0:00:06 > 0:00:08Today we're visiting Norfolk,
0:00:08 > 0:00:12which was the home of social reformer Elizabeth Fry.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15There she is, Elizabeth Fry.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Cor, the things you learn on this show, eh?
0:00:20 > 0:00:21What's that, you say?
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:26 > 0:00:27Yeah!
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Armed with a fistful of fivers totalling £300,
0:01:00 > 0:01:04our teams, in an hour, have to find three items.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07But, exactly how many of those notes will they spend?
0:01:07 > 0:01:09And how much profit will they make?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up, eh?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Today's Reds are acting on impulse.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- I like it very much.- Let's buy it.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20And there's...
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Yep.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- Yes, Mum!- I want it! I just love it!
0:01:24 > 0:01:26But you can't keep it.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27No...
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Whereas the Blues can't make up their minds.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- I would just flip a coin on this one.- Do you?
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Oh, no, I can't bear the tension.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Heads.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Yes!
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Phew!
0:01:42 > 0:01:45It all comes to a head at the auction.
0:01:45 > 0:01:4660. 60.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Excitement.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51And something happens that's a first for Bargain Hunt.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Let's meet the teams first, eh?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Well, we've got a family affair today for our teams,
0:01:58 > 0:02:03because, for the Reds, it's mother and daughter Adrienne and Alexandra.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07And for the Blues, it is the lovely Walter and his son Keir.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- Hello, everyone.- ALL: Hello!
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Lovely to see you.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Adrienne, your working life has revolved around the English language, hasn't it?
0:02:14 > 0:02:15It has, yes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18I was trained as a journalist and in the last few years
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I've been working as an English language teacher.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24- But your journalistic career was eventful, wasn't it?- It was, yes.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27I remember being in the newsroom one day and my editor said to me,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29"You like planes, don't you?" I went, "Yeah."
0:02:29 > 0:02:31I thought he was going to say, "You can go on a holiday."
0:02:31 > 0:02:34And he said, "Well, actually, the Royal Jordanian Falcon stunt team are in.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36"I'd like you to go up with them."
0:02:36 > 0:02:38And I had to spend half the day
0:02:38 > 0:02:43flying loop the loops and going upside down in a small biplane.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46How funny. What does the world look like from upside down?
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- The sky was green for a moment. - Yeah, very strange.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- And so was I!- Yeah, I bet you were.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Now, you're serving a rather interesting apprenticeship, Alexandra.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55- Tell us about that.- Yes.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57I'm doing a front-of-house apprenticeship
0:02:57 > 0:03:00with the Royal Shakespeare Company at the moment,
0:03:00 > 0:03:01which is very exciting.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Are you in Stratford, then?- Yes, Stratford-upon-Avon. It's beautiful.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06It's so relaxed there. It's really lovely.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08And what do you have to do?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Mainly sort of check people's tickets and things like that.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13But it's lots of interaction with the general public,
0:03:13 > 0:03:15which makes every day really different.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18And in the past, before you took this course,
0:03:18 > 0:03:23you had a life that rather resembled an Enid Blyton novel.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Yeah, I spent a lot of time with my friends
0:03:25 > 0:03:29just going into teashops and, yeah, eating lots of cake
0:03:29 > 0:03:30and trying lots of different types of tea.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33And Norwich is actually quite good for that.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35There's lots of unique little places in Norwich.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37So, will you be going for a tea set today,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- when it comes down to the shopping, do you think?- Oh, maybe.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Maybe something to do with tea.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44What does the mother have to think about this?
0:03:44 > 0:03:48I think practical. As long as it has a purpose and I could use it myself,
0:03:48 > 0:03:49then I would buy it.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51All right. Fine. Well, lovely to talk to you.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Now, chaps...
0:03:52 > 0:03:55You two boys are of a very caring nature, aren't you, Walter?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57I'd like to think we are.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01I used to teach teenagers with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06And Keir works in the mental health field with older people.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Now, tell me about your love of rugby.- Oh, I've always loved rugby.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Used to play it when I was young. But, for the last 20-odd years, I've been coaching it.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16And when you're not bashing around at the rugby field,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- you like to bash out a song or two? - I sing in a band, yes, I do.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Right, what sort of music? - Oh, it's hard to describe, really.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27It's kind of Clash meets Nirvana, if that means anything to you, Tim.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28What fun.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31What's it like having such a trendy dad, then,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33that sings in rock bands and...?
0:04:33 > 0:04:34I don't see him as trendy.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Do you not?
0:04:36 > 0:04:37No. No.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40You have your links to music, as well, though, don't you, Keir?
0:04:40 > 0:04:41I do, yes.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Before I got into nursing, I was a roadie.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47So, I used to go around with bands and set their equipment up
0:04:47 > 0:04:49and roll it on and off the stage.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I roadied for the Rolling Stones,
0:04:52 > 0:04:53Roger Waters, The Who...
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Really?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- ..Primal Scream. Bands like that, yeah.- Gosh.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02So you gave up the roadie job and went into nursing, is that right?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- I did, yes.- And what's the best bit of the nursing job for you?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I think it's seeing people come into hospital really unwell
0:05:08 > 0:05:12and working with them to an extent that they are well enough to leave again.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- Yes, exactly.- And seeing people make such an improvement.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Well, very, very lucky they are to have you there to tend to them.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20So, hats off for all of that.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23What sort of things are you going to go for today, do you think, Walter?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25The unusual. Something very different.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Erm...
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Yeah, something that no-one's seen before.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30Oh...
0:05:30 > 0:05:32A man of mystery.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34OK, now the money moment. £300 apiece.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35- There's your £300.- Thank you.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37You know the rules. Your experts await.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40And off you go! And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Gosh, whatever's going to happen today?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44That's the teams.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45So, let's meet their experts.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Hoping to unlock the profit for the Reds, it's Paul Laidlaw.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54And hitting the right note for the Blues, it's Catherine Southon.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57So, what's on the shopping list today, teams?
