0:00:02 > 0:00:05Cor, there's going to be some drama today in Sawbridgeworth,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08I can tell you. Go on, level with me.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Hah! Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35CINEMA PROJECTOR WHIRRS
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Now, Hertfordshire is home to the
0:00:39 > 0:00:44British TV and Film Industry. We've enjoyed the thrills and spills
0:00:44 > 0:00:46and drama of James Bond movies
0:00:46 > 0:00:49made here, and also EastEnders.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54But, today, it's all about us and I'm sure our teams will be
0:00:54 > 0:00:58capable of creating their fair share of drama.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Action! Oh! Mind your finger.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07In today's programme, the Reds work in total harmony...
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- Yay!- Oh, look at that!
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- Nick, high-five! - THEY LAUGH
0:01:12 > 0:01:14HE BLOWS WHISTLE
0:01:14 > 0:01:16..while the Blues need rounding up.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18HE BLOWS WHISTLE
0:01:21 > 0:01:23So, let's meet the teams.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Well, on Bargain Hunt today, we've got two teams of friends.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27Well, they're friends at the moment.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30For the Reds we've got Elrica and Dupee,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33and for the Blues we've got Martin and David.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- Hello, everyone!- ALL: Hello!
0:01:35 > 0:01:40- Smashing to see you. Now, you girls just love to shop, right?- Yes.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42What do you like to go shopping for? Antiques?
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- Anything...- And everything.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- Really?- Yes.- Clothes?
0:01:46 > 0:01:49BOTH: Clothes, shoes, hair, bags, jewellery...
0:01:49 > 0:01:50The list can go on!
0:01:50 > 0:01:54You are the living embodiment of what is good about shopping, right?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- Yes.- Do you know anything about antiques much?- Not much.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- A little bit, yeah.- You don't know much about antiques?
0:02:00 > 0:02:04You'll do very well on this show then. I can absolutely guarantee it!
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Now, Dupee, as well as shopping, you like to do a bit of cookery?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- Yes, I love it. - Tell me about your cookery.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Well, I've been inspired from my mum.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18She's an amazing cook, so anything from African to West Indian food
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- and that's where I get my knack from. - Is it juicy and delicious?
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- Especially the steak. - Yeah, I bet it is.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Now, Elrica, you've got a passionate dream. Tell us about your dream.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Yes, I have a dream of having my own orphanage.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36I went to Uganda about three years ago now and it really pulled at
0:02:36 > 0:02:40my heartstrings and, yeah, I have a dream of registering my own charity.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- Really?- Yeah.- So, you're keen on children?- I love children.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- And you have charitable inclinations?- Yes.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50But what I want to know is, with only 60 minutes,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52what with you being such good shoppers,
0:02:52 > 0:02:56how are you going to get on with just 60 minutes?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58We've got a good eye...so we've got a knack
0:02:58 > 0:03:00for looking up the right bargain.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- And we're good hagglers, so we'll get a bargain.- So, you're going
0:03:03 > 0:03:07to batter these poor dealers in the antique centre into the ground?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- Yes.- Yeah. - THEY LAUGH
0:03:10 > 0:03:12All I can say is - stand by, Sawbridgeworth! Anyway,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- good luck, girls.- Thank you.- Now, chaps, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- Very.- Cos, do you two know anything about antiques?- A little.- Ah!
0:03:20 > 0:03:23There we are. This is going to be the edge then, isn't it?
0:03:23 > 0:03:27The self-confesseds don't know very much, versus age and experience.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- That's right, definitely age. - So, Martin, where did you two meet?
0:03:31 > 0:03:35We met in a play at a theatre production of The White Devil.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39I was playing one of the big baddies and David turns up at the end
0:03:39 > 0:03:41as the little prince to put everything right.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44We've been playing the same roles ever since.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- How sweet! That's marvellous, isn't it? You're retired now, Martin.- Yes.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50But what do you do to keep yourself busy?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Oh, I'm busy because I have a charity.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I'm setting up a charity, registering a charity called Friends Of Mankind,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00which is specifically aimed to help street children in Asia.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Well, there you go.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06Isn't it amazing that there is this kind of hidden link between you?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Some schools only take place on Saturday mornings underneath
0:04:09 > 0:04:11motorways, so we're trying to improve on all that.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14That is, uh, quite a task.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- I hope to leave it behind me for someone to take on.- Well, how lovely.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Now, tell me, David, what do you do with yourself?
0:04:20 > 0:04:25Well, I work part-time now on a big engineering railway project.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28I'm working three days a week, which is a nice balance.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Would that be a big engineering railway project that
0:04:30 > 0:04:33happens to be carving up the middle of London at the moment?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- I'm afraid it is. It's all my fault! - Is it?- Yes.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Cos everywhere you go in London,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- something is disturbed by Crossrail, isn't it?- It's true.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- And you are responsible for it. - It's all going to be better soon.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50Yes, but you also get up to doing a bit of directing, don't you?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Yeah, in my spare time I direct plays.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Martin and I met doing a play and I'm still doing that,
0:04:57 > 0:04:58I've a big show coming up next year,
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- which we're taking down to Cornwall to The Minack Theatre.- Oh, are you?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04How lovely. And what's that to be?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- It's a show called The Producers. - So, that's going to be fun, is it?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Oh, it's going to be great fun.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12It's a fun show that offends everybody.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Particularly Cornishmen, we hope.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15THEY LAUGH
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Anyway, now the money moment. £300 a piece, there you go.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Thank you.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23You know the rules, your experts await and off you go
0:05:23 > 0:05:25and very, very, very good luck.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Gosh, this is going to be fun today.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31So, who are our fine experts today, then?
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Always ready to put on a show, we have the glamorous Natasha Raskin.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42And, trying to keep his cool today, it's Charlie Ross!
