0:00:04 > 0:00:07Today on Bargain Hunt, we're paying tribute to those who
0:00:07 > 0:00:09served in the First World War.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15In the centenary year since the First World War began,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18we remember the men and women who fought on the battlefront and the
0:00:18 > 0:00:22home front to keep the home fires burning and to deliver victory.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28We're in Anglesey today, celebrating the skills
0:00:28 > 0:00:30and achievements of our armed forces.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34We've got two teams with military backgrounds, all lined up
0:00:34 > 0:00:37and ready to serve.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39So, let's go bargain hunting, yeah.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06So, coming up on today's show...
0:01:06 > 0:01:07The Reds take control.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- I think we should go for it. - I think it's too much.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13It needs to come down to be able to make a decent profit.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18- While the Blues are happy to take orders.- What's your rank?- Sergeant.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Get those boots sorted. I want to see my face in them.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23But before we give too much away, let's meet the teams.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Quick march!
0:01:25 > 0:01:29So, it's a battle of the forces today on Bargain Hunt.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33For the Reds, we've got Jo and Lisa, who are civil partners
0:01:33 > 0:01:36and met in the army in Afghanistan.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38And for the Blues, we've got the boys in blue,
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- Johnny and John, who serve in the RAF. Hello, everyone.- Hello.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Lovely to see you.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Jo, you're now in the reserves,
0:01:46 > 0:01:51- but how long were you in the army for?- I was in the army for 24 years.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54I started off in the WRAC, the Women's Royal Army Corps.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58I trained as a military accountant, and I continued all the way
0:01:58 > 0:02:01through the ranks to WO1 - warrant officer class one -
0:02:01 > 0:02:03and I've now joined the reserves.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05What sort of theatres did you work in?
0:02:05 > 0:02:07I worked all over the world.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11I served in Hong Kong, Belize, the Falkland Islands,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Afghanistan, Bosnia. I could go on, Tim.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16That sounds like an advertisement.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- "Join the army and see the world." - That's exactly why I joined.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Lisa, how long were you in the army for?
0:02:22 > 0:02:24I was in the army 26 years, Tim.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- And did you love every year of it? - Yeah, I've had a really good time.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30I've been all over, like Joanne has,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33and carried it on in the full-time reserve service.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- And you have a pretty fancy title, don't you?- I do, yes.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39I'm apparently the first women regimental quartermaster sergeant,
0:02:39 > 0:02:41serving with the fourth Battalion,
0:02:41 > 0:02:43the Duke of Lancaster Regiment, in Preston.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- Which is right up there, right?- It is, yes.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49It's a really busy job at the minute.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51When you were in the army, what was your role?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I was serving in the Royal Logistics Corps.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56It took me all over the world, making sure the soldiers have
0:02:56 > 0:02:59got their food, water, clothes and bullets.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03And all that supply business would not have been possible
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- without the RAF, I guess, in many instances, right?- Brylcreem boys.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Brylcreem boys. They look very much the part, don't they?
0:03:11 > 0:03:17- Lovely food.- They get better food in the RAF than the army?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19I feel a bit of envy between the services here.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- We're going to have a battle royale today, aren't we?- We're going to win.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Are you looking forward to this? - Really looking forward to this.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Great to have you on the show.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Chaps, we've heard the army's side to all of this,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33now we're going to get the RAF's, which is marvellous.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Johnny, you're still serving with the RAF, yes?- That is correct.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Eight years now. I work in the mobile movement squadron,
0:03:40 > 0:03:46RAF Brize Norton, which provides global logistics on a worldwide reach for the MoD.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Tell us about the places you've been in the RAF.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- A lot of the desert in the Middle East.- A lot of sandy stuff.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I'm very familiar with that area.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Must be a real bore, all that sand blowing into your equipment.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- It's up the nostrils... - That's equipment...
0:04:02 > 0:04:04your breathing equipment.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06There's a term of "desert bogey",
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- which we are all very familiar with. - Oh, dear.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Leaving that to one side.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15John, you've also had an interesting career in the RAF,
0:04:15 > 0:04:16- tell us about that.- Yeah.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20I've been in for 22 years now, still serving.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- You joined as a child, presumably. - I joined when I was 16 years old,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26straight out of school and college, straight into the RAF.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28What was the first job?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31The first job was at RAF Lyneham, based with the C130s.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- That's the Hercules to us, isn't it? - Indeed.- Good old trusty aeroplane.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Absolutely. The tactical mover.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Spent about four or five years there before being posted to Cyprus
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- and spending three years of my life there.- That would be a penance.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- A lovely sunny island.- It was really hard work.- All those beaches.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Anyway, to kick off then, we have £300 apiece.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54There you go, there's your armaments. You know the rules.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Your experts await and off you go, and very, very, very good luck.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00What fun this is going to be.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Our military experts are on hand today.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Hoping to keep the Reds in order,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06we have Bargain Hunt captain Henry Meadows.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Whilst the Blues are under the watchful eye of
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Bargain Hunt sergeant Paul Laidlaw. Attention!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19I've got to make reference to the fact this appears to be
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- an interservices competition today. Yes?- That's right.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Competitive ladies, are you? - Oh, yes.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29What sort of items do think you'll be looking for today?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- I like Lorna Bailey. - Lorna Bailey?- She's quirky.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36I've got good taste, so whatever I think is maybe going to get us
0:05:36 > 0:05:39a profit should work.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43I'm looking more for a nice medal, as rare as possible,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45to make loads of money to beat the RAF.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- We need to get cracking.- Come on.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51March on, teams, the clock has started.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53You scan that bit, I'll scan this bit.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59The Reds have spotted something of interest already.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01This is the Queen's South African medal.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- Can you see it says, "Cape Colony"? - Oh, yes.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06An Orange Free State and the Transvaal.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09What's nice about this one is it's got this Paardeberg-class
0:06:09 > 0:06:12bonnet, which is for the Battle of Paardeberg.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Can you see just around the edge here?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Servicemen's details around it.- That's it.- Regimental number.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22This chap is Private H Boyce, West Riding Regiment. That's nice.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27And he was wounded at Paardeberg and invalided at home,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31and then, obviously, was killed. It's all there.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35I mean, the only thing that is worrying is the fact it's
0:06:35 > 0:06:38more than we've got. It's £480.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40That's the thing about medals.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43It's their history and prominence that makes them special,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46and rare ones can fetch phenomenal prices.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Now, the boys in blue aren't hanging about.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51This looks military, doesn't it?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Some wad. Who's that, a signals major?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Looks like it, absolutely. Mess dress.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- The most interesting thing about that guy - light bulb.- He's a para.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Non-operational parachutist. And it's £100.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08All the money is in what I will call field service dress.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Show me khaki and I'll probably show you a more valuable object.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14I've got plenty of that.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17You can't go selling your own uniform, John.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- Now, what's Lisa spotted?- There's a silver dresser in there - £30.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- Might be able to come down a little bit for us...- Yeah.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Enable us to make a profit.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30You know what I'm like for rings. I like that.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- We should have a look at it then. - I'll have that for myself.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I thought you might.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Bit blingy, isn't it? Look at that. Sparkly.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41I'm just seeing if there's any markings on it.
