0:00:05 > 0:00:06We're in Nottinghamshire today
0:00:06 > 0:00:11at the Newark International Antiques and Collectors Fair.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15There's no excuses for our teams today, because...
0:00:15 > 0:00:20there are 2,500 stalls here for them to choose from.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50This site truly is huge -
0:00:50 > 0:00:5584 acres in total, of which over seven acres
0:00:55 > 0:00:57are under cover inside.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Coming up on today's show, the Reds are jumping for joy.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05SHE SQUEALS
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Whilst the Blues are taking the strategic approach.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14You said to me early on,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- "We're going to go in quick and buy something cheap."- Yeah.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19THEY LAUGH
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Well, on today's programme we've got a couple of couples.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25For the Reds we've got Helena and David
0:01:25 > 0:01:29and for the Blues we've got Nick and Linda.
0:01:29 > 0:01:30- Hello, everyone.- Hello.- Hello, Tim.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32How did you two meet?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34We met at Sutton House in Hackney.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36I was a conservation intern
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- and David was a conservation volunteer, weren't you?- Were you?
0:01:40 > 0:01:42So I was in charge of him.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43And you took one look at him and you thought,
0:01:43 > 0:01:45"I think I could conserve this one."
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Over a Worcester tea service. - Is that what it was?
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- You were cleaning it at the time, were you?- I was.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55So is this essentially a National Trust-led profession,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58or will you come and do conservation for any old bod?
0:01:58 > 0:02:02I actually work at Tatton Park in the mansion there
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- monitoring the collection.- All that gorgeous Gillow furniture?- Yes.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Are you a collector, Helena?
0:02:08 > 0:02:10I am, I like to do myself as a collector.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- What do you collect? - I collect Russian lacquer boxes,
0:02:13 > 0:02:14but I'm more interested
0:02:14 > 0:02:17in the actual pictures on the surface of the boxes.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- So, you like those little boxes. - I do.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Will you be buying them today on Bargain Hunt when you get a chance?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25I'll be looking for some Russian pieces, definitely.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Now, David, when you're not struggling away and fretting
0:02:28 > 0:02:31about all this history, what do you do to relax?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Well, I have a particular technique for dealing with all of that stress.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36I do Kundalini yoga.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Do you? What's Kundalini Joker?
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Well, yoga which most people know, of the hatha type,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45is holding positions and so forth.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- Yeah, lotus position! - That's one of those.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49I know about that...
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Have you tried that one?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53What, lotus position? A few years ago!
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I don't think I'd be flexible enough now.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57But tell us about this... What is it?
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- Kundalini yoga. - Oh, Kundalini yoga. Very good.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04It focuses on movement, so it's not about holding a position,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07it's about actual movement and breath.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Cos once you're happy in yourself then you're not so worried
0:03:10 > 0:03:14about what you look like or how fat you are or things like that.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16No need to be personal!
0:03:16 > 0:03:17HE LAUGHS
0:03:17 > 0:03:19So once you deal with the mental state,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- the physical state will follow. - Yeah.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Well, I suggest if you get a bit stressed out today
0:03:24 > 0:03:27with the shopping, you just have a quick lie down.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Sounds like the business, really. I could do with some of that.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Anyway, very good, and good luck, team.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Now, Linda, you have been working in a very challenging field
0:03:36 > 0:03:37and it's nothing to do with agriculture.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41I've been a social worker for 22 years now.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44But for the last five years I've been a social work consultant
0:03:44 > 0:03:46with Sheffield City Council.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Basically, what that means is that I'm responsible for mentoring
0:03:49 > 0:03:53and supporting social workers in their first year of practice
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- just out of training. - They really need help.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Yeah, a lot of handholding cos it's a very stressful job.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Now, Nick, it says here that you're a no-nonsense presenter.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02What does that mean?
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Well, absolutely, Tim.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Nick's No-nonsense Review is something we set up,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- not because we're simply bluff Yorkshire people.- No.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12We've done it because we wanted to address all the nonsense
0:04:12 > 0:04:15that is spoken about the caravan industry
0:04:15 > 0:04:16by certain groups of people.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19So, you take a few trips in your caravan, do you?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- We do.- Regularly.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Very regularly, at least once a month.- Do you?- Oh, yeah.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Where do you go? - Well, all over the place,
0:04:27 > 0:04:28but we've taken to France.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30And, of course, the French take caravanning
0:04:30 > 0:04:31quite seriously, don't they?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34I mean, a campsite is a campsite in France.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35It's a luxury standard, too.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Anyway, I think you're going to do very well on the programme today
0:04:38 > 0:04:41and I wish both our teams the very best of luck.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Here's your £300, £300 apiece.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go!
0:04:46 > 0:04:49And very, very, very, very good luck.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51I think I could do with a bit of yoga myself.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54With only an hour to shop,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58I don't really think there'll be anyone lying down on the job today.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Helping the Reds put a spin on things is Natasha Raskin.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Keeping his eyes on the scoreboard for the Blues is Paul Laidlaw.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14History, conservation - that's your world, so what are you thinking?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16I am so excited.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20I am looking for something Art Deco, maybe Nouveau,
0:05:20 > 0:05:22something sculptural and visually appealing,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24and I'm going to go with my gut instinct.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27OK, and Russia is your bag but, David, what's yours?
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Well, I think my role here is really to hold the purse strings.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35No-nonsense - is this my clue to your negotiating technique?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- Well, absolutely. - What, is he scary?
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Er, he can be, yeah. - Oh, no.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- Should I be?- Erm...
0:05:42 > 0:05:43We'll see.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- It's her you need to be scared of. - Oh, right!
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Well, we will see, because that hangar over there
0:05:48 > 0:05:51is full of treasure and we're going to go find it. Come on.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Well, we all know our roles, so let's get on our way.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59That's it then, teams, the clock has started.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01With an hour to go, the race is on.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I just saw it out of the corner of my eye when we came in.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I absolutely love it.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Oh, my goodness. - I think it's stunning.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Are you sure you don't just want to clean it?
