0:00:05 > 0:00:10Today we're in Kent, a county said to be the oldest in England
0:00:10 > 0:00:14and as antique lovers we love everything old. Right?
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Let's go bargain hunting. Yeah!
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Because of its abundance of hop gardens and orchards,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Kent is often described as the Garden of England.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53Let us hope that today, with all these antiques stalls,
0:00:53 > 0:00:59the County Showground will be as fertile a hunting ground as it needs to be for our teams.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Let's have a quick squint as to what's coming up.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07The Red team sort of miss the point.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- Second-hand. - That's an antique for you!
0:01:11 > 0:01:17- Whilst the Blues are hitting the mark. - A bit of glamour. Lovely!
0:01:17 > 0:01:21But will the highs and lows in the saleroom reap rewards?
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Well, we've got a family affair on the show today.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32We've got a mother and daughter and a brace of sisters.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37Joanne and Marie for the Reds and Bev and Alison for the Blues.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Hello, everyone! Lovely to see you.
0:01:40 > 0:01:46- Now, Marie, it says here you make money out of tourists. True? - Yes. I provide nice service, though.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52- A nice guest house in Deal. - Now Deal is a very beautiful place, isn't it?
0:01:52 > 0:01:58- Beautiful.- It's a pebble beach. - We've got no sand.- But a jolly nice pebble beach.- Beautiful.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03- Got your own pier.- Beautiful. - And the best fresh fish in Kent.
0:02:03 > 0:02:09- Excellent. Dover sole, beautiful. - Marvellous. And your interest in antiques and collectables?
0:02:09 > 0:02:15- I like glass. I've a nice collection. - What about jewellery? It says you love old jewellery.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21- Always on the lookout. I like dazzly stuff.- Jan, your mother likes to collect jewellery and you make it.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- I know. Good, isn't it? - That's a good linkage.
0:02:25 > 0:02:31- Tell us about your jewellery business.- I left my job eight years ago and the Prince's Trust helped me
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- start up my own business. - So are the earrings attached to your lugholes
0:02:36 > 0:02:41- your own production?- Yes. - Will you show them off for us? - And the bracelet.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46- And my mum's jewellery. - How will you two get on shopping?
0:02:46 > 0:02:52- You're not going to fall out? - We're both quite strong characters, so I'll take a step back
0:02:52 > 0:02:58- and let Mum...- Really?- ..make the decisions.- That's your strategy? - I don't think we'll be skimpy.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03- Quality.- Quality always sells. - And pay the money for it. I hope you blow the lot!
0:03:03 > 0:03:09- How marvellous. Now, Bev...- Hello. - You're the elder sister, right? - I am, yes.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- You get on well? - We get on really well.- We do.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- Now you're a teacher. - I'm a nursery teacher.
0:03:17 > 0:03:23- I teach little people who tell you lots of funny things. - Generally, the truth.- Yes.
0:03:23 > 0:03:29- You'd be amazed what you find out. - Do they embarrass their parents? - Dreadfully, sometimes!
0:03:29 > 0:03:34- What do you get up to in your spare time?- I'm a campanologist. - Sounds painful.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39- I ring church bells. - Do you?- I'm ringing master at our local tower.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- It's a lot harder than it looks. - It is. And quite dangerous.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46I used to be a bell ringer in my teens.
0:03:46 > 0:03:53- I was always told if you don't let go in good time, you go through the roof.- That is quite right.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Whoomph! That's it.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00- Now, Alison, what do you get up to? - Well, I'm a qualified nurse,
0:04:00 > 0:04:06currently working in a small, family-run care home, which I thoroughly enjoy.
0:04:06 > 0:04:12- Do you collect anything? - I quite like silver items. We both like jewellery.- Yes!
0:04:12 > 0:04:18- We might try to find a piece. - You might commission a piece after the show.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23Anyway, what fun. Good luck. We've got £300 now coming your way.
0:04:23 > 0:04:29You'll enjoy taking that. You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go! Good luck!
0:04:29 > 0:04:32What great teams today.
0:04:32 > 0:04:38So that's the teams, but who's here to lend an expert eye?
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Ready to dazzle the Reds today is the enlightened Jonathan Pratt.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47And hoping for a hat-trick of items for the Blues is Kate Bliss.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Here we are at Detling.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57- What are you looking for? - I love Art Deco. I'd love something Art Deco.- OK.
0:04:57 > 0:05:04I'm looking for something people could buy as presents, small items like glass or wood. Quirky.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09I like silver things. Something small, pretty, maybe useful.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Metal, stone... Something useful.
0:05:13 > 0:05:20- And we both like jewellery. - Love jewellery. Glitz! Glamour! - Come on then, girls!
0:05:20 > 0:05:22That's quite a shopping list, teams.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27- Has our time started yet?- Yes! - It certainly has, so jump to it!
0:05:27 > 0:05:30If we go any further, we'll be in the car park.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33You, too, Joanne.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- A bath or something. - I think you're absolutely right.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42That's nice.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45There's some bits and bobs on here.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- Jonathan, look.- OK.- They're 35.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- Why do you like it?- It's functional, it might be a retirement present.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56How many desks are people going to put this on?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Most people are using a computer.
