0:00:03 > 0:00:05The Surrey town of Dorking
0:00:05 > 0:00:08has more antiques shops than you can shake a stick at,
0:00:08 > 0:00:13which makes it a Mecca for both collectors and sellers.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17So, what are we waiting for? Let's go bargain-hunting, yeah!
0:00:41 > 0:00:46There are something like 150 dealers plying their trade
0:00:46 > 0:00:49up and down this stretch of road.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53So, we're going to be spoiled for choice indeed.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56But how will our teams fare when they only have one hour
0:00:56 > 0:00:57to whip round the lot of them?
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Here's a quick sneak preview as to what's coming up.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06On today's programme, the Red team are animal crackers...
0:01:06 > 0:01:07We both really like cats.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I do quite like this turkey.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12..whilst the Blue team are no slackers.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Yes!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- Oh, wow!- You just shook!
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- We haven't said yes yet! - It's too late!
0:01:19 > 0:01:23While over at the auction, it all gets rather emotional.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Ho-ho-ho...!
0:01:25 > 0:01:27'Let's all get acquainted, hey?'
0:01:27 > 0:01:30On today's show, we've got a brace of couples.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34We've got Alice and Gord for the Reds,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36- and Matt and Phoebe for the Blues. Hello, everyone.- ALL: Hello.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Lovely to see you. Now, Alice - how did you two meet?
0:01:40 > 0:01:43We met at university. Gord was studying for his masters,
0:01:43 > 0:01:45and I was studying for my undergraduate.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- We met through friends of friends. He was in a band.- Was he?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Yeah.- Was it a good band?- No!
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- He was a singer.- So, I take it you don't sing any more, Gord?
0:01:55 > 0:01:57No - I was terrible at it.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01But nevertheless, it was the meeting point, which is important, isn't it?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- Yes.- And you are now married. - Yes.- How long have you been married?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- Two months.- Have you?!- Yes. - Gosh!- This is our honeymoon.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- Come on Bargain Hunt on your honeymoon!- Yes!
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- It's going to be a long and successful marriage!- Yes!
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Now, once upon a time, you used to draw objects from the ground,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- and now, you draw objects IN the ground.- Yes, at uni,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23I was studying geology, and now I work for the Government
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- and draw maps.- Do you?- Yes!
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- It's very interesting, I love it. - Because strictly speaking,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- you're a palaeontologist, aren't you?- Yes, that's what I studied.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Yes, but all these rocks, for a fact,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- are millions and millions of years old...- Yes.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39..whereas you, Gordy, in our job, are at the cutting edge
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- of modernity?- Yeah, erm,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44I do... Well, people at my work call me
0:02:44 > 0:02:47the Twitter man, but, erm...
0:02:47 > 0:02:51I do social media and press for the London Assembly.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Do you?- Yeah.- And what do you get up to in your free time?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58I collect vintage cameras, and I like taking pictures
0:02:58 > 0:03:01with them - it's not going to be great for Bargain Hunt,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- because they're not worth very much, and, er...- Well,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07you're unlikely to buy fossils and you're unlikely to buy cameras -
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- what is on your radar to buy today? - Well,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- our main rule was, something that makes us laugh.- Yeah.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Something that we just see and think,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18"Why did anybody make that?!
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- "What is the use for this?!"- Yeah.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Just a little bit pointless.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24What fun! Thank you for coming.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28That's great. Now, Matt - you're a man of the jazz, yes?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Yes, I am.- And that's how you met Phoebe?- Yes.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33I started a jazz band a few years ago,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- and she was the first singer who came along.- Really?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Yeah.- How lovely is that?
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- I take it you'll not be taking Gord on?- I'm tempted now.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- Are you?- Retire Phoebe, and then swap.- Anyway, that's how you met...
0:03:44 > 0:03:45- Yes.- ..because you came to perform. - Yeah.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48And how do you rate her voice, then - is she a pretty good singer?
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Yes, she gets by! No, she's good, she's very good.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- Good. And do you still sing, Phoeb? - Yeah, I do. I sing and I teach
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- singing, and, erm, yeah.- Oh, do you? Right! You do it professionally?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- Yep.- So, outside music, what do you get up to?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- Erm, we do quite a lot of walking, and...- Like to take photos.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- Outdoorsy stuff.- Yeah.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Biking - you like biking, I don't so much.- Yep - I like cycling.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I've got a nice, old, vintage, erm, racing bike,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- specifically made for me. - Was it?- Yeah.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16How do you get one bespoke made, isn't that terribly expensive?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Er, my friend, actually, he made it for me.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21He got an old vintage frame, and then
0:04:21 > 0:04:23he customised it for me and resprayed it and...
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- So, it really is bespoke. - Yep, exactly for my size, as well.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- I'm liking it.- It's a child's bike!
0:04:29 > 0:04:31That's one way of putting it!
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Anyway, while we're on the childish note, let's hand out some money -
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- except this is real money. There's your £300.- Thank you.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39You know the rules. Your experts await -
0:04:39 > 0:04:43and off you go! And very, very, very good luck!
0:04:43 > 0:04:47So, that's our teams. Now, how are their experts?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Helping the Reds to see clearly, it's Thomas Plant.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55And in reflective mood for the Blues,
0:04:55 > 0:04:56it's Claire Rawle.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Alice, Gord, are you excited? - Yes!- So am I.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06We... Don't sound so enthusiastic!
0:05:06 > 0:05:08What's the strategy, what are you after, Phoebe?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10I'm looking for musical instruments.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- I want something that makes me laugh. - Really?- Yes.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I would like some silver, any kind of silver at all.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Are we looking for a Canadian point of view on this?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Oh, I'd like something older than Canada.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Right, let's get on with it. Here we are, let's see what we can find.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30OK, teams, your 60 minutes have started, so get stuck in!
