0:00:06 > 0:00:08Without rhyme or reason,
0:00:08 > 0:00:10we had to fly
0:00:10 > 0:00:13to a fair at Ardingly.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17Who writes this stuff? Let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!
0:00:40 > 0:00:43We've come back to West Sussex,
0:00:43 > 0:00:44to Ardingly,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48the largest international antiques fair in the south of England.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53There are some 2,000 stalls here for our teams to leg it round,
0:00:53 > 0:00:54so they'd better get a wiggle on!
0:00:54 > 0:00:59After all, it's the early bird that catches the worm!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04'We're off! The Reds hope to race to the finish with their winnings.'
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- I could see that fetching 30, 40 quid at auction.- You do.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10I know you'll want me to eat my words when it doesn't!
0:01:10 > 0:01:15'He would say that, wouldn't he? The Blues pitched the antiques that could fit the bill.'
0:01:15 > 0:01:17They're really striking, bold.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20They stand out, they shout at you.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24'All of that to come. But first, let's meet the teams.'
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Today on the teams,
0:01:27 > 0:01:31we have for the Reds partners Ben and Lucy,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35and good friends for the Blues, Bob and Mary.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37- Hello, everyone.- ALL: Hello! - Lovely to see you.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Lucy, I understand we have to thank Ben
0:01:41 > 0:01:44for your remaining in the UK.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46How did that all come about?
0:01:46 > 0:01:49After university, I got an internship in New York,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52and then I came back for six months because my visa ran out,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54and in the six months, I met Ben.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- I was meant to go back for three years... - And you never went.- I never went.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Aww! Isn't that sweet?
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- No regrets?- No.- No!
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- Not yet.- Not yet.- How sweet!
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- So, you're a very creative girl? - Yes.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12I am a print designer. I design handbags and giftware.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15What particular pleasures are there in your job?
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- It's definitely got to be when you see it in the shops.- I bet it is.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Ben, I understand I should consult you about my bad back,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24except I haven't got one at the moment.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28If you did have a bad back, you could come and see me. I'm a physiotherapist.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31I specialise now in musculoskeletal problems,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33so any muscle joint, nerve...
0:02:33 > 0:02:36You'd come to me with back ache, arthritic pain...
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- Sports injuries.- Sports injuries.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- If you're an athlete like me, it is a problem.- Absolutely.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- So you name it, in theory, I can fix it.- That's good fun.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- You're into sports yourself.- I am. I'm into quite a lot of sports.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51I try and keep fit, do a bit of running.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I've done a few half-marathons. I like playing tennis.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57I probably don't practise as much as I preach!
0:02:57 > 0:03:01So it seems to me, as a team, you've got the agility,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- you've got the style and design. - That's it.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09That's what we like to see. We wish you very good luck with your quest.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Now, moving on to the Blues.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15Bob, it was your company that you have to thank for finding Mary.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Yes, it was. We worked for rival companies,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21but we both ended up at the same conference.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Over lunch, etcetera, got chatting
0:03:24 > 0:03:27and we thought, "Gosh, Mary's a good thing. Perhaps she ought to join us."
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- Ah, right! - So we half-inched her, basically!
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- You're a head-hunter.- Indeed. - Gosh!- I know.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36And out of work, you do a bit of singing.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40I'm a true Welshman, so two things in life - rugby and singing.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45- Yes.- Rugby when I was much younger and the knocks didn't hurt quite so much.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48As soon as they did start hurting, I began singing again.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Mary, you work as a career coach.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54I do. I left head-hunting because I had to commute
0:03:54 > 0:03:57and I'm absolutely rubbish at getting up in the mornings.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01So I now work from home, often in my pyjamas.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- Lovely!- I work with people who want to develop their careers,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07either by getting a new job or getting promoted,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- or just getting through a tricky patch.- Very useful.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Now, you have this cutting-edge form of employment,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15but you live in a very traditional home.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17I grew up in a very traditional home.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18I grew up in a farmhouse
0:04:18 > 0:04:22that my family had continuously inhabited for about 150 years.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- How lovely. - So it was full of old things -
0:04:25 > 0:04:28rugs, furniture, china, glass -
0:04:28 > 0:04:31and I used to say to my mum, "Where'd that come from?"
0:04:31 > 0:04:36- and she'd just go, "I don't know. It was here when I arrived."- Ahh!
0:04:36 > 0:04:38So some of those antiques I've kept with me.
0:04:38 > 0:04:44- But one of the things she taught me was always to look at the underneath of a saucer.- Quite right.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Anyway, now the £300 money moment...
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Here we go, here's the cash, look! There's your cash.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51- Happy with that?- Yes.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54You know the rules. Your experts await. Off you go!
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Very, very, very good luck.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Making sure the Reds don't get stumped,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04we have the sporty Kate Bliss. Howzat!
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Unfazed by all this action but ready to charm our Blues,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11it's Charles Hanson in burgundy.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Our experts will need to be on top form
0:05:14 > 0:05:16because we're going to put them through their paces.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- Kate, are you feeling fit today? - Well, ish, yes. It depends what you call fit.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25- OK. Have you got any injuries that I should be aware of? - No. I don't think so.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- Everything seems to be moving OK? - Yes.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Excellent. So, we're ready to find some bargains and make some profit? - I certainly am.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- I wonder if you'll keep up with me. - I'll try.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- MUSIC: "The Apprentice" Theme - Mr Hanson, thank you for coming in.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Could I ask you what you think really qualifies you
0:05:40 > 0:05:42as an antiques expert?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45What makes you think it's OK to turn up at an interview dressed like that?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47I'm a flamboyant person.
