0:00:08 > 0:00:13Trusty seadogs like Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh
0:00:13 > 0:00:15hail from these parts... Morning.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20..so, why don't you join me on the antique version of
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Life On The Ocean Wave? And let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!
0:00:53 > 0:00:58Here at the Devon County Showground, there are 400 bustling stalls
0:00:58 > 0:01:03that go to make up this busy antiques fair.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08In these unchartered waters, our two teams of landlubbers are about
0:01:08 > 0:01:11to set sail in their pursuit of profit,
0:01:11 > 0:01:15so let's take a quick squint at the voyage ahead.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20The Reds want to explore all possibilities...
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Do you know what, Debs?
0:01:21 > 0:01:25In that hat, you look like an early explorer in the jungle
0:01:25 > 0:01:27looking at botanical specimens!
0:01:27 > 0:01:30I feel like saying, "Dr Livingstone, I presume?"
0:01:30 > 0:01:32..while the Blues lack awareness of time.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Could you hold that one for us? Is that all right, a minute?
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Oh, no, that's fine. We're got about 14 hours, that's perfectly OK. Yeah.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Let's meet today's teams.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Well, we've got two teams of friends on the show today.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Well, they're friends at the moment.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50For the Reds, we've got Debs and Julie,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- and, for the Blues, we've got Sally and Susan. Hello, everyone.- Hello!
0:01:54 > 0:01:55- Hello!- Very nice to see you.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Now, what's this about you two being steampunkers?
0:01:59 > 0:02:05- Oh, steampunk is a Victorian sci-fi look at the past.- Oh, yeah?
0:02:05 > 0:02:10- So, how many steampunkers ordinarily get together then?- Oh, thousands...
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- Of an outing? Do you really?- Yeah. - What would you dress up in?
0:02:12 > 0:02:16I've got a persona that's a Martian ethno-biologist.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21- So, she's red, combat and studies Martians.- You ever seen a Martian?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24No, but nobody else has either, so I'm free.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Now, Jules, which era are you in? Are you looking at Martians then?
0:02:29 > 0:02:33I like the Victorian side of it and very much the gothic side of it,
0:02:33 > 0:02:37so a vampire sort of character, very dark, very gothic.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39I like schools and things like that.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42But you can see into the future, darling.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47I've been a Tarot reader for over 30 years now, and I'm a Reiki master.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50So, can you get into an energy groove
0:02:50 > 0:02:53and predict how much profit you're going to make today on Bargain Hunt?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Well, I've had my pendulum out,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- and I think we're going to make a good profit.- Do you?- Yes.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59- I shall hold you to that...- Yes!
0:02:59 > 0:03:03..when we get to the auction a bit later on. That's marvellous. Good.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Well, Sally, you two are not only good friends,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- but you also work together. - We do.- Yes, we do.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Yes, we work at A La Ronde, which is the local National Trust property
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- near Exmouth.- Yes, and you are the manager.- Yeah.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- And, Susan, you are a room guide? - Yes, I am.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Well, by a curious quirk of coincidence, A La Ronde,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26the lovely National Trust house just down the road where these two
0:03:26 > 0:03:29come from, we're going to visit on this programme a bit later on,
0:03:29 > 0:03:33so we're going to see exactly what it's like where you hang out.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36And how long have you been working at the National Trust for?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Um, I've been with the National Trust about 28 years.- Have you?- Yes.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41You went as a child.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- Oh, how kind!- They have this child entry, don't they?
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Um, so what's so special about A La Ronde to you?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Oh, well, it is the most quirky,
0:03:49 > 0:03:54unusual building with an amazing story.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Now, Susan, tell me about your room guide duties.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01I could be in a room to answer any questions and, hopefully,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04tell them everything that I know about the story of A La Ronde.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- Or I could do guided tours. Or I could be a rover, Tim.- Could you?
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- Yes.- What do a rover do?- A rover... - Woof!- I knew you'd do that!
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Oh, did you? It's so predictable!
0:04:15 > 0:04:19A rover will go around to allow anybody to have a tea break
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- or a coffee break. - Oh, I see, that's what a rover does.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24So, are you two going to get on all right, today?
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- We're not going to have any falling out, are we?- No!- No!- Just like that!
0:04:28 > 0:04:32"No!" I love that. What great grins. Anyway, it says it all.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35The joy of being on Bargain Hunt, eh? Here comes your £300.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37So, there's your £300.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40You know the rules, your experts await and off you go!
0:04:40 > 0:04:44And very, very, very good luck! See you later over at the house, Sal!
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Now, let's meet our experts.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Showgirl Kate Bliss will be performing for the Reds.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55And aspiring Bond baddie, David Harper, will be assisting the Blues.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02I'm guessing from the hat, Debs, that you're very stylish ladies.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- We try.- Yes.- We try. - Yes.- Of a certain era.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07What is it you're going to be looking out for?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- Weird and wonderful.- OK.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12So, come on then, you two, what tactics have we got?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Well, we're looking for something quirky.- Ooh!
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- And something oriental would be nice.- Ooh!
0:05:17 > 0:05:18- Do we all like oriental?- We do.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20We're, you know, not going out with a master plan,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- just something that we go, "Ooh!"- Bizarre.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- So, we want to go, "Ooh!"- Yes!- Yes! - That's the reaction.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27- Let's get started.- OK.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- And I might leave you £5.- You can leave me £1, it doesn't bother me.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- Are you ready? - Yes.- We are.- Here we go.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Right, off you go, teams. Your 60 minutes starts now.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43As our Red explorers delve into the past and our Blues are intent
0:05:43 > 0:05:47on finding Eastern treasures, this shop promises to be great fun.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- Can we get a note out of it? - Do you play, Debs?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58No, I don't, but I'm willing to have a go.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01BUGLE BLOWS WITHOUT SOUND
0:06:01 > 0:06:03No, I don't play!
