0:00:05 > 0:00:07Today we're in the village of Hemswell,
0:00:07 > 0:00:09in the county of Lincolnshire.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13A county famed for its pork-related products.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18Let's hope that there are no weak links in today's programme.
0:00:18 > 0:00:23Huh! Who writes this stuff? Let's go bargain hunting. Yeah!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51These antiques centres are crammed full of goodies for our teams.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55And therefore, they should be like pigs in...
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Slurry. Right now thought, let's take a squint at what they root out.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05On today's show, the Reds know who's boss.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06Them!
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Sometimes I do feel completely superfluous to the situation.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Well, that's true. As long as you know your place.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14As long as you know your place.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16THEY LAUGH
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Whilst the Blues have one thing on their minds.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24- What's Black Forest? I'll test you. - Gateaux.- Gateaux?- Yeah.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26THEY LAUGH
0:01:26 > 0:01:27No, you're right. It is.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Before that, let's all get acquainted.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Well, on today's show we're keeping it in the family,
0:01:34 > 0:01:38because for the Reds we have sisters Pat and Barbara.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41And for the Blues we have mother and daughter combo from heaven,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- Jo and Anne. Hello everyone. - ALL: Hello.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Very nice to see you. Now, Pat, you are passionate about gardening.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49I love it. My hobby.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51So you're a bit of a country girl then?
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- Yes, I love the countryside. Yes.- And have you lived there all your life?
0:01:55 > 0:01:59No, I was in a town until about 20 years ago.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- Dear old Luton.- So, you moved away from Luton.- We did.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- And you came up here to God's country.- We did indeed.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- It's beautiful.- What was your incentive to come here?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09We wanted to get out of the rat race, basically.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Yes, so what was your plan?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14We did up a derelict cottage. That was our plan.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16We were going to keep ourselves by doing up derelict places...
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- Moving from one to the other? - Yes. Then my husband said,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21"I'm too old now. I'm getting a brand-new place."
0:02:21 > 0:02:22So that's what we live in now.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25A brand-new place with a pocket handkerchief of a garden.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- Which you cultivate. - Which I cultivate.- Very good.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- Now, Barbara, you were in fashion, right?- Yes.- Was this catwalk stuff?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- Yes. Only for charity, you know. - Yes.- Nothing professional.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And I said, "I like all of these clothes. Can I get a job?"
0:02:38 > 0:02:41She said, "Yes, of course you can." So she gave me a job.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45I never brought any wages home cos I used to buy clothes all the time.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47That's the trouble, isn't it, too much temptation.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- It's terrible.- You are pretty handy around the house.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51I used to be very handy.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53My husband often used to open the door and think,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56"This is not my house," and go back out because I'd decorated
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- the hall or something. - Oh, really?- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- You can put your own shelves up and all that?- Yes, I do.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- That's very handy, isn't?- Wonderful with a drill.- Wonderful with a drill.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08So you are going to get on pretty well today, you two, are you?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11We think so. She bosses me around but I just let her.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12As long as she does as she is told.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15But that's the whole sisterly thing though, isn't it?
0:03:15 > 0:03:16It is. I respect my sister's age.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18HE LAUGHS
0:03:18 > 0:03:21That is a double-edged complement, I would say.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Anyway, good luck when it comes to your shopping.- BOTH: Thank you.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Lovely to have you on the show.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Now, Jo, you have an active work-life, tell us about that.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I do, yeah. I'm a lifeguard and yoga instructor.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Tell us about the yoga. You know how to do the lotus position?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Yeah, yeah, I'm quite comfortable in the lotus.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40But I was quite lucky because I've done yoga ever since I was a child.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42My dad has always been into yoga.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- We used to just do it for fun, really.- Yes, exactly.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47But your interest in the East doesn't stop with the yoga, does it?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- No, I do a Japanese martial art as well.- Do you?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Yeah. Aikido. I do Aikido.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Don't tangle with this one. Tell us about Aikido.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56It's all about balance, you know.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Are you going to give us one of your moves?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00One of your moves, yeah. Well...
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Not your attack mode but one of the relaxation moves.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- The first move of Aikido is going like that.- Is it?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08And then like that. Getting your sword out.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10But also, if someone was going to attack you
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and you go like that, you are not in the place any more.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14You remove yourself from the situation.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17There's a lot of harmony. It's like self-defence.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20It's self-defence, it's not an attacking art.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- No, no. Quite. That's nice to know, isn't it?- Yes.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Now, this sportiness springs from you, Anne, doesn't it?
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- It does, yeah. It's in the blood. - THEY LAUGH
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- What do you get up to? - I'm a swimming teacher.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- Do you take little ones, do you? - Right from two to 81 years old.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Do you really? - That the oldest lady I had.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41When you're not splashing about, you like a bit of writing.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- I do, yes. - Tell us what you get up to.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46The latest book is going to be a psychological thriller.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51A bit of hypnotism as well. Which I may try when we go buying as well.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Really?- Look into my eyes. - What, make the dealer...?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56THEY LAUGH
0:04:56 > 0:04:58You've got all the tips there, haven't you?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Have you got any tactics between you?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Apart from hypnotising the dealers?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Jo is going to follow you because
0:05:04 > 0:05:06you always find something really good.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Oh, yes.- You've got a good eye. Lurking round the corner.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Seeing what you're looking at.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14OK. Fine. I'll look behind me as I go round too.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- Anyway, very good luck.- Thank you.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Now, the money moment. Here we go. 300 smackers each.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go!
