0:00:05 > 0:00:10Today, we've pulled in to Derby and we're at the Roundhouse,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14the world's oldest surviving railway roundhouse.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19So, it's full steam ahead and let's go bargain hunting, yeah.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51The antiques fair here attracts all sorts of dealers
0:00:51 > 0:00:54with bargains that are up for grabs, but it's up to our teams
0:00:54 > 0:00:59to dig out those bargains that are brilliant here in Derby.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Let's have a quick peek as to what's coming up.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- The Reds are being devious... - I'll read it for you.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- I think it says- £5. I think you could be right, you know.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Pick a window, you're going through it.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16..whilst the Blues face the hard sell.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19STALLHOLDER: I'll do it for £40.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Oh, he's a right salesman.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25But who will be the ultimate victor at auction?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Oh, ho, ho!
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Let's meet the teams.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41So, on today's show, we've got a team of partners, Jo and Dave,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44and for the Blues, the mother-and-daughter combo
0:01:44 > 0:01:46from heaven, Jill and Hattie.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48- Hello, everyone.- ALL: Hello. - Lovely to see you.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Now, Dave. It says here that you're good with wires and weights.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- I'm an electrician, self-employed. - Sparks?- Er, yes.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59I also do personal training part-time.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01So I develop nutrition
0:02:01 > 0:02:05and exercise plans for a small number of clients at my gym at home.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- That sounds pretty entrepreneurial. - Thank you.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12How many other personal trainer-cum-electricians do you know?
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Er... None. There's just me. - There you go.- Very unique.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17It's a pretty unusual combination.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20I can get rid of your beer belly and wire your house at the same time.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22And give you a nasty shock.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- Yes. Sometimes, yeah. - Well, that's brilliant.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28What's this about your love of Roman history?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Always been interested in it since I was young.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38The history, the architecture... We went to Rome last year, me and Jo.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- Really amazing. Loved it. - It's good fun, though, isn't it?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Doing all of that. - And what brought you together, Jo?
0:02:44 > 0:02:49Our paths crossed about ten years ago at a dinner,
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- but we actually met in a pub and got together from the pub.- Did you?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- You didn't want your house rewiring or anything like that?- No. No, no.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- Change a few plugs?- No.- No, quite. So, what do you do for a living, Jo?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02I work for the University of Nottingham
0:03:02 > 0:03:06in the purchasing, ordering chemicals and lab equipment
0:03:06 > 0:03:09and stationery for the Centre for Biomolecular Science,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- which is a research building. - Sounds complicated.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13- It's not too bad.- Is it not too bad?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- It sounds more complicated than what it is.- Yeah.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18And your other half is a health fan
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- so you must do something special to keep fit.- I do. I do pole dancing.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- I say dancing with an edge because it's more fitness.- Is it?- Yeah.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Got your own pole? - I have got my own pole, yes.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Do you do it professionally? - No, I don't.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- I'm not that great so it's never too serious.- Well, I don't know.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37You have to start somewhere. I've never tried pole dancing myself.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40It's good. There's a lot of men that do it, if you want to.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Oh, really?- I've actually had a little go as well.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44It is harder than it looks.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47So, what will you guys be buying, do you think, today on Bargain Hunt?
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Erm... I like sort of '80s stuff, so maybe...
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Quite a mixture between you, isn't it?
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Ancient civilisations and 1980s, so it's going to be interesting.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Good luck with that.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- Now, Hattie. You have a great love of animals.- Yes, I do.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04I'm studying zoology at the University of Leicester.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08I'm in my second year now, so yes, it's going good.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- And why zoology?- I don't know.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12I've just always loved animals, really,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- and I get to go on a few different field trips.- Yes.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16I'm going to Kenya in September to study...
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- There's a few wild animals there. - ..baboons.- Yeah.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23So, hopefully they won't bite me or anything. They're quite aggressive.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Well, you just have to be friendly, I suppose,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- and learn some baboon grunts.- Maybe.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Do they teach you how to grunt at university?- I don't think so, no.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- Yes, they do.- They do? Says the mother, with feeling.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37But is it really primates that you're interested in?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Yeah, I'd like to travel a bit after uni, so...
0:04:40 > 0:04:43So how do you spend your spare time, when you're not chasing the apes?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45I quite like fundraising and volunteering.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I'm currently training to do the Leicester half-marathon.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51And I've done a scuba diving course as well, recently.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Have you?- Yeah.- Jill, it says here you work for an IT company.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Tell us about that.- I do.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I work with a team of people that put in proposals to customers
0:04:59 > 0:05:04and that can be written documents or video or presentations, so...
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- Lovely.- Yep. They're a good team. - Do you have an interest in antiques?
0:05:08 > 0:05:12I do. My father used to take me to antique fairs when I was in my teens
0:05:12 > 0:05:16and I bought my first antique chair when I was 22.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18And now we live in a 500-year-old cottage,
0:05:18 > 0:05:20so there are lots of things to buy
0:05:20 > 0:05:23and we're always on the lookout for interesting items.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Very good. So, will you get on, do you think, with your daughter today?
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- I hope so. Harriet's a keen bargain spotter.- Oh.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- Of course, she's a student. - Yeah, you've got to be.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Drive them down on the price. That's the spirit.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Anyway, now, the money moment. £300 apiece. There you go, Jo.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41There you go, Jill. You know the rules. Your experts await.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44And off you go. And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46I don't think pole dancing's for me.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Now, let's meet our experts.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55The Reds will be assisted by our pin-up boy, Nick Hall.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02And making the Blues' blood pressure rise is Jonathan Pratt.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Here we are, Reds, walking round and round the Roundhouse.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Full of energy? Ready to roll? - Yes, we're ready for it, yes.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12What's going to catch your eye today? What are you looking for?