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Maybe not. Put this back then.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Don't want anybody keeling over today.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Absolutely, Kate.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Now, the Blues said they wanted something unusual,
0:06:11 > 0:06:12so, what have they found here?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Oh, my goodness...- Why would they have done anything like that?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- STALLHOLDER:- Around South America,
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- you'll see sort of shrines on the side of the road...- Right.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24..and normally he's the chap that's sat in the middle.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25Oh, that's very interesting.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- I mean, I do like the unusual and the quirky...- Yes, but that's...
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- It doesn't do it for me.- Nor me! - No.- Nor me!- "Hello, missus!"
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- What about you, are you drawn to him?- No, not at all!
0:06:38 > 0:06:39Fair enough, Blues.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43He might not be your cup of tea, but I'm sure he'll be somebody else's.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Now, how are those Reds getting on?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50A dinky little microscope. It's got a box as well. I quite like that.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- Do you?- My husband's a biomedical scientist, so it's kind of...- Ah!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Cos you're into steampunk, aren't you?- I am, I am.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Which is a combination of sort of interest in Victoriana,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- but also with sci-fi element... - Yeah, it's the two mixed, which...
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- Yeah.- ..that kind of is, really. - You think that ticks the box?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08I quite like that.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Let's have a look at the microscope itself, because, if there's
0:07:11 > 0:07:15a nice name on it, this is always a nice thing for collectors.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Where would it be? - Usually, on the actual...
0:07:18 > 0:07:22telescopic bit here, or on the base.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25I can't see anything major.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Shall I see if we can see through it? Which is kind of a...
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Do you know what, Debs?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33In that hat, you look like an early explorer in the jungle
0:07:33 > 0:07:35looking at botanical specimens.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38I feel like saying, "Dr Livingstone, I presume?"
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Dr Livingstone indeed!
0:07:40 > 0:07:45It's a fairly standard piece. It's 1900, perhaps a little bit later.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47It's not rare, let's make that clear.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Let's have a look at the price.
0:07:49 > 0:07:5265. How do you feel about that?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Do you think that's its money? Do you think that's...?
0:07:54 > 0:07:58I would put an auction estimate of, probably, um, 20 to 40 on it.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- Oh, so, you think it's... - And hope that somebody would
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- really go for it. - It is one of those things.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05I said I wanted an "Ooh!" And that made me go "Ooh!" So...
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- What do you think about this, Julie? Are you in agreement?- I like it.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- I would say 20 to 30... - OK.- ..at an auction.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- I can see our man in the back here. - STALLHOLDER: Hiya!
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Hi there. What's the best you could do for us on this?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Well, there's 65 on it, isn't there?- Hmm.- Uh...
0:08:22 > 0:08:24The death would be 40.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26The death would be 40.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27Well...
0:08:27 > 0:08:32it's up to you, honey. I quite like it, but I'm willing to be persuaded.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34I think, for that, it's probably worth giving it a go.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- Here you are, sir.- Thank you very much. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42There we go. The Reds have bought their first item. Congratulations.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45But it doesn't look like the Blues are far behind.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47What has David spotted here?
0:08:47 > 0:08:51What about that table? I mean, I'm drawn to that, very much so. Yeah.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Sally, Susan, what are your thoughts?- Very intricate.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- A lot of work and detail in it.- Yeah.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- I would have thought it's Chinese, but, then, it could be Indian.- OK.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- Turn of the century.- Mm-hm. It's more Indian.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Yeah, and I think it's late 19th, early 20th century.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10It's a hardwood table, but it's construction is quite interesting.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12If you notice here, you've got hinges.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Now, why on earth would you have hinges on a table?
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- Oh, because it's...well, it should be like an opening.- Well, it folds.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- Oh, it folds.- It will probably fold flat for travelling.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- It is like a campaign piece? - Almost, almost campaign.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Yes, so, you're living in India,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30circa 1900 during the days of the Raj
0:09:30 > 0:09:33and this is maybe something that was made for westerners
0:09:33 > 0:09:35there in India, and it could have been taken as...you know,
0:09:35 > 0:09:37you might have gone on a tour of the...
0:09:37 > 0:09:39I'm getting a bit romantic here!
0:09:39 > 0:09:41You might have gone on a tour of the wilderness,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- and you might just take your furniture with you.- Mmm.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- How fabulous.- I'm worried as to what the price might be.- How much is it?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- What's the best on that? - I can't see anything.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54I've got 150 on it, but I'm open to offers.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Aye, aye.- I think it's going to be 30 to 50 as an estimate.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Are you listening to your expert?
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- As I like this gentleman...- Yes! - But everyone likes this gentleman.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06..I could be pushed down to about 80.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10It is, I think, a very lovely thing and I do love the symbolism here.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13You've got the birds, the lovebirds and foliage...
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- Yes, it's rather nice.- I think it's fantastic...- Right.- ..I really do.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- We'll go for this one.- OK?- Yep. - Lovely.- Thank you very much.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Well done, Blues, that's your first purchase made.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Oh, my!
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- THEY LAUGH - Look at that!
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Bottom comes to mind.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Pardon?!- I love that!
0:10:37 > 0:10:43Perhaps your shop could end up as a Midsummer's Night's Dream, ladies.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Right, teams, you've had half your shopping time now, get a move on!
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Both our teams need to agree a plan of action.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- What about some silver? - I'll have silver.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- I would like to see some nice silver. - I love silver.- Right.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57I love everything.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58When we walked in, I saw some brooches,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00I don't know if they were Bakelite...
