0:00:03 > 0:00:07We're on Anglesey today, close to RAF Valley,
0:00:07 > 0:00:11former home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Our mission today is simple, our teams have 60 minutes
0:00:14 > 0:00:18to find three items with £300 to take and sell at auction.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22So, chocks away, chaps, and let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53The Duchess herself has been known to shop here.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57In fact, I had a nice chat with her the last time I was here.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58How smooth is that?
0:00:58 > 0:01:01And I expect she had more than £300 to spend,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04because that's all our teams have got, and an hour,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08but how will they get on here at the Mona Showground?
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Let's have a quick squint at what's coming up.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13'Today the Reds err on the side of caution.'
0:01:13 > 0:01:16And I think if you've got a suspicion about something,
0:01:16 > 0:01:18got a bit of a hunch, usually it's best to follow it.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21I think maybe let's come back for it. Bear that price in mind,
0:01:21 > 0:01:23but I do think maybe that's one to bear in mind,
0:01:23 > 0:01:25I like that, I like it a lot.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27But can the Blues be swayed?
0:01:27 > 0:01:29I'm going to defer to your judgment,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32I'm going to give you a clue, though, and the clue is...
0:01:33 > 0:01:35'And what did I do to deserve this?!'
0:01:38 > 0:01:41But before we give the game away, let's meet the teams.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Well, on today's show, we've got two teams of lovebirds
0:01:45 > 0:01:48who just can't get enough of one another.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49For the Reds, we've got Ash and Julie
0:01:49 > 0:01:52and, for the Blues, we have Helen and Graham. Hello, everyone.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- Hi, Tim.- Hello!- Lovely to see you.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Now, you've given up the rat race, you two,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59and are living in rural Wales, is that right?
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Yes, yes, we decided to give everything up, didn't we?
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- We did, yeah.- Give up our jobs, sell our house and move to Wales.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- And has it been successful? - Oh, wonderful.- Is it?- Yes.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- Best thing we've ever done. - Yeah, it is, marvellous.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- Now, Julie, it says here you've got a soul connection.- Oh, yes.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- Is it religious or musical? - Musical.- Ah, tell us about it.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Stax Of Soul, that's where Ashley and I met.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- He was with his friends and I was with mine...- Yes.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- And he saw me dancing on the dance floor, didn't you?- I did.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- And decided to come and chat me up.- Right.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30So, we started going out from then and we started following them
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- and then we got engaged at one of their shows as well.- Did you?
0:02:33 > 0:02:38Yes, and we both kept half the ticket. You know when we first went?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- Yes.- They gave us a ticket and they ripped it in half.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- We both kept our half.- Did you?- Yes. - And do you ever put them together?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- Yes, we've got them in a frame...- Nestling up.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Yes, because when we got engaged we got all their autographs.- Did you?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Put them in a frame.
0:02:51 > 0:02:52You'd better tell,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55for the audience who don't know what Stax Of Soul are all about,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57give us the lowdown on Stax Of Soul.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59It's a group that sings soul music
0:02:59 > 0:03:00and we love dancing to that.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- They have a horn section and everything.- Yes, yeah.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Now, Ash, you like crawling round the garden.- I love crawling...
0:03:06 > 0:03:07Taking photographs.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Yes, yes, I love crawling round the garden,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- it's like being a child again with me camera.- Hmm.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15Since giving up work, I've treated myself to a digital camera
0:03:15 > 0:03:16and found a macro lens.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20I've started looking through this macro lens at amazing creatures -
0:03:20 > 0:03:23insects - and I'm hooked.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26I spend hours upon hours chasing butterflies and grasshoppers
0:03:26 > 0:03:28and all types of creatures.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30It must be quite a sight in your garden, really.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34I can't believe the amount of life that is in a back garden.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38I must have found easily 200, 300 different insects
0:03:38 > 0:03:39in the back garden.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Anyway, are you going to get on all right, do you think,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- for the shopping today? You're not going to fall out, are you?- No, no.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- I'll do as I'm told.- Yeah.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Yeah, you know the rules! Very good, Ash.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- I've learned the hard way. - Good luck.- Thank you.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Anyway, nice to see you. Good.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Now, Blues, you're another couple that spend a lot of time together.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- Tell us about your whirlwind romance.- Well, we met in work.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04We went on our first date in the January.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07We were engaged ten weeks later.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10And we got married three years after that.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- Brilliant. And the rest is history, as they say.- Yeah.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Now, Graham, you met at work, then. So what do you actually get up to?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20We run courses teaching life skills in the community.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Things that me and you take for granted every day of your life.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- Right. And, Helen, you like to do a bit of travelling.- I do.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Yeah, I've been very fortunate,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I've managed to be able to travel extensively throughout Europe
0:04:32 > 0:04:34and to other parts of the world as well.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- This is on holiday or work or what? - Both.- Is it?- Both, yeah.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39What sort of places have you been to?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42This year we managed to get to Australia, which was great,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44holiday of a lifetime.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Graham's got family there, I've got family there.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51- I haven't seen my family since I was seven years old.- Oh, gosh!- So...
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- That was quite emotional then, really.- It was.- Yeah.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58And, um, how are you going to find shopping together on Bargain Hunt?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I think we both know each others' strengths, don't we? So...
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Yeah, with work, we spend a lot of time together,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06so I think we'll do well.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Do you know anything about antiques?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- No.- OK. You're bound to do very well!
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- Now the money moment - £300 apiece. There's your £300.- Thank you.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16You know the rules, your experts await,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19and off you go! And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Well, whatever next!
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Grinding on and on and on...
0:05:29 > 0:05:31is Christina Trevanion.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34It's not the first time he's made an ass of himself
0:05:34 > 0:05:36and probably not the last...
0:05:36 > 0:05:37it's Paul Laidlaw.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43What are we going to do? Have we got a plan?
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Yeah, we've got a plan.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46First of all, we've got our shopping list -
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- something silver. - I'm sorry, a shopping list?!
