0:00:03 > 0:00:06MUSIC: "La Marseillaise"
0:00:08 > 0:00:13We have many reasons to thank the French. Apart from delicious wines and cuisine,
0:00:13 > 0:00:20there's Louis Pasteur and, of course, Brigitte Bardot, to name but two.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23And also, way back,
0:00:23 > 0:00:27they gave us the origin of the English word "bargain",
0:00:27 > 0:00:32without which today our teams would not have a clue.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35So merci, la France.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38And let's go bargain hunting. Yeah!
0:01:03 > 0:01:10Today our contestants will be scouring the Ardingly International Antiques and Collectors' Fair
0:01:10 > 0:01:16for three objets d'art with that little je ne sais quoi.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20So what's in today's show? Well, here comes an aperitif.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I like a jugful, me.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Coming up, our teams are not going to be rushed into anything.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33We'll think about it.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- Shall we mental note them? - Mental note them.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39We can have a think.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- Let's walk on, but mental note. - But think.- OK, OK.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48Crikey Moses! But will indecisiveness come at a cost?
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- We need some help. We're desperate. - We're desperate! We are.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55The pressure is on. The girls are struggling, I think.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Let's meet today's contestants.
0:01:59 > 0:02:07So on today's programme we've got a team of friends - that's Gay and Jane.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12- And for the Blues, a married couple, Sarah and David. Hello, everyone. - Hello.- Hello.
0:02:12 > 0:02:18- Now, Gay, how is it that you two girls came to meet?- We're ex-sister-in-laws, Tim.- Are you?
0:02:18 > 0:02:23- We've known each other for about 35 years.- With mutual interests?
0:02:23 > 0:02:29- Yes, shopping.- Yeah.- Definitely. Children. We're godparents to each other's children.
0:02:29 > 0:02:36- And antique hunting.- Well, that's lovely. And you spend a lot of time pampering pooches.- I do.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41I'm a dog groomer, Tim. I've done it for 14 years. I really enjoy it.
0:02:41 > 0:02:48- Don't they ever bite?- Yeah.- They do. You're shaving their undercarriage and they don't want attended to
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- in that department...- The boys tend to stay quite still when you do it.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58- I dare say they do! Do you use electric clippers?- I do. - Very sensible!
0:02:58 > 0:03:04- And a thick pair of gloves.- Yes. - Now, Jane, you're a shopaholic for shabby chic?
0:03:04 > 0:03:09- Yes, or anything. - Clapped out?- Yeah. That's what my husband says.- Yeah.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14I have to say you both have immaculate taste in glasses.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20- Not only do you like to wear them in the right place, but you like to go for the zany colours.- Right.
0:03:20 > 0:03:26I think you'll do very well. You've got what it takes. Anyway, good luck.
0:03:26 > 0:03:32- So, Blues...- Yes.- How are you both? - Very well. Raring to go.- David,
0:03:32 > 0:03:39it says here you're a considerable collector who likes to get your eyeball on suitable objects.
0:03:39 > 0:03:46- I do like to collect the slightly off the wall stuff. Eyeballs, ear trumpets...- Seriously, eyeballs?- Yes.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- How many eyeballs have you got in your collection?- About 540.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56- Do you like the blue eyes or brown eyes best?- It's a tricky one, that.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58I like blue. I prefer blue.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- They are beautifully made things. - They used to be made of glass.- Yes.
0:04:02 > 0:04:09Then they made them into plastic. But the turn of the century ones made of glass are fantastic.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Yes. Exquisitely made.
0:04:12 > 0:04:19- Now, Sarah, you are the next best thing to a Bond girl!- Absolutely! - You're better than a Bond girl.
0:04:19 > 0:04:25- Tell us about that. - Well, I was a stand-in for Judi Dench on the latest film, Skyfall.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- You weren't!- It was only one day.
0:04:27 > 0:04:33- But it was good fun.- What a lovely lady to be a stand-in for. - She was very nice.
0:04:33 > 0:04:39- So are you likely to agree today, Sarah, about what to buy?- I don't know. He'll go for quirky things.
0:04:39 > 0:04:46- I'll try to find some quirky stuff. - And I'll go for the pretty silver and glass.
0:04:46 > 0:04:52- All the girly things.- Girly things. - This will be fun. Looking forward to it?- Yes!- Not half as much as us!
0:04:52 > 0:04:57- Now £300 apiece. Here we go. Here's 300 smackers.- Thank you.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go! Good luck!
0:05:01 > 0:05:06I'm going to keep an eye on this, I tell you.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Today's experts also have their eyes peeled for bargains.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17For the Red team, a lady with a lot of know-how under her bonnet. It's Kate Bliss.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22And on the Blue side is debonair man-about-fair Charles Hanson. Oh, yes.
0:05:27 > 0:05:34- David and Sarah, I kid you not. This hour could change your life. - Really?- I'm being serious.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38You only need one big find.
0:05:38 > 0:05:44- We like shopping.- Who's the best bargainer?- I think Jane is, really. Jane's more used to it.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48David, you're an oddball man in terms of collecting.