0:05:58 > 0:06:04- Do you want to put it on the back burner?- We have plenty to look at. - OK, we'll look at something else.
0:06:04 > 0:06:10- You guys are on fire! - Well, they're Reds. You can't have a back burner without a fire, JP.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- Hello! - That's a pretty little box.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20Excuse me. Could we see that little box, please? Thanks.
0:06:20 > 0:06:26- It's very pretty.- It is. Oh, I think it has got some age. Let's have a little look.
0:06:26 > 0:06:33It's rather nice you've got that design of cherubs. It's called embossed decoration or repousse.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38- I like that it has something inside as well as outside.- Yeah, so do I.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43Now we've got a price tag of 120. I think at auction I can see it at...
0:06:43 > 0:06:46maybe £70-£90. Something like that.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52- Why don't we have a little think? It's the first thing we've looked at.- We'll have a think about that.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:06:55 > 0:07:01Seems Kate and the Blues are boxing clever, whilst the Reds are proving to be rather flighty.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06Jonathan, quick. The other day one of these was on one of the auctions.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- I know...- And it went for a phenomenal price.
0:07:09 > 0:07:15- It's not the first one I've seen here.- It's £50. - Maybe, maybe.- No, OK.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21What about the mirrors, Joanne? Do you like those?
0:07:21 > 0:07:27- I have to keep up with you guys. You are quick!- A vase, £28. It looks absolutely disgusting,
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- but somebody might buy it. It's really hard.- I know.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37Crikey! There's no stopping these Reds. Frantic pace they're setting.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Meanwhile, the Blues have found a setting of their own.
0:07:40 > 0:07:46- That ring's rather lovely. - How much is the pave ring?- 265.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- It's lovely.- Oh, dear.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- Is it very old? - I can date it for you. About 1920.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- I'll just go and cry! - OK, let's think about it.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- OK.- Thank you, anyway. I do like that.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05Yeah, that's two items on your "let's think about it" list, Blues.
0:08:05 > 0:08:11A considered approach works when mindful of time, but the Reds stick to their scattergun approach.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16It's like a boot fair, but everything is so expensive. These AA badges?
0:08:16 > 0:08:18What about those brass things?
0:08:18 > 0:08:22This is nice. I like this. ..This is awful!
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- I'm sorry. I haven't seen anything. - Don't panic.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30That's right. Don't panic. Plenty of time for that later on.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35We've looked at really nice things. We've just got to buy something.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- I like the ring. - I know. Let's go over here.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44What about the fan? No good? I haven't seen anything that rocks my boat.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47No, really? You don't say!
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- Is that Arts and Crafts? - It is. Art Nouveau, I'd say.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56These sort of whiplash motifs are very Art Nouveau.
0:08:56 > 0:09:03I like the pattern and you've got something to feel there. It's very tactile.
0:09:03 > 0:09:09Exactly. And you have got the maker's marks there - JS for Joseph Sankey.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12So what would that fetch at auction?
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- Well, I think I'd put £20-£30 on it. - That's not bad, then.
0:09:16 > 0:09:22- Shall we ask this nice young man? What's your best price? - What have I got on it?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24You've got 35.
0:09:24 > 0:09:2625?
0:09:26 > 0:09:31- Would you go 20? - Go on, then. I'll go for 20.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- Thank you very much! - Thank you very much indeed.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- Thank you.- Thanks a lot.
0:09:38 > 0:09:44Flattery gets you everywhere. Just shy of the half-hour mark, that's the first Blue team buy.
0:09:44 > 0:09:51Whilst the shopping continues for the teams, come and look at something I've just found.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Try this on for a laugh. In 1900, somebody wanted to give you a shock.
0:09:55 > 0:10:01They presented you with a torch. Lens on the top, little side catch.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05In a tube. You go to turn the torch on, you press the handle and...
0:10:07 > 0:10:10A serpent comes out of the torch!
0:10:10 > 0:10:14A spring with a paper cover and lots of spots. What does it do?
0:10:14 > 0:10:19It gives you a nasty shock. Like the price. £30. Rarrr!
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Now have those Reds managed to concentrate their search?
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- I'm looking at this piece to shout at me.- I could shout at you.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- Me, too! 30 minutes left! - The difficult thing for me is
0:10:32 > 0:10:36when you're standing in front of a stall with a whole bunch of stuff,
0:10:36 > 0:10:42you say, "I like that," and I say, "That wouldn't sell at auction." I don't want to stand there
0:10:42 > 0:10:48and say, "I can't sell that." Come inside for smaller objects, more selected objects.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53- There's a far greater chance of finding something.- Go on, then.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58Jonathan has set out his stall. Let's hope he's right. He usually is.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03- Joanne, look at that!- Fantastic. - Look at that indeed.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08- Within seconds, the girls are both drawn to something tantalising. - 285.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- You do surprise me. It's very traditional.- Absolutely beautiful.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18What you've got is a Victorian oak brass-mounted tantalus.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23Tantalus being, in this instance, spirit decanters in a frame.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28But you've got the boxes at the front, which would be tobacco, perhaps, or cigarettes.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32It's got a secret drawer with no key.