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Wow, this place is huge!
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- We both really like cats. - Yeah.- Cats?
0:05:36 > 0:05:38We love them.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Oh, no!
0:05:40 > 0:05:44No messing about - Matt has got right to the point.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46That's really quite pretty, a little Art Nouveau...
0:05:46 > 0:05:49It's got enamelling on the back - I think it's really decorative.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52I think the ink well looks right. The pen is probably just surplus,
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- but perhaps have a closer look at it?- Yes.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- How old do you think it is?- I think it's probably turn of the century,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00maybe sort of 1890-1900?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02I'll go and see if I can find somebody to help us.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Let me just squeeze past. I'm afraid of knocking things off the tables.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I think they were worried about knocking pounds off the price tag.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Now, I wonder. If the Blues get the ink well,
0:06:11 > 0:06:15maybe the Reds can get the pussy to put into it.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Ha! Ding-dong bell!
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Hello!- I can't see any pussy cats though.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- I'll find one.- You just keep your eyes peeled for one, Gord.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- Lovely, this.- Very decorative, isn't it?- It's beautiful.- Yes.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- What's this made of?- It's brass.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38You've got this sort of nice enamelling on the ivy leaves.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Nice top on it. Feel it, go on.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- Mmm!- Do you like it? - Yeah, it's cool.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49It's nice quality. Very decorative. And they do make good gifts.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53So even though people don't use the sort of ink, they still like.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Do you have any sort of discretion on this at all?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Yes, we do, actually. Got 120 on it.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Yeah, so, what's the very best price?
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Probably, as it's Bargain Hunt, we'd do it for 80.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07You might not see a huge profit on that,
0:07:07 > 0:07:09but it's a nice object for that.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Go on, you're in charge.- Oh, no!
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- This one's yours. If you're happy with that.- Um, yes!
0:07:16 > 0:07:18LAUGHTER
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Right! You're a man of good taste.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Well, guys, that was really, really quick. Amazing. Well spotted!
0:07:26 > 0:07:30I agree, Claire. Five minutes gone and that's item number one.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Definitely not pussyfooting about.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33But neither are those Reds.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Thomas has spotted something hiding in the undergrowth.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- What about big cats, lions and tigers?- Yeah, they're good, yeah.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44OK. And there's one here.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- There's a tiger there.- Oh, wow!
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- Look at him, roaring away! You like that?- Oh, late Victorian.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- I don't think you'll find another one of those.- No, definitely not.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- £55. Shall we have a look at him? - Yeah!- Shall I go and get the key?
0:07:59 > 0:08:05"Please ask for Cabinet G" - for Gord! OK, I'll go and do that.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- You stay here and have a look. - Great.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Gosh, they pounced on that tiger!
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Both teams are hitting the ground running.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17GORD LAUGHS
0:08:19 > 0:08:21It's big. What do you think?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23What do you like about it? Do you like it?
0:08:23 > 0:08:28- I like it because it's really big. It's kind of in-your-face.- Yeah.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- Do you want us to find out what the best possible deal is on it?- Yes.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- 55? We can do it for 48.- That's pretty good.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Well, unfortunately, as a simpleton,
0:08:39 > 0:08:45I can't do eights. I can only do zeros and fives. So 40.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Yeah, I'll have to make a call.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51No, that'll be fine.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Yeah, if you can do it for 40.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- 40, definitely, yeah.- You do?- Yeah!
0:08:54 > 0:08:56You wouldn't even think about it?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- That's the price I originally thought.- Really? OK.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- 40. It gets the cat requirement out of the way.- Well, yeah...
0:09:02 > 0:09:04LAUGHTER
0:09:04 > 0:09:06This is it. Is it going to make more of a profit?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09I mean, the only thing is, tigers are quite popular. Certainly.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- You know, these majestic beasts. - Yeah.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14But it is probably Indian, and it's probably going to be
0:09:14 > 0:09:20mid 20th-century, rather than early 20th-century.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Well, let's just see what happens, then we can carry on.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30That's cool. What is that? Claire?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Um, yeah, I just didn't know what this was.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36That's a billiards marker board.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39So it would be up on the wall where you play your billiards.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Riley is, if you like,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44the Rolls-Royce of makers of anything to do with billiards.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47So it's a nice thing. Actually quite collectable. 145.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- That's actually quite steep. - Keep looking...
0:09:50 > 0:09:54That might be worth looking at. See if there's something else.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56That's your cue to move on, Blues.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Now, across the street with the Reds,
0:09:59 > 0:10:01there's a game of cat and mouse afoot.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- 45.- Did he? Ugh! Put it back.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- We'll think.- We'll think, yeah.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10I think we've gone too quick. We've jumped the gun.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14If you're going to really think about it, 40 would be OK.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- ALL:- Oh!
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Then we'll think about it even more!
0:10:18 > 0:10:20LAUGHTER
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Oh, yeah.- Is that a deal you're doing?- Yeah, yeah. Why not?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Fair enough.- Is it one of our three?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- Are you doing one?- Yeah, fine.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30So, we get the cat thing out of the way.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Now you're free to spread your influence.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Well, I can... - LAUGHTER
0:10:35 > 0:10:40If you see any more moggies, TP, we may have to call you Tom cat!
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Oh, no!
0:10:44 > 0:10:47There's Lalique ware, a Lalique pussy cat.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48So, Tom cat it is, then!
