0:00:07 > 0:00:10We're in the Royal County of Berkshire today,
0:00:10 > 0:00:12in the town of Hungerford,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15so let's hope there's some right royal antiques about
0:00:15 > 0:00:18and let's go bargain hunting, yeah.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45As you might expect,
0:00:45 > 0:00:50the town of Hungerford is absolutely awash with antique shops.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53So, with so little time and so much choice,
0:00:53 > 0:00:55how will our teams possibly cope?
0:00:57 > 0:01:01On today's programme, the Red team are making all the right noises.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02- Oh, no!- I want it.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Oh, really?
0:01:04 > 0:01:0670? Hurrah!
0:01:07 > 0:01:11And with the Blues, it's a case of mum knows best.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- What do you think, Mum? - Well, I like it and I would buy it.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- OK, we'll go for that.- She's good, your mum, isn't she?- She is.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- She always like this? - Yep.- Like a little terrier.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20She's a tour de force.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23But what will the auctioneer think about their tastes?
0:01:23 > 0:01:26It's soft. You almost feel like you can bite into it.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28It's a bit a bit like chocolate.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Let's meet the teams, eh?
0:01:30 > 0:01:36On the show today, we have two teams of mothers and daughters.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39For the Reds, we have Val and Louise
0:01:39 > 0:01:42and for the Blues, we have Kate and Laura. Hello, everyone.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44ALL: Hello, Tim.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- Good, now, Val. You're retired now, but you are of a musical bent.- I am.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Well, I went to Birmingham Conservatoire
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and studied the violin and then played in an orchestra
0:01:54 > 0:01:58and then gave it all up when I had my children and was married.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01And did you never return to the music?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03No, I sing a lot now, cos that's much easier,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05I don't have to do loads of practice.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07So, where do you sing and what do you sing?
0:02:07 > 0:02:11I sing in a local choral society in Wimborne
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- and also Bryanston School Chorus Society...- Do you?
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- And Clayesmore Choral Society. - Gosh.- And the church choir.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- So you don't stop singing, then, really?- No.- Now, Lu-Lu, Louise.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- Yes, Tim.- You're a bit of an animal collector.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25I am, of sorts, yes.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Cats is a bit of a problem for me, they seem to be drawn to me.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- So I'm a mad cat lady, really. - And how many cats have you got?
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- Currently, I've got four of my own, plus a stray.- Yes.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37So, we call it four and a half.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- So four and a half cats and you give them delightful names?- I do, yes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45- At the moment, I've got Reg, Oscar, Maude and Albert.- Really?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47And Brian is the stray.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49What tactics are you going to be employing,
0:02:49 > 0:02:50this mother and daughter combo, today?
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Well, we thought we'd buy things as cheaply as possible,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56with a view to making the most money.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57OK, fine, we're going to stand by
0:02:57 > 0:02:59and wish you very, very, very good luck today.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Thank you very much.- Thank you. - What a delightful couple.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05And turning from one to another, I fancy.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Kate, it says here that you are incredibly close with your daughter.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Yes, Laura's the middle child of my three,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14but of the three of them, Laura and I have most in common.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17We share a passion for the countryside and animals.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Isn't that nice?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21And we do love our rummaging in antiques and collectors' fairs...
0:03:21 > 0:03:24And do you find finds when you go out for a mutual rummage?
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- We've found the odd thing, haven't we?- Have you?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Anything that you've turned into money?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Oh, no, I end up keeping everything.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- That's the problem.- I know.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34You buy it because you like it.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Well, it's going to be a struggle for you
0:03:36 > 0:03:38on Bargain Hunt today, isn't it?
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- And you spend a fair amount of time treading the boards yourself?- Yes.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46About 20 years ago, I was persuaded by a friend to go
0:03:46 > 0:03:49and audition for the local pantomime, never done it before,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52but I ended up walking away with the principal boy's part.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53Well, there you go, you see.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54And strangely enough,
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- we're just rehearsing now, the same one, 23 years later.- No.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03But I'm playing a baddie now. I'm playing a goblin called Bog-Face.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- Bog-Face. - So, my career went...like that.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Principle boy to Bog-Face. I love it.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Do you enjoy watching your mother all the time, Laura?
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- I would prefer to watch movies. I'm a bit of a movie buff.- Are you?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Yeah. - What sort of movies do you like?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21I really love the old movies. All the musicals - Gene Kelly
0:04:21 > 0:04:22and old Hollywood.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- And this retro glance of yours has influenced your career?- In a way.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31I work as an artist and a designer and I spend a lot of time watching
0:04:31 > 0:04:35the movies and they influence what ends up coming out in paintings.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40- I've got some rings on with some of my paintings.- Oh, how lovely.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44So you create art that's then reproduced in other media?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- Yes, yeah.- Well, this is going to be interesting.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Now, the money moment, girls. Here we go, look.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50£300, here we go, £300.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52You know the rules, your experts await,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55and off you go and very, very, very good luck.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58So that's our teams. Now, who are their experts?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Hoping to get ahead for the Reds, it's Kate Bateman.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07And bringing home the bacon for the Blues, it's Nick Hall.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11So, Kate, Laura, here we are, all fired up, full of energy?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- Really excited.- Great stuff.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Right, ladies. Are we ready? - We're ready.- Can't wait.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- What are we going to be looking for? - Oh, Oriental ware, I like.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Silver. Real silver, not silver plated.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22Deco, probably something silver.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25And I'd like something from somewhere around
0:05:25 > 0:05:26the Second World War era.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- Here's the shop. Let's get stuck in, come on.- Right.- Let's go.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33So, that's what the teams are looking for.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36But the first thing they'll need to find
0:05:36 > 0:05:38is someone to open the cabinets.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39The Blues have already done it
0:05:39 > 0:05:42and they're about to get their hands on this timepiece.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- SHOPKEEPER: Is that the one you want to look at?- Yeah, thank you.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50So, there's the watch. Now, it's got this lovely Art Deco shape to it.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52It's quite a smart thing, really.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55What are they suggesting on here?
