0:00:05 > 0:00:07During World War II,
0:00:07 > 0:00:11the skies above Kent featured largely in the Battle of Britain,
0:00:11 > 0:00:16but today we're up for a different sort of dogfight
0:00:16 > 0:00:17here at the fair.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20So, let's go bargain-hunting...yeah!
0:00:44 > 0:00:46We're at the Kent County Showground,
0:00:46 > 0:00:49close to the village of Detling.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52There are at the top end of several hundreds dealers here,
0:00:52 > 0:00:54longing to do battle with our teams,
0:00:54 > 0:00:59each of which have got ?300 to buy three items in under an hour.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Let's have a quick peek as to what's coming up.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07The stakes are running high for the Reds...
0:01:07 > 0:01:11I don't know! Would you consider selling...? Aaargh!
0:01:11 > 0:01:14..and the pressure is on for the Blues.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Ten minutes to go and we've got to buy another two items. No...
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Yeah, two items, and we've got a lot of money to play with.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24But at the auction, will divine intervention be on their side?
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Look at him saying his prayers! This is JP at prayer.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Right, let's meet today's teams.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Well, on Bargain Hunt today, we've got two teams of friends.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37We've got Amy and Susan for the Reds
0:01:37 > 0:01:39and Charlie and Martin for the Blues. Hello, everyone.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41ALL: Hello!
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Lovely to see you. Amy, tell me a bit about yourself, darling.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48I'm a mum of two. I've got two daughters, Charlotte and Sophie,
0:01:48 > 0:01:50and I'm married to Dan and he's in the Army.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Is he? Yes.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55So would you describe yourself as a pretty chirpy, friendly person?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Yeah, I think so. I'd like to think so!
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I think I can tell that. That's the vibe I'm getting.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05What do you do for a living? I'm a fundraising officer for a charity.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Right. The charity works to support families
0:02:08 > 0:02:10caring for people with severe learning disabilities
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and behaviour described as challenging.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17And it's the charity work, or through that, that you met your mate Susan.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Yes, I did. Susan bravely did a sky dive for the charity.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22Did she? Yes.
0:02:22 > 0:02:28And I helped her with her sponsorship and supported her through her journey
0:02:28 > 0:02:30and I was there when she did the sky dive. Were you? Yes.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34So was it a fantastic sky dive? Yeah, it was amazing!
0:02:34 > 0:02:37It took six attempts, though, because the weather was quite bad.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39I see - not to push you out? No, no!
0:02:39 > 0:02:42On the sixth go, it was really, really sunny
0:02:42 > 0:02:45and it was amazing. Really, really good.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48So when you're not flopping out of aeroplanes, what do you get up to?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51I'm a full-time student in Canterbury Christ Church University.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Are you? Yeah, I'm in my final year in occupational therapy.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57I'm also an advocate for the charity Amy works for,
0:02:57 > 0:03:01so I'm an independent advocate for a guy with learning disabilities.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03You ARE a busy girl! Yes, I am!
0:03:03 > 0:03:06How will you two get on when it comes to making profits today?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Well, use a bit of charm, I think.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Would there be a bit of Blarney in there?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Well, I've kissed the stone!
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I rather thought I could tell that.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18So we've got a little bit of Blarney and a lot of effervescence.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20That should make a very interesting cake.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Anyway, very good luck, girls.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Well, well, well, that's quite something, all that charity stuff.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Charlie, how did you two become mates?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Well, me and Martin are both musicians
0:03:30 > 0:03:34and we met through mutual friends who were also musicians.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36And what sort of music do you play?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Currently, we do a little bit of folk music together.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42We're also in a rock band together. Do you get paid for this?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Sadly, not as much as you'd hope!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Sometimes, if we're lucky.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49But there's an ambition there. And when you're not making music,
0:03:49 > 0:03:51what do you do to earn a crust?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54I work for a swimming retail company,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57selling swimsuits and other swimming items.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Do you? Yes.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01And tell me, Martin, what do you do?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03I'm a hire manager for a construction company.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07I'm in charge of the drivers and the staff and the day-to-day running of the whole building.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11And they're all answering to you. They are. I'm the one under pressure!
0:04:11 > 0:04:13What's all this about skirts?
0:04:13 > 0:04:14Skirts? Yes.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Don't you wear skirts a lot?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18He does. Thank you!
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Excuse me, Charlie! Tell me about these skirts, then.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Martin likes to dress up as women if we ever go to a fancy dress party.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Does he keep the growth?
0:04:30 > 0:04:31He does, yes!
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Of course, that is an attractive feature, isn't it,
0:04:34 > 0:04:36when you're in the dress-up mode!
0:04:36 > 0:04:40And you're obviously very, very close - what you might call bosom pals. Yes. Yes.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44So that's going to enable you to bond up OK today?
0:04:44 > 0:04:48Yeah, well, hopefully we won't fall out over any decisions.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Any old knick-knacks. Life is bigger than that.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Exactly.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55In fact, it's so big, I'm about to give you ?300 apiece.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57How about that, girls? ?300.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00You know the rules. Your experts await...and off you go!
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Very, very, very good luck.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08is Jonathan Pratt.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Biggles!
0:05:11 > 0:05:13And providing vintage expertise for the Blues
0:05:13 > 0:05:15is Kate Bliss.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Beautiful!
0:05:18 > 0:05:19Ladies, here we are - Detling Fair.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22So, fellas, are we up for this? Yeah!
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Have you got any ideas of what you want to buy?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Something small and quirky, maybe.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Music collectables or some memorabilia.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32That little oddity, like a collectable animal or ceramics.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Anything, really - anything that takes our fancy.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39There's plenty to look at, so let's get bargain-hunting!
