0:00:02 > 0:00:03Here's a voice you may not recognise
0:00:03 > 0:00:06as I'm usually an expert on the show.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09I'm standing in for Tim on Bargain Hunt today.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12And we're in Anglesey, separated from mainland Wales
0:00:12 > 0:00:14by the Menai Strait.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16And we're bringing a belter of a show,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19straight to your screens today.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Right, hang on a minute, Tim's lines, they're not usually that bad.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24They are, yeah, they are.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27They are? OK.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31In that case, ladies and gentlemen, let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:31 > 0:00:32Yes!
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Today on Bargain Hunt, time is of the essence
0:01:02 > 0:01:06and our teams have one hour to spend their £300.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08So, they're about to have the time of their lives
0:01:08 > 0:01:10but first let's see what's coming up.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15The fast starting Reds have cash burning a hole in their pocket...
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Ignored my advice, let's look around.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19THEY LAUGH
0:01:19 > 0:01:21I just wanted to get spending.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24..whilst the Blues are following their animal instincts.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- I quite like those bears but you don't, do you?- No.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- I'm not too sure either.- OK, I like your style. Be honest, OK.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32But how successful will they be at the auction?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- Yes, over there!- Oooh!
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Oo-oo-ooh!
0:01:35 > 0:01:38But before that, let's meet today's teams.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Today's Bargain Hunt is made up of a couple and a couple of friends.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46We have Ian and Gemma for the Reds
0:01:46 > 0:01:48and Gemma and Karen for the Blues.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Hello, everybody. - ALL:- Hello.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- So, Ian and Gemma, welcome. How are you?- Very good, thank you.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- Fine, thank you.- Excellent.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Well, Ian, I hear that you're the head teacher of a school
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- but it's not your average school? - It's not your average school.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01We've got 240 children but we've got
0:02:01 > 0:02:06150 chickens, 33 pheasants and more reptiles than I care to think about.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- OK, I actually wasn't expecting that!- No, no.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11- So a veritable zoo?- Yeah, it is.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13What we try to do
0:02:13 > 0:02:17is we try to link literacy and numeracy targets to chickens.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- That's one way of doing it.- Slightly different to most schools, isn't it?
0:02:20 > 0:02:22With all this going on at school,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25I guess at home it's a haven of peace, do you just relax at home?
0:02:25 > 0:02:27We do relax at home but we've got...
0:02:27 > 0:02:30I think I've got 27 tortoises at home at the moment
0:02:30 > 0:02:33and we've got the large ones living in the attic.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36So, at night you can hear this kind of knocking sound
0:02:36 > 0:02:37coming from the attic.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39In fact, the first thing I said to my neighbours was,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42"If you hear a knocking coming from ours, it's not me and Gemma,
0:02:42 > 0:02:43"it's the tortoise."
0:02:43 > 0:02:45And Gemma, what is it that you do yourself?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49I'm a nurse in our local hospital. Been there for about ten years now.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52That's amazing. The world needs more caring people like yourself,
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- it must be a tough job, though? - It is tough at times, yeah.- Oh, gosh.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- So a way to unwind is with the tortoises?- With the tortoise, yeah.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02And what about your tactics today, what are you thinking about?
0:03:02 > 0:03:05I think we're just going to go for what we like. Stick to what we know.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06It generally pays off.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- It's lovely chatting with you. - BOTH:- Thank you.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Let's talk to the Blues. The lovely Gemma and Karen.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Hello, how are you today, ladies? - Hello.- Hi.- Excited?
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Really excited.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Well, Gemma,
0:03:16 > 0:03:20I hear that you have an interesting job that might involve the arts?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Yeah, I'm an art teacher at a secondary school.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- It's a Welsh secondary school. - Oh, fantastic.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- So you teach art in Welsh?- Yeah.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31So if you teach in Welsh could you teach me a little Welsh?
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- I could. I could, yes.- What do you want to teach me what to say?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- What about, "Welcome to Bargain Hunt"?- That would work!
0:03:38 > 0:03:43- Croeso...- Croeso.- ..i Bargain Hunt. - Croeso i Bargain Hunt.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Yeah!
0:03:45 > 0:03:46That was OK, that was great.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48When you're not teaching, what do you get up to?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- I love to row.- Oh, wow.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Yeah, I row at the bottom of Snowdon, there's a lake there,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- that's where I row. - Wow, what an amazing setting.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- It must feel like you're in another world.- It's amazing.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01And Karen, what about yourself? Are you also involved in teaching, too?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- No, I'm a speech and language therapist.- Ah, right, OK.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I thought there was a theme here with teachers going on.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08So you teach therapy, OK. So tell me about that.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Yeah, I work with people with learning disabilities
0:04:11 > 0:04:15so from the little children to adults of all ages.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16It's so important, isn't it?
0:04:16 > 0:04:20All this communication but I suppose with the advent of the internet
0:04:20 > 0:04:22and things, people don't need to communicate so much verbally,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24so it's important that you keep up this therapy
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- cos it's easy to shy away from it, I would imagine.- Yeah.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Yeah, well, people get by and it's more sort of getting...
0:04:30 > 0:04:33helping people to make their choices and it's really interesting.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- It's quite a variety, really, no day is the same.- Absolutely.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40And when you're talking about making choices, what kind of choices
0:04:40 > 0:04:42are you going to be making today when you're out shopping?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- Oh, winning choices.- Yeah!
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Oh, you reckon, do you? - Plan to win.- Excellent.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Are you listening to that, guys?
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Well, I suppose it's time to see. Let's hand over the money.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56So, I've got £300 for Ian and Gemma
0:04:56 > 0:04:59and £300 for you, Gemma and Karen.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Now, off you go and have an amazing time.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05And there's only one thing left to say, "I ffwrdd a nwh!" away they go.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Hoping to teach our teams a thing or two about antiques today
0:05:09 > 0:05:10are our experts.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17Keeping a lookout for his pupils in the Red team, it's Thomas Plant.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19And hoping to set the class alight with inspiration for the Blues,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21it's Charles Hanson.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24So, what are our teams looking for today?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Ian and Gemma, are you excited? - Yes.- I'm excited, yes.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30I'm quite nervous because I'm here with a head teacher.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Don't worry, we're after your advice today.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Karen, look at me, what's the plan?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36We're going to look for nice pretty things, jewellery.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- Find something that we really like, really, isn't it, Gem?- Yeah.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Maybe something a bit unusual.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- Gemma?- Yeah, arty and creative, I think.- OK. That is very interesting.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Right, teams, your 60 minutes starts...now!
