0:00:05 > 0:00:08Today we've travelled to the Far East
0:00:08 > 0:00:15to the land of potential prosperity where the language is cold hard cash
0:00:15 > 0:00:16and the potential...
0:00:16 > 0:00:21Well, what we'd like is a large portion of profit.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25We're in Peterborough. Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Twice a year, the East of England Showground hosts
0:00:55 > 0:01:00its very own festival of antiques and with 2,000 stalls
0:01:00 > 0:01:02and only 60 minutes to get around,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05our teams today are seriously going to have to pull themselves together.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09So, let's have a sneaky preview as to what's coming up.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15There's a dilemma for the Reds.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16It's a very risky one, isn't it?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- Oh, it's so risky it's unbelievable. - It's a risk.- Yeah.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- Which makes it exciting. - I like the risk, though.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- Five, 40...- And the Blues get excited at the saleroom.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Thank you, sir.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Let's all get acquainted, shall we?
0:01:32 > 0:01:36So, we have a combo of couples from heaven today on our programme.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39For the Reds, we've got Abby and Callum
0:01:39 > 0:01:42and for the Blues, we've got Emily and Ash.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- Hello, everyone. - ALL: Hello!
0:01:44 > 0:01:45Lovely to see you.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Now, Abby, there was a fair amount of horsing around
0:01:47 > 0:01:49when you two first met, right?
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Me and Callum, around about two and a half years ago,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55we and some of our mutual friends went camping in Dartmoor
0:01:55 > 0:01:57and we got chased down by a pony.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- Did you?- We did, indeed. A quite angry Dartmoor pony.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Callum had to push me out of the way and then the rest is history.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05It's so nice to have a beefy, brawny man about, right,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07to protect you in these circumstances.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- Um, you could say that.- Yeah.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12But you've got a bit of a thick skin thanks to your job,
0:02:12 > 0:02:13though, haven't you?
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Well, I work as a complaint handler for a major bank,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- so it's obviously quite a busy and stressful job, but...- Poor you!
0:02:20 > 0:02:21It's not quite as bad as it sounds.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Like, basically, something goes wrong, someone shouts at me.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27I tried to sort it out to the best I can and then we go to the pub
0:02:27 > 0:02:29and have a team drink.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30So, it's not too bad.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Some people on the telephone, I guess,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34can be really rude, can't they?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Very rude.- Yeah.- Yeah, you wouldn't believe it.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- It's a difficult job to do. - It is difficult.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39But quite satisfying when it all goes right
0:02:39 > 0:02:41and you've sorted a problem out.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43It is certainly a good feeling and then so is the team trip
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- to the pub afterwards. So, yes. - Exactly right.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48So, Callum, are you planning to win big today and if you do,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- what are you going to do with that? - Well, I hope so.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Well, we'd like to put it towards our big travelling trip
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- that we're starting in July.- Right. Where are you going?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57We're basically trying to go to Australia without flying.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- So, everywhere in between.- That's a great ambition, isn't it?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- That's the plan.- And how many years are you planning to be away?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- Until we run out of money. - Oh, I see!
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Well, if you're hoping to save the cash out of your earnings today,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11you've got to have some sort of strategy today.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12And what's your strategy?
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- Use our charm. Just to be very nice and try and be cheeky.- Really?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Youthful charm and cheek, eh?- Yeah.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- Could be a combo.- We'll have to see.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Well, anyway, good luck with it.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26So, Emily, when you first met Ash,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28it was a bit of pipe dream, wasn't it?
0:03:28 > 0:03:34- Yeah, I was an apprentice plumber and Ash was my tutor.- Right.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37He played a couple of tricks on me to start off with.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43I was undoing a downpipe and then I got drenched with stagnant water.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Oh, friendly!
0:03:44 > 0:03:48And what was your first vision of Ash when you first encountered him?
0:03:48 > 0:03:52I first met him when he was bending over a washing machine.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54So, essentially, I just saw his bum first.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Did you? Anyway, things went along perfectly nicely
0:03:57 > 0:03:59cos you're now in business together.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Yeah, we're based in Leicestershire. - Is that successful?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Yes, we've been doing quite well.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06We've only been running just since last July,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08but, yeah, it's picked up really quickly, actually.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11So, if Emily is the brains in the business,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14then I guess you're going to be the brawn, is that right, Ash?
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- Oh, I don't know.- It says here that you are a fitness fanatic.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21I do like my martial arts. I do a lot of jiujutsu.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- That's too fingers death at 100 yards, isn't it?- No, not quite.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Not quite.- Not quite. Too many films.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Now, listen, you've got a passion for all things historical.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Tell us about that.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33It started when I was at primary school
0:04:33 > 0:04:35and from there, really, I've just loved history.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- War of the Roses and medieval times. - Have you got a strategy today?
0:04:39 > 0:04:40What are you going to buy?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- I collect Whitefriars stuff. - Oh, do you?- Yeah.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44It'd be great to find something like that.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46And for you, Ash, what are you going to go for?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- Sports memorabilia.- Right.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Well, all very interesting.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Anyway, the money moment is the £300 moment. Here you go.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56You know the rules. Your experts await and off you go!
0:04:56 > 0:04:58And very, very, very good luck.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I'm always looking out for a good plumber.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06And of course our two experts are ready to lend a hand today.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11David Harper is 'wheelie' up for helping out Reds.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16And Kate Bliss is hoping to drum up a profit for the Blues.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Hey, you two! How are you doing? You ready to rock 'n roll?
0:05:21 > 0:05:22- We are.- Yes.- Yeah?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- What are we looking for?- Something musical.- Oh! OK and...?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27I'm thinking maybe something exotic.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Wha...hey, baby, exotic!
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Who's good at doing the better deal? - Oh...
0:05:32 > 0:05:33- Well, most of the time it's me. - Yeah.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Should we go and find a bit of exotic?- Yeah!- Let's go get exotic.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Come on then. 60 minutes of exotic hunting.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Well, those trousers are certainly exotic, David.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Are we already for a bit of a hoot?