0:07:41 > 0:07:42What's your best price on that?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- 20 on that.- 20.- Would you be able to do it for 16?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Give us a good profit.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- It's army against RAF, you see. - See what he says.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- This is a very cheap ring, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59It's 925, so it's an English standard silver.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02These, for £20, are going to be paste.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Not entirely sure what that stone will be, but obviously
0:08:06 > 0:08:11it's probably be a glass with foil-backed, or something like that.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13The thing is, it's a decorative little ring, isn't it?
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- It's no money at all. - No money for £18.- £18.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- Then we can spend more on another item.- It's inexpensive.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Somebody might get carried away and it might make £30, £40, £50.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26I think we should go for it. Let's make our first buy.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- How much was it? - £18, the gentleman said.- 15?
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Would you split the difference and go 17?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- 17. Go on.- Go on, then.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- All right, we've done a deal. - Thank you.- Great, Reds!
0:08:38 > 0:08:40And you've got one to match, Jo.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Meanwhile, I don't think those boys could give a brass monkeys.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- Let me show you a pair of candlesticks.- Please do.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- A leap of faith here. - THEY LAUGH
0:08:49 > 0:08:53They can be six quid, that's three quid per candlestick.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- Look, that's 200-year-old.- Wow.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00That's a Georgian brass candlestick. How do I know that?
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Well...seamed construction.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Back in the day, at this period, which is, let's say, 1800,
0:09:07 > 0:09:12these were made in two pieces. Later on they're cast in one and so on.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Further, to save metal, once they'd constructed it, they would
0:09:16 > 0:09:18skim a wee bit out of the bottom.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22These shavings at the end of a shift added up to some useful material.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Push eject. This gets the wee stump out.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Very genuine antiques.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Dirt cheap at six quid, let me assure you.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Listening to the words of the wise there, I think
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- it might be worth a go, John.- Do you think that might be the first piece?
0:09:38 > 0:09:43Is there a profit in them? Yeah, I reckon. It could be a safe opener.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- Let's do it for six quid. - OK, John.- Yeah? Safe bet?
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Your polishing it.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54And your boots. You can do something with them at the same time.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Polish the candlesticks, get those boots sorted. I want to see my face in them.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00That's you told, Johnny. Well done, Blues.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02So that's one item down for each team,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05but they're not spending much, are they?
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- £50.- I love it, but I think it's too much.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09They're cautious all right,
0:10:09 > 0:10:13and it looks like the Blues have spotted some trench art.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Pretty strange, that'd do for you guys.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Father of the Royal Air Force, but I think one brass item is...
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- HE LAUGHS - "More than enough", he says. - Absolutely.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Trench art is a piece of work
0:10:23 > 0:10:26created by soldiers serving in war time.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27And here on Bargain Hunt,
0:10:27 > 0:10:31we've come across a number of such treasures over the years.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- These are out of old shells. - Yeah.- Bit of trench art.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Look, this is a First World War, 1917,
0:10:37 > 0:10:39and it's been fired in anger, you can see, here.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41It's amazing to think that these items were made
0:10:41 > 0:10:44whilst bombs and bullets flew all around,
0:10:44 > 0:10:48and it's moving how memories of some of our war heroes
0:10:48 > 0:10:51can live on through them. So, how are our teams getting on?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Now, now, chaps. No time for pratting about.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- Holy Moses, how long do you think we've had?- 15 minutes?- Half an hour.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01How did that happen?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Time flies, Blues. Chop, chop.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Let's get all the good gear before the army.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Now, that's fighting talk.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13And it seems the Reds are positively obsessed
0:11:13 > 0:11:16about contemporary potter Lorna Bailey.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18What do you like most about her?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20It's Lisa's thing, really. You like them.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22I love the quirkiness, I like the animals.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- She likes animals and we've got two cats and two dogs.- Oh, right.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- OK.- Yeah.- But they're not, your cats and dogs aren't vibrant orange
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- and blues and things like that, are they?- No.- Not yet.- Not yet?