0:05:50 > 0:05:52But be careful, it can fly by.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53Come on.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Let's go and find those fabulous bits.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57They're off!
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Professor of profits Charles has some wise words
0:05:59 > 0:06:02to help the Blues start their shopping.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03- Just take a look.- OK.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Look at the glitz, look at the glamour.- Where to start?
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Look at the antiques, OK.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10But with a cunning strategy up his sleeve for the Reds,
0:06:10 > 0:06:14it sounds like Tom has plans to be top teacher.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I think what you do is you look and you look
0:06:16 > 0:06:20and then you make notes of what you've seen and you get the prices.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- Then, in the last 10, 20 minutes, you then decide.- Yes.- OK.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- But that will go out the window in the first items of your buy.- OK.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- Yeah?- Right, OK, then.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Hm. So some interesting tactics from the teams.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38But at the end of the hour, just who will have this in the bag?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Just look at what you see.- That's pretty. Do you think it's silver?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I actually think it's plated rather than being silver.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46£18.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- It's something maybe we could, like, keep in mind.- Absolutely.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Just warming up.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Warming up is fine, Blues, but don't take too long
0:06:54 > 0:06:57as the Reds look like they're already up to a canter.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01What about that amber glass?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- The decanter?- Yeah.- Mm.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06You really have got this...
0:07:06 > 0:07:10vintage-come-moderno look. You like it.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12So, the amber and the clear... Very nice, isn't it?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Turn it over. What have we got there?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17The point at which the glass blower has polished...
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Cos when he's blown that,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22he's got his bit of amber glass out of the glory hole with his steel
0:07:22 > 0:07:24and his tools and he's blown it
0:07:24 > 0:07:27and that's the bit which has cooled down and he's polished that off and
0:07:27 > 0:07:30then he's got a bit of clear glass and then attached it on to it,
0:07:30 > 0:07:32so quite a bit of work's been done.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37- Do you think the blob is original to the...?- Yes, the stopper here?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Yeah, it fits well. Would you use that?
0:07:39 > 0:07:42I'd have it in the centre of a table. That would look lovely.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- It's a decanter, for wine. - For wine? Yeah.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I think that would be used now, wouldn't it?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Yeah, that's exactly what it's for. Right, we can see the price at 45,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- which I think is slightly better than the coffee set.- OK.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- A bit more special, isn't it?- Yeah. Let me see. What's the best on that?
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- 40.- 40.- 40 would be on that.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- So, what do you really like about it?- I love the colour, the shape.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- Yeah. - I can imagine on a large table.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09If you really like it and you're going with your heart,
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- do you think that's going to make a profit at £40?- Yes!
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Of course, you're going to say yes. But I think that it's got a chance.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19If you want my honest opinion,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23I would value that at auction at between £40 and £60.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24It's cool, it's got a look to it,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27it's what people are buying at the moment.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- It's quite fashionable, even now. - Absolutely.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32And as auctioneers, we're only in the fashion business.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- Is it Scandinavian? - I reckon that's Scandi all day long.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- Probably Danish.- I reckon we should go for it. It's lovely. 40 quid.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Are you hot for this? - I agree.- Hot for this!- Done!
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- 40 quid.- Thank you very much.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- First item down, within sort of ten minutes.- Yeah.- Ignored my advice.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- Let's look around. - THEY LAUGH
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I just want to get spending!
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Fantastic. So, the Reds have their first item.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Well done, Ian and Gemma!
0:09:00 > 0:09:03But with only ten minutes on the clock,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06there's barely anything between the two teams yet.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- THEY LAUGH - The polar bears down there as well.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- I quite like those bears, but you don't, do you?- No!
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Be honest, OK.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17I'm a man and sometimes the taste can be different.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Brrr! Frosty reception there, Charles. But, come on, Blues.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22You do need to get your skates on,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25or you could end up poles apart from the Reds.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- Is this Moorcroft?- That is Moorcroft.- Yeah.- Very popular.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Everybody likes Moorcroft.- £100? That looks like a Moorcroft.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- That is Moorcroft as well, yeah.- 120.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- I think you've bought really well with your decanter.- Yeah.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41And you'd be letting yourself down by buying the Moorcroft.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- It's a bit mumsy, isn't it? And we're...- You're not!
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- Yeah.- You're more than that!
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Mum's the word on the Moorcroft then, Gemma.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52And from one piece of china to another,
0:09:52 > 0:09:56it looks as if the Blues have spotted a new best friend.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- This one here, you like? - He's amazing!
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- What do you think of him?- I'm scared to pick him up. He's beautiful.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Oh, wow!- Wow! Well, you know what? It's the Blue team, isn't it?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09He's definitely on the Blue team!
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- And he's pretty.- Why is he pretty? - I just love his quirky face.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- He's so charming. Hello!- He's... - THEY LAUGH
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Well, you know what, he's almost speechless, isn't he?
0:10:20 > 0:10:21What can I tell you?
0:10:21 > 0:10:24First of all, what's really important is the condition.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27So, just caress his body and make sure there's no chips or
0:10:27 > 0:10:29blemishes or crazing as well,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32lines in the body. He's good, isn't he?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35He's what we call a Chinese Dog of Fo and these
0:10:35 > 0:10:38dogs of Fo works are synonymous with Japanese, Chinese culture.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Back to the K'ang-hsi period, the Ming dynasty,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43and then they've just been blossoming ever
0:10:43 > 0:10:46since in manufacture and indeed made for export.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50So, this is a European Chinese Dog of Fo, made for us
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Westerners to enjoy. What are we missing?
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- You two are mates, aren't you? - It looks like he's one of a pair.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- Aw!- That's a shame.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- He's on his own.- I think he needs to be part of our team.- You think so?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Yeah.- So, what would you pay for it in a saleroom?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- See if we can get near what the dealer's wanting for him.- 10, £15?
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- Say again?- 10, £15?- It wasn't me!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12It wasn't me who said that!
0:11:12 > 0:11:16I like your style. Always start low. So, how much is he?
