0:00:02 > 0:00:04Today we're in Hay-on-Wye,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08a town more commonly known for its bookshops, rather than its antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16So, today's swashbuckling adventure story
0:00:16 > 0:00:20features the highs and lows of finding treasures
0:00:20 > 0:00:22against all the odds.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Are you ready for chapter one?
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Right, let's go bargain hunting! Oh, yes.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55In amongst this town of books,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59our Red and Blue teams have just one hour and £300
0:00:59 > 0:01:01to find their three bargains.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Let's have a quick peek at what's coming up.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Today's teams aren't keen on their expert's suggestions.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- We don't like it. - Not particularly, no.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17I think it's hideous, but, if it's going to make us money, I love it.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20But who will prove victorious at the auction?
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Let's meet the teams.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28On Bargain Hunt today, we have two happily-married couples.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32We have Ryan and Jane for the Reds and Maggie and Neil for the Blues.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- Hello, everyone!- ALL:- Hello!- Hello. How lovely to see you.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Now, Ryan, you've had an incredibly successful career in education.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Tell us all about it.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Well, I became head, eventually, in the school where I had been a pupil.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47But you got an award for your services to education.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- Tell us about that. - Well, I had an OBE,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54but I have to say that whatever success we had as a school
0:01:54 > 0:01:58was due to an awful lot of people, as is very often the case.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01You're very sweet to spread the praise around others.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02- Now, Jane, you're retired.- I am.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05What did you do before you hung up your boots?
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Well, I worked in a bank
0:02:07 > 0:02:10and, then, when I had the children, I went and worked
0:02:10 > 0:02:14in a very well-known high street store for 25 years.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- 25 years there?- 25 years.- Very good.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19And, so, why are you two going to make such a great team for us today
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- on Bargain Hunt?- Well, after almost 40 years of marriage,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25and we've known each other longer than that,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27we're about to get it together.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30It's taken that amount of time, but we think we've got something going.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Right.- So we'll do all right today, I think.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36OK, well, we'll hold you to that. I'm sure you'll do incredibly well
0:02:36 > 0:02:38and it's lovely to see you on the show today.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Now, Blues, apparently wood plays a big part in your life.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Is that right, Neil?- It is. Certainly, yes, yes.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48I was a full-time wood sculptor for quite a few years.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52And do you carve on commission or do you do it speculatively to sell?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55At the moment, I do it speculatively.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57I'm sort of keeping my hand in at the moment.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- Keeping your blade in, really, aren't you?- Yes, I am. Yes.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01That's cutting-edge stuff.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Now, Maggie, you've been married to Neil for five years.- Yep.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Tell me about your interest in environmental biology.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I used to teach. I love learning.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14The one qualification I hadn't got was a first degree,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17so I went to uni as a slightly mature student,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19thoroughly enjoyed my three years
0:03:19 > 0:03:22and got a degree in environmental biology.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26So, will you be shopping for green things today on Bargain Hunt?
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Not necessarily. It would be nice to find something wood for Neil.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34I'm going to make all the decisions and he's going to agree with me.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- OK, fine.- Very true.- Well, that seems to be organised. Good.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Now, the money moment. Here's your £300. £300. There we go.- Thank you!
0:03:41 > 0:03:44You know the rules. Your experts await, and off you go!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Very, very, very good luck.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Environmentalists, eh?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Now, let's meet our experts.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Trying to uncover hidden profit for the Reds is Jonathan Pratt.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02And horsing around with the Blues is Charles Hanson.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04So, what's on the shopping list today?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Well, I'm going to go... I think we're both going to go
0:04:07 > 0:04:09- for things that we like. - Something good.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Something that people will want.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Well, after 40 years of marriage, I've learnt
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- as long as I agree with what she's got, then we're OK.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Find a very cheap piece of Lalique and sell it for thousands.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23OK, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26And, with plenty on offer in the shops here,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28you'll be spoilt for choice.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Now, what have the Reds spotted here?
0:04:31 > 0:04:36- It's the chair that's £35, I think. - It's the chair that's £35.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39I thought it was a bit of value.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Wishful thinking, Jane.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43That's my first mistake.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Fear not, it happens to all of us.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Now, are the Blues doing any better?
0:04:48 > 0:04:52That wonderful mirror down there, and the heart shape.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54To reflect the romance. You've been married... What now? Four years?
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Five years.- Five years.- Just five years.- Yes.- It's Victorian.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- Would you like to have a look?- Is it quite expensive?- It's about £800.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- Say again.- £800.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Perhaps, on reflection, that's just a bit too pricey for our budget.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Now, someone put the kettle on.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13It seems Jonathan and the Reds think it's time for tea.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16This is something which looks rather nice and very modern still.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- No, I like that.- It's white, which is fashionable now.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24- Yeah, I like white.- It's Shelley. Really good potters.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27They started producing at the start of the 20th century.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30I mean, you wouldn't necessarily drink a great deal out of it,
0:05:30 > 0:05:32but it's complete with a teapot. It's pretty, isn't it?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- Is it the set?- It's the set, yes.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38So you've got two, four, six, so six cups.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Six cups and saucers, presumably a cream jug, milk jug, a teapot.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43I mean, it's quite a complete thing and...
0:05:43 > 0:05:45ANTIQUES RATTLE
0:05:45 > 0:05:48And a broken ladle if you're not careful, JP.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52If we could get the whole set for, gosh, £60, you know,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55that would be a good deal. Do you want to have a look or do you want
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- to start seeing if you can find a price?- I'd like that.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59You'd like that? OK.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01So, time to get into haggle mode.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Hi, Glenys.- Hello.- Would you...