0:05:46 > 0:05:47- OWL HOOTS - Start the clock.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- I have spotted something exotic.- OK. - OK.- Have you not... Come on!
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Your exotic hunters. Point it out to me.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Are we going for this item here? - Do you like it?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11I certainly do, actually. Yeah, but what is it?
0:06:11 > 0:06:12THEY LAUGH
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- It's a tray.- It's a tray. OK, then. And how old is it?
0:06:15 > 0:06:22Oh, I would say it's from the Raj period, probably 1900, 1910, 1920.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25And you would have had your G and Ts served of an evening
0:06:25 > 0:06:26on this tray.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- I certainly like G and Ts.- You do? You like G and Ts?
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Well, there's your perfect tray. All made out of one slab of hard wood.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- All hand-carved, that is exotic, is it not?- That is certainly exotic.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- I think it's what we are looking for. - Yeah, I think so.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Well, let's get a price. Let's ask this gentleman.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- What have we got on this? - I can do 25.
0:06:44 > 0:06:4825... OK. Have a feel of that.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Give it a rub.- Yeah.- It's not perfectly smooth.- It isn't.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52Now, that's a good sign, isn't it?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Because if it was perfectly smooth,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- it would have been made by a machine.- Ah, I see.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00You can just feel the winky wonkiness of that.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04That is hand-cut, hand-sanded, hand-carved.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08That has never seen machinery. It's only seen a man with a chisel.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12I think in auction, it's probably £10 to £20 less than this, isn't it?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- I'd have thought.- I like it.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15- Yeah. Should we take it?- Well, hang on.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- We need to think about the price. - But no, no, hang on one second.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21They are rubbish at this. They really are really bad.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- I was going to...I was going to bargain.- Go on, then.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25I was going to say, "We'll take it now for 15."
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- I'll do 20. Meet you in the middle. - Um...- It's a good colour.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Where were you going with that? - 17.- I'll do 18.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- Oh! He's a hard man, this one. Are we going to go 18?- Yeah.- OK, 18.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- Make your first purchase.- Deal. - Well done. Well done.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Thank you very much.- Thanks for that. Really good of you. Cheers.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Right. Well done, you. Very quick as well.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Only within a few minutes. Fantastic.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Tres bon, Reds, tres bon.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52And the Blues aren't messing about either.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Oh, this one? So, Emily, you like Whitefriars Glass, don't you?
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Yeah, I love it. I've not got anything like that. But then...
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I like the colour. The colour's awesome.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Well, I like that one because it is more of an unusual shape
0:08:06 > 0:08:09and of course its shape and size affect the price as well as colour.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- Oh, the colour's willow... - It's willow.- ..the gentleman says.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Thank you for that.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14The pattern is a pyramid pattern.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19- And I see you've got 160 on the bottom there.- 110 is absolute.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- 110? OK.- Which is cheap for that shape.- Sure.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25We've got to put it into auction, so we're looking for a...
0:08:25 > 0:08:27really rock-bottom price.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Yeah.- You couldn't do a flat hundred for us?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34I'll do it for 100 quid.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35What do you think?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- I think that was very nice of you. - I think...
0:08:38 > 0:08:40I think it will give you a chance.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42I think it's got... I mean, I probably estimate it
0:08:42 > 0:08:43at sort of 70 to 100,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46but the pyramid might well draw a collector,
0:08:46 > 0:08:48who hasn't got the shape.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Now, I know this is your thing, Emily,
0:08:50 > 0:08:52but, Ash, what do you reckon to this?
0:08:52 > 0:08:56I'm unsure. I think it's 60 to 80 at auction.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- That's your gut feeling. - That's my gut feeling.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01What do you think, guys? It's our first thing
0:09:01 > 0:09:04we've looked at properly. Do you want to take the plunge?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Eh... I mean, you know more about it than I do.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I really do like Whitefriars.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- Let's do it.- Do you want to do it or do you want to have a little think?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- We'll do it.- The lady gets the choice.- Yeah. I won't...
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I won't say anything else now. You can pick the others.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- THEY LAUGH - All right. I think you got yourself a deal.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Thank you very much.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- Give a shake.- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Only a few minutes down and both teams have one apiece.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37So, from Whitefriars to some White Stripes.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40That's a popular rock band, don't you know?
0:09:40 > 0:09:42See if I can get a sound. Um...
0:09:42 > 0:09:45HE PLAYS "Seven Nation Army"
0:09:45 > 0:09:47There you go.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50It's a guitar with three strings.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52With musical instruments, that might tell me
0:09:52 > 0:09:55it was used by some wild, funky musician.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58I mean, this might be a serious bit of kit.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00What's it worth because you are the guitar man?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Cos I genuinely don't know very much about electric guitars.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Yeah. I'd probably say it's about a tenner, but there is...
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Are you saying that we are not going to with the electric...?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- I think we'll leave it, but, you know...- It was good to find.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- Well, well done. Well done.- And I found it!- A life lesson.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14I've learned something.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Every day's a school day on Bargain Hunt, David.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Aye, aye. Ash has clocked something.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- That clock.- You like the clock? - Yeah.- Well, it's £65.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- It's very Victorian.- It's slate.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33Exactly it's made of slate, so it's incredibly heavy.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36It's a brilliant example of Victoriana.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38They liked very dark things
0:10:38 > 0:10:41and, of course, it was the age of mourning when Prince Albert died.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42- Yeah.- Very elaborate.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Completely out of fashion at the moment, unfortunately,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47hence the cheap price cos it's a lovely-looking clock.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Got a few chips on it as well as the bottom.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52But just at auction that's not going to sell very well, unfortunately.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- It's fashion.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00Speaking of fashion, where on earth did you buy those trousers, David?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Ho-oh! I just know what you two are going for. I know it!
