0:00:04 > 0:00:09Today our show comes from the Epsom Downs Racecourse,
0:00:09 > 0:00:13where our teams are standing by to stir up, or should I say,
0:00:13 > 0:00:19"stirrup", considerable excitement? But it won't last "fur-long".
0:00:19 > 0:00:23Who writes this stuff? Because our teams are operating against the clock,
0:00:23 > 0:00:27so, let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54And now the rules.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59Each of our teams have £300 stake money.
0:00:59 > 0:01:06They then have an hour to consider a punt on three items.
0:01:06 > 0:01:12The team that makes the biggest profit romps home with the trophy.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Now, let's check out the runners.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Coming up, the Reds show their competitive streak.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20It was like being mauled by a lamb.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Best bit of negotiating I've seen for years.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25While the Blues just let their hearts rule their heads.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28I'd be sad if I didn't at least find out how much it was.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- I reckon do it.- OK.- You'll regret it if we don't.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34And there are some shocks at the auction.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I've got to sell. I wish I could do more. Can't make them pay.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42Well, we have a great crowd on the show today.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45For the Reds, we have friends Heather and Owen.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49And for the Blues, we have Courtney and Rhodian, all the way from Australia.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- Hello, everyone.- Hello.- Good.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Heather, you guys met when you were in the United States of America.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01- That's right.- Tell me about that.- We were in Washington DC in 2011, with
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- the Washington Ireland programme.- And what do you do when you get to Washington DC?
0:02:05 > 0:02:10We intern, there's a lot of political placements on Capitol Hill,
0:02:10 > 0:02:15with lobbying groups, so you learn a lot from the time you have away.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20Professional development, it really sets you up well. I love it.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24And would you say you are a good communicator, darling?
0:02:24 > 0:02:29- Yes, I would.- I'd say you are a very good communicator, because your
0:02:29 > 0:02:32communication skills, the way you put that across, is just perfect, so
0:02:32 > 0:02:37I congratulate you on that. Now, Owen, you love a bit of social enterprising, don't you?
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Yes. I was very fortunate through university. I got involved with
0:02:41 > 0:02:45a society called Enactus, set up projects, helped a lot of good people.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49And when you're not socially enterprising, what sort of things do you get up to?
0:02:49 > 0:02:53I play a lot of sport.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57From very young, I was involved in football, did a lot of swimming,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59still do a lot of running. I play a lot of golf.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- And what about the clog dancing?- The Irish dancing, the clog dancing.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Again, started from a very young age, four, five years old.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12I guess we still do it, just at weddings and parties and things now.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I suppose we stopped competing a couple years back.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20The team and group we were in were very fortunate to win a couple of awards.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24You won the world championship, actually, in 2012.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28How about that? I've never stood next-door to a part of a group
0:03:28 > 0:03:31that won the world championship in anything before, so
0:03:31 > 0:03:35it's great to have you on Bargain Hunt. I think you're going to do very well.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Very good luck. Now, Courtney, welcome to the United Kingdom.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Thank you.- And do you watch Bargain Hunt a bit in Australia?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45We do watch Bargain Hunt back home. It's on every afternoon.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- Do you make predictions as to who is going to win?- We do, but I'm a bit worried because now that I'm here,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- I'm a bit nervous.- Tell me, how did you two meet?
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Rhodian came to one of my burlesque gigs in Melbourne.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00We'd met briefly through a friend and I saw him afterwards, and he told me
0:04:00 > 0:04:03he was just in the area, and it turned out he took two hours to come
0:04:03 > 0:04:07to see my show. So it was very sweet. And then we ate ice cream, and I drove him to the train station.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Tell us about burlesque dancing, for those who don't know.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Burlesque is the art of striptease. It's also... There's a lot of satire.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19It's a really cool art form. There's different branches, a lot of people can really do their own thing.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21You'd think there was only one form for taking your kit off.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I know, but there's so many different ways to take your clothes off.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27It's really quite extraordinary when you get down to it.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Rhodian, I understand you have a passion for photography.- Yes, I do.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- Tell us about that.- In Australia, I'm a professional photographer.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37I've been doing that for about ten years now.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40I do, basically people photography is my thing.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44So I do weddings, and portraits and a bit of fashion stuff as well.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47You don't want to go up a mountain and get a cloud,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49or anything like that? Park all that lot.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Get down there with the people, let's see what's going on.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55And do you collect things connected with photography?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Not with photography, no.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01You don't go in for moustache curlers, do you, by any chance,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- from the Victorian era?- Not yet. - But it could follow.- Yes.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Good, we're very, very pleased to have you today on the show.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11In fact, so pleased, we're going to give you £300. Just like that. £300.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17and very, very good luck.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Well, we've got some great teams today.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Great teams need great experts, and we've got them.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Ready to make some snap decisions for the Reds, it's David Harper.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33And nobody's dummy. For the Blues, it's Natasha Raskin.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Listen, you two, you are meant to wait for me.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46This is not how it works.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Surely the most glamorous Bargain Hunt contestants ever.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52But what about your style of buying antiques, how eclectic is that?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56It's pretty eclectic. We're going to go for things that, I guess, maybe a little bit unusual.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01I'm looking for something that sparkles, shiny, I like silver, gold.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- So a piece of jewellery.- Yes, I have dealt with women like you in the past.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Things that stand out a bit more.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Let's go find things that stand out from the crowd.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Let's do it.- Let's go find something blingy.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Right, teams, you know what you are after,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17so your 60 minutes start now.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19WHISTLE BLOWS
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- OK, what have we got there?- Oh, wow.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- Oh, Liberty. Can I have a look at that?- Wow.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33- Instantly, I'm in love.- Really, David.- They're absolutely gorgeous.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Owen, you spotted them. Why did you like them?