0:05:48 > 0:05:55- I like something different. A bit of excitement.- Excitement is quirkiness and quirkiness means great value.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01- Does it? I hope you're right, Charles.- We could be quids in. - That would be good, wouldn't it?
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- I'm looking forward to it! - Yes, absolutely.
0:06:10 > 0:06:16That's it. Who'll get the first buy and make the opposition green with envy?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19What's this?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Oh, yeah, that's nice.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Do you know what I like about it? I love this.
0:06:25 > 0:06:32- It's like an early celluloid coating. Do you know what it's simulating?- Tortoiseshell?- Close.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37- Seal?- Crocodile? - Well, you're even closer.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- It's actually shark skin.- Oh!
0:06:40 > 0:06:45And it's called shagreen. It was used a lot,
0:06:45 > 0:06:50late 19th century, early 20th century, in the Art Deco period,
0:06:50 > 0:06:56particularly for little accoutrements like this, compacts, cigarette cases, trinket boxes.
0:06:56 > 0:07:02- It looks a bit Faberge. - Well, it was very expensive. It's such an exotic material.
0:07:02 > 0:07:09This is why it's used here in a much more affordable way, simulated. They copied the texture
0:07:09 > 0:07:16- with this little bubble effect. The price says 18.- We'll think about it.- We can always come back.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Thanks so much for your help.
0:07:19 > 0:07:26There's only so much thinking time available, girls. 55 minutes to go and they'll fly by, believe me.
0:07:33 > 0:07:40This is what the market likes, David. For that early indication of what is full of eastern promise.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45It's this sort of stool here. Hardwood, a marble inset top.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51It's probably Chinese, probably circa 1880, 1890. And it's very heavy as well.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Well, quite heavy. ..Thank you. There we are.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01Give or take 40 years. The dealer will tell you otherwise. Thanks, mate(!)
0:08:01 > 0:08:08- Well, what's 30 or 40 years between friends, Charles?- And at 195, that's not a bad price.- Really?
0:08:08 > 0:08:15- That sort of thing we should look for? OK.- Isn't your interest eyeballs? Is it only eyeballs?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Not entirely eyeballs! Any medical equipment will do.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- Is it your profession or...? - No, I'm just slightly odd.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26That's good, mate. Put it there. We're two of a kind here.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32And odd is meat and drink to Bargain Hunt. You're very welcome, David.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- What have you got, girls? - I think it's Lalique.
0:08:42 > 0:08:49- Oh, Lalique. She knows her stuff. - Well...- Lalique's known for this opalescent stuff.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Opalescent figurines and mascots were things he was really good at.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58Just looking for the name here, we've got Jobling's Opalique here.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03So it's in the same vein as Lalique, but not the same sort of quality.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08- Sweet. Two little lovebirds. - She's got two budgies, you see!
0:09:08 > 0:09:15- I would say with the damage that's probably enough money. - £20?- Well, not quite that low.- No?
0:09:15 > 0:09:22But lower than that. Some people just won't buy figurines that are damaged. It's just a no-no.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27- So you're cutting down your market. - If that was perfect, I'd go for it.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Let's see if we can find another one!
0:09:30 > 0:09:34I think you'd have to be bird-brained to plump for those, girls.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43- What's that box used for? - It's a bloke box.- To put keys in?
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- I think...- Pens?- ..that's probably a glove box.- Do you?- Is it?
0:09:48 > 0:09:56- Not so blokey then, eh? - What I quite like is the strapwork. - That's nice.- Very late Victorian.
0:09:56 > 0:10:02Very grand. But the box is very slender, so it would be a late Victorian or Edwardian
0:10:02 > 0:10:06lady's oak and brass inset glove box.
0:10:06 > 0:10:12- So what was it?- £20.- 20.- I mean, isn't that cheap for what it is?
0:10:12 > 0:10:18- What's the best you can do on this? - First rule, Charles - never say it's cheap in front of a dealer.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24- < He's just told you it's cheap. - Yes! I'm sorry about that. I'll walk away.
0:10:24 > 0:10:30- He doesn't know what he's talking about.- Charles, you're slipping. - It's cheap.- We'll think about it.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- I'll go beat him up.- Come on! - Thank you very much.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37One to think about, maybe.
0:10:37 > 0:10:43And while the Blues see red, the Reds are discovering a penchant for green.
0:10:43 > 0:10:49What about these, girls? You said a bit of jewellery, but this is for a gent, cufflinks.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Gents' jewellery. Quite striking.
0:10:52 > 0:11:00- I like the colour.- You like it? Now what you've got to look for on little things
0:11:00 > 0:11:06are, essentially, what they're made of. Look at the materials to ascertain what price they'll be
0:11:06 > 0:11:11and what they're worth. I'm looking at these and we have got a mark on there.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17Russian, I think. And they're silver gilt as opposed to gold.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21But what you've got here is beautiful green enamelling.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25So very striking. Comes with a nice old box.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30I think those are rather nice. Now the bad news is they're £120.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- That's a lot of money for something that's not pure gold.- True,
0:11:34 > 0:11:40but they are Russian. The Russian market at the moment is very buoyant.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45They really want to buy their stuff back at the moment, so that's a good thing.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Let me see if there's any leeway on the price.- OK.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51I wouldn't pay 120, though.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- More like 80. 80? - You don't want much, do you?