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- With a big smile!- We've got 65 on him.- I think take a gamble.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- I like him. - So, the very best, sir...?- 38.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Oh!- Yeah.- What do you think?- Yeah. - OK, it's up to you.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30If that hand comes out for a handshake, it's a deal.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31We've got it! Thanks, sir!
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Great stuff!
0:11:32 > 0:11:36The Blues have released the hound for their first purchase
0:11:36 > 0:11:38and are off the leash at last!
0:11:38 > 0:11:42So, whilst the teams continue to look for their second items,
0:11:42 > 0:11:47it's time to have a look at something that made me tick.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Let us take a moment to look at this absolutely beautiful
0:11:50 > 0:11:51timepiece here.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53It's an unusual shape, isn't it?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56And it's a telling shape because any one of the dealers here today,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59if you were to bring this in front of them,
0:11:59 > 0:12:04they would know it's a Sedan clock. Now, what an unusual name - Sedan.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07And what is that? Well, it's an 18th century mode of transport.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11You know, those lovely bourgeois boxes in which the gentry sat,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14as a porter on either side carried you around town.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Well, that's a Sedan and here, we're probably 1850s or so,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20but that's where it gets its shape.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Now, the shape is unusual.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25You've got this lovely pendant bow up here
0:12:25 > 0:12:27and the rods attaching it to the fitting.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30And it's heavy because it's made of bronze.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32And this gorgeous gold exterior is
0:12:32 > 0:12:34described as French ormolu.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37And that's when high carat gold was ground down
0:12:37 > 0:12:41and mixed with mercury and then used to paint items made
0:12:41 > 0:12:44out of bronze and it really has a lovely effect.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48And the rose garland that carries on continually around the case
0:12:48 > 0:12:51really keeps the floral theme of the pendant
0:12:51 > 0:12:54continuing into the actual body of the timepiece.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56And what about the enamel dial itself?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59It's got that beautiful motif of the swags
0:12:59 > 0:13:04and they join together to create a continual swag of lovely pink
0:13:04 > 0:13:06and blue flowers and, really,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09it's such a shame that there's a slight chip on the white
0:13:09 > 0:13:12enamel dial because someone has been a little bit overzealous with
0:13:12 > 0:13:16the key while they were winding the cylinder movement that's inside.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19So, why would this Sedan clock be fashionable today?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Well, they're ornamental, luxurious,
0:13:21 > 0:13:25and that quality is reflected in the price because to pick up
0:13:25 > 0:13:30one of these today would set you back £400 or £500.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31It's probably time to start saving.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Back with the shopping and it's one-all.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38However, the Reds may just have found something not to be
0:13:38 > 0:13:39sniffed at.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- That's lovely. Very simple again, isn't it?- 1896.- What have you seen?
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- Snuffbox. - Snuffbox. Ian, you have a look.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- How do you open that?- Oh, wow! Look at the hinge.- Look at the hinge in there, yeah.- Wow! Seamless.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Yeah, it is seamless, you're quite right. Yeah. Go on, Gemma.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- You have a go.- Has it got a hallmark?- That's lovely, that is.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- Do you press it, do you think, somewhere?- Well, you're close.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05What you do is you just squeeze it either side.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- Ta-da!- That was quick, wasn't it? - Yeah, have a go. It's lovely.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10It's just so perfect.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- How much is it?- It's 128. - THOMAS GASPS
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- I think I might need your nursing... - CPR here!- CPR.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19I need your knowledge here!
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Oh!- And is it silver-plated? - That looks like it's...
0:14:22 > 0:14:24That's the hallmark there. It's rather nice.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- That's beautiful, that, isn't it? - Yeah. What's your very best on that?
0:14:28 > 0:14:29That one, I can do for 95.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- I like that.- Yeah.- You've probably got just under 40 minutes.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Believe you me, that time zips by.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- OK, we'll have a think, shall we? I do like it though.- Yeah, me too.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42So, the Reds aren't turning their noses up at the snuffbox.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Meanwhile, the Blues are still "brooching" the subject of that
0:14:46 > 0:14:48ever-difficult second item.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- Hello, madam.- Hello. - How are you?- I'm good, thank you.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56We think she's too good to be true, is that right? That lady brooch?
0:14:56 > 0:14:59I'd call it a very young collectible,
0:14:59 > 0:15:03in the sense that it's purporting to be an Art Nouveau bar brooch.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05It caught my eye.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09If it was London 1903, it wouldn't be, as the price says, £25.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13- It would be more like 150 or 180. - Yeah.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Because it's not actually what it purports to be, in terms of age...
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- Steer away.- I'm out.- Yeah.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Time's ticking. We'd better go. - Thanks!
0:15:22 > 0:15:25So, Charles and the Blues are out, and if the Reds don't get
0:15:25 > 0:15:28a move on, they could be out of time before they know it.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Some gentle persuasion could be called for. Tom?
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- Have a look round here.- OK.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39This is why I was sort of hovering around the chairs,
0:15:39 > 0:15:43thinking that maybe you might think, "Oh, look.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45"They look quite clean and cool,"
0:15:45 > 0:15:49and it matches the clean and cool design you bought with the decanter.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- They're nice.- And they are Ercol, aren't they?- How much?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Golden Dawn, Ercol. - 68.- Are they 68 each?
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Sorry, I've disturbed you from doing something quite important.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- But they're 68, they're each though, aren't they?- Yes.- Each.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04I would have thought it would have been the bargain of the century
0:16:04 > 0:16:06if they were 68 for the pair.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- We can try.- Maybe we can work something out.- 110 for the two.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- 110 for the two. - I was just sort of...
0:16:14 > 0:16:16My brain was sort of cogging along.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Do you think it's yet another thing we've got to think about?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- Yeah, I think so.- Is it?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- Oh!- They are lovely, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26There's a lot of style to them, isn't there.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29What you've got going for it, you've got style, you've got a name,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31they're proper designer pieces,
0:16:31 > 0:16:32but they are £110.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Now, it's about time I popped in and had a word.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38I'm sorry to interrupt, but I spotted you a mile off.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- You look comfortable. - I am! I'm having a good time!
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- Are you having a good time? - Very much so, yeah.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- Oh, my goodness! - Can we have some more money? - THEY LAUGH
0:16:46 > 0:16:49I'm going to leave you in this man's capable hands, but have fun!
