0:00:04 > 0:00:07Welcome to Peterborough. And looking around me,
0:00:07 > 0:00:09I can already spy some bargains.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12So let's go bargain-hunting...yeah!
0:00:40 > 0:00:42We're at the East of England Showground,
0:00:42 > 0:00:48primed and ready to do battle with the multitude of indoor
0:00:48 > 0:00:50and outdoor stalls that they have on offer here.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54So, while our teams get to their battle stations,
0:00:54 > 0:00:58here's a quick squint as to what's coming up.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04The British weather may just rain on the Red Team's parade.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06An umbrella stand.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09So our plan is out the window!
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Whilst the Blues keep in time...and in tune.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Do you like the tangerine, do you like the pewter
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- or do you like the kingfisher? - BOTH: Kingfisher.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20There you go!
0:01:20 > 0:01:24In unison. But first, let's get to the nitty-gritty and meet the teams.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Well, on the show today we've got boys versus girls,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31and for the boys, we've got Barnaby and George
0:01:31 > 0:01:34and for the girls, we've got Christie and Sarah.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35- Hello, everyone!- ALL: Hello.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36Lovely to see you.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Now, Barnaby, you met at school, you two,
0:01:39 > 0:01:40and you've been at the same university.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Yes, we both went to Kimbolton School and met about 13 years ago.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47And now we're both studying at the University of York.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49So, what have you been doing at university?
0:01:49 > 0:01:51I'm studying economics and politics.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54I'm in my final year, with not too long left to go now.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56And what are you hoping to do when you leave?
0:01:56 > 0:01:59I'm hoping to go into the Army. I've got a place at Sandhurst.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02And how long will you be in for initially?
0:02:02 > 0:02:04It's a minimum of three years.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07But I could probably see myself doing a bit longer than that.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10But I'm not sure if I'd want to stay in for my whole career.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Good luck with that. George, what are you studying?
0:02:12 > 0:02:15I study history and politics at the University of York as well,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17so a little bit of overlap with Barney's degree.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- Are you going into the Army too?- No, I'm not going into the Army.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21What are you hoping to do, then?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24I'm hopefully going to travel, go travelling,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- and then perhaps do a law conversion after that.- Right.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29What, the budding solicitor?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Yeah, following in the father's footsteps.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35So your combined knowledge of economics, politics,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and history and your obvious dress sense
0:02:38 > 0:02:41is going to take you to great places today on Bargain Hunt, is it?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Well, hopefully, yes.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46We'll spend lots of money, not leave much for our expert,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49and cover a variety of different areas.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Well, that sounds exciting. Very good luck with that, chaps.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53Now, girls.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Christie, you first met Sarah in the kitchen - is that right?
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- Ish.- Ish?- We worked for a kitchen company.- Oh, I see.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02We met about ten years ago.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Were you installing them or advising people about them?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08We were supplying them, to the trade.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11It's rather good, isn't it, when your friendship
0:03:11 > 0:03:13can span a number of years, through the workplace.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14That's it, yes.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16You then left, did you?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18I then decided to have a child,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20so, yeah, I then left.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- She's now two.- How sweet.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Now, Sarah, you're something of an entrepreneur, I gather?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Trying to be, yes.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31My mother and I set up a small business, selling home-made fudge.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34What tempted you to go towards fudge?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Well, I left our kitchen company when I fell pregnant,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- and my daughter's two also.- Really?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- You left at the same time, then? - Pretty much.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45I started doing a bit of part-time work
0:03:45 > 0:03:48at this company where we get our fudge from,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51and Mum said to me, "Why don't we have a go ourselves?"
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- But your mother was an antiques dealer.- She was, yes.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56So has it all rubbed off on you?
0:03:56 > 0:03:58It has. From the age of about 12,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01I was dragged round to many antiques fairs.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04I think these boys are quaking in their boots
0:04:04 > 0:04:06now that they get the truth!
0:04:06 > 0:04:08You're up against a pro here.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11And what are you planning to buy between you
0:04:11 > 0:04:13to get these profits rolling in?
0:04:13 > 0:04:17We came with a bit of a plan, and silver
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- is something we're going to look for.- Cheap and shiny, I think,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- is the plan of action.- Yes.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25At least you're going to start at that!
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Wait and see what happens!
0:04:27 > 0:04:28We've heard all this before.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Anyway, now the money moment. Your £300. Here we go.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33£300 apiece. You know the rules.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Your experts await. And off you go! And very, very, very good luck.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38What lovely teams we've got today!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Let's see who our experts are today.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43SHE HUMS A FANFARE
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Not afraid to blow her own trumpet,
0:04:46 > 0:04:48for the Reds, it's Catherine Southon.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52And for the Blues, a man who knows how to tap into a good deal
0:04:52 > 0:04:54and keep it in the palm of his hand.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55It's Thomas Plant.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Girls, excited?- Very!- Oh, yes.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Is it Christie or Chrissie? - It's Christie.- Christie.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- And Sarah.- Yes.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- Very nice to meet you.- And you.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Adieu?! We've only just started!
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Now, I think I am going to have a bit of fun with you guys.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- I like different. - And a bit of heating, I think.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Heating's always good!
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Are you two suffering?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Beautiful day for bargain-hunting(!)
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Yes, Christie, we do quite often have to weather the storm.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36But you could have opted for the great heated indoors, like the Reds.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40We have a bit of a three-point plan.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42We had a think on the way here today.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- And I think we want to look for some militaria, perhaps...- Militaria.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- ..something ornamental, for example, for a mantelpiece or desk...- Right.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52..and something novelty, a novelty item as well.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- Something quirky.- A little bit quirky. I like that. OK.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57All right.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00There you, go Catherine - that was easy.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03By gum, though, it's nippy...even inside these sheds.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- Morning!- Morning.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Well, it might be chilly,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12but we British, we can take the cold - we've had lots of practice.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17- So what's this, then?- Well, we've got United States...
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- Yes.- Yeah.- What's this flag here? - Don't know.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- Our nation's flag.- It's different!