0:05:55 > 0:05:59£125. Doesn't say if it's silver or gold.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- What we really need to do is to open the back.- Yeah.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Is there any way we can have a look in the back of the watch?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Yeah, I'll have a look. - OK, thank you.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14And that's going to be really key to whether it's buyable for us or not.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18If it is fully marked on the back and if it is a precious metal,
0:06:18 > 0:06:20then it becomes viable.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Now, what are the Reds up to?
0:06:27 > 0:06:29How about this little character, Kate? I really love that.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- You like that? That is really sweet, look at that.- Absolutely super.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34OK, let's call Rita. Hello, Rita?
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Can we look at that, at the front with the feet?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Go on, grab it. Have a look.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44What's the price? Come on.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- Oh, no.- Oh, my word! - It's not...- How much?
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- £750.- 750? Well, you've got good taste.- That is so sad.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Well, Reds, you certainly can spot quality,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57but maybe lower your sights a little, eh?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Now, have the Blue team got the back off that watch yet?
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Ah, there he is. Hi, Neil.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Um, I'm afraid I couldn't get the back off
0:07:04 > 0:07:05and I've spoken to the dealer
0:07:05 > 0:07:09and she said, unfortunately, it is white metal, not silver or gold.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- So, it's a base metal? - It's a base metal.- OK.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14It's not going to be for us, then, but thank you for that.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Onward and upward for us, thank you.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20That's the spirit, team. Onwards and upwards.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23The Reds, however, haven't moved onwards,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25just upwards. To the next shelf, in fact.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27What about this one?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Look, there's one for 55, the silver collar and I don't think that's bad.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- It's probably more modern. - Can we have a look at that?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Cos it's important with the stopper, isn't it,
0:07:35 > 0:07:40- to check that it's the right...? - Has it got any chunks and chips?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43I mean, are these sort of things would sell quite well, do you think?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Well, yeah, because that's quite multi-purpose.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- I mean, £55 isn't bad. It's a nice cut glass.- Is it real silver?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Yes, it is. You've got a hallmark here.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Well, if you could get that for 40-45, that's not a bad buy.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- Let's try them at 35 and see what they say.- Right, OK.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- Do you want to hold on to it and I'll then give them a call?- Yes.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Thank you.- Thank you very much. - OK, well, we'll carry on looking.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05We'll put that back and carry on looking
0:08:05 > 0:08:06but there's a chance with that.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08So the Reds appear to be on the right scent.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Looks like the Blues are having another cabinet meeting.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Let's have a look and see.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Now, look at the marks on the back.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27You've got a set of Continental .925 marks
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- rather than English hallmarks.- OK.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32It's in a, sort of, a classic Edwardian 1920s-style,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36but I think it was made post-war.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39It's decorative, rather than antique.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42It's priced up at 90 quid. I think, for one of that era,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46we need to be spending maybe about 50 quid on it, something like that.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Yeah.- If we can get it down to about £50 or £60,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51maybe a little bit more, at a push, I think we might be interested.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- Do you think so?- Yeah?- Hmm, at 50, possibly, yeah.- Great stuff.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59OK, well, if you could go and find out for that and then we'll push on.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00All right, thanks now.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Well, all we can do now is wait and see what happens,
0:09:02 > 0:09:03so let's not waste any time.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Let's see what else we can find, until we hear back from Neil.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- OK.- Let's go.- Lead the way.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10That's a great use of time, Nick.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12But still, only ten minutes gone.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I think someone wants to win today, don't you?
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- Now, what's the word back in the Red camp?- Oh, hi!- Now, what's the news?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Did you call them?- I did.- And?
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- And his very, very best is £40.- £40.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- Oh, what do you think? - I don't think that's that bad.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30- Well, can we think about it? - Of course.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33We'll think about it. That's one to keep on the back burner
0:09:33 > 0:09:34because I think that's not a bad buy.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37It is modern, so maybe if you could get an earlier one,
0:09:37 > 0:09:38it might be better.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- But thank you very much. - Thanks, that's brilliant.- Thanks.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44OK, well, that's one to think about. Let's keep looking.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Nick, what do you think about this?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Just caught my eye, I don't know why.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57This is a German stoneware pottery.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01It's probably made in around 1900, 1910,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04but of a style from hundreds of years before that.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08The nice thing is, this is all hand cut into the pottery,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11the clay, while it was still wet. Is it expensive?
0:10:11 > 0:10:13I think it was 45 on it.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16OK, that's not a huge amount of money.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Do you like it, as well, Laura? - Yeah, I don't mind it.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Something like that, if you were paying about £20 or £30 for it,
0:10:21 > 0:10:24I think there's a bit of profit in it.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Well, maybe go and catch Neil, while he's on the phone to his dealer
0:10:27 > 0:10:30and see if he can find out the best price on that, as well,
0:10:30 > 0:10:31and it's an option.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33You don't have to commit yourself now,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35you can come back to it as a Plan B, can't we?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- That would be a good idea. - That's a good idea.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Cor, Neil is earning his crust today.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Nick, I've left the vase with Neil
0:10:50 > 0:10:53but he's told me that he's spoken to the other dealer
0:10:53 > 0:10:56and he's got £55 on this.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- He's come down...- £55. - I think it's quite a good offer.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03£55, it's solid silver and it's got a bit of weight to it.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- It's the age is the only thing. - Yeah. Right.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07I'm not big into jewellery,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10but I know people who are and I think they would wear it.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Well, it's £55.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- Shall we go with it? - Decision's yours.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17What do you want to do?
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- Number one?- Yep.- Get one bought? - Number one in the bag, yeah.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- Great stuff, well done. - Well done indeed, Blues.
