0:00:02 > 0:00:05I'm not here to look at the sheep today. Oh, no!
0:00:05 > 0:00:09We are at the Royal Welsh Showground at Builth Wells.
0:00:09 > 0:00:15And down there, there are flocks of people searching out bargains,
0:00:15 > 0:00:17being shepherded by a whole lot of dealers.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Let's take a gander.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:45 > 0:00:49The Showground is in the town of Builth Wells in the County of Powys.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51And the antiques fair, attracting more than 1,000 dealers,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54is one of the highlights of the antiques calendar.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59So there should be plenty of rich pickings for our teams today.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03In fact, let's have a quick squint as to what's coming up.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05This lark's enough to make your tummy churn.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10The Reds can't make their minds up.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12OK, heads for the box.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Tails for the thrones? OK, let's go.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17Oh, that's nice.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Whilst the Blues just can't agree.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- I know instinctively yes or no.- Yes.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24And I have to not say anything if she really likes it.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27THEY LAUGH
0:01:27 > 0:01:30On Bargain Hunt today, we have two teams of friends.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Well, they're friends at the moment.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35For the Reds, we've got Gaz and Jamie,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38and for the Blues, we have Lorraine and Jean.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- Hello, everyone. - ALL: Hello.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Hello! Now, Gaz.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- You two have been friends for years. - We have, yeah.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- And you went off to Australia together.- We did, yes.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49We had a lot of fun times out there.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Did get stuck in Cairns at one point.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56Met a Welshman who managed to swap a crate of beer we had for a car.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00(LAUGHS) I don't see many swaps of a motorcar for a crate of beer.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01That's not a normal rate of exchange, is it?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03It wasn't a great car, though.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06It literally got us to our youth hostel in Brisbane
0:02:06 > 0:02:09before it blew up and then we gave it to another traveller.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- For a crate of beer? - No, we just gave it to them
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- and we were glad to be getting rid of it by then.- Very funny.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- Isn't that extraordinary?- It was. - OK, Jamie. You're a joiner.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- I am indeed.- So how are your joins? - Excellent.- Are they?- Yes.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24You do dovetails tighter than anybody else does a dovetail, right?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- Hmm, I'd like to thing so.- Yes? - You got any jobs that need doing?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- My card? - Well, I could dream up something.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31I must introduce you to my wife.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32She's got plenty of jobs for me to do
0:02:32 > 0:02:35so she'll soon find you something to do, I daresay.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37But what do you do when you're not working?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Well, funnily enough, my ducks keep me quite busy.- Do you like ducks?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- I love ducks.- Any old teal, mallard? - I've got some Indian Runner ducks.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- Oh, you'd never have! - I certainly have.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- They don't fly much, do they, the runner ducks?- Not at all.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- That's handy.- They run around a lot. - I bet they do, I bet they're fit.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- OK. Well, jolly good luck, chaps. - Cheers.- Now, moving on to the girls.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Lorraine, it says here that you're a semi retired teacher.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Yeah, but I'm doing more and more work, actually.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03I don't think you ever retire from teaching.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Yes, I've taught all over the place, all age groups in all places.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- Any particular subject? - Um, Life Skills.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Now, Jean, it says here that you were a head teacher.- I was!
0:03:14 > 0:03:16The number one in the pack.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19What's this about your family tree, then?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Oh, yes, we've been doing that for years and years,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- since I was probably about 18. - How far back do you go?
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- Um, early 1700s.- Oh, yeah?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30How many criminals have you got in your family?
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- Do I have to say?- Go on. - At least one.- Have you?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- At least one who was a murderer, I'm sad to say.- Really? Oh, dear.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- I bet he was provoked! - And was criminally insane.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42SHE LAUGHS
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Anyway, now, what's your tactics, you girls, for shopping today?
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- Do you have the same ideas? - No.- You don't?- No.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- She does twee and I don't do twee. - OK, fine.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- And I'm afraid Lorraine just does tat.- Oh, does she?
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- Not having that, so...- So we've got twee and tat, then?
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- Twee and tat!- OK, fine.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Well, on that happy note, I think I'm going to lob out the dosh.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05£300 a piece, there you go. £300. You know the rules.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Your experts await, and off you go! And very, very good luck.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11I like a nice twee myself.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15OK, let's meet our cute and cuddly experts. No, not them.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18A shining star for the Reds is Caroline Hawley.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23And going overboard for the Blues, it's Colin Young.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27So what's your plan of action for today?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30I'm thinking go big or go home. Let's spend a bit of money today.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Go big or go home, I like that.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Something that strikes me that is quirky and interesting,
0:04:34 > 0:04:35something different.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- We're thinking some silver, I guess. - OK.- Yeah, some silver.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Something that's going to draw people's eyes,
0:04:40 > 0:04:41got a bit of a wow factor to it.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Right, well there's a lot of stuff here, so let's go and see
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- if that wow exists.- Let's do.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50OK, teams, your 60 minutes start now.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51Straight out of the starting blocks,
0:04:51 > 0:04:55and the Reds are already finding time to relax.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- Oh, look those chairs.- £190.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Have a sit on them. They're quite nice.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- I feel pretty good in this.- Yeah! - What are you thinking?