0:06:12 > 0:06:17Oh, quality items, Jonathan, really. Maybe little trinket boxes.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- A bit quirky. Maybe functional. - Functional.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21With other uses, yeah.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Well, I'm into my Roman history a lot, so anything with a Roman theme.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- Antiquities.- Antiquities, yes. - I like that, good.- I'm into Wade.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Wade, so ceramics. Pottery, ceramics, all that sort of thing.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Well, I'm sure there's plenty here of functional and useful objects.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Come on, let's go.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Let's get stuck in. Come on. - Yes.- OK.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46Absolutely, teams. Time to get stuck in. Your 60 minutes starts now.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48TRAIN WHISTLE
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Seems the Blues want to sniff out a bargain.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Perfume bottles, Jonathan. Do they sell well now?
0:06:56 > 0:06:57It depends on who it's by.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00If they're glass perfume bottles then it's got to be
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- someone like Lalique, something collectable like that.- OK.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06What you want to do is buy one that was made in the '20s, not the '80s.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- Yes, sure.- Because there was a lot of reproductions
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- done in the last 20 years.- Yeah.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15I was also thinking about a bit of silver.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- A bit of silver always sells nice. - You're right. They sell very well.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Little silver boxes, or anything like that.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Small silver is very collectable.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28A hat for Hattie, eh? It almost matches the colour of your hair too!
0:07:28 > 0:07:30My head's too big for it.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38What's this, Jonathan?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43What is that? A balloon tyre gauge.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46So you put that over the little nipple on your car tyre
0:07:46 > 0:07:49and it blows out the middle and it tells you what the pressure is.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51It's worth having in the car, I must say.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- But it's not worth anything. - Not really resalable.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56Feeling the pressure, Blues?
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- So, what have you found? - A nice dragonfly brooch.- OK.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- Erm, just to tell you, they're marcasite.- OK.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08In case you thought they were diamonds. It's cut metal.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- STALLHOLDER: It's silver. - It'll be sterling silver. OK.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12What sort of money is it?
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Now you have to deal with my terrible handwriting.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19DAVE: I'll read it for you. I think it says £5.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I think you could be right, you know.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Pick a window, you're going through it.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- I think that's a no.- It's 110 on that one.- How much, sorry?- 110.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31I mean, there are certain things which I think would sell better.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34I mean, there's a nice Arts and Crafts one there.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35That's nine carat gold.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Marked on the back. It's a blue zircon. Little freshwater pearl.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45- But the design is Merle Bennett.- Oh. - Ah, magic.- Good name.- That's a name.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48STALLHOLDER: And you've got the little coat
0:08:48 > 0:08:52and the MB in front for Merle, Bennett and Co, the design.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55And what sort of money's that? That's the all-important question.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- I've got 195 on it. - It's doable, just.- I can do 120.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- Well, that's getting close.- It is. It's not bad for a start.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06STALLHOLDER: Cheeky! THEY LAUGH
0:09:06 > 0:09:07what about 105?
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- 110 and I might let you live. - I think it's decision time.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13I think 110's the death.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- Yeah.- There's going to be a yay or nay and it's you two's decision.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- I'm going to go for yes.- We should go for it.- Yes, I think so.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- Yes, please.- Super.- Without crushing it, thank you very, very much.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Thank you.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Buy one. Well done, team.
0:09:28 > 0:09:29That was quick work, Reds.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32That's your first purchase made in under ten minutes.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33I like your decisiveness.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41Meanwhile, it does seem those Blues have a nose for a perfume atomiser.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Is there anything here that really catches your eye?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Is that glass or ceramic? - It's glass.- It's glass, OK.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51That's really strange, actually, isn't it?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Little atomiser for your perfume.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58- It's a simple French moulded glass. - How much?- How much is on it?- 120.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00It's meant to look like a slice of agate.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04That's what it's meant to be. You know, a banded gemstone.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07And there are people who just simply collect these things.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09So what's your very best? STALLHOLDER: 45.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- Do you really like it?- I like it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13My feeling is that, you know, we've got loads of time.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15This will be the first thing
0:10:15 > 0:10:17that you're actually, seriously contemplating buying.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Walk away, come back, when you've seen what else there is available.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- We could come back.- Could you put it on one side for us?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25STALLHOLDER: Absolutely. No problem.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- Thank you.- Or if you want to do the deal now, do it for £40.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Oh, he's a right salesman!
0:10:31 > 0:10:33It's got to go. It's genuinely got to.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36I don't want to be packing things up. JILL: What do you want to say?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- I like it.- OK. Let's go for it.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Yeah, we'll do 40.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- There we are, that's it.- Thank you.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Quick work too, Blues. That's your first item bought. Now it's one-all.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49- Nick?- Nick!
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Jo's found something she likes. - Hello, what have you found, you two?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- You know how we're into Romans? - I wondered where you'd gone.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- What have you got? - A Roman helmet.- Gosh.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- It's about as Roman as I am, isn't it? - THEY LAUGH
0:11:01 > 0:11:06It's got no age to it, but I do like the bog brush on the top.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Yeah, that's nice. Might come in handy.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11What would be quite Roman, then, Nick.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Careful with that top!- Careful. - Careful. Easy does it.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19It's Royal Worcester potpourri. It's porcelain.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25- STALLHOLDER: It's £290.- Yeah. - JILL: Put the top back.- Yeah, yeah.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- It's not really... - I nearly dropped it.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Yeah, walk away from Worcester, Hattie.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31OK. Thank you.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- So, is this doing it for you? - Definitely.- I love this.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- I like the colours.- The Asian market is voracious at the moment.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Now, this is Japanese rather than Chinese,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45but it's got all the decorations.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47You've got this wonderful dragon over the top, there.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Hand-painted enamels.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Even a set of marks as well. What sort of money is it?
