0:00:02 > 0:00:03Today we've gone all palatial.
0:00:03 > 0:00:06Alexandra Palace, to be precise.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09And I tell you, we've got our work cut out
0:00:09 > 0:00:11if we're going to get through this lot.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12So, no time to waste.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Let's go bargain-hunting.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16Yeah!
0:00:42 > 0:00:46- UPPER-CRUST VOICE:- This is BBC television from the Alexandra Palace.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Cor! Presenters did talk posh in those days.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52I've always wanted to say that,
0:00:52 > 0:00:56because this is regarded as the birthplace of British television.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59So let's hope that our teams here today
0:00:59 > 0:01:03will come up with some bouncing, baby-booming bargains
0:01:03 > 0:01:05on Bargain Hunt.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Let's have a quick look at what's coming up.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Our teams simply steam ahead.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16But will they do our experts out of a job?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18They see what they like and they go for it.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20And they don't necessarily include me in it!
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Yeah, I love it.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24I think I'm going to have to lie down in a darkened room.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Let's meet the teams.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Well, today it's all about sibling rivalry,
0:01:28 > 0:01:30and, yes, we've got sibling versus sibling.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32We've got brothers - Jack and Sam -
0:01:32 > 0:01:35and sisters - Helen and Claire.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36Hello, everybody.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- How are you doing?- All right.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Good. All right then.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Now, Jack, your passions are politics and music.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Tell us about that.- I worked for an MP in Birmingham last year,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and I think I probably prefer the music side of things.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52I DJ and play a bit of guitar myself,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54but hopefully, in terms of job prospects,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57I'll make enough on this programme to see me through for another year.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Well, that is quite likely, I should think.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01In the way of profit you'll make on your objects?
0:02:01 > 0:02:02We hope so.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05This can't leave you a lot of time for antiques and all that stuff.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Well, I'm not going to pretend I'm an expert in antiques,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12but I know my brother has a penchant for collecting beer mats.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- I do, actually.- Do you?
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Would this be after sometimes a student kind of
0:02:17 > 0:02:18studying the beer mat department?
0:02:18 > 0:02:21I wouldn't say it's exactly relevant to my course,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25but every beer mat's got a story to tell.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27What exactly is your course?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Well, I study history.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31I focus on American political history at the moment.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Next year, I'm thinking about going abroad to study the Czech Republic
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and I'll be living in Prague. Currently, I'm in the less exotic region of Essex.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I love it! These boys are going to do very well.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- And you're up for it?- Yes. I'm surprised you're trusting me.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Well, I would trust you boys with my life.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Now, Helen...
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- Yeah.- You deal with textiles, I'm told.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Yes, I'm a textile designer.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56I do the fashion prints for women's wear, mainly, and children's wear as well.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58You like to perform a bit of music too?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Just a little bit!
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- I have a penchant for the karaoke.- Do you?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- Yeah.- You don't want to give us a tune now?
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Not really!
0:03:07 > 0:03:08Haven't got one up your sleeve?
0:03:08 > 0:03:14No, but I do have a particular favourite, which is Firestarter by the Prodigy.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15- Really?- Yeah.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19You are aware that the Ally Pally has burned down twice?
0:03:19 > 0:03:20No!
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- Now, Clairey, you work for the NHS. - I do.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- For my sins, yes.- What do you do?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28I'm an admissions co-ordinator,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30so I book the surgery dates
0:03:30 > 0:03:32and it's very rewarding.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- And is this in a London hospital? - It is indeed.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- So, busy old place, then?- Very busy, yes!
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- And stressful?- Stressful, yes.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42What do you like to do to relax?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44I like reading, listening to music,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47collecting Art Deco-style pieces.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- Do you?- And accompanying this one to book fairs
0:03:51 > 0:03:52and the like.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Ever found a bargain?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- She has.- Definitely.- Have you?
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Yeah.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Lots of bargains?- Yeah, lots of bargains. Lot of retro collectables.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Hey, guys, are you hearing this?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05They've found lots of bargains.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Well, this is going to be fun.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Anyway, now, our £300 moment.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Here you go. Here's your £300. You know the rules.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Your experts await, and off you go! Very, very, very good luck.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Gosh, what's going to happen today?
0:04:19 > 0:04:23We've lined up a couple of excellent chaps to help out our teams today.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25For the Reds, a man who's dapperer
0:04:25 > 0:04:27than the average expert - it's Jonathan Pratt.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29And for the Blues,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31it's a man who's never off his guard.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33It's Mark Stacey.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36So, this is it.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Time to start the shop.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Right, guys, here we are.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48What's your strategy for today? Do you have any
0:04:48 > 0:04:50clear thoughts on any of this?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52We'd just like to win, really.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Yes, that's what they all say, Claire.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59Don't forget, teams, you've got to get around this fair in 60 minutes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01What about that globe over there?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Do you like the look of that?
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Yeah, rather nice.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Very detailed. How much do you think someone would pay for that?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09What are you asking for it?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- £80.- £80.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- It's got a really nice shade to it. - Yeah, it does. I like the look of that.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16And the texture's nice as well.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Spins rather well.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Yes, it's very Phileas Fogg, isn't it?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Jonathan, what do you think?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25It's a good decorative object.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29The good thing about it is the stand is very '60s or '70s.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32The other thing is, this is a bit of nostalgia.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36It is an object which could be used as a decorative object in a house
0:05:36 > 0:05:39for a sitting room, if you wanted to, but it also has an educational purpose for children.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42People do buy these things.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- Do you like the look of it?- I do like the look of it.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I'd be happy to pay £60 for that. £60 would be good.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49< The best I could do is £70.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Ooh, he strikes a hard bargain.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- He does indeed. I think we should probably go for that.- Yeah?