0:11:32 > 0:11:38- The stallholder might have a key. - Secret drawer?- Excuse me. Have you got the key for this?
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- Hello.- Do you have a key for this? - No.- Do you know how it opens?
0:11:42 > 0:11:45You just press the secret...
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Fantastic.- Love it.- Now, price...
0:11:48 > 0:11:50I'll have to look.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- Come on! We don't have much time. - That's not his fault, Reds.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- We've only got...- 285.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- Yeah. 250? Or is that too much?- Too much.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- Where are we going? - I'd like to be really cheeky
0:12:05 > 0:12:10- and say 180. - Would you? And I would say sorry.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- Oh, come on. It's a good sale. - Cor, that Marie's got some front.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- My best offer is 200. - I couldn't do it, no.
0:12:18 > 0:12:24- Tonight you won't sleep. - No, I sleep OK, thank you.
0:12:24 > 0:12:31- - 220 and I'll let you have it. - You're getting nearer. 210. - We haven';t got much left then.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36- It's been in my lounge for 15 years. - It's second-hand!
0:12:36 > 0:12:41- It's an antique! - Come on, then. Let's go.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45OK. It's by the door. We can come back.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48It seems I spoke too soon, maybe. Now where are those Blues?
0:12:48 > 0:12:54- What about that lovely lady? - She's nearly £3,000.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- Oh! £3,000?! - This is two-dimensional.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03- And it's silver on bronze. - We just have expensive tastes. That is beautiful.
0:13:05 > 0:13:11We have just really got to focus now and think what we're going to get.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14That's good advice for both teams. Time's ticking.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- The teapot. - The teapot formed as a Shell pump.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24- People do collect teapots. - They do.- Want it?- It's quite nice.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- Modern novelty. - It's retro.- What's your best price?
0:13:28 > 0:13:3325, probably, is the best I can do on that.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- 20? Any good for 20? No? - 22 would be the best.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- 21. - No, 22.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- That's not bad. It's nice. - Can we have a look at it?
0:13:44 > 0:13:48It's quirky, it's a collectable. People do collect teapots.
0:13:48 > 0:13:55- 1988. Good year, that(!) - Hey, it's a teapot, not vintage Bordeaux, JP!
0:13:55 > 0:14:00- People do collect teapots and it's quirky.- A modern collectable.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06- I don't collect teapots. - It's not an enormous amount. - We have to buy something.- True.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12- If you want to buy it, buy it. It's not a lot.- We'll buy it. Is that all right?- Yeah.
0:14:12 > 0:14:18- What do we do now? - Tell the chap you're going to buy it.- We're buying that.
0:14:18 > 0:14:26At long last. Can't help thinking that was a bit of a panic buy. £22 is not much of a dent in your dosh.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Come on, teams. 40 minutes gone.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- Well, that's one down.- One down. - I feel slightly more relaxed.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37- What about those wooden boxes? We do like them.- Do you?
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- Beautiful. That's lovely. - It's a bit strange. It...
0:14:41 > 0:14:47It's a writing slate for that. A bit of fun, anyway. If you like, you know...
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- That's metal.- £16.- How much?!
0:14:50 > 0:14:5216.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- Are you reading that correctly? - Yeah.- Yeah.- 16.
0:14:56 > 0:15:02- OK.- I think that's really nice. In a modern flat, you know... - Next to the fireplace.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07- I think that's quite quirky.- Do modern flats have period fireplaces?
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- I think we'd make money on that. - Is that right?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13I'll hold it up for you. That.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- - That's just a coal box.- Yeah. - - We quite like that, actually.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- They rather like that. - Is that your lowest price?
0:15:22 > 0:15:27- Have I got 15 on it?- 16.- You can have it for 10.- Got to have that.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Do you know, I am impressed, ladies.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Finally, you have impressed me!
0:15:33 > 0:15:37I shouldn't say that. No, that's a nice buy for £10.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43- I'd love it and have it in my house. - There we are. You won't lose money. - Brilliant.
0:15:43 > 0:15:49Strong words, Jonathan. Another quickfire purchase and steaming into the lead. Two down, one to go.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55- How would the Reds sum up the experience so far?- Hard work.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00Trying to focus on money and the quality of the item.
0:16:00 > 0:16:06They want to look at everything! And Mum, Marie, is, "What about that? Should we buy that?
0:16:06 > 0:16:10"How much is it?" Straight into the negotiation.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16The two items we've found so far are really nice, but not a lot of profit in them.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- I'm a rabbit in the headlights. - It's tough for the experts, too.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25We've not heard from those Blues for a bit. How are you getting on?
0:16:25 > 0:16:30Don't panic. You've seen some good things and we've one great item.
0:16:30 > 0:16:37Ever the optimist, eh, Kate? There's not that much time left and still two items to find.
0:16:38 > 0:16:44- We need to buy something quality. - How long do we have? Less than ten minutes.- It's serious now.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Come on, Jo.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- More jewellery here.- Lovely things.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- Over there they've got some silver. - Oh, silver.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56We like compacts.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- It's quite sweet. - OK, great.
