0:00:04 > 0:00:07We're in the Staffordshire County Showground today.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10And with all these ceramics about, we're going to go potty.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13So let's go bargain hunting, too.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Once known as the capital of the brewing business
0:00:45 > 0:00:47in the United Kingdom,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Staffordshire sure is a fine place to come and have a pint.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55In fact, I hope that our teams' glasses will be half-full
0:00:55 > 0:00:59rather than half-empty when I call time.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Right then, whose round is it? Yours?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05No? Typical!
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Coming up on today's show...
0:01:08 > 0:01:12- It's a happy and united camp in the Red Team.- Back on track!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Whilst the Blues have fun with a pun or two.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- That's a bit of a porker, isn't it?- It's a catch.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Let's trawl for some more.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26So let's meet the teams.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30So, on the teams today, we have mother and daughter, Carol and June.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34And for the Blues, we've got the Baker boys, Mark and Stu.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Hello, everyone. Lovely to see you.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Now, Carol, I understand you're good at fertilisation and propagation?
0:01:40 > 0:01:41You're right, Tim.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45And I have been doing it mainly in terms of allotment-ing.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- Do you grow your own potatoes? - I do.- Lovely.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Have you got your earlies in? - I don't do earlies.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- Oh, you don't?- I only do main crop and salad.- Lovely.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55And what do you get up to
0:01:55 > 0:01:56when you're not down at the old allotment?
0:01:56 > 0:01:59I'm an independent education consultant.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04- Gosh, that's a title. - It sounds good.- It does indeed.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08What I do, I work with secondary schools mainly
0:02:08 > 0:02:12and I review them under the OFSTED criteria.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15And then help them to develop action plans and improvement
0:02:15 > 0:02:16and do the training.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- Well, it sounds very interesting as well.- It is, and rewarding.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Now, June, you're in the same line, aren't you?- I am.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I currently teach 9 to 10-year-olds
0:02:25 > 0:02:27two afternoons a week at a local primary school.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32And is this an inevitable family route from mother to daughter?
0:02:32 > 0:02:37I think it has sunk in through osmosis over the years, basically.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39But you love the job, though?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Yes, they're like little sponges, that age group.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Their mind's a piece of blotting paper.- It is.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- It is amazing what they will take on board.- Yeah.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Forget it soon after, though!- Yes!
0:02:49 > 0:02:53And you are very keen on antiques and recycling in your family.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I like to think of it as giving a pre-loved item a new home
0:02:56 > 0:02:58and I have lots of those in my home.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01If people have something they'll give me a ring and say,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03"Would you like it?" And I say, "Yes, please!"
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Is that what you are going to be buying today then?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09I shall be looking for little quirky small items.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11All that money is there to be spent, you know.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- You don't have to be modest.- No, we are good with other people's money.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Are you going to go and blow the lot?- Yeah!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18We will see in a minute how you get on with that.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Anyway, very good luck, girls.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Now, 'ello, 'ello, as they say. - 'Ello, 'ello!
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- How are you both, in your favourite colour?- Very well.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Would feel uncomfortable in red.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- You would be, wouldn't you, you both being policemen?- Yes indeed.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Mark, what particular aspect of the police force is yours?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39I am on the traffic department, so motorways and collisions,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42fast cars zipping up and down, all that sort of exciting stuff.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45When one is going along in the middle lane,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48a police BMW goes meeeeow! like that, past you,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51you think to yourself, "My gosh, is he late for tea?"
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- Oh, we would never do such a thing, Tim!- Really?- Of course not.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57And tell us about the running.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02I have always really enjoyed running, long-distance mostly.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05I've done a couple of marathons, the London and Brighton Marathon.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Raising money for whom? - For a cancer charity.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10So you are fit as a trivet then?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12You have got to be able to run after them, haven't you?
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- Criminals, Tim.- Now, Stu, you work in the police too.- I do.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- What department are you in? - I am in the response team.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- Where the real work takes place. - Is it quite exciting?- It is.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25You don't know what you're going to get.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27You turn up to work and you think,
0:04:27 > 0:04:29you just don't know what you're going to get.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Do you ever get to work together, you two?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- No, unfortunately we are in different forces.- I see.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36But we get the banter and that.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40I don't think the public would be ready for the two of us!
0:04:40 > 0:04:42It would be interesting, wouldn't it?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45So what sort of things will you be going for today?
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Handcuffs, couple of truncheons? Anything like that?
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Well, if we see anything like that, it may give us
0:04:52 > 0:04:54the inspiration to go for that.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I think we are going to try and go for, we're going to take some risks.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02- Are you?- Yeah.- Anyway, this is the money moment. Each get your £300.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06You know the rules, your experts await and off you go.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Very, very good luck.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Off you go then.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17For the Reds we have Paul Laidlaw, who is calling up his new recruits.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18Hello.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21BLOWS WHISTLE
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Whilst Mark Stacey whistles up his Blue Team.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- This is it, Carol and June. - Excellent.- Excited.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38I should be in safe hands today,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40I've got the long arm of the law with me.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- Should be behind your back, really.- Oh!
0:05:43 > 0:05:46We like jewellery, we like quirky objects
0:05:46 > 0:05:49but different jewellery, different quirky objects.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- It's like yes and no, isn't it? - It is.- Big risks, risk-taking.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- Spend all the money. - Spend all the money?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57You'll have to leave me a little something.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59A couple of pounds, maybe.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- Go for it. Don't look at me. Look at this.- Right.- You heard the man.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Eyes down.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Now, something pricey has already caught Carol's eye.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13It is my champagne taste, you see. It's absolutely gorgeous.