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Hello.- Jane's spotted this little tea service.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11It's a nice Shelley service, but we've noticed you've priced it up
0:06:11 > 0:06:14all individually, as well as...
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- Presumably, you have a price for the whole lot.- I'll...
0:06:18 > 0:06:20This isn't mine, but I can find out off the owner
0:06:20 > 0:06:23what she would do for the complete set.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24If you could you could give her a call.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Ideally, what we'd like to make an offer is...
0:06:27 > 0:06:28We'll be cheeky to start with
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- because she doesn't have to accept it. We'll say £60.- OK.- OK?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- I'll find out for you. - Thanks very much.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34Are you happy with that?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37That's a great tea service for £60. It really is.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41While Jonathan and the Reds await price news,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43how the Blues getting on further down the street?
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- I wasn't planning on looking at jewellery at all today.- Really?- Yes.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Why?- Because it never seems to do well at auction.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- How much is it, out of interest? - It's £95.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Yes, and, again, it's lovely
0:06:59 > 0:07:02and that's a really good retail buy, but, at auction, it could be slippy,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Neil, and you know what slippy means, don't you?- Yes.- What's that?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07It means that the price is a lot lower
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- than what you would expect it to be. - Yes, exactly. Exactly. But gorgeous.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- Gorgeous. Yes.- OK, let's keep going.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Yeah, keep on going, Blues.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Meanwhile, Glenys has some breaking price news.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20The best price is £85.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Oops! A little bit more than they were hoping for.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Oh, right. Let's have a think about that.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29You might see something else you really like more than this,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32but, if you don't, then you say, "I really want that.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35"Let's see if we can get it for 70."
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Time to move on, Reds.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Down the street, Charles and the Blues are stirring up some action.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Paul, there's a pair of spoons in that cabinet along there.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47May we see them very quickly before we go? They were quite nice.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51I think they're German or French, but they're European, for sure.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- Here we go.- Yeah, they are nice.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Now, if I was going to put my oar into this shop...
0:07:58 > 0:08:00These are quite nice spoons.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02I was hoping they were English, but the hallmarks on here,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- they are foreign. - They're very light.- They are.
0:08:05 > 0:08:11They're marked 830, which means 830 parts of 1,000 are silver.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Rather than the English 825. - Exactly.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17And they're marked Arts & Crafts silver spoons, maker "GU",
0:08:17 > 0:08:21and they're circa 1900. They've got a nice organic feel about them.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- They're quite tactile, aren't they? - They are.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26They've got a really sort of planished feel about them,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29and, if I said to Paul in that superb red jacket...
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- Who's looking very handsome. - Very handsome man.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34What's your best price?
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- How much is on them?- Eh?- £78. - I would like to bid £40.
0:08:38 > 0:08:4239. Because of the prices in auction, if they do hit the 40...
0:08:42 > 0:08:44We'll, at least, get a pound profit.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Good bit of haggling, team.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- 39 and a hug.- OK, yeah. - Give the man a hug! There we are!
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Thank you very much!- Good man.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57And, with that, you've bought your first item.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Back to the antique centre,
0:08:58 > 0:09:02and the Reds have spotted something interesting.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04It's a little card and bridge scorer.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06This isn't a bad thing to pick up. It's functional.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09It's very nice. There's a lot of people who play bridge.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13It's very useful, but, then, the inside is
0:09:13 > 0:09:17nicely made, but it is, you know, plywood.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21I think it's just a neat bit of shedwork.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Perhaps it's a card player who is also a handy person with timber
0:09:25 > 0:09:29and it's something he wanted and he's made it for himself.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Would it make any money, do you think?
0:09:31 > 0:09:35It's £38, which I would think's quite...
0:09:35 > 0:09:38£25. £25, you'll get 45 for it.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39You know, it's £38.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41I think, even if you bought it on face value,
0:09:41 > 0:09:45at auction, you could stand a chance of a small profit.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- I think we need to ask Glenys again, don't we?- Right.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- Glenys!- Yes!- Hi! Could we borrow you?
0:09:54 > 0:09:58We need to keep the lovely Glenys, not just borrow her.
0:09:58 > 0:10:04This little piece here, which is the little card and bridge scorer,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07they're asking £38 and I think Jane would like to ask...
0:10:07 > 0:10:10I was going to say 15.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- I could do 20.- So it's yours, is it? - It is, yes.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15That's a stroke of luck.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- We now have... We can...- We'd make a profit on 15, though, I think.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Yeah, well, I think it will on 20, actually, wouldn't you?
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- What about 17?- Go on, then.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- Oh, great.- Shake the lady's hand.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30It's a contract.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Well done, Reds. That's your first purchase. Thanks, Glenys.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36So, it's now one all.
0:10:36 > 0:10:37The Blues are rushing over to another shop
0:10:37 > 0:10:40to see what treasures may be lurking elsewhere.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43We're now a third of the way through shopping time,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46but what's Charles found here?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49In this letter... Little box here,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52you've got the Gothic style with the quatrefoil motifs.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55It would up have had a panel here,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57perhaps with a message on or whatever else.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Maybe even a mirror, who knows?
0:10:59 > 0:11:00But, of course, it's nice,
0:11:00 > 0:11:06Gothic lancet dividers for your letters to go within.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Is it old?- Yeah, I think it is.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11I think it would probably date to around 1900-1910,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15so it's what you might call Edwardian, perhaps late Victorian,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18and it just has a real style, and what I like, Neil,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21knowing your interest in wood, look at that grain.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- Yes.- Isn't that wonderful?- It is. - Which is?
0:11:24 > 0:11:25- Oak.- Quartersawn.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Quite right.- Quartersawn oak, yeah. - God, you are getting technical now.