0:06:36 > 0:06:41- I liked them initially... So, silver, I assume, has good value. - Yeah.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I liked the name in the original box,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48although maybe they would be quite expensive. Have we got a price?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- What sort of price are they?- The very least I can do them is 120.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53120. OK.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58Now, then. OK, silver spoons, just like that without the Liberty
0:06:58 > 0:07:02connection, without a box, do you know what they are worth? £10, £20.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Oh, really.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06But, we've got the Liberty connection,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08which means they are uber quality.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- Date-wise, do we have a date on these things?- Let's have a look.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12One minute.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17They are Birmingham Assay, the Liberty mark as well.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- And, er, I think the date is around 1935.- OK.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26So we've got the retail aspect, so we know exactly where
0:07:26 > 0:07:30they were bought, in London, in that very shop, in 1935.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34And these things were made by and for Liberty.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- So it's got everything going for it. It's great.- I'm sold!
0:07:38 > 0:07:42My gosh, it is fantastic. A fantastic set.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- You're really selling it.- I love it, I love it.- I like the stones.- Yeah.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- The stones are great. - And it caught your eye. I love it.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52So, price, 120? Is that the very, very...
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- 110. I mean I'm not...- OK.- Right.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Shall we? Yeah, I'd like to get them.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04- Could we do it for 100?- It would make the difference.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07I promise you, and we'd shake your hand right now.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- All right. Thank you so much.- You're a good man.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- I wasn't expecting that.- I'm sorry.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- Was that a bit rude?- But actually, no, you did it perfectly well.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23Well done. Guys, that was possibly almost a record.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25That was within a couple of minutes.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- No point in wasting time!- We're going home!
0:08:28 > 0:08:30They're on fire.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37- It was like being mauled by a lamb. It was absolutely perfect.- Yes.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42- Best bit of negotiating I've seen for years.- Well done.- Well done.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47I wonder if the Blues are also in a go get 'em mood.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49You've gone straight for sparkles.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- Anything particularly catching your eye?- I really like this pin.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- It's really sweet, isn't it?- Is that a coat of arms?
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Not entirely sure what it's for, but certainly it has the inscription around it.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Shall we get it out, shall we have a look? Would you mind terribly if we had a look at one of your brooches?
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Maybe even two.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08We have the enamelled one with the crest
0:09:08 > 0:09:11and then right next door, the horseshoe.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Turned upside down. Luck pours in, right?
0:09:13 > 0:09:17OK, shall we look at the one you've got first? What does it say in Latin?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Um. Oh...
0:09:19 > 0:09:20NATASHA LAUGHS
0:09:20 > 0:09:22OK, so let's have a closer look.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Actually, it is Romantic, but it's French and it is,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27"Honni soit qui mal y pense."
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- So, "Shame on him who thinks evil of it."- Even better.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Top of the class, Natasha.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36What's absolutely lovely is the enamel is not chipped, and that's
0:09:36 > 0:09:38what people are looking for. A real market for it but
0:09:38 > 0:09:40they need it in perfect order.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44We need to have a look at the mark, and it's clearly marked, a little bit rubbed,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47and what sometimes makes it easier is just to blow on it.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52So if we blow on that, we can see it is quite clearly marked "nine carat gold", so, hurrah!
0:09:52 > 0:09:56If I pass that back to you, the one I like is this one here.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Now, it is Scottish. It is a hardstone bar brooch.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03The auction house won't be able to catalogue this as gold
0:10:03 > 0:10:07if they don't have a mark, so I'm looking, I'm looking.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10I don't see anything, so maybe,
0:10:10 > 0:10:15although this one for me has more of a commercial appeal, perhaps this
0:10:15 > 0:10:18one has more of an appeal because we know it's marked "nine carat gold".
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- What do you think, cos you haven't said anything?- Is there a possibility that might be for a club,
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- or a school, or something like that? - Absolutely, absolutely.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Certainly, I'm sure we could find out with a little
0:10:27 > 0:10:31bit of research. We could find out exactly whom it would be pertinent.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- I think I'd be sad if I didn't at least find out how much it was.- Yeah.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- We don't want any tears.- I won't cry.- Shall we ask?- Yeah.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Hello, hi there. How much is it for the wee enamel bar brooch?
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- I could do that for 35 for you. - £35. OK.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51So, we've come back with a price of £35. I feel very good about that.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- I think it is in with a shout. - Yeah.- What do you think?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57I'm a bit taken with it, but it's your call.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- Rhodian, you're awfully quiet. - Try and get a cheaper price for it.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- Cheaper price?! - Courtney, you can try your luck.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Is 35 the best you can do?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11I'll do it for 30 for you, but I won't go no lower than that.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- I'm happy with 30. Are you?- Yep.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- OK.- Yay!- First one down?
0:11:17 > 0:11:18- Shall we go and shake on it?- Yay!
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Excellent! One down, two to go.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Good as gold, that's the Blues' first buy sorted - well done.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27What a beautiful wee thing. I hope you're chuffed with that.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30That was YOUR choice. Rhodian, you've now got to get a choice in.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- Yeah, pressure's on!- We've just had a French lesson from Natasha.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Now, it's history from David.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- It's called a Davenport...- Right.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43..and it's designed for a Captain Davenport as a piece of
0:11:43 > 0:11:46functioning kit, a desk that could travel with him,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48going on campaign.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52So you've got a writing slope here, the internal sections
0:11:52 > 0:11:56are often loaded with drawers for pens and ink and that kind of thing.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58This top section again, for letters,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01stamps, spare parts.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03And you've got drawers one side,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06but have you noticed you've got no drawers this side?
