0:00:02 > 0:00:05Many flock to Lincolnshire for its great outdoors,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08the traditional seaside resorts and beaches
0:00:08 > 0:00:10and the famous Fens with their flora and fauna.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16But me, I'm winging my way indoors and who's with me?
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:43 > 0:00:48The former RAF base at Hemswell is host to our event today,
0:00:48 > 0:00:54this is one of the largest antique centres in Europe.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57All's well at Hemswell, then.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Let's take a squint as to how the teams got on.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06On today's programme, the Reds take control.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09She's got that way of going, "Hmm." Right, OK, I know me place.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12It was a 1950s...
0:01:12 > 0:01:15It's nice to be in the company of an expert, isn't it?
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- Whilst the Blues lose control. - We're just running out of time.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- It's just getting desperate. - And their grip.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- GLASS SHATTERING - Oh, dear, dear, dear.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Oh, dear. Before all that, though, let's meet the teams, eh?
0:01:27 > 0:01:33On today's show, we have siblings Becky and Russell, and for the Blues
0:01:33 > 0:01:36we have best mates - at least they are at the moment - Liz and Carla.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- Hello, everyone.- Hello.- Hello.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Now, Russ, you're the bearer of good luck today,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- because you're a chimney sweep. - I am a chimney sweep, yes.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Yes, I've been a chimney sweep for many years now.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50I started off some years ago, we needed a chimney sweep at home
0:01:50 > 0:01:53and I'd just been made redundant from my previous job
0:01:53 > 0:01:55and we couldn't find one, they were all too busy.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59So my wife suggested that I do it and I've never looked back.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03When you aren't working like a madman dealing with people's flues,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05what do you do to relax?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08I do own a 1968 Morris Minor van.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11It is in bits at the moment, it's one of those things that
0:02:11 > 0:02:15I will get around to putting back together eventually.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- But music is your great passion, isn't it?- Yes, it is.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- Tell us about that. - Yes, I'm in two bands.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23I'm in a folk band where we sing anything with five-part harmonies
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- and then I also sing in a punk band as well.- Do you really?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Yes. I have to remember which one I'm rehearsing with,
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- so whether I screech or whether I sing properly.- Yes.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38- Now, you're also a trained horticulturalist?- Yes, I am.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Yes, but I've "branched out", actually into arboriculture,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44which is more the study of trees.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Many years ago I decided I love trees a lot more than
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- I did the smaller plants.- Yes.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52So, will you be able to agree about anything today?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54You will, won't you?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- Um... No.- Yes.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00OK, moving on and good luck.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Now, you both have something in common with Becky, don't you?
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Yes, we both met studying plants at a laboratory in Sheffield.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Well, that's nice, isn't it?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Doesn't stop you wanting to beat them like anything, though, does it?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- What, the plants? - No, no, no.- Oh, them!
0:03:17 > 0:03:21No, I wouldn't want you to do any harm to a plant.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24So, you're doing some interesting research for your PHD, Liz?
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Yes, I'm studying synthetic biology,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30so it's like applying engineering to biology, so I'm getting some
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- bacteria to change colour if they detect cholera in water.- Really.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Yeah, going to save the world.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Well, if you could predict what drop of water had got cholera in it,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- visually like that, that would be amazing, wouldn't it?- Exactly.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Because that's just the sort of modern development in science
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- that can bring incredible benefits, isn't it?- Exactly. We hope, anyway.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52From a clever old sausage like you, which is very good.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Now, Carla, you like your science so much
0:03:55 > 0:03:57so that you can talk for Britain about it, right?
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Yeah, well, I also do a PHD and that's where we met,
0:04:00 > 0:04:01in the lab I work in now.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04And so I'm just finishing off, but it's really got me
0:04:04 > 0:04:06into communicating science to a wider audience.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08And as a part of that,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I'm actually a presenter on a radio show where we talk about science
0:04:11 > 0:04:13and it's a weekly radio show called Science Brainwaves.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- I could tell you had that kind of smooth sound to you.- Thanks.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Anyway, good fun at the shopping, no doubt. Now, the money moment.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- Lovely.- There is your £300. £300 apiece.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29You know the rules, your experts await and off you go.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33And very, very, very good luck. Poor old microbes, eh?
0:04:33 > 0:04:38That's our teams, let's formally introduce their experts.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40The Red team's rebel without a cause today
0:04:40 > 0:04:43is the revved up Philip Serrell.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46As for the Blue team, it's soldier of fortune, Charles Hanson.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52So, have we got a plan?
0:04:52 > 0:04:53- Yes.- No.- Sort of.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Give me a yes.- Yes.- Yes! - Do you know what?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I kid you not, this next hour could change your life.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00We've got to have some sort of a plan.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Well, being a chimney sweep,
0:05:02 > 0:05:04anything chimney sweep related would be good.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05You don't look a bit like Dick Van Dyke.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- You never know what's out there, do you?- No, no idea.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Hopefully you know. - I think so, yeah. Follow me.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16- ..cash-loads!- Come on, let's go. - OK, your 60 minutes start now.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19HE MOUTHS
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I think, let's look for some cabinets first? Cabinets.
0:05:22 > 0:05:23Oh, I do like cabinets!
0:05:23 > 0:05:26We've got a lot of Chinese stuff there, actually, or Japanese. Oh.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Might be worth something, yeah.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Oh, this is nice. Is this nice or not?- That's nice.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- Tell me about it, sell it to me. - Well, it is a lovely bowl.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- You could put your oranges in there. - You could.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- But you might lose them cos it's orange.- Yes.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- A banana might contrast better. - Oh, this looks like a leaf as well.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Is it in good condition?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Just get a feel for the rim. - This is when I drop it, isn't it?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- It's quite crude.- Yeah, it looks a bit crude. We don't want this.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- Don't you like it?- Rubbish.- No? I like your style. Literally.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00From like to dislike in seconds.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Clinical thinking from our scientists.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- And the Reds have already combed the area.- I'm really, really pleased.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Minute gone, two minutes gone and I found this little...