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- Martin, David, who's the boss around here?- Oh, no doubt - him.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50I think that we're going to have trouble today,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- because you two are shopaholics by all accounts.- Yes!
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- You're the collector? - I'm the collector, without doubt.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Jewellery wise, I love a piece of jewellery, if it's bright.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Bright, like yourself, bright and beautiful. Elrica, what about you?
0:06:02 > 0:06:07- I'm looking for some objects, so some silver, maybe some desktop...- OK.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Inkwells.- Inkwells? OK.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Are you going to buy things that you like the look of or
0:06:12 > 0:06:14that you think will make a profit?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- I think it has to be profit. - Does it?- If we can.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- If we can.- We want to win?- Yes. - Well, come on, let's go and win!
0:06:20 > 0:06:21Right!
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- We've got one hour. Can we do it? - Yes, we can.- Let's go! Yeah!
0:06:26 > 0:06:29The clock's started, teams. Go get 'em!
0:06:29 > 0:06:31This is it, as they say.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Here we are. Gosh!
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Right, OK, we have no time to waste, so let's get looking.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Have a look around. Feast your eyes.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Feast your eyes indeed.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- Oh, this is like heaven! - Absolutely bonkers.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- David?- Hello.- How's it going?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Well, I'm blinded by so much stuff at the moment.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Well, that is the problem, isn't it? - It's all about focus, teams.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Something will jump out soon enough.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Dupee, anything catching your eye?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Erm, this right here is absolutely stunning.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Straightaway, OK,
0:07:02 > 0:07:06so I'm thinking as an auction piece maybe it's a bit contemporary.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Shall we try and see something maybe with a bit more age to it?- Yes.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10Look for more of a period piece.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Yeah, antiques are the name of the game.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16I don't think I want to buy a Dalek.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19You can EXTERMINATE that idea, Mr Ross!
0:07:19 > 0:07:21THEY COO
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Come on, girls, I know. Right, we're looking gorgeous.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Come on, let's get away from the mirrors.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30There is no time for preening, girls. You're all beautiful enough.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- David?- Hello.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Just have a look at that.- Hmm. - Two questions -
0:07:36 > 0:07:38A, do you like it?
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Personally, no.- No?- No.- No. Good.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Right, that's unanimous then. - What's it worth?- I don't know.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48It depends on the place where you'd want to put it.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- It would fit nicely in a small living room.- Yeah.- In a window or something.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53It's Edwardian.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57It's what smart dealers would call "Sheraton Revival, darling..."
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- 100 years too late! - Yeah, it's decorative, isn't it?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Look at the quality of the workmanship.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05I mean, it's rosewood and it's got the most fabulous ivory inlay,
0:08:05 > 0:08:08boxwood, satinwood...
0:08:08 > 0:08:13Can you imagine making something with those lyre supports? It's £120.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- I think that could be bought for £90.- 90?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Yeah, but I think that is cheap.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Would you be able to reupholster it? Is that the original, do you think?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- No.- Or would you keep it?
0:08:25 > 0:08:30I think a Regency stripe, which that is, is not particularly
0:08:30 > 0:08:33in keeping with that, but I don't find it distasteful.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I don't think I'd want to put a floral upholstery on it.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41But, as neither of you like it, we might as well move on, frankly.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Have the girls spotted anything yet?
0:08:46 > 0:08:47I like this.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- Right, OK. What's caught your eye? - I believe it's a salt and pepper...
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- Oh, look at the detail.- Yeah. Can we see that one?- Absolutely.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Let's ask Nick. Nick, would you be so kind as to
0:08:57 > 0:08:59let us into your fancy cabinets?
0:08:59 > 0:09:04So, as the girls wait for owner Nick, how are the Blues faring?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- HE BANGS HEAD - Oh! Blimey, mind the head!
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Oh, blimey!- Easy, old boy, you'll need to get your head examined.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14So, what do the girls think about the salt and pepper, then?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- I really like it.- I think it's lovely.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19All right, OK, and what's great about these is they're a pair
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- and you're a pair! - Everybody likes a matching pair.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25So, they look, you know, early 20th century.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28They look sort of late 1920s, 1930s,
0:09:28 > 0:09:30so very much an Art Deco style,
0:09:30 > 0:09:34which is super chic and is very much on trend.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37The design, looking at it, is an engine turn design
0:09:37 > 0:09:40by the looks of things, so it's very subtle.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42It's not in your face, they're not bling, but
0:09:42 > 0:09:46they are a really, really lovely column condiment set
0:09:46 > 0:09:49and I think they're a contender.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- I don't know about you, what do you think?- I like them.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55I think we need to find out the price. Yes.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57OK, so, Nick, do you know off the top of your head
0:09:57 > 0:09:59the price tag for these?
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- The dealer's asking for £65.- OK, so 65. What do you think?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Let's bring that down a touch.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09The dealer's not here, so we can maybe be a little bit bolder.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12We've got the lovely Nick. He won't shoot the messenger.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14So, what are you thinking?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17What if we say 45 and then that leaves a little bit of room
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- for negotiation?- What would be your maximum?
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- 50?- 50.- 50's your maximum? OK, so could you try us for 45?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- I will see what I can do. - Oh, you're a legend!
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- Where would we be without this man?! - Thanks.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32So, let's see what we can do.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Cor, those girls are working well as a team,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37and David has spotted a cracking piece for the Blues.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42What's that? Is that...that's egg cups, isn't it?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Cor, that's wonderful! - Will Martin agree?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- Martin?- Martin!
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Oh, blimey, oh, riley! You come away here with one hour
0:10:51 > 0:10:53to spend your money and he's gone!
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- Does he always do this? - Shall I go and find him?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- Martin!- Martin!
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Oh, there you are! Did you hear us calling for you?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06No. I got lost. What have you seen?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I don't think he's impressed, Charlie!
