0:00:07 > 0:00:09We're in Derby today,
0:00:09 > 0:00:15having pulled into the world's oldest surviving railway roundhouse.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Now all we've got to do is to stay on track.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!
0:00:45 > 0:00:51This magnificent railway roundhouse was once filled with steam locomotives,
0:00:51 > 0:00:53chuffing in and out.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Let's hope that our teams today
0:00:56 > 0:01:02are well oiled and spick and span and prepared to proceed at full steam ahead.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Here's a quick squint as to what's coming up.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13There's a lesson or two to be learnt today, but will the Reds cut the mustard?
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- Salt.- Oh, pepper!
0:01:15 > 0:01:20- Mustard.- Oh.- How would you get pepper out of that?!
0:01:21 > 0:01:23And who knows about steam pumps, eh?
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Why haven't I heard of steam pumps?
0:01:26 > 0:01:31- I leave it to the Blues to educate their expert. - It's a look like a Goth.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Before all that, let's meet the teams.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42For the Reds, we've got Ella and Rachel. And for the Blues, Sammy and Chloe. Hello!
0:01:42 > 0:01:50- Hello!- Now, Ella, you have been mates for ages.- Yes. We met at Brownies when we were about seven years old,
0:01:50 > 0:01:55- but we didn't get on at all well. - Didn't you?- No. I was quite naughty when I was in Brownies.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00- Rachel was very well behaved... - Oil and water.- Absolutely.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05- Tell us about your job. - I'm a trainee journalist at the Derby Telegraph.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10I've been there about seven months. Every day is completely different.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14I'm meeting new people all the time and covering stories of any variety.
0:02:14 > 0:02:20- It's fascinating. - Are you a cub reporter?- I am! I am a cub reporter, yes.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26- Rach, you work for the same paper. - I do.- Same role? Out poking around?- I used to.
0:02:26 > 0:02:32- I'm now a content editor. - Ah!- So I help design the layout of the paper, write headlines
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- and proofread copy.- Do you?
0:02:35 > 0:02:40- You're a very modest person. You've won a journalistic award.- Yes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45I won Best Trainee Reporter in the country in 2011.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50- In the country?- Yes. - That's not mucking about, is it?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- How many cubs were up with you? - I don't know exactly.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I bet there were several thousand.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58What are you going to buy today?
0:02:58 > 0:03:03We love anything with a story behind it. Anything with a history.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07And something that, when you look at it, you can see where it's been.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10That fascinates us both.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14The story thing is important. We're naturally very nosy.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18We want to find out the history of everything.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- Well, good luck. I hope you come up with some nice stories.- Thank you.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27Excellent. Now Sammy, you met Chloe when you were very young.
0:03:27 > 0:03:34- We were only four. It was our first day of school. - Was it?- We just bonded from there.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39- You've just graduated from university.- Yeah, I did Media and Communications Studies.
0:03:39 > 0:03:45I did a bit of everything in it. Print-based media, online media, even the psychology side,
0:03:45 > 0:03:49looking at how the media affects people when they watch programmes.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Did you do anything on the press?
0:03:51 > 0:03:56- We did!- That's good. You'll be able to understand them.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Yeah, I'm onto their tricks.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Well, let's not know about that!
0:04:02 > 0:04:08- Chloe, you're still studying? - Yes, I am.- What are you studying? - Commercial photography.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13- Enjoying it?- Yes, I am. I'm in my last year now.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- You see yourself as an entrepreneur. - I have an online vintage shop.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22- Was this frocks or...? - It ranges from clothing to vintage cameras.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- Anything eclectic, anything retro. - And where do you go to get this gear?
0:04:27 > 0:04:33- Well, I kind of buy in bulk from either the auctions...- Yes.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38I bet you buy those big cardboard box lots under the table.
0:04:38 > 0:04:45- The things I have an eye on. No one else sees them but me. - And you hope nobody's spotted it.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- Exciting, isn't it? - Yes. I'm a rooter.- A rooter!
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- What will you be looking out for today?- We said something quirky.
0:04:53 > 0:05:00- Something different that nobody else would pick up.- I mean, we're both into our retro, vintage.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04I think something... Maybe something a bit girlie.
0:05:04 > 0:05:11Yeah? Well, there's a large population of you out there so that might be the right strategy.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16Well done, girls. Anyway, now the money moment. £300 apiece. You know the rules.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21Your experts await. Off you go! And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Well, you know what they say. The pen is mightier than the sword.
0:05:30 > 0:05:37Weighing up the Red team's chances of winning today, we have the unforgettable Charlie Ross.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Thomas Plant does some old school detective work for the Blues.
0:05:46 > 0:05:52- What are we going to do today? - I think something vintage. - What about you?- Something quirky.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57Anything with a good story behind it. And something a little quirky.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02- Are you going to spot things? - I think so. I've got a good eye. - Good!
0:06:02 > 0:06:08- A bit of jewellery would be nice. - Silver would be good.- Silver and jewellery. Come on, lead the way!