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Yeah, a shopping list. Never go out without a shopping list...
0:05:52 > 0:05:55There isn't a grand plan, but we're looking at...
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- Anything that we like, like toys or silver or jewellery.- OK.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59We'll know when we see it.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00- Something decorative.- OK.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02And something quirky.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Quirky! We like quirky.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Brilliant, so anything that you are both passionate about,
0:06:08 > 0:06:09that you really, really like.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Let's go for it. OK, let's go.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Hats off! Your preparation I am impressed by.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Whether it'll pan out or not, we'll see. Come on.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- Oh, there's a man with a whip. - Watch out, teams,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23it looks like there's no messing about with this dealer.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Or else!
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Over here, yes.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Guys, what do you think about this?
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- That's quite nice, hidden behind there.- It's unusual.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35It is unusual. It's a 19th century pine cherub,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38so, it looks to me like it would have been part
0:06:38 > 0:06:39of some sort of church interior,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41possibly a pew or something like that.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I think it's got quite mass appeal, it's a nice thing.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- What's your thoughts? - Can I just...?- Yeah, of course.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- It's quite tactile, yeah.- 65...
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- There is what looks like a bit of a split.- It's got a headache.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Shall we find out how much?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Yeah, sure. I mean, I think...to be honest,
0:06:57 > 0:06:58it's marked up at £65
0:06:58 > 0:07:01and it's obviously been in a church where it's been painted,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03so we've got a bit of paint here.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- Yeah.- I just like it and its sort of rustic charm.- 40 would be lovely.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- I think 30 would be even better. - Well, I think that! Go on, then!
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Now, shall we...? I'm going to brave the whip!
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Actually, do you want to do this, or do you want me to go in?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- It's up to you. - Come on. Come hither!
0:07:18 > 0:07:19TRADER LAUGHS
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Leaving your whip, sir? - This just caught my eye here.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Ah, yes, lovely, isn't it? - Yeah, well, it's not that lovely.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- He has got a bit of a headache. - It's got a big crack, yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- It's got lots of woodworm in it. - Yes.- It's got paint on it.- Yes.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- Are you sure you want to buy this? - You've marked it up at all of £65.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- I know, I know.- I think that's probably a little bit high.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- What's your best? - The very best?- Yes, the very best.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- The very, very best.- Very best.- £40.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- £40.- If that came in to my auction house,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50I would put it somewhere in the region of maybe £30 to £50.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51So, £40 is mid-estimate.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54We're not going to make massive amounts of money on it.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Is there any more leverage in that price? Could I get you down to...?
0:07:58 > 0:07:59£39.99.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Oh, go on, do us 35.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- 35.- 50.- 35.- 55.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- 35.- 60!- No!
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- You're going the wrong way! - I know, I like going the wrong way.
0:08:09 > 0:08:1035, go on.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- Please!- 35, OK, then.- Brilliant. - What a star! Thank you very much.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15'Well, the sight of it
0:08:15 > 0:08:18'certainly whipped these guys into action from the off.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21'We're only a few minutes in and these Reds have already
0:08:21 > 0:08:23'bagged their first item.'
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Now, have the Blues spotted a bit of bling?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Oh, I don't know about the bling. I see some class there.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Oh, that Paul likes a bit of class
0:08:35 > 0:08:37and, who knows, with a little bit of luck...?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Is it going to be lucky for us? - Oh, I don't know. It's blue.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42It's a riding crop, isn't it?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Yes.- What are the blue stones? - They're not sapphires.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- Are we looking at precious metal, though?- It's silver.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49And gold, or...?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51I don't know about the gold.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53I don't know whether it is gold or not, it hasn't been tested.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Oh, in that case, you're taking a punt.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Keep it on the back burner, maybe.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Yeah, because we're only a few minutes in.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00We know where the stall is.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- OK, right, well, thank you very much for that.- Thank you for your time.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06That Graham's not taking any chances yet.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09But Julie on the Reds is keeping the flame burning.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10- Lamps.- Wall lights.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- I hope so!- Oh, OK. Oh, those are quite nice, aren't they?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18It's like a ship's one, isn't it? Yes, look.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Oh, that's clever, isn't it? - That way and that way,
0:09:21 > 0:09:22so it's like...
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- they're made for a boat, I presume.- Well...
0:09:25 > 0:09:29just take that for me just a minute. Let's just see...
0:09:29 > 0:09:32OK, well, that would make sense cos we've got this dolphin here.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34I have to be honest,
0:09:34 > 0:09:38I'm not sure that that fitting started life with it.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- Can you just see how the brass is different colours?- Ah!
0:09:40 > 0:09:43See how that almost looks like sort of a bit lacquered, a bit painted?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46And I think if you've got a suspicion about something,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48if you've got a bit of a hunch, usually it's best to follow it.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Having said that, have you seen a price on them?- Um...
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Pair of ship's lamps, £110.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56£110. I'm just not sure...
0:09:56 > 0:09:57She's wary of those.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- You think that bit has been married to that bit.- Absolutely.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- Yeah, technical terms, I like it. It's a marriage!- Made in heaven.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Aww!
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Like our team.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08'And what a lovable team, you are.'
0:10:08 > 0:10:11I like them very much and, like I say, I like the movement on them,
0:10:11 > 0:10:13just not sure about these things.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16But I mean, we could always come back.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17I think maybe let's come back for them,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- let's bear that price in mind and come back for them.- OK.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Oh, I see. Put them back on the back burner then...