0:06:13 > 0:06:19- Wrong programme.- You're telling me no chance. Fine.- Which way? This way.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- Let's go for it.- That's you told, Carol. Best move on, love.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Now, Blues, what have you found?
0:06:25 > 0:06:29How about things like animals? How well do they go down?
0:06:29 > 0:06:35- Something like this, for instance. - It's a bit crude.- Yeah.
0:06:35 > 0:06:41- Do you like pigs?- I see what you have done there.- Oh, Mark, honestly!
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I didn't actually realise the pun in that.
0:06:45 > 0:06:52- We're going to do puns all day.- We have started now.- I quite like him.
0:06:52 > 0:06:59- How much is your pig, sir?- 250.- Oh! That's a bit of a porker, isn't it?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- It's a stinker.- You're going to spend a lot less than that.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06So, we know the Blues like pigs, but what do the Reds fancy?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10I am more of a... knick-knacky, quirky little one catches my eye.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11OK.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15I like Georgian silver and Art Deco jewellery
0:07:15 > 0:07:20- and Goldscheider bronze. - I'm sure you do!
0:07:20 > 0:07:23But you might find some Deco jewellery or some early silver
0:07:23 > 0:07:27at the right price here. Find me some. I defy you.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31So the challenge is on, Reds. Good luck.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Meanwhile, those police officers seem a bit lost.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38Yeah, we were going that route.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41We were going to go that way and then round.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44You should know directions here, you know.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- It's like pounding the beat with you two.- 'Ello, 'ello, 'ello.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49This is really hard.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52It is nowhere near as easy as you think it is going to be.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54One for the armchair critics?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56THEY LAUGH
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Try it, folks. Believe us.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Yes, it really is much harder than it looks, you know, Reds.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05But you are in safe hands here with Paul.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Now, what are the Blues carping on about?
0:08:07 > 0:08:11I wonder what that little fish is. It sort of looks Indian-ish.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14How much is the fish? Do you know offhand?
0:08:14 > 0:08:20- Yes, it is 65 but I would do it for 55.- Shall we have a look?- Yes.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- It is a pretty thing. - Do you think it's silver?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25I think it is Indian silver probably, which is
0:08:25 > 0:08:29a lower grade than ours. But it has got this sort of gilt.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- It's quite nice, intricate patterns.- Yes, it is.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Filigree work on there as well.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36And people could do different things with it,
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- they could put it on a key chain. - It is quite cute, actually.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42And the fact it is all linked in, that is
0:08:42 > 0:08:44actually quite good workmanship, isn't it?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- I think you might like this, you know.- Yeah, I think we do as well.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48What did the lady say was her best price?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51I think she said our best price was 50.
0:08:51 > 0:08:57- Did you say your best price was 50? I am smiling sweetly!- I know!
0:08:57 > 0:09:0046.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- Go on, you will make a profit. - What do you think?- It's a catch.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05THEY LAUGH
0:09:05 > 0:09:11- Right, winner. - £46, I think we agreed.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13You are an absolute star, thank you very much.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17It's all going swimmingly for you bobbies. Well done.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19First one in the bag. Or should it be "net"?
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- Done, let's trawl for some more! - Oh, you are a wit!
0:09:27 > 0:09:29He is a one, that Mark. But we love him.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Now, how are Carol and June getting on?
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- Could I tempt you with furniture? - Yeah.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39We are in rich territory here, this is a great stall, I love this.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44- That is... Like it or loathe it? - I love it.- Love it.- Ohh!
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- We are beyond like, we are to love.- It's lovely.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Tell me more, why do you love it?
0:09:49 > 0:09:54I think it is small, it will go into any house, any home.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57You could put it in a bedroom, put it in a child's room.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- Is that mother-of-pearl? - It is abalone, yes, related to.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03That's the bit I love.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Excuse me, is your chair expensive?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- It has 50 on it.- 50 on it.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13£50 for a proper antique bedroom chair. Let's have a look.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16It's a bit worn here, isn't it?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- Or is that OK?- Believe me,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22these things fall apart. That's the problem in them.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- This is OK, it's better than OK, it's good.- Right.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- Do you want to go for it?- You liked it.- I liked it.- I liked it. You're...
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Yeah. Go for it.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Would you accept 30 for the chair?
0:10:34 > 0:10:35- Sorry?- 30?
0:10:35 > 0:10:39No, sorry. The best on it would be...
0:10:39 > 0:10:4240, 44 would be the best on it.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- 40. I'll give you 40.- No, sorry.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Crunch time. Do you want to put it in the bag
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- and go, "Look, it's one down, it's a good thing"?- Yes, let's do it.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Let's do it. Shake the woman's hand.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Thank you very much. We'll take it at 44. Thank you.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Phew!- Yay!
0:11:00 > 0:11:01Great, Reds.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05But no time for sitting about. You still have two items to find.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11I see the boys in blue aren't wasting any time.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16A pair of silver floral embossed trumpet vases, London 1896,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19so they're even older than Paul Laidlaw.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Now, now, Mark! Catty!
0:11:21 > 0:11:23They are quite nice. Are they in good condition?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Well, they're in reasonable condition.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27They are a pair, which is nice.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30That one has been dropped, I think, or something, hasn't it?
