0:00:08 > 0:00:14In 1086, the Domesday Book said that Dorking had got a church,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17three mills and 88 hogs. Ha.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Well, times have changed,
0:00:19 > 0:00:23because this place now has assets coming out of its ear holes.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28So, pin back yours and let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Did you know that Dorking had its very own breed of chicken,
0:00:59 > 0:01:01which is blessed with an extra claw?
0:01:01 > 0:01:03The big question today is,
0:01:03 > 0:01:05will our teams be blessed
0:01:05 > 0:01:08with the energy to dig out all those bargains?
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Let's have a quick look at what hatched.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14On the show today, it's hats off to the Reds...
0:01:14 > 0:01:15Go on, then.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17I see where this is going. Oh, no.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19I'm going to give myself a black eye.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22..and thinking caps on for the Blues.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- We'll have a think. We'll have think. - Noncommittal.- Noncommittal.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27You're doing a lot of thinking.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Let's meet the teams, yes?
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Well, today's programme is set to be one dirty, great love-in,
0:01:34 > 0:01:40because for the Reds we have married couple Heidi and Ian,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44and for the Blues we have a blossoming partnership
0:01:44 > 0:01:46with Julian and Gemma.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47Hello, everyone.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- ALL: Hello.- Hi.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Now, Heidi, what's this about your mother being a stripper?
0:01:53 > 0:01:54A furniture stripper.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- Oh. Sorry about that.- Yes.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00She worked for an antique shop in Surbiton,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03and that's where basically our love of antiques came from,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06cos she used to strip a lot of furniture back then.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Yes. It was incredibly popular, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12High streets were full of stripped pine shops
0:02:12 > 0:02:16which had come from professional people who had taken the paint off.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Yes. And, you know, my love of ceramics and glass
0:02:20 > 0:02:21came from that as well.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- Funny how it can be ignited in a child, isn't it?- Yes.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- And then carries on later.- Yeah. - Lovely.- Thank you.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Perfect. So, Ian, the oval ball and the Orient
0:02:31 > 0:02:33have had an effect on your love of sport, haven't they?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Yes, they have, Tim. When I was younger,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37I lived in Hong Kong,
0:02:37 > 0:02:42so I was brought up watching the Hong Kong Sevens way back then
0:02:42 > 0:02:45with the men with the big sideburns and the big beards,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47and watching proper rugby
0:02:47 > 0:02:49way back when it was obviously an amateur sport.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53And on my return to England, I took up the sport myself.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Yes, exactly. But then you took up some martial arts, didn't you?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Yes. Well, it was my eldest daughter.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02We wanted her to do some kind of sport,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05so she took up a martial art called Kuk Sool.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08And we have both recently just been promoted to our blue belts.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Have you really?- Yes.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12I won't be arguing with you over this show, I can tell you.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13I agree with everything.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16What are you looking forward to unearthing today,
0:03:16 > 0:03:18you two treasure hunters?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Anything that's a bit quirky, sparkly - cos I love sparkle.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24If something just goes whoo, I'll be there.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- Really?- Yes.- Same with you, Ian? You get the "whoo"?
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Yeah, I go with Heidi. - You go with her "whoo-hoo"?
0:03:29 > 0:03:30THEY LAUGH
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Yes, anything that just catches our eye, and we think, we'll have that.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Well, we look forward to it. OK. Now, Julian, it says here
0:03:36 > 0:03:39that you're an actor/theatre manager today.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- Theatre director.- OK.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43But you were previously a magician.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- Yes, yes.- Why did you give up magic?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47I decided that when you start yawning
0:03:47 > 0:03:50in the middle of your own act, that's probably a good sign
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- that it's time to...- Had you done it for a year or two?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I'd done it for about 25 years but, as I say,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57I just got to the stage where it's like...
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Well, you know, like any job.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02It becomes like a job and it gets a tad tedious,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06and acting had always been my ultimate ambition.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07- So you made the switch?- Yes.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Now tell me, Gemma, did you do your own hair today?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Uh...sort of.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Cos it's looking spectacular.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- Thank you, Tim.- Not at all.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Like the future Queen of England's hair, if you don't mind my saying.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Thank you! That's very nice.- Because you are a hairdresser...- I am.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24..but you have a history of treading the boards.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26I do. I do, yes.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28I was a professional dancer for many a year,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31then I had my two children,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34and then retrained, and I'm now a hairdresser.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- And it's lovely.- Have you enjoyed all these roles equally? I expect...
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- I have indeed. Yes, yes.- Perfect.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43What sort of things will you be on the lookout for today, Jules?
0:04:43 > 0:04:44Um, I don't know.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49Just something that catches my eye because if it catches my eye,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51it might catch somebody else's eye.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53We don't really want to go for high-value stuff,
0:04:53 > 0:04:54just stuff that's a bit quirky
0:04:54 > 0:04:57and likely to have a few quid profit in it.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Anyway, very good luck today
0:04:58 > 0:05:01because now is the moment for me to give you 300 smackers each.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03300 smackers, there you go.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05£300. You know the rules.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Your experts await, and off you go!
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- ALL: Thank you.- And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Gosh, what ever is going to happen next?
0:05:12 > 0:05:15So that's our teams. Now, who are their experts?
0:05:16 > 0:05:17The Reds are in for a laugh
0:05:17 > 0:05:20because they've got the colourful David Harper.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26And on call for the Blues, it's the chatty Natasha Raskin.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29So, the stage is set on Dorking's West Street.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Here we go. Julian and Gemma, act one, scene one.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33How are we going to get on today?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36I'm going to do as I'm told. Gemma's in charge.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37Heidi, what will we be looking for?