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Yeah, faux.- They're blank drawers. Just for aesthetics.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Owen, what are your thoughts?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14So Heather, up to you - I'll be totally honest, I'm not big fan.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- Really?- Not at all, it's too...
0:12:17 > 0:12:20It seems very short. I don't know.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Let me just demonstrate how it works. So...
0:12:26 > 0:12:28It's actually not, it's OK.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30You have a small stool and don't forget,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32it's made to be transported around.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35So it has to be easy to carry and manoeuvre.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37It's fine.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- You have a look. I'll come back to you with the price.- OK.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43What do you think? You like it?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I do like it, but I worry... It's so...
0:12:46 > 0:12:49I don't know how...
0:12:49 > 0:12:52For me, it would need to be 60.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- £60?- Yeah.- OK, best price?
0:12:54 > 0:12:56OK, I'm going to test you.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- You've watched this programme hundreds of times.- Yeah.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01How much is it? The absolute best price?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Absolute best price you could get?
0:13:04 > 0:13:05120.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Bang on.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- You've watched this show too many times!- This girl is good.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14You are a professional valuer, well done! £120.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19For me, that is an absolute stonking bargain. It really is.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22That doesn't mean it's going to make that in auction.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23I think it's ridiculously cheap.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Have a word - I don't think you'll get it for any less.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27But explain the situation to him.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- Shall we stay here while you go and...- You love it.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Flash those eyelashes.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36While Heather gets the price, what have the Blues got their eyes on?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40I'm looking at the binoculars there.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- OK.- Interesting. - Do you go to the opera?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Do you frequent?- Not the opera.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47We go to a few theatre shows.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Oh, right, OK - they'd be handy in the nosebleed seats!
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- OK, I'll have a think about that one.- So we're thinking ocular?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- Binocular?- Possibly.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Aye-aye.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- She won't have got it any less. - So...
0:14:04 > 0:14:05I got five pounds off!
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- You never did!- Yeah!
0:14:08 > 0:14:11You need to come and work for me! You really do.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13You are a very good negotiator.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16And you, David, are a smooth talker!
0:14:16 > 0:14:18That's something to write home about -
0:14:18 > 0:14:21the second deal is done for the Reds.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Now, what have the Blues spotted?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Do you know what that is in the little case?
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Yes, little toilet jars, they're absolutely gorgeous, aren't they?
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Do you want to have a look at those? They're really beautiful.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Thank you so much.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37So, in this gorgeous...what must be the original case,
0:14:37 > 0:14:39look at these fabulous little toilet jars.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42So ladies who were travelling around,
0:14:42 > 0:14:44just things that were in the lady's bathroom were
0:14:44 > 0:14:47decanted into these toilet jars to make them easy for travel.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51What you have on the top here is what we call guilloche enamel.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54That's where you have these little lines running through the enamel.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57It's a design that is set before the enamel was poured on, so it
0:14:57 > 0:15:01looks like it's got a million focus points and it's really beautiful.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04What do you think, what's your feel for those?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07What do you think, because I pointed them out, but it was your turn!
0:15:07 > 0:15:11I absolutely love small bottles in the old-style,
0:15:11 > 0:15:13having glamorous things, not plastic.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- A bit more effort's gone into them. - Exactly.- I actually really like
0:15:16 > 0:15:18that stuff and it's got a really nice case, too.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Yes, and in Bargain Hunt colours.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Surely, they're meant to be?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Would you pay for these if you saw these at a fair?
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- I was thinking about 60. Would be my guess.- OK. Excellent.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Do you want me to hold that for you?
0:15:31 > 0:15:35OK, so... What we have is a price tag of £148.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38I think if we were to go in excess of 90, 100,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41we might be very much in gamble territory.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46- OK. What do you think?- I think we should make an offer, maybe.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Shall we try it?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50It's up to you, you seem quite taken with them, Rhodian,
0:15:50 > 0:15:53so I'm going to leave this in your hands, I think.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- Are you willing to budge with the price at all?- I could say 125.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59125?
0:15:59 > 0:16:04- You couldn't do 100? - I can't, I'm afraid. I really can't.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08To find enamel in that good condition is very difficult.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09So...
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- 115.- 115? - That really would be my best.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Are you a gambling man? - Generally not!
0:16:18 > 0:16:21I reckon do it. You'll regret it if we don't.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- I think we're going to take those. - 115?- It's very exciting!
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Now we need to find something for a fiver!
0:16:29 > 0:16:34Now, if you're strapped for cash, I may just have a little tip for you.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37A lot of people say to me, "What would you buy
0:16:37 > 0:16:43"if you went to an antiques fair and you'd only got £50 in your pocket?"
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Well, try this fellow on for size.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47A buckle.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51For the more substantial Edwardian woman,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55who, as a fashion conscious creature
0:16:55 > 0:16:57at a time when ladies' clothes
0:16:57 > 0:17:02in smart society would be changed at least four times per day,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06this sort of buckle cannot be beaten.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08You only need one buckle,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12you just need to ring the changes in the colours of the belts
0:17:12 > 0:17:15that you thread through it, which is really rather clever.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19It's a beautifully made object, made of heavy cast silver.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21The other thing I like about it
0:17:21 > 0:17:25very, very much, is the price.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Quite frankly, when the dealer said
0:17:27 > 0:17:30to me that this could be mine
0:17:30 > 0:17:31for £25,
0:17:31 > 0:17:35the £25 came out of my pocket PDQ,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38which stands for Pretty Darned Quick.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42So that's £25 of our £50 well spent.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46And continuing the theme, number two.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48On a dealer's stand,
0:17:48 > 0:17:51I spotted these two sparklers.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55They're both oval and they both glitter and fascinate
0:17:55 > 0:17:58as a result of being set with
0:17:58 > 0:18:02nearly 100 stones in each buckle.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06These stones resemble diamonds extremely closely,
0:18:06 > 0:18:11but in fact they're individual bits of glass that have been especially
0:18:11 > 0:18:15set into solid silver, but with a layer of foil behind them.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17They're gentlemen's buckles
0:18:17 > 0:18:21and they would have been applied to his shoes.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23What would they cost you today?