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Come on, girls. Off you go.
0:06:10 > 0:06:17- How about some jewellery? - Right. It looks like the Reds are going to stick to the plan.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- I'm not sure about jewellery. - Oh, dear. I can see trouble ahead!
0:06:21 > 0:06:26We've barely started and the Blues are thinking about a cup of tea!
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- Lots of silver.- Those pretty little cups. What's it for?
0:06:31 > 0:06:36- Espresso?- Is it a little coffee cup? - Aren't you a modern girl!
0:06:36 > 0:06:40A girl of the 21st century. Are you a double or a single shot?
0:06:40 > 0:06:47This is silver. These are made by Ainsley in Staffordshire. The silver collar is made in Birmingham.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- There's a green one there. - It's cute.- Oh, wow! I like that.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57We've got a collection of them. And you've got a pair.
0:06:57 > 0:07:04- Talking of pairs...- Look at those! Imagine wearing those, girls. - Oh, wow.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07George II. Silver buckles.
0:07:07 > 0:07:13And one of the few pieces of 18th-century jewellery to be worn by men and women.
0:07:13 > 0:07:19- Do you like those?- I like those. - They're nearly always made out of polished steel and these are silver.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23So these would have been worn by really quite someone.
0:07:23 > 0:07:30Just fabulous. And they, I can tell you, are rare. They won't be within your price range.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- But it's worth just looking. - Out of interest, how much are they?
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Those could be yours for 120, the pair, which is...
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- 120?- 120.
0:07:41 > 0:07:47You probably think, "What is this silly old man doing, looking at a pair of silver buckles?"
0:07:50 > 0:07:57- There we are. There's a good, crisp lion. See the lion?- Oh, well, that shows they're sterling silver.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03- You wanted something with history. - Yeah. I like these.- I like them. - Fabulous. They are fantastic.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- It is a silver sale, so... - We need to start talking about price.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10What did you say? 120?
0:08:10 > 0:08:16- 120.- The very best? - Who's the negotiator among you two? - Is that me?!
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Can you do 110? Please?
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- - I'll do them for 110. - Oh, thank you!- Are you happy?
0:08:23 > 0:08:28- I'm not happy with it, no! - I want to leave you happy!
0:08:28 > 0:08:32I think they're worth the money, girls. They're fabulous things.
0:08:32 > 0:08:38- And if you're happy with it, shake the gentleman's hand. - Thank you so much.- You hate us now!
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Thanks very much indeed. That's a great deal. They're wonderful.
0:08:42 > 0:08:49Well done, Reds. You've bought something. Now have the Blues sniffed anything out yet?
0:08:49 > 0:08:54This is like a simulation of malachite glass. The hard stone.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- I like that one with the...- Cherubs? - What, this one here?
0:08:58 > 0:09:03- I like the stopper in it. - The atomiser with the chromed top.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08It's got Czechoslovakia on it, so that's quite easy to date.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12You've got a chip to the glass, which is a great shame.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17Again, these things don't come up very often. This one is similar.
0:09:17 > 0:09:23- With the flowers.- That's nice. - That is attractive.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25This one works.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Oh, yeah!- Oh!
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Your favourite perfume goes in there.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35And it actually is a working thing. That is rather wonderful.
0:09:35 > 0:09:41- On your dressing table... - It would look really pretty. - What's the best on that one?- 120.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45I was thinking of offering you 90.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- 99 sounds better.- 99!
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- I like it. Do you like it? - Yeah. I'd go for it.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59- Yeah?- Yeah, we could come back to it or...- What do you want to do?
0:09:59 > 0:10:04- Come on, don't dither. Be decisive. - Do you want to make a decision?
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- 95, then. We'll do a deal. - I think that's a deal.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13- That's so far away from what I paid, it's not true, Thomas.- Thank you.
0:10:13 > 0:10:20- First item down.- Well done. You've bought your first item. That makes it one all.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- What's that?- Sugar. Getting warm, getting warm.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- Salt.- Oh, pepper!
0:10:27 > 0:10:32- Mustard!- Oh.- Pepper! How would you get pepper out of that?!
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Look at the lid. That's where the spoon goes.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41- Pepper!- Don't you worry. Just take Charles with a pinch of salt.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46- Now look at this for bijoux. - Is that a Stanhope?- It is, yeah.
0:10:46 > 0:10:53- You don't know what a Stanhope is. - You look through the wee glass. If you hold it in the right manner...
0:10:53 > 0:10:58Stanhopes are novelty optical devices that were mounted in jewellery or trinkets.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03The lens can magnify a tiny image up to 300 times.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05What's Stanhope?
0:11:05 > 0:11:09- That's the name given to these. - And he was the name.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13He made the lens that enabled you to do that.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- That's big enough to wear on a pendant.- Oh, yeah.
0:11:17 > 0:11:23Get it up to the light and focus and eventually you'll squiggle it around and see the Lord's Prayer.