0:11:32 > 0:11:33Ooh, blimey.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35I should hope not, Lisa.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38There's a bit of khaki, you mentioned that earlier.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40This is what we were talking about.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- You'll see this badge today on your army compadres, won't you?- Yes.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Desert Rats, 7th Armoured, is it?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47To the right of it, the four-pocket tunic.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49That's an other ranks service dress,
0:11:49 > 0:11:50that's exactly what everyone wants.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Introduced in 1902, worn during the First World War.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56If that dated to the First World War, I can tell you it doesn't,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59that would be worth £600-800.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Yeah, for some tired, old khaki tunic.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03That's the value in this stuff.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Sadly, too much for your guys.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Think Toby Jugs.- I thought we were looking to Lorna Bailey,
0:12:09 > 0:12:10not Toby.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Lisa's just potty about pottery.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Hang on. I think they've hit the jackpot.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- Jo, look.- Hey, a load of Bailey. - Wow. Brilliant.- Let's have a look.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Oh, lovely.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- This is what Lisa collects. - I love...- Right, OK.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- Somebody has to. - THEY LAUGH
0:12:26 > 0:12:28I don't think Henry is impressed with your collection.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30No, I mean, different strokes for different folks.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I can see the appeal with the vibrant colours and stuff like that.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- It's quirky. Look at some of the stuff.- Absolutely.- Art Deco.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Are there any pieces here that you think
0:12:40 > 0:12:42have potential in the auction rooms?
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- Well, he's cute.- Right, OK. - Cat lovers, two cats.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48You've got, sort of, the crossover market there, really.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50That's showing as £45 on this.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53And what do you think of the price on that one?
0:12:53 > 0:12:54It needs to come down a lot.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- It needs to come down to be able to make a decent profit.- Yeah.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Erm...probably 25.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Can I just intercept for you before you get going?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06We might be the army, but we want things to fly.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- THEY LAUGH - All right?- 'Oh, Henry...'
0:13:09 > 0:13:11You're not a blue boy as well, are you?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15So, you've got 45 on there.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17What do you think you could make a profit on it?
0:13:17 > 0:13:21I'm thinking, at auction that would probably go for about 30-32,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- at auction. - Yeah, you're not far wrong.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28So I was hoping you'd be really kind and do 20-25.
0:13:28 > 0:13:34- I know it's a big ask.- I would be looking at 35.- 25.- 25, all right.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- Oh, yes.- Oh, you are legends. - High-five.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38HE LAUGHS High-five.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40You've got to listen to the wife.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Well, that's right, otherwise I'd get a...
0:13:42 > 0:13:44I think that's our second purchase. Thank you so much.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45- It's fantastic.- Thank you, the boss.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50I think Lisa and Jo know their Lorna Bailey market
0:13:50 > 0:13:53and we'll see just how right they are later on.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- What's your rank?- Sergeant.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58You'll use one of... Do the RAF? Do they not?
0:13:58 > 0:14:03- The RAF does, but I'm not at that rank yet.- OK, so. Swagger stick.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Not nickel. Look for silver. And this cries out silver to me.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13And there you go, we can tell who made it, his smith's mark is MB.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15It was assayed in Birmingham.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Sterling silver, your Lion Passant mark, and a date letter,
0:14:17 > 0:14:19which is telling us it's a late Edwardian.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23It's pre-First World War, 1910/1911, I would say, OK?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Now that is a Paschal Lamb, isn't it?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I think that's maybe the bays. Is that one of the Surrey regiments?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Pre-First World War, ball top because they're not all ball top,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35but the better ones are ball topped with some substance.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Looks like a bit of Malacca rather than bamboo
0:14:38 > 0:14:42and it's got its ferrule. That's ticking a lot of boxes apart from...
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Looks like it's been wrapped round a few privates' heads HE LAUGHS
0:14:46 > 0:14:48"State of those shoes, boy!"
0:14:50 > 0:14:56- I quite like it.- It's 40 quid, which I assure you, is not a bad price.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00For a collector and an enthusiast, I think
0:15:00 > 0:15:02he'd be really excited with that.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- I think it'll sell.- I think so.- I'm pumped about that, mate.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07You're pretty low key when you're pumped, man.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12- THEY LAUGH - What are you like when you're unenthused? Comatose?
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- He's got to work for you, so he's got a relaxed manner.- Just laid back.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Put a mattress on his back.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Speaking of mattress, I could do with a bit of a lie down.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Go on, then, chaps. See what you can do.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Have you got an idea for your last item?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Maybe a little bit more expensive.- OK.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- It's when you look at something, would you buy it?- Yeah, you'll know.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- So we're just...- I wouldn't mind something military.- If we can.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Well, your on the same wavelength as the Blues, speaking of which...
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Paid £35.- Well, what do you reckon?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- I think it's...- It's a bargain.- It's a done deal, isn't it?
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Yeah. Get in!- Excellent. - Happy with that.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Magic.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Magic, indeed, Blues. Now swagger off and get your third item, eh?
0:15:58 > 0:16:01And the Reds have found a military item, too.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04I really like it. It's a well-painted portrait, you know,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06obviously you've got the campaign star and things.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08And coming up to the anniversary,
0:16:08 > 0:16:11I can see a lot more interest in this sort of thing.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16- How much did you say it was? - 225, I'll do it for 160.- 140?
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- I'll do for 145.- It's a big spend, isn't it, £145?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22It is, yes, at that point.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26It is indeed, Reds, but you've got plenty of dosh left.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Good taste. You surprise me. Silver buttons.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31Interesting...