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- Maybe something a little bit delicate.- OK.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Something like glass with a little bit of sparkle.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Oh, a little thing...
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Now, we've got a wealth of items here in Norfolk today.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10If you could buy one thing, what would it be?
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Something for taking stones out of horses' hooves.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- Is he always like this? - Yeah, he's an odd boy.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Well, it's going to be impulsive.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20So, we don't have a shopping list. If we like it, we're going to buy it.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Or we're going to try and buy it, yeah?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- OK.- Yes.- Let's go, then.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25This is it.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27OK, so we're going odd today?
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- We're going to be different, yes. - We're going odd.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Let's go and find them. Come on, chaps.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Right, teams, your 60 minutes starts...
0:06:35 > 0:06:36now!
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Ha!
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- Shall we look at little bits of jewellery?- Of course.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43What are you thinking, Walt?
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I'm not thinking anything at the moment, to be honest with you.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Yeah, good to have an open mind at this stage, Walt.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50But not an empty one.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Well...
0:06:54 > 0:06:55Glass.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I've got to say, is it your taste, Alexandra?
0:06:58 > 0:06:59No.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Do you, maybe, hate it?
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Maybe a little bit.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08The thing is, I don't dislike it. I...
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Sorry, darling!
0:07:09 > 0:07:12If you have a party, it's really unusual.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14It's quite a conversation piece.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16You can put lots of alcohol in it and drink it.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Maybe it would look better after a couple of drinks.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21Oh, dear...
0:07:22 > 0:07:24So, an agreement to disagree.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Could have your hands full today, Paul.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29The same goes for Catherine, too.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31I don't know what that's for. What's this for?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34It's an auger, for drilling holes in oak.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- Your kind of thing?- I like it.- Yeah.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- You like it?- I think it's random.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- I do like it.- Well, I'll give you that. It's certainly random.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Start as we mean to go on.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45So, if you're making holes in oak,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48then you need to plane off the oak as well, don't you?
0:07:48 > 0:07:49You do. Yes. Yep.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51It's £12, that one.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55I don't know what makes a good plane and what doesn't, to be perfectly honest with you.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56One that flies!
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Well, that would be good.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00I think we should have a look round.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02OK, well, we've only just started, but...
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Yeah, we have just started.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06But, thank you very much, sir. Thank you. Thank you.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10That's a good, manly start, Blues.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Now, the Reds couldn't be more different.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Satsuma. Japan.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17An earthenware body now. Early 20th century.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20And the Japanese artisans are, at this stage,
0:08:20 > 0:08:21producing high-quality wares,
0:08:21 > 0:08:23frequently for Western consumption.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25I adore it.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27But it's £200.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Which is two-thirds of our budget.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34I suspect we'll have an artisan's mark in that little tablet there.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- See?- Oh, wow. - The books have been written.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38We can identify that as artisan. And what do we see depicted here?
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- And this is hand-worked. - Isn't it beautiful?- Is it a peacock?
0:08:41 > 0:08:42It is indeed.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44It's beautiful.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45It's really lovely.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48The density of the decoration is exquisite.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50That's a joyous object.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52What can I say? But...
0:08:52 > 0:08:53I really like it.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54I like it.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55150?
0:08:55 > 0:08:56I don't...
0:08:56 > 0:08:59I... I... I just don't know.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00May we ask the question?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- Well, we could do that for 170. - 170...
0:09:04 > 0:09:07From our point of view, it's a hasty purchase.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11So, the Reds aren't quite ready to connect.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14The Blues have their minds set on one thing, though.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Odd-looking things. - Right. Anything here for you?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- There's nothing that stands out to me.- No.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- We're not looking for pretty, are we?- No. No. No.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- No.- No.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- You two are going to be hard to please, aren't you?- Yeah.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Well, they want the unusual, Catherine.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Now, having remained at the same stall,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33the unusual is what Paul is showing his team.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39I'm drawn to the striking design of this mysterious object here.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45I don't mind telling you, I'm not entirely sure what that is.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46But...
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Turn it under. Royal Dalton.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Flambe.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It's a late-'90s or maybe Edwardian piece, yeah?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54It could be a specimen vase.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56You could get buds in there.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58I like the brand.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I like the aesthetic.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01I also like...
0:10:03 > 0:10:05..a £55 price tag.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Which is not a lot of money.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09But, Adrienne's frowning.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Which is worrying the living daylights out of me.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14It's because, if I were going to an auction and I saw that,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17lovely as it is, I wouldn't know what to do with it.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Well, have we exhausted the ceramics of the world or...?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22I think so.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23- Move on?- Yeah, let's move on.- OK.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26OK, good start, all.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28But, while the Reds continue to find their feet,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30the Blues are retracing their steps.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- We're back.- Hello, we've come back to have a look at your tools, if you wouldn't mind.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36We're in your hands here, sir.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Because we were thinking about maybe buying a couple.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40Yeah.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43I think they're quite keenly priced. I'll knock a little bit off but...
0:10:43 > 0:10:46So, if we bought the spirit level, the plane...
0:10:46 > 0:10:48What about these?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Don't you think they're great? What are they actually for?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Those are for inside a fireplace.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Catherine, what are you suggesting, then?
0:10:55 > 0:10:58So, you'd either buy the drill, the plane and perhaps...
0:10:58 > 0:11:00The spirit level.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01..the level, if you wanted to.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02And then, maybe...
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Or maybe these pieces, these three?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- I like the tools.- You like the tools?- You like the tools?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- I like the tools.- You're a tool man?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Right, we'll go with the tools for Keir, then.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- What's the best you can do on the tools?- Three tools.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- £20 for the three. - I'm not going to argue with that.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18And you're bound to make a profit.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20I won't argue with that. We'll take that.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24So, the trio of tools for £20 marks the first deal of the day.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Well done, Blues. Now, how are you faring, Reds?