0:11:30 > 0:11:33What were you thinking about auction price for that?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35I would say, if they were going into auction,
0:11:35 > 0:11:37if I was being absolutely honest...
0:11:37 > 0:11:42- Yep.- The auctioneer would probably estimate those
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- at sort of 80-120, or 70-100.- OK.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Because they're not terribly heavy,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50but they might appeal to a public buyer
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- because they are quite decorative.- Yes.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- OK, what's your best?- 95.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- Well, we're getting there. - We are getting there.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- We can go a bit lower, can't we? - Come on.- That is really the lowest.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06I know, because I just need them to have a bit of a chance.
0:12:06 > 0:12:0885, then, and that's rock bottom.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11That's giving me back £3 profit on what I paid for them.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12What do you think, 85?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- Yeah, let's do it.- All right.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- Do it for 85. - 85, thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20I think that's what they call daylight robbery, boys,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22but that's two down, so well done.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25MUSIC: THEME FROM "THE BILL"
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Is that about the size there that you wear?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35It is for my gnome outside.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Meanwhile, the Reds are on a mission.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- We need to get number two. - We do.- And quickly.- Very.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- OK?- Yes.- Right.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48- Let's go!- Move.- Is it over here?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Thank you very much.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56And it looks like they've heard about the good deal the Blues got,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58so they are at the same stall.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Is the cream jug assay marked?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- Yes.- Georgian one?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Chester, I'm not sure of the date.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Georgian silver, where's our expert?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Lovely. You see, it's plain.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- Tell me about that. Elegant. - I like it plain, yeah.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16It's just plain, it's elegant, you could use it now.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Do you know the form, the term for that one?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- Is it helmet?- You're good!
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- Yes! Get in!- How good am I?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- Do I need an expert?- Love it!
0:13:27 > 0:13:29I don't think you do, Carol.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Let's see these marks. How clear are the marks?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Because you can add value with assay office and smith
0:13:34 > 0:13:37because people collect their own areas.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42Did you say Chester? Chester's collectable, isn't it as well?
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- It's reproduction Georgian. - Aw.- That's a shame.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48No great weight to it, so there's no value,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51the value's got to be in its collectability as an object.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Can that be cheaper or not?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55What price is on there?
0:13:55 > 0:13:5667.
0:13:56 > 0:13:5854?
0:13:59 > 0:14:00- No.- What would you be looking at?
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Go on, Carol!
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- Less than you want to give it to us for.- You'd be insulted.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07Try it!
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- If I said 35?- Cheeky.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12£5 more than I was going to say.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14THEY LAUGH
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Next time we need to confer, OK? - OK, we're a team, remember?
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- Thank you very much.- No problem. I could do it for 42.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- We're getting close.- No.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- Have to walk away, then. - Walk away, then.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- 40?- Thanks very much.- Thank you. - Appreciate that.- All right, then.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Cor, they're playing a hard bargain today, those Reds.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34The Blues, they're feeling the pressure.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- It's really stressful, isn't it? - How fast has it gone past?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- It's just whizzed by. - Like absolute lightning.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42If we could get that pig that we saw in the beginning,
0:14:42 > 0:14:44I know it's loads of money, but if we get that pig,
0:14:44 > 0:14:49- imagine blowing 299 and leaving him with a quid.- A pound.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52"There's a nugget. Fill your boots!"
0:14:53 > 0:14:55The first two items we bought,
0:14:55 > 0:14:58I'm not quite sure that they love them as much as I like them,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00but they seemed to like the fish
0:15:00 > 0:15:03and I think they appreciated the silver vases were antique
0:15:03 > 0:15:06and you know, one for each of them.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I just think they're having a ball, aren't they, really?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10A policeman's ball, probably.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17So while the Blues are off on their next task,
0:15:17 > 0:15:19the Reds don't seem to have moved far.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22We have one each. Which one do you like, June?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I like that one because it's plain.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Oh, right.- Because I like plain things, but that one is quite nice
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- with the floral detail.- I like that, with the little bit of engraving.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33We know what they are, visiting card cases.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Date-wise, anyone?
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I'd have said late Victorian.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Victorian? We're absolutely happy at that. Maybe a wee bit earlier,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42but Victorian, yes.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- They're not uncommon.- No.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47But they are easy to like.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Do you know, they are very useful for putting your bank cards in.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54I like your style!
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- It's this pre-loved, recycling... - You may as well use it.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02You've got to use things or you don't add to the history.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- I hear you, yeah.- Because if you don't touch it and use it,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08how do you add to the story?
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Could we see if they will do us a deal on that and the silver?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- Shall we do it? - Yeah, go for it.- Go, go, go!
0:16:15 > 0:16:16Are these expensive?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- VENDOR:- What do you mean, expensive?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Are they 15 or 20 quid each?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- How much are they?- 60.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27We're wasting our time. Do you want the wee bit of silver?
0:16:27 > 0:16:2935, definitely.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32As a parting shot?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34I can't. I'm losing money on that.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36What can it be?
0:16:36 > 0:16:3938 would be... 38.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Right, so it's £38 or nothing.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- What are we doing?- We'll go for it. - Buying it?- Yeah.- I love it.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Excellent. Thank you very much.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- Pleasure.- Thank you.- Pleasure.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- Thank you.- Pleasure.- High five.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Get in there.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Back on track! Come on.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Nice work, Reds.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06I like to see a happy team, but are alarm bells ringing for the Blues?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- So we've got ten minutes left, you know.- Only ten minutes.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- And we've still got one item. - Feeling the pressure.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Are you feeling the pressure? - Yeah, very much so.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- Are you enjoying it, though? - Oh, yes.- Really?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23I know you are because you have a big smile on your face all the time.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25I've always got a big smile on my face.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27That's quite nice. Do you like that?