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Meanwhile, the Reds are taking a closer look at the portrait.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I mean, the condition of it is...
0:16:39 > 0:16:41It's obviously got a hole there,
0:16:41 > 0:16:45which is a pity, but in the right hands it could be easily restored.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50He's wearing his medal there, First World War campaign medal, 1415.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52And obviously we've got this B Nicholson,
0:16:52 > 0:16:55so I'm afraid it's not a name that springs out to me straightaway
0:16:55 > 0:16:57without any reference books,
0:16:57 > 0:17:01but it's a good looking portrait of an unknown soldier.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03It's got a story to tell.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- And there were a lot of unknown soldiers.- Yeah.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09It makes me feel quite sad when I look at this picture.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12It's like remembering the dead, I mean, this is 1920,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- it's nearly 100 years.- Yeah.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16I just feel like...
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- The stories he could tell. - I just don't think he came home.
0:17:18 > 0:17:24- Yeah.- So maybe we should take him home.- Aw.- Yeah. Good point, yeah.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25So let's do it, eh?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- Absolutely. 145? - Let's honour the man.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Lovely sentiments, Lisa.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32And well done, Reds, that's your final purchase,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35but those RAF boys are running out of time.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38I'd say the Harrier, but it's brass. THEY LAUGH
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- I like the look of that.- Do you?
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Obviously these accompany it.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- We call this a garniture. - It's not something that I'd have.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49It's not something to my taste.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52I agree. I think we're probably all in that camp.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55But do you see it appealing elsewhere?
0:17:55 > 0:17:56This is it, I don't think it's...
0:17:56 > 0:17:58I don't think it's got much on it, to be honest.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02I think, of its kind, late 19th century, French,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05touch of the Art Nouveau going on there, you know,
0:18:05 > 0:18:06these flighty ladies.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08That's enduringly appealing.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10What is it made out of?
0:18:10 > 0:18:13It's spelter, which is a cast base-metal alloy
0:18:13 > 0:18:18and then it's bronzed...in imitation of.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21They're not top quality. They're a poor man's bronze,
0:18:21 > 0:18:23but there's loads of show there.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25And if you saw them on a grand mantelpiece,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27you wouldn't question them for a minute.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29What are they worth at auction?
0:18:29 > 0:18:3080 quid?
0:18:30 > 0:18:31100 quid?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Can you give us good news about the garniture or not?
0:18:35 > 0:18:36Do it for 90.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39It's there or thereabouts.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Can you squeeze that? Have you had them long?
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Give me a glimmer of hope. Say, "I've had them forever."
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- Can you give us a best price? - I'll go 80.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Shall we have another few minutes and then come back to it maybe?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- Because I like it.- All right. One last punt.- Right.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Go, go. This once, this once.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Only two minutes left, Blues.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04On closer inspection, it looks...
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- a little bit cheap. - There's something holding me back.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08Come on, Blues.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10We're going to win this campaign.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12It's hanging on you getting more money off that.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- Come on, John. - Let's go and do it.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17So, with seconds to spare, it's back to the clock.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Would you be able to do it for 60?
0:19:22 > 0:19:26SELLER: I can't. I'll go 75 and that is rock bottom.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- I still don't want it.- You don't want it?- I still don't want it.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- 70? - 70. You happy with that, John?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34If you're happy, I'm happy.
0:19:34 > 0:19:35Are you happy, Paul?
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- I'm ecstatic, I'm pumped. - THEY LAUGH
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- Shake the man's hand. 70 quid, we've done it.- Thanks very much.- Superb.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45And just in the nick of time.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Right. That is a pleasure, guys, an absolute pleasure.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50Attention!
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57First up, they spent £17 on the silver-mounted dress ring.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03They bought the Lorna Bailey Fur-licity cat for £25.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10And £145 was spent on the portrait of the gallant soldier.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- You spent how much in total?- 187.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19- 187, I'd like £113 of leftover lolly, please.- Right.- Thank you.
0:20:20 > 0:20:26- £113 of leftover lolly. Are you going to spend the lot, Henry?- Uh...
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- A large wodge. - I'm going to try to.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- I'm going to really try to dent it as much as I can.- OK.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Well, bravo and I'm glad you had fun.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:20:37 > 0:20:41The Blues flew in and bought a pair of Georgian candlesticks for £6.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47The swagger stick from the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment cost £35.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51And finally, the spelter clock garniture cost them £70.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- How much did you spent all round? - £111 altogether.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00£111, so does that mean I want 189?
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- I think I do want 189. - We shared the burden.- Oh, did you?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08There's four to make up the nine. Thank you very much.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09Straight over to Paul.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14Now, Paul, militaria-wise, how easy was this fair for you?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- Did you have a good scratch? - Everyone wants it.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21I turned over every stone I could find, but it wasn't there.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23We struggled. We found a good thing,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26but I'm determined to find something else...
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- Yeah.- ..for this programme.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- And it's your challenge? - It certainly is.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- THEY LAUGH - Couldn't be in better hands here, I fancy.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35Anyway, jolly good luck, chaps.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Meanwhile, I'm heading off to the Royal Artillery Museum
0:21:38 > 0:21:42in Woolwich to look at some of the treasures
0:21:42 > 0:21:45and memories that are there relating to World War I.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57I'm here at the Artillery Museum in Woolwich
0:21:57 > 0:21:59on the South Bank of the Thames.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04This place is home to some three and a half million items
0:22:04 > 0:22:09concerned with the history of artillery and its use in conflict.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14It's an extremely powerful place, not only explosively,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16but also emotionally.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31And what stirs the emotions of former military personnel
0:22:31 > 0:22:32and their relations?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Well, it's the orders and medals
0:22:35 > 0:22:39that they received during their military service.