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Good advice, Jonathan. Go to it, teams!
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Let's head inside to start with.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Crikey, look at that colour -
0:05:48 > 0:05:50it's like shopping on a gigantic snooker table!
0:05:50 > 0:05:55So we've got furniture here. We've got to be a little bit careful of furniture,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57because the market's a little bit unpredictable.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I like the Russian dolls. I like the Russian dolls, yeah.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05I love Russian dolls. Do you?
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Yeah, she does. Oh, right!
0:06:07 > 0:06:09OK, well, we're straight off here.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Who's on there? Looks like Russian politicians.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Yeah, I like it because it's men.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15How much do you want for those?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17I've got 48 on them. OK.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19This is Gorbachev...and who's he?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22He's...Yeltsin.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24That's it. I really like them.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Yeah. A bit of a giggle.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Yeah. It's a fairly...
0:06:29 > 0:06:31select market, of course.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Yes. Yeah. And we need to go through the motions of...
0:06:34 > 0:06:36We're not really thinking with market in mind.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39We're just thinking what we like. Yeah, that's it.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43The good thing about this is it gives me an idea of what you might be interested in.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Then we've got something we can come back to. OK.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Let's carry on looking, and we can always come back and get these.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Yeah. OK.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Yes, of course you can think about it, Reds.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54But don't dilly-dally, eh?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01This is a scent bottle. Quite girly for you guys.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03There's a little bit of damage around the lid.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Yeah. I like these watches. You like the watches? Yeah.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Excuse me, sir, could we have a little look at the watches, please?
0:07:09 > 0:07:13I've got Waltham, I've got English Lever. There's all sorts there.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15They're all pretty standard ones.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17There's nothing there that's special or outstanding.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20We'll have a look along here. Thank you very much.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25Let's keep going.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Tick-tock. Keep your eye on the clock.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Be warned - shopping time flies by on this show.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32That was straight off, wasn't it?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Yeah! We know what we like.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40They look great, but in a saleroom you'd be surprised.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42When they're in amongst antiques,
0:07:42 > 0:07:44they'll really stand out as being new.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Let's keep going.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52I like this, Susan. What do you think? What is it?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54I don't know. Is it for...butter?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57I suppose it could be - round butter.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Is it Cornishware? Yes.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00TG Green. TG Green, OK.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Very popular today in retro kitchens. People are buying these sorts of things.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Generally speaking, at auction you would buy a quantity together.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Yeah, let's move on! For the moment.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Did you know that Cornishware was first produced
0:08:13 > 0:08:17in 1926 by Derbyshire-based TG Green?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20The design owes its name to an employee
0:08:20 > 0:08:22who thought the colours were like the blue skies
0:08:22 > 0:08:24and white-crested waves of Cornwall.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27Oh, yeah.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Now, these are quite interesting.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32This is called a Meerschaum pipe.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36And the word "Meerschaum" comes from the German,
0:08:36 > 0:08:40which literally means "sea foam",
0:08:40 > 0:08:42and can be carved quite intricately.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45This is carved quite nicely in a claw, there.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48It's like a claw holding an egg, almost. It is.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Exactly right.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Now, because it's quite white,
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Some of them date from the 19th century, from the Victorian period.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59So, the important thing is, we need to know what the price is.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Where's our stallholder? Here he is. Hi there!
0:09:02 > 0:09:04How much is on your pipe? 35. 35.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06OK.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07What do you think?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Maybe we should see if we can find anything else first.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Maybe come back to it? Yeah.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13There's nothing to stop us coming back.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15But I like your thinking.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17And I like it too, Blues.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20But soon you'll need to start making some decisions.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22What do you want to do? We've had about 20 minutes.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25I think we should buy the Russian dolls. Yeah.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26You really like those. We need to commit. Yes.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32OK, ready?
0:09:36 > 0:09:40So, tell us about this, sir. How old? 1944.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46That's a lot of money!
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Yeah! Too much dosh for us, eh, Kate?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52But nice to see our teams aiming for the jackpot.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56What's your best price on these?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I'll take a tenner off. I'm come down to 38 on them.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03What do you think? Nearer 30, I think.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04Really? Yeah.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08The only thing I'm a bit kind of... This paint on top.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12The paint on top? That's a birthmark. Ah!
0:10:12 > 0:10:14VENDOR: That's how he is.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Really?! Oh!
0:10:18 > 0:10:24No!
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Not terribly old. No, they're not old.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28They have such a novelty value
0:10:28 > 0:10:30and there have to be some collectors out there.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33It's not my thing. No?
0:10:33 > 0:10:38But then, it's your thing and that's what it's about.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Is that your way of saying, "I really don't like these"?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43You know, I do rather like them.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46I'm really drawn to them. I think we should buy them.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51We said Russian dolls, didn't we? Yeah. Did you really? Yeah.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53We said we liked Russian dolls.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Would you take 35?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Er, yeah, I'll do 35 on them.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00What do you think? You want to pay less, don't you?
0:11:00 > 0:11:0132?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Go on, then, 32.
0:11:03 > 0:11:0632, yeah. Shake the man's hand.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Thank you!
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Thank you very much.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11One down, two to go.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Great bit of haggling, Reds. Well done.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Item number one bought.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16As you say, one down, two to go.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Nothing musical...
0:11:20 > 0:11:21I like the little teddy bear duo.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23They're pretty well-loved, aren't they? Yeah.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28There's just nothing that's grabbing us in here, is there? No.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29Let's head out. OK.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Let's brave the cold.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33Come on, guys, let's step it up.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Who does it remind you of? Martin.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Oh, these are cool. Police badges?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43They're not old, unfortunately. That's the problem.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Being a bit negative, aren't I? Sorry, guys!