0:05:37 > 0:05:41I think anything that's a bit sort of sparkly cos I love sparkle.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Ah, my dream woman. Ian?
0:05:43 > 0:05:44THEY LAUGH
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- I tend to go with Heidi but... - Course you do!
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- ..practical. Something practical. - Practical.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- And you're excited, fit to burst, right?- Absolutely fit to burst.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52Let's not mess around.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- Let's go, go, go, go, go.- Let's go! - Curtains up.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57And that's your cue to start, so break a leg.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02She's panicking already, this one.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05With Gemma behind-the-scenes, Julian takes centre stage.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07They are quite good fun.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Whilst they're not matching, they are mismatching.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10I think they're meant to be together.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Spotty, stripy, and we've got... What's that called? Gingham.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- We've got a gingham style as well. - Gingham.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- "Gingham style".- Oh, I don't know. Oh, my goodness.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Well, he was a magician, not a comedian.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22SHE LAUGHS
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Now Heidi is drawn to an inkwell.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- I've just seen this one.- OK. - It's a nice ink...well.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- OK, do you use these inkwells, Heidi?- No, I don't but...
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Again, it was... I just saw it and thought it looked very nice.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37You saw some light coming through it
0:06:37 > 0:06:39and you saw the sparkliness, didn't you?
0:06:39 > 0:06:40SHE LAUGHS Yes, I did.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- Magpie.- Rays of sunshine pouring out. Yes.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- It's a novel thing.- Yes.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48What have we got here? 12 quid.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49- Not expensive, is it?- No.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It really isn't. But what...
0:06:51 > 0:06:52You've seen this programme, Ian.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56You're the auctioneer, you're talking to Tim,
0:06:56 > 0:06:57what's your valuation?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I think we can make...
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I think there would be a small little profit on that.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- I really do.- If we were able to get it for the right price.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- If we can get it for the right price.- Ooh, I see.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Which is where I think she wants me to come in.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Are you the best negotiator?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I can... I've been told I can talk for England
0:07:14 > 0:07:15and I could sell ice to Eskimos.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17I think that's why you're here actually.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Yes, I think that's why I'm here.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- I think we should have to go on this.- Yes.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Do you think we should bag it if we can get it for like eight quid?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Yes.- Is that the figure that comes to mind?- Yes.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28And think that we know we'll make a few pounds profit
0:07:28 > 0:07:30just to give us a good start.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Just a few profits would be nice.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33SHE LAUGHS
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- Do you want a Golden Gavel? - I want a Golden Gavel.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39You'll need profits on all three items then.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Blues, what are you up to?
0:07:41 > 0:07:42OK. So what have we got here?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I mean, they are really just what they are, aren't they?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47They're just little table top condiment shakers.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Sweet though, aren't they? - Why are there four of them?
0:07:50 > 0:07:51I think they're for a large table.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I think you'd have them dotted around with salt and pepper.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58They're kind of retro and can't be much older than 1970, something like that.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- They're sweet but we'll see.- We'll have a think. We'll have a think.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01One to think about.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06So, how is Ian's gift of the gab working out?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09We've seen a reasonable price on that
0:08:09 > 0:08:12but we're wondering, what is the best you could do for us on that?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14I'm not very impressed so far, I've got to tell you.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Well, he's polite at least.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19It is a beautiful object, isn't it? You must admit.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22It's a beautiful object, it's got a lovely shine to it.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25And to you, we can do that for £11.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- £11, that's...- Oh, dear. It's going badly wrong.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29I was looking for a bit more than that, to be honest.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- £9.50.- 9.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- Go on, then.- Thank you very much, sir. HEIDI:- Thank you very much.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Great work, Reds. Eight minutes gone.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39First purchase in. Very quick. I love it.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Blues, have you found anything to get enthused about?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46So, what's that? A Simple Simon teapot.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- It looks revolting.- And this has caught your eye?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- Yes. Why?- Because it's quirky.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- It is very quirky.- It's different. - It's different.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- It's um... Now...- It's cheap. - It's cheap?! Oh, my goodness.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57OK, so what have we got going for it?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Different, quirky and cheap.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- Very much in the style of a potter called SylvaC.- Right.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05SylvaC produced all of these...
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Exactly that, little condiment jars called onion,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- celery, whatever. - Oh, right.- Oh, yes.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13You've seen them a million times, with different coloured tops.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14This is by Devonmoor,
0:09:14 > 0:09:18and I don't know the association between SylvaC and Devonmoor.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19Perhaps they're closely associated
0:09:19 > 0:09:22but this is an iconic sort of onion shape.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- Right.- And it's 12 quid in this shop.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Do we have any big chunks?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Lid's good. Spout's good.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- I mean, he really is horrifically ugly, isn't he?- Yeah.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Oh, my goodness.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- I think the most we would want to pay is five or six quid.- Yeah, yeah.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Another one to think about.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Another one to think about, or do you want to go and make enquiries?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Because we're doing a lot of thinking.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Early days but be mindful of time.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Let's find out how much it is then. - So if we say to them
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- that IF we were to buy this...- Yes.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- How low can we go? - BOTH: How low can we go?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I think only one thing is certain -
0:09:54 > 0:09:56I think that if we go anywhere, when we come back,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Simple Simon will still be here.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59He will still be here.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Poor Simon, he's got feelings, you know.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05And I have a feeling they'll be back for you, old boy.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Now, haggling isn't Ian's only talent...
0:10:08 > 0:10:11And there we go. Do that again.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Let's see if I can do it again. Wait.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Perfect fit, actually.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16I think there's a competition here. Let's see.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18How many marks out of ten for Ian?