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- I do like that. It's nice. - It's lovely.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31I think we'll need to have a look at it,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34because it looked to me as if it might be silver.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Got it.- Wow.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Stones in there. What are the stones?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Well, they are semiprecious stones, I would say.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44It has a sort of continental feel to me. What does it say?
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Austro-Hungarian.- Yes.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49It's quite dramatic, isn't it?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51What sort of year are we talking about?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Sort of 1890, that sort of date.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58And actually, at the end of the 19th century, there was quite a vogue
0:17:58 > 0:18:03for copying jewellery from the sort of 13th, 14th, 15th century.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- Right.- And they, of course, had very rough ways of cutting stones,
0:18:06 > 0:18:11- which is why these look rather... not to today's standards.- Yeah.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13What have they got it tagged up for?
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Well, not an unreasonable figure, actually. £85.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21We might be able to tweak it down a bit.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24It's your turn this time, Stuart. Go on, turn on your charm.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28What's your best price you'd be able to offer us on this?
0:18:28 > 0:18:29I could do it for 65.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31You sure you can't do it for 60?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33You can't smile even sweeter at the lady?
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- Is he any good at this, do you know?- I hope so.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- He's a lot quieter than you. - Well, yes.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Maybe his calm, polite manner is going to... Not so brash.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- You'll do it for 60? That's ever so kind.- Thank you very much.
0:18:47 > 0:18:48And we've got five minutes left,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- so shall we agree that's our third purchase? 60 quid?- Come on.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- Would it help you if we took the pressure off?- Yes.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Go on, Mark. Say yes. Just for Stuart.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- Yes.- Yes. We're in agreement.- Yes.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- Well done, Stuart.- Well done, Stuart. Round of applause.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- Thank you.- Yes, great work, chaps. That's all three items bought.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11The Reds, however, are running out of time.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Woof.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15I don't mind telling you, a wee bit of pressure here.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19We want to spend over £100 on a bit of silver with you!
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- I'm a lucky man. - But it's got to be worth it.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27- I've got some Georgian silver. - What have you got?- OK...
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Just quality silver,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31stand-alone, 100, 150.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Well, it's a good thing. Lovely gilding.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37These are your ticket prices. Consider us trade buyers.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39How much is that really?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41I could do that for you for 160.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44The trade price on that is 100 quid.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47I couldn't do 100. I could do 120.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- June, do we know what a vinaigrette is?- No.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Be quick.- Vinaigrette, shall I...?
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Well, I know it's a salad dressing.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58THEY LAUGH
0:19:58 > 0:20:00That's what I know.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02OK. Um...
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Georgian lady or gentleman out in less than polite society
0:20:07 > 0:20:10and oh, the odour.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13One carries a vinaigrette with a little sponge
0:20:13 > 0:20:15with some fragrance inside
0:20:15 > 0:20:19and just, "Oh, my word! That's so much better, darling.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21"Let's get to the mansion."
0:20:21 > 0:20:24You'd think that Scotsman had all the time in the world, wouldn't you?
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Two and a half minutes, guys.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- We'd better have a look quick. May we?- A quick look.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- There you go.- That is gorgeous. I love that.- You like?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Gilded to protect the silver
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- from the essences within the sponge. - That's really cute.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Good fun, isn't it? A lot going on there. And it closes tight?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Little bit of engine turning there, a vacant cartouche.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- May I talk turkey?- Yes.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Take your money back on it. Round one-er.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- Not 120.- 110?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58In you go. This is my secret weapon!
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- Flutter!- Please!- I'll do 150.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Two minutes.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- 110 would be really good for us. - 115 would be better for me.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- I know.- I think it's 115.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- I think 115.- I think the price is very fair. Are we doing it?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- BOTH: Yes.- We're going for it. - Shake the hand. Cheers, my man.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- Thank you.- Thank you very much. - No problem.- Thank you.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Ladies.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Georgian silver. Behold!
0:21:22 > 0:21:23And wait for it...
0:21:23 > 0:21:263, 2, 1. An hour.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- We've done it! Yes!- Well done, Reds.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32And they've got that bit of Georgian silver in the end.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36You what? Time's up? Time's up.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Let's check out what the red team bought.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43The Reds paid £44 for the early Victorian lacquered bedroom chair.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50The Chester silver helmet-form cream jug cost them £38.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52And in their last minute,
0:21:52 > 0:21:56they paid £115 for the Georgian silver vinaigrette.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Now, you've just finished your shopping, which is magnificent.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Your grand total was how much?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- 197, I think.- 197. - Yes.- Well, that's OK.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Who's got the £103? - We both have.- Have you? Oh.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12You've got the 3. Oh, yes. Thank you very much.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- Tell me, which is your favourite piece?- The vinaigrette.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- The vinaigrette is your favourite piece?- Yes.- And for me also.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18Will that bring the biggest profit?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- It's going to bring in an enormous profit.- Is it?
0:22:21 > 0:22:25I think we may make a profit on the small cream jug.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- You think that might do better than the vinaigrette?- I think it might.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30That's your prediction. OK, fine.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Well, here you go. Paul Laidlaw, that's a nice pile of dough.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Go and find yourself a jolly nice bonus buy if you possibly can.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Meanwhile, we're going to check out
0:22:39 > 0:22:41what the Blue team bought, aren't we?