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Very, very good luck!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26My favourite stroke was the breaststroke.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Oh, yes. But that's our teams.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Who do we have to help them out?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Looking after the Reds today, it's Phil Serrell.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42And hoping to drive a hard bargain for the Blues, it's Charles Hanson.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46I kid you not, we are
0:05:46 > 0:05:50at one of the biggest antiques centres in the world.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Have we got a plan? - Yes, we have indeed.- Which is what?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Spend as much as we possibly can. - Oh, really?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Well, we are going to try to buy cheap and make loads of money.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01What are you going to spend, spend, spend on?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I like a bit of pottery or a nice bit of glass. Something like that.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Get some nice things. Sell big.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- THEY LAUGH - Let's go.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- Just one request.- What's that?- Leave me something.- Leave you something?
0:06:12 > 0:06:13- A penny!- We'll try.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17The teams clearly know what they are going to do with their shop,
0:06:17 > 0:06:19which starts now.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Straight out of the traps, the Reds are as keen as mustard.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Right, you guide us as to where we've to go first.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Listen, I know my place in life.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Good. He's a man who knows his place in life.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35I think I might have real problems here.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Those are nice.- Are they? She's good this girl, isn't she?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Yes.- Set of salts. Silver. - They are in the case as well.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- They are indeed. - How much are they?- £98.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47They are priced at £98 and they are going to make, I would think,
0:06:47 > 0:06:51somewhere between 50 and £60.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52- Oh, really?- Yes.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- We have only just started. - Yes, we have.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Let's have a look around and they are still going to be here...
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- Yeah, they are. - Which we shall we go, that way?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- That way.- Yep. Right, onwards.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06The Blues are also quick to the boil as they find something that's
0:07:06 > 0:07:07just their cup of tea.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Have a good look.- I like the colours of that plate down there.- Which one?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- The cup, saucer and little plate. - It's not a bad price either.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I know, that's why I was drawn to it.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18- She's cheap.- I am, yeah.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20It's a really wacky design.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23But that reflects the Foley Factory,
0:07:23 > 0:07:28which was a Staffordshire factory working in around 1920, 1930.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29And that's its period.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31To buy that on its own it's priced at £18.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33What is it worth in a saleroom?
0:07:33 > 0:07:38It's probably worth between 15 and £25. It could make 30.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40It could be a steady, secure first buy.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- But then, it's whether you want to go big.- I want to go big.- Do you?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46It's all big.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49You know what they say, go big or go home.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53I think that's quite fun.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- It's a bagatelle game, isn't it? - Yes.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Does it fold up? It's a game that folds up.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Whilst bagatelle is recognised
0:08:02 > 0:08:05as a traditional indoor British pub game,
0:08:05 > 0:08:08its origins lie in the 16th century French high society.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- How old is it, do you think? - It's Victorian.- Victorian?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14This is somewhere between 1830 and 1860.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Really?- And it's made out of mahogany. This is boxwood.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19And the balls are turned wood as well.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22But what I love about them, let me just go up here...
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- I just love these cups. - Yeah, they are lovely, aren't they?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- They are beautiful.- Yes.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- Nicely turned, aren't they?- Yeah. - But it's priced up at £175.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Which means you might get it for 150 quid, if you like it.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- Yes.- I don't mind it.- I quite like it.- That's a nice bit of inlay.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43It's something to bear in mind, if we can get it for around 150.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE
0:08:49 > 0:08:51He's quite nice, isn't he?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- It's cool, yeah.- He's lovely.- Stick stand. A rare, amusing stick stand.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Would you put umbrellas as well as sticks in there?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Yeah, you would.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00- Is he heavy?- No, he's quite light.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03There we go, look, he wants a big cuddle.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05He wants a big cuddle. Look, put him in between the two.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- There they are, look at that. - He's lovely!
0:09:08 > 0:09:12What I like about him, if you see, he's got a small gin flask,
0:09:12 > 0:09:14maybe a whiskey flask,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16in his top pocket. Clearly, he is quite a jovial...
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Yeah, that's why he's got a smile on his face.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22You know what, I love him and I like him. He is well made.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- The only thing that puts me off is the price.- How much?- Have a guess.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- Ah!- 650.- Has anybody got a pen?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Exactly!
0:09:32 > 0:09:33THEY LAUGH
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- Change that six to a one.- He wants a really big cuddle for 650.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Let's get real, we can't do that.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- Say goodbye to him.- Bye-bye.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- Wave him goodbye. Come on.- Bye!- Bye.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Oh bless. No wonder he looks like he needs a hug.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55What about this glass, Phil?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- I like glass, you see. - I personally don't.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- Yeah, I do though.- I know and it's your... That's put me in my place.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- Yes.- Yeah.- Darling.- Love bud.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07I think you need to buy something.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10You choose whichever piece of glass you want.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15- In my eyes, these things are worth between 20 and £50.- Are they?- Yes.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16- Yeah.- That's what I think.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19What about that pinky bit there? Do you like that?
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Not particularly.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- 38?- I quite like that. That's nice, look at that.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26You get that then, Barb.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Let me have a look. Get it by all means.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34There aren't any chips or anything on it.
0:10:34 > 0:10:40- I'm guessing that it's 1960s. But you want to get it for £25-£35.- OK.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43You go and buy that. I'm going to find
0:10:43 > 0:10:46a darkened room to sit down and just for a minute or two.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48It's not that psychedelic, Phil.
0:10:52 > 0:10:5638. What would be your best price for that?
0:10:56 > 0:11:01- 27?- No, I would only be able to do you 36 on that one.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Not 30?- No, I'm afraid not.
0:11:04 > 0:11:0736 for that then? We will take that then.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- I quite like it.- OK. If you like it...- I like it. 36 then.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Nice try, girls.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19The dealers aren't budging much on their prices, are they?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21What, on that top shelf, has caught my eye?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23I will see if you've got a Hanson mindset.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Candlesticks?- No.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26- Fur?- No.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- Lady?- No.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- Yes! That's it!- That was my first choice, to be fair.- I quite like it.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Shall we have a look at that? If the cabinets will open.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- It does stand out, doesn't it? - It's lovely!