0:11:46 > 0:11:48I have the impression
0:11:48 > 0:11:50these chaps are finding this tough.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53At times, this shopping lark is a lot harder than it looks.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57"We supply Hunters' hot cross buns." It's what you call ephemera -
0:11:57 > 0:11:59the sort of thing that was often chucked away.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02It's got the price written on the back.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Six quid.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07It's quite fun.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10The interest for the 1930s, 1940s,
0:12:10 > 0:12:13people are putting on their walls objects from that period.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15?6? We're bound to make...
0:12:15 > 0:12:17That's just the starting price!
0:12:19 > 0:12:22I quite like this. Do you like it? I like it.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Shall we go for it? I think we should commit to this.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I'm going to step back and leave you... OK.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Negotiate with this lady.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32What can you do?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34What is the price on there? ?6.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36You can have it for 4.
0:12:36 > 0:12:374? Yes.
0:12:37 > 0:12:394. I think we should.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Yeah.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Thank you very much!
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Thank you very much.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Second purchase in the bag for the Reds.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49It's now 2-0 up to them.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51But our Blues seem to be struggling.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54What do you want to do - head back in and explore a bit more inside?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Back inside. Do you reckon? Yeah.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59We need to make a buy. We do need to make a buy.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01You certainly do, Blues.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04We'll go over here. OK.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11A little whistle there,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14which is by Sampson Mordan. Now, he's a silversmith
0:13:14 > 0:13:17that's really collectable, so people buy his silver
0:13:17 > 0:13:19just because it's by Sampson Mordan. OK.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22That's quite a lot of money - ?125.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Could we have a little look at the whistle?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32That's neat, isn't it?
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Here we go, guys. So we've got the English hallmarks here.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Which is great.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Do you want to give it a go? Yeah.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Go for it.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41WHISTLE PEEPS SHRILLY
0:13:41 > 0:13:42Crikey! It's quite loud.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44You're going to hear that, aren't you?
0:13:44 > 0:13:48I haven't seen one like it, I have to say, by Mordan.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52I'd be up for buying it, but do you think it's worth the ?100?
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Can we try and see if the lady would be nice enough to take...?
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Come on! Seeing as you've got a beautiful smile, I'll do 90.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Could you do it for 80?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Yeah, I'm sure I can. That'll be fine.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06Fantastic! Let's do it!
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Come on! Come on, then!
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Brilliant! Let's motor. Two more to go.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Well done, boys. First purchase made.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Whilst the shopping continues, I have a question for you.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Do you remember the 1960s?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Well, if you remember the 1960s,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26you're sure to remember one of these.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27Look at her!
0:14:27 > 0:14:29She's holding a glass of wine.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32But no ordinary glass of wine,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34because this is a gilde glas,
0:14:34 > 0:14:38which of course is Danish for a neck glass.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Take the top off the original packaging
0:14:41 > 0:14:44and reveal the neck glass itself
0:14:44 > 0:14:46in virgin condition.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Complete with leather thong.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52The leather thong around the neck provides the support.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Shove it round your neck like that, look.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58And hey presto, the neck glass is in operation.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00I love the back cover.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01Here's the party in 1965,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04where boys in Beatle haircuts
0:15:04 > 0:15:06are dancing with girls.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09And that girl is doing the Twist,
0:15:09 > 0:15:10but as she does the Twist,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13none of the wine is spilling out of her neck glass
0:15:13 > 0:15:16because it's suspended so beautifully
0:15:16 > 0:15:17by her thong.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21I have never seen one before in my long life,
0:15:21 > 0:15:23and therefore, I think we can safely assume
0:15:23 > 0:15:26that the Holmegaard neck glass
0:15:26 > 0:15:28did not take off.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Anyway,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32good fun.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33How much would it cost you?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Complete with box and virgin,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38it could be yours for 25 good old English pounds.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Cheers!
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Now, time to catch up with those Reds.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46How's it going, girls?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48It's going really well. We're pleased. Yeah.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52We're buying things we didn't think we'd buy. The Russian dolls were a bit unexpected.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55One more item to go, and I think this one's really going to count now.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56They're really in the spirit.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59We have an idea of what we want next...I think.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Hopefully!
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Great stuff, Reds,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06but the Blues have lost someone.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07Where's Charlie?
0:16:07 > 0:16:10We've lost him. Charlie!
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Chas!
0:16:11 > 0:16:12Sorry there, mate.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Have you found anything?
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Er, just like a bell, like a kind of...
0:16:18 > 0:16:19DING!
0:16:19 > 0:16:22It looks like it ought to be Victorian.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23But it isn't.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Bad times!
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Yeah, but nice thing. Well done for picking it out.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30So, tell us how you're feeling, Blues.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Time is flying
0:16:32 > 0:16:36and we just have to make some sort of sale. We have to buy something.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41We're under pressure, and I'm really finding it hard to find something where we'll really make a profit.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Ten minutes to go and we've got to buy another two items. No...
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Yeah, two items. And we've got a lot of money to play with.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48It's too much!
0:16:48 > 0:16:50But hey-ho, we've got ten minutes.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53And I'm sure something will turn up.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Go on, get to it, boys! Talk about cutting a fine line.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Meanwhile, the Reds are still outside,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59and something has taken their interest.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Do you like Clarice Cliff? I do, yeah.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02That tea service down there...