0:22:42 > 0:22:47The Blues splashed out £46 for the continental silver fish pendant.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53The pair of silver Victorian trumpet vases cost them £85.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55And finally, they spent £60
0:22:55 > 0:22:59on the eye-catching Hungarian silver bracelet.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- So how was that shopping, chaps? - Really fun.- Really good, yeah.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04More exciting than riding your motor bicycle?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07There was some speeding around, but mainly by us, really.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09So, Stuart, which is your favourite piece?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- Probably the fish.- The fish?- Yes.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- Do you agree with that? - I do, actually. We agree.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15We both really like that, the first thing we came across,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- and, yeah, it's good. - All right, that's nice.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19And you spent in total?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- £191.- Did you? That's a good amount. - It's not bad.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- 191. I'd like, therefore, 109, please.- OK.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27We've got a fiver in there somewhere.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- OK, fine. Well, here we go, Mark. - A lot of money, Tim.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- Yes, it is indeed.- Spend it wisely.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36But it couldn't go to a better person to spend it, I have to say.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Well, I'm going to try to find something that complements
0:23:39 > 0:23:41the other items they bought,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43and something that turns into something else.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Good luck with that complexity!
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Meanwhile, the last time I was here in Stafford,
0:23:49 > 0:23:53I came across an antique that could, well, just keep you fit.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Sometimes in these fairs, you are lucky enough
0:24:05 > 0:24:10to come across something that you might call a barn discovery.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13And that's exactly what this piece of furniture is.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18It has seen better days, has it not? But what is it?
0:24:18 > 0:24:23Well, this thing was made probably by Gillows of Lancaster
0:24:23 > 0:24:28around about 1820, for a stately home.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32And it epitomises a piece of furniture
0:24:32 > 0:24:37that was exclusively made for the rich landowning classes.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40It's called a chamber horse.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43The idea being that on wet days,
0:24:43 > 0:24:46when it was inclement to go out riding your horse,
0:24:46 > 0:24:50what you do is to mount this seat.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Now, originally, this was covered in slick leather.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57You can see the horsehair padding all coming out,
0:24:57 > 0:25:01but if you look carefully, there are two tiers underneath here
0:25:01 > 0:25:03filled with the equivalent of bedsprings.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07That's what gives this thing a little bit of bounce.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10And before the bottom tier collapsed,
0:25:10 > 0:25:15this area came up to here, round about there,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18and it was all on these bouncy springs,
0:25:18 > 0:25:24and the idea was to keep your legs in good riding trim,
0:25:24 > 0:25:29you get astride this thing, put your leg up over the top,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32and literally plant your bottom in the middle there,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35and you would be facing this direction,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38and you would grip the rail in front of you like that,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40and in the middle of the gallery on your house,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42you go, "Tally-ho! Tally-ho!"
0:25:42 > 0:25:45And you would go bouncing up and down like this,
0:25:45 > 0:25:49and you bounce up and down like that for about an hour and a half,
0:25:49 > 0:25:51rather like skiing exercises,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55whereupon your legs would remain in good condition
0:25:55 > 0:25:58for you to get astride a horse.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Hence, it's called a chamber horse.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07Ride it in the chamber of your Georgian country house.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09How about that for a brilliant piece of kit?
0:26:09 > 0:26:13And here it is. It desperately needs restoration.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16And it sold to a lucky buyer
0:26:16 > 0:26:20who is going to pour all that TLC into it,
0:26:20 > 0:26:24and no doubt bring it back in a restored condition
0:26:24 > 0:26:27with new leather, polished lovely mahogany,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30whereupon the thing will be worth, on a good day,
0:26:30 > 0:26:32at auction, £2,000-3,000.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34A useless piece of kit,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37but if you've got one of those country houses
0:26:37 > 0:26:40and you want to have an original thing that might have sat in it,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42this could be the baby for you.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48It's a few weeks on from the fair, and the big question today is,
0:26:48 > 0:26:51will our teams be bouncing for joy at the auction?
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Well, what a lovely way to start the day this is.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Richard Winterton's auction house in Burton-on-Trent,
0:27:03 > 0:27:07- with Richard Winterton himself. - Absolutely delighted to have you.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- Yes. Well, we're delighted to be here.- Good.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Now, this Red team have kicked on
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- with the single lacquer bedroom chair.- Yes.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17How do you rate that chair, then?
0:27:17 > 0:27:18I think we've overdone it.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21We put 30 to 40 on it, and I don't know if we'll get that.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23What, you think you'll struggle to get 20?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25I'm going to be positive on it, and if we get £20,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28that's what they paid for it, and we should get there.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30They paid £44, actually.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34You're going to have to pull your gavel well and truly to the fore!
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- I think we will struggle on that. - Yes, OK.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Now, what about this lovely Chester-hallmarked
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Georgian-style helmet-form cream jug?
0:27:42 > 0:27:46It's collectable, good, solid seller.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48- How much?- 30 to 50.- OK. £38 paid.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- Yeah, we're fine with that. - That should wipe its face.- Yes.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- How about this little vinaigrette? - Yes, fab.- Complete with sponge.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- Yeah, I like that. - It's good, isn't it?- Yes, yes.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59A lot of people are now coming fresh to the market
0:27:59 > 0:28:01who are interested in collecting. That's a good start.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03They know their money is no good in the bank.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- You're much better off with some objects.- Yes.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- You can't go wrong. - Can't go wrong.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- At the right price. - At the right price.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11- What is the price? - We've gone 70 to 90.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- Not the right price.- Oh. - They paid 150.