0:10:48 > 0:10:50There's lots of them.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Yeah, I know! I'm being surrounded by cats.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57This is the right shop. I don't know much about Lalique.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02So, in the 1920s, 1930s, he came up with a technique of moulding glass,
0:11:02 > 0:11:06but also putting in opalescence, and frosting it.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10And the moulded glass has become so popular over the years,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Lalique, marked R Lalique,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16is all going to be pre-1930s,
0:11:16 > 0:11:21so, for example, that's marked R Lalique there. Isn't that pretty?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23That's gorgeous. Pricey, though.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28They are extremely pricey, yes, but it's highly collectable.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29I did quite like this turkey.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31THEY LAUGH
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Really? Actually, that's NOT Lalique.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35The opalescence is stronger in there,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38and that's from a factory called Sabino, from the 1920s.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40That's a nice resource!
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Let me carry on with you, because we're not going to let you
0:11:44 > 0:11:47buy something in the next sort of five minutes.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49And it hasn't made me laugh, so...
0:11:49 > 0:11:50He's quite funny.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54That's it, Thomas. Claw back your authority!
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Meanwhile, the Blues are scaling up their search.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00The Viking scales. And that is how old?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03I think they're probably going to date from about the '20s, '30s?
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Maybe even slightly later than that. But they were using them...
0:12:07 > 0:12:09But of course, people are using them again.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Yeah, they're really fashionable at the moment, aren't they?
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Yeah, yeah. They're quite nice quality. Nice brass pan as well.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- I like them. - So, they've got 47 on them.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Whether they'll come down or not, if you can get them as near 20 as
0:12:22 > 0:12:26possible, we'd have more of a chance of making a bit of a profit on them.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27- Shall I go and see if I can...? - Yeah.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Right, I'll go and find someone.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Do you want me to go and find him so you won't have to walk up...?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Actually, that's really kind of you.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- Offer him a tenner!- OK.- OK!
0:12:37 > 0:12:41So, shall we go to Dorking Antiques? Yeah?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43It's down here on the left.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Hang on, guys, let's go, let's go. That's brilliant.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50If the antiques expert work ever dries up, Tom,
0:12:50 > 0:12:54I think lollipop man could be your next gig. Or maybe doorman.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- Hi! Right. You've found the man. - I have.- Hello!- Hi.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Right. Evie has a question to ask you.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Um, what's the best price you could do on the scales?
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Well, this is the bargain basement.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Um, we can do it for 30.- Mmm...
0:13:09 > 0:13:14No movement at all on that? Not at all? You can't go down near 25?
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- 26.- £25.50.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19- Oh!- Go on, then!
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- Oh, wow!- You shook! We haven't said yes yet!- Too late!
0:13:23 > 0:13:25LAUGHTER
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Well, that's two rather spur-of- the-moment purchases for the Blues.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Is it about time the Reds found something else?
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Anything in here? You walked in and out so quick.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- Yeah, she's not a clock person. - Well, you see, tempus fugit!
0:13:39 > 0:13:41That's nice. Is it Art Deco?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43It IS Art Deco. How do you know that's Art Deco?
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Erm, I can just tell! Yes.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50I like Art Deco. I like the child riding the dog on the top.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52So this says...Oh!
0:13:52 > 0:13:55No, we wouldn't spend that, no...
0:13:55 > 0:13:58You can negotiate and try and get it at half price.
0:13:58 > 0:14:04140. Why not? You're being very, very British about this.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- Yes, go on, Canadian!- I don't...
0:14:06 > 0:14:07HE MUMBLES SHYLY
0:14:07 > 0:14:09LAUGHTER
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Have faith! It's a slap in the face.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16An offer is never a slap in the face. An offer is a fair offer.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- It's extremely stylish.- It's beautiful.- Beige marble. Spelter.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Up the top, there.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26A chrome front with silver dial. And black Arabic numerals.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Yeah, they're very, yeah, with the clock face.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30But, do you want me to have a conversation?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Do you want me to have a conversation?
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- See what will happen.- Yeah.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35All right, stay there.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37As cheap as you can get.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Gone all brave now, ain't ya?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42I'm terrible at haggling!
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Different shop now?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- If you want to go to a different shop, we can fix it.- Yeah.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Well, I've asked the shop owner to phone and find out about this for us
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- and see if we can get a good deal on it.- OK.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58She's going to come back in and tell us the news.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05I've found a lice comb, an antique lice comb.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06- Have you?- Yeah.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Doesn't look big enough, does it?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Do you like that?- No.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- Yeah, it's going to be too much!- Oh!
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Bated breath.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Right, I got through to him, and he said,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26only because it's Bargain Hunt,
0:15:26 > 0:15:28you can have it for £145.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- That's amazing, yeah. - I'm amazed as well!
0:15:31 > 0:15:32That's amazing. Thank you!
0:15:32 > 0:15:34So you would have offered 200,
0:15:34 > 0:15:36because you didn't want to annoy the lady?
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Thank you. We'll have that, yeah?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- That's the number two item. - Great, love it.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46We kind of rushed on the first one, in two minutes?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Just saw it, and we were like yes, just get it.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53But this one, we've actually thought about. And got a very good price.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54I think.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- I think. It's very heavy. - It's very heavy.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03They started with amusement, antiques which made them laugh.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06But I think their sensible heads then came on.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09And they've decided to buy antiques for profit.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13And I certainly think Alice spotting that Art Deco garnetiere has done very well.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Well, there's a change for the better in the Red camp.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- And enthusiasm is high for the final push.- Let's do it.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- There's nothing like a challenge, is there? Let's go.- Whoo!
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- So I'm feeling good about the next centre.- Yeah.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Now, across the road,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33the Blues have happened upon a rather left-field choice.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38- Claire?- I'm coming. Have you spotted something?