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Well, we're now 15 minutes in
0:10:30 > 0:10:34and our Blue team still need to find all three items.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Oh, that's nice.- I like that. - You know what this is, don't you?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39I've certainly used a few of those.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40It's a crown cap opener,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43but this ain't your cast-iron key-ring affair,
0:10:43 > 0:10:45your pub bottle of brown ale.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Look at the quality in that.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- Georg Jensen ring a bell? "George Jensen", Georg Jensen.- Right.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Extremely important Scandinavian silver worker and designer
0:10:57 > 0:10:59who, funnily enough, in his early career,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01designed cutlery,
0:11:01 > 0:11:03but now we associate the Jensen brand
0:11:03 > 0:11:06with jewellery, silverware,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09and just exquisite design.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Very nicely executed silver handle here,
0:11:12 > 0:11:15sterling silver - great, we've got that assurance,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17we know what we're talking about.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19But nicely marked - Georg Jensen, Denmark.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22That's a good object, that's a superior...
0:11:22 > 0:11:27Actually, I defy you to find a better crown cap opener.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- I think that's the mother of them all.- I'd use it.- What price is it?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Shall we say, what...
0:11:32 > 0:11:33HE INHALES SHARPLY
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- Deep intake of breath!- It was!
0:11:35 > 0:11:40This is your auctioneer's hedge - 80 to 120.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- Shall we ask the lady? - Yeah, go ahead.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Tell us the best price on that, please?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- 120.- 120.- That was my high estimate.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51- It's a nice thing.- Yeah.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- You'll never get another one, will you?- No.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Is there any way on Earth that could be £80?
0:11:57 > 0:11:58No, sorry, no.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00How close can we get to that?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- 100 and that's it.- 100.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04It's got a great name.
0:12:04 > 0:12:10- I defy you to find me another and £100...- £99, it's a deal.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- OK.- £99!
0:12:12 > 0:12:14'Who knows? That £1 could make all the difference.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17'Well done, Graham! That's item number one for the Blues.'
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Thanks, madam. Wonderful. What a nice thing.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Now, both teams have each bought one item,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27but we're nearing the halfway mark.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Oh, that's beautiful,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30that Carlton Ware piece there
0:12:30 > 0:12:32is a really rare pattern.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Twice the budget, but, hey, let's dream.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Nothing wrong with dreams - as long as you wake up.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41Here we are.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43That's quite fun, what's that?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Mabel Lucie or Lucie Attwell's Fairy Tree biscuit money box -
0:12:46 > 0:12:48that's quite sweet, isn't it?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50A money box... What, biscuit money box?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Oh, I see, so you put your money in there...
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Oh, that's quite cute, isn't it? Yeah. And, also, there is
0:12:56 > 0:12:58a really big following for Mabel Lucie Attwell's things,
0:12:58 > 0:12:59so just the fact that you've got
0:12:59 > 0:13:01all these wonderful illustrations on here.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05We have got a bit of damage, but... Let's see. Where's our stallholder?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- The stallholder's this gentleman. Sorry, could you just...?- Hi, there.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- How much is on your biscuit box? - How much is it?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- 200.- Oh, is it?! Oh!
0:13:13 > 0:13:17If it came in to me, initially, I'd say sort of maybe £60 to £100.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Um, 200, obviously is quite a lot of money.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Yeah, I don't think he's going to drop to 60, is he?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Well, probably not, but I do think that's one to bear in mind.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25- I like that.- Yeah, it is nice.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Of course, she has a sweet tooth, that Christina.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Now, it looks like it's the Blues' turn to light the way.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38These are glass, enamelled and gilt baluster oil lamps.
0:13:38 > 0:13:39May I? Is this OK?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Yeah. If you lift them up straight, you're OK.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46That one needs reseating, I think. This piece...
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- Yeah.- That needs reseating. But apart from that,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- they're not broken or damaged, they're...- OK.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54You are tapping into the whole Napoleon thing,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58which is a big international collecting field, let me assure you.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Napoleonic, let's call it. A pair - uncommon.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06And they are today - as they were when they were new -
0:14:06 > 0:14:07showy pieces.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11Helen, gaffer, what are you saying?
0:14:11 > 0:14:16- Could you live with them?- No! - No!- So, we're of one mind here!
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- But I think somebody else... - Someone might.- I think they might.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21What's the best price?
0:14:21 > 0:14:24If you want those, forget the price that's on there.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- I'll let you have the pair for 45.- 45.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Yeah, that's basically cost, so it's a...
0:14:29 > 0:14:32I'm going to defer to your judgment.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Um, I'm going to give you a clue, though, and the clue is...
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- It's a gift, OK.- It's a gift, I'll tell you that.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- From 95, we'll have them for 45. - You decide.- Yeah.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- Thank you, my love.- Didn't beat about the bush there.- Thank you.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49I'm not kissing you!
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- THEY LAUGH - You can have a kiss, not a problem.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52Give the man a kiss.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55Well, that sealed the deal.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Well done, Blues, that leaves you with one item left to find,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02while the Reds are still angling for their second item.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- What's that there? Just have a little look at that.- What's that?
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Oh, it's got a mark on it.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14OK, so that's signed Lalique, France,
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- which is a late mark, Lalique.- Yes.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17But nice thing, very nice thing.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Lalique is very collectible. - It sure is.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Rene Lalique was one of the great designers of the 20th century.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27He was a French artist, jeweller, and innovator,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29but he's most famous for his glassware.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- Where's our...?- Excuse me. - Where's our man? Hello.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- What have you got on your...? - We have 115 on it. Um...
0:15:38 > 0:15:40The very best I could do on it would be 90.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45OK. I think Lalique always sells because it's obviously that name.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Anyone who's interested in early 20th century glass
0:15:48 > 0:15:49likes to buy Lalique.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- It's a later example.- Yeah.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54If that came in to me, I would put 60 to 100 on it.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- So, it's top end of the estimate. - It's very heavy, isn't it?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Is there anything more that you could do on that, at all?
0:16:01 > 0:16:05I'd do it for 80 and that really is cutting it to the bone.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Julie, what's your thoughts on that?
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- Let's have a look. - It's a lovely piece.
0:16:09 > 0:16:10Really have a good look at it,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13because the key to Lalique is condition, OK?