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Where's this thing that we adore,
0:11:30 > 0:11:34that we've fallen in love with and we believe others will likewise?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37I suspect that's a modern reproduction.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Just over 20 minutes gone, so, by my reckoning,
0:11:39 > 0:11:41we should have bought something by now.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- OK.- But don't panic, don't panic.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44I'm impressed.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47One item bought in very, very good time.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48And it's weird.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51So, can't get much better than that.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54What's also weird is that trivet and the stuff for the fireplace
0:11:54 > 0:11:55that he's got on his stall.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58You want to go back and have a look? That trivet was nice, actually.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Yes, I think we should go back and just see if we can sort something out with those three items.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04So, what, the trivet...
0:12:04 > 0:12:06The pot hanger
0:12:06 > 0:12:07and the log tongs.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09The tongs.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10Let's go and do it.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Crikey, Blues, you can look at more than one stall, you know?
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Mind you, there's a bit of toing and froing with the Reds,
0:12:16 > 0:12:17who are back at the ceramics stall.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- And has as much merit.- I like that.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21This is good. Why?
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Because it's pink.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Because it's the work in the glass.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27It's just very eye-catching.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29It's very different. It has a lovely flow to it.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34It's iconic of Scottish glass by Monarch and Vasart.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37What I like about it are the metallic inclusions
0:12:37 > 0:12:39swirling throughout this pattern.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40It's called aventurine.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42And if we look...
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Hand-worked.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45And mid-20th century, we would hope.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48There's your pointelle and it's a marked piece.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51There you have Vasart.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- I like it very much.- Let's buy it. - And there's a...
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Laidlaw, shut up and buy it!
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- You had me at Vasart. - Yeah, absolutely.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03£65.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06I don't think that's expensive. I think this is a fairly-priced stall.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- That said... - We need to get it for 50?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Anything we can get off ups the likelihood of us
0:13:12 > 0:13:14getting something out of this profit-wise.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18How much would you be willing to go down?
0:13:18 > 0:13:20May I just have a look?
0:13:20 > 0:13:21Of course.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I can't remember the price on it.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- For you, we could do it for 50. - Excellent. Wow, perfect.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27We have a deal.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28Thank you very much.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Blimey, Reds, when you make a decision,
0:13:30 > 0:13:31you really make a decision.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Drawing level, just as the Blues close in on their second buy.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38You guessed it, back where they started.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40We've got a proposition. Or rather, Walter has.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42The trivet,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44the pot hanger
0:13:44 > 0:13:45and the tongs
0:13:45 > 0:13:47as a three-piece set.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Right. That should be 57 altogether.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52What would you say is a reasonable price?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55What would you pay for it?
0:13:55 > 0:13:59I'd probably start by what we paid for the others, on about 20.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02I think, from my point of view, the very best I could do on that is about £35.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05You can make an executive decision and override.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07So, you're not happy with these?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09I... No. No.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13But, if you want to make an executive decision, you can.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- It's your go. It's your choice, Walt. - It's my choice.
0:14:16 > 0:14:1935 is the best you could do, sir?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21If I did 30, would that clinch a deal?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- Oh, that's jolly kind. - That's jolly good.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27I think, as he's been so good to us, we'll take them for 30.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29We will scoop the lot for 30, sir.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30- There we go.- Happy with that?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- Happy with that, Catherine. - Well done, Walter.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- Thank you. Thank you very much. - Thank you.- That's done.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39- Two done.- Two done.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Two done. One to go.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42Fantastic.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Well put, Catherine.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45But Keir wasn't keen.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49So, perhaps that early-morning harmony is waning.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Now, do you remember my megaphone from earlier?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54So, what's so special about this?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56It's made of vulcanised cardboard.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58It's got plastic fittings.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59And would you believe it,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02a woman on a stall down there was on holiday in Florida,
0:15:02 > 0:15:05she's a dealer, she saw it, she loved it
0:15:05 > 0:15:08and she brought it back as hand luggage.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13The interesting feature is, look up that reference number inside.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17It's a stock number. And this megaphone dates from 1963.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21The colour, it's green, because it's military.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25The army in America were at war in Vietnam in 1963
0:15:25 > 0:15:29and, who knows, this thing could have gone with the troops.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31It's incredibly low-tech and it's incredibly cheap.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32How much?
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Well, to you, £30.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38That's something to...shout about!
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Back to it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43And after 30 minutes, the Reds have bought just one item.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Whilst the Blues have two.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50And it seems they've decided what to spend on their third and final buy.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51As much as we can.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54So you could even leave me with 50p?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- You want that much of a challenge? - Yeah! Bring it on!
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- Right, let's go for it. - Bring it on! I love a challenge!
0:15:59 > 0:16:00This is all a big challenge.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03OK, there's a change of tack by the Blues.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06And over in the Red camp, Paul is having to take the lead.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Alexandra...
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- I might have done it.- Oh?
0:16:11 > 0:16:12I don't know. I don't know.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17- I have spotted this shockingly distressed little box.- OK.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19But, ignore that.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20I'm terrified.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22I feared that your mum's going to go, "I hate it!"
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Here we go...
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Oh, wow!- Ta-dah!- OK.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28That's lovely.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30A lovely little George V
0:16:30 > 0:16:32engine-turned, silver-mounted manicure set.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- That's very pretty.- Do you like? - Love it.- Yes.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37It's very pretty.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- We could say delicate. The word was used before.- I think, yeah.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- And practical.- So we're ticking boxes here.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Cuticle pushers.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Scissors.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Brushes. Powder and ointment pots and so on.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51Nail buff.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- It's all there.- Excellent.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55We know the period. 1830s, '40s.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56And it is English acid silver.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Now, the beauty of the price tag...