0:18:23 > 0:18:28Well, if you're canny and if you're lucky, you could find them for £15.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31So there you have it.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36For under £50, two glorious examples of collectables
0:18:36 > 0:18:39in perfect condition and ready to go.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44And if I was to be selling on these things, I think
0:18:44 > 0:18:45the Edwardian silver buckle
0:18:45 > 0:18:47would bring in excess of £100,
0:18:47 > 0:18:49between 100 and 120, say,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53and I think the Georgian gem-encrusted buckles
0:18:53 > 0:18:57would bring the top end of £60. Say, 60 to 80.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01So, there you are - they give you pleasure and they give you profit.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Both teams have one item to find
0:19:04 > 0:19:07and I think the Reds may really be getting their teeth into something.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- Do you know how to test for genuine pearl?- I don't.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Get that between your two top teeth
0:19:11 > 0:19:16and very gently tell me what you feel.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19100% smooth. Should it be gritty?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22If it's a real one, you will sense the grit.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25If it's a fake pearl,
0:19:25 > 0:19:27it'll be completely smooth.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Yes, there is grit.- There is grit? Can you sense it?- Is there?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Yeah. You want to try?- No!
0:19:33 > 0:19:35How much is it?
0:19:35 > 0:19:3785. We might be a bit far away,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- but we have professionally tested the pearl for you!- Yeah!
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- What's caught your eye?- I think the glasses are pretty cool.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Yeah, the glasses here.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Ah, so you are going ocular again.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52Oh, lovely!
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- Cool!- I've forgotten the name for those wee things.- Lorgnettes.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58Lorgnettes! That's it!
0:19:58 > 0:20:02I was thinking, "What's the wee French word?"
0:20:02 > 0:20:04So, what are you thinking about these lorgnettes?
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Again, good for the opera! - Absolutely!
0:20:07 > 0:20:11I tell you what, Rhodian, they go quite nicely with your look.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- That moustache!- Honestly, that's quite a look.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- That's probably why I like them!- OK,
0:20:15 > 0:20:17so what do we know about these?
0:20:17 > 0:20:18Why this big loop at the top here?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Because they are looped for suspension, aren't they?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24They would be lovely with a big chain hanging down
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- and that's exactly what you want them for.- I would wear them.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Yeah, if I had an opportunity, I'd probably buy it for myself,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- so I really like them.- Really? Shall we ask the price?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Yes, we should find out what the price is!
0:20:35 > 0:20:37DEALER: I would do them for £80.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38£80, OK.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Because they're so decorative, so pretty.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44There's an element of ceremony about them, as well.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- "An element of ceremony!" - Do you like that?- Oh, my goodness!
0:20:47 > 0:20:50That's the best sales pitch I've ever heard!
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Goes back to what you were saying about the whole appearance thing.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56What I always think about these kind of things is how trendy
0:20:56 > 0:21:00are things on a long, gold chain - everyone is snapping up little
0:21:00 > 0:21:03compasses, little owls, little pocket watches,
0:21:03 > 0:21:04just to wear down here.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08So at £80? Yikes, a little bit expensive?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- What would YOU think about paying? - Um...
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- Would you go as low as 60? - I would do them for 75.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- Oh, 75!- 75?- Mm.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- What about 70?- 70?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Go on, then, 70. I'll do them for 70.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26COURTNEY: Just do it.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- Are you doing it?- Yay! - Oh, my goodness!
0:21:29 > 0:21:33I think that your "element of ceremony" went a long way, there!
0:21:33 > 0:21:36I could have just said trendy, like you!
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Without further ceremony, that's the last buy for the Blues,
0:21:41 > 0:21:44but the Reds are still shopping for their third item.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- It's an inkwell.- I see. - But it's a good looker, isn't it?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- Erm...yeah.- Nice piece.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- Oh, that means no. Did you sense that?- Yeah, it was a polite no.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Yes, yes. OK, we're not having that one, thank you very much.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Heather's written the inkwell off.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06- How delighted are you?- So happy. - So happy.- Aww, I'm chuffed.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09That was just so good, but how good would a cup of tea be right now?
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- A cup of tea would be amazing. - Listen, it's on me, let's go.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- Oh, yeah, er, is it, it's not crystal?- Yeah, it is.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- A wee crystal glass, yeah. Un-engraved...- Yeah, hmm...
0:22:22 > 0:22:25I'm getting to know when things are going down like a lead balloon.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- Well, she's subtle and to the point. - Yeah.- See? Just put it straight down.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Cor, that Heather's not going to be fobbed off
0:22:31 > 0:22:32with anything she doesn't like.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33Good on you, girl!
0:22:33 > 0:22:35ALL: Cheers!
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Ah, kick back and enjoy, our burlesque Blues,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39hassle free, tassel free.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44With only five minutes left, the Reds can't afford to be so chilled.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51I kind of like this shoehorn, er, this hook for ladies, is it ladies?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- Yeah, I think so.- Silver...
0:22:53 > 0:22:54Silver handled.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- OK, let's just test whether we're going to get this or not.- OK.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Heather, what do you think?
0:22:59 > 0:23:00HEATHER LAUGHS
0:23:00 > 0:23:03It's quite decorative, I like it, it's functional.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06It's, erm, English steel?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- Does that say steel? - Yeah, I think so.- Hmm.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Has to be steel cos it's got to be really strong,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- but the handle is silver.- Mm-hm.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18And then you've got a little button hook to maybe do up a...