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- Enjoy yourselves! Time is running out.- Thank you, thank you.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Well, time is running out. You heard what Natasha said.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59I'm going to give you ten minutes, walk around, have a think,
0:16:59 > 0:17:00and then we'll move on.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- OK.- OK.- Yeah?- Yeah. - Come on, let's go.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06So, the reserve list is growing for the Reds,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08but this could be a risky strategy.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09Only time will tell.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Charles has recalled the Blues for a bit of a pep talk.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17We've got now about 20 minutes to buy two items,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- which means one item per ten minutes.- Yeah.- Feeling confident?
0:17:20 > 0:17:25- Yeah.- Yes. Let's do it.- True Blues. - Yeah.- Yeah, let's do it.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Sounds like a plan! And they're off! Again!
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Now, Thomas has found a couple of pepperettes
0:17:31 > 0:17:34with an asking price of £90.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- So, little novelty peppers. - Little chicks.- Little chicks.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Cos you do chickens.- We do chickens. - Little hinges for the lids.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- They're lovely.- I'm going to make a cheeky offer and see what she says.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Madam...- Yes.- Would you take £30?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- No, not really. - What would you take?- How about 40?
0:17:52 > 0:17:5540, that's very, very reasonable. 40, so we started at...
0:17:55 > 0:17:57They were 90.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00£40, this is... I think we've got profit in these.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- And I think it's time to make a decision.- OK, the chairs, definitely, yeah?- Yeah.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- For myself, I'd go for the snuffbox. It's just the lovely...- OK.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12- The hinge.- Lovely. And the hinge... - OK. Go away. And do your buying.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17Well said, Tom. Go on, Reds. It's definitely time for some decisions.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Time is running out for both teams.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- Why don't we wrap round and come back down here, shall we?- OK.- OK.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25And the Blues are literally running
0:18:25 > 0:18:28and could be running out of ideas too.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Sorry. We've been here before.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32It's starting to look like you need a sit down, Charles.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Maybe the Reds can help.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Right, they're still here.- Yeah. - That's a good sign.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- We'd like to buy those. - Can we buy them, please?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- You may.- Excellent.- Well done. Shake the lady's hand.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Diolch yn fawr i chi. Diolch.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- What was that? - Thank you very much in Welsh.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Thank you very much in English. Thank you very much.- Say "diolch".
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- Diolch. Diolch.- That's not bad, yeah. Very good.- Diolch.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55That's "thank you" is it?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- Yeah.- Brilliant. £110, that's your second item.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00I think we need to go and wrap up the buying and get the last one.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Thank you. Diolch. - Diolch. Thank you.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06He's just showing off now! Well done, Gemma and Ian.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09With only six minutes to go, that's your second item retrieved
0:19:09 > 0:19:12and purchased. One to go, but hurry!
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- And speaking of hurrying... - SHE CLEARS HER THROAT
0:19:15 > 0:19:17..Charles and Co...
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Hold on. I was thinking polar bears.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Polar bears?- They've gone, they've gone!- No, they're there.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24- They're there.- They're there.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- What do you think of the polar bears?- OK, let's have a proper look.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- You liked them from the start, didn't you?- Yeah.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32What can you tell us about them, Charles?
0:19:32 > 0:19:35I just think, if you think about the fact that this beautiful white
0:19:35 > 0:19:40onyx has almost been cut to create that icy polar bear landscape.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- Now, what would you use them for? - Bookends.- Exactly.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Do you know what?
0:19:45 > 0:19:49They do actually look nicer closer up than they did on the table.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54- They're sweet.- They would date to, I suspect, 1920s, '30s.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- What do you think?- How much do you think they would go for?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59I think if these could be about £30.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02I would happily guide them at sale between 40 and 60.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Your very best price? We were thinking 20.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- What price is it?- 45.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08Trideg.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Trideg?- 30.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12£30.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- £30? Tre... Tre...- Trideg.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- Trideg.- What are you thinking?
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- 30.- I think 30 is a good price. - Trideg punt.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Now, pay attention, here's another Welsh lesson.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Dwy o'r afalau Cymraeg...
0:20:24 > 0:20:30- Sori? - Dwy afalau.- Dau afal?- Am trideg.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31- Am trideg?- Ie.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34He said he'll give us the two apples for 30 as well.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- Included in the price. - How could a girl refuse?!
0:20:37 > 0:20:39We can eat them on the way. We've got another ten minutes to go.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41A un i Charles.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- Well, that's very kind. So... - We've got an apple and these.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48So we've got a snack and these to take to the auction.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52I say, let's go. I think the polar bears at 30 is a good buy.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53How do we say we'll buy them?
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- 'Nawn ni brynu rhain.- 'Nawn ni brynu rhain.- Diolch yn fawr.- Diolch.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- Thank you. - Thank you very much.- Pob lwc.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- OK, head's on the block, Charles!- Ten minutes. And my head's on the block.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Thanks a lot(!)
0:21:05 > 0:21:08So, with Charles' head on the block and not much left on the clock,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11it's time to shuffle off for their third and final item.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Well done, Blues.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Tic-toc, Reds!
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Was that plan to be sniffed at after all
0:21:18 > 0:21:22or will they get back for their final item in the nick of time?
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- I hope it's still there. I hope it's still there.- Fingers crossed. - Fingers crossed.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- It's still there. Right. 95.- 95. - Thank you very much. What do you think? You want to go for it?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Yeah, definitely. - Yeah, 95.- Thank you very much.
0:21:34 > 0:21:40Well done, Reds! Last item bought and only three minutes left.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44But finding that final item for the Blues is proving to be a real pig!
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Look! A pair of pigs! Aw, they're really cute!
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- Are you being serious?- Yeah. They've got bow ties on and everything.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56I think you should hold him.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- THEY LAUGH - Tell me, are you being serious? Gemma, look at me.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05- Are you being serious?- She is. - It's the 11th hour now and you've pulled out a pair of pigs.
0:22:05 > 0:22:06- Yeah.- Actually, they're not bad.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09It says, "HJ Wood and Sons, 1940s cookie jars."