0:16:13 > 0:16:17So, see if there are any chips, any nibbles, anything at all,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20have a really good look at it. I like the fact that it's signed,
0:16:20 > 0:16:22that signature adds on quite a lot of value.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23Would you keep it for half an hour?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- Yeah, of course we will, of course we will.- Is that OK?
0:16:26 > 0:16:27Let's bear it in mind.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Ah, putting it in the keepnet for a while, eh?
0:16:33 > 0:16:37So, teams, how are you feeling at the halfway mark?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41I think the first two items that we got are great. I really love them.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43I didn't think we'd be buying oil lamps today.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45They're really nice and they hit the mark.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Hopefully they'll raise a bit of money on the day.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50I'm very aware that we're running out of time, slightly,
0:16:50 > 0:16:51- we need two more items.- Right.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Out of the ship's lanterns and the Lalique, what do you think?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I think Lalique is more commercial...
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- personally.- What was the best price?
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- 80.- You've got £300 to spend, so, out of our budget,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04it's not a massive percentage.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- No.- I would suggest let's go for the Lalique.- OK.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Is there any more that you can do on that?
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- For Ash and for Julie?- Oh, please! - For Ash and for Julie.- She's Irish.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- Is she?- Her parents are Irish. - That's got to be worth £5.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- We'll do it for £75 for you. - Do it for 75.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- Would you guys be happy at £75? Yes? - Yeah, it's a nice piece, the Lalique.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Yeah? Brilliant. Well done, team. Two down. Des, you're a legend.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Thank you. Brilliant.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39That's the way to land a fish. Well done, Reds.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50Right, we've got two items - the Lalique and the wooden cherub,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53so that's £110, so we've got £190 left,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56so we need to buy something that we like
0:17:56 > 0:17:59and we're not putting a price on it, we're just going to...
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Go and grab it.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05Grab away! There's loads to choose from in this fair.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11It's Murano.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13It's Venetian glass.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15It's got it's original label.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18It's tapping into a whole look,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20this funky, retro thing.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- I liked it. - It's a very nice bowl.- Lovely.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Nice to have the original label on it as well.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Do you know? I think that seals the deal, doesn't it?
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Without the original label, it's just another retro piece of glass.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- But it isn't.- But it's Venetian. That's striking, isn't it?
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Murano glass comes from the Island of Murano,
0:18:39 > 0:18:423km north of Venice in Italy.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46It became the centre of Venetian glass-making back in 1291
0:18:46 > 0:18:49when glassworks were moved out of Venice itself
0:18:49 > 0:18:51to reduce the risk of fires
0:18:51 > 0:18:54as many of the buildings were then built of wood.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- Early '60s, I would have thought. - No reason to argue with that.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59There's real work in this!
0:18:59 > 0:19:02And it was probably quite expensive back in the day, 50 year ago.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06We've got 35, but I'd like you to do some work on that. Can you?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Not very much.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- I think it's quite priced to sell. Maybe 32.- What?
0:19:12 > 0:19:13A tiny bit more, maybe?
0:19:15 > 0:19:1630 and that'd be it.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17I think that's the price
0:19:17 > 0:19:19and, again, I think we're in this situation,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22I think you've got a vendor that's giving you a great deal
0:19:22 > 0:19:23on an interesting thing,
0:19:23 > 0:19:25you've just got to decide, "Do I want it or not?"
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- What do you think? - Yes.- Yes? She said yes.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- We'll wrap it.- You got it.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- Thank you, Carly. - Thank you very much.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33Thank you.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- Thanks a lot. - Well, you said decorative -
0:19:36 > 0:19:38if that ain't, I don't know what is.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42'So, you managed to stick to your own plan. Well done, Blues.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45'Now, you Reds, this is your five-minute warning.'
0:19:45 > 0:19:46What do you think of this?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Picture frame - £39.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55£39. OK. The birds aren't as well moulded as perhaps they could be.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59It probably started life as a clock rather than a picture frame.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02It's a nice piece of marble, though, isn't it?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Do you think if we got that for 30...?
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- I think you'd want it for less than that.- Oh, do you?- Yeah.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09It's a fairly mediocre thing,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12it's not going to be a one-off thing, but if you really like it
0:20:12 > 0:20:15and you're buying it with a passion, see what you can get that for.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19If you can get it for £20...go for it. Go on. Do your best negotiating.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21What's your very, very best on it?
0:20:21 > 0:20:22Oh, she's nodding!
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Oh, he's giving her a kiss!
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- I don't want to watch!- Right. - How much have we got it for?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- 27.- Yay!- Well done.- Well done, team.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Put it there, well done.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- That was hard work. - And you gave her a kiss.- I know!
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Time's up! Let's weigh up how our teams have got on.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43First up for the Reds was the cherub.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46They feel it's got the potential to fly at auction,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49so they bought it for £35.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Then they opted for the Lalique glass fish and hooked it for £75.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Finally, Ash and Julie thought the marble picture frame
0:20:59 > 0:21:03would show their best side and fixed the price at £27.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Gosh, you've been a handful, haven't you?
0:21:05 > 0:21:09I don't know how you've survived, Chrissy, I really don't.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Never mind. Did you have a good time?- Oh, brilliant.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15I think that was patently obvious. Um, which is your favourite piece?
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- The cherub.- Was it?- Yeah.- OK, do you agree with that?- No, picture frame.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Picture frame. What sort of cash did you spend?
0:21:22 > 0:21:28- 137.- 137. I'd like 163, please. - Yes.- If you've got that.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- You'll be lucky if you get that off her, Tim.- Hey, I know.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- She doesn't like doing it, does she?- I know, I hate it.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35She's all right taking it.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- Oh, dear, oh, dear! Right then. - Thank you very much.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- Good luck with your trawl, Christina.- Thank you, kindly.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Meanwhile, we're going to check out what the Blue team bought, aren't we?