0:11:24 > 0:11:2715 minutes gone and one item bought, with one in reserve.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29These Blues sure mean business.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35But so do our Reds, because they've seen a few things
0:11:35 > 0:11:38and have already got a hold of Rita with the key.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Come and show us, look.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43There's a couple of things in here we want.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- There's the little scent... - Cunningly hidden behind a clock.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- There it is.- Oh, look. - Shall I give that to you?
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- Yes, look, let's see. - That's really cute.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Oh, I like that.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Sugar sifter...
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- No, just look what the price is on that before we get any further.- 98.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Oh, that's not so bad. We can maybe do a haggle.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- And that tiny little box, yeah. That's...- Oh, look.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Is that a little pillbox?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- That's sweet.- It's heavier than I expected it to be.- It's brass.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09Yeah, it's as-found.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Look, that's a real shame, cos that enamel's been off
0:12:11 > 0:12:13and somebody's, basically, Tipp-Exed it in.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Yes, it looks like that, doesn't it?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18This is called guilloche enamel, this underneath,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20where they machine a design underneath on the metal
0:12:20 > 0:12:23and then they fill it in with glass and then it's painted on the top.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26But because of the damage, there's not going to be a lot of profit.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27- No.- It has been reduced, though.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29It started at £16.50 and it's gone down...
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Oh, no, it's still £16.50.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33She crossed it out and put 13 and then changed her mind.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36There's clearly room to haggle here.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38What do you think about this one,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40compared with the one we saw earlier on?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42It's better, cos it's got some age.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44It's quite sweet. I mean, it's only £10 now.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46I think we should go for that one.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48I love that. I really like that.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- So, that's a definite, then.- Maybe if we buy more from the vendor...
0:12:51 > 0:12:52It's very tactile, as well, somehow.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Yes. We could make a little group of stuff.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- And what about this sugar shifter? - 98... What is the date?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00It's not terribly old. We'll leave the shifter.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- How about these two, then?- I like these two, I think they look sweet.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- If you must have these...- We must.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09How about we ask her for 15 for the two?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- Cos that was 10 and that was 16.50. - Yeah, that sounds good to me.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13And point out that that's terribly damaged
0:13:13 > 0:13:15and nobody else will want it.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- We are aware of it. - I will do that for you.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Well, they've sniffed out a few things there
0:13:20 > 0:13:23and their bargain bulk buy looks like it's on the cards.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25These teams are so savvy.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27Views on this one?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Well, his offer price is 30, but I think it's still negotiable.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35I think there may be a few pounds profit in that, if we get it for 25.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Maybe if we can leave it with him that we might buy it at 25,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- but we'll come back to it.- OK. - And just hold that as a Plan B.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Well done, you're doing a great job down there.- Thank you.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- She's good, your mum, isn't she? - She is.- She always like this?- Yep.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Like a little terrier, there, with her negotiating skills.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51She's a tour de force.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55The Blues are lining them up, then. Any word from Rita and the Reds?
0:13:56 > 0:14:01Right, she will, believe it or not, accept £10 for the two.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Fantastic.- Wow.- Fantastic! - That's brilliant.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Oh, that's excellent, we'll definitely have those.- Done deal.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11- So that's part of a lot. Thank you very much.- You're very welcome.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- We'll need to find a few things to go with it.- Definitely.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15Come on, keep looking.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19An unconventional approach, team, but within the rules.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23That's nice. Look at that.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26I saw that, actually. I like that.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27It's silver plate, but it's quality,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29because it's silver plate over copper,
0:14:29 > 0:14:31which is called Sheffield plate,
0:14:31 > 0:14:33as opposed to silver plate over some hideous metal.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- And it doesn't matter that it's worn?- It can be replated.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- I like it worn, myself. - I like that.- I like that.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- Oh, are we agreeing on something...? - We're agreeing!- Oh.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44It is a bit worn, but I do like it.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46What are you going to put that with, though?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Well, we've got chipped items. We might as well have one more...
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- In one lot.- In one lot.- Yeah. - Yes, go on.- I think that's crafty.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55So, that's a slightly damaged trio as your first buy, then.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Best rustle up a decent price for the three pieces.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Have the Blues found something to get carried away about?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Right, well, what we've got...
0:15:04 > 0:15:10- is an Edwardian tea tray of around 1890-1900, which is that.- OK.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14What we've also got is a very modern metal stand
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- that someone's made to fit that.- Oh.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Never started out life together, but I tell you what,
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- it fits on there an absolute treat, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26Oh, it's nicely made, as well.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31The main thrust of it is this lovely solid mahogany
0:15:31 > 0:15:34and it's a good colour, good patination.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37And then the border, which is in fantastic condition,
0:15:37 > 0:15:39is a mixture here.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41You've got satinwood and more mahogany again
0:15:41 > 0:15:43and these lovely fruitwoods inlaid
0:15:43 > 0:15:45for this conch shell in the centre there.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I've seen hundreds of these trays over the years,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51I've never seen one in a fitted stand like that.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54It takes an antique you might not use
0:15:54 > 0:15:57and it turns it into a practical modern day usable object.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Yeah.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01So, what do we think? Do we like it enough to put it an offer?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- I would, cos I would buy something like that.- Yeah.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- Well, that's encouraging. Laura? - Yeah. Yeah, let's go for it.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07Let's find out what we can get.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09They're not asking fortunes at 75,
0:16:09 > 0:16:12but if we pitched in at roundabout 55, 60, see what they say...
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- We can always come up a little bit, can't we?- Yeah.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Laura, would you like to do the negotiation on this one?