0:11:23 > 0:11:30- Isn't that fabulous? - Oh, my goodness.- It is tricky. Once you've mastered it, you get it.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38What's the cheapest... What's the cheapest price you'd do this for?
0:11:38 > 0:11:4029.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42What do you think?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44That's amazing.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48It is pretty. I really like it. Rachel doesn't seem that keen.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53- No, it's not that. It's the price. - That's what I like to hear.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56This game's about making a profit.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08What are these?!
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- That's the sort of thing that we buy! - Do you think it's a good look?
0:12:13 > 0:12:20- I love them.- My eyes are too... I thought I had quite narrow eyes, but these are pushing inward.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21- They are!- Oh!
0:12:21 > 0:12:26- They look steampunk, if you know what I mean.- Steampunk, yeah.
0:12:26 > 0:12:33- It's what?!- Steampunk. - You know, that retro lot that dresses up like the Victorian era.
0:12:33 > 0:12:39Steampunks take modern technology like computers, but power them by steam.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- It's a trend, a look like a Goth. - This is an education for you!
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- I'm being educated about steam punks!- Gosh, Thomas, do keep up.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53- It's the kind of thing we'd pick up. - I love them. I love them.
0:12:54 > 0:13:01Now time has flown by and we're in our last 15 minutes with both teams still needing two more items.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- You're waiting for that one thing... - Pow!
0:13:04 > 0:13:10- I'll know it when I see it. - Well, let's wait and see, shall we? But you haven't got all day, girls.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16- We have whiled away about 50 minutes.- I know.- We've got 10 minutes and we've bought one item.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- What about that? - Oh. More silver.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- 1775.- Wow.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- It's almost mint condition.- Wow.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27It's £110.
0:13:27 > 0:13:33- And the shape of it is so elegant. - You like that, don't you? Call Gary over.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- Yes, sir?- What's it going to make at auction? 75 quid?
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- If I said £80, how's that? - That would only lose a fiver.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- We don't want to lose!- No.
0:13:44 > 0:13:4775. How is that?
0:13:47 > 0:13:51It's a fabulous thing, girls. We've got about 5 minutes left.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- 75.- It's a wonderful deal.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Thank you very much indeed, Gary. - Thank you.- Thank you, Gary.
0:13:58 > 0:14:05- Marvellous.- You'd definitely get a head start in life with a silver ladle as your christening gift.
0:14:05 > 0:14:12- Anyway, no time to celebrate. You need to find your final item and quickly.- Four minutes! Come on!
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Thank you.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17# The heat is on... #
0:14:19 > 0:14:24- This is you. This is you two. - This is very me.- All about you.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Is that kind of a Bakelite?
0:14:26 > 0:14:32This would be...yes. An ivorine. Not ivory, but ivorine.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37- A sweet '30s bag, isn't it? - Oh, I do like that, yeah.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- With the Chinese pattern on it. - Suits you, sir!
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- That's a sweet bag.- I like that. - You like something! Quick!
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Can we ask you about this?
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- You've got £43.50 on it. - Yep. I'll do it for 32.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56That is the best.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- I like it.- Let's go for it.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03I would say it would be Japanese, 1920s.
0:15:03 > 0:15:09- And this is ivorine - a simulant of ivory.- OK. - Simulated. Made to look like it.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- It's completely fine to buy it.- OK. - No problem. You can tell that it is ivorine
0:15:14 > 0:15:18because of the uniformity of the bands in the design.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23Can you see that? In ivory, it's cross-hatched.
0:15:23 > 0:15:30In ivorine, it's a very uniform, straight line. And then you've got the mauve background to it.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- And this scene on there is rather fun.- Yeah.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- Are we all done with this? Buy it? - Go for it.- Yeah.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- She's made a decision!- Yes!
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Well, you Blues bagged that one quite quickly. Well done.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50With just a few minutes left, it's time for both teams to focus.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- Let's go to a different stall. - A different stall.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- Oh, blimey...!- Really quickly. - We've got to be quick.- I know.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01We'll get down to the last minute...
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- Have you seen these before? - No.- Know what it stands for?
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- It's all mixed stones, but it spells something.- Really?
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- It looks like a mixed message. - It spells "dearest".- Aww.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Oh, that's so sweet.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Dearest. D for diamond. E for an emerald. A for amethyst.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23R for ruby. E for emerald.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28S for sapphire. And T for a stone you might not have heard of - Tourmaline.
0:16:28 > 0:16:34- Isn't that sweet?- Really sweet. - How did you spot that?- I saw it immediately, all the stones.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39- £75. Do you like it? - I love that and the symbolism.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- All real. Set in nine carat.- 65.
0:16:44 > 0:16:4565...
0:16:45 > 0:16:50- And that's it.- Really?- Yes, really. - Promise me?- I promise you, yeah.
0:16:50 > 0:16:56- £65. I think you should go for it. You both like it.- I do. - It's really sweet.- It's found you.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- You've waited and it's come to you. - It's the thing we've waited for!