0:28:15 > 0:28:16- Come on.- That's still OK.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- Is it?- Yeah, we'll make that. - You'll get 120, £130?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22I wouldn't quite say that, but I think we'll get 115.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- Do you?- Yeah.- Well, if you do, they might not need the bonus buy.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27But let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- This is exciting, isn't it?- Very. - You gave Paul Laidlaw £103.
0:28:32 > 0:28:38We all know what an old clever-socks he is, so what did you buy, Paul?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Well, we were very much on the silver trail, were we not?- Yeah.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45I bought the least likely object you will see
0:28:45 > 0:28:46in silver as long as you live.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50- LAUGHTER - It's got a fascinating action.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- Don't you always slap them? - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54- BELL DOES NOT RING - Turn the knob.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55BELL RINGS
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- Oh, I like it.- The sophistication of the engineering alone...
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Period, Edwardian.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06It adorned quite a table.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09I think this is for summoning one's staff.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12We could do that. This is definitely our sort of thing.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- How much did you pay for it? - What do you think I paid?
0:29:15 > 0:29:1730.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- 35.- Well done! - Yeah.- She's pretty good.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22LAUGHTER
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Junie, what do you think? Do you want to hold it?
0:29:25 > 0:29:26How much you think it will sell for?
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Novelty sells, rarity sells, and quality sells.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- That should do 70 or £80.- I think it's a most interesting thing.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- I think it's nice. - And if you turn it over, underneath,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38you've got a little bit of blonde oak, right?
0:29:38 > 0:29:41So somebody who made that didn't just make it with some
0:29:41 > 0:29:46rubbish method. That is a pukka piece of wood in there.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48I think it is a most interesting item.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- It's a nice thing.- Functional as well, today, you could use it,
0:29:51 > 0:29:52even if you don't have staff.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54- Exactly.- You could pretend. - You could pretend.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- We could train someone to the bell. - We could, couldn't we?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- LAUGHTER - Get the dog to come!
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Pushing a sandwich trolley!
0:30:02 > 0:30:06Just after Bargain Hunt's finished. We've cracked it!
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Anyway, on that happy note, why don't we check out
0:30:09 > 0:30:10for the viewers at home
0:30:10 > 0:30:13what the auctioneer thinks about Paul's bell?
0:30:13 > 0:30:15RINGS BELL
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- There we go, Richard.- I love it. It just needs a bit of work.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Obviously, the plating on the top has all been rubbed off
0:30:20 > 0:30:23with all the rubbing. It's got a lot of history in that.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- I think it's great.- Yes, bowing and scraping, all the staff.- It's good.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- It's a nice object. You don't see many of them.- That's true.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33- That's very true.- So, yeah, I like it.- OK. So how much?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35- 40 to 50.- OK.- Yeah. No trouble.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37£35 from the Laidlaw. He's no fool.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- No.- Anyway, that's it for the Reds.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Now for the Blues. Very silvery and small things.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Here we've got a silver-gilt articulated fish pendant.
0:30:47 > 0:30:48Do you think it comes from India?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Most certainly over that way, do you think?
0:30:51 > 0:30:52It's beautifully made, isn't it?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- A little turquoise in its eye. - We haven't put much money on it.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- What's your estimate? - We put £20 on it.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- £46, they paid.- Too much.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Man of few words, our Winterton! What have you got in for fish?
0:31:03 > 0:31:07I hope that there's some people out there who do collect that.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- And vinegar? - They've got the fish.
0:31:09 > 0:31:15We just want some inexpensive fried potatoes, and we'd be away!
0:31:15 > 0:31:19Now, listen. Next is the pair of trumpet vases in a case.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22I'm going to struggle again. I'm really not trying to down it,
0:31:22 > 0:31:26but they're just a pair of silver trumpet vases.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- I thought they were rather special, those.- Do you?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31I mean, the case is a bit battered, but you soon get that tickled up.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- I mean, that was somebody's wedding present in 1896.- Of course.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37They're in ace condition.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- Now, how much then, after all this gloom?- 50 to 80.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Is that all, seriously? £85 paid. OK, fine.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44Well, we'll find out who's right in a minute,
0:31:44 > 0:31:47because if the silver buyers are here, I have a funny feeling
0:31:47 > 0:31:49you'll tickle on a bit with that, but still, we shall see.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Now, talking about tickling on, how did you get on with
0:31:52 > 0:31:54the Austro-Hungarian silver costume bracelet?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57We quite like this. We wouldn't nail to the post
0:31:57 > 0:32:01on the designer of it, but it's got some design quality to it.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- It's a nice piece.- Yes. We're talking about silver-gilt?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- Silver-gilt.- Continental silver-gilt,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10and then plastered in those little stones.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11A lot of work, that, isn't it?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- A lot of work. A nice thing. - That's good, then.
0:32:13 > 0:32:19We've gone 80 to 120, just in case it is a very famous designer.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23OK, lovely. £60 paid. So, that's pretty ace, isn't it?