0:11:55 > 0:12:01- OK, the very best is 90.- Yeah? - Do you want to put them back for 10 minutes?
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- We can have a think, can't we? - Yeah, definitely.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- I do think they are nice.- They are nice.- OK, let's keep going.
0:12:09 > 0:12:15That's another thing put by. Your backburner is looking chock-a-block, Reds.
0:12:23 > 0:12:29- I'm just admiring your handsome bookcase/cupboard. What do you think?- Doesn't do a lot for me.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- Does it not? - Do you like it? It's a bit heavy.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- Not particularly. It's interesting. - But it's quite a big piece.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Crikey. Are you going to carry that all the way to the auction, Charles?
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- Where did it come from? - From a stately home.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Stately home! It has pedigree! It has pedigree!
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- Probably the price as well!- Chinese?
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Yeah, Oriental.- What are we talking age-wise? '20s? '30s?
0:12:56 > 0:13:01- Probably '30s.- '30s. How much is it?- It would be 100.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07OK. And just also, in observation, you've got the little sideboard that goes with it.
0:13:09 > 0:13:15- 65 on that. - Thank you. We'll come back. Follow me, I want a chat.- Yes, OK.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22If that was going to the right saleroom with that delightful little small sideboard dresser,
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- add it up - 165 for the two.- Yeah. - This business is about speculating.
0:13:26 > 0:13:32- If that was in the right sale, I would guide that at £300-£500. - Would you? Would you?
0:13:32 > 0:13:38- Let's walk on, but mental note. - Think, think.- OK.- All right, OK.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43Both these teams seem to have got browsing off to a fine art.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48Now how about the art of actually buying something, eh? We're halfway through the shop.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53I don't know. You think it's all right? It's going OK.
0:13:53 > 0:14:00I'm panicking a bit. We've had half an hour so far and we're not quite working
0:14:00 > 0:14:04our respective strengths of sorting the wheat from the chaff.
0:14:04 > 0:14:10We're halfway through. We haven't really found anything to purchase. The girls are struggling, I think.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15- Hard.- Very hard. Yeah, it's surprising how hard it is, actually.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- Yes.- We've seen a couple of things, but nothing that will wow.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24It's much easier when you're watching it on TV. More difficult here.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Good luck, I say. Good luck. - Yes, indeed.
0:14:27 > 0:14:3230 minutes and three items each. Good luck with that!
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Don't stop, Reds! Go green...again.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40You know we were talking about shagreen? This is the real stuff.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- Can you see the difference there? - Yeah.- Lovely green colour.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49That does fade in sunlight, but you can feel the texture of it with your fingers.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Inside, it's a cigarette case.
0:14:52 > 0:14:58- I think it's probably... We haven't got any marks. - Could it be a card holder now?
0:14:58 > 0:15:02You could. Little business cards, perhaps. It is English, yes.
0:15:02 > 0:15:08We haven't got any hallmarks, so it's not gold or silver gilt. That's all we've got.
0:15:08 > 0:15:14- But it's shark?- Yes. That's the shark skin, the shagreen. It's a shame it's not marked.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- It depends on the price. What can you do it for?- 30 quid.
0:15:20 > 0:15:26- 30? It's not silver gilt. It's not marked.- No, it's not. - Not hallmarked. Shame.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- 15?- 25.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- What do you think, girls?- Too much.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- What's your rock bottom?- 20.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39- 20. What do you think, girls? - I think that's fine for 20.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- Do you like it?- Yes.- Yes, I do. - I think for 20 it's pretty good.
0:15:43 > 0:15:49- It'll stand a bit of a chance and we are under pressure, girls. - Exactly!
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Surely you can squeeze out £20.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- We ought to go for it. - Done. £20. Thanks very much.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Anything else you fancy here?
0:15:59 > 0:16:05Thank goodness, Reds! How about you, Blues? Any danger of a purchase here?
0:16:08 > 0:16:14- That's nice. Quite modern, though. - It is.- In that swanky, Art Deco, Clarice Cliff style.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18What I do quite like are those plaques. Pretty, aren't they?
0:16:18 > 0:16:23- Yes, they are.- A bit outdated, but look at this feel, eh?
0:16:25 > 0:16:30- Yeah, yeah.- It's a velvet finish. - Like your jacket.- Exactly, David.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Good.- How much are they?
0:16:33 > 0:16:38- 40, then. At an absolute push. - Is that the death?- It really is.
0:16:38 > 0:16:44- I just think they're quite charming, but they are, like me, a bit outdated.- Don't be silly!
0:16:44 > 0:16:49- No, I am.- Oh, stop fishing for compliments, Charles!
0:16:49 > 0:16:54- We've got to think commercial. - Well, that's it. If they'll sell.