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Is it quite heavy, first of all?
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Not bad.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Bronze cigar cutter in the form of a ship's capstan,
0:11:43 > 0:11:44ie - a ship's wheel.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Look, can you see, as I turn that wheel,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49the mechanism pulls that across
0:11:49 > 0:11:52which would enable you to cut your cigar.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56And OK, smoking ephemera is a bit out of vogue at the moment,
0:11:56 > 0:11:57quite rightly.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- But I like that.- Have a feel, Mum. Weigh it in your hand.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Is it heavy?- It is.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06If your captain was to speak to you, I would say, you know,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09let's get it bought. No rough seas ahead.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I can feel calm waters, steering that through the saleroom.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- As a cigar cutter, I love it.- Yes.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17That a lot of puns, Carlos.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- Yeah.- Priced at £38.- A good price.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23In a nice antiques centre like this we tend to get 10% off.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Why don't you go and ask the lady. Maybe try 35, maybe try 30.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29You never know. Go and ask now, I'll wait here.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Good object that. - Yeah, it's really nice.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35That's a really good object. I see a big profit there.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Even if you say so yourself, eh, Carlos?
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- Hello.- Good morning. - We are interested in this.- Right.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47We were just wondering if there is any leeway on the price at all?
0:12:47 > 0:12:52There is. We cannot ring a dealer under £100, so his trade is 10%.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- 10%? - That could be it then, the bottom?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58So the discount is £4. So that would be £34.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04- 34.- Is that the lowest you can go? Not anywhere near 30?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- That's your lowest.- 34, yeah?
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- What do you think? We will take that, yeah.- That's lovely.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Now, the Reds want a closer look at the salts they saw earlier.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Right, let's have a look and see what we've got.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- Mappin and Webb. - That's a good make, isn't it?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31It's a very good make.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36There's a problem with these before we go any farther. What's that?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Come on, ladies, what's missing?
0:13:38 > 0:13:39Spoons.
0:13:39 > 0:13:46Absolutely. We've got four oval salts,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- all Mappin and Webb.- Yes.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52All hallmarked in Birmingham. 1914.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54But in terms of value...
0:13:54 > 0:13:58you are going to be paying £98 for something that I think is
0:13:58 > 0:14:00worth between 40 and £60.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02OK?
0:14:02 > 0:14:06But we have decided that my views are totally irrelevant.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- Exactly, Phil.- No, not really. We appreciate what you're saying.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- I think they are good. - Do you?- Yes, I do.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14OK, let's turn the tables then.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16What you think they are going to make auction?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I wouldn't be surprised if they made the price.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- Do you?- Yes, I do. Really. - Right, OK.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Because I think they are a bit unusual. A bit different.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27We've got the box. People like these sort of things on a table.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- My sister likes this sort of stuff, you see.- So what's the answer?
0:14:30 > 0:14:31- We will buy it.- We'll buy them.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Depends on how much that nice young lady wants to give them to me for.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- Yes.- As I've said to you, they are £40-£60 worth. All right?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- Really?- We will see if we can get a good price on them then.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- OK.- Yes?- Right, you can do this one. - OK, I'll try. I will try my best.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Well, Phil, you've made yourself quite clear,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52but I think these girls are determined.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58What is the very best price you could do that for us, please?
0:14:58 > 0:15:01I can do you those for £96.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- Just £2 off?- I'm afraid so. Yes.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- Not 95?- No, unfortunately not.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13£2 off. That's not even 10%. Still, every dealer is different.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- I really do. I think it's nice. - And you like it.- Yes. OK.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20We will have those then. That will be fine.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26So who will be proved right at the auction? Phil or Pat?
0:15:26 > 0:15:30In the meanwhile, come with me on a trip to Papua New Guinea.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34These things are going to help us on our journey.
0:15:34 > 0:15:40We've got a group of five very rare hair ornaments
0:15:40 > 0:15:47that came from a Sepik tribe up the Sepik River in New Guinea.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49It's a pretty desolate place
0:15:49 > 0:15:54and it wasn't until the 1920s that anthropologists
0:15:54 > 0:15:59set about seriously exploring waterways in New Guinea,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02and became fascinated by the Sepik people.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05One of the indigenous animals
0:16:05 > 0:16:08in Papua New Guinea is something called a cassowary.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11If you know about ostriches and emus, well, it's a
0:16:11 > 0:16:16very similar flightless bird. But it is enormous.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20It can grow to 6ft in height.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24And these bones are removed from the cassowary.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29At the terminal here, we've got some naive carvings and piercings.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31That one is pierced with a hole.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36That one is pierced with almost a comb on the end.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38If you were one of those Sepik people,
0:16:38 > 0:16:44you would wind your hair into a coil and decorate your hair with
0:16:44 > 0:16:49a series of these pins, sticking into it from all angles.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53What I like about this group is, apart from telling
0:16:53 > 0:16:58the story from a tribal perspective of those peoples, is the colour.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01The brown patternation on these bones
0:17:01 > 0:17:05would indicate that these are of considerable age and were
0:17:05 > 0:17:11probably collected in the very early point of discovery on New Guinea.
0:17:11 > 0:17:17For collectors of ethnographic objects these are a delight.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21If you look at this one, it's got a section of something that
0:17:21 > 0:17:27looks suspiciously like human hair tied to one of those bones.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33Look at the gnarled and aged patternation on this top finial.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36What would you be likely to have to pay for a rare
0:17:36 > 0:17:41group of five of these Sepik hair ornaments?