0:22:39 > 0:22:45And what makes these two bronze cannon particularly special?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Well, they're made of bronze
0:22:47 > 0:22:50and they were captured by the British in China
0:22:50 > 0:22:54during the Opium wars and brought back here to Woolwich.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58And they were running short of metal for certain medals,
0:22:58 > 0:23:05and they decided that what they'd do is to lob a bit off the back here,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09a spherical lump called a button.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11And with those lumps of bronze
0:23:11 > 0:23:13they melted them down and reformed them
0:23:13 > 0:23:18into the most prestigious award for gallantry,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21the hint for which is sitting there on the wall.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26It's incredible to think that these two guns
0:23:26 > 0:23:29have provided the metal to create 800
0:23:29 > 0:23:34of the most highly-regarded medals in British military history -
0:23:34 > 0:23:35the Victoria Cross.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40In World War I alone, 634 Victoria Crosses were awarded
0:23:40 > 0:23:44and here to tell me more about this very special accolade
0:23:44 > 0:23:47is curator of the museum Mark Smith.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52Now, how and when did Britain's highest award
0:23:52 > 0:23:54for bravery come about?
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Starts in the Crimean War.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59The Crimean War is a very technologically advanced war,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02and one of the things about it was that stories were coming back
0:24:02 > 0:24:07from the front very quickly and being printed in newspapers.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10And suddenly people started to see, in almost real-time,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13what British soldiers were doing and how brave they were.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17And public opinion said, "What medal is there for all ranks
0:24:17 > 0:24:20"to represent the highest award for bravery?"
0:24:20 > 0:24:22And the answer was, there wasn't one.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25It was Queen Victoria who came up the name the Victoria Cross
0:24:25 > 0:24:28and it was Queen Victoria who actually had a really big part
0:24:28 > 0:24:31in the designing of the cross, the wording on it
0:24:31 > 0:24:33and what it was actually going to be made of.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35And when were they first awarded?
0:24:35 > 0:24:40The first parade was on the 25th of June, 1857 in Hyde Park,
0:24:40 > 0:24:45when the first 62 men were presented with their Victoria Crosses.
0:24:46 > 0:24:52It was Edward VII who, in 1907, introduced the award posthumously
0:24:52 > 0:24:54because of public petitions.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58It was then back-dated to soldiers from the Zulu war of 1854,
0:24:58 > 0:25:03and to date 1,360 Victoria Crosses have been awarded,
0:25:03 > 0:25:07including one to this gallant soldier from World War I,
0:25:07 > 0:25:08Captain Gourley.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13What a splendid image of Captain Gourley.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Well, yes, captain in the photograph,
0:25:15 > 0:25:20but Cyril was a sergeant when he won his Victoria Cross,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23and he is actually the only territorial soldier of the Royal Regiment of Artillery
0:25:23 > 0:25:26to win the Victoria Cross in the First World War
0:25:26 > 0:25:28and these are his medals.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32So what exactly did he do to deserve his Victoria Cross?
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Well, on the 30th of November, 1917,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38the Germans had made a large push at a place called Cambrai in France.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Most of the gunners were driven away from the guns,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45but Cyril kept returning on his own to keep his one gun in action.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Eventually, the Germans got a machine gun on his flank
0:25:48 > 0:25:51at about 500 yards distance, so Cyril,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53using a four and a half inch howitzer,
0:25:53 > 0:25:58just like the one behind us, which weighs in at about two tons,
0:25:58 > 0:26:02he moved this gun completely on his own out of the gun position,
0:26:02 > 0:26:08turned it sideways and fired one shell at the German machine gun,
0:26:08 > 0:26:11blew it up completely. Then pushed the gun back into position,
0:26:11 > 0:26:14and then kept on firing in support of the infantry,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16who were having such a hard time in front of him.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20By the time he'd finished the day, he had kept his one gun
0:26:20 > 0:26:24in action for roundabout 12 hours, completely on his own.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26It was his one and only moment, he took it,
0:26:26 > 0:26:29he fired that one shell and he won the day.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Thank you very much for talking... - It was an absolute pleasure.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Now, before we head off to the auction,
0:26:35 > 0:26:37why don't we spend a moment or two
0:26:37 > 0:26:41in remembrance to those fallen heroes from the First World War?
0:27:07 > 0:27:11We've travelled to Frank Marshall's salerooms in Knutsford
0:27:11 > 0:27:14for today's auction and to meet auctioneer Nick Hall.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- Good morning, Nick.- Welcome, Tim. Good to see you again.- Very nice to see you too,
0:27:17 > 0:27:21- and we've got a moving collection of objects today. - We certainly have, yes.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25In fact, one of our objects has moved before we started
0:27:25 > 0:27:29- and got missing, which is the ring. - Yeah.- And I'm sorry about that.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33In these circumstances, normally the insurance within the auction world
0:27:33 > 0:27:35would kick into place, wouldn't it?
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Yeah, well, what we would normally do would be paying out mid-estimate.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42So what would your estimate have been on that ring?
0:27:42 > 0:27:46My estimate would have been £20-30, so we would pay 25.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49OK, fine. Well, £17 the team paid.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52We'll treat it as if it was an insurance claim
0:27:52 > 0:27:54and therefore treat it as if it sold at £25.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58I'll fill them in on this and tell them that they've made a profit before they've started.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Unfortunate, but there we are.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05- But moving on, we've got the Lorna Bailey cat.- Yes.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08What's a bit of Lorna Bailey likely to be worth?