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Because it is a bit grubby. - We can clean that, though.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14I'd like to do a time check,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16we're four seconds off the block, that's amazing!
0:06:16 > 0:06:19OK, so you clocked that straight away.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21It's typical Victorian, isn't it?
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Look at how ornate it is.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25It's almost like a fancy piece of Kings patterned silver or something.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27It's not silver, though, is it?
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- No, it's spelter.- Yes.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30- It is spelter.- Spelter and copper.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33And we know it's copper cos it's oxidised a little,
0:06:33 > 0:06:35so it's gone the way that domes go on libraries and things,
0:06:35 > 0:06:37that greeny colour.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39But I love the ornate feel of it.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40It's typical Victorian.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44It does have, actually, thinking that you love Russian,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- it's got that real heady sort of feel to it, doesn't it?- It has.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51165 I saw there when you flashed the tag -
0:06:51 > 0:06:54it is quite a lot, but shall we get a feel of it?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Shall we see if it's a big lump? - Can I lift it?- Absolutely.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00there's probably the odd one or two, you know, defects there
0:07:00 > 0:07:03but I think overall it's in good condition,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05considering the age, as well.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07I didn't see, just when you turned it round here,
0:07:07 > 0:07:09we've got almost like a sort of...
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- It almost like a religious figure. - A King or a Bishop, isn't it?
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Yeah, something like that, so someone in high office, anyway.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18And, also, you've got these typical Victorian
0:07:18 > 0:07:22kind of Gothic revival, grotesque lions on the side here.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- It's quite desirable. - Mmm, it is quite desirable.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29The style is good, you know, it's a kind of stand-out piece, isn't it?
0:07:29 > 0:07:33To be honest with you, I think 165 is very punchy.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37I'd be looking for it to get to around £100 at the auction.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41So, I think that, you know, we're sort of in the territory
0:07:41 > 0:07:45where we want to make the price that is lower than the asking price.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50But you were excited, I love the fact that we had...
0:07:50 > 0:07:52I'm out of breath! So, it's up to you.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54If you want to do some negotiating we could ask kindly.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55I'd like to.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58OK, I think, Helen, this is very much yours,
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- so what are you thinking? - Are you willing to come down for 100?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- You want it for 100?- Yes, please. - Go on, you can do it for 100.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Oh!
0:08:05 > 0:08:06SHE SQUEALS
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- This is very much your piece, so... - I love it.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Thank you very much. OK.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Wow, that was fast off the blocks!
0:08:16 > 0:08:20A salad bowl and server. Quite nice, actually, yeah, OK.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- No price on it, must be free. - If only life was like that!
0:08:24 > 0:08:26They're a wee bit old hat.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28It looks like yesterday's antique to me.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30I couldn't have put it better.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32So, does that damn it to us?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- I think it might. - I think it does, yeah.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38So, I guess that's a no then, Blues,
0:08:38 > 0:08:42but the Reds are already eyeing up a second item.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44I would put something in the high tens,
0:08:44 > 0:08:45something like 60 to 80 on it.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47If we get a mad price from the dealer
0:08:47 > 0:08:49then we know it's older than it is.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52You're going to have to get a good price then, Reds.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- DEALER:- I paid £250 for it. So I would like a profit.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Of course!
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Sadly, it's not going to be today, is it?!
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Well, you never know, it's not over yet, but it's not going to be us.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05But thank you so much for all of your wisdom.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09It is no good having expensive tastes on this show.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Natasha, move them on.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15And come on, Blues, the clock's ticking.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- Just wondering about that, it's silver.- It's silver?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21It seems to suggest it is, but I've not seen a hallmark.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- Yeah, there's the hallmark. - Yes, it's got London marks.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27It's a trinket box, that's all it is.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- It's got an initial on it, but... - I like the form.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I like this dish top and the oval section of the dish top.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34The lid closes well...
0:09:34 > 0:09:37A few dings on the site there, Paul, just there.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39There are and, in fairness, there's no meat to it.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42I think a it's priced very reason... Is that the price?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- That is the price. - Yeah, it's very reasonably priced.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46You want to take that home, frankly.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Silver traders are harsh.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51They're going to weigh it and value it on that basis.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53The price is just a bit too high to get a profit.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Let me show you something that might be closer to sexy.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Silver buttons, Art Nouveau influenced
0:09:58 > 0:10:00and presumably of that period.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Birmingham.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06They're sweet. Five of those are priced up at £68.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08THEY GASP
0:10:08 > 0:10:11No, you know, these people are pricing fairly,
0:10:11 > 0:10:12I think that's reasonable.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- BUT it's reasonable for you to take home and enjoy.- Yeah.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18You take it to option and try to turn up profit,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20they're worth £40-£60.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24I mean, it really is fairly priced, but is it us here and now?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26I don't know.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30While the Blues stand and debate, the Reds are motoring on.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33These wee salon sofas are absolutely gorgeous.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35I mean, it is just joyful, isn't it?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- Do you mind if we have a look? - DEALER:- No, you help yourself.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38Thank you very much.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I mean I'd be looking for a nice hallmark on this,
0:10:41 > 0:10:43so let's see...
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I think it's English hallmarks.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47What would be your best price on that?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- 70.- No lower than 70?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- No, I'm sorry.- No lower than 70.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53I mean, it's something to think about.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57We've got absolutely gorgeous motifs all over the little sofa.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59It's got the beautiful Queen Anne style legs,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02so it really is just a beautiful thing.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06We've got a very clear maker's mark, Levi & Salaman.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09We've got the assay mark, the Birmingham anchor mark,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11we've got the date, it's all clear,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13this hasn't been rubbed away.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18So, well over 100 years old and in absolutely perfect condition.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19It's a really tricky one.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23I would ask you to think about it and, you know, discuss it, perhaps.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26My advice is that we're moving on to a price there
0:11:26 > 0:11:31I think the auction estimate would be something like 40-60, or 50-70.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35I am tempted not to, but I think maybe we need to.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Then that's two down. - I think so, as well.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- I think maybe we take the risk. - OK?