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Right. - But they looked quite stylish.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05This is your programme, you can do exactly what you want to do,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- but within reason, obviously. - Yes, within reason.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10There are some rules, you know, yeah.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- So, what did you spot, Julie? - These brooches?- These ones here.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Yeah, I just think foxes and anything with foxes in it are quite
0:11:19 > 0:11:22popular at the moment and they're really stylised.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25You've actually, unknowingly,
0:11:25 > 0:11:29spotted something which is quite iconic for the '60s and '70s.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- Oh, wow!- And they're made by a lady called Lea Stein,
0:11:34 > 0:11:38who was very well-known for producing this type of brooch.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Lea Stein is a French artist and accessories maker
0:11:41 > 0:11:44known for her compressed plastic buttons, brooches, and bracelets.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48She worked with her husband to develop a process of layering
0:11:48 > 0:11:52very thin sheets of cellulose acetate, and laminating them.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55She has been hailed as one of the most innovative
0:11:55 > 0:11:57designers of plastic jewellery of the 20th century.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Which one do you like in particular and then I can go
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- and find out some prices.- I like... - Leaping fox?- Yes, the top one.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- This one here?- I just like the colour of that one.- Red fox.- Yeah.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Can you see it's got that lovely sheen to it?- It's beautiful.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12And that's because of the laminated layers.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Well, I'm going to go and see what price we're looking at,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16cos I can't see any price tags.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Whilst Kate heads off to find a price on the brooches,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23it appears the Blues have been dazzled by silver.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- It's 925, a Continental... - Oh, it's a Continental.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32..but it really is so well made. DAVID LAUGHS
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Now, if he doesn't put a smile on your face...
0:12:34 > 0:12:37You pop his head up...so, you put his matches in there,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40stamped 925, so, come on, you've watched this programme,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Susan, what does that mean?
0:12:42 > 0:12:47- Well, 925 part silver.- Which means that it's the same standard...
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- It's still sterling.- ..as British hallmarked silver.- Yeah.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- But you can't date it accurately... - No, I was just thinking that.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56..like you can with British hallmarked silver.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- You've seen that, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02So, you can't put an exact date on him, but it's very sweet.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05So, with the Blues unable to confirm numbers, it's a
0:13:05 > 0:13:10different story in the Red camp as Kate appears back with price news.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- The ticket price was £55...- Ooh!
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- ..but, they very kindly said they'll do it for 45. Yeah?- Ah!
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I've seen them go for less than that at auction, I've seen them
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- go for more.- Yes.- So...- OK.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24It's a gamble, but I think it's a great example.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29- As I said, it's a really iconic design.- It is, I just love it.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Great. Shall we do it? - Yeah, let's go for it.- Fantastic.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Well done, Reds. That's item number two in the bag.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Now, back to the Blues, who, clearly, are having a hoot,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40having just spotted another owl.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42I'll do that for a straight 100.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- So, we have Birmingham and that's the hallmark for 1906.- Right.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- So there is your original fabric. - Yeah.- And...is it for hatpins?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- Yes.- Yeah. So, your pins would sit through there
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- and you could put little rings on each side there.- Yes.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58It's just the owl too, because people collect owls, don't they?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- They do.- You couldn't do a 90?
0:14:01 > 0:14:05I'll split the difference, 95, to give you a chance.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06I think it's a lovely thing,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- but there's a good possibility of losing a bit.- Oh, right.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12However, time really is pushing on.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- I like it, it's unusual and it's got an owl.- Let's go for it.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Well, that to me is good enough reason to buy it, don't you think?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- Yeah.- Are we going to have it?- Yes. - Yes.- OK, we're going to have
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- the owl. Quickly, before they start looking at anything else!- Sorry!
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Thanks very much!- Lovely, thank you.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Right, you've bought an owl for £95.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- Where shall we leave this? - You crazy woman!
0:14:34 > 0:14:38OK, the owl is purchase number two for the Blues and, hopefully,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40a very wise one at that.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44It's now two-all, but the time is starting to tick by pretty quickly.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Teams, you have 20 minutes left.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- We want something that shouts at us. - Yes.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53I'll shout at you if you don't finish your shopping on time.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Is that silver on the top?- It is silver on the top.- Oh, yeah.
0:14:56 > 0:15:02- That is a decanter, obviously. Got silver hallmarks here.- Oh, wow!
0:15:02 > 0:15:05It's by J&W Deakin, which are very well-known makers,
0:15:05 > 0:15:09and we've also got some important letters here. Can you see that?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12On the side it says AF. It stands for "As Found",
0:15:12 > 0:15:18- which normally implies there's a little bit of damage on it.- Right.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Shall we have a word with the stallholder, see what she thinks?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24You say "AF" there, which is very good of you, cos that pinpoints
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- there's a little bit of damage, and I'm presuming it's here.- It's there.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Yeah. What's the very best price you could do for us, do you reckon?
0:15:31 > 0:15:3255 is the very best.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Hmm.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- I think we'd struggle with the damage.- I'll do 50.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- All right, we'll have a think. Thanks for your help.- OK.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43I suggest we have a look round
0:15:43 > 0:15:46and if we haven't found anything better, we come back and get it.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51- Yup.- Yes?- Yeah.- OK, perfect. - Cor, you're cutting it fine, Kate,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54but still a little thinking time left.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58David is fully aware, however, that the clock is ticking.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- I know.- Right, ten minutes. - Ten minutes.- So, get looking.- OK.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Could we have a look at the pen knife, please?
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Certainly, yes. Here we go.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12- OK.- Let David have a look.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Well, hello! That's a little sweetie, isn't it?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- Oh, look at the scissors! - Yes, it is. That's unusual.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- What age is that one, David? - The age is...
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Well, I'll give you a little trick. There you go. Have a look there.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27- 1896.- Oh, right.- Do you like it, Sally?- Yes, I do, very much.- Yeah?
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- Yes, yes.- Susan, do you like it?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- STALLHOLDER:- I think I can help you a little bit.- Yes.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- You know that's what we're going to ask you!- Yes.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Let me have a look and see now. - We're trying to make some money!
0:16:37 > 0:16:38Would 66 help?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Could it be nearer 50?