0:06:08 > 0:06:10I've got a little bit of a vested interest in it
0:06:10 > 0:06:12because I come from Worcester.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16And this was made about 50 yards from my office, OK.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Now, this is silver, hallmarked but...
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- What is that?- Yeah.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29And then we've got a little brush here and it says on the label
0:06:29 > 0:06:33that it's Royal Worcester but it's quite a lovely little panel, that.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Do you know that it's Worcester, that it's definitely...?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- James Stinton.- Right.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41There were seven Stintons who worked at the Worcester Porcelain factory.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- So is this actually hand-painted? - That's hand-painted.- Wow.- Oh, wow.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46It's priced up at...
0:06:46 > 0:06:49It's a big chunk of money, it's priced up at £235.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I've had a word with the dealer, he says we can have it for 195.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Now, I reckon, if that came into my saleroom,
0:06:55 > 0:06:57I'd put a £300 to £500 estimate on it.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59It's quite a lot out of the budget, isn't it?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01But saying that, if you, you know, you're right...
0:07:01 > 0:07:03I think we've got to play percentages a little bit.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- I think the most you could lose on that is 30 or 40 quid.- Hmm, OK.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10Right? You could make £100 to £200.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- Like the sound of that. - Do you know what I mean?
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Incredible piece of artwork.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17We've done two minutes and we could be doing 200 quid.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- So, what do you reckon?- It's quite a lot but, yes.- Go for it?- Yes.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21Right, I'll go and see the man.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Crickey, Phil, that's a strong opening gambit.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Will it pay off, though? Now, are those Blues off their rockers?
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- Oh, look at this! It's a little baby chair.- That's really cute, isn't it?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- That is actually really cute. - And it's a rocking one.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36How much is it worth?
0:07:36 > 0:07:40A baby's rocking chair, which is probably made in beech
0:07:40 > 0:07:44and stained to look like mahogany and looking at it,
0:07:44 > 0:07:46I think it's going to be priced at about...
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- ..£25.- Oh.- How much is it?
0:07:50 > 0:07:51- 78.- It's not?!- That's a no.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53We're putting that down. It's lovely, though.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- Don't forget, we are going to the wholesale market.- We are.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Up here, we're in retail,
0:07:58 > 0:08:01we need to come down and find those wholesale bargains, OK?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- We need to get the bargains. - Absolutely. Exactly.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Sound advice, Carlos, but that's what they're here for.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09So I think we need to buy something different now,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11something daft and dangerous,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14perhaps some chimney sweep brushes or something like that.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- That would be fantastic. - Let's go and have a look, shall we?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Large Japanese Satsuma. I quite like it.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- I don't know, is it in fashion at the moment?- Not really. No, not really.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- Let's go.- Russell, it seems, has spotted his next renovation project.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Hold him back, hold him back.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- Hang on, hang on, I think I've seen what he's looking at.- Look at this.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- It's not quite the same as mine. - Oh, my goodness.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Oh, look.- That's just lovely, isn't it?- Isn't it?
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- Oh, it's wooden as well. - Yeah, scratch-built.- Yeah.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44Oh, that's fabulous.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48And it's WRVS, which is the Women's Royal Voluntary Service, isn't it?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Absolutely right. Isn't that just lovely?
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- What date is that, then, Russell? - Well, it's 1940.- Yeah.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56It says so on the label.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- It's £265.- It is.- Is it?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- It is way out of our budget. - Shall I put it down?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Yeah, let's swiftly move... Gently, Russell, gently.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07In case you are wondering, the WVS was founded in 1938
0:09:07 > 0:09:10as the Women's Voluntary Service,
0:09:10 > 0:09:12mainly to help people during air raids.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15The role expanded to assisting the evacuation of children
0:09:15 > 0:09:19during the war. It was given royal status in 1966.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23The Royal Voluntary Service, as it is now known,
0:09:23 > 0:09:27is the largest volunteering organisation in British history.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28- What's that?- What is it?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Um... - SHE IMITATES A BELLOWS
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- Bellows?- I presume the way you would... How do you work it?
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Come on.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39If you're lady in the country house back in the mid-Victorian time,
0:09:39 > 0:09:40how would you get your fire going?
0:09:40 > 0:09:41- Push it?- Exactly.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- You'd need a tube in.- Oh, yeah. - Would you need a tube in?- Yeah.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I think the way you'd do it is probably like that, wouldn't you?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Oh, yes. With a foot.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52And then I'm sure there'd be some sort of link here
0:09:52 > 0:09:55to obviously keep your fire...
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- I quite like that.- £88.- I don't know.
0:09:58 > 0:10:03- Do you like it?- I like it, but would people buy it, is the question.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- This is the thing.- I like everything.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08That's the problem.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11A good problem to have, Blues, but time is moving on.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- SHE GASPS Cheesy retro!- Lovely.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Come on, we've got to have a look.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Now, now, Phil.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Portmeirion. I mean, I like them.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24I'm afraid you're on your own here
0:10:24 > 0:10:27cos my knowledge of such things is...
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- No, no, it doesn't mean you can't buy it!- It was a 19...
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I think about 1950s and...
0:10:33 > 0:10:37It's nice to be in the company of an expert, isn't it?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39That's the sort of thing you would normally buy anyway, Becky.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- My house is filled with stuff like this.- Tonnes of it.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- You can talk!- Let's think about that and come back to it later.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Onward, onward. - Thank you very much.- OK.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Oh, this is an exciting room.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Wait a minute, guys. I have found it. Come back, come back.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00What have you found?
0:11:00 > 0:11:04This delightful St John's Gate, London...thing.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Sell it, go on. If I'm a budding bidder at auction for this...
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- If I were a doctor, or had a doctor as a family member...- Yes.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12..perhaps I need to buy them a present but they're
0:11:12 > 0:11:15so rich cos they're a doctor, they've got everything in the world.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- They do not have this.- Yeah.- Sold?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20I'm pretty sold. Liz?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Um, I'm not going to try and sell it to you because...- You hate it.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25..I hate it.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30First of all, what's quite nice is it is an early example of its type.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34It must be what, 1930s? What's the tag say up there? Let's...