0:05:55 > 0:05:56Yeah.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Well, forget 60 minutes. At this rate,
0:06:01 > 0:06:04those Reds will have made it round the fair in a fraction of the time.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06That was well done.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Expertly done.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Pretty happy with that.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14I'm sure our Blues will be more considered in their buying.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I love that. That is gorgeous. Too much money, though, I think.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Yeah.- It's over our budget, isn't it?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27I mean, look at this, girls.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28That's beautiful.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- That's very nice.- And it's signed, as well.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33And then you've got traces of "Lim" for Limoges.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Limoges were very well known for enamels, right back
0:06:37 > 0:06:39to the, oh, Middle Ages.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- French?- French, yes.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- So this is all enamel work.- That's really beautiful.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51You've got all this enamel work. It's initialled there as well.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52That's very pretty.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54And that lovely beaded edge.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55I like the turquoise.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00But the thing I like about it... You can imagine, even someone who doesn't like antiques
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- would fall for this.- Yes.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05The worrying thing, actually,
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- there's no price.- No price on it.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- I don't think it's going to be free, do you?- No.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I don't think it's going to be free.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Should we ask?- Yes, I think we should ask.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16I think we should definitely ask.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17There's no price on this...
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- I'll do £35 on that.- £35?- Yes.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I like the delicate flowers
0:07:24 > 0:07:26and the detailing and the beaded edge.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29It smacks of quality, doesn't it?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31You said £35?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Could you do it for any less than that?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35< I'll do it for £30.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- For £30.- I think we've got to do it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39We'll go for it.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41£30.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- I think that's actually quite a charming object.- I do.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46I really like that.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Well, so much for being considered.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50I suppose when you like something that much,
0:07:50 > 0:07:52you've just got to go for it.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54One item each, and only five minutes gone.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Am I sniffing early tea here, teams?
0:07:57 > 0:07:58How about this number here?
0:07:58 > 0:08:01That's rather colourful, isn't it?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- It's definitely bright and vibrant. - Which is that?
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Is that your sort of thing?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Well, I mean, it's...
0:08:07 > 0:08:11it's quite flamboyant. I can be flamboyant at times.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14That's flamboyant with a capital F.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17That's probably Italian glass. It looks very much Italian.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Um...
0:08:19 > 0:08:20< Murano.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Is it from Murano? OK.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Does it have a Murano label or anything like that on it?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27< No, but I know where it came from.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31What sort of price would you be looking at with that one there?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33£130.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Ooh! Oh, right. That's quite steep.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Well, what sort of period is it from?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40It's the last 30 years.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41So it's quite a recent piece?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43You're looking at modern glass.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Look at that.- Right.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47These have basically got coloured canes,
0:08:47 > 0:08:48so it's like making rock.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51You get loads of different coloured glass,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53make a big rod out of it, then they roll it, roll it, roll it
0:08:53 > 0:08:57and then they cut bits out. They used to make paperweights out of them in France.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59You really like it, do you?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I don't know about you, but I certainly do.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04I'm not a fan.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05Oh, really? OK.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Well, we could go back to it.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Well, um...
0:09:09 > 0:09:13how much would you be willing to pay for that? If we could get it for a bargain, I'd be quite happy.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Yeah, yeah. Well, I'd look...
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Couple of local boys, you see.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I'd look towards sort of 50, 60 quid for that.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23I wouldn't really move too far on that.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24< I'll do you £110 on it.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25£110.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28If we said £100, would you shake my hand?
0:09:28 > 0:09:29< Go on.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31You're good to me. Thank you!
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Cheeky charm will get you everywhere, Sam.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Well done, boys. Two items,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37and we're whistling through this shop.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40JP is having one of his easiest days ever.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- We need to kind of let Jonathan step in and do a bit of the talking.- Yes.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- He probably knows a little bit more than us.- It seems like we're not really making use of the expert,
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- and he's the man with the knowledge and the moustache.- Indeed, yes!
0:09:52 > 0:09:53These guys are on fire.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55I can't fault them.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Um...they're determined. They see what they like and they go for it.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00And don't necessarily include me in it.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03It's like, "I really like that - I'm going to have it."
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Well, the boys may be on fire, but our firestarter girls
0:10:09 > 0:10:11are simply burning to find item number two.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15They could be cheap as fish and inexpensive fried potatoes.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Fish bookends.- I like them.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- Can I have a look?- I'm sure you can have a look.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24What are they made of? Wood and...
0:10:24 > 0:10:26bronze?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Bronze or something. They look like Austrian or something, are they?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Well, Austrian or French.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34I like these a lot.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Do you like them?- I don't love them,
0:10:36 > 0:10:37but I like them.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40I think they're going to be French, and they're probably 1950s.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- So we're keeping the '50s theme. - You're keeping the '50s...
0:10:44 > 0:10:45I mean, people will call them Art Deco,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47but I like the way they're sort of scaled...
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Scaled, yes, for the texture.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- Can you see it? It's very textural. - They have, yeah.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54And I think it's rather cheeky, that fish.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- They're fun, aren't they?- Yes.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- I like the idea.- If we're going to buy anything, we've both got to agree.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Yes.- But it comes down to...
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Claire, don't agree yet.- Let's see how much they are.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06We've got to know the price first.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- We do like them, but they've got to be the right price.- Exactly.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Yeah.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14There's no price on this. Does that mean they're ultra-cheap?
0:11:14 > 0:11:15They are.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- I'm getting excited.- £85.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- Oh!- Good price!
