0:00:06 > 0:00:10Today we are in the market town of Leominster, in Herefordshire.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13This place sits on the Welsh-English Marches
0:00:13 > 0:00:17and has seen a certain amount of conflict over the years.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21But today, the conflict is of a different type.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Our Red and Blue teams can buy from a variety of antique shops
0:00:55 > 0:00:57here in Leominster.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01They have got one hour and £300 to buy three items.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05So let's take a sneaky peek as to what is coming up.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11It's all about the haggle today. The Reds are going, going, gong!
0:01:12 > 0:01:15I'd like to see it at £80, really.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Whilst the Blues take their expert's advice.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- My thought would be 60.- Say again?
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- 60.- (Go 50 instead.)
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- 50.- Yeah, that's a good one.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24HE LAUGHS
0:01:24 > 0:01:27But who will prove to be the ultimate winner at auction?
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- Uh-oh.- I don't believe it.
0:01:29 > 0:01:30- Fair warning.- Yes.- Yes!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- Yes!- Come on, let's go!
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Let's meet the teams.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Well, what a lovely space this is.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41The Lion Ballroom, in Leominster. Marvellous.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Well, on Bargain Hunt today, we are very much keeping this in the family
0:01:45 > 0:01:46because for the Reds,
0:01:46 > 0:01:51we have father and foster daughter Dwina and Geoff.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55And for the Blues, a father and son-in-law, Howard and Mark.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- Hello, everyone. - Hi, Tim.- Very nice to see you.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Now, Geoff, you work in education. Tell us about that.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03I do. I am allegedly an education expert, Tim.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I specialise in gender differences in the ways that boys and girls,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08women and men learn.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11And I develop strategies to help boys and girls and women and men
0:02:11 > 0:02:13learn that bit better.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15That is quite a specialist skill, isn't it?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17There can't be that many gender specialists
0:02:17 > 0:02:19lurking in the world of education.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20No, I think I'm the only one
0:02:20 > 0:02:22and that's why business is still very good!
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- TIM CHUCKLES - How did all that come about, Geoff?
0:02:24 > 0:02:28I think probably just trying to understand how female brains work.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- And you've managed to crack that one?- Not quite.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32- Not quite, no.- Not quite.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- That could take a lifetime, couldn't it?- Absolutely.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- I'm still studying that.- Exactly.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- And you are also a keen photographer.- Yeah.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42I like portrait photography.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Kind of getting into people's personalities and taking pictures.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46And some historic work as well.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49I like looking at old photos and collecting old photos.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- Now, Dwina, dogs play a big part in your life.- Indeed they do, Tim.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- I love dogs. Everything about them. - And what dogs do you have?
0:02:58 > 0:03:02I've got a Chihuahua, Lola. She is three now. And two cavaliers.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- So, is Lola the tiniest little thing you ever did see?- She is.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06She's about this big.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Yes, and so sweet, I bet. - She is. She's lovely.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11And does she travel with you everywhere normally?
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Most places, yeah.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17And your love of dogs has taken your business in that direction too, hasn't it?
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Indeed it has.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22I have recently just rented a shop in Shrewsbury, which I'm hoping
0:03:22 > 0:03:25to make into a lovely dog boutique.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Right.- For all the pampered pooches.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Pampered pooches. I love it.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- You are also interested in child development.- I am.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Since I have been fostered, it has sort of been a part of my life
0:03:36 > 0:03:39and I would love to become a foster carer myself one day.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42And why do you think you two are going to make a great team today?
0:03:42 > 0:03:47- We just are.- Yes. We get on really well. We have a close bond.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49We have got our roles defined.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50Do you know anything about antiques?
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- No, not a lot.- Then you will do extremely well on this programme!
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Anyway, there we go. Very, very lovely to meet you.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Now, Howard, it says here that Oliver Cromwell
0:04:01 > 0:04:03was your ninth great-grandfather.
0:04:03 > 0:04:04Absolutely.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06With Cromwell genes in my genetic make-up,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10I am really ready to take on the opposition.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Now, you are a biology teacher by profession
0:04:12 > 0:04:14but what do you get up to in your spare time?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16I am a guide at Worcester Cathedral
0:04:16 > 0:04:21and I am also very passionate about singing and have been really
0:04:21 > 0:04:25ever since I was a treble chorister at New College, Oxford.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Being retired, my wife and I sing in two groups -
0:04:28 > 0:04:32the Elgar Chorale of Worcester and also a small eight-voice group
0:04:32 > 0:04:37called Serenata and we raise money for charity giving concerts.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Now, Mark, you are a marketing manager for a packaging company.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- Yes.- Tell me what you get up to in your marketing, managing world.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I do a lot of web design.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50I do all the sort of SEO work, I design the catalogues,
0:04:50 > 0:04:52write the press releases.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- And generally have a lot of fun, hopefully.- Yes.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56And what do you do when you are not hard at work?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I do a lot of running.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I did 12 half marathons in nine months
0:05:00 > 0:05:02a couple of years ago for charity.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Gosh! I would be fagged out.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06And I'm looking to do a full marathon next year.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09And you're also involved with something to do with men and horses, right?