0:28:08 > 0:28:11Well, Lorna Bailey is one of these contemporary ceramic artists
0:28:11 > 0:28:13that has atually got quite a following, quite collectable.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16And it seems that they've all got their, sort of,
0:28:16 > 0:28:20- names attached and this one is known as Fur-licity.- Oh, yeah.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- THEY CHUCKLE - That's very amusing, isn't it?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24What's it likely to bring at auction?
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Well, there seems to be a batting average
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- of about £25-30 on some recents that we could find.- OK.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- £25 they paid so they may make a... - Spot on.- ..may make a small profit.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37And their last item is this portrait,
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- which I think is a moving record, don't you?- Very much so.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Of an incredibly young-looking soldier.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48A private who fought in 1914 and 15.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51The team bought this by an unknown artist, B Nicholson,
0:28:51 > 0:28:53of this young chap in 1920.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56So, what do you think it might bring at auction?
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Well, you've got to bear in mind that whoever buys it is going to have some restoration costs.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04We've put 50-80 on it but, you know, these military collectors,
0:29:04 > 0:29:06once they get their teeth stuck into a thing,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08it could push on and make a bit more.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- Right. Well, it needs to because they paid £145.- Right.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14And that could be the item that drags them back,
0:29:14 > 0:29:16in which case they'll need their bonus buy,
0:29:16 > 0:29:18so let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- So, girls, this is exciting, isn't it?- Oh, yes.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24So, the first bit of excitement I have to reveal is that,
0:29:24 > 0:29:27unfortunately, your ring has gone missing.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31And as such, in the auction game, when something like this happens,
0:29:31 > 0:29:35lost in transit, whatever it may be, you get an insurance claim.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37And that's based on the auctioneer's estimate,
0:29:37 > 0:29:41and his estimate on that ring is £20-30
0:29:41 > 0:29:44so the insurance payout is £25.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47You paid £17.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51You have already made £8 profit and you've done absolutely nothing.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52Hooray!
0:29:52 > 0:29:55But that is the only way that we can sort it out, all right?
0:29:55 > 0:29:59So, you spent £187 overall. You had £113, Henry.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00What did you spend it on?
0:30:00 > 0:30:02What do you think to these?
0:30:04 > 0:30:05Take your pick.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- I'll have a napkin ring, thanks. - Fantastic.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12Well, in the early 20th century, when ships were scrapped,
0:30:12 > 0:30:15basically the wood form the ships was used to create
0:30:15 > 0:30:17little souvenirs, like we've got here.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20And quite helpfully they've put these brass plaques on
0:30:20 > 0:30:21telling us which ships they were from.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25For example, we've got HMS Ganges and RMS Mauritania.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- Yeah, I've got Mauritania. - What do you think?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- Yeah, unusual.- Yeah, they are unusual, bit of history.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33How much do you think they're going to make in auction?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35I'd like to think I'm relatively shrewd.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39I spent £25 on these and I think there's a profit in them.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- So, three napkin rings and two mini barrels, yes?- Yeah.
0:30:43 > 0:30:44All with their little plaques.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- He says you're going to make a profit, yes?- Yes.- OK.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Just think about that. Meanwhile, for the audience at home,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Henry's old bits of decking.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Right, then, Nick. Roll out the barrel.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59There we are. Any rum in it? No?
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Quite fun, taking apart these vessels
0:31:01 > 0:31:04and making commemorative things, isn't it?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Yeah, well, the thing lives on, doesn't it, then?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08The ship, the memory, the history,
0:31:08 > 0:31:10it all lives on for future generations.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12So quite nice collectables.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17- We've got three napkin rings and a couple of old barrels.- Good.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19How do you rate these?
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Well, they're unusual things.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23They're going to have a following. Not huge money.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25£30-50 as a novelty.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28OK, fine. Well, Henry paid 25 and he's hopeful.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Mark you, Henry's always hopeful.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Anyway, that's it for the Reds and now for the Blues.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36We've got the pair of candlesticks.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40Pretty standard, ordinary Georgian-style candlesticks, those.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- They are. Two a penny. - Not easy to sell.- No.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44I mean, once upon a time everyone wanted a set.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Now they end up in a job-lot in a box of bits, really.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51So, how much for these two lonely ones?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Well, we've been quite bullish, we've put a £15 estimate on them.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- Have you? Well, if you can get £15, everybody will be happy.- Good.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01Then we've got the swagger stick. Nice piece of militaria, that.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Surrey Regiment, I believe.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06It is indeed, the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Nice silver cap on the top.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Yeah, good condition, good collector's item.
0:32:10 > 0:32:15- Birmingham 1911, so it's got a bit of period history to it.- Bit of age.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- How much for that, then? - 40-60.- OK.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20£35 paid, so that should turn a profit.
0:32:20 > 0:32:25And then we move to these very elaborate spelter figures,
0:32:25 > 0:32:29which are normally not easy to shift, are they?
0:32:29 > 0:32:34Yes. They've got that Art Nouveau flavour about them,
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- but they're not true classic Art Nouveau, are they?- No.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39It's something you just stick on the mantelpiece
0:32:39 > 0:32:43and it's a decorative furnishing filler, really.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- OK.- We've put 40-60.- £70 they paid. They may get away with it.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- They might do.- But overall, I fancy they're going
0:32:49 > 0:32:52to need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Well, well, well, chaps.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57£189 of leftover lolly went to Paul Laidlaw and I dare say
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- he's bought something of that ilk. - HE LAUGHS
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Well, we have the Air Force proudly represented
0:33:03 > 0:33:06and the Reds represent the Army.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Welcome the Royal Navy.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- Wow.- What's in there?