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Pull the other one down as well.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- Just tell me.- Aw...- Just, just sell them. I hear all these "aw"s. OK.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Well, I had an auntie who used to collect pig things,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- like fridge magnets.- Yeah, yes. - All kinds of things.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- And I think they're really cute. - I think they're sweet.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29- They're useful, cookie jars. Really useful.- Let's put them into context.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32I wish they were Wemyss, because the most important pigs ever made
0:22:32 > 0:22:35were probably by the Wemyss factory in Fife in Scotland.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37These pigs are second-rate but
0:22:37 > 0:22:41they're charming because actually when I first saw them I thought,
0:22:41 > 0:22:44"Oh, my God, they're quite modern. They really have got no age."
0:22:44 > 0:22:47But looking at the base-mark for HJ Wood and Sons, and look at the
0:22:47 > 0:22:52foot-rim there. They've literally been in the mud for about 60 years.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- What are they worth at auction? - As a pair...
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- I think they'd start at 50 for a pair.- Hello, sir.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- This wasn't what I was expecting. - Hello.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- Like, it wasn't me, OK?- They... They're period and they will sell.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- Two for one.- Look at the ladies.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- Oh, no, no. - Two for one.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- I've got to make a bit, haven't I? - Two for one.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10- No, I'll do 40. - Please.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- 40 a pair. £20 each. That's fair.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16- Deal. Thank you very much. - Don't drop it.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- Are you a marksman?- I am. - Thanks a lot, yeah. Thanks a lot.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Time is up.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25LAUGHTER Well, we've got two pigs.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- We've got two polar bears. - Two polar bears.- And the Dog of Fo.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30And that's it, the hour's up, team.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Now, let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:23:34 > 0:23:41The Reds blew £40 on a hand-blown Scandinavian glass wine decanter.
0:23:41 > 0:23:49They hoped to rest easy with a pair of Ercol carver dining chairs.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53And sniffed a whiff of potential profit with this silver snuffbox.
0:23:55 > 0:23:56Right then, Red team.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I hear you didn't have a lot of time at the end, there.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- It went really quickly. - What's your favourite item?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- I'd say the amber decanter. - And Ian, what about you?
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I like the snuffbox. I would have liked that myself, to be honest.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Now, what's going to bring you the biggest profit?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- I think it's the decanter.- Yeah. We'll see in the auction.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15The decanter. So you must have bought it for a good price.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- And how much did you spend overall? - 245.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Which leaves a measly £55, which I will take back from you. Thank you.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Hand straight over to Thomas. Did you have a great day today, Thomas?
0:24:25 > 0:24:30I had a fabulous day. They were wonderful. Stylish, intelligent...
0:24:30 > 0:24:32That's so lovely to hear. What are you going to
0:24:32 > 0:24:35spend this stylish, intelligent couple's money on, then?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Well, we did see something at the very end,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39which we deliberated about.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43- Oh.- And you never know. They might be bought.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Hmm, well, it sounds like Thomas has a good plan for you guys.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48So while he's off buying the bonus buy,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51let's go and find out what the Blue team bought.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57The Blues made a friend out of the Chinese Dog of Fo,
0:24:57 > 0:25:00are hoping to avoid being left out in the cold with
0:25:00 > 0:25:05the pair of onyx-based cast metal polar bear figures,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07and went the whole hog with a pair of
0:25:07 > 0:25:12comical pig cookie jars by HJ Wood.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Karen and Gemma, you survived your buy. Did you have a great time?
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- Oh, it was brilliant, yeah. - Ah, that's so lovely to hear.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22- And what did you buy?- Pair of pigs. - Pigs.- A pair of polar bears.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26- A pair of... No, no.- And a dog.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- I know.- You've created a zoo. I thought it was Ian that had a zoo.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Oh, my goodness, that's bonkers.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33And which is your favourite animal, then, I guess?
0:25:33 > 0:25:37- Oh, it's definitely the pigs for me. - And me.- The pigs? Unanimous.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38You love pigs. That's so bonkers.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42But which item, which animal is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- I'm going to say the pigs again. - Are you?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- I think it might be the polar bears. - Yeah, absolutely.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- Cos it was our expert that chose them, really.- Thank you.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- Oh, my goodness.- Actually, yeah. - So, what did you spend in total?
0:25:54 > 0:25:59- £108.- £108, which leaves 192.- Yeah.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01If I could please take that back from you. Oh, my goodness,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04I know where that's going. It's going straight over
0:26:04 > 0:26:06- to the delightful Charles Hanson. - Thank you very much.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- Thank you, boss.- Thank you. What on earth are you going to spend it on?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Has it gone very...is it very "animalia"?
0:26:11 > 0:26:12I want to go more figurative, OK,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15and just buy two things rather than four.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Oh, my goodness.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Well, Charles is off with your leftover lolly
0:26:19 > 0:26:21and we're off to the auction.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Well, here I am in Northwich Auctions in mid-Cheshire,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40with the lovely auctioneer Peter Critchley. Good afternoon,
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- Peter. How are you?- Hello. Nice to see you. Fine, thank you.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Let's start with Ian and Gemma. Ian's choice was this lovely
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Scandinavian amber glass decanter.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Well, it's a nice item - Scandinavian, hand-blown.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52We're a little bit unsure about the stopper,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55whether it was the original one, but it's a nice thing that's got
0:26:55 > 0:27:00- a polished pontil on it and we reckon it should do £30-50.- £30-50?
0:27:00 > 0:27:04- Well, £40 paid. 30-50's OK. - Yeah.- I think it could do all right.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- I think we might be OK.- OK. So, this is an item for the dining table.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Let's move on to the dining chairs behind us.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13We have a lovely Ercol golden-dawn-style stick-back chair.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- In fact, we have a pair of them.- We have a pair of golden dawn carvers.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19They are quite popular, especially the lighter colours.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Darker colours are difficult to sell at the moment
0:27:21 > 0:27:23but the lighter colours are good things.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26We've estimated them £60-80 and they may even do better than that.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- Well, 60-80 is a bit conservative. 110 paid.- Oh, these...
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- A little bit "yikes".- They may make the three figures, they may not.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35They stand a chance, though. They stand a chance.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38And when we say Ercol golden dawn, Ercol's the designer
0:27:38 > 0:27:40but golden dawn is very much the colour of the wood, is that right?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- The colour of the stain.- This is likely to be beech or elm, perhaps?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46It's probably elm seat and beech back.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48- Well, I hope it's popular in the saleroom.- So do I.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51And then we move on to the incredibly tactile third lot.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53I think it's absolutely gorgeous.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56A hallmarked silver snuffbox and very chic, don't you think?