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Graham and Helen got their silver
0:21:45 > 0:21:48in the form of this George Yensen bottle opener
0:21:48 > 0:21:50and they capped the price at £99.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Paul thought for their quirky buy,
0:21:52 > 0:21:57they should go with the pair of gimballed oil lamps for £45.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00And they fulfilled their decorative dream with this Murano glass bowl.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02£30 paid.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Now, Helen, Graham, did you have a good time?- Yes.- Superb.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Which is your favourite piece, Graham?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- Um, I'm going to go for the oil lamps.- The oil lamps?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Yes, the oil lamps. - Do you agree with that, Hels?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- No, I like the bottle opener. - The bottle opener's your favourite.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- What's going to bring the biggest profit, Graham?- The oil lamps.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- Pair of oil lamps. - You agree with that, love?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- No, the bottle opener. - Quite close, aren't they?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25They agree a lot. Great, how much did you spend?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27We've spent £174.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30£174...I'd like 126, please.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Thank you very much, straight over to Laidlaw.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Now, with all your canny Scottish, Celtic charm,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39what are you going to come up with with that, do you think?
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Today, I think I found something that will bring me luck.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- Will it bring them luck, though?- I sincerely hope so.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Good luck, anyway. Good luck, good luck and good luck.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Now, why don't you have a bird's-eye at a bargain that I've found
0:22:52 > 0:22:54that could just sink or swim -
0:22:54 > 0:22:56or just sail away.
0:23:03 > 0:23:09Increasingly, I find myself attracted to old period photographs.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12This image is incredibly evocative
0:23:12 > 0:23:14of the period of war.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16What we've got is a troop ship
0:23:16 > 0:23:19clearly drawn up at some docks
0:23:19 > 0:23:22with civilians on the side of the dock
0:23:22 > 0:23:24waving goodbye to the ship.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28An emotional moment for all concerned.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31I particularly like this gent in the bowler hat,
0:23:31 > 0:23:33with his missus beyond,
0:23:33 > 0:23:34wearing one of those
0:23:34 > 0:23:38typically late-Victorian, incredibly elaborate big hats.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42And then there's this urchin wearing a cap,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45looking cheekily at the camera.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47What we have is the name of the vessel
0:23:47 > 0:23:51scratched into the negative - the Orotava.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53And if you do your research on that vessel,
0:23:53 > 0:23:58you'll find that this ship was launched in 1889,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01principally for the Valparaiso to Liverpool run,
0:24:01 > 0:24:04which it did for a couple of years
0:24:04 > 0:24:09and then it transferred to sending goods from Britain to Australia,
0:24:09 > 0:24:11which it did until 1899,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15when it became a troop ship for the Boer War.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19And I guess this image is from the Boer War period.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24You've got a mixture of troops wearing various headgear.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27A Glengarry look, this chap's wearing a tam-o'-shanter,
0:24:27 > 0:24:31so clearly some Scottish regiments here,
0:24:31 > 0:24:33and one or two slouch hats.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37But if you look really carefully, you can see their expressions,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40so gin-clear is this photographic print.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Just look at the raw youth of some of these young soldiers.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47What are they thinking about
0:24:47 > 0:24:51as they're about to leave on their campaign?
0:24:51 > 0:24:55The history of ships and war is often intermingled.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00In this image, we've got a ship called the Ortega,
0:25:00 > 0:25:04which was a freighter and, in 1914,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07at the outbreak of the First World War,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10this ship found itself off South American waters,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13approaching the Magellan Strait.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Unfortunately for her,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18she encountered the German cruiser, the Dresden.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22The Dresden fired a broadside at this ship
0:25:22 > 0:25:25as if indicating that it should surrender,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28but Captain Douglas Reid Kinnier
0:25:28 > 0:25:30was not for surrendering.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33He turned tail and ran for it.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36This vessel's maximum speed was 14 knots
0:25:36 > 0:25:40and the Dresden could steam forward at 20 knots,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42so this was going to be no contest.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46The Dresden was going to catch up,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48except that Captain Kinnier
0:25:48 > 0:25:51cunningly took his vessel into some shallow water,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54which was a dangerous thing to do,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56which the Dresden couldn't approach,
0:25:56 > 0:26:01and for 100 miles, he navigated this ship through those shallows
0:26:01 > 0:26:03so that he could eventually escape.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05He was a brave man.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10He had 300 French reservists on board and a valuable cargo
0:26:10 > 0:26:12and he did not want to surrender them.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17In fact, they were safely delivered to Rio de Janeiro a little later
0:26:17 > 0:26:19and, for that, he got the DSO -
0:26:19 > 0:26:22the Distinguished Service Order.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26All that history is available to any one of us
0:26:26 > 0:26:30coming to a fair like this and having a poke about.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35What does it cost you to acquire such original photographic material?
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Well, the large troop-ship image could be yours for £40
0:26:39 > 0:26:42and the small merchant one for £20.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Now, that's no price, is it, for patriotism.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Right, off to the auction then.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14All out and done?
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Well, we've come a heck of a long way from Anglesey,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19clean across the principality, across the M6,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22and into Marshall's Salesroom in Knutsford to be with Nick Hall.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- Nick, good morning to you. - Welcome, Tim.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27First up is this so-called architectural carving,
0:27:27 > 0:27:28which, I have to say,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31is one of the worst things I've seen in all my life.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33A bit of a whittler's paradise, isn't it?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35It's a lump of pine for a kick-off, I mean,
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- if you're going to carve, you might as well carve in a hardwood.- Hmm.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40And then it's got this great biff out of it
0:27:40 > 0:27:42and I think it came from Scandinavia
0:27:42 > 0:27:45and, um, I should think it's about 1950s, wouldn't you?
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- Yeah, I mean, you'd want it to be Flemish, Medieval...- Yeah.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51To have a chance for the collectors to get hooked into it.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52£35 was paid for this,
0:27:52 > 0:27:55now I find that an unbelievable amount of money.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56It's a lot of money for what it is.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59We've gone a bit lower than that, £15 to £20.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Anyway, we're on much more reliable territory
0:28:01 > 0:28:03with the piece of Lalique, though, aren't we?