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- HE CHUCKLES - Doesn't sound terribly wholesome but you better tell us about it.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14It was a race.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16It is held every year in mid Wales
0:05:16 > 0:05:18and is called the Man Versus Horse Marathon.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21You can run it either as an individual or as a team of three
0:05:21 > 0:05:24and you literally race horses 26 miles through the hills.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Ooh, that sounds like fun.- Well... - HE CHUCKLES
0:05:27 > 0:05:29After eight or nine miles of hill running, less so.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Yes, exactly. And what do you like to collect? Old trainers?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- HE LAUGHS - I've got plenty of those.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37I collect old coins. I've got thousands of them.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Tins of them full of them.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Will you be buying coins today on Bargain Hunt?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43I'd love to find some. Yes, that'd be great.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Well, you never know though, do you?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49It's a right old trove out there. Now, the money moment. £300 apiece.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53You know the rules. Your experts await and off you go!
0:05:53 > 0:05:55And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Well, you never know what we are going to dig up next.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Now, let's be our experts.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Hoping to make barrow loads of profits for the Reds,
0:06:05 > 0:06:07is Jonathan Pratt.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08And Charles Hanson will be
0:06:08 > 0:06:11attempting to dig for victory for the Blues.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Now, what are the teams looking for today?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- What are you going to buy? What do you want to buy?- Brooches.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Yeah, small objects, collectables.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Something medium price, not too expensive.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Buy low, sell high. That's what we like to do.- OK.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- And, Mark?- My plan is not to listen to Howard too much!
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Oh, right, well, you'd better follow me then.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35At least the Reds and Blues have some expertise
0:06:35 > 0:06:36to show them the light.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39OK, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- OK, we are on the clock. - That's quite nice, isn't it?
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- I love the blue and white.- Do you?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48"Father's mug from Cheddar."
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Salt-glazed stoneware. It just needs father-in-law going on there.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55'Father-in-law' and then we have got a match made in heaven.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- HE LAUGHS - Let's move on!
0:06:57 > 0:06:59A bit cheesy to me, Carlos.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- Look at that lovely lime green ground.- It's beautiful.- Isn't it?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- Early Spode.- Circa 1830.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Isn't it rich in that Regency style?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Is that hand-painted gold decoration?- Yes.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17And this is a cabinet plate made for a noble home.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19And obviously, with family heraldry now we what we can do
0:07:19 > 0:07:24is determine which family this coat of arms or crest is for
0:07:24 > 0:07:27and actually, the dealer here has already researched that.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- "Motto of the MacInnes clan."- "£75."
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- £75 seems quite a lot for a plate to me.- Yeah.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I think it's worth between £50 and £80.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- So we've really got to get it for less than £50.- Yeah...
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Well, bottom estimate and I then think the sap is rising.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45OK. Mental note.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Well, you are certainly keeping their interests, Charles.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Meanwhile, Dapper Stan, from the Antiques Centre,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55is helping out the Reds by removing an item from one of the cabinets.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59It's rather neat because it's a late 19th-century gong,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01table gong for dinner.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Model has a signpost.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Got a couple of figures seated, got an owl on the top of the post.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08A rather neat little thing.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- We better test it works.- The gong.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- Hmm. - HE LAUGHS
0:08:15 > 0:08:18'I don't think that would get me running into dinner.'
0:08:18 > 0:08:21OK, it's got a register number 110907.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24A patented number, essentially. They're patented numbers
0:08:24 > 0:08:27and they tend to come in towards the end of the 19th century,
0:08:27 > 0:08:28I think it's the 1880s.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31It's plate, as I thought, and I think it's a nickel base.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- What do you think?- Well, it's different.- It's different.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- People love the novelty.- Sure.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- They are asking 100 and...- £40.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40£140.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Now, it was £185 and they've dropped it with a sticker on there
0:08:43 > 0:08:45so we can see it's been here a little while.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Yes.- OK, Stan.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- I'll see what we can do. - It's a bit of a phone call, is it?