0:17:01 > 0:17:07So we've got a silver one, engine-turned. Very Deco with this little geometric motif.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10And that one's '30s.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- OK.- It's really nice. Nice example.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18Engine-turned. In good condition. Nothing extraordinary about it.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- But it's quite sweet. What price? - You've got 90 on there.- I do.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- I'll do it for 50.- 50.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- Oh, Kate's our expert. - Is it silver?- It is, yes.
0:17:30 > 0:17:37- English silver?- Yep. 50's quite strong, I would think, for an auction price.- Oh...
0:17:37 > 0:17:44- Is 50 really your best price on that? - I could take another five off. 45 would be my bestest bestest.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48I like this. Has that got somebody's name on it?
0:17:48 > 0:17:50That says...Vera.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Oh, Vera! Are there many people called Vera?
0:17:53 > 0:18:00- It's a name from the '30s.- It is. - Vera Lynn.- It could have been hers, couldn't it?- It could be!
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Gosh, he's a good salesman!
0:18:03 > 0:18:09- Not 40? - No, that's too far.- Just for us? - We need to make a profit.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Meet me in the middle. £42.50.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- Oh, we don't do 50s. - Right, 42 then.- 42?- Yeah, go on.
0:18:16 > 0:18:23- What do you think, girls? - We're running out of time. - I'm thinking we need a third piece.
0:18:23 > 0:18:30- I'm wondering if there's anything else we can do. If we take something else...- And drive a hard bargain.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35- Is there anything else you can sell us?- Doubling up is a good tactic.
0:18:35 > 0:18:41It could save precious time and money, but with both teams having little of one and loads of the other
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- which will run out first? - Oh, I like that. How much, Jo?
0:18:45 > 0:18:51- 160. I like that.- It's a quality thing. Avery made quality scales.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55This is from quite a classy shop, probably.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- It's a shop thing. - Where's the price?- 130.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04I just wonder, at auction, are we going to make a profit?
0:19:04 > 0:19:05No.
0:19:05 > 0:19:11Well... Ah! That I got from Prague. It's a silver lipstick holder.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- Oh?- A bit of glamour. Lovely!
0:19:17 > 0:19:23We have got a little mark on there, which says...900, I think.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Which is the grade of the silver. - That's OK.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32- Have we said a price? - I haven't yet. - Have you thought of a price? Low.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38I can't really go less than 60 for the two and that's a right bargain.
0:19:38 > 0:19:4150, I'd bite your hand off.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- 55 and you've got a deal. - What do you think, ladies?
0:19:45 > 0:19:50- Go for it!- We're running out of time. - Thank you very much.- Thank you!
0:19:50 > 0:19:55So that's £40 for the contact and £15 for the lipstick holder.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01- Items two and three in one fell swoop!- We've got some lovely ladies' items.- We have, haven't we?
0:20:01 > 0:20:07- Something beautiful. - Well done! Three! - At last! Phew!- Brilliant.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12OK, we've got five minutes left, everybody! Five minutes!
0:20:12 > 0:20:19- You have to make a decision, Joanne. - Giving me five minutes at the end isn't really my decision, is it?
0:20:19 > 0:20:25- We like the scales. Expensive. - Yes, but there was a tantalus when you first came in.
0:20:25 > 0:20:32- It's a short walk and we might get there before the clock runs out. Want to go for it?- Yeah. Joanne?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- Go on. See if he takes 200. - We need 200.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44- Well, it's still here. That's always a sign. He's not, though. - That's a bad sign, isn't it?
0:20:44 > 0:20:50- Is your other half here? - Excuse me.- Come on. We can do a really good deal now.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- He's gone for now.- OK.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- Could you go down to 200? - He might. I really need to ask him.
0:20:57 > 0:21:0150 seconds left and now she's gone!
0:21:05 > 0:21:10- Are you happy with that, Joanne? - No, not really.- Why not? - It's all the money!
0:21:10 > 0:21:12This waiting is agony!
0:21:12 > 0:21:17- They're back. - I thought you took to the hills.- No.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22- We've...- You might get it for two, but you won't get it for 180. - What did you say?
0:21:22 > 0:21:28- You could let us have it for two? - Two.- Oh, you're a good chap. Well done.- Oh, there we are!
0:21:28 > 0:21:35- I can relax now. - You wore me down.- They wore ME down! - We'll all need a stiff drink now.
0:21:35 > 0:21:41Right then, time's up. Let's remind ourselves what the Red team dredged up, eh?
0:21:41 > 0:21:48They pored over countless things before settling on the novelty teapot, bought for £22.
0:21:48 > 0:21:55Fired up from that purchase, they went on to buy the coal scuttle for only £10.
0:21:55 > 0:22:02And with seconds to spare they returned for the tantalus for the spirited £200.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10- Well, girls, you had a frightfully jolly time with JP. A whole hour!- Yes.
0:22:10 > 0:22:16- Which is your favourite piece, Joanne?- The tantalus. - Marie?- I'm the same.