0:23:18 > 0:23:19What would a lady do up?
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- Corset?- Oh, right, wow, yeah. - Yes. And then a boot hook.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25So this is for a long boot,
0:23:25 > 0:23:29so she could bend down and pull the laces nice and tight.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- It's 1900, look at that, that is so Victorian.- Mm-hm.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35But you were drawn to it, Owen?
0:23:35 > 0:23:38I was drawn to it purely because I'm thinking price-wise,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40if it was half that...
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- Yeah?- ..I definitely think it would do something at auction.- OK.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- I've never been to an auction, I have no idea.- Yeah.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Well, that's based on good experience then(!)
0:23:48 > 0:23:52- But I think it will do something. - OK.- What do you think?
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I think if you can get it for 20 quid,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- I think you've got to make a profit. Do you agree?- Yeah, yeah.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02- If we can get it for 20.- OK. I think we need to employ the big gun here.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03And you know who that is.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06HEATHER LAUGHS
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- OK, right, yeah.- It is all on your shoulders, Heather.- Huge pressure.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- Do what we have discovered you're very good at.- Oh, gosh!- OK?
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- Pressure is on. - It's massive pressure. OK.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- I'll invite a chap to come and see us. Hi there.- OK, hello! So...
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- Obviously you want to negotiate. - We are interested, yes, absolutely.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29- I heard the figure 20.- You did? - Wasn't mentioned by me!
0:24:29 > 0:24:32And is that, yeah, yeah, that would be the ideal for us.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37- 20 quid.- 20 quid. Perfect, lovely, done deal, yes!
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- And you two are officially done! - Yes!- Well done.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46They're finished! Well, the shopping's over anyway.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Let's check out what the Red Team bought, eh?
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Hardly stirring,
0:24:50 > 0:24:54the Reds bought the Liberty spoons for £100.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Then they found the small but perfectly formed Davenport
0:24:58 > 0:25:00and paid £115 for it.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07And finally they were hooked on the set of shoehorn, boot pull
0:25:07 > 0:25:09and button hook, which cost them £20.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Well, well, well, you're a bit of a rottweiler
0:25:12 > 0:25:15when it comes to the negotiation.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Yeah, yeah, that was the strategy.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Yeah, but she doesn't bite to reveal blood,
0:25:20 > 0:25:22it's a very strange negotiating technique.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25It's a little nibble, Tim. You don't know you've been nibbled
0:25:25 > 0:25:27until you've given away all your money.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30OK, Heather, congratulations on that.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Your favourite piece is which?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36It was the first piece that we got in three minutes, we purchased it,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40beautiful Liberty silver spoons, set of six, precious stones
0:25:40 > 0:25:42- on the end of them. Gorgeous.- Perfect, perfect.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- OK, that's your favourite. - Favourite.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- What's your favourite piece?- Silver spoons as well.- Silver spoons again.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Probably not the most profitable but I like them.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51What's going to be most profitable?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54I think the ladies' shoehorn, the button.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58I think, we paid £20, surely it's bound to make more than that.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01OK, fine. Do you agree with that, Heather?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Victorian, lovely silver handles, steel, lovely.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- She's got all the gab, hasn't she? - I learned from the best!
0:26:07 > 0:26:09THEY LAUGH
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- How much do you have to pay her for that?- No, no.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Anyway, talking about payo-payo, how much did you payo?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- So it was 235 we've spent, yeah. - That is a mature amount of money.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Lovely, I'm liking it.- Yes.- So can I have the £65 of leftover lolly?
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- You can.- Yep.- Thank you.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27You've given it to me and I hand it straight to him
0:26:27 > 0:26:29and he goes straight off to spend the lot.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- It's always a good job to do. - Anyway, leave it to you, Dave.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Right now, though, why don't we check out
0:26:34 > 0:26:35what the Blue Team bought, eh?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41They've pinned their hopes on the gold bar brooch which cost them £30.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48They were smitten by the pretty bottles and handed over £115.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54And finally, after a close look, they settled on the lorgnette,
0:26:54 > 0:26:56which they bought for £70.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Courtney, Roger, how are you?
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- Very good.- Good.- How was your shop?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04- It was really good. It went pretty fast.- I bet it did.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06We had a lot of fun, though.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Well, you're not here with Speedy Gonzales for nothing.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Tell me, Courtney, which is your favourite piece?
0:27:11 > 0:27:12I have a soft spot for the brooch.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14It was the first thing I saw and it was really lovely.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Which is your favourite piece, Rhodian?
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Probably the lorgnette glasses.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Go very nicely with your tache, wouldn't it?
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Yes, yeah, quite like them.- Very much kind of in the burlesque style.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- Yeah.- Super. So how much did you spend?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29- We spent about 215.- Very good.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30215 English pounds.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33I'd like 85 English pounds back, please.
0:27:33 > 0:27:3785 English pounds going back to Natasha. There you go, Natasha.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38What are you going to do with 85 smackers?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Well, I really enjoyed being in the company
0:27:40 > 0:27:42of Courtney and Rhodian today.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44And they have travelled a long way to be here,
0:27:44 > 0:27:45so I'm going to have to come up
0:27:45 > 0:27:47with something that represents your journey.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- You have a vision in your sights? - I do.- Which is marvellous.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- Anyway, good luck.- Thank you.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54You can have another cup of tea and another lie down
0:27:54 > 0:27:57because, right now, we're heading off to the Smoke, to auction.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12Well, here we are at High Road Auctions in Chiswick,
0:28:12 > 0:28:13with Ross Mercer.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- Ross, good morning. How are you doing?- Good morning, Tim. Very well.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17- And yourself?- Not too bad.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22Cracking on with our lots, first up, is the Owen discovery,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25which are these lovely Liberty tea or coffee spoons.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- Do you like those?- I do like those.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30They come with a great international collecting name, don't they?
