0:00:03 > 0:00:07We've come to the gorgeous market town of Dorking in Surrey today.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10And West Street behind me has put this place
0:00:10 > 0:00:14well and truly on the international radar for antiques.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17So, there's no point in hanging about,
0:00:17 > 0:00:19let's go for bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:43 > 0:00:48Over 150 dealers and 18 specialist antique shops
0:00:48 > 0:00:50but only 60 minutes on the clock.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Will our teams be blessed
0:00:53 > 0:00:56with the energy to scratch around for all those bargains?
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Let's have a quick look.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Coming up, two opposing tactics.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02The Reds go for the knockout punch.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I'm going to be brutal.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05£25.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07- 40.- You're amazing.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Whilst it's unanimous decisions in the Blue corner.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Yes. Yes.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- Can I be decisive then?- Yes.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15We're not going to buy this.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Who will go the distance when they go pound for pound at auction?
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Come on, come on, come on!
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- Yes.- Harper.- Oh, yes!
0:01:22 > 0:01:23Let's meet the contenders.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Today we have a battle of the sexes
0:01:28 > 0:01:31because we have today two teams of bezzies.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34For the Reds, we have Emma and Nicky
0:01:34 > 0:01:37and, for the Blues, we have Tyrone and Bertie.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- Hello, everyone.- ALL:- Hello.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Now, Emma, you have a very interesting artistic career.
0:01:43 > 0:01:44Tell us about it.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Well, I started my life off as a muralist,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49so I painted murals,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51then I became an art teacher,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and now I'm a botanical painter.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Lovely. So tell us about your big murals.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57What sort of things have you done?
0:01:57 > 0:02:01I've painted anything from airports to restaurants,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04hotels, bedrooms.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07So, Sistine Chapel, here I come, is that it?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- Exactly. I wish.- Have you ever done any ceilings?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Yes, yes, a lot.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12Do you lie down and do it?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14No, stand and lean back.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16- Do you?- It's very painful. - How's your neck?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Painful. THEY LAUGH
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- Fascinating job, though.- Yes, yeah. - Lovely.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Now, Nicky, you have an artistic background too, don't you?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Yes, I started my career working for an interior's magazine
0:02:25 > 0:02:28when I was quite young, and loved it.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Um, and... But didn't love it enough
0:02:31 > 0:02:35for me to stay there cos something was just pulling me to drama school.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And ultimately you succumbed and you went to drama school.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39I did. I succumbed, yes.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42I submerged myself in Chekhov, and Tennessee Williams,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45and Shakespeare, and loved it, and continued.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- And, actually, was doing very, very well...- Yes.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51..until I, having got married, got pregnant.
0:02:51 > 0:02:52So you had a pregnant pause.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- THEY CHUCKLE - Nice. Yes, I did.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58And then I launched myself back into treading the boards.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59I've done a couple of films,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02and I've literally just recently finished King Lear...
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- Yes.- ..in which I played a very evil person,
0:03:06 > 0:03:07which was really fun.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- Good fun.- Yes, incredible.- Perfect.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Now, you two girls, what is your tactic going to be today
0:03:13 > 0:03:14when I give you the £300?
0:03:14 > 0:03:19- We are looking for modern antiques. - Are we?- That's my goal.- OK.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Are we?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22- We are.- Or I.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- I...I am looking to buy cheap... - Yes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28..that I would probably pay more for if I was at auction.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- So you're out doing some bargain hunting, aren't you?- That's the one!
0:03:31 > 0:03:32So, good luck, both of you.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- Thank you.- Thank you very much. - Thank you so much for joining us.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36Now, for the boys.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Tyrone, you are literally a couple of jokers, you two, aren't you?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Oh, well, it's been said. - How did you meet?
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Well, I run a company who promote comedy live stand-up
0:03:46 > 0:03:49through various venues across London,
0:03:49 > 0:03:51and Bertie here was a performer as well.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55And we became friends around 2009, 2010
0:03:55 > 0:03:58when we were gigging together, and we've been friends ever since.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59Isn't that marvellous?
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I always think you stand-up comics have to be...
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- DRAMATIC VOICE: - ..the bravest people in the world.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- Yeah...- Cos to get up there in front of a motley crew
0:04:07 > 0:04:09who've probably had one or two ales,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11is quite a difficult thing, isn't it?
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- Yeah. I would say it's probably not as brave as firemen...- OK.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17..or people in the military, but it's...
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Yeah, I'd say it requires a certain amount of intestinal fortitude.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Great. Now, Bertie, you've got a big ambition in life, haven't you?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Well, the tennis is probably my big goal at the moment.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28So it's picking up an old hobby from when I was younger.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- Have you played a lot, then? - When I was younger, yes.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34So, up until the age of 20 it was pretty much my life.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Was it?- It was a wasted youth doing nothing but playing tennis.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38You're very modest about all of this.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43I know because being ranked in the top 100 is one of your ambitions,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46and you're perfectly capable of achieving that, aren't you?
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Um, I don't know about perfectly capable at the moment.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50I'm trying my best.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52But each year, another group of 14 or 15-year-olds
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- get to an age where they can beat me.- Yes.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57And, all of a sudden, I'm a little bit lower down the pecking order.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- But, on the other hand, it's very character forming.- Yes, exactly.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Anyway, you're young, you're fit, you'll survive.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Anyway, now, £300 apiece.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Here comes the £300. There we go. You know the rules.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Your experts await, and off you go.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Ooh, I say.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16I say.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Helping the teams along the way are our two experts.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23David Harper will be scoping out a profit for the Reds.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28And topping it off for the Blues is Natasha Raskin.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Ooh, lovely.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37Here we are. Bertie and Ty in Dorking, ready to hit the shops.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Ooh, a pair of artistes.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Nicky, what will we be looking for?