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- Oh, no, you can't see, you have to give us an estimate first.- OK.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41So this a knee joint, the hand and obviously other bones.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45I have no idea what it's worth.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50I suppose at auction it might fetch, what, £25, £35?
0:11:50 > 0:11:5240? How much is it?
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- 35.- £35?- Yeah.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57If you can get two doctors competing for, as you say,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00what is a wonderful wall filler in their office and it's vintage
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- and it's got pedigree, it might make some money.- It caught my eye.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07It might look good on a wall. We could gamble with it.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- Yeah, let's do it.- Get buying. - Let's buy it.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11- First one out the gate.- Yeah.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- So who's going to broker the deal? - Are we going to team up?- Yeah.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- Two of us, first buy?- Good luck.- OK, thank you.- See you shortly.- See you.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Bye.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Not keen, eh, Charles? Well, I like it.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30I also like that they've finally found something to take a punt on.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Break a leg, girls, go on.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Phil.- Yes.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- I love trees...- You love trees?- I do.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43I am a tree surveyor by trade and I'm really, really interested in this.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45It's black forest Bavarian and you want those wares
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- to be much, much darker in colour. - Right.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49I did wonder because they're quite pale for...
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- I think that's £20 or £30 worth. - Really?- Yeah, I do.- Oh, it's a shame.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- But you want something like that? - Yeah.- Sort of quite like that tray.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58That is a nice tray.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59Hmm.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02No? She's got that way of going, "Hmm."
0:13:02 > 0:13:04And you know the way the lips are going, don't you,
0:13:04 > 0:13:06that she just hates it, don't you?
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Right, OK. I know me place. - Well, that told you, Phil.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- Is it a deal done? - It is a deal.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Yeah, so we managed to get down to 30 and our first item is in the bag.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- You bought it?- Yeah. Spot me.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20You're so down with the kids, Carlos!
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I feel like you're breaking my hand like that man's on there, you know?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25See what it makes at auction, hey? That's great.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28So one down, two to go. We've got about 30 minutes, halfway through.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Where do we go next?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- That way.- That way, OK, go on. - Go on, after you.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Cracking stuff, Blues.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38After a disjointed first 30 minutes, that's just what the doctor ordered.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41We've had half an hour, OK? Time's pressing.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Is there anything else in here for you, you think?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- I don't think so, no.- Time to move? - Yes.- Right, come on.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51So, the halfway point finds both Reds and Blues at one apiece.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Time to up your game, teams.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58What I like about these antique centres is that certain sections
0:13:58 > 0:14:00are often set up, like this one,
0:14:00 > 0:14:04to illustrate a particular collecting field.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09This one is all about rustic and rural furniture and domestic
0:14:09 > 0:14:13and industrial bygones, all of which are now collectable.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16In other places around the antique centre,
0:14:16 > 0:14:21I've come up with my variety of these novelties. Take this measure.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26Your challenge is to guess what this thing was made for.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Well, if you look carefully and you had time to look it up,
0:14:29 > 0:14:33you'd see "Ullathorne & Co" stamped on one end.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36And Ullathorne And Co, late in the 19th century,
0:14:36 > 0:14:40were leather manufacturers and shoemakers.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44This, effectively, is a measure to measure the size of your foot.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49You jam your heel down that end and this sliding scale will then
0:14:49 > 0:14:53read off your shoe size when it's pressed against your big toe-toe.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57And this asking price certainly measures up
0:14:57 > 0:15:00because it is only £38
0:15:00 > 0:15:03and I think that is well worth trying on.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08The other delicious bargain in this antique centre is this rather
0:15:08 > 0:15:13tatty triangular shaped tin box because if I open it up,
0:15:13 > 0:15:19inside it reveals three chamois leather covered pads.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23The hint as to what this is used for is the glass phial because
0:15:23 > 0:15:28inside that little glass bottle is something called jewellers' rouge.
0:15:28 > 0:15:34Actually, ferric oxide, which is used for a number of purposes.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Apart from rouge to redden your cheeks, it's also
0:15:38 > 0:15:44used as an abrasive agent in polishing soft and precious metals.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48And if I were to want to polish a piece of gold jewellery,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50there's the piece of jewellery,
0:15:50 > 0:15:55put a bit of jewellers' rouge on the pad and literally buff it up.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00To have survived with its three old buffers, ha-ha,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04and the phial and the tin box, I think is extraordinary.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09I have never seen one in all my long life and at an asking price
0:16:09 > 0:16:15of only £48, I think this well worthwhile polishing off.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Now, back to the teams, who have got 20 minutes left.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25Having started off so well, we really are under the cosh of it now.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- So let's apply the mind.- Absolutely. - Oh, phone bid already.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31You'll be lucky, Phil.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36INAUDIBLE
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- Becky, come here.- Oh. SHE GASPS
0:16:43 > 0:16:46It's a little child's commode.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Oh, my goodness me.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- Looks like they've missed.- Phil?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53What is going on?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- We've found a chair.- Ah, commodious.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57THEY LAUGH
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Yes, obviously a little child's commode, we've got
0:17:00 > 0:17:02a little bit of a missed bit, but...
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- How much is it?- How much is it...?
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- It's £34. - Let me have a look, my love.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16I just think it's completely made up of old bits of timber
0:17:16 > 0:17:20and you know... But if you like it, have a go with it.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Do you like that?
0:17:22 > 0:17:23- I like it, yeah.- Right.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26I think, if we can get it for a little bit less,
0:17:26 > 0:17:31under £30 say, I think we'll definitely take that.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36Well, seeing as we are really short of time...
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Let's go with it.- Yeah, let's do it. - Another risky buy, Reds?
0:17:41 > 0:17:46- Now, have the Blues finally found their focus?- A microscope, Carla!
