0:00:06 > 0:00:09'We're in the market town of Dorking today,
0:00:09 > 0:00:12'birthplace of Sir Laurence Olivier.'
0:00:12 > 0:00:15And the great man once said,
0:00:15 > 0:00:20"I take a simple view on life. I keep my eyes open
0:00:20 > 0:00:24"and get on with it," which is sound advice for our teams today.
0:00:24 > 0:00:29So why don't we get on with it, and let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:01:01 > 0:01:05It's not the West End, but it is West Street,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08and it's home to some wonderful dealers,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12so let's have a quick review of our teams' performance so far.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19'Our two teams are as different as fire and ice today.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22'While the fiery Reds come close to blows...'
0:01:22 > 0:01:24It's one of those things. Now, come on.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Let's go.- Less of the fighting and more of the buying.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30'..the ice cool Blues are more concerned about refreshments.'
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Right, so all we need now is someone to bring some tea in to us
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- and we'll be fine. - Does Tim not do tea and biscuits?
0:01:35 > 0:01:37'Hey! Let's meet the teams.'
0:01:37 > 0:01:42On the programme today we have two gorgeous mother and daughter teams.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45We have Lauren and Hilary for the Reds,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and we have Victoria and June for the blues.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49Hello, everyone.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- ALL: Hello.- Now, Hilary, would you say that you are two fully paid up
0:01:53 > 0:01:58- members of the horsey set?- Yes, very much so. It's our life, really, yeah.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- How many horses have you got?- I think we've got seven at the moment.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- And do you breed them? - I have bred quite successfully,
0:02:04 > 0:02:09I've got a couple that I sold to Germany and that are winning races.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10- Really?- Mm-hm.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Apart from your collection that are wandering around in your stables,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15what else do you collect?
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- I like Bakelite phones, I'm afraid. - You do?- Yes, I know, yes.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Will you be buying a telephone today if you find one on Bargain Hunt?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Only if it's cheap.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29That is the right answer. You are absolutely top of the class.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Now, Lauren, have you got any tales of adventures you can share with us?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Yeah, Mum and I, about ten years ago,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37we decided to do the whole city slicker type thing
0:02:37 > 0:02:39and went to Arizona for a couple of weeks
0:02:39 > 0:02:42and hang out with some cowboys and herded some cows.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45But when you're on horseback and cantering along and you have
0:02:45 > 0:02:48to do this kind of thing, it must be incredibly difficult...
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Erm, I only tried it off horseback, I wasn't that brave.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- And are you a veteran of antique fairs?- I am, yeah.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58I mean, Mum was dragging me to them at a very young age and she would
0:02:58 > 0:03:01often use my puppy dog eyes to get the bargains quite cheap.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05There was one time when Mum saw this metal plaque which was
0:03:05 > 0:03:09about £5, and a few minutes later I brought it back for 50p
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- so she was chuffed with that. - Really? She was impressed with that.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Is it going to be the same technique today, then?
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Find a male stallholder and flutter and see what happens?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- We'll give it a go if we can.- Yeah.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23As to tactics, apart from fluttering eyelashes,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- what else are you going to employ? - Oh, we'll... I don't know.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28We keep having little arguments as to what the tactics are.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Yeah, what the tactics are. - Going to spend the lot?- No.- No.- No.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Are you going to be cheapskates? - Yeah.- Yeah, sorry!
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Anyway, good luck with that.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Now, Victoria, is there going to be enough Deco in Dorking to go around?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- I don't know, I hope so. - You're very fond of it, aren't you?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Yes, our whole living room is very Art Deco style.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49We have a cast iron and stainless steel fireplace,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Deco style prints, Deco style furnishings.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
0:03:54 > 0:03:55I'm a friend of the Royal Academy
0:03:55 > 0:03:57and I enjoy going to the exhibitions there,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59particularly the summer exhibition
0:03:59 > 0:04:01which always has something for everyone.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Yes, exactly, and often at surprisingly low prices.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Indeed, I have bought a couple of prints there in the past.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- And what do you do to earn a crust? - I run my own business.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I do sales training and team development training.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17So you're going to be very well organised today?
0:04:17 > 0:04:18We will be very well organised.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- You'll be organising your mother. - Yes.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Stand by, June. Now, you love your job too, don't you, June?
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- Oh, I do, yes.- Tell us about it. - I'm an educational consultant.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32I train teachers, I support teachers who want to improve their practice.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- I help schools prepare for Ofsted. - Mm-hm.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38And I love working with young people, it keeps me young.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40If you don't mind my asking, how old are you?
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- 72, but I'm not going to tell anybody.- Don't mention it!
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Unfortunately, it's out there now with several million people.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48That is unbelievable!
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Now, most people get Sundays off but you don't, do you?
0:04:51 > 0:04:55I ring bells on Sundays, yes. I love ringing for weddings as well.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I bet you do. And do you ever get carried off your feet?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01No, I have never been carried off my feet, not by a bell anyway.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03THEY LAUGH
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Where do you get your antiques knowledge from, you two?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Your deep and sincere knowledge of antiques?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11The secret is, we're fans of the Derbyshire Experts Club.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- Oh, are you?- Oh, yes. Charles Hanson is...
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Does he set you a-flutter?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Well, it was, yes, we love the programme, yes.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19We'd better not go any further, I think.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23In fact, what we'll do now is the money moment. £300 apiece.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28and very, very good luck.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32So, the Derbyshire Antiques Admiration Society?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34I haven't heard of that one before.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39'Walking the high street for the Reds, it's Thomas Plant.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45'And sounding the horn for the Blues, it's Claire Rawle.'
0:05:53 > 0:05:55What are your tactics today?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Well, we've had a few arguments about this, haven't we?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Who's in charge?- I'm in charge. - Well, I think I am.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- Who applied?- I did.- Well, you're in charge.- No!- Well, let's go!