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Stan is our man. We're looking for your best price, please.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- What our max on that, would you say? - Do you know what I want? I want £80.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Yeah, that's what I think. £80. Give us a chance, doesn't it?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05As Jonathan and the Reds wait on a price,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07seems it's time for a cuppa for the Blues.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10God, that is nice quality. Look at that.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Look at that for quality.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Is it hand-painted, the flowers, or is that transfer printed?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- No, that's all hand-enamelled. - HE GASPS
0:09:18 > 0:09:23All of that pink lustre or pink enamel is all hand-painted.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26And that's a London shape. And that would date to around 1815-1820.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30We are quite happy it's a Georgian cup and saucer.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Ridgeway were a Staffordshire factory
0:09:32 > 0:09:37and I think they set up in about 1795 and they were one
0:09:37 > 0:09:42of the leading pottery factories in the first half of the 19th century.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- I really like that.- I like that.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47We're agreed. Fantastic!
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- What about the price? It says £65. - I agree as well.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52That's quite expensive.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55And to make money at auction with a cup and saucer
0:09:55 > 0:09:58that sadly is also out of fashion could be quite hard.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- Right, OK.- But I like your style.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03I think we are warming up, aren't we? We are warming up.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06You are indeed, Charles. But it's buying we need.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Back to the Reds and here is our Stan with a price.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11It is good news. I have spoken to the owner
0:10:11 > 0:10:13and he is prepared to let you have it for 110.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- 110.- 110. - They don't look too thrilled.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19We would like to go under 100, that's what we would like to do.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I would like to see it at £80, really.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23I will just go and find out.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27As Stan heads off again, the Blues seemed to have made a new friend
0:10:27 > 0:10:29who looks like he has been in the wars.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- He is very, very warm. - He is missing an eye.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- Is that a problem?- 'Eye, eye,' he is. Yeah, it is a problem.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38The reason I like this bear...
0:10:38 > 0:10:41and we think back to the great names like Farnell and Steiff
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and the history of bears, back to the late 1890s,
0:10:44 > 0:10:48can you see we've got small straw filling down here?
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Which although is sad,
0:10:51 > 0:10:55it would suggest to me he is quite an early bear.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57And probably could be as early as the 1920s
0:10:57 > 0:11:02and you'll see how he's been out in the sun
0:11:02 > 0:11:04because on the rear, he's got
0:11:04 > 0:11:07more of a plush honey feel of fur about him.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- RAIN POUNDS - Do you hear the rain outside?- Yes.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12It's absolutely pouring, isn't it?
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- What's the price? - £24. Could it be restored?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19I almost think he requires a teddy bear hospital
0:11:19 > 0:11:23but at £24, he isn't bad value. What do you think, Mark?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- I think that's the best thing we have seen yet.- I do, I do.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29I mean, all three agree! Fantastic.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33He is tired. I can see now Tim saying, "What have you bought him for?"
0:11:33 > 0:11:36But I just think he has legs, quite literally, to move a bit.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- And if we could buy him... - RAIN POUNDS HEAVILY
0:11:39 > 0:11:44- Hear the rain?- Yeah!- ..for £15, he could be a starry bear.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45I think that's good.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48There you go. Let's take him downstairs, he suits you.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52So as the Blues head off to get a price for the bear,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55downstairs, in the inner sanctum of the Antique Centre, it's a lot
0:11:55 > 0:11:59quieter and Stan has a price newsflash for the Reds.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01I have got some good news for you.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05I have been back and said that you only want to pay under 100,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07so it can be yours for £90.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10£90. It's come down a bit, hasn't it?
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- That's a generous lot of movement. - What do you think?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Well, I do like it, it's different, so I say we go for it.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- Good.- Give it a go.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- It's going for a gong! - THEY LAUGH
0:12:22 > 0:12:23Absolutely, cheers.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Hey, I do the puns round here, Stan.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30But at last we have a purchase made, well done.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- One down, two to go. Jewellery?- Yeah. - Let's get some jewellery.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- Come on.- Let's get some jewellery.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39It's chucking it down outside but are the boys happy
0:12:39 > 0:12:40to chuck money at the bear?
0:12:40 > 0:12:41Time to negotiate with Steph.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- What's the very best price?- 20. - Really?
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- Mark, what do you think? - He's talking to you.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53He's saying, "Buy me, buy me!"
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- 10?- Make it 15.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58We like it, don't we, Mark? It's just the condition.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Somebody will fall in love with him and feel sorry for him and buy him.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02- Trying to be emotive.- What about 14?