0:16:54 > 0:17:00- I just feel we might find something...- Shall we mental note them?- Mental note. Thank you.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Crikey, Blues! Your notes are driving me mental.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09Have you forgotten about that Chinese piece of furniture?
0:17:12 > 0:17:16The Reds have one under their fleeces. Will this be number two?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Gay's on the case. Watch out. - Is this the one you liked?
0:17:19 > 0:17:27- Yes.- What do you like about that? - Most inkwells and desk stands are masculine. I think that's feminine.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32- I'd be quite happy to have that on my desk.- Would you?- I like that.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- Very pretty.- Let's have a closer look. A little inkwell there.
0:17:36 > 0:17:42- A lovely decorative crescent moon here with your bird sitting on it. It tells a bit of a story.- Yes.
0:17:42 > 0:17:48- I'm not sure about the date.- OK. - It's also £70. Quite a chunk of our money.- Yes.
0:17:48 > 0:17:55- Let's just have a confab because we've seen the cufflinks. Don't forget the cufflinks.- Yes.
0:17:55 > 0:18:03- We saw those at £90.- I like those. - That's it, Kate. No more mooning about. Let's get down to haggling.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05You wouldn't come down to 40?
0:18:05 > 0:18:10- No, that's the death. - You do really like this, Gay?
0:18:10 > 0:18:14I do. It's unusual. It's quite feminine.
0:18:14 > 0:18:20- You wouldn't do 50? - I won't, no. First time out. It's got to be 60. Sorry.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- 55, please! - Can't do it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- What about 58?- 58.- Happy, girls?
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- Shall we? Go on, yeah. - That £2 will make a difference.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- Go on. Done.- Done deal!
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Cor! That £2 clincher, eh? Well done, Kate.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43Full marks. Nice glasses. Now, Blues, please tell me you're closer to a purchase.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- We're almost down to the proverbial wire.- We need help. We're desperate.
0:18:48 > 0:18:55- We are! We are!- I like...- That. Are you looking at that? - Yes. It's a lovely sampler, David.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00- How old is it?- It's titled Virtue. It's like what we need now.
0:19:00 > 0:19:06"Virtue is the chiefest beauty of the mind, the noblest ornament of human kind."
0:19:06 > 0:19:13We're struggling. A young girl would have stitched this to show off her needlework
0:19:13 > 0:19:15in the early 19th century.
0:19:15 > 0:19:21- What else is there? I like the picture frame. - With Queen Victoria? That's nice.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- Sir, over here. Oh, sorry. - Don't wreck the joint, Charles.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- It's got some damage.- How much is it?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31That's 65. It's got some damage.
0:19:31 > 0:19:36- What's the best price? - It should be nearer 60, to be honest.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- It's hallmarked?- 1903, I think.
0:19:39 > 0:19:46- It is. It says London, C. - It hasn't got a thing at the back. - It's missing its back as well.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- Would you take £40 for it? Cash. - I'll take 45 cash.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54My, we're struggling. This poor frame has a few holes.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59It's missing its strut back. It's tired. Our time is almost up. We've bought nothing!
0:19:59 > 0:20:05- It's £45 and you've got minutes to go.- £45.- You're serious?
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- Well...- Charles! - Look at me! David, look at me.
0:20:09 > 0:20:15- Team...- This is the dullest thing I've ever seen. This is so boring!
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- Well, thanks for coming(!)- No, no! Let's see some serious stuff.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24- £40 for it?- Ever seen a grown man beg?- Oh, go on, yes.- I say take it!
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- David, we'll take it.- All right. - Look at me.- We bought something!
0:20:28 > 0:20:34- You haven't yet, Sarah.- £40? - I think it's quite ghastly. Quite ghastly.
0:20:34 > 0:20:40- It's almost for me a panic buy. - Get it bought. Let's do it.- OK. - We'll take it. £40.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45- Done.- Oh, Charles, you're so masterful when you want to be!
0:20:45 > 0:20:52On the other side of the hall, the Reds have gone back for their green, maybe Russian, cufflinks.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57- Good news, girls. They're still there.- Good. - Do you still like them?- Yes.
0:20:57 > 0:21:04£90 it's got to be, girls. We have roughly five minutes. What do you think?
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- I think we'll go for it.- Yeah. - Happy?- Yeah.- OK.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- Good decision!- Yeah, OK. - Great! Three items!
0:21:12 > 0:21:17- Thank heavens! How are you feeling? - I'm glad we've done it!
0:21:17 > 0:21:22- I was panicking. I thought we were going to struggle. - YOU were panicking?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Er, speaking of panicking...
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- We need some luck.- We do, we do. - We need friends.- Please.- Come on.
0:21:31 > 0:21:37- What about that? I know these things make money at auction.- Chinese.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- Chinese perfume. - It's a bit speculative.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Look at this, look at this. Do you know what it is?
0:21:44 > 0:21:49- A lighter. I like it.- Isn't that unusual?- Come on, Blues, focus!
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- What's that?- How much is this?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- £80 for that.- Charles?