0:32:23 > 0:32:25That's going to claw it back for them,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28If they need any clawing back after the fish and the vases.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31On that happy and inspiring note, I think they might need
0:32:31 > 0:32:33their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Well, boys, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:32:36 > 0:32:39£109, you gave that naughty Mark Stacey.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42OK, Mark, show us what you bought.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- OK.- Don't get excited yet.- Not yet.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Because you wanted something
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- that turned into something else, didn't you?- Mm-hmm.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54And I think this is a jolly interesting piece,
0:32:54 > 0:32:59because when you get it assembled... Put that little pin back in there.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- It's a picnic set. - No, it's a little cake stand.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06So you can have your little fondant fancies or cupcakes on there.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10- Look at that.- What is it inlaid with, Mark?- Stained bone, actually.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- Stained bone?- Yeah, I think so. - What sort of period are we talking?
0:33:13 > 0:33:16I think it's probably '20s, isn't it?
0:33:16 > 0:33:17- That sort of period. - OK, 1920, 1930s.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- And is it Indian, or is it Egyptian, or is it Damascus?- Syrian?
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- It's certainly Asian.- Right, OK.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29The big question - how much did you pay for it.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31- £40.- Ooh.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Actually, this type of decorative ware now
0:33:34 > 0:33:36can be quite popular, because they are unusual.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38And it is quite practical as well,
0:33:38 > 0:33:40if you live in a small space, for example.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42I wanted to find you something which was completely different.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- Completely different out there. Yeah.- OK, lovely.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46Well, we're enthusiastic.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Why don't we find out, for the audience at home
0:33:49 > 0:33:51whether the auctioneer is into his baking,
0:33:51 > 0:33:53and is similarly enthusiastic?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58I feel a market coming on in downtown Damascus.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Or maybe Cairo.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03And, crikey, haven't they worked hard at that?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05It doesn't do a lot for me. We haven't put a lot of money on it.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- Is it worth £100? - We put £20 on it.- Did you?
0:34:09 > 0:34:11And it might make 22, 23.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- I don't know. I think it's got something. I really do.- Do you?!
0:34:14 > 0:34:16I think all that dingly-dangly... Yeah, I do.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- Anyway, there we go. £20 - 30 is your estimate.- Yep.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21£40 was paid by Mark Stacey.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23He thinks there's money in this
0:34:23 > 0:34:25because it's such a wacky and unusual thing.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Anyway, you're taking the auction today, aren't you?
0:34:27 > 0:34:29- I am. Looking forward to it. - Thank you, Richard.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- Now, June and Carol, happy? - BOTH: Very.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40We're very, very happy to be at this moment.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- It's been quite a journey, hasn't it?- It has. We're very excited.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- I know. We're eventually here, on the edge of the abyss.- Very excited.
0:34:47 > 0:34:53- So are you nervous about anything at all, June?- Erm... I'd say the chair.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- That was my most nervous thing. - Is that your most nervous thing?
0:34:56 > 0:34:57It's a pretty lovable thing.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Will it appeal, just like it appealed to you?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03It's very much who's here today, right?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05The helmet-form cream jug I think is super, actually.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Very nice little thing.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- You found that, Carol, didn't you?- I did.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11And the vinaigrette, he really likes that.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14That's a traditional, old-fashioned antique.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Otherwise you've got the table bell,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20to summon some assistance with if you need to!
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Anyway, very exciting.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25First item then is going to be the bedroom chair, and here it comes.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29£20 to start me, the lacquered chair. £20. £10 to start me.
0:35:29 > 0:35:35- £10, madam, I have you at £10. £12. £12. £14.- He goes on.
0:35:35 > 0:35:36He's a good auctioneer.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40One more. £16. £18. Got you.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42At £20. £22.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46- £22, £24.- Yes. Go on. - 26. 28. Three of you out.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49All done. Sold at £28.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53£28 is 2 short of 30. Which is minus 16.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Which could have been a lot worse if you hadn't tried, and you tried.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Anyway, let's win it all back with this helmet jug.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Chester, 1914.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05£20 I'm bid. 22, 25,
0:36:05 > 0:36:0828, 28...28. £30.
0:36:08 > 0:36:1132, 35.
0:36:11 > 0:36:1435. 38. 38. £40.
0:36:14 > 0:36:1742. 45. 48.
0:36:17 > 0:36:1950. 55. £60.
0:36:19 > 0:36:2265. £70. 65...
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- Good auctioneer.- 75.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2875, on my right at 75. Sold at 75.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Two short of 40.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32That's 35 plus two, is plus 37.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Look out, here comes the vinaigrette.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Commission bid's in, I'm in at £70 straight in.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41At 70. 75. 80. 85. 90.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44100. £100 I'm bid there at 100.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47At £100. All done?
0:36:47 > 0:36:49- I can't bear this.- Sold at 100.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53OK, £100. Bad luck, girls.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54- Even stevens.- It certainly was.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56That's minus £15,
0:36:56 > 0:36:58but you had £21 before that.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01So you are now plus £6.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03BOTH: Yes!
0:37:06 > 0:37:08What a business this is, isn't it?
0:37:08 > 0:37:10I mean, we're up and down, we're round the houses,
0:37:10 > 0:37:13and you're going away with £6. £3 each.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Now, what are you going to do about this bell?
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Are you going to risk your £6?
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- Shall we go for it?- Yes.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25OK, we're going with the bonus buy and here it comes. Ding-a-ling!
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Bit of interest on this. A lovely little lot. £20 bid.
0:37:27 > 0:37:2922. 24. 26. 28.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33- £30. 32. 34. 36. 38. 40... - You're in profit. Look.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Look at him go!