0:05:47 > 0:05:53With that quirky feel and my quirky nature, it's a match made in heaven to find those quirky objects.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54You're hired.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57'Thank goodness we got the A-Team on it today.'
0:05:57 > 0:05:59What kind of things are you both looking for?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03This is an hour which could change your lives, in terms of making money.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07I think something quite retro but something functionable.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- Let's go down to the end and then back quickly, and then we'll go inside.- OK.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14'There you go, Bob's your uncle!'
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Shall I pick that up? - You've got a Welsh love spoon there.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Anything Welsh, he has to have it!
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- They don't look as if they've been worn, do they?- Hardly.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Girls do get distracted, don't they?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26'Cor, don't we know it! Gawd love 'em!'
0:06:26 > 0:06:30I love that little box there. Mother-of-pearl and silver.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- Is that a Georgian box? - Yes. Probably 18th century.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39- Yes. And is it a little compact or a little snuff box?- Snuff.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- I think it has snuff in it.- Really? THEY LAUGH
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Of course, snuff - back in the 18th and 19th century - it was all the rage in London.
0:06:47 > 0:06:53I would suggest that box, that lovely mother-of-pearl,
0:06:53 > 0:06:58I reckon it's about 1790, 1785, so it's 220 years old.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- What's the price on that?- £100.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- What would be the very best you could do on that?- Er, 90 quid.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Pretty box.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10'Yes, but a very high price tag.'
0:07:10 > 0:07:11- What's that?- Tapestry.
0:07:11 > 0:07:17It's silkwork laid underneath glass, to make it into the bottom of this tray.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- What do you think? - It's in very good quality.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21The downside is...
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- It's a little bit stained. - ..there's some watermarks.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27But the thing I like is that the colours
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- in the silk are still quite vibrant. - The threads, the gold.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35- There's loads of lovely gold, pinks and blues, which are nice. - They're still holding their colour.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- Let's just see. Excuse me, sir. - Morning.
0:07:38 > 0:07:44Hi there. We rather like this, but obviously it's seen better days.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- 18.- Mm...
0:07:46 > 0:07:48We want a little bit less, we think.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- 15.- Is that your best price?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54That is the rock bottom.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Well, it's early days, guys. Do you want to have a little think? - Best come back.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- We're going to dither, all right? - They're not going anywhere. - Brilliant.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05'Well, you won't weave any profit by walking off.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09'Ten minutes have gone and our Blues can't seem to think outside the box.'
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Isn't that sweet, as well? Oh, I say!
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- How much is that box? - It's not even dear. It's 60 quid.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20Oh, I love this! Look at this box. You've got your box there, Bob. Look at this box here.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23This is rosewood, first of all.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Look at that gorgeous porcelain centre.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28OK, bit of a split, bit of a problem.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31If you were a high-class lady in the 1860s,
0:08:31 > 0:08:33you would open your box at your dressing table,
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- and look inside.- Oh!- Oh, yes.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39You would've perhaps had your fob watch on there,
0:08:39 > 0:08:44you've got your two delicious little porcelain scent bottles.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46You would've had your rings in there,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49your pins or whatever else on that cushion,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- and look at that gorgeous porcelain plaque.- It's very pretty.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53£60.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- I love that. That's a gorgeous pot. - What's the best price you can give us for the two?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- Erm...- 135.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- 140.- I said 135.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- 135.- The best would be 140.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- If I was going to buy one...- Mm.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- You'd go for the box. - ..I'd go for that,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16as... my guarantee to you.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Hopefully! Hopefully a guarantee!
0:09:18 > 0:09:21You're a powerful lady, hopefully I've found a powerful object!
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- Go on, then.- We'll take it, sir. We'll take it.- OK.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29'Decision made! Well done! That Mary doesn't mess about.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33'We're 20 minutes in and time is of the essence.'
0:09:33 > 0:09:35That's what's called a hunter.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40It's closed, it's got a plain case, which is very much liked.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44The enamel dial is in pretty good condition.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47A subsidiary dial, obviously for your seconds dial,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50but you have got a little bit of a crack there on the enamel.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- The case is quite nice and clean. - It is.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Obviously gilt metal, as opposed to gold.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59There's no hallmark there which tells me it's gilt metal,
0:09:59 > 0:10:01so it's going to be more affordable
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- but probably less collectable. - Lose its value at auction.- Yes.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08People do like hunters. They feel really nice in your hand.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13For somebody wanting to start off a collection, it's an affordable little piece.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Shall we just find out how much it is anyway?- Yes.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- What do you think? - Let's see what they want for it.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- Excuse me, how much is that, please? - It's 40.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- 40.- Yes.
0:10:23 > 0:10:2525, I think, we would probably go with it.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29I don't know. What do you think?
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- I like the way it pops out, like you said, hidden. - It's quite nice-looking.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Would you take 25?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Erm... Go on, then.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Well, guys, time is ticking. Literally.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44On my head be it. Deal.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46'Good. Well done, Reds, you're off the mark.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50'Both teams now have one item in the old bag.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55'It's all gone a bit potty for the Blues, and it seems Mary's the expert now.'