0:16:17 > 0:16:18Oh, I can try.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- £15.- Wow!- £15? That's fantastic.- You happy?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- I think we're very happy, are we, with that?- Yeah, very, very happy.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34Yeah, let's do it.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Right, we have now bought three items,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39but we've actually only got one lot cos we're going to put it together.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42So we've got the little dressing scent bottle, we've got the horse
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- and we've got the pillbox. - Brilliant.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48One lot but we've now got 25 minutes left to buy two more lots.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- Right, let's get to it.- We've been cheap so far.- We've been very cheap.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Go spend some money. Go on.- Brilliant.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Well, true to their word,
0:16:57 > 0:17:02they put a few items together to form the uniquely themed triple buy.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07- Hello, that was quick.- Yes.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- They've said 60. - £60? That's not a bad price.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- That's good.- What you think, mum?
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Well, I like it and I would buy it for that amount.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- In fact, I'd buy it for £75. - So, are we agreed?- Yeah.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- OK, number two.- Well done. - Deal done, yeah.- Good stuff.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Girl number two.- Fantastic. - Well done, team. Good stuff.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28The Reds have got their eye in now.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33But will they take delivery of this letter box?
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- What about something like this? - Oh, I really like that.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36That's a bit different.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Look, that's like a little Edwardian letter box,
0:17:39 > 0:17:41so it would sit on your desk and you would post letters into it.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44And look, this is normally painted and it's not, this is inlaid.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- So that's like a really nice sign of quality.- What sort of wood is it on?
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Mahogany and then you've got different coloured fruit woods
0:17:50 > 0:17:54and this is a dyed wood. This is really sweet.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Oh, the price. 145.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- Right.- So what...? - I think try a cheeky 80.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03If you can get it for under 100,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- there would be a good chance at auction.- Yes.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- And that's a pretty lot. - Do you want to do it?
0:18:08 > 0:18:09- You like it?- Yeah, I like it.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- You try for 80.- OK.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Go on, weave your magic. - Right, go. Haggle away.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Oh, hello, Rita. Give us good news.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- It is good news.- Ah, really?
0:18:29 > 0:18:30She will accept £80.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- Oh!- Fantastic.- We will have it, that's really good.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35That's our second item, then.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Right, so you've got two items down, you've got one to go
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- but you've only got ten minutes. - Yes.- But you do have some money.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45- Yeah.- OK, Blues, the clock's ticking and what are you going to do next?
0:18:45 > 0:18:46Shall we have a look at the silver again,
0:18:46 > 0:18:49because you quite like the silverware, don't you?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- We could have another look. - Go back to look at some more silver?
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- Well, there was plenty more where we found that brooch, earlier.- Yeah.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Well, we can do that, maybe look for five or six minutes
0:18:58 > 0:18:59and then it really is decision time.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- OK.- Come on, quick, quick.
0:19:02 > 0:19:08Seems those cheeky Red monkeys have found, well, a cheeky little monkey.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- On the little shelf up there, I quite like him.- A Schuco monkey.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- Well, it's a great make. What have they got pricewise?- 110.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18It's quite pricey for such a small thing.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19Yes, but he is a very good name.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21He's a bit like Steiff.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23They are a company that did make these kind of mechanical things.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Sometimes you get the monkeys that clap.- People collect them?
0:19:26 > 0:19:29They do, it's in that kind of era of tinplate toy collectors,
0:19:29 > 0:19:30like the '20s, the '30s.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Do you think we might get that for, say, 80?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Estimate at auction, you know, 60 to 100.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Actually, that's a chance.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- He's a nice thing. - Shall we try for 70?- Yeah, try.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41If you don't ask, you don't get and we're running out of time.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- Just go for it, go on. You going to haggle?- Yeah, I'll go and haggle.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Go ask about the monkey.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Are the Blues going to mirror their earlier decisions
0:19:48 > 0:19:49with this next item?
0:19:55 > 0:19:56So, there it is.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01Now, what we've got is a classic Victorian style
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- but made maybe 20 years ago.- Right.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- Solid silver, fully hallmarked.- Yeah.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Quite practical. You can use it as a mirror or as a photograph frame.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- Right. But it's not Victorian? - It's not Victorian, no.
0:20:15 > 0:20:21It is a 1990s reproduction, which is why it's the price it is.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23How much would you be willing to spend on this?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- We've got to go give them an offer.- 75-ish.
0:20:26 > 0:20:2775, with a slight margin to move?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Can we ask you if you wouldn't mind giving him a call?
0:20:30 > 0:20:31- I'll give James a call again. - Could you?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Thank you and then we can make our decision based on that.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- We've got news. - Oh.- Tell us.- What is it?
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- Very good news.- Look at her face!
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- £70.- 70? Hurrah!
0:20:42 > 0:20:45We should have gone in lower!
0:20:45 > 0:20:46Oh, well done.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- Yes, we'll have him.- Shall we have him?- Yes, a cuddly toy.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Well, that's fantastic,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54we've now got all three items done, with two minutes to spare.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- Oh, gosh.- Is that what you thought you'd get?- No.- No.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Well done, Reds.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Two minutes left and the Blues are in reflective mood.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06Ah, here's the man. Hello.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09OK, I phoned the dealer and he said £75 is fine.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- £75.- 75, wow.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- Now.- Now, decision time.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15That's a cat amongst the pigeons.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17So, 75 on the frame
0:21:17 > 0:21:21or 25 on the German jug.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- There's no pressure but tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock...- I know.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Shall we go with what we prefer ourselves?
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- OK, what would you buy yourself, though?- I'd buy that.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- See, I'd go for that out of the two.- Would you?- Yeah.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38It's crunch time, girls. What's it going to be?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40OK, we'll go for that. SHE SNAPS HER FINGERS
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- Snap decision.- Yeah.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43- You sure?- Yeah.- Are we there? £75?
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- Yep.- I think you've got a deal, Neil.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- Do apologise to the dealer about the German jug.- OK.- Thank you.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Thank you for your help.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Cor, look at that, how lovely. Time's up!
