0:00:04 > 0:00:08We're at the International Antiques And Collectors Fair at Ardingly
0:00:08 > 0:00:12and just look at this place. So much ground to cover.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15So, let's not hang about. Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:45 > 0:00:51Here in Sussex, the National Trust bought their first house in 1896,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Alfriston Clergy House.
0:00:54 > 0:01:00A 14th century hall house for the princely sum of £10.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Doesn't sound expensive, does it?
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Anyway, it's not real estate today. Just real bargains.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Let's have a quick squint as to what's coming up.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14On today's show, the Reds' plan may need some revision.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- You've blown a big bit of your budget.- Yeah.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24We don't have the funds to pay what you're asking.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Whilst the Blues take some convincing.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- What do you think?- Yes, go for it, if you like it.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31You know me, I'm always undecided.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34But it is still a brown box, if we're going to be a bit pedantic.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35No. No, I don't like that at all.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Let's all get acquainted, shall we?
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Today's show is made up of married couples.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47For the Reds, we've got Kevin and Sue and for the Blues, Rob and Iris.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- Hello, everyone.- ALL: Hello. - Great to see you.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- Now, Sue, you've known each other for 33 years.- That's right, yes.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57We first met when I was 12 and Kevin was 18
0:01:57 > 0:02:00and we were in a local production of Carousel at Henfield Village Hall.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- Were you?- Yes.- Oh, good.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04And then how long did it take you actually to get together?
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Erm, well, we'd stayed friends
0:02:06 > 0:02:10until we both returned to Henfield Theatre Company
0:02:10 > 0:02:12to audition for the Wizard Of Oz
0:02:12 > 0:02:15and there he was single and there I was single and...
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- It was the right moment.- It was, yes.- Yes. Oh, good.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20And so what do you get up to in your spare time?
0:02:20 > 0:02:24I've been in a folk band for 16 years called The Yardales.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25Well, what fun, though.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27So, music has been a big part in your life, and drama?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29It has. That's right, yes.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32And it brought you together, which is really rather sweet, isn't it?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35So, Kevin, you're the entrepreneur. Tell us about that.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Yes, well, we've...we've had a few businesses running, haven't we?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41I think there were seven running at one time all together.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43What sort of businesses?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Well, mainly insurance, which is our primary business,
0:02:46 > 0:02:47which pays the bills.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49But you're pretty keen on boating, Kevin.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Yes, we've done a bit of sailing, haven't we?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Is it actually sailing sailing you like doing or motor boating?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- Sailing.- Oh, proper stuff.- With the sticks, yes.- With the sticks.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Let's hope it's going to be plain sailing for you guys today.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Are you going to spend all of your money?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03We'll do our very best to, yes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Well, good. Well, I'm glad to hear that.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09Anyway, very, very, very good luck. Now, Rob, you're retired? Yes.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12But you used to work at a world-famous museum.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Yes, the Victoria And Albert Museum in Kensington.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- What did you do there?- I was an engineer. One of the V&A engineers,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21who looked after the air-conditioning and the lighting.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23If it was too hot, too cold or too light, too dark,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25it landed on my desk and was my fault.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- And did you get into the galleries much?- Oh, all the time.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- As often as I wanted. - Yeah. Well, make any old excuse.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Well, you need to check the lighting, don't you,
0:03:34 > 0:03:34from time to time.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Following your retirement, you decided to straddle the globe.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Tell us where you've been.
0:03:40 > 0:03:46China, Borneo, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Cuba, America.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- Well, how fantastic is that!- Yes.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- Now, Iris, you're a retired school teacher.- Yes.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53So, what do you do now to keep yourself busy?
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- I've just joined the ICV panel. We go and...- What's the ICV?
0:03:57 > 0:04:01ICV is Independent Custody Visitor and we go to the custody suite
0:04:01 > 0:04:05in the police station and speak to the detainees.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Don't ask me if they're happy cos who's going to be happy
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- in a police cell, but...- To make sure they're OK.- Make sure they're OK.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- And they haven't got any complaints. - That's quite a job, isn't it?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16It is. It's very interesting, though.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Yeah, I bet it is. You do a bit of bell-ringing.- Yes, handbells.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- Oh, handbells.- Handbell-ringing, yes.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Yes. Are you what they call a campanologist?- No, I don't think
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- with little handbells. That's the big tower bells.- Oh, is it?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28But the little handbells is something different,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- but I don't know what it is.- Not quite.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- But it's good fun that, though, isn't it?- It is!
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Yes, if you get it right, it's lovely.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36What are your tactics going to be today, you two?
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Erm...- I don't really think we've got any.- We haven't got any.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Just go and have a look.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Spend the lot?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Whatever needs spending, yes.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48What an enigmatic answer, that.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51So not going to commit to anything. Anyway, it's the money moment.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- 300 smackers each. Here you go. £300.- Thank you.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Just like that. Look.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58You know the rules, your experts await and off you go.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And very, very, very, good luck.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02Campanology, eh?
0:05:06 > 0:05:10And, of course, our two experts will be tackling the terrain today.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Putting on a brave face for the Reds, it's Anita Manning.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Hello, sailor. It's Christina Travanion with the Blues.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Well, guys, we have a leading lady here and a leading man.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Let's hope it will lead us to bargains.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34We need to think about our tactics. What's the plan? What do you think?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Not too much of a plan. More...see what's there, I think.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40But what type of things do you want to buy?
0:05:40 > 0:05:41I like collectibles.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46I've got a collection of chain sticks at home, so... And pin cushions.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47Things like that.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49We're very open-minded.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Anything we see and we like it, then we might buy it.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55I quite like musical instruments and musical paraphernalia.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- Oh! Big tubas.- Yeah, big brass instruments.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Let's go. OK.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Crikey!