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Sell it to me, antiques expert.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02- Why the vase?- Why the vase? Well, I don't think it's particularly pretty,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05but do think that it could be a make that will be collectable.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09- Are you thinking West German? - The second half of the 20th century,
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- pottery is becoming much more collectable.- You're right.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- It looks in good condition. I can't see...- What about the base? Are there chips?- No.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20There's no mark on the base.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- You know how you guys would hire powerful people for big jobs?- Yes.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Is that, to you, a powerful object for an auction?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30I don't like it, but I just thought it might sell!
0:11:30 > 0:11:33'Now, come on, Charles, get back in the saddle here.'
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- This is something a little bit different.- Chad Valley's quite a...
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- You've heard of Chad Valley, then? - I have.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Really good British manufacturer of toys and games.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48I would say this is probably '50s. Got its box all intact.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Little bit tatty round the edges but pretty good.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Let's just have a little look inside.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59This is lovely. You've got all the horses here, which is the important bit.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- They're all enamels.- Cast iron.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- Feel how heavy those are. - They are, aren't they?
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- Made of?- Er...- Lead.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- What did you say, Lucy?- Lead? - Exactly. Really heavy.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Made of lead and then painted, or enamels.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17They're all marked on the bottom so you know they're part of this set.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20You've got to watch that these haven't been over-painted,
0:12:20 > 0:12:24so they haven't been repainted and touched in. All these look original.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28It's quite nice seeing tiny little knocks like that because you know it's original.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Very carefully, that rolls out and that's your race track.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36And then you turn the handle, which is what moves the horses along.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42- OK.- OK, so you have your game and you can place your bets if you want to.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Excuse me. We're just looking at your Escalado game.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- What's your best? - What have I got on it?
0:12:47 > 0:12:51You've got 25, but it looks like it's crossed out to me!
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Is that a sale price? - 20 quid, then. 20 quid.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57All the horses are there, they're in good nick.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00The paintwork's good on them, which is important.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- 20's your best? - What you've got to ask yourself is,
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- you wanted something that's functional...- Yes.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11I don't think you're going to get people playing this, you're going to get collectors.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15You've got to ask yourself, "How much is a collector going to pay for this?"
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- You need the right person at auction.- Definitely.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- Can I make you a silly offer? - You can, but I'll probably say no!
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- Would you do it for a tenner? - Sorry, no.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- OK. Worth a try.- Worth a go!
0:13:26 > 0:13:28I don't mind you asking!
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- What's your rock bottom? - Er, 18 quid, then.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- 18.- Yes.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- Do you like it? - I do quite like it, yes.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- It's a little bit different. - I think it's a bit different.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- 15 and we'll take it.- Final offer? - I'm going to stick at 18.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Are you?- Yes.- Meet you in the middle? - In the middle at 16?
0:13:45 > 0:13:50- Go on, then!- Deal. - He's browbeaten!- Quite!
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- 16?- Yes.- Is that all right? Thank you very much.- Excellent.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Happy, guys?- Yes. - I'm happy.- Brilliant.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- I could see that easily fetching 30-40 quid at auction.- You do?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02I know you'll want me to eat my words when it doesn't!
0:14:02 > 0:14:05'We wouldn't be so mean!
0:14:05 > 0:14:09'And you could be right, you know, but we'll have to wait and see.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13'That takes the Reds into the lead, so you Blues had better get a move on.'
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- This guy over here... - Yes.- He's an old friend.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20- Well, I say old friend, he's a dealer I know. - We might get a bargain.- Exactly.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21- Hi, Joey.- Hi, Charles!
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- Long time no see. How's life? - Very well.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Can we have a look at your haul of items?- Yes.- Thank you very much.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- Look at this... - Would those vases sell?
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- What are they? Are they vases? - Or planters.- Planters. Jardinieres.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- They're fantastic.- I think they are.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39And why are they fantastic?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Because they're really striking, really bold.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47They stand out, they shout at you. I think they shout at you "Art Nouveau".
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Or what we call Majolica.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- Aren't they a great pair? - I think they're lovely.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55You can see this nice footwear on the bases.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58You've got a lovely old impress number there.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01I would've thought something like 1890.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02That one's in good nick, as well.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- The big question is, how much are they?- 150.- Right.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07They are the two blues,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- they're a pair to match you guys. - Yes.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- And they've -- Short and fat! - THEY LAUGH
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- That one's in better nick than this one.- I'll give you 145.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- 145 - shall we do it?- 145. - We'll do it. Thank you, Joe.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- We'll take them.- OK. - Thank you very much.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24'A fine pair!
0:15:24 > 0:15:26'But come on, stir your stumps, everyone!
0:15:26 > 0:15:31'Both teams still have one item to find and only ten minutes in which to find it.'
0:15:31 > 0:15:35So you snip it and then snuff it out on the top.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- That's lovely.- What, the compote?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- What do you think of that, Bob? - It's nice.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- Can I show it to you? - Is it an old one?- Yes.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51So we're probably talking, what, 1890 in date?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- I would think about then. - Late Victorian, late 19th century.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- I always err on the safe side. - Edwardian.- I'd say circa 1920,
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- but it could be...- A bit earlier.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03And that actually could be 60.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Mm.- Do you think we can make any money on it?
0:16:05 > 0:16:08I think, with five minutes to go, we might,
0:16:08 > 0:16:13but I still think let's have a quick wander round. OK, Bob?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Let's... Can we hold it for five minutes, please?- Yes.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- And the best is 60?- I'm afraid so. - £60. OK.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21All right. Thank you.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26'Good old Bob! These head-hunters - always thinking ahead!'