0:06:09 > 0:06:11So, June, Victoria, what are we going to do today,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13what's the strategy?
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Er, we're looking for something beautiful, something eye-catching,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- something with a bit of quality. - Oh, OK, quality.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- How about you, June?- I think I'd like something with a story,
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- and we're very keen on 1930s-40s. - Brilliant, well, I'll tell you what,
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- this looks like a good place to start. Shall we go in here?- Yes.- OK.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- What are you looking at? The butter dish?- Yes.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Oh, with a sort of, like, a kestrel on top of it?- Yes.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41That's quite nice, that's Indian silver, the beaker, which is
0:06:41 > 0:06:43actually very good quality silver. Nice decorative item.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- Anything there you feel like getting a closer look at?- The beaker.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50So shall I see if I can get it out
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- and have a look at it for you? - Yes.- OK, right.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55'The Blues are certainly quick off the block.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59'Indian silver from the first cabinet they've seen. But the Reds?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01'Well, they're running all over the shop.'
0:07:01 > 0:07:04There's even more room in here, more stuff.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- Ah, and it goes even further. - There's more upstairs as well.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- What do you like? - Art Deco stuff.- Deco, yeah.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- I like quirky.- Quirky.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24I think we need to start looking properly.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27'You mean you've not been looking so far, Thomas?'
0:07:34 > 0:07:38'Now, back to that Indian beaker with Claire.'
0:07:38 > 0:07:39"White metal beaker,"
0:07:39 > 0:07:42they'll always put that because it's not hallmarked.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44You need to get it tested but the chances are it will be silver,
0:07:44 > 0:07:48and it's usually quite a high, er, fineness as well.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Beautifully decorated. There is a sort of growing market for these.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- Now, we've got 65 on it.- How much d'you think it would make at auction?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Say 40-60, erm, so depending obviously...
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Has it been bashed a little bit here?- It's got a little bit...
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Wear and tear.- ..which, yes, is sort of acceptable.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- It does still stand up. - I do like the pattern on it.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Yeah, d'you know, I love the pattern on this type of work.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I think it's very intricate and very deep.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15What d'you think we would need to get that for?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18'You'll need to check with the dealer on that, Team.'
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- I can make a telephone call for you.- OK.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22And whilst you're looking round, I can come back to you...
0:08:22 > 0:08:24And just give us the great news, yeah.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- That'd be great, thank you. - Is that all right?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29That would be very kind of you, thank you very much.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31'Let's hope it's great news, Claire.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36'Right, it looks like the Reds have found something of interest.'
0:08:36 > 0:08:37I quite like these.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41These are Art Deco style, so that's the little code...
0:08:41 > 0:08:42Oh, yeah, so they're not...
0:08:42 > 0:08:45..within the business to say they are Deco in...
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Fake.- No. No, I think that's quite harsh.- Oh, right, OK.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50They're not fake, they're just...
0:08:50 > 0:08:55- They're like a reproduction type thing.- Correct. Reproduction.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58'We don't use the F word on this show, Hilary.'
0:08:58 > 0:09:02What about this? This bronze number here.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04It says, "Chinese?"
0:09:04 > 0:09:08It is Japanese all day long. It's probably 1890s.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10It's a bit dented, though, isn't it?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12You're right, it is dented and it is faded
0:09:12 > 0:09:15but it is rather charming, it's a proper antique.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- What about the little box there? £45.- That's quite cute.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Very probably Indian silver, dated 1871.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- That's pretty, isn't it? - Damaged there, isn't it?
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- Right, I know you're concerned about this here.- Yeah.- Not a problem.- OK.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36A good silversmith can sort that. There's some marks I've seen.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Look at those marks just there. It's Russian.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Russian's better than Indian. - Much better than Indian...
0:09:42 > 0:09:44'Don't let the Blues hear you say that.'
0:09:44 > 0:09:46In Britain we have hallmarks,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49you have the lion passant then you have the town mark,
0:09:49 > 0:09:51the essay office and the date.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53In Russia, they had a similar sort of system.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58They dated it with dates, and then they did have town marks,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02so, Moscow, for example, has St George slaying the dragon.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- That's their town mark. This is what we call filigree.- Yeah.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07Beautifully done.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11'Looks promising, but Lauren doesn't seem convinced.'
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I want to have a chance to look for something that's more my taste.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16No, but I like... Well, this can be my, my...
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- Yeah, your one.- Have you decided that you're going to have one,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- you're going to have one? - No, Lauren has decided.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Lauren's decided that you're each going to have one
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- and a third one and then I'm having one?- Yes.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29It's 45, what are you going to do?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- I'm going to ask her what her best price is...- Good idea.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- ..and go from there.- Don't mention it's Russian.- No, I won't.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40'Yeah, best keep that under your Cossack hat, Hilary.'
0:10:40 > 0:10:41How do you think she'll do?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44I think she'll be able to get it, maybe 35, 40?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47She can be quite persuasive if she puts her mind to it.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52- I wanted a 2 in front of it, like 25 or 28.- Oh, really?- Yeah.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53- Erm...- How have you done?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- Well, she said 35... - Well, it's a tenner off.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59But I said, erm, could she ring the dealer, so she's ringing
0:10:59 > 0:11:02the dealer at the moment cos I said that's a bit above our budget.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- Did you now?- Oh, look at you.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07If you get it for any less that's always a bonus.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09But you've done well.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Hi, I managed to have a chat with the dealer and, erm,
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- he's gone down to 25 for you, so £20 off.- That's wonderful.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- Brilliant, yeah.- That's a super price, we'll definitely have that.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- Ever doubting Lauren! - I was.- Ever doubting Lauren!
0:11:24 > 0:11:27I didn't think she was capable but I stand corrected.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29It's one of those things. Now, come on.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- Let's go.- Less of the fighting and more of the buying.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37'That's one item down, and both Reds are still standing. A good start.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43'Now, the Reds may be scrapping but the Blues are busy cooing.'