0:11:10 > 0:11:13If ever there was a stamp of approval that was it.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Did you see that? I've never seen such a stage sneer in all my life!
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Well, it's...eh.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Who'd want that?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- We'd never sell it.- I would, Martin.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27That is an original Art Nouveau Carl Deffner egg warmer, don't you know?
0:11:27 > 0:11:32Look, he's got his hands in the air! How did it go? What happened?
0:11:32 > 0:11:36We've got a better price for you, but not as low as you wanted.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- It was 65, the dealer's quite happy to go down to 55.- What do you think?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- BOTH: That's good.- Oh, my goodness! That's wonderful.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49- I think you should shake on it.- Yes. - Lovely.- 55! Oh, money spent!
0:11:49 > 0:11:54- Money spent! One down - two to go! Yes, OK!- Well done, Reds!
0:11:54 > 0:11:56That's one happy camp.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00But with the marks rubbed, will they be able to sell them as silver?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- Argh!- Personally, I think it's hideous.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10- Oh, good, I'm so pleased we're in agreement there.- But it's 20 quid.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- Is it?- Yes.- Price isn't everything, chaps. Move along.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16I've already seen two things I absolutely love
0:12:16 > 0:12:18and the marvellous thing is you hate both of them, so...
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Yes, well...
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- Be guided by my taste, Charlie. - I will be guided by your taste.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26I can see you are a man of infinite taste.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Now, what have those Red happy shoppers clapped their eyes on?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- I really, really like that.- The letter...
0:12:32 > 0:12:34It's really pretty, isn't it?
0:12:34 > 0:12:39So, the brass letter rack, which also has an inkwell at the front,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- so something you were looking for! - Yeah.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Isn't this just a gorgeous thing for a lady's desk?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Shall we see if we can have a good feel of it?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Get it out, get it in our hands and see what we think?- Definitely.- OK.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Nick, can we ask for your assistance, please?
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- It seems like a bargain... - There we are. So, what do you think?
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Look at that.- It's got such a feminine touch to it...- Mm-hm.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03And it's very sort of organic, isn't it?
0:13:03 > 0:13:04And it's Art Nouveau
0:13:04 > 0:13:08and that is, you know, Art Nouveau just means new art, essentially,
0:13:08 > 0:13:10a new style and people were coming away from
0:13:10 > 0:13:12the rigid, classical forms, but, then,
0:13:12 > 0:13:14look at these flowers - they're flowing
0:13:14 > 0:13:18and sinewy and organic and it's just divine, I love it.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- It's pretty.- 45 quid - what do you think?
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- I like it.- I think it's quite good. - Mm-hm, mm-hm, OK, so.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- Yeah, I'm sold on it.- What do you think, Elrica?- Yeah, I do like it.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- I think it's very pretty.- Do you think we should try it at 35?- Yeah.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34OK. I think we're pushing our luck,
0:13:34 > 0:13:38so maybe we should say to Nick, "You can make it 40?"
0:13:38 > 0:13:40I'll see what I can do, no promises.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41Thank you.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44It seems it's all going swimmingly for the Reds,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- but are the Blues any happier?- This cabinet's got some bronzes in it.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Yeah.- And that face is quite striking. I don't know who it is.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- Who is that?- Well, I don't know. - Prince Charles.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54THEY LAUGH
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Looks more like Einstein.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Have you seen that owl up there?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Yeah, that is modern, but it isn't trying to be anything else, is it?
0:14:02 > 0:14:04I don't suppose it's signed?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- It's very stylish though, isn't it? - Yeah, I like that.- It's modern.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- It's quite Chiswick, darling. - It's very Chiswick.- Yeah.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Abstract bronze owl...
0:14:15 > 0:14:17160.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- It's over half your money.- Hmm.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- Bob, what can we...? - I can do that for 140.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- 140.- I'll tell you what, chaps - look,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30we've used up half our time...
0:14:30 > 0:14:32And not bought anything.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Why don't we keep looking in case we see something?- Exactly.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37What about the other centre?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- We could nip up there.- Should we? Is it far?- I don't think so.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- It's about 100 yards.- Ooh, we could do that, quickly.- We could do that.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47So, the chaps need to make a quick dash up the road,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50but will the girls have some news on their letter rack?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54OK...
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- 40.- £40? OK.- That's quite good.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- So, he's knocked a tenner off his original price.- Yeah.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03It was 50, it was 45, now it's 40. What do you say?
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- Yeah, I'm happy with it. - I'm happy to pay that as well.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Oh, brilliant, it's a deal! Shall we shake on it?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Those shopaholic girls are flying. Two down.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Come on, Blues, you've still got three items to buy!
0:15:15 > 0:15:17By the time I get in this building,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- I want you to have bought two things.- You'll be lucky, Charlie.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Now!
0:15:22 > 0:15:25So, as the girls look for their final item,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28those chaps hadn't agreed on one yet.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Come here, chaps!- Oh, hang on.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Chaps, what would that stool make...
0:15:34 > 0:15:37..at auction? It's French, so a little cabriole leg, it's walnut,
0:15:37 > 0:15:39it's got a tapestry upholstery.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43It is not Victorian, but it is certainly early 20th century.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- It's very nice.- It's probably 1920s...
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- You like that?- Yeah. 45 quid.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- £45 at auction.- Hang on. Did Martin just say he liked it?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52REWINDING
0:15:52 > 0:15:53- You like that?- Yeah. 45 quid.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55£45 at auction. How much do you think?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- Yeah, about that that I would say. - About that?
0:15:57 > 0:16:02- It's fairly new, it's not very old. - It's 1920s, I should think.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03It's not quite 19th century,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06but it's in goodish order and little stools always sell well.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08It's got a nice acanthus leaf carving there.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10And what are they asking?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12If I could buy that for less than 20 quid, may I buy it?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- I think...- Well, for you or for me? - No, well, for us, darling!