0:16:58 > 0:17:00It says £69.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04The lady has told me we can have it for £50.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06I've got to be honest with you,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09it's a pretty damn smart little assemblage,
0:17:09 > 0:17:10albeit in a distressed box,
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- for that kind of money.- OK.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I think we've got to be in with a shout of squeezing something out of it. You like?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Yes.- Hopefully.- Yes.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19So, I'm just going to go and buy this, then.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- You like?- We like.- Yeah?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23And it's helping with the timing issues.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25I'm off. You keep looking.
0:17:26 > 0:17:27Paul, you're a life-saver.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Now, with 20 minutes left,
0:17:29 > 0:17:33one more emphatic decision like that is really needed, Reds.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37The Blues seem fairly calm. Or is Keir feeling a little lost?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39What would you really like to find here?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42I have absolutely no idea.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45You're in a territory that's not very familiar, aren't you?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Let's be honest here. Are you feeling like...?
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- It's like shopping with my sisters. - Oh, right!
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Paul knows how you feel, Keir.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- These little things here. - OK, we'll look at silver.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Well, I must admit, I do like that little silver whistle.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08Do you?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- Have a look at it.- I think... - Is it expensive enough?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16It's not quite up to your budget. It's only £75.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- I just don't like it at all. - You don't like that?- No.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21- OK, well, I think... - I don't like it.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23I think we'll put it in reserve.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Oh, dear. All of a sudden, the Blues can't agree.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30The Reds, meanwhile, have a rather left-field idea.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34The little vase at the beginning. I know it's a gamble.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36The Satsuma vase?
0:18:36 > 0:18:40I'm going to make it absolutely clear, this is my hand revealed.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44If you want to buy that, I am 100%,
0:18:44 > 0:18:45200% behind you,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47because it's gorgeous.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- Let's go and see if we can get it. - And be ridiculous.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- Come on.- Come on.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Yes, Adrienne, that's the spirit.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58The same positivity is not evident with those boys, though.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- Do you like it, Keir?- No.- Right. OK.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Right, well... On that no-no, we'll move on, then.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06No, I dislike it immensely.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07You hate it? Right, OK.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- Right.- Right.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12After a cracking start, it looks like a slow finish for the Blues.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16I like it. I don't like your price.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Finding anything, Keir?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- I don't know much about clocks. - Which one do you like?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Well, that one looks like it's in our budget.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I'm getting worried about this big budget of yours.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27We're trying to leave you with £1.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29I'm getting flushes here.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31It's a nice clock.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34But, I mean, we're not going to make any money, though, that's the thing.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38It's fine to spend that sort of money, if we can really see it...
0:19:38 > 0:19:39OK.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40Yeah.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45Come on, Blues. Your desire to spend big might be your undoing.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47Hello. We're back.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50Could you do it for 150?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52It's so lovely.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58I'm not sure that she will, because she likes it too much.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Oh, we all like it, don't we?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Start crying. Start crying. Turn it on.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- I would say not. But it's up to you.- Please...?
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- We paid nearly that much for it. - I will say, yes.- Yes!
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Oh, great! Thank you so much!
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- Oh, can I hold it? - But you can't keep it.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18No, we can't keep it.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- It's very beautiful.- It is lovely.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26- This is as good as shopping gets, is it not?- Yeah, it's lovely. Thank you.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- Thank you very much.- It's great.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29- Bye!- Yeah!
0:20:31 > 0:20:34So, the Reds end where they started.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35But, with five minutes left,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38the Blues urgently need to close their account.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41That's for 220, Catherine. Honestly, that is cheap.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46I just think that's lovely, with the mother-of-pearl top to this.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49And then this overlay figure of this cricketer.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51I think it's, essentially, probably for snuff or something,
0:20:51 > 0:20:53but it's expensive, though.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55Shall we do it?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- What's... - What's the very best you can do?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02I say, Catherine, 220.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04But you can have it for 200, OK?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Let me just tell you a little bit about it.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08It's not English silver, first of all, OK?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11There's markings on the back which are a little bit rubbed.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14This has got a retailer's name, Grish.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16It's the equivalent of sort of Harrods.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Harrods or, you know, Asprey's of England, you know?
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Right.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25From 1872 to 1947, during the height of the British Raj,
0:21:25 > 0:21:30Grish Chunder Dutt was a leading silversmith working in Calcutta.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32His customers were British bigwigs,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36former viceroys and governors-general of India and the like.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42But it's a punchy... It's a very, very punchy thing.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43What do you think?
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I do like it.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47And it is weighty, isn't it?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49So, how much was the travel clock?
0:21:49 > 0:21:53The travel clock, I could do that for 240.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55It's an eight-day movement.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I think I have dated it. It's probably 1930s.
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Yeah, early '30s.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02It certainly looks '30s, doesn't it?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04So we've got this at two, you say? 200.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06200, 240.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07240.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10What do you think, chaps?
0:22:10 > 0:22:11Big, big, meaty pieces.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13I like that. I like that.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15If I had to choose, I'd go for that one.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- I think we should just flip a coin on this one.- Do you?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Oh, no, I can't bear the tension.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- Heads for the box, tails for the clock.- Yeah.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- I can't bear it.- Heads.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27Yes!
0:22:29 > 0:22:32I'm pleased. I think we've got more of a chance with that one.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- Well done, chaps. Three items in the bag.- Thank you.- OK, thank you.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- We are done. Let's celebrate. - There we go.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Right, that's it. Time's up.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Cor, that takes the biscuit!
0:22:48 > 0:22:52First up, they bought the pink Vasart glass bowl for £50.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Next, thanks to Paul,
0:22:54 > 0:22:56they picked up the silver manicure set,
0:22:56 > 0:22:57also for £50.