0:21:54 > 0:22:01- Chinese silver.- Lovely, isn't it? And I suppose... What would this date to? 1900?- 1900, absolutely.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- That's quite good. - - What's the best you can do? - £80 is the best.
0:22:05 > 0:22:11- - No, the VERY best. - That IS the very best. - I'd like to definitely buy that,
0:22:11 > 0:22:17but while we're on this nice stand of silver, look at some other bits that we can put with it.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22A nice bridge box. For bridge. Solid silver.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27- It's a nice piece. 150 for that.- Oh. - That's a good box as well.
0:22:27 > 0:22:33This man could be our salvation. This is London hallmarked. It would date to the Edwardian period.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36It's probably circa 1900, 1910.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40And you can see it's beautifully mounted with your calling cards,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- with your, maybe later, pencils and pens.- Yeah.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49- And it's a lovely box.- Yeah. - It's amazing how an hour can end.
0:22:49 > 0:22:56- We end up with a Chinese box and a bridge box.- A bridge box. - Well, we could do.- We could do.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58We have three minutes left, mate.
0:22:58 > 0:23:05- 220 the two. 80 and 140. - We're running spectacularly short of time here.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- Is that the very best? - The very best.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13- Would you go for 120?- No.- Please! - 120. Look at him.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- Look at the state of my wife! - I'm in a terrible state.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- It's not this poor chap's fault. - He's a hard man.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26It's been a really hard hour. These are the best items we've seen. I really mean that.
0:23:26 > 0:23:32- 20 seconds. > - Is that what we're going to do? Done.- Done. 220.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- Deal.- Deal.- Thank you.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- Well done.- Done. 220.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- Life's too short.- I'm exhausted!
0:23:39 > 0:23:44- I'm going to lie down now.- I need a drink!- I'll get you a cup of tea.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49It's amazing how one can age five years in the space of an hour. Well done, Blues.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Well, doesn't time fly at Ardingly?
0:23:58 > 0:24:02The hour is up. Let's check out what the Red team bought.
0:24:02 > 0:24:08The Reds got off the mark with this shagreen cigarette case, paying £20.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14Gay then spotted this desk stand and it cost them £58.
0:24:15 > 0:24:21Finally, they couldn't resist these green cufflinks and snapped them up for £90.
0:24:22 > 0:24:28- So how much did you spend?- 168.- I'd like £132 of leftover lolly, please.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32OK, I trust you. I won't even check it. I'll hand it over to KB.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- What are you going to spend that cash on?- I haven't got a clue yet.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- Haven't you?- No. I've got my homework cut out!
0:24:40 > 0:24:43I know. They know what they like.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46I'd better get on with it.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:24:50 > 0:24:58The Blues DIDN'T buy this table, glove box, furniture, porcelain paintings or cigarette lighter.
0:24:59 > 0:25:05No, instead, in the last five minutes they grabbed a silver picture frame,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07a Chinese silver box for £80
0:25:08 > 0:25:12and a silver bridge cards box for £140.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Wow!
0:25:15 > 0:25:18And you spent, in toto, what?
0:25:18 > 0:25:22- £260.- That is a very good number. So £40 of leftover lolly, please.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Thank you very much. That's good.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30- A little roll for you, Charles. - A small roll. We had a really hard shop.- Yes.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- And we bought fairly normal things. - I beg your pardon?!
0:25:34 > 0:25:39- Aren't they all special? - They are, Tim, what they are. - While you're ahead, mate,
0:25:39 > 0:25:44trot off with the £40 and very, very, very good luck.
0:25:44 > 0:25:51So while our experts head out there to chase those elusive extra bonus buy items,
0:25:51 > 0:25:57I'm going to show you something that I found earlier. This could be a stitch-up.
0:26:02 > 0:26:08If you're keen on needlework or collecting objects connected with needlework,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10you'll just adore these two.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15Now this, on the face of it, looks like a piece of tortoiseshell.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Actually, it's a very thin sliver of iron
0:26:19 > 0:26:22that's been flattened, but what is it?
0:26:22 > 0:26:29Well, the secret to its use for a needle person is in all these dents running along the edges.
0:26:29 > 0:26:35Because in the 18th century you didn't go to the shop and buy a bobbin of silk cotton.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39What you did was to buy a skein of it and it's all tangled up.
0:26:39 > 0:26:46You'd untangle it and wind the silk between those two cut points around the edge
0:26:46 > 0:26:51all ready to take a short length off to do whatever work you needed to do.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53A rare object.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57How much? Well,
0:26:57 > 0:27:02believe it or not, this could be yours for £475.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Wow.
0:27:04 > 0:27:10But what's this thing sitting next door? Well, if we scroll forward a cool century,
0:27:10 > 0:27:15to something like 1840 or 1850,
0:27:15 > 0:27:20it's designed to make the needle worker's job easier
0:27:20 > 0:27:27and each of these parts has a purpose. This bobbin-like object is covered in wax and ridges
0:27:27 > 0:27:34because its purpose is to wax thread for a certain type of needleworking.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39Next door is a very similar bobbin-looking object and if I draw it out
0:27:39 > 0:27:44it's a little silk tape measure. How sweet is that?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Next door to that is a similar bobbin concealing
0:27:47 > 0:27:52the sweetest little miniature pincushion.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56And in the middle, well, this unscrews like this
0:27:56 > 0:28:01and inside is revealed another pincushion.