0:16:38 > 0:16:39OK.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Oh, right, old documents, old deeds.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Depends what they are, really, because, of course,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48a lot of solicitors' offices have these. So.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49Yeah, I mean, there is actually
0:16:49 > 0:16:52a good collectors' market for deeds and debentures.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Is there just the two of them?- Yeah.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58You know, if you could get them for a tenner
0:16:58 > 0:17:00we'd probably make some money out of them.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Erm...
0:17:01 > 0:17:03They're not THAT old,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06as far as I can see, 1849, 1850. As far as documents go.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08But they are quite a nice item.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- Shall we...- Quite unusual.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11Yeah, let's find...
0:17:11 > 0:17:12Go on, then.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Are you going to go and find the person this time? OK.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20In today's world, handwritten documents like these are seen
0:17:20 > 0:17:23as curios, and a gold mine for local historians.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26As our auction's but a few miles from Brighton,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29these examples could have added appeal.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34That aside, the calligraphy is a delight to look at, don't you think?
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- We have a large glass vase. - I love otters.- Do you like that?
0:17:44 > 0:17:45I love that.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50- It's not very old, but it's big and bold. Exciting.- Pricey.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54I like it.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57See what happened with the clock?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00You were right. You're right.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- I know, but...- As I said to you. An offer is an offer.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06And an otter is an otter.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08And you like otters, don't you?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10THEY LAUGH
0:18:10 > 0:18:11Do you want to look at that?
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Do you want to see if we can get the price down, or is it a no-goer? No?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Right, getting a no. Move on, then. Right, move away from it, come on.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Move through, please.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Hello. You were wanting to find out the price of?
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Yes, your best price, your very, very best price.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33- What's the deal you've got on the ticket here?- 29.- 29, hmmm.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- You need to make a profit, don't you?- Yes.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Um, let's think. - Would you take a tenner?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Ooh.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Say 15? Would that help you?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Ten, really. Cos there's only two of them.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49They're not that old, as far as deeds go. So we might just...
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- All right, I'll square it with him. - Tenner?
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- This is your last item, isn't it? - Well, it's the right area.
0:18:56 > 0:19:02- Yes, because it's Manor of Brighton, so that's...- OK!- Done. Sorry. Yes!
0:19:02 > 0:19:08- He's all decisive!- OK, done, thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Yeah, and for someone that was looking for a piece of silver!
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Yeah, I know!- Brilliant!
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Brilliant indeed. That's all three items bought inside 50 minutes.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19You've got some catching up to do, Reds.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24So there's some lovely jewellery here in this cabinet.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28So I think maybe a bit of jewellery might be your next purchase?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30It's all very nice, but...
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Do you want me to sort of suggest? Or not?
0:19:32 > 0:19:35I don't think it's worth anything,
0:19:35 > 0:19:37but I saw over here, as I was walking past...
0:19:39 > 0:19:41I really like that scarab beetle.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43The scarab beetle. Shall we have a look at the scarab?
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Yeah. I really like that.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- We really are going for the animal theme, aren't we?- Yes!- The scarab.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Oh, it's got some weight to it. I'll show it to you.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54It's not that old, but have a look at it.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- It is lovely, isn't it? - It is, isn't it?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- I think it's beautiful. What do you think?- I like it a lot.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- It looks like it's been cast in silver.- OK.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- I would wear that myself.- Shall we see what we can do with the price?
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- I'll leave that to you guys.- Yes. - Go and have a conversation.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10What's on the tag here?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Go on, go on.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13SHE LAUGHS
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Give me an idea.- Um...
0:20:17 > 0:20:18I don't know, but...
0:20:18 > 0:20:20SHE GIGGLES
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- We've spent quite a bit of our money. - Yeah. Um...
0:20:23 > 0:20:24It's a good piece, isn't it?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Yes, it's beautiful.
0:20:26 > 0:20:2825 on the ticket.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33- If we go down to 15, would that help you?- 15 sounds good to me.- Yeah!
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Yeah, no, yeah, that would be great.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Shake on it.- Brilliant.- Thanks.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Well done. £15.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- That is some negotiation!- Yes!
0:20:41 > 0:20:45They've been really nervous about it, the whole time.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47But well done, you. Third and final item.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49If you don't ask, you don't get.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- That's so true.- Absolutely. That's what I was saying to you guys.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Step away from your antiques, please, because time is up.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:21:00 > 0:21:04They went on the prowl for the brass 20th-century tiger,
0:21:04 > 0:21:06and bought it for £40.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11Next was the Art Deco clock and garnetiere, for a cut-down £145.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Lastly, they BROOCHED the subject of haggling, sort of,
0:21:16 > 0:21:20and came away with the stag beetle brooch for £15.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Well, this has been a gas, hasn't it? Have you had a good time?- Yeah.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- It's been such fun.- Good. What's the favourite bit for you, so far?
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- I have to say, some good bargaining on our little scarab.- Yes.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- Pleased with the scarab?- Yes. - Was that your favourite piece?
0:21:34 > 0:21:35That's my favourite.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37What about you, Gord?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39I would say that the clock's my favourite,
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- but the scarab, that was a good moment. We bargained.- Did you?- Yeah.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Actually, what they're forgetting to say is,
0:21:45 > 0:21:48there's been a whole animal theme, through the day.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52We've done the mammals. And we're on insects with the scarab.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54How are you getting on with reptiles?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- Well, reptiles could be next. - Oh, could they?- Or something.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Anyway, there we go. How much did you spend, in total?
0:22:00 > 0:22:05- We spent 200.- £200? That is such a mature amount of money!
0:22:05 > 0:22:08That's £100 of leftover loll, please. Who's got that?