0:11:29 > 0:11:35- Sorry! That's what caught my eye. - Quartersawn oak.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36Get you, Mags.
0:11:36 > 0:11:42It isn't cheap, because it's priced at £125.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Yeah, it's not grabbing me at that price, I'm afraid.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51At what price, Madam, could you grab this man at?
0:11:51 > 0:11:52- Take a chance.- 75.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Oh, I say! That's good. That's really good.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58If I was buying that for myself, that's the kind of price I would pay
0:11:58 > 0:12:01for this because I can appreciate all the work and the carving.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05Pure and simply and objectively, if it goes to auction,
0:12:05 > 0:12:09it would make, probably, between £60 and £90, so...
0:12:09 > 0:12:11There's a chance of a profit.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13There's the chance of a profit at 75.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18- And there's no wincing at all?- No. - There's no begging whatsoever?- 70?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- No! No!- No, no.- It's a gorgeous box.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- Shall we walk round the shop?- Yes!
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Have a think, Blues.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28I know I've said this before,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31but this shopping lark is always much harder than it looks.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Time is ticking.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Oh, dear.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38We've got, literally, 20 minutes to go.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40We've done half of downstairs, do the other half.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- We've got two things to find, Neil. - Yes.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Then, we can go and have a look in one of the other two shops.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Let's make a move, OK?
0:12:49 > 0:12:53The Blues are off again. Watch out, Reds, they're coming your way.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Time for a team chat with JP.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01We've had 42 minutes now and we have only got the one item.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- It's not as easy as you thought, is it?- It is not as easy as I thought.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06OK, but you have seen the tea service
0:13:06 > 0:13:08and I think, probably, what I'll do is
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- I'll leave you just to have a little look around,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13I'm going to find Glenys and see if I can get it down a little bit more,
0:13:13 > 0:13:15maybe, see if you can agree.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17If we can, then we've got two items and I think, then,
0:13:17 > 0:13:19we should wander off and maybe have a look in another shop.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- What do you think?- Great.- OK, right, have a good look around,
0:13:22 > 0:13:25shout if you think you need me, OK, otherwise I'll be off.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26- Right.- Great.- Lovely.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Good thinking, JP.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- That's quite nice, team. Look at this, Neil.- Blimey.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- It's French porcelain.- Right.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- JP, stop snooping!- Look at that.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41KNOCK ON WINDOW
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Oh! Jonathan Pratt! Get out of here!
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- What have you got?- Get out of here!
0:13:49 > 0:13:53You know, technically, JP, like me, is a serious hunter, OK,
0:13:53 > 0:13:57and we hunt until the hour's kill is done.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Bargains can be found if you look hard enough.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03It's a shame. Can you see we've got some flaking of the enamel,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07but what I like about this is you've got a really rich floral arrangement
0:14:07 > 0:14:11on a wonderful silver ground and, to me, it oozes quality.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13It's French porcelain.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15You've got this old scratch mark through the body
0:14:15 > 0:14:20of this really high-fired hard paste and Paris porcelain, like Chinese,
0:14:20 > 0:14:26is a very glassy paste and that, to me, just has quality.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I would say to you, "It's only priced at £15.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34"It's almost too cheap." I'm not a cheap guy. I want to buy quality.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38- Yes!- Am I a cheap guy?- No.- No. - Thanks a lot.- No. Not at all.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- Look at that jacket. - Exactly. Thanks a lot.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42So, you know, that could be a tenner,
0:14:42 > 0:14:44and, to me, at auction, it's probably worth £30 or £40.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- Really?- Yeah, I do. Yeah. What flowers are they?
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- Fuchsias.- Are they really?- Yeah, I've got lots of them in my garden.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55I've got a couple of pots. They're the only flowers I've got.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58I like fuchsias! I like roses!
0:14:58 > 0:15:01I think it's hideous, but if it's going to make us money, I love it.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Don't hold back then, Mags. Just speak your mind, love.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Shall we see if we can, perhaps, buy it for £10,
0:15:06 > 0:15:10and at least it gives us one more in the bag.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Yes.- Yes.- One less.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14So, while Neil goes off to get a price,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17what's happening with the Reds?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19OK, chaps.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Anything here?- No.- No, OK.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Come on, JP. Spit it out.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26The short of it is
0:15:26 > 0:15:31- £80 is the lowest offer she's willing to accept.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- And time is running out. - We'll go for it.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- Yes?- Yes.- OK, fab. I'll find Glenys and we'll say yes to that.- Yes.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Two down, we need one more to go
0:15:40 > 0:15:42and I think we need to run to another shop, yeah?
0:15:42 > 0:15:43- Yes.- Fab. Come on, then.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Sounds like a plan, JP. So, the Reds make their second purchase.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48Well done.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51But what's the price news on the Blue's porcelain bowl?
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- Is it your plate?- It is.- Is it? Oh, it's not! Is it really? Yes.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00- Country of origin?- I don't know, being honest.- OK, OK, j'adore.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- That's a clue.- French.- Je t'aime. I love you and the plate.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- You old smoothie. - What's the best price on that?
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- What have I got? 15?- 15.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- I'll do 10 for you.- There we go. I think that's a dead cert.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17With time now down to ten minutes, I would say, "je t'aime".
0:16:17 > 0:16:23- You're in a rush.- Thank you! Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Well done, Blues. That's your second purchase in the bag.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29With ten minutes to go, the Reds are looking very cool and calm
0:16:29 > 0:16:32as they head to the shop the Blues were in earlier.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Will they spot the letterbox
0:16:34 > 0:16:37or find something else they might be more suited to?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Look at this. Portly old gent.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44That's rather a polite way of saying...