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- Aww.- Yeah.- Oh, gosh. - You wanted something with a story.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- It's just a little child's outfit. - Baby boy romper, 1920s.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Yeah, that's really rather sweet.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- With a little button. - A little mother of pearl button.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59And in the days when you had washing machines and mangles,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01all the buttons used to have to be taken off,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04cos otherwise you'd put it through the mangle, squashes them.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- Is it hand stitched? - It's not a mass produced item,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09cos they weren't, really, so, yes.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I was looking...I bet there's not a label on it.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13Oh, that was a thought, yes.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- No, there isn't.- There's no label there, and I was looking...
0:12:16 > 0:12:19No, cos that all looks sort of hand turned and everything,
0:12:19 > 0:12:21beautifully lined actually, isn't it?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24You know how you're going with an idea of the things...?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- It wasn't what I was looking for. - It wasn't what I was looking for.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- Doesn't that often happen? - It does stand out. Interesting.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- And you wanted something with a story.- We did.- With a story.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33So, do things like this...?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Yeah, there is a good collecting market for vintage costume,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39especially a child's costume. I'd put that at, say, 15-20.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41So you could get it for something like 15?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Yes, cos at the end of the day,
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- you've got to make a profit out of it.- Yes, absolutely.- Yes.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48'Where did she come from?'
0:12:50 > 0:12:53We're hoping there's a happy middle ground.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- If you like I can put you on offer and see what they say.- Yes...
0:12:57 > 0:13:02- Ah, Jackie, any word on the beaker? - This one can be 40.- £40?
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- I like that, yes. - I don't think we can...
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Yeah, I think we should see a profit on that, we really should do.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- One down, two to go. - Absolutely, yes.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15So we can start looking for the next one. OK, let's go down through here.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16'So, it's yes to the beaker,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19'and we'll have to hear back about the boys' clothes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24'What have you got there, Thomas?'
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- They're mother of pearl gaming counters.- And how old are they?
0:13:29 > 0:13:36- I'd say 1800s. 1810, 1820.- They are different, Lauren, it's something...
0:13:36 > 0:13:38They are different, aren't they? Look at those.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Did you do those yourself?
0:13:40 > 0:13:42No, we got one of our expert friends to do it.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- And your mum's done it as well, look at them.- Yes.- Yeah, we're a pair.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- You are a matching pair.- Took four hours in total to do.- Four hours?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- What did you do with those four hours?- Chat.- Chat.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- Do what we're best at! - You can do a lot of chatting.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- Chatting and bicker, wasn't it, really?- Bicker?- About today, yeah.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Really? Oh, bicker about today,
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- as in who was going to deal with tactics?- Yeah.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Right, well, I think there's 39 in there, times seven,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09which comes to two hundred and something pounds.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12I really wanted the box for about £40.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14I don't think that's going to happen.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17'No, I doubt they'll want to play at that price.'
0:14:17 > 0:14:22- Oh, that's pretty.- It is pretty. It's not terribly old.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25That's pretty, Cloisonne vase in there.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Right, let's have a look in here, see what we can find.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33'Here comes Jackie with a price on the little outfit.'
0:14:33 > 0:14:37- Jackie, have you got news for us? - Well, erm, could you go to 17?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- Ooh, yes.- Well, it's a hell of a reduction, isn't it?- It is.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- So, I think yes.- And we really liked it too, yes, yes. We'll go for that.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Brilliant, excellent. Thank you very much, that's very good.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- Hey, well done.- So, one more to go? - Yeah, well, that is excellent.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Two in the bag, and really nice things as well.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- So, anyway, we mustn't dither. On to find the next.- Yes, where next?
0:14:59 > 0:15:03'As easy as that, well done, Blues. The boys' outfit for £17.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05'They're happy enough.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08'But why doesn't Lauren look very happy?'
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- Is this more what you wanted? - No.- No?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13No, I want to get her away from the clothes.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15She's going to embarrass me and try things on and...
0:15:15 > 0:15:17What have you found there?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19It's a bag, it's a bit...
0:15:19 > 0:15:24- Does it float your boat? - It does, actually.- Sort of 1960s.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25- You like that?- Yes.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28'Well, that's better, Lauren, but will it last?'
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Is it worth it?
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- If you like it, yes, it is, but... - You wanted something quirky.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35I know, but I don't want to use my choice
0:15:35 > 0:15:37and then get something that is only going to make a couple of quid.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Yeah, it might only make a couple of pounds.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41It might actually lose you money.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43'Uh-oh. There may be trouble ahead.'
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- We haven't got time for playing games.- It doesn't fit my...
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- She's stressing me out. - Let's walk through, come on.- Yeah.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51I don't like not knowing how much time we've got.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- Well, we've probably got 20 minutes left.- Oh, my God.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- Stop playing about with things, Mum, we ain't got time.- Come on, come on.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- The metronome?- Yeah. - It doesn't do anything for me.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- It's my choice, though.- Ooh! - Ah-ah, let's not fall out. Come on.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07You've had your bit, it's my bit now.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14There's these two, like, candlestick things with snakes.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17As much as I'd love to say, "Yes, let's buy them,"
0:16:17 > 0:16:19you see them quite often, I'm afraid.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20Everything I like is no good!
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I feel really bad, I feel really bad for you.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25I don't think I can take any more rejection.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27I'm not going to give you any more, we'll just go downstairs.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30'Let's hope things look up downstairs for Lauren.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34'Now, those sharp-eyed Blues are looking for quality.'
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Erm...
0:16:36 > 0:16:38They're much more decorative,
0:16:38 > 0:16:40and you've got the maker's name on the eye pieces.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Mother of pearl covered barrels, so, yeah, you'd expect them
0:16:43 > 0:16:44to be more expensive.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Those I would estimate at about sort of 50 at auction.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- So, again, they're marked up at 95. - The hip flask, is that...?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53That's nice, it's £225.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- Which is more than we've got.- OK.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Yes, we'd have to negotiate a good deal.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03What about the snooker scoreboard? Is that worth looking at or not?