0:05:01 > 0:05:02You look really good in that, yes.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04You can see those in some big, baronial hall.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- Do you live in one of those? - Not quite.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07I'd have 'em in the house.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Two-bedroom flat? Maybe a bit too pricey for us.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12I think they need to be a lot less money, really.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Can we keep them in our head? - Keep it in mind.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Yeah, remember where they are cos it's a big, big fair. Right.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20The Blues are onto something, but things aren't what they seem.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- Hollow bottom.- Hollow bottom, yes. Another one.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Oh, look. Colin's found another one.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Can't put your tulips in that. - You can't.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33So what would they use it for if it's hollow? Just an ornament?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Yeah, it is, just a decorative ornament.- Just decorative, OK.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- And it is decorative.- It is, yes.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Hang on, I think they're seriously considering it.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47It's actually Chinese cloisonne. It's an enamel over a metal base.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Very much a sort of archaic design.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54As we know, Chinese things are selling really well.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57That is not particularly old, but it's a good copy.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01And that is your price.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Do you mean it's a good price? - I think that's OK.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Obviously, you'd need it to be a bit less than that.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- Is there any damage at all? - Well, let's have a look.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13So a good little trick to do on all of this is to just run
0:06:13 > 0:06:16the palm of your hand around the circumference of it.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19And what you'll do is you'll just feel any blemishes
0:06:19 > 0:06:22and dents rather than wait to find out later.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26And that's gone through clear, no little scrapings on my hand.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29And yeah, that's OK.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Yeah, I wouldn't worry about them at all.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- OK, shall I see what he'll go to? - OK, who's the best negotiator?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- THEY LAUGH - Probably Lorraine.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- Right, OK.- Come on, then. How much are you going to give me for it?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Well, you're our first purchase so you're special.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- So what's your best price?- 40 quid.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- OK.- Oh, you can do better than that.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Not much better. That's very cheap.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53What about £35 and then we'll take it off your hands?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- It hasn't got a bottom.- No, I know. That's why it's £45.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- £35? - THEY LAUGH
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- So they 're rarer with no bottoms? - Would you take £35 for it?- Yeah, OK.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04- You can have it for £35.- Thank you.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05Thanks, Greg. Thank you.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Ten minutes in, and the Blues have one in the Bag.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Let's hope it doesn't have a hole in it.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- There's a lot of stuff in there. - Yeah, shall we go this way?
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Yeah, let's go in there.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Back with the Reds, and young Gaz reveals
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- he has a bit of an obsession with teapots.- Get in, get in there.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- I do like a teapot. - Oh, Gaz, a teapot!
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Doesn't really have much going for it. It's a bit bland, isn't it?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Never mind, Gaz. You've still got 50 minutes to find another one.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Meanwhile, the Blues are going upmarket.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34They've seen another vase, and this one has even got a bottom in it.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Nice but modern.- The lady said it was modern Murano.- Yes.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41And she said, is it 30?
0:07:42 > 0:07:46I think it's OK at that, but don't forget, we've just bought...
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Yes, we have.- ..something of similar value, of similar safety.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- I think it's all right at that money.- It's nice, though, isn't it?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- But I think... - We'll bear it in mind.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- Let's go for something more adventurous this time.- OK.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Meanwhile, the teapot trail is getting warmer.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Oh, guys, come and have a look at this.- Oh, what's he found?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- Come on, let's have a look. - I think this looks quite good.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- Tea set.- Coffee?- Close.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Coffee service, it's a little coffee service.- What do you reckon, Gaz?
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- I like it, Jim. - 1930s. Is it all complete?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17We want six cups, six saucers.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- I think it is, yeah. - Only got four spoons.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24We've only got four spoons, OK. So that's acceptable, I suppose.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- We can put different spoons in.- Yes. - And is it all perfect?- I think so.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Have you checked?- Looks good to me.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Check with your fingers as well as your eyes.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34I'm sure your eyes are very good,
0:08:34 > 0:08:35but your fingers often tell you more.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- I think that looks in pretty good nick.- It's an original box.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40So have you got any idea where it might be from?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42There's no markings on it at all.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47I would think it's made in one of the Staffordshire potteries. 1930s.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Um, and it is what it is.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I think it was probably given as a wedding present,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54kept in its box, never used.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Maybe the tea...the coffee spoons were used,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58hence two have gone missing.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- But I think it is as it is. It's in great condition.- Yeah.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05But the major million-dollar question, what's the price?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- £20 on the box. - £20?- £20. Seems cheap.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10That looks like a bargain to me. Let's go for it.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Well, shall I go see if I can find out the price?- If you could.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- See if we can get it a bit better? - That'd be great.- OK, wait there.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Back with the Blues,
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Lorraine has found something that's caught her eye.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- Oh, they're not heavy at all. - No.- I really like those.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Now, what will Jean think of them?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27All right, look at the face!
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- SHE LAUGHS I told you.- What's this for?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Come on, use your imagination. - They look like bowls.- Just think...
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Oh, dear. - SHE LAUGHS
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- We have different taste. - Very different taste.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40And I know instinctively yes or no, and I have to...
0:09:40 > 0:09:43not say anything if she really likes it.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46How about a nice bit of nude statuary?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Seen his bum?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- No, not yet.- Yes!
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Focus now, girls.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- What was the sort of best price on that?- 750 each.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- £7.50? That's really good! - We've got a joker!
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- THEY LAUGH - No, £750, darling.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Hey, sorry, Jean. Those chaps are way out of your league.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Back with the Reds, Caroline's got a price for the coffee set,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10and I think it could be a saucer inspiration.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Right, Gaz, Jiminy.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13- Yes?- Best price?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- THEY LAUGH - £15.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- Well, I think we should go for it. - Is that OK?- You reckon, Gaz?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- I'd definitely go for that. - It's for nothing!
0:10:20 > 0:10:21We'll make a windfall on that.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Yeah, must have cost almost that years ago.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- That's cheap. OK?- It's a deal. - Brilliant, first one in the bag.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- Yes!- Let's go.- Come on.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Well done, Reds. That's one down and you're 15 minutes in.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Now, how can we get those Blues to agree on something?