0:22:16 > 0:22:22- We saw it both together. We both liked it.- Genetically linked. Bound to be, isn't it? Super.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Is that going to bring the biggest profit, then?
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- I think the coal bucket. - Do you? That's your prediction?
0:22:30 > 0:22:37- We didn't pay very much. The guy didn't know it was there. - Really? You're clearly cunning
0:22:37 > 0:22:42- at spotting things. So what was your grand total?- £232.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44£232.
0:22:44 > 0:22:50- I would like sixty...- Eight. - Thank you very much.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- 68. That's what £58 looks like. - I know.- And I believe you, too.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59That'll weigh you down on your little trip. What'll you do, JP?
0:22:59 > 0:23:03I don't know. In the shopping experience, we picked up everything.
0:23:03 > 0:23:11I've got no idea really what to impress them with, but something will guarantee a profit.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Really? Never mind what they like. Go get the big profit!
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- It's about the money. - You are so right, JP!
0:23:19 > 0:23:25Anyway, the lovely team are going to go and have a cup of tea. We'll check out what the Blue team bought.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30Firstly, they picked up the Art Nouveau copper tray for £20.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Next they confined themselves to the George VI powder compact,
0:23:36 > 0:23:40which they go for a knocked-down £40.
0:23:40 > 0:23:46Lastly, the continental silver lipstick holder was bought for an attractive £15.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Right then, BA, Bev and Alison,
0:23:52 > 0:23:57- did you have a nice shop?- Wonderful. - Which is your favourite piece, Bev?
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- I like the lipstick holder. - Do you?- Rather beautiful.
0:24:01 > 0:24:07- What about you, Ali? - I really liked the tray. It's not something we set out to buy,
0:24:07 > 0:24:14- but I quite liked that. - "Tray, tray" bon! Which piece will bring the biggest profit?
0:24:14 > 0:24:19- I think the tray. - I think the tray, actually. That is definitely the one.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25- That's marvellous. How much cash did you spend, girls? - Not as much as we'd like!
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- £75.- On all three? How cheap is this, eh?
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- I know.- £75 spent. I'd like 225, please.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- Mm, OK.- 225, thank you. - Hold on, there's more.- Is there?
0:24:36 > 0:24:43- Oh, the old metallic for you. That's a lot of money, Kate Bliss. You'll love this.- It is, isn't it?
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- There you go. - I feel obliged to blow the lot.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51- Go for it, Kate!- That's what we like to hear. I wish you well.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Meanwhile, I'm shoving off to Charterhouse in Surrey.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Cor. Impressive, isn't it?
0:25:04 > 0:25:10Who lives here? Well, in term time, it's home to around 700 boys and around 100 girls.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Lucky, aren't they?
0:25:15 > 0:25:22Charterhouse has a history dating back 400 years. The school first opened to students in London
0:25:22 > 0:25:26in 1611 and later moved to its current site.
0:25:26 > 0:25:32Its long history comes with a list of Old Carthusians, as they're known.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38One of the famous Carthusians was John Wesley,
0:25:38 > 0:25:45who attended the old Charterhouse from 1714 and went on to great things.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49And we see out of the school's collection, a series
0:25:49 > 0:25:57of commemorative busts of the great man, typically seen here in a bit of Staffordshire pearlware
0:25:57 > 0:26:02looking august and stern and very much in control of himself.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05And, of course, his church.
0:26:05 > 0:26:11One of the most bizarre and extraordinary images of Wesley is this thing,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15which is actually part of the vertebrae from an ox.
0:26:15 > 0:26:22So the animal bone has been boiled to remove all the flesh. That's handy.
0:26:22 > 0:26:29Then the bare bones themselves painted as if this is John Wesley preaching from a pulpit,
0:26:29 > 0:26:33raising his hands aloft. Face looks a bit grubby,
0:26:33 > 0:26:38but he's wearing his surplice. It's technically a bit of folk art.
0:26:38 > 0:26:45There was another big name being educated here who also made the move to this site.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49The founder of the Scouting movement, Robert Baden-Powell,
0:26:49 > 0:26:53attended Charterhouse from 1870 to 1872.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58After leaving, he joined the army and led a distinguished career,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02most famously defending Mafeking against the Boers in 1899,
0:27:02 > 0:27:07after which he became a Major General at the age of only 43.
0:27:11 > 0:27:19Interestingly, Baden-Powell's house master, Frederick Girdlestone, otherwise known as The Duck,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21because he waddled about so much,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25kept a scrapbook of life at Charterhouse.
0:27:25 > 0:27:32Because he was Baden-Powell's house master, a lot of Baden-Powell material is contained in it,
0:27:32 > 0:27:38including this, which is the first volume of The Scout magazine,
0:27:38 > 0:27:45produced in April, 1908. The outer cover is an illustration drawn by Baden-Powell
0:27:45 > 0:27:49because he was a capable illustrator amongst everything else.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54And inside the first article is How I Started Scouting.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Then we move on to a battleship adventure,
0:27:58 > 0:28:04which is effectively a part work that you'd add to later editions of the magazine.