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Yes.- Yes?- Yes.- Yes.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Yes! Do it, Charlie! Quick, before they change their minds.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Nick, you've got a verdict. Hold on.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Chaps?- Look out. Where have they gone now?- With me.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31HE BLOWS WHISTLE
0:16:33 > 0:16:36You should have had that whistle from the start, matey.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39He responds to this whistle well, doesn't he? What's the verdict?
0:16:39 > 0:16:45- 15 agreed.- Sold! Sold!- Thank you. - Sold!- Thank you very much.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Well done, chaps. Thank you very much indeed. Fab!
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Well found.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51Nice moves, old bean.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59One down, two to go and it's all looking plain sailing now.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Don't speak too soon.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Definitely more plain sailing for those Reds.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- Girls!- BOTH: Yes?- I think I've found something.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09Wow, look at this.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- I'll tell you what, that is nice! - Oriental furniture.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14That's pretty, isn't it?
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Oh, look at the butterflies and everything, aren't they gorgeous?
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- So much detail. - It's very much in a Chinese style
0:17:20 > 0:17:22and it's lacquered and I think that,
0:17:22 > 0:17:27as a cabinet, that is decorative as well as pretty functional.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- It's absolutely gorgeous. What do you think about it?- I love it.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34It will be such a nice piece in like a home or in a bedroom.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Um, I think it's quite different as well,
0:17:37 > 0:17:41- so, I really like the artwork as well.- Absolutely.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Elrica, you spotted it. What made you clock it in the corner there?
0:17:44 > 0:17:49I think it's just really pretty, I just...I like the detail
0:17:49 > 0:17:54and I quite like oriental style furniture and I think
0:17:54 > 0:17:58it always looks quite chic in a home.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- And you were looking for furniture. - Yeah.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02You were looking for a lovely silver object -
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- you got it in our salt and peppers shakers.- Tick!- Tick, exactly!
0:18:05 > 0:18:07You were looking for an inkwell - tick!
0:18:07 > 0:18:11And you were looking for furniture, so this is definitely a contender.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- I see £100. What do you think? - I like it, but...
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- We'll see what Nick can do. - Shall we see what Nick can do?
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Nick! Nick!
0:18:19 > 0:18:23The girls need you and the chaps just need something.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- Ah? No?- No. I think we should go back, Charlie.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- OK, sir.- All right.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Five minutes left, Blues.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32We were thinking of shaving off a little.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36I'm going to ask the girls what they were thinking of offering.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- I think...- 85.- ..yeah, 85.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- 85 seems reasonable to me. - I would say 90,
0:18:41 > 0:18:42but 85's even better.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46OK, well, it sounds to me like you've got permission to go to 90,
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- but 85 might be a good starting point.- I'll try 85 to start.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- You're an absolute hero. Thank you so much.- No problem.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- Thank you.- Well, girls, he's done it for us twice before.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Let's see if he can do it again.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Original oriental lacquer is a natural resin
0:19:00 > 0:19:04collected from trees in Asia that's then layered and sanded
0:19:04 > 0:19:07to produce a rich and highly lustrous finish,
0:19:07 > 0:19:10which is still an extremely popular style today.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- CHARLIE BLOWS WHISTLE - Roll them up, Charlie!
0:19:15 > 0:19:17How did we do?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20You did well. 85 he agrees.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Oh, that's fantastic!- BOTH: Wow!
0:19:23 > 0:19:24That's so great and I have to say,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27I'm really glad that you guys didn't pitch it too low and try
0:19:27 > 0:19:29and get it for 50, because the dealers are happy,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32it's a great price and I think we've got every chance
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- of profiting on that in the auction.- Oh! Well done!
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- Are you chuffed?- Yes! - Oh, look at that! Nick, high-five!
0:19:39 > 0:19:41THEY LAUGH
0:19:41 > 0:19:44First time he's done that. Well done, girls. Great shopping.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46I wish I could say the same for those Blues.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- Hello, Bob.- You're back again.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Absolutely, we went down the road and we've come back.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Is there anything I can do for you?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Well, I've got a man here who wants to talk to you -
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- my mate David. - Go on, David.- We like the owl.- Yeah.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Can you remind me what the price was on it?- Uh...
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- I think I said 140, wasn't it? Yeah, yeah, 140.- It was.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15- You wouldn't do 130?- I could do probably 135 and that's on my back.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I like it. Who's to say whether it'll make a profit,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20but I think it would go in any home. It would go in a modern flat,
0:20:20 > 0:20:24go in an old house, I like it, it's stylish, it is bronze, it's heavy.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29Well, OK. But if we were to buy that and, say, your sofa...
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- My ghastly sofa, which I love. - It's not ghastly!
0:20:33 > 0:20:36If we would put those two together, what's the price on that?
0:20:36 > 0:20:41- The price on that was an unforgettable £90.- £90.- £90.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- So, if we bought the two...? - Could we take 220?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I can't because they're different dealers
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- and we've already taken a lot off the chair.- Yeah.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51The bronze I'm doing it on my own back.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- 225.- Super.- Pure heaven.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- Thank you.- Blimey! Synergy at last.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Thank you very much, indeed. Thank you. 240.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01That leaves me with 60 quid to go and spend on your behalf.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Well, thank goodness it's no more.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06How dare you?!
0:21:06 > 0:21:08SIRENS WAIL
0:21:08 > 0:21:12Time's up, teams. Now, let's find out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:21:14 > 0:21:19They spent £55 on the Art Deco white metal salt and pepper set.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20Spicy!
0:21:22 > 0:21:26£40 was spent on the stylish brass letter rack with inkwell.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32And the black lacquered side cabinet gilded with butterflies
0:21:32 > 0:21:34and foliage cost them £85.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- Now, which is your favourite? - My silver salt and pepper shakers.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41That's your favourite? What about you, Dupee?