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Well, he did very well. You're going to have to... Go on, then.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23I see where this is going.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Oh, no! I'm going to give myself a black eye. Hang on.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Hang on! He's had years of prac... Heidi.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Ah, fabulous, ten out of ten.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Thank you very much. Ian.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Ten out of ten.- Thank you.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37That is fantastically cool, isn't it?
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- I mean, that's a fun novelty champagne bucket.- Yes.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44It's never going to be described as an antique. Ever.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- Could be a bargain.- Do you want to give it a go?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Heidi, what do you think?
0:10:48 > 0:10:52It is priced at £35.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54I personally would probably put a tenner on it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- Yeah, so would I. 10-20.- 10-20.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01But on a mad day in the auction - and we get mad days all the time -
0:11:01 > 0:11:03it might make 50 quid.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Might.- It might.- I think in...
0:11:05 > 0:11:09If the last one did so well, I think you might have to try it again,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- see if you can get it for a very low price.- Oh, dear.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- Oh, God, we're in trouble.- This might go very badly wrong. Come on.- Yes.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Yes, well, as the saying goes, if you want to get ahead,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23get a hat-shaped ice bucket.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Hi there, Steve.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- This is Gemma and Julian.- ALL:- Hi.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29And Gemma and Julian have been admiring Simple Simon.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- STEVE:- Right.- Probably the first of your customers in a while
0:11:31 > 0:11:34to admire Simple Simon, but that's all right cos they like it.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39It's got £12 on it. How does seven sound, which is a fiver off?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Uh, what if I said eight?
0:11:41 > 0:11:42Would that be agreeable then?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Eight.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46You've caught us at a time when Gemma doesn't want to commit.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- No.- Noncommittal.- Noncommittal.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50But that, to be fair, is a nice offer.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- Would you hold it for half an hour? - I should think so.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- I don't think everyone will rush in the door. - THEY LAUGH
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Now, once word gets out, they'll be in here.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00Reds don't think so.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04What is the best you can do for us on that, please, sir?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06I could put some ice in it for you.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08THEY CHUCKLE
0:12:08 > 0:12:12I think there may be something more that we can do on that.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13'Maybe some bubbly too.'
0:12:13 > 0:12:15We were looking at...
0:12:16 > 0:12:18..£12, £13 really.
0:12:19 > 0:12:2027.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25No. Afraid we're not going to be able to that, are we?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Perhaps we could hold it for you and you can browse.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30Yes, maybe.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Can you put that to one side for us? - Yes, sure.- Brilliant.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34REDS: Thank you very much.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35- Cheers.- Thank you.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Not working well, your negotiating, is it?
0:12:38 > 0:12:39It wasn't that, to be honest.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43So, as the teams move along the street, join me up the road
0:12:43 > 0:12:45at Epsom Antiques Fair,
0:12:45 > 0:12:48where, earlier, I found some illuminating treasures.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56I want you to think candlesticks.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59I want you to think international candlesticks.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03And I want you to tell me where this candlestick comes from.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Well, a hint is that it's made in the form
0:13:07 > 0:13:09of a lamp. Because the maker of this object,
0:13:09 > 0:13:14in cast bronze, has incorporated a candle socket here,
0:13:14 > 0:13:19where you might have expected to have the wick from the oil lamp.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23It's the sort of thing that looks as if it's English
0:13:23 > 0:13:25but, actually, was made in France.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27But it resembles an oil lamp
0:13:27 > 0:13:31that would have been made in the Roman period in Italy.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32So that's a bit of a confusion,
0:13:32 > 0:13:36and that's why it's a truly cosmopolitan candlestick.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Now if we look at this pair of candlesticks,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43what do they remind you of?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45They look incredibly Oriental, don't they?
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Well, they're not.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Because these candlesticks were made in France.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54The enamelling that you see on them is of a particular type
0:13:54 > 0:13:57that was perfected in France in the 19th century,
0:13:57 > 0:14:01and this is called champleve.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05In Japan they make something similar, called cloisonne,
0:14:05 > 0:14:10which is sections of rolled wire laid onto a solid body,
0:14:10 > 0:14:14and then, in-between the wires they apply some enamel.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Different in France with champleve
0:14:17 > 0:14:21because the body of the metal is cast with a hollow,
0:14:21 > 0:14:23there's no wire in this,
0:14:23 > 0:14:27but the individual colours are then inserted into the gaps
0:14:27 > 0:14:29left by the casting.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33And in a way, it's a more sophisticated technique
0:14:33 > 0:14:35than the Japanese cloisonne.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39I have to say, I absolutely adore these candlesticks.
0:14:39 > 0:14:45Now, on the face of it, this little oil lamp, priced at £40,
0:14:45 > 0:14:50is about the right price for a bit of tourist ware of this type,
0:14:50 > 0:14:55but £80, which was the purchase price for the pair of candlesticks,
0:14:55 > 0:14:56frankly, is cheap,
0:14:56 > 0:15:01because they could make as much as £150-£200.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04The speculative candlestick out of this tribe
0:15:04 > 0:15:06is this fellow.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09What's oddball about it is that it's made of ceramic -
0:15:09 > 0:15:12you can see the red clay here.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17And that red clay has been covered in a streaky green glaze
0:15:17 > 0:15:20that's then covered in a thick lead glaze,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22which is what makes it so shiny,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25except this thing is absolutely filthy.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Why am I so excited about this thing?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Well, it represents something
0:15:30 > 0:15:32that was made in the Arts and Crafts period.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36And I need to do some research, because it's most likely,
0:15:36 > 0:15:38with this glazed colour scheme,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41that this thing comes from the north-east.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43It comes from a place called Linthorpe,
0:15:43 > 0:15:47and in the Linthorpe factory, between 1880 and 1900,
0:15:47 > 0:15:51a particular famous designer, one Dr Christopher Dresser,
0:15:51 > 0:15:56was producing designs for that pottery to produce their wares.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58This top part which forms the sconce
0:15:58 > 0:16:02looks exactly like the bud of a flower.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06And the handle curves in that sinuous and organic way.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08It looks like a Dresser design to me
0:16:08 > 0:16:11and, if I'm right and it was made in Linthorpe,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14it is worth between £200 and £300.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16What would it cost you?