0:17:03 > 0:17:06They are actually very collected, it's a mahogany one.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09It's by Riley's, who are like the Rolls-Royce of...
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- Oh, are they?- Yeah.- OK, so it's quality?- It's quality, quality again.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17They call it Edwardian snooker, erm, I think it's probably billiards
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- but I'm not enough of an expert on these sort of things.- Is it usable?
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Oh, yes. You know, if you want a scoreboard. But it's nice quality.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Being mahogany's good because a lot of them were plainer woods.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29They're always printed.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31They're very rarely painted, so it's all gilt printing.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36They've got 145 on it. It's not hugely out of the way.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39I'd prefer to get it nearer 70. They will make £100.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42I've been amazed, actually, sometimes some really rough ones
0:17:42 > 0:17:44have made really good money.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46If you could get it for under the 100...
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- OK. D'you want to investigate? - I think that's worth pursuing, yes.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51So d'you think it's worth seeing...?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Seeing if they can... - OK.- ..do a good price?
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Are you going to go down and see if you can find the lady?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- Art Deco dog cork. - The dog corkscrew, certainly.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05What's going to be wrong with that?
0:18:05 > 0:18:09'I think you're barking up the wrong tree there, Lauren.'
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- I like the deer. - What d'you like about it?
0:18:11 > 0:18:16Well, I'm an animal lover and I love deers, and I think it's just,
0:18:16 > 0:18:21I don't know, Art Deco-y and it looks quite solid.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- It's not Art Deco style.- No, this is Art Deco for sure.- That is for sure.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26No, there's no style to this.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28'No style, Thomas?'
0:18:28 > 0:18:31You can tell from the base, the stands here,
0:18:31 > 0:18:34the way the marble has been cut,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37it's got certainly what we call patination and age.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40And also the bronze figure, well, the bronzed figure...
0:18:40 > 0:18:41BRONZE CLINKS
0:18:41 > 0:18:42That's the sound of spelter.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45I don't want to pay any more than 100 for it, though.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- We're here to win, aren't we? - You are here to win.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I like your ambition. I do like your ambition.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- However, we need three items. £100 and you'll buy it?- Yes.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Right, we'll stick to our guns on that one. Off you go, carry on.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00Carry on looking.
0:19:01 > 0:19:07There's a gazelle photo frame here, Art Deco. It's French, circa 1930s.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12- I do like that.- Yeah, I probably prefer that.- You prefer that, do you?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- They are similar. - I'd have a go at that.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- You want to have a go at that one instead?- Yeah, this one instead.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19'So it's out with the stag and in with the gazelles.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21'And what else has Thomas seen?'
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Those are lovely. Leather cased hip flasks.
0:19:24 > 0:19:30Made by James Dixon & Sons, so good makers on the base there.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32It's a Britannia metal, which is a plated metal,
0:19:32 > 0:19:33mixed with pewter in it.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Leather cased within glass
0:19:35 > 0:19:38and they'd be hunting or for a good picnic.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41You could have one spirit in each, one for gin, one for cognac,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- one for...- Vodka.- What era?
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Erm, I would say these are going to be '30s. I think they're good fun.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- Yeah.- Quite stylish. - Shall I go and speak to...
0:19:51 > 0:19:56the shop to see what we can do for these and your photograph frame?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- You've discounted the stag. - We've discounted the stag.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Can I say for the record I think you're making a mistake
0:20:01 > 0:20:04but that's my opinion, and my opinion only.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Oh, no, don't say that! - Doesn't matter.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10You've left me with over £175, haven't you?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- So we might end up with it anyway. - Oh, yeah!
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Anyway, I'm going this way to have a conversation, is that all right?
0:20:16 > 0:20:17OK, then, okey doke.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21'Sounds promising. Now, as the Reds wait for Thomas,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23'it looks like the Blues are taking the weight off.'
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- All right?- Oh! - All that walking about, ah...
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Hello!- Well, if we're taking a break I'll sit down and join you.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Jackie's gone to get the price, so...
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- Excellent.- As long as we can get it for two figures, you said.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- Two figures. See if we can get two figures.- Fingers crossed.- Yes.- Yeah.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42OK, excellent. Here she is, hello!
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- Right, good news, he's actually said you can have it for 90.- Oh, 90!
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- That's really good, are you happy with that?- We're very happy.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Brilliant, OK, thank you.- Thank you so much. Brilliant, well done.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Right, so all we need now is someone to bring some tea in to us
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- and we'll be fine. - Does Tim not do tea and biscuits?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00'Charming(!) I'll be along in a few minutes, Victoria,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03'because that's all that's left on the clock.'
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- So...- Oh.- Hilary, Lauren,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09erm, have one of those each.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11There you are. Now, the deal.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- I've had a good conversation, cos how much were these?- 95.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- And how much was the frame?- 75. - OK, £100 for the two lots.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19- Wow.- Brilliant.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22'So, Thomas has sealed the deal.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25'That's all three items in the bag for the Reds
0:21:25 > 0:21:26'just in the nick of time.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28'That's it, teams. Time's up.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33'The Red team spent well over 1,000 roubles,
0:21:33 > 0:21:37'or £25, on their Russian filigree casket.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43'They jumped for joy when Thomas got them a bundle deal.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45'£50 for the leaping gazelle photo frame,
0:21:45 > 0:21:50'and a second £50 on the three spirit flasks.'
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- Three items?- Yes.- Three items. - Why were you so panicky?
0:21:56 > 0:21:57Cos I'm just such a control freak
0:21:57 > 0:21:59and I didn't know what the time was...