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Uh, cheap but beautiful, clearly, that's going to make a profit.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46What are we thinking today, Bertie?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49It's about being decisive today, and I think we want to follow our heart.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- Emma?- Sparkles. Something sparkly.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- Gut instinct, I think.- Gut and heart. - That's what it'll be.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Don't walk by, walk in. Go on. I'll not be tricked.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59OK, well, let's see what's up here. Follow me.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00Here we go then, gang.
0:06:00 > 0:06:0260 minutes, start the clock.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03BELL RINGS
0:06:03 > 0:06:04OK.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Looks fabulous, doesn't it?
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Everything has been polished within an inch of its life.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13SHE GASPS I love that!
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Do you shop in places like this?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19I'd like to but I don't think I ever come in
0:06:19 > 0:06:21because I think I'd just buy everything.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Keep your spending under control, Nicky.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25That £300 has to go a long way.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- No.- No?- Ooh, Toby jugs.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29Toby jugs, OK.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Bertie, are you into Toby jugs?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32I'm not against Toby jugs.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33Well, I have to say that
0:06:33 > 0:06:36at auction, they do sell quite poorly.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38What we can see here is retail price of £45,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41and alarm bells are ringing because auction price,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43to be honest with you, is about £10 a pop, if that.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Let's scratch the Toby jugs, then.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48If we could get them for a couple of quid, we'd be onto a winner.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Onwards and upwards for our comic capers.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52Speaking of which...
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- DAVID LAUGHS - That's the idea.- Oh, look at him.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Bit of Murano glass there. Do you like a bit of Murano?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- I love a bit of Murano. - It's a clown...
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Yes, he's gorgeous. He's gorgeous.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Well, OK, tell me what you know about Murano.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- That it's beautiful, it's high quality.- Finish and glass.- Yes.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09I think it's horrid. Nasty colours.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11You said such nice things about Murano
0:07:11 > 0:07:12then, suddenly, it's horrid.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Oh, we could have trouble on our hands with these two.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17A slight difference of opinion maybe, girls.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Now, what are those Blues up to?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Do chessboards sell? I mean...
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- Yeah.- That seemed quite cheap for a chessboard.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26What was the price tag?
0:07:26 > 0:07:27- £60.- £60.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30I mean, certainly, it is a competitive price, isn't it?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33It looks to me like it's been a little bit aged.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Shall we have a closer look?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Is that not a good thing if it's a little beaten up?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- Well, I think it might... - Or artificially aged?- Yes.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41When we look up closely here,
0:07:41 > 0:07:45what we have on top here is a lithographic print on top,
0:07:45 > 0:07:46so it's a distressed look.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48In fact, it's very modern.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50I don't think we'll pull the wool over everyone's eyes
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- in the auction room.- No.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Right, OK, excellent. Let's keep looking.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58You need to look for something with a bit of a chequered past, lads.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59That's almost brand-new.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02We're dumping the clown, is that what you mean, Emma?
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Huge shame.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08We could maybe come back but I saw as we came in the mirror.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10We're back, ironically, to Murano.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Emma, I'm wondering if you like that.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Just thinking that saleability,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17actually, do people want to buy little mirrors?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- I don't think it's going to be... - OK. Let's think where we're going.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Yes.- We're going to Chiswick. - Yes.- Yeah?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24It's small, and it's colourful, and it's a bit glamorous.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I think it's possibly going to the right place.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30But, price-wise, £75.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32That's fine. We can work on that.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- I'm going to be brutal.- Are you? - Yes, yes.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Are you a majorly good negotiator, Emma?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Absolutely.- Oh, my God.- Terrifying. - We're in for a ride here, aren't we?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42I had three coffees this morning.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Shall I go and get the key to the cabinet?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- Yes.- You two look at it, discuss it and I'll come back with the key.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Oh, wow, how exciting.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Good work, girls, an artistic eye there.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Now, how are those boys getting on dodging that repro?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56So, something's caught your eye over here.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Yeah, well, we saw these two cars both with the number eight on them
0:08:59 > 0:09:02where they looked quite old.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- I was guessing something along the lines of tin in material.- Right, OK.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Shall we have a little look and get a closer feel for them?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10OK, so I think that, with cars,
0:09:10 > 0:09:14we need to be careful not to be deceived as to the age of them.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17And then, when you have... You've got things like this on the bottom
0:09:17 > 0:09:20that say, "This is not a toy. This is for decorative use,"
0:09:20 > 0:09:24it really shows the age of it, and it's basically brand-new, unfortunately.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- Can I be decisive, then?- Yes.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28We're not going to buy this.
0:09:28 > 0:09:29- Thank you, Ty.- Very welcome.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30He's done it. He's done it.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Crikey, what a pair, eh?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Antiques, boys. We need antiques!
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Ah, David's back with the key, look.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Yes, I'll do it. Don't worry.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- THEY LAUGH Don't break it.- Oh.- We're on. OK.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42Come on up, Emma.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Don't you think the back doesn't match the front in terms of age?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- Yes.- I think that's 1950s.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- 1950s? Yes, yes, yes. - '50s or even '60s.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53But do you think the back was 1950s as well?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Yeah, I do. I think it's all contemporary.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- You think that's all... - Maybe that was added or...
0:09:57 > 0:09:59It could've been. It could've been.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- You're very picky, you two, aren't you?- I know, sorry.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- My gosh.- We need to win. - We have to win.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- Oh, are you very competitive? - Very competitive.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- Really?- Yes, yes.- So, OK, we're talking Chiswick.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Is this for the Chiswick market?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- I think so. '50s is very trendy right now.- Bang on.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15OK. Let me call Christine.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Christine, hi.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17This is Christine.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Hi, nice to meet you. - Lovely to meet you.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- What can we do that for? - Isn't that beautiful?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- Stunning. Absolutely stunning. - Just came in yesterday.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- NICKY GASPS - Can you help there?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28We need all the help we can get, don't we? Let's be honest.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- It's modern.- I was going to say 60...