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Their group purchase of the scent bottle,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07pillbox and horse trophy cost just £25.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13They despatched Val with the Edwardian mahogany letter box,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16who returned to sender, having paid £80.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19And without any monkey business,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22they paid £70 for the Schuco miniature monkey.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Girls, was that good or was it good?- It was marvellous.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- Brilliant.- Which is your favourite piece, Valerie?
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- I think the monkey. - The monkey's your favourite?- Yeah.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32And what about you, Lu-Lu?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35I'm going with the lovely monkey, as well, we agree on that.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36I think it's cute.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- And is he going to bring the biggest profit?- Definitely.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40I'm not too sure about that.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42What do you think is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:22:42 > 0:22:45I think, because we bought cheaply our first item, we might make
0:22:45 > 0:22:48a bit on the first item, even though it's not terribly good.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Well, that's strategic buying for you, isn't it?
0:22:52 > 0:22:54And you spent in total, how much?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- £175.- That's a good number.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- Can I have £125, please?- You can indeed, Tim, there you go.- Good.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03There we go. 125 left over. Very good. £125, Kate.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Do you know what you're going to do with that?
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Well, it's a decent amount, I should get something feisty for you.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Feisty, eh?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Why don't we check out right now what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:23:13 > 0:23:17First up, they pinned their hopes and £55 on the Art Deco brooch.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Next, came the marquetry twin-handled tray and stand for £60.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Pressed for time, they plumped for the embossed table mirror,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30paying £75.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- Kate, Laura. Did you enjoy your day? - We did.- Really did.- Very much so.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- It was good fun, yes.- Good. And which is the favourite bit?
0:23:40 > 0:23:44My favourite item was the inlaid Edwardian mahogany tray
0:23:44 > 0:23:46- on the little stand. - OK, that's your favourite bit.- Yes.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Do you agree with that?
0:23:48 > 0:23:50I would say the silver mirror.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- Is your favourite? - Yeah.- All right, fair enough.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- Is that going to bring the biggest profit?- Oh, I don't know.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57I think maybe the tray...
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- I think my tray's going to bring the most profit.- Do you?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02- That's quite a bold statement.- Yeah.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- And you spent in total?- 190.- OK.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06I'd like £110, please.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09- £110. Don't like that, do you?- No.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11You can't bring yourself to part with it.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- Well, it goes to a good cause. It goes to Nicholas...- Thank you.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16..who's going to go out and find something dazzling, aren't you?
0:24:16 > 0:24:18And so exciting...
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Something artistically, wonderfully, profitably...who knows what?
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Oh, that is quite a tease.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Anyway, good luck with that and have a nice cup of tea.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Meanwhile, why don't we go and have a look
0:24:29 > 0:24:30at something that I snapped up earlier?
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Not everything you buy here in Hungerford has to come
0:24:44 > 0:24:47from one of the arcade shops,
0:24:47 > 0:24:51because there are one or two stalls outside where, sometimes,
0:24:51 > 0:24:53the most intriguing things can be found.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Let's go and unpack.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Well, at least it's nice and quiet up here.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06Anyway, removal from the rather tatty plastic bag,
0:25:06 > 0:25:12surprise, surprise, we've got two pictures hidden inside.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15They need to come out of these tatty frames
0:25:15 > 0:25:19and if I lift them out like that...
0:25:19 > 0:25:20And get rid of the frame,
0:25:20 > 0:25:24it's quite nice to pick up something that is in that sort of condition
0:25:24 > 0:25:27because it reveals, in this instance,
0:25:27 > 0:25:33a photograph that is as crisp and clear as the day it was taken.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37So, we've got one old motorcar in that shot
0:25:37 > 0:25:41and we have got another old motorcar in this.
0:25:41 > 0:25:47And they are, of course, the same motorcars,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50but just taken on different days.
0:25:50 > 0:25:56Now, why the owner of the motorcar should decide to commission
0:25:56 > 0:26:02a local photographer to come and take these shots,
0:26:02 > 0:26:07perhaps a month or two apart, I do not know.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10But one of the fun things about period photographs
0:26:10 > 0:26:14is that you can do a little forensic job on them.
0:26:14 > 0:26:20By looking carefully at the detail, there's loads here to research.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24For example, we can just make out the number plate
0:26:24 > 0:26:29at the front of this car, which is LC-1873.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34And cars with that registration plate were registered in London
0:26:34 > 0:26:39between May 1905 and November 1906.
0:26:39 > 0:26:45What I love about the image is that it actually represents motoring life
0:26:45 > 0:26:53in 1905 and 1906 and it recognises the established social order.
0:26:53 > 0:26:59This is incredibly Downton Abbey-like in its setup.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Look at the stern expression on the chauffer's face.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Look at her Ladyship.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10She's got that kind of winsome upper class smile about her,
0:27:10 > 0:27:14that says, "Approach me at your peril."
0:27:14 > 0:27:20The other intriguing question is, does this motorcar exist today?
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Has it survived since 1905-6?
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Because if it has,
0:27:26 > 0:27:30it would make these photographs extremely valuable.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Why?
0:27:31 > 0:27:36Because there could be a proud owner of this very car that takes it
0:27:36 > 0:27:39on veteran motor club rallies.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43What would he pay for two original period photographs
0:27:43 > 0:27:47of his beloved motorcar that's just cost him 250,000 quid?
0:27:47 > 0:27:49He'd pay a lot of money.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Which means when you find two tatty
0:27:53 > 0:27:57but extremely interesting photographs on a stall
0:27:57 > 0:28:03in Hungerford outside in the rain and the dealer asks you £40 each
0:28:03 > 0:28:06for those photographs, they look tatty, they look insignificant...
0:28:06 > 0:28:11Don't stroll off saying, "That's far too much, £40 each..."
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Think to yourself, "Well, if I owned that motorcar
0:28:15 > 0:28:17"and I paid 250,000 quid for it,
0:28:17 > 0:28:19"what would I pay for these photographs?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22"Would I pay £200 each for them?