0:11:20 > 0:11:21It's a bargain.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23I'd want a school of fish.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25I'd want a school of fish for £85.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30Our Mr Stacey is clearly angling for a proper bargain here.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32I do really like them.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34For the right price.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35£45? £60. >
0:11:35 > 0:11:37£60.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Did you see that?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Those fish just jumped £25.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- £50?- They've been really good to us. - Can you do it for £50 for us, please?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46£55. £55.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- I don't know, what do you think? - You do like them.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Yeah, let's take a risk. That's what it's all about.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55They are superb.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57They are lovely.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- Are we saying yes? - What do you think - £55?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04I think they're great, honestly. I really like them.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- I think they're fun, and I would buy these.- Yeah.- £55. Is that what we're saying?
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Are we going to shake on it? Thank you very much.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11Thank you.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Thanks very much. Thank you.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- We'll be finished in record time! - Sorry!
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- We've got two already.- OK, we'll slow down now.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20No, please, don't.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22You're doing incredibly well.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23You're doing extremely well.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I'm just not used to having decisive people!
0:12:26 > 0:12:27I love it.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30I think I'm going to have to lie down in a darkened room.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Both teams are reeling in the bargains
0:12:33 > 0:12:34on an unheard-of scale.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38We're less than 15 minutes in, and it's two bargains apiece.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39I really like what we've bought.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42I'm feeling confident. Very confident.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46I think now we should play it that we calm down a little bit,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48buy maybe a quality piece for a bit more money.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- Yes.- I think that might be our strategy.- Yes.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52These girls are a miracle.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55I mean, they're knowledgeable, they're decisive,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58they're clear. They're clarity galore.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02And in ten minutes or so, we've bought two lots.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04And it's going swimmingly.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Time for the Reds to reflect, perchance.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Guys, we've had... This is a record, I think, for me.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- 12 minutes for two purchases. - Decisive buying.- Decisive buying.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18It may be decisive buying,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20but it could all go up in smoke at the auction.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23What do you think about that?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Is that an ashtray that appeals?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Or that little fellow.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33You have to admire the mixture of material.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37The timber that's been selected for the outer surround
0:13:37 > 0:13:40of this ashtray is palisander wood,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44which is a rich and exotic Brazilian hardwood
0:13:44 > 0:13:47that looks a bit like rosewood,
0:13:47 > 0:13:50and it takes an extremely fine polish.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54And as such, is a very popular, quality cabinet wood
0:13:54 > 0:13:57amongst the French and Italian cabinet-makers.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01But what attracted me to these two things
0:14:01 > 0:14:05is not so much the fact that this is an ashtray,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09not so much that this is a match-holder.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12But it's the mixture of the timber
0:14:12 > 0:14:14and the silver and the enamel
0:14:14 > 0:14:17which I find so appealing.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19It's a sheet of silver
0:14:19 > 0:14:22that's been planished in the Arts and Crafts manner.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24That is, entirely worked by hand.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Look at all those little dents in the middle of the dish.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30That's hundreds of thousands of hammer marks
0:14:30 > 0:14:32from a tool around a mould,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35as this thing has been shaped and formed.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40And then we've got the stylised foliate decoration in the spandrels.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43All very Arts and Crafts looking,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45and, to cap it all,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47the recesses have then been filled
0:14:47 > 0:14:50with this gorgeous royal dark blue enamel
0:14:50 > 0:14:52and fired to fix them
0:14:52 > 0:14:55exactly in that position.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58For me, this is a bit of modern design
0:14:58 > 0:15:00that absolutely works.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02And what's clever about it
0:15:02 > 0:15:04is that if you filled that with matches,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07on the other side of the clock itself
0:15:07 > 0:15:09is a square of sandpaper.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12That's your striker for the matches,
0:15:12 > 0:15:13sitting in that receptacle.
0:15:15 > 0:15:16Clever, isn't it?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Now, if you're sharp-eyed,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20you'll make out it's got a little mark.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Here it is, look - "Ottaviani".
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Sounds Italian, doesn't it?
0:15:26 > 0:15:30925 next door to that - proving that it's continental assay,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32and solid silver.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34But the research thing to be done is to find out more about
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Mr Ottaviani.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40How good was he? Was he operating in the 1950s or '60s?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42I don't know.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43But I bet you
0:15:43 > 0:15:45when these piece were made,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48they were very expensive retail.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52But they're not expensive here today
0:15:52 > 0:15:53at Ally Pally.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56In fact, I don't think anybody in this place
0:15:56 > 0:15:59knows anything about Mr Ottaviani.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Hence...
0:16:01 > 0:16:03the asking price for the two pieces
0:16:03 > 0:16:06is £100.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Stupendo!
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Or teams both made a somewhat stupendous start to their shopping,
0:16:12 > 0:16:14so how are they doing now?
0:16:14 > 0:16:15That's cute, isn't it?
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Compressed oval teapot, early 19th century...
0:16:19 > 0:16:21You're not taken by these things, are you?
0:16:21 > 0:16:22Not really, to be honest.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25No, that's fine.
0:16:25 > 0:16:26You've done it all yourself so far,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28so I just thought I would help.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31JP clearly wants to make his mark on the Reds.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32And as for Mark...
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- I found the first lot, didn't I? - Yes.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- And you loved it. You found the second lot.- Yes.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41So, Claire...my little petit pois...