0:17:02 > 0:17:04That's gorgeous! OK.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06I don't know how much we've spent.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09I said maybe we could spend everything bar a pound
0:17:09 > 0:17:10and go for it.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12That's a gamble.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13That's a massive gamble.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15264.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17So it'd be 263 quid.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20It's such a cool thing to do. Really?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I just... It's a good name, it's a good shape.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26How much do you think it would go for at auction?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29I don't know. I'd quote ?200 to ?300.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32I don't know.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Would you consider selling it at ?263?
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Reluctantly, yes.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38Reluctantly, yes?!
0:17:38 > 0:17:41I mean...they're coming down a bit.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Quite a bit. Starting at 400.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46I think we need to look at it. We do need to see it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Do you mind if we look at a few pieces? We need to look at it.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Whilst you get the coffee set out,
0:17:50 > 0:17:52let's see how the last-minute Blues are faring.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55It's nice that it's got the brush.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Used for dusting down the bottle
0:17:57 > 0:17:59before you put the worm in, as it's called.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01You've got to be careful of these,
0:18:01 > 0:18:03because so often, the very end is broken off,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06because they're quite vulnerable. That one certainly looks intact.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08It does. Which is quite nice.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Nice bit of turning on there.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12There are collectors of them.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13The ones that make the most money
0:18:13 > 0:18:15are the ones that have fancy mechanisms
0:18:15 > 0:18:18and particular names on them.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20This hasn't got either of those,
0:18:20 > 0:18:22but it's still collectable.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24?45 is... That's a bit much.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28We're probably going to be looking at ?10, ?15 at auction.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Let's just do some asking here.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31Yeah.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Excuse me, madam. We really like this, but unfortunately,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37?45 is way too much for us. ?30.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Ooh...we've got to put it into auction.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40We can do this. Can we?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43We're running out of time, Martin.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47It's just nicely made. Decoration's nice.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49You've got six cups, six saucers,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52a little cream jug, sugar bowl,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54and then the coffee pot.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56What do you think?
0:18:56 > 0:18:57I'm really tempted.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Well, boys, I've had a little chat with the stallholder.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04She's very kindly said we can have it for 20.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Do you think it's worth it? We're running out of time
0:19:07 > 0:19:11and it could make a tiny little profit.
0:19:11 > 0:19:1720 quid? I'll go with you on this one. OK. 20 quid.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19but still one more to go
0:19:19 > 0:19:21and now there's just five minutes left.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25I'm really tempted. I think we should do it.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27I think we should as well.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30If you'll take it, then they'll take it. I'll take all your money.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31LAUGHTER
0:19:31 > 0:19:32Aargh!
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Panic!
0:19:34 > 0:19:37That's ?299 spent.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39I know! Very well done!
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Great! That's the shopping done for the Reds.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46The lady with the whistle...
0:19:46 > 0:19:48There was nothing else on there, was there?
0:19:48 > 0:19:50The modern chair.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51There was a man with silver up there.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Was there anything through there? We didn't go down here, did we? No.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01How much would a massive leather-bound Bible go for? Ooh...
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Shall we go with the pipe? What do you think?
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I'm happy to go with the pipe if we can barter it down a little.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11One minute left, I think. 30 seconds.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Go on, boys. I'll catch you up. OK, let's go! Go!
0:20:21 > 0:20:23And back to the pipe, I see.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26What was the best, did you say?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28I'll squeeze another fiver off.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30So what's that?
0:20:30 > 0:20:31We'll say 30. 30.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33I thought you said 30 before?
0:20:33 > 0:20:34OK, 25, then!
0:20:34 > 0:20:36I've got to try!
0:20:36 > 0:20:45The thing that concerns me is I'm not sure how old it is, exactly.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47You can't do 20?
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Go on, then! We'll take it off your hands.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Oh, thank you(!)
0:20:50 > 0:20:53?20. Thank you very much. That's great!
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Thanks a lot. You're welcome.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Great! Three items, guys. That's it, and we're just about out of time.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02That's it. Time's up.
0:21:02 > 0:21:08Why don't we remind ourselves what the Red team bought, eh?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10set them back a cool ?32.
0:21:20 > 0:21:26And finally, this Clarice Cliff coffee service
0:21:26 > 0:21:27Wow!
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Aaargh!
0:21:29 > 0:21:31This is a very jolly party, isn't it?
0:21:31 > 0:21:35You clearly had a whale of a time with JP. Yes.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Was he good fun? Really good fun.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38Which is your favourite piece?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41I like the poster.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43That's your favourite, the poster? Yes.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Do you agree with that? I like the Russian dolls, actually.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48OK, stupendo.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Now, tell me, how much did you spend?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52?299.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55I thought you'd like it.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57?299?!
0:21:57 > 0:22:02How great is that?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04So, one smacker.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Thank you.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Matches your tie. It does!
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Definitely polychrome.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14You're such a...smartie!
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Almost as smartie as JP.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19Good luck!
0:22:19 > 0:22:22That's not a cup of tea in this place. It's not.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Anyway, huge fun.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Go and have a cup of tea. Not you, JP.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33During a shop which was not exactly a whistle-stop tour,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35they managed to acquire this George V
0:22:35 > 0:22:37silver whistle for ?80.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40A late 18th-century, early 19th-century corkscrew
0:22:40 > 0:22:42was uncorked for ?20.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47And lastly, this Meerschaum pipe
0:22:47 > 0:22:51was also picked up for a smoking ?20.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56I think these boys look ecstatic.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01We are. After all, who wouldn't, if you'd had a whole hour with Kate Bliss to go shopping?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Was it a good experience? It was lovely.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04Said with feeling, Charlie.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Which is your favourite piece?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Probably the whistle.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Do you agree with that? I agree. You do.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13That's my favourite too. Best to agree with Charlie.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Probably the whistle too. Probably the whistle.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21That's probably why we like it! You just play one tune, you boys!