0:13:02 > 0:13:06Because if someone bids 15, we would just make a pound profit?
0:13:06 > 0:13:07Go on, then.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Is that all right? Sorry...
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- I've done it.- Have you? Oh, right, he's bought the teddy.- 14.- 14.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15I bought if for 14.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19That was decisive, Howard. You have just made your first purchase,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22so it's one all. Now, I'm about to add another string to my bow.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26So what have we got here?
0:13:26 > 0:13:32Well, surprise, surprise, it's a rather clapped-out old violin case.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34It's made of beechwood, it's been ebonised
0:13:34 > 0:13:40and I would date it anywhere between 1870 and 1900.
0:13:40 > 0:13:46Open it up and it reveals a violin and two bows.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Now, I'm particularly interested in violin bows
0:13:50 > 0:13:56because they can be worth a lot of money and as pieces of art,
0:13:56 > 0:14:00they are examples often of exquisite craftsmanship.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Here we have got one long, solid piece of mahogany, I suspect.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07This one is not in great condition.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13The horsehair, from the tail of a horse, I guess, has begun to fray
0:14:13 > 0:14:15and this thing needs a bit of restoration.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19The second bow is nearly identical
0:14:19 > 0:14:23but if you look really carefully, it's got a signature, look.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24An impressed mark.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28The first bit looks like chrysanthemum
0:14:28 > 0:14:30and next door it says "Japan".
0:14:30 > 0:14:36Of course, the chrysanthemum is an important emblem in Japan
0:14:36 > 0:14:38for the Japanese royal family
0:14:38 > 0:14:42and they use it as a trademark often on all sorts of objects.
0:14:42 > 0:14:49The meat and veg of what's in this case though is the violin itself.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53And if I pick it up and get the case out of the way, you can see
0:14:53 > 0:14:56it's absolutely filthy dirty.
0:14:56 > 0:15:02All this black ingrained muck is grease and sweat because this
0:15:02 > 0:15:09instrument has potentially been played regularly for over 120 years.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13This sound board is nicely figured and it has been pierced
0:15:13 > 0:15:18with these f-holes, which are particularly nicely carved.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Part of the beauty of a violin is if you examine it sideways on
0:15:22 > 0:15:27and you can see at the back, there is quite a swelling belly.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31That, for me, is an indication of a good violin maker.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37But the winning feature for me has to be that. This is sycamore.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42A rippling, golden honey-coloured timber that almost has
0:15:42 > 0:15:45an iridescent quality.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49So what would this lot cost you today, here in Leominster?
0:15:49 > 0:15:53The whole lot could be yours for £120.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Now, that, for me, strikes exactly the right note.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Back to the shopping and both teams have bought one item each.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Time as ever is starting to march on.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Half the allocated hour is gone. - OK, well...
0:16:04 > 0:16:07And we have bought a teddy bear. Are you panicking?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Don't panic, folks, you still have time to find two more buys.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Now, what have the Reds found here?
0:16:13 > 0:16:18"David Linley, turned wooden vase with silver-plated liner."
0:16:18 > 0:16:21David Linley, incidentally, is the Queen's nephew.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26Viscount Linley, he trained at the John Makepeace School of Furniture,
0:16:26 > 0:16:27down in Dorset,
0:16:27 > 0:16:33and it was probably the finest furniture workshop in the country.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36I mean, Edward Barnsley school, have to mention them.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37But very, very good.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41I'm guessing it's a drinking cup but it's a modern collectable.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42I mean, it just catches my eye
0:16:42 > 0:16:44because you have got a name, a novelty.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47OK, let's bear that one in mind. Let's look elsewhere.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- Never know, might come back for it later.- Yes, indeed.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Something to think about perhaps.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Now, back to Carlos' favourite love - porcelain.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Oh, I say, wow wee.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58What I love about porcelain
0:16:58 > 0:17:02is the English didn't invent porcelain until 1745.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Here you have got 17th-century porcelain
0:17:05 > 0:17:08which, us English in the 18th century,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11valued as highly as gold.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16I love that teapot there but it's a lot. It's £336.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18That blows our budget.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21It certainly does, Carlos. Move along.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24My eye was immediately drawn to that Georgian ale glass.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26They're doing really, really well now again.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29But that one's got a chip on the foot so it's a no-no.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- "First World War ladies cigarette case."- It may not be silver.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- It's plated.- £16 investment.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37I thought you guys want to spend some money today.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41No, we want to buy low and sell high.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44We might buy low and sell even lower, I don't know!