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Jane doesn't look that impressed.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50People buy them for their dressing rooms.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52It's got some age.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55It's been used and it's for a tailor.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57You wouldn't see those now, would you?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Well, the stripe and stuff on it, it's quite stylish,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03and if you have, if you imagine, you've got a large house
0:17:03 > 0:17:06and you've got a dressing room and, if you just put this on a side table
0:17:06 > 0:17:08or if you had it on a stand, you just slip your jacket off
0:17:08 > 0:17:11and it's there to hang your jacket on.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14You could put your jacket on here, Ryan.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15She's picking on you, Ryan.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19What do you think, Ryan?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Didn't immediately grab me, but the more you say what you're saying,
0:17:23 > 0:17:27the more it's growing on me, but I'm still not entirely convinced.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29The question is - will it make some money?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32If you got it at £80, you have a chance.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Could be a slim chance, JP.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Now, what's Charles found here?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Turn of the century, a boxed and complete...
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Knowing your sculptural qualities,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47before the checkmate in the hour, look at that. Isn't that nice?
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- A little chess set.- It is.- What timber's that?- Looks like it's a...
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- Sycamore.- ..prickwood or sycamore. It's very light.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I wasn't sure, judging from these pieces, how old they are,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59but look at the bases. They've got some age.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03To me, if it's complete, it's quite a pretty set,
0:18:03 > 0:18:08albeit in a wrong box, but the box comes with it, as well.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11If I said to you, team, do you prefer this chess set
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- or the Gothic letterbox, your answer would be...- The letterbox.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- Because we've got six minutes to go. Yours would be...- Letterbox.- Really?
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- Yes.- What about you?- I quite like this, if the price was right.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25This belongs to a lady called Sarah. Just echo the word Sarah!
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- Sarah!- Sarah!- Sarah!
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Like a good game of chess, this needs a tactical approach.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- Hello. We love your box... - Thank you.- ..of chess pieces.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Can I ask you the famous question which is...- What's your best offer?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- What's on it?- 65.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- What were you thinking? - As little as possible.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- What's your best price? Sarah, we're just humble people.- 50?
0:18:48 > 0:18:51The pressure's mounting, Blues, and, with time fast running out,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54the Reds haven't ruled out the portly manikin.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- Hi, is it Sally?- It is. - Hi, Sally.- Hello.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02Ignoring this label here, really, an offer of £60...
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Would you accept £60?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07If it's a no-no, then we need to find something else,
0:19:07 > 0:19:09but, quite honestly, we are not likely to spend £60.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14And you wouldn't do 70? It just gives me a little bit of profit.
0:19:14 > 0:19:1565?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17I'll stick to 70, I'm afraid.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22- You don't like it? - Not particularly, no.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27You're not saying much, Ryan. Now, have the Blues reached a stalemate?
0:19:27 > 0:19:30This, to me, has more secure investment
0:19:30 > 0:19:33if it could be around £40.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- 45.- 45. OK.
0:19:35 > 0:19:41You've got this at 45 or the box at 75.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46- I still prefer the box. - Do you really?- Yeah.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Time's almost up. You need to make a decision.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51We've got two minutes, we're standing here, so...
0:19:51 > 0:19:52Do you think that it'll...
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I don't want to have to eat my words,
0:19:56 > 0:20:00but I think it'll be all right, which is why I stopped at it.
0:20:00 > 0:20:06Right. Well, we'll listen to the expert. Woe betide you.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Well done, Reds. All three items bought.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13If it's still there, then get that bought, otherwise...
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- Let's go box-hunting! - We've got two objects.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- We went Gothic when we got married! We'll go Gothic now!- Move! Move!
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Let's go! Let's go! Quick!
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- Quick, quick, quick!- Right, come on!
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- It's this way!- This way and down there! You two run! You two run!
0:20:28 > 0:20:30I'll catch you up!
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Look in the window!
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Yeah, it's still there! It's still there!
0:20:35 > 0:20:38In the nick of time, The blues make it back to the shop.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- So, Sally, your very best price is...- 75.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42- Look at me.- 75.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- We'll take it. Thanks a lot. - Wahey!- Wahey! The hour's done!
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Thanks a lot. Thanks a lot.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- Can we have a cup of tea now? - Course we can. Yeah. Milk and sugar.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55I think I need some sugar, personally. Come on.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59You've done it, Blues. Well done. Time waits for no man.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Your time is up.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:21:05 > 0:21:10They're gambling on this pollard-oak and coromandel-veneered games box
0:21:10 > 0:21:12which was acquired for £17...
0:21:13 > 0:21:18..the Shelley white dainty-shaped part tea service was £80...
0:21:20 > 0:21:23..and, finally, they fashioned £70
0:21:23 > 0:21:26on this 19th-century retailer's bust.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- Well, team, that was fun, wasn't it? - Yes. Great fun.- Did you have fun?
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- Lots of fun.- Which is your favourite piece, Ryan?- The mannequin.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36How come, because you were incredibly dubious about that,
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- weren't you?- My wife says it reminds her of me.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Well that's nice, isn't it?
0:21:41 > 0:21:42- That's my favourite item.- OK.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- And which is going to bring the biggest profit?- Oh, the mannequin.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- The mannequin. - LAUGHTER
0:21:48 > 0:21:49What are you like, eh?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- OK, fine, and how much did you spend?- 167.- Very nice number.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- I'd like £133, please...- There you go.- ..leftover lolly. Thank you very much.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Lovely. £133 going over to JP. It's your favourite moment.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Thank you very much. Yes, it is. - What are you going to buy, JP?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06I'm not going to blow the lot, but I've got a few, I don't know,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- maybe a few moves I can use. - Oh, really? Moves.- A few moves.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- We need those moves.- We'll try and decode that for a minute or two.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought, eh?