0:22:58 > 0:23:04And finally, they rushed back to buy the dainty Satsuma vase for £150.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05Wow.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- Well, girls, that was exciting, wasn't it?- It was.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- Now, Adrienne, how much did you spend, darling?- We spent £250.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13£250 is such a good number.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- It's a mature and round and rather lovely thing...- Good.- ..to behold.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Now, tell me, Adrienne, which is your favourite piece?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- The Satsuma vase.- Satsuma vase.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Do you agree with that, daughter?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25- I do, yeah. I do.- You love that? - We're in love with that.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Oh, good. That's nice to be in love with it.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit, Alexandra?
0:23:30 > 0:23:32I'm going to go for the Satsuma vase.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- I'm going to pick my favourite. - Are you?- Yeah.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36What does your mother think?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I think maybe the Vasart dish,
0:23:39 > 0:23:40the pink dish.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Oh, the Vasart dish is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- I think that might.- OK, we have a split decision. Very nice.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- And who's got the £50 of leftover lolly?- I do.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48Thank you very much.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- What are you going to do with the £50?- Erm...
0:23:50 > 0:23:52court controversy.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53- Really?- That's what I'm going to do.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55OK, well, you always were enigmatic.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Anyway, that's it, girls.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00You have to wait until a bit later on because, right now,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02we're going to check out how the Blue team got on, aren't we?
0:24:02 > 0:24:06They paid £20 for the group of three wooden tools.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Returning to the same dealer, they bought the iron trivet,
0:24:11 > 0:24:13hook and tongs for £30.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15And, lastly, on the toss of a coin,
0:24:15 > 0:24:19they splurged £200 on the Indian silver pill box.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24- Was that foul or was it fun? - That was fun.- I bet it was fun.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25It looked like fun.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Now, you spent, how much was it, Walter?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- £250.- £250.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32That's a splendid amount. I'd like £50 of leftover lolly, please.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Thank you, Keir, that's marvellous.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Which is your favourite piece?
0:24:36 > 0:24:37The wooden tools.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- Are they going to bring the biggest profit?- Hopefully.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Right. OK.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43What's your prediction?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45My prediction is that the wood will make the most money.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- And which is your favourite piece? - The metalwork.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49You're digging in there, which is lovely.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Anyway, £50 goes straight across to Catherine.- Thank you, Tim.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Catherine, with your incredible talents, what do you think you're going to home in on?
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Well, with these guys, I think it's got to be something slightly off the wall.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Really? OK, fine.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04We've got the message there. Anything could happen here.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Well, you'd better look at it smartly,
0:25:06 > 0:25:09because we're about to head off to the auction, aren't we?
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Yes.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20Well, well, well.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Charles Ashton is our auctioneer today at Cheffins in Cambridge.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- And it's lovely to be here, Charles. - Thank you, Tim. And welcome.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29We've got a mixture.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Some would say an amalgamation.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36And the first piece for the Reds is this pink Vasart bowl.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- How do you rate that?- It's really quite an attractive thing.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42It's happily marked on the underside Vasart.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45It was probably produced in the 1950s or early 1960s.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- Attractive, actually. - Yeah, it's a pretty thing.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- In that sort of modernist way. - Absolutely.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51Estimate?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- We've said for that, £30-£40. - OK. Well, they paid £50.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56So, pretty well on the mark, actually.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59What about the manicure set?
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Is this not something that's really rather yesterday's antiques?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Well, it's certainly got the fact
0:26:05 > 0:26:07that it's a complete set going for it.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10I think the case is just a little bit down at heel,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12if I can put it politely.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14It's that kind of fake lizard skin, isn't it?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17But this is all engine-turned, isn't it? It's all solid silver.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Absolutely. It all matches.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24I think we looked at it and thought, well, between the wars, circa 1930.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25- Yes.- That sort of date.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- How much?- We reckon £20-£40. - OK, fine.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29They paid 50.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Lastly, we've got their extravagant purchase.- Yes.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Which is this extremely well-decorated
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Japanese Satsuma baluster pot.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40It is a very fine thing, in its own way.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42It's beautifully hand-painted.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45You've got some lovely sort of gilt embellishment there going on as well.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49We think it's probably 1920s, 1930s.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52So just later than the classic Meiji period.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55But, it's in good condition, it's a pretty object
0:26:55 > 0:26:59and we hope that it sort of strikes a chord with Japanese collectors.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02That is what the very best of Satsuma ought to be all about.
0:27:02 > 0:27:03Yeah.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- But it's just a bit late, a bit out of period.- Yeah, we think so.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- We think so, yes.- OK, well, that'll have an effect on the value.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- What's your estimate, Charles? - For that reason, we've said £50-£80.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16- That's pretty well half-price. - Is it?- Because they paid £150.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19It's their big gamble and if it fails, they're going to need their bonus buy.
0:27:19 > 0:27:20So, let's go and have a look at it.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Well, girls, this is fun, isn't it?
0:27:24 > 0:27:29You spent £250 and you only gave Paul Laidlaw £50 to spend.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30Paul, what did you spend it on?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Have you ever seen anything quite as strange as that before?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37You devil!
0:27:37 > 0:27:41That's what we didn't buy. You wanted us to buy that!
0:27:41 > 0:27:42I so wanted you to buy that.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44But a period piece, and an early 20th-century piece,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46a piece over 100 years old.
0:27:46 > 0:27:52The modernity, the geometry of that piece blows me away.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54I think that's fascinating.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57And back to what's it for,
0:27:57 > 0:28:00I still go with specimen vase.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Granted, it's lovely. It's beautifully made. I just...
0:28:04 > 0:28:06I think it's just too modern for me.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08- So, you didn't go with it first time round?- No.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11But, here we are, the Laidlaw is determined to let it...