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- Hi, guys.- What have you found? - A pot.- OK.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- What do you reckon to that? - It's nice.- Yes?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- Do you know who this is by?- No.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- This is by...- Moorcroft. - Moorcroft.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40This is William Moorcroft,
0:16:40 > 0:16:45so it's relatively early in the Moorcroft factory's production.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50I'd say that's probably typically sort of 1910, 1920s.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52This is known as tube-lining,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56where the liquid pottery is placed over the vase
0:16:56 > 0:17:00to give it that texture and relief.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02It's a fairly standard floral pattern.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06I was a bit suspicious, which is why I didn't call you over earlier.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11- Do you see how the glaze changes? - Oh, the different resins. - Which, to me, rings alarm bells.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13I'm just feeling round the top.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17If this was restored, you'd feel it was softer.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19The great way to do it, it's not very hygienic,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- but if you feel it on your teeth... - OK.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26..you can feel whether that is restored
0:17:26 > 0:17:28or whether it's the original pottery.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- Do you think that has been restored? - I don't think it has.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I think it's just a fault in the glaze.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38- How much is that? - Well, the stallholder said £90.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- Is that right?- 90 quid. - That's his best, is it?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- Yes.- It is nice looking.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45What's your rock bottom?
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Absolute rock bottom? - Rock-rock bottom will be 85 for you.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- 85.- 85.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54The tray's 15. It's a toss up between those two.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- We saw something else over there. - What did you see?
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- It's like a pair of scissors but you use it to put a candle out. - A candle, er...
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- A snuffer?- Snuffer, yes.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- Shall we have a look?- On a tray. He's says it's real silver. - All right. We might come back.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- This over here...- Well spotted!
0:18:10 > 0:18:15..is what I saw when we were buying the planters,
0:18:15 > 0:18:17and it's still here.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- Look at that.- That's lovely. - A really fashionable poster.- Mm.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23I love that!
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Look at the costume, look at the drama, look at the action on that promenade.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32It harks back to the '20s. The big question is, is it old?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34If you look at the creasing in the poster,
0:18:34 > 0:18:36clearly it's got some age.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40This, to me, could be a good lot to buy,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- if the price is right. - If the price is right...
0:18:42 > 0:18:45'I think you've got the wrong game show.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48'Have you been burning the candle at both ends again?'
0:18:48 > 0:18:49This piece here...
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- Oh, yes! - A pair of, er, candle snuffers.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55You use them like scissors,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59but put the little wick in there, it snuffs it out.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- How commercial are they? Not very. - BOTH: Not very.- I have to say.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- Price tag - 38. - 20 he said he'd do it for.- 20.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- I would say at auction, you'd struggle to get a profit.- OK.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- I can see them making 20...- 15. - Oh, he's coming down! 15.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15You can have them at 15.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- What's the very best?- £80.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- So we could afford it.- Just. - We could just about do it.
0:19:22 > 0:19:2475, if it helps.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Knowing the firm we're going to, and sometimes you buy for a saleroom,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30it's the sort of thing that they do specialise in.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33These private buyers, who don't ordinarily go to auctions...
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- It'll catch the eye. - It's either this
0:19:36 > 0:19:39or the ruby glass compote.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42I like this. It's different to anything we've got.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Go on, then, Bob. You've chosen one, I've chosen one, and let Bob choose that one.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- Are you sure?- Yep. - I think that's the right decision.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- Superb.- Good.- That's it, three items.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55'Done, and a nice eclectic mix.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59'Right then, Reds, it's make-your-mind-up time.'
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- This for 15, the tray for 15, or the vase...- For 85.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06I think there's potentially more in the vase.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- I think there's more in the vase. - Let's go for the vase.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- We've got one minute, guys! One minute. The vase?- Yes.- OK.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17'You Reds are getting on my wick now.'
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- Can you do 75?- 75.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- Do you think it's restored? - I don't believe so.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Go on, 75.- 75.- Is 75 OK?- Deal.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- Thank you.- Thank you very much. - Thank you.- Brilliant.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Thank you very much. THEY LAUGH
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Don't drop it!
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Ooh, look at the time!
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Let's stop the shop
0:20:40 > 0:20:43and have a quick reminder at what the Red Team bought.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Ben and Lucy thought this gold-plated hunter pocket watch
0:20:49 > 0:20:51ticked all their boxes,
0:20:51 > 0:20:53and paid £25 for it.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Then they trotted off with this Escalado horse-racing game,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00an odds-on favourite perhaps at £16.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04And finally, they felt this Moorcroft vase had appeal
0:21:04 > 0:21:06and spent £75 for the privilege.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10You certainly had fun, that's true enough.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- You did, didn't you?- We did. - Absolutely.- I bet you did, Luce.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Which is your favourite piece?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17I think the game that we got, the horses.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22- Escalado.- That's the one. - That's the one.- That's the one! - And she bought it!
