. £35.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49- Yes!- Yes!
0:36:49 > 0:36:51At £38 bid. £40 now, do I see?
0:36:51 > 0:36:53He's like a conductor.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54£40!
0:36:54 > 0:36:55Great!
0:36:55 > 0:36:57£45. £48.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00There's something melodic about him, isn't there?
0:37:00 > 0:37:01No? That was a definite no.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Done and finished, and selling this time at £50.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Look at that!
0:37:06 > 0:37:07+£20.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- You are +£53...- Wow!
0:37:11 > 0:37:12..at the end of the day.
0:37:12 > 0:37:13Bonzer!
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Bonzer! Unbelievable.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- You must be really chuffed. - Very happy!
0:37:28 > 0:37:30How's this, eh? A double whammy
0:37:30 > 0:37:33of substantial successes from both teams today.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35ALL: Ooh!
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- Have you been talking to one another?- No.
0:37:37 > 0:37:42I can't tell you the warm and blissful feeling I have when both teams are going home with cash!
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Because you've both made profits,
0:37:44 > 0:37:45which is really brilliant.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49So it's just a question of the scale of your successes.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51And in life,
0:37:51 > 0:37:53there can't be two winners. There has to be a runner-up.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56And the runners-up today, I'm afraid to say,
0:37:56 > 0:37:57are the Reds.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59REDS: Oh!
0:38:00 > 0:38:05You've still got £25 of profit to take home,
0:38:05 > 0:38:06and that's something to be proud of.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- There's your £25.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- Did you have a nice time?- Brilliant. - We had a lovely time. Thank you.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Bad luck, because you were not able to scale the heights achieved by our chaps.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20- £53 worth of profit.- Yay!
0:38:20 > 0:38:21There you go, Jimmy.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23There's your £50, and here's the £3...
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Thank you.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- So that was very good, wasn't it? - Yeah! Great fun.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- Yeah.- You enjoyed it?- Totally.- Yes.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31We've had such a swell time.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Join us soon for some more bargain-hunting. Yes?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35ALL: Yes!
0:38:36 > 0:38:37I know you're sitting there thinking,
0:38:37 > 0:38:40"I could have done better than that!"
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Well, what's stopping you?
0:38:42 > 0:38:46If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49It'll be splendid to see you!