0:22:08 > 0:22:09Thank you, Gord.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13You don't like handing it over. That's a tidy sum.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Tom - what are you going to spend it on?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Something that involves a reptile, maybe?
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Reptile, amphibian, something! It's got to be animal theme.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23All right, good luck with that.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Meanwhile, we're going to check out what the Blue team bought.
0:22:27 > 0:22:33First up, they got the 19th-century brass and enamel ink stand for £80.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36They couldn't "weight" to pick up the kitchen scales for a
0:22:36 > 0:22:40not-so-hefty £25.50.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Finally, they spent £10 of the folded stuff on some folded
0:22:43 > 0:22:48stuff - two Victorian "Manor of Brighton" documents, to be precise.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Matthew, Phoebe. Have you been good children today, or bad children?
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- Good, I think!- True or false, Claire?- They've been very good.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- You had a nice time?- Yes. - Yes, we did.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Great couple. Just tell me, what is your favourite piece, please?
0:23:03 > 0:23:06I like the deeds, the paper bits we got at the end.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Favourite favourite. Do you agree with that, Phoebs?
0:23:08 > 0:23:10I like the scales.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15- So, what exactly did you spend? - £115.50.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16- Did you?- Yes!
0:23:16 > 0:23:19That's a very queer old number!
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Not very much, if you don't mind my saying.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- No, we were intending to spend a bit more.- Matt, you're clearly a genius.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30How much leftover lolly is that? I can't do the maths!
0:23:30 > 0:23:33£184.50.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35184.50 - genius, thank you.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39I certainly couldn't do that and I believe you! Millions wouldn't.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Thank you very much.- Into the maul of Rawle...
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- What is Claire going to do with it? - Ah, that's a big secret.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47I have seen something that I'm after,
0:23:47 > 0:23:49so I'll just go off and do my best.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51The green enigma!
0:23:51 > 0:23:52LAUGHTER
0:23:52 > 0:23:53Good luck all round.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Meanwhile, I'm going to show you something small, silvery,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59collapsible and really rather sweet.
0:24:04 > 0:24:10What do you suppose that little mark on a piece of silver means?
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Well, it looks a bit like a kite and it's called a kitemark.
0:24:14 > 0:24:20It is a design registration mark from the Victorian period
0:24:20 > 0:24:24that shows that the maker of this object once upon a time
0:24:24 > 0:24:28went to the authorities and registered the design because
0:24:28 > 0:24:34he thought it was so special and so clever that it needed protecting.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39And in fact, if you're a collector of small pieces of silver,
0:24:39 > 0:24:43you could do far worse than keeping your eye open
0:24:43 > 0:24:46for bits of silver that have that mark on it.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Because it usually indicates that that little object is
0:24:50 > 0:24:53special in some way, shape or form.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55What is this thing?
0:24:55 > 0:25:00It looks a bit like a model of a lighthouse. But it ain't.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04It's got tapering sections that run down the side,
0:25:04 > 0:25:09but the idea is that it will collapse, like this.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12And if you look at that object sideways on, it looks
0:25:12 > 0:25:17just like the screw-on cap on the top of a scent bottle
0:25:17 > 0:25:19or drinking flask.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21But how can this be?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Well, inside the body of the thing, you can
0:25:24 > 0:25:28see the vestiges of a thread and once upon a time,
0:25:28 > 0:25:34this sat on the top of a flask filled with booze.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38So that if you were of the hunting, shooting and fishing variety,
0:25:38 > 0:25:44in 1879, this would have been the smartest thing to
0:25:44 > 0:25:47have on top of your flask because on a cold morning,
0:25:47 > 0:25:53you would simply undo the top of the flask and draw out a cup,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56like this, into which you could pour your warming tot.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Let's give it a test, shall we?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02I haven't got any cherry brandy,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05but what I have got is a bottle of water.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10Pouring the water like that... There we go, look. Top it up, like that.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Look at the sides, do they leak? No, they don't.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17The vessel works! Mm.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Neck it. That is delicious.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Each of the sections are fully hallmarked for 1879
0:26:26 > 0:26:30and the design registration mark dates it to that year,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33so it's early in the production run.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38My challenge is to go out there and find a period spirit flask
0:26:38 > 0:26:43that's either got a clapped-out screw-on top or not one at all.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46So it's going to cost me 10 or £20, perhaps.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50I'll put the two together because I paid for this thing,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53without a flask, £50.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Which is not a lot of money.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00This, attached to the right bottle, will be worth the top
0:27:00 > 0:27:02end of a couple of hundred pounds.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05That's what I call getting in the money!
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Cheers!
0:27:14 > 0:27:18How lovely is this? Wisborough Green, with Jonathan Pratt.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- JP, lovely to see you. - Nice to see you, Tim.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24We've come whizzing across the county line from Dorking with
0:27:24 > 0:27:27these goodies. For the Red team, we've got the prowling tiger.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- Doesn't that make you feel proud? - Oh, yes(!)
0:27:31 > 0:27:34This has to be one of the most hideous things, isn't it?
0:27:34 > 0:27:38I'm glad you said it. I mean... It's a certain taste though, isn't it?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40I don't think Thomas was buying this expecting it to be
0:27:40 > 0:27:43something that it wasn't. It's a decorative object.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45So, how much, please?
0:27:45 > 0:27:46Being generous.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48I don't really rate it and I put £10-£20.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50I think you're absolutely right.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Alice picked it, she paid £40.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54That's the top and bottom of that.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Then we've got this clock garniture,
0:27:56 > 0:27:59which I think is a really weird mixture of something that IS
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Art Deco capped by a very Victorian-looking
0:28:02 > 0:28:03piece of sculpture.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07You do get Art Deco pieces which aren't all Art Deco, don't you?