0:16:41 > 0:16:44I could make it 55, but I can't go any less.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47I think at 55, it's a really very tempting price.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Could I just show you...?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Mind you, most of you would say no, I just wouldn't mind just
0:16:52 > 0:16:54looking at an item and could you just hold that for us?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- Is that all right, a minute? - Oh, no, that's fine.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59We've got about 14 hours. That's perfectly OK.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- Next door.- Oh, right, we're going somewhere else.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Excellent.- Thank you. One moment.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08With only minutes left,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11the Blues head off to see what Susan has spotted.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Also desperately on the hunt for a third item,
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Debs is intrigued by something she's found.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17- What is that?- Oh, that is...
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- "Telescopic calculator?"- It's a calculator, yes.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22You...I'm not exactly sure how it works, actually,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25but you line it up...
0:17:25 > 0:17:27and do your calculations.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32- Do you know? I quite like that.- Yes, it is...it's different, isn't it?
0:17:34 > 0:17:35£75, which is quite a lot,
0:17:35 > 0:17:37but they are unusual.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- What's the best you can do on that, madam?- The bottom, 50.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- It's got to be 50? - Yeah, it has to be.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- I won't get any profit otherwise. - Hmm.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49You heard it from the lady herself.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- So, that's the same as the jug. - It's the same as the decanter.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54What a gamble. What a decision!
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Oh!- I would be happy with either... - Yeah.- ..I have to say.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- That one.- Go on.- Sure?- Let's go for that one.- Just cos it's...?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- Are we going to do it?- Just cos it's odd.- Yes, because it's weird.- £50?
0:18:03 > 0:18:08- 50.- Yeah, great, done.- Thank you. - Yes, please. We'll do it.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Well done, Reds. That's your shopping task completed.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15But what is it that Susan is so keen to show David?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Let's have a look at that? - How much is it?
0:18:17 > 0:18:1978.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Legras...a good French glass producer.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Normally, they are signed,
0:18:23 > 0:18:28but I can tell you the decoration is certainly in the style of Legras.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Yeah.- The top for certain,
0:18:30 > 0:18:34the design and that opaque kind of finish is positively Lalique.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37It's very Art Nouveau-y, isn't it? Probably 1920-ish.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Hmm.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- I'm liking it.- Are you?- I am.- What do you think it would do at auction?
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- Well, that's a tricky one, isn't it? - What was the best price, please?
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- 65, really.- 65.- 65.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I think 40 to 60 would be sensible, so it's sort of on the money.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Well, whichever one would make the most profit is the one to go with.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59But, Sally, you did like the little scissors.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- I did like the silver, yes. - So, David, what do you think?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05For me, personally, I prefer the bottle, whether it's going to make
0:19:05 > 0:19:07any more money or not, but it's just a lovely object.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- That's what I thought. - Decisions, decisions.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I think the silver's possibly...
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- a safer bet.- Safer bet. - We'll go for that one.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17- Let's go.- You're going to go for the knife. OK,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20thank you very much for that, I really appreciate it.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23With hardly any time left, the Blues head back for the pen knife.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Excuse me, I think we'll have the knife. Thank you very much.- Oh, well.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32Thank you very much and I'm going to have a very, very strong cup of tea.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- I don't blame you. - I need it!- Absolutely!
0:19:34 > 0:19:35Cor, that was cutting it fine.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40At last, the Blues make their final purchase, so, well done.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43That's it. Abandon ship! Time's up.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought, eh?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49They focused £40 of their budget on this
0:19:49 > 0:19:5220th century brass student's microscope.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57A foxy £45 was spent on a brooch by Lea Stein.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02And, finally, they placed a calculated bet of £50
0:20:02 > 0:20:05on this Otis King pocket calculator.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09We have got a little bit of unusual...
0:20:09 > 0:20:11You have got a little bit of what?
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- Unusual.- Unusual? Well, wouldn't that be a surprise!
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Now, Debs, tell me, darling, which is your favourite piece?
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- I rather like the microscope. - You like the microscope?- I like it.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Do you agree with that?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24My favourite piece is the Lea Stein brooch.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Is that going to bring the biggest profit?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- I think the microscope. - You think the microscope.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Do you think the microscope's going to bring the biggest profit?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34I'm going to say her brooch just to cover all bases, really.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38OK, well, OK, well, there is a third item lurking round somewhere.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- Anyway, so you spent how much? - Um, we spent £135.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45£135. Then I would like £165, please.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46Oh!
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Do I get the whole bag, or...? - No, no...
0:20:49 > 0:20:52OK, you hold on to the bag, I'll take it out of here. All right?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54We like to see the colour of the money on this show.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57That goes straight across to KB. So, what are you going to do then, KB?
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Well, I think it would be rude not to carry on the theme,
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- so, weird and wonderful it will be. - Will it?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- Excellent.- Well, good. What could be nicer?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Anyway, relax up, girls, because right not,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09we're going to check out what the Blue team bought.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13The Anglo-Indian hardwood folding table set them back £80.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Too-wit too-woo! This novelty silver owl
0:21:19 > 0:21:22hatpin and ring stand cost them £95.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27And they spent a sharp £55 on the early 20th century
0:21:27 > 0:21:28silver mounted pen knife.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Well, Sally, Susan, that was good, wasn't it?
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- It was great fun.- Yeah, a whole hour with David Harper.- Yes!
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- How much did you spend?- We spent 230.- That's a good number, isn't it?
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- £70 of leftover lolly, please. - Yes, Sally's got that.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Now, Sally, which is your favourite piece?
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Well, my favourite piece is the little pen knife thing.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50OK, that's your favourite. Do you agree with that, Susan?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Yes, I agree with that. It's quite nice.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Is it going to bring the biggest profit?
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- Don't think so.- Don't think so?! - No, possibly not.- What is, then?
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Well, it was a table, an Indian table that hopefully might do it.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05OK, anyway, here you go, there's a small wadge for you.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Thank you very much, yeah. - What are you going to do with that?
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- Well, we were talking about oriental pieces.- Yes, we were.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12We didn't actually buy anything oriental
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- and you know I love oriental. - Good luck, David.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Meanwhile, strangely enough, a first on Bargain Hunt,
0:22:18 > 0:22:22we're about to do a little visit to the place where
0:22:22 > 0:22:26these girls work, A La Ronde, just down the road.