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Come on, then. It's the end of the day, we'll go for it.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- You want to go for it? - Yes, please.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47OK, thank you very much, we'll take that then.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Thank you very much, cheers.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Right, OK, £70. Done.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Thank you. We can go and have a sit down.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55No, we can't, cos we've got one more thing to buy!
0:11:58 > 0:12:02But that is better than still having all three to buy, like the Blues.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I don't think they've moved off that stall yet.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09What's the story with the perfume with the watch holder in the lid?
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Is it as good as it looks?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14DEALER: I've dated it. It is 1903.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17But the watch doesn't work.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19That's rather smart, isn't it?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21It's a nice piece.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22In its favour, it cries out quality.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24It cries out originality, as well.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26It's not another grenade-form perfume.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- It's unusual, isn't it? - It has this novelty feature.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32It could appeal to multiple markets -
0:12:32 > 0:12:33the silver buyer,
0:12:33 > 0:12:35the private buyer because it's a sexy thing,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37make a nice gift, a treat to yourself,
0:12:37 > 0:12:39watch collector? Why not?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42And it's a lot of money.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44The price has given me heart failure.
0:12:44 > 0:12:50But, but, but, you've got to ask. Is there a trade price on that?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Give me £200.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53You said to me early on,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57"We're going to go in quick and we're going to buy something cheap."
0:12:57 > 0:13:00THEY LAUGH
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- It's just a lot of money. - It's an awful lot of the budget.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I mean, I think if it was one 180 I would be happier.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Oh, you're committing now! You're starting to talk...
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Be careful! Yeah, yeah.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13That's a bridge too far for me, but have a think about it.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14- OK.- All right?- Right.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17My feeling is I don't mind taking a risk,
0:13:17 > 0:13:19as long as it's a reasonable risk,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22and I just wonder what kind of deal we'd get for all three.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25HE SUCKS HIS TEETH
0:13:25 > 0:13:27All chips in!
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- Double or quits, yeah. - Oh, my word.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Well, I like the way you think.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34It would work for us if, as a portfolio,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37in some way we took the risk out of that
0:13:37 > 0:13:39by these being priced competitively.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Goodness, a portfolio - that's a first!
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Could these be sold at, I mean, scrap,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51to seal a deal and balance the risk?
0:13:53 > 0:13:54So that's 55..
0:13:54 > 0:13:57I'd do those for 100 for the two items.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Even if we buy that, they're they still have to be 100?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03HE MUTTERS
0:14:03 > 0:14:04Let's have a look.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08280. That's it.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Don't say it like that, I hate finality!
0:14:10 > 0:14:12No, it's easy to do.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Cos I can sell it some other day. - You can, I know that.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17For 280.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18There's no more give at all?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21DEALER: I've got no more, I've given as much as I can give.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23It's up to you. I think what'll happen
0:14:23 > 0:14:25if you spend 280, you'll get 280.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I mean, it's obviously your decision.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31How do you feel? Do you want to walk away?
0:14:31 > 0:14:32We've only spent 20-odd minutes.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- I think we need to look. - Keep looking?
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Yeah, I think we can always come back.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38If they've gone, they've gone, but...
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- Yes? Sure? - You don't look so certain!
0:14:41 > 0:14:44I know why you're saying that. Shall we?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Let's have a look. We've got 40 minutes yet.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Man, that was close!
0:14:48 > 0:14:50While our teams are up to their ears in shopping,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53I've had a little find of my own.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55So, what have we got 'ere?
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Well, if you were a medical student, your professor would produce this
0:15:01 > 0:15:05and he says, "What you need to do is to make an incision
0:15:05 > 0:15:07"and then rip the ear open
0:15:07 > 0:15:10"and proceed through the ear 'ole tunnel
0:15:10 > 0:15:14"into the labyrinth of chambers inside to do your operation
0:15:14 > 0:15:16"to remove the mastoid bone."
0:15:16 > 0:15:19This object, when it becomes redundant
0:15:19 > 0:15:22from a teaching hospital in Hungary,
0:15:22 > 0:15:26finds its way to Newark and becomes a collectable.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Now, if you had a nasty skin complaint,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32in which case one of these would be handy.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37Another plaster of Paris model, this time coloured
0:15:37 > 0:15:41and moulded perfectly to represent your skin.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44But if you decided that you wanted to go to school
0:15:44 > 0:15:48to learn about moo-cows and maybe become a vet,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51then one of these is pretty important.
0:15:51 > 0:15:57This represents the bit that dangles from underneath the moo-cow.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59We have four teats,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01and if you're of a squeamish disposition
0:16:01 > 0:16:03because you're watching this at lunchtime,
0:16:03 > 0:16:07you might like to avert your eyes, because on the back side
0:16:07 > 0:16:11we have the partly dissected
0:16:11 > 0:16:13inside of the teats.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17I think these are joyous objects.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Why? Because they're wacky.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22But who would possibly want to buy
0:16:22 > 0:16:26these redundant veterinary and medical models?
0:16:26 > 0:16:31Well, they'll make your friends laugh or recoil in horror.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32Hm!
0:16:32 > 0:16:35What would these cost you, these models,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38all the way from an eastern European teaching hospital?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Well, the ear 'ole could be yours for £40,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44and the epidermis could be yours for £20.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50But the teats - that's an UDDER matter.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52They'd cost you £40.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54For the four.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Let's drop in on the Blues.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00CLANG Oh!
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Oops!