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Yeah, Lalique's one of those iconic names.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- You can't go far wrong, really. Collectors galore for it.- Yeah.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12How much have you put on it, then?
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Well, it's a post-war piece, rather than an early, pre-'45 effort.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21So 40 to 60, but we might have been conservative on that.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23OK. £75 paid.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25I mean, they're obviously looking for £80 or £90,
0:28:25 > 0:28:27and they may make it. They could easily.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30And anybody who's looking for the 1930s couldn't better this, really.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Yeah, nice Art Deco picture frame.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34And all of this is in good condition, isn't it?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36With these birds holding up the sheets of glass.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Yeah, well, I mean, it's probably spelter,
0:28:38 > 0:28:40but it's patinated to give that bronze effect.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- It does the trick, it's got the look. - It's got the look for 1935.- Yeah.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46OK, I'm liking that very much. OK, put your bravest hat on.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- What are you going to get for that? - I've put 30 to 40 on it.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51- Our lot only paid £27. - It's a good buy, that.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- So, it was a good buy at £27. - Very good.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- I think that's going to do enormously well.- Yeah.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58I think the Lalique's going to make them a small profit.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00I think this is going to bomb,
0:29:00 > 0:29:02in which case they may need the bonus buy,
0:29:02 > 0:29:03so let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06OK, you chickens. £163 you gave Christina,
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- and what did you spend it on? - Well...
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- Something chunky by the look of it. - ..are you ready?- Yeah.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- THEY GASP Brilliant.- It's a Zimmer frame!
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Well, it's a weather vane, obviously.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21St George and the dragon, so I felt like I need to repatriate him
0:29:21 > 0:29:23to his homeland.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25It's a lovely hand-forged example
0:29:25 > 0:29:27rather than it just being pressed out,
0:29:27 > 0:29:30it's a really good, sturdy thing. I thought, we're here in Cheshire,
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- they're got big houses, haven't they?- Yeah.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34They might need a weathervane. I paid £60 for him.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36And how much do you think you'll get for it?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Well, I would hope that he would make sort of £80 to £100.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42If you had to go and buy this again new,
0:29:42 > 0:29:46it would cost you a small fortune, so I think he's quite fun.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- What do you think, Jules?- Yes, I like it.- Do you?- Yes, yes, yes.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- It's a chunky one, isn't it? - He's hurricane-proof, isn't he?
0:29:51 > 0:29:54He's not going to fall over in the first puff of wind.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56- What do you think? - Yes, you did well.- I like it.- Good.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- But we'll see what happens. - See what happens, OK.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01You're absolutely right, cos you don't have to decide
0:30:01 > 0:30:04until after the sale of your first three items.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06But right now, for the viewers at home,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Christina's vane.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Here we go, Nick.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- There we are.- This is a handsome job, isn't it? Don't you think?
0:30:14 > 0:30:18It's a good thing, it's a great thing - architectural salvage,
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- always a good market for that. - So, it's all complete, yes?
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- It's all there, yeah.- All you need is a garage roof to attach it to.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- Yeah, so presumably your bit there just sits on the top...- Just swivels.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- It's a good thing. - OK, it's all together
0:30:28 > 0:30:30and it's ready to go. Um, how much?
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Well, we've been a tad mean, because it's not an old one.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35We've put £30 to £50 on it,
0:30:35 > 0:30:38but I could see it pushing on and maybe doubling that.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39OK, well, it needs to,
0:30:39 > 0:30:44because Christina bought it as a bonus buy and she paid the £60.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Now, we'll move on, neatly, to the Blue team,
0:30:48 > 0:30:51who have got an eclectic group there, I think you'll agree.
0:30:51 > 0:30:52It's certainly that, Tim.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56We kick off with the 20th century icon, old Jensen there in the front.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Oh, yeah, another great name of the 20th century of the design field,
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Georg Jensen. It's a nice thing, it's practical, it's collectible,
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- it ticks a lot of boxes. - And it's sterling silver.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- Yeah, that's a big, big help as well. - It's a known pattern.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Yeah, the acorn pattern's always popular.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14We'll have international bidders live online for that, I'm sure.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17OK, so, where do you think we'll get to with the bidding?
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Well, we've put 60 to 80 on it.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24- Again, it could easily break into three figures.- OK, well, it needs to.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- £99 they paid. Next are the oil lamps.- Yeah.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Apparently, Napoleon and Josephine.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Well, they've got a certain look.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33I'm not sure if it's a current and in-vogue look.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35What, you think it's a bit old-fashioned
0:31:35 > 0:31:36to make these into oil lamps?
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Yeah, oil lamps have suffered a bit in recent times.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43It's just the quality is the one thing that's niggling at me.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45The casting on the bases is not a bad thing,
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- but the glass, the paintwork... - So, how much?
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- Uh, well, actually we've gone 60 to 80.- Well, that's all right.- Is it?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- £45 they paid. - No, they should do all right then.
0:31:54 > 0:31:55Ten years, 15 years ago,
0:31:55 > 0:31:58they were £150 to £200 every day of the week, weren't they?
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- They were, yeah.- That's where the little change in fashion
0:32:01 > 0:32:03has taken a hole.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05As opposed to this great lump of Murano glass,
0:32:05 > 0:32:09which, ten or 15 years ago, nobody would have been after at all,
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- but now it's pretty well on style, isn't it?- Really in vogue.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14It's got that lovely '50s, '60s look about it,
0:32:14 > 0:32:15it's a big name, Murano,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17again, a classic of the 20th century.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- OK, fine, so put your big, brave hat on again.- Hmm.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24Big, brave hat on this one - well, £30 to £50, but if two
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Murano collectors get stuck into the internet again, this could take off.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29They paid £30. Anyway, there we have it.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33Difficult to predict whether they'll need their bonus buy or not,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36but, whatever, let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40He had £126 and the canny Scot's been off.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42What did you get, Paul?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Well, I said I was feeling lucky, I'm still feeling lucky,
0:32:45 > 0:32:47but you might feel a wee bit of deja vu.