0:33:12 > 0:33:14One ratings cap.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19- Wow.- Yeah?- Yeah, I like it. - Now, the tin. I love these tins.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24They were always for ratings caps and they were thus designed,
0:33:24 > 0:33:26specifically this diameter,
0:33:26 > 0:33:30to slip down into the bottom of your kit bag, your sailor's sausage bag.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- Yes.- Yeah, right down the bottom.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37This band here gives us the vessel upon which our man served,
0:33:37 > 0:33:41HMS Belfast, and of course, that's down on the Thames to this day.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Commissioned just before the outbreak of the Second World War.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- One of the most historic ships we've still got.- Isn't it just?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49How much was it, Paul?
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- 30.- 30 quid?- 30 quid. You like? - I do like.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53That is the business.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56It's got to be worth 30-50.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57Well, the chaps are liking it
0:33:57 > 0:33:59and let us hope that the audience does, too.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Meanwhile, why don't we find out what the auctioneer
0:34:02 > 0:34:03thinks about the pork pie hat?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Well, Nick, this is fun, isn't it?
0:34:07 > 0:34:13We've got a naval ratings tin box, who was called WH Heeley.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16And then that genius Paul Laidlaw has found,
0:34:16 > 0:34:21- appropriately for this programme, a ratings pork pie hat.- Very nice.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Not necessarily the hat that went in the box,
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- but nevertheless, a hat from a famous vessel.- Yes.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Clever Paul, really. Interesting ship, this Belfast.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Of course, it's a museum now, moored up on the Thames.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36So something like this could be quite a nice souvenir
0:34:36 > 0:34:38for someone that's been and had a look round it as a museum.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- Exactly.- Bidding against the military collector, hopefully.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47- Paul paid £30, it's his bonus buy. He's salivating over it.- Is he now?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Is he likely to make a profit, do you think?
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Well, we've put 30-50 and hopefully it'll make the top end of that.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Well, for our special military programme, very, very, good luck.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58He who dares, wins.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03100, new bidder. 120 there. 130 on my left, at 130 now.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05On my left at 130.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06140.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Now then, Jo, Lisa, how are you feeling?
0:35:09 > 0:35:14- Nervous.- Is this front line stuff for you?- Nervous and excited, yes.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Well, it's a bit like that, isn't it?
0:35:16 > 0:35:19It's a darned shame about the ring and I'm really sorry about that.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21I'm not going to hark on about it.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25It could easily have made more than his estimate, but we'll never know.
0:35:25 > 0:35:32As is, you start out with that nice profit of £8, which is good.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37- The next item is Lorna Bailey and here comes Fur-licity.- Come on.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38Come on, Fur-licity.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Good collector's pieces these, Lorna Bailey. What are we going to go?
0:35:41 > 0:35:42£30.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45At £20. Come on. Let's get a perfect bid on this.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Come on, it's Lorna Bailey.
0:35:46 > 0:35:47At £20. 20 online, thank you.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52- At £20, the bids online at 20. 20 I'm bidding. 20.- Come on.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53It's cheap.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58It's 20 only. It's £20 online. At £20, Lorna Bailey. £25.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00THEY CHEER Come on!
0:36:00 > 0:36:03£25. Is that it? At 25, I sell.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05£25 is a wiped face.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- Yeah.- He's wiped his whiskers.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10That's perfect. Now, the portrait.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Lot 208 is the portrait by B Nicholson
0:36:14 > 0:36:18of a British Army private, wearing the 1914-15 Star.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23A nice bit of historical, military interest. What's it worth? £80?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- 80? 50? Fairly rare thing this. - Come on, for the army.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30Come on, surely, someone somewhere. £40. Come on, £40. 30 to start me.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- Unbelievable. - Getting a sinking feeling.
0:36:32 > 0:36:38Online at £10. 12, 15. Nothing in the room. Very disappointing.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- At £15.- Disappointing is not the word.- Going once, twice...
0:36:41 > 0:36:45- 20 now.- Oh, 20. It's moving slightly.- Any advance on 20?
0:36:45 > 0:36:48At £20 only. £20, it's your last chance.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- 20 it's sold.- £20 equals minus 125.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55- Whoops.- That is a body blow, isn't it?
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- Can't believe someone didn't buy it. - I know, it's sad, isn't it?
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Minus 117.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- So. The bonus buy, are we going with that?- Oh, definitely.
0:37:02 > 0:37:09Definitely. £25 paid and the auctioneer's estimate is £30-50.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- Oh, good.- That's encouraging. - That's encouraging, yes.
0:37:11 > 0:37:16Lot 212 is the collection of maritime treen,
0:37:16 > 0:37:18including some nice little miniature barrels
0:37:18 > 0:37:22made from the decking of some quite well-known and famous ships of old.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24What's it worth? £30? £20, anyone?
0:37:24 > 0:37:26£20, surely?
0:37:26 > 0:37:27SHE LAUGHS
0:37:27 > 0:37:31£20 anywhere? 20 online, thank you.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- 20 I'm bid.- Better come up. - Gosh, yeah.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39- It's 25 only, online. - Henry, you've wiped your face, mate.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42£25, hammer will fall. You sure? All done?
0:37:42 > 0:37:47- What a shame there, Henry. 25. - There you go.- That is a wiped face.
0:37:47 > 0:37:48So...
0:37:48 > 0:37:53Overall then, that is minus 117. Quite a blow to take on the chin.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Yes. THEY LAUGH
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- Fortunately, you've been trained to take such things.- Oh, yes.- Oh, yes.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Johnny, how are you feeling?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Erm... A mixture between positive and negative.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- More negative surrounding the clock.- Really?- Yes.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19John was displeased when we bought it and then...