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Perhaps the Reds are having more joy.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- I quite like this one here. - Really? I don't.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08If the enamel, if we have a look at it,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11if the enamel's in good condition, if it's a lovely box
0:17:11 > 0:17:13and if we've maybe got nice lining inside,
0:17:13 > 0:17:14- what a gorgeous little item. - Yes.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Shall we have a look inside if we can?- Yes, please.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Beautifully lined in velvet.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- Is this appealing to your... - It's beautiful.- ..historical side?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Yeah, it really is beautiful.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27But we don't know the price and we don't have a lot of money left.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28THEY LAUGH
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- DEALER:- Maybe it will be disappointing then.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- The price is £350. - Oh! My goodness!
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Well, even if you were to shave off half of that
0:17:35 > 0:17:37we wouldn't be able to afford it.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40That's out of their league.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44But, back to the Blues - they're up to something.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46If we pop back now while we still have a bit of time,
0:17:46 > 0:17:47what about that?
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Then he hasn't got us over a barrel.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53He does. He knows, come on.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57If you were playing cards with us now, you'd know you had us.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Hmm..
0:17:59 > 0:18:00All right, well...
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- I tell you what, we have got 20 minutes.- Yeah?
0:18:03 > 0:18:05This is the time to make the decision
0:18:05 > 0:18:09to go and offer him the 270, and if he won't take it...
0:18:09 > 0:18:10OK.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13..we've still got 20 minutes, and we can be honest with him, be straight.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Do you want to do that and we'll keep looking?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18And if you come on fingers and say, "I've bought it, are we happy?"
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Yeah, we'll go with that. - OK, I'll do that.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- But, if not, we've still got options.- Still got 20 minutes.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27You guys keep looking. Great plan, Paul, I'll go and do that.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28We'll be roughly here.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Good tactics, guys.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34So, what are we looking for whilst we've not got much time left?
0:18:34 > 0:18:39- I fancy a piece of glassware.- OK. - Maybe, ideally, a piece of Lalique.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Well, how did I know, knowing your penchant for luxury items?!
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Or maybe some cranberry glass would be beautiful. A nice vase...
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Probably Victorian cranberry glass is a lot more in our price range
0:18:50 > 0:18:53than a fancy bit of French Lalique, so let's get looking for it,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56because people are going to start wrapping them up.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58While Natasha reins in the Reds,
0:18:58 > 0:19:02Nick's trying to pull off the deal for the Blues.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05They're still looking, so before we end up at panic stations,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08if you would do for 270 I'll shake now.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11270 cash and I'll shake right now.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13I want to do it now before any panic sets in.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15270 and we've got a deal.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- Right now we'll do it, while we've still got time.- Yeah, go on, then.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20270, it's a deal.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Done.- Fantastic.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23- Well done.- Well done, yeah.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Cheers.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Well, what can I say? They had me over a barrel.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Yeah?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- 270.- Oh!
0:19:34 > 0:19:35Brother, you did it!
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Well, we'll see at the auction.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Yeah, we will.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Auction time.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Talk about the tortoise and the hare.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46It's anyone's guess which team will end up at the winning post.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- You like the figure?- Mm.- OK, so let's have a little look.- Yes.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54So what have we got?
0:19:54 > 0:19:58So it's pretty heavy. I think it's probably bronze.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- So it's a Bergman blackamoor figure.- 85.- 85.- £85
0:20:01 > 0:20:03It's patinated bronze.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- Are we making a decision? We've just got to go for it.- Yeah.- I like him.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08- Let's see if we can get 80.- I think so.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- I think at £85 it's a little bit expensive.- OK.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- We don't have much time to think about it.- Let's try and get it down.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- I'll see what I can do.- Before you go, I'd like a price on this one.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20I really like this Russian Orthodox box.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23OK, let's have a look. It is marked down as Russian.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26It's a nice bit of poker-work. I like it. Boxes are good.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28OK, I'm coming back with two prices.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Seriously, guys, we've only got moments left.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- Time to make a decision. - OK, I've got two prices.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- I've got 75 on our Bergman figure and I've got 30 on our box.- Oh!
0:20:40 > 0:20:45Which, although Russian in feel, is actually Iranian but it's Eastern.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46- OK.- It's a beautiful thing.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- I think boxes are hotter than potentially not bronze.- Yes.- £30.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- Shall we do it?- £30, let's do it.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- £30 and probably about 30 seconds left.- Yay.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58We got there. High-fives all round. Thank you so much.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03That's it. Time's up. Let's check out what the Red Team bought.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05You're not getting "board", are you?
0:21:07 > 0:21:08Huh, within minutes,
0:21:08 > 0:21:12they spent £100 on this Victorian, Renaissance style ewer.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19They then spent £70 on the tiny, hallmarked, silver sofa.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22And with just 30 seconds to go,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25they splashed out £30 on the decorated box.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Well, you look very happy.- We are. - And chirpy.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- We are.- Tell me, which is your favourite piece?
0:21:33 > 0:21:37I think the jug from the start, the bronze and spelter jug.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38That's your favourite?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- That's my favourite. - Do you agree, David?- No.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43My favourite... No, no, no. My favourite is the Iranian box.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- Iranian box.- Which we bought right at the very end.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Is that going to bring the biggest profit, your Iranian box?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- Definitely.- I think so. - Do you agree with that?
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- I agree with that. - Oh, lovely, we are of one mind,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- which is good. And what did you spend in toto?- We spent £200.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59That's a lovely amount. I feel it's a lovely amount,
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- don't you? I feel it's an auspicious amount.- Yes.- Yes?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07OK, £200, I'd like £100 of leftover money, please.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Thank you very much. Thank you. I'll grab that away.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11I won't count it because I trust you.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12And it goes straight over to Raskin.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- Thank you.- And goodness only knows what she's going to do with that!
0:22:15 > 0:22:17That was mad!
0:22:17 > 0:22:19We had all the time in the world and then, no time at all.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21So I'm going to take my time to try
0:22:21 > 0:22:23and find something great for you guys.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25You deserve it. It was brilliant.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28OK, well, that's a nice send off, isn't it?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Well, off you trot to do that. Have a nice cuppa tea, teams.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Meanwhile were going to check out
0:22:32 > 0:22:34what the Blue Team bought, aren't we? Yeah!