0:16:41 > 0:16:42Yes.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- You need to...- It's my turn.- It's your turn.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Mark is keeping the Blues on an even keel.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Now, these are proper antiques, you see.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- We've bought all mid-20th-century. - It would nice to have an antique.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- Well, it would be nice. If you like it.- I do, yeah.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00So it's Claire's turn,
0:17:00 > 0:17:02and they want a proper antique.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Look at it!- No.- No?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08I don't like that at all.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10You see, I think that's really kitsch.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Yeah, in the garden.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13- Or a bathroom.- Yes!
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- You know.- I want to do that... - It's a very contemporary market in London.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19I'm sorry, I'm...
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Claire!- I don't want a bath in your house!
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- No, no, no.- I think it's great.
0:17:25 > 0:17:26I love it.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28It's fascinating to look at.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29You know.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Can we bring it out so we can look at it...?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34It's very heavy, I think.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- I think it's amazing.- It's great.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40And if you told me this morning I'd be buying a picture of a swan...
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Right, so Mark likes it and Helen likes it,
0:17:43 > 0:17:45but whose choice should it have been?
0:17:45 > 0:17:46Claire's!
0:17:46 > 0:17:48I think she sees more of an ugly duckling
0:17:48 > 0:17:50than a swan.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51Oh, gosh, that really is heavy.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54The only research I've done, I've looked at that name
0:17:54 > 0:17:58and they make props for TV, so this has probably been on TV...
0:17:58 > 0:18:00It probably has.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02I like the 3D-ness of it.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- I think it's amazing.- It is amazing.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I think it's absolutely amazing.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10I absolutely love it.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11I really do.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13I think it's a fantastic thing.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15If it was the right price, of course.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Well, Claire seems to have been won over,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19but will they swan off with this?
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Can we be cheeky as an opening gambit?
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- Go on, then.- And then you can laugh and give us what you really want for it?- OK.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28You said £200.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30So if we said...
0:18:31 > 0:18:32..we'll start at £100,
0:18:32 > 0:18:34what would you say?
0:18:34 > 0:18:36I'd say, "There's the exit"!
0:18:38 > 0:18:41And quite rightly too. Quite rightly too.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43It can be 160, and that's the death.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46That's the death? Not £150?
0:18:46 > 0:18:47No, no.
0:18:47 > 0:18:48155?
0:18:48 > 0:18:50155? Come on!
0:18:50 > 0:18:52You had it that way. I saw that.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- That would round us up.- That would round us up.- Because we've already spent...
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Go on, then.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Thank you very much!
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- Sorry - was that all right?- Go on.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03There you go.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Thank you.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- Was that OK?- I... - We don't need you!
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I know!
0:19:09 > 0:19:10You carry on. I'm going.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11I'm off.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12That's nice!
0:19:12 > 0:19:14That's exactly it, Mark.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Underneath, the legs are calm,
0:19:16 > 0:19:19but above the water, they're flapping like a mad thing.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Speaking of flapping, are the Reds getting nervous about item number three?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24That's an interesting little stand.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27I did mention I wanted to buy something Chinese-made.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30I'm thinking that piece over there looks particularly...
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- That one there?- Yeah. Curious.- It's rather small.
0:19:33 > 0:19:39Yes, it's Kangxi, which is the very, very best time for the production of porcelain.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42I could do this for £45.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43£45?
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Yeah.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Sounds like quite a good deal to me.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47- How much?- He said £45.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49£45.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Do you have any idea what sort of year that'd be?
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Well, he's saying it's Kangxi, so it's circa 1700.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Aha. Jonathan, any thoughts?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Yes, boys. That bloke with the 'tache is your expert.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05It's in nice condition. It's an old... It is an old bowl.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08I mean, you're talking something which is over 300 years old.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11You want to go for Chinese.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16- It's not an enormous amount of money to be investing in the object.- Yes. - There's not much to lose.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I mean... And who knows what it might do.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25I don't want to twist your arm too much, but if that's what... It's quite a good little gamble.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Would you be willing to part with that for £35?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31No, I couldn't do that, I'm afraid.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34£45 will be my best.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35£45's your final. OK.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Er...yeah, go on, then. Shake hands.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Thanks very much.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Well done. Thank you. Beautiful piece.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42Wonderful.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45So that's it. Well done, Reds.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48You too are done and dusted in well under an hour. Quick work.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49Let's remind ourselves what they bought.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54First of all, a 1960s globe cost them the unearthly sum of £70.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Then they took a little trip to Italy with this Murano glass jug
0:20:58 > 0:21:01and splashed out £100 on it.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Finally, they ended up in the Far East,
0:21:03 > 0:21:07with this Chinese porcelain dish, which they gave £45 for.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08Jack, which is your favourite piece?
0:21:08 > 0:21:12I'd go for the third one, the porcelain.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- That's your favourite?- Yes.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- Do you agree with that? - It's quite exotic. I reckon that can make some money.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- How much did you spend? - £215 in total.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- £215 in total. So I'd like £85 of leftover lolly, please.- Sure.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26There we go. You don't like handing that over?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29It's in the very, very capable hands of Jonathan here.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30Well, it's going to go over.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32JP, what are you going to spend £85 on?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Well...