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- 40.- ..but,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35meet you halfway, 50, rock bottom.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37No, 45.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38You're amazing.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Go on, then.- Ooh, done deal.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45'Oh, Emma, darling. Mwah, mwah.'
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- CHRISTINE:- Gives them a fighting chance.- It does. It does.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Well done. First purchase, and pretty quick as well.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- It was. That was. - Within minutes. Well done.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Now we can.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Oh, yes. Include me in that one.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58How many... Oh, dear!
0:10:58 > 0:11:02'Oh, Lordie, so that's one down for the artists. High fives all round.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05'Now, hopefully, the Blue camp is feeling just as positive.'
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- Ooh, I'm...- Lost.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11I'm lost.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13I'm flummoxed.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Oh, dear. Natasha, quick, help.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- Yeah.- I mean, there's a couple of things which we were
0:11:18 > 0:11:20vaguely interested in here.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23We've got this glasses case. It's a bit...
0:11:23 > 0:11:24beat up.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Yeah. I think that's really nice, isn't it?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Well, I never. It's an antique. Well, maybe.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Oh, and Christine's back to lend a hand.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33These young men here would like to have a look
0:11:33 > 0:11:35at this shagreen glasses case.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37It has caught their eye.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Thanks very much.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Thank you very much.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42And what's that sticking out the top?
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- It doesn't come with a blinking pair of glasses, does it?- It does.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47Very Lady Gaga.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50They are excellent, aren't they?
0:11:50 > 0:11:55So, all of a sudden, our lot becomes a little bit more appealing.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56For me, anyway. Bertie, what do you think?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Yeah, no, I like it.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00I don't know if they'd fit on my head.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02So, would you mind terribly if I pass those back to you, Ty,
0:12:02 > 0:12:04if I have a good feel of this case?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Because we just need to make sure
0:12:06 > 0:12:08that what we're dealing with is shagreen,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11which is the polished skin of a ray or a shark.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Yes. Now, what's a dead giveaway is right here,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17absolutely tiny little dot here that looks like it's missing.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19And what that is is essentially a scale.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21And that means, yes, shagreen.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24So if we could get a good, keen price on these,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27well, they're a bit of a gamble but they're good fun.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30At £95, it's a good third of our money.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33So, Bertie, if you would be so kind as to find Chris,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36what she will do is phone the dealer who owns these
0:12:36 > 0:12:38and see just how much we can get that price down.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- OK. Let's put these back in, pass them on...- Thank you.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Do your very best for us. - See you in a bit.- Thank you.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Now, don't you go making a spectacle of yourself, Bertie.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Best stick to your day job, eh, TW?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Oh, look at this. Decanter, silver collar,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58nicely engraved, 59 quid.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- Oh, oh!- Oh, my gosh. That looks cheap enough, doesn't it?- I know.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04OK. And it's a London piece, I think.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05- 1935.- OK.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- Quite nice and old.- Ah! Emma. - Ooh, chips.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11"Chips to top of bottle and stopper."
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- Ooh, no.- What would that do? Is that no good?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15It's a funny thing this chip idea, isn't it?
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Because, you know what, it never puts me off. Ever.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- No?- Really?- Never. Do you know why?
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Because you buy fantastic things, beautiful objects
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- for a fraction of their immaculate condition.- Yeah.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27It's still beautiful. It's still gorgeous.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29It would be a risk though.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31It'd be a risk but, if you bagged it cheaply...
0:13:31 > 0:13:33We could knock her down.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- We could give it a go. - Knock her down.- You can.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36THEY LAUGH
0:13:36 > 0:13:38'Crikey, you don't want to mess with this girl.'
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Stay there. Keep talking.- Yes, yes.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Hello. I've managed to get in touch with the owner,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47and she's given me her very best price, which is good one.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49She's gone down to 70.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50To me, that sounds like a good price.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Yeah. She did tell me the glasses alone are worth 50.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Sure, yeah. If I can just...
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- convene for a second, that'd be great.- Absolutely, yes.- Thank you.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- OK. Talk to me.- So where are the...
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- I can't see any...- There's nothing. There's a tiny little bit there.- No.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Honestly, I'm going to be criticised for saying that, I know it,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12but if people would just switch on to these things.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14It's got a little bit of damage. Just...so what?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- This is beautiful.- It's all about the work.- It's fantastic.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Let's see if the stopper fits neatly.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22The idea with a good decanter is that it should fit neatly.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- You should turn it one to one and a half times...- Yeah.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26..and it should be tight.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28So, once, twice...
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- Ahh. Ahh.- Yes.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Fine. So that's a very good stopper.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34I can't believe the good price.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36The good price is because of the slight damage,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- because everybody says... - We still need to get that lower.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Oh, yeah. Leave it to me. THEY LAUGH
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Shall I bring that poor, long-suffering Christine in?
0:14:45 > 0:14:46OK. Hold on to that.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Don't drop it. Whoa.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50I'll bring Christine.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- Right.- We've lost the plot. Oh, here he comes.
0:14:53 > 0:14:59- So, the best we can do at the moment is £70.- £70.- Yes.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- Yes.- Ooh, go for it.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Why not?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Number one. Thank you, Chris.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05OK. Let's go.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Let's find two and three.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09'A high-five from decisive Ty
0:15:09 > 0:15:11'but, with those two other items to find,
0:15:11 > 0:15:13'they're really up against it.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16'Now, Emma, don't be too hard on poor Christine now.'
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Let's have a look.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20It's just with the damage inside...
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Well, 30 is really the lowest I can go to, I'm afraid.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- 30?- Yeah.- You know what? Actually, surprisingly, I'm happy with that.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27So am I.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28'What?! Well, I never.'
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- I think it's really beautiful. Thank you.- OK. Done deal?
0:15:31 > 0:15:32- BOTH:- Yes.- Go for it.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- Good negotiator, well done. - Thank you.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- Thank you very much.- Let's see if we can do this properly.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Go on.- But it's one each. - One hand each.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40One hand.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41No, you did two!