0:28:07 > 0:28:11You'll often see pottery with traditional decoration in a strong Art Deco style.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Mm. What's your estimate?
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- My estimate is £80-£120. - They paid a phenomenal £145.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21And lastly, is the silver model of a stag beetle.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23It's not that badly cast...
0:28:23 > 0:28:28- If you like an insect crawling up your lapel...it's perfect.- Fine.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- How much? 20 to 30.- OK, £15 paid.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33I think they may need to go with the Bonus Buy,
0:28:33 > 0:28:35so let's go and have a look at it.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Alice, Gord, how are you feeling?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- Good. Excited. - Well, this is your Bonus Buy.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43You spent £200, which was very respectable.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Thomas Plant had £100, Thomas, what did you spend it on?
0:28:46 > 0:28:47- I followed the theme.- Good.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- Ooh.- In there is a little grenouille -
0:28:52 > 0:28:54the French name for a frog.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- Have a look.- OK. Can I take it out?
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Yes, yes - take it out, have a look.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01It's by somebody very famous.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Look at him there!
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- I think you explained this to us. - It's by Lalique!- Yes!
0:29:06 > 0:29:07LAUGHTER
0:29:07 > 0:29:09He's a great sort of iolite blue.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- It's beautiful.- It's a lovely colour.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- It is, isn't it? - How much did you buy it for?- £70.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Ooh - how much do you think it's worth?
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I think there's a small profit. I have to say, I was playing the margin game
0:29:21 > 0:29:24and thought you might get a tenner out of it.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26I like it, but if it was bigger!
0:29:26 > 0:29:28LAUGHTER
0:29:28 > 0:29:31What's the matter with little frogs, then?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34They're all right!
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- "All right", she says! - It's life-size!
0:29:36 > 0:29:39You got the message, you don't pick now,
0:29:39 > 0:29:40you pick later if you want to,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43but why don't we find out, for the audience at home,
0:29:43 > 0:29:47what the auctioneer thinks about Tom's little frog.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- Well, it's got the right name on the bottom.- Yes! Rene Lalique.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- Oh-aye.- Little pale blue frog. This is modern.- Yes.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56Nice colour.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59It is a nice colour and people do collect glass ornaments
0:29:59 > 0:30:04- and why not have a Lalique one? - Why not? They're expensive enough.
0:30:04 > 0:30:05They are indeed, very expensive indeed.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09So what's the second-hand value of that frog, then?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11I'd have thought between 40 and £60.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13OK, £70 paid by Thomas,
0:30:13 > 0:30:18who is pandering to the animal theme on this side of the table.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19That's it for the Reds.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22Now, moving over to another wacky group of gear,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25first up it's the encrier, in brass and enamel.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Do you like that?
0:30:27 > 0:30:30It's a bit of a pastiche of styles...
0:30:30 > 0:30:32If you've got a desk and you like that sort of stuff
0:30:32 > 0:30:35and you use a nice long pen on a stand or whatever,
0:30:35 > 0:30:36it's just for you.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39And you might be prepared to pay at auction, how much?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Well, I don't really rate it that highly - £40-£60.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45£80, they paid. I don't rate it highly, either.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50- Now, next is the Viking kitchen scales.- Well, the kitchen is the new dining room, isn't it, Timothy?
0:30:50 > 0:30:54It is, but if you're a housewife and a cook,
0:30:54 > 0:30:58surely you don't want to be mucking about with lumps of brass like that?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01You want a nice digital weighing machine to tell you how many
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- grams you've got in milliseconds? - Why?- What?- What you need that for?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Because you're doing cookery...
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Yeah, but... But everyone likes baking and it's all about...
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Again, conjuring up the old traditional way that Grandma
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- and Mother used to do it. - OK, there you are.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20If you put it in at Gas Mark five, what would it come out?
0:31:20 > 0:31:22I've done a rather sort of...
0:31:22 > 0:31:25I've chickened out and put a wider £20-£40.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29That's all right, they paid £25.50. Precisely.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31So that's the amount that you've got to get to and I think you
0:31:31 > 0:31:34probably will, mainly because the weights are there.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- They're in the frame.- They should be.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39What about these vellum documents?
0:31:39 > 0:31:40I quite like this.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43It took me quite a while to try and understand exactly what was
0:31:43 > 0:31:46going on, but I did discover it's between some chap Atree
0:31:46 > 0:31:50and another chap - it's some sort of business transaction,
0:31:50 > 0:31:52and they're both for the same man, as well.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Both documents are together.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56It's a sort of decorative object - frame it up,
0:31:56 > 0:32:00pretend it relates to something that relates to something, maybe.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- Yes.- Anyway, it's not big bucks. How many bucks?
0:32:03 > 0:32:08- I put between 20 and 40 again. - Ten bucks paid.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11So there you go, they might make a small profit on that.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15But overall, it'll be the ink stand that torpedoes them if anything is
0:32:15 > 0:32:20going to torpedo them, so let's go and have a look at their Bonus Buy.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22OK, Phoebe, Matt - this is your moment.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24You gave Claire £184.50.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Claire, what did you spend it on?
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Here it is, da-dah!
0:32:29 > 0:32:31A little silver, pierced bonbon dish.
0:32:31 > 0:32:37It's so, so pretty. Late Victorian, it was assayed in Birmingham, 1899.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40I just thought it was really pretty. Very decorative.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- Shame there's no sweets in it. - Well, could be arranged later!
0:32:46 > 0:32:47It is really light, isn't it?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49LAUGHTER
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Would you say featherweight?!
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- Sorry about that!- Not heavy enough! - How much was it?