0:06:22 > 0:06:24It IS different. It is different.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26But it's got our home nations on.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30So you've got Scotland, the three lions, and what's that there?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Wales?- No, it's an Irish harp.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34So this is pre-independence for Ireland.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- Ireland separated in 1921.- OK.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- So that's got some age about it? - It's got some age about it.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43But is that First World War? Could be.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46"United we stand." In 1917, they joined us.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- It's in pretty good condition as well.- It's in nice condition.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Sometimes these bits of commemorative do do quite well.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Is it a wall plaque?
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Yes, you're quite right, it is a wall plaque.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Normally, these were produced in the northeast -
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Sunderland, around there.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03With this lustre design, this could be a Staffordshire piece.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- It's quite an interesting object. - What price is it?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09It's at £45. Shall we ask about this? Do you like this?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Yes, I...I don't think it's particularly attractive,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14but I think what it stands for...
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- is nice.- It's quite interesting, isn't it?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Yeah, if we can get the price down.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Quite right, Christie.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21It all comes down to the money
0:07:21 > 0:07:24and making sure you have some of it left for a rainy day.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Like today.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I love this. Look at the colour of it!
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Very interesting.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Put your umbrellas in there... It's very Art Nouveau, isn't it?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Look at all these lovely curves.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- Very rich colour.- Looks continental.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Go to Paris, Metropolitan signs...
0:07:42 > 0:07:45You know you've got all those curves and all those swirls?
0:07:45 > 0:07:46It's that same sort of idea, isn't it?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- I'd love that by the back door, anyway.- How much?
0:07:49 > 0:07:50£145.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- CATHERINE GASPS - £145.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- Do you like it, boys?- I do really like that.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I like the curves.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00It's the colour, for me. It's nice and rich.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02I'm slightly concerned about some of the chips
0:08:02 > 0:08:04and the state of the bottom.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06I wouldn't worry too much about that,
0:08:06 > 0:08:08because generally speaking,
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- it is actually in very good condition.- OK.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12What could you do on it?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15I'll do it for the £120, but that really is...
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Right, £120.- I'm happy to go with it. I really like it.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Catherine, you're obviously a yes.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22I like it, but that's not perhaps the right reason.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- Do you think it's worth the price? Please say yes!- Yes.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- Yeah.- Yes.- Thank you very much.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Thank you very much!
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Thank you.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Yeah, make hay while the sun shines.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37That's your first bargain bought. Keep it up.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Now, Blues, what's the price on that plaque?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- Come closer. - LAUGHTER
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- I'm going to be cheeky...- I know. - ..and offer...
0:08:47 > 0:08:50I watch the programme - I know you're going to be cheeky.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- £20.- No.- What can you do it for?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54I won't budge below £30.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56You're not going to budge. What do you think, girls?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58I think we should look around and then come back.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- You don't think that, do you?- I...
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- You're the professional.- I just think it's quite unusual.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I've never seen something like this. It could fly.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Let's do it.- Yeah?- Yeah. Hooray!
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Let's go.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Yes, united you stood, team.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18And a very interesting item chosen.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Thomas, you should do some digging to find out more on that story.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Now, we've just passed the 15-minute mark
0:09:24 > 0:09:27and after deviating from the plan, the Reds need to regroup.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30So we've bought an umbrella stand.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33It's not really novelty,
0:09:33 > 0:09:34it's not really militaria,
0:09:34 > 0:09:36and...
0:09:36 > 0:09:39is it ornamental? What category does it fall into?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- None of them, really! It caught our eye.- So our plan
0:09:43 > 0:09:45is out the window!
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Well, there's no need to turn a drama into a crisis, Catherine.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51These boys won't be the last to experience
0:09:51 > 0:09:53the heartbreak that is bargain-hunting.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57How about...those knives?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59The fish eaters?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01People don't really use fish eaters any more,
0:10:01 > 0:10:02so I would move on.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Bring out the fish knives, Maud, would you?
0:10:05 > 0:10:06- Novel?- Sorry?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Novelty? I haven't found anything. I'm just shouting "Novel".
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Oh, novel!
0:10:11 > 0:10:12Pepperette?
0:10:12 > 0:10:15I've never seen anything like that before.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18We see quite a lot of unusual things that are made into pepperettes.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20At home, I've got a gavel, actually.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23And that's a little chocolate pot. It's silver.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25And it's a pepperette.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- Interesting.- You wanted novelty. It's very expensive.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29It's £135.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32It's been around since Adam was a lad.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34It's 1896.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Right. So it's late Victorian.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39VENDOR: It can be £95.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40- It's a thought.- Yeah.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Something to bear in mind.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Something to come back to.- Yeah.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Perhaps a man-size pot would be more tempting.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Oh, that's a good thing, isn't it?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- Look at that.- What is it?
0:10:53 > 0:10:54It's a coffee pot.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- Chocolate pot.- Chocolate, probably because of the size.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59What's the very best on that?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- 50 quid.- It is different.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06It's made by Christofle. It's the equivalent to our Walker & Hall.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09It's probably a bit better. It's a bit like an Asprey.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11So it's a really good make.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- Shall we think about it?- Yeah.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- There's lots to see. We'll think about it.- There is lots to see.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Yes, these girls aren't impressed by size, I can tell you.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22OK, we're at the halfway mark now,
0:11:22 > 0:11:23and it looks to me like the Blues
0:11:23 > 0:11:26are following the Reds' three-point plan.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30This is for the London Rifle Brigade.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32So, Sarah, you picked that one up. Have a feel.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34OK.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38This would have had a chain on it, would it?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40So, OK, what do you think it is?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42That tells you!
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Yeah, that's it. A match-holder.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Close it up.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Turn it over.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Oh, and it's got a striker on it.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49It's a strike.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51So it's a vesta case
0:11:51 > 0:11:54and it's got "London Rifle Brigade" there, so it would be
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- First World War.- I quite like this.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59They're quite collectable, vesta cases.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Is that silver?- Yes, it is silver.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- If you open the lid, on the rim... - Yes.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06So what sort of date do you think?