0:28:11 > 0:28:13He's determined, yeah.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15He wants it to have its run through the auction
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- because he rates it, clearly. - Yeah, OK.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20And any bit of flambe is going to be sought after by a Dalton person.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- It ought to be.- How much did you manage to get it for in the end?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25It was £30.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- Oh, no?! Really? - I think it's a gift.- It's a steal.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29That's worth £120 of anyone's money.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Tell you what we'll do right now, for the audience at home,
0:28:33 > 0:28:37let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Paul's flambe pot.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Well, well, well, look at that little gorgeous number.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44It's a curious shape, isn't it, Tim?
0:28:44 > 0:28:46The first thing to say about it
0:28:46 > 0:28:48is it isn't something you're going to see every day.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51And it's in this sort of, what we might say, a secessionist style.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54So, it's that sort of transitional style between, I suppose,
0:28:54 > 0:28:58the end of the Art Nouveau and the starting of the, maybe, the Art Deco period.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02I suppose it's a flower vase. A bud vase. A specimen vase.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04And very, very stylish.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09I mean, for the purist who loves that late-1930, 20th-century ceramic, isn't it?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12So, how much, then, do you think?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15We haven't been too bold on it. We've said between £20 and £40.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17OK, well, it just depends on who picks up on this.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Paul Laidlaw rated it. He paid £30.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Will the team decide to go with it?
0:29:22 > 0:29:24And will it be picked up in the sale?
0:29:24 > 0:29:26- That's the excitement, isn't it? - Indeed it is.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Anyway, that's it for the Reds.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30And now moving on to the Blues.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34They've gone with a whole lot of old metal and ironwork.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38How about the bench plane, the spirit level and the auger first?
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Yes, it's a sort of very old-fashioned sort of DIY handyman toolkit, isn't it?
0:29:41 > 0:29:44If the plane was marked with a maker's name,
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- then it would add to the interest. - Exactly.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48A bit of brass on it, something to jolly it up.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- It's just a little bit rustic, possibly.- Yes.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54But an interesting lot for the collector of old-fashioned tools.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56So, what will he pay, do you think?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- I think we reckon between £20 and £30.- OK, well, Keir paid 20.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00So that's all right.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Then we've got some more old iron.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06The trivet, the log tongs and the crock holder.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08How do you rate that lot?
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Again, it's another sort of good-looking and eminently useful
0:30:11 > 0:30:13lot of ironwork, metalware
0:30:13 > 0:30:16for your inglenook fireplace, or wherever you want to put it.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18I think the problem is just now
0:30:18 > 0:30:21that some of these things are not as fashionable as they once were
0:30:21 > 0:30:23and people want a more modern look to an interior
0:30:23 > 0:30:25than they did a number of years ago.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28So, we haven't been too brave on the estimate, I'm afraid. £20-£30.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31That's fine. They only paid £30. So we're close enough.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Just a few pounds' profit on all of these, Charles, and they'll be jumping around.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- Yes, they will, won't they? - Huge excitement.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39The last object, though, may be very different,
0:30:39 > 0:30:41because that's their big investment.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45This is the silver and mother-of-pearl cricketer's box.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48What have you been able to find out about this, Charles?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Well, it's an intriguing one
0:30:50 > 0:30:53because the shape of the lid doesn't match the shape of the base.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56It's the base that is marked and the lid isn't.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00And just the little alarm bells slightly ring when one sees that.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04You're thinking about a marriage in some way, shape or form, are you?
0:31:04 > 0:31:05It is a possibility.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Because the top is spectacular in its own right
0:31:08 > 0:31:09with the mother-of-pearl
0:31:09 > 0:31:12and that very nicely-cast image of the cricketer.
0:31:12 > 0:31:13Absolutely.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15You're really caveating, in a way,
0:31:15 > 0:31:19the fact that the top bit may not have originally started off with the bottom bit.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- Which is fair enough. That's what you have to do, don't you? - Absolutely.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25The team, however, had no such concerns.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27They went pretty well gung-ho at this
0:31:27 > 0:31:30and they went for the boundary and they paid £200.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Well, if it's deemed to be right in the auction, then it'll make it.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Maybe even a little bit more.
0:31:36 > 0:31:37It is a rare object.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41People love collecting snuff boxes, small boxes.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43But we've been a little bit more cautious
0:31:43 > 0:31:45and I think we've said 80 to 120.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- OK. Well, let the market decide. - Absolutely. Absolutely.- Brilliant.
0:31:48 > 0:31:49And if it goes against them,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52they're going to need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Now, you spent £250. Magnificent.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57You gave Catherine £50. Catherine, what did you buy?
0:31:57 > 0:32:02Well, carrying on with the tradition of slightly odd items,
0:32:02 > 0:32:03I bought you this.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- Which doesn't look odd from the box. - It doesn't.
0:32:05 > 0:32:06It's a box.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08But open it up.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- There we are.- Oh...
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Let me explain, before you go any further.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16What we would do is we would put this up like this, hinge this up
0:32:16 > 0:32:19and we would put what's called a goffering iron.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23So, we put this across here, right?
0:32:23 > 0:32:25We unscrew this.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27And we'd put the metal part here.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30And this would be for heating up.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32A burner under here to heat the iron up.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37- And it would be for curling your hair. Or your beard.- Exactly.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- Brilliant!- I like it.- Yes.- Do you?
0:32:39 > 0:32:40I do. I do like it.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Before we go even further and talk about price?
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Oh, price doesn't matter. That's really nice.- Is it?- Yes.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Oh, yes. That's really nice, that is.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50So we're talking about an Edwardian or late-Victorian
0:32:50 > 0:32:52lady's dressing case
0:32:52 > 0:32:55and using this quaint goffering iron.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- So, there you have it.- Unusual.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59I've never seen anything quite like that before.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- I suppose we really should ask, shouldn't we?- You should.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- How much did you pay for it? - I paid £50.- Brilliant.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09All the money you gave me. But it's an unusual item.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10- It is.- I like it.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12- You get a lot of kit for £50. - Well, I think so.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- Solid silver. Birmingham silver. - Absolutely, on the outside.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17And then all that gubbins inside is a piece of social history.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- It is a piece of history. - What's your estimate, Catherine?