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Amazing. How much did you spend?
0:23:22 > 0:23:24?120.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26In total? Is that all?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28OK, ?180 of left-over lolly, please.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Thank you very much. You've got it, Charlie. Good.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35That's marvellous. Well, it's been quite an experience for you, Kate.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36It certainly has,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39and I've learned a lot from the boys, actually. Great, isn't it?
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Bringing on the younger generation of bargain-hunters - I love it.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45What are you going to go and find with all that cash?
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Well, there were a number of things the boys spotted which we didn't buy,
0:23:48 > 0:23:50so I might take another look.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Oh, it could be a re-run, you think?
0:23:52 > 0:23:53Maybe. Maybe?
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Oh, you're such a tease!
0:23:55 > 0:23:56Anyway, good luck, chaps!
0:23:56 > 0:24:00Meanwhile, we're heading off to Surrey. To Charterhouse, no less.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02I could be going back to school.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Charterhouse is an independent boarding school
0:24:08 > 0:24:11with a history that stretches back hundreds of years.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Today, the school sits here
0:24:13 > 0:24:16on this 250-acre site at Godalming in Surrey.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20School's out at the moment,
0:24:20 > 0:24:25but ordinarily, this place is home to the top end of 700 boys
0:24:25 > 0:24:26and 100 girls.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28And like all schools,
0:24:28 > 0:24:31its job is to nurture talent.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35And Charterhouse has done exactly that,
0:24:35 > 0:24:39nurturing some of Britain's finest.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41During the 1920s,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44while Charterhouse was at its original London site,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48two young boys who were showing signs of promise
0:24:48 > 0:24:51met at school and went on to become lifelong friends.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55The first of our duo of school chums
0:24:55 > 0:25:00is no less a personage than William Makepeace Thackeray,
0:25:00 > 0:25:02who you can see here
0:25:02 > 0:25:05in this plaster cast of a bust.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08It's a cast of a bust commissioned by Thackeray's mother
0:25:08 > 0:25:11when he was about 11 years old.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14The artist is James Deville
0:25:14 > 0:25:19and it shows Thackeray as he was in 1822.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21The most outstanding characteristic, I think,
0:25:21 > 0:25:23is his hooter,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25which quite clearly has been broken,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28thanks to a scrap here at school.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Thackeray was not a sporty boy.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34And I think possibly as a result of that,
0:25:34 > 0:25:36he may have been bullied.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40But he became incredibly important as a writer.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Thackeray's master work for which he's best remembered
0:25:44 > 0:25:46is of course Vanity Fair.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49But he was also a substantial contributor
0:25:49 > 0:25:52to the magazine Punch.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55And that gives us a perfect and seamless link
0:25:55 > 0:25:58to his school mate, John Leech,
0:25:58 > 0:26:02who also contributed to the Punch magazine.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05But when he was at school at Charterhouse,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08one of the essential parts of his education
0:26:08 > 0:26:09would have been Latin.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Charterhouse have the original Latin primer
0:26:13 > 0:26:16which Leech used when he was at school here,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19and typically in a primer like this,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22you have a line of script in English and your task as a student
0:26:22 > 0:26:24is to translate it into Latin.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26This Leech did,
0:26:26 > 0:26:28but he pimped up his Latin book.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31He added little caricatures
0:26:31 > 0:26:34and drawings on almost every page.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37I supposed it relieved the boredom.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Anyway, on this page, we've got one that relates to line number 135,
0:26:41 > 0:26:46and 135 says, "Pity a mind bearing things not deserved".
0:26:46 > 0:26:50In other words, pity somebody who is suffering
0:26:50 > 0:26:53as a result of something they didn't do.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55So, he did a little pen and ink sketch
0:26:55 > 0:27:00and he's probably no more than 12 or 13 at the time.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Here we've got a little boy bending over,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05about to be thrashed with a birch
0:27:05 > 0:27:07by a great big schoolmaster.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10And while this is happening, he is saying,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12" 'Pon my soul, I didn't do it!"
0:27:12 > 0:27:15In other words, he is the innocent party.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17And Leech is having a laugh.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20But such talent so early in life.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24And of course Leech, after he left school,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26developed his artistic skills
0:27:26 > 0:27:29and we've got an example here of one of his watercolours.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32And it shows a beautiful woman
0:27:32 > 0:27:34riding side-saddle.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37The whole of the watercolour is frightfully sketchy
0:27:37 > 0:27:39until you get to her face.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42And this is where Leech has put the effort in.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Just look at the way he's delineated her eyes
0:27:45 > 0:27:47and her lips and her nose
0:27:47 > 0:27:51and those crinkles of bespoke hairdo.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Genius.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56The big question today is of course for our teams over at the auction -
0:27:56 > 0:28:00are they going to be similarly as clever?
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Well, we've remained in the same county.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13We've simply cantered from Detling to Canterbury
0:28:13 > 0:28:15to be at the Canterbury Auction Galleries
0:28:15 > 0:28:18with Michael Roberts. Michael, good morning. Hello, Tim.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19Very nice to see you.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Now, what a colourful collection the Reds have got. Indeed.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26So how do Russian works of art work out in your saleroom?
0:28:26 > 0:28:27Brand-new ones like this?
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Well, I think it may be a little bit troublesome, perhaps.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34But they're good souvenirs. Someone's had to paint the things,
0:28:34 > 0:28:35so the effort's gone into them.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38?40 to ?60 is our estimate. You're being bullish!