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- Mine is the ink and letter rack. - Is it? Your "favourite" favourite.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- Is that going to bring the biggest profit?- I think so.- Hmm.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53- I think our, um, furniture might steal the show, yeah.- You reckon?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Well, you clearly get on very well, you two,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58cos you're not talking off the same hymn sheet at all...
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- which is brilliant. OK, so what was the amount that you spent?- 180.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- OK, I'd like 120 of leftover lolly, please.- There you go.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07You don't like handing that over at all.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Look at the pained expression on that chick's face.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Anyway, here we go. £120, Natasha. - Thank you.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- What are you going to spend it on? - Well, these girls had a style.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17They knew what they liked and they had a brilliant eye, so I've
0:22:17 > 0:22:20got a lot to live up to, but I think I might have something up my sleeve.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Really? She's very enigmatic, isn't she?
0:22:24 > 0:22:25Anyway, on that happy note,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:22:29 > 0:22:32They spent a joyous £15 on the French walnut footstool.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38£135 was paid for the contemporary bronze owl.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42And, to Charlie's delight,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45£90 was spent on the Victorian rosewood and mahogany salon chair.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Now, you two...
0:22:49 > 0:22:50how much did you spend?
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- We spent £240.- I love it, don't you when they spend up?!
0:22:54 > 0:22:57So, Martin, tell me, which is your favourite piece?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- Uh, the bronze owl. - The bronze owl.- Hmm.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02And you bought it at the right prize, did you? Your old owl?
0:23:02 > 0:23:04135.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Lovely, and too-whit-too-woo, which is your favourite piece, David?
0:23:07 > 0:23:09I think, out of the three pieces, the owl again.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11We agree on this, unusually.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14You are just welded from the hip, you two chaps, aren't you?
0:23:14 > 0:23:17A marvellous thing to see. So, there we go, that's your prediction.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- Is that going to bring the biggest profit?- Yes.- No.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- Well, this is where we disagree! - Perhaps not then.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24OK, so, what's your prediction then?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- I think the stool will fetch the most, yeah.- Really?
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- Cos it was so jolly cheap.- Indeed. - Yeah, well, there we go.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34OK, I'd like £60, please of leftover lolly. Thank you, that's very nice.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- Now, is it true that you design railway stations?- I have done, yes.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Wow, that's nice, isn't it? It'll be a piece of cake this game for you.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44There you go. £60 to the architect of your future.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Um, what are you going to spend it on, Charlie?
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Rolling stock, I would have thought.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Well, he only does the station architecture.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Well, easy enough, anyway, and very good luck, Charlie,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- and have a nice little rest-up, chaps.- Thank you.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Meanwhile, I'm about to head off and draw a firm line under a subject.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Well, they say that novelty is everything,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14so try this pencil on for size.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15Isn't that fun?
0:24:15 > 0:24:21It's made of a turned tube of beechwood and your eye is deceived
0:24:21 > 0:24:26into thinking that it's a real pencil because of the paint job.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29This paint job is dragged
0:24:29 > 0:24:34and ragged with striated lines of paint that make this
0:24:34 > 0:24:37look like the outer surface of a pencil,
0:24:37 > 0:24:42then you get down to the sharpened bit and, to deceive you even more,
0:24:42 > 0:24:48the fake lead is painted a different colour on the timber at the bottom.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50The globular terminal, once upon a time,
0:24:50 > 0:24:52was silver plated on brass
0:24:52 > 0:24:55and most of that silver plating has rubbed off,
0:24:55 > 0:24:59and it unscrews neatly like this, look -
0:24:59 > 0:25:03to reveal the chamber into which all those school kids, you know, about
0:25:03 > 0:25:101880 to 1900, would have filled the pencil up and trotted off to school.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12All good fun.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15I reckon this thing though is desirable in today's market
0:25:15 > 0:25:19for people who collect drawing instruments.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20And, as such,
0:25:20 > 0:25:25I was chuffed to find it here in a cabinet at Sawbridgeworth.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27In one of those specialist sales, I think it could
0:25:27 > 0:25:33bring as much as £75, but here, it could be yours today for £12.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Well, we've trotted all the way from Sawbridgeworth to
0:25:47 > 0:25:51High Road Auctions in Chiswick in the smoke to be
0:25:51 > 0:25:54with our auctioneer of the moment, Ross Mercer. Good morning, Ross.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- Good morning, Tim. - Very nice to be here.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Now, for the Reds, their first item are these Deco condiments.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04- How do you rate those?- I like them, Tim, but a little bit worn.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06The tops of them have been over polished a bit and,
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- so, now the metal's getting a bit thin.- Mm-hm.- But, unfortunately...
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- What you call thin on top... - Yes.- ..unlike you and me.- Absolutely.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Quite right. Well thatched.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20The marks, however, they've been rubbed off, so, really,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23we can't call them silver with no discernible hallmarks.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- Hmm.- We'll have to wait and see. - What's your estimate?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- We've said £50 to £70. - Have you really?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Which is, as they say, all the money. - It certainly is.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36I'd like to get over 35, £40, and I think we're doing pretty well.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38£55 is what they spent.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Now, much more stylish for my taste, anyway,
0:26:42 > 0:26:46is this German polished brass kind of desk stand,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- but, really, it's a letter rack, isn't it?- That's right, yeah.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54In a true German Art Nouveau, um, style, not quite as organic
0:26:54 > 0:26:58as the French, but, people are going to want that on their desk.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00I think they would do.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04The fact that you've got a little inkwell in there is irrelevant
0:27:04 > 0:27:08today, because most people haven't got an ink-filled dip pen,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11so, you know, but that's just a little feature.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13But these sprung flaps, I think,
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- are really neat to stop the blowing away in a...- A nice nod to quality.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- German engineering.- Exactly. So, how do you rate that little joker?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Well, we've said £40 to £60. - OK, £40's paid.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27That's very fair and you could watch that sail away, couldn't you?