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Here, today, it could be yours, filthy-dirty, for £20.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Where there's muck, there's brass.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Now back to the teams on Dorking's West Street
0:16:28 > 0:16:30where the shopping is in full flow.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Look at those chandeliers. - It's all very grand, isn't it?
0:16:33 > 0:16:34Isn't it beautiful?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37It goes on and on.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- Gosh, this is huge.- Look at this. - It's like an Aladdin's cave.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41Look at that.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Could you just put a bed in here and sleep? Cos I could.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Believe it or not, 20 minutes have passed.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51But we've come to a fresh, fresh centre
0:16:51 > 0:16:54and, you never know, there could be some real fresh things in here.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58So, are the Reds about to taste success with shop owner Christine?
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Oh, I say. Cheers, Heidi.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- Oh, Cheers.- Dare we? Dare we?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- Ooh, they ring! WOMAN:- Nice ring. Nice ring.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Fantastic ring. Any marks? Any signatures on there?
0:17:07 > 0:17:08I can't see any, no.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- Would be rare to find it, wouldn't it?- Yes.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- So these are lead crystal, aren't they?- They're very well cut.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Just tap that. Tap it. - HE TAPS LIGHTLY
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- That was rubbish. Here, listen. - SHE TAPS LIGHTLY
0:17:18 > 0:17:20- I was too scared I'd bang it too hard.- Better.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21GLASS PINGS
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Go on, try that again. - GLASS PINGS SOFTLY
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Oh, my Lord.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27He's great with top hats though.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31The old wives' tale - if that's what you'd call it -
0:17:31 > 0:17:34of how these things were designed, who were they modelled on?
0:17:34 > 0:17:35Do you know the story?
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- Oh, yes.- Do you?- Is it Antoinette?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Marie Antoinette.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41By all accounts, they were modelled
0:17:41 > 0:17:44on the shape of Marie Antoinette's bosom.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- Oh!- Yes.- That's interesting, isn't it?- Yes, so there you go.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- What else can you say? - I'm not going to say anything.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- ALL LAUGH - 'Yes, I think you've said enough.'
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- They are lovely.- Yes.- And there's six of those?- Set of six, yes.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57OK. What do you reckon, Heidi?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Hang on, before you say anything, how much are they?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Well, you need a good price, don't you? Cos you are looking to win.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- Yes, we are. - Yes, we want the Golden Gavel.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Let's say 50, then. Absolutely rock bottom.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- I'm very happy with that price.- Yes. - You're a changed man.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Heidi?- No. To be perfectly honest, you've been very kind to us
0:18:16 > 0:18:19and so, yeah, we would like to take those for 50.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22We'll wrap them well so they stay perfect.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23- Thank you ever so much.- Thank you.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26'Second purchase in less than 15 minutes.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27'Cheers to that.'
0:18:27 > 0:18:29We've got to now consider,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31what are we going to do with that hat over there.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Hmm.- So time to reflect, I think.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37'Ha, that's exactly the mood the Blues are in.'
0:18:37 > 0:18:39That is fabulous.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Julian, what do you make of that?
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- I love it.- It's fun and quirky, and it's vintage.- Yes.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Vintage-meets-contemporary idea.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Right.- I like it. - So, we're running out of time.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- Shall we get a price?- Yes. What's the price on the ticket?
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- It's 58 on there now.- Shall I take it to the desk and ask them...?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57And see what the best is.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00I mean, if we could get that for around 45, I think, come on,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03that is good fun. What a good idea. What a good idea.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- In the meantime, shall we keep looking?- Yes.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08There's actually a glass perfume bottle on the shelf.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09After you, lead the way.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- OK.- Natasha, what do you think of this?
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Ah, love it. Absolutely love it. Scent bottles, how chic are they?
0:19:16 > 0:19:20And whilst Julian is away we can appreciate the finer lady things.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Now, it says here that it is French Art Deco
0:19:23 > 0:19:27and that it has got a knock-down price of £49.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29This is a very tricky one because,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32with glassware, it's difficult to age it.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Only thing that I can see holding it in my hand
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- is a tiny little bubble here.- Right.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40And that bubble gives me hope that this is a period item...
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- OK.- ..because modern glass would have no flaws.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44If we could get that for £40,
0:19:44 > 0:19:49and if this proves to be genuine French Art Deco...oh, beautiful!
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Sorry to interrupt. I'm back and they've said they'll do this for 50.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- £50.- Yes.- OK.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56It would be our first item. It is something to consider
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- because it's so much fun. - BOTH:- Yeah.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- I really like it.- It's so much fun. - I think we should go for it.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- Are we going for it?- I think because of where we're selling it,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- predominantly that's going to help us.- Absolutely.- Yeah. Very fun.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- So we'll go for that?- Yes.- Yes! And we're going to follow you
0:20:09 > 0:20:12cos we're going to ask about this, but you haven't seen it.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- GEMMA LAUGHS - What do you think?