0:28:04 > 0:28:10Then the bits that I really like about these sort of publications. Messages, moral messages.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Why Scouts Must Keep Fit.
0:28:13 > 0:28:19Why The Smoker Is A Bad Scout. They were sending that message out in 1908.
0:28:19 > 0:28:26That's interesting. And if you've ever been maddened by somebody else's cat coming on your windowsill
0:28:26 > 0:28:30take advice from The Scout, circa 1908.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35Erect some metal grilles like this to keep away the cats.
0:28:36 > 0:28:43The big question today is, of course, over at the auction, just how smart will our cats be?
0:28:43 > 0:28:50Right, let's head back to Kent to see what our auctioneer makes of all this, eh?
0:28:50 > 0:28:55Well, well, well, what a mixture we have in the Canterbury Auction Rooms with Michael Roberts.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- Michael, good morning.- Hello, Tim.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03First off, for the kitsch buyer, is the teapot as a petrol pump.
0:29:03 > 0:29:09Absolutely. It's made by a firm called Sunshine Ceramics, which sounds encouraging.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- It does.- I've looked at a website specialising in teapots
0:29:13 > 0:29:17and you can buy one of these for £95 plus postage.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22- Get away!- Absolutely, yeah.- Gosh. Does that mean we'll get that?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25I don't think so. Sadly!
0:29:25 > 0:29:30- 20-30 is my estimate.- The team paid £22.- OK.- That is encouraging.
0:29:30 > 0:29:37Now we go from what is ultimately one of the kitschiest teapots from the 1980s
0:29:37 > 0:29:42to one of the most traditional and badly-made and cheaply-produced bits
0:29:42 > 0:29:47- of Japan Wolverhampton tinware in the Western hemisphere. - Indeed, yes.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52- It looks like it's been kicked around a garage for 100 years.- How much?
0:29:52 > 0:29:59- £10-£15.- OK, we've dissed it enough. They only paid £10. They paid the right price.- OK, fine.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04The major investment, though, is in this brass-mounted oak tantalus. They've gone big-time on this.
0:30:04 > 0:30:10I want you to think, Michael, in your most positive, generous mood,
0:30:10 > 0:30:16- what would your estimate be on this baby?- The stoppers don't appear to be original.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21And one decanter has a chip out of the rim. So I would have thought around £120-£180.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26- Would you?- Yeah. - OK, fine, they paid £200.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31This is going to be the big downer, so we'd better have a look at the bonus buy?
0:30:31 > 0:30:36Now, Joanne, Marie, you spent £232, you magnificent chickens.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39You gave him £68. JP, what did you do with it?
0:30:39 > 0:30:46I just went looking for a bargain. I tried to find something that you might really love,
0:30:46 > 0:30:50but what I bought was a little gold pendant formed as a cricket bat.
0:30:50 > 0:30:57The nice thing is that it's English hallmarked gold, nine-carat, dated for 1965.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03There are lots of cricket fans. It's a popular sport. It's about four grams of gold.
0:31:03 > 0:31:09- I paid £45 for it, so just marginally over the... - The scrap value.- Which is great.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13The object, one will hope, will knock it for six.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Oh, lovely. I feel a boundary coming on. Do you like it?
0:31:17 > 0:31:22- Not...- Terribly?- Not bowled over, which is a bit of a joke.- It is.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26But it's gold, it's got scrap value.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31- If we bought it, we wouldn't lose a lot of money.- You pick later.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35Let's find out from the auctioneer whether he is suitably bowled out.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40There you go, Michael. What you've been looking for. A nice old bat.
0:31:40 > 0:31:46Well, a cricket bat pendant. Not that old, but reasonable quality.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- It's fairly well made and not in bad condition.- What's your valuation?
0:31:50 > 0:31:55- £40-£60.- That's brilliant. He's paid the right price.- Good.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00Marvellous. That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues. They kick on with their copper tray.
0:32:00 > 0:32:07OK, right. Art metalware. Sankey was quite a big name in Bilston.
0:32:07 > 0:32:14Yeah, a typical thing. It doesn't require much manual input in there. It's stamped out with a machine.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- Perhaps not tip-top quality. - Doesn't do it for me.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- What's your estimate?- £30-£40.
0:32:21 > 0:32:27£20 paid, so that could be an earner. Next in the metalwork stakes
0:32:27 > 0:32:33- is the silver compact. - A reasonable quality thing with the engine-turned ornament,
0:32:33 > 0:32:38- Art Deco in appearance. - How much?- £30-£50.- £40 paid.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- They're doing rather well.- So far. - Continuing the theme,
0:32:42 > 0:32:48- what do we think about the lipstick holder?- You've got the same Art Deco, engine-turned ornament theme.
0:32:48 > 0:32:54The problem with it is no obvious marks, so my guess would be it's a continental piece of silver.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59- Yeah.- So £30 again, thereabouts. - Lovely. £15 paid.
0:32:59 > 0:33:05- OK.- These, for a change, I don't think will need their bonus buy, but let's have a look anyway.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Bev, Alison, this is exciting.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12We gave a wodge of money to Kate Bliss. What did you spend it on?