0:17:01 > 0:17:06- Thank you very much.- There we are. Three items now.- We've got them!
0:17:06 > 0:17:08That's your three items done, then.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13- # The heat is on... #- If there isn't anything that grabs you, girls...
0:17:13 > 0:17:19Now you two journos probably know a thing or two about deadlines and taking it up to the wire.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Two minutes.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Yeah, I know...
0:17:25 > 0:17:30- Something.- OK! - Is there anything here you like?
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Think of your budget, what you like.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- What's that?- How old is it?
0:17:35 > 0:17:42- Blue John.- Yes, it's a rare mineral that can only be found in one location in the world - Derbyshire.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Two different Blue Johns.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50- 30 seconds. Do you like it? - I've got 65 quid on it.- How much?
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- I'll do 40 quid.- 40 quid. - Yes.- Sold!
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Phew! Time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03The story behind these silver shoe buckles took their fancy
0:18:03 > 0:18:06and they sealed the deal at £110.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Next, they scooped up this silver ladle for £75.
0:18:11 > 0:18:17And in the final throes they dug up this silver Blue John pendant for £40.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- Hey! Had a nice morning? - Yeah, it was really fun.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- How much did you spend all round? - We spent 225.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31- £75 of leftover lolly, please. Who's got it?- We split it. - Just to be awkward.
0:18:31 > 0:18:38- Don't you trust each other?- No! - I bet you've got some stories to tell after today.- Well, yes!
0:18:38 > 0:18:42I hope you're going to keep it quiet. Especially about him.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46225 you spent. Which is your favourite bit, Rach?
0:18:46 > 0:18:52- The buckles. - You like them the best?- We love them. We had a good find there.
0:18:52 > 0:18:58- And are they your favourites, too? - I really like them. They're very, very stylish.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02They seem to have a story behind them, which we love.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06So £75 for you to spend, Charles. What are you going to do?
0:19:06 > 0:19:10We're going to a silver and jewellery sale, so more silver.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Thank you very much. Meanwhile, here's what the Blue team bought.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19The Art Deco perfume atomiser got the ball rolling and cost them £95.
0:19:22 > 0:19:28Then they thought this ivorine and silk handbag looked the part and could make them a profit at £32.
0:19:28 > 0:19:35And, finally, the gold "Dearest" ring had everything they were looking for and cost them £65.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Well, well, well, you're in clover, Tom.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44- I'm in clover.- You have had a lovely morning. Girls, did you enjoy it?
0:19:44 > 0:19:49- Yes.- It was so much fun.- You didn't fall out at all?- Not at all.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Not a cross word?
0:19:51 > 0:19:57- So tell me, Chlo-Chlo, which is your favourite piece?- I think it's got to be the bag.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- What about you, Sam-Sam? - I like the scent bottle.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06- Will that bring the biggest profit? - I think the ring might do that. - You agree?- Yeah.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10It's the ring of confidence between you two. Great.
0:20:10 > 0:20:16- OK, how much did you spend?- 192. - Did you? Who's got the £108 leftover lolly?
0:20:16 > 0:20:21Here it comes. That is a tidy amount. There we go.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- 108. There's a £5 note underneath, lurking somewhere.- Look at that!
0:20:25 > 0:20:31- OK, Thomas, what are you going to do?- I'm going to spend it all. Spoff the lot, on something quality.
0:20:31 > 0:20:38- OK.- I've got something in mind. One of you is going to hate it, one is going to love it.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42Thomas, you're a tease. Off you go. Very, very good luck.
0:20:42 > 0:20:48Next, I've got my sights on something that's on the edge of being miniature.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Cor, this thing's a little treasure.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Look at that.
0:20:58 > 0:21:04On the face of it, perhaps not terribly exciting, but just look at the detail.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Because this oval case is covered in sharkskin,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11or manta ray skin.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15It's been applied on some thin wooden boards
0:21:15 > 0:21:20to create a little oval case to protect the precious object inside.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24And if I open it up, you can see it's velvet-lined
0:21:24 > 0:21:28to protect this precious portrait miniature.
0:21:28 > 0:21:35Portrait miniatures are interesting things because not only are they miniature works of art,
0:21:35 > 0:21:39often by distinguished and famous artists,
0:21:39 > 0:21:44but they record characters in history who are often important.
0:21:45 > 0:21:52The miniature typically was produced as a love token. Hence, as with this one, a little suspension loop
0:21:52 > 0:21:56that would take a chain and a woman could wear this around her neck
0:21:56 > 0:22:01with, effectively, an image of her loved one close to her heart.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06This particular style of small, modest miniature was produced
0:22:06 > 0:22:10between about 1730 and 1750.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14You can see just how finely painted the details are,
0:22:15 > 0:22:21including his neckwear, which is a jabot, or type of cravat.