0:33:22 > 0:33:25It could go either way. It's an unusual piece.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- Let's hope it makes £60, £70. - Perfect.- Perfect.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Well, for two hirsute gentlemen,
0:33:31 > 0:33:33I can't think of anything more perfect to buy.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Right, now, though, let's check out with the auctioneer
0:33:35 > 0:33:39what he thinks about Catherine's goffering iron set.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Isn't that, erm...extraordinary, Charles?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Yeah, what a pretty box, Tim. What a pretty box.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- No well-dressed Edwardian woman would be without one.- No.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49No, absolutely not.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52We've got this wonderful sort of gilt interior
0:33:52 > 0:33:56and a silver sort of embossed box framing for it.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Very unusual and a nice talking point.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03- But, I would imagine, not terribly valuable.- Erm...
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Well, it doesn't have, really, any other use,
0:34:05 > 0:34:08apart from heating up goffering tongs, does it?
0:34:08 > 0:34:11But, still, it's a good thing in the hand.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12£40-£60, possibly.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- Something like that. - OK. Catherine paid £50.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- So, it might turn a slight profit. - It might do, actually.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20There we go. There are some very fashionable girls here in Cambridge.
0:34:20 > 0:34:21We hope so.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- Anyway, good luck today, Charles. - Thank you, Tim.
0:34:24 > 0:34:25Thank you very much.
0:34:29 > 0:34:3240. All done, then, at £40. I shall sell, then.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35There's two methods on Bargain Hunt.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39You either spend absolutely nothing and risk nothing
0:34:39 > 0:34:43and hope that you make £3 or £4 or £20 or something like that.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Or you go big and you buy something which is really beautiful
0:34:46 > 0:34:48and really very, very fine and take a chance.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52And taking your chances is what you've done with the Japanese Satsuma.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53- But you loved it, right? - Yeah, we did.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55I mean, it's just an exquisite object.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00And if all else fails, you've got the flambe secessionist vase,
0:35:00 > 0:35:02which we know all about, too.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05There's a lot riding on this show, I think, today.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09The first item, then, is the aventurine bowl all the way from Scotland.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12There's the Vasart pink aventurine glass bowl
0:35:12 > 0:35:14with the engraved mark to it. So the Vasart bowl.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Start me at £30 for that, the glass bowl. £30 for that.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Start me, surely, for the Vasart bowl. £30. £20 for the Vasart bowl.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23The hand goes up at 20. I bet it's the bargain lot of the day.
0:35:23 > 0:35:2620 I'm bid now for the Vasart bowl. At £20.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31Take it or not. Sold, yes or no? At £20. Nobody else want it?
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- And a marked example! - Done, then, at £20.- A gift!
0:35:36 > 0:35:37Minus £30.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38Oh...
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Now, the manicure set.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45Silver-cased manicure set with matching pieces. Rather nice there.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48And I'm bid already at 30. I have now 30 bid. Split the estimate.
0:35:48 > 0:35:5030 I have now. 35. 35 bid now.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Bids online now. At £35 now.
0:35:53 > 0:35:5435 it is.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57And 40 down here at the front. At 40 I'm bid now.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58Fresh place. At 45.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Now bid 45. At £45.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03The bid's online now at 45. Anybody else I've missed?
0:36:03 > 0:36:08At £45 all done, then. Online the sale goes at £45. And at 45.
0:36:08 > 0:36:1145. That's minus £5. Which means it's minus £35, girls.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Now, we've got to be brave here.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Pretty little Japanese hand-painted Satsuma vase. There we are.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21£50 to start it. 50, surely? 50 I have to start it off.
0:36:21 > 0:36:2550 I'm bid on the book now. 50 I have it now. 50. At 50.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26And 60.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27And 70.
0:36:27 > 0:36:3170. Come again. Wave if you want to buy. 70. The bid's in the book.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33At 70 bid now. 70 bid. 70. Out in the room. Anywhere else?
0:36:33 > 0:36:37I shall sell, then, at £70. Done with it. Sold at £70.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Girls, that's minus 115.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42That's a kicking.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44I could burst into tears for you. You've been so good and so brave.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Now, what are we going to do about the flambe?
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- I think we'll go with it. - I think you're absolutely right.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- Are you going to consult me, Mum? - Darling, would you like...?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- Oh, darling...- Darling, what do you think?- Let's go for it.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57We're going to go with the bonus buy.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Well, now you're going with it, he's put a brilliant estimate,
0:36:59 > 0:37:01which is £20-£40.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02OK, right.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Personally, I would be very disappointed
0:37:05 > 0:37:07if you don't get £150 for this pot.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10And I really hope that you get £150 for it. All right?
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- So, you've been brave.- We've been brave.- You've played the game.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16We're going with the bonus buy. And here it comes.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Lot 157. How'd you value that?
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Round about £40, I would have thought for that.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Start me at £40. Where are you? 40, you collectors.
0:37:23 > 0:37:2530, then. The Royal Dalton flambe.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29£20 for it, surely? 20 for the Royal Dalton flambe. £20. 20 I have.
0:37:29 > 0:37:3220 I'm bid now. Anybody else now coming in?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35For the Royal Dalton flambe piece at 20.
0:37:35 > 0:37:3720 bid I have. At £20, then.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Nobody else want to bid for it? I can see your blank faces.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43I'm sorry to say it. £20, then. Not for want of trying, though. 25 here.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4625 there is a bid. At 25 bid now. 25 it is. Any more?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49For any more or not? Shan't do anything further. At £25.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Selling, then, at £25.
0:37:52 > 0:37:53OK. £25.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54Is minus £5...