0:28:01 > 0:28:07How brilliant is that? All that skill in turning all these individual components,
0:28:07 > 0:28:15all of which are in perfect condition, add up to a premium price for this sewing accessory.
0:28:15 > 0:28:16£450.
0:28:17 > 0:28:23So £925 sitting there on the table. You know what they say -
0:28:23 > 0:28:30a stitch in time saves nine. Now what's going on over at the auction?
0:28:35 > 0:28:3780. Five.
0:28:37 > 0:28:4185 for the paintings. All done. And selling at 85.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47We trotted a few miles - I don't know how many - down the 272
0:28:47 > 0:28:55from Ardingly to Wisborough Green to be at Bellmans saleroom with the lovely JP.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- Thank you, Tim! What an intro! - Lovely. Super, JP.
0:28:58 > 0:29:05- For the Reds today we've got the shagreen-covered cigarette case. - Yeah, shagreen's very popular,
0:29:05 > 0:29:11but it's a cigarette case, which is a little negative thing and it's got to be very small,
0:29:11 > 0:29:17a cheroot or something. You'd have to find an alternative use. And it's a base metal.
0:29:17 > 0:29:23- I don't suppose they paid much, though.- £20.- And I thought £20-£30 would be a sensible estimate.
0:29:23 > 0:29:29That IS a sensible estimate. They'll think so, I think so, you think so.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34And that's most of the programme taken up. Next up is the inkstand.
0:29:34 > 0:29:40- Here we've got a delightful tit. - And you're saying it's a tit because...?- It looks like a blue tit.
0:29:40 > 0:29:46- They don't come out at night. I've called it a nightingale. - A nightingale?!
0:29:46 > 0:29:51- Yes.- That doesn't look like a nightingale!- Well... - What's it worth?
0:29:51 > 0:29:57- £40-£60.- OK. £58 they paid. So they're in the frame. Next are the Russian cufflinks.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01You've had a good bird's eye at these. Give us your lowdown.
0:30:01 > 0:30:07- The mark is for around 1912.- Is it? There's no way they're Faberge? - Absolutely not!
0:30:07 > 0:30:13- That's that parked. - But they are good quality. Silver gilt, nice enamel, no damage.
0:30:13 > 0:30:19- For a gift, quite a nice buy.- Yes. How excited are you as far as the estimate is concerned?
0:30:19 > 0:30:24- I've put £40-£60 on them. - How much?- £40-£60.- For the pair?
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- Yes.- And the box?- Yeah. What did they pay for them?
0:30:28 > 0:30:35£90. And they think that's pretty cheap. It all hangs on the cufflinks today. And if they fail,
0:30:35 > 0:30:39they're going to need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44You gave Kate Bliss £132. She's rather good at this, I have to say.
0:30:44 > 0:30:50- What did you spend the £132 on? - Well, I know you ladies like good-looking objects
0:30:50 > 0:30:55so I went for something very decorative, but also practical, of course.
0:30:55 > 0:31:01It is a barometer. There it is. With its ceramic dial in the centre there.
0:31:01 > 0:31:07And, of course, this lovely brass embossed surround. Pretty eye-catching, I think.
0:31:07 > 0:31:14- I really like that. Really. - Jane, grab it, darling, and hold it and feel it and love it.
0:31:14 > 0:31:20- How much did you pay? - I actually spent £40 on this. - That is really good.
0:31:20 > 0:31:27- I would hope it might make £50 and a little bit more.- Jane? - More.- I'd pay more for it.
0:31:27 > 0:31:33- Yeah, I like that. - Well done, girls. You don't have to take it. You may decide later,
0:31:33 > 0:31:39but for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Kate's barometer.
0:31:39 > 0:31:44- Feel the pressure rising, JP? - Through the roof. A fair chance?
0:31:44 > 0:31:49Good. But I tell you, it is a very D-U-LL object, isn't it?
0:31:49 > 0:31:54Well, this is very traditional, the interior. It's quite decorative.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58- Yes, it is.- It has a hue of the English art nouveau.
0:31:58 > 0:32:04- What's it worth?- £30-£50, I'd say. - OK. Kate Bliss paid £40 and, who knows,
0:32:04 > 0:32:08she might get out of trouble with it. That's the Reds. Now the Blues.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12Bit of a theme going on here - silvery.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17- Queen Victoria-filled frame.- In good condition, they're sought after.
0:32:17 > 0:32:23This one, sadly, has been polished quite a lot and certain areas have little bits showing through.
0:32:23 > 0:32:29- Not in the best of condition. People might say it's "honest". - Yes! That's a lovely expression.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34- So what's the estimate? - I've put £30-£40.- OK. £40 paid.