0:22:21 > 0:22:29This sort of flowing, lacy jabot is often associated with members of the legal profession.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33The indications that it's a good one are also in the case
0:22:33 > 0:22:39because this is made of silver that's been covered in a thin layer of gold. It's silver gilt.
0:22:39 > 0:22:45Unfortunately, because it's got a corroded seam between the front and the back of the case,
0:22:45 > 0:22:51I can't get it open. And that's a vital thing to do because evidence to help in its valuation
0:22:51 > 0:22:57might be scrawled on the back of the image. Who's the artist? And who's the sitter?
0:22:57 > 0:23:03All of those greatly affect what you might get for the thing at the end of the day.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07What's it worth, though? Well, the other day at a fair,
0:23:07 > 0:23:13I saw one of these sharkskin-covered cases on its own
0:23:13 > 0:23:16and they were asking £150 for it.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21This, complete with miniature, you might be able to buy for £300.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26Who is the artist that I'd like this to be?
0:23:26 > 0:23:31Well, a name to conjure with would be John Singleton Copley.
0:23:31 > 0:23:37He was an artist who was painting in this period and he was known to paint on copper plates.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42The other interesting thing was he was doing it in America.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46What if this thing was by Singleton Copley?
0:23:46 > 0:23:53What if that mid-18th century face is a recognisable American character
0:23:53 > 0:23:56from the legal profession?
0:23:56 > 0:24:02Someone who drafted, perhaps, the Declaration of Independence in the 1770s?
0:24:02 > 0:24:08Last year, a little miniature of this sort of size with a not dissimilar subject
0:24:08 > 0:24:13was estimated in an auction in New York at 30,000-40,000.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17What did it sell for?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Top end of 200,000.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23£300?
0:24:23 > 0:24:25200,000?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29I'd say that's no miniature profit.
0:24:32 > 0:24:38Now let's shove off to the auction to see if our teams are in with a chance of making some profits.
0:24:44 > 0:24:50Well, how lovely is this? Really snug in your saleroom, Charles, on the outskirts of Derby.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- Yes, welcome, Tim.- Great to be here. Ella and Rachel are excited.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59- They've gone with Charlie down the silvery, jewellery route.- Yes.
0:24:59 > 0:25:06- First off are these silver buckles. - Tim, they're just wonderful. They're silver, London, 1750.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11To me, Tim, you just wonder where have they walked and what steps have they walked upon?
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- That's so exciting.- How excited are you, Charles, estimate-wise?
0:25:15 > 0:25:20I'm hoping the might make between 150 and 250.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25- Really? As much as that? Well, the team paid £110.- Great.
0:25:25 > 0:25:31Everybody's rated them, so good luck with that, Charles. Next is the Old English pattern sauce ladle.
0:25:31 > 0:25:37The hallmark is for William Tuite of London of circa 1764.
0:25:37 > 0:25:44To me, the feel of it, whilst the buckles have that tactile feel of age,
0:25:44 > 0:25:50this just feels as though it's had a big wash and whether it's had some alterations, I don't quite know.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- What do you think it's worth? - £40-£60.- OK, £75 paid.
0:25:54 > 0:26:00Moving on to the little tad of Blue John. Where is Blue John sourced?
0:26:00 > 0:26:06- The only mine in the world for Blue John is in Derbyshire. - Welcome home, Tim.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11In Castleton. Probably about 12 miles north of here. The great mines.
0:26:11 > 0:26:17It's a wonderful little pendant in that neo-classical oval form and it's just decorative.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- What's it worth, Charles? - It's Blue John, good value.
0:26:20 > 0:26:25- We've put a guide price on it of £40-£60.- Brilliant. They paid £40.
0:26:25 > 0:26:32It just depends slightly on the buckle and the spoon. They may need their Bonus Buy. Let's look at it.
0:26:32 > 0:26:39So, girls, this is exciting. £225 you spent and £75 you gave to Carlos the Rosso.
0:26:39 > 0:26:45- So Carlos the Rosso, what did you spend it on?- Something very small
0:26:45 > 0:26:50- but absolutely delightful.- Oh. - With age and...
0:26:50 > 0:26:51BOTH: Oh!
0:26:51 > 0:26:55I like that reaction! Didn't you?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58It's a little gold compass.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03Now it's probably Edwardian. It might be just Victorian, 1900, 1910.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08But it has a solid, 10-carat gold mount round it.
0:27:08 > 0:27:15I spent the whole of the £75 on this because I think the gold content alone is probably the best part.
0:27:15 > 0:27:21I was very pleased to buy it and I would like to think there's a little profit in it.
0:27:21 > 0:27:27- How much do you think it'll make? - Well, I played 75. I suppose 76 would be a result.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Anyway, we'll see what happens at auction,
0:27:31 > 0:27:37but for the audience at home let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Charles's pendant compass.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42OK, Charles, it's apparently gold. It's got "10 carat" stamped on it.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47- That's a nice object, Tim.- Isn't it? - 10 carat?- Might be American?- OK.