0:10:39 > 0:10:44Jean likes twee and Lorraine goes for tat. So how about a tazza?
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- That's quite nice. - That's very pretty, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50What it actually is, it's 19th-century.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53It's a composition of a variety of materials there.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Nicely sort of cast with that central area
0:10:55 > 0:10:58that's been silvered over a copper base.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00You've got the brass that's been engine-turned as well.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03But one of the things that is interesting on there, you have
0:11:03 > 0:11:07actually got the manufacturer's mark just etched around there.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09It's not one of the premium names.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13If it was something like Barbadian, you'd be then talking £200-300.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Again, it's going to come down to...
0:11:14 > 0:11:17What sort of money are you looking for on this?
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- £25.- £25?- Yes.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Tempting.- It is tempting.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Lowest, lowest, lowest price, please. We're struggling.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28£23.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- £23, right.- Just like my age!
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Dream on, Colin.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- I really like it.- It's attractive. I'd like it for £20.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Have it for £20 in cash.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- THEY LAUGH - £20 cash?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Yep.- Thank you.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49The Blues have their second item, a tazza -
0:11:49 > 0:11:53a tasty little serving dish from the Victorian dinner table.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- What have you seen down here? - Just to look at these plates.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59The boys are giving Caroline plenty of food for thought.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- £120.- I think that's a lot of money as well.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- Steep, is it?- Yeah, shall we move on?- Yeah, let's move on.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Those guys were just going on about teapots the whole time,
0:12:08 > 0:12:12which slightly concerned me. And it's quite difficult if you're being
0:12:12 > 0:12:14so specific, to find that thing.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18We nearly found a really nice tea service, but it was missing
0:12:18 > 0:12:20a jug or something, so we didn't get that.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25So I've managed to steer them away from teapots, really,
0:12:25 > 0:12:26which I think is just as well!
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Mm, what's she going to steer them on to?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Oh, we've got Tim Wonnacott over here.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- I can put it on for you, if you want.- Shakes up the cocktail.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Oh, yeah, very funny. Now, come on, Focus, guys.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Oh, what about some china cats. Look at these.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- I really don't like the idea of that, Caroline.- Why not?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- What's the matter? - They freak me out.- Why?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49They always look as if they're looking at you. I don't like it.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50- They're horrible.- Are they?
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- I don't see why anyone would want to buy one.- Oh, dear, OK.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- So no china cats? - No china cats ever.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- Right, come on, then. Down here.- OK.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Maybe Caroline can appeal to Jamie's expertise in carpentry.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04I wooden rule it out!
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Ah, now here's a bit of wood.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- That's a nice box, isn't it?- I like that.- Yes, so you know your wood.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Well, yes, it's a bit of walnut, I think, by the look of it.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- Yes, it's a nice bit of walnut. - Have a look in there?- Yeah.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- What's it for?- It's for bottles. - Bottle case.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Yeah, but the bottles, the decanters are missing.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29That's a really good quality box with some beautiful burr walnut,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32brass bound, lovely recessed...
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- It looks really quality.- ..handle.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37It is quality, and I'll show you what makes it quality.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Can you see what it says there? Bramah, London.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- That's the make of the lock which is a very, very good lock.- OK, yeah.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Which tells you that that's a quality thing
0:13:47 > 0:13:51and it's probably held some quality booze in its time.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54But that's a nice thing. It's...
0:13:54 > 0:13:56The bottles aren't there, which is a problem.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- But it could get used again, couldn't it?- Yes, it could.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03And then we can see here, it's just got water damage here, which has
0:14:03 > 0:14:06slightly lifted that veneer, that's all.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08You can fix that, can't you?
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Yeah, I could polish that up.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Are we allowed to do that?- No!
0:14:12 > 0:14:17- Shall I ask the price?- Yeah, let's ask the price.- Hello. How much?
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- £100.- £100. How old is it?
0:14:21 > 0:14:26- I would say that's mid-Victorian, 1840, 1850.- That's quite old then.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- Oh, yeah. It's got some age.- Do you reckon that could make anything?
0:14:30 > 0:14:35- I think it's all the money at £100. It needs to be...- About £50.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- I didn't say that. I didn't say that!- No?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- Yes, £90 would be the very best. - £90 would be the best?
0:14:41 > 0:14:45I'm sure it will do well at auction. It's a nice quality item, isn't it?
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- You're quite a good salesman. How about £80?- £85.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- £85?- Coming back at you!
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Shall we have a think about it? - Yeah, OK. That's fine.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Thank you, bye. - Thanks very much. Cheers.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Meanwhile, I've been doing my own browsing
0:15:01 > 0:15:04through Builth Wells's bottom drawers,
0:15:04 > 0:15:06and I've found something pretty interesting.
0:15:08 > 0:15:14Don't you wish sometimes that some of these objects could speak to you?
0:15:15 > 0:15:18I wish this flagon could.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Because we've got something here that is seriously strange.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27On the face of it, this is a dead bog standard object.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Bog being the correct word.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36Because the material used in the construction of this flagon
0:15:36 > 0:15:37is stoneware.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42And what else was stoneware principally used for?