0:37:35 > 0:37:36Yes, look at him go.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41At the 50, it's yours all the way. And sold at £50.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45£50. Plus £15.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49You are now, girls, plus £21.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53How good is that?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56That is excellent, isn't it? All thanks to Mr Laidlaw.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01- Team.- No, team. It could be a winning score, this.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Just don't say a word to the Blues. All right? Not a dicky...bird.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- Nothing.- Nothing.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Now, Mark and Stuart, have you been talking to those naughty Reds. No?
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- They are naughty. - They are, aren't they?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Now, listen, let's just run through your items.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26Mark. You found the continental silver fish pendant in filigree
0:38:26 > 0:38:28with its little turquoise eyes.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30I must say I rather like that, actually.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34It's a pretty little thing. For a cabinet - why not?
0:38:34 > 0:38:35It ought to be worth £50.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39And if all else fails, you've got the bone-inlaid...
0:38:39 > 0:38:41We've got the fondant fancies!
0:38:41 > 0:38:46..three-tier fondant-fancy display unit to fall back on, right?
0:38:46 > 0:38:47Anyway, here we go then.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50First up is your fish pendant, and here it comes.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52£10 to start. The little pendant there.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54£10. £10 I've got.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58- 12. 14. 16. 18.- Come on.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02- £18, bid at £18.- Oh, no, come on.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06- Far right at 18. Do we have 20? I'm done.- Uh-oh.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09He was absolutely right for his market.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- That's minus £28.- Unlucky.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14I don't like that at all.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- That's cheap, that's very cheap. - Here come the trumpet vases.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20£20 to start me. £20, got you at £20.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23£20. 25. 30. 35.
0:39:23 > 0:39:2540. 45. 50.
0:39:25 > 0:39:2755. 60.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- At £60 right there, at £60. - I can't bear this.- At £60.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35- This is no money.- £70 sold.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38£70. Minus £15.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42OK, now, the Austro-Hungarian bracelet.
0:39:42 > 0:39:47Stand up to the plate, my boy, cos this is your bracelet.
0:39:47 > 0:39:4935. 40. 45. 50.
0:39:49 > 0:39:5255. £55 I'm bid. At £55.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54At the 55.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56TIM WEEPS DRAMATICALLY
0:39:56 > 0:39:57All done?
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- I can't bear it.- 55.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03All this chat. £55 is minus £5...
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Overall you're minus 48. Doesn't sound too bad if you say it quickly.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- Very quickly.- This is a grave disappointment all round, isn't it?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13It is a shame. There should have been more than those.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15I'd give him a ticket if I were you!
0:40:17 > 0:40:19You'll never travel the street ever again.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21You'll never get to Sussex.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24What are we going to do about the cake stand, then?
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Are we going to go with the cake stand?
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- We've got to have a punt, this is all on you.- All or nothing.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33I can't bear this.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35You're going to have a Viennese fancy, are you? All right.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Fine. We're going with the cake stand.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Here we go, the decision's made.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41We're going with the bonus buy, and here it comes.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Commission is on the book at £10.
0:40:43 > 0:40:4812. £14. 16. 18. £20. 22. 24.
0:40:48 > 0:40:5126. 28. £30. 32.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- 32. Right away at 32. - Oh, please. Come on.
0:40:55 > 0:40:5735. 38. £40. 45.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- Yes. This is it.- All done?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02All done? Finished? Sold at 45.
0:41:02 > 0:41:07Yes! That's what we like to see. 45!
0:41:07 > 0:41:12That is plus £5. I mean, what a relief that is.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16The responsibility for poor Mark Stacey.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Anyway, overall you are minus 43. Yes?
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Minus 43 might be a winning score.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Say not a dickybird to those naughty girls. All right?
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- Too embarrassed to! - Yeah, don't say a word.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Did we have fun? We've loved it.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39You've been just the most splendid teams, I can't tell you.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Unfortunately we come to the tally moment.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44And have you been chatting to one another about this tally?
0:41:44 > 0:41:48There's a degree of rivalry between you girls and boys.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52Certainly is! And you have no idea where we are.
0:41:52 > 0:41:53Well, I have to own up,
0:41:53 > 0:41:57because today we have a team of winners and a team of runners-up.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00And the runners-up today are the Blues.
0:42:00 > 0:42:01BLUES: Ohhh!
0:42:01 > 0:42:05I'm afraid the scorecard doesn't look too rosy,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08until you come to the bonus buy, when you made a £5 note
0:42:08 > 0:42:12out of a folding cake stand - about which you were very rude!
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Otherwise not so hot, but did you have a nice time?
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- Absolutely fantastic.- We've loved having you on the show.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Now, the victors are going home with £21.
0:42:20 > 0:42:26Which is quite a result, that, isn't it? There's your 20.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29You'll have the one. For the daughter - poor daughter!
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Anyway, that wasn't so hot either, your scoring,
0:42:31 > 0:42:34until you got to that cream jug. That did you well, didn't it?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36And then a nice little profit out of the bell.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40Paul, thank you very much for that. So, £21 overall, hey?
0:42:40 > 0:42:43What you going to spend it on, Carol?
0:42:43 > 0:42:46We need to give it long and hard consideration, Tim,
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- but I think it could be champagne. - Could it?- It could.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51We've had a lovely time, haven't we? Yes.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes? Yes!
0:42:56 > 0:42:59I know you're sitting there, thinking,
0:42:59 > 0:43:03"I could have done better than that." Well, what's stopping you?
0:43:03 > 0:43:08If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
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