0:28:22 > 0:28:25"I think I probably would."
0:28:25 > 0:28:30So, I think it's home, James, don't you?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Well, we stuck to the county of Berkshire,
0:28:43 > 0:28:46we come from Hungerford to just outside Newbury
0:28:46 > 0:28:51to be at Special Auction Services saleroom, with proprietor,
0:28:51 > 0:28:56head honcho and all round great guy Thomas Plant. How are you, Thomas?
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- Very good.- Now, moving on to the Reds.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02First up, we've got a little collection of crackerander up here.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03Yes.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06We've got a plated horse on a plated mount,
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- a plated little pillbox with a chip in it that's been restored.- Yep.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13And then this scent bottle which has got the wrong top on it
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- and a very, very thin silver band.- Yes.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19So I went with an Edward VII cut glass and silver scent bottle
0:29:19 > 0:29:22and then the silver plated horse trophy and the pillbox, £30 to £50.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- OK, fine. £25 paid. Well, that's fair enough, Tom.- Yeah.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27If you can turn it into a profit, you are a miracle worker.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- I will try.- OK, fine. Now, is this not yesterday's antiques?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34The Edwardian mahogany country house letter box, yeah.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36But when I started in the business,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- those were the most popular thing in the world.- What's your estimate?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- 70 to 100.- Perfect. £80 paid.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Now, if there's one thing here at Special Auction Services
0:29:45 > 0:29:49that you do extraordinarily well, it's toy sales.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51We do a lot of toy sales.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53You know all about your toys, so how do you rate this little fellow?
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Ah, it's 40 to 60.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57He's had a bit of a problem with one of his feet, actually.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Look at it, one's quite fresh and one's a bit mouldy,
0:30:00 > 0:30:01- the moths have been at it. - Yeah, you bet.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04He's got a fungal attack in one foot. Dear, oh, dear.
0:30:04 > 0:30:05And he doesn't do anything,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08cos normally you can lift off the heads, they've got scent bottles
0:30:08 > 0:30:10or pencils, or you can turn the heads...
0:30:10 > 0:30:12So, yeah, they are £40 to £60.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- £70 paid, so that could be bit of a problem.- Yeah, I think so.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Which means they may need their bonus buy,
0:30:18 > 0:30:19so let's go and have a look at it.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23So, Val, Lu-Lu, this is the moment.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26£125 of leftover lolly went to Kate Bateman,
0:30:26 > 0:30:27which is quite a sum of money.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Kate, what did you spend it on? - I spent it on this.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- Ooh.- Oh.- Oh, look, they like it.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35It's a Moorcroft ashtray.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37It's quite an early one, it's got a nice sort of sludgy pattern,
0:30:37 > 0:30:39this Pomegranate pattern.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42And I know smoking stuff is not all that fashionable at the moment,
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- but it's still a beautiful thing. - It's quite aesthetically pleasing.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47You could use it for something else,
0:30:47 > 0:30:50like earrings or anything else, sweeties, I don't know.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- And I spent £110 of your money.- 110.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55And the all-important question, how much is it going to make us?
0:30:55 > 0:30:56How much is it...
0:30:56 > 0:30:57Maybe £10 or £20,
0:30:57 > 0:31:00it's not going to be a great deal cos that was quite expensive.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- I think it's a lovely thing, I hope somebody will go for it.- I like it.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Yeah, I like it.- It's a girlie thing.- It is a girlie thing.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Well, there's plenty of collectors for early Moorcroft
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- so it should go, I think.- Yeah.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Good, you've got the information.
0:31:12 > 0:31:13£10 to £20 projected profit,
0:31:13 > 0:31:16maybe, on a good day, with the wind up its tail.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18But right now, why don't we find out what the auctioneer
0:31:18 > 0:31:20thinks about Kate's little ashtray?
0:31:22 > 0:31:23There we go, Tom, look.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27One lovely Pomegranate ashtray with nickel-plated mount.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- Yes, if you like Moorcroft. - Yeah, of course.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33But, I mean, it's mainly very desirable, isn't it?
0:31:33 > 0:31:37It is desirable. The main issue, I have to say, is it's restored.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- Is it?- Yeah, the whole foot's been restored here.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42You can see the discolouration in the paint and you can see,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- certainly on the underside there... - Oh, yes.- Can you see that?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47And you could eat it for a bet.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52So, when you do that, Tom, what are your teeth telling you?
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Well, interesting, cos on a good bit...
0:31:55 > 0:31:57it's nice and crisp, sharp,
0:31:57 > 0:32:01it's like biting into icing sugar on a Christmas cake or a wedding cake.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05But on a piece of restored pottery, it's soft.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09You almost feel like you can bite into it. It's a bit like chocolate.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- Sounds delicious.- But it's not.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14But it's not very good from the value point of view, is it?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17No, unfortunately, because it's restored, £40 to £60.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21Oh, dear, oh, dear. Let's hope they don't go with this. She paid £110.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26Oh, dear. Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Continental Art Deco brooch.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Art Deco or what?
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Well, we've said Continental Art Deco brooch style,
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- but it is in an Art Deco case. - Yes.- So it's in a correct case.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- It's very attractive. - OK, what's it worth?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- £30 to £50.- £55 paid.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Now, what about this kidney-shaped tray?
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- I like this.- Do you?
0:32:50 > 0:32:54I do, because it's a useless thing as a tray.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57I mean, are you actually going to ever use it as a tray?
0:32:57 > 0:33:01But some clever person has made a little sort of iron frame
0:33:01 > 0:33:04and it's a great little side sofa table.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06And you could have a few things on there
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- and it would look kind of cool. - OK, so how cool's the price?
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- I put £70 to £90 on it. - That's quite a cool price, isn't it?