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Let's have a look at it. - OK. Charles, look.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Now, well, that's quite good, isn't it?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Now, doesn't this epitomise your careers, where they're going?
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Yes, I spend my life looking down a microscope at leaves...
0:17:59 > 0:18:01It's really exciting.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02But then do you really rate these?
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Can these still be used today as fairly accurate machines?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- I've never seen one of these.- No.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- And I've worked in a lab for quite awhile.- Yeah, no, I haven't.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12How many antiques though...?
0:18:12 > 0:18:13And this isn't quite antique,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16it's obviously 1930s and it just is a work of art.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- And it's you, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- And it's you, Liz. - Not so much Liz.- No.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- Used to be.- Used to be.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26The price, it's on at £75, OK?
0:18:26 > 0:18:30And if I was, I suppose, valuing this with a view
0:18:30 > 0:18:33to the wholesale auction market, it's probably worth between,
0:18:33 > 0:18:35let's say, 40 and 60.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- It's got to go back, yeah?- Yeah.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- Yeah.- We'll leave it. Sorry about that.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Considering you have just ten minutes left,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43you're awfully relaxed.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46OK, we're interesting in the commode, the child's commode.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49It's up for 34, what's the best you can do on it?
0:18:49 > 0:18:52I can do that for £30 for you.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53What do you reckon? Let's go for it.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- Oh, I was just about to bargain, then.- Thank you.- Yeah, OK then.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- Thank you very much.- Will that prove to be a potty purchase?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Let's go, go!- Come on.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Finally, the Blues realise the task in hand,
0:19:05 > 0:19:09with so little time left and now they're lost in the car park.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14So, have the Reds reached their last stop?
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Quick, quick, quick, come here.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22- That's the panel out of a railway carriage.- Oh. Ah, now railway...
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Think that's from the original Manchester South Junction
0:19:25 > 0:19:28and Altrincham railways, looks like a coat of arms.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31And it's transfer printed, but I think things like that
0:19:31 > 0:19:33are quite decorative and I think that's really, really nice.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36It's priced at £55, you'll surely get it for £50.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40If you could get it for 40 or 45, that would be lovely.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- I actually quite like that. - Yeah, I do like that.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- We have only got a certain amount of time.- Can we get it down?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Go on, then, Russell, do your business.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Right, this could all go pear-shaped.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Let's have a look.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Well, one thing's for sure, it's definitely 20th century, isn't it?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Do you know what? I'd buy that. - Yeah?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Because I just think that's quite a decorative, bright thing.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- I like the colours.- I'd buy that.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08And even if you weren't into trains, it would be actually
0:20:08 > 0:20:10something that I...I would put this on my wall.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Well, we've now got about two minutes left.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- All right, shall we see how much we can get it for?- Yes.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- We'll take it to the counter. - Go and do your stuff.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- OK, which way is the counter? - Where's the counter?
0:20:19 > 0:20:22So let me know how much I've got left.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24We'll come to that in a couple of minutes, Phil.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28No longer lost, the Blues have even less time to waste.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Two to go, team...
0:20:29 > 0:20:31that's items AND minutes.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33There's a fossil there.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- Oh, that is so cool. - An antique is 100 years old.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41That object there, 150 million years old and it could be yours for £34.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- I want it.- I'd want to keep it, though.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46- That one?- Yes, please.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Thank you.- OK, you're welcome.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Absolutely amazing. Do you want to give it a handle?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- Surprisingly light. - I think we want it.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00And that's probably the oldest object ever, ever on Bargain Hunt.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- Except Phil Serrell. - You can't really go wrong.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05What's the best, Madame, on that?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Your best price on that would be 32.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- Look at me. How much?- 32.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10Look at me, I love your smile.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- 32.- £32, OK. - THEY LAUGH
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Well, literally we've got two minutes...
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- I think you've got to buy it, don't you?- Yep.- We'll take that, done.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- Thank you.- Thank you. - And now one more thing. Come on.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24One more thing to find in literally one minute only.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26What have you found over there?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Phil.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Go on, tell me you bought it for £40.- We didn't get it...
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Go on, how much?- We didn't get it for 55. We paid 50 for it.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Well, I tell you what, that's real skin of the teeth job
0:21:38 > 0:21:41and I still think it stands a chance because we are now done, just.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- All right, all money gone, off we go.- OK.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45Well, you may be done, Reds, but...
0:21:45 > 0:21:47We're just running out of time.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49It's just getting desperate.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53I just love the fact that you can buy a medieval beehive type thimble,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56found in Lincolnshire where the auction is, in Lincoln,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59and it can be yours for another £34.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Can we try the thimble on for size?
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- Let's do it.- 30 seconds, team.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Wonderful, that's a medieval thimble of probably the 15th century,
0:22:07 > 0:22:09found in Lincoln. Look at that.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11So, best price?
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Your best price on that would be £32.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- Again.- Do you want to?- Yep, done.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- You have 10 seconds.- Deal. - Go on, sold.- Thank you very much.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22We'll take it.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- Spud, spud, spud.- Oh, ow!
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Time's up! Let's find out what the teams shelled out.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34In mere minutes, they paid a whooping £195 for the tiny
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Royal Worcester brush and comb set.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Feeling less flush, they paid £30 for the child's commode.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Finally, they were chuffed to get
0:22:45 > 0:22:48the railway carriage door panel for £50.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Did you find this Philip Serrell quite a fast expert
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- to go around with?- Oh, absolutely. - He is, yes.- On fire.- On fire.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59So which is your favourite bit, then, Becky?
0:22:59 > 0:23:03I think the, my favourite is the railway plaque.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Railway plaque is your favourite, what about you, Russell?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- I quite like the loo, actually, the commode.- Do you?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Which is going to make the biggest profit, Russell?
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I think the loo might make the biggest profit.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- Yeah, I think you'll be surprised. - Sister agree with that?- No, I don't.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21I think the Worcester hair thingy combie brushie thing...