0:27:27 > 0:27:30I'd hope so, yeah. Following wind, maybe 80, 80, £90, perhaps?
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Now, talking about sailing away, we've got the Chinese cabinet,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37which, I guess, only sailed in the other day out of a container.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39It did, Tim, it did, yes.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42A piece of furniture, really, in the style of the late 18th
0:27:42 > 0:27:47- and early 19th century.- Yes.- They do command quite high prices retail.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52- Really?- So, we're really appealing to the decorative end of the market,
0:27:52 > 0:27:53perhaps interior decorators.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57So, what's it going to bring in the auction today?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Well, we've said £60 to £80. I'd like to see that make 100.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03£85 paid by our team. So, it's all the money again.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Well, for me,
0:28:05 > 0:28:08depending on how the German letter rack gets on will determine whether
0:28:08 > 0:28:13they need the bonus buy or not, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- Well, girls, this is exciting, isn't it?- BOTH: Yes.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21- You gave the lovely Natasha £120... - Yeah.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25..of honest, British cash to buy your bonus buy.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- Take off the cloth, darling. - Dun-dun-dun!
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Just what you were after...
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- a set of scales!- BOTH: Ahh!
0:28:33 > 0:28:34Hey!
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- What do you think about that? - It was what we was after.- Exactly.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- I like it.- These are lovely. They're walnut.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44They're French scales, actually, and the top here is alabaster
0:28:44 > 0:28:46and I think that they are just a lovely decorative,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48yet functional item.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- What's £100 and some scales, I say? - Is that what you spent?
0:28:52 > 0:28:54No, I spent £41 on the scales.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55BOTH: Ahh!
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- I got them down to 41. - That's good.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59How much do you think we're going to get?
0:28:59 > 0:29:03Hmm...I think that we could make about 70, 75.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- That's good.- I feel quite confident about them.- Yay!- Yeah.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08- All right. Happy with that, girls? - Yes, definitely.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- Is she a genius or what? - She's amazing.- Yes!
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Well, as they say, the proof will be in the pudding.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Right, now though, for the audience at home,
0:29:16 > 0:29:21let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Natasha's scales.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25Right, Ross, let's just see whether we can get the right balance here.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- How'd you rate it?- Very decorative, Tim. You stand a good chance here.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34It was a cleverly chosen bonus buy. Not entirely original I suspect.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38- Mm-hm.- A close eye would have noticed that the two pans
0:29:38 > 0:29:41here are marked by an English Bristolian firm and yet
0:29:41 > 0:29:46the base of it is typically French, but it is its aesthetic appeal
0:29:46 > 0:29:49with kitchens becoming that much more decorated now.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- I've got high hopes on this. - Have you? How high are your hopes?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Well, I'm hoping that we will see the 100, £150 mark.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- Really?- Yes.- Hoo, hoo, hoo!
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Natasha and the team will be delighted,
0:30:01 > 0:30:03if the team decide to go with it.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Right, now for the Blues. Martin and David with their footstool.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11It seems extraordinary to me that you could buy a little footstool,
0:30:11 > 0:30:15probably it's 100 years old or 80 years old, for £15 retail.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Not used as much as they used to,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21I suspect it's going to go to a second home in the country.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25I mean, it puts one off, the slightly dated needlework,
0:30:25 > 0:30:27quite frankly, it's not to everybody's cup of tea.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- Rip that off and put a leather top on it, what could be nicer?- Yeah.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- So, your estimate is how much? - We've said £10 to £20.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- OK, well, that's a bit of a tempter, isn't it?- I hope so.- I think it is.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Now, what about the wise old owl, except it's not so old?
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Not so old this time, Tim, no, not at all.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Almost certainly manufactured within the last 20 years.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52However, bears, pigs and owls,
0:30:52 > 0:30:57- the three most collected of animals, it'll catch someone's eye.- How much?
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Well, for the owl we've said 80 to £120.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Well, £135 was paid.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- They might get their money back.- Hmm.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09And, lastly, is the Sheraton Revival chair.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Is that to everyone's taste?
0:31:12 > 0:31:15It's not, it's thought of as a little passe now.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19Once upon a time, value wise, it would have been
0:31:19 > 0:31:21- probably £400 or £500.- Hmm.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24But, today, the market has shown that really it's more likely to
0:31:24 > 0:31:27be £80, £120, £100 on a good day.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Well, £90 paid retail by these guys,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- so, um, that's probably about it. - They've done well there.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35It all depends on the owl and, on that basis, they may or
0:31:35 > 0:31:39may not need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Martin, David, this is the moment.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- You spent £240 - I'm so proud of you chaps.- Yes!
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- And you gave your man £60. - That's right.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Charlie Ross, this is going to be interesting.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53You're going to just love this!
0:31:53 > 0:31:54THEY LAUGH
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- Martin, are you all right? - I'm speechless! I'm speechless!
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- You spent £58 on that? - I did.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05How old is it, do you think?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- Post-war. - THEY LAUGH
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Are we talking about the Vietnam War, are we?
0:32:11 > 0:32:12It's an investment piece.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Did you put your own cash in then to see if it works?
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- I did, quite a lot of it. - I mean, you are amazing.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20What an amazing man you are. Pass it over to David.
0:32:20 > 0:32:21Here, feel my jellybeans.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Huh!
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- There's an offer.- They're all stuck together!- Well, they would be!
0:32:27 > 0:32:30It's not surprising if you've been in there since the war!
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Charlie, this is perfectly horrible!
0:32:33 > 0:32:35I'm sure it'll make a profit.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37How much is it going to bring in?