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Well, if they came from a renowned collection, and these did,
0:17:45 > 0:17:50they came from the collection of a man called Maurice Bonnefoy,
0:17:50 > 0:17:55then you could expect to have to pay the top end of £250.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58But that's a good deal less than having to go
0:17:58 > 0:18:01and fund your trip to Papua New Guinea.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Back to the shops, where the Reds have two items
0:18:07 > 0:18:10and the Blues have just one. Some way to go yet.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13But they are getting plenty of mileage from the same cabinet.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14Look at these.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17These are wonderful. 1907. Where were you in 1907?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Not even a memory. This is it, yeah.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- It's a beautiful design.- Sometimes objects can be too good to be true.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29My concern is, the way the frill sits on this fairly stylised,
0:18:29 > 0:18:33restrained design, and the fact that you have these swags in the
0:18:33 > 0:18:36neoclassical, they don't really go with the actual silver design.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40These probably would have had coloured inserts,
0:18:40 > 0:18:45in green or cranberry. I think we ought to think about them.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Put them to one side rather than be too keen.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Do you agree?- BOTH: Yeah.- Come on.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- I like that.- Do you like that?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- That's pretty. What's that? - That's out of our price range.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- Is it?- I can tell you that without even looking at it.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- Those little drawers are nice. - They're not worth £185.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Yes, they are. They're dovetailed.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12She's got all the terminology, hasn't she?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14We'd rather like to buy that.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- LAUGHING:- I don't know what I'm doing here.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Well, we're teaching you. - It's a scatter-gun approach this.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21I like that. How much is that? How much is this? I like this.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25I like that over there. How much is this here? Now, let's just chill.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27But if we throw enough at it, we're going to find something.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Crikey! These Reds are keen to buy everything.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Remember, you can only buy three items, girls.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Is Charles about to put him team in the picture?
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Do you know what I think it is, I think it's a photo frame.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- I thought it was a photo frame, yeah. - Yeah, of course.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42I think, basically,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44it's the type of object you would have perhaps brought
0:19:44 > 0:19:48over in World War II, from Jerusalem, from that region,
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- because it's olive wood, you see. - BOTH: Ah!
0:19:50 > 0:19:53But it's quite nice. Like an olive branch?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Yeah, exactly. Like an olive branch.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57And it's obviously got initials on. Can you see?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Yeah, at the top.- ND.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02So you wonder whether it was made for someone in particular.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06My passion for this whole industry is sentiment, nostalgia.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08And that is history, you know?
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Yeah, that is.- Is it talking to you?
0:20:10 > 0:20:11- No.- No, right. Well, let's move on.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Well, that puts an end to that then.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18No place for sentiment with these girls, Charles. They want to win.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25A few marks. A bit of a stain, but that polishes out.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27What about the veneer.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28"That'll polish out!"
0:20:28 > 0:20:33- I just love you two. Absolutely right. Let's go...- With Mr Sheen.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Other furniture polishes are available.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36What wood is it made out of?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Useful in a modern house as well,
0:20:38 > 0:20:40because it doesn't take up a lot of room, does it?
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- Yeah.- Sometimes I do feel completely superfluous to the situation.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Well, that's true. As long as you know your place, Phil.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- As long as you know your place. - I like that.- That is pretty.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- It has been through the mill. - Haven't we all.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59- This has had Botox, tucks and everything.- Absolutely.- It's £145.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Yes. What do you reckon we should buy it for?
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Honestly, I think you need to get it for £100-£120.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08That would be my shot for it.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Let's just have a quick look around. OK.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14These legs look all right. No damage on them.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- Yep.- Yep. I'd have a go at that, girls, I really would.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18We are running out of time
0:21:18 > 0:21:21and I don't think you're going to find anything else.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24I would, I'd have a go at that. I quite like that. Nice bit of timber.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Take the ticket to the desk and see what they can do for it.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Do hurry though, girls, nine minutes remaining.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Still, you have less to be fearful about.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36The Blues still have two items to find.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38That's a big boot.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41My mum collects boots but I've not seen one like that.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44That's good, you know. What is it? You can see the label and
0:21:44 > 0:21:50I can tell you it's a Black Forest match-striker ashtray in boot.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- This is it.- What's Black Forest? - I'll test you.- Gateaux.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54- Gateaux?- Yeah.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56THEY LAUGH
0:21:56 > 0:21:58No, you're right. It is. That's a good answer.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01But actually, it refers to a region of Bavaria,
0:22:01 > 0:22:05all the pine forests where so much softwood was carved.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- I love that.- That's gorgeous.- I think we should buy that.- Do you?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Take it out of the cabinet.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Fantastic.- There we go. - What do you think, Charles?
0:22:13 > 0:22:18This is your ashtray. Here, lift that section there...
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- Look at that! - Ah!- Fabulous!- Look at that.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27Clearly you can see your match case, your striker, and your ashtray.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29You can close that up.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33And what I like is the fact that you've got some nice wear on here.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37And you can see where hands have rubbed over the years.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40I would say that probably is 1930s.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- Really?- Yeah, I do. - I didn't think it was that old.
0:22:43 > 0:22:49- 1930s-1940s.- What do you think about the price? 68?
0:22:49 > 0:22:50If this came into my saleroom
0:22:50 > 0:22:54I would guide it probably to fetch between 30 and £50.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56But again, if you're getting the vibe...
0:22:56 > 0:23:00You know, if you got that premeditated thought that it
0:23:00 > 0:23:03might fly, this boot is made for walking, isn't it?
0:23:03 > 0:23:04Hmm?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07You know, take a chance because, do you know what,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10we've got a wholesome five minutes to go.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- It's a nice big boot. - We'll go for that then.- Yes.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Let's go and buy it. Yeah? Come on, bring that boot with me. Follow me.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18OK.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21OK, you've found your second item. But hurry paying for it.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24And finding your third!
0:23:24 > 0:23:26The Reds are on their third buy.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30The question is, can they get it for Phil's £100-£120 estimate?