0:15:42 > 0:15:47The construction of lavatories and drainage pipes.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48That's the weird thing about it
0:15:48 > 0:15:50because here we've got a dead bog standard pot
0:15:50 > 0:15:55that's been taken to a Chester silversmith in 1904
0:15:55 > 0:15:58and has been embellished with solid silver mounts.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02So this crescent here is hallmarked, Chester 1904.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06It's got a monogram here that says AW.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10And running round the border, is a solid silver rim.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14And inside that, is a cork stopper with the silver finial
0:16:14 > 0:16:19connected to a chain so it doesn't get lost, all in solid silver.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Isn't that extraordinary?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24You've taken a bog standard product, the ceramic,
0:16:24 > 0:16:28and you've enhanced it with a top-flight edition.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32All this solid silver especially crafted particularly
0:16:32 > 0:16:37to fit this pot, which I think is a seriously weird thing to do.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Nevertheless, it's arrived here, in Builth Wells,
0:16:41 > 0:16:43100 plus years later
0:16:43 > 0:16:46and is available for you or me to buy.
0:16:46 > 0:16:52Now, we know that the standard one without silver mounts is worth £40.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56What does all this exquisite silver do to enhance that value?
0:16:56 > 0:17:02In my view, it should take it to a level of between £150 and £200.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06What would it cost you here, down the road, in Builth Wells?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08You could buy it for £65.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Now that is what I call a jolly nice Welsh bargain.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19Back on the bargain trail, the boys have their eyes on some silver.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- What have you found?- Well, that's nice.- It's a ice bucket, isn't it?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- Yeah.- If you turn it over... Yes?
0:17:25 > 0:17:29And look at these marks, they're very much like silver marks.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- So to the untrained eye... - I see, tricks it.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34You just glance at that. Yeah, electroplated nickel silver.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I mean, I do want to make a bit of money in this.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- HE LAUGHS - Well, I would put that down.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Lucky they've got Caroline with them. That's all I can say.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Yeah, so what do you think this is, then?
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- I haven't got a clue, to be honest. - It's an Edwardian cake stand.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Can you imagine it with a big three, five-tier Edwardian wedding cake?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- Has it got value in it? - I don't know.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58It's a very limited market, isn't it?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- And most people only get married once.- Yeah.- Or twice.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Three or four times. - Maybe three or four times, OK.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Come on, let's go.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06- Shall we go down this?- Yes.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07Keep looking, guys!
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Now, that's a nice, framed mirror.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15How much is your mirror, please?
0:18:16 > 0:18:18It's £225. But...
0:18:20 > 0:18:22There is movement, if you're interested.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- What sort of age is it? It's a modern one.- It's 1985.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- But it's a really good quality. - It is gorgeous.- It is very nice.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33You see we've got the daffodils here,
0:18:33 > 0:18:35which is pretty good in Wales, isn't it?
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- It's a lovely mirror as well. - It's a nice thing.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41But it's a modern, so that's the problem.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44I've got no problem with modern if people will buy it as well.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49It's a lovely thing. What is your absolute death on this?
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- To give you a chance?- Yeah, we need a chance.- We need a fighting chance.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Well, it's on at £225, I said £150.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57It's too much.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59I think even at £150, it's too much. Would you take...?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02I know you've reduced it and awful lot to help us.
0:19:02 > 0:19:08- Would you do it at £120?- No, it cost more than that.- Right. OK.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- She really likes it, doesn't she? - Yeah, I love it! Do you like it?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- Yeah, it's lovely.- I just think it's too expensive, and that's the thing.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- We've got to go with you on that. - We'll put it on the backburner.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20The Blues have one item left to buy
0:19:20 > 0:19:23and Colin wants to make it a blockbuster.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25The purchases we've made have been OK,
0:19:25 > 0:19:27but they really haven't grabbed me.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30But at least we've got two in the bank now
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and we've still got a lot of money left in the budget.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35So let's just fingers crossed there's going to be something there
0:19:35 > 0:19:37that we can just blow some big money
0:19:37 > 0:19:40and have some excitement and go out on a high.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41I like your ambition, Colin,
0:19:41 > 0:19:45but I don't think the girls are thinking the same way.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48That's unusual, that one with the little handles at the back as well.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50That chair. Unusual, isn't it?
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Interesting chair, standard spindle-back chair.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Um, nice with these extra wings on the there.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00But it's been re-polished, it's been re-rushed as well.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02So the colouring isn't brilliant on it. But it's all right,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04it's nice and mellow.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07But overall, the turnings are good on it, it's a solid chair.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10And I think priced at tens rather than hundreds,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I think you've got a chance with this.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13Cool.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17With ten minutes to go, the Reds still have two items to buy.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Time for some serious reflection.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Right, the frame's up here, isn't it, on the left?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25So shall we go and buy the frame?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- We're going to do be a bit serious...- A bit sharpish, yes.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29..and a bit sharp.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- No worries.- Come on, let's move a bit faster.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Hello.- Hello!- Can...
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- We've been thinking. We've all been thinking.- OK.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43And we would love to buy your mirror,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45and please don't be offended,
0:20:45 > 0:20:50but would you take £130 and we shall...
0:20:50 > 0:20:52be almost happy.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- Well, if you're not almost happy... - We will, we will be really happy.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58To give you a chance, you should do well with it.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- Ah, what a man!- Thank you!- Good man.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04OK, that's two down.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Now they have to decide between the chairs and the walnut box.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- Only one thing for it.- OK, heads for the box, tails for the thrones.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14OK, let's go.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Heads it is, it's the box. Done deal.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Well, that's one way to make a decision.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- So the coin has spoken? - It certainly has.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- And what about your expert? - Um, you're about to speak.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- HE LAUGHS - OK!
0:21:28 > 0:21:30No, let the coin speak louder than me.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32So £85 is absolutely...
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Yes, that would be the best price, I'm afraid. Yes.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37£85? Let's go for it.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- OK, it's a deal? Brilliant. - Deal.- Thank you.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43That's three items for the Reds. They're sorted.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Blues, you've only got two minutes left on the clock.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48I think you need to do a deal on that chair.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52It was starting at £55, wasn't it? And before any negotiations.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54So see what you can do.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Well, bearing in mind you know we're on a budget and...