0:12:06 > 0:12:09It's got, um...the hallmark is...
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I think it's early 1900s.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15London 1904, something like that.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17You've got the maker's mark there.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20It's a good maker.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23It's by a company called Sampson Mordan.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26They are the premier silver manufacturers
0:12:26 > 0:12:28of that period.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Yeah, I quite like that.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32As long as the price is right, we like it.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Come on!
0:12:33 > 0:12:34£130.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Oh...is that really...?
0:12:36 > 0:12:37Why so much?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- It's military, innit?- What's your very, very uber-best?
0:12:40 > 0:12:41£120, then.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Sarah's stroking you!
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- I can give you a cuddle. - That won't work.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47LAUGHTER
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- You've not had many rejections like that, have you?- No!
0:12:50 > 0:12:51Where's the love?
0:12:51 > 0:12:54I really do like that, but...
0:12:54 > 0:12:55£110, if you want it.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- £100 and we'll take it now.- Go on, then. Take it away.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Well done, Sarah. You didn't let rejection get you down.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05You'd make a good dealer, you know.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Now, Barnaby and George - feeling thirsty?
0:13:08 > 0:13:09I quite like that.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11That is excellent.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13That's really nice.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Is it for drinks? Oh, that's nice.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17I mean, it's all plate.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19It's all tin-lined, made in Germany.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21See, if it was silver...
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Yeah, that would be fantastic!
0:13:23 > 0:13:26It would be brilliant. I like the idea, though.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29So that's a no, is it, Catherine?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32With two items under your belt, you Blues might be feeling smug.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34But what about item number three?
0:13:36 > 0:13:39We're looking for a bit of glass, I think.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40- I think glass too.- Yes.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Any particular colour?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44White.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- White?- No, clear.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Cor! I say, the Blues are set to clean up
0:13:49 > 0:13:51if those Reds don't get on with it.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53We're now into the final 15 minutes.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54I think I'm going to go back
0:13:54 > 0:13:57and have another look at that pepperette.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- The chocolate pot?- See what I can get it for.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01If you can see the best, best price you can get.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- Shall we carry on looking?- Yes. - Sounds good to me.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Great! That should get you back on track.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11You've caught up with the Blues, so now stay focused.
0:14:13 > 0:14:14Is it really in good condition?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Your eyes aren't any good, anyway!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- Have you got terrible eyesight? - I have, yeah.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22But I don't like to admit it!
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Why aren't you wearing glasses?
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Er, I, um...
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Cos I don't need to!
0:14:30 > 0:14:31They are a bit tired, I have to say.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34We're all feeling a bit tired now, dear.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37This is actually going horribly wrong.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39I thought we were going to do really well.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41We've bought one item.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43He's gone off to look at the chocolate pot.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45If we don't nail this soon,
0:14:45 > 0:14:46we're in big trouble.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48And if anyone can whip those boys into shape,
0:14:48 > 0:14:50it's you, Catherine.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Now, how's the glass-hunt going?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54There's some bits of glass here.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Do you like that?
0:14:56 > 0:14:57- Yeah.- What one do you like -
0:14:57 > 0:15:00the tangerine, the pewter or the kingfisher?
0:15:00 > 0:15:02BOTH: Kingfisher.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03There you go!
0:15:03 > 0:15:05What's the price of this?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07It's on the back.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09What can it really be?
0:15:09 > 0:15:10The best would be
0:15:10 > 0:15:12£150.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13What is so special about that?
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Right. OK.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17This is by a company called Whitefriars.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20There is the Whitefriars sticky label,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23with a monk, like a Benedictine monk, on there.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Whitefriars was Powell & Sons beforehand -
0:15:25 > 0:15:27a glass manufacturers just outside London.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29After the war in the 1950s and '60s,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32they employed a man called Geoffrey Baxter,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35who designed this vase, designed the totem pole.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38If you had this in your house in 1967,
0:15:38 > 0:15:39you were the coolest thing in the world.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42And it's a good colour, the kingfisher. It's striking.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Could you do any less on that, please?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47I'll go down to £140. That would be the very best.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50I still think that's a lot of money.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52You've got five minutes.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54What was the place round the other side you saw?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Let's go round the other side. Thank you.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00You've actually got seven minutes, if that helps.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03And George has just sealed the deal on the pepperette at £90.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04Well done, boy.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- ..£80, £90.- £90 is fine. Thank you.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Thank you very much.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Both teams are looking for their final items now.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Quickly, quickly, quickly!
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Come on! No, no.- I was looking at the rings!
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Quickly!
0:16:17 > 0:16:18Like it!
0:16:18 > 0:16:20So...
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Whitefriars, but indigo pattern.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24So again, this is Whitefriars.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26What do you think of that form?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- I like it. I think it's really attractive.- Do you?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- I think other people will like that as well.- It's different.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33I do like the colouring of it.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- What price have we got?- £98.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37What can it be?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Can I just point out it's got a small inclusion here?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- I saw that.- It's not damage.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45It's just been done in the process of the glass being blown.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46You see that there?
0:16:46 > 0:16:49You can forgive that, can't you, really?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- Is £90 your final? - Yes, I'm afraid it is.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Because it's such a nice piece.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55It is good, though. That or the kingfisher?
0:16:55 > 0:16:57I love the other one.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00You like the drunken bricklayer, but it's a lot more money.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Time is not on our side.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- What do you think?- Because that's under the £100 bracket...
0:17:04 > 0:17:09This is more commercial, because it would fit into most interiors
0:17:09 > 0:17:10- and colour schemes.- That's it, yeah.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14That's what I liked about it.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Yeah. If you think we should go for that, then...
0:17:16 > 0:17:17Ooh!
0:17:17 > 0:17:19THEY LAUGH
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Yeah?- Yeah.- Brilliant. That's it.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- Excellent!- Three quality items.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Well done!- Well done.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Even if you do say so yourself.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Right then, Reds, over to you.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34What do you think about that?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Is it a bottle stop thing?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38He's so clever!