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Well, they're a bit of fun, aren't they?
0:28:41 > 0:28:42They are. ?32 paid.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Maybe they'll make their money, maybe they won't.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Next up is my least favourite object out of the three, I have to say,
0:28:48 > 0:28:51which is this bun cardboard sign.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Now, I understand how people love enamelled advertising signs,
0:28:54 > 0:28:56because there's something about enamel.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58But these things must have been produced
0:28:58 > 0:29:00by the bun shop by the million.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Absolutely. So is it worth a ?5 note?
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Barely. Our estimate is ?2 to ?5.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Which is the lowest estimate
0:29:08 > 0:29:12you have ever put on any object in this saleroom in all your life.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Yes, indeed. Good. I got the message there.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Anyway, they paid ?4 and loved it.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20It's a minor investment in relation to their last item,
0:29:20 > 0:29:22which is the coffee service.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Stylish. It is.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27The sort of Art Deco shape with these angular handles,
0:29:27 > 0:29:29conical tapered bodies.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Traditionally, though, the biggest money
0:29:31 > 0:29:33will be for the Bizarre designs
0:29:33 > 0:29:36with the multi colours and the abstract shapes.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Because we have just got green and brown bands on here,
0:29:39 > 0:29:41there may be a bit of a struggle,
0:29:41 > 0:29:43but perhaps ?150 to ?200, that sort of money. Really?
0:29:43 > 0:29:46I have to say - is that all? Because they paid 263.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47Oh, dear!
0:29:47 > 0:29:49I suppose everything's complete -
0:29:49 > 0:29:52you've got the six, you've got the pot. And it has got the look.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Yes, indeed.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56But is it ?263 worth of look?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58That is the big question.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00I fancy not, in which case, they're going to need the Bonus Buy,
0:30:00 > 0:30:02so let's go and have a look at it.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Now, Amy, Suze, you cheeky ones!
0:30:05 > 0:30:08You gave poor old JP ?1 for the Bonus Buy.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Jonathan, what did you find?
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Something very suitable for the ladies, I thought.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15It's a little powder compact.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18It is not silver - it's nickel-plated.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21There's a hint of styling which gives a '30s flavour to it,
0:30:21 > 0:30:24but it's sort of mid-century, I suppose.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26This little crest here on the top
0:30:26 > 0:30:28belies the maker, and the maker is Dubarry.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32If you've got a pair of leather wellies, your very posh wellies,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34that's the same company. Ah!
0:30:34 > 0:30:36It's called a vani-jack
0:30:36 > 0:30:39and I guess you'd probably have your rouge or something on there
0:30:39 > 0:30:40and you can powder your nose.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43And there we are. It cost me ?1.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45So what do you think it will sell for?
0:30:45 > 0:30:49I reckon a tenner, maybe. Really?
0:30:49 > 0:30:50You sound surprised!
0:30:50 > 0:30:56LAUGHTER
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Oh, it's heavy. You can't complain about that.
0:30:58 > 0:31:03OK, fine. So your prediction is potentially ?9 of profit in that,
0:31:03 > 0:31:11should you decide to take it after the sale of your first three items.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Right, then, Michael, draw yourself up to your full height.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19Jonathan Pratt had ?1 to spend and that's what he bought.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Well, for ?1, it's not bad, really.
0:31:21 > 0:31:251935. Stylish, with its engine-turned ornaments.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28A cheap one like that for ?1 - what might you get for it?
0:31:28 > 0:31:30?20-ish, maybe. Might you?
0:31:30 > 0:31:31Maybe.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Well, that's delightfully optimistic and rather exciting for us.
0:31:36 > 0:31:37Thank you very much.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Completely different look.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Much more traditional, and kicking in with the little whistle.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Absolutely.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Now, perhaps I was a bit conservative
0:31:49 > 0:31:53when I initially valued this, but it is by a good maker, Sampson Mordan,
0:31:53 > 0:31:55well known for, particularly, pencils.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58And you know, I've estimated it at ?10 to ?15.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Perhaps it was a little conservative.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04But I would see it no more than 20.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Really? Bullish is 20, conservative is 10 to 20.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Our lot paid ?80 for that.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12?80 is a lot of money for a plain thing. It is a lot of money.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Anyway, we shall see.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Now, you've got wine in this sale, I noticed. We do.
0:32:17 > 0:32:23And every decent wine collector, drinker, likes an old corkscrew.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Absolutely. It's a fairly plain example. It's 19th-century.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28The handle has got a bit of a crack to it, sadly.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32I suppose around about ?20, ?30-ish, that sort of money.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Fair enough. ?20 they paid.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Anyway, moving on.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Having had your glass of wine, you'd want a smoke. Indeed.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42What nicer object than a Meerschaum pipe?
0:32:42 > 0:32:44How do you rate that? Not very highly.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48Oh! It looks fine from the outside,
0:32:48 > 0:32:50but it is a reproduction one, sadly.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52This is purely plastic.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Looks like it ought to be 19th-century
0:32:54 > 0:32:56and I think actually it's fairly modern.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57Anyway, ?20 our team paid.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01I guess if it was proper Meerschaum, old,
0:33:01 > 0:33:03and white and creamy like that, it might be ?60 or ?80.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Absolutely. In a good quality case. What's your estimate?
0:33:07 > 0:33:09?10 to ?15. OK.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10I don't blame you. The whole thing will hinge
0:33:10 > 0:33:13on the whistle. If the whistle does badly,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16they're going to need to whistle up their Bonus Buy.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20Let's go and have a look at it.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25you spent ?120. You gave ?180 to your girl. What did you buy?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Well, much though I tried to spend that ?180 very hard,
0:33:28 > 0:33:33and I looked at lots of things which we'd looked at and you decided not to buy,
0:33:33 > 0:33:37I thought, "What do boys like?"