0:22:43 > 0:22:50And this is it, A La Ronde, a unique 16-sided house carefully
0:22:50 > 0:22:57constructed to enjoy the wonderful views over the Exe Estuary.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00The builders were a brace of cousins,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Mary and Jane Parminter,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06they constructed the place in the 1790s and they were clearly
0:23:06 > 0:23:12women with exquisite taste and a sense of excitement.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Anyway, time now...
0:23:14 > 0:23:18to go and see Sal, our Blue team contestant and manager here.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Inspired by their grand tour of Europe and, in particular, by
0:23:24 > 0:23:29the 6th century Byzantine basilica of San Vitale at Ravenna, Italy.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Jane and Mary's plans were to build themselves a retreat which
0:23:33 > 0:23:34would remind them of their travels
0:23:34 > 0:23:39and provide the perfect place to house their acquired souvenirs.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Well, this is exciting, Sal, to be in your pad.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45It's quite an extraordinary room this, isn't it?
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Cos, being polygonal, you get this oddball shapes
0:23:48 > 0:23:50and the windows are extraordinary, aren't they?
0:23:50 > 0:23:53It's said that it's designed to maximise the sunlight
0:23:53 > 0:23:58coming into the room, but, of course, we want to minimise the sunlight,
0:23:58 > 0:24:02so we're able to use the shutters, which are very unusual in this
0:24:02 > 0:24:06house, in that, not only do they open outwards, but they slide as well.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Yes, very clever. The whole thing technically is marvellous,
0:24:09 > 0:24:13but, as far as the decorative features are concerned,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- this frieze in this room is very strange, isn't it?- Hmm.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19It's definitely one of the features of A La Ronde.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23So, the Parminter cousins started off one day with a box
0:24:23 > 0:24:28full of feathers, hundreds of them, and they created this, did they?
0:24:28 > 0:24:34They did. They're said to be inspired by mosaics from Portugal where
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Jane Parminter lived for five years.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39So, having seen those shapes, she wanted to recreate it in feathers.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42The designs are...they're on board,
0:24:42 > 0:24:46- and they're stuck down with isinglass.- Right.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- That's a sort of glue, is it?- Yes.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Um, it comes from the bladder of a sturgeon and alcohol.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53Well, that's fascinating, isn't it?
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Now, Sal, looking at this fireplace,
0:24:56 > 0:25:00this shellwork is typical of stuff in this house, isn't it?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02It is.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07Shellwork was one of the most popular parlour pastimes of the Parminters.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10But they didn't just do it in odd little slips like this,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- they went in for it big time. - They did.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17You find shellwork all over the house, from the fireboard here,
0:25:17 > 0:25:21to other items in this room, and, of course, to The Shell Gallery.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Just tell us about The Shell Gallery.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- It is unique in Britain, isn't it? - Shell grottos were, obviously,
0:25:27 > 0:25:31popular at the time, but they were usually outside, but our ladies,
0:25:31 > 0:25:35being very independent minded, put theirs at the top of the house.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Has there ever been a calculation of how many shells
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- and other objects they stuck to the surface to create it?- There has.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46There's said to be around 25,000 shells in the gallery.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48That's amazing, isn't it?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50To ensure the preservation of The Shell Gallery,
0:25:50 > 0:25:54visitors to A La Ronde are not permitted into this part of
0:25:54 > 0:25:58the house, but they can take a 360 degree virtual tour
0:25:58 > 0:26:01of the gallery on a touch screen computer.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Sal, what are these little scissors used for?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Well, this tiny pair of scissors are just one of the tools that was
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- used for cut paperwork. - And what's cut paperwork?
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Well, if you'd like to see, I can show you some really
0:26:15 > 0:26:16- interesting examples.- Thank you.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22So, are these paper, these ones at the bottom?
0:26:22 > 0:26:26These are paper, and, as you can see, they're incredibly detailed.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29I don't think I've ever seen anything quite so fine.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Those trees with every branch
0:26:32 > 0:26:37and leaf on the horizon being cut out like that, I mean, goodness
0:26:37 > 0:26:40only knows how many hundreds of hours that would have taken.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44Quite extraordinary. Now, Sal, tell me about these chairs.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Well, this is one of the sets of chairs which was
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- made for the octagon...- Mm-hm.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52..which is the central room in the house and these chairs were
0:26:52 > 0:26:56made for the ladies to perch on and, as you can see...
0:26:56 > 0:27:00- Little ladies presumably! - Regency ladies.- Regency ladies!
0:27:00 > 0:27:04And you can see they've been decorated by the Parminters.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- And this is cut paperwork? - Yes, it is.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Faithful to the end,
0:27:08 > 0:27:12the Parminter girls are cutting up pieces of paper to decorate things.
0:27:12 > 0:27:13How lovely. So, are you looking
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- forward to the auction?- I am. - So am I.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32We're with Brian Goodison-Blanks today at
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood saleroom
0:27:34 > 0:27:36just up the road from Exeter.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- How are you, Brian? - Fine, thank you very much.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Very nice to see you again.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Now, the Reds have come up with the student microscope.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Is this the sort of thing to give to a six-year-old?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47It would be a lovely little present for a six-year-old, isn't it?
0:27:47 > 0:27:50It would get them away from the computer screen and get them out
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- in the garden.- Think of all the bugs you could shove under the lens.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56It's a nice little thing because it's, you know,
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- it's well crafted and well made. - And you've got a box.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01And you've got the box with some of the glass slides in to
0:28:01 > 0:28:03- make your own slides with as well. - What's it worth?
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Probably about sort of £20 to £30.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08OK, £40 paid, so they're in more or less the right...
0:28:08 > 0:28:09- Around the same sort of price. - Lovely.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Well, we'll see what happens with that.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13And now for something completely different...
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- this red plastic brooch.- Yes, it's quite an interesting thing, isn't it?