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Aw, she's rubbish.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47'So, our artists are certainly in the frame for finishing first.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49'That's two items done and dusted.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52'Meanwhile, the Blues are on the move.'
0:15:52 > 0:15:54We've actually used up half of our time already,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57so we really need to chop along to the next shop and get going.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Chop along? Is that a famous Glaswegian saying, Natasha?
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Let's see what we can see.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05I think we are firing on all four cylinders here.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07These two are superfast,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10they've got a similar taste actually,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13and they make decisions very quickly, so it's a great thing.
0:16:13 > 0:16:1425 minutes in,
0:16:14 > 0:16:20so now we have the luxury of 35 minutes to find one more object.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21So easy!
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- Natasha.- Yes. What have you found?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27That silver and glass vase.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Yeah. I think the vase is absolutely gorgeous.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32I love that kind of bulbous bottom as well.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- I can relate to that. - SHE LAUGHS
0:16:34 > 0:16:35And I just think it's lovely.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38You're thinking... Don't make a comment about a lady's behind.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39Oh, steady, Ty.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42So we just need to ask Mike if we can open the cabinet. Mike...
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- I'll have a go.- Thank you very much.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Bertie and Ty are interested in the hobnail-cut vase
0:16:46 > 0:16:48at the top. What's your opinion on the vase, Mike?
0:16:48 > 0:16:49Do you like it?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- This one here?- Yes!
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Yes, it is. It's rather good, isn't it?
0:16:55 > 0:16:57They're not bonkers for buying that, are they?
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Well...
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- What sort of profit... - That's a very noncommittal answer.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05What profit are you going to get in the auction for that?
0:17:05 > 0:17:06I know. That's what we need to see.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08So, yes, we've got Birmingham hallmarks here.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Doesn't have a lot of weight to it. It's cut glass, it's not crystal.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Now, Mike, how flexible is the owner of this cabinet?
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- Not very much, I'm afraid. - Not very much.- Um...
0:17:17 > 0:17:19It's £35, isn't it?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21So, was 39, becomes 35?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Yes.- OK.- Where's the auction you're going to put this stuff into?
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Chiswick.- Chiswick, right.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Do you want me to tell you...show you
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- some bits you can make profit on... - I'd love to see that.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31..for the London market?
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Piddling around with stuff like this, there's nothing...
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- You're going to lose money.- OK. - OK. I'll just lock this up.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Go and have a wander and then I'll point you in the right direction.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42'Bit has an unfair advantage, don't you think, boys?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Let's leave them to it whilst I pop up the road
0:17:45 > 0:17:46and do a bit of window shopping.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50This is very nice, isn't it?
0:17:50 > 0:17:55A typical Dorking antique centre, you might think.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57But, actually, this is an antique centre
0:17:57 > 0:17:59that goes on for miles inside.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04But what interests me is, what items do you specifically place
0:18:04 > 0:18:08in the smart front of an antique centre like this?
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Well, apparently,
0:18:09 > 0:18:13in this antique centre, they go in for a lot of old iron.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Rusty, flaking paint,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19looking very, very sorry for itself.
0:18:19 > 0:18:25So why is this in the pole position in this antique centre?
0:18:25 > 0:18:29I tell you why, because somebody has got incredible taste
0:18:29 > 0:18:31and discernment.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36They have twigged that what that market out there want
0:18:36 > 0:18:38in their smart London houses
0:18:38 > 0:18:44is pieces that relate to the garden that look shabby chic.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46The beauty of it is that it enables you
0:18:46 > 0:18:52to arrange all your pot plants in a relatively enclosed space.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54And the additional feature is that this thing
0:18:54 > 0:18:58can be folded up when it comes to the autumn and winter.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03Kick up the strap from underneath there and here like that. Look.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06And then, with a bit of muscular activity, if we're lucky...
0:19:06 > 0:19:07Like that.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10The whole thing can be put back against the wall
0:19:10 > 0:19:11or stored in a shed
0:19:11 > 0:19:15and, hey presto, the area is clear.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19So, what does such a thing cost you here in Dorking,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21in a pole position, in an antique centre?
0:19:21 > 0:19:25The asking price is £450.
0:19:25 > 0:19:31What might it make in a specialist garden sale in another place?
0:19:31 > 0:19:35I would guess between 1,000 and 1,500.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37So, there's money in this scrap.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42But can our Reds make any money out of their final buy?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45No pressure, girls, 15 minutes left.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Is that Art Deco?- Deco.- Very much so. - That's amazing.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Very much so. But I can tell you without even taking it out,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- it's brand spanking new. - OK. It's £2.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Is it? Seriously?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Shall we do that for a profit? - Do you want to make some profit?
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- We want a bigger profit, don't we? - That's our third thing.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03- That'd be for...- That's £2. - No, no, no.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- We want something more expensive. - Seriously...
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- It's 25, oh!- No, it's not.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- Emma.- Even so...
0:20:15 > 0:20:16Let's get it down to 10.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- It's 25.- Yeah, let's get it down to 10.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Now, hang on, can I just make a point? This is fascinating.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Now you know it's 25, you want it and you're willing to pay £10.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- Yes, yes.- That is fascinating. - Good point.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- It's amazing.- Good point, yeah. - Totally.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31I'm constantly struggling with that but you're absolutely right.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- What does that say about us? - NICKY LAUGHS
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- You know, I think it says a lot. - Shallow?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- OK, I really love it now. - THEY LAUGH
0:20:39 > 0:20:41That is bonkers.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43You know, you two could be like...