0:33:11 > 0:33:13- OK, £60 paid.- Oh, well.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Oh, well. Now, what about this table mirror?
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- It is modern but it is solid silver. - Looks old.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22It does look old but it's not, it's an embossed copy.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24That would cost you quite a lot, retail, wouldn't it?
0:33:24 > 0:33:29- Oh, at least three figures. Probably £200.- OK, I'm with you.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- So is it worth 200? - No, at auction it's worth 50 to 80.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33£75 Nick paid.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36He rates it and it could get there, couldn't it? Come on, Tom.
0:33:36 > 0:33:37It could, easily.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39£50 to £100 could easily make 100, couldn't it?
0:33:39 > 0:33:42I start at 50 and suddenly there could be a sea of hands
0:33:42 > 0:33:44and the internet could be going and who knows?
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Anyway, in case it all goes wrong, they may need their bonus buy
0:33:47 > 0:33:48so let's go and have a look at it.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51Kate, Laura. Happy?
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- Yeah.- Very.- You ought to be.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57You spent £190 already, which is lovely, and £110 went to Nick Hall.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Nick, what did you buy?
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Well, for my decedent team,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03and I know, Laura, you wanted something Art Deco,
0:34:03 > 0:34:05I found you this.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08How about that?
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Wonderful piece of Art Deco pottery.
0:34:10 > 0:34:121930s Crown Devon Rouge Royal,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15this chinoiserie decoration in rich enamels
0:34:15 > 0:34:17on this lovely deep ruby red grout...
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Am I selling it to you?
0:34:20 > 0:34:22- No.- Sorry.- I'm not, am I?
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- How much did you pay for it?- 43.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26And how much do you reckon it's going to make?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29I would like to say it'd make between 50 and 70 on a good day,
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- hopefully.- Oh, right, OK.- Well, as long as there's a profit in it,
0:34:32 > 0:34:34then that's all that really matters, isn't it?
0:34:34 > 0:34:35Exactly.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38I'm sure there'll be somebody out there who will love it.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- We just need two people to love it. - That's all we need, yeah.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44There we go, well done, Nick. That's a...marvellous job.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- Oh, I understand.- Sorry. - No, only joking.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Doesn't matter, as long as it makes its profit, that's the main thing.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51And for the audience at home,
0:34:51 > 0:34:53let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Nick's Rouge Royale vase.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59There you go, little bit of Rouge Royale.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Yeah, well, Rouge Royale style cos it's Crown Devon
0:35:03 > 0:35:05rather than being Carlton Ware.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Yeah, which is what it needs to be to be really Rouge Royale.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10I'm afraid it's not the most desirable thing,
0:35:10 > 0:35:13but the shape is still good. £30 to £50.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- £43 paid...- Well.- ..as a bonus buy.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- It's a fair shot, isn't it? - It is, actually.- Yes.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- You know what they say, don't you? Over to you.- Thank you.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- Cos it's your baby from now on in. Good luck, Tom.- Thank you.- Thanks.
0:35:26 > 0:35:2828. 30, 5.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31At 35, I have for the hopper.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33At 35, all done?
0:35:33 > 0:35:34OK, Lu-Lu, Val.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- Val, happy?- Yes, excited.- Yeah.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Which piece is going to do the best?
0:35:38 > 0:35:41I think the first lot, the mixed lot is going to do best.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Do you think so?- Yes, because we spent the least on it.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- You spent £25 on the group. - Yes.- His estimate is 30 to 50.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- Oh, that's all right. - Yeah, that's good, isn't it?
0:35:49 > 0:35:50So, you've got your mixed lot
0:35:50 > 0:35:52with stallion and the patch box
0:35:52 > 0:35:54and the scent bottle.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56And here it comes.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58I'll take 10 in the room. At 10, 18 now.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59- Yes.- It jumps to 20 now.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- Online.- 20 it is.
0:36:01 > 0:36:0420, it's in the room. £20 beats the internet.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- Are we done? 22.- Yay.
0:36:07 > 0:36:0925. 28.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- 28?- We're in profit.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13£28 and I sell.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- 28 all done... - HAMMER FALLS
0:36:15 > 0:36:19£28. £28 is plus three, that's a brilliant start.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- Isn't that good?- Fantastic.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Here comes the letter box.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Next lot is the Edwardian country house letter box.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29What a fine thing.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32And I can start the bidding with me here at £40.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- Oh.- £40, at 40.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Any advance at 40? 5, 50, 5.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- 60, 5. 70, 5. 80.- Yes.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42- 80, we have £80.- More, more...
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- £80 you paid.- At £80 it is.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Is there any advance at £80?
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- Oh, go on.- £80, 85 and 90.- Yes!
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- Oh, so cool.- 90 now online.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Any advance at £90?
0:36:53 > 0:36:55We're selling at £90, once.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- £90, twice. All done, then? - HAMMER FALLS
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Lovely. That is plus £10.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Well done, team. That's you plus 13.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Now, here comes the monkey.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08With articulated body, start me here at 20.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Start me here at 20 for the little monkey.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12- Oh, no.- At 20...
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Any advance at £20?
0:37:14 > 0:37:1620, 22 we have.
0:37:16 > 0:37:1822, 22 it is online.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Looking for five in the room.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21Poor little monkey.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Surely it's worth more. At £22, once.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- 22, twice.- Oh, dear.- Are we done?
0:37:27 > 0:37:28Look out.
0:37:28 > 0:37:3125, 25 new place. At 25.
0:37:31 > 0:37:3325, looks like you're holding it, sir.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- 25, internet's gone quiet. - HAMMER FALLS
0:37:35 > 0:37:39- £25.- 25 is 5 off 30, which is 45.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43- Minus 45.- Oh, no.- 45, 35, 32...
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- You're minus £32.- Oh.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Minus 32, which is not too bad, is it?
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- That's not actually that bad. - It could be our winning score.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- What did you say? - It could be our winning score!