0:22:17 > 0:22:21This pair of Norwegian silver dessert spoons cost them £39.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27The late 19th century Paris porcelain display bowl
0:22:27 > 0:22:29set them back £10.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36And finally, the oak Gothic revival country house letterbox was
0:22:36 > 0:22:39a first-class delivery at £75.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Well, what fun, hey?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- Yes. Absolutely brilliant. - I'm glad you enjoyed it.- We did.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- Good on you, Neil. Now, Mags, which is your favourite piece? - The spoons.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50And are they going to bring the biggest profit?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- I think they are, yes. - Oh!
0:22:53 > 0:22:58- OK, fine, brilliant. Now, how much did you spend?- £124.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03- I would like £176 of leftover lolly, please.- OK, there's 100...
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- ..and there is the extra pound.- OK. Well, there we go, Charles.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- Thanks, Tim.- Spend it wisely.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Are you anticipating any particular purchase or
0:23:13 > 0:23:15are you just going to go out there freestyle?
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Tim, we've had a hoot, and I'm thinking something flowery
0:23:18 > 0:23:22and something that might just ebb and flow a bit at auction.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Sorry.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- Really?- Yes.- Oh, how airy fairy can you be, Charles?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Anyway, good luck, my dear friend.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Right, let's head off to Shropshire, as I want to show
0:23:32 > 0:23:34you something very special.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44I'm outside the Shrewsbury Museum, in the heart of Shropshire.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Did you know that once upon a time this county was celebrated
0:23:48 > 0:23:52as a centre for the production of ceramics and porcelain?
0:23:52 > 0:23:57And behind these walls is a prized collection of Caughley porcelain,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00the first produced in this county.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01Together with Coalport,
0:24:01 > 0:24:05a name still celebrated around the world today.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Let's have a quick bird's eye, shall we?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13You might think this looks somewhat familiar.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Curator Emma-Kate Lanyon can tell us more.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Now, as far as Caughley is concerned, I have to say, if we look
0:24:21 > 0:24:25at the contents of this cabinet, it looks remarkably like Worcester.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29It is very similar, it's that beautiful blue and white.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33And in fact Thomas Turner, that established the porcelain works,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- came from Worcester.- So, Emma-Kate, what have we got here on the table?
0:24:36 > 0:24:41Well, we've got a lovely large piece of Caughley here that is
0:24:41 > 0:24:45one of their oriental patterns, the Nanking pattern, which was named
0:24:45 > 0:24:49after the port in China where all the Chinese wares were coming out of.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Caughley, of course, were copying these in transfer printed,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- and wanted to give them the cachet of the name, I think.- Very clever.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00- The piece next door looks very continental to me.- It does indeed.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05This is where Caughley start to move away, in the sort of 1760s, to
0:25:05 > 0:25:08more continental designs,
0:25:08 > 0:25:12so they were copying some of the French porcelain factories, like Chantilly.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15And what do you call that particular piece?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17This is called a monteith, and what you would do is you would fill
0:25:17 > 0:25:21the middle with ice, and to rinse and cool your glass down
0:25:21 > 0:25:25you would just place it in these little folds round the edge,
0:25:25 > 0:25:29- and that would cool your glass down nicely for you.- Very nice, too.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33I'm feeling thirsty at the thought. So what happened to Caughley, then?
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Well, after the Continental styles, they started to move into more
0:25:37 > 0:25:42decorative wares and go for colours, but they lost their way a little bit.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47And eventually, in 1799, Thomas Turner decided to call it a day
0:25:47 > 0:25:52and he sold the works to John Rose, who then establish Coalport.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54And talking of Coalport...
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Coalport, as a factory, basically ran from the
0:26:03 > 0:26:061790s until the 1920s.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- And the look of this stuff is very different, isn't it?- It is.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14We are now going into really colourful, elaborate wares,
0:26:14 > 0:26:18and really no country house was complete without a piece of this.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20And they're on a huge scale
0:26:20 > 0:26:26- and manufactured to the absolute top quality standards, right?- Yes.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29If you look at the workmanship in just modelling,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32let alone the painting, it's quite incredible.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34No, absolutely drop-dead gorgeous.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41So, Emma-Kate, what is so special about this Coalport pot?
0:26:41 > 0:26:44This beautiful piece was decorated by John Randall.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47He was known as the Grand Old Man of Shropshire,
0:26:47 > 0:26:52and he worked for Coalport from 1835 onwards.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55And ornithology was his speciality, was it?
0:26:55 > 0:26:57It was one of his many specialities.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00He was very interested in birds and studied them.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04He was also quite a keen biologist
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- and even went on to run a post office, locally.- Did he really?
0:27:07 > 0:27:12- Multifaceted gentleman.- What's amazing is his skill as an artist.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17It's not always recognised for being somebody who just painted ceramics.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- Exactly.- He was incredibly talented.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24If he'd been an artist in watercolour or oil on canvas or something,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- he could have gone to a completely different place.- Indeed.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Anyway, it's been fascinating to talk to you.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Thank you very much for our tour of Shropshire porcelains.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34It's been fascinating.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38But right now, I think it's time for us to shove off to the auction.