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- I don't know, laboratory ex... - I bow my head in shame.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51David Harper, antiques and behavioural expert.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Meanwhile, our Blue boys are getting the royal tour
0:20:54 > 0:20:56from our mate Mike.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Can I just point a couple of things out for you?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01That thing there is 1951 kitsch.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- It's chic.- If you're going to Chiswick,
0:21:04 > 0:21:06you can have that for a tenner.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- I'm sure you'll make a profit on that.- Absolutely.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09Something else out here.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Languishing in the corner here is a Regency campana.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- Right.- It needs a bit of work on the bottom.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20And that, you could have for 20 quid,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22and I reckon there's a profit in that.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Anyway, carry on.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Hmm, decisions, decisions, boys.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Remember, you still have two items left to buy.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Time to check out that perfume bottle, Reds.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- Is that the box is?- Is it... Is it heavy?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- That's the box.- Ooh!- Result.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- I like, I like.- Let's... - I don't think the stopper...
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- Does the stopper thing work with the perfume...- It's fine.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- No, but...- No, cos that's a twister. - Oh, it's one of those!
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Oh, it's just a dab-dab thing.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51That's so... Ah.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- No, I like it.- That's disappointing. - Do you think?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56It's all about the look.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- It's poor quality in a big way. - Yeah.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01So, again, forget all that.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Just think of the image, the appearance.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05It is nice and heavy.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Listen, if we can bag it, it's worth a £10 vouch.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- OK, if we get it for £10. - But we still want...
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- We want to get a bargain on it, though.- Absolutely.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Do you want me to just go and make a really horribly cheeky bid,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- and I'll come back and give you the best price?- Yes, I'm too embarrassed.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- Yes, yes, please.- You should be by now.- Yes, I am too embarrassed.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Oh, you've changed your tune, Emma.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27What I heard when I walked past was, "Kitsch, kitsch, kitsch,"
0:22:27 > 0:22:29and that is a great word.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30And here it is.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33It couldn't be more retro, could it, with this design?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35If we can get that for a tenner...
0:22:35 > 0:22:38A bit of genuine, 1950s kitsch - well worth thinking about.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- I like that.- Let's lock it down.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- Let's do it.- Lock it down?!
0:22:42 > 0:22:45OK. We're locking and loading. Shall we go for it, £10?
0:22:45 > 0:22:4610... We can get this for £10?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- I'd overheard that, that's what he told you.- I was...
0:22:49 > 0:22:50SHE LAUGHS
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Come on, Ty, pay attention.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54That's two for the Blues.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59So, we left David in charge of negotiations for the perfume bottle.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02How did it go, Mr H?
0:23:02 > 0:23:06She's so sick of looking at it, you can have it for cost - 10 quid.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Are you not happy with that? - No.- You sound not happy with it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11- It's too much.- Too much!
0:23:11 > 0:23:14This girl wants the moon on a stick.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15We are going to choose it.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- Let's make... It'll make £15, £20, £30. Let's just do it.- OK.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20- Hold you to that.- Go on then.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- OK? This is the final one, do it right.- Yes.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Yes! Come on, teatime.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Three items, two high-fives and one tea wrapped up.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Well done, Reds.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38So, it is up to you how you wish to proceed. We've got one and two.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40I love the look of this duck terrine
0:23:40 > 0:23:43because how often are you going to get a duck terrine
0:23:43 > 0:23:44with a duck ladle?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47That is what I love about it. And it is fun and fab.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49If you want to pop along to the next shop,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51then we've only got about seven or eight minutes to do that.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53It's totally up to you.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54I quite like the challenge.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56OK, right.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59We're going to run in and the first thing that we fancy,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01we're going to just grab.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- We've got plenty of money left.- OK, go, go, go!- Excellent, let's do it.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05Don't mess around!
0:24:05 > 0:24:09This could go drastically wrong, and that wouldn't be funny, eh, boys?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Oh, my goodness. Are we OK to cross?
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Are we going? Go, go, go!
0:24:14 > 0:24:15Main entrance.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Go, go, go. OK.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23This is all you, guys. You have done this to us.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26No, that is quite chic for a Cheswick home, isn't it?
0:24:26 > 0:24:32- £125, a little bit steep.- Yes.- If we could get that for £80 or £90, wow!
0:24:32 > 0:24:37So you think, under £100, the naked red woman is a good...
0:24:37 > 0:24:41We've got the shade. She is just...divine. I love her.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- Can we ask them for a price while we look at other stuff?- Yes.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48I'll ask for a price on your behalf. Go, go, go!
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Hold on, boys, I thought
0:24:50 > 0:24:53you were going to buy the first thing you saw?
0:24:53 > 0:24:54You've got one minute left!
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- Could we stretch to 90? - Could we stretch to 90?
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Cos she is stretching, and I think at £90...
0:25:02 > 0:25:03Under 100... Yes!
0:25:05 > 0:25:06Lock it in.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- Lock down!- Thank you.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Tic-toc, time's up!
0:25:12 > 0:25:15With about six seconds to spare. Jackie, thank you so much.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20- Oh, fabulous.- I really like it.- Oh, she is gorgeous.- I really like it.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Let's hope she's worth it, Ty. That was a close one.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Now, let's check out what those Reds bought, eh?
0:25:28 > 0:25:32It was the Murano mirror which first caught their eye.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35An attractive price of £45 was paid.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40Next up, they poured over the cut glass decanter and settled for £30.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44And finally, it was the Art Deco scent bottle,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47a price not to be sniffed at, near ten pounds.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Now, you girls, there's been a few hiccups, is that true?
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- Oh, no.- Maybe.- No misread labels?
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- No, no.- You can tell they're a couple of actresses, can't you?
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Oscar performances here!
0:26:01 > 0:26:03OK, now, darling, what's your best, favourite piece?