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- STALLHOLDER: 120's the best on it. - OK. But it's a good pot, really.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Have a look. See what you think.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- Oops.- Oh, don't do that! I could see the budget disappearing then.- Yes.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Straightaway.- DAVE: Yeah, I like it. Yeah. I think we should...
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- It's one to put on the back burner, I think.- Of course.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14- We'll have a look round a little bit more.- OK, thank you.- We'll be back.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- All right. Thank you ever so much for that.- Thank you.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Something to think about, Reds.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Meanwhile, time for our experts to have team chats.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24I like winning, OK?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- So- do we. I like winning,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30and you stand the best bet if you buy well,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- and you buy what's right for the auction.- Yeah.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33That's really key,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36but, in this instance, if you see something you really like,
0:12:36 > 0:12:37well, step outside the box.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- Whatever you like.- We'll keep an open mind.- Yes.- Yes, absolutely.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44We're halfway through the shop.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46We've had half an hour. We've got one buy in the bag.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49We've got a few back burners now. We've got the Japanese vase.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51We've got the military helmets.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Erm... So in the next ten minutes,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- I'd like us to find our second buy, if we can.- Yeah.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00OK, so just step the pace up.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05- OK, lead from the front. March. - Let's go.- Come on.- Full-on.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08By the right. Quick march!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Now, if I'm not mistaken... - RINGING
0:13:11 > 0:13:13..this is the unmistakable ring of fine porcelain.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19It's all right. Erm, that's German hard-paste porcelain.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Flower-decorated. This is very traditionally German.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26You've got a crossed-swords mark on there, which is...
0:13:26 > 0:13:29is the Meissen mark. That is a Meissen mark.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32It's a 19th-century plate, I'd say.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34I can't see it being any older than that.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36They did various different types of flowers.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37Indianische Blumen or Indian flowers,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Deutsche Blumen, German flowers.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45You know, I think they even did English...flowers. So, quite pretty.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Quite a nice cabinet thing.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49This is hard-paste porcelain
0:13:49 > 0:13:52so this is what people refer to as "true porcelain."
0:13:52 > 0:13:54It's white china rock, white china clay.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56As opposed to European and English porcelain
0:13:56 > 0:13:59which is soft-paste porcelain. They've priced this at 65.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02How much would it sell for, Jonathan, do you think?
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- Maybe up to £50.- Right, OK.- £50-60. - So we'd need to be buying it for 40.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- At the most.- £30, yeah.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Excuse me? What's your best price, please?
0:14:18 > 0:14:2040?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- JILL: Would you take 30? - Keep going, keep going.- Go on, then.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- £30, do you think? £30? - Are you happy with that?- Yeah.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- It's a bargain.- It's in nice condition. Thank you very much.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Wonderful. £30. I think it's a nice buy for £30. Thank you very much.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Well, everything's smelling of roses for the Blues.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40That's the second purchase made. Well done.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43So, whilst the teams continue their shopping and sealing deals,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45I have a seal of my own I'd like to show you.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49If you were to write a letter in the 18th century,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52it could be a bit tricky, because there's no Post Office
0:14:52 > 0:14:56and there's no daily delivery or collection.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57And it could take weeks
0:14:57 > 0:15:02to send a letter from one end of the country to the other.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04No first-class service
0:15:04 > 0:15:06at that period.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07So what would you do?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10You'd sit at a desk like this, you'd write your letter,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14and to ensure that that letter is not tampered with,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17you'd probably have one of these.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19A little desk seal.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Now, what's special about this desk seal is the colour and the gilding.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29If you look at the colour, it is the colour of a mineral.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34It looks like an agate that happens to be sealing wax red,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37but actually, it's a type of glass.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41A type of glass called lithyalin, which is a peculiar glass
0:15:41 > 0:15:47produced in Bohemia and invented by a geezer in 1829.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51And then somebody's gone over the seal, very, very finely.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56The gilder that's done this has created a lattice-work effect
0:15:56 > 0:16:01that has been applied on the surface of the seal, which is faceted,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04so that you can grip it hard when you come to seal your letter.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06You'd melt some sealing wax
0:16:06 > 0:16:10and apply the seal to the molten sealing wax.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13But today, we're going to use a piece of this stuff.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17So, pretend that's a piece of molten sealing wax.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20You'd take your rare seal.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23You'd apply it to the surface like that.
0:16:23 > 0:16:29Give it a little press down onto the molten wax and remove it smartly.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33And, hey presto. It reveals what the script says.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Which is, "Pishobury," which is the name of a house.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40"Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire."
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Now, if you were to go and look up Pishobury,
0:16:43 > 0:16:47you'd find that this is a famous house
0:16:47 > 0:16:52that was given once by Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn...
0:16:52 > 0:16:54as a wedding gift.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59And by about 1829, which is when this seal was made,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01they decided not to have a coat of arms,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05but simply engrave the seal with the name of the house.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09So whoever was sealing a letter in the house could do so
0:17:09 > 0:17:12with security and you could see where it's come from.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Isn't that clever?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Well, is it worth anything?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Yes. It is.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Because of the rarity of the glass -
0:17:20 > 0:17:25glass buyers love things made of this rare glass.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28And also, it would appeal to the seal collectors,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31who love accoutrements to put on desks.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34And, as a result, this thing, in the right auction,
0:17:34 > 0:17:37could bring anywhere between £300 and £400.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43And its cost? Well, I found it on my travels for £40.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47So this thing gets, for me, the seal of approval.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Back to the shopping now, and it's 2-1 up to the Blues.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55And Nick is keen for his Red cats to be shown the mouse.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Now, be prepared to be dazzled and amazed,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03intrigued and hopefully not disappointed.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07I've found a little thing here which is very much a collector's item.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10And I love this stuff. Ta-dah!