0:32:34 > 0:32:41- Now Charles went with a rectangular box.- You couldn't have a more English box, from circa 1900.- Fine.
0:32:41 > 0:32:47There's a certain silver value, practical use, decorative value. £60-£80.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51Charles will be happy. He paid £80. Now the bridge cards.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56- That's a grand set, isn't it? - That is a very smart set. Absolutely.
0:32:56 > 0:33:03Gray and Co is the manufacturer. They produced wares that would be retailed through places like Asprey's
0:33:03 > 0:33:09- to that sort of high-end society. A well-respected firm.- So how much? - I'd say £70-£100.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15- Is that all?!- It's a good estimate. - You meanie.- It gets people interested.- £140 they paid.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20I've seen those things priced up at £300 in fairs. OK, super.
0:33:20 > 0:33:26Well, that's it. If that box doesn't do well, they'll need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.
0:33:26 > 0:33:33So, S&D, Sarah and David, this is exciting. Charles Hanson has prepared something rather special.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38- I have.- With £40, what did you go for, Carlos?- It cost me half price.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43£20. It's not Rest in Peace, but auctions like sleepy objects.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Sleepy objects in this.
0:33:45 > 0:33:52- We were put in that! - You were, darling.- Do you like it? - I like that.- Yes, I do.
0:33:52 > 0:33:59- Is that for a baby or a doll? - I don't know. Being in sleepy Sussex, an upmarket county,
0:33:59 > 0:34:06they want novel items for their dogs. It could be a little lapdog bed. It could be a little kennel.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11And I just feel it was cheap and it's the ideal object to make money with.
0:34:11 > 0:34:18- £20 you paid?- £30, Tim. Do you like it?- This could save us if it all goes horrible wrong.
0:34:18 > 0:34:24- It's all vision, isn't it, Charles? - Tim, vision is the future of making antiques more collectable.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- That's your mantra and you stick to it, Charles.- I like that.- Why not?
0:34:28 > 0:34:34For the audience at home, let's find out how much the auctioneer loves Charles' little bed.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39- There you go, JP.- Look at that. - Lovely. Looks comfy.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44When I first thought it, I thought it was a fire basket!
0:34:44 > 0:34:49But it's a little child's doll's cot. It's got a little bit of age.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54I think probably it's 100 years old or thereabouts.
0:34:54 > 0:35:01- And wrought iron is a bit of fun. - How much?- £20-£40. Not a lot, but it might make more than not a lot.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04OK, fine. I think that's clear, JP.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09- Charles paid £20.- Fair enough. - It's cheap enough.
0:35:09 > 0:35:16For £20, the thing is perfect. On that happy note, we'll await your arrival on the rostrum. Thank you.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19I shall sell it for £150.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23All done, fair warning. £150.
0:35:25 > 0:35:31- Now, Gay, Jane, how are you feeling? - Quite confident.- It is absolutely perishing in this space!
0:35:31 > 0:35:35Thank goodness we're all wrapped up. The coldest saleroom I've been in!
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- Feeling confident?- Yes.- Good.
0:35:37 > 0:35:43First up is the shagreen cigarette case and here it comes.
0:35:43 > 0:35:49OK, Lot 2065, 1930s shagreen cigarette case of rectangular outline.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54Someone start me at £30 for this. Let's start at 30. 30 bid.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- Far left at 30.- Gosh!- Where's five?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59£30 is bid. 35 on the net.
0:35:59 > 0:36:0440. Against the internet now. 40. Internet, are you coming in?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- 45. And 50.- Look at this!
0:36:06 > 0:36:1055? Shaking her head now. It's 55 in front now. At 55.
0:36:10 > 0:36:16Any more at £55? Internet bid. £55. Fair warning. Selling. £55.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- Yes!- 55.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- Plus £35.- Good start, girls.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Lot 2066,
0:36:23 > 0:36:28a silvered bronze and black marble inkstand.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32It's got a little crescent moon and what looks like a nightingale.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36- - Nothing like it!- Rubbish! - - Possibly a tit!
0:36:36 > 0:36:40£40 to start me. Nice little lot, this. Where's 40?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42£40 in the room. At 40. Where's five?
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Got 40 in the room. 45. 50.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48- 50 has it.- It's no money.- 55.
0:36:48 > 0:36:4960.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54- Shakes his head again.- You're in profit. That's marvellous.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Fair warning. I'll sell at 60.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02- Oh!- Listen, you got £2 plus on that. Very good. Two profits in a row.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06A nice lot, this. A pair of Russian silver and green enamel cufflinks.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11Circa 1912. So start me at...£60 for these.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Start me at £60 for these.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- Lovely cufflinks for £60.- Russian.
0:37:16 > 0:37:2030, then. Got to be worth £30, easily. There's 30.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22£30 on the right. 35 in the room.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- 40. 45. 50. - Come on...
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- 55. 60.- Go on.
0:37:29 > 0:37:3165. 70.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- Oh, come on.- Ssh!