0:22:34 > 0:22:39They sniffed out the Edwardian scent bottle for £180.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45This set of five Arts and Crafts buttons cost them £45.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50And they spent another £45 on the silver lidded trinket box.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Would you say that you were obsessed by silver items, or what?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- It wasn't the plan.- No.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59Not the plan at all.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03And I said, "I'm certainly not spending over 100 quid on anything."
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- And how much did you spend?- 270.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Like I say, it's not the plan, is it? Anyway good for you.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- So £30 of leftover lolly, please.- Yes.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12- There you go.- Let's hope that
0:23:12 > 0:23:14the silver is going to go well in the auction,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17otherwise you're in trouble. Super.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Which is your favourite piece?
0:23:19 > 0:23:23I think it has to be the box. I really like the shape of that.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- So box for you. And your favourite piece?- The bottle.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28I think it's a real quality item.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30And will it bring the biggest profit?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33It'll either be the biggest profit or the worst defeat on record.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Oh, well, that takes us somewhere, doesn't it?
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Which is going to bring the biggest profit, do you think?
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- I think it could be the box. - Do you reckon?- Yes.- OK, fine.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Well hang in there. And with 30 paltry pounds...
0:23:45 > 0:23:46But it's not the number of pounds
0:23:46 > 0:23:48it's what you find with it, isn't it?
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Isn't it just?
0:23:50 > 0:23:53I think I need to find something that's a fail-safe.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57With the shopping all done and dusted, it's time for the auction.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01Well, isn't this lovely.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04We're in Etwall in Derbyshire, just outside Derby,
0:24:04 > 0:24:05and we're with Charles Hanson.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07- How are you, Charles? - Long time, no see, Tim.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Long time, no see but it's cracking to be here.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Now, for these Reds, what about
0:24:12 > 0:24:14that weird, Gormenghastian type ewer?
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Tim, I think it's what you might call a statement piece.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18Yes.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20And if you are quite haunted and Gothic inspired,
0:24:20 > 0:24:24and you might perhaps wear black, it's something which might just
0:24:24 > 0:24:27spook your interior and give it a real affection.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Although it looks reproduction, I think
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- it's of the late 19th-century and probably Germanic.- Yes.- Yes.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34It's come from Austria,
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- one of those mad castles with Ludwig of Bavaria.- Correct.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Good. OK, we like that
0:24:39 > 0:24:44but it should be one of a pair and on its own, how much?
0:24:44 > 0:24:48- Tim, I've guided it to fetch between 60 and £80.- Well done.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52- They paid £100. I think they played the ton and they paid plenty.- Yes.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53But there we go.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55From the sublime to the ridiculous
0:24:55 > 0:24:59because that little, miniature sofa is a beautifully crafted
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- piece of silver, isn't it?- You almost go from that, as you say,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04"garish" to the petite and the beautiful.
0:25:04 > 0:25:05And this, obviously,
0:25:05 > 0:25:09is a beautiful, Edwardian, miniature salon sofa in silver of that
0:25:09 > 0:25:13heightened Rococo feel, made by Levi and Salaman of Birmingham.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16And it's beautifully hallmarked.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17And you get the internet interest
0:25:17 > 0:25:19because it's small and can be mailed easily
0:25:19 > 0:25:21around the world. I mean, all that's good, isn't it?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- Absolutely right. - OK, how much, Charles?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Our guide price, I think we've been a bit cautious,
0:25:27 > 0:25:28is between £30 and £50.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Is that all? For solid silver?!
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- Mm. It's quite light though. - Oh, quite light.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35The team paid £70 and I personally would be very disappointed
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- if it didn't get close to that. - I agree.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40I think you might do by the time you've tempted them, Charles.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43The last object, though, this poker-worked,
0:25:43 > 0:25:47polychrome, little coffer, where do you think that's come from?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50It has that sort of Eastern look about it, that folk art,
0:25:50 > 0:25:55and you tend to think maybe Bulgaria, Hungary, that region,
0:25:55 > 0:25:59and I'd have thought, Tim, probably age wise 1920s-'30s.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02- I think it's a nice interwar object. - How much?
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Again we're being quite cautious.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07We have guided it between £30 and £40.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09I don't think that's cautious. I think that spot-on.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10They paid 30.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13If you can get anything more than 30, they'll be jumping up and down.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Overall, though, it looks slightly dodgy, in which case
0:26:16 > 0:26:19they may need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- Now, Helena and David, this is exciting, isn't it?- It is.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24You spent £200, which is a good number.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27You gave Natasha £100, Which is good number.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29What did you spend it on, Natasha?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Well, I spent it on a...- Oh!
0:26:32 > 0:26:35..late-Victorian, double cornucopia vase.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Beautiful.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Oh, do you know, I thought of you both?
0:26:39 > 0:26:41I thought of stately homes
0:26:41 > 0:26:44and I thought of something that just packs a punch
0:26:44 > 0:26:47but is also quite discreet, that you would have on the mantelpiece.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- Which you put flowers in here? - It is a vase, yes, yes.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53The thing about it is quite often you do see them with no adornments,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56but they are chic if they have nice arrangements in them as well.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59They are officially vases but quite often, especially ones like this
0:26:59 > 0:27:02that are double, quite often just doing the talking all on their own.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05It's not really my type of thing but it's quite interesting.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09These are lovely, that the little rams' heads. So, is it Victorian?
0:27:09 > 0:27:13I don't think it is a repro, later 20th-century piece.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16My gut feeling is that it is period, and I love it.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17I really, really love it.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Doesn't look like it's been used even.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22No, somebody's been too terrified to even touch it
0:27:22 > 0:27:23until Natasha came along.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26And here we are. And now it's bobbing around like a good 'un.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- How much did you spend? - What you think, Natasha?