0:32:56 > 0:32:58I spent £40 on it.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- OK.- OK, its silver weight is not huge, its scrap weight,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04but it's going to sell as a decorative collectable item.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08The decoration is really, really pretty. I'd put it at £50-£70.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- Want to have a look? - I'd rather have a sweet!
0:33:11 > 0:33:13I know what you mean, though.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Anyway, thank you very much for that, Claire.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18You can think about it, team, but let's find out from the auctioneer,
0:33:18 > 0:33:22for the audience at home, what he thinks about Claire's little dish.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- Now, fancy a bonbon?- Ah, thank you very much -
0:33:25 > 0:33:26don't mind if I do.
0:33:27 > 0:33:33So a little English silver bonbon dish, but it's quite simply made.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Very decorative in that respect, but you can see all this white powder
0:33:37 > 0:33:40in there, that it's been cleaned within an inch of its life...
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Somebody loved it.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Yes, but sadly now, there's a hole through it where
0:33:44 > 0:33:46they cleaned it so much...
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Oh, look - they've rubbed all the way through.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- What would you reckon it at, then? - Between 30 and £50.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55OK, Claire paid £40, which is reasonable for a Bonus Buy.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Difficult enough to find these things.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59So, she might be lucky and turn a profit on that,
0:33:59 > 0:34:01if the team decide to go with it.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Which is the excitement of coming to auction!
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Which is going to be fun today, isn't it?
0:34:05 > 0:34:06- It's going to be great fun.- Good.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17- OK, Alice, Gordy - how are you feeling?- Er...!- Confident.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- You're confident? - No, not really!
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Anything you wish you hadn't bought, Gordon?
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Feeling a little iffy on the brass tiger.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- He's just not particularly well made, that's the problem.- Oh!
0:34:30 > 0:34:32But on the other hand, it's chunky.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34And people love Tiggers.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Anyway, here comes the prowling tiger.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40£10 to start me for this. £10 for the prowling tiger.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Every sideboard should have one.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- Come on, £10. Five, then.- Oh, no!
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Don't be silly. £5.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Five on the internet, starts me off at £5.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53I'll take that bid at £5, but I want to go up now. Where's eight?
0:34:53 > 0:34:56£5. Eight anyone? Eight. Back in the room.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58At £8, let's get double figures, come on.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01£8 against you, internet, are you going to go?
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- £8, by the doorway, £10 is bid.- Yeah!- 12, sir?
0:35:05 > 0:35:06£10 on the net.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10At £10 and selling, all done at 10...
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- £10 is minus 30.- Oh, God!
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Alice...darling!
0:35:15 > 0:35:16Good start(!)
0:35:16 > 0:35:19An Art Deco marble clock and garniture with two-chain movement
0:35:19 > 0:35:21and the surmount models a child and a dog.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23£80 to start me, £80.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Nice garniture, this, for £80.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Let's start... Let's go to £40 and go upwards.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Come on, £40 the clock garniture and we can go up. Nice clock, this.
0:35:33 > 0:35:3540 with the lady in the centre. Now we're creeping up.
0:35:35 > 0:35:3845.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- Madam? 50.- Yes.
0:35:40 > 0:35:4555. 55, the gentleman on the left by the bookcase. Internet 60.
0:35:45 > 0:35:4760 on the net. No, he says.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Any more at £60? Last chance, everybody else.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Internet is getting it at 60... £60.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54GAVEL BANGS
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Oh, no - that's minus 85!
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- 85...- Oh, dear - a three-figure loss.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02..Minus 115.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06..a stag beetle. Two commission bids I have.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08We'll start with me at 10, 12, £15.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10That's how much we paid for it.
0:36:10 > 0:36:1215, I'm bid, to start me.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1415. 18 and 20. £20.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18With me still, against you at £20,
0:36:18 > 0:36:20do you want to go one more? 22, 25.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24£25, then. You're out? £25. All done at 25...
0:36:24 > 0:36:25GAVEL BANGS
0:36:25 > 0:36:29Yes, £25 is plus £10, thank goodness you got a profit!
0:36:29 > 0:36:31You're minus 105.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33What are you going to do about the Lalique frog?
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Oh, we're going to go for it.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Now you've made that decision, I can tell you that the auctioneer's
0:36:38 > 0:36:42estimate is 40 to 60, which is really miserable!
0:36:42 > 0:36:46- Well, we'll see how wrong he is, right, Tom?- Absolutely.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Here comes one glass frog.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Surely worth £40. I don't know how much these cost new.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53£40 surely, to start me off. £40.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- Where are we? £20, then?- Oh!
0:36:56 > 0:37:01At 20, five, 30, five,
0:37:01 > 0:37:0240...
0:37:02 > 0:37:04No, he says. £40, don't shake your head now!
0:37:04 > 0:37:07£40 in the centre with the lady, 40. Where's five?
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Surely worth more than this? £40. It's Rene Lalique, this.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- £40 with the lady. At 40 I shall sell...- I can't bear it, Tom.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15I'm going to cry.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- All done at 40.- £40.
0:37:18 > 0:37:19I think I'm going to croak.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22THEY GROAN
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Anyway, minus £30,
0:37:24 > 0:37:26that is minus 135.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28That's got to be some sort of record.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30No, no - it's not a record by a long chalk!
0:37:30 > 0:37:34Don't feel badly about that! It's quite a good score, actually!
0:37:34 > 0:37:36It's such a good score, it could be a winning score!
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Seriously, don't despair.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41And mainly, don't say a word to the Blues, OK?
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- Look a bit depressed when you go by. - OK.- No, we'll look really happy!
0:37:44 > 0:37:46All right!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Now, Matt. Phoebs.
0:37:55 > 0:37:56- Feeling OK?- Yeah!