0:37:33 > 0:37:3575. 80.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39The internet. It's probably in Russia.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43£80 on my right. Anyone else? Last chance. I will sell at £80.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Fair warning, everyone. £80.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51Oh, dear. £80 is minus £10. That is bad luck.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54You are still plus 27 smacks.
0:37:54 > 0:38:00So what are you going to do? Are you going to preserve your profits at £27
0:38:00 > 0:38:03or have a punt on the barometer?
0:38:03 > 0:38:07- I like it.- Yeah. - You like it?- We like it.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- Don't ask me!- Yeah, we like it. We really like it.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16- You're going with the bonus buy. - Lot 2071. Start me...
0:38:16 > 0:38:21Someone start me at £30. £30? There's £30 at the back of the room.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25Thank you. At 30. 35 now. 40. 45. 50.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29- You're in profit. Well done, girl. - 60 at the back of the room.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33Five anywhere else? Any more at 60? Fair warning at £60.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Are we all done? Last chance. At 60 and selling.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Yes! Good, good. £60.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42That is plus £20.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Well done.- Well done, Kate Bliss.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Plus 47 is your score.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51That's a very respectable amount of money. You've done very well.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56Don't tell the Blues a thing. Zip. All will be revealed in a moment.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- Thank you very much. Well done, Kate.- Not bad.- Well done!
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- Now David, Sarah, do you know how the Reds got on?- No.- Not a clue.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16- We don't want you to. Are you worried, David?- No.
0:39:16 > 0:39:22- I'm ready for it.- Got your shoulders organised? Sarah, you all right? - Yes, fine.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- When you say fine like that, you look slightly shifty.- Terrified.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30- I'm very happy.- Are you? Let's hope we can do something to warm you up.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35- The first item is your silver arched photo frame.- Lot 27,
0:39:35 > 0:39:40we have an Edwardian silver arched rectangular photo frame.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44I can start at...£20. With me at £20.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Surely worth more. 25. 30.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- 35. 40. 45. 50.- Yes. You're in profit. Well done, team.
0:39:52 > 0:39:5455. Paid 40.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58£55. I'll sell. Fair warning at £55.
0:39:58 > 0:40:04- Plus 15. Now the Shanghai box. - Lot 2088. Chinese.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Silver rectangular trinket box.
0:40:07 > 0:40:13I've got 30. I'll take five. 35 and 40. 45. 50.
0:40:13 > 0:40:19- Where's the other five? Against you all at 50. With me. - I'm feeling bad about this.
0:40:19 > 0:40:24- £50. Commission bid. Fair warning. Selling. £50.- Dear, oh, dear.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28That is minus 30. You're minus 15.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33Look out. Bridge cards box. This has got to get stiffened up.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38- Nice quality object. Interest with me to start at £80. - Quite right.- 85.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- 90.- Keep going. - £90. It's still at 90. One more?
0:40:42 > 0:40:45I've got a commission at £90.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- Cheap.- Selling at £90. - I can't bear this.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53It's done. It's happened. £90 is minus £50,
0:40:53 > 0:40:56which means overall you're minus £65.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- What are we going to do about this doll's bed?- Go for it.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- We've got to go for it.- Every other prediction's gone up the spout!
0:41:04 > 0:41:09So why not have one here, eh? Good move, team.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13We're going to go with the doll's bed and here it comes.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Starting here. Someone start me at £40 for this.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21£20, then. There's 20. Thank you. At 20.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- 25.- 30...- Go on. One more.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28£25. Where's 30?
0:41:28 > 0:41:31At £25 on the right.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33All done at £25? I'll sell.
0:41:33 > 0:41:38Well done, boy. £25 is plus £5. No shame in that.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Overall, it's minus six zero.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45All right? Go out looking confident. Go out looking brave.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Don't say a word to those Reds, all right?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52And particularly don't cry!
0:42:00 > 0:42:06- Right then, you 'orrible lot. Have you been chatting?- No. - No communication about scores?
0:42:06 > 0:42:12- We don't have losers any more. Only runners-up. And the runners-up today are...the Blues.- Oh, no!
0:42:12 > 0:42:15By a very significant margin!
0:42:15 > 0:42:19It started so beautifully with that £15 frame.
0:42:19 > 0:42:26I'm not going to dwell on this, but it went down the old proverbial. Staunched the losses at minus 60.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30But you have been a fabulous team. I hope you've enjoyed it.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- Loved it.- Very much. - Thank you for coming.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37But the victors today go home with folding money.
0:42:37 > 0:42:43- They go home with £47!- Thank you! - Here's the 47 smackers. Good feeling, eh?
0:42:43 > 0:42:49You started off brilliantly. £35 off that miserable shagreen and plated...
0:42:49 > 0:42:54Well, it was a glorious object! It was great, wasn't it?
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Gosh, we got excited. Loved it.
0:42:56 > 0:43:01- Anyway, join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?- YES!
0:43:01 > 0:43:08I know you're sitting there thinking, "I could have done better than that!" What's stopping you?
0:43:08 > 0:43:12If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15It'll be splendid to see you.
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