0:27:47 > 0:27:53It's just a nice object. It's marked, it's neat, it's tidy.
0:27:53 > 0:27:59It's compact. And I suppose at auction today it's something I would guide at £60-£90.
0:27:59 > 0:28:05- OK, £75 paid.- OK. - I think it should find its way home. - Yes, Tim. Absolutely.
0:28:05 > 0:28:12Now for the Blues. First up is the Czechoslovakian green glass malachite lookalike
0:28:12 > 0:28:17- scent bottle.- With that chrome collar and lovely oval stopper with the atomiser here.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- It's probably 1940s.- Estimate? - I could see it making about £40.
0:28:21 > 0:28:29- Could you? £95 paid.- OK.- You'll have to have a bit of a spray-up to get it up to £95, I fancy.
0:28:29 > 0:28:35Now the Japanese ivorine-framed handbag. Is that a goodie or a baddie?
0:28:35 > 0:28:40It's a peculiar thing. I've had a couple of comments from people
0:28:40 > 0:28:45- who feel that maybe the frame is earlier than the actual... - I quite agree.- ..upholstered...
0:28:45 > 0:28:49- Someone's done all that crochet work and knotted up.- Correct.
0:28:49 > 0:28:55I think it's striking and for a good night out it's a bag to impress your friends,
0:28:55 > 0:29:01- but I think it's a marriage. - How much?- We're guiding it between £25 and £35.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06£32 paid, so that's OK. They're in the frame. Now, lastly,
0:29:06 > 0:29:11- the "Dearest" ring.- Yes. - Is that going to appeal? - Yeah, it's that sentiment.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15With these objects, often they were love tokens
0:29:15 > 0:29:21and they were given as a sign of love in a period when love was love.
0:29:21 > 0:29:26- Mm. True love. - It's just a pretty ring. We're going to guide it...
0:29:26 > 0:29:31The gold content alone ought to make £50-£80. I'm a cautious man.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35That's why you're so successful. £65 paid.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37- Right.- So that should be all right.
0:29:37 > 0:29:44So it just depends on the perfume atomiser jobby. If it goes wrong, they'll need their Bonus Buy.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:46 > 0:29:52- OK, girls, this is exciting.- Yes. - What do you suppose Thomas Plant has spent your £108 on?
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- Got any ideas?- No idea. - No idea at all.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00We've kept the secret pretty well. Tom, show us what you bought.
0:30:00 > 0:30:07One of you will hate it, one will love it. Or you might both hate it! I said it was quality...
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- What's that face for?!- It's that "Chlo-Chlo's not happy" face!
0:30:11 > 0:30:16I told you! I knew you'd hate it. Let me tell you what this is.
0:30:16 > 0:30:22This is a piece of seminal glassware from Britain, 1967. Made by a factory called Whitefriars.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Designed by somebody called Geoffrey Baxter.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31This is called a hoop vase. Many different colours, from the 1960s. This is cinnamon.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36Not brown. Cinnamon. This is vintage. This is now very now.
0:30:36 > 0:30:43It's a good piece of glass from a collector's point of view. And it's been hand blown.
0:30:43 > 0:30:49You're liking this, aren't you? You're warming to this. I can see it all over your faces.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54I think this is a good piece. This should make £120-£180 today.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- Great.- OK.- I spent £100 on it.
0:30:57 > 0:31:04- It's growing on me. - You paid £100. The prediction normally is £120-£180,
0:31:04 > 0:31:09so there seems to be some money in that, girls, if you need it.
0:31:09 > 0:31:15But right now let's find out whether our auctioneer, Charles Hanson, will go with it or not.
0:31:15 > 0:31:20- Charles, this is exciting.- Golly, Tim. It is. The colour isn't great.
0:31:20 > 0:31:26It's quite dull, but it is what it is. It's from the '60s. Baxter joined in '54.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31He began his textured grounds in this style from '67.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35And it's something which today the younger generation love to acquire.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40- Might it make the ton? - Tim, it could make a ton,
0:31:40 > 0:31:45but again to get the roar of the saleroom behind the object,
0:31:45 > 0:31:51- we've put a wide guide to give it some girth. £60-£100.- OK, fine.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- £100 is what Thomas paid.- Good.
0:31:54 > 0:32:00- Mark you, Charles, we've learnt to rely on you a bit here.- The Great Escape!- No pressure. Thank you.
0:32:03 > 0:32:0612. 15. 20. 5. 30!
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- How excited are you on the excited scale?- I don't know.- I'm a good 10.
0:32:13 > 0:32:21You're a good 10? Look at this crowd. We could not get more folk crammed into this large space.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- No!- Seeing all these people means some may be bidding on your lots.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29- Let's hope so!- Anyway, we've got a lot of silver in today's sale.
0:32:29 > 0:32:35You've got a lot of silvery things, so that's lucky. First up for you
0:32:35 > 0:32:37is going to be the shoe buckles.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42In all my time on the rostrum, you see objects you really like.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46These are what I really like. These are mid-18th century,
0:32:46 > 0:32:51maybe a pair of gentleman's silver shoe buckles. Clearly a wealthy man.