0:20:14 > 0:20:15It's nice.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I can see that in a lady's boudoir.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- OK. Fabulous. Let's follow you then. - Let's follow.- Thank you.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27OK. So, yes, we would like to take this, but also,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29we're looking at this perfume bottle.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30Now, it's got £49 on it,
0:20:30 > 0:20:34and we're wondering, how much leeway do you have on that?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- We can reduce that by five, so... - ALL:- 44.
0:20:37 > 0:20:3844.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Do you know, I think there's something about this
0:20:41 > 0:20:43that I just absolutely love.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Right now, without any liquid in it it's quite difficult to imagine
0:20:46 > 0:20:50but, filled up, it just would look so fabulous.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51- 'Time's ticking.'- Let's go for it.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- It's a real centrepiece.- Shall we go for it?- Two pieces then.- Yeah.- OK!
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Done, done, done! Oh, my goodness.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Right, so 44 and 50 makes 94.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Next two items, 15 minutes left.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- OK.- OK, lovely. Great.- Let's pay and run. OK.- Pay and run.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09I think they're off to pay Simple Simon a visit.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Here we are again. Hello, again, hello. Hi.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15We've got about 12 minutes.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Let's just have a last look
0:21:17 > 0:21:19and then we can just take it up to the last...
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- So if we get to one minute to go, we buy Simon.- We buy Simon.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- Well, come on, then. - Look, look, look!
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Well, we're not going to do it if we keep messing around.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Hello.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34I bet you're pleased to see us again.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37This time, Heidi's heading the haggle.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42- 22 and you've definitely got a deal. - 22?- 22.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- 23.- 22.50.- Done!
0:21:46 > 0:21:47- IAN:- There we go.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49'That's how it's done, fellows.'
0:21:49 > 0:21:50That was hard work.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- Thank you very much.- Thank you so much.- And well done, you two.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57We are on a major champagne fest here.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- That is marvellous, but now to round it off, a nice cup of tea.- Yes.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03And even a nice slice of cake on me, how's that? Cos you've been so good.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08- Aw, thank you.- You've been really good. Well done. Oh! Excellent!
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Now that's a proper hat trick.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Come on, you Blues. One item left.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- How does jewellery sell? - Depends what it is entirely.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26- How would a solid silver five piece condiment set go?- It's too risky.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Five minutes left.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31We make a final decision on the teapot, the onion teapot.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- What do you think? - Yeah, I think we should go for it.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- We're not going to lose a lot of money on it.- OK.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- Because it's only £8. - OK. Can I be absolutely cheeky?
0:22:40 > 0:22:45And ask if there's any way it can be any slightly less cheaper than £8?
0:22:45 > 0:22:51- Could it possibly be six?- Um... Yes, all right.- Let's do the onion.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52Where did that come from?!
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- That was cheap. Oh, my goodness. - Let's do the onion.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Talk about leaving it late. Nice bit of haggling too, Gemma.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05That's it, times up. Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:23:06 > 0:23:10The late Victorian cut-glass inkwell was obtained for £9.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18The set of six champagne glasses were picked up for £50.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24The novelty plastic champagne bucket rounded off their trio
0:23:24 > 0:23:26for £22.50.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Very smooth.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Well, you two love birds. How was it? All right?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- Yes, good fun, thank you. - Which is your favourite piece?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36The champagne saucers.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41- The champagne saucers.- Yes.- Right. Do you agree with that, Ian?- Yes.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- You do. - Yes, they were the find I think.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit, Ian?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- I think the inkwell...- The inkwell?
0:23:50 > 0:23:54..might bring a small profit, and I think that's all we're going to get.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Well, that's optimism for you. And what about you, darling?
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- Oh, no, champagne.- Champagne. Anyway, you've had a great time.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06- How much did you spend?- £81.50. - On one item?- No.- Three.- On the lot?
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- All three, I'm afraid.- All three. - Dear, dear, dear.- It's a bargain!
0:24:10 > 0:24:15OK, fine. £81.50 is £.50 short of £82 which is 18 short of 100.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20- That's £218.50.- Well done. - That's the way I do my math.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24- But anyway, can I have it?- You certainly may.- It's a pile of dosh.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- Here we go.- David, where did you get your T-shirt from, mate?- Why?
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- Just my colour, that.- I've seen you looking at it longingly.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33THEY LAUGH
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I was getting a bit worried, to be honest.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Well, even I couldn't squeeze into that.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Anyway, there you go, old friend. That's a lot of money, isn't it?
0:24:41 > 0:24:44It's a big lump of it and I think I've got to buy something bling-y,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- don't you agree, Heidi? - I think you've got to spend the lot.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- I'm going to go for it. - I hope you're going to go mad.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Going to go for it! - That's what I like to hear, Dave.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57After much reflection,
0:24:57 > 0:25:01they were served up the tennis racket wall mirror for an ace £50.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Closely followed by the large Art Deco-style scent bottle for £44.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13And finally, they stewed over the Devonmoor Simple Simon
0:25:13 > 0:25:16novelty teapot, returning to pay £6.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- Jules, Gems, how are you? - Very well, thank you, how are you?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- That was exhausting, wasn't it? - Yeah.- Right up to the wire.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Dear, oh, dear. Now, Gems, tell me, what's your favourite piece?
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Hard decision but I'm going to go with the tennis racket.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35The tennis racket is your fave. You agree with that, Jules?
0:25:35 > 0:25:38I like the tennis racket but I'm very fond of the teapot.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- Will the teapot bring the biggest profit?- No.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- What will bring the biggest profit? - The tennis racket.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- The tennis racket? So 'er indoors is right.- She's always right.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- I've learned that a long time ago. - How much did you spend?
0:25:50 > 0:25:55- £100.- Exactly 100.- £100, OK. I'd like £200 of leftover lolly.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Thank you. You're an absolute gem. And handing it on to Natasha.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02There you go, Natasha. What are you going to do with that, darling?