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- Is going to bring the biggest profit.- Yes, I think it is, yes.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- All right. And how much did you spend in total?- £275.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Yes, that's a grown-up total.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- Can I have the £25 of leftover dolly, please?- Yes, you can.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Thank you, that goes straight over to P Serrell.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Now, that's not so much, is it, in your scale of things?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- It's a round of drinks and a sandwich, isn't it?- Exactly.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41That's what I'll go and get.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Come on, he's such a teaser.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47OK, well, shove off and do your shopping. Meanwhile, we're going
0:23:47 > 0:23:49to check out what the Blue team bought, aren't we?
0:23:49 > 0:23:51After considerable toing and froing,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54they broke their duck with a medical poster, £30 paid.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59They then unearthed two items in the last two minutes.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02First the fossil of a prehistoric fish
0:24:02 > 0:24:05followed by a medieval beehive thimble,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07each bought for an identical £32.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13- Well, girls, was that fun or was it fun?- It was great.- You've spent £94.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- Yeah.- Now, why did you spend such a paltry amount of money, you girls?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19- Charlie boy.- Was it him? - Sorry.- Was it?
0:24:19 > 0:24:24Sorry, it's just in the nerves of going for the big blockbuster find
0:24:24 > 0:24:26and I just couldn't quite do it in the hour.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28What you wanted was, you wanted plenty of leftover lolly
0:24:28 > 0:24:31so that you could go out and spend it all, Charles.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- Is that right or wrong? - Maybe right.- Maybe right.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Well, anyway, I'll have it, thank you.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Now, Liz, tell me, which is your favourite piece?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40My favourite piece is the fossil
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- but I don't know whether it's going to sell.- Quite.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43And Carla, which is your favourite?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45I liked another sciencey thing.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50- We bought a poster, an old medical poster which I liked a lot.- Did you?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Good. And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- I think it's going to be the thimble. - OK, fine.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Well, we've got lots of predictions there, Charles,
0:24:58 > 0:24:59but one thing's for certain.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01There's a huge amount of money for a young chap like you
0:25:01 > 0:25:02to be going out with.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05And it's nerve-racking because it's a huge sum,
0:25:05 > 0:25:06but I do intend to spend it all.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Something hot and something really creative.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- Away from the science mind, Tim. - Oh, dear.- Really?- Yeah.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Happy hunting, Charles.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15We're off to auction in the cathedral city of Lincoln.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17See you there!
0:25:21 > 0:25:24This looks a bit like the old school room.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Not quite sure, but I know who he is. Colin Young.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Thank you very much for having us and for the Red team,
0:25:30 > 0:25:35they got some rather good items, I think. First up is this brush set.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Beautifully painted with this pheasant. Typical Stinton subject.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40Absolutely.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43It is the benchmark of the pieces that were being done,
0:25:43 > 0:25:48these panels were put into the top of boxes, a whole variety of things.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52I guess it would be better on top of a box than a hairbrush?
0:25:52 > 0:25:53It would, unfortunately.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55That's the only negative I can come up with this.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57The painting is exquisite,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00the item is really the issue there.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Does everybody want a brush set? I'm not sure.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Putting your bravest and best foot forward, Colin Young,
0:26:06 > 0:26:08what is your estimate on this?
0:26:08 > 0:26:11My estimate is 80 to 120 and that certainly should encourage
0:26:11 > 0:26:12people to have a go at it.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Jolly well going to need to,
0:26:14 > 0:26:18cos P Serrell paid £195 for this.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Right.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24Mark you, that Philip Serrell, he's a cunning monkey and we'll see.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25Anyway, thank you for that.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Next is the rustic child's mahogany commode stool.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Looks to me as if it's made out of bits of skirting board and that.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Yes, I'm not really sure what to say about it because it sort of
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- doesn't seem all that functional, nothing seats correctly...- No.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43What would you do, then? You put a doll on it, would you?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45I think that's about it, but even then,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48it's got such a flat surface, the doll would probably fall over.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Yes, exactly. Anyway, there we go.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55- It doesn't tick the 'elf and safety box for modern infants.- No.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- What's it worth?- I've put an estimate of 25 to 40 on this one.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02- Oh, you're a brave man. £30 paid. I think that's just about right.- Yep.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05And lastly, bit of railwayana interest.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09What a bright and breezy panel from a railway door, that is, isn't it?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12It is. I think that's a good decorator's piece, really.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Well, a good decorator's piece and I think, more importantly,
0:27:16 > 0:27:17for the railway collector.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20They are pretty potty about their subject, aren't they?
0:27:20 > 0:27:24They are and if they haven't got one in the collection, then certainly
0:27:24 > 0:27:27they would spend a little bit more than you would anticipate on it.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- What's your guesstimate, then?- Well, I've put an estimate of 30 to 50.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32OK, £50 is what they paid.
0:27:32 > 0:27:33So, basically,
0:27:33 > 0:27:36they're on the money with the exception of this Worcester
0:27:36 > 0:27:39brush set job and if that doesn't go well then they're going to need
0:27:39 > 0:27:42the bonus buy so let's have a look at it.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- This is exciting, isn't it? - Certainly is.- Rebecca, how are you?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- Very well, thank you. - You up for the competition today?
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- Yes, yes, raring to go.- Yeah, and what about you, Russ?
0:27:51 > 0:27:53- Absolutely, can't wait.- Jolly good.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Now you will recall you gave your man £25 of leftover lolly
0:27:57 > 0:28:00which is a fortune for him, man from Worcester.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02£25, Phil, what did you spend it on?
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- There's a bit of dough left in these.- Oh, wow.- Oh.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08These little bread moulds and they're the sort of thing,
0:28:08 > 0:28:11I don't suspect they've got great age, probably '50s or '60s.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13And I just thought they were great fun,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15decorate a kitchen fantastically well.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20I don't see them losing more than perhaps a fiver, I don't see them
0:28:20 > 0:28:23making more than 10 quid, but I've bought them because I like them.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25They're 25 quid, so I spent every penny.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Yeah, I think they're actually quite wicked,
0:28:27 > 0:28:31because you could use them for little plant holders or anything really.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33You are so imaginative.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- Well...- Rebecca.- You can stick plants in everything,
0:28:36 > 0:28:37can't you, really?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Could you bake a sponge in one, do you think?