0:28:17 > 0:28:20It's Lea Stein and there's quite a sort of strong following for them.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22How much is that one worth, do you think?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- Probably about sort of £20 to £40. - 20 to 40?
0:28:24 > 0:28:27£45 paid, so they might have paid a tad too much for that,
0:28:27 > 0:28:31but at least we'll be able to calculate the profits or losses,
0:28:31 > 0:28:34thanks to the rather excellent Otis King calculator.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39- They were produced in very, very large numbers.- Were they?- Yes.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43We had one a few weeks ago with the case and the instructions as well.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45How much did you get for that one?
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- About £5.- Oh, dear. I'm getting a sickly feeling here.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Do you know our team paid £50 for this,
0:28:50 > 0:28:52and you're suggesting it might just make the 5.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54- Yes.- Is that true?
0:28:54 > 0:28:55I think so, because it's worn
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- and the case is sort of...in quite bad condition, so...- Oh, dear.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02I don't need a calculator to work out that they're definitely
0:29:02 > 0:29:05going to need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- Debs, Jules, how are you feeling? - Good, thank you.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13This is the leftover lolly moment. £165 you gave Kate Bliss.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14Kate, what did you spend it on?
0:29:14 > 0:29:18Well, I promised you, if I remember rightly, weird and wonderful, girls.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22- You did.- And, to some, these would be weird and wonderful.- Oh!- Oh!
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- And, for steampunkers... - They're fantastic!
0:29:24 > 0:29:26..they might be quite appropriate. Have a little look.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30- She's straight in there. Pouring over them.- Oh, they're beautiful.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Let me tell you a little bit about them.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- They are, of course, opera glasses.- Mm-hm.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40They date from the late 19th century, early 20th century,
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- I would say. They are gilt metal and mother-of-pearl.- It's really lovely.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- And how much?- Yes. - Just give me a second.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52Well, I didn't blow the lot, you'll be relieved to know. I spent £50.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Oh! That's good.- I like those. - How much do you think they'll make?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- I would hope there's a small profit. - Mmm.- There you go.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00You've heard the prediction.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04Feast your thoughts on that, cos, right now, for the viewers at home,
0:30:04 > 0:30:08let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Kate's opera glasses.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11OK, Brian, I feel an aria coming on.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- They're certainly good for the opera, aren't they?- They certainly are.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16They're a rather nice little pair of mother-of-pearl case
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- opera glasses by Dolland of London. - Mm-hm.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21They're in good condition, actually, there's no chips to the cases.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23It's a little bit loose on the handle,
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- but these date from around about 1910.- Yeah, I guess so.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30Kate Bliss is pinning all her hopes on magnifying a profit here,
0:30:30 > 0:30:31so how do you rate 'em?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33We've estimated them sort of 30 to 40,
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- but they could take a flyer with the internet.- OK. £50 she paid.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39So, it's going to be an uphill struggle, I'm afraid,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42but then you're not afraid of an uphill struggle, are you?
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- Not at all, it's a challenge. - It's a challenge! That's it.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Anyway, that's it now for the Reds.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Now for the Blues with two rather lonely looking items on the table,
0:30:50 > 0:30:55but, first, it's the elaborately carved hardwood square top table.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- That is a peach, isn't it? - It is, isn't it?
0:30:57 > 0:31:02It's quite a well-carved thing. It's a sort of tiffin table, isn't it?
0:31:02 > 0:31:03Tiffin! A bit of afternoon tea.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05A bit of tucker, but, once upon a time,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08that was a slab of plain hardwood
0:31:08 > 0:31:13and this Indian craftsperson has done hundreds of hours on that top.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- Wow!- Yes, they've done quite a lot of work and extensive work to
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- the edges as well in the pierce working.- How well's this one
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- going to do, Brian?- I suggest it's probably about £80 to £120.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Well, that's brilliant. £80 paid.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27How's the hatpin stand market at the moment?
0:31:27 > 0:31:29So, hatpin stands and novelty ring holders are very good
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- and very popular.- Good.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34This one, unfortunately, there's a little bit of damage to the back.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- How much?- Well, we're probably suggesting about £15 to £20...- What?!
0:31:38 > 0:31:42Well, with the silver prices as they are at the moment and, also,
0:31:42 > 0:31:44the damage to it, but, again, with the internet, we've got
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- people who are interested in owls, so...- £15 to £20!
0:31:48 > 0:31:52It's got an owl on the top! That's supposed to be a wise purchase!
0:31:52 > 0:31:56£95 paid. £15 to £25 is the estimate.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58They're not going to be happy about that.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02Now, moving on to the pen knife, which is a little darling, isn't it?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04It is a wonderful little piece, isn't it?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07And the sort of thing that would have been worn by a lady on a chatelaine
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- and a gentleman on the end of a watch chain.- Exactly.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11And it's got a little pair of scissors
0:32:11 > 0:32:16and that beautiful kind of cable twist pattern on the silver.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21- What is your estimate?- It's about sort of £10 to £15.- I knew it!
0:32:21 > 0:32:22£55 they paid for that knife.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Ah, well, you see, the thing, unfortunately, it's fashion.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Anyway, very, very interesting. Thank you very much.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30But they're going to need their bonus buy,
0:32:30 > 0:32:31so let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- Now, girls, you spent 230. - Yes, that's right.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36You managed to restrain yourself to that extent.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- There was £70 went to the Harper. - Yeah.- And he loves the bonus buy.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- Are you ready? - Yes, we are.- OK, good.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- Well, we talked about the orient. - Yes.- Loving oriental items.- Yes.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51Feast your eyes on something terribly oriental.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52She's nice!
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- Brilliant.- Do you know who it is?
0:32:54 > 0:32:56- No.- It's Guanyin.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- Oh, yes.- Oh.- The Buddhist goddess of mercy.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- We might need some, so she might come in handy.- No, I like it.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05She's a hard stone.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07One of the down sides with hard stones or jade is they're
0:33:07 > 0:33:09actually quite brittle and, if you look at the head,
0:33:09 > 0:33:11she's had a bit of a tough life.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- I was going to say is there any damage?- Just a bit.- Just a bit.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- So her head's been off and glued back.- Just a bit!