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- Ashtray.- It's an ashtray. There's no flies on you, is there? He's good.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17It's not just an ashtray, though. It's an ashtray with a mouse.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20You ever heard of a cabinet-maker called the Mouseman?
0:18:21 > 0:18:22- No.- No.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26It was a Yorkshireman, name of Thompson,
0:18:26 > 0:18:30who was the most celebrated cabinet-maker
0:18:30 > 0:18:31of his time and his era.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34And his signature was this mouse.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37And he is very collectable, not just in Yorkshire,
0:18:37 > 0:18:39but right across the UK.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42And he eventually set up a whole furniture studios,
0:18:42 > 0:18:44every piece carved with a mouse.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- OK.- Have I sold it to you yet? - You're selling me it now.- Erm...
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Yeah, definitely. - What's the price on it?
0:18:50 > 0:18:55Good question. So, we're looking at a ticket price of £75.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Now, I've seen these. I've sold these.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Generally, you put them in at £50-70, that sort of ball-park area.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04So it's a case of if we can get that down a bit. What do you think?
0:19:04 > 0:19:09- Yeah.- Yeah, I like it. I like the Mouseman story behind it.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10A bit of a tale.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Bit of a tale. No pun intended.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- Not at all. - Is he always like this?- He is.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17- If we go for it, it's on his neck.- OK.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Right, so...
0:19:19 > 0:19:20Are you happy enough with it for me to go
0:19:20 > 0:19:23and ask the question about the best price we can get?
0:19:23 > 0:19:24- Definitely.- I'll do that for you. OK.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Do you like that sort of stuff?
0:19:30 > 0:19:31Or that vase in the corner?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Big chap, like that?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- Just out of interest.- I quite like these. But this is Poole, isn't it?
0:19:36 > 0:19:39It is Poole, yes. All right, fine. Fine, fine. No.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- Lead a horse to water... - But you can't make it drink.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44I hear you, Jonathan.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Keep looking, Blues.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Now, with news of a price for the Mouseman ashtray, over to Nick.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50Right, guys.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55- If you want it today, here and now, it's going to cost you £60.- Yep.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57It's a little bit of a gamble.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00But it's got potential. Do you like it enough to have a gamble?
0:20:00 > 0:20:03I like a bit of a gamble, and I like it enough, yeah. So...
0:20:03 > 0:20:05I'll let him choose.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- She chose the first one, I'm going to choose this one.- That's right.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- You've got the bling. You've got the mouse.- I've got the bit of wood. THEY LAUGH
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- Isn't life always like that? - Yes, yes.- So what do you think?
0:20:15 > 0:20:16For item two?
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Yes. I like it.- Right. OK. I will go and give the lady some money,
0:20:19 > 0:20:23get this packed up, and then we're going to go and get our last thing.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28- OK.- Well done, Reds. The cats have at last caught their mouse.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Now both teams have two items apiece.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Keen to get the last item in their Bargain Hunt shopping basket,
0:20:35 > 0:20:37the Blues have spotted some Satsuma ware.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43Well, that's rather fun, isn't it? That's Japanese.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Is it quite expensive? It's Satsuma. It's from Kyoto.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50That's where the original Satsuma pottery was made.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52This is...a hint of the 20th century,
0:20:52 > 0:20:56sort of late-19th,early-20th-century aesthetic style.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Very nicely decorated. It is good quality.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01What's the market like for these at the moment?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04The Japanese haven't got a great deal of money at auction.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07They're not buying as strongly as they used to, to be fair.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08The best will always sell.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13It's hard to say whether or not that is rare enough to wet their whistle.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17What's your very best that you'd take on that?
0:21:17 > 0:21:19110? 120?
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Perhaps 120, you'd take? - STALLHOLDER: 120.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22OK, so you'd go down as far as 120.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26It's a beautiful shape. It's nicely painted. The condition's good.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I'd like to have a little run around,
0:21:28 > 0:21:32see if we can find anything else and then...maybe come back to it.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37- I think we should possibly go and see... Go to the other room.- Yeah.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Let's waste no more time.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43As ever, time is always of the essence.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45There was that nice Japanese vase, wasn't there?
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- Now, that was within budget.- He offered us 110.- 110, 120, wasn't it,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51we were hovering around?
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- Yeah.- That might be worth going back and having another look at.- OK.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58And then there were some other bits and bobs we spotted on the way.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- Shall we go and have a look at that vase?- OK.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02See what we think and make a decision from there.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03- Yep.- Come on, then.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08The Reds head back to see the Japanese vase,
0:22:08 > 0:22:09and their hopes are high.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15There he is. Hello. I told you we'd be back.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Can we have another look at that Japanese vase?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Well, you'll see there's a large space there.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21DAVE: It's turned into a plate.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- Oh, no! You've sold it? - I've sold it.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27- Oh, no.- He who hesitates... - Oh, what a shame.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- You'll have to settle for something else.- It's gone.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- It's sold.- Gutted.- Right. We're going to have to forget that.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34We're going to have to find something else.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38And there are a lot of nice things on here to look at.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39OK, waste no time.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43If we're looking at ceramics while we're here, these are quite nice.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46I mean, they've just caught my eye. Have a look. See what you think.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52- What sort of money are they?- Er, the best is 70.- So that's got potential.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- What have we got here? - Tek Sing cargo.- Yeah.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Now, this is interesting, because this was a ship,
0:22:59 > 0:23:04laden with cargo back in, I think, the 18th century, that sank.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06And in the 20th century,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- divers went down and they got all of the cargo out.- Wow.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12And it all went to one huge auction
0:23:12 > 0:23:14and there was massive, international publicity.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18It's got the original label underneath
0:23:18 > 0:23:21from that first auction it appeared in.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23So that's nice. That's not been taken off.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25So it's got provenance.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- Erm... How much is it? - That's a straight 50.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- I was going to offer you 40. - Were you?