0:11:05 > 0:11:08It's the blinking...monster in the middle, isn't it?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11It is the monster in the middle, yeah. Oh, yeah. Look at that.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- It's crazy.- Oh, my gosh, that is...exotic.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Tell me why you love it.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Um, just cos it's interesting.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19I mean, like, it jumped out at me from the road.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21OK, so, it's a totem pole of some sort, isn't it?
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Well, let's have a look in.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Can I just lean over and let's see if we can...
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Wow! Whoa! Blimey! He really is heavy. What's he like on the back?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Oh, OK. He's got a big old metal bar at the back there
0:11:31 > 0:11:33to keep him together. Have a look at the screw heads.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Now, screw heads can tell you an awful lot.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- So we've got a Phillips screw there, haven't we?- Yeah.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Phillips comes in well into the 20th century.- Yeah.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- I think it's 1950s or '60s.- Right. - Film proppy.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Maybe an American diner or something like that.- Yeah, yeah.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47- Yeah, I can see that.- Yeah.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51We could market it strong for wild, wacky.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- I really like it.- Display pieces, yeah.- I'd have it in my bedroom.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- I'd certainly have it in my bedroom, yeah.- Yeah.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- This thing could make any amount of money.- Depends on...
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- He's saying it's priceless.- Yeah... - Well, it's funny.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06I wouldn't describe him as priceless, actually.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08I think he has a price.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- Shall I go find out what that is? - Yeah, let's find out.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11You keep chatting.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13The asking price is £220,
0:12:13 > 0:12:15but the store holder is a bit camera shy,
0:12:15 > 0:12:19so let's leave David to work his magic.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22I've got a price. I've got the death price. There's no more negotiating.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- He is 180. And that's it.- 180.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27180.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31So, you could blow 100 in a nanosecond
0:12:31 > 0:12:35or you might be mega-lucky and he might creep up to 300-ish.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37That would be my guess.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- Up to 300?- Well, on a very good day, I think he could.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- It's a very risky one, isn't it?- Oh, it's so risky it's unbelievable...
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- It's a risk.- ..but it makes it exciting.- I like a risk, though.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Yeah.- I like a bit of excitement, so I think we should go for risk.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Yeah, why not. Let's do it. - You are brilliant.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54You really are brilliant and that is exotic.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56When we saw it, we'll say we had to have it, so...
0:12:56 > 0:12:59You know, we can't exactly say we're going to buy exotic things
0:12:59 > 0:13:01and not buy something like this.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- OK, you keep on chatting, I'll go and do the deal.- Thank you.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Perfect. I love it! SHE GIGGLES
0:13:05 > 0:13:09But how well will the totem pole do under the gavel?
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Remember, it's a dog-eat-dog world at the auction.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Ah, loads of dogs here, Ash. Let's have a look. Which one?
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Ooh, that looks good.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Oh, there he is.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- So, that's got the Doulton mark on it.- Yep.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- How much is it?- It's 120.- 120.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33I think that is going to be quite expensive to put it into auction.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- So, I don't think we'll get any profit from it.- No.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37Emily's not very keen.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Why don't we put him back and have another look for something doggie?
0:13:41 > 0:13:42- OK.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Good idea. Go see another man about a dog, Kate.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57So, how do you fancy your chances against the opposition today, David?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59No idea how the other team is getting on, but you know what?
0:13:59 > 0:14:03I don't care because my team are absolutely sent from heaven.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06What do they want? They want something exotic.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10Immediately, within a few feet, they buy something exotic.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13We walk across the fair, hardly any browsing at all,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15something else exotic.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Now, all we need is a musical instrument and we've nailed it.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Positive vibes from the Red camp. We're halfway through.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Are the Blues as confident?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28So, Emily and Ash, time wise we are about halfway through.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30We've got one really good, solid purchase
0:14:30 > 0:14:32and I think we really need to step up our game.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- Yeah.- Let's motor.- Let's go!
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Full speed ahead, then, Blues.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41But could the Reds be nearing the finishing line already?
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Only that musical instrument to find now, Callum.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- Ooh, what's this?- This is a sitar.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Oh, gosh. I'll tell you what, I don't know anything about sitars,
0:14:54 > 0:14:55but I love that as an object.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58It's very pretty, isn't it? They sound amazing when you play them.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Let's have a look at it. Pick it up and let's see what you look like with it.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- Cos I reckon you might suit a sitar. - I think it'd suit him.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05It's a little bit weird, a little bit crazy.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- It's definitely a bit Callum. - Well, I wasn't going to say that.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11It's very out of tune and it would take a long time to tune.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12Do we have all the strings?
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Um, the short answer is no cos there should be more out here,
0:15:15 > 0:15:16so we are missing a lot of strings.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Now then I don't know the history of the sitar,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21but its origins, I believe, are purely Indian, aren't they?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Yeah, yeah, yeah, they are. Classical Indian music.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Let's look at this as a piece, then. The base here, that's a natural nut.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29- Yeah.- Then we've got the fretboard.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33It's probably in tee, but what I love about this is the decoration.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34I mean, look at that.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37We've got marquetry inlaid with bone,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41ebony and then coloured, stained wood in red.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44It's absolutely gorgeous and it's very contemporary looking.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48In the right environment, it would just look a fantastic piece.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Date wise... That's very difficult, isn't it?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Cos they've been making these things for hundreds of years.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55I think this is probably well into the 20th century.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56Might be a '60s thing.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59It may be, you know, dating from that kind of Beatles era,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- but it's been used, hasn't it? - Yeah, absolutely.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Certainly been used. Certainly been played lots.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Should we get a price for it?
0:16:05 > 0:16:06The ticket price is £90.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09A sporting chance for you would be 45 is the best.
0:16:11 > 0:16:1245 quid. Abby, what do you think?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15I like it as I said. It meets all of our criteria of exotic and musical...