0:21:34 > 0:21:37they were so decisive. They bought everything they saw.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39It was done in super-quick time.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- So I don't know.- Are you just going to be reflective about it?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45I'll be reflective. Wise, wise...a good investment.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48A wise, good investment. We'll hold that thought.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50We'll remind him of that when we get to the auction.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Anyway, good luck with that, JP.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:21:55 > 0:21:57The Blues started off with a Limoges enamel dish.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59£30 paid for that.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02For their second deal, they went for
0:22:02 > 0:22:06this pair of Walter Bosse style dolphin bookends for £55.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Finally, they bought a 20th century mosaic panel
0:22:11 > 0:22:14depicting a swan, paying £155 for it.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Now, Claire, which is your favourite piece?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20I think the French decorative plate.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- That's your favourite? - That's my favourite.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24What about you, Hell's Bells?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- I LOVE the mosaic swan.- OK.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Is that going to bring your biggest profit?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Who knows, but I think the plate might do it.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33And what did you spend altogether?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35£240.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- £240. Please may I have £60 of leftover lolly?- You may.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41The treasurer is going to produce the £60. Thanks very much, Hels.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Over to you, then, Mark, with my very best wishes.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Thank you, Tim.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- What are you going to spend it on? - No worries.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52I mean, I know exactly what these two girls are going to love.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53And I've got my eye on it.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55That sounds very, very promising.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- Let's hope so!- Slightly ominous.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58Good luck with that, Mark.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Meanwhile, why don't we head off to Hampstead - Fenton House, what, what?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19The gardens here at Fenton House
0:23:19 > 0:23:22offer a tranquil respite
0:23:22 > 0:23:26from the hustle, bustle, smells and stresses of central London,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29which is but a stone's throw away.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33I can't stand here without taking at least a glimpse
0:23:33 > 0:23:36at this statue.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37What do you think it's made of?
0:23:39 > 0:23:40Stone? No.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43If you touch it, it's cold to the touch.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Give it a little tap - it's clearly metal.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48This thing is made of cast lead.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53But don't all lead statues look like lead - grey?
0:23:53 > 0:23:55No. Not a bit of it.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57In the 1730s,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00when this was made by John Cheere,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04it was all the rage to paint your lead statues
0:24:04 > 0:24:07to resemble a real figure.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09This is a rustic gardener.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12That's why he's hanging onto a hoe,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16and that's why he's so happy in this garden.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I love the dress, don't you?
0:24:18 > 0:24:21The fact that his shirt has no buttons.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23It's simply got this clasp,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26which he'd use to shut up his shirt
0:24:26 > 0:24:27if he felt it was a bit draughty.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30The expression on his face
0:24:30 > 0:24:32looks mighty dreamy to me.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37But he's not the only fine figure to be housed here
0:24:37 > 0:24:39at Fenton House.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43The keys to Fenton House passed through the hands of many owners
0:24:43 > 0:24:46since it was built in the late 17th century.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Its last private owner was Katherine, Lady Binning,
0:24:50 > 0:24:52who came here in 1936.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54She was a collector of many things, and amassed
0:24:54 > 0:24:57this impressive collection of porcelain figures.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Did you ever go to a Punch and Judy show at the seaside when you were a nipper?
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Well, if you did, and you enjoyed it,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07500 years ago,
0:25:07 > 0:25:13strolling players were going around the streets of European towns
0:25:13 > 0:25:15doing knockabout-type humour.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19And they were called the commedia dell'arte,
0:25:19 > 0:25:24an Italian term for strolling street players.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28And these characters are immortalised
0:25:28 > 0:25:31in 18th-century porcelain terms
0:25:31 > 0:25:33in little figurines like these.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35This one is German,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37and extremely rare,
0:25:37 > 0:25:39and dates from the 1730s.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43It was modelled in Meissen by Johann Kandler
0:25:43 > 0:25:45and what I like about him in particular
0:25:45 > 0:25:50is the mask that this harlequin is wearing.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Horrible, isn't it, in some respects?
0:25:53 > 0:25:56It's got stars on it, it's got bats on it.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00It's got a serious case of acne on it.
0:26:00 > 0:26:06All of which is related to this man's humorous depiction
0:26:06 > 0:26:09of a harlequin comedian.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12He's dressed up in garb
0:26:12 > 0:26:16the like of which is bound to be eye-catching.
0:26:16 > 0:26:22And to make the point that they're revelling and having a great time,
0:26:22 > 0:26:23he's gripping a jug that no doubt
0:26:23 > 0:26:28held some foaming amber liquid.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30On this side of the table,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33we've got Lady Binning's taste in the seasons.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37Both of these figures represent the same season.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Springtime.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42This girl's holding a basket of spring flowers.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44This one has flowers at her feet
0:26:44 > 0:26:46and she's gripping a posy.
0:26:46 > 0:26:52Both of these figures come from the rare West Country porcelain works
0:26:52 > 0:26:58at Bristol, which was around between about 1770 and 1780.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00What I think's quite fun
0:27:00 > 0:27:03is the contrasting style of the two figures.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05One is said to be neoclassical.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Well, I suppose her dress is neoclassical
0:27:09 > 0:27:11and rather Grecian-looking.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14The one on your left-hand side
0:27:14 > 0:27:17is slightly more crudely modelled.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Although her dress is beautifully sprigged,
0:27:20 > 0:27:24she is, it has to be said, considerably more chunky.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27The big question today is,
0:27:27 > 0:27:30what sort of a look are our teams going to have
0:27:30 > 0:27:31over at the auction?
0:27:41 > 0:27:46Well, we've come approximately ten miles south from Ally Pally
0:27:46 > 0:27:50to High Road Auctions in Chiswick
0:27:50 > 0:27:51to meet David Porter.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- David, good morning.- Good morning to you, Tim.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Lovely to see you. Now, first up for the Reds
0:27:56 > 0:27:58is this globe,
0:27:58 > 0:28:00which isn't that old.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I think it's 1960s, late '60s,
0:28:02 > 0:28:06judging from the stand, the teak stand.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09It's a bit of fun. People love collecting globes.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12And it'll fetch £40 to £60.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Will it? Good.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17£70 paid by the team.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Next, my least fave object.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22This so-called Murano jug.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- Murano-style. We have to say that. - Oh, Murano-style.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Oh, I see what you mean. Yes, Murano-style.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30I mean, it could have come from Romania, couldn't it, last week?