0:32:51 > 0:32:57Made in London in around 1750. And you just wonder
0:32:57 > 0:33:03where those buckles have trod and how that landscape has changed. That's history.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08I have got interest here at £100. In the room, do I see 110 now?
0:33:08 > 0:33:11110. 120. 130.
0:33:11 > 0:33:18- I've got 140. 150. I'm out. - Gosh. You paid £110. That is brilliant.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Made for a dandy. Who would like them? At 150.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26I'm not referring to you, though! 150 I'm bid. 150 I'm bid.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31Do I see 155? These are wonderful things. Remember where you saw them.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36150. I'll take 155 now. Fair warning. I'll take 155
0:33:36 > 0:33:40or they're down. At £150.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Fair warning.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Well, that's marvellous, isn't it? Plus £40. Straight up.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50Straight in with a £40 profit. Now the sauce ladle.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Let's hope it doesn't drag you back.
0:33:53 > 0:33:59There we are. Possibly by William Tuite of London of perhaps circa 1764.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04Where are you? This is history. It's 1.45 ounces. A wonderful object.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09Here to be sold. And I'm bid 22. 25.
0:34:09 > 0:34:1328. 30. 2. 5. 8. 40. 2. 5. 8. 50!
0:34:13 > 0:34:17- Gosh.- 5. I've got you. 5. 60.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- 65. 70.- Yes!
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Go, Charles, go, Charles!
0:34:22 > 0:34:27Who would like it at £80? Or it goes. We sell at £75.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32£75. It wiped its face. No profit, no loss. No pain, no gain.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Now the Blue John pendant.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38There we are. Being sold in Derbyshire and made in Castleton.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43A wonderful neo-classical style oval Blue John pendant
0:34:43 > 0:34:46on a silver chain, in silver. What a wonderful object.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51I'm only bid for this piece of Blue John 22. 25. 28.
0:34:51 > 0:34:5430. I'll take 2 now for Blue John.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59- 2. 5. 8. 40. 2.- You're in profit. I don't believe this.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- £42.- £42. 5.
0:35:02 > 0:35:0548? Are you sure? On the front row, 45.
0:35:05 > 0:35:11- 8. 50.- 50. Good boy. That's what makes him a great auctioneer.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14One more, sir? No? I'll take 8. 58?
0:35:14 > 0:35:1858! 60. 2? No, he says. Thank you. It helps.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23- Wringing blood out of a stone! - The lady is in, the gent is out.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25We'll sell at £60.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30- And we say fair warning. All done. - That is a remarkable performance.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33I feel like bursting into tears. Plus £20.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37£20, £40 and a wiped face means you are plus £60.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Now what about the compass?
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- Oh...- This is really hard.- You're going home with folding money.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49- Yeah.- I think we said we wouldn't go for it if we were in profit.- Yeah.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54- Did you? Is that what you said? - We've agreed.- I mean I like it...
0:35:54 > 0:35:59- He's just going to sell it now. Going or not?- No.- OK.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04The decision is made. The die is cast. But we'll sell it anyway.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07I'm bid £35. 45. 50.
0:36:07 > 0:36:095. 60.
0:36:09 > 0:36:16- I'll take 5 now. 60. 5? Come on. - Uh-oh.- £60 I am bid. - I think you could be right, girls.
0:36:16 > 0:36:185. 70.
0:36:18 > 0:36:215. One more. 5. 80.
0:36:21 > 0:36:26- You're in profit. Well done, Charles.- One for the road, sir?
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- Are you sure? - Pure bliss on Ross's face.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Who wants it or we sell it?
0:36:32 > 0:36:38Well done. £5 profit on that. You've denied yourselves £5, but it could have been different.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42It did stick at 60, but very exciting. Well done, Rossco.
0:36:42 > 0:36:48So, overall then, your score is plus 60. Don't say a word to those naughty Blues.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59Now, girls, here we are, on the edge and first up is the perfume bottle.
0:36:59 > 0:37:05- Here it comes.- Art Deco style, Czechoslovakian, green malachite glass perfume atomiser.
0:37:05 > 0:37:11And it's from the roaring '40s. It has so much style about it. In great condition.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Do I see £30? For a wonderful '40s...
0:37:17 > 0:37:22- ..scent bottle.- Tumbleweed. Silence. - Atomiser. Start me at £20, then.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26£20. It seems cheap. All the hands. 2. 5. 8.
0:37:26 > 0:37:2930. 5. 40.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33- 5. 50. 5. This is a good thing. - Come on!- 50 I'm bid.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38- I'll take 5 now.- Goodness sake! - One more?- Go on!