0:32:47 > 0:32:48THEY LAUGH
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- Oh, right.- Remember this? - We've seen that before.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54The first thing we looked at, but you dismissed it out of hand.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Well, I liked it and still like it,
0:32:57 > 0:33:01because of the underlying quality of that piece.
0:33:01 > 0:33:02The world's full of brooches
0:33:02 > 0:33:05and very few of them hold my attention for very long.
0:33:05 > 0:33:06This does.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Look at the workmanship here and fine detail.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14We've got a riding crop. This is in what I think's unmarked gold.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19The little terminal is set with these mysterious blue stones
0:33:19 > 0:33:25and dependant from this bar is this rather fine horseshoe.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27It all adds up to my mind
0:33:27 > 0:33:30to be a gorgeous little brooch
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- with a gorgeous little price tag. - So, what was the price?
0:33:33 > 0:33:35After a job of work,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- £36.- 36.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Oh, yeah, it's a belter. I mean, have you warmed to it?
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Well, it's looking a bit prettier.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Best-case scenario, those are sapphires,
0:33:45 > 0:33:47it's precious white and yellow metal,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49it's worth £150,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52and to the end user, it's worth £250.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54I'd say that's a canny purchase, wouldn't you?
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- Could it be the bit of luck that we need?- Well, absolutely.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59It's a horseshoe. It's got everything going for it.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03But you'll decide when you've sold the first three items,
0:34:03 > 0:34:05but right now, for the audience at home,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07let's find one what the auctioneer thinks about Paul's lucky horseshoe.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- Cor, look at that.- Hmm.- Is that not a handsome little piece, Nick?
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Very pretty. Yes, a really sweet little thing, actually, that.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Nice quality, well made.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Um... Course, the debate is are they sapphires or are they not?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Well, difficult to be positive unless you take one out,
0:34:26 > 0:34:30and you don't want to take one out cos the whole thing will fall apart.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31I mean, there are tests that you can do
0:34:31 > 0:34:34and what we didn't want to do was, as you say, dismantle it,
0:34:34 > 0:34:37we didn't want to scratch the metal doing the testing on it
0:34:37 > 0:34:38and damage the look.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41So we've put a sort of a loose description,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43but it's illustrated, it's online.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45The right people will see it, is the important thing.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- So, what's your estimate? - We've gone 40 to 70.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52OK, £36 paid by that genius Laidlaw. Are you taking the sale today?
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- God willing, yes. - I think we're in safe hands.
0:35:01 > 0:35:0330 I'm bid. 40 I'm bid.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- How are you feeling?- Fine, yeah. - Excited?- Nervous.- Nervous!
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Do you have a confidence level that's very high,
0:35:11 > 0:35:14or are you expecting the worst? What's the plan here, Jules?
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- Uh, the worst.- Are you?
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Let's crack on with the first item,
0:35:19 > 0:35:22which is the carved pine mask, and here it comes.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26What's it worth? Where we going to go? £20? Surely worth £20. £15.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30Get a 10 for it, come on. £10 somewhere, surely? Where's 10?
0:35:30 > 0:35:34What's that? 5? 5 I'm bid. 10 online. We're moving now.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- Gosh, it's exciting. At £10 online.- Go on.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38You can't pay that off in weekly instalments either.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41At £10, any further bids? We're going to squeeze another one.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45£10 I sell, all sure and done?
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Minus £25. Would it were another world. It doesn't matter.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51Now, here comes the Lalique.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Smart-looking little thing, this, a bit of interest on the book.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56I can start in at £20.
0:35:56 > 0:36:0020 I start, at £20, the bid's on commission at 20, 25, 30 now.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- Any advance on £30? - Keep going, keep going.
0:36:03 > 0:36:0835 new bidder, 35. Any advance on 35? 40. At 40, come on.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12- Keep going, keep going.- 45, thank you, 45 here. You listening, online?
0:36:12 > 0:36:16It's 45 against you, I need another one. Come on. 50, thank you.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- 50 I am bid.- Keep going.- It's all online at £55. You sure, sir?
0:36:20 > 0:36:24£60, at 60 I'm bid. At £60, the bid's online at £60. You sure?
0:36:24 > 0:36:26It's your last chance. It's online at £60.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30The hammer's hovering, at 60 I sell. All out and sure?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32£60 is minus £15.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Still, it ain't over till the large lady sings,
0:36:35 > 0:36:36and here comes your next.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39The Art Deco-style red marble
0:36:39 > 0:36:41and cast-metal picture frame.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44£40 only, not dear at £40. 40? At 30.
0:36:44 > 0:36:4730 do I hear? Anyone, anywhere?
0:36:47 > 0:36:50- Come on.- £30, come on.- He is trying. - He really is, bless him.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- There's no bids at all.- 20 I'm bid, thank you, sir. 20 I'm offered.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58At £20 I'm bid, at 20 only. It's worth more than that, come on. £25.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02All done. All sure? I'm going to sell then, at 25 with you.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Minus £2. 25, 35, minus 42.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Dear, oh, dear. Minus 42. So, what are we going to do about the old...?
0:37:09 > 0:37:11We're going to drown in debt, so...
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- let's carry on.- You're going to carry on?- Yes, yes.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Well, support the girl.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18We're going to go with the bonus buy then, and here it comes.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Good bit of architectural salvage, all the rage at the moment.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23I've got to start straight in on commissions.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27- I start the bidding at £50. - Oh, that's not bad, eh?
0:37:27 > 0:37:32- And 55, and 60, 65.- Good. - 80, 85's against you, at 80.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35At the back, £80 I have, at 80 now.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38With me at 80, and 85, I'll take, and 90.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40I've got £90 bidding online.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- That's good.- I can't believe it!