0:28:30 > 0:28:31The House of Liberty.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- You see bean-end spoons all the time, don't you?- We do.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37But how many bean-end spoons do you see
0:28:37 > 0:28:39with polished semiprecious stones on?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41I mean, they're lovely, aren't they?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43They are a cut above the rest, aren't they, Tim?
0:28:43 > 0:28:44Very, very nice set.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- Now, what's your estimate on those? - Well, we've said £100-£150.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52Bravo! Good for High Road Auctions, cos £100 was paid. That's great.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57Well bought. Now, this little Davenport. Do you like it?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- I'm struggling, to be honest with you, Tim.- Are you?
0:28:59 > 0:29:01It's a little bit of a poor relation
0:29:01 > 0:29:04within the furniture section of the sale.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06What is your estimate, technically?
0:29:06 > 0:29:11- Well, we said £120-£180.- Well, that's very generous of you.- It...
0:29:11 > 0:29:12Mm, perhaps a little bit too generous.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14I think I was in a good mood that day.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Well, they paid £115.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18It'll be interesting to see exactly what the premium is
0:29:18 > 0:29:21here in west London for that object.
0:29:21 > 0:29:27Lastly is this particularly useless silver-mounted set.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30I mean, I know NOBODY who uses a shoehorn
0:29:30 > 0:29:33and certainly not a brace of button hooks.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37No, it's a window into a more genteel time, isn't it, Tim?
0:29:37 > 0:29:40You have such a lovely way of putting things.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- What's the estimate? - We've said £20-£40.- OK, £20 paid.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46So they didn't pay too much, they paid the right price.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50I predict that this team will have no problemo at all.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52They will not need their bonus buy
0:29:52 > 0:29:55but let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Well, this is a jolly party, isn't it?
0:29:57 > 0:29:58THEY ALL LAUGH
0:29:58 > 0:30:02OK, Dave, now, you have had the unenviable task
0:30:02 > 0:30:06of going off with £65 of leftover lolly for these chickens.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- Yeah.- And would you mind showing us, please, what you bought?
0:30:09 > 0:30:14- OK, something right up my street, I've got to tell you.- Oh, wow!
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- Hoping it might be up yours. - What is it?
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- Could you help us understand what it is?- It's a boulder.- A boulder?
0:30:20 > 0:30:26- That's been very cleverly carved in China, into a brush washer.- I see.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Oh.- Yes.- OK.- It's quite heavy.- It is.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31- It's a boulder!- Yeah.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- Yeah, nice little etching there. - Well, that's a signature.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- Oh, a signature?- Yes, and that is carved into the stone.- OK.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- It's a beautiful thing, carved with bats.- Bats!
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- Bats.- That's long life and prosperity.- Yes.- OK.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- Oh, is that what it means?- Yeah.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49And so the big question I have is, how much did you pay?
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Ah, a very good question. I think... Well, I think NOTHING - £50.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55How much do you think it'll earn?
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Well, it could be £30, it could be 300.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01This could be terminally exciting.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Not only for you but for half the nation.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06OK, for the viewers at home,
0:31:06 > 0:31:11let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Dave's boulder.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16Now, winging into you, then, Ross, is that bat-encrusted boulder carving.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Yes, it's a nice little brush washer,
0:31:19 > 0:31:21I suspect probably early 20th century.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24It bears a signature here, which is quite a nice thing,
0:31:24 > 0:31:27and I could see that being used at a student's desk,
0:31:27 > 0:31:29practising calligraphy perhaps.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- This is on the internet, isn't it?- Oh, it is, yes.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36So I think David Harper has been quite cunning here, actually.
0:31:36 > 0:31:37I think this has got potential.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40OK, Harper paid 50. What's your estimate?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- I bet you've got a low, teasy-type estimate on it.- I have.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45I'm tempting them in, Tim. I've said £30-£50.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- They won't be able to resist. - They won't be able to resist. Super.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now, moving on to the Blues.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54We've got the regimental sweetheart brooch.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58A nice thing, because it is Canadian rather than English.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- Ones that we see a lot of are British ones.- Is it?- Yes.
0:32:01 > 0:32:02Is it really?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04For the Royal Corps of Canadian Ordinance,
0:32:04 > 0:32:06around the First World War.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- Nice quality. I think quite collectable.- Yeah.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Well, if it's Canadian and First World War period,
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- it could be pretty rare. - That's right.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19OK, well, that's interesting. So £30 was paid by Courtney.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22And I didn't have a problem saying £100-£150.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Well, clever old Courtney anyway.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Next, the little trio of scent bottles.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Um, Courtney found those.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32She fell in love with them. What do you think?
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Well, I think they're a bit of fun.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38And I can't see many people using them today,
0:32:38 > 0:32:40so I've been quite mean on those.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- How mean?- Well, I said £30-£50.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- Oh, dear, Courtney won't love you for that. She paid £115.- Oh, dear.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52OK, fine. That has the beginnings of the smell of a disaster.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53Now, the lorgnette.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58Yes. Late Victorian, I suspect, last quarter of the 19th century.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- Nicely engraved.- So how much for the lorngette, do you think?