0:27:46 > 0:27:47We're still in Shrewsbury
0:27:47 > 0:27:51and at Halls saleroom with auctioneer Andrew Beeston.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- Andrew.- Hello, Tim.- Nice to see you.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57What a mixture we've got here. First up is this
0:27:57 > 0:28:011930s games box.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Mmm. A little bit scratch-built.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- With veneered ply board.- And made by a man in a shed.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Basically, yeah.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13The nice thing about it is you've got your suit changer here,
0:28:13 > 0:28:16haven't you, which is quite nice. It's nicely made.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- What's your estimate?- 30 to 50, as an attractive,
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- probably sort of desk ornament, or something like that.- Exactly.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26That's perfect because £17 was paid, so that was cheap enough at £17.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31Next is a whole group of this Shelley white ware.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35You've seen the group. Is this saleable, this plain, white stuff?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38N... If it didn't say Shelley on the bottom we'd be struggling,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- we really would.- Oh, right.- So we are hoping the brand will sell it.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- The pattern and colour won't.- OK.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Well, it looks remarkably dull to me.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- What's your estimate on this group? - Quite wide. 50 to 100.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Well, they paid 80.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- I think we seriously have to cross our legs here.- We will.- We will.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Anyway, talking about crossing things,
0:28:59 > 0:29:02how did you get on with this tailor's dummy?
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Proportions look quite large, but I measured it at 43 inches,
0:29:06 > 0:29:09which is actually slimmer than me.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13- I was a little bit worried by that. - HE LAUGHS
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- So, 43 inches across the chest? - Yeah.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18OK, fine. How much is it going to bring, do you think?
0:29:18 > 0:29:20I think 40 to 60.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Something that is useful for displaying a sort of tweed
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- jacket... In any vintage outfit.... - Exactly.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33So it's a shop fitting, really. Anyway, the team paid £70.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36So it seems to me they may have paid a bit too much for that and a bit too much on the Shelley,
0:29:36 > 0:29:40in which case they are going to need their bonus buy, so let's go have a look at it!
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Right then, team. This is fun, isn't it?
0:29:43 > 0:29:47You gave the lovely JP £133 of leftover lolly.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- JP, what did you buy?- Here it comes.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55'Aye, aye, that's the chess set the Blues nearly bought!'
0:29:55 > 0:29:58The shape of it is sort of Staunton style, and
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Staunton style is a bit of a classic, a chap called Howard Staunton, in the 19th century.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04And I think I'm right in saying, JP, that the
0:30:04 > 0:30:08Staunton pattern is a favourite pattern for chairmanship play, isn't it?
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- Yes.- How much did you pay?- Well, how much did you leave me, again?
0:30:12 > 0:30:15133, I think it was.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18If I told you it cost me...
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- £43.- Oh, I like it.- What?!
0:30:20 > 0:30:24- I like it.- Well done. - £43?- £43.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- I wouldn't have liked it if it was 133.- For £43,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29and I think this is a little bit of a steal for £43.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32I'd pay £43 for them every day of the week for myself.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Well done.- Just ask him how much he thinks he's going to make.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Yeah, how much do you think it's...
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- Yeah, good, nice questions... - Yeah, an excellent question actually!
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Uh...this is a no-brainer and I think you could double your money.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- Ooh!- Right, so that's £80.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47- There's a nice prediction, isn't there?- Fantastic.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- An exciting object and everybody's keen.- Yes, really pleased.
0:30:50 > 0:30:51Now for the audience at home,
0:30:51 > 0:30:54let's find out whether the auctioneer is that keen.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00A Staunton Pattern schoolroom chess set,
0:31:00 > 0:31:04accredited to Nathaniel Cook in 1849,
0:31:04 > 0:31:07but this is a later example, turn of the century.
0:31:07 > 0:31:12The chess pieces have got that used well-worn look,
0:31:12 > 0:31:14which actually can be popular.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- I'm hopeful on this one.- Oh, good.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- What's your estimate?- 70 to 100.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Oh, JP will love you forever.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24£43 he paid.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26And, you never know,
0:31:26 > 0:31:28that could result in a knockout blow for the Reds,
0:31:28 > 0:31:30which would be marvellous.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Now for the Blues, with their Norwegian spoons.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Only two of them and because they're Norwegian,
0:31:36 > 0:31:38I don't think they're particularly special, do you?
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- No...and 830 grade silver, it's low-grade silver...- Low-grade.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45..it doesn't come up to British assayed standards.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Not British standards, no, no. - No, not at all.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Absolutely right.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- No, we soon dissed that lot then. Great!- Ha-ha.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- What's the estimate? - Uh, 40 to 60.- Really?
0:31:55 > 0:31:59They're decorative, um, maybe a bit hopeful, but we will see.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Hope springs eternal. They paid £39.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- Hopefully on the money.- OK, fine.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Well, it's going to be a close call.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Next is the Paris porcelain plate,
0:32:10 > 0:32:12painted with those lovely flowers.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- Do you rate that?- I did...
0:32:15 > 0:32:18But on closer inspection not as much now.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22I originally put, you know, quite a punchy estimate on this, but...
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- What was your estimate? - It was 50-70, but...- No!
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Yeah... but having looked at it now,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30there's lots of scratching...
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- You've gone off it a bit. - Yes, basically.- OK.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- Do you want to revise your estimate? - I'm thinking, sort of, £20-£30.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Are you? That's OK, Andrew, honestly.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42£20-£30, they'd be so chuffed with that
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- cos they only pay £10 for it. - Oh, well. It stands a chance.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Exactly. And Charles led them into this and he'd be delighted.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Anything north of £10 and you'll have cheers from the audience.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- I would hope we'll get there. - Exactly.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56Now, finally, we get to the Gothic style letterbox
0:32:56 > 0:33:00and these are very popular bits of country house kit, aren't they?
0:33:00 > 0:33:03They are and a good one will do really well.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05- Like hundreds?- Oh, yes.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10I think the most I've sold one for is about 1,500.
0:33:10 > 0:33:11- Really?- Yes.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14So this one's going to make 1,500, is it?
0:33:14 > 0:33:16A good one will do well, um...
0:33:16 > 0:33:17Is this a good one?