0:28:30 > 0:28:33It could. And there are sections of it that look like
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- paperweights.- Mm-hm.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- You see there?- The little millefiori.- The millefiori pieces.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Do you rate it? Will it make any money?
0:28:40 > 0:28:42I rate it £50 to £70.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- £100 they paid.- That's quite a lot of money.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49It's an original one-off piece. It's what we call the antiques of tomorrow.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Is it? I'm glad that came out of your lips, not mine.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54OK. Lastly,
0:28:54 > 0:28:59the traditional, uber-traditional, Chinese blue and white 18th century tea bowl.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Polygonal. In pretty good nick.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07It's lovely condition for the period, which is 18th century.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10I think its size and quality are lovely. I think it's a lovely piece.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- So what will it bring?- I'd be between £100 and £200.- How much?!
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Over £100.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16- Over £100?- It's 18th century.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- £45 they paid.- They'll be well on this.- £100 to £200.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- Yes.- Well, you'll be the all-round hero, David, if you achieve that.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25On that happy note,
0:29:25 > 0:29:29they're not going to need their bonus buy. But let's have a look at it anyway.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Right then, Jack and Sam. Two likely lads.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35You spent £215. £85 went to Jonathan Pratt.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Jonathan, what did you spend it on?
0:29:37 > 0:29:40When we were looking at that stall with the Chinese bowl on,
0:29:40 > 0:29:45he had something that stood out as being the only English piece on there.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46And it was this little thing.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49It's a little silver card-marker.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53So when you're playing cards... I don't know how you use these things, but you flip your little bit up...
0:29:53 > 0:29:56and you use them to mark your score, I guess.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Nice thing about this is it's a Victorian one.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01And it's rather crisp, rather pretty. Signs of gilding on the bottom.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04So quite a nice quality object, quite collectable.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Would have probably been presented originally in a little velvet-lined box.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09I spent £85.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- All of it?- Which was all of it, yes.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Have a little handle.
0:30:13 > 0:30:14Yes, please.
0:30:14 > 0:30:15Just get the feel of it.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17It's got a very nice weight to it.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Quality always sells. If it lost money,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21it would be losing pence.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24I can't see it'd be worth less than £85, I really can't.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- I think it's a decent item.- Happy? - Yes.- Yeah.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Once we've seen the Murano jug sell, you never know...
0:30:30 > 0:30:34The less said about the Murano jug, the better.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Now, for the audience at home,
0:30:35 > 0:30:39let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about JP's little marker.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Well, Jonathan Pratt's done well here. Look at that.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45This is a lovely piece. Late Victorian.
0:30:45 > 0:30:461894.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Hallmarked at the back.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50There's a little silver-gilt panel here
0:30:50 > 0:30:52that lifts it from other pieces.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Sign of quality. Hallmarks all the way round here.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57As we turn it over, it's functional, it works.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00It's all in there. The condition's good.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03It's a piece that I think is absolutely charming.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05We've put £60 to £100 on it.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Have you? Is that all?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09£85 Jonathan paid.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12For anybody who likes their little novelty pieces of silver,
0:31:12 > 0:31:15if you played bezique, or you played whist...
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- Absolutely.- You could actually use it.- Yes.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Anyway, your estimate is £60 to £100.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Jonathan paid £85
0:31:22 > 0:31:25and I jolly well hope it makes over the ton.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26That would be brilliant.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27That's it for the Reds.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Now for the Blues.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Something completely different.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34The Limoges enamel little bowl.
0:31:34 > 0:31:35This is a tourist piece.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37It's beautifully done, I have to say.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39We've not put a lot of money on it.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Lots of them would have been made.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Condition is all-important with enamel, because you can't repair it.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Or you have to know a very good craftsman.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48There are very few left.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51We've put a modest price of £20 to £30 on it.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52It could make that.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Don't bang yourself up. They only paid £30.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58And anybody who knows anything about it will pay £30 for that.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- Yes.- Because it's not, as you say, damaged
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- and that's the important thing. - Exactly right.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Not made very long ago, though.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Next are the rather stylish bookends.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- When do you think these were made? - 1960s.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12You can tell from the stylisation of the fish.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14It's a bit of fun.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17I think, really, £40 to £60 on these.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18Not a lot more.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20They only paid £55. They paid the right price.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23They paid something spot-on in the middle of your estimate.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27And lastly, and not least...
0:32:27 > 0:32:29is this massive mosaic panel.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32This is most interesting, David, isn't it?
0:32:32 > 0:32:34This is the opposite of micro-mosaic, basically.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36This is mosaic on a large scale.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39And actually, the more you look at it, the more detail
0:32:39 > 0:32:42and the more quality is there, in fact.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44This would have taken a lot of time to make.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48That is, to me, an incredible piece of work.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52I love the way down the swan's torso
0:32:52 > 0:32:56you get the sharper, flintier lengths of glass.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59I mean, I cannot believe the amount of work in that.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- The time it would have taken.- It's unbelievable.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- So what do you think it's worth? £40 to £80.- Is that all?
0:33:04 > 0:33:07It's speculative, Tim. It's a very hard thing to put an estimate on.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Well, the team paid £155,
0:33:09 > 0:33:11in the hope that it'll make substantially more.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Well, it's a speculative piece.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15But you can only do what you can do, David.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16This is going to be very exciting,
0:33:16 > 0:33:20because our team's hopes are seriously pinned on that thing.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23And if all goes badly, they're going to need the bonus buy.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24So let's go and have a look at it.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Helen and Claire, this is the exciting moment.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32What did Mark Stacey spend your £60 of leftover lolly on?