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- Do you agree with that? - I agree with that.- You do.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29- I think it's going to get a profit. - Will that make the most profit? - BOTH: I think it will.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- So, it's your favourite and it's the thing that will bring the biggest profit?- Yes.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- How much did you spend?- £116.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- That's a pathetic amount of money when we give you 300, isn't it? - It is.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- Do I want 184?- That sounds right. - OK, 184.- I've got it.- OK, Ben.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- Thank you very much. That is an awful lot.- There's four.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52- There should be 180 there. - OK. That's brilliant. £184.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57- Kate Bliss! - Functional is what they like, so functional might be what they get.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00OK. You're such a tease.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Anyway, why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07This item, a Victorian dressing-table box,
0:22:07 > 0:22:09met all their criteria.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12The price - £60.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Mary then fell for this pair of Majolica jardinieres.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20But was £145 too pricey?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Finally, Bob thought this 1920s Brighton railway poster
0:22:23 > 0:22:25could make them a good profit.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27£75 paid.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- Happy?- So, was that a shop, or was it a shop?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- It was a shop!- Excellent!
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- I could've done with 3,000 rather than 300. - And a lot more time, as well.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- Rather greedy, aren't you? - Ambitious!
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- How much did you spend all round? - £280.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47- Gosh, that's a good amount. Have you got £20 of leftover lolly about your person?- I have.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- For you, sir.- Tucked into the corporation. Thank you.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55- Which is your favourite item? - My favourite is the blue planters.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Two blue planters, with lilies on them.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00French, turn of the century. Beautiful.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- Do you agree with that, Bob-Bob? - I like the Brighton poster.
0:23:04 > 0:23:10- Which will bring the biggest profit? - I think the small box that we bought might well bring the biggest profit.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Charles is promising us that it is a sure-fire winner
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- and we'll make a lot of money. - We look to him.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- 20, then, Charles.- Thank you, Tim.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- That's all you've got to wander off with.- Many thanks.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24That's OK. Mary and Bob, Tim, they're powerful people.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27They know what they want in terms of a candidate, and they trust me,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- so I won't fail, I promise. - Jolly good.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31That's lovely.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36With that reassuring chant, Charles, good luck in your search.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Meanwhile, I'm going to show you something that I found earlier,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43which I find very interesting.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52They are amazing places, you know, these antique fairs.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Stuffed with antiques! But then, how old is an antique?
0:23:56 > 0:24:01It's supposed to be something that's made more than 100 years ago.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Why don't you try this baby on for size,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07which was made, or should I say died,
0:24:07 > 0:24:12perhaps 20 to 25,000 years ago.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16The earth was a very different place then.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Vast herds of woolly mammoths roamed the Ice Age landscape,
0:24:20 > 0:24:25perfectly adapted to the extremes of the Arctic conditions.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27ROARS
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Imagine the scale of this animal,
0:24:32 > 0:24:37wandering across Northern and Central Europe,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39minding its own business,
0:24:39 > 0:24:44with tusks that continued for over 6.5 feet
0:24:44 > 0:24:46in front of its face,
0:24:46 > 0:24:50to carve up the ground to produce their food.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55Surely the oldest antique in this building,
0:24:55 > 0:24:59it is, of course, a woolly mammoth's tusk.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03One small population of woolly mammoths
0:25:03 > 0:25:09survived on a remote Russian island until as late as 4,000 years ago,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11but on mainland Siberia
0:25:11 > 0:25:17they seem to have died out towards the end of the last Ice Age.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19We know this because their remains were frozen in time,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22locked in the permafrost.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28The big question is, why did they suddenly become extinct?
0:25:28 > 0:25:34It's a mystery. But what is not a mystery is that today, here in Ardingly,
0:25:34 > 0:25:35we have this vestige
0:25:35 > 0:25:41of one of those enormous 22,000-year-old tusks.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44It was dredged up by a fishing vessel,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47dredging their nets across the North Sea
0:25:47 > 0:25:51that disturb underneath the sediment things like this,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55that very often get damaged in the process of removal
0:25:55 > 0:25:59and that's why we've got these shattered ends on either side.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04A really good, sound, complete mammoth tusk
0:26:04 > 0:26:07can be worth several thousand pounds
0:26:07 > 0:26:10to collectors of natural history specimens.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14That's a whole collecting field that is increasingly popular.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17It also fits curiously
0:26:17 > 0:26:20into a contemporary decorative scheme.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24What's such a thing worth, a shattered section like this?
0:26:24 > 0:26:28£200 and this tusk could be yours.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Now, that is not a mammoth amount.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Right now, though, let's find out over at the auction
0:26:35 > 0:26:39whether there's anything for our teams to trumpet about.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46All gone quiet? £30, then.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Yours, sir, at 30. All done.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Well, we've come 20 miles also west from Ardingly,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54still in the glorious county of West Sussex,
0:26:54 > 0:26:58to Wisborough Green, to Bellmans saleroom to be precise,
0:26:58 > 0:27:01to be with the ever youthful Jonathan Pratt.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02I don't feel that youthful!
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- How are you?- I'm very well, thanks. - Excellent to be here.
0:27:05 > 0:27:11Now, first up is this very ordinary plated hunting-case watch.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14There is a resurgence of popularity, I suppose, in these
0:27:14 > 0:27:17with the gentleman's dress now, which is quite fashionable. It's quite useful.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22- But they made millions of them. - They did churn them out. The dial's in good condition.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- What's it worth?- £40 to £60. - Is it really? Good. £25 paid.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- There may be a small profit. - I hope so.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Next, taking a punt, you can go for Escalado.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36The love of vintage and nostalgia - these things do rather well.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41This is a later version of Escalado. The later ones have lighter horses.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44So when you're turning your handle...
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- Vibrating it.- ..the earlier ones would stand still easier
0:27:46 > 0:27:49but the later ones would fall over a little bit more.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52So the early ones are slightly more collectable.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56That being said, it's complete, it's in a nice box, it's fun.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01- I think £20 to £30.- Really? £16 paid. They've done well so far.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04What about the ever popular Moorcroft?