0:21:58 > 0:22:00I could stretch to £40.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02It started at £55.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03What would you...?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07What would you suggest for us, then?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Because it's wobbly, look.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12I'll shave ten off, £45.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- It's sort of feels a bit more comfortable at £40, it does.- I...
0:22:15 > 0:22:17SHE LAUGHS
0:22:17 > 0:22:19It just has that sort of £40 feel about it.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Yeah, £40 would be fantastic, and then we'll get out of your hair.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- Go on then.- Thank you!
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Thank you very much. - Thank you so much.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29I just can't bear it! Time's up.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Let's check out what the Red team bought, hey?
0:22:32 > 0:22:37They got a cracking deal on a 1930s coffee set for £15.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44They took time to reflect before paying £130
0:22:44 > 0:22:46for a silver-framed mirror.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50And finally, they closed the deal on a walnut box for £85.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- So, boys, was it good enough for you?- I think so.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- How much do you spend all round? - £230.- Was it?
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- £230, Gaz?- 230.- I'd like £70 of leftover lolly, please.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06Certainly can.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- Which is your favourite piece, Gaz? - I really like the silver mirror.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- The silver mirror, do you agree with that?- No.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- OK, what's your favourite. - I like the coffee service.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17OK, which is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- Coffee service.- I agree.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- At least five pounds on that, I think.- That's in the bank, that is.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25I should think this has been quite a hard run for you, hasn't it?
0:23:25 > 0:23:26It's been interesting, Tim.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- HE LAUGHS - Interesting! Thank you.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Good word, interesting. OK, girl. What are you going to spend that on?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34I've got some ideas, I've seen some things.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Um, but I'm not going to be swayed by you two guys.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- No, be firm, be strong.- I am. - Walk tall!
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, hey?
0:23:44 > 0:23:49They bought a bottomless vase, for which they paid a whole £35.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56They got into a tizzy over a tazza for £20.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00And they hope to be sitting pretty with a chair for £40.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- So girls, no wow factor? - Not today, not really, was there?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Apart from being with Colin.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- Oh, fabulous, of course, that goes without saying, doesn't it?- It does.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Now Jean, which is your favourite piece?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Um, I think I like the chair that we bought
0:24:17 > 0:24:20cos it's a bit different to what we've seen before.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- OK, your chair, Lorraine?- Something called a tazza.- Oh, yes.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Which is pretty, didn't know what it was, I haven't seen one before.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- So it's got to be my favourite thing.- OK, that's your favourite.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Is it going to bring the biggest profit, your tazza?- I hope so.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Do you? Do you vote for the tazza, Jean?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36No, I'm wondering if the cloisonne vase that we bought
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- might get a larger profit than that one.- Really?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- God, you're all over the shop, you girls.- Oh, definitely.- Definitely.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47- And how much did you spend, all told?- Only £95.- £95. Gosh!
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Not big spenders.- Certainly not. Cheap to take out?- Yes.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55£205 of leftover lolly, please. 205. Thank you.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57There you go, there's a 200 and there's the five.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- You don't like passing this over, do you, Jean?- No.- No, you don't.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- Colin Young, you like taking it, don't you?- Oh, yes.- Oh, yes!
0:25:03 > 0:25:05I enjoy spending it as well.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Well, you can buy most of the fair with £205,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10so how is your selection going to be whittled down, do you reckon?
0:25:10 > 0:25:13I'm going to find something really high in price and then see
0:25:13 > 0:25:15if it will come into budget,
0:25:15 > 0:25:17and work backwards, really,
0:25:17 > 0:25:19from a high price rather than a starting point.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22So this sounds like a top-quality top-haul buy to me.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Either that or just blooming expensive.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- THEY LAUGH - Well, we'll see, Col.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Thank you very much.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Meanwhile, why don't we just head off to the auction?
0:25:42 > 0:25:43Well, how lovely is this?
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Cosying up with Jeremy Lamond at Halls saleroom,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50their brand-new saleroom in Shrewsbury. Lovely to see you, J.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51Welcome, Tim.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52And for our Red team,
0:25:52 > 0:25:57their first item up is this coffee set in a box, ready to go.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Well, it's pretty 1920s Art Deco style.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Coffee set and box, fairly anonymous. No makers name.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09- How much? - Um, we think £20-£30.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14£20 to £30 is the right estimate because we only paid £15.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Now, Gaz went with the next one,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21which is the silver-encrusted toilet mirror.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Which is making a...
0:26:23 > 0:26:27good fist of being Art Nouveau, although it isn't.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- Yeah, it's got the daffodils, hasn't it?- It's got it. 1985, though.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34So it looks the part and hardly anybody is going to check
0:26:34 > 0:26:36that it isn't the part.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40So I think it's quite a good, stylish thing at £40 to £60.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- Is that all? £40 to £60.- Hmm.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Might make £50 to £80, mightn't it? - Might do.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- Might get £100 on a good day. - Will it make £130?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Possibly not. TIM LAUGHS
0:26:51 > 0:26:57OK, the last item is this very fine walnut decanter box,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59lacking decanters.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Yeah, lacking a bit of veneer at the back as well.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06So this has, will have to be re-veneered
0:27:06 > 0:27:08so that sort of does for it a little bit.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Although the walnut figure is wonderful.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- How much? Stand by.- £30 to £50.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17OK, £85 paid, so a tad too much for that.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Too much for the decanter box,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21too much for the strut silver-encrusted mirror
0:27:21 > 0:27:25equals they will need their bonus buy quite badly.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Now, you gave Caroline £70 of leftover lolly.- We did.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Her lovely moment, and she's gone out and bought something.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- Show us what you bought, Caroline, please.- Is it?- Oh, yes, Caroline!