0:27:56 > 0:27:57It is a smart piece.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01It's got a name engraved in the top, which we'd rather it hadn't
0:28:01 > 0:28:03but it's a good leather-maker from Piccadilly and
0:28:03 > 0:28:07it's a spring-top, which is a little more bit unusual for a snuffbox
0:28:07 > 0:28:10so we do quite like that. We've estimated about £60-80.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Well, £95 was paid, so we're not so far away.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Not that far away. Whether we quite make it to the top,
0:28:16 > 0:28:18I don't really know. We'll have to see on the day.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21OK, so are you suggesting that the Red team might need their bonus buy?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- I think they may, I think they may.- Well, who knows?
0:28:24 > 0:28:27According to Peter, the Red team might need their bonus buy.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30So let's go find out what it is.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- Ian and Gemma, lovely to see you again.- Thank you.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Tell me, how much fun did you have with Thomas?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36It was great. He's an expert, yeah.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- Are you desperate to see what he bought?- I'd like to see.- Yeah?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Show us. - You'd like to see? So here we are,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44I bought you a little Easter egg.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49Papier-mache, 1920s, but what's better, it's a chick in a top hat.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53And remember we did see something with a top hat on and inside...
0:28:53 > 0:28:57- Oh, excellent.- Oh... - A pair of chicks.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00So there they are, these little silver-plated numbers.
0:29:00 > 0:29:01And they're a pair of peppers.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- How much did you spend? - £52 on all of this.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08Cos these were on one stall and this I found on another stall.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- Very appropriate.- Yes, cos chickens is a theme in your lives.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- Theme at school, yeah. - Are they not just gorgeous?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- Beautiful.- Absolutely gorgeous. - I'd like to buy those myself.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- I like the presentation part, as well.- This was on another stall.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21So I had to buy the silver chickens on one stall
0:29:21 > 0:29:24and then I was walking round and I thought, "Do you know what?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27"They've got to buy them together." An egg with the twins in there.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Now, Gemma, are you sold on these? - I love them.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- I think they're lovely, yeah.- Ian?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33I think we'll definitely go with them.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Oh, well. Definitely's a strong word
0:29:35 > 0:29:37because we're yet to see how you get on in the auction.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- So don't decide just now.- OK.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41We'll find out how these guys get on in the auction.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45But just now, for you at home, it's straight to the auctioneer.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49OK, I'm going to reveal to you this papier-mache egg,
0:29:49 > 0:29:50which is jolly good fun.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53And inside it houses, totally unrelated, but equally sweet,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57little silver-plated pepperettes in the form of chicks.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- What do you think? - I think they are charming.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01The hats lift off, they're very, very nice.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04It's a pity they're not silver but they're well-made items.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06No great age to them but they're very well made.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08The egg is perhaps another matter,
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- as a container. - SHE LAUGHS
0:30:10 > 0:30:12But the pepperettes are rather sweet.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14We've estimated them at £30-50.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Thomas just loved the look of the chick on the papier-mache
0:30:18 > 0:30:23also wearing a top hat and he paid £52 for the chick papier-mache
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- egg and the chick pepperettes. - They stand a chance.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- They have to stand a chance. - I think they're absolutely fab.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Peter, now that we've covered all the Red lots,
0:30:30 > 0:30:33let's see what the Blue team went for. It's a bit of a zoo.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34It is, isn't it? Certainly is.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38And we start off with this gorgeous turquoise-glazed Fo dog.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40What are your thoughts, being on its own as it is?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43I think, obviously they're always made as a pair, and shown as a pair.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45This is the male one, with its foot on the ball,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- rather that...the female one has her paw on a cub.- Mmm-hmm.- We like it.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51It's good quality but there's no great age to it.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- So we've estimated it £40-60. - Well, £38 paid.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57I think that stands a good chance. It's a well-made piece.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Then the ladies went on to go for these lovely cold-painted
0:31:01 > 0:31:04polar bear bookends. What are your thoughts on the species?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06I think...I think it's a bear, I think that's quite clear,
0:31:06 > 0:31:08but I don't think it's a polar bear.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11I think it's a brown bear and somebody has painted it white.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16- And what about the bases?- The base is a bit soft, probably alabaster.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18But the actual casting is very nice.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Cos if you're buying cold-painted bronze,
0:31:20 > 0:31:24you either want a fabulous Art Deco lady or you want a bear.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27If I'm buying a cold-painted figure, I think they're perfect, animal.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29But bookends? How popular are bookends in your saleroom?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Not massively. Not massively, I have to say.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Books themselves are not very popular any more with the internet.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37That's the thing, hmm. So what's your estimate on those?
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- I estimated 60-80 on those.- 60-80?
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- Fantastic. They only paid £30. - Well, I think they've done well.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- How good is that?- They won't lose money on those, definitely.
0:31:45 > 0:31:51Now, last lot of the three are these fabulous cookie jars, Staffordshire.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- And least, I would say. - SHE LAUGHS
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Yes, last and least. I mean, they are cookie jars.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58They're made in Staffordshire by one of the lower-end potteries.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00They're quite amusing.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03I'd put £30-50 on them and they probably will make that
0:32:03 > 0:32:05but there's no great style or quality about them whatsoever.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- They're a bit of fun. - They are such good fun.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10And Charles loves ceramics, so he's probably said,
0:32:10 > 0:32:12"Go for a good bit of Staffordshire.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14"They're a pair, unlike our dog."
0:32:14 > 0:32:16They could get their money back on that.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Well, your estimates against what Charles paid are very healthy.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21- Excellent.- Perhaps they won't need their bonus buy so much
0:32:21 > 0:32:25but should they wish to choose it, let's find out what it is...
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Karen, Gemma, Charles. A bunch of zookeepers,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31all those animals that you bought. You're wild. You're absolutely wild.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33But they didn't cost you very much money.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- In total, how much did you spend? - £108.- £108, it's nothing.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40So it's left Charles with £192. Now, Charles, tell us.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45- What did you spend that on?- I really searched hard. Look at that.- Oh...