0:27:29 > 0:27:32I spent £40 on it, which is not small change, as you know.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34But I do think that it has a fighting chance.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37The fact that it's a double vase might well
0:27:37 > 0:27:40double our chances of making a profit on it.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- Would you pay £40 for it?- No.- No?
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Honestly, I wouldn't.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45HELENA LAUGHS
0:27:47 > 0:27:49And David doesn't really like it
0:27:49 > 0:27:51and 'er indoors wouldn't pay the money for it.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- But apart from that, everything's going...- I do love it.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57I thought I was going to have you swooning over this.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59I thought, "National Trust. Yes." Oh, my goodness!
0:27:59 > 0:28:01You put your trust in me, maybe it was the wrong idea,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- but I hope it does well for you. - Thank you.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05Anyway, we shall see.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Right, now though let's find out what the auctioneer
0:28:08 > 0:28:10thinks about Natasha's little vases.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- OK, Charles, there's an unusual object.- It is, Tim, isn't it?
0:28:14 > 0:28:18You see these cornucopia vases individually on a plaque.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21I don't think I've ever seen to join together
0:28:21 > 0:28:23on a porcelain plaque, have you?
0:28:23 > 0:28:24No, Tim, you're quite right.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27In style it's what we call the Rococo revival,
0:28:27 > 0:28:31originally made probably 1820, 1830 and then
0:28:31 > 0:28:37revised by the likes of Copeland or Minton in the 1880s-1900 period.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40I suppose it's that age. What I love are these rams' heads -
0:28:40 > 0:28:41that great neoclassical motif -
0:28:41 > 0:28:44and they've got that lovely burnished, worn look about them.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Nice object, Tim.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50I think it's worth today at auction between £30, £40 £50.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54OK, well, Natasha paid £40. I think she's been very cunning with that.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58I can see it making 70 or 80, quite frankly. I think it's quite unusual.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Now, I'll push that carefully, look, to the front.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05And moving on from the Reds, we're coming to the Blues, look.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07And you've got the scent bottle -
0:29:07 > 0:29:09that green scent bottle - which has an unusual feature, doesn't it?
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Yes,
0:29:11 > 0:29:14it is unusual because the way the silver plaques were applied
0:29:14 > 0:29:17you tend to think, "Gosh, did they always belong on there?"
0:29:17 > 0:29:19They are embellished in a fairly ad hoc way.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22But William Comyns a wonderful maker.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25But what is really unusual, Tim, is, when you open the lid up,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28you've got this very peculiar pocket watch stand
0:29:28 > 0:29:32within the actual lid of the hinged cover.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36So I suspect that, rather than being a scent bottle,
0:29:36 > 0:29:37it could be an inkwell.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- Yes.- And a desk piece for a gentleman.- Yes.- Or a lady.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42- It's a nice thing. - Tim, it's frivolous.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46- You've got a couple in a parkland setting. It's very romantic.- Yes.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- And you love the romantic. - I do, Tim.- Yes.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50How much do you like that?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Our guide price is between £150 and £200.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54OK. Spot-on. £180 they paid.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57They spent their money, they took a chance and, as we know,
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Charles, he who dares sometimes wins.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Exactly. Life in the short-term, yes.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Moving on them, you got the Arts and Crafts buttons.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08They're not too tinny and weren't we elegant back then?
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- You still carry that on, the elegance and...- Oh, yes.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- ..sophistication in dress - wearing the fob chain.- Oh, yes.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- Today we don't tend to wear them, these wonderful buttons.- Sadly not.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19And it should be an inspiration for fashion designers to go and buy
0:30:19 > 0:30:23these things up and stitch them onto some of their bespoke clothes.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24Correct, Tim.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- They definitely are wonderful accessories.- And Birmingham 1901 -
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- the dawn of the 20th century, as well.- How much in the auction?
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Because it's really missing one to make the set of six - there's
0:30:34 > 0:30:38only five - we put a guide price on of between £40 and £60.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39OK, £45 paid.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Which just illustrates that they're jolly cheap.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43- They are.- And lastly,
0:30:43 > 0:30:47we've got the rather intriguing shaped little trinket box.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Tim, it is a peculiar shape,
0:30:49 > 0:30:53and the way that lid is slightly concave, you tend to think,
0:30:53 > 0:30:55"Gosh, could it be a big, overgrown snuffbox?"
0:30:55 > 0:30:58And do you know what, it came out of a dressing table set?
0:30:58 > 0:31:02If you look at the shape of that, it is EXACTLY the shape
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- of an ivory topped hairbrush.- Yes.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- How many hairbrushes have we seen like that?- Exactly. You're right.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09So what you've got is a case
0:31:09 > 0:31:12that had half a dozen ivory topped hairbrushes in
0:31:12 > 0:31:16and the shape of the silver boxes is to mirror the hairbrush.
0:31:16 > 0:31:17I couldn't quite picture it
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- but you've pictured it for me. - That is it.- Yes.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Mappin & Webb, they were great makers, weren't they?
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Absolutely. They were formed way back in 1774. What a great object.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27OK, how much?
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- Our guide price for the auction will be between £40 and £60.- Excellent.
0:31:31 > 0:31:32£45 paid.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Well, we'll soon find out, whether this rich treasure
0:31:35 > 0:31:39of silver that the Blue Team plumped for is going to pay off or not.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43And in case not, let's go and check out their bonus buy.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Right, Nick, Linda, excitement. You spent very well.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52You spent 270. You gave your man £30.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Paul Laidlaw, what did you spend it on?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56I spent it on, I'm sorry to say, MORE silver!
0:31:56 > 0:31:59What is it with us and silver today?
0:31:59 > 0:32:01- Ooh.- There you go. Look at that.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- It's a pendant necklace, clearly. - German.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Have you ever seen one like that?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08The central element is an Imperial German Iron Cross.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09- Ah.- Oh, yeah.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11After the Victoria Cross,
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- is that the most famous gallantry award in the world?- Of course!
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- It's going to date to the 1914-18 war era.- Wow.