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- I don't know, I can't cook!- Oh.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44OK. Russell, could you...?
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- The brother will know. - Yeah, he'll know.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Yeah, you could certainly do something in those, couldn't you?
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Yeah, bake a little cake, if not some bread.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- Think on, kids.- Right.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Cos right now, let us find out whether the auctioneer thinks
0:28:58 > 0:29:02that Phil will make some bread out of his tins.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- Well, there you go, Colin. - Thank you.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Tiny little tins for loaves.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Yeah, they're quite sweet and...
0:29:11 > 0:29:13interesting, should we say?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- What would you do with it? Kitchenalia?- Kitchenalia, that's it.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Just, it's a display item, isn't it?
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- I doubt you would want to put these in the oven.- We've got six, then.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23How much for six wee tins like that?
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Well, I thought £10 to £20 would be a good estimate.
0:29:27 > 0:29:28OK, to lead them on,
0:29:28 > 0:29:33because Philip Serrell paid £25 and he clearly rates them. Anyway.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Now, for the Blues.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39We're going to have the St John's medical poster.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41There's a lot you can learn from this, isn't there?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43There is an interest in all these things, isn't there?
0:29:43 > 0:29:45I go round the fairs a lot and I see a lot of these.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Usually they come from Germany
0:29:47 > 0:29:50or they've come from behind the Iron Curtain, something like that.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53I think there's going to be plenty of these out there, actually,
0:29:53 > 0:29:56so I've put an estimate of £10 to £20, 10 to 30,
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- that sort of range, really.- OK, £30 paid, so they're not too far off.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04They're next item is the fossilised fish.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Now, I don't know about you but I see a lot of these in the fairs.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Yeah, there's not a lot you can say about these things.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13They're old, they're interesting, but rarely do they have any value.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15So, how much?
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Well, I would say 25 to 40 would be sedimentary, my dear Tim.
0:30:19 > 0:30:20"Sedimentary", oh, dear.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23£32 paid, so well done, Colin.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28The last item, though, I think is pretty fantastic, if it is medieval.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- How do you rate it? - I think it's quite good, actually.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36- The question would be, why would anybody bother faking it?- Quite.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39But again, age doesn't always bring value.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42I've put a £10 to £20, 10 to 30, estimate.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45That kind of cautious man is creeping out of you here,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48isn't it, Colin? £32 was paid.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Anyway, frankly, they didn't spend much and I fancy they're
0:30:51 > 0:30:54going to need their bonus buy so let's go and have a look at it.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- OK, girls, this is exciting, isn't it?- Yeah.- Yes.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59I mean, you spent a miserable £94.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01I say that because it's such a modest amount.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04You've analysed everything, haven't you, before you came on the show?
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- It's about winning big, not spending big.- Oh. Oh, Carla.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12OK, £206 went to the maestro. What did you spend it on?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14I really tried to spend and I have gone big.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- Here it is.- Ah. - GIRLS: Ooooh.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22OK. It's magical, it's a mystical material,
0:31:22 > 0:31:26it's a Chinese jade vase and it just has something which,
0:31:26 > 0:31:30if the internet online buyers here in Lincoln today tap into it, Tim,
0:31:30 > 0:31:34and if they like it and they want it, they could pay £1,000 for that.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- They really could.- Oh.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39At the same time, it could flop and make 40 or 50.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42You're absolutely right, Charles. And to take the punt is everything.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45The fact of the matter is that jade is difficult to carve
0:31:45 > 0:31:46and that is beautifully carved.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49And I think, looking at it and seeing...
0:31:49 > 0:31:53How do you carve a ring which has no joint on it that goes through
0:31:53 > 0:31:57a lug on the side of a miniature jar like that. Just look at that ring.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Look at that ring and look at that lug and think on, because...
0:32:00 > 0:32:04- What a lug.- What a lug-hole.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06JADE SHATTERS
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- Oh, no, Tim. - One of the lugs is bust!
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- Yep.- And a chip, look.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14One ring is OK, Tim, but I'm afraid, ladies, we've just lost the other...
0:32:15 > 0:32:16Oh, dear, dear, dear.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18What a shame, Tim. We've lost it.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21No, no, don't worry a scrap,
0:32:21 > 0:32:24because that actually is a clean break, isn't it, Charles?
0:32:24 > 0:32:25It is, Tim. It's a clean break.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29OK, the fact of the matter is, it's nearly perfect.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32And the auctioneer will have to make an announcement from the rostrum,
0:32:32 > 0:32:34because it's been on view during the sale, perfect,
0:32:34 > 0:32:37and he'll have to make an announcement that this has happened.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40It's still a jolly nice jade object,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43it's not just as perfect as it was a few seconds ago.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Before we touched it. - But, no, no, don't worry about that.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Don't, honestly, girls, please worry about it.
0:32:48 > 0:32:49But that's what's happened.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50Anyway, the auctioneer,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54for the benefits of the viewers at home, looked at the pot earlier
0:32:54 > 0:32:58and this is what he thought about it in perfect condition.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01OK, Colin, this is the flavour of the moment, is it not?
0:33:01 > 0:33:05Well, it can be if it's old and interesting and of quality.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Is that old, interesting or of quality?
0:33:08 > 0:33:12I would be surprised if that's any more than 50 to 80 years old,
0:33:12 > 0:33:14at the absolute outset.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18The quality of the carving is OK, but at the end of the day,
0:33:18 > 0:33:22most of the buyers are connoisseurs, they do know what they're buying
0:33:22 > 0:33:25when it comes to the higher quality.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29But on something like this, I hate to use the word,
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- but a good result will come through luck.- Right.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36OK, well, how lucky do you think Charles has to be?
0:33:36 > 0:33:37What's your estimate?