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- Do you know how the Reds got on? - BOTH: No.- Good.
0:37:59 > 0:38:00Right, here we go, then.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03Your first item, we're on the edge, is the ink stand.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Nice, attractive lot, this. Useful, too.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Start me at £40, surely? £40.
0:38:09 > 0:38:1520, then. £20 bid, thank you. At 20. Let's move up now. 25 waving. 30.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- Going up!- 35, 40. 45.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Has it by the wine. 50, sir? Yes?
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- It's yours at £45.- Oh, I can't bear this.- 50 anywhere else?
0:38:26 > 0:38:28OK, at £45, then. I'm selling...
0:38:28 > 0:38:29Last chance it is.
0:38:29 > 0:38:3150 on the internet now, just in time.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Do you want to come back in again? On the net now at £50.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35Five anywhere else?
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- Room's out... - 55, 55, 55...- Selling...
0:38:39 > 0:38:4150... 55,
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- he's come back.- Yes!- Yes!
0:38:43 > 0:38:47- At £55, by the wine.- Go, internet!
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Are you going to go one more? Last chance, internet.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52For £55...
0:38:52 > 0:38:53GAVEL BANGS
0:38:53 > 0:38:57Oh, £55. The internet didn't go. You're minus 25.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00OK, Viking kitchen scales.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04Set of white enamel Viking kitchen scales with the weights,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07graduated weights to boot. 15, 20, 25, I'm bid straight off.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- At £25, where's 30?- Oh!
0:39:10 > 0:39:16Who's going to go 30? 30 on the net. internet bid at 30.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- You're in profit.- £30 on the net.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19Are you all done on the net now?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21£30 internet bid...
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- £30, all done at 30...- £30.50?
0:39:24 > 0:39:26That is £4.50 profit.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- Well done!- Right, OK!
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Now, here come the documents.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Concerning property transactions in the Manor of Brighton.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Start me off at £20.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Yes, go on.- £20.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45Nice local interest. Sussex. £20. £10, then.
0:39:45 > 0:39:5010 is bid by the vase at £10. 12 anywhere else, now? 12 in front.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54- 15 behind.- Now you're on your way.
0:39:54 > 0:39:5718 is bid. Against you, madam, at £18.
0:39:57 > 0:40:0020 behind. I'll take two.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02It's not much more. Are you sure?
0:40:02 > 0:40:07She says, "Don't do it"! £20, the lady behind. Any more at £20?
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- I'll sell it, then.- Doubled your money.- At £20...
0:40:10 > 0:40:12GAVEL BANGS
0:40:12 > 0:40:13Well done, Matt. Plus £10.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16So, that's £14.50,
0:40:16 > 0:40:17call it 15.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19You're minus £10.50.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Minus £10.50.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25Which is not a lot of losses, is it?
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Listen, that could be a winning score, minus £10.50.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Or you could do a bit of a chancer and go with the bonbon dish.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- We have to.- OK, fine.- Why do you have to?
0:40:34 > 0:40:36We can't leave her on minus £10.50.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39OK, let's go with it. Let's just go with it. Yes.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41And here it comes, yes!
0:40:41 > 0:40:45An embossed and pierced silver bonbon dish. Where shall I start?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Somebody start me at £30 for it.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Surely worth 30, just for the silver alone. £30.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54At 30, someone start me at 30. Where's 30 for it? 20, then?
0:40:54 > 0:40:59Got to be worth £20. Come on. Who's going 20? £20, thank you. At 20.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03Where's five? Back of the room at £20. Any more at 20? All done.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04- Selling, £20.- £20!
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- £20!- That's your fault!
0:41:07 > 0:41:10You had such faith in me, I'm sorry!
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Minus £20...
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Which overall means that you're minus £30.50.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Oh, that's not bad.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19It's not too bad. Not TOO bad!
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Anyway, there we go.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Wretched bonbon dish. There we are - shucks.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25Just don't say a word to the Reds
0:41:25 > 0:41:28and everything will be revealed in a moment, all right?
0:41:34 > 0:41:37There's a certain amount of nervous anticipation here as to this
0:41:37 > 0:41:40business, because nobody is going home with any money,
0:41:40 > 0:41:44but the scale of losses betwixt one team and the other is considerable.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46The chasm opens up
0:41:46 > 0:41:49and tottering on the far cliff of losses...
0:41:49 > 0:41:51are the Reds.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56Minus £135 is a good old score, that! Ya!
0:41:56 > 0:42:01£85, really, was the clock garniture loss. Insurmountable.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04You made a nice £10 profit on the stag beetle,
0:42:04 > 0:42:07so you know, it wasn't entirely full of shame.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11But I'm afraid it wasn't going down your gutter today, was it, Alice?
0:42:11 > 0:42:15- No.- No, Gordy, bad luck. But you've been very brave about it...
0:42:15 > 0:42:19- Thank you for having us. - Thanks for coming!
0:42:19 > 0:42:21It was good fun.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24And actually, it's taking part that is really important until you
0:42:24 > 0:42:27come to be the winners, of course, over here, who are very pleased!
0:42:27 > 0:42:30They managed to win by only losing £30.50.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Which is quite respectable, really, isn't it?
0:42:32 > 0:42:35£4.50 profit on the scales.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37That was always in the balance(!)
0:42:37 > 0:42:42And the documents for a tenner, well, that was just sublime. Yes?
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- Yes, it was. - And then all those other losses...!
0:42:44 > 0:42:46LAUGHTER
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- ..which we'll blank out, right? - Yes!
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Keep singing a tune, that's the answer, Phoebs.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Anyway, very nice to see you,
0:42:52 > 0:42:54join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:42:54 > 0:42:57ALL: Yes!