0:17:44 > 0:17:47The Reds have been thinking about the David Linley beaker.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Having asked Stan for a closer look,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51he returns with price news.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I will give you a price but it will be just a yes or a no.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- It is the very, very, very best. - It's the death.- It is.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00£55, that's from £77.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04You never lose a great deal of money on it because it's quality
0:18:04 > 0:18:07and there are collectors out there but it's a bit of a punt.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08- OK.- It's a bit of a punt.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11£55 is fine, absolutely fine.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14We have got 20 minutes left and we have only bought one item
0:18:14 > 0:18:15so we may need to run back for that.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- Could you hold it, put it aside for us?- Yes, I'll keep it for you.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19Thanks very much.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22We got that one banked and we've got two interesting objects,
0:18:22 > 0:18:23potentially the second we bought.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Moving on and Charles and the Blues are still bearing up.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Look at that. It's quite sad in part, isn't it?
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Because obviously you have got here the old Bavarian bear
0:18:34 > 0:18:38and of course what it forms here is a very nice sleeve
0:18:38 > 0:18:41for your matchbox, vesta stand.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44And the reason I like this bear is look at the colour.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46There's this wonderful glow of wood and that's
0:18:46 > 0:18:51where hands have maybe just said, "Oh, poor bear. Let him go free."
0:18:51 > 0:18:53So age wise, what are we talking? Have a guess.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58- Howard, if I said to you, "Date this object for me."- 1930.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02A bit earlier. 1900, 1890.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04What's it worth, Mark? If you saw that in a saleroom.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08I would be looking to pay 50-60 for that.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11The price, £95. It's a good item.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Stephanie, may we borrow you for a second? Thanks a lot.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- Do you like it? - Yes, very much, I do.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18But I don't know whether I would pay £95 for it.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- Go on, then, make an offer. - Make an offer.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24- My thought would be 60. - Say it again.- 60.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- (Go 50 instead.)- 50.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Yeah, that's a good one! Sorry, sorry.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Will you take 50 for us? Take 50.- Go on.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- £50.- £50.- Shake her hand. Good man, yes.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- TIM:- 'Well done, Blues, your second purchase made.'
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- There is a bear running through. - Exactly right, yeah!
0:19:41 > 0:19:44'Barefaced cheek, if you ask me.'
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- Guys, ten minutes to go, OK? - Ten minutes.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48The time is ticking.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52'With only one purchase made, the Reds need to start buying.'
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- I think that is really sweet. - That is sweet, isn't it?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57That looks very plate to me.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59If that were in silver, you got it the right price,
0:19:59 > 0:20:03you stand a small chance of profit, not a lot though.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Now, what has Charles got his hands on here?
0:20:07 > 0:20:13That's such a mixed collection of items.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- That's an ink bottle.- Yes.
0:20:15 > 0:20:21- A penknife. Is that bone? Has it got the striations?- It is bone, yes.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26And it's got the metal piece for drawing lines on music.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29It would be loaded with ink,
0:20:29 > 0:20:31you presumably get some sort of ruler
0:20:31 > 0:20:35and you draw it across and there are your five lines.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36Got you, I got you.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39So the contents in here, Mark, what would you have used them for?
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Do you know?
0:20:40 > 0:20:45Well, I can't work it out. It's a real mixed bag.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I mean, it is obviously some sort of tradesman, isn't it?
0:20:47 > 0:20:53- A potpourri of items.- I love that word. A potpourri of items.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54I really like that.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58I can tell you the box is made of probably walnut, it could be
0:20:58 > 0:21:03an olive wood, difficult to tell because it is so dirty and inked.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07So in that regard, I'm quite happy this box has always been associated,
0:21:07 > 0:21:11probably with Edwardian times, with whatever function it had.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14So it's a real find.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- It is just a crazy mixture.- Yes.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20I just have no idea. I really... For the first time, I am stumped.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23I mean, what's that brush for there? It's not a toothbrush, is it?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25It's not now!
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- TIM:- 'As the Blues try to figure out the mystery object,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29'the Reds are looking for bling.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31'Despite needing two more purchases,
0:21:31 > 0:21:33'they are about to hear some good news.'
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Whose cabinet is this, Stan?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37That cabinet belongs to my wife
0:21:37 > 0:21:39so there are special discounts with that one.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Oh, there we go, OK. We'll take the lot!
0:21:41 > 0:21:42THEY LAUGH
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Well, Dwina has been looking at this little gold flashed brooch.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53It's very typically Victorian, mid sterling silver.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Not marked but it does not need to be, it is under a certain weight.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59It would be great if it had Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow,
0:21:59 > 0:22:01but it doesn't have a mark on it.