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Control freak?! It can't be. Is that the truth, Thomas?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- There was a bit of stress going on. - There was a lot of stress going on.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Now, listen, you boozy country ladies, you love these, right?
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- We do.- You could have them on the back of your horse and canter off.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- How much did you pay for these? - £50.- £50, OK, fine.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- That's not much, is it, for three?- For three.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18I would have thought that's pretty cool.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20And what did you spend overall?
0:22:21 > 0:22:26- 125.- You spent 125, I'd like £175 of leftover lolly please.- OK.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Thank you, Lauren, that's great. You don't like doing this, do you?
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- Handing over the cash.- No, it's hard, it's breaking my heart.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35So you spent 125, but you're going to give Thomas £175.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Before he disappears, though, I want to know, Lauren,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40what is your favourite piece?
0:22:40 > 0:22:42It's got to be the picture frame with the stags.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- OK, fine, and do you agree with that?- No.- No? You don't.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47No, the little box.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50OK, that's favourite. Which is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- That one.- That one? - Mm, I'm not sure.- You're not sure.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- They've been so competitive. - It's terrible, isn't it?
0:22:57 > 0:22:58Anyway, there we are.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01You've made your predictions, Thomas has got a lot of cash there to use
0:23:01 > 0:23:05to find you your Bonus Buy, so we wish you Godspeed with that, Thomas.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- Thank you. - Have a nice cup of tea, girls.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Meanwhile, we're going to check out what the Blue team bought.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13'The Blues were quick off the mark
0:23:13 > 0:23:15'spending £40 on the Indian silver beaker.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21'They spent a further £17 on the little boys' outfit.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24'And took a well deserved break
0:23:24 > 0:23:28'after buying the billiards scoreboard for £90.'
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Now, Victoria, Juney, how was your shopping experience?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- It's been brilliant. - It was absolutely great.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- Which is your favourite piece? - The snooker marker scoreboard.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- That's your favourite?- Yes. - Do you agree with that, Ma?
0:23:42 > 0:23:46- No, I think I like the Edwardian romper suit.- Do you?- Yes!
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- I see, and is that going to ring the biggest profit?- I think it is.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- You agree with that?- Yes.- OK, Victoria. Now, you spent how much?
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- £147.- £147, I'd like £153 please.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02Thank you, 153, there's two and three, look,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- straight to Claire Rawle. - Thank you so much.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06What are you going to do with that, darling?
0:24:06 > 0:24:07I haven't really got an idea at the moment.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10I'm sure I'll be hit with inspiration once I get out there.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Good luck with finding your find, Claire.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16And I'm going to show you something pretty bony
0:24:16 > 0:24:17that's also quite a mystery.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Now this is a very odd object.
0:24:28 > 0:24:35Just look at the stylised form of his nose, this great flared beaker.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40And then either side of that, oval eyes within serrated eyebrows
0:24:40 > 0:24:42and an eye socket.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44A rather mean mouth
0:24:44 > 0:24:49and an incredibly pointy chin that goes to a section that looks
0:24:49 > 0:24:53almost as if it's a claw with these vertical cuts.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57And up above, in this semicircular section,
0:24:57 > 0:25:00we can see some stylised animals.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02These look a bit like Kiwis,
0:25:02 > 0:25:07one on either side of this section with pointy beaks.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11If I revolve it, you can see on the back there is an incredible
0:25:11 > 0:25:15complexity of porous holes.
0:25:15 > 0:25:21It's almost like a sponge, except this isn't dried sponge.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25What I think it is is part of the skeleton of a whale.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Once upon a time, on a Pacific island,
0:25:28 > 0:25:32a whale that died out at sea is washed ashore.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38The natives simply took the porous bones from the whale
0:25:38 > 0:25:41and carved it to make decorative objects,
0:25:41 > 0:25:47probably for the early tourist trade in the 1920s or 1930s.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50But I can't be sure.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54The next logical port of call is to seek help from a professional
0:25:54 > 0:26:00who knows about objects produced by the tribes of the Pacific Basin.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02What do you do, though, as a collector,
0:26:02 > 0:26:06if you're confronted with such an unusual object?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08You could just run away from it,
0:26:08 > 0:26:09it's outside your comfort zone.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11You've never seen anything like it.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13You don't want to have anything to do with it
0:26:13 > 0:26:15OR you could be intrigued.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18You could ask the dealer, what does he know about it?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21He then tells you he hasn't got the faintest idea.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23You ask him how much he wants for it
0:26:23 > 0:26:28and he says, "It could be yours for £120, Guv'nor."
0:26:28 > 0:26:30And then you have a decision to make -
0:26:30 > 0:26:33is this thing sufficiently intriguing?
0:26:33 > 0:26:39Is it sufficiently rare to tempt you to part with £120 for something
0:26:39 > 0:26:42that apparently nobody knows anything about?
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Or do you just park it?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48I'll leave you to decide.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49If only he could talk.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Well, we've come over the county line from Dorking in Surrey
0:27:07 > 0:27:09to Wisborough Green in West Sussex,
0:27:09 > 0:27:11to be with Jonathan Pratt at Bellmans Saleroom.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Now, they've got some promising items. The Reds are kicking on
0:27:14 > 0:27:16with this filigree casket. Do you like that?
0:27:16 > 0:27:18I really like it.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21You see lots of this sort of stuff made in India, but this is Russian.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26It's nice work, it's well made. It's got age too. There's one defect.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Just pointing out - the back left, I think it's one of the back feet,
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- there's half a foot missing.- Right. - But that's the only defect.- OK.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37Miniature little casket then and in nice order and Russian, how much?
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- I expect it to make between £100 and £150.- Do you really?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- Uh-huh.- I don't believe it. They only paid £25.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45I think that's a really good buy for £25.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Next is this Art Deco photo frame or calendar frame.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- It could hold anything, actually.- Yeah.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- But these are bronze, aren't they?- They're bronze.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54And they're nicely cast too.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57You see lots of pairs of bronze figures, and they do terribly well.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00I mean, the large ones can do quite a lot of money.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I do rather like them, and I think they'll get between £70 and £90.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05They paid £50. This is looking up, isn't it?