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Ah, it is a teapot!- That's what we wanted.- You did, didn't you?
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- We did, yeah.- It's Wedgwood, Fallow Deer pattern.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45At one time, these used to sell really, really well.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48It's all coming back now with the sort of cupcakes,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50tea party themes that people have.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53There's a couple of problems with it.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56It's got a crack on the handle, can you see? Here.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58And the lid has been restored.
0:28:00 > 0:28:01- OK.- But beautifully.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06But beautifully. And it's altogether a very decorative thing.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- So are you happy now? - I think it's a done deal, really.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- I think these two chaps are easily pleased.- Oh, I'm so pleased!
0:28:12 > 0:28:16And presumably, Caroline spent the whole £70. Did you?
0:28:16 > 0:28:18How much do you think I spent?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20I think it's probably worth 70 quid anyway.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25- I'd pay God knows how much for that. - Oh, oh!- I love a teapot.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30- Right, OK. No, I didn't spend £70. - OK.- Did you spend £50?
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- I didn't spend £50.- Did you spend £30?- No, I didn't spend £30, Tim.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Did you spend £20?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- No, I spent the grand total of eight pounds.- Oh, God!
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- There we go, look at that.- We like it a lot at the moment, Caroline.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- Well done.- Good.- Just think about that beautiful teapot.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Let it completely consume all your thoughts until the auction.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Because right now, for the audience at home,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53let's check out what the auctioneer thinks about Caroline's pot.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56OK, J, one lump or two?
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Um, without, thank you. I will...
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- ..say that this is a nice teapot. - Blue and white.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07And Wedgwood are good at nice teapots.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10But this is a nice teapot, again, with a restored cover.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- So five to ten pounds.- Exactly.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17And Hawley paid eight pounds for it.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Which she rates it at and, if you can get eight pounds plus,
0:29:21 > 0:29:23you have done extremely well.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Anyway, that's it for the Reds.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Now for the Blues. For a kick-off,
0:29:27 > 0:29:32it's the Chinese cloisonne and bronze vase.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Sans derriere.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38This is flavour of the month, of course.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Chinese artefacts are being brought back by the Chinese.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Although this was made for the tourists.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50Um, what's special about that is the enamel's in good condition,
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- isn't it?- It is.- OK, well, the team found it and they paid £35 for it.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- That's the right price, isn't it? - Yeah, it's probably bang on.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01He might get that back at auction as well, but possibly not much more
0:30:01 > 0:30:06- unless the Far East gets involved on the internet.- Well, we live in hope.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09OK, now moving on to the little tazza.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Little French object from the late 19th, early 20th century.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- It couldn't be more different from the Chinese genre.- Not really.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Could you? It's going to look nice with...
0:30:20 > 0:30:27- ..petit fours on it or something like that.- Nuts.- Nuts.- OK, how much?- Um...
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- £20 to £30.- £20 is what they paid, actually.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Right, they'll get out of that.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37And what about this rush seat spindle-back armchair?
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Well, it's a nice bit of ash, isn't it?
0:30:40 > 0:30:41You've got your wool-winding ears.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Is that what they're called, those projections?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47So you can sit there and wind your wool in front of your spinning wheel
0:30:47 > 0:30:49on your rush seat.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51With your spindle back.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55And it would have been made not in an ancient time,
0:30:55 > 0:30:56it would be a reproduction, I guess.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01I think it's early 20th century and it gives you the look,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04and people are looking for the look, and this will provide it.
0:31:04 > 0:31:05So it will be all right.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07How expensive will the look be, do you think?
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- It's probably £30 to £40 to sit down. - OK, £40 paid.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14So, I think this team have paid pretty well the right price
0:31:14 > 0:31:15for pretty well everything,
0:31:15 > 0:31:18and they're not going to need their bonus buy.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20But let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- Now girls, this is fun, isn't it? - Absolutely.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26What has Colin Young found for our edification,
0:31:26 > 0:31:29amusement and hopefully financial recompense?
0:31:29 > 0:31:33Colin, you had £205, old boy. What did you spend it on?
0:31:33 > 0:31:37Well, as I said on the day, it's a case of finding something
0:31:37 > 0:31:40that's going to be very expensive and get down to our price.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45- So I did exactly that and spent the whole £205.- Did you really?- Whoo!
0:31:45 > 0:31:48So the question is what did I spend it on?
0:31:48 > 0:31:51That doesn't look like £205 under there, does it?
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- You don't know what's under there. - Jean!- How does that grab you?
0:31:57 > 0:32:01Obviously not as well as it would grab your asparagus then, obviously.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07- Asparagus servers.- OK. Asparagus servers!- 1874, Victorian silver.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- George Adams.- Specialist, specialist thing.- It is specialist, yeah.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18They are a good pairing. There is also a crest on the end of the bow.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- So yeah, they've come from... They've come from a good place.- Oh!
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- Is there a screw loose?- Um, have you got a screw loose, Colin?
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- There is a screw loose. - Damaged goods.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33The thing has a natural spring to it in the bend of the metal.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35And just to stop it going too far,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37you've got this little bar here,
0:32:37 > 0:32:39which does have a screw missing on the top.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41But that's nothing to get that replaced.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42So right now, for the audience at home,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Colin's asparagus tongs.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- There you go, Jeremy.- There we are. - Something rather special for you.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Nice bit of silver.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59- Weighty.- These always seem to be catalogued as asparagus servers.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Now, I'm being a bearer of little brain
0:33:02 > 0:33:05because I'd rather use that for my bit of cake.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07- Exactly.- What about you?