0:37:43 > 0:37:45You need to revive me...
0:37:45 > 0:37:47And don't stop there, come on.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49This is blowing a bit of a gale now.
0:37:49 > 0:37:50- Tim, I did it! I did it!- Go on!
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- Online, 110, 130...- Ah!
0:37:54 > 0:37:56130, we're in the money here!
0:37:56 > 0:38:01- Someone's happy in the back at 130, 140.- Go on, go on, go on! Get it on!
0:38:01 > 0:38:04The bid's online at 140. 150.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- New blood back in the room.- Steady!
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- He's not finished.- 150, 160.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12170, 170 now. At 170, keep coming, come on, don't stop.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14170, 180.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17£180, the bid's online. At £180,
0:38:17 > 0:38:19I sell. All sure and done?
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- 180.- Get in there!
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- Fantastic!- Thank you! - That is plus £120.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Tim, I'm giving you the kiss, I don't care! It's fantastic!
0:38:29 > 0:38:31This is unusual.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33That is amazing.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36120 less the 42 of losses
0:38:36 > 0:38:38would be £80.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42- You are plus £78.- What a stonker! Well done, well done.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Well done, you. Well done, you. - Settle done, all right?
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- Don't say a word to the Blues.- No.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Right then, so, first up is
0:38:56 > 0:38:58the Jensen bottle opener, and here it comes.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01What's it worth? £80? £60?
0:39:01 > 0:39:0450? Come on! It's Georg Jensen, it's silver.
0:39:04 > 0:39:0950 I'm bid. At 50, 55, 60, 65. 70, you say. 70 I've got.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Straight in then. At £70. Bid's at 70.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- At £70...- I thought someone out there online would like it.
0:39:15 > 0:39:1770 it is, on my right, at £70.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22No further bids, all sure, nothing online. 70 I sell.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26I don't believe it. £70 is minus 29.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28That is a body blow.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30That's a body blow.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31Now.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35It's a pair of early 20th century oil lamps, they're milk glass
0:39:35 > 0:39:39and nicely decorated with portraits of Napoleon and Josephine.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41What are they worth? £80?
0:39:41 > 0:39:4280? 60?
0:39:42 > 0:39:47- 50, come on. For the pair, not each. £50. 50 for them.- That's not much.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Come on, £40. £40!
0:39:49 > 0:39:54- £30.- £30!- 30 I'm bid, 40 online.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Still in? 45.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57Back in the room at 45 now.
0:39:57 > 0:39:5945 only - for the pair.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03At 45 I'm selling for sure. Last chance.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- Wiped its face. - You could have been luckier!
0:40:06 > 0:40:07Not tonight, Josephine!
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Right, now, here comes the Murano.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Now, what's it worth?
0:40:11 > 0:40:13£50. £40.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18- 30. At £30.- £30!- 25 then. Get the ball rolling.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Let's get a bid in the air, come on. £20.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Thank you, sir. 20 I'm bid, right at the back there.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Any advance on £20 and it's not dear at that. £20 only. At 20 I'll sell.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30All quiet. Hammer's hovering - with you, sir.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Minus £10, so that's minus £39.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37You guys were seriously unlucky, in my opinion.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40That is the most disappointing result. Anyway, here we go.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42What are you going to do about the brooch?
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Are you going to run with the brooch?- We vote...yeah!
0:40:45 > 0:40:48It might bring us some luck!
0:40:48 > 0:40:50OK, here we go then, and here comes the brooch.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53I've got a little bit of commission interest. I'm straight in at 30.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56At £30, with me on the book now at 30.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58At 30 bid, at £30, 35 online.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- (Come on.)- Commissions are out, it's all online.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- Nothing in the room? It's all online? - Oh...!- All sure? All done?
0:41:05 > 0:41:07At 35 only.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10Oh, no!
0:41:11 > 0:41:13£35 is minus £1.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18Which rounds it very beautifully to minus 40, yes.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Anyway, go out of here looking confident.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22Don't say a word to the Reds
0:41:22 > 0:41:24and all will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26What bad luck, eh?
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Well, a vast chasm, at the last moment,
0:41:35 > 0:41:39opened up between the teams today,
0:41:39 > 0:41:43who, as I say, had done very, very badly on their own account,
0:41:43 > 0:41:46until an expert's bonus buy just happened
0:41:46 > 0:41:48to come out of nowhere
0:41:48 > 0:41:51and take them to another place. And as a result,
0:41:51 > 0:41:54the runners-up by a long chalk today
0:41:54 > 0:41:56are the Blues.
0:41:56 > 0:41:57THEY CHEER AND LAUGH
0:41:57 > 0:42:02Bad luck, Blues. The water didn't go down your gutter, did it? No.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06- We were unlucky.- I know. Well, bad luck about all of that.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08I think it could have gone the other way, actually,
0:42:08 > 0:42:10with a bit of good fortune, but it wasn't with you.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- But have you had a nice time, Helen? - Yeah.- Graham, was it good for you?
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Paul, you can take it on the chin, can't you?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18And have to, occasionally.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Anyway, the victors today,
0:42:20 > 0:42:24who managed to lose on every single item that they bought,
0:42:24 > 0:42:28but, as I say, Christina's weather vane
0:42:28 > 0:42:29made a profit of £120.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32You were £42 down the proverbial,
0:42:32 > 0:42:34then along came £120 profit,
0:42:34 > 0:42:36which means you go home with £78.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- Yay!- Thank you very much.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Which is why this programme is such a thrill,
0:42:41 > 0:42:44because you never know what is going to happen.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47A great thrill at the end of our show, and well done, team.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51And it couldn't have happened to a nicer couple, I tell you.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55Anyway, join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes? Yes!
0:42:57 > 0:42:59I know you're sitting there thinking,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02"I could have done better than that!"
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Well, what's stopping you?
0:43:04 > 0:43:08If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10It'll be splendid to see you!