0:17:38 > 0:17:39A wine stopper.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- And we think this is the god of wine.- Bacchus.- Bacchus.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- It's continental.- It's weighty.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47It's very weighty. Whether it's silver or not.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50I'd love to say it was, but it's not marked at all.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- But it's a bit of fun.- Exactly.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54At 30 quid.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56And it's definitely 19th century.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Yes, I think there's a definite draw there, in the age of it.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- What do you think?- As time ticks on, I think... It's nice.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03It's interesting.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05And I think it's quite a good item,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07with it being Bacchus, the god of wine.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- Do you like your wine?- Yes! - Bit of a story behind it.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11Yes!
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- "Love my wine!"- Silly question! - You're students.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15That's a stupid question!
0:18:15 > 0:18:18I think it does have a certain charm about it.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Yeah, I think that's a nice piece.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- What do you want to do?- Go with it? - I'm happy to go with it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25In the light of time constraints.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26I'd say go with this as well.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Yeah? £30.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29That was hard.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- Very hard!- I'm sorry!
0:18:31 > 0:18:34No pain...no gain.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Right then, that's it. Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Barnaby and George fell for the curves
0:18:42 > 0:18:44of this green enamel umbrella stand
0:18:44 > 0:18:47and paid a whopping £120 for it.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Then they outflanked the Blues on the silver front
0:18:53 > 0:18:55by finding this novelty pepperette.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57£90 paid.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02And just before they ran out of time,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04they bagged the bust of Bacchus.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Beautiful!
0:19:06 > 0:19:08That set them back £30.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Don't tell me, Catherine, you've exhausted these two fit young men!
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Have you?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17OK, so you spent in total how much?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- £240.- £240. Can I have £60 of left-over lolly?
0:19:20 > 0:19:21- Certainly.- Thank you.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24That's £60 going straight across to the lovely Catherine.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- What are you going to spend it on, Catherine?- Hmm.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27No idea!
0:19:27 > 0:19:28OK.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Well, that is at least honest!
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Why don't we check out right now what the Blue Team bought, eh?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36They held a united front with this plaque
0:19:36 > 0:19:38and bought it for £30.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43And with its big price tag of £100,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46did they strike it lucky with the silver vesta case?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Finally, they chose the Whitefriars glass vase,
0:19:52 > 0:19:54paying a hefty £90.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- Have you had a nice shop? - Wonderful shop.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59I bet you have.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Now, tell me, darling, which is your favourite piece?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04My favourite piece is the silver vesta we bought.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- What about you, Christie?- It's got to be the Whitefriars vase.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Is that going to bring the biggest profit?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12I'll probably go with the plaque that we bought.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Is that a pl-AH-que?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- A plaaahque!- Plaahque!
0:20:16 > 0:20:18ALL LAUGH
0:20:18 > 0:20:21OK, well, it's the plaque pl-AH-que
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- that's going to be the biggest profit?- I think so.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Fingers crossed.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Depending on that American connection, right,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29all of which has to be researched and sorted out.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32That's the secret. And what did you spend overall, you chicks?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34£220.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36£220. Please may I have the £80 of left-over lolly?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- You can indeed.- Thank you very much.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40You don't like handing that over one little bit, do you?!
0:20:40 > 0:20:42I can tell that, Christie!
0:20:42 > 0:20:45There you go, Tom. Got any ideas where you're going, Tom?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Maybe, but...
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Maybe not!
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Maybe not. No, I have!
0:20:50 > 0:20:51I promise.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52You're a really naughty man.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Meanwhile, I'm heading off to show you a collection
0:20:55 > 0:20:58that is sure to turn a few heads.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Tredegar House near Newport in South Wales
0:21:05 > 0:21:07has a long and illustrious past.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10It was visited by our current Prince Charles
0:21:10 > 0:21:12in the early 1980s
0:21:12 > 0:21:14and by King Charles I
0:21:14 > 0:21:16more than 300 years earlier.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19But it was his son, Charles II,
0:21:19 > 0:21:21with his eye for style,
0:21:21 > 0:21:23who could be credited with the inspiration
0:21:23 > 0:21:25behind a large portion of the house.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28The eagle-eyed viewer
0:21:28 > 0:21:30who likes his architecture
0:21:30 > 0:21:32will have spotted two styles here -
0:21:32 > 0:21:37the mid 16th-century, loosely Tudor stone building
0:21:37 > 0:21:43and the mid-17th-century Restoration brick and stone structure.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46And it's a room from the latter part
0:21:46 > 0:21:48that I'm going to show you today,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51and boy, was it built to impress!
0:21:52 > 0:21:55During his exile, Charles II and his followers
0:21:55 > 0:21:58spent three years in France and the Netherlands.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00When Charles was restored to the throne,
0:22:00 > 0:22:04they brought back with them a taste for European opulence,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07flamboyant styles and rich materials.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10The period and its style were known as the Restoration.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15The Gilt Room at Tredegar was created around this time
0:22:15 > 0:22:17and would have been highly fashionable.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20The contents are on loan kindly from Newport Council.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23Oh ho ho!
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Talk about bling.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28It's all a question of taste, really, isn't it?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30If it is to your taste,
0:22:30 > 0:22:34it is the most magnificent room here at Tredegar.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35But you have to admire
0:22:35 > 0:22:37the absolute scale of it.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41The big thing to remember about the English Restoration is
0:22:41 > 0:22:44that following Charles II's return,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47everything became incredibly flamboyant.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49And that is personified
0:22:49 > 0:22:52in this fireplace surround.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54What exactly are these putti doing
0:22:54 > 0:22:58as they crawl up the sides of the fireplace?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00The fruit spewing forth berries
0:23:00 > 0:23:04and the tightness of the foliage and the brilliant way
0:23:04 > 0:23:06in which it's been cut and carved.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11And that continues over the entire central section here.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14The large Solomonic columns.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Not actually made of real marble,
0:23:16 > 0:23:19but painted in imitation of marble
0:23:19 > 0:23:21and made to impress.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24But apart from this Restoration fun,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27there's actually a mixture of elements in this room.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29The swagging underneath the frieze
0:23:29 > 0:23:31and the vertical leaf carvings
0:23:31 > 0:23:33are all Neoclassical,
0:23:33 > 0:23:35so we're mixing elements in this space.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39But every so often, some more Restoration carving bursts out,
0:23:39 > 0:23:43like the swags underneath with more very, very ripe fruits.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46But that's not the only thing to admire in this room.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50So was the Gilt Room used as a bedroom?