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Well, my estimate is 50 to 80 and I'll be honest,
0:33:40 > 0:33:43that reflects what I think it's probably worth.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46OK, £140 was what Charles paid. Thank you very much, Colin.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Pleasure.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49In its broken state,
0:33:49 > 0:33:54the vase's £50 to £80 would now be significantly reduced, giving
0:33:54 > 0:33:59the Blues an even bigger mountain to climb if they choose to go with it.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03INAUDIBLE
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Now, Becky, Russell, we are on the edge of the precipice.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09- This is exciting, isn't it? - Absolutely.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12The first item is the Royal Worcester high quality
0:34:12 > 0:34:15brush and comb set and here it comes.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Royal Worcester porcelain and silver mounted brush set.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20A wonderful landscape on there by James Stinton.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Who's going to start me straight in, £100 for it? £100, anyone? 100?
0:34:23 > 0:34:2680 to go, then. 80? 50, if you like. £50, anyone?
0:34:26 > 0:34:2950, 60 now, 50 bid, 60 now, surely.
0:34:29 > 0:34:3270, 70 bid. 80, 80 bid. 90, 90 bid.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34100, 100 bid. 10. 10, 120, 130, no?
0:34:34 > 0:34:37120, on at 120. 130, anywhere else?
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- 120 is on, 120.- No.- 30 or not, sure?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42130, at 130 bid. 40 now?
0:34:42 > 0:34:44130, 130, all done and finished, then?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- Selling at £130. - HAMMER DROPS
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Where's the internet, then? £130.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- I'm going to come and buy here. - £130.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54You're kippered. Anyway, that is minus £65.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Here we go, then, here comes the rustic chair.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59There we go, it's got a bit of a look about it, this one, hasn't it?
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Who's going to start me at £50? 50, anybody? 50? 30 to go, then, surely.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05£30, anyone? 30?
0:35:05 > 0:35:06It's all going down the pan.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08£20. 20 down there. £20 bid?
0:35:08 > 0:35:09We're hardly on a roll, are we?
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Can I here £20? At 20 bid.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14All done and finished then? Selling at £20.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Surely somebody else wants this, just look at what we're selling.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- Yes.- This is potty!
0:35:19 > 0:35:22You desperately want it? It's going then.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23Sold then at £20.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Completely potty. Minus £10.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28It's all going well, isn't it?
0:35:28 > 0:35:29- Oh, yeah.- It's gone very well.
0:35:29 > 0:35:30Now, have faith.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34Lot number 52 is the railway coach panel, there. Interesting lot, this.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38Who's going to start me at £100 for this? 100? 80 to go, then. 80?
0:35:38 > 0:35:42£80, anyone, 80? 50 to go, then, £50 anybody? 50? 30, if you like.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45£30, anyone, 30? Who's going to be first in? 30, there.
0:35:45 > 0:35:475 now to accede. At 30 bid, 5 now.
0:35:47 > 0:35:4932 on the internet. 32 will do, 32.
0:35:49 > 0:35:5135 bid, 38 now. 38, do I see?
0:35:51 > 0:35:5338, now, surely. 38 coming in now.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56At £35, 38 bid, 40. £40 bid.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58We appear to have hit the buffers.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59At 40.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01What's the reverse of the golden gavel?
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- I think we might just be in for it. - Go on, 48 now.
0:36:04 > 0:36:0945, are we all done then? Last call, I'll sell this time at £45.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- Bad luck, team. - We lost on everything!- Yeah.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- Well, I tell you, that was not brilliant, was it?- No.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- It was terrible.- 65, 75, minus £80.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Now, what are you going to do about these bread tins?
0:36:21 > 0:36:23- I think we'll go for it. - I think we'll go for them.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25You're going to go with the bread tins?
0:36:25 > 0:36:27You're going with the bread tins and here they come.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Good bit of kitchenalia here, there we go.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Two sets of three miniature loaf tins.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Who's going to start me at, what, £30 for these?
0:36:34 > 0:36:3730, 20 to go, then, surely? £20, anybody? 20?
0:36:37 > 0:36:4010 to go, then, £10, we'll start low and it'll rise after that.
0:36:40 > 0:36:4210 bid, 12, 12 bid, 15 now.
0:36:42 > 0:36:4315, 18, 18, 20.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4720 bid, 2, 2 bid and 5, at 22 bid,
0:36:47 > 0:36:5025. At 25 bid, 28 now.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51Are we all done then?
0:36:51 > 0:36:53On my left here, then, selling at £25, all done?
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- HAMMER FALLS - Wiped its face at £25.- There we go.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58No profit, not loss, no pain, no shame.
0:36:58 > 0:36:59How extraordinary is that?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Well, it's not going down your gutter but quite frankly,
0:37:02 > 0:37:05if it's not going down your gutter, it won't be going down the
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Blues' gutter, in which case minus £80 might be a winning score.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- You could still be winning today. - We could.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- Now, Liz, Carla, how you feeling? - Good.- Confident.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- Recovered from the drop?- Yeah. - Only just.- Sorry about that again.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Don't worry. I mean, these things happen
0:37:30 > 0:37:33but it's still exciting to find out how it will do.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38First up, though, is going to be your St John's Ambulance poster.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39- Yeah.- And here it comes.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43Who's going to start me at, what, £20 for it? £20, anyone? 20?
0:37:43 > 0:37:4710, to go then, surely. £10, anybody, £10? £10?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Come on, ladies and gentlemen, give me a "break".
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Thank you, 10 bid, 12 now, 12 bid,
0:37:51 > 0:37:5315, 15, 18, at 20, 20 bid.
0:37:53 > 0:37:5622 bid, at 5 now, 25. 28.
0:37:56 > 0:37:5928 bid, 30? 30 bid, 32 now, surely.
0:37:59 > 0:38:00(We're in profit!)
0:38:00 > 0:38:04- 30 bid, 32 now do I see, 32. 35. - Yes, you're in profit.