0:26:02 > 0:26:03We bought a whole variety of things,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06so let's add to that and buy something quirky and just nuts.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07- Might as well.- Absolutely.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10So what's new? Some would say.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12OK, well, very good luck with that, Natasha.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Meanwhile, we're heading straight off to the auction. Ooh-ah.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Well, we've winged it from Dorking into central London,
0:26:31 > 0:26:34to Chiswick High Road, to High Road Auctions...
0:26:34 > 0:26:38- to be with Ross Mercer. Ross, hello. - Hello there.- Are you good?- I am.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Now, for the Reds.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Their first item is the most miserable of miserable inkwells
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- you ever did see.- Yes. It's quite mean, isn't it?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49It's mean and you'd never give it an individual lot
0:26:49 > 0:26:52in this smart sale room of yours in Chiswick High Road, would you?
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- Ordinarily, if it wasn't for us. - I wouldn't.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- But for Bargain Hunt we'll do most things.- You're so kind.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- Anyway, what's your estimate on that little misery?- We've said £20-30.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Have you really? Gosh.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05OK, you're just going to encourage them, you know?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08£9 is what they paid, and frankly
0:27:08 > 0:27:11if you get a £5 note for it I think you've done jolly well.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Anyway, we shall see.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Next are six cut-glass glasses.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21Loosely called champagne glasses but they could be used for fruit sundae.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23That's right.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Not the typical shape, but I think they're probably
0:27:27 > 0:27:31post the golden period of champagne in the '20s, '30s, and '40s.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35Exactly, cos these, I guess, date from the 1950s or '60s, don't they?
0:27:35 > 0:27:38That's right. I think we could call them cocktail glasses.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40OK, what's your estimate on them?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- We've said £25-45. - Very generous, too.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- £50 paid by our team so they paid too much.- Wow.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49I think they got swept away on the prospect
0:27:49 > 0:27:51of a bit of bubbly actually.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53And whilst we're on the fizzy substance,
0:27:53 > 0:27:58it has spilled over into their little bottle cooler.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01I particularly dislike this thing because it's made of plastic.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02Do you like it?
0:28:02 > 0:28:04It's not really me, Tim, to be honest with you.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09I think it's a bit of fun for a picnic or a barbecue
0:28:09 > 0:28:11over the summer, maybe.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13I think they call it kitsch.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Yeah, it's on the edge of kitsch, isn't it? OK, fine, how much?
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- Well, for that we've said £30-50. - OK, well fair enough.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23£22.50 they paid.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Anyway, overall, I am not personally terribly impressed
0:28:26 > 0:28:29by this team's lot and I think they are going to need
0:28:29 > 0:28:32the bonus buy, so let's go have a look at it.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Heidi and Ian, this is a moment, is it? The leftover lolly moment.
0:28:36 > 0:28:42- You gave your man £218.50, a small fortune by anybody's standards.- Mm!
0:28:42 > 0:28:43David, what did you go and blow it on?
0:28:43 > 0:28:47OK, I blew it on something nice and shiny.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49ALL: Ooh!
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Oh, my gosh! Grab one each. Not two!
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Oh, all right, take them all.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- What do you think of those napkin rings?- Yes.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02Fantastically hallmarked. They are solid what?
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- 925, so that's silver.- Well done.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08I thought you were going to fall into the trap
0:29:08 > 0:29:09of saying they were solid gold.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14Solid silver, gold plated, gilded silver. But quite interesting.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19Without their box, sadly, but dated Sheffield 1977.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23I feel it's commemorative pieces for the 25th Silver Jubilee.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- Silver Jubilee with a bit of gold. - How much did you pay for this?
0:29:26 > 0:29:29How much would you pay for them?
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- 70?- Yeah, 70. - Pretty good. I paid 80.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37- That's not bad.- I'd say very good guess.- Very good.- Crunch question.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41I think they could do 100. 80-120 as a guess,
0:29:41 > 0:29:43as an estimate would be a safe.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45These will match the Golden Gavel we're going to get.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- This is the aim.- Ah.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49We desperately want a Golden Gavel.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Anyway, on that happy note, why don't we check out
0:29:52 > 0:29:55what the auctioneer thinks about Dave's napkin rings. Oh, yes.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00Now, for a family of four, four napkin rings.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- Nice that they're in silver gilt. - They are nice quality.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07They're a nice gauge as we say, a nice thickness of metal
0:30:07 > 0:30:08and weight to them.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11The thing with the gilding is you don't have to clean the silver.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13They won't tarnish like silver tarnishes,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16so, from that point of view, they are quite practical.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- Anyway, how much, then, for the four?- We've said £50-70.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22OK, £80 paid by David, and I think that's close enough.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27Now, moving on to the Blues, which is a pretty queer old mix
0:30:27 > 0:30:30cos we've got the Dunlop Maxply tennis racket
0:30:30 > 0:30:32that I used to use at school.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34I can't believe that my old tennis racket
0:30:34 > 0:30:36has now been made into a mirror.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- Well, it is...it is the first time I've ever seen one.- Is it?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41You've got to really love tennis, really,
0:30:41 > 0:30:43haven't you, to hang that up on your wall every day.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47I think the novelty of it is good if you are a sportsman. Why not?
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- Well, we've stuck our neck out a bit. We said £30-50.- Have you?- Yes.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- £50 the team paid.- I think that's all the money.- Yeah, so do I.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57They'll not make a profit out of that.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03- Next is the Deco-style scent bottle. - Not great quality.