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- Yeah, yeah, I think so.- So I think it's a bit of a steal, really.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- So I think we should.- Yeah, yeah, I'll definitely take that.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24It's definitely better than that guitar we saw earlier.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26So, is this our third and final object?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- I think it's our third and final object.- I think so, yeah.- OK, guys.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30- We'll go for this.- Decision's made.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Well done. We've cracked it. - Thank you very much.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37You came, you saw and you conquered, Reds. Well done!
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Meanwhile, Kate's playing it straight with the Blues.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47That clock is still ticking.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Well, we've got ten minutes left
0:16:51 > 0:16:53and actually I think they're really feeling at sea.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54They're really struggling.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57So, I'm going to step in, try and give them a little bit of help,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59pick out some items for them,
0:16:59 > 0:17:00which is either going to go brilliantly
0:17:00 > 0:17:01and they're going to love me
0:17:01 > 0:17:05or I'm going to come out with egg all over my face.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Drastic measures now, Kate.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10I think they're going to need your help and fast.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Five minutes left, Blues. What's the score, Kate?
0:17:21 > 0:17:25So, guys, this is how it is. We're tight for time.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29I found you two objects. Let's look at the teeny, teeny one first.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31I'm just going to put that down.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35This is a dog for you, Ash. It's tiny, weeny.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38It's actually a little gold charm.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42And it is in the form of an Alsatian dog, OK?
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- Now, I know you love animals, don't you?- Yeah.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48Its price is determined really on the weight of the gold,
0:17:48 > 0:17:49- I have to tell you.- OK.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54It's nicely cast. She's come down to about 38 on that.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59And that's probably going to give you a very, very small profit
0:17:59 > 0:18:01at auction if you're lucky.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- So, what do you think of it? - I love it. I like German shepherds.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07They're my favourite dogs, so I would buy that myself.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- If you wore charms.- If I wore charms.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14It's all quite clearly hallmarked for nine carats.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- What do you think, Emily?- Well, you know, it's a nice little piece.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20We are running out of time, so I'd say, "Go for it."
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Well, hold that thought because the second item...
0:18:22 > 0:18:24You hold on to that, Emily.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27The second item is this, which is...
0:18:27 > 0:18:30if you like, a bit of an old-fashioned item.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32It's an inkwell. What do you think of that?
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- It looks quite big for an inkwell. - Hm.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38This is actually cut into the glass
0:18:38 > 0:18:40in what's known as an intaglio method.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45So, you can see this lovely leafage around here. This little frieze.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49It's cut in to give it almost three-dimensional effects,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52which is quite nice in the heavy cut glass.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54It's got its well in here.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57This is where you put the ink and the top is silver.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59So, you've got a silver mounted top.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00It is a traditional antique.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02It's probably George V in date
0:19:02 > 0:19:07and she's come right down for us to £70 on that.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09So, a bit of silver, a bit of heavy glass.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12I think, she's been ever so good,
0:19:12 > 0:19:16if we offered a flat 100 for the two, it would be fantastic,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20but having done a bit of legwork for you, I'm going to leave that to you.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- OK.- Got on, then, you're the negotiator.- Would you negotiate?
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- Yeah. Shall I do it? Then I'll do it.- Go on, then, Ash.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- Get in the fight.- Do your bargaining.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30So, is he any good at haggling, Emily?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- Better than me.- He's better than you?
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- Hello there.- We like the items. - Good.- Could you do them for £100?
0:19:36 > 0:19:41- Does that tell me anything?- No. To be fair, I am rubbish.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- If I felt...- Please.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45I know it's a very nice 'please', but I'm really sorry.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47I'm going to have to stick to where we are with that,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50which I think is 108 from memory, isn't it?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- 38 and 70.- Could you do it for 105?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55No, sir. I'm going to be really awkward for you
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and I don't mean to be nasty, but it's going to be 108.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00OK, we'll go for it.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04- TIM:- 'Oh, Ash, you best stick to plumbing.'
0:20:04 > 0:20:05What's the verdict, Ash?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Um... £108, I'm afraid, guys. I tried my best.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13- Well, that didn't work, did it? Sack him.- Shall I have a go?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- So, do you have a deal?- £108, it's a deal.- OK.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Three items!- Yeah!- We got there.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Well done, Kate. You saved the day.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31This pussy is definitely stuffed rather like our teams cos time's up.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:20:33 > 0:20:34Meow!
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Their first buy was the twin-handled drinks tray.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41They carried it away for £18.
0:20:42 > 0:20:48They danced off with the decorative totem pole for a £180.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51And finally, they hit the high note with the sitar. £45 paid.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- Abby, Callum, was it good fun?- Yeah, definitely.- It was brilliant.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Was it? How lovely to be with David Harper for a whole hour.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Abby, which is your favourite piece?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07My favourite piece was definitely the totem pole.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10The totem pole is your favourite piece. And why?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13It was the most crazy, funny thing we saw all day, so we had to buy it.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- OK and you agree with that, Callum? - Yeah, I think so.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17So, we love the totem pole,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20but which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24I'd say the sitar cos we managed to get it for half price
0:21:24 > 0:21:26for what he initially set. So, we hope that will be a winner.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29That's pretty steaming, isn't it? How much did you spend?
0:21:29 > 0:21:30£243.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33You spent £243? That's such a mature amount of money.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38I'm so proud of you. I would like £57 of leftover lolly, please.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39- Of course.- There we go.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44That's going to go straight over to be trousered by David Harper.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Now, how many 'louche' comments have you had today about your trousers?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- Not enough, Tim.- Really?- But plenty. - Well, don't worry...
0:21:51 > 0:21:52I can't get enough of it.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55What are you going to spend the £57 on, my friend?
0:21:55 > 0:21:59It can only be one type of thing and what does it have to be, Abby?
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- Exotic.- Exotic. I'm going for the exotic, Tim.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Well, I'm sure you'll find something suitable.