0:22:01 > 0:22:07Flashed with gold, pierced with ivy and this sort of milled edge.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09The clip is OK.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11So when you have got this in the saleroom, the bids aren't going
0:22:11 > 0:22:14to go up in fives and tens, they are going to go up in ones and twos.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- OK.- Sure.- OK?
0:22:16 > 0:22:18You stand a chance of losing a couple of pounds or making
0:22:18 > 0:22:20a couple of pounds, not big money.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25- Right.- But it really depends on what Mrs Stan is willing to come down to.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Would Mrs Stan...would Mrs Stan go to 15 for us?
0:22:29 > 0:22:32It's 35, willing to go to 25.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- Another fiver off?- 20?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- 20? Well...- The eyebrows...
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Now we are hitting his pocket, hasn't the attitude changed?
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- She's good at the eyebrows. Go on.- Please!
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Well, I'm thinking about what I am having for my tea.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48We have gone from steak to sausage already.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Your £20 would be bread and dripping, wouldn't it?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- Nothing wrong with bread and dripping.- No.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Yes, all right, bread and dripping then.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- We got a brooch.- Yay!
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- TIM:- 'Good for you, Stan. Bread and dripping it is.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03'And with that, the Reds make their second purchase.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06'So any decision on the Linley beaker?'
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Got two items. Come on, let's go for your cup.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- You want to go for the cup? - Yeah, you are keen on it.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12It's quality, isn't it?
0:23:12 > 0:23:14OK, the price is £55. I think that's very good.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16That will mean we've got our three lots, panic over.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- We have travelled 20 yards in an hour. - HE LAUGHS
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- That just shows you the amount of stuff that's here.- It's lovely.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Well done. Absolutely brilliant.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26'There is now just minutes left and the Blues
0:23:26 > 0:23:28'are still deliberating about the wooden box.'
0:23:28 > 0:23:30What's your best price?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Well, I think to be fair to the dealer, I can do 25
0:23:33 > 0:23:35and that will be it.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38I think it's a gamble but it's a gamble I would be happy to take.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40We have got a minute to go, call it.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Will you do for 24? One pound below the...
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- Go on.- 24.- I like your style!
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- 24.- I like your style as well.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- TIM:- 'And that's it, it's all over.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57'And the Blues also complete their shopping, so congratulations!'
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought, eh?
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Hopefully, this way points to profit.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07This late Victorian table gong rang out to the tune of £90.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Hopes are pinned on this Victorian white metal brooch,
0:24:12 > 0:24:13for which they paid £20.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19And finally, a David Linley treen beaker with plated liner
0:24:19 > 0:24:21cost them the royal sum of £55.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- Well, team, that was fun, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Now, how much did you spend in total?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- We spent 165.- You spent 165.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34I would like £135 of leftover lolly, please.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37There we go, that's marvellous. Now, which is your favourite piece?
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- The brooch.- The brooch is your favourite.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40Really like the brooch, yeah.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- And do you agree with that?- No, I like the gong.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43- The gong.- The gong, yes.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- Is that going to bring the biggest profit?- Oh, I think so.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- You reckon?- Don't look at me! - Absolutely.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50The gong is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Um, I'd like to think it was my brooch but somehow I think not.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Well, all will be revealed shortly but first, JP has to go out with
0:24:58 > 0:25:01that wodge of cash and translate it into something dazzling.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Yeah, I'm going to shop around, I'm going to have a good look.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06I've seen a few things.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Really?- I can't say any more than that.- OK.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- I might blow the lot though! - Well, I rather hope you do.
0:25:11 > 0:25:12Anyway, good fun.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19This early 20th-century straw-filled teddy bear
0:25:19 > 0:25:21cost them a cute and cuddly £14.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26They were struck by this 19th-century Black Forest
0:25:26 > 0:25:30matchbox holder in the form of a standing bear, which cost them £50.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35And their last item was a late 19th-century wooden box with
0:25:35 > 0:25:38mixed contents, which cost them £24.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43So have you two grown up at all or is it all teddies for you?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46No, we will grow up at some point in the future, I am sure.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47Yeah, best not rush it, eh?
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- No, no, no.- Quite.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- So which is your favourite piece? - The Bavarian bear.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52The Bavarian bear.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55What was the matter with the first bear?
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- A little bit worn out. Seen better days.- Fair enough.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00And what's your favourite piece?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02I didn't like either of the bears, not very much
0:26:02 > 0:26:04but I did like the box of tricks we bought.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Is the box of tricks going to do the business for you?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09I think it very well might.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- Do you agree?- If we can work out exactly what it is, yes.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Lovely.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- And how much did you spend?- £88. - What, on the lot?- Yes.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23Good Lord! OK, £212 of leftover lolly then, please.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Thank you very much. Carlos, what is going on here?