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- I love it.- Girls, what do you think? - Yeah, that's beautiful.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- Really.- We did say that we like pretty things, didn't we?- Yeah.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53- Yeah, well... - And we didn't quite get that far.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56We...we were very animalia-strewn. And I felt, "Look, handsome,
0:32:56 > 0:32:59"put a bit of glitz and glamour back into my ladies."
0:32:59 > 0:33:02So it's a very nice bonbon basket.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Cast in a near-classical, almost sort of a Coco-style.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07And it is sterling silver, marked sterling,
0:33:07 > 0:33:11so it could be American or European, with a lovely reeded handle.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- It is beautiful.- You've spent a lot on this, haven't you, Charles?- Well,
0:33:14 > 0:33:18you know what, sometimes the good things come to them who wait,
0:33:18 > 0:33:19and it took me a while to find.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- What do you think, ladies? - Has to be expensive.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- Yeah. It cost me £40.- No?- Yes. Yes, £40.- How good is that?
0:33:25 > 0:33:26- Yeah.- Excellent.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28So tell us what you think about it, Karen.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31You've got it in your hand, how does it feel?
0:33:31 > 0:33:33It's quite...it's heavier than it looks, actually,
0:33:33 > 0:33:36and it's nice and shiny. And I love the little flowers there.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40Well, ladies, this could deliver you to the sweet taste of success.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42But as you know, you do not need to make any decisions now.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Viewers at home, let's go find out what our lovely auctioneer thinks
0:33:45 > 0:33:50of Charles' beautiful basket for bonbons.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54- Peter, tell me your thoughts. - It's sterling silver.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57You've got a little bit of Art Nouveau in it
0:33:57 > 0:33:59but it's quite a useful thing as a little bonbon dish.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02It's not quite straight, but near enough.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04It think it'll sell. It would do better
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- if it was English hallmarked silver. £40-60, this one.- OK.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- 40-60 against £40 paid is going to be all right.- Absolutely.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- Now, Peter, are you holding the auction, today?- I am.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Oh, I'm excited. I heard you're a wild one on the rostrum.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- Erm...yes. - THEY LAUGH
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Well, hold your horses, Peter's about to take the auction and let's wish our teams best of luck.
0:34:27 > 0:34:2930 with you, madam. Saw you first.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- Here we are at the auction. Are you excited?- Yeah.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37- Want to make some money.- Is this your first ever auction?- Yeah.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41- We've done a chicken auction before. - Oh, you have not. That is too good.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Now, first lot coming up - hand-blown Scandinavian amber
0:34:44 > 0:34:47and clear glass decanter. Let's see how it goes.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Hand-blown Scandinavian amber and clear glass wine decanter.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- There we are. There's only £10 on it.- No!
0:34:54 > 0:34:57- It's online at 10.- Anywhere?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- 12 in the room, anywhere? - Oh, look at it go.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01- It's all online, 15. - All the bidding online, now,
0:35:01 > 0:35:04for £15, I have online. Is there 18 anywhere?
0:35:04 > 0:35:08£15 it is. All UK bidding online. 18 in the room, anywhere?
0:35:08 > 0:35:09- Oh, no.- Oh, no.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10Selling... Sold.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13- Oh, 15.- Somebody's had a bargain.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17That's a...it's minus 25. Minus 25.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20He's item number two - our golden dawn Ercol carver chairs.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21Let's see how they get on.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25A pair of vintage Ercol golden dawn stick-back carver dining chairs,
0:35:25 > 0:35:26now, in lovely condition.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30Commission interests start the bidding with me at £40, only.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- £40 a pair, looking for 45. - Go on. Give me some more.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Come on, internet.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Must be worth than that. It's only £20 a chair.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42You can buy them new, still, at round about £700 each.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- There he is. - He's trying to sell them.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- To be fair, he is going for it. - He's doing his best.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52Surely 45 somewhere. £40, on commission and selling. £40 only.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57- No!- They're in for a heat. They're in for a heat. OK, so £40.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00That's minus 70 so you're minus 95 just now.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Don't you worry, you've got this gorgeous snuffbox.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04It's a nice little snuffbox.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08It's very tactile, gilt interior and the squeeze-sprung lid.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09Start me off with £30, please.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Start me at £30 on the snuffbox.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- Start me at 30, hallmarked silver... - Right, straight in online.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18- 35 with the lady. 35 is in the room. - Yes.- Looking for 40, now, online.
0:36:18 > 0:36:2345, madam? The nice gilt-interior sprung snuffbox. £40 online.
0:36:23 > 0:36:2645 online, now. Is there 50? Is there 50 anywhere?
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- Keep clicking.- Keep going. - £45 online for the snuffbox,
0:36:29 > 0:36:32and selling for £45.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- SHE GROANS How much was it?- 45.- We spent 90.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Maybe we should come to auctions more often.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42No, you spent 95, so that's a loss overall...145.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45That's a three-figure loss. It's never good.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48But guess what? You've got those gorgeous pepperettes.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- You've got to go with it, don't you? - Definitely.- Definitely. For sure.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- OK. So, are we clear, you're going with the bonus buy?- Definitely.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- Yeah.- Well, I tell you what, here we go. Chicks, chickadees...
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Little pair of white-metal novelty pepperettes
0:37:00 > 0:37:02and you get a free egg-box to carry them home in.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04They're very, very sweet. I've got a couple of commissions.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06They're not enormous, the commissions.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Start the bidding with me at £15.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Oh, £15. He's such a tease.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- There's someone in the room.- 25.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15I've got 30, one more will clear.
0:37:15 > 0:37:1635? 35 on that...
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- OK.- 35. We want some more. - £35 on the chicks and the egg.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Is there 40 anywhere? Lovely little things, these.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26£35 it is. Looking for 40. £35 with the gentleman in the middle.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Aw... Sold for 35.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30That's a loss of 17.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32All right, all right.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33So overall that's a loss
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- of 162. Oh... - Oh, that's sore, isn't it?
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- But do you know what? Have you ever seen Bargain Hunt before?- Yes.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43- That could be a winning score. So keep it shut.- OK.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Because you never know how that Blue team have done.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- So let's go see how they get on. - Lovely.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- Oh, thank you.- Oh, my goodness.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Oh, it's OK. What can you do? What can you do?