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- WOMAN:- It's on at 145.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36But there is some damage to the table.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39They're just wondering if you could do around £100.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41OK, thank you very much. See you later. Bye.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45He said he will definitely do £100.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- Really?!- Excellent!
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Genius.- Well done.- That will please Phil no end that will.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- That's brilliant, isn't it?- That's good. We'll definitely take that.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- Thank you very much. That is lovely. - Thank you.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Well done, team.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Now collect your expert and take a well deserved rest.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04The thing is, guys, we've got four minutes to go.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- Four minutes?- Four minutes.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09I think we've almost got to do a two-for-one now and go back and
0:24:09 > 0:24:12find that one other item which can go with this and be our third lot.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17- BOTH: Yeah.- You know what, let's go for the cup and saucer on the stand.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19- Do you agree?- Do you think?
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- Yeah. - Or there was the photo frame as well.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- I'm more leaning towards the photo frame.- Yeah.- No, no.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- Is that what you prefer?- Yeah.- OK. Why don't you get that.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31See you at the counter. And we'll try and pay for the two together.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- Right.- OK, let's go.- OK?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37We've got a minute to go.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Every step now counts. Quickly, quickly, quickly.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- Is it in good condition? - Really good.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44I just had a good look at the back.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- And you like it?- Yes. I do.- Is Mum happy with that?- Yep.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- I'm happy with that. - It's gorgeous. Priced at £45.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52I think it's a good buy as well.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- I do. I like it.- I think we'll take the two.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59OK, that's lovely. I can do 10% on both of those for you.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- That one's £40.- Yeah.- And you've got £7 off that one, so 61.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- That's lovely. - And that's the very best?
0:25:05 > 0:25:09That's the very best, yeah? Look at me, yeah. That's it. Happy?
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- That's it. We have three items. - Thank you.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- Shake her hand.- Thank you very much. - Thanks very much.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Time's up. Let's check out what the Red Team bought, eh?
0:25:22 > 0:25:27They bought the Murano-style glass vase for £36.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32Following this, they shook hands on the boxed silver salts for £96.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Rounding up their purchases was the oval walnut table
0:25:37 > 0:25:38for £100.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Well, girls, that was fun, wasn't it?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- Excellent.- It was indeed, yeah. - A whole hour with P Serrell. - THEY LAUGH
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- Millions would pay millions. - Who could ask for more?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- I don't think he knew what hit him. - THEY LAUGH
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- Anyway, it was good, was it?- It was fun.- Which was your favourite piece?
0:25:53 > 0:25:55My favourite piece? The silver salts.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Silver salts. And the sister?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Although I bought the vase, I like the table best.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- OK, that's very nice. - To be contrary.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04THEY LAUGH
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Does that mean the table will bring the biggest profit?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- We think so, yes.- Definitely.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11They always used to be incredibly popular, didn't they, those tables?
0:26:11 > 0:26:15And it's a particularly nicely-made thing. So good luck with that.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- You spent in total?- £232.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21232. I'd like 68 please of leftover lolly. Thank you.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23There's 68 of leftover lolly.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- Which is a tidy sum for Mr Serrell. - It's not much really.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30We need a nice profit out of that, young man.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31HE GROANS AND THEY LAUGH
0:26:31 > 0:26:34It's time to box clever, and I'm going to spend every penny.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- I don't blame you. I would too. - Every penny.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Just tell us confidentially, Phil, has it been a bit of a nightmare?
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Oh, no, we were completely united in our differences.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44THEY ALL LAUGH
0:26:44 > 0:26:47That is the right answer. Right then, on that happy note,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49let's check out what the Blue Team bought, eh.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Halfway through their shop,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54they bought the bronze ship wheel cigar cutter.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56A snip at £34.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Continuing the theme,
0:26:58 > 0:27:03they paid £61 for the boot-shaped match-holder and ashtray.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07And finally, they picked up the pierced olivewood picture
0:27:07 > 0:27:09frame for £40.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Well, here are two very happy looking girls.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- You happy, girls?- BOTH: We are.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16You should be. In unison, mother and daughter combo.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17THEY LAUGH
0:27:17 > 0:27:20So, which is your favourite piece, Jo?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23The nice Italian photo frame. Very unique, very different.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25OK. That's your favourite. Ma, what's your favourite?
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- Mine is the boot. I love it. - Would you like to own it yourself?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- I would.- Well, you can't. - THEY LAUGH
0:27:31 > 0:27:33So, is it going to bring the biggest profit?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- It is.- Yes? Do you agree with that? - Yeah, yeah.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- Yeah, you do? Support the mother.- Yes.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- That's the best thing. How much did you spend in total?- 135.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43135, that's £165 of leftover lolly.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- OK.- She's got the money. - Great blue nails. That's very nice.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Colour coordination. Charles...
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- Many thanks.- What's your plan, Charles Hanson?
0:27:50 > 0:27:52I want to go light and airy.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Not be too fairy about it, but find something really quite special.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00- Colourful?- Colourful, alive, Tim. - Sunny?- Firing and feeling fantastic.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- OK. Well, you can't ask for more than that, can you?- No.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06I mean, I'm already excited. Very good, Charles.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10With the shopping over and experts dispatched, let's enter
0:28:10 > 0:28:13the excitement of the auction, where the auctioneer awaits us.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20We have come due south from Hemswell to the glorious city of Lincoln,
0:28:20 > 0:28:23to Golding Young Mawer, to be with Colin Young.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- Colin, good morning.- How are you?