0:32:19 > 0:32:25And it was bought by some German soldier for his sweetheart or wife.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- Go on, how much did it cost? - I blew the lot.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- It cost me £30.- 30 quid?- But then you only had the £30.- Yes.- Yes.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Can you believe you can buy that for £30?
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- I think you've done really well there.- How would you value it?
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- It's got to be worth £30-£50. - Surely?- It's got to be worth that.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44You've got your prediction. It's an ace object, he says.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Why don't we find out right now
0:32:46 > 0:32:50whether it gets the AWARD from our auctioneer today?
0:32:52 > 0:32:53There you go, Charles.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57This is a typical bit of bonus buying from the Laidlaw.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59It's an object which obviously has emotion
0:32:59 > 0:33:02because it captures obviously what, in current interests,
0:33:02 > 0:33:05is from the First World War - but on the other side.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08And the equivalent exists in the UK.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- So, I guess that's the same in Germany.- Absolutely, Tim.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13It's 800 standard, isn't it? So that is continental.
0:33:13 > 0:33:14It's stamped 800, Tim.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18I've never seen one before and it's a very interesting
0:33:18 > 0:33:21keepsake which would have been retained within Germany and somehow
0:33:21 > 0:33:24has come over here, perhaps with a relation.
0:33:24 > 0:33:25So, what's your estimate, then?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28It's an interesting object because the market for
0:33:28 > 0:33:31militaria and regalia really is very buoyant at the moment.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33We've put a guide price on of between 30 and 50.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35- It could really motor.- OK.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Well, Paul Laidlaw was only given £30 of leftover lolly.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40He's blown the lot.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43All £30 on it. He clearly rates it,
0:33:43 > 0:33:45so it'll be interesting to see if the team go with it.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- Thank you, Charles. - Tim, a pleasure.- Brilliant stuff.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- Now, Helena and David, this is exciting, isn't it?- It certainly is.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I think we have to be positive. All right, you spent £200.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04You were brave, you were big, you were strong, you deserve to do well.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Your first item, which is the ewer, is coming up now.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Is a mid-to-late-Victorian copper and spelter overlaid ewer.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12There we are. It's grotesque,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15but that's a term of endearment. I haven't seen one before.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- I bid £20. That's my bid. - Oh.- On, come on. Come on!
0:34:18 > 0:34:2120 I'm bid, but it is period. I'm asking five. Come on!
0:34:21 > 0:34:27What an object! 20. I'll take 2. 22 I'm bid. I'm out. 5. 8. 30?
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Are you sure, sir?
0:34:29 > 0:34:30I'm asking 30.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- Oh-oh.- Come on, internet.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- You're all out.- Oh, no, I can't bear it.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38£28.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42I shall say, going, going, Oh, dear, gone.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46OK, fine. That's 2 off 30. That's -72.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48That's quite a big old wodge, that,
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- -72, but still we can claw it back. - We will. Come on.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Let's claw it back with the sofa. Let's be positive.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Little silver sofa. It really is sweet, from 1907.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01I'm bid, straight in I've a couple of commission birds,
0:35:01 > 0:35:02I've got 22,
0:35:02 > 0:35:0625, 28, 30, and 2, 5, 8, 42, 5...
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- 45, that's a bit more like it. - ..Bid me 50 now.
0:35:09 > 0:35:1245. 50. Online, do I see 5 now?
0:35:12 > 0:35:1555 rest of the world. Derbyshire 60?
0:35:15 > 0:35:17- Come on.- 60, online? Do I see 5 now?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Come on, Derbyshire.- 60, I'll come to the room first. £60?- Go on.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24£60 the lady on the second row. 5 online. 70?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- Yes. Yes. Come on. Come on. - Online, 70?
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- Are you sure?- Oh, go on. Go on.- Go on.- Please?- On the net £65.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35- Come on.- Mrs Cox, bid me 70, why not? 70 I'm bid.- Oh, yes!
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Five online now? Make a name, online. Come on, bid me a fiver.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42- Go on!- Or I sell at £70.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46- And gone.- Well done. Wiped its face. Very good.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Coming up for you now is a very, very nice Eastern box.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Full of charm. It's what we call "folk art".
0:35:52 > 0:35:57Circa 1910 to 20, and I'm bid nothing. Please start me off.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Do I see £15? Surely £15?
0:36:00 > 0:36:0315. How much? 5. £5.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08Thanks for coming(!) Oh, well. Five pounds. Any more? Five pounds.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Thanks. Eight. Ten.
0:36:10 > 0:36:1212. 15? She's out. £12.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17- 15. 18. 20. 2? - He's on 22. Oh, come on.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22- At £20. Gone.- Oh.- Sold it for £20.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Which is, I'm afraid, -£10.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27-72 before. You're now -82
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- Oh...- So what are we going to do about the double cornucopia vase?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- We have to go for it.- We have to go with it.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- Desperation. - We're going with it now.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- It's our only hope. It's our only hope.- Yes, we're going with that.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40So, we're going with the double cornucopia?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- OK, are we going to do that?- Yes. - Yes.- Are you happy? OK.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44The decision is made.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46And here it comes, the bonus buy. Here we go.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51Wonderful late-Victorian, maybe Edwardian, double cornucopia vase.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55I've got interest here. Straight in at £20. It's very unusual this.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57- 20. Bid me- 2. Go on.
0:36:57 > 0:37:0120 I'm bid. What a fine object. 20 I'm only bid. Bid me 2 now.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- One more do I see?- Why's it so low? - Going once, going twice. All done.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Sold.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10So it sold for £20.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Which means you're -£20, which means you are -102.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- Oh, my goodness.- Oh, dear
0:37:15 > 0:37:17You never know, that might be a winning score
0:37:17 > 0:37:19so don't say a word to the Blues, all right?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- You've been so brave, you two. - We have, haven't we?- You have.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23It must be the yoga.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31- Are you happy?- Yes. Absolutely.- OK.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Well that's marvellous. I'm pleased to see you're happy.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- Have you chatted anything through with the Reds?- Nothing at all.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40OK, fine. Your first lot is coming up now. Here it comes.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Probably an inkwell or maybe a scent bottle. It has a dual purpose.