0:28:05 > 0:28:10Now, moving on, we've got these three very handsome Dixon flasks.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- Do you like these?- They're very fashionable at the moment.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16It's that sort of old English gent sort of shooting, hunting, fishing.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- £30 to £50.- What, for the three? - For the three, a tenner each.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- They paid £50, yeah.- Oh, right.
0:28:21 > 0:28:22So, for a change,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25I'm sufficiently confident having had your estimates
0:28:25 > 0:28:28to predict that the Reds won't need a bonus buy,
0:28:28 > 0:28:30but we'll go and have a look at it anyway.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- OK, Hilary, Lauren, how are you feeling?- Good.- Positive.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38It's exciting, this, isn't it? You only spent £125.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42You gave £175 to Thomas Plant. Thomas, what did you spend it on?
0:28:42 > 0:28:48I bought this rather handsome ring tray for one's dressing table,
0:28:48 > 0:28:50so you pop your rings in there, your ear rings.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52But you two like dogs, don't you?
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- Yeah, we do.- So there we are, a couple of fox terriers,
0:28:55 > 0:28:56or a fox terrier and a Scottie dog
0:28:56 > 0:28:58in bronze on the onyx.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- It's a bit damaged, would that make a difference?- Oh...
0:29:01 > 0:29:05It's alabaster come onyx, so it's going to get slightly rubbed.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08You can have a little bit of a polish on that.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- That would be polished...? - Easily polished.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- How much did you spend?- £45.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- OK, and do you think it's going to make...?- Yeah, make any money?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18I do, actually, they are quite popular,
0:29:18 > 0:29:20having a bronze and...these things are quite popular, so dogs,
0:29:20 > 0:29:25people who have fox terriers or Scottie dogs would be after that.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- When was it made?- I would say 1920s.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- So it's a period piece. - A period piece.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- Just a bit of nibbling around the stone.- Yeah.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36Do you actually like it, Hils?
0:29:36 > 0:29:37No.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40What does the daughter say?
0:29:40 > 0:29:43What do you think it's going to make at auction?
0:29:43 > 0:29:45That's such a good question. I think you might get a fiver profit.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48You might get...you could double your money.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- So it does happen, it does happen, I promise.- OK.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Well, let's rest with that thought, you don't have to take it
0:29:53 > 0:29:55until after the sale of the first three items,
0:29:55 > 0:29:57and even then, you can pass if you want to,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00but right now, for the audience at home,
0:30:00 > 0:30:04let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Thomas' little doggies.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07How do you rate that, JP?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09People do like, sort of cold-painted bronzes,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12dogs are popular, ashtrays aren't, really, but...
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- You could put your cufflinks in it? - Yeah, exactly.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19- So quite sweet, yeah, rather nice, I think.- A couple of dogs on it.- Yeah.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- Now, as to the price...- Yes. - How much?
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- £25 to £35.- OK, £45 paid.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Now, that's it for the Reds. Now, for the Blues.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32First up, it's the Indian embossed beaker.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- I think it has got a little bit of age.- A lot of work in it, isn't it?
0:30:35 > 0:30:40And it's low-grade silver. Yes, a lot of work in it, what is it worth?
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- £50 to £80.- £40 they paid, so that's very nice.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Now, moving on to the kiddies clothing from the 1930s.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51A costume like this for children, does anybody want them?
0:30:51 > 0:30:54It could be a sort of theatre prop, of course, but there's a fashion,
0:30:54 > 0:30:58I suppose, for the 1940s, '50s in dress,
0:30:58 > 0:31:00but, I mean, for adults, really, not for kids.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04What's the market value for this twinset and short combo?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06I thought I'd try to be kind at £20 to £40.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- That is very kind, they paid £17. - Oh, OK.- So that's OK.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Now, what about the billiard score device?
0:31:11 > 0:31:14I mean, people still play snooker and billiards.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Riley's are good makers, but that was the 1930s,
0:31:17 > 0:31:19that particular billiard scorer, isn't it?
0:31:19 > 0:31:22I mean, it's not like a handsome Victorian one.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25And so, for that matter, I've only put £30 to £50 on it.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27I knew there was a sting coming somewhere,
0:31:27 > 0:31:30they paid £90 and that's enough to torpedo anybody's chances,
0:31:30 > 0:31:34so they're going to need the Bonus Buy. Let's go and have a look at it.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- Well, well, well. This is fun, isn't it?- It is.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40You spent 147, you gave Claire 153.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45So, Claire Rawle, show us what you spent £153 on.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47OK.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48- Oh!- Ooh!- Oh, wow!
0:31:48 > 0:31:50CLAIRE LAUGHS
0:31:50 > 0:31:51Not quite that much.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55It's a piece of trench art, but it is actually very collectable.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- So yeah, it's a bullet and...in a shell case.- Yeah.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01I know originally it was made as a match box holder,
0:32:01 > 0:32:02- which is perhaps not...- Oh, I see!
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Although people have more log burners and things these days,
0:32:05 > 0:32:07so they need matches, so it'd be quite nice to...
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- Ah, it'd fit in the top.- Yeah.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- You could put anything in there, couldn't you? It's so unusual.- Yeah.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- I think I've... Do you like it?- Yes! - Yes. How much did you pay for it?
0:32:17 > 0:32:20OK, well, it wasn't a huge amount, it was £15.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Oh, my goodness! Oh, wow!
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Definitely on a roll here now, aren't you?
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- I really like it, I really like it. - I really like it too.- Thank you.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30You really like it at £15.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32I think that sold it, yeah, yeah.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33But what would it...?