0:33:02 > 0:33:04We've said £40-£60.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08OK, fine. £70 paid. So that's another body blow.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10I reckon that most of the profit
0:33:10 > 0:33:13that they'll get out of the sweetheart brooch
0:33:13 > 0:33:16will be nicked by the losses on the other two items.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18In which case, they'll need their bonus buy,
0:33:18 > 0:33:20so let's go and have a look at it.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- Now, Rhodian, Courtney, this is great, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- Because Natasha was given £85.- Yes.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28And Natasha could have blown the whole lot.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29Show us what you bought.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Um, I...
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Bear in mind that I always had you two in mind,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37and I very much enjoyed your Australian presence
0:33:37 > 0:33:40and I bought you a kookaburra corkscrew.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42THEY LAUGH OK...
0:33:42 > 0:33:44And you seem completely disappointed
0:33:44 > 0:33:47but I think it's got real quirkiness to it.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50It's made out of bovine horn, it is a corkscrew,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53it wasn't made yesterday but it wasn't made in the 18th century.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55It's from last century but you've got to love it.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- OK.- What do you think?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- Actually, when you bought it out, I thought it was a squid!- Oh...
0:33:59 > 0:34:03- It looks like a fish.- That's not going to work in our favour.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- I've never seen a kookaburra that looks like that.- No.- But that's OK.
0:34:06 > 0:34:07How much was he?
0:34:07 > 0:34:09He was...£10.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- Oh, OK. That's all right. OK.- So how much do you reckon it'll sell for?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Um, probably what I paid for it!
0:34:15 > 0:34:20No, I think that if you can't get £15, £20, you know, £25 for this,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- then, you know, it's a shame. - OK, fine. Got the message?
0:34:23 > 0:34:25It might make £10 if you're lucky, on a good day,
0:34:25 > 0:34:26with the wind up its tail.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29But, right now, let's find out from the auctioneer
0:34:29 > 0:34:31what he thinks about this...
0:34:31 > 0:34:32novelty corkscrew.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36OK, Ross, watch the birdie.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40This is quite fun, isn't it, Tim? It's a novelty object.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Bovine horn. A stylised bird.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48And, er... Well, I suppose it's a bit of folk art. And quite useful.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Yeah. I mean, you can draw a cork with.- Yes.- How much?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53We've said £10-£20.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- Fair enough. Natasha paid £10. Happy with that?- Very.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Me too. Good luck on the rostrum.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01And that's coming up right now.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05We're straight in with the Reds.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Heather, Owen, David.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11First lot up is your silver Liberty spoons and here they come.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15The cased set of six silver coffee spoons by Liberty,
0:35:15 > 0:35:17hallmarked there, 1936.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19A lot of interest here.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- Bids starting against you all, £80. - 80.- With me at 80.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Coming in at 5. 80, 5 with you, sir.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26At 85, bid 90. 5 with you.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- 100, 110, 120.- (Yes!)
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- 120 now.- Look at this.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33120. In the room.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37I'm going to sell, mind, at £120.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40120 is still plus 20.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44That's 20%. Well done, O. Now, chickens...
0:35:44 > 0:35:45A Davenport desk. There it is.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Box with line inlaid, we say.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50How do you value? It ought to be £80, come along.
0:35:50 > 0:35:5160 then? £60.
0:35:53 > 0:35:565, 70. 5. 80, sir?
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- £80 bid.- No money.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00- At 85, bid 90?- Tim...
0:36:00 > 0:36:03£90 in the seating at 90. £90.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- Come on!- £90.- Oh, come on!- 90.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- Last chance, I've got to sell. - Oh, chickens!
0:36:08 > 0:36:09I know, I wish I could do more.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11I can't make them pay.
0:36:11 > 0:36:12At £90, away at the back.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Last chance at 90.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15TIM SOBS
0:36:15 > 0:36:18And breaking Tim's heart at 90...
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Darlings! How could this happen?!
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Minus £25, which means, overall, you're minus £5 pounds.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- Oh, baby.- It's OK.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- Rally the troops for the last one. - Let's rally on the shoehorn.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34Edwardian three-piece case set, button hook, etc. Lovely quality.
0:36:34 > 0:36:35And, after saying all of that, £5.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37£5 in. 5, I have.
0:36:37 > 0:36:388, 10.
0:36:38 > 0:36:4112 with you, madam? £12. 14?
0:36:41 > 0:36:4314, 16? 16...
0:36:44 > 0:36:4618. At £18. Bid 20, madam?
0:36:46 > 0:36:50- No? 20? £20 on the internet. - 20 on the internet!
0:36:50 > 0:36:52- 20. At £20?- Is that all?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- I'm going to have to sell at £20 only.- No!
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- Sold.- £20, wiped its face.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00- Overall, you're minus £5.- Oh!
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- Oh, that wretched Davenport, I tell you.- Oh, I'm sorry.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04No, don't worry about it.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Listen, what are we going to do about the brush washer?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- Oh, yeah!- Are you going to have a punt at that?
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- Yeah, you only live once. - We're going with the brush washer.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- I'm devastated.- Fine. Now you've made your decision,
0:37:13 > 0:37:15I can reveal that the auctioneer didn't like it much.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- What?!- He put £30-£50 on it. He did.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Look out, here comes the brush washer.
0:37:21 > 0:37:2320th century Chinese soapstone brush washer.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28There we are, the auspicious decoration of bats.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29£10 I'm bid.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30- £10?!- 15 now. 15.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Bear with me.
0:37:32 > 0:37:3420. 5? 25 bid. 30.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- Yes.- Feeling sick.- 5? 35. 40?
0:37:37 > 0:37:41- £40.- 40.- Left-hand side at £40. 45.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42- Yes!- 45.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45At £45, could be going back to Beijing. Who knows?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48At £45. I'm going to sell, mind, at 45.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- It's not gone right here, David. - It's all gone wrong, Tim.- Sold.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55£45! £45! Minus £5 on that.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- Minus 10.- Which means, overall, minus £10.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Oh!- We don't know, we don't know.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- No, no, listen. The others could do terribly badly.- Exactly.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Minus 10 could be the most dazzling score.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Say not a word to the Blues, all right?