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Very well, and very happy to be in your glamorous sale room.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- I appreciate that. - Gosh, this is a nice place.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33OK. Now, the Reds kicked off with this glass vase.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Do you think it is Murano or is it just a glass vase?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39I think it is just a glass vase, but it is that generic term that
0:28:39 > 0:28:43everybody applies to it, even if it didn't come off the island.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45I think at £25 to £40, as an estimate,
0:28:45 > 0:28:48it really doesn't matter where it comes from. Good decorative lot.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Get the sunshine going through that and it is going to look glorious.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54OK, fine, you are such an optimist. £36 was paid.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59Next, though, are the salts - case set, with the liners, ready to go.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01But does anybody want them?
0:29:01 > 0:29:04That's the problem. I'm sure they would get used, but...
0:29:04 > 0:29:07The case adds a little bit of value to it, but it also takes away
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- a little bit in this instance because the spoons are missing.- Mm.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Exactly. So, what is it worth as is?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Well, I suppose it has got to be worth a minimum £50 to £80,
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- that sort of range.- OK, £96 paid.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- I will be surprised if there's a profit on that one for them.- OK.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Are you going to be surprised by this Sutherland table?
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Fairly common model, but at least it is walnut.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30It is in not too bad condition.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33I suppose it comes down to how much was paid for it, really.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Well, what I like about these Sutherland tables is
0:29:36 > 0:29:37they take up very little room.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Yeah, it is a very good lot,
0:29:39 > 0:29:43it is just not a great commercial piece.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45OK, they paid £100, I'll put you out of your agony.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46All right, OK.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Well, that's pleasing, then, because that is in the centre
0:29:49 > 0:29:52of our estimate that we published - 80 to 120.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55It certainly should be £80 minimum of anybody's money.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57OK, well, fine. On that basis,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00they might just about wiped their face for this lot.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01In which case, they'll need the bonus buy,
0:30:01 > 0:30:04so let's go and have a look at it.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09Now, Pat and Babs, this is exciting, isn't it? £68 you gave to P Serrell.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Too much, really.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14You can never give Philip Serrell too much. Anyway...
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- So, Phil, show us what you bought. - Well, I spent every last penny.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- We thought you would. - Oh, my God. What is that?
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- Well, I don't know what it is, but...- That's a good start.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- But it is clearly a box.- Right.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28There's been suggestions it might be for cigars,
0:30:28 > 0:30:30which I don't think, because it's not airtight.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32But I think it is sort of '20s, '30s.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34And it is really, really decorative.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- And I can see that in a London shop at 350 quid.- Really?
0:30:37 > 0:30:40But the only similarity between London and Lincoln
0:30:40 > 0:30:42- is they both begin with L.- Yes.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45But hang on a minute, Phil, cos this is no rubbish, is it?
0:30:45 > 0:30:48That is sculpted out of wood and then applied on the top.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53And then lacquered look. But he is so sweet with his skis, look.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- Oh, yeah.- Well, I can tell you, it cost £68.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58It wouldn't surprise me
0:30:58 > 0:31:00if it made 30 quid and it wouldn't surprise me if it made 150.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- Yeah.- OK, fine.
0:31:02 > 0:31:03I've seen the odd box or two,
0:31:03 > 0:31:06and I think that one is just a bit special.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- Yeah, it is a bit unusual. - OK, lovely. Well, we all love it.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- Yes, we do.- Nobody really knows what it's worth, right?
0:31:12 > 0:31:15But it is there for you to speculate on if you decide that you want it.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18But right now, for the audience at home, let's find out
0:31:18 > 0:31:21whether the auctioneer can put a price on it.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Well, Colin, I don't know if you are an alpine man or not, but
0:31:24 > 0:31:26if you are, that is a peach of a box, isn't it?
0:31:26 > 0:31:29It is cracking, isn't it? I think that's a great looking thing.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Nice combination of materials on there. It is just a fun item.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35And I must admit, I haven't come across anything like this before.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40No. And if we open it up... Because that interior is nicely veneered.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42And I guess it dates from the '20s or '30s.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Yeah, that's where I was going to be with it.
0:31:44 > 0:31:50- No comparable, so total guesswork on estimate.- Mm.- Um... £50 to £80.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53If that made £100, £120,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56you'd just shrug your shoulders and say, "Well, it was worth it."
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Exactly. I've never seen one before.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00And I think it is delightful.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02£68 was paid by Philip Serrell.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Now, moving on to the Blues.
0:32:04 > 0:32:10We have for the first item, this little cigar cutter, binnacle thing.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11Nice patination.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13The condition seems to be good throughout,
0:32:13 > 0:32:17apart from just a little missing piece off the bottom,
0:32:17 > 0:32:19just a cover, but that is fairly easy to replace.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23- I think it is a sweet little lot. - How much?- £25 to £40.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26£34 paid, so that's OK. They're pretty well on the money.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29You know, it's just smoking accessories, isn't it?
0:32:29 > 0:32:34Slightly like their next lot, which is for holding maybe spills
0:32:34 > 0:32:37and matches, in the form of an old boot.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Beautifully carved, but is it what people want, Colin?
0:32:40 > 0:32:42I don't know whether it's what people want,
0:32:42 > 0:32:44but you look at it, and you look at it twice,
0:32:44 > 0:32:47and you do wonder whether it actually is a boot.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49And then you look at it a bit closer and realise, yes,
0:32:49 > 0:32:51it's Black Forest, it's late 19th century.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52I think it's a great little thing.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- How great you think it is?- I think it is just as great as the last one.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Do you? That would be £25 to £40 worth, then.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- Snip at the price as well.- Well, it is not going to ignite at that,
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- cos £61 was the price that was paid.- OK.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10But continuing with their theme of tourist-type wares,
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- we've got this Sorrento ware photo frame.- Yep.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- Which is very elaborate.- Yeah. Mass production pieces.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- But obviously very popular and what the tourists wanted.- Exactly.
0:33:21 > 0:33:22What is your estimate?