0:37:38 > 0:37:44£50, standing. This is a wonderful thing. It's iconic. I'll take 5. No? You're all out.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49I'll take 5 or we sell to a gent standing at £50.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Fair warning. We sell at £50.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56£50. Well, Charles thought it was worth 40. He sold it for 50.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01You paid 95. That's minus £45. Look out. Here's the old handbag.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06A nice object. Full of glamour. I'm only bid £10.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10It seems very cheap at 10. Do I see 12? I'm out.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14The lady on the settee at 12. 15. 18. 20.
0:38:14 > 0:38:1622. 5.
0:38:16 > 0:38:1925. 8. 30. 2.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- 35.- Come on.- 38.- Made a profit.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2440. This is a good thing.
0:38:24 > 0:38:285. 50. One for the road. 50.
0:38:28 > 0:38:315? Look at me. Are you sure?
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- I love that. "Look at me." - You're out.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37It's 50 over there. I'll take 5.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41Fair warning. We sell on my right. Fair warning.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43We go at £50.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45That's plus 18.
0:38:45 > 0:38:50Well done. We were so sniffy about your bag and it made £18,
0:38:50 > 0:38:56which is super. Which takes you down to only minus £27.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57Now...
0:38:57 > 0:39:01- Here comes "Dearest" ring. - I'm bid £25.
0:39:01 > 0:39:0528 do I see now? 25. 8. 30. And 2.
0:39:05 > 0:39:085. 8. I'm out. 38.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11This is a good thing. Nine carat gold. Do I see 40?
0:39:11 > 0:39:1438. At 40.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- 5. 50. 5? - It's still going.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21One for the road? 55? No, he says.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25I'll take 5. Or we sell at £50.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27- Sold.- Ah! £50.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Is minus £15.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- Back where we started.- Bad luck.
0:39:33 > 0:39:3527...37...
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Minus 42.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41OK, minus £42. What about this Whitefriars job?
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- I think... - We've got nothing to lose.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- You know what you're talking about. - Well, I don't know...!
0:39:49 > 0:39:55- You're going to go with it?- Yes. - You're going to trust Thomas?- Yes.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59Now you've decided all that, the auctioneer's estimate is £60-£100.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- Oh, no. - On that happy note, here it comes.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Where do we start this? I've got one, two, three, four, five bids on this.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11- Ooh!- And I will start this at... Oh, dear.
0:40:11 > 0:40:1470. 5. 80. 5. 90. 5. 100. And 5.
0:40:14 > 0:40:20- 110. 15. 120. - You genius! Look out!
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Do I see 130? Look at it.
0:40:22 > 0:40:29- 125 I'm bid.- Go on, Charles. Go! - 125 I'm bid. Come on. - Let's not get carried away.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33125. Take a look. A second glance before we sell it.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Selling at 125.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Going, going, going. Gone.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Well done. Plus £25. I think Tom deserves a kiss.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- Well done. - £25. Isn't that good?
0:40:46 > 0:40:51Well done, Tom. That reduces your losses to only £17.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55Minus 17. That is insignificant, isn't it?
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- Nothing.- Was that good?- It was good. - A really good pick. Congratulations.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04Don't say a word to the Reds. All will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- Well, teams, anybody been chatting about the results?- No.
0:41:12 > 0:41:19It's what you call poles apart. Sadly, the runners-up today by a long chalk are the Blues.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23£45 down on that Czechoslovakian perfume jobby.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28That was a bad smell. Then you made a little gift out of that bag,
0:41:28 > 0:41:34which was marvellous and unpredicted. You went with the cinnamon vase and got £25 profit
0:41:34 > 0:41:39out of your lovely expert. But still it totalled only minus £17,
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- which is not enough.- No.- "No!"
0:41:42 > 0:41:49But what we've loved about having you on the show is you've been such fun. Thank you very much.
0:41:49 > 0:41:55But the victors today are going to go home both with cash. They go home with real money.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00Like 60 notes' worth of real money. You made a profit.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03You made a profit on your buckles. Marvellous.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07And on your Blue John pendant. And on your Bonus Buy, a fiver.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11And you wiped your face with the silver ladle.
0:42:11 > 0:42:18Now, using my privileged position on this programme, you should really get three profits for a Golden Gavel
0:42:18 > 0:42:24but you did make three profits and got a wiped face,
0:42:24 > 0:42:30so I'm using my discretionary powers to enter you into the ancient and noble order of the Golden Gavellers.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Oh, look at this! Hang on.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35I'll just blow the...dust off these.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40This doesn't happen so often. All right? Ella, ditto.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- And Charles, add this to your collection.- Thank you, sir.
0:42:44 > 0:42:50- Wear your badge with pride.- I will. - A profit, nearly, on every lot is an achievement.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53It's been lovely having you on. Congratulations.
0:42:53 > 0:42:58- In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting! Yes?- Yes!
0:42:58 > 0:43:03I know you're sitting there thinking, "I could have done better than that!"
0:43:03 > 0:43:06Well, what's stopping you?
0:43:06 > 0:43:12If you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply. It will be splendid to see you!
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