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- What would you think? - I'd split the difference at 45.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37- OK.- I can't do 40.- No, no.
0:23:37 > 0:23:43So you've got that at 45. And this Chinese porcelain from a shipwreck.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46You've got Austrian vases circa 1900.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50These concern me that we haven't got a factory. Although they're pretty.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- I think that's your one.- We'll go for that, then.- At £45.- Yeah.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- Do you want to do the deal? - Yeah, I think so.- Definitely.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Do you want to shake this man's hand
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- because he's done us a really good deal there.- Thank you.- Brilliant.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Thank you very much.- Really appreciate that. Thanks a lot.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Well done, Reds. That's all three items bought. Congratulations.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09But as they celebrate their shopping success,
0:24:09 > 0:24:12the Blues are still looking for that elusive third item.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- And how long have you got left? - Seven minutes.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Starting to panic,
0:24:21 > 0:24:23they're still thinking about the Japanese Satsuma basket.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- We'll have to, then.- What do you want to do?- We'll have to.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35- But you both really like it.- We do like it. And it's a quality piece.
0:24:35 > 0:24:36If it's the right sale for it, well...
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- You wanted to spend a bit, didn't you?- Yeah.- Let's give it a go.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- Take a risk. - I've told you what I think.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44The auction price... It may be top of estimate.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- Yeah.- You never know. - But you never know.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- Live bidding on the internet, unusual shape...- Let's go for it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51- Let's go.- Come on, quick.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Decision made. I just hope it's still there.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Right, here we are. Crikey, down to the last wire.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Well, let's not waste any more time. I think we should buy it.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09The lady's just over here. We'll take it, please. So that's £120.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- Yes, I could do it for that. - Brilliant. OK, well, we're done.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- That's it. We can stop the clock. Panic over.- That's a relief!
0:25:14 > 0:25:16I think you should be pleased.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19I think it's a nice object, a nice quality object, nicely decorated.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21It's very unusual in its shape.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24The lady's said it's had lots of interest here already.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25No-one's yet bought it, but...
0:25:25 > 0:25:27You stick it in the arena of an auction
0:25:27 > 0:25:29and you never know what might happen.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- So there may be a profit in it. - Let's keep our fingers crossed.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Fingers crossed, eh? And, with that...
0:25:35 > 0:25:37time's up! Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:25:40 > 0:25:42They're hanging their hopes
0:25:42 > 0:25:45on this nine-carat-gold open-work Arts and Crafts pendant
0:25:45 > 0:25:47which cost them £110.
0:25:49 > 0:25:55A Robert "Mouseman" Thompson oak ashtray set them back a smoking £60.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00And finally, they were bowled over by this Chinese Tek Sing
0:26:00 > 0:26:03cargo bowl for £45.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- Well, that was fun, wasn't it? - It was, yes. Really enjoyed it.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11- So you spent £250?- 215.- 215. I'd like £85.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- We've been quite thrifty, I think. - Have you?- We have.- OK.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- I'd like £85 of leftover lolly, please.- £85. Here it is.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Yes, please.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Thank you very much. Which is your favourite item?
0:26:22 > 0:26:27- Erm, my favourite item is the ashtray. The "Mouseman" ashtray.- OK.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Always a safe bet, that. Jo, what about you?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32I'm going for the bowl because of the history of it.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- And is that going to bring the biggest profit?- Yeah, I reckon.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- Do you agree, Dave?- I think that is going to bring the biggest.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- Oh, that's nice. We're all together now.- Thank you.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Over to you, then, Nicholas. How do you see it?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45I've got a hard act to follow with the three things that they chose.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- I've got my work cut out to keep that standard up, really.- Have you?
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- But then you like a high standard, don't you?- Absolutely. Every time. - THEY LAUGH
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Good luck, Nick.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:26:56 > 0:26:59A 1920s moulded agate glass atomiser cost them
0:26:59 > 0:27:04a fragrant 40...pounds, that is.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08They forked out £30 for a 19th-century Meissen moulded plate.
0:27:09 > 0:27:15And this early 20th-century Japanese Satsuma basket set them back £120.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22- Right then, mother-and-daughter combo. How was it?- Brilliant.- Good.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- Good fun.- Which is your favourite piece, Hattie?- I'd say the plate.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29- The plate. Why?- It's quirky. It's got little insects on it.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Is it a bit you, is it? A bit quirky?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- Well, if you say so. - THEY LAUGH
0:27:33 > 0:27:35And which is your favourite, Jill?
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- I like the Satsuma ware basket. - That's your favourite.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- Will it bring the biggest profit? - No, I think the plate will.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- OK.- Yeah, me too.- OK.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- How much did you spend in total? - £190.- 190.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Right, I'm like 110 of leftover lolly, please. Thank you very much.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Which goes straight across to the maestro, JP.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- Into your hot claw. - Thank you very much.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55What are you going to do with it?
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Oh, I think I'll be sensible. I might just play for...
0:27:58 > 0:28:00You know, play the sensible game.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- It's a ceramics and glass section... - You normally don't!