0:32:33 > 0:32:36I mean, I would like to see it make a reasonable profit.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38I mean, trench art is actually very collectable these days.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40It usually makes around £30 to £50,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43but I'll be happy if, you know, it makes sort of 20, 25.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- Well, that's nice, isn't it? - It is nice, yes!
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Thank you, Claire!
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Right now though, for the audience at home,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about our trench art.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55OK, JP, what we want to know is how much you'd shell out for that.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Well, this sort of trench art has a certain following.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59It's not my thing.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02I really fail to get excited by them, I'm afraid.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05It may not be your baby, but it is popular amongst collectors
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- though, isn't it?- It is. This is, I suppose, a novel, a novel use of it.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- Yes, a pretty uninspiring one, as far as I'm concerned.- Yes.- How much?
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- It's only really worth £10 to £15. - OK, £15 paid.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18I think it's jolly good going. Anyway, JP, thank you very much.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21We'll stand by for a big explosion in a moment.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Hilary and Thomas, you are the most brilliant couple
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- because you found that little filigree casket, didn't you?- Yes.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Which happens rarely to be Russian,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37which is an unusual thing for filigree.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39And it's all been dated up and whatnot
0:33:39 > 0:33:43and his estimate is £100 to £150, and you paid £25.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- Well...- I mean, how brilliant is that?- That's brilliant!
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Then you bought that Art Deco calendar stand,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52photo frame stand, which is in bronze.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- That is incredibly clever too. He's put £70 to £90 on that.- Wow.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57And you only paid £50.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59And then, you got the spirit flasks,
0:33:59 > 0:34:01which I think are absolutely fabulous.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04For these, he only put £30 to £50. You paid £50.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06They ought to make £100, all right?
0:34:06 > 0:34:09It should make £50 to £100, not £30 to £50.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12I think you've got three winners there, girls.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Now, first up, it's the divine Russian filigree casket
0:34:15 > 0:34:16and here it comes.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18We have this wonderful Russian
0:34:18 > 0:34:19silver filigree casket
0:34:19 > 0:34:20done in rectangular form,
0:34:20 > 0:34:24circa 1871. I can start at 60, £65.
0:34:24 > 0:34:25Straight off at £65.
0:34:25 > 0:34:26Looking for 70 now.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28With me at £65, looking for 70.
0:34:28 > 0:34:2970.
0:34:29 > 0:34:3075.
0:34:30 > 0:34:3280 now on the right.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34My heart is going mental.
0:34:34 > 0:34:3585 on the phone.
0:34:35 > 0:34:3790 on the right now, 90.
0:34:37 > 0:34:3995, 100.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- Look at that!- £100!- '110.'
0:34:41 > 0:34:43£110 on the telephone.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44To my left at £110.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Anyone else now at £110?
0:34:46 > 0:34:47110 on the phone.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Fair warning, then,
0:34:49 > 0:34:51selling to the telephone at £110.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Yes! That's so good. £110.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57That is 75, that's plus £85.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Plus 85, lovely.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Circa 1940, lovely casting on it.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Model is leaping gazelles.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Start me at £60 for this. 60 is bid,
0:35:07 > 0:35:09dead ahead at 60, thank you.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10Where is the five now?
0:35:10 > 0:35:11Lady's bid in the centre at 60.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Looking for five.
0:35:13 > 0:35:1560 in the middle, with the lady at 60.
0:35:15 > 0:35:1665 waving, 70.
0:35:18 > 0:35:2075, madam. 80 is bid!
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- Yes!- OK, 80 still in the centre.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24£80 with the lady at 80.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Anyone else now at £80
0:35:26 > 0:35:27and selling it at 80.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Look at that, plus £30 on that.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32This is plus £115.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Now, these flasks.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35By James Dixon & Sons.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Rather handsome, these.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38They'd be wonderful to take out
0:35:38 > 0:35:40in the winter with a picnic.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Starting with me, 15, 25, 35, 40,
0:35:42 > 0:35:4450, I am bid.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45Straight in at £50,
0:35:45 > 0:35:46looking for five now.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48- Who's going to go 55?- Wow!
0:35:48 > 0:35:49- £50. 55 Internet.- Internet.
0:35:49 > 0:35:5160 with me, again to the Internet
0:35:51 > 0:35:53at 60. That's £60.
0:35:53 > 0:35:5565 internet clears commission now.
0:35:55 > 0:35:5765, anyone else joining in at £65?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59On the net at 65.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Selling then to the Internet
0:36:01 > 0:36:03bidder at £65. All done, 65!
0:36:03 > 0:36:0665 is plus 15, which means,
0:36:06 > 0:36:09you lovely girls, that is plus 130.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15- Can you believe that? You have a profit on each item.- Each item.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20Each item. And you have £130 of profit. Now, your big question is...
0:36:21 > 0:36:26- ..what are you going to do about the ring tray?- Oh, it's so hard(!)
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- You have 130.- Is it a yes or is it a no?- I think it's going to be a no.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- I think it's a no.- Is it going to be a no?- Sorry, Thomas.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- It's like rubbing salt into a wound.- Well, that's it, then.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40There is no dissuading you two, is there? OK. Here we go.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43You're not going with the bonus buy but we're going to sell it anyway.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44And here it comes.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46A bronze and onyx ring stand.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Start me straight off at £25.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50£25 for it.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Nice little lot, this, for £25. Surely worth 25.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Little ring tray here. £25.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- 20, then. 20?- Fiver?- All right, shh!
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Thinking about it. 15 I'm bid at the front. At £15. Let's go up, though.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04I've got £15 here. Where's 20?
0:37:04 > 0:37:05£15. 18, anyone else?
0:37:05 > 0:37:11I'll do 18 if you like. £15 down the front. At £15. £15 and selling.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14That is minus £30. I'm very sorry to say that.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Anyway, you preserved your losses.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19I've never seen a woman look happier.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Look how pleased this girl is. OK, fine, you are...