0:33:37 > 0:33:40So I came up with a boys' toy.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43A Dinky boys' toy.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Not only the box,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48but...a lovely fire engine.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50All as it should be.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52I'll pass it over to you, Martin.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54The great thing about it
0:33:54 > 0:33:55is the condition of it,
0:33:55 > 0:33:57which is hugely important with Dinky toys,
0:33:57 > 0:33:59and the fact that it's got its box.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01How much did you pay for it?
0:34:01 > 0:34:02I paid...
0:34:02 > 0:34:0435.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Not bad!
0:34:06 > 0:34:08How much do they usually go for in auction?
0:34:08 > 0:34:12Well, I would say anything from ?25 to ?50.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14So I think it's got a chance of making a little profit.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Do you like it? Yes, it's quite cool. I quite like it.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Anyway, there's your prediction.
0:34:19 > 0:34:20Let's find out from the auctioneer
0:34:20 > 0:34:23what he thinks about Kate's toy.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Right then, Mike, here's something for you to play with. Thank you.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Bit before your time, that one. It is, actually.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31Just a bit.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33There's a good market for these Dinky toys.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Not the best condition - bit of chipping to the paintwork.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38But it isn't too bad either.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41But overall, it's a fair example.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43I think it's going to be about ?40 to ?60.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45The brilliant Kate Bliss only paid ?35.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Perfect. If the team decide to go with it,
0:34:47 > 0:34:49it could get them out of a bit of a hole. It could well do.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53Are you taking the sale today? I am indeed. We're in safe hands!
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Now, Amy, Susan, how are you feeling?
0:35:06 > 0:35:07Bit nervous. Are you a bit nervous?
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Yeah. We're looking forward to it.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13Looking forward to it, but there's a little bit of anticipation? Yes.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14Bit of butterflies. Yes.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18First lot up are the Russian dolls, and let's go for it!
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Set of seven modern Russian painted graduated dolls
0:35:21 > 0:35:23with all the Russian presidents there.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Who's going to start me at ?30?
0:35:26 > 0:35:2720 to start, then?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29?20, the Russian dolls?
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Right at the back of the room, ?20.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Aww! ?20 I'm bid. Thank you.
0:35:34 > 0:35:3625? 25 I'm bid. 30 at the back. Thank you.
0:35:36 > 0:35:3835.
0:35:38 > 0:35:3940 right at the back.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Any further bids at 45?
0:35:41 > 0:35:42Well done!
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Any more bids? Come on!
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Back in, 45? Yes. Thank you.
0:35:45 > 0:35:4750 at the back? You sure?
0:35:47 > 0:35:50At ?45, standing in the blue, madam, with you at ?45.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Thank you very much at ?45.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54?45 is plus ?13.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56We're right chuffed with that!
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Good. Moving on, here comes the hot cross.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Cardboard advertising sign for the hot cross buns.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05And who's going to start me at a humble couple of pounds?
0:36:05 > 0:36:06?2?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08?2 I'm bid.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Who's ?3? Come on, one more pound!
0:36:10 > 0:36:12On the internet at ?3.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Come to you in a moment at the back of the room. 4.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17?5.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Right at the back of the room, ?5. Thank you.
0:36:21 > 0:36:236? Good auctioneer!
0:36:23 > 0:36:25?5 right at the back. Back in at 6.
0:36:25 > 0:36:277, back of the room.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Very generous ?7. Selling it at 7 whole pounds!
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Is that ?8? ?7. ?7.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Well, that's marvellous. You've made ?3 on that.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Now, you're going to need every squid
0:36:36 > 0:36:39you've got in the bank, you girls. Here it comes.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41It's the Clarice Cliff Bonjour coffee service.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Who's going to start me at ?100?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46?100. Better thing here.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48?100 straight away on the internet.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50110, thank you.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51120, internet, please?
0:36:51 > 0:36:53120 on the internet.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55130. Thank you.
0:36:55 > 0:36:56140, internet.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58150. 160, internet.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01170. 180, internet.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02Come on!
0:37:02 > 0:37:05190. Thank you. ?200 online, please?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Against the bidder in the room. 210.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09220, internet.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Look at him saying his prayers!
0:37:12 > 0:37:14This is JP at prayer!
0:37:14 > 0:37:16250.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Thank you. 260, internet.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Any further bid at 270?
0:37:20 > 0:37:21Any more? Come on!
0:37:21 > 0:37:23One more bid. No?
0:37:23 > 0:37:26At 260 on the internet and selling at 260.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28No! No!
0:37:28 > 0:37:29Oh, 260!
0:37:29 > 0:37:31You're minus ?3!
0:37:31 > 0:37:32Oh, no!
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Well done, though.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Isn't that brilliant?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Have you seen such a result?
0:37:38 > 0:37:40You have got there, girls.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43You had ?16. You've now got plus ?13.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44Nobody would have predicted that.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47That is a fantastic result. Brilliant auctioneering.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Lovely stuff, eh? Oh, my God, my heart!
0:37:49 > 0:37:50You have ?13.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Now, are you going to risk it for ?1? Of course you are! Yes!
0:37:53 > 0:37:56You're in profit, you've got money in the bank
0:37:56 > 0:37:58and you're going to play with the pound. Here it comes.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Art Deco look, any lady's must-have.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03Who'll start me then at ?10?
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Lot number 56. A tenner?
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Right at the back, thank you. ?10.