0:26:03 > 0:26:07Oh, favourite completely, as in I want it - mirror.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- Is it?- Beautiful, beautiful mirror.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- Do you agree with that? - Surprisingly, I agree with you.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- For once.- Lovely.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15We've got a joint favourite here.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- That's a tricky one.- The perfume bottle.- Maybe the decanter.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- I don't know, one of them.- OK.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26That's what's called a hedge.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29And you spent big, I know. How much did you spend?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32I think it was 85. Not big enough, frankly, but, yes, 85.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36£85. £215 of leftover lolly, please.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Anyway, £215.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- David Harper, there's a challenge for you there.- It's a big challenge.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44It is a lot of money. But the reason why I've got a lot of money is
0:26:44 > 0:26:46because these two are very, very good at their negotiating.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- Oh, yes.- There we are.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51I mean, I get upset when there is only a small amount of money
0:26:51 > 0:26:53spent, but if you spent the right money, it doesn't matter.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- We will find out about that when we get to the auction.- We will.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59OK, fine. I leave it with you, Dave, because we're going to
0:26:59 > 0:27:02check out what the Blue team bought, aren't we?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05First up were the 20th-century sunglasses and case.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07The boys paid £70.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Their second purchase was the 1960s ashtray -
0:27:13 > 0:27:15a smoking price of £10 was paid.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22Their last item was the racy red lamp, which they paid £90 for.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- OK, chaps, was that fun?- Yes.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Just as well you are uber fit for your trotting up
0:27:29 > 0:27:31and down West Street in Dorking.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Anyway, now, Bertie, what is your favourite piece?
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- I think I like the glasses that we bought first of all.- Your specs.
0:27:38 > 0:27:39- Yes.- Do you agree with that, Ty?
0:27:39 > 0:27:43No, I disagree. I really liked the naked red lady lamp.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46In my experience, most of these things, that is ladies
0:27:46 > 0:27:49with no kit on, tend to do really rather well at auction.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- Yes.- It is a funny thing, really.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56- Anyway, so, how much did you spend all told?- £170.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00£170 - £130 of leftover lolly, please. Straight to the posh.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- And straight off to NR. - Thank you.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04So, what are you going to spend it on, Natasha?
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- I don't really have a clue. Anything is game.- Anything could happen.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Well, that is what'll keep us tuned in. Thank you very much,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Natasha, because right now we are shoving off,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15as they say, to the auction.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Well, we have come 24 miles, roughly, north, from Dorking,
0:28:28 > 0:28:29into the centre of London,
0:28:29 > 0:28:34to Chiswick High Road to be at High Road Auctions with Ross Mercer.
0:28:34 > 0:28:35- Good morning.- Good morning, Tim.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Now, moving for the Reds,
0:28:37 > 0:28:42we've got this so-called Murano glass encrusted easel toilet mirror.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46That's right. Probably a tourist gift within the last 30 or 40 years.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50So, no great age, but in good condition. Is it worth £45?
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Well, we have said 30 to 50, Tim.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- Ah, we are just in your estimate. - Yeah.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- So we might just get to £45.- Yes, I think they stand a good chance.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Now, the folks round here in West London, they like a drop,
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- don't they?- They do indeed.- OK.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Well, here is an opportunity to park a drop.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- A lovely cut glass decanter with a silver collar.- That's right, Tim.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- Nice quality. Hallmarked there for 1935.- Yeah. How much?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Well, we have said 80 to 120. - You are a brilliant man.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19£30 is all they paid for it in Dorking.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21So, we like the sound of this very much.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Now, we have got another glass object -
0:29:23 > 0:29:27this so-called Art Deco style scent bottle.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29That's right. Loosely Art Deco, really, in style.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31And quite nicely made, nicely finished.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- This is a brand-new job, isn't it? - Brand-new, yeah.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- OK, what is it worth? - Well, we've said £30 to £50.
0:29:37 > 0:29:38It is a bit of a novelty,
0:29:38 > 0:29:41so I am hoping they didn't pay much more than 30.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43- No, only £10. - They've done very well.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46They've been very canny with their purchases, I have to say.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47This team deserve to do well.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49I don't think they'll need the bonus buy,
0:29:49 > 0:29:52but let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54- Well, girls, isn't this gorgeous? - Amazing.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56We are at the leftover lolly moment.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59You only spent a miserable £85 and you gave our man,
0:29:59 > 0:30:02our hero, £215.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05David, what did you do with the £215?
0:30:05 > 0:30:10I think I bought, my prediction is, the very best item on today's show.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- What are you laughing at? - What is it?- It's a vesta case.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- I like that.- For matches. Solid silver.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20And it is hallmarked in Birmingham in 1910.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22So, do you like it as a vesta case?
0:30:22 > 0:30:27- Could we melt it down?- No! You could not melt it down!
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- You are such a Philistine when it comes to...- Honestly!
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Oh, it could be a pendant, jewellery.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36Exactly, you haven't spotted something that makes it incredibly
0:30:36 > 0:30:42different, and I have never ever, in all my years, seen anything like it.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43Are you ready?
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- SHE GASPS - Isn't that absolutely,
0:30:46 > 0:30:48exquisitely beyond belief?
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- But she's ugly!- What?!- What?!
0:30:52 > 0:30:58- No, she's OK. She's not...- What do you mean she's OK? She is ace!
0:30:58 > 0:31:01I think this is amazing. I think this... I'd like it. Can I bid?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04How much, how much, how much?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06I paid £70 for that.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- HE GASPS - I think there is every possibility
0:31:09 > 0:31:13she's going to make £150, £200.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16That is a prediction, girls. Don't you think that is a prediction?
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- It's a good one.- Now, you don't pick now, you pick later.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21I can't wait to find out what the auctioneer
0:31:21 > 0:31:24thinks about Dave's vesta case.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Well, on the face of it, that looks
0:31:26 > 0:31:30and feels just like a chunky, typical vesta case, doesn't it?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33That's right, but it holds a bit of a secret.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38There it is, a lovely little miniature portrait of a young lady.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41So the old man would always have an image of her close to him.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- That's right.- How much is it worth?
0:31:43 > 0:31:48Well, we have set £80 to £120, reflecting how well it is made, Tim.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50And I have never seen one before.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Well, that cunning monkey, David Harper, only
0:31:53 > 0:31:59spent £70 on this, which has to be, I think, an absolute snip.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00Strike a light.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07We've got a pair of so-called Oriental sunglasses.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09How do you rate those?