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- Well, I rate it a little bit better than the other two items.- Do you?
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- Yeah. I put 30 to 50 on this one. - Crikey, Moses, don't overdo it!
0:33:29 > 0:33:32£40 is what they paid.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33So that's about right.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36I mean, it just depends on how funky the audience are going to
0:33:36 > 0:33:39be in the auction today. Cos if they are not that funky,
0:33:39 > 0:33:40they're going to need their bonus buy.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43And let's go and have a look at it.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- Well, girls, this is exciting, isn't it?- Yes.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48What did Charles Hanson spend the £165 on? Charles.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52I really dug deep. I'll give you that first of all.
0:33:52 > 0:33:57That's a very nice, I suppose, Chinese or Japanese bronze mirror.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Perhaps 1880, 1900. Beautifully cast.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- And then you might want to see my nuts.- I beg your pardon!
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- My walnuts, Tim.- Oh, yes. - There we are.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09And these are Chinese-carved walnuts.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Again, probably late 19th century. And they are a work of art.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Look at the carving, look at the figurative detail.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- Very intricate, yeah.- They are, aren't they?- Is that all a set?
0:34:18 > 0:34:22I thought the mirror just gives the lot a bit of a freshness.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- Can I have a look, Charles?- That is, that is really lovely.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30We've got all these trees and amazing storks winging round.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33And that side is polished, which is the mirror bit.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38So if you just polish that up, all right, and then you can have a look.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39- Fabulous.- What do you think?- Mm.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43- OK, fine, so you get the bronze mirror and the two nuts.- Absolutely.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- How much?- How much? Well, that is the all-important question.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50I spent the princely sum of £60 on all three.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55And I feel they have got legs, in the sense, they could race away.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58You never know. this fun Chinese market,
0:34:58 > 0:35:01they could make £200 or £300. Honestly.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05Or they could make 50. But I think it is a gamble well worth taking.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07OK, girls, well, you don't have to decide right now.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09You choose after the sale of your first three items,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11so let's find out from the auctioneer
0:35:11 > 0:35:14whether he thinks that Charles is completely nuts.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Here we go, then, Colin. Mirror, mirror, on the wall.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20I mean, pretty useless piece of kit, but there we are.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- Made of bronze, isn't it? - Yeah. It's a nice thing.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25It just needs a bit of a polish up and, yep.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Oh, it does work quite well.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31So park that one, Colin, and have one of these walnuts.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33How do you rate that, then?
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- Well, there has been a lot of work going into that.- Certainly has.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41- Every centimetre is carved, isn't it?- It is.- Little monkeys, look.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43How much, do you think? Are they worth ten pounds each?
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- Five pounds each?- Five to ten, they have got to be that.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48And by the time you add the mirror into it as well,
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- £40 to £60, say?- OK. - Something like that.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Well, Charles paid £60 for all three pieces,
0:35:55 > 0:35:58and I think that is plenty and I don't see it making any money.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01But anyway, there we are. We'll find out in the trueness of time,
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- yes?- Yes.- Yes!
0:36:05 > 0:36:07£40, who's going to be first in for the brooch?
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- Pat, Babs, how are you feeling? - Great.- Excited.- Are you?- Yes.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19How excited are you on the excitement...?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- Scale of one to 100, about five. - Are you? That's all right.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- The temperature will rise, won't it, Babs?- It will.- OK, fine.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Now, we are looking forward to the Murano glass vase, which is
0:36:28 > 0:36:29coming up right now.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33Lot number 94 is a Murano-type glass vase. There we go.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Who is going to start me at £50 for it? £50, anybody? 50.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- 50. 40 to go, then. £40, anybody? - Oh, come on, come on.
0:36:39 > 0:36:40Anybody at 30?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42£20, anybody? 20. £20, anybody?
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Over there. £20 bid.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Two now to us here.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46Go on, go on, more.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Two anywhere else now, surely? 20, bid. Your bid, then, two.
0:36:49 > 0:36:5122, bid. Five is a last call.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Uh-oh.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- At £25, bid.- Oh, dear!
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Going this time, then, at £25...
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Uh-oh, that's minus.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02Better than we thought, though.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Now the salts.
0:37:03 > 0:37:081914 cased set of Mappin & Webb silver salts. There we go.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09£50, anybody, 50?
0:37:09 > 0:37:11£30 then, surely. Anyone, £30 bid?
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- £30!- How much?- 30.
0:37:15 > 0:37:1760. 65. 70. 70 bid, and five now.
0:37:17 > 0:37:1975 bid. 80, do I see?
0:37:19 > 0:37:20- 80.- £80, bid.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- Five now do I see? At £80. Only £20 each.- Come on!
0:37:24 > 0:37:26At 80, bid. Two. 82 on the net.
0:37:26 > 0:37:2885, 85, 85. 88 now, do I see?
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Anymore bids, then? At 85 in the back seated row.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Seated, at £85...
0:37:33 > 0:37:34Sold.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38£85, you have minus £11.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Two lots of minus £11. Minus 22.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43This is the choice bit, though.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45The Victorian walnut Sutherland table.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Good-looking Sutherland table, ought to be well over 100.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Start me at 80 for it. 80. £80, anybody? 80. 50 will do, then.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52£50, anybody? 50.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Straight in, £50 bid.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- 50.- Oh, no!
0:37:56 > 0:37:5965, bid. 70. 75 now. 75.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- 80.- 80.- 85, bid.
0:38:02 > 0:38:0390 now. 85, bid.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- Come on, come on. - Come on, 100 at least.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11- At 85, last call. Selling in the doorway here, then.- Oh.- £85.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12Minus £15.
0:38:12 > 0:38:1622, 32, is 37. Minus 37.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20- That's not as bad as I thought. - Not quite, it could be worse, girls.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21So, are we going to trust Phil, then?