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- No, I don't. This will be the first. - Why break with tradition?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- I want to make money, Tim. - Oh, do you?
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Fair enough. We would all like that. Good luck.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Time now for me to head off to the auction.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Just look at whose smiling face we have in front of us today.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25It's Richard Winterton of Richard Winterton Auctioneers
0:28:25 > 0:28:28of Lichfield in your splendido new premises, Richard.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- I'm delighted to have you as well. - Well, it's really lovely to be back.
0:28:32 > 0:28:33Now, for the Reds,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36first off is this incredibly impressive
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- and enormous piece of jewellery. - THEY LAUGH
0:28:39 > 0:28:43- How do you rate that?- We've had a few come through, you know.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48- Have you?- Yes.- Ideal for the smaller woman, I'd say.- It is.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Yes, it's just a neat little bit of jewellery, isn't it?
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- Seriously, it's a tiny little bit of jewellery, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- And that's why we put £50-80 on it. - Quite right too.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Our lot paid £110 for it.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- Which is a fair old whack, isn't it?- It is.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02It will have to work hard to get anywhere close.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Next up is the Robert "Mouseman" oak ashtray.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Now, you and I know that every piece of oak
0:29:08 > 0:29:10that's carved with a mouse,
0:29:10 > 0:29:14- does not come, necessarily, from Thompson, does it?- Correct.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Do you think that's by Robert Thompson?
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- I would say it is.- Would you?- Yeah. - OK, fine.- But we see lots of them.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22It's got a great name but it's not as though it's rare.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- We would have four or five come through a month.- Would you?
0:29:25 > 0:29:26Loads come through.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30- OK.- Loads and loads. 40-50, all day long.- Plenty of rodents about, eh?
0:29:30 > 0:29:31Loads.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32OK. £60 paid.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36So, uniquely, our team have paid, it would appear,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39a tad more than the estimate for that.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43And now we want to transport ourselves to the sunken cargo,
0:29:43 > 0:29:47to the hoard that was raised from the deep, along with, I think
0:29:47 > 0:29:52in this particular case, 187,000 other pieces
0:29:52 > 0:29:56of blue and white porcelain raised from this particular wreck
0:29:56 > 0:29:58off the Vietnamese coast. Do you like it?
0:30:00 > 0:30:04What I'm sitting here looking at is not actually that bad,
0:30:04 > 0:30:06if you like that sort of thing. I can see it.
0:30:06 > 0:30:1040-50 we've got on it, and we shouldn't be far away, you know.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12- OK, fine. Well, £45 they paid. - That's OK.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15It is a relief that we've bought something within
0:30:15 > 0:30:17the auctioneer's estimate all round.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19All in all, though, it could be a bit dodgy,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21in which case, they're going to need their bonus buy.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23So, let's go and have a look at it.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- Well, team. This is exciting, isn't it?- Yeah.- Certainly is.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31Now, Nick's gone off with your £85 and he's bought your bonus buy.
0:30:31 > 0:30:32What did you buy, Nick?
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- I've spent the whole blooming lot. - Oh, good.- There you go.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38What about that? One each.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39Do you know what they are?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- Not a clue.- Interested?- Book ends?
0:30:41 > 0:30:44No, they're not bookends. They are actually...
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- You know the old 18th- and 19th-century sash window?- Oh, yes.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49The old-fashioned ones you have to pull up and down.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50Well, to stop them going all the way down,
0:30:50 > 0:30:53you would just wedge one of these in either side there
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- and the sash window comes down and sits on them.- Oh, OK.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Early 19th century, treacle-glazed pottery, and in decent condition.
0:31:00 > 0:31:01I really like them.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- I like them as well. - Yeah, good.- Definitely.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- And how much did you pay for them? - The whole lot, £85.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- The whole lot, yeah, sorry. - £85. Blew the budget.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11How much do you think they're worth?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- Hopefully a little bit more.- Yeah.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16It's a strange market but they are in good condition
0:31:16 > 0:31:19and to find a pair still intact is a nice thing.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21That's what it's all about, isn't it?
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Remaining intact after all those years. OK, brilliant.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Have a little think about that.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Right now, let's find out, for the audience at home,
0:31:27 > 0:31:30what the auctioneer thinks about Nick's feet.
0:31:31 > 0:31:32Now...
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Richard Winterton, here's a challenge for you.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Were these made, do you think,
0:31:38 > 0:31:43to do under the sash to stop the sash from closing?
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Or, were they made to elevate
0:31:45 > 0:31:48your Victorian piece of mahogany furniture
0:31:48 > 0:31:51where the rising damp would otherwise affect
0:31:51 > 0:31:55the delicate veneer on your Victorian chest of drawers?
0:31:55 > 0:31:57I think they're for furniture, the feet.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02And I think they are George Skey, which were made not far away
0:32:02 > 0:32:04from here, in Tamworth.
0:32:04 > 0:32:10- Georgeski? Was he a Pole?- George Skey. S-K-E-Y.- Oh, George Skey.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- OK, fine.- And we do see these come through. This sort of pottery.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19They're not marked. But we always attribute to good old Skey.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Are they rare, then, or do you see lots of them here?
0:32:21 > 0:32:23No, we see quite a few come through.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27Erm, we've got 30-40, which should make it quite easy.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32Nick Hall paid £85 for them as a bonus buy.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33That's it for the Reds.
0:32:33 > 0:32:39Moving on to the Blues, we've got the moulded glass atomiser.