0:37:23 > 0:37:26I helped you find the box.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Hang on a minute. That's 130, all right? Don't say a word to
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- the Blues.- We won't.- We'll look sad. - No point in spoiling their day.- No.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34There we are. 15 by the fire exit.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Now, Victoria, June, we're just going to run through your items.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48You paid £40 for the Indian beaker. He loves it. He's put £50-80.
0:37:48 > 0:37:55After that, there's the 1930s rather striking short and blouse outfit.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59£17 you paid for that. And he loved that.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03He's put £20-40 on that. Then you've got the billiard scorer,
0:38:03 > 0:38:06which I'm afraid lets you down in terms of scoring, potentially.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11- As far as he's concerned, anyway. £30-50.- Well...- OK.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- ..we loved it, so...- First up, then, is the Indian beaker.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16And here it comes.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20The Indian white metal beaker embossed with birds and scrolls.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Start me... Surely £50 to start.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23Surely worth £50 to start.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Metal alone, £50.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Who's going 50 on this? £50?
0:38:28 > 0:38:3030 then. Got to be worth 30.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33There's 30. Now, come on, let's creep up. £30.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36White metal here. It's got silver content, no less. £30 is bid.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Where's five? £30 at the front, now. Any more at £30?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Surely worth more than £30.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43This chap here's going to get a bargain here. £30.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Any more at 30? £30.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- £30. That's not so good. That's supposed to be your banker.- I know.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Minus £10.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56A boys shirt and shorts, mid-20th century. £20. Start me at £20.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58£10, then. They've got to be worth a tenner.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Come on, put your teddy bear in it for a tenner. Come on.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03£10 for these. Starting off at £10, someone. Ten. Surely worth ten.
0:39:03 > 0:39:08Anyone else? £10. Start at five then. Now it's got to be worth it.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12No? £5 surely worth five. There's five. Five is bid.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16I'll go six now. It's £5. Six anywhere else?
0:39:16 > 0:39:19At £5, then, selling for five.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20OK, that's -12.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22This is going well(!)
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Now we come to the item which he really didn't like.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30We have the mahogany billiard scorer by Riley of Accrington.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34I've got bids to start me at 65, 70, £80.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Straight in with me at £80.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38I can't believe it.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42With me at £80. Where's five. 85. 90 with me.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43You're in the money, girls.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47Do you want to go one more? It's £90 with me. Any more at 90?
0:39:47 > 0:39:52£90 then, on the block at 90. Fair warning. I'll sell. £90.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Wiped its face. Now, that is a very good score.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- I promise you, girls, you've done well.- That was the one we scored.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02What are you going to do about this trench art jobby?
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- Definitely going with that. - Going to go with it?- Yes.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- For only £15, you've got to give it a tweak, haven't you?- Yes.- Yes.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11OK, we are going with the Bonus Buy. Now that you've made that selection,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14I can tell you that the auctioneer thinks it's worth £10-15.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- And you paid £15.- Oh, well.- But, as every other estimate has been...
0:40:18 > 0:40:19We trust Claire.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22As every other estimate has been completely off the beam,
0:40:22 > 0:40:23I shouldn't take any notice about that.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Anyway, so, you're going with the Bonus Buy and here it comes.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Brass trench art matchbox holder. Starting with me at £10 this time.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Straight off at £10. Ten I'm bid, looking for 12 now.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- Surely worth 12.- Come on. Definitely...- Any more at £10?
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Two more pounds? Ten with me. At ten I shall sell.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- Main bid. All done, £10.- That was supposed to be another banker.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48£10 is minus £5 which means, overall, you're minus £27.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- Now, let's... - It could have been worse.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54- You don't know how the reds got on.- No.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- Did they look pleased or miserable? - Hard to say.- It's hard to say.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Hard to say. Well, there we go.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Anyway, all will be revealed in a moment because minus £27
0:41:01 > 0:41:03could be a winning score.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Can you believe it?
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Two teams shopping in the same place
0:41:15 > 0:41:17can do so well
0:41:17 > 0:41:19and yet so badly.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24The contrasts are extreme today and the runners-up,
0:41:24 > 0:41:28cos we don't have losers any more, just happen to be the Blues.
0:41:28 > 0:41:33- Minus £27, girls. Actually, you was robbed, weren't you?- We were.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Cos your beaker should've done considerably better than
0:41:36 > 0:41:37making a £10 loss.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41And then those shorts from the 1920s or '30s that I was so rude
0:41:41 > 0:41:44about actually didn't do so terribly well. Then you had a wiped face.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48Anyway, overall, minus £27 does not reflect
0:41:48 > 0:41:50the glory that you should be bathing in.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52And you've been a fantastic mother and daughter combo
0:41:52 > 0:41:55and thank you very much for joining us. We hope you've enjoyed it.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- We've loved it.- We've loved it! - We loved having you on the show.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01It's been great. But the victors today are the other
0:42:01 > 0:42:05maternal and daughter combo who are going home with £130.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- Whoo!- £130. There you go.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11You're pleased about that, aren't you?
0:42:11 > 0:42:16£130 goes straight into the daughter's pocket, I notice.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20£85 on the Russian filigree box was a champion result
0:42:20 > 0:42:24and then the Deco bronze jobby made you £30 and you've got
0:42:24 > 0:42:28£15 from the flasks, which means you have a profit on each item.
0:42:28 > 0:42:34Which gets you into the ancient and venerable order of the Golden Gavel.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38Look at this! Something to pimp up your fleece with. Take one of those.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Well done, Lauren. Go for it!
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- And something for your collection, Tom.- Thank you. Thank you.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47- Well done. Have you had a good time? - Oh, a fantastic time, thank you.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49You've loved it? OK. Well, you've been great fun, too.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52And thank you very much for joining us. In fact, so much fun!
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- Join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?- ALL: Yes!