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- £75.- How much did you spend?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- £58.- There we go. You watched his lips...- Mm-hm.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48..all those black and orange and green stained lips,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51thanks to all the jellybeans he's scoffed so far.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54And my teeth are now stuck together.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Yeah, I hope you've not got far to travel in your car going home.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00You could be in need of a facility or two,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03if you had too many of those, Charlie!
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Anyway, on that happy note, you don't pick now,
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- you pick later if you need to.- Right.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09But, right now, for the audience at home,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the candy machine.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Right then, old bean, what do you make of this?
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Not the typical thing we see here at High Road Auctions,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24- but a great lot of fun here, Tim. - Isn't it?- It is.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27I mean, complete with its key, so you can get in and refill it.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30I don't care for these beans much, do you?
0:33:30 > 0:33:34No, I would advise clients probably not to eat them, um, but I think
0:33:34 > 0:33:39- it's a great talking point, you can ration the children with sweets.- Hmm.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41And I think the younger audience,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44the younger collectors, are going to spot this and pick it up.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46So, what's the estimate on this, then?
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- We've said 30 to £60.- OK.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50A bit of "come and get me" estimate.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Charlie Ross, of course, paid £58 for it,
0:33:52 > 0:33:56nearly all his leftover lolly, which is typically naughty Charlie,
0:33:56 > 0:34:00and, knowing his luck, I can see the thing making £80 or £100.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- Anyway, we'll see. You're taking the sale today?- I am indeed, Tim.
0:34:04 > 0:34:05We're in safe hands.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Yup, 420, 440, 460, sir.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- Well, is this fun or is it fun? - It's amazing.- Really good.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20- Are you feeling nervous, you two? - Yeah.- A little bit.- I am.- Fluttery?
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Yes. I hope that will settle.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26- I hope it will... - I'm actually joking.- You're joking.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29The first lot coming up then is the salt and pepper pot
0:34:29 > 0:34:30and here they come.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Now, lot 20 is the rather fun pair of these Art Deco white metal
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- condiments. Bids start against you all at £20 with me at 20.- 20 only.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43One bid, £20 for them. Any further bids now at £20 only?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45£20? No! Come on.
0:34:45 > 0:34:4925? Nice looking things now at £20. Last chance.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- I'm getting a bad feeling.- £20!
0:34:51 > 0:34:52All done.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- Oh, girls!- £20 is minus 35.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58They didn't like them enough.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Now, this is where you're going to win your money back.
0:35:01 > 0:35:07Lot 21 is the rather nice 1930s German brass letter rack.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Some interest again. £10 I'm bid on the books.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- £10!- £10 only.- £10!
0:35:12 > 0:35:15There's got to be some more money out there at the moment. At £15...£18.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17£23 now on the internet.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- At £23, where would we be without the internet?- Come on!
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Oh, my goodness. £25 now.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Snap up a bit. A deal at 23, surely?
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- 28?- 28? Crack on!- Gosh, we need about five times as much as that!
0:35:29 > 0:35:32At £28, internet, all done?
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- Oh, my goodness!- £28 is minus £12.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- I'm going to cry!- Oh, girls!
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Now, here comes the cabinet.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44The next lot then, lot 22, it's the Chinese black lacquered side cabinet.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48Bids start against you all at £50 with me and I'll take 5.
0:35:48 > 0:35:5250, 5, 60, 5, 75...
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- OK.- Ladies...- 5 now...
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- 90, 5, 100...- Come on.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03It's only money. £100 I'm bid at the back at 100. At £100, last chance...
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- Come on!- Done and selling at £100.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Oh, £100!- £100 is plus £15.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13That means, darlings, you are minus £32.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- OK, what are you thinking? - You're £32 down.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16We've got to be snappy about this.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19That went against every prediction in the book.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21That is the most unlucky thing I've seen in yonks,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23but what are we going to do about this bonus buy?
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Are you going to go with the scales for £41 or are you going to
0:36:27 > 0:36:30preserve your losses at minus 32?
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- We might as well just do it.- I think we should just go with the scales.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35- Girls! Oh, girls!- Are you gamblers or are you not gamblers?
0:36:35 > 0:36:37We're not gamblers, but we're going to do it.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39So, you are going to gamble?
0:36:39 > 0:36:42They're going with the bonus buy and here it comes.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46Now, the next lot, 26, is a rather fun set
0:36:46 > 0:36:50of 19th century French walnut and alabaster shop scales.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54£40 surely for them? 20 then, anywhere?
0:36:54 > 0:36:5510 then?
0:36:55 > 0:36:56- Oh, gosh!- Oh, dear!
0:36:56 > 0:36:59£10 surely. £15 now.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01- At £15, bid £18...- I can't bear it.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04At £18, stood at the back at £18 only.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06£20, now on the internet at 20.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09All done at £20?
0:37:09 > 0:37:11£20, I can't believe it.
0:37:11 > 0:37:16That's minus £21, which means, overall, you are minus £53.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- Girls... - Girls, don't burst into tears,
0:37:18 > 0:37:20because that could be a winning score.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23The way things are looking tonight, it could be a winning score!
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- Don't say a word to those Blues, all right?- We won't.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Don't say a word and all will be revealed in a moment.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- I think you've been very brave. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33TIM CRIES
0:37:37 > 0:37:39David, Martin, how are you?
0:37:39 > 0:37:43- Terrific.- Good, thank you.- Good, good, I'm so pleased you're good.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47- And do you know how the Red team got on?- No idea.- You don't want to know.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- OK, that's great.- As good as that. - Yeah, as good as that.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Right, first up then, guys, is your footstool and here it comes.
0:37:52 > 0:37:57The next lot is the rather nice late 19th / early 20th century
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- French walnut footstool. £8 I am bid on the books.- What?!
0:38:00 > 0:38:04There must be 10 somewhere. £10, bid £12.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07£12, now in front at 12, 15 with the lady.
0:38:07 > 0:38:0920 it must be. 18 I've got.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- 20 now, madam.- Profit!