0:38:04 > 0:38:05A lovely start.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07At 38 bid. 40, £40 bid. 42 now? At £40 bid.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- I told you it was going to be all right.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11This is the last call, I'm going to sell,
0:38:11 > 0:38:13then you're out of the room this time, out on the net.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Selling then at £40. - HAMMER FALLS
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- £40 is plus £10.- Good start.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- There's nothing fractured about that.- No.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Now, here comes the fish.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25There we go, it's from the late Jurassic period.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Interesting lot, this. There we go, what shall we say for this?
0:38:28 > 0:38:29£20, anybody? £20?
0:38:29 > 0:38:3210 to go, then, £10, anyone? £10?
0:38:32 > 0:38:35£10, ignore the chip that's on the corner. They go together very well.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37£10 bid, 10, 12, 15 bid.
0:38:37 > 0:38:3915 bid, 18, 18 bid, 20, 20 bid,
0:38:39 > 0:38:412 now, make it 2, 5, at 25.
0:38:41 > 0:38:4428 now, 28. Bid 30, £30 bid.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46At 30, 32 bid. - Come on.
0:38:46 > 0:38:4735 bid. At 35.
0:38:47 > 0:38:4938, now. 38 bid. We all done? 40.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- £40 bid? 2 now, £40 bid.- No! Gosh.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56I'll sell this time, make no mistake. We go, then, at £40.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- Another £40, gives you another plus £8.- Yay!- Incredible.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02How lovely is that?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- Science.- Science sells. - Here comes the thimble.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Medieval cast-iron thimble, by repute.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Who's going to start me at £50?
0:39:09 > 0:39:10Come on, real history.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Just put your finger up for this one. £50?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- Thumbs up.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1540 to go, then, surely.
0:39:15 > 0:39:16£40, anyone, 40? 30? £30?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- Come on.- Oh, dear.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19It's a rare object.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- 20, then.- Oh.- £20.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- 5 up. Fiver, anybody? - Oh, no.- 5 bid, 5, 8.- 5?!
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- Come on.- Come on, let's go.- 9, 9 bid,
0:39:28 > 0:39:3110, 10 bid, 12, 12 bid, 15 now.
0:39:31 > 0:39:3315, 18 bid. 20? £18 bid,
0:39:33 > 0:39:3520 anywhere else, now, surely?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- I can't bear it. - It's the last call.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40It's on the market, it's going to sell. At 18, are we all done then?
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Selling at £18... - Charles, this is so sad.- Oh, no.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- Isn't it value for money?- Isn't it just?- The history of the object.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50- Not for what we paid for it. - 2 off of 20 which is minus £14.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54You had £18, you have now £4 of profit.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56How about that?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Now, I have to tell you girls that £4 could be a winning score
0:39:59 > 0:40:00- today, couldn't it?- It could, yeah.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03On the other hand, you could speculate to accumulate,
0:40:03 > 0:40:06and go with the jade pot.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- We've made a deal. - And what's your deal, then?
0:40:09 > 0:40:12If we made less than £5, we'd go for it.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Never. That's the pact?
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- You going with it? Quickly. - Yeah, we're going with it.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18There is no time, it's coming now.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20We're going with the jade pot and here it comes.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Chinese pale green jade bottle.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26There we go, so it's a lovely little snuff bottle
0:40:26 > 0:40:31but unfortunately, it has received some damage during the viewing.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35So who's going to start me at £200? £200?
0:40:35 > 0:40:37200? £200?
0:40:37 > 0:40:39100 to go, surely, £100, anybody?
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- 50 to go, then, £50, anyone? - Oh...- 50?
0:40:43 > 0:40:4530 to go, then. 30?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47£30, anybody, 30?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51The pieces are there.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53£20, anybody? 20?
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- It's got to be sold. £10?- £10?!
0:40:56 > 0:41:00A few six-inch nails and you wouldn't recognise it.
0:41:00 > 0:41:0310 over there, thank you, sir. £10 bid, 10. 12 now do I see?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05At £10 bid, 12 on the internet.
0:41:05 > 0:41:0912 bid, 15 bid, 18 now, £18 bid now?
0:41:09 > 0:41:10Do I see a 18 bid?
0:41:10 > 0:41:13£20 bid now, 20, no? At £18.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14My bid's on the internet.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- £18.- We need an under-bidder online.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Selling, then, on the internet at £18.
0:41:19 > 0:41:20I dropped it.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22£18 is 2 off 20,
0:41:22 > 0:41:28which is £122 down the old plughole on that.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30And you had plus 4 before,
0:41:30 > 0:41:35which means you are minus £118.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Which is not so bad when you say it quickly. Right?
0:41:39 > 0:41:43The big thing is that minus £118 could be a winning score.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- Absolutely.- And be positive about this.- So positive.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Loving you loads. Brave kids.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Well, teams, I wish I could say that that was dazzlingly successful,
0:42:00 > 0:42:01because it wasn't.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05And the downward groove of prices effected both teams
0:42:05 > 0:42:08practically equally.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12However, we have to have winners and we have to have runners-up
0:42:12 > 0:42:14and the runners-up today
0:42:14 > 0:42:16by a sizable chunk are the Blues.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Oh, what a shame.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Nobody has a lot to celebrate, though, I can tell you,
0:42:24 > 0:42:26because were there a moral victory,
0:42:26 > 0:42:30the Blues would be sitting on the top of a pinnacle at the moment,
0:42:30 > 0:42:34but strictly speaking, they were £4 up until we came to the bonus buy.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38So, you know, hug each other and be happy together, all right?
0:42:38 > 0:42:41And runners-up you may well be, but incredibly bad luck.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44So, park that issue, we've loved having you on the show.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47The victors today have managed to win by only losing £80.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Genuinely did lose £80, cos they lost on practically everything
0:42:52 > 0:42:56that they touched, not that that was your fault, I have to say.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58The closest you got to making a profit was on the bread tins.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- But we got out.- But you got out and you wiped your face.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- Anyway, have you had a good time? - Yes.- It's been brilliant.- Great.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05We've had a great time, too.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?- ALL:- Yes!