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Well, bread and butter, all those things that were served
0:33:10 > 0:33:15traditionally in Victorian tea parties needed handling.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Um, and the Mary Berry of the moment would have had
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- the correct accoutrement to do it. - Yes, I think so.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22But we may never know what the Victorians used them for.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23That's true.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26OK, well, if you called it a cake picker-upper,
0:33:26 > 0:33:28what's it worth to you?
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Well, I think it's a nice bit of Victorian silver anyway.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34As an art object. So £80 to £120, I would say.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39- I have to tell you, though, Colin has paid £205 for this.- Really?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41And he rates it. He think he's going to make money on that.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Yeah, I know. He might be right.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- You've got some silver in today's sale?- Hmm, we have.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47You have. Oh, good. Well, we might be all right. Thanks, J.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54Tea caddy, there it is. £15 start me, 15. Where's 15 for it? £15.
0:33:54 > 0:33:5815, 15 I'll take for it. 18 there.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- OK, Gaz, Jamie. This is exciting, isn't it?- Very.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08We're on the edge of a cliff. Look at all these people in the salon.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- All year to buy your lots. - Let's hope so.- Exactly.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Now, the first lot up is the coffee set, and here it comes.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19OK, 144, the 12-piece coffee set,
0:34:19 > 0:34:201930s one. There it is.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23In a case for you, lot 144.
0:34:23 > 0:34:24What about that? £15 for it,
0:34:24 > 0:34:26bid me 15.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27£15 for the coffee set.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31£15. Tenner? Ten pounds for the coffee set.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32- No!- This is what we get!
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Ten I've got on the internet.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36This is the place to come and buy.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37Ten pounds, who will go 12?
0:34:37 > 0:34:39At ten pounds only,
0:34:39 > 0:34:41it's selling at ten pounds...
0:34:41 > 0:34:42and going.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Gone.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46Yes, that's minus five pounds.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- Well, they've got a bargain. - That's our only hope.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53145, the Art Nouveau style dressing table mirror.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- That one there... - This is going to be a bloodbath.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57At £50 it is to start, at £50.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Where's five? At £50.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Five now, left at 55.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03At 55, 60 on the internet. At £60.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Come on, surely!
0:35:05 > 0:35:10Five, 65 in the room. At £65. 65, 70.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11- Daffodils.- It's gorgeous.
0:35:11 > 0:35:12£70, it's on the internet.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14There must be a Welshman here.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17From Italy, five. 75 now.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19At £75, it's with you.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Against you, internet, at £75.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23All finished then? £75.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25God, that's cheap enough, isn't it?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27At £75, £80 now.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29At £80, 80.
0:35:29 > 0:35:30At £80 then.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34At £80, it's an internet bid from Italy. £80 and selling...
0:35:36 > 0:35:38£80 is minus £50, I don't understand that.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42We were expecting less than that. So quite happy with that, really.
0:35:42 > 0:35:47And lot 146, the brass-mounted burr walnut decanter box, 146.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49£50 to start it here, I've got
0:35:49 > 0:35:51at £50. At 50, where's five?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54At £50 it is, £50. I'm selling it
0:35:54 > 0:35:56at £50. Anybody else at £50?
0:35:56 > 0:35:5850 and going at £50...
0:35:59 > 0:36:02So that £50 is minus £35.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05That is minus £90.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07What about the bonus buy? Are you going with the teapot?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- We were always going to take it. - Got to for eight pounds.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- Caroline's done amazing for us. - She has done amazingly.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14OK, fine, we're going with the teapot.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17His estimate is five to ten pounds. You paid eight pounds, Caroline.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Everybody knows about the restoration and whatnot.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21And here it comes.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Here's the Wedgwood Fallow Deer pattern blue and white pot and cover.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25Teapot and cover, £5 for it,
0:36:25 > 0:36:27bid me a fiver.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Five pounds for it. Five pounds!
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Here's a bid on the internet
0:36:32 > 0:36:34at five pounds only.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Who has got six?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38A fiver, at five pounds.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39And I'm going to sell it then.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Six! Six pounds in the room.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Come on, make a profit.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44That's six pounds.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46You're in at six pounds.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Who's going to make it eight?
0:36:48 > 0:36:49Ten on the internet.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- Yes!- It's a profit!
0:36:51 > 0:36:52At ten, Internet bid.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54I'll take 12! If you like.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55£12.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58At £12 against the internet. At £12.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00- Saved the day there. - You know your onions.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02And selling it for £12...
0:37:03 > 0:37:05£12 is plus four pounds.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Hurrah!
0:37:07 > 0:37:09She was right! Anyway,
0:37:09 > 0:37:11that makes your overall score
0:37:11 > 0:37:13minus £86,
0:37:13 > 0:37:15which is a bit of a bloodbath.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18It might be a winning score, so say not a jot to the Blues, OK?
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- OK, not a jot.- OK, thank you very much. Good fun.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21A lot of fun, yeah.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Now, when was the last time you went to an auction, Jean?
0:37:30 > 0:37:32I've never been to an auction before.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36You have never been to an auction in your life?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- No, I haven't so this is a first. - What about you, Lorraine?
0:37:38 > 0:37:41We saved ourselves for you. What can I say? Ignore me.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- You've never been to an auction? - No.- What's going on here?
0:37:44 > 0:37:48Anyway, first up is the Chinese pot. Here it comes.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53Bronze and cloisonne vase, here is lot 166. So what about that?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Bid me £20 for it to start, £20.