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- What's the matter with her fingers then?- She might be missing a couple.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- Oh, missing a couple of fingers, right.- And how old is she?
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Well, it's very difficult. The stone itself is multi-millions,
0:33:25 > 0:33:29I would say that she is late 19th, early 20th century.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- How much of our money did you spend on this?- Well...- Good question.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38- Thank you.- That's the best question. - Isn't it? Hardly any. £20.- Really?
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Really?- I'd buy her for £20 every day of the week.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- That's amazing, actually. - And what do you think she will make?
0:33:44 > 0:33:45I think there's profit.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- I think we might go double bubble and get £40 for her.- Yeah.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52Which would be very nice. 100% margin. That's what I'm looking for.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54You don't have to pick now.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56You pick later if you need to, but now, why don't
0:33:56 > 0:34:00we find out what the auctioneer thinks about Dave's little Guanyin.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05OK. There you go, Brian. Something to thrill you.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07She's been through the wars a bit, hasn't she?
0:34:07 > 0:34:09- She's had a hard old life.- She has.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13She's much later than the sort of 17th, 18th century pieces.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15She also probably would have had a hardwood stand.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17She has some damage at the base as well.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20She's got a damaged base, no stand, a bad bash on the head
0:34:20 > 0:34:23and missing her fingers. I think we're getting the message here.
0:34:23 > 0:34:24What's your estimate?
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Uh, well, in her condition and the age, we'd say sort of £20 to £40.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- He will be delighted, cos he only paid £20.- Oh, right.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- So, he probably will turn a profit on his bonus buy.- Possibly.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36OK, well, that's absolutely marvellous.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- Now, Brian, are you taking the sale today?- I am, yes.- Very good.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39We're in safe hands.
0:34:47 > 0:34:52Debs and Jules, we've got the brass student microscope.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Not such a hot estimate on that, I'm afraid. £20 to £30. £40 paid.
0:34:56 > 0:35:02The Lea Stein brooch, £45 paid. £20 to £40 is the estimate.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06And the calculator, he really doesn't like this thing.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08He's put £5 to £10 on it.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11And, otherwise, you've got the opera glasses to fall back on.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Anyway, first up is the student's microscope and here it comes.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17A nice little microscope there, get the kids outside with this one,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20and what can I say for that? Here with me at 20, and do I see 5 now?
0:35:20 > 0:35:25At £20 with me, and 25, 30. 5? With me at 30, then. Looking for 5.
0:35:25 > 0:35:305 online now. With me at 30. 35, 40, and 5?
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- No, commissions with me here in the book then at £40.- Ooh!
0:35:34 > 0:35:39- £40! Well done. £40, wiped its face. - Yeah.- Well, it overtook his estimate,
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- which is great. Will the same thing happen now?- Number 19
0:35:43 > 0:35:49is the 3D fox brooch by Lea Stein. And commissions again, 25, 30, 5, 40.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54- £40 with me. Do I see 5 now? - Yeah, go on.- £40 I am bid. 5, 5 now.
0:35:54 > 0:35:5845, thank you, sir. 50 with me and 5, sir?
0:35:58 > 0:36:0055. I'm out then. It's in the room at 55.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05I'm selling then to the gentleman seated at the back at 55.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- Look at that, girls. Plus £10.- Yes! - That's a proper job.
0:36:09 > 0:36:10Now, the pocket calculator.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Lot 120 is the Otis King pocket calculator.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18It shouldn't be hard to handle. Now, and what am I safe for this? £20?
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- Go on, go on.- 20? 10?
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Start at 5, somebody.
0:36:23 > 0:36:295 I have here and 6 to the gentleman. 7, madam. 8, 9. 10. 12.
0:36:29 > 0:36:3415... Are you sure it adds up? At 12 seated here then, 15 elsewhere.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- Come on.- New blood, new blood.- 16, 18, 20.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40At 18 to the lady in front and centre there at 18. You quite sure, then?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- Selling now at 18.- Oh, no, girls.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46£18 is two off 20, which is 30 short of 50,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49so that is minus 32, which means, overall, you're minus 22.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53Now, what are you going to do about the opera glasses?
0:36:53 > 0:36:55- Are you going to risk it? - Go for it.- Yes, go for it.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58We're going with the bonus buy then. The decision is made.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01I can tell you now, the auctioneer's estimate is 30 to 40, but,
0:37:01 > 0:37:05as his estimates has been exceeded in each and every instance...
0:37:05 > 0:37:07perhaps he's wrong and you could be right.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08Anyway, here comes the bonus buy.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12The Dolland of London opera glasses there. What do I say for those?
0:37:12 > 0:37:14£20?
0:37:14 > 0:37:15It's on at 20.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18It's on at 10. 20 I'll take here, and 20 here.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20And 5 now elsewhere or 2 if you like.
0:37:20 > 0:37:28At £20 only, 22, 25, 28, 30, 2, 35, 38, 35 here,
0:37:28 > 0:37:29on the counter then at 35.
0:37:29 > 0:37:3138 I'm looking for.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33No, do I see it at all at 35 and I'll sell?
0:37:33 > 0:37:34THEY GROAN
0:37:34 > 0:37:39- 35 he sold.- Sorry, ladies. - Minus £15.
0:37:39 > 0:37:4322, 32, 37, minus 37. But, listen, girls, don't despair.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- As you say, it's not too bad, Julie.- No, it isn't.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- It might be a winning score.- Yes. - Don't say a word.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- No, we won't.- We won't.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53£50 only then to internet.
0:37:54 > 0:37:55No? Selling then at £50.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07- Now, Sally, Susan, do you know how the Reds got on?- No.- No.- No?
0:38:07 > 0:38:09We don't want you to.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13First up is the folding Anglo-Indian table and here it comes.