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- You're going to go with the bonus buy?- Yes, we will have to.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27We are going with the bonus buy, we are going with the Deco skiing box.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Very, very smart. And here it comes.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34Lot number 100 is a very unusual Art Deco birdseye maple rectangular box.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37£30, whose first? 20 if you like. £20, anybody? At 20.
0:38:37 > 0:38:3920 I've got already. At two. And five.
0:38:39 > 0:38:4228. 30. 32. 35 now.
0:38:42 > 0:38:4432, bid. Five now, surely. 32, bid.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Interesting lot. 35. 38. 40, bid.
0:38:47 > 0:38:4940. 40, bid. 42. 45.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51£45 in the front here. At 45. 48 on the Internet.
0:38:51 > 0:38:5548. Bid 50. 50 bid? £48, are we all done, then? Last call, then.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58You are out in the room. Selling on the net at £48.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00£48. I could weep.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01That is minus £20,
0:39:01 > 0:39:03which is minus 57.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- That could be a winning score. Be brave. Walk tall.- We will.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10And all will be revealed in a moment. Thank you very much.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- Now, Joan, here we go. Do you know how the Reds got on?- We don't, no.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21You don't know. We don't want you to.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24First up, then, is the cigar cutter in the form of a binnacle,
0:39:24 > 0:39:25and here it comes.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30Early 20th-century novelty bronze cigar cutter. Start me at 30, then.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31It'll be a snip of the price. £30.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34£30, anyone? 30?
0:39:34 > 0:39:3630, look at what we are selling here. £20, anybody?
0:39:36 > 0:39:40£20, anybody? £20, bid. Two do I see now? 20, bid, two now, surely.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- At £20. 22, bid. 25.- Come on!
0:39:42 > 0:39:4725. 28 now. At 25, bid. Eight is a last call. Selling at £25....
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Sold at 25.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Bad luck, girls!
0:39:50 > 0:39:5325 to 35, that's minus nine pounds.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55OK, now the old boot.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59This is the match holder and striker there. What shall we say for this?
0:39:59 > 0:40:03£20, anybody? 20, bid. 22 now. Making it two. Two do I see?
0:40:03 > 0:40:0620 on bid, two. Five. 28 now.
0:40:06 > 0:40:0728, surely. 28, bid.
0:40:07 > 0:40:1130, bid. 32 now. At 32. Have another one. You might have got it sewn up.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13- Come on.- At 32. 35 anywhere else now?
0:40:13 > 0:40:15It is on the net, then, you're all out in the room. Anymore?
0:40:15 > 0:40:18No, selling at £32.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20£32 is...
0:40:20 > 0:40:21£30 would be 62,
0:40:21 > 0:40:24so it is minus £29.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- We're doing well, we're doing well. - Uh-oh.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Now, Sorrento.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32There we go. In olive wood, there. £30, anyone? 20 to go, then.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- £20, who is first in?- Go on!
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Two now. 22, also on the Internet.
0:40:37 > 0:40:4025. Five bid. 28 now. 28.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Do I see a bid from the room at all?
0:40:42 > 0:40:44No? Nothing in the room.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Going then at £25, all done. Sold.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- It is.- That's minus £15.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50They've got some good bargains there.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52They certainly have, that's...
0:40:52 > 0:40:5529, 30... That's 44...
0:40:55 > 0:40:5853. Minus £53.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- No, no.- I'm sorry.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- What are we going to do about the Chinese items?- We should go for it.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Yes?- But they're not bidding. - I know, but I love it.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- But we've got nothing to lose. - Good answer.- We'll go with Charles.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11That's a good attitude, isn't it? Let us see what happens,
0:41:11 > 0:41:12cos here it comes.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Two walnuts that have been highly decoratively carved
0:41:16 > 0:41:21and you also get a 19th-century Chinese bronze hand mirror as well.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22£50, anybody? 50.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26£50. 30 to go, then. £30, anybody? Who'll give 30?
0:41:26 > 0:41:2930, in the room or on the net, don't mind which. 30 on the net.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- At 30 bid. 32 now, surely. At 32 bid. 35.- Keep going.
0:41:33 > 0:41:3935. 38. Bid 40 now. At 42. Bid's in the room at £42.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42There's also 45. 48, madam, thank you. 48 bid.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- 50 now. At £48, are we all done? - Come on, Internet.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51- £50 bid.- One more, one more! - No? Selling, then, at £50...
0:41:51 > 0:41:52That's it.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- No, no.- Minus ten pounds, 53, minus 63.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59Anyway, girls, minus £62 could be a winning score.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02Say not a word to the Reds and all will be revealed in a moment.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- Excellent.- Thank you very much.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13Well, teams, here we stand, broken hearted but not defeated, yes?
0:42:13 > 0:42:18Because none of you made a profit on any item at all.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Not one single item in today's programme made anything.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23But who's ahead and who's behind?
0:42:23 > 0:42:27Despite the massive losses on both sides,
0:42:27 > 0:42:29there is only £6 between you.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31ALL: Oh!
0:42:31 > 0:42:36And the team that is marginally behind the behind are the Blues.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Blues: Oh!
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Well done, ladies, well done.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42But there is a sheet of Bronco in there,
0:42:42 > 0:42:46so there's no shame in this result at all.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49I'm not going to dwell on the prices, there's no point in dwelling
0:42:49 > 0:42:52on the prices, I just want to ask you two, did you have a good time?
0:42:52 > 0:42:53Fabulous, lovely.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Well, you've been thoroughly supporting.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59The victors today, who managed to win by losing £57.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- REDS: Yeah! - Are the sisters from heaven.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Anyway, it's been great, yes?
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- Yes.- You enjoyed it? Thanks very much, Phil.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes? Yes!