0:26:26 > 0:26:30212 is a lot of money and I feel the bears were quite soft
0:26:30 > 0:26:34so it's my turn now to really turn on the antiques style.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36So you're going to spend the lot, are you?
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- I intend to spend every last penny, Tim.- Good for you, Charles.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- Quite right. - I don't know why I love you so much!
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- There we go.- Thanks a lot. - Well done, boy.- Thank you.- £212.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- Now, you happy?- Oh, yes.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- Oh, yes.- Very happy. - We are all happy.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52In fact, we are so happy we are about to shove off to the auction.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57I am at Halls in Shrewsbury today
0:26:57 > 0:26:59and our auctioneer is Andrew Beeston.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- Andrew, good morning.- Good morning to you.- It's a treat to be here.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Anyway, for the Red team, Geoff and Dwina,
0:27:06 > 0:27:11their first item is this silver-plated table gong,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- which is a bit of an oddity, isn't it?- It is.
0:27:13 > 0:27:171888-1889 with the registered number on it.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22It's been re-plated and the gong may have been replaced
0:27:22 > 0:27:29and it's probably more a ting than a gong, so limited market.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33I have seen similar versions at £50-£70 which we put on it.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- That's your estimate, is it? - Yes, yes.- OK, fine.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41£90 the team paid. Next is the little silver brooch.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Now, is that hallmarked, that brooch?
0:27:43 > 0:27:47It isn't, so that is why it is catalogued as white metal
0:27:47 > 0:27:50with the yellow metal flashed overlays.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53There is no assay on there, so we can't say it is silver.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57But it's not going to encourage anybody to pay a big price. What's your estimate on that?
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- £50-£30.- OK.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Well, the team paid £20 so they are bang on the money with that.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06And the last object I do find slightly surprising,
0:28:06 > 0:28:09cos it has got stamped in the bottom "Linley",
0:28:09 > 0:28:12who is an extremely smart contemporary maker, isn't he?
0:28:12 > 0:28:17Yes, Viscount Linley started over a chip shop in 1985
0:28:17 > 0:28:20turning wood and making furniture.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24The company now make furniture for super rich yachts
0:28:24 > 0:28:25all over the world.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28So this must be one of his earlier productions
0:28:28 > 0:28:31because apart from the turning on the sides,
0:28:31 > 0:28:35it's not got a lot going for it in a way of quality, has it?
0:28:35 > 0:28:40Plated removable interior, it is a multifunctional container, really.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- So what's it worth?- £50-£70.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45- Well, they paid £55, so they paid the right money.- Yeah.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- And they might turn a small profit. - Yeah.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52Depending on how the table gong works at auction will depend on
0:28:52 > 0:28:54whether they need the bonus buy or not,
0:28:54 > 0:28:56so let's go and have a look at it.
0:28:57 > 0:29:03You spent £165, Geoffrey, and you gave £135 to JP.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- So, JP, give the red cloth a yank. - All right.
0:29:08 > 0:29:14- Ooh.- Wow!- Look at that.- It's oil on canvas, it's about 100 years old.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16It's a nice pastoral scene of Epworth.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- The artist is a chap called JS Sharp.- Well-known?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- Let's say we haven't been able to identify who he is.- OK.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- That doesn't say he is not without merit.- Sure.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- It's nicely painted. - It looks nice, doesn't it?
0:29:27 > 0:29:30I cost me £135, which is actually the whole money, the whole money.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33But I liked it because I like a country scene
0:29:33 > 0:29:36and it actually says on the frame here, "Birthplace of John Wesley."
0:29:36 > 0:29:40And John Wesley happened to be an Anglican priest who set up
0:29:40 > 0:29:42- the Methodist movement. - Of course, yeah.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45It says it's his birthplace. Well, obviously it's not where he was born
0:29:45 > 0:29:47unless he was born in the church.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49But it might be the first place he preached at,
0:29:49 > 0:29:51it might have some sort of significance in that
0:29:51 > 0:29:53and potentially a large collectors' market.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- As well as religion, what about profit?- Well, there's a thing.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59I would like to see it making upwards of £200.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00Dwina, what do you think, darling?