0:32:09 > 0:32:12I am a little bit dubious, to be honest, Tim.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- I think we will struggle with this. - Yeah.- I really do, yes.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19We have said £40 to £60, but I am not convinced.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21I wouldn't fret unduly. They paid £70.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24It is a sort of dressing-up box job, isn't it?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Right, anyway, moving on.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Next up is the funky '60s ashtray.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Lavatory paper holder.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34I think that is a better use for it, to be honest.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Yes, it doesn't do much for me, I'm afraid, Tim.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40However, that modernist look of the mid 20th century
0:32:40 > 0:32:43is easily sold around here.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Oh, yes, you bet! You bet your life!
0:32:46 > 0:32:48What is the estimate?
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- £20 to £40.- Ten pounds paid, so that is pretty cool.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56- They will see a small profit.- Yeah. And then the Art-Deco-looking girl.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- She is a bit of a lamp stand, isn't she?- She is.
0:32:59 > 0:33:04- Nice form, but I'm afraid, cast resin.- £90 is what they paid.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08- Wow.- It is not pretending to be anything but a resin cast jobby.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13- How much?- We had said £50 to £70. - It is almost in the frame.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16But I tell you, if the so-called old sunglasses
0:33:16 > 0:33:19and the resin figure and the lavatory paper holder don't go
0:33:19 > 0:33:20so well, these guys are in trouble
0:33:20 > 0:33:22and they're going to need the bonus buy.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Let's go and have a look at it.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Now, guys, this is the moment of truth.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31Natasha had 130 of your pounds. So, Natasha, what did you find?
0:33:31 > 0:33:34There is no way that you don't know what this is already.
0:33:34 > 0:33:35It is, of course,
0:33:35 > 0:33:41the mallard terrine with amazing mallard miniature ladle.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Tell me now I can convince that you have to have it.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47Well, we haven't got much choice, have we, really?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Did you see it before?
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- We did.- And did you turn it down before?- We did.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56I have to tell you, the reason why bought I this for you is because
0:33:56 > 0:34:00I almost want to show you how much competition it is going to inspire.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Egg on my face if the sales for it flop and we lose money.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- Do you want to know what a paid for? - Yes.- I only paid £20 for it.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10And I genuinely think it can only make money.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12But the choice will be yours, guys.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14And right now, for the audience at home, let's find out whether
0:34:14 > 0:34:18the auctioneer thinks that Natasha Raskin is completely quackers.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22How quackers is this?
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Well, this is kitsch, isn't it, Tim?
0:34:24 > 0:34:27It even comes with its own little ladle in there.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- And it is decorative.- I think it is quite West London, don't you?
0:34:30 > 0:34:32I think it is. It is a talking point.
0:34:32 > 0:34:38It certainly is! Anyway. So, this is Natasha Raskin's pick.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41And I think she has got it in spades here. What is your estimate?
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Well, for this we've said £40 to £60.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- Well, the cunning girl has only paid £20.- She has done well, then.
0:34:47 > 0:34:48How about that, ducky?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Right then, Ross, rise to your rostrum.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- Now, Emma, Nicky, you OK?- Yeah. - Excited about this?- Very, yeah.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02What is your prediction today? How much profit are you going to make?
0:35:02 > 0:35:03- A lot.- Are you?- Yes.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- Can we have it, like, defined? - You want in numbers?- 85.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09No, I'm thinking 100.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- You're going to make £100 profit?! - OK.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- Overall? - BOTH: Yes.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- Wow.- Very optimistic.- These girls are right up for it, aren't they?
0:35:17 > 0:35:22- So, first up is it going to be your Murano strut mirror.- OK.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Which is absolutely gorgeous. And here it comes.
0:35:24 > 0:35:2620th-century Murano
0:35:26 > 0:35:27glass dressing table mirror.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Ten pounds, on bid at ten. 15 now.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- Get a grip, girls.- Come on!
0:35:32 > 0:35:35At 20. 25. £25.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38My colleague at £25 now. Bid 30.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41New place at £30. 35.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43At 35. 40 now.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44Come on!
0:35:44 > 0:35:46What is wrong with these people?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49At £40, and I'm going to sell at 40...
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- Oh! Did he sell it for 40? - Yes, he did.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Minus five pounds. OK, now, this decanter.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00George V silver-mounted, cut-glass, club-shaped decanter and stopper.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- £55 on bid.- Oh!
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Who is interested for more? Bid 60, sir.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07Five.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09These people are half-asleep.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11There are only four of them there.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Five. At 75.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14At £75,
0:36:14 > 0:36:16last chance, I'm going to sell.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- At £75...- I'm liking this.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- Good. It's good.- 75 is plus 45.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25You were minus five, you're now plus 40.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29Clear and black cut-glass scent bottle. There it is.
0:36:29 > 0:36:30Cap-stand form, we say.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33£15 surely for it. Ten then.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- Ten pounds on bid. 15. 20 now. - Oh, yeah!
0:36:36 > 0:36:38We are making a profit.
0:36:38 > 0:36:4025 now. Last chance, going to sell
0:36:40 > 0:36:42- at 25.- 25.- All done?- I'm loving it.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45And selling at £25...
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- Brilliant.- Girls, you are so clever,
0:36:47 > 0:36:49you have plus £55.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- Is that good or is it good? - Brilliant.- That is so good.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- Now, what are you going to do...- I don't know.- ..about this vesta case?
0:36:55 > 0:37:00- Yes.- Yes?- I do.- Should we do it? I'm so scared.- Yes, yes.- You do?- Yes.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03OK, fine, we are going with the bonus buy. Defo? Defo.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04Very good. OK, here it comes.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Unusual Edwardian silver portrait vesta.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12Some interest here. Bids starting against you all at £120.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14With me at 120. And I'll bid 30.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17130, sir. 140. 150.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20At 150, I'm out. 160.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24170. 170 bid. 180.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26180. 190.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- It is all worth it.- £190. At 190.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33- With my colleague at £190. - Go on!- Go on!- Last chance at 190...