0:22:05 > 0:22:06Anyway, very good luck with that.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Meanwhile, why don't we check out with the Blue team bought, eh?
0:22:11 > 0:22:16It was the Whitefriars first up. They sealed the deal for £100.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21They retrieved their second buy, the dog pendant for £38.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26The final item was the cube inkwell. They settled for a price of £70.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31- Now, Emily, Ash, that looked like fun.- Yes.- Yes.- Was it good fun?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Lovely. Ash, which is your favourite piece?
0:22:34 > 0:22:37It's got to be the dog.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Very nice. Do you agree with that, Em? No.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- No, I like my Whitefriars.- Your Whitefriars is your favourite piece?
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- Yeah.- Is that going to bring the biggest profit?- No.- No.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48OK. So which bid is?
0:22:48 > 0:22:54- Um... I think the inkwell is going to do the best.- Yeah.- Yeah, the inkwell.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- You both agree the inkwell is going to bring the biggest profit?- Yeah.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58- We think so.- Cos Kate picked it out.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00THEY LAUGH
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Well, that's full of confidence in your girl.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03And how much did you spend?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- 208.- It was £208.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10- 208. I'd like £92. Thank you very much.- There you go, sir.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- The £92, which goes straight to KB. - Wonderful.- Very good.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Now, on this breezy and rather chilly day,
0:23:16 > 0:23:19how do you think you're going to get on with your bonus buy shopping?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Well, I think it's fair to say, guys,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23stress levels were fairly high.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- So I'm just going to go and have a nice leisurely stroll.- Are you?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- Well, enjoy that and good luck. - Thank you.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Meanwhile, we're about to go
0:23:30 > 0:23:33and have a look at something absolutely fab!
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Before the auction, I'm nipping off to Lichfield
0:23:43 > 0:23:47to pay a visit to this magnificent Grade 1 listed building.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Built back in 1707,
0:23:50 > 0:23:54this was to become the birthplace of author Samuel Johnson,
0:23:54 > 0:23:59best known for his book A Dictionary Of The English Language.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02This publication set the standard for the English dictionary
0:24:02 > 0:24:04we know today.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10This was not only the Johnson family home,
0:24:10 > 0:24:15but it was also Samuel Johnson's father's bookshop,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18which is still in business 300 years later.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Let's go and have a little shufti, shall we?
0:24:27 > 0:24:31And it was in this very room that the young Johnson
0:24:31 > 0:24:36could be found beavering away helping his father, re-stitching,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39repairing and binding books.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43The beginning of a career that ultimately would make him
0:24:43 > 0:24:46one of the greatest celebrities of his age.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Spread over five floors, this splendid museum is now home
0:24:51 > 0:24:54to some of Dr Johnson's personal artefacts.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03To find out more about this famous man, I'm joining Joanne Wilson,
0:25:03 > 0:25:08who's the heritage officer at the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11So, Jo, tell me more about this extraordinary man.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13We know that he read avidly as a child,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16reluctantly helped in the family bookshop,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- much more interested in reading the books then selling them.- Really?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21But he would have had a formal education as well.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23He learned his Latin and Greek and literature in grammar school.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26And then went up to Pembroke College Oxford for a short while.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28He didn't finish his degree.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32He was definitely more of a genius scholar than a diligent student.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Ha! Well, he sounds very, very human, anyway.- Absolutely.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40But this volume here isn't connected to him in any way
0:25:40 > 0:25:42apart from the inscriptions. Is that right?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Yes, the inscriptions tell us that Johnson owned it.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47What's nice about it is it's a Latin dictionary
0:25:47 > 0:25:51showing his skills in the Classics and his interest in dictionaries.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55But what's most interesting about this is that it's in a right state.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57He was a man who didn't really look after his books.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58He scribbled all over them
0:25:58 > 0:26:01and we know that his friends wouldn't lend him their volumes
0:26:01 > 0:26:05because they didn't know what sort of state they'd get them back in.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Really? And ultimately, how did he get his big break?
0:26:09 > 0:26:12So, his big break came from this kind of growing reputation
0:26:12 > 0:26:13that with his knowledge of literature,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16he was said to know more books than any other man.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19He built the dictionary using examples from the greatest authors,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22so a group of printers and publishers got together,
0:26:22 > 0:26:25decided to share the risk of the enterprise,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28gave him 1,500 guineas and set him on his way.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30How long did he think it was going to take him
0:26:30 > 0:26:32to produce the dictionary?
0:26:32 > 0:26:34He said it would take him three years,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36but he did recognise it was a very big task
0:26:36 > 0:26:38and three years wasn't quite enough time.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39And it eventually took him nine.
0:26:39 > 0:26:45Oh! He produces this dictionary of which we have a first edition here.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Yes, indeed. We've got 42,773 words in the dictionary
0:26:49 > 0:26:51and each one has at least one or two examples of usage
0:26:51 > 0:26:53from the leading authors of the day.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57No wonder it took him nine years. And did he have any help?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59He did. He had a team of about nine assistants,
0:26:59 > 0:27:00who were in fact all Scottish.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02It's something that's often referred to
0:27:02 > 0:27:05because there's a wonderful joke definition in the dictionary,
0:27:05 > 0:27:07which is his definition for the word 'oats'.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08Johnson defines it as a grain,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11which in England is generally given to horses,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14but in Scotland, supports the people.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16He's trying to wind them up, we think, late at night.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Now, Jo, we can see that the dictionary itself
0:27:19 > 0:27:23is traditionally organised in alphabetic form.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27But of all these words, are there any of any particular interest?
0:27:27 > 0:27:28On this particular page,
0:27:28 > 0:27:30there's quite a nice one here that I rather like,
0:27:30 > 0:27:33which is 'skimbleskamble' - wandering or wild.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36So a nice example of a word that we no longer use,
0:27:36 > 0:27:39but that Johnson captured as one of the words of his time.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Now, did he prosper as a result of producing the dictionary?