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- We can do that, yeah.- As if you've not been on rocky ground at all.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12THEY LAUGH
0:38:18 > 0:38:21- You excited?- Yeah!- How excited?
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- Well, I'm trying to keep calm and collected.- Are you?
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- But I think it's when it starts, it's going to hit us.- Is it?
0:38:26 > 0:38:28I'm a bit worried we might have to...keep me down.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- You've got the old adrenaline up? - Yeah, getting excited.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- Yeah, it's a good point. - You the same?- Yeah, absolutely.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35OK, great, cos you look like Mr Cool to me.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39OK, now, the first item, this sweetheart brooch.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Hopefully helped by the internet, needs to make a load of money.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44So here it comes.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- Bids start with me at £50.- £50.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50At 5, 55. Bid 60?
0:38:50 > 0:38:525. At 65. 70?
0:38:52 > 0:38:555, sir?
0:38:55 > 0:38:5675. Bid 80.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59At £80. Bid at 80.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- And behind you at 5. - We'll so take that!
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- At 95. 100.- Look, 100.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07100, 110. £110.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Last chance, with fair warning now, internet. At £110.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Look out, £110, could be Canada.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- 110.- £110. 110.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20That, my dear, is a profit of £80. £80.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22That's going to help us.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23That's one heap of dollars.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Now, let's go with the three-bottle job.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Gosh, a lot of interest here on the books.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Bids start against you all, £45.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- At £45.- Well, better than I thought.- 50, 55.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- 60, madam.- More than his estimate.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- He's got commission, he's got commission.- 70.
0:39:39 > 0:39:4275, may I say? Still with me at £70 now.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- 75 now on the internet puts me out. - Good.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48At £75. I'm going to sell, mind, at 75.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52A lot more than he said. That's 25, 35... That's minus 40.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56But you're still plus 40, sweet pea. OK, here we go.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59A pair of Victorian goldplated lorgnettes.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Bids start at £35 on the books.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02Ideal for dressing up at 35.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04She looks pretty out of focus!
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Gentleman's bid at £40.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09He'd seen them at 40. At £40 only...
0:40:10 > 0:40:14That was £40. That's minus £30, which means you're plus £10.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- That could be a winning score. - What happened?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19What are we going to do about old kookaburra face, then?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- No, we're going to leave it. - We're going to stick with ten.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- You are going to go with the ten? - Go with the ten.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- No, we're not going to do it. - Are you?- Love you. LOVE you.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28OK, fine, there's the decision.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31We're going to sell it anyway, so here comes kookaburra face.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Apparently a kookaburra, that's what Tim... That Tim tells me, anyway.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- Oh, yeah(!)- who knows?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Lot 83, it's the stylised bird.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- I've got a bid here of £4. - Ah, yes.- Keep going!
0:40:42 > 0:40:45£4, that's not even a bottle of wine. Come along.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- 6!- £6, God bless you.- £6.
0:40:48 > 0:40:49They're mainly screw-top people.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53£8, fine. £10. At £10 now.
0:40:53 > 0:40:5715, sir. At £15, make it 20?
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Go on, one more. £20. At £20.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Discretion being the better part of valour there.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05£20 I have in the room. At 20. Come along, internet.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08I told you it's a good corkscrew!
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Last chance. Done and selling at 20.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13O ye of little faith.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14HE CHUCKLES
0:41:14 > 0:41:16I knew she was right from the outset.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Anyway, plus £10 on that.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- But, nevertheless, you finish up with plus £10.- That's great.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Seriously, that could be one of the highest scores of the season.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Don't say a word. Don't say a word those Reds, all right?
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Well, it's a great thrill to be here.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38- Isn't that a thrill to be here? - ALL: Yes!
0:41:38 > 0:41:42- You been chatting, you lot, about the score?- No.- Trying not to.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Trying not to? And they're resisting everything.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Well, sadly, as usual, we have to have some runners-up
0:41:47 > 0:41:49and the runners-up today, by a chunk,
0:41:49 > 0:41:50are the Reds.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51ALL: Oh!
0:41:51 > 0:41:55Not much of a chunk. Minus £10 is your overall score.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- I mean, it started off so beautifully, didn't it?- It did.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Plus £20 for the Liberty spoons.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03I felt a warm and wonderful feeling for you.
0:42:03 > 0:42:04I felt it flooding through my body.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Unfortunately, it drained very quickly, right?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- But you've been brilliant.- Yeah.
0:42:09 > 0:42:10You've taken it on the chin,
0:42:10 > 0:42:11you showed just how British you are,
0:42:11 > 0:42:13you've done all the coursework to prove it
0:42:13 > 0:42:16and we're very, very proud of you. Thank you for joining us.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18But the victors today are going home with folding money.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22- This is enough to pay for about three minutes on your flight.- Yeah.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- There's £10.- Yay!
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Ten proper pounds.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27Now these kids started out
0:42:27 > 0:42:30- by making a profit with £80 on the first item, yeah?- Wow!
0:42:30 > 0:42:34- Then it went right down the proverbial, didn't it?- So well.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Went right down the dunny, actually.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- But, seriously, had a nice time, Courtney?- Yeah, amazing.- Brilliant.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41It was so kind of you to come and join us,
0:42:41 > 0:42:43fly all these thousands of miles just to be on the show.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- Yes, exactly. - And it's been so worth it!
0:42:46 > 0:42:48So worth it, in fact, that we're going to
0:42:48 > 0:42:51hope you'll join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53ALL: YES!