0:38:11 > 0:38:17Looking for 5. At £20. 22. 24. 24...26.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Oh, this is climbing nicely.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24At 24 internet, in the room at £24, make no mistake,
0:38:24 > 0:38:26a good-looking thing at 24.
0:38:26 > 0:38:2926 now. 28, sir. It's last chance at 26.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34At £26, he's plus £11. That is what they call easy money.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- That's a clever boy.- Don't get too cocky now. Here comes the owl.
0:38:37 > 0:38:4043, the contemporary bronze study of an owl.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43I like this little owl and he does need a home, you know.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47£80 I am bid, surely. £60 then, and 5.
0:38:47 > 0:38:5070, 5, 80, 5 now,
0:38:50 > 0:38:5390, 5, 100, sir.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55100 bid. 10 now.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58110. 120. 130.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00One more.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03It's only money. £120 in the centre.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- At 120...- Go on!
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Last chance at £120, 130 now. 140, sir.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- You've got to go home with something at 140.- Yes!- Oh, yes!
0:39:12 > 0:39:16140 I have in the room. I'm done at selling at 140 then.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- £140. 140 is plus 5!- We have Martin to thank for that one.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24We have just scraped home.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Lot 144, the late Victorian rosewood
0:39:27 > 0:39:30and mahogany salon chair or canopy, if you wish.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35Bids start with me at 60 and 5, 75, 80 now, sir,
0:39:35 > 0:39:38and 5, new bidder, 90, 5,
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- 100, sir.- You're in.- Thank you. - Look at that!
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- 110.- 120.
0:39:43 > 0:39:48130 I have you there. I can barely see you at 130, but at £130 I am bid.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53- 140.- 140! You'll be going on your holidays, chaps!
0:39:53 > 0:39:58You've scared them off. At £140, on the internet at 140. All done?
0:39:59 > 0:40:02There you go, that's plus £50. That is a profit...
0:40:02 > 0:40:03- Well done!- ..on everything.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08Now, hang on a minute, chaps. 50, 61, plus 66.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10You are in the money - £66.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Now, what are you going to do about the vending machine
0:40:12 > 0:40:16cos you're going to risk...? You've got £66 in your back pocket.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Do you risk it for a biscuit, or rather a jellybean,
0:40:19 > 0:40:21or do you ditch the jellybeans?
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- What's it to be? Chop, chop.- I think we'll...
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- stick as we are.- Ditch! Ditch! - Are you sure about this, chaps?
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- I'm pretty sure.- It's a has-been!
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Are you sure about this? No, seriously?
0:40:32 > 0:40:35We're going to sell it anyway and here it comes.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Next lot now, ladies and gentlemen, is lot 48.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40It's the late 20th century red painted
0:40:40 > 0:40:43and chrome plated confectionary vending machine.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48£30, there's no money. £20 then and 5. 30 and 5.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- 40 and 5.- Uh-oh.- 50 now.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55You like your jellybeans at 50. 5, sir. 55.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- In front at £55. - Is it going to make a profit?
0:40:58 > 0:41:01At £55, he's going to ration the kids at 55.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- All done?- Very close, Charlie.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05At £55.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Right decision, team, which was minus 3.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11You preserved your £66 profit.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Very, very canny these two, I'd say.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18- Anyway, don't say a word to the Reds, all right?- No, sure.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20And we will reveal all in just a moment.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29Well, well, well, it's almost as if we've had two programmes
0:41:29 > 0:41:32running simultaneously today.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35I'm afraid I have to reveal today that one team is
0:41:35 > 0:41:37quite a long way behind and that team...
0:41:37 > 0:41:39are the Reds.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- THEY GROAN - We knew it, though, we knew it.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Well, it was red all along the line, really, wasn't it?
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Minus 35, minus 12,
0:41:45 > 0:41:49and then you made your £15 profit on the Chinese cabinet which
0:41:49 > 0:41:53I was so sniffy about, so it shows I know absolutely nothing.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55So, congratulations on that profit, which is great, but
0:41:55 > 0:41:58I'm afraid the grand total came to minus 53
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- and that ain't good enough. - THEY GROAN
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Not today it isn't, not against these maestros,
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- but, anyway, have you had a nice time?- Yes.- Yes, lovely.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08We so loved having you on the show and I'm sorry the result is
0:42:08 > 0:42:12not shown in these numbers cos you have been fantastic.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- Those were quality goods.- They were. - They were.- You protest...!
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Anyway, bad luck, but great to see you,
0:42:19 > 0:42:23because on this side it's as if we've been in another place
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- cos you're going to go home with £66 of profit.- Ah!
0:42:26 > 0:42:31There is your £65 and here's the sixth, how about that?
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Thank you very much.- You made £11 profit on the footstool,
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- which is great. £5 on the owl. - (Yes!)
0:42:37 > 0:42:41And £50 on that window seat, which is fantastic.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45So, plus £66 also means that you are eligible to join
0:42:45 > 0:42:49- the ancient and noble order of the Golden Gavellers.- Congratulations!
0:42:49 > 0:42:51I have to say, we're very, very proud of
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- our new design golden gavels...- Ooh!
0:42:54 > 0:42:56..which have come very especially for you.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58So, these are architect designed, David,
0:42:58 > 0:43:02- so you'll be proud to wear that when you go out.- Thank you.- There we go.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- Thank you, Tim.- And, Charlie, something to add to your collection.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- Oh, marvellous! Thank you, sir. - Have you had a good time?
0:43:08 > 0:43:10- Very good, thank you very much.- Congratulations.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15- Anyway, join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?- ALL: Yes!
0:43:15 > 0:43:17I know you're sitting there thinking,
0:43:17 > 0:43:22"I could have done better than that!" Well, what's stopping you?
0:43:22 > 0:43:26If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28It'll be splendid to see you.