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Got all of that?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Good.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Your hour of shopping starts now
0:06:07 > 0:06:10and it looks like the Reds have the bit between their teeth already.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- What's it made of? It's plastic, isn't it?- Oh! That's quite sweet.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- I love horses.- Yeah, well, so do I, actually.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23This would be my dream toy.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26You quite like the idea of a carousel horse, don't you,
0:06:26 > 0:06:28because that's where we first met?
0:06:28 > 0:06:31We did, yes. That's right, in a production of Carousel.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34So, this is taking you back to the heady days of childhood?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- It is, definitely.- How sweet!
0:06:37 > 0:06:40But we do have this sort of split here.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42I'm sure it can be repaired,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45but I think it is certainly worth asking the price on.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Worth asking, yep. Definitely.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- What sort of price are you looking... 140?- 140, yeah.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55I think that's a lot,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59actually, for something that might just be for a child's nursery.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03I'd quite like to go and look at some others that we saw...
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- You spotted other ones?- Yes.- OK, let's go.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Show me where this other one is.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10As the Reds trot off to see an earlier spot,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14the Blues have a date with their first potential purchase.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16This is quite interesting.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19This is a silver framed little perpetual desk calendar.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21We've got a nice silver hallmark on here,
0:07:21 > 0:07:27which is a Birmingham hallmark and looks like it's about 1930, 1935.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29The most important thing... If we have a look to see
0:07:29 > 0:07:32if all the cards are present. Have a handle. See what you think.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35How many have we got there. One, two, three, four.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- So we've got six and I think they should be...- Double-sided.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Double-sided, yeah. OK, we have got all of them there.
0:07:41 > 0:07:42What are your thoughts?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44You say there's a good market for it?
0:07:44 > 0:07:47There's a good market for desk pieces and it's something...
0:07:47 > 0:07:48I think with silver
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- it's quite important that it's got a current use as well.- Yes. Yes.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Today, to be able to use
0:07:53 > 0:07:55rather than your average sort of silver tea service,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57which, frankly, is going to be scrapped.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- So, shall I go and ask a price on it?- Yeah.- Do you want to do it?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Erm...- No, you can do it.- Oh, thank you, sir. I'll go and see.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Oh, you're not looking impressed there, Iris.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Right. So, he says, best price he can do on it is £30. OK.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- And that's a good price?- I think it stands a really good chance
0:08:13 > 0:08:14of making some money at that at auction.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17I think that would look really quite lovely on your desk, wouldn't it?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- Oh, I would have had that on my desk at work.- Would you?- Yes.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- What do you say, Iris?- Well, I... It's not my favourite thing
0:08:23 > 0:08:25I've ever seen, but you both like it. It's not the sort of thing
0:08:25 > 0:08:28a teacher would have on her desk, but I'll go with the majority.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- We'll have this one...- Two out of three.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- BOTH: You can have the next one. Thank you.- That sounds like a plan.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- Let's buy it.- Brilliant. Well done, guys.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- There's one under our belt. Fantastic.- Thank you.- Super.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40And that's very diplomatic of you, Iris.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Meanwhile, the Reds are still horsing about.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- So, these are the ones that you spotted earlier.- Yes.- Yeah.- I did.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51They are wonderful.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55I can sort of see those on display on somebody's wall
0:08:55 > 0:08:57in a smart London house or something.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Hm... I'm not so sure, Sue.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Do you like these ones better than the other ones?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- I think they've got more character. - I do, personally.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08I would put those in my house, definitely.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11This one is in better condition here.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13You got some damage here.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- You know, a bit of the ear.- Yeah.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I think it's part of the character, really.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- If they looked perfect, they wouldn't look old, would they?- Yeah.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23What sort of price are they?
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Well, I did have them priced at 250 for the pair.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- The best would be 180 for the two. - 180.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Really.- That's a big reduction on the price.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32I think that's a fair price for them.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- They could get 150...- They could get a lot more.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39..but they could go further, so very difficult even for me to advise.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- Of course.- Yes.- Especially when we have got some damage there.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I could see them doing really well.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- For the sake of luck, take a pound off.- OK.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- 179.- OK. - THEY LAUGH
0:09:51 > 0:09:57- You can tell he's a broker, can't you?- Yeah.- Thank you very much.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Kevin, my 'mane' man.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Time to rein in the horse puns and move on to pastures new.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10We've bought one thing really quickly, so we're OK for time.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11- Right.- Right.- Right?- Yes.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- So let's stay outside, have a good rummage. Look at all the...- Oh!
0:10:14 > 0:10:15- Nice stock.- It's amazing.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Oh, get your teeth in there, guys. Go on. Get in there.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19Have a good look.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Well, guys, you've made a great start.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- You've blown a big bit of your budget.- Yes.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33£120 you've got left.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35121, Anita!
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- Very important pound.- Oh, that pound might be...- Very important.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Well, it might be all that you're left with.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41THEY LAUGH
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Well, if it's all I'm left with, I'm happy with that.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46If you want to spend money, go for it.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49I think we should. I think we should spend it all.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51You might regret that, Anita.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Oh, this is sounding promising.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Are they silly? I like these little pigs.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01- They're not silly at all.- No.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03They're quite sweet, aren't they?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Looks like we've got a pin cushion and possibly a vesta case in there.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Do you want to have a look? - Yes, if that's OK.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Thank you. So, what have we got here?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14We've got a little pig pincushion for your sewing box.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- So you put your pins in that to keep them all together.- It's very sweet.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19And then this one is a...