0:38:07 > 0:38:08It's already made a tenner!
0:38:08 > 0:38:10?12?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12He's just made you a tenner!
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Any more? I will sell it at ?10.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17?12? Any more bids? At ?10, then, and selling.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19?10. That is plus ?9.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Frankly, it couldn't do better.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23I mean, the man is a genius.
0:38:23 > 0:38:24I told you so.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28That's plus ?9. 9 and 3 is 12...you're plus ?22.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Look at that.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33That's ?11 each if you don't split it with Jonathan.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36I advise that you hang on to the dosh, and well done!
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Now, Charles, Martino...
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Do you know how the Reds got on?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51No. You have no idea?
0:38:51 > 0:38:53We don't want you to know either.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Your big number is the little whistle, isn't it?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Yes. Sampson Mordan - good maker,
0:38:57 > 0:38:59very plain, etc, etc.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03He's put ?10 to ?15 on it, and he knows he's being cheap at that.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05I know he's cheap at that.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07The world will know he's cheap at that.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10But the whistle is the first item up, and here it comes.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13The George V silver whistle
0:39:13 > 0:39:16of plain, flattened form by Sampson Mordan.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Who's going to start me at ?5 on the whistle?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Cheap silver whistle. ?5?!
0:39:20 > 0:39:24Where's 10? Several places. I'll take 10 first I saw there.
0:39:24 > 0:39:2615 in the blue T-shirt.
0:39:26 > 0:39:2720.
0:39:27 > 0:39:2825.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Go on!
0:39:32 > 0:39:34No? 25?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Yes? Sorry?
0:39:36 > 0:39:37Yeah, 25.
0:39:37 > 0:39:3930? Fighting over it.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41So cheap! 40.
0:39:41 > 0:39:4245.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4445 back in. 50?
0:39:44 > 0:39:45Any more bids? Aww!
0:39:45 > 0:39:47A quality thing. I will sell.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52?45!
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Well, that's what they call a bummer.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Anyway, minus ?35.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Ouch! Now, are we going to win it back on this? Yeah.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Come on, be positive!
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Who's ?10 on the corkscrew?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05?10 for the corkscrew?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Thank you very much. ?10.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09?15 for the corkscrew, anyone?
0:40:09 > 0:40:10Right at the back, 15.
0:40:10 > 0:40:1220? 15 right at the back.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Come on!
0:40:14 > 0:40:15Any further bid?
0:40:15 > 0:40:1715 and selling.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Oh, that is so disappointing, chaps!
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Minus ?5. Now, the Meerschaum.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24The reproduction pipe there. Still an attractive thing.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Who's ?10 on the pipe?
0:40:26 > 0:40:27?10?
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Several places.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30?10 there. ?15?
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Thank you. 20 standing?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34No? 15 with you.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Who's ?20 on the pipe here?
0:40:36 > 0:40:38?20? Come on!
0:40:38 > 0:40:39?20?
0:40:39 > 0:40:41I will sell at ?15.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44I can't bear it! ?15.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46This is not...this is going down the gutter, this.
0:40:46 > 0:40:4815, OK. 35...
0:40:48 > 0:40:50That's minus ?40...45...
0:40:50 > 0:40:53minus ?45.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55OK, so what are we going to do about the Dinky?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Do you fancy a play?
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Why not?
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Nothing to lose.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02We're going with the Dinky, and here it comes.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Die-cast model of the fire tender.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Lot 78. 30?
0:41:07 > 0:41:11?30? OK, who'll start me at 20? The Dinky toy here.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Come on!
0:41:13 > 0:41:1410, then? Must be cheap at a tenner.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16Who's ten quid?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18TIM SOBS
0:41:18 > 0:41:19?10 I'm bid. Thank you.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Someone with some sense. 15.
0:41:21 > 0:41:2320. Thank you.
0:41:23 > 0:41:2425.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26It's worth 25. 30?
0:41:26 > 0:41:27You sure?
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Still cheap, but I will sell it at ?25.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Are we all done? At ?25 and selling.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Minus ?55.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38I think we're all going to burst into tears! I think we are!
0:41:38 > 0:41:39You could do with a drink.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41A cup of tea is probably what's on offer.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42That's the strongest.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Don't say a word to the Reds. We won't, promise.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Well, well, well, what an extraordinary day!
0:41:54 > 0:41:57There has been a needle match between these two teams today
0:41:57 > 0:42:01and it is my...sadness
0:42:01 > 0:42:04to reveal there is a chasm between them,
0:42:04 > 0:42:07and the runners-up today by a long chalk are the Blues.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11In fact, minus ?55 is where the Blues are.
0:42:11 > 0:42:17And I don't think, as all the scores are minus throughout the whole process, we'll dwell, do you? No.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21No! No! But have you had a nice time? Absolutely. Brilliant.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Well done, Charlie. Good for you.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24It's been lovely.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28Good. We've loved having you on the programme and you've been real sports.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32But today I'm going to be giving out profits - ?22 worth of profits.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34There we go. ?22 worth.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Look at that. Now, what are you girls going to do with your ?22?
0:42:37 > 0:42:42We're going to give it to the charity that we're both involved in, that I work for.
0:42:42 > 0:42:42Very good. A worthwhile cause and a generous donation.
0:42:42 > 0:42:51Thank you very much for that.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55and that horrid hot cross bun jobby for ?3!
0:42:55 > 0:43:00And a profit on the ?1 purchase at the end of ?9.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02That's the way to do it, JP!
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Anyway, splendid result - plus ?22. Congratulations.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08In fact, join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?
0:43:08 > 0:43:10ALL: YES!
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