0:33:12 > 0:33:18Well, Bev might recognise this. Alison might recognise this. There we go.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- Ah!- It's the ring!- The ring!
0:33:21 > 0:33:26Bev really loved this ring, Tim. She fell in love with this ring.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Now I had a jolly good look at it.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- 18-carat, although it's not fully hallmarked.- Right.
0:33:33 > 0:33:39- And I got him down to 210. - Ohhh!- Ohhh!- Well done.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44It's still a lot of money for a ring like that, but with a following wind...
0:33:44 > 0:33:49..you never know. At least we could see it go under the hammer and see what happens.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54- It is very pretty.- Beautiful. - I think they'll fight over it.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- OK, but you love it anyway. - We do! We love it!
0:33:58 > 0:34:02For the audience at home, let's find out if the auctioneer loves it.
0:34:02 > 0:34:08- There we go, look. You in the market for one of these? - Not this year.- Saving up!
0:34:08 > 0:34:15- How much to buy one of those?- I don't think it'll take long. £70-£100 would be my estimate.- Really?
0:34:15 > 0:34:20- Yeah.- £70-£100 we're talking about? Is that all it's worth?- I think so.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- It's relatively modern.- OK. How about £210 as a bonus buy?
0:34:24 > 0:34:29- Hopefully, they won't go with that option.- Well, that's it. That is scary.
0:34:29 > 0:34:35As we both know, at auction, jewellery is very affordable. You can get good things cheaply.
0:34:35 > 0:34:41That is not a bad thing. It is gold and it is platinum. £70-£100.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46I've been here before where I've not been so complimentary about items and they've shot away.
0:34:46 > 0:34:52- Exactly.- What do I know?- Exactly! That is the correct, modest answer. Thank you very much.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56We'll find out the real value in the auction.
0:35:00 > 0:35:07- Right then, JM. How are you feeling? - Yeah, excited.- Aren't they marvellous? Such a pair of smilers.
0:35:07 > 0:35:13- Good. Are you nervous at all? - No, not at all. - Full of confidence?- Yeah.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Now here we go, then. Sunshine Ceramics.
0:35:16 > 0:35:21- Give us a ray.- The modern Sunshine Ceramics novelty teapot here.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Starting at £25 on commission. Who's 30? £30 where?
0:35:25 > 0:35:30- £30 I've taken. - OK, it means we're in profit.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- 40? Are you sure?- Oh, go on.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36£40? Go on. £40. Yes!
0:35:36 > 0:35:41- Thank you. 45. 50? - Don't let it go now.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44The thing is at 45, isn't it? 45?
0:35:44 > 0:35:49No? At 45 and selling. On commission at £45.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53Plus £23. You've doubled your money. That's the way to do it, girls.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Now your old coal scuttle.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59The coal scuttle here. £10? Cheap coal scuttle.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04A tenner? £10? A fiver, then? Fiver?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Any interest in this? £5, someone?
0:36:06 > 0:36:10£5. Someone put me out of my misery. Thank you. £5.
0:36:10 > 0:36:16£10? Any further bids? At £10. If not, the lady's got a bargain at £5.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- Was that £10?- Minus £5. So you're plus £18 now.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- Stand by for this. - Attractive-looking tantalus.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Who's going to start me at £100?
0:36:26 > 0:36:31- The tantalus here. £100? - I'm getting a bad feeling.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36- 80 to start, then. 80? Must be worth £80. - It's cheap enough at £80.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40£80. Thank you. Rescue me. I'll get a white flag!
0:36:40 > 0:36:44- 90? Internet coming in at 90? - I can't bear this, girls.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46100, sir?
0:36:46 > 0:36:50100? 100, thank you. 110, internet.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55110, internet. 110. 120? Thank you, though.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Any more bids at 120? If not, I will sell at 110.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02110 is minus 90. Bad luck, kids.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07So that is now minus 72. That is the dark hole I predicted.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- So are we going to go with the old bat?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- We need a century, don't we? - We do!
0:37:14 > 0:37:19- Here comes the bonus buy.- Nine-carat gold pendant, a cricket bat.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Starting at £25 on commission. Who's 30? £30?
0:37:23 > 0:37:2730 I'm bid. That figures. 35? No.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- 35 on the internet, please. - This is ridiculous.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33At 30. Who's £35? Gold cricket bat.
0:37:33 > 0:37:3535. Thank you, sir. 40.
0:37:35 > 0:37:3845. 50.
0:37:38 > 0:37:4155. 60. 65?
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Still good value. 65, someone?
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- One more, surely.- One more bid? If not, I will sell at 60.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52- At £60 and selling. - I don't believe it. £60.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Thank you, Jonathan. Plus £15.
0:37:55 > 0:38:01- That means you are minus £57, which is not too bad, is it? Disappointing, though.- Yeah.
0:38:01 > 0:38:07- You've been such a marvellous team. - I know!- Minus 57, based on this, could be a winning score.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12You could still be victors today. Don't say a word to the Blues.
0:38:19 > 0:38:25- So, Bev, Alison. Do you know how the Reds got on?- No. - Of course we don't.- Lovely.