0:38:19 > 0:38:21So, yeah, I'm not holding out as much hope for that item.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25- Is it because you picked it and you think it might do badly? - HE LAUGHS
0:38:25 > 0:38:26Is this a big old pride thing?
0:38:26 > 0:38:29There was some enthusiasm from me when we picked that.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Well, here we go then. We're going to start with the brass candlesticks
0:38:32 > 0:38:34and they're coming up right now.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39Lot number 228 is a pair of late 18th/19th century brass candlestick.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43They're 200 years old. Come on, £25.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46£25. These are 200-year-old candlesticks, come on.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Where's £25? £20? Thank you, sir.
0:38:48 > 0:38:5120, I bid on my right. On my right at 20.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56- What did I tell you?- 20 bid. At 20 now. Any advance on £20? All sure?
0:38:56 > 0:38:5920 and selling. All yours.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03We bit his arm off. £20 is plus 14, that is very good.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07Lot 229 is the George V officer's swagger stick
0:39:07 > 0:39:10for the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Good collector's lot this.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15I've got some commission interest as well and start straight in at £30.
0:39:15 > 0:39:1730, I'm bid. At 30, 5, 40, 4, 50...
0:39:17 > 0:39:215, 60. 60 now, on my right at 60 here.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25- At £60, any further bids? All gone quiet this side.- Hey.- At 60 now.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27At £60 and selling away.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33£60 is plus 25. 25, 35, you are plus 39, chaps.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38Lot 230, a late 19th/early 20th century spelter clock garniture.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- Classic...- Look at John's face.- ..form there,
0:39:41 > 0:39:43I've got more commission bids on this lot.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- I'm going to start straight in now at £35.- Good.
0:39:48 > 0:39:5240's in the room. 45 here. 50 now. 50 standing at the back.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53At 50 has it. With you, sir.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- Come on, come on, come on... - It's like football.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56It's dirt cheap, come on.
0:39:56 > 0:40:02- 55, 60 here. At 60, 5 now. 65, shakes his head. 70 here.- Get in!
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- Keep going. - 5.- Yes!
0:40:04 > 0:40:10At £75, here we go. It's all online. At 75, 80 now, 80 bid.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11Oh, look at that, lads.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Try a bit harder. 90 now, try a five.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18There's £95 online I have and online I sell.
0:40:18 > 0:40:25That's £25, chaps. That's 30, 40, 59, 64, plus 64.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30Hey, you spent £111, you just made £64 profit. How good is that?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- Fantastic.- I mean, is that good, or is it good?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Now, what are we going to do about this ratings cap?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- You going to go with HMS Belfast? - We're on a roll, aren't we?
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- You reckon?- Yeah.- Let's go for it. - Yeah, let's go for it.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- I like your style. - Risk it for a biscuit?
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- Definitely.- We'll take the biscuit. - Lovely. £30 paid.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48I can tell you the auctioneer's estimate
0:40:48 > 0:40:51is 30-50, so he rates it, all right?
0:40:51 > 0:40:53We're going with the bonus buy and here it comes.
0:40:53 > 0:40:59Lot 234 is the World War II period Royal Navy ratings pork pie hat
0:40:59 > 0:41:02with the Royal Navy cap tally.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Embroidered gold lettering for HMS Belfast.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07I'll start straight in here at £30. 30 I'm bid.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10At 30. Any advance on £30? 30 I'm bid.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- And 5, 5 with you, and 40, 40 I'm bid.- In profit, Paul.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15On commissions at 40.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Nothing online? I've got £40 on commission.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20The room's gone quiet. It's £40 I have then.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22All done and selling at £40.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- £40, that's a profit, well done. It's £10.- Clean sweep, guys.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28You are plus £74.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- THEY LAUGH - Well.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- As if you need it, you can walk tall. - THEY LAUGH
0:41:35 > 0:41:39And stand to. Anyway, don't say a thing to the girls, all right?
0:41:39 > 0:41:42It will come as a very, very, very nasty shock to them.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- All will be revealed in just moment, OK?- Excellent.- Spot on.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Well, it's like we've had another Gulf War,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01so big is the gulf between the two teams today.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05I just can't believe this in our militaria special.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09And sadly, for jolly old Reds, you're way, way back there.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14- We know.- Oh! Anyway, so bad luck. The runners up are the Reds,
0:42:14 > 0:42:16with a score of minus 117.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18It is a tragedy, but on another day
0:42:18 > 0:42:20it could all have been so very different.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22So I do sympathise with you, honestly,
0:42:22 > 0:42:24but you've been very sporting about it.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26And you have to be quite British to take this
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- type of news on the chin, you know. - Oh, we do.- Yes.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Anyway, bad luck all round,
0:42:31 > 0:42:34but the victors today are going home with £74.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38- Yes.- Look at these chaps, the grin. There you go. Here's your £74.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41You got a profit of £14 on the candlesticks,
0:42:41 > 0:42:43you made a profit of £25 on the swagger stick
0:42:43 > 0:42:48and £25 on the spelter clock garniture, despite everything, John.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49So that was very good.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52And as a result, you can also become members
0:42:52 > 0:42:54of the ancient order of the Golden Gavel.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- So, Johnny, help yourself.- Thank you very much, Tim.- Well done for that.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00There you go, John. Well done for that.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Help yourself. Which is very, very good.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Paul Laidlaw, to add to his collection.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07You can walk tall. Congratulations.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes? Yes!