0:23:50 > 0:23:51I don't think so.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56It's a part of the ground-floor enfilade of entertaining rooms.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59It's the space that the Morgan family
0:23:59 > 0:24:02would have brought their guests into to show off,
0:24:02 > 0:24:03hence all this splendour.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07So what are we doing with a four-poster bed here today?
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Actually, the secret is that this is reproduction
0:24:10 > 0:24:12and it's been especially made by the National Trust
0:24:12 > 0:24:15so that the visitors to the house today
0:24:15 > 0:24:16can have a nice little lie-down
0:24:16 > 0:24:19and admire what is above.
0:24:19 > 0:24:20So what's going on here, then?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23It's an image after an original work
0:24:23 > 0:24:26by an Italian artist called Cortona.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28And it tells a story.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31The girl that's bearing her bosoms
0:24:31 > 0:24:34is in fact emblematic of lust.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36The geezer down at this end,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39with a wreath of vine around his head
0:24:39 > 0:24:42and a big wine ewer behind him
0:24:42 > 0:24:44is emblematic of Bacchus,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46or drink.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48And the girl in the middle, who's looking very severe
0:24:48 > 0:24:52and is holding a book and a lamp of knowledge,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54is emblematic of knowledge.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55And she's kind of saying,
0:24:55 > 0:24:57"Don't you go doing the drinking thing
0:24:57 > 0:25:00"and don't you go doing the other thing."
0:25:00 > 0:25:02So it's sending out a mixed message.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04The message of life, really,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07with all its pitfalls and its joys.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09The big question today is, of course,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12for our teams over at the auction -
0:25:12 > 0:25:15is it going to be all bling or is it going to be just bust?
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Now, a few weeks later,
0:25:22 > 0:25:24we've come to lovely Lincolnshire
0:25:24 > 0:25:26to see our items go under the hammer.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Well, well, well, how lovely is this?
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Well, as lovely as Batemans in Stamford, actually,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- with the lovely David Palmer. - Thank you very much.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Now, let's run through the Red items.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42First up is this enamel umbrella or stick stand,
0:25:42 > 0:25:44which is my least favourite, I think.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- Now, I like that.- Oh!
0:25:46 > 0:25:49It looks as though it should be bolted to some wall in Paris.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Yes.- It's nice and swirly, Art Nouveau-y.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54That's what I mean. Out of the underground,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- that Metro is full of that swirl.- Yes, it is.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57I don't like these chips much.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00But there we go - it's got a look.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02It's different. It's not Colebrookdale. So how much?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- £60 to £90.- How much?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06- £60 to £90.- Pounds?- Yes.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08£120 we paid.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12That's a long way to go from £60 to £90 to get to £120.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- It is.- OK, lovely.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Next is the novelty pepperette, which, I have to say,
0:26:17 > 0:26:18- is charming, isn't it?- It is.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20It's really fun.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- It's a miniature chocolate pot, isn't it?- Yes.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24For putting pepper in.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Yes, but you'd never use it on the table.- No.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28It would go straight into a cabinet.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Which is where it's been since it was made.- Yes.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35It worries me slightly that the hallmarks are on the underside
0:26:35 > 0:26:37and if you feel the rim of the base,
0:26:37 > 0:26:40it feels as though it might have been reapplied.
0:26:40 > 0:26:41But that's only a thought.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- OK. Not a very nice thought, if you don't mind my saying so.- No.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46So what's your price on that?
0:26:46 > 0:26:47£50 to £80.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49OK, fine. £90 we paid.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52It wouldn't surprise me if we exceeded the £90.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- Really?- Well, it's that novelty type item.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Even though you're suspicious about the bottom?
0:26:57 > 0:26:58- That's why we've said £50 to £80.- Is it?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01So £50 to £80 covers you in case the bottom's not so hot.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03If the bottom drops out, yes.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Lastly, this silver grotesque mask...
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Paperweight job, I suppose?
0:27:08 > 0:27:11It looks to me as though it should have a cork underneath it,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13and you shove it on the top of an empty wine bottle.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- That's not a bad idea. That would be Bacchus, wouldn't it?- Yes.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- Which kind of ties in.- With a cork. - Yes.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20The only problem with a cork stopper is
0:27:20 > 0:27:22the shape of that bottom, isn't it?
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Where you get the cork to stay in that shallow rim base.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30OK, so, how do you see it, for a silver fellow like that?
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Well, we don't think it is silver. We've called it white metal.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- Ah!- And I think one of the telltale signs is
0:27:35 > 0:27:37if you put the two together,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40you can see the warmth of the colour of the pot
0:27:40 > 0:27:42and the harshness of him.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- Yes. He does look grey, I have to say.- He does.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47He looks more steely.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- So a cast white metal?- Yes.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- So, what's your estimate for white metal?- £30 to £50.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54OK, fine. £30 paid.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58But overall, we have a predicted loss on the wee pot
0:27:58 > 0:28:00and we've got a predicted loss on the stick stand,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03so we're going to need the Bonus Buy for cert,
0:28:03 > 0:28:05so let's go and have a look at it.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10OK, chaps, this is exciting. You spent £240. You gave Catherine £60.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- What did the girl spend it on? - Well...
0:28:12 > 0:28:15I know how you students like a drink or two,
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- so I bought you...that. - That's very interesting.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21It's very interesting. What on earth is it?
0:28:21 > 0:28:23It is actually a bottle opener for your beers.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27But the important thing about it is the name in there - Georg Jensen.
0:28:27 > 0:28:301981. It's modern,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33but it's a bit of fun, and I think it's a modern collectable.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35And how much did you spend on it?