0:31:03 > 0:31:04It needs a thoroughly good clean.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- It's beginning to bloom so we can get some soda water perhaps.- Yeah.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- How much?- Well, we said £40-60,
0:31:12 > 0:31:17- which I think is a bit optimistic. - Do you? OK, £44 the team paid.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Last, we've got the Simple Simon teapot.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24This doesn't do much for me, I'm afraid, Tim. It's a novelty teapot.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27There are good collectors for teapots,
0:31:27 > 0:31:31but what will happen to it on the day...
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Well, I can reassure you that the team
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- only invested £6 in this teapot. - Yes, I think they probably paid...
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- About the right price?- About the right price for it.- OK, fine.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Overall, they haven't invested that much.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47They only spent £100 on all three items.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Let's go have a look at their bonus buy.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54Gems, Jules, you gave Natasha £200.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56A fortune in the way of leftover lolly.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- That's have a look at what you bought.- OK, it comes in two parts.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- I'm first going to reveal to you... A parcel.- Ooh.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07And because I was in the company of such luvvies, I couldn't help
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- but think of the theatre. The theatre.- Oh, nice!
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- And saw these lovely little opera glasses, we thought of you!- Sweet.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18- They are sweet.- They're lovely. - I'm going to reveal my hand to you.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20They're not the world's best opera glasses.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24They are mid-century, hopefully French, unstamped and, you know,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27not silvered hallmarked or anything like that opera glasses.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29We can safely say they are snakeskin.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32They come with this little case. We can safely say they're lovely.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Were they expensive?
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Well, I nearly spent the whole amount. No, just kidding!
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- They were £38.- Great!
0:32:40 > 0:32:43You wouldn't have to go to the theatre many times.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44Is it a pound now that you have to put in
0:32:44 > 0:32:46to get the glasses in the theatre?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- Exactly.- So, you wouldn't have to go many times to get your money back.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- I think they're lovely.- So, what do you reckon they'll fetch?
0:32:53 > 0:32:55Well, I reckon the auctioneer is going to put
0:32:55 > 0:32:56something like 20-40, 30-50.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59He's not going to put on a whopping big estimate of 60-80 on them,
0:32:59 > 0:33:02but they just need to inspire a little bit of competition
0:33:02 > 0:33:05and then we are cracking. I think we're almost there.
0:33:05 > 0:33:06We're almost there.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09On that happy note, why don't we check out what the auctioneer
0:33:09 > 0:33:11thinks about Natasha's opera glasses.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15OK, there we go. Look, Ross.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Very, very, very ordinary.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21They are, Tim. Not great quality.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26And quite a small market who are going to buy these.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29However, the condition is good.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31If we're trying to be optimistic,
0:33:31 > 0:33:35I think the condition might get them away on the day.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- Yeah, they'll look well on the internet, won't they?- They will.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41That's the other thing that's in their favour.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43OK, so Natasha invested £38.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Will she get out of trouble in your auction?
0:33:45 > 0:33:49- We've said 30-50.- OK, well, she just might get lucky, mightn't she?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- I'll try my best. - Well, you are well in focus.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- Heidi, Ian, everything OK?- Yes.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Hoping for the best because you're desperate for the old GG, right?
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- Yes.- Right, well, there's an ambition for you.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13First up, then, is the little inkwell. Here it comes.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Next lot is the late-Victorian cut-glass inkwell. There it is.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21Nice quality thing. £5, bid at five. Eight with you, sir.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23£8, bid 10.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25At £8 with the gentleman sat, 10 may I say. New place at £10.
0:34:25 > 0:34:31- For 12.- Profit. Unbelievable. - 14, 16.- 16?- 18?
0:34:32 > 0:34:38At £18, bid 20. £20, at 20. In the back row at £20 only.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43- £20.- Last chance, we're going to sell it on to the gentleman. 20.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48- Trying to give me a heart attack here. £22.- 22?!- 24, 26.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- I can't believe this.- £26, 28.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54- 30 now.- It's the miracle of Chiswick.
0:34:54 > 0:34:5630. May I say five to you?
0:34:58 > 0:35:0332. OK, I'm not a proud man. We'll get every penny we can for this.
0:35:03 > 0:35:0632, 35. At 35.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11At 35, last chance at 35. Sold!
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- 35.- Thank you!
0:35:14 > 0:35:20£35, 25... It's plus £26. £26!
0:35:20 > 0:35:24Now here comes the champagne glasses. Looking nice.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29A lot of interest here. Bids start against you all, £20. I have at 20.
0:35:29 > 0:35:36Coming in at 20. Five. 30. Five. 40. Five with you, madam, at 45. Bid 50.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Five. 60, madam.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44£60 I'm bid at the back of the room. 60. At £60 only.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Lovely suite of six cocktail glasses.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52£65 now on the internet. At £65.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57At £65, last chance, all done? Sold to the internet at 65.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02£65 is plus £15, that's 26, 36, that's plus £41.
0:36:02 > 0:36:09A novelty champagne bucket. £10 bid. £10, I'm bid at 10. 15, sir, at 15.
0:36:09 > 0:36:1220 now. £20 bid, 25.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18- 25. 30 now.- You've done it. - 30 bid. 35.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22- They have cracked it.- At £35.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Sat in front of me at £35 and I'm going to sell.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Last chance, all done and selling at 35.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- Sold!- £35.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35£22.50...
0:36:35 > 0:36:40That is plus £53.50 profit.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43So what you going to do about the bonus buy, then?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46You going to park that? £80 for those jobbies.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Because we've done so well, I'm really sorry,
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- would you mind if we passed?- Not at all.- Take the money, I'm afraid.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55- You take the money and run. - And here comes the bonus buy.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59The next lot now, lot 102. Lovely silver gilt napkin rings.