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- Unfortunately not.- Oh, dear.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21This isn't Pugin. It really isn't.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24No, no. It's, um, possibly off the end of a pew.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26And what's that panel for at the back?
0:33:26 > 0:33:31That is for the times when the post is collected by
0:33:31 > 0:33:35the butler and run down to the post office, basically.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38OK, fine. Well, there it is. It is what it is, it's in oak.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- What do you think it is worth? - £40-£60.- OK, £75 paid.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45So that could be a bit light.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48On the other hand, if people get really excited about the Paris plate like you did
0:33:48 > 0:33:51and the Norwegian spoons,
0:33:51 > 0:33:54they may get out of trouble and not need their bonus buy,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56but I fancy they are going to need it,
0:33:56 > 0:33:58in which case let's go and have a bird's eye.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- Now, Maggie, Neil, this is exciting, isn't it?- Yes.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06You gave Charles £176. Whatever did you find, Charles?
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Tim, I always like to spend the majority
0:34:08 > 0:34:11and sometimes you find a really good buy
0:34:11 > 0:34:14and I think this is a really good buy. There.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- The case is wonderful.- What is it? - That's lovely.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20You think, "What's within?" Hold your eyes, it will sparkle.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- Oh, wow.- Look at that.- That's pretty.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25I just can't believe this.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29It's hallmarked for London, 1883,
0:34:29 > 0:34:32a complete christening set with christening cup
0:34:32 > 0:34:35in the aesthetic style,
0:34:35 > 0:34:39with the fork and spoon, as well, in this wonderful case,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42gilded interior to the cup...
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- Look.- And I couldn't believe it, Tim, for 125.- 125?
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- 125? Beautiful.- Is a profit in it?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Well, that's key...
0:34:51 > 0:34:55- There must be.- And I quite agree with you, I would like to think,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57hand on heart,
0:34:57 > 0:34:59it will make between, I hope,
0:34:59 > 0:35:03£150 and £200.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04Because if this was in London,
0:35:04 > 0:35:09- in an arcade and it was Christmas time...- Yes.- ..it could be £750.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- It's beautiful. - Well done, Charles.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13And, of course, the case,
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- the interior of the case does go with your hair.- It does.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18That's why I quite liked it, yes.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Anyway, let's find out, for the audience at home
0:35:20 > 0:35:24right now, what the auctioneer thinks about Charles' christening set.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Now, Andrew. What do you make of this?
0:35:26 > 0:35:31Er, London hallmark for George Mosley Jackson,
0:35:31 > 0:35:33dated 1883.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35That was the first year
0:35:35 > 0:35:38that they were having silver assayed as silversmiths,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42so it's an early piece for that silversmith.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45So we've got a spoon and a fork and this little mug.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Just the job for a christening present.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51I have to say it's a particularly nice example. What's your estimate?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53I like that in at 100 to 150.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55100 to 150, very good.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- Well, Charles paid £125 which is probably bang on the money.- It is.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02And, who knows, they may turn a small profit on it
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- if the team decide to go with it. - Yep.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Brilliant, thank you very much, Andrew.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08We'll look forward to the auction in a moment
0:36:08 > 0:36:10with, um, nervous anticipation.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Bidding starts.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15At 460...465...
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- Brian, Jane. This is exciting, isn't it?- Very.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23First up is your games box.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25And here it comes.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Lot number 176, the pollard oak
0:36:28 > 0:36:31and coromandel veneered games box,
0:36:31 > 0:36:33lot number 176.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Start the bidding £20. 20?
0:36:35 > 0:36:3920? 20 bid, £20. 25, 30...
0:36:39 > 0:36:40- Hey.- '35.'- Look at this!
0:36:40 > 0:36:42BRIAN: Keep going.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- 40, 45, 50...- 'Yes.' - £50 gets you now.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Another bid, 55. 55 standing, 60 on the internet.
0:36:49 > 0:36:50Fantastic.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53£60, internet bidder, make no mistakes,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56you're out in the room... At 65, well done.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Well done, fantastic.
0:36:59 > 0:37:0165, out on the net, 70? 70.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Thank you, anyway. £70, Internet bidder.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08At £70...sold.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10So you have plus £53.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14£53! That's amazing.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15Now, the dainty tea set.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Straight away I am bid 30, £35. At £35 for the Shelley,
0:37:19 > 0:37:21I'll take 40. At 40, well done.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- Good, good. Keep going.- '50.'- Oh!
0:37:23 > 0:37:2750, 55, it's Shelley. Another five?
0:37:27 > 0:37:31At £55, bid with me at 55?
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- That's minus £25...- We should have got our colouring pencils out!
0:37:34 > 0:37:36..which means you are plus £28.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- You're still plus 28.- Yes.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Now, here comes the bust.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44For the mannequin, start the bidding, £20, 20?
0:37:44 > 0:37:4720... Find another, £20.
0:37:47 > 0:37:4920, you don't see these every day.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5225 on the internet. BRIAN: Oh, we're going.
0:37:52 > 0:37:53Internet bid, 25.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55£25 bidding, 30 on the internet.
0:37:55 > 0:37:575?
0:37:57 > 0:37:5840 on the net.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Another bid?- Come on!
0:38:00 > 0:38:0440, it's an internet bid at 40. At £40, at 40?
0:38:05 > 0:38:09Which is minus £30. You had plus 28, now you are minus two.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- We've got the chess set, come on. - It has been a slow decline.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- Yes, indeed.- What are we going to do about the chess set?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- There is only one move to make here, isn't there?- Yes, indeed.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- Definitely.- We go for it. - We're going with the chess set.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22I can tell you the auctioneer's estimate is £70-£100.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24He rates this chess set.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- You paid £43, JP, this should be your vindication.- Oh, I hope so.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Oh, I hope so, too. And here it comes.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Start me 50... £50 for the chess set.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35£50? Nope? 50...£30?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37£30, £30 is bid.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41At 35? 35, internet bidder at £35.