0:28:35 > 0:28:36I spent £20.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- OK.- Don't you think it's great fun? - Yes.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40- I think it's brilliant.- Yeah.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43The ultimate thing - how much do you think it's going to make?
0:28:43 > 0:28:46That'll make £40. We're not going to make a huge amount of money.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Well, you've doubled your money.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- I think we'll double our money. - That's a nice prediction.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53It's a great name, and somebody's got to keep hold of that
0:28:53 > 0:28:56for the future, because that will be worth something.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59The plan is, it's a cap to go on a beer bottle,
0:28:59 > 0:29:03but that big rim, you wouldn't think of it, looking like that,
0:29:03 > 0:29:05that you'd be able to twist off the cap.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06But clearly you can,
0:29:06 > 0:29:09because that's what the design of that rim is inside. So it's clever.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- A pretty good piece. - It's a bit of fun.- Exactly.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13That's what we were looking for on the day!
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I do feel it should be silver gilt or something like that,
0:29:16 > 0:29:18because they've taken a lot of trouble to make that.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20And to make it out of a base metal...
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Because it's Jensen, you always think of good silver.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24You expect a little bit more.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26You don't have to decide right now,
0:29:26 > 0:29:28but what we will do, for the audience at home,
0:29:28 > 0:29:31is to find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's cap-lifter.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36OK, David Palmer. This is close to your heart.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39It is. There's a definite theme running through this. I like this.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Georg Jensen, a big bottle cap that you prise the caps off with...
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Your beer, or whatever - your Danish beer.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- I think it's fun.- Not made of any precious metal,
0:29:48 > 0:29:50which is what you'd normally expect of Jensen,
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- so it's kind of a designer-y 1980s object.- A practical piece.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56How much?
0:29:56 > 0:29:57- £20 to £40.- OK.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Catherine paid £20.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00She paid the right price.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Hopefully, that will retrieve some of the predicted losses.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05That's it, though, for the Reds.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Now moving on to the Blues.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09First up is this plaque.
0:30:09 > 0:30:10How interesting is this?
0:30:10 > 0:30:13This is academically very interesting.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Produced in this country.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16It symbolises, as far as we can tell,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19the Royal Standard and the American flag,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22so some event took place that this is commemorating.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26But inexpensively done on a bit of Sunderland-type pot.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Mass-produced, and probably sold from a stall
0:30:29 > 0:30:31outside wherever these people met.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Yeah. And "United we stand"...
0:30:33 > 0:30:36So there's been some concord between the two nations.
0:30:36 > 0:30:37Probably should be in a museum.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40And even might be, after today's programme!
0:30:40 > 0:30:41- Indeed!- You never know.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- So what's your estimate?- £30 to £50.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45OK, £30 paid.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48So it might make a profit, which would be lovely.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Now, next is the vesta case.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- And this is special too, isn't it, David?- It is.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54It's very much a man's vesta case.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57It's nice and chunky and it carries the crest there
0:30:57 > 0:30:58of the London Rifle Brigade,
0:30:58 > 0:31:00so it makes it a bit more special.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Bit of militaria for that sort of collector. How much?
0:31:03 > 0:31:07- £50 to £80.- Is that all?- Well, I can't see why it should make more.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Well, might be just a militaria connection, I don't know.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13So much nicer to have your little military connection
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- of a good quality - Sampson Mordan. - A good make.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Best make there is, but if only we had something inscribed,
0:31:19 > 0:31:23that some particular officer had it, but you can't have everything.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25£50 to £50 is your estimate. £100 paid.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Lastly, we've got the Whitefriars-style vase.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- How do you rate that? - Not very highly, I'm afraid.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36It's good quality, it's nice, but the market's been shot to pieces,
0:31:36 > 0:31:40because the Chinese are producing this stuff to a very high quality.
0:31:40 > 0:31:41That's not so good, is it?
0:31:41 > 0:31:44It means you can get a nice piece of glass for not a lot of money.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48I suppose that's true. But bad luck on the collectors of the real thing
0:31:48 > 0:31:52who've paid big money to find that the values have dropped
0:31:52 > 0:31:54because of the reproductions coming along.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56So, on that rather depressing note, how much?
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Well, we still think £20 to £40.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Well, they paid £90.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03That could be the torpedo that sinks their particular vessel,
0:32:03 > 0:32:05in which case, they'll need the Bonus Buy and,
0:32:05 > 0:32:07in which case, we'd better have a look at it.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- Well, girls, this is exciting, isn't it?- It is.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14£220 you spent, which is a magnificent amount.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17You gave our Tomato £80. What did you spend it on, Tom?
0:32:17 > 0:32:21I didn't spend it all, and I bought you two a beautiful jewel.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Because you're both jewels.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28- Aww!- So this is probably like a native-made ring - it's quite rough.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31You've got rubies, diamonds, emeralds in there, seed pearls.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- And they are real stones?- They are real stones. Have a look.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- I like it.- It's a very decorative ring.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39It's quite fashionable, because it's a cocktail ring.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42You could wear it today and people would think it was costume,
0:32:42 > 0:32:43but actually it's all real.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- How old is it?- 19...
0:32:46 > 0:32:481900s, 1920s.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50With the cut of the stones and stuff.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- But you haven't asked what I paid! - How much?
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- Did you spend all the £80?- No.- No?!
0:32:55 > 0:32:56£50?
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- You're such a tease, Tom.- £50.
0:32:59 > 0:33:00£50.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03I predict £70 to £90.
0:33:03 > 0:33:04- I like it.- Good!
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- Yes, I do too.- We all like it.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- Well, you know!- He's a clever boy.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11We'll find out just how clever Thomas is in a moment.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13But right now, for the audience at home,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the ring.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19With this ring, I thee wed.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20Oh, that's so sweet of you.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22- Rather fun, isn't it? - It is. It's lovely.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23It's got a lot happening.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26It's a nice, busy little ring with lots of colour in it.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Yes. And it's precious metals.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Bit of gold in there, and all those little chips.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32It's not one of those Suffragette ones, though?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- Not the right coloured stones. - We've got a green.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- We've got green and pink. - Perhaps it is.