0:37:33 > 0:37:35David Harper!
0:37:35 > 0:37:41£190. He is plus £120 of profit.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- Is that cool or not?- BOTH: Yes! - Did you trust the man?- Yes.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49- Is he a genius?- He's lovely.- To find that for £70, is that not brilliant?
0:37:49 > 0:37:51It is pure genius.
0:37:51 > 0:37:56Anyway, overall, you are £175 in profit.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00We will have to go to the cash machine for certain to raid it
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- for that amount of profit. - See? Magic.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05You are really, really, really cute, you girls.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Don't say a word to the Blues.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Bert, Ty, you happy about this?
0:38:16 > 0:38:20- BOTH WITH RESERVATION: Yeah. - Yeah? I mean, why not?
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Those girls, you have any idea how they got on?
0:38:23 > 0:38:27I imagine they did well. They looked very confident.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- That's women for you, though, isn't it?- Perhaps.- Anyway.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32First up, and it's coming right now, are your specs, Bertie.
0:38:32 > 0:38:33Here they come.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Pair of rather unusual sunglasses together with a shagreen case.
0:38:37 > 0:38:38Talk them up.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- Start against you all, £20. On bid at 20.- OK.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Depends how many people have small heads in the audience.
0:38:44 > 0:38:4530. 35.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Bid 40. 40. Five now, fresh place.
0:38:49 > 0:38:5350 now. At £50, left-hand side, gentleman's bid. 55.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57- 60 to you, sir, at 60. 65 now, internet.- Go on!
0:38:59 > 0:39:02All done at £65 now on the internet?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- The room is out.- One more!
0:39:04 > 0:39:06And £65...
0:39:06 > 0:39:10Nearly. Well, Bertie, there is no shame in that, mate,
0:39:10 > 0:39:12it's only minus five pounds.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Minus five pounds. Now, here comes the lavatory paper holder.
0:39:15 > 0:39:181960s enamelled wrought iron ashtray.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19Bids start, £20.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- Oh, we're in! 20. - You doubled your money.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Anyone else coming in at 25 now?
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Otherwise on the maiden bid of 20.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Last chance at 20.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Anyway, it is plus ten pounds.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33I don't care, maties,
0:39:33 > 0:39:37you are now five pounds in profit overall. Now...
0:39:37 > 0:39:42Rather stylish Art Deco style resin figural table lamp.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43Some interest here.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Bids starting against you all
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- at £15, I'm afraid. 15.- 15?
0:39:48 > 0:39:49- 15.- Let's see what happens. 15, 20.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52That's sad. That is sad.
0:39:52 > 0:39:5440. Five. 50.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Five. 60.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00No, at £55. At 55, stood at the back, at 55.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02With the gentleman at 55.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Last chance, going to sell now at 55.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Ladies of Chiswick!
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- £55.- Oh!
0:40:09 > 0:40:11That is five off 60.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12That is minus 35.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16- You know what that means!- We'll have to.- Overall, you are minus 30.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Now, what are you going to do about duck face?
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Guess we don't really have a choice.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22We are bound to the duck.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26The die is cast. £20 you paid for it. His estimate is 40 to 60.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28He thinks it is a kitschiest thing and thinks it is really fab.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32All right? So duck face could save your bacon.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37Mid-20th-century, continental, soft paste porcelain terrine and cover.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38Duck a l'orange this evening.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Bids start at £30, surely.
0:40:41 > 0:40:4320 then. Ten then.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Ten pounds on bid. Ten. 15.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Now they all want it at £15.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- 20 now.- Yes!- 25.
0:40:50 > 0:40:5330. Christmas is coming.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55£30. 35.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58At £35, bid 40.
0:40:58 > 0:40:59- Sir, one more.- Keep going!
0:40:59 > 0:41:00- At £40.- Yes!
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- At £40, left-hand side. - The year of the mandarin.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Last chance, I'm going to sell now.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06- At £40.- Come on!
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Last chance at 40...
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- Yay!- Oh, yes, £40, doubled your money.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Natasha, you are a genius.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- Well done.- That is plus 20.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- Was she right or was she right? - She was right.- OK, fine.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23£20 profit. Well done there, Nat.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25So you were minus 30, now you're only minus ten pounds,
0:41:25 > 0:41:27which could be a winning score, yes?
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Gosh, what fun, isn't it? The battle of the sexes, eh?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40How do you think it went, lads?
0:41:40 > 0:41:43I think I see some Cheshire cheese,
0:41:43 > 0:41:45some really good smilers over here,
0:41:45 > 0:41:47which can only mean one thing -
0:41:47 > 0:41:53that the runners-up today, by a big old chunk, are the Blues.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55I mean, I can't disguise it, really,
0:41:55 > 0:41:59when you are confronted by such overt happiness on this side.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03Anyway, you started off terribly well, minus five pounds.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09- But it finished up, even after the success of old duck face...- Yes!
0:42:09 > 0:42:12..which made a £20 profit, at being minus ten pounds.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Basically, you were robbed, right? - Yeah, robbed and gutted.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- Gutted.- Oh, behave! - Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed it.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21We have loved having you. You've been seriously good sports about it.
0:42:21 > 0:42:26Because the girls are going to go home with a grand total of £175.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29£175!
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- That is folding money, isn't it? - Yes, it is.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- Have you ever seen Nicky take so much money so quickly?- No.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39She is not mucking about. OK, £45. You did extremely well.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43£45 on that decanter, which you tell me was malfunctioning.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Which is something else.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47And then the genius comes up with a vesta case,
0:42:47 > 0:42:50which makes £120 profit!
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- That is a seriously good find. - Brilliant.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56How you found that for £70 before me, I do not know.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58- Seriously, well done, David. - Thank you.- A smashing find.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02- And it was fun, wasn't it? - It was great fun.- Brilliant.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Anyway, join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes? Yes!