0:33:32 > 0:33:33- Mark.- Are you ready?
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Small, but beautifully formed. I had my eye on something beautiful for you.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41That had gone, so I had to choose this.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45I mean, it's a lovely piece of silver.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Anything heart-shaped, I absolutely love it.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49That is gorgeous.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- I know you like your names, you two, don't you?- We do.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54And it's by Tiffany's.
0:33:54 > 0:33:55Ah!
0:33:55 > 0:33:57How much did you pay for that?
0:33:57 > 0:33:58Quite a lot of money.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00£55.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02That's all right.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Sometimes the names can sell these things, can't they, Tim?
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Certainly can. You say "Mark Stacey", people know it's expensive.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10It's all in the name!
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- Do you like it, Claire? Would it be the sort of thing you'd buy?- Yes.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14I really do like this.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19Yes. And you've been so put-upon, haven't you, because all your choices have been removed from you?
0:34:19 > 0:34:23- Yes.- Nobody ever allowed you to do what you wanted to do.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27- No.- So it's nice that you've got something you can really bond with now.
0:34:27 > 0:34:28And I will be blaming her
0:34:28 > 0:34:31should everything go wrong!
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Exactly. You're not sisters for nothing!
0:34:33 > 0:34:34Absolutely. Good.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37OK. Well, on that happy, familial note,
0:34:37 > 0:34:40we'll go and find out for the audience at home
0:34:40 > 0:34:42what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's little dish.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46Well, here we go. Isn't that sweet?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Isn't it lovely?
0:34:48 > 0:34:49Solid silver.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Beautiful style.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Turn it over, and we find it's by Tiffany.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Anything by Tiffany, you have quality, basically.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02This is in the form of this lovely flower petal,
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- with these on top.- What's your estimate?- £50 to £80.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09Perfect! Mark Stacey only paid £55, the cunning monkey,
0:35:09 > 0:35:12and I think he's got it absolutely spot-on.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- Anyway, we'll find out in a minute, won't we?- We will.- We will.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Sam, Jack, this is it. You're on the edge.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- Happy?- Yes, indeed. Looking forward to this one.
0:35:27 > 0:35:28I bet you are.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30First up is the globe on the teak stand.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32And here it comes.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33Lot number 130
0:35:33 > 0:35:36is the brass gimbal-mounted globe.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40I've got interest in this at £25.
0:35:40 > 0:35:4230. 35.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Yeah.
0:35:44 > 0:35:4540, new bidder.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47With you, madam, at 40.
0:35:47 > 0:35:4945 on the internet.
0:35:49 > 0:35:5050 now.
0:35:50 > 0:35:5355 with you.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54£60.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55Yes.
0:35:55 > 0:35:5665?
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Thank you. 65.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59She's gone with it.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01£65 is bid.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- £70.- Ooh, lovely.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04Wiped your face!
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Are you sure? One more bid?
0:36:06 > 0:36:07Come on.
0:36:07 > 0:36:0975.
0:36:09 > 0:36:10Yes! She's done at 75.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12At £75...
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Selling in the gallery at £75.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Sold.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18Yes, well done!
0:36:18 > 0:36:19Plus £5.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Love it. OK, now...Murano.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Murano-style art glass.
0:36:25 > 0:36:2625.
0:36:26 > 0:36:2830.
0:36:28 > 0:36:2935.
0:36:29 > 0:36:30Good lord!
0:36:30 > 0:36:32You'll need to go 40.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33I have 35 in the room.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Are we going 40?
0:36:35 > 0:36:37£35, your bid, sir.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40At 35. I have to sell this.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Selling for £35.
0:36:42 > 0:36:4340, new bid.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4540... £45.
0:36:45 > 0:36:4750. £55.
0:36:47 > 0:36:4860.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49£65.
0:36:49 > 0:36:5070.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52He's back in the game at 70.
0:36:52 > 0:36:5475.
0:36:54 > 0:36:5580.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Selling this fine piece for £80.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Fantastic result.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Last chance, sir. You might regret it. 80 it is.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Sold.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05That's decent. That's all right.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Anyway, that is minus £20.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09You're minus £15 overall now.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12And we're going to go with your Chinese pot.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Let's see this go. I've got a good feeling about this.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17132 is the late-17th-century
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Kangxi blue and white.
0:37:19 > 0:37:2145. 50.
0:37:21 > 0:37:225. 60.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26Sam, you're my man!
0:37:26 > 0:37:2870 here. Do you want to go 80, sir?
0:37:28 > 0:37:2980 I have.
0:37:29 > 0:37:3185, new bidder. 90.
0:37:31 > 0:37:3395 on the internet.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35£100 with you, sir.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37£110.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39£120.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41With you, sir. 120 and selling.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Sold for £120.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Plus £75. Plus £75 - how can that be?!
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Plus £75. You are a genius.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Overall, you're plus £60.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Wonderful. You have pounds for pints here.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54I'm very happy.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Now, what are you going to do about the card-marker?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58£85 paid.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Do you want to ringfence your £60, which is take-home money,
0:38:02 > 0:38:06or chance it by going with the Victorian silver card-marker?
0:38:06 > 0:38:07Stick or twist?
0:38:07 > 0:38:09You only live once.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- I think we should not go for it. - Are you going to stick?
0:38:11 > 0:38:14I think we should stick. We've got a healthy profit there.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17We're not now going with the bonus buy. We're going to sell it anyway.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21Lot number 136, the Victorian little silver playing-card marker.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25Hallmarked for 1894. It's a lovely little piece.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27I've got £55 on the internet. Do you want to join in now?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- £55.- Come on!