0:37:54 > 0:37:57You've watched this programme before. That is marvellous, Val.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58It could be a winning score.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Now, what are you going to do about the bonus buy,
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- the Pomegranate ashtray?- What do you want to do?- I think go for it.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05- In for a penny, in for a pound.- OK, fine.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07We're going with the bonus buy.
0:38:07 > 0:38:08Start the bidding with me at £30.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Start the bidding with me at 30.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13£30. I've got 50 already.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Oh.- £50 I have.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16At 50, I have,
0:38:16 > 0:38:18is there any advance at 50?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20At 50 it is online. Are we done?
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- Oh, no.- No.- Any advance at £50?
0:38:22 > 0:38:23Come on.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- All done then? At 50... - HAMMER FALLS
0:38:26 > 0:38:29£50. £50 is minus £60
0:38:29 > 0:38:32which means you are now minus £92.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Minus 92.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- The thing is, it could be a winning score.- You never know.- Could be.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41- So say not a thing to the Blues. - Not a word.- Thank you very much.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42- Thank you.- Thanks.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52- Now, Kate, Laura, do you know how the Reds got on?- No.- You don't?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- Nope, not spoken to them. - OK, we don't want you to.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58First up is the Art Deco style brooch and here it comes.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Next on is 115, a Continental silver Art Deco brooch.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03I can start the bidding here,
0:39:03 > 0:39:05£15 for the silver brooch.
0:39:05 > 0:39:0915, 18, 20, 2, 5, 8.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1330, 5. 40... 40, I have standing.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14Don't stop now.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- Come on, come on. - Don't stop it, Thomas.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20Sir, 50? 5... 60, 5.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22We're in profit.
0:39:22 > 0:39:2770, 5. 80. 80, I have at £80.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- Wow.- I love this auction.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31All done, then, at £80. All done at 80?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- Selling at 80. - HAMMER FALLS
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- £80, girls.- Yes!
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Five off 60, that is plus £25.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39Is that cool or cool?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Can't believe that.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43All right, here comes your tray.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Lovely looking thing, I like it.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47£30, come on. At £30.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Great for your living room at 30.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51At £30, any advance at 30?
0:39:51 > 0:39:54£30, surely it's worth 30.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- 30, I've got. - INAUDIBLE
0:39:58 > 0:39:59- Any advance at 5? - Go on.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- At £30, internet's quiet. - Please.- Come on.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03£30, is that all we're going to do?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- At £30. - HAMMER FALLS
0:40:05 > 0:40:08That's so cheap. £30 is minus £30.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11You had 25, now you've got minus five.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Sorry.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Lovely, this one here. Photograph frame, good condition.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18- Start me here £40. - It's a table mirror.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Sorry, it's a table mirror, you're quite right.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25It's a photo slash table mirror, we've called it. 55.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Against you, 60 if you want it.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30- Come on.- £60 I have.
0:40:30 > 0:40:3160, it's in the room.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32Keep going, keep going.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Any advance at 60?
0:40:34 > 0:40:36£60, once. £60, twice.
0:40:36 > 0:40:37- All done, then? - HAMMER FALLS
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Oh, no. £60 is minus £15
0:40:40 > 0:40:43which means overall, you're minus £20.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44- OK.- Right.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Well, that's it, there you are. You're minus £20.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48What are you going to do?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Are you going to go with your loathed Crown Devon?
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- Or are you going to stick? - Shall we go...?- What, sticking?
0:40:53 > 0:40:54I think we'll stick.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57But we're going to sell the bonus buy for the fun of it
0:40:57 > 0:40:58- and here it comes.- OK.
0:40:58 > 0:41:031930s Crown Devon Rouge Royale Art Deco vase.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07Start the bidding with me here at £10. At £10, at 10.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- 25 already.- 25 already.
0:41:09 > 0:41:1228, I've got. 28, 30.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Go on. One more.
0:41:15 > 0:41:1735. 35, you're holding it.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20You've beaten the internet commission. At 35, are we done?
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- I think you two were right. - Do we have 40 in the room?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- 35 once, 35 twice. - HAMMER FALLS
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- And it's £35. - Well done. Good choice.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28£35 is minus 8, but you know,
0:41:28 > 0:41:31that's a good deal better than everybody else was predicting
0:41:31 > 0:41:32so well done, Nick.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- Anyway, overall then, you're minus 20.- Yeah.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- That could be a winning score, don't say a word to those Reds.- No.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39And all will be revealed in a mo-mo.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46Well, well, well.
0:41:46 > 0:41:52There is a fair old wodge of losses between you two teams today.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Nobody's going home with money.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- Have you been chatting? - No.- Definitely not.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58You've not been talking about it, OK.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02Well, I have to reveal that the team with the largest wodge of losses
0:42:02 > 0:42:03today are the Reds.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- Yay!- Minus £92, actually.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09You weren't doing too badly to start off with, were you?
0:42:09 > 0:42:12You got a couple of profits on the mixed lot,
0:42:12 > 0:42:14contrary to my prediction.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17You got a profit on the letter box, which is fantastic.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19And then it went very swiftly down the swanny.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- It was just the gutter running against you.- Absolutely.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- Let's not dwell on that. Did you have a nice time?- Brilliant time.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- You've had a good time. - Yeah, really enjoyed it.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30We loved having you on the show. And thanks for all the effort.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33But the successful team today are the Blues,
0:42:33 > 0:42:35the mother and daughter combo from heaven.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- You are only minus 20... - Ah, well.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39..which is nothing, really,
0:42:39 > 0:42:42and you got £25, which is a good profit, on that brooch,
0:42:42 > 0:42:44which is brilliant.
0:42:44 > 0:42:45- Happy?- Oh, delighted.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Delighted, that's what I love to hear. Delighted.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52In fact, so delighted, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:42:52 > 0:42:54ALL: Yes!