0:30:00 > 0:30:04It's quite pretty. I think, you know, I do quite like it.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- It's got the look of distant hills, hasn't it...- Yes, yes.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09..with that kind of nice blue-ish hue.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Anyway, for the audience at home, let's find out right now
0:30:12 > 0:30:15what the auctioneer thinks about JP's picture.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22Well, there we are, Andrew, a daub of Epworth church.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24What do you make of that?
0:30:24 > 0:30:29View of John Wesley's birthplace. It's not the home where he was born.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34- It's not the rectory.- No. - It is just a landscape of Epworth.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35With the church in it.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36It's got the church in it
0:30:36 > 0:30:40but if it was a picture of the actual rectory, then it would
0:30:40 > 0:30:45probably be more commercial than just a Victorian landscape.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47What is it Epworth worth?
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- 50-70.- Is that all?- Yeah.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52OK, fine. JP paid £135
0:30:52 > 0:30:55but it's going to be dodgy to make 135, isn't it?
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- Will need some look on the internet. - Thank you, Andrew.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01That's it for the Reds. Now, moving on to the blues.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04We have got a particularly grumpy clapped-out bear here.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06How do you rate him?
0:31:06 > 0:31:12Well-loved, well-worn and probably well down in estimate.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- £20-£30.- £20-£30, that's fine.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Our team only paid £14.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22Now, the Black Forest matchbox holder, which has got this bear,
0:31:22 > 0:31:26more of a grizzly than a teddy, holding a matchbox holder.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- Are these in favour? - Well, in good condition, they are.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35This one has got some damage around the mouth area.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39He has definitely had his bottom jaw biffed in,
0:31:39 > 0:31:40which is not so good for a bear.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Hopefully, we'll still see £50-£70 for it.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Well, that would be grand, cos they paid £50.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Now, the last item is this box of miscellaneous drawing
0:31:49 > 0:31:53and writing implements. That too looks a bit clapped out to me.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58I would be surprised if any of the contents started life with the box.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02£15-£25. That is probably as much as we will see.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04OK, £24 they paid. I think they paid the full price for that.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07I mean, it is dangerous buying things
0:32:07 > 0:32:08that aren't in great condition
0:32:08 > 0:32:10and bringing them to auction, isn't it?
0:32:10 > 0:32:11It is, yes.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14If you are a collector, you are looking for good condition
0:32:14 > 0:32:16and completeness.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Anyway, their strategy was to spend as little as possible.
0:32:18 > 0:32:24They spent £88, which meant that £212 went to Charles Hanson.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28And let's go and have a look at his bonus buy because, by Gad,
0:32:28 > 0:32:30this team are going to need it.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Now, Howard, Mark, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Cos you only spent a very taut £88.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Sometimes you have got to be a big spender to make up
0:32:40 > 0:32:42for what was, I think, a fairly paltry shop.
0:32:42 > 0:32:50And I spent £212 on a nice object of rustic charm.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53It's essentially a lead-glazed earthenware over slipware.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58And all this white clay has been trailed on almost
0:32:58 > 0:33:00like through a little icing tube.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03We've got a date on here, 1828.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07I just think, well, this may have sat maybe in a Dutch interior
0:33:07 > 0:33:11on escritoire and it was a little ink stand,
0:33:11 > 0:33:13and it just has real history.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15It has function, doesn't it?
0:33:15 > 0:33:17- You would put ink in those wells. - You would.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19These wells are probably later but it doesn't matter.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22I think what you are buying is the actual body of the object.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- It looks very crude.- Yeah.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27So thanks, Howard!
0:33:27 > 0:33:28Mark, what do you think?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30It's not something that would ever see
0:33:30 > 0:33:33the light of day in my house, personally.
0:33:33 > 0:33:34- That's honest. - HE LAUGHS
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- But there is a buyer for everything. - Quite right.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42It's just a huge gamble. Dare I say it, it could make, Tim, £50.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44It could be a huge loss
0:33:44 > 0:33:47but then I feel, on a really good day, it could make 350.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Exactly. Right, now for the audience at home,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52let's find out what the jolly old auctioneer thinks
0:33:52 > 0:33:54about Charles' encrier.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56Well, here we go, Andrew.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- This is a bit of a puzzle, this thing, isn't it?- It is a little bit.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04Bears the date 1828 and is probably continental
0:34:04 > 0:34:08with the text that is in the book mounted on top.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12What you really want to feel is that it is Staffordshire
0:34:12 > 0:34:13or Nottinghamshire.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18- It is that hard, bright lead glaze on top of pottery.- Yeah.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22And then this lovely creamy slip trailed on the top, which is very
0:34:22 > 0:34:24collectable in English ceramic, isn't it?
0:34:24 > 0:