0:28:04 > 0:28:08Moorcroft seems to go up and up, but condition is everything.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12- Mm-hm.- The downside with this, and I'm not sure whether Kate noticed or not,
0:28:12 > 0:28:15but you can see the matteness of the glaze on the top and especially round the foot.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19It's most certainly been broken and put back together.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21In the game, you never buy damaged, do you?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24OK. So, what's it worth in this repaired state?
0:28:24 > 0:28:27It's still a decorative vase, it's still Moorcroft,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- I'm sure 20 to 30 will get it sold. - OK. £75 paid.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34So there is a bit of a hole there. That might drag them down.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Let's go and have a look at the bonus buy, eh?
0:28:37 > 0:28:38Now, Ben, Luce,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- you gave a mammoth £184 to Kate Bliss.- Yes.- We did.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43Crikey, Moses!
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Kate, what did you spend it on?
0:28:46 > 0:28:51I promised you functional, and functional is what you've got.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53It's a travelling barometer.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57It's brass-cased. Dates probably from the late 19th century.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01But the most important thing, apart from the lovely condition,
0:29:01 > 0:29:05is the name, which you can read quite clearly is Negretti and Zambra.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09They were the people to make instruments of this type.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13They made all the instruments for the scientific expeditions.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Darwin took their instruments with him.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19So this may look like a pretty pocket barometer,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22but there's a lot that goes with it because it's got that name,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- and people will pay for that name. - OK.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28So over to you. Have a little look.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30How much did you pay for this, Kate?
0:29:30 > 0:29:31He's straight in there!
0:29:31 > 0:29:33I paid £60.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- OK.- That's pretty good.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Do you think there's much profit there, then?
0:29:37 > 0:29:40I think, for a collector,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43because it's got that name, I think there is half a chance.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- Terribly clean, isn't it? - It is in lovely condition.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- Lovely condition.- Do you like it, Luce?- It's very nice.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52That seems to be the right reaction. But for the audience at home,
0:29:52 > 0:29:57let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Kate's little barometer.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Right, JP, this is one of your favourites.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- Yes.- Where do you think that thing's come from?
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- It says "London" on the front, look! - Ha-ha-ha(!)
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Erm, from the bezel, which you can unscrew,
0:30:08 > 0:30:10I'd say it's come out of something, erm...
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- You could have it in your luggage, couldn't you?- I suppose you could.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- Do you rate it?- Negretti and Zambra are prolific, but very good makers.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- But it is pretty dull.- Yes.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- How much, then?- £20 to £30.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Oh, Lordy! £60 paid by KB as a bonus buy.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30That could be a problem if they decide to go with it.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35On the other hand, they might not. That's the joy of Bargain Hunt!
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Now, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42A mid-Victorian porcelain inset little dressing box, isn't it?
0:30:42 > 0:30:45I really like this. I'm quite fond of rosewood.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48It's very specifically the early part of the Victorian period.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50You see it very much around that George IV...
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- It's exotic, isn't it?- Very exotic.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56It's nicely inlaid with a little bit of brass.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01- Ooh, yes!- Two little scent bottles, I suppose, inside. So quite a nice little thing.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05This is a Charles Hanson moment in the shopping.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- What's it going to bring?- I think £70 to £90 would be sensible.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11He'll be pleased. £60 paid.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14It could even make a tad more. Good, good.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19The next item are the Minton lookalike-Majolica jardinieres.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- Do you rate those? - You'd really want them to be English, late 19th century.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25They're that sort of date but made on the Continent.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- Good colour. - Exactly. They're great fun.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32All these little bits that stick out seem to be reasonably well intact.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- Arum lilies they're called. - I was getting to that!
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- I took the words out of your mouth. - Exactly.- What are they worth?
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- I'd say £80 to £120.- Is that all?
0:31:42 > 0:31:43- Oh...- £145 they paid.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45That could be their comeuppance.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49What about the nice Brighton bit of poster art?
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Is the artist known to you?
0:31:51 > 0:31:56Yes. He was quite a prolific producer of promotional art for the railways.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Railway posters... - And the posters themselves
0:31:59 > 0:32:02that you would've seen on the boardings
0:32:02 > 0:32:04can sell for hundreds, if not thousands.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- And they're the full-size jobs.- Yes. - How much, then?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- £40 to £60.- £75 paid.- OK.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13That's a bit light, but it might just take off. Yes?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- Yes.- And if it doesn't, they'll have to go with the bonus buy.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Let's go and have a look at that.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Well, chaps, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:32:21 > 0:32:24You managed to spend £280. You are magnificent!
0:32:24 > 0:32:28£20 went across to Charles Hanson.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- Carlos, what did you do?- Well, Tim, my team are very powerful people.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34They're stiff, they're upright
0:32:34 > 0:32:37and I wanted something to impress them.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- Wow!- Oh!
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- What do you think? - That's impressive.- I've no idea!
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- OK, well, let me tell you. - A door handle.- Not quite.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50It's probably a curtain track. It's a curtain type of mount.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55What I like about this so much... Have a handle first of all. Do you like them?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Er... Interesting!
0:32:58 > 0:33:02I think you do have to have a bit of imagination, don't you?
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- This is going to be plonked against a wall.- Correct.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09You have got either a curtain rail going from each one of these across a couple of windows,
0:33:09 > 0:33:11because you've got lots of fittings, haven't you?