0:33:37 > 0:33:38That makes it more valuable.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- How much?- £50 to £80.- Brilliant. £50 paid by Thomas Plant.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45I fancy that's going to claw back the losses
0:33:45 > 0:33:48created by the Whitefriars vase.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49Let's hope I'm wrong on that.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Well, let's hope so, but you can only give your honest opinion,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55for which we thank you, David Palmer.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- And good luck today.- Thank you.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Now, GB - George and Barnaby -
0:34:07 > 0:34:10here we go. You've got the umbrella stand in green.
0:34:10 > 0:34:11It's got one or two nibbles
0:34:11 > 0:34:13and that's why he's estimated £60 to £90
0:34:13 > 0:34:16rather than the £120 you paid,
0:34:16 > 0:34:17but it's on the internet. Here we go.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19French cast iron green enamel umbrella stand.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Late 19th century, Art Nouveau.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24I mean, this is seriously attractive.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Should be in a Metro somewhere in Paris.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Let's go straight in at £30.
0:34:28 > 0:34:3030 I'm bid. At 30. 2.
0:34:30 > 0:34:3135, 38.
0:34:31 > 0:34:3340, 45, 50.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- 55. On the right at £55. - Long way to go.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39At £55, is that it? Finished and done at £55?
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Is that all?
0:34:41 > 0:34:43- Come on!- Anyone else? At £55...
0:34:43 > 0:34:45I can't bear it.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46Nobody else?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49That was pretty painful!
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- That is minus £65.- That was painful.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Minus 65 smackers.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55The silver novelty pepperette,
0:34:55 > 0:34:56as a little chocolate pot.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58This is a lovely little piece.
0:34:58 > 0:35:0020 quid for it? 20. 2.
0:35:00 > 0:35:0225. 28. 30 off you.
0:35:02 > 0:35:0530. 35. 40. New money at 40. 45. 50.
0:35:05 > 0:35:0755. 60 with the lady behind you.
0:35:07 > 0:35:0965. In front at 65.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Phone, are you in now?
0:35:11 > 0:35:1270.
0:35:12 > 0:35:1375.
0:35:13 > 0:35:1580 on the phone. 85 in the room.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16Go on!
0:35:16 > 0:35:19At £85. I sell in the room at £85. Anybody else?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Very nice object.
0:35:21 > 0:35:22At £85...
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Bad luck, chaps.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Minus £5 on that.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Which means overall you're minus £70.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29This is not going in your favour.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32The continental white metal bottle stopper.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33Bacchus's bust showing there.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35A multi-functional piece.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Let's say £30 to start. 30 I'm bid.
0:35:37 > 0:35:382. 35. 38.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Now you're in profit.
0:35:40 > 0:35:4240, if you will. 40. 45.
0:35:42 > 0:35:4450 off you, sir. 50.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Right at the back at £50. I sell standing at 50 now.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- We've still got a bit more to do. - Come on!
0:35:49 > 0:35:52The standing bidder at 50, right at the back.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- He's tried!- £50.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59£50 is plus £20, which means overall you're minus £50.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- That's a bit bad.- It is a bit bad.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04What are you going to do about the bottle opener? Got to go with it.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- Yes, we've no choice.- It's a bit of fun, isn't it?
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- Exactly.- Will it make you £50 of profit?
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Well, you never know. Stranger things have happened.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Here it comes.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15The Georg Jensen brass and steel bottle opener.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16Circa 1981.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18It's a really fun piece.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Let's go straight in at 10.
0:36:20 > 0:36:2210 I'm bid. 10. 12. 15. 18.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23You at 18. Take 20 now.
0:36:23 > 0:36:2520. 22. 25.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- 30, sir?- Yes!- 30.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29I'll take your 2, if it helps.
0:36:29 > 0:36:30At 30.
0:36:30 > 0:36:3232 on the net.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Net at 32. Sure you're out in the room?
0:36:34 > 0:36:35I'll take your 5.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- Have another bid!- With the net at £32. I sell then at 32.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Well done, Catherine. That was plus £12.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Made us a bit more respectable.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Overall, you are therefore minus £38.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50And quite frankly, chaps, today, minus £38
0:36:50 > 0:36:53could genuinely be a winning score.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54Let's hope so.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- Well done, boys.- Stranger things have happened.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- Don't say a word to the Blues. - No, we won't.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Anyone else in the room now?
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- OK, are you happy, girls? - We are indeed.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- Do you know how the Reds got on? - No idea.- That's good,
0:37:14 > 0:37:16because we don't want you to, because if you knew,
0:37:16 > 0:37:19you might or might not take your Bonus Buy
0:37:19 > 0:37:20if you knew what their score was.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Anyway, the first item that's going to pop up is the plaque,
0:37:23 > 0:37:28which remains as interesting and almost as enigmatic as ever,
0:37:28 > 0:37:30but, Tom, you have done a bit of research on this.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32What's the theory, Tom?
0:37:32 > 0:37:36I think it's the agreement with America in the late 19th century,
0:37:36 > 0:37:371898,
0:37:37 > 0:37:41when we shook hands with them after a turbulent time in the 19th century
0:37:41 > 0:37:44and we supported them in a war against Spain.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47So that's why that plaque has us holding hands with the Americans,
0:37:47 > 0:37:50with the flags, which I think makes it mighty interesting.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- I've got good hopes for that.- Me too. Here it comes.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55The Sunderland lustre plaque,
0:37:55 > 0:37:58bearing the Royal Standard and the American flag.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00£20 for it. Straight in - 20 quid.
0:38:00 > 0:38:0120.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02Tenner, then.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04£10. 10 I'm bid.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06On the net at 10. 12. At 12. 15.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08In the room at 15. 18. Net at 18.
0:38:08 > 0:38:1020. At 20. Back in the room at £20.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Should be £100, this.
0:38:12 > 0:38:1322.
0:38:13 > 0:38:1525. Net at 25.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- At 25.- Go!- On the net at 28.
0:38:17 > 0:38:1928, net. 30, net.