0:32:39 > 0:32:46- Yeah.- Which is in agate glass. - Bit dull. Boring.- Deco.- Yeah.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47Float your boat?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Not really, no. I have to say.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- I mean, the best agate glass is that malachite stuff.- Yes.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54It's in your face, it's really bright and breezy.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Some of the bright yellows are nice. Don't you think?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59I mean, it's very grey. What's it worth?
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- We've gone quite a punchy 30-40. - You need to.- Do we?
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- Yes, Jonathan Pratt paid £40 for that.- Did he?- He did.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10And somehow, if it's listed on the internet,
0:33:10 > 0:33:13I can see atomiser collectors, maybe...
0:33:13 > 0:33:17You know, there is a little bit of hope there, internet-type hope.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19So he might just get away with it.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20Now, the Meissen plate.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22It's got the crossed swords marked
0:33:22 > 0:33:24but I'm pretty sure it's 20th century.
0:33:24 > 0:33:29- Out of a big service, what's it worth?- £40-50.- Is it really?
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- Oh, well, he's bought well there, then, because £30 was paid.- OK.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- So that's all right. - Happy with that.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41And what about the Japanese Satsuma moon vase?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44People get all... Don't they? Get excited with this Oriental...
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- They get gooey.- Yeah. - The trouble is, it's Japanese
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- and the Japanese is not the same as the Chinese.- Completely different.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Completely different market. So that's for a kick-off.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54The tightness of the flowers just isn't there.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- There's lots of decoration, but it's not really good decoration.- Yeah.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02- And I tell you, we see a lot of this.- Yes.- A lot come through.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07- What's it worth?- £40-60. - There you go. £120 paid.
0:34:07 > 0:34:08On that happy note, then,
0:34:08 > 0:34:10they're definitely going to need their bonus buy,
0:34:10 > 0:34:13so let's go and have a butcher's.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18OK, kids, this is fun, isn't it? You gave JP £110.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20JP, what did you spend it on?
0:34:22 > 0:34:24£110 is a lot of money.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Makes me rather nervous sometimes when I'm given so much money,
0:34:26 > 0:34:30so I dealt a safe bet there and I bought that.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32OK. Erm...
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Because the Chinese market is so good,
0:34:36 > 0:34:38and because I rather like this sort of thing anyway.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42I kind of like the Orient. It's a blue, decorated ginger jar.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44It's lacking its cover.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48That's not too much of a problem. But it has got some age.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- How old is it? - It's certainly 19th century.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Nicely decorated, with these motifs on the side which probably
0:34:54 > 0:34:57mean... I don't know, "wellbeing" or something along those lines.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- Probably says "ginger," doesn't it? - Er, ginger. Hello, ginger.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04- Could be, couldn't it? It had ginger in it.- It's a ginger jar.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- I could say ginger, yes. Exactly. - How much did you...- £30.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- Oh. OK.- There we go.- And how much profit do you think it will make?
0:35:10 > 0:35:14I think it's worth £30-50. Honestly, that's what I think, anyway.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Well, we watched his lips. We saw all that, right?
0:35:16 > 0:35:19We'll relate that to the end product in a moment.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Right now, though, you have a cogitate, cos we're going to,
0:35:22 > 0:35:27for the audience at home, ask the auctioneer to look at JP's pot.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31Here it comes, Richard. There's the ginger jar from heaven.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Well, at least we've got Chinese this time.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Exactly, but made in 1990
0:35:36 > 0:35:41or the year 2000 or 2010, methinks.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Oh, I think that's a bit mean.- Do you?- Bit older than that, isn't it?
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Do you? What, 1955?
0:35:46 > 0:35:48- You think that's 1950s, do you?- I do.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51That why we've only got £30 on it. So that's all right, then.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- Well, that's OK. You've got £30 on it?- £30.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55JP bought it as a bonus buy for £30.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59He's done well. And if you get 40, they'll all be jumping up and down.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Talking about jumping up and down, you are taking the sale today,
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- aren't you?- I am. I'm looking forward to it.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06That's enough to make anybody jump up and down. Thank you, Richard.
0:36:09 > 0:36:1230, sold it once. 30...
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Now, Jo and Dave, how are you feeling?
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- All right?- Yes, very confident. - Happy with this?- Yes.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18Are you? That's what I like to hear.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23Your first item is your big investment, your £110 investment
0:36:23 > 0:36:27in the Bennett pendant, so all I can say is good luck with that.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28And here it comes.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31So, we go to Lot 800.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35The nine-carat Merle Bennett Arts and Crafts open pendant there.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38A good name. Commission bids, bid, £20, I'm bid.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42£20, I'm bid. £30, internet. 35 in the room. 35, I'm bid.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47£40, the internet. 45 in the room. 50, internet. 60 in the room.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- 70, internet. 80 in the room. - Keep going.- 90, internet.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53100 in the room. 100 in the room.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55100 I'm bid. In the room at 100.
0:36:55 > 0:37:01- Internet's out at 100.- More. - Come on.- All done. Sold, at 100.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- Yours it is at 100.- Oh, £100.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05So it's just £10 off, but you've done it!
0:37:05 > 0:37:11- More or less.- We now go to 801. The good old Mouseman ashtray there.
0:37:11 > 0:37:17£20 I'm bid again. Five, 30, five, 40, five, 50.
0:37:17 > 0:37:1850 on the internet.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- 60 on the internet. 70 on the internet.- Oh, ho, ho!
0:37:21 > 0:37:25- 80 on the internet. - The room is out.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- We are £80. Sold at £80. - That's more like it.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34£80 is plus £20 which means you are plus £10. You're back in profit.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37There we see, there, the cargo bowl. Commission bids are in.
0:37:37 > 0:37:42- I'm starting at 20. I'm five, I'm 30, I'm five, I'm 40. £40.- Come on.