0:27:43 > 0:27:45He became very well-known, but he wasn't particularly wealthy.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49That only happened in 1762, when he was given a pension by the King
0:27:49 > 0:27:52and then he was able to live a comfortable life.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54And he eventually died in 1784
0:27:54 > 0:27:56and was buried in Westminster Abbey in Poets Corner.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59So, he was given national recognition.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- He achieved the ultimate celebrity that he deserved.- Absolutely.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Brilliant. Anyway, thank you very much, Jo.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07The big question today is, of course,
0:28:07 > 0:28:09over at the auction in Lichfield,
0:28:09 > 0:28:13are any of our teams about to achieve celebrity?
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Well, we winged it from Peterborough all the way to Lichfield
0:28:29 > 0:28:32to be with Richard Winterton at Winterton Auctions.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- Richard, how are you? - I'm fab. Absolutely brilliant.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Are you?- Yep. Really good.- Thank you very much for having us.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Now, Abby and Callum will be grateful
0:28:39 > 0:28:42because their first item is a drinks tray,
0:28:42 > 0:28:45which, I have to say, is a pretty ordinary drinks tray.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Where do you think that came from, Damascus?
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- Yeah, it's got to be that way, isn't it?- Yes. How much?- I think...
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Now I'm looking at it, I think I probably overcooked it.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55I bid of 30 to 40, but...
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Oh! So, you're going to reduce the estimate, then?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59No, we'll...we'll stick to it,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01but if we get to 30, I'll be well chuffed.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Well, you don't need to strain yourself because they only paid £18.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- That's about right.- It's neither here nor there, frankly,
0:29:08 > 0:29:14because their big-moneyed number is the totem pole, which is...
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- weird?- Yes. What would you do with it?
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Do you know what, Richard, I think this is fairground art.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25I think the totem pole was made to go on a showman's...
0:29:25 > 0:29:29bit of entertainment, may be dodgems or Noah's Ark. Something like that.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- What do you think?- That's a good shout, that.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- You'll have to announce it from the rostrum.- Hm.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- Make more that way round, maybe. - Oh, we hope so.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- OK. What's your estimate?- We've gone 60 to 80.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Try £180 on.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44OK...
0:29:44 > 0:29:48We'll see if I'm skilled in the auctioneering business, won't you?
0:29:48 > 0:29:52And another object from east of Lichfield.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54- Yep.- The sitar.- It's nicely made.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57I think it's a decorative sort of item, isn't it?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59It's got a bit of something going for it. I think it's nice.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- Light and fresh. - What do you think it might be worth?
0:30:03 > 0:30:04We've got £50-£80.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07That is fantastic because they only paid £45.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11And quite frankly, I think at £45 it is a snip.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Really pleased. Really pleased.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16OK, well, anyway, if the totem doesn't prove to be a winner
0:30:16 > 0:30:20they're going to need the bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- Well, this is exciting, isn't it? Yes?- Yes.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27The Red Team had £243 spent.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31£57 went to David Harper. What did you spend it on, David?
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Something exotic. Because I think we've got a theme here.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- Absolutely.- Travel. Far off, distant lands.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40You bought a boulder!
0:30:40 > 0:30:41HE LAUGHS
0:30:41 > 0:30:45- It started off its life as a boulder, Tim.- Yeah.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46But it was very skilfully
0:30:46 > 0:30:50and craftily made into an animal of some sort.
0:30:50 > 0:30:51- Really?- Is it like a feline?
0:30:51 > 0:30:53THEY LAUGH
0:30:53 > 0:30:56It has a feline look, doesn't it? But it's Zimbabwean.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58- Ah!- Yes, it's from the Shona people.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00And I know these very well
0:31:00 > 0:31:03because I did some of my schooling in Zimbabwe, so I lived there.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05And I used to ride to school on my motorbike,
0:31:05 > 0:31:09past these guys making these things by the side of the road.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12They are fantastic. Made out of soapstone.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14It could be the Zimbabwe bird.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- It could be. But it looks more like a cat.- She's a big cat lover.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- Are you?- Yeah. - It's a cat.- How much did it cost?
0:31:20 > 0:31:24How much do you think? Hand carved and signed.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28- 50 quid?- It would be worth 50 quid all day long. I paid 20.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- Wow!- You paid 20?- Yes. And every single one is completely unique.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- Obviously.- Well, I like it. How much would it make at the auction?
0:31:35 > 0:31:41In auction, as an individual one, 20 to 50 to 80. It's that kind of feel.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- So there's a potential profit there. - Well, you don't decide right now.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47You decide after the sale of the first three items.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52But right now, for the audience at home, let's find out what the
0:31:52 > 0:31:56auctioneer thinks about David's little feline precious.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- OK, Richard, this is a nice doorstop for you.- Oh, look at that!
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- It's a lump, isn't it?- I think you are spot on with your doorstop.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09- Yeah. And it came from Zimbabwe. - Did it?- Apparently.- OK.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- It's a lot of work in that, isn't it?- There you go.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Oh, dear. I'm going to pop it down over here, quick.
0:32:14 > 0:32:20- So, how much?- 20-30.- OK. Great. David Harper has invested £20.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- OK.- So that's pretty good, isn't it?
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- Yeah, that'll be OK. - They should turn a profit for that.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Which is great. Now, moving on to the Blues.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30We've got the Whitefriars Baxter-designed vase.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34Oh, I like these. These are good sellers. For the modern taste.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37This is the sort of colour they like. It's got a good look to it.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39OK, so, good looking, how much?
0:32:39 > 0:32:44- We've gone 80-120.- OK. £100 paid. So that's fair enough.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Then you've got the German Shepherd charm.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Again, that's a good, interesting item.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- In 9 Karat gold. How much? - 50-80 on that one.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Good. £38 paid.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- Again, good. - Now the glass cube inkwell.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Incredibly well carved that, isn't it?