0:38:41 > 0:38:48£35, make no mistakes... Fair warning at £35.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50£35.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- Well, it's less than a third of his estimate.- Yeah.
0:38:52 > 0:38:5435 to 45 is minus eight.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58It was minus two, that means minus ten. There you go, kids.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00A disappointment, I have to say, on the end,
0:39:00 > 0:39:02but it could still be a winning score.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03Let's be optimistic.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- Don't say a word to the Blues. - Not a word.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Now, Maggie, Neil.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- Do you know how the Reds got on? - BOTH: No!
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Good, we don't want you to know.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Now, first up are the Norwegian spoons and here they come.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20Ooh, here we go.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22We will start the bidding at £20, 20.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- Come on, let's go.- '£20 at the start.'
0:39:24 > 0:39:26£20 bid, take the five.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28At 25 on the internet.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- '£25 internet bidder.'- Go on! - Just one more.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35At £25, make no mistakes, at £25.
0:39:35 > 0:39:3825 is minus 14, OK.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Now, let's not burst into tears about it,
0:39:41 > 0:39:43cos here comes the Paris porcelain plate.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Start the bidding £30, 30?
0:39:46 > 0:39:47'20 to start me.'
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- Come on!- Let's go.- '20?'
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Who's got £10?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- I don't believe it. - '£10 to start the bidding.'
0:39:53 > 0:39:56£10 on the internet. Internet bidder at ten.
0:39:56 > 0:39:5815 on the internet.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Come on, net.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04At £15, bidding on the internet, at 15.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Plus £5.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09OK, you were minus 14, you're now minus nine.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11- Perfect.- You're climbing.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13- Now...- Climbing, yes. - You're reducing your losses.- We are.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Now here comes the letterbox.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- 'Commission bid...' - Come on, let's go!
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- '30, 5, 40...'- Come on!
0:40:19 > 0:40:2245, at £45, 50 I'll take it.
0:40:22 > 0:40:2545. 55 on the internet
0:40:25 > 0:40:2760 on the net.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31£60, internet bid at 60, clears the commission bids at 60.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35Internet bidding at £60, at 60.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Minus £15. Sorry, team, that is minus £24.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Now, what are we going to do about the christening set?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Are we going to go with it? - We started with nothing...
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- We'll go home with less. - We'll go home with even less.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- We have faith in Charles.- Let's wet the baby's head, Tim, let's wet it.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51I love it. I think it's beautiful. Yes.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54Well, the decision is made, the die is cast and thanks, team.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57I just have to tell you the auctioneer's estimate is 100-150.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- He sees your 125 sitting in the middle...- Middle, yep.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04..of his estimate, so that's fair enough. Now, here we go then.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07We're going with the bonus buy and here it comes.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Start the bidding nice and quickly, £60.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- '60?'- Come on! - 'Should be in at that.'
0:41:12 > 0:41:17£60. 60 I'm bid. It's in 5, 70, 75...
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- Come on!- '75 for the internet bid.' - Oh!
0:41:20 > 0:41:23£80, well done, £80 right at the back.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- 85 on the internet.- 'Ooh!'
0:41:25 > 0:41:26Let's keep going.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28'Internet bid at 85.'
0:41:28 > 0:41:30£85, internet bidder, make no mistakes...
0:41:30 > 0:41:32- Going!- 'Fair warning...'- I don't believe it.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34..at 85...
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- It's gone.- Gone.- Sorry.- Minus £40...
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- It's all right.- ..which means overall you're minus £64.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40MAGGIE SIGHS
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Which means, after today's performance,
0:41:42 > 0:41:44that could be a winning score.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47So say nothing to the Reds and all will be revealed in a moment, all right. OK.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Very sporting of you. Thank you, team. You're very sporting people.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52- It's OK.- Give us a hug.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59OK, chaps. Have you been chatting to one another about the scores?
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- ALL: No, not at all. - Just as well,
0:42:01 > 0:42:05because I'm afraid we're not handing out any dosh today, all right?
0:42:05 > 0:42:06- Come on!- There are no profits today.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Come on!- It's just a question of the scale of the losses
0:42:09 > 0:42:13and the team that have got a whopping great lump of loss,
0:42:13 > 0:42:15I'm afraid, are the Blues.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17THE REDS: Yeah! THE BLUES: Oh!
0:42:17 > 0:42:19- THEY ALL LAUGH - OK?- Yeah.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- Minus £64.- Oh!- Oh, dear.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Despite making a fiver on your Paris bowl,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28nothing was going to save you from the avalanche of losses,
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- really, was it?- ALL: No.
0:42:30 > 0:42:31And does it really matter?
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- No!- Not terribly.- It's a shame. - We've had great fun.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- You've had great fun? That is, frankly, what it's all about.- It is.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Your oppos, over here,
0:42:39 > 0:42:42have managed to survive with only £10 worth of losses.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- MAGGIE:- Yay, well done.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46They started out with £53 of profits
0:42:46 > 0:42:51and gradually eroded your way through that little nest egg, right?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- Yep.- And finish up as victors today
0:42:53 > 0:42:55by only losing £10.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- Is that cool?- That's brilliant. - Fantastic.- A huge relief.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- I think it's seriously cool. - Huge relief!
0:43:01 > 0:43:03I think it's so cool, we've had such a great time,
0:43:03 > 0:43:04why don't you join us soon
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- for some more bargain hunting, yes? - ALL: Yes!