0:37:43 > 0:37:50I got for commission bids. I can start this is at 160, 170,
0:37:50 > 0:37:56- 180, 190...- Yes!- ..200, 210...
0:37:56 > 0:37:57- Yes!- ..220 I'm bid.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Bid me 230.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04230. 240. Online, bid me 250. I've got 260.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08- Internet, bid me 270 - That's marvellous, isn't it?
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- It's a warm feeling, isn't it? - It's a very rare object.
0:38:10 > 0:38:17We sell this lot, make no mistake, at £270, all done and gone.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22- Yes, well done.- Whoo-hoo!- That is marvellous. That is +£90.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Nice work. Straight up and no worries.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Well done, Paul, that was a good spot.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29Now, here we come with the buttons.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34We have five wonderful, Edwardian, Arts and Crafts, silver buttons.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39I've got 18, 20, 2, and 5, 25, 8 and 30. Bid me five.
0:38:39 > 0:38:4335. 8. 40. Internet, 5 do I see?
0:38:43 > 0:38:48- 40. I'm asking 5 now. Online? You're out.- Go, Charles.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- Go, Charles. Go, Charles. - You're hovering.
0:38:50 > 0:38:56Make no mistake, the lady is in at £40. Fair warning. Yes, we are.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- Oh, bad luck. That's -£5. So close. - Close, but no cigar.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02OK, here we go. Here comes the trinket box.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04A very nice Edwardian
0:39:04 > 0:39:08silver, importantly it's made by Mappin & Webb, 1906.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Bid me 40 now. It's solid silver. 45. 50. 50, I'm out.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14I'm asking five now.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16You're all right. You're all right.
0:39:16 > 0:39:185 I'll take. £50. 5 online.
0:39:18 > 0:39:215? Back in a sec, sir. 5. 60?
0:39:21 > 0:39:265 online. You're first, sir. 5? "No," he says. At £65.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Going, all done, at £65.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Selling. Yes, we are. Sold.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34£65 is +£20. You had £90.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35That's £110.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40Less the £5 of losses is +105.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Happy with that?- Yeah.- I have to say I do feel good.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- Thank you.- That's pretty good, isn't it?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47What are you going to do about the pendant? The Iron Cross?
0:39:47 > 0:39:52- We've had a tip, trust in Paul. - TIP, trust in Paul.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55That's a very good by-line, isn't it?
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Well, there we go. All right, you're going to do it?
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- I think we should do it. Do you?- I think we should go for it.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03I hope that trust won't be misplaced. I'm sure it won't.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04Anyway, that's your decision.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- Trust in Paul?- Yes.- That's your tip?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Everybody happy? Happy to go with the bonus buy.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Thank you very much and here it comes.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Interesting World War I silver enamelled Iron Cross pendant.
0:40:14 > 0:40:20There we are. 18. The net's going wild. I've got 20, 2, 5, 30.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Online, bid me 5.
0:40:23 > 0:40:31- 5, 40.- Yeah, look at this.- Online 40. 5. 50. 5. 60.- Paul Laidlaw.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36No, the man on the aisle is in. I sell to you sir. I'm asking 60.
0:40:36 > 0:40:4160, Miss Hornblower. I've got you. 60. 5? Look at me, sir,
0:40:41 > 0:40:43one for the road.
0:40:43 > 0:40:485. 70. 5. Are you sure? Well, thank you ever so much, sir.
0:40:48 > 0:40:5070 I'm bid. Do I see 5 now?
0:40:50 > 0:40:55Fair warning. All done. I sell to a lady at £70. All out.
0:40:55 > 0:41:00- £70. That's +£40. - Well done you.- A good team that.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- Well done.- £40 profit. Well done, Paul Laidlaw.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05I feel like awarding you the Iron Cross.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Anyway, perfect stuff.
0:41:09 > 0:41:15That means overall you are +£145, which is folding money.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Don't say a word to the Reds
0:41:17 > 0:41:21and everything will be revealed in a moment. Well done, team. Super.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23- Well done, Paul. Thank you. - Nice one. Yeah.
0:41:30 > 0:41:35Well, well, well. This has been an amazing programme. Had fun?
0:41:35 > 0:41:36I mean, AMAZING!
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Talk about poles apart.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41I cannot remember a programme
0:41:41 > 0:41:45where the poles have been further separated.
0:41:45 > 0:41:51And I'm afraid in the non-profit pole, the prize has to go today...
0:41:51 > 0:41:53to the Red Team,
0:41:53 > 0:41:56who've managed to lose £102.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- Oh-ho-ho... There's no point in rubbing it in, is there?- No.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Pretty difficult to lose that amount of money.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Well, no, not on this programme it's not.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- We made it look easy.- Not at all.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10The closest you got to anything was a wiped face
0:42:10 > 0:42:12and there's nothing shameful in that.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17But apart from that, I see no point in picking over this corpse.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19- It hurts.- It doesn't really matter, does it?- No.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21It's a question of taking yourself,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- David, to another plane, right... - Exactly.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26..very successfully. And you had a good time, yes?
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- Yes.- Seriously, joking apart, we've loved having you on the show.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34And thank you for coming. The victors today go home with £145!
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- Yay!- Oh, my goodness.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40And that is why the poles are far apart on this programme today.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43£145 is a phenomenal profit and well done.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- Did you enjoy it, Nick?- Loved it. - Yes?
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Linda, what are you going to spend the money on?
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Oh, it'll buy a few pints down the pub.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51That's the RIGHT answer!
0:42:52 > 0:42:53Anyway,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56such fun. Join as soon for some more bargain-hunting. Yes?
0:42:56 > 0:42:58ALL: Yes!