0:33:01 > 0:33:05And collectable at the moment, these inkwell or pens.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08It's had a real buzz lately. They are always sought-after.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- OK, super. How much then?- We've gone 70-90.- Good man! £70 paid.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16And personally, I can see that making £120 or £150.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- On a good day.- No pressure then.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Well, depending on how the pressure goes,
0:33:21 > 0:33:23they may or may not need their bonus buy.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25But let's go and have a look at it.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30Isn't this fun, team. You spent £208. You gave Kate £92.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Kate, what did you spend it on? And let me help you!
0:33:33 > 0:33:34- Ta-da!- Oh!
0:33:34 > 0:33:37I do feel like a little bit of a waitress standing here.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41You can see, that's rather apt considering what I'm offering you.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45Now, I was quite chuffed with this, actually, as a bonus buy.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49It's known as Picquot Ware. And there's a really interesting story
0:33:49 > 0:33:51behind the manufacture of this.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56Because Picquot Ware is a by-product from a factory that sold
0:33:56 > 0:33:58- vacuum cleaners.- Really?
0:33:58 > 0:34:01And the vacuum cleaners had a component in them
0:34:01 > 0:34:03which was made of an aluminium alloy.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08And the aluminium alloy came from a foundry that was so successful,
0:34:08 > 0:34:11the manufacturers thought, we've got to find something else to make,
0:34:11 > 0:34:14and so, they started teaware.
0:34:14 > 0:34:15And this is what you've got.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18And the most distinctive characteristics are the fact
0:34:18 > 0:34:24that the teapots, jugs, sugar bowls were cast out of one piece.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28You've got sycamore handles, and I think it's very stylish.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- Cool. Big question then, Kate... - Hmm?
0:34:31 > 0:34:32How much did you pay for it?
0:34:32 > 0:34:34I paid £25.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36- SHE GASPS - Is that all?- Really?
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- For the whole shebang.- OK. And then how much in auction then?
0:34:38 > 0:34:43Well, I've seen these go for £40-£60.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45You've got the tray as well, which is rather nice,
0:34:45 > 0:34:47cos very often you only see a couple of pieces together.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- So, I've got...- Can I have a look?
0:34:50 > 0:34:51Grab a piece. That's it, Emily.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Have a little touchy feel. You can feel the weight of it.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55It is a cast metal...
0:34:55 > 0:34:58And we are talking to a pair of contestants here
0:34:58 > 0:34:59who know their metals, right?
0:34:59 > 0:35:00THEY LAUGH
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- You know about alloys and...you know?- We know our scrap.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04We know our scrap.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- I quite like that. - Very nice, yeah.- Right.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10So, we know it costs £25. We have the prediction
0:35:10 > 0:35:13as to what Kate thinks it might bring in the auction.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Why don't we, right now, find out what the auctioneer
0:35:15 > 0:35:17thinks about Kate's tea set?
0:35:18 > 0:35:19One lump or two, vicar?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Ah. We see a few of these, you know?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25You'd think there weren't so many Picquot tea services about,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28but actually, there's thousands, aren't there?
0:35:28 > 0:35:29- We would have one a sale. - One a sale.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- Yeah.- They must have made a lot of money making them
0:35:32 > 0:35:33cos they were very popular.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36What's one in vaguely-used condition like that worth?
0:35:36 > 0:35:38A few years ago, it would have been...70-80.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40We're at about 30-40 now, because, like you,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43I didn't expect to be that many out there but they keep popping up.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44OK, fine.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Well, Kate Bliss, I'm glad to say, only paid £25.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48That's about what to expect.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- So, we just need you to scrape home, Richard.- Yeah.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- That would be really kind.- It would.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- Thank you very much.- My pleasure.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59Time for Richard to rally up the room and take to the rostrum.
0:35:59 > 0:36:0235. 45. 50.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04£50 down there. At £50 I'm bid...
0:36:07 > 0:36:09So, Abby, how excited are you, sweetie?
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- Pretty excited. A little bit nervous. - Are you?
0:36:11 > 0:36:12Yeah.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- What about you, Callum? - Yeah, likewise.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16But I got a good feeling about this.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Have you? It's certainly a crowded saleroom, isn't it, Dave?
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- Great saleroom.- You know, it's stuffed up with people.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- Let's hope it all translates into profits.- Fingers crossed.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27First up then, is your carved drinks tray, and here it comes.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Here we go now. The oval, carved twin-handled drinks tray.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32£10 to start. You start me anywhere.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Five and a bit. Five and a bit only.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36£5 I'm bid. £6.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38- £8.- Eight.- £10 in the room.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Internet, you're out. At £10.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41At £10 I'm bid.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43At £10. The drinks tray at £10.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44HE MOCK CRIES
0:36:44 > 0:36:45Up for £10. Anyone else?
0:36:45 > 0:36:46We're going to sell it.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- Sold at £10.- Ooh.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51£10 is -8. Bad luck.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- Not to worry.- Not the best start. - Yeah.- Here's the totem pole.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55What's going to happen with this?
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Totem pole. Bidding now.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58Start me at £30.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01£30 I'm bid. 35. £40.
0:37:01 > 0:37:0345. £50.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04At £50.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- £60 internet's come in.- Come on.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07£60, the internet.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09At £60. At £60.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Selling then. Internet bid.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Sold at £60.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- £60.- Ouch.- It's -120.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- Oh, dear.- The sitar's going to have to do quite well.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- It certainly is going to have to hit the right note.- Hmm.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Ah, we go now this time.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25£20 I'm bid.
0:37:25 > 0:37:2725. £30.
0:37:27 > 0:37:2935. 35 I'm bid.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31£35 I'm bid. £40.
0:37:31 > 0:37:3345. £50.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- Yes.- £60. £70.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- That's £70 I'm bid. At £70. - CALLUM:- Go on!