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Not a vesta case as I initially thought.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22It's actually a tape measure.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24So you pull the tape out here
0:11:24 > 0:11:26and then you wind him back in with his tail.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- That's nice.- Sweet, isn't it? - Very novel.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Cos this would be a standard thing that a lady would keep in her
0:11:31 > 0:11:33sewing box in days of yore.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- Do you have a sewing box? - I do a lot of sewing...- Oh, do you?
0:11:35 > 0:11:37..and I have a big sewing box.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39I think this has got some more age to it than this one.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- This one looks a bit more modern. - Right.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- I think that's quite a nice novelty, fun thing, isn't it?- Yes.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46And it's a good market for that type of thing. I mean...
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- There are certainly novelty tape measure collectors.- Yes.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51We've got £50 on it, so that's quite a lot.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- Obviously that's a retail price rather than an auction price.- Yes.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Um, I mean, I would be hoping to pay a lot less for that
0:11:57 > 0:11:58- to make a profit at auction.- Yes.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- What's your best price on that? - MAN: 45.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- 45.- BOTH: Would you consider 40?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Yeah, OK.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08- It's still top end.- Yes.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10You're not going to make huge amounts on it
0:12:10 > 0:12:12if you make anything at all.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17- But it's a sweet thing. I love the fact that you are a seamstress.- Yes.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- And we said that we'd let her choose the next thing, didn't we?- Yes.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22It's down to Iris now.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- What do you think?- Yes, go for him if you like him.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28You know me, I'm always undecided. I'm not a great decision maker.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- Right.- I do like him.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- It might be a her.- We've got plenty of time, remember.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- Yeah, can we come back?- Well, let's put him on the back burner.- Yes.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- But I think he's definitely one to keep in mind.- He's a good contender. - Yes, yes.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- OK. Super.- He's in with a chance.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Whilst the Blues decide if the pig will bring home the bacon,
0:12:45 > 0:12:48let me show you something which is worth writing home about.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00# I'm going to sit right down and write myself a letter
0:13:00 > 0:13:05# And make believe it came from you.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07# Do-be do-do. # Ha-ha.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12And of course, if you did sit down to write yourself a letter
0:13:12 > 0:13:15in 1896,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18you would probably be using one of these.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20A dip pen.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25And if you were into your novelty silver in 1896,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28you might go out and find a little inkwell like this.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33And intriguingly, the solid silver
0:13:33 > 0:13:35sleeve of this inkwell
0:13:35 > 0:13:39contains its glass well
0:13:39 > 0:13:41with a cork bung.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43And that, glass well has been blown
0:13:43 > 0:13:47so that it's got a central dipping area
0:13:47 > 0:13:51that prevents any ink in it from sloshing about
0:13:51 > 0:13:53but when you introduce
0:13:53 > 0:13:55the dip pen nib,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57look, you can just wipe off
0:13:57 > 0:14:00the end of the nib on the glass container
0:14:00 > 0:14:04and hey presto, you're writing yourself that letter.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06The intriguing novelty bit
0:14:06 > 0:14:08is that the silversmith
0:14:08 > 0:14:12has crafted the sleeve in the form of a nib.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16If I turn it upside down, you can see the London hallmark for 1896.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19There's also a registration mark
0:14:19 > 0:14:21which means that the maker
0:14:21 > 0:14:23wanted to protect this design.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25He didn't want anybody else copying it.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28On the outside it's been inscribed.
0:14:28 > 0:14:331875 and 1900 with the initial are in between.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38Who knows? Perhaps it was presented by a woman to her husband, Ronald,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41on their 25th wedding anniversary.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43The other intriguing part of the design is
0:14:43 > 0:14:46that the shape of the dip pen nib
0:14:46 > 0:14:51with this curved section is absolutely ideal
0:14:51 > 0:14:54for cradling the dip pen itself.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58So the two come together rather beautifully. Isn't that clever?
0:14:58 > 0:15:03Typical late Victorian, Edwardian novelty item
0:15:03 > 0:15:07and just the sort of thing that silver collectors adore to find.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11How much? Well, if you look online, you'll find a variety of similar
0:15:11 > 0:15:15novelty silver inkwells available
0:15:15 > 0:15:17for between £300 and £600.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Make a note, Miss Jones, will you?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Now, are our teams waxing lyrical about anything?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32There's wee candleholders there.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- You like those.- They're very pretty. Yeah.- Is it the type of thing?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38There's a simplicity about the design
0:15:38 > 0:15:40which is appealing to the modern eye.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45What we've got are a piece of Scandinavian 20th century design
0:15:45 > 0:15:51which will appeal to the young market, the sophisticated market.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Let's ask him how much they are.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- Cos that's... These are nice. - They are nice, yes.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00If we can get them for a decent price...
0:16:00 > 0:16:02How much are your wee candleholders, please?
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Um, I would say they're going to be 30, the three.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- What do you think?- £10 each. That sounds a lot of money to me.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Would you consider an improved price?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- HE LAUGHS - MAN: We've heard that before!
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Yeah, that's fine. At 25. I'd go to 25.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Could we leave them there and have a quick look around
0:16:21 > 0:16:23and it's something that we can come back for?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Yep, heard that before!
0:16:25 > 0:16:27'Yeah, so have we!
0:16:27 > 0:16:30'So, that's one on the back burner for the Reds.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31'Come on, teams, the clock's ticking
0:16:31 > 0:16:33'and some decisions have got to be made.'
0:16:40 > 0:16:42That's rather lovely, isn't it? What do you think of that?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45How old is it?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Well...- I think it's roundabout the '30s.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48- 1930s?- I would think so.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52And you've got this lovely watered silk interior which looks to be original.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54What really caught my eye was this decoration around the outside
0:16:54 > 0:16:59which is really typically arts and crafts this lovely carving.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- What you think? Have a good look. Have a good feel.- Hmm.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- You can see it's a nice quality piece.- It's well cut, isn't it?
0:17:05 > 0:17:07It's well cut. And if you look at the decoration...
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Iris, pay attention, love.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- So it's got some nice highlights to it.- All very positive.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Quality. Well cut. Nice highlights.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16But what does Iris think?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18It's just a wooden box. THEY LAUGH
0:17:18 > 0:17:19Oh, dear.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- It's not just a wooden box!- Yes.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23- It's useful. Yes.- It is useful.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26We've got £22 and we're thinking, spend big.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Yes, I think we could afford to splash out a bit, don't you?
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- Go for at least one item that's a bit...- That's a bit more.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- Yes.- OK.- It's a brown wooden box.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- Um...- She's fussy.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Maybe just a tad indecisive.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- Do you have to put up with this? - All the time.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42THEY LAUGH
0:17:42 > 0:17:44I think it's called being contrary.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Stay strong, Rob. Together you can pull through.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Time now for a regroup, Reds.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Now, we're half an hour in and we've bought one item.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57Yeah.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01So we've got to watch that we don't get complacent
0:18:01 > 0:18:02and just wander about.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Keep focused, you've got two more items to buy.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16That clothes brush, is that awful?
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Um, it will have been probably a crumb brush.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Essentially a dustpan and brush, if you like, but for the table.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24And this one is French
0:18:24 > 0:18:27and looks like it's got some nice silver marks on there. But...
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- you've only got half of it. - Oh, you need the tray...
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- You need to tray, yeah.- OK then. - And...
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- does it have a particularly good use today? I don't know.- BOTH: No.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Maybe a really smart dustpan and brush.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Yes. You wouldn't take it up to sweep your leaves up with, would you?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- You go and find the silver tray. - To go with it? Yeah!
0:18:46 > 0:18:48THEY LAUGH
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- I think we'll leave that one there. - Leave that where it is. Thank you.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01What do you think about this horse, Anita?
0:19:01 > 0:19:05Oh, I think we've definitely got a horsey theme today.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06We have, haven't we?!
0:19:06 > 0:19:09It's modern but it's well sculpted.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11It's different, isn't it?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- It doesn't give me goose bumps. - It doesn't give you goose bumps.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16What about you, Sue?
0:19:16 > 0:19:17You liked it, didn't you?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21I like it but then I like anything horsey, so...
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- Well, again, we know where it is. - Yeah.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28Yes, I did say Kevin could choose the next piece, didn't I?
0:19:28 > 0:19:29So we might come back.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31Don't hang about.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34It might not be there 'furlong'.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Oh, sorry, that really is the last one.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Meanwhile, the Blues have taken a small rest.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44And you know what they were used for?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- They're knife stands, aren't they? - Exactly, yeah, knife rest.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49So you'd rest your knife rather than dirtying the tablecloth.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Yep, so it's the facet in the middle so the knife doesn't slip.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57And so often you find that they've been split throughout time
0:19:57 > 0:19:58or they've been lost.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01And the fact that you've got this complete set...
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Is there any age on them?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I don't think they've got a huge amount of age to them.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Probably sort of 1940s.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- Still, the fact that you've got so many...- Yes.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10I'm glad you say '40s isn't aged.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11THEY LAUGH
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Vintage. Purely vintage.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Also, they're in nice condition.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20Those have got £85 on them.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- Yes, I really like these.- You do, don't you?- They caught my eye as I walked past.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25But we think that 85, they're a bit...
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- 85, they are bit rich at 85. - Bit rich.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31I mean, I would be looking at sort of £40-£60 really.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Fiver a piece-ish.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35But it's the first thing I've sort of seen you pick up
0:20:35 > 0:20:37and your little face lit up...
0:20:37 > 0:20:38THEY LAUGH
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- Bless.- ..which is what I like to see.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- I'll go and find out.- OK. Do you like them?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- They're all right.- Yeah?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47If Rob's happy, I'm happy.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- Do you trust his judgment? - No, not really but he's happy.- OK.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Cor, Iris is a tough cookie.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- What news? What news?- Well, the best I could get was 70.- OK. All right.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- 70.- And I think I'll take it for 70. I shook the ladies hand.- Oh!
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- Oh, right.- So 70 we're going for. - The deal has been done.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09That's the way, Ray! Now, time to pay.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17But what's turned up with the Reds?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Is this a butter churn? You thought it was a knife grinder though.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Yes, it's not, is it? It is a butter churn.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Tell me why you like it.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- It's...- I'd have that in my kitchen.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29It's a nice, solid piece of furniture, I suppose.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31It's a nice display item.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Yes, it would look good in the kitchen, wouldn't it?
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- What I like about it is the marvellous pattern...- Yes.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40..of the barrel here.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44The mechanism is still in working order,
0:21:44 > 0:21:46it's still something that can be used.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- £140.- What do you think?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Well, I think it's a lovely object and, as I say,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54it's been beautifully coopered.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- Yes.- That's what I'm looking at...at this marvellous barrel.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01So, in your auction house, what do you think you would be...?
0:22:01 > 0:22:06Well, I think if you've got a chance of making a profit,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- you're going to have to come down on £140.- Hmm.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12And I think it was your turn.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15I think it is my turn, so, shall we see what we can do?
0:22:15 > 0:22:16See what you can do.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19'Come on, Kevin, time to butter up the dealer, eh?'
0:22:19 > 0:22:24- It's labelled at 140.- WOMAN: 140.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25Well, what about 100 on the nose?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27And that really is all we could do.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Yes.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Oh, thank you so much. Thank you.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36'The Blues have one item left to buy
0:22:36 > 0:22:39'and Iris still has to find something she likes.'
0:22:40 > 0:22:43You would have had this is as a mixing bowl to mix your teas.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Right. It is still a brown box if we're going to be a bit pedantic.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48HE CRINGES It's in my nature.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Rob is making decisions, he's going in for it. It's fab.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Iris is a bit more of a tricky customer.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Isn't that horrid?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- A desk blotter.- Desk blotter? But it's a... No, no.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01I don't like that at all.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- It's a pincushion. - It's really tatty, isn't it?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Iris, let it be concisive.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- I'm not a very decisive person. - I know.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- They're attractive.- Yeah. And they're usable.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- Yes. They're usable.- Yes.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- But it's not a pig.- But it's not a piggy tape measure, is it?
0:23:16 > 0:23:17THEY LAUGH
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Come on, we've got to give Iris one.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21We'll leave Iris and Robert
0:23:21 > 0:23:25and hope that pigs might fly and a decision might be made.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27The Reds have bought two items though
0:23:27 > 0:23:29and one to go, but the clock is ticking.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- I'm starting to panic now.- Are you?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Cos we've got no money left and we're running out of time.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Oh, wow!
0:23:41 > 0:23:43The Reds have returned to the candle holders
0:23:43 > 0:23:47but with only £21 left they may have their work cut out.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- We do like them.- MAN: Do you?- But... - Yes?
0:23:51 > 0:23:55..we don't have the funds to pay what you're asking.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- What do you think? - What would be your absolute death?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02The absolute death has got to be 21 and that's it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06SHE GASPS We can't do that cos then we don't have a bonus buy.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08If you did 20 and they left me one?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- Yep, 20 is fine.- What you think?
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Well, I'll let Anita decide on this one, being our expert, so...
0:24:14 > 0:24:20I am absolutely ecstatic about being left with £1.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- We'll shake your hand.- Thank you. - Thank you very much.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27'Well done, Reds. That's you've done and dusted.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30'And, well, I never,
0:24:30 > 0:24:33'it looks like the Blues are about to embark on a decision, hah!
0:24:33 > 0:24:36'And with only two minutes left they'd better be quick.'
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- What do you think?- I like it.- Are we going to make a decision?- Yes.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41Is that a yes, Iris?
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- Gentleman is asking £40 for it. - Yes.- Which is £10 off.- Right.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- So, what do you think? - So, I think I like.- She likes.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- You like?- I like.- Are you happy? - Yes, I'm happy.- You're ecstatic?
0:24:51 > 0:24:52She's happy.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- Are you sure?- She's sure. - I'll shake the gentleman's hand.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56Let's just do it.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57A decision!
0:24:57 > 0:25:00# Hallelujah Hallelujah. #
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- Yay! We've done it.- Splendid.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04Well, I never. Hoo-hoo!
0:25:04 > 0:25:06That's three a piece.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Those 60 minutes are up, so let's take a quick squint
0:25:09 > 0:25:10at what the Reds bought.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Hmm, they galloped away
0:25:13 > 0:25:16with the two carousel horses' heads
0:25:16 > 0:25:17for £179.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20They managed to get
0:25:20 > 0:25:22the oak butter churn down to £100.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25The last lot were
0:25:25 > 0:25:27the plated candlesticks.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28They paid £20.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Now, Kevin, Sue, are you OK?
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Yes.- Very well.- You have been so good. How much did you spend again?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37£299.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Wicked stuff.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42That's your challenge, Manning.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43Can I have the £1 of leftover lolly?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46I do love it when it works out like this.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Now, Susan, which is your favourite piece?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Definitely the horses' heads.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- Horses' heads is favourite. - Horses' heads. Carousel.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54Do you agree with that?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56No, I like the butter churn.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Butter churn is your favourite. Is that going to churn out the most profit?
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- No, I think the horses' heads are going to be profitable.- The horses' heads will do it.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06And you agree that the horses' heads will make the most profit?
0:26:06 > 0:26:09I hope so. Either the most profit or the most loss.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Well, that's what a high-risk strategy is all about, right?
0:26:12 > 0:26:13I love their courage.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17And Anita knows all about high risk because there is your pound.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20You can't get a coffee in one of these mobile coffee shops for that.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23£1, nae bother at all.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25THEY LAUGH
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Well, no doubt you'll come up with a wee little something which is marvellous.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Oh, my dear days, they picked up a
0:26:34 > 0:26:37silver mounted calendar for £30.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40It was a cased set of knife rests.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Next, they forked out £70.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46And finally, this little piggy
0:26:46 > 0:26:47is off to market.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49The tape measure was £40.
0:26:51 > 0:26:52Did you enjoy it?
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- BOTH: Loved it.- Did you?- Good fun.
0:26:54 > 0:26:55Really. Good fun, wasn't it?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- And which is your favourite piece? - The knife stands.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- The glass knife supports. - The knife rests...
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- That's your favourite? - That's my favourite.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- And does the wife agree?- No. I like the little pig measure tape.- Right.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07- That's your favourite.- Yes.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Is the little piggy going to make the most profit when he goes to market?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- Probably not but I like it.- Yes.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15What will bring the most profit when it goes to market?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- I don't know.- Well, have a think.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- Do I have to know?- What's your prediction?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21My little pig then. I'll say my little pig will make the most money.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23OK, your little piggy then. Good.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- I'll go with the knife stands I think.- The knife stands.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27And you spent how much?
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- £140.- Please may I have £160 to give to Christina quick?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- There we go. Going straight over... - Why, thank you.- ..to 'er indoors.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- Thank you.- What is 'er indoors going to do next?
0:27:36 > 0:27:40- Well, we didn't buy anything sparkly, did we?- BOTH: No.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- No bling.- Maybe something sparkly. I'll go and have a look.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44You are such a tease.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Anyway, well done. Go and warm up.
0:27:48 > 0:27:49And now it's time for us to see
0:27:49 > 0:27:53if their buys really were bargains as we're heading off to auction.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Well, what a selection of objects we've got here
0:27:57 > 0:28:02which have trotted in with us from West Sussex to West London.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Here we are at High Road Auctions with Ross Mercer.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- Good morning, Ross.- Good morning, Tim.
0:28:06 > 0:28:07Very nice to see you.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Now, for a kick off we've got the carousel heads.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13They're just over there. How do you rate them?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Well, they could be...
0:28:15 > 0:28:17a decorator's lot
0:28:17 > 0:28:20but condition is not great I'm afraid.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23In better condition they would have done very, very well indeed.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27But to have them restored would be a costly process today.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29OK. How much?
0:28:29 > 0:28:30£100-£150.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- £179 paid.- Wow.- Will you get that?
0:28:35 > 0:28:36With a following win perhaps.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Now, here we are in West London.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41How many people in West London make their own butter? That's what I want to know.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43It's a craze, don't you know?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Oh! I didn't know that actually.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48I suspect that's going to go to one of our private clients
0:28:48 > 0:28:50decorating their country cottage kitchen.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Exactly. How much?
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- £80-£120.- OK, £100 paid. So that's pretty well on the button.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Next, 20th century design is always popular, particularly in London,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- so these three little jokers are going to be all right.- That's right.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08- Carl Cohr, the Danish designer of the 1960s.- How much?
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Well, for those we've said £25-£45.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13- Great.- Cos they're only plate, aren't they?
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- That's right.- Be a different matter in silver.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18£20 paid, so that should be a good profit.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20So, bearing in mind that the gee-gees
0:29:20 > 0:29:22from the fairground are not going to be so hot,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25they're going to need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:27 > 0:29:28- Well, team, this is exciting, isn't it?- Yes.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31£1 you gave...
0:29:31 > 0:29:32THEY LAUGH
0:29:32 > 0:29:33..Anita Manning.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34Anita, how did you manage?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Ah, well, I wanted to spend every penny of it.
0:29:38 > 0:29:44And what I bought was a little pair of brass escutcheons.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48An escutcheon is a little keyhole cover,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51and these are in the Georgian style.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Now, don't be carried away because there're probably only about
0:29:54 > 0:29:56five minutes old
0:29:56 > 0:30:00but they are quite pretty looking and they are functional.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- Aren't they fun?- Yeah. And well worth 50p.- Absolutely.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- Well done.- Thank you.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07Now, the girl's done good.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- How much do you think they might make?- Will it make a profit?
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Let's put it this way, we can't lose much.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16That is the right answer.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18And for the audience at home let's find out
0:30:18 > 0:30:20whether the auctioneer thinks it's a pound well spent.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Well, here we go. Cover up your keyhole.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Good Georgian style, Tim.
0:30:26 > 0:30:33If you're lacking a pair of these then 20-£30, they're not expensive.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35They're very expensive things to buy brand-new.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Is that your estimate?
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- We've said 20-40.- Have you really? - Yes.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Well, the team only left Anita Manning with £1.- £1?!
0:30:42 > 0:30:44And her plan is that they'll make a profit.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45I think she's right, don't you?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47- I think she is right.- Magic.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now, for the Blues.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54Kicking off for them is that perpetual calendar.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56I always rather like these things, I have to say.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- Particularly when they're solid silver framed.- That's right.
0:30:59 > 0:31:00Nice quality, Tim.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04And perhaps for a gentleman's desk locally, I hope.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- And it's all working, good to go. - How much?
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- We've said £40-£60.- £30 they paid,
0:31:11 > 0:31:12so that's good.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Next, Robert went strongly with the knife rests. 12 of them. In a case.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Very nice, aren't they?
0:31:18 > 0:31:21They're nice quality, Tim. Really nicely cut.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26But I fear that they might be deemed a little bit out of fashion.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Well, I don't think the Brits ever really got into
0:31:29 > 0:31:32this knife rest business. But the Continental still do.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34I have a feeling they'll definitely go to a Continental buyer.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38I could see them ending up in Germany or France, as you suggest.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39There you are. How much do you think?
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Well, for those we've said £30-£50.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44OK, you have been modest in your estimate.
0:31:44 > 0:31:50£70 was paid. Now, the embossed brass tape measure.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Certainly, if it were in silver, Tim,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55I think we'd have a very exciting evening.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- Um, but, great fun.- Bit bashed.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- A little bit bashed but he still works.- OK, fine.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01How much?
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Well, for that, we've said £20-£40.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05OK, they paid the top end - £40.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08It all really hinges on how the knife rests do.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12If it goes badly and they don't do well, then the team are definitely
0:32:12 > 0:32:15going to need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Robert, Iris, this is your moment.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19You gave the girl £160.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21She is known to be the last of the big spenders.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Christina, it's over to you.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- Iris, you are not going to like me for this.- Am I not?
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Ready?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- Oh, it's...!- The box.- It's the lovely wooden box.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33I was very sniffy about it, wasn't I?
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- THEY LAUGH - But I just had to go back for it.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38I know you didn't like it but I can see a profit in this.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40I think it's a really lovely thing.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Stained beech and it's got lovely little gilt highlights around it
0:32:43 > 0:32:46as well. So, somebody has taken some time and they've thought about this.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Can you remember what we were looking at for it? Can you remember?
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- Mid-20s, wasn't it?- Mid-20s. - Yeah, yeah.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- Well, I managed to get it for £13. - Oh, wow!
0:32:56 > 0:32:59And I think it's just a really nice thing, so I couldn't leave it there.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02As wooden boxes go, it's a lovely wooden box.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04THEY LAUGH
0:33:04 > 0:33:06I hope you liked.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07What do you expect it to fetch?
0:33:07 > 0:33:10I wouldn't hesitate putting sort of £25-£30 on it.
0:33:10 > 0:33:11I just think it's really sweet.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- How old is it?- It dates from the early 20th century, I'd say.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- Hmm.- Yes.- So, arts and crafts style.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Maybe sort of a home-spun thing but I think it's a nice thing.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- It's really nicely carved.- They were better at woodwork than me.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24THEY LAUGH
0:33:24 > 0:33:26If you're happy with it... You're happy with it, I'm happy with it.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- Iris, you're so accommodating. - I know!
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Good. Everyone's happy with that. You think you can double your money,
0:33:32 > 0:33:34let's find out right now what the auctioneer thinks
0:33:34 > 0:33:37about Christina's little box.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Here we go then. There we go. That's...um,
0:33:40 > 0:33:43better than first sight I feel. How do you rate that?
0:33:43 > 0:33:46It grown on me since it's been here, Tim.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Probably German. Stained beech wood.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Black Forest wood of choice.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Arts and craft in style.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55But a little bit better than the apprentice piece
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- that I first thought it was.- Hmm.
0:33:57 > 0:33:58Nice brass feet.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Good-quality, high-relief carving.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- And then of course, you've got a wonderful silk interior.- Yes.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08Now, it's good, isn't it? How do you rate it money-wise?
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- On a good day, £40-£60.- Wow.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Well, well done, Christina. Cos she paid 13 notes for that.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21- Well bought.- £13. Cos that is a really good little thing for £13.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Good. Well, we're going to have an exciting evening.
0:34:23 > 0:34:24Thank you very much, Ross.
0:34:26 > 0:34:2825. 30. 35.
0:34:28 > 0:34:2935. 40.
0:34:29 > 0:34:3245.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33Selling now at 45.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- So, how are we? All right?- Yes. - Fine, thank you.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Yes. Very excited.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Getting slightly excited.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Where are you on the excited scale, Susan?
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- Oh, I'm probably 11 out of 10, I should say.- Are you really?- Yes.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- What about you, Kev?- Yeah, I'm about the eight or nine mark.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53It's really cool, isn't it? Cos you've got some interesting lots.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57First up though are the carousel heads and here they come.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Early 20th century carved pine
0:34:59 > 0:35:02and polychrome decorated carousel horse heads.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Bids start against you all at £100.
0:35:04 > 0:35:05£100 I have.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07110, may I say?
0:35:07 > 0:35:09110. 120. 130.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12£130 bid. 140.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15£140 bid. 150, new place. 150.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18And 160, sir. 160. 170.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- BOTH: (Yes!)- 170. 180.
0:35:21 > 0:35:22- ALL GASP - At £170.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Stood at the back of the room at 170.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Anyone else coming in now?
0:35:26 > 0:35:27We need 180.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Selling now at 170.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- GAVEL BANGS ALL: Oh.- That was bad luck.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33No golden gavel.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Well. Minus £9 is nothing.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39The late 19th/early 20th century
0:35:39 > 0:35:41staved and coopered oak
0:35:41 > 0:35:43domestic butter churn.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47There we are. It can churn almost anything in there. And £60.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48Gosh, he's got 60.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Looking for 65 now. Come along.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Stand me in at 65, surely.
0:35:53 > 0:35:5565. 70. 75 now.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58£75 puts me out. At 75.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00New place at 80.
0:36:00 > 0:36:0185 now, ma'am.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03No? At £80.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05It stands at 80. All done?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- £80 is minus 20.- (Yes!)
0:36:10 > 0:36:1120 down.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13A very good price though, I think.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14But there we go, not quite enough.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Minus 29 we are at the moment.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20136. Carl Cohr, the Danish designer, of course.
0:36:20 > 0:36:231960s plated taper sticks we say.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25And £20 bid on the books.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27At 20. 25 now. 25.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28Bid 30 anywhere?
0:36:28 > 0:36:31£30. On the internet at 30.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- £30.- Paid 20, Anita.- 30.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34I'll take 32 if it helps.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36I'll take 50p if it helps.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- He's a good chap.- At £30 on the internet. On the internet at 30.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42All done? Selling now at 30.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45It's plus £10,
0:36:45 > 0:36:50which reduces your losses to only £-19, which is nothing.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53So what are we going to do about the lockers, Kev?
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Well, we can't risk a pound, can we? So...
0:36:56 > 0:37:01- Well, it's...- We were very impressed Anita bought two locks for two Locks.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02Is your surname Lock?
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- It is.- Oh, how brilliant.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- So we've got to run with that. - Exactly.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09OK. So, you're going with the bonus buy, and here it comes.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Pair of these. George III-style gilt metal locker escutcheons.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Where do we start the bidding? £1, surely.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Come along. £1 bid.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19£1 bid. 3. 5. 8 now.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21At £8. Bid 10, my dear.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23£10. Bid 12.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25£12. 14. 14. Bid 16.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29One more. £16. At 16.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- (Go on!)- 18 anywhere? Come along.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32Take 17 if it helps.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34£16, left-hand side now.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36At 16. Last chance.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Done and selling now at £16.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Anita, you are a genius.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Which is plus £15, but sadly,
0:37:45 > 0:37:48you had minus 19 so you are £-4.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53But that's as close as a gnat bite.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57It's really close. That might be a winning score.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Hey, just taken that out of my lips.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04The next line is, "Don't say a word to the Blues."
0:38:04 > 0:38:05OK.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14So, Iris, you've got a steady hand when it comes to these antiques,
0:38:14 > 0:38:16- haven't you?- Yes.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Anything you wish you hadn't thought?
0:38:19 > 0:38:20Um, no.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22I'm very negative about the whole thing,
0:38:22 > 0:38:25so anything that we make or don't make is fine with me.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Do you mean negative, or are you just not terribly confident?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29No, I'm not confident.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- Are you a confident person normally? - Yes.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Well, isn't this funny that it's all turned in your life
0:38:36 > 0:38:38around the antiques?
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Would you say that you're a confident person, Roberto?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- Yes. We're going to make a fortune. - Yeah.- You are.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Now, first up is the desk calendar.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- And here it comes.- Good luck.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Lot 153. 1930s silver
0:38:49 > 0:38:51mounted desk calendar.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53And £35. I'm bid at £35.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Make it 40. £40 bid in front.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57- At £40.- Fantastic!
0:38:57 > 0:38:5945.
0:38:59 > 0:39:0145 now on the internet. At 45.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- Do I hear 50, surely?- Look at that, Robert.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06£50 now. On the internet at 50.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10At £50. On my right 55 now.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- Wow.- At £55.- £55 maybe.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Done and selling now at £55.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20Sold.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24£55. You are plus £25.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26You nearly doubled your money, Iris.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Set of 12 paste hobnail and star cut
0:39:29 > 0:39:31knife rests. There they are.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34£30 surely for them. 20 then.
0:39:34 > 0:39:3720 bid. At £20 bid.
0:39:37 > 0:39:3825 bid. 30.
0:39:38 > 0:39:4035. £35 now.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- 40.- No money.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44At £35. £40 now.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- (Come on!)- Looking for 45.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47Come on, keep going.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50At £40 now. On my right at 40.
0:39:50 > 0:39:51- Last chance at £40.- I can't bear it.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53I can't bear this.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- Sold. At £40.- ALL: Oh!
0:39:55 > 0:39:58£40 is £-30.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00You were doing so well. You're now £-5.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- Oh, no!- Oh. Well, £5.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04It's down to your piggy, darling.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05It's all down to the piggy.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Pig with his winding tail.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09And some interest here.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Bids start at £10 against you.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13- £10 bid. £15.- £10?
0:40:13 > 0:40:15£15 bid. 20.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17£20 bid. 25.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19£20. And it stands at 20.
0:40:19 > 0:40:24£27 I have. At 27. £30 now.
0:40:24 > 0:40:25At 35 now. One more.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26Come along, internet.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- Come on, internet.- At 35.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29You've got everyone behind you here.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30Going at 40.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- £40 on the internet. At 40. - ALL: Yes!
0:40:33 > 0:40:35They're all cheering. At 40.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37It seems to falter at 40. All done?
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- GAVEL BANGS - Sold. £45.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Sold for £45.- 45? That's...
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Which means you've made a profit of £5,
0:40:46 > 0:40:49which means that you don't have anything.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Oh!
0:40:51 > 0:40:53So, what are we going to do about the lovely box?
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- Well, we're going for it. - We're playing! Yeah.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- No hesitation.- We couldn't go without the beautiful box.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00We have unanimity here.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01We're going with the box.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04And here it comes, your little box.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Next lot, 159,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09is the stained beech wood and parcel gilt jewellery box.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Looking at £10. £10 I'm bid. At 10.
0:41:12 > 0:41:1415 now.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16£15. Bid £20. It's no money. £20.
0:41:16 > 0:41:1825, surely.
0:41:18 > 0:41:2125 bid. 30. 35, may I say?
0:41:21 > 0:41:23- £35 bid.- Yes, we're in profit!
0:41:23 > 0:41:2540 now.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Any further interest now? At £40.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Good-looking box at £40 only.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Last chance.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Done and selling at 40.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36It's plus £27.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Always listen to your expert.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Always... Well, listen to this expert.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42It's a secret.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44There you go. Plus £27.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45Don't say a word to the Reds, Iris.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- No, not a word.- OK. Button it.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55Well, teams, have we had fun?
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- ALL: Yes.- We have had fun, haven't we?
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Now, the important issue, of course, is the score.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- Have you been chatting at all...- No. - ..between yourselves?
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Well, I'm afraid to say that the runners-up today
0:42:05 > 0:42:08by a chalk are the Reds.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10ALL: Oh!
0:42:10 > 0:42:12You got your 20th century designer right.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15You got a profit on that and a jolly nice profit on the bonus buy.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17The £1 bonus buy
0:42:17 > 0:42:20that produced £15 worth of profit, so well done, Anita, for that.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- Which was a hoot, wasn't it? - Oh, yeah.- Yes.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26But overall, I'm afraid it didn't particularly go your way.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- But have you had a nice time? - We have.- Great.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30That's the important thing.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33We loved having you. But the victors today go home with £27.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34ALL: Yay.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- Roberto...- Well done, team. - ..and Iris,
0:42:37 > 0:42:41who's been so fond of one or two of the objects that were bought.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Overall, £27 of profits which are brilliant.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48I'm not going to ask you what you're going to spend it on.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50- Gin and tonic. - Oh, is that what it is?
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Well, you might get one or two of those, even around here.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53Anyway, good fun.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:42:56 > 0:42:57ALL: Yes!