0:38:13 > 0:38:19Commission bids here with me at 60, 5, 70, 5, 80. £80 I have.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2085 elsewhere.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24At £80, commission's with me. 85 then?
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Quite sure, then? Is it going to stick at 80?
0:38:26 > 0:38:30- 80?!- At £80, 85 elsewhere. Are you quite sure then?
0:38:30 > 0:38:31We're all done at 80.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36- Wiped it's face at £80. Oh!- I thought that was going.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- I thought it was going.- Yeah. - He had a ring.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Now, let's see what happens here.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45I've got 25. 28 I have. 30 now? 30. 32, internet?
0:38:47 > 0:38:4832. 35, telephone?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- (Telephone!)- Telephone!
0:38:50 > 0:38:5335. 40. 45. 50, now, telephone?
0:38:54 > 0:38:5650 on the telephone and 5 now, internet?
0:38:56 > 0:39:0155 and 60 now? At £60 on the telephone then. £65 in the room.
0:39:01 > 0:39:02Thank you, sir.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0470?
0:39:04 > 0:39:0570. 5?
0:39:05 > 0:39:0775. 80?
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- 80. 85?- Go on!- 85. 90?
0:39:12 > 0:39:1390. 5?
0:39:14 > 0:39:17At £90 on the telephone then. Are you all done now?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- It's on the telephone at 90.- Go on!
0:39:19 > 0:39:22£90! Oh, girls! I can't bear it!
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Minus £5.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- That is the longest haul to £90. - That was, wasn't it?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28OK, now the pen knife.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30What am I saying for that? £20?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Do I see 20?
0:39:32 > 0:39:3520 straightaway. Thank you, madam. At £20 and 2 if you like.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40At £20, seated. Maiden bid at 20. 22 now at all? To internet?
0:39:40 > 0:39:44No, at £20 to the lady then. Maiden bid at 20. Are you quite sure, then?
0:39:44 > 0:39:48- No! No!- She's going to get it. - In the room at £20 then.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49ALL GROAN
0:39:49 > 0:39:53- No! Oh! £20...- That was painful.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57..minus £35 equals minus £40.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59You girls, you was robbed!
0:39:59 > 0:40:01- We was robbed.- Robbed and bled dry.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05What are we going to do about this Guanyin business then?
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- In for a penny, in for a pound. - Do you reckon?- Yes.- Yes.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11You're going to go with the carving and I don't blame you.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12Now the decision's made, I can tell you
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- the auctioneer's estimate is £20 to £40.- Oh, well.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17So, he does see a profit, despite the damage and this, that and
0:40:17 > 0:40:19the other, and here it comes.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22The goddess of mercy there, and what do I say to her? £40?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Interest here at China and the UK, so we have 30 in the UK, 35, China.
0:40:26 > 0:40:32- Hello!- 35, China, thank you.- Come on, UK!- 45, China? 45, thank you.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- 50 now, UK. 55, 60.- Come on! - Ireland's in there now as well.
0:40:35 > 0:40:3855 and 60, 5...
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- Look at that! - It's like Eurovision, isn't it?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44At £60 in the UK, China's back in at 65 and 70 now.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47There's millions of Chinese. We could be at this for weeks.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51- She's going to China! - She's going home!
0:40:51 > 0:40:54Have mercy on us all. At £65, 70 now.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57At 70 to the UK this time. 75, China.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- Perhaps it's staying here. - 75 and 80 now.- Come on, China.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04The bid is with China on the internet at £75. 80 now.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07What about Ireland?
0:41:07 > 0:41:11They've gone. And what I see here, at £75, it's going to China.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Are we all done then in the room?
0:41:13 > 0:41:15At £75 on the internet.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22- £75!- Thank you!- £75, what about that?! That, you clever man,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- is plus 55. Yes? - Yes.- Which is super duper.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28- You were minus 40, which means you're plus 15.- Yes! It's a profit!
0:41:28 > 0:41:32Listen, there is some justice in life after all, which is marvellous.
0:41:32 > 0:41:33That is a proper result.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36It means you're going home with some profits and, who knows,
0:41:36 > 0:41:39this could be a winning score and how chuffed we'd all be about that.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42At £10 then...
0:41:49 > 0:41:50Now, listen, teams.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55I have to reveal that one sad team today is slightly behind the other,
0:41:55 > 0:41:58they're normally called losers, but we don't have losers any more.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01They're called runners-up and the runners-up, by a fair old chalk,
0:42:01 > 0:42:04happen to be the Reds.
0:42:04 > 0:42:05Oh, goodness!
0:42:05 > 0:42:08You had a wiped face, you had plus £10,
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- and then that calculator came along.- Yes.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- Now, that did not add up, did it?- No.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14And then the opera glasses, they didn't add up either.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- That means minus £37.- Oh.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19I'm really sorry about that, because it started out so much better.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- It did, it did.- Yeah, but you enjoyed it?- Brilliant.- Yes.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24You've got to say that these steampunkers,
0:42:24 > 0:42:25they are something, I say!
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Thank you very much. But the victors today,
0:42:28 > 0:42:30going home with profits, thank God!
0:42:30 > 0:42:33You're going home with £15. How lovely is that?
0:42:33 > 0:42:34Oh, folding money, Tim!
0:42:34 > 0:42:37As a result of the brilliant David Harper coming through with
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- the £55 profit on that ghastly, I mean, on that lovely...- Oh!
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- How dare you?!- ..green carving! - Goddess, have mercy!
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- How he did that, I do not know! - Goddess, have mercy on us.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49- But, anyway, it was marvellous, wasn't it?- Yes, it was.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53And we had such a good time, Sal, over at La Ronde too,
0:42:53 > 0:42:55so thank you very much for having us there.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58So, a triple pleasure for us today. Anyway, great fun.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00You've got your £15.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Well done, David Harper, and join us soon for some more bargain hunting!
0:43:03 > 0:43:05- Yes? - ALL: Yes!