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Well, if you're going to lose, lose big, that's what I always say.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01So, overall, girls, I'm afraid that's minus £120. Which is, erm...
0:38:01 > 0:38:02Shocking.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05..shocking. But, you never know, it might be a winning score.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06And on today's performance...
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Anyway, you've been brave. Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Walter, Keir, do you know how the Reds got on?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- I haven't a clue.- Haven't a clue.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Good. You've got this Grish pillbox.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26He paid the £200 for it. That's your big punt.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29He has in his mind that, possibly, the top was added to the bottom.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34It's a possibility. But it is an unusual design feature.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37But the two, to my eyes, seem to go together really rather well.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40And you've got the cricketing theme which, of course, is nice, too.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44His estimate is 80 to 120, reflecting the doubt that he has.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47But, if all else fails, you've got the goffering iron to fall back on.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- We have.- You have.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Perfect. Anyway, good stuff.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54First up, though, the three woodworking tools.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55And here they come.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Lot 168 for you tool collectors here.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Bid me, say, round about £25 to start it off.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04£25 put me in there, surely? £20, then, to get on. 25 is bid already.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- 25. We're in profit.- Yeah.
0:39:06 > 0:39:0925 bid now. 25 now. 25 bid now for all the tools there.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Quality, vintage tool lot at 25. And I shall sell, then.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Done with it at £25. Thank you very much.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- That's £5. - Cheap, but it's a profit.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18Well done, Keir. Well spotted.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Various ancient and not-so-ancient ironwork here. Lot 169.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Say for all these, 25 again. Start me off. 25 for it, surely?
0:39:25 > 0:39:2725, thank you, bid there. In the room at 25.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31We're not quite there.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35It's opening money. No more bids at all at £25? Can't tempt you again?
0:39:35 > 0:39:36At 25, they go.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38£25 is minus £5.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Which means you have nothing.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41Now, the Grish box.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Pillbox or snuffbox with the cricketer to the lid,
0:39:44 > 0:39:45sold as you see there.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Will you bid me £100 for it? Looking for 100 or so. £100.
0:39:48 > 0:39:4970, then.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52£50 to start it, surely. £50, start me. 50, surely?
0:39:52 > 0:39:5450 I have to start it off. At 50 I'm bid now.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- That's terrible.- At 50.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59At 60. 70 on the book now. A commission bid's in.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02At 70 bid now. The room is out. The commission is in at 70 now.
0:40:02 > 0:40:0470. I thought it might do a little better. At £70.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05Anybody else? For any more?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07It should have done better than that.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Against the internet as well at £70, then.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14£70 is minus £130.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- Oh, dear...- You made a profit. You lost a profit.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19You now made a socking great loss, so you're minus 130.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21What are we going to do about the goffering irons?
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- Oh, we've got to go for it. - Yeah, goffering irons.
0:40:24 > 0:40:25All right, fair enough. £50 paid.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Now, you've decided you're going with it,
0:40:27 > 0:40:29I can tell you, the auctioneer's estimate is 40 to 60.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32So, Catherine, you paid exactly in the middle.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33Seems like a good buy to me.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Anyway, let's see what happens.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37But there's a long way to go.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Lot 147. £30.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Hallmarked silver. £30.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43I'm only bid 25 to get on with it. 25 bid. 25.
0:40:43 > 0:40:4630. 35 bid now. £35. And 40.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50At 40 bid now. 40. Hallmarked. 45 here. 45 bid now. £45.
0:40:50 > 0:40:51At 45, against the room now.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55I thought it might do a little bit better. At 45. And 50. And 60.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- 60. 60.- Excitement!
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Come again. 60 is bid. 60. £60.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Is it away, then? Yes or no? Last chance, then.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07I can see you hovering there, poised like a coiled spring. At £60.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10But you won't bid. All done, then. At £60, then. Sold.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Well done, Catherine. £60 is plus £10.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Which takes you down to £120.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20Which could make all the difference in today's competition
0:41:20 > 0:41:22as to who's ahead and who's behind.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24So, say not a word to the Reds.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- Oh, we won't.- We could be in for a close finish. Well done, chaps.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Thank you.- Thank you very much. - Thanks, Catherine.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Well, teams, this is fun, isn't it?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- Now, have you any idea what the scores are?- No.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42- You have no idea?- No.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Well, it is my duty to reveal that both teams today
0:41:45 > 0:41:47have done incredibly badly.
0:41:47 > 0:41:52They have done so badly that it fair takes my breath away, actually.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56All these minus scores
0:41:56 > 0:41:58for both teams
0:41:58 > 0:42:01reflect a performance which is,
0:42:01 > 0:42:04well, as they say, extraordinary.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07But, the other extraordinary event, a unique event,
0:42:07 > 0:42:12nay, may I say, in my nearly 1,100 programmes
0:42:12 > 0:42:15that I have made for Bargain Hunt,
0:42:15 > 0:42:19is that neither team is ahead or behind.
0:42:19 > 0:42:25Both teams are level-pegging in the losses stakes.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29You are both, teams, minus £120.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34There is a dead heat of dreadfulness
0:42:34 > 0:42:36in terms of your achievement
0:42:36 > 0:42:38that makes this unique!
0:42:38 > 0:42:39CHEERING
0:42:40 > 0:42:45So, I can congratulate you both on doing so terribly badly,
0:42:45 > 0:42:47which is wonderful, isn't it?
0:42:47 > 0:42:51And I've so enjoyed this moment that I've decided to go out
0:42:51 > 0:42:54and commemorate it in a very special way.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57We've legged it down to the local supermarket and have...
0:43:00 > 0:43:03..a very, very special item for you to go home with.
0:43:03 > 0:43:04Oh, thank you so much!
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Congratulations. It's been great fun.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?
0:43:09 > 0:43:11ALL: Yes!