0:38:31 > 0:38:33At 60. It's against you on the internet.
0:38:33 > 0:38:34The bid's in the room at 60.
0:38:34 > 0:38:3565 on the net.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Selling to the internet at £65.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Bid's there with the net.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40£65.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43You did well. You did well. You resisted. It's minus £20.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45But on another day, I tell you,
0:38:45 > 0:38:47that thing is 120 notes' worth.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49But it's another day.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52You've done what you've done. You've got your £60. That could be a winning score.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Don't say a dickie bird to the Blues.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Now, Hel and Clairey, how are you feeling?
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- Bit nervous.- Are you?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05What have you got to be nervous about, Claire?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07I think I'm nervous about the swan.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09The swan mosaic.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- Are you?- Yes.- Why's that?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Cos I wasn't sure about it.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15If the worst comes to the worst,
0:39:15 > 0:39:18you've got the Tiffany silver dish to fall back on.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Anyway, first up is the Limoges enamel dish. Here it comes.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Lot number 150
0:39:23 > 0:39:25is the 20th-century Limoges.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28And let's start the bidding at £30.
0:39:28 > 0:39:2935 now.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32I've got 35 on the internet.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Yes! Come on!
0:39:33 > 0:39:36On the internet at 40.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39I'm going to sell it to the internet at £40.
0:39:39 > 0:39:4145.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Excellent!
0:39:43 > 0:39:44We like this!
0:39:44 > 0:39:47We'll sell to the internet, £45.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- Thank you, internet. - Thank you, internet.
0:39:50 > 0:39:51It's a good start.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53That's good.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Now...the bronze bookends.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58I have a bid of £10.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00These are unusual. They're a bit of fun. 15. 20.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Stay up. It's going up.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04We're up to £30. It's all on the internet.
0:40:04 > 0:40:0535. 40.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07The internet's great!
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Do you want to come in? I've got £40 on the internet.
0:40:10 > 0:40:1145, if you like.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13With the internet at £40.
0:40:13 > 0:40:14£40, then.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17£40. Minus £15.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19You had £15 profit.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Now you've got absolutely nothing.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22Bring out the big guns now.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- This is the big one.- The mosaic.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Make or break.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28We've got a large mosaic.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29It's an elegant swan.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Bit of fun, this. I've got £45 on the telephone.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Do you want to come in now on the internet?
0:40:35 > 0:40:37This can't go for £45! I want to cry.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38Me too.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Am I going to sell the swan for £45?
0:40:40 > 0:40:42It's your last chance to buy it on the net.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Oh, no, please!
0:40:44 > 0:40:4650 on the internet.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49At £50. Bid's on the net.
0:40:49 > 0:40:5055 in the room.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52The telephone bid is £55.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54For £55, then.
0:40:55 > 0:40:56Sold to the telephone.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58I tell you, girls, what a tragedy that is.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00But don't worry about it.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01It's minus £100.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04You made 15. You lost 15.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06You just lost 100.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09So, are we going to go with the Tiffany dish?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11I think so.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12We've got to. We trust you.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14- Yes, trust in Mark.- Yes.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16This is a lovely little Tiffany piece.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Silver dish. It's a lovely piece for 50, ladies and gentlemen.
0:41:19 > 0:41:2155.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Well, we've wiped our face with it.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26With the internet. Are we going to sell it for 55?
0:41:26 > 0:41:27Last chance.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29No, no! Come on.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30Oh, no!
0:41:30 > 0:41:32For £55.
0:41:32 > 0:41:33Sold.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35No shame in that, old boy.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Overall, then, it's minus £100.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42The thing to do is to go out and look really cocky.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Go and strut your stuff.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Absolutely. You'll scare those boys.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49And we will reveal all in a moment.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Well, what is extraordinary about Bargain Hunt
0:41:56 > 0:41:58is that we go shopping in the same place,
0:41:58 > 0:42:00the same amount of money,
0:42:00 > 0:42:03the same opportunity to do brilliantly well or not so well.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05But yet, things can go...
0:42:05 > 0:42:08still so terribly wrong for one team
0:42:08 > 0:42:11and do so terribly well for the other.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14And the team that's done most terribly badly today
0:42:14 > 0:42:15are the Blues.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18We've got minus £100 here.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19Yes!
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Which is quite a number.
0:42:21 > 0:42:26Particularly when you go for the most fantastic mosaic picture that lets you down.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28So hats off for being brave.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30I'm sorry it didn't work out. Have you enjoyed it?
0:42:30 > 0:42:32I loved it, every minute.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34You're not going to burst into tears on me, are you?
0:42:36 > 0:42:39You've been great, you two. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mark.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- It could have gone better on another day.- Yes.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Because the boys
0:42:43 > 0:42:45are managing to go home with money in their pockets.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49They're going home with £60. There's your £60.
0:42:49 > 0:42:50Thank you very much.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Talk about bravo.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54I mean, Sam's the man when it comes to the old Orientals.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57So, from that point of view, congratulations on that.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Altogether a good team effort.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01And very satisfactory, yes?
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- Loved every second. - We loved having you on the show. In fact, we've loved it so much,
0:43:04 > 0:43:07why don't you join us soon for some more bargain-hunting? Yes?
0:43:07 > 0:43:09ALL: Yes!
0:43:11 > 0:43:13I know you're sitting there thinking,
0:43:13 > 0:43:15"I could have done better than that!"
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Well, what's stopping you?
0:43:17 > 0:43:22If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24It'll be splendid to see you!
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