0:33:11 > 0:33:13You draw your curtains back and forth
0:33:13 > 0:33:18- and those sunflowers are to hold the curtains back, aren't they? - Exactly.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22I just think, in these show homes across Sussex,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25these would be a wonderful embellishment
0:33:25 > 0:33:27in a drawing room or elsewhere.
0:33:27 > 0:33:32I just think on a Saturday sale, they will do very well.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37- You're telling me that you went off with £20 and you bought this lot? - I did.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- How much did you pay for them?- £15.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- Really?- Very good. - Happy with that?- BOTH: Yes.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46I think you've done well there. Let's find out, for the viewers at home,
0:33:46 > 0:33:50what the auctioneer thinks about Charles's curtain track.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54# Any old iron, any old iron # There we go.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- ITEMS CLATTER - Luvvly!
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- That's what you call a bulk buy! - You get quite a lot for scrap metal nowadays.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02- It's gilt bronze, is it?- Well, no.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05I think it is, you know.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08We've got how many? Six and four, is ten bits.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- Are they worth £1 a bit?- At least. - Or are they worth £5 a bit?- Maybe.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15- I think £40 to £60 for the group. - Do you?- Yes.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19Well, that monkey Charles paid £15 for the whole lot.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Thank you very much, JP. We'll see you on the rostrum.
0:34:22 > 0:34:2525. 30.
0:34:25 > 0:34:3030 bid. No-one else in the room? £40 and selling. All done.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- OK, B and L?- Yes, all good. - Feeling confident?- Yes.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Ben, which piece do you think is going to bring your biggest profit?
0:34:37 > 0:34:38I think the vase.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43The problem with that is, according to JP, it's had a degree of restoration.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47We did talk about that, didn't we? We said, "Restored or not restored?"
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Anyway, it's all in the eye of the beholder.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53What'll happen with the first lot? Here it comes!
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Moving on to Lot 2108. I have a bid, to start me, of £25.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- How good is that? - With me at £25. I'll take 30.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06£25. 30 on the internet. Clears the commission. Where's five?
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Internet bid at 30. Surely worth five. On the net at 30.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- 35 on the net. We've got 40 at it. 40 on the net.- 40!
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Welcome, internet. £40. Are you going to go one more, internet?
0:35:15 > 0:35:20£40 on the net. I have to sell it. Fair warning at £40.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24No-one else in the room. It's £40 and selling. All done?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Well done. £40 is plus 15.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30What a great start. Plus 15.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Now, Escalado...
0:35:32 > 0:35:37- ..a Chad Valley Escalado horse-racing game.- Clippity-cop!
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Nicely-boxed, all there.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Start me at £40 for this. The Escalado game...
0:35:42 > 0:35:45£40. £40. 20, then.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49£20. Fun at Christmas. I've got 20 bid now. At 20.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Looking for two now. £20 bid. 22.
0:35:52 > 0:35:5525. 28. 30.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- Yes!- Don't say that! Kate Bliss, what are you up to?
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Far left-hand corner at 30. Anyone else joining in?
0:36:00 > 0:36:05£30 is bid. Surely worth another fiver. £30. I'll sell at 30.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- This is unbelievable! - Fair warning. 30.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10It's plus 14,
0:36:10 > 0:36:13which means you're plus 29 without winking!
0:36:13 > 0:36:17- Here comes the vase.- Look out. - Oh, no!- Now, Moorcroft...
0:36:17 > 0:36:21..sadly, restored. Someone start me at £30.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23You get a lot of style for your money.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- £30 surely. 30 on the net.- Come on!
0:36:26 > 0:36:28They know what they're talking about.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32On the net at 30. Looking for five. 35 in the room against you, internet. 40 in the room.
0:36:32 > 0:36:3445 internet.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- On the net at 45.- GIRLS: Come on!
0:36:36 > 0:36:39The pressure in the room is unbearable.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44£45 and selling on the net. It's going at 45.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48I can't bear it! That's minus £30.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52- You had plus £29. You're minus £1! - Minus one!
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- This is so painful for you! - That is painful.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58What are we going to do about the bonus buy?
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- What do you think?- Minus one could be a winning score.- It could be.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- I think we should maybe go for it. - I think we should go for it.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- Really?- Think hard. - Do you really think this?
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- £60 I paid.- Go for it.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12- You are or you aren't?- Yes.- No?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- Make your mind up! - I think we shouldn't.- OK.- OK. - We should leave it.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- How long have you been together? - Six years!- Really!
0:37:19 > 0:37:22We're not going with the bonus buy, the decision is cast,
0:37:22 > 0:37:24but here it comes.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28A brass-cased pocket barometer by Negretti and Zambra.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- Watch it make 200 now. - Interest with me on the book.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33I can start at £20.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36With me at £20. I'll take five now. Who's going to go five?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Commission bid at 20. 25.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Clears commission now at £25, standing left. 30 on the net.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46£35 in the room. 40 on the net.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Are you sure, sir? £40? It's Negretti and Zambra.
0:37:48 > 0:37:54- 45! Are you going to go one more, internet? £45 in the room. - He's nudging it up. Good old JP.
0:37:54 > 0:37:55Far left at £45.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Fair warning, I shall sell,
0:37:57 > 0:38:01against you in the room at £45 and selling...