0:36:59 > 0:37:0520 bid. 20 bid, five. 25, bid 30. 35.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10At £35 stands. At the back at 35.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Doesn't seem a lot to me at 35.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16£40, on the internet at 40. 45. 45.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- At £45 in the room. - I can't even look!
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Going to sell to internet at 45.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Last chance. Done and selling at £45.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- Oh!- 45, eh?- Good decision. Very good decision.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Minus £35, that would've made a hole, wouldn't it?
0:37:33 > 0:37:36That would've made a hole. Anyway, well done, team.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39You are plus £53.50.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Don't say a word to those Blues. Don't spoil their day.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- All will be revealed in a moment. - Yes.- Congratulations again.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Thank you very much.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03OK, Jules, Gem, first up is your Maxply tennis racket mirror.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Here it comes.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06Unusual, certainly it is.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10It's the rather fun Dunlop tennis racket.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Some interest with me. On the books at £30 I'm bid.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17- 30 is in!- Come on, come on!- £30 now.
0:38:17 > 0:38:1835 may I say, madam?
0:38:18 > 0:38:24You've seen it at 35. 40, 45. 45, bid 50.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- We're in.- 55, 60.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Five now. THEY CHEER
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Shaking her head at £60, with me on a commission date.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Anyone else now has got a chance at £60.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37With the auctioneer on a commission bid of 60.
0:38:39 > 0:38:4460. That's a proper forehand, that is. Plus £10.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45Now, OK, scent bottle.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48The Art Deco-style cut-glass scent bottle.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50There it is, you could fit a lot of perfume in it there.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54£20 I'm bid on the books. At 20, looking for five now.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55It's struggling already.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00Everyone's shaking their head at £20. With me, may I say five?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03No, at £20 only.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- No.- Oh, dear, we are in trouble.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07With me on a maiden commission bid of 20 only.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Last chance, I've got to sell.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- At £20, sold!- Oh!- He put 40-60 on it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19Anyway, that's minus 24, which means it's only minus 14, actually.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- There you go. - It's OK. Simon.- Simple Simon.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Simon's going to do it for you.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Next lot, 117.
0:39:25 > 0:39:31It's the rather fun Simple Simon Devonmoor novelty teapot.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35- Come on, Simon! 15?!- 18 straight in.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40Bid 20. £20, bid 25, sir. Come along. At £25.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45At £25 way in the back, at 25, I'm going to sell at £25 only.
0:39:47 > 0:39:53£25 is plus £19. You were £14 down the lavatory.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56You're now plus £5. How about that?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Oh, my goodness. Now what are you going to do about old snakeskin?
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- The opera glasses. What you going to do?- I think we should go for it.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- We are only here once, yeah. - Yeah, absolutely.- Let's do it.
0:40:05 > 0:40:06Oh, my goodness.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09We are going with the opera glasses, and here they come.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Lot number 121, the pair of mid-20th-century
0:40:13 > 0:40:17French white metal and snakeskin opera glasses.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- Some interest here. Bid start against you at £20.- 20 is OK.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- 20 is good.- 25, bid 30. Five,
0:40:23 > 0:40:2540 now.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27£40. Well done. That is good.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Last chance, going to sell. £40 only.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32All done? Selling now at 40.
0:40:34 > 0:40:3740 is plus £2. I love it.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40OK, you are plus £7, team.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43That could be a winning score. Well done.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- And the excitement level, how about that?- It's amazing.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47My heart is thumping, actually.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Anyway, say nothing to the Reds and all will be revealed in a moment.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Thank you very much. Well done.
0:41:03 > 0:41:09- Well, well, well, well... A double whammy of winners today.- ALL: Whoo!
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Everybody is going home with the folding money.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16How lovely is that? Now, have you been chatting to one another?
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- ALL: No.- It's just a question of scale then, really, isn't it?
0:41:20 > 0:41:24The team with the slightly scaled-down winnings
0:41:24 > 0:41:26today happens to be Blues.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30But don't feel too badly about it
0:41:30 > 0:41:33because you're going home with seven English pounds.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- We are!- There's the five there and a couple of bits of shrapnel.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- So, Gem, did you have a good time? - Wonderful.
0:41:40 > 0:41:41- Was it good for you, Jules? - Brilliant.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- Well, it was clearly good for you, Natasha.- Always is!
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Never have I seen a girl so excited about £7.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50So what would happen if she gets into double digits?
0:41:50 > 0:41:51Anyway, well done, team,
0:41:51 > 0:41:55because the victors today are going home with £53.50.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Here's that.
0:41:58 > 0:42:04This is... There's £2.50, you get another one. Look, £53.50.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear. So, how did you manage that?
0:42:07 > 0:42:13- £26 on the old inkwell. - Unbelievable.- Mad!- It was lovely.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17£15 on the not champagne glasses.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22£12 on the champagne doodah means that you get a profit on every lot
0:42:22 > 0:42:25which means you get the entry to the Golden Gavel!
0:42:25 > 0:42:31The ancient order. The most competed decoration in British television.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35- Thank you! Give that to me! - That's to go with your collection.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Such a competitive man, David Harper.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Anyway, what's the best bit for you, Heidi?
0:42:41 > 0:42:42- Um...- The money.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44THEY LAUGH
0:42:44 > 0:42:47No, actually, meeting you all. It has been such good fun.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49We've really, really enjoyed it, so thank you.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53- But it was the money for you, right? - Yes, it's the money for me. Yes.
0:42:53 > 0:42:54A proper man.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59Anyway, such fun. Join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?
0:42:59 > 0:43:00ALL: Yes!