0:38:25 > 0:38:31Now look, we've got one sister with the blue nails. Look at that.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35And the other sister with the blue toenails. Look at that!
0:38:35 > 0:38:39This is patriotism taken to a degree!
0:38:39 > 0:38:44- Go, the Blues!- Are you competitive, you two?- Of course!- No!
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- BOTH: Yes!- I think you are. Well, here we go, then.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52First up is your copper tray. Here it comes.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Copper circular tray by Sankey and Sons of the Art Nouveau design.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Who'll start me at £20?
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Lot number 160. 20?
0:39:01 > 0:39:05£10 I'm bid. Thank you. £10, right at the back. 15 where?
0:39:05 > 0:39:08£15, next to you.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1020 standing. 25, madam?
0:39:10 > 0:39:1225, yes? It's at 25.
0:39:12 > 0:39:1730? Standing, sir? No. 25 with you, madam.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Looking for 30. £30, anyone? Want to join in at 30?
0:39:21 > 0:39:24I will sell. Lady's bid at £25.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28- Well done.- That's a profit. - Plus £5. That's what I like.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33- Now one compact.- The silver powder compact. Start at £25 on commission.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Who's 25? 25, where? 25 on the internet, please.
0:39:37 > 0:39:4125 in the room. £30 on the internet. Two bidders online.
0:39:41 > 0:39:4535. £40? A Russian bidder.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- Russian! - All the way to Russia. £40?
0:39:48 > 0:39:52£35 to the UK bidder, then. 40? 40 on commission.
0:39:52 > 0:39:5445, internet, please?
0:39:54 > 0:39:58No. 45 in the room? Good quality silver compact.
0:39:58 > 0:40:0445 back in with the Russian bidder. He's bid again. 50, Tony?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06With you, sir, online at 45.
0:40:06 > 0:40:12That is plus £5. Plus £5, plus £5. Could this be a pattern?
0:40:13 > 0:40:18The continental silver metal lipstick holder. Again, engine-turned.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23£20? Lipstick holder. 20? £10 to start, then?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25£10, thank you. 15, where?
0:40:25 > 0:40:30- Anyone at 15?- Oh, go on! - Come on!- Bargain!
0:40:30 > 0:40:33£10 and I will sell it at £10.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38- Well, he tried his best. - He did work very hard, bless him.
0:40:38 > 0:40:45You had £10. You've now got £5. You're plus £5. Now that's folding money to go home with.
0:40:45 > 0:40:53£2.50 each. Or do you risk it for a biscuit for £210 on the ring, which you both love?
0:40:53 > 0:40:59- We do.- You can't ask Kate. Her lips are sealed. - Oh, with the tail wind...
0:40:59 > 0:41:03- That could be a winning score. - We have to take the money, I think.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Decided?- Decided.- No bonus buy.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09We're going to sell it anyway.
0:41:09 > 0:41:14The gold-coloured metal, sapphire and diamond dress ring. £70 where?
0:41:14 > 0:41:1770?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20OK, £50? The sapphire and diamond ring.
0:41:20 > 0:41:2450? 50 I'm bid, thank you. 50. £60 where?
0:41:24 > 0:41:2760 seated. 70 where?
0:41:27 > 0:41:30£70. Any further bid at 70? Any further bid?
0:41:30 > 0:41:34I will sell it at 60. All done? It's a good ring, decorative ring.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38- He's tried his best. - Any more? I will sell it. At 60.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43- That is minus 150. - Somebody has got a bargain there!
0:41:43 > 0:41:48Haven't they? That is so wicked. Anyway, you made the right decision.
0:41:48 > 0:41:54So you've got your £5 note. £5 could be a winning score so say nothing to the Reds.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- OK.- Our lips are sealed. - All will be revealed in a moment.
0:42:04 > 0:42:10Well, well, well. Here we are gathered under this glorious old tree and it is my duty to reveal
0:42:10 > 0:42:15there's a chasm between the teams and the runners-up are the Reds.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Oh!
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Minus £57 they are.
0:42:19 > 0:42:27It started out so beautifully. £23 profit on the novelty teapot and then it went down the spout.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32- It wasn't great, was it?- No. - You're not going to cry? - I'm welling up!
0:42:32 > 0:42:38Joanne, don't well up! I can't bear to see an adult cry when they've had so much fun.
0:42:38 > 0:42:44- A brilliant day. - We've loved having you on the show. You've been a great team.
0:42:44 > 0:42:50But the winners today are going home with £5. The two sisters get £2.50 each.
0:42:50 > 0:42:55- There's the £2.50.- Thank you. - Just as well you didn't go with the bonus buy.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59You wrapped up your £5 and got to keep it.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03- I hope you've had a great show. - Fantastic.- Fabulous!
0:43:03 > 0:43:05We've loved having you all.
0:43:05 > 0:43:10- It's been such fun. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?- YES!
0:43:12 > 0:43:18I know you're sitting there thinking, "I could have done better than that!" What's stopping you?
0:43:18 > 0:43:25If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply. It'll be splendid to see you.
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