0:38:01 > 0:38:0350 internet. He shakes his head.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06At £50, then, on the net. Any more at £50? I shall sell.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11- Well done. Benjamino, that was the correct decision, wasn't it?- It was.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- Good man. - He's a lovely man. He got it right.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Because if you got it wrong, you were in deep schtuck there!
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- Are you feeling confident, Mary? - Yes, fairly confident.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32- What do you mean, fairly confident? - Well, you know, maybe cautious.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- You went with the Majolica jardinieres.- I love them!
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- They were your find, so to speak. - Mm.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41You paid £145. It's your big-ticket number.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44His estimate is 80 to 120,
0:38:44 > 0:38:46but what does he know?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Otherwise, you've got that heap of ironmongery,
0:38:49 > 0:38:52or should I say bronzemongery, to fall back on!
0:38:52 > 0:38:57First up is Charles's pretty little dressing box. Here it comes.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02Lot 2129, a mid-Victorian rosewood-and-porcelain inset dressing-table box,
0:39:02 > 0:39:04circa 1860.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Lovely lot, this. Someone start me at £60.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Surely worth £50 to start me.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1330, then? Hands shoot up. There's 30. Now, let's go upwards. 35.
0:39:13 > 0:39:1740 on my right, at 40. 45. 50 on my right.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21- 55. 60 on my right. - Yes!- You've broken even.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- 65.- Yes! Profit!- You're in profit, Charles, well done.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27It's a wonderful lot. It's £70. It doesn't seem like very much.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- 70 - I'm selling.- One more! - Fair warning, everyone.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32It's £70, on my right at £70.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35That's a profit, Charles. Well done.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37That's plus £10, thank you very much.
0:39:37 > 0:39:38Now the jardinieres.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42..Late 19th century. Bids on the book with me at £40.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44£40?!
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Where's five? 45. 50.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49£50 against you. 55 and 60. Against you at 60.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- This is desperate.- One more might do it. Against you at 60.
0:39:51 > 0:39:5465. And I'm out now at £65. Where's 70?
0:39:54 > 0:39:59On the right at 65. 70, back in. Internet's out. 70 at the back.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- Fair warning, then, I shall sell. - That's half price!
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- 70 it is.- £70 it sold for.
0:40:06 > 0:40:11- That means you're minus £75. Overall, you're minus £65.- Oh, no!
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Now George Gawthorn... Come on, George!
0:40:14 > 0:40:18..Railway advertising lithographic poster in a nice oak frame.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20As I thought, nice interest in this lot.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- Start me straight in at 45. £50 I have.- Good! Come on.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27£50. Where's the five now? We're near Brighton. Where's the five?
0:40:27 > 0:40:3055. And 60. 65. And 70.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32- Come on!- Come on, JP!
0:40:32 > 0:40:36You never know your luck... £70. On the book at £70.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41One more. At £70, I shall sell. Fair warning 70...
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Worth a punt, though, wasn't it? His estimate was 40 to 60.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47He got to 70. Just £5 light.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- Which means overall, you're minus £70.- Oh, dear!
0:40:50 > 0:40:53You've got to be brave in this game! You've got to be brave.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- What are you going to do about the ironmongery? - BOTH: We're going to be brave.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Here it comes. Stand by, Charles.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01A pair of Neo-Classical-style
0:41:01 > 0:41:04burnished gilt-metal curtain mounts.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- Quite an interesting lot. Very nice quality.- Thank you!
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Start me at £30 for these.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11At £30. A bid, thank you, at 30.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15- Straight up, straight away! - He really wants them.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- We need competition, though. - We need competition.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22Maiden bid at 30. Any more at £30?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- At 30, it is. At 30, I'm selling. - One more!
0:41:25 > 0:41:30It's £30, then. Yours, sir, at 30. All done?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Can't do any more, Charles. You doubled your money.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- Plus £15.- You doubled your money.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Takes you down to minus 55.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- Who knows, it could be a winning score!- You never know.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- All will be revealed in a minute. You're a sporting couple, you two. - Oh, dear!
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Well, well, well, well, well! What a ghastly day today has been!
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Universally, across the board, things have not gone well for our teams.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03But one team has suffered particularly badly,
0:42:03 > 0:42:07- and that happens to be the Blues. - ALL: Oh, no!- Yes.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12- £10 was the only miserable profit you managed to score out of your three items, yes?- Yes.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Gosh, that went downhill, didn't it? - Very far! Very far!
0:42:15 > 0:42:20£15 profit you got back, though, so that's OK, Charles.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Nice on the bonus buy. Thank you.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26But your losses, I'm afraid, were ring-fenced at £55.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Just not your day, I'm afraid, plainly.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31But you've been great sports. Thank you.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34Now, the victors today aren't going home with money,
0:42:34 > 0:42:38but they got quite close to it by only being minus £1.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- BLUES: Oh!- Isn't that bad luck?
0:42:40 > 0:42:45That is as close as the proverbial sheet of Bronco to actually taking home the cash,
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- but you just missed it.- Just.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48£15 profit on the pocket watch.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Wow, wasn't that a price?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Escalado - that cantered home.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56But Moorcroft, bless it...
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Anyway, there we are.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- Had a good time, Luce?- Lovely.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- Had a good time, Ben? - Thoroughly enjoyed it.- So have we.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04We've had such a fantastic time.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting! Yes?- ALL: Yes!
0:43:08 > 0:43:13You're sitting there thinking, "I could've done better than that."
0:43:13 > 0:43:16Well, what's stopping you?
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