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- At £70. - What do you think about that?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Room is out. Internet, you are out.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Sold then, at £70.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46So, that's 5 short of 50.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48So that is...plus £25.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51You were -£128,
0:37:51 > 0:37:55which means you're now -103.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- Yay.- Is that record breaking?- Yeah. - Yes.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00It's the totem pole what did it in for you.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02So, what will you do about the boulder?
0:38:02 > 0:38:03Are you going to go with it?
0:38:03 > 0:38:05BOTH: I think we're going to have to, yeah.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06Well, why not? It's £20.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- It's a nice thing, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11So, it should be at least £10 to £20 profit.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14The sculpture there. Nothing on my book again. £5 to start me.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16£5 I'm bid. 5 I'm bid. The sculpture.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20At 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22£20 I'm bid centre room.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- Almost a profit.- At £20 I'm bid.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- 22.- Yes.- Almost.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- 25? 25 I'm bid.- Come on!- £25.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Middle room at 25. All in and sold.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37- Yes!- £98.- Victory!- Results. - Absolutely.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41- It's amazing and you've convinced yourselves.- We're winners!
0:38:41 > 0:38:42We've got high hopes.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Great success by only losing £98. No, anyway.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- Now, seriously, that could be a winning score, right?- Yeah.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- Could be.- I think so.- Don't say a word to the Blues.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- Oh, no, no. We'll keep our mouths... tightly shut.- Tightly shut.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- Won't give up hope.- Thank you very much. Good fun.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- Now, Em, Ash, how are you feeling? - Nervous.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- Do you know how the Reds got on?- No, no.- Not a clue.- Not a clue.
0:39:07 > 0:39:08Right. Here we go, then.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11First up it's the Whitefriars vase and here comes.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15The pyramid vase. Commission bids all over the book on this lot.
0:39:15 > 0:39:20Starting at 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, £100.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22100 bid. 100.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26100 room's is out now. At £100. At £100.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27Paid £100.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31Internet, you're out. On the book and sold at 100.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35I can't bear it. £100. You wiped your face.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- No profit, no loss, no pain, no gain.- Well done!
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Now, the little German Shepherd pendant charm, nine carats.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46Interest on the book again. £20 bid. £20 I'm bid. The little pendant.
0:39:46 > 0:39:5122, 25, 28, £30, 32. £32 I'm bid. 35 with me.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Come on!
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- 35 on the book, £40. Got you in at £40, sir.- Yes!
0:39:57 > 0:39:59£40 right away. At £40. 45.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Oh, yes! That's good. That's good.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- £50... £60. Lady at £60.- Oh, God, I'm not...
0:40:06 > 0:40:10At £60. Sold at 60.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- Yeah!- That is plus £22.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- That's the way to do it. Well done. - Good taste.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Now, the inkwell. Let's see what happens with this.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23Beautifully engraved. £20. 5, 30, 5, 40,
0:40:23 > 0:40:2850, 60. £60 right away. 70, 80.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30- £80 right away.- You're in profit.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32At £80 in the room. At £80. At £80.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Everyone, house out. Internet out.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38In the room, sold at £80. Thank you, sir.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40£80 is good. It's plus £10.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45That is plus £32. That's very good. £32.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47So, what are you going to do about the tea set, then?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- Are you going to bank your £32? - What do you reckon?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- We'll leave it.- You don't look... - Leave it.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- Leave it cos we're in profit.- We'll leave it. We're in profit.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56I mean, you know that's a bit of a meal, isn't it?
0:40:56 > 0:40:57On the other hand,
0:40:57 > 0:41:00what happens if that Picquot set makes £40 or £50, eh?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Then we'll say sorry to Kate.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04OK, we're not going with the bonus buy,
0:41:04 > 0:41:06but we're going to sell it anyway and here it comes.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07Nothing on my book again.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Where are we starting now? 30, 20, £10 to start me.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14£10 I've got you, sir. £10 I'm bid. £10 I'm bid. £12.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18£12, 15 Internet, 20 in the room. 20 I'm bid. 25 in the room.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Internet, you're out again. 25 on my left. 30 Internet bid.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22We are in profit.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27- £30. 35 in the room.- 35 in the room. - 35 in the room.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28£35, sold.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- Well done, Kate. £35 plus £10... - At least it wasn't 50.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- Anyway, overall you are plus £32. - We are still in profit.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38There's no shame in that, all right. And that's fair enough.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42So, it could be a winning score. Say not a word to the Reds.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44And we'll reveal all in a minute. Thank you very much.
0:41:51 > 0:41:52Well, teams, this has been fun, hasn't it?
0:41:52 > 0:41:53ALL: Yes.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56You've been chatting, you Reds and Blues?
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- Ish.- Ish. - THEY LAUGH
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- But not about the score, we hope. - No.- No.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Well, it is my duty to reveal, as usual.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05We have a winner on this programme.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07We don't have losers any more.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11We simply have a runner-up. And the runners-up today are...
0:42:11 > 0:42:13The Reds.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14ALL: Oh!
0:42:14 > 0:42:17The Reds have managed to run up by losing £98.
0:42:17 > 0:42:18Yeah!
0:42:18 > 0:42:21And that sitar nearly did it for you, didn't it, Callum?
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Yeah, it did.- Yeah.- That was our best one.- It was your best one.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26- Anyway. You had a good time? - Brilliant time.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27We loved having you on the show,
0:42:27 > 0:42:29but the victors today are actually going home with money.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- Ooh!- Yes! They're going home with £32.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35That is a deep shock across the nation.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36THEY LAUGH
0:42:36 > 0:42:40£32 has actually been scored genuinely and above the board.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44And it could have been £42 if you had gone with the bonus buy,
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- which, of course, genius Kate came up with.- Sorry.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49- Anyway, there we are. Well done. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51I'd give up the day plumbing job
0:42:51 > 0:42:53and I'd take up antiques straightaway.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- Had a good time?- Yeah. It's been great.- Absolutely.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58We loved having you on the programme.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:43:00 > 0:43:02ALL: Yes!