0:37:42 > 0:37:4550. 60.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49- 70 in the room. 70 in the room. 70 in the room.- This is hot.
0:37:49 > 0:37:55- You're all finished, then. Sold at 70.- £70.- That's pretty good.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57That is plus £25.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01Oh, we love it. Plus the ten before, you are plus £35.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03You have made a profit of £35.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Against all predictions, you've done it.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- How hot is that?- We always knew, didn't we?- Gosh, Richard's doing very well.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Now, what are you going to do? Are you going to preserve the £35
0:38:12 > 0:38:15or are you going to go with the treacle-glazed lions?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- We'll stick with that. We'll stick. - You're not going to go with them.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- No.- No, no bonus buy. OK, fine. That's your decision.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- You agree with that, Jo? - Yeah, why not?- OK, fine.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25But anyway, we're going to sell them, and here they come.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30£20 I'm bid. With me. £20 I'm bid. £20 I'm bid. £25 I'm bid.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3630 I'm bid. 35 I'm bid. 40 I'm bid. £40 I'm bid.
0:38:36 > 0:38:42£40 I'm bid. £40. Far left at £40. All done. Sold, then, at £40.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44£40 it sold for. Let's treat it as sold.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48Which would have been a loss of £45 but you didn't go with it.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52You stuck with your instinct and it is £35 worth of profit.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Now, that could be a winning score. It should be a winning score.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57- It's not bad.- Don't say a word to the Blues, all right?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- We won't.- And all will be revealed in a moment. Thank you very much, team.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Jill, how excited are you on the excitement scale?
0:39:08 > 0:39:13- Ten out of ten, I think.- Are you? Are you fizzing up?- I can't wait.- Good.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17First item up to sell now is going to be the atomiser.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18And here it comes.
0:39:18 > 0:39:25Now, 822, we go. The moulded glass tom... Erm, atom-a-sier... Oh...
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- 822 is a perfume bottle! - LAUGHTER
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- But I've got seven bids on the book...- Ooh!
0:39:31 > 0:39:35And I can tell you, I'm at 28. £30, 35, £40. 45 with me.
0:39:35 > 0:39:3845, 45, 45, 45.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43£50 in the room. 50 in the room. 50 in the room. 50 in the room!
0:39:43 > 0:39:49- You're all finished, then. Sold then at £50.- £50 is plus £10.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51I'm loving it. Now, Meissen.
0:39:51 > 0:39:58We go to the Meissen. It's £20 I'm bid. 25. 30. 35. 40. 45 in the room.
0:39:58 > 0:40:0345 in the middle of the room. At 45. Sold, then, at £45.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07£45 is plus £15. So I'm liking the sound of this.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Two profits on the trot. Now, Satsuma ware.
0:40:10 > 0:40:17Lot 842. Commissions again, I'm £20 bid. 25. 30. 35. 40.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22£40 on the internet. 45. 50. 60. With me. 60 with me.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- 70 on the internet.- We're getting there.- 70 on the internet.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Room is out. 70 on the internet. You're all finished, then. Sold.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33You're minus 50. So that means you're minus £25.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- What are we going to do with the ginger jar?- Go for it.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Are you going to do it? OK.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Up comes the ginger jar and we're going with the bonus buy.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44There's the blue and white. The ginger jar. 828. Nothing on my book.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Where are we going to start? £10 a start. £10 to start me.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52£10 I'm bid. 15, the internet. 20 in the room? 20 in the room.
0:40:52 > 0:40:5825, internet. You're out. 25 I'm bid. Says no. 25 the internet.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02- Oh, no, J...- All done. Sold at 25.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04Goes 25.
0:41:04 > 0:41:11Minus £5 which means overall, girls and J, that you are minus £30.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- Could be a winning score, though.- Could be a winning score.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19£30, minus £30. Could be a winning score, could be a winning score.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Be optimistic and all will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- OK, teams. Was that fun or was it fun?- We had a great time.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31It was fun, yes.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34And nobody's been talking to one another about the results at all?
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- No.- OK, cos there is a world of difference, I'm afraid, for the two teams today.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Can't believe they bought in the same place
0:41:39 > 0:41:41and they have very good experts and all the rest of it.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Cos one team is, I'm afraid, down the proverbial,
0:41:44 > 0:41:47and that team that's down the proverbial is the Blues.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Yeah!
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Minus £30, hey. You were robbed, weren't you?- Yeah.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55First of all, you get a profit on your scent bottle.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Then you get a profit on your Meissen plate
0:41:57 > 0:42:00and then you have a thumping loss with that wretched Satsuma.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- And it didn't do you any good, did it?- No, I'm afraid not.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07Minus 30, because you were really, really close, but for that piece.
0:42:07 > 0:42:08I know.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10And that is just the luck of the game.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12But you've been frightfully British and very, very brave
0:42:12 > 0:42:14and I love you for it.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- And you have a nice time.- Yes. - We've had a great time.
0:42:16 > 0:42:17We've loved having you on the show.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Well, I'm actually going to hand out some dosh.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21A rare moment for Bargain Hunt.
0:42:21 > 0:42:27Here comes £35 which is principally made up by your cargo bowl.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31That was very clever, me having been rude about it. Made you £25.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35Then Mr Thompson, Mr Mouseman, he did you OK for another £20,
0:42:35 > 0:42:37which is perfect.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41You avoided the bonus buy like the plague which was clever of you too.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- Good move.- And you've preserved your profits, so well done.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- Thank you.- Money going home. In fact, we've had such great fun.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- Why don't you join us soon, for some more bargain hunting. Yes?- ALL: Yes!