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Thank you kindly, sir.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Karen and Gemma, what do you make of the atmosphere in here?
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- It's amazing.- It's so busy, yeah, it's great.- It's great.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13- This is your first auction, right? - Yes.- Yeah.- I've been to a few
0:38:13 > 0:38:16but you still have that feeling of nerves and it's great.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20It's so exciting. Now first up, it's our Chinese Fo dog. He is gorgeous.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Fingers crossed. Here we go.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Mid-20th-century turquoise Chinese dog of Fo.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27It's a nice item, this one.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- Like you to start me off at £20. Start me at £20.- Come on.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33The dog of Fo. £20 for the dog of Fo. It's a lovely thing.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Start me at a tenner, then. Start me at 10 on the dog of Fo.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- £10 is bid.- 10 is bid, 10 is bid.- Come on.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41He's off the mark, he's off the mark. Oh, look.
0:38:41 > 0:38:4315 is bid with the gentleman.
0:38:43 > 0:38:4415 bid with the gentleman there.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49- At £15 now.- Oh, come on. - One more. Yes.- Should be more.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51There's a bid there, from that charming lady there.
0:38:51 > 0:38:5318 with the lady. Thank you.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Do you want 20, sir? Thank you. 25? 25. 30?
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- 30. 35?- One more.- Oh... - One more.- Are you sure? Positive?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- No...- 30 bid with the gentleman, there.
0:39:03 > 0:39:08Do we want 35 anywhere? £30 bid. It's a really well-made item.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Oh... 30. OK, just a loss of eight, just a loss of eight.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- That's OK. Long way to go. Got the bears now.- Make it up somewhere else.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17We've got a pair of white onyx-based cold-painted casts,
0:39:17 > 0:39:18now they're good castings, these bears.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Whether they're polar bears or other sorts of bears we're not sure.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Start me at £40 for the bears.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Start me at 20, then. That's £10 a bear.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27They're lovely things, these. Really well-cast.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- Come on, come on.- It's painful.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33Is there £20 anywhere? Surely, for these.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- He's in.- Him again.- And he was bidding on your last lot, too.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39That's 25. They're worth a lot more than this, surely. £20 is bid.
0:39:39 > 0:39:45- I will sell that.- Come on, internet. - £20.- One more.- On the two bears...
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- Oh!- 25, just in time.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Just in time. Do you want 30, sir? They're nice.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52They're good things. 30. Do you want 35, madam?
0:39:52 > 0:39:57£30 we have, then, with the gentleman. And we sell...
0:39:57 > 0:39:58Aw!
0:39:58 > 0:39:59£30.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00No profit, no loss.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- Oh, so we're still minus eight.- Yes.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- You haven't wiped your face.- Aw... - Here we go, our pigs.- Two pigs.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Lovely jars, there, nice things. Pair of cookie jars.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Start me at £20 on the cookie jars, please. £20, that's £10 each.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- They're nice things. 20 bid. - Straight in at 20.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- At 25, now. It's 25. £20 is the bid. Where's 25?- Come on.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- These pigs, we want a piggy profit. - They're perfect.- At 25. Who's got 25?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- £20 is bid in the room. Do we sell it to the main bid?- What's going on?
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- One more.- Any more? - Is there 25 anywhere?
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Oh, £20.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35That's minus 20...we're minus 28. So, three lots in and here we are
0:40:35 > 0:40:37looking at our bonus buy.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42Sterling silver, basket, useful. £40. It's a good price.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- Shall we go for it? - Yeah, let's go for it.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48- Oh, are you going for it?- Yeah. - OK. Final decision?- Fantastic.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- Excellent.- I really hope our finale will be a profit.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Got a stand 925 sterling silver bonbon dish, there.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Pierced decoration, arts-and-crafts-style handle.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58It's a lovely thing.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- Two commission bids.- Ooh!- Come on.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03And I am starting the bidding at £25. £25, the bid is with me.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07Looking for 30 now. It's the silver spring-handle bonbon dish.
0:41:07 > 0:41:0930 with you, madam. Saw you first.
0:41:09 > 0:41:1230 within the room now. 35, the bid is...
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Oh, he's got 35 on commission. We need one more.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- 40 bid with the lady.- Come on, internet.- Got 45, sir?- £40.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- It's lovely. - Are you sure you don't want 45?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- You can carry your other purchases home with you.- Yes, you can.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29- 40's the bid, looking for 45.- Oh, we're still at 40.- Come on.- Come on.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32We have 40 with the lady, it's there. 45 anywhere?
0:41:32 > 0:41:3545 anywhere?
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Oh... Sold at 40 again. No profit, no loss. So overall,
0:41:39 > 0:41:41you're minus 28.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Ladies, ladies, come on.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- I hope it's a winning score.- Yeah. - We know Bargain Hunt.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49You know that could be a winning score.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Yeah, it could be a winning score and I'm just sorry
0:41:52 > 0:41:54we didn't see a profit, but...that's the game, isn't it?
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- It's all part of the game.- Yes. - Ladies, well done,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- but promise me you won't say a word to those Reds.- No.- We promise.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02And you never know, minus 28, you could still come out in front.
0:42:04 > 0:42:0615 is bid with the gent.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14Well, here we are.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18Gemma and Karen, Ian and Gemma, did you all have fun today?
0:42:18 > 0:42:19- Yeah, we did.- Oh, my goodness,
0:42:19 > 0:42:23it was a Welsh extravaganza and I don't know
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- if you know how close it is. Have you been talking?- No.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- We haven't.- You promise? - Secret.- Promise.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Well, let me tell you then, folks, today, top of the class,
0:42:31 > 0:42:34was not our head teacher. I'm so sorry, Reds.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- Yeah!- I'm so sorry.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Our Blue team won, but Reds, let's go through it.
0:42:38 > 0:42:44It was a loss on everything and overall, it was £162,
0:42:44 > 0:42:50which means that with a loss of just £28, but still a loss,
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Gemma and Karen have come out in front.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56So I'm not handing over any money. But you had a great time?
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- Yes, we did.- Yes.- Would you join us again?- Yes.- Definitely.- You would?
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Well, on that note, join us again next time
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- for some more bargain-hunting. Yes? - ALL: Yes!