0:38:19 > 0:38:20With the net at 30.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23At £30. 32 in the room.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25SARAH GASPS
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Here in the room at 32.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Sell, then. 35. Back on the net at 35.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3238. In the room at 38.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34The room has it at 38.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35Finished at 38?
0:38:35 > 0:38:3640.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Yes!- Yes!
0:38:38 > 0:38:40What a good auctioneer.
0:38:40 > 0:38:4145?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- 42.- Go, go, go!
0:38:44 > 0:38:47At 42. Sell in the room, then, at £42.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48No-one else at 42?
0:38:48 > 0:38:52Thank you. We'll take the £12 and run.
0:38:52 > 0:38:53- OK.- Thank you!
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Now, well...this vesta case is going to be interesting.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59..With the arms and crest of the London Rifle Brigade
0:38:59 > 0:39:01of 1898.
0:39:01 > 0:39:02By Mordan. A very nice one.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04£30 I'm bid. 30.
0:39:04 > 0:39:055. 40.
0:39:05 > 0:39:0845 now. Here at 45. Take your 50.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09At 45. 50. 55.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1160 I've got.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12At £60.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13This side at 60.
0:39:13 > 0:39:1565.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- At 65. 70.- Come on!
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- At 70.- What's it going to make?
0:39:19 > 0:39:20At 70. At 70.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Sell, then, at £70.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- Are you all out in the room?- No!
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Finished at 70? At 70.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28The internet at 70.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31That's minus 30.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33You are £18 down.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- Oh, no, now it's the vase!- Minus £18.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37So, now, the Whitefriars at £90.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41He's not confident enough, because of the Chinese reproductions,
0:39:41 > 0:39:43to give it the Full Monty, cos he's nervous about it,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46because he's not a Whitefriars expert.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47- No.- That's the problem.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50And here we have a man who IS a Whitefriars expert.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52A very attractive glass vase.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Really rather attractive vase there.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56£20 for it. 20 quid, the vase.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57Anybody at 20?
0:39:57 > 0:39:5910, then, for the vase.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00Fiver for the vase.
0:40:01 > 0:40:025.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04You'll have to go 6 on the net. 6.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06You want 7?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08At 7. In the room at 7. 8 on the net.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09At 8. Go 9, madam.
0:40:09 > 0:40:119.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12At 9.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15This is ridiculous! It's Whitefriars.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16Sell at 10. It's worth 12.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Look at it. Have a good look.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20At 10.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- Sell at £10.- I can't believe he's selling a Whitefriars vase for £10.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26On the net at 10. You're out in the room. Anybody else?
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Sell at £10.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Well, there we go, girls. I'm sorry.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32That has rather torpedoed the chances there.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34And I'm sorry, Tom.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35It's not the end of the world.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37It's not the end of the world. Sorry, girls.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39It's minus £98. So, moving on...
0:40:39 > 0:40:42What are we going to do about that lovely ring? Have a go?
0:40:42 > 0:40:43Yes! I think so.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45I don't think you can fail, do you?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47No!
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Gold, nice stones, the thing is perfect... Here it comes.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Rose gold diamond and gem-set ring
0:40:52 > 0:40:54in a pierced scroll design.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56This is really rather lovely. 50 to start.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Straight in at £50.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- Anybody, 50?- Go on - it's worth 50.
0:41:00 > 0:41:0120, then?
0:41:01 > 0:41:0210. 20.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Net at 20. Internet at £20 now.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06I'll sell on the net at 20. 22.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08At 22.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09Here at 25. Anybody else?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11At 25. 28. 30.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12At 30 now.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14At £30.
0:41:14 > 0:41:1532.
0:41:15 > 0:41:1735. 38. You in at 40? 40.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- The gent here at 40.- Kick on!
0:41:19 > 0:41:20At 40.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Sell with the gent, then, at £40.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23I sell this side at 40.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25The gent here at 40. 42. 45?
0:41:25 > 0:41:27At 42.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28Worth 100!
0:41:28 > 0:41:3048 on the net. You're both out.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Here at £48.
0:41:32 > 0:41:33Make it 50, somebody.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35You in again?
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- You look like 50.- Well done, Tom!
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Back in there, Thomas.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42At 55. The net at 55.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43At 55.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45I sell, then, on the net at 55.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Nobody else at £55?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Yes! Well done, Tom. That is a £5 profit on that,
0:41:52 > 0:41:54which means he's justified...
0:41:54 > 0:41:56vindicated, Tom.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58That's great. So 98 becomes 93...
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Oh(!)
0:42:00 > 0:42:02When you go out of this room, look really confident.
0:42:02 > 0:42:07- Broad shoulders.- Look as if you've just made £198 of profit,
0:42:07 > 0:42:09to confuse the Reds.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11And all will be revealed in a moment.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12- OK, girls?- Thank you.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Well, today, it's just a question of scale.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27The scale of losses.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Because neither team are going home with cash,
0:42:29 > 0:42:33but the team that have managed to generate the largest losses today
0:42:33 > 0:42:36are, I'm afraid, the Blues.
0:42:36 > 0:42:37Oh, no!
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Sorry, girls!
0:42:39 > 0:42:42They managed to lose £93,
0:42:42 > 0:42:44despite making a couple of profits,
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- but overall, it wasn't a great score, was it?- No.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48But you had a nice time, Christie?
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- We did.- Sarah?- It's been absolutely wonderful. Thank you.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54We've loved having you, and you've been great fun.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Just like our boys, who are going home victors today
0:42:56 > 0:42:58by only losing £38.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- Well done, boys. - They're so polite.- They are!
0:43:02 > 0:43:04- Was it good for you, George? - It was brilliant fun.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- Very good. Same with you? - Absolutely.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Well, very good luck with your career in the Army.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Thank you very much for joining us. It's been great.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15- In fact, join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?- ALL: Yes!
0:43:16 > 0:43:18I know you're sitting there thinking,
0:43:18 > 0:43:20"I could have done better than that!"
0:43:20 > 0:43:22Well, what's stopping you?
0:43:22 > 0:43:26If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29It'll be splendid to see you!
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