0:37:56 > 0:37:5920, where's £20 for it? Lot 166.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Chinese vase at £20, at 20.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Here's a bid in the room now, £20.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09Who's got two, at £20? At 20?
0:38:09 > 0:38:11At £20, 22. 25.
0:38:11 > 0:38:1328, yes? 28.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15£28 left then, at £28,
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- it's in the room.- Internet bid.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19At £28, all done at £28?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21I don't believe this, girls.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22This is so cheap!
0:38:22 > 0:38:25£28! £28 is a minus seven pounds.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Colin, there is no justice in life.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30That's the first estimate torpedoed.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- The tazza's on.- Now, the tazza.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35It is impressed Oudry et Cie,
0:38:35 > 0:38:36a good firm there.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38So that's around the bottom of the
0:38:38 > 0:38:41tazza. £20 for it. What about that?
0:38:41 > 0:38:42£20. Where's 20?
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Doesn't seem to make much difference
0:38:44 > 0:38:45to the bidding interest!
0:38:45 > 0:38:47They might not buy it.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49It adds interest, but clearly not adds value.
0:38:49 > 0:38:5215 is bid at £15, 15, I'll take £18?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54At £15 I've got, at 15.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56It's in the room, the bid.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57It's with you, sir.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59The bargain of the day at £15, all done?
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- £15?- That's more tat than tazza!
0:39:02 > 0:39:03- No!- More tat than tazza.
0:39:03 > 0:39:04They've got no taste.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08Minus five pounds for that, so another estimate torpedoed.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09Here comes your...
0:39:09 > 0:39:14Spindle-back wing armchair, there it is. At £20 then.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16£20, start me at £20 for it.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Lot 168 at £20. Who's got 20?
0:39:19 > 0:39:20£20, Lot 168 at 20.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Even I've got 20 quid for that!
0:39:22 > 0:39:25It's worth more, it's worth more for comfort value.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- SHE TUTS - Worth more than that for kindling.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Where is 18? At £15 it is.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33At 15, it's with you then,
0:39:33 > 0:39:34at £15 and selling it.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35Middle of the room at 15.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40That is minus £25.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43So that is minus £37.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46That is a minus score for each of the items that we predicted
0:39:46 > 0:39:49from the auction's estimates that you were going to get a plus.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- So that's not too hot.- OK. - We're consistent.- OK, children.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Now, what are we going to do about the asparagus servers?
0:39:55 > 0:39:58Because minus 37 could be a winning score.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01You can park the asparagus servers.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05You don't have to pick up anything with those servers. Or you can
0:40:05 > 0:40:10- risk it for a biscuit. What do you fancy?- I think we should cut.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- Quit while we're not ahead. - I think.- You're going to...
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- What do you think? - Yeah, I'll go with you.- Sorry.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18No, that's fine. It's all about winning.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- We need to win.- Thanks. - We do need to win. OK, fine.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23That's it then, you're parking.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25You haven't gone with them, and here they come.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27OK, the Peer silver asparagus servers.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30There they are, the Victorian ones there.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Lot 172 and I am bid already.
0:40:33 > 0:40:3522, 25, £30.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37At 30, at 30. Yes?
0:40:37 > 0:40:40That's a long way to go, isn't it?
0:40:40 > 0:40:4145, 50.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47£55, commission is out, 55. 60.
0:40:47 > 0:40:4960 now, at £60.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Totally know their onions.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54Just not their asparagus.
0:40:54 > 0:40:55That's £60 now.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Selling at £60, with the hand.
0:40:57 > 0:40:58Colin, I could weep.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- Oh, my God!- £60, that is AMAZING.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- We're in good company at least. - Minus £145.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07OK, is this a bloodbath. Clearly.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09We should apply bandages and tourniquets.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- We didn't go with that, did we? - You didn't, darling.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15So you have parked your losses at minus £37,
0:41:15 > 0:41:16which could be a winning score.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- Don't say a word to the Reds, all right?- Absolutely.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- OK, girls. You've been so brave, I'm proud of you.- Thank you!
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Well, what fun we've had today. You've been chatting, you lot?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- We have, yeah.- You have? What, about the score?- No, no.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Well, it's no secret that nobody's going home
0:41:38 > 0:41:40with any folding money today.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43It's just a question of losses, losses, losses really.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47And the team with the largest losses, by £49,
0:41:47 > 0:41:50just happen to be the Reds.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54- Oh!- Look at that.- Yeah! - Well, we wanted them to win.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55Well, there you go.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Your losses totalled £90, and then along came Caroline
0:41:58 > 0:42:01with a brilliant four-pound profit on a bonus buy.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- I know, we were all stunned. - Which means you are minus £86.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06- You had a nice time, Gaz? - I had a great time.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- Great, Jamie?- It's been lovely.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Yes? Well, it's been cracking meeting you, anyway,
0:42:10 > 0:42:11and I'm glad you had a good time.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15You've been so brave about it all and so decent, despite it all.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20But the winners today, who managed to go home with minus £37...
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Well done, Jean. Well done, Lorraine.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- Very, very nice to see. - An achievement, isn't it?
0:42:24 > 0:42:25It is an achievement.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29In today's market, in this saleroom, you have done incredibly well.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31And I admire you for it.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34It's all in the red, though, and you managed to avoid the bonus buy,
0:42:34 > 0:42:36which was cunning, which means you are minus £37.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- Now, have you had a nice time, Jean?- Fantastic time.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- Lorraine, been good for you? - Brilliant.- Yeah, we've loved it.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Thank you so much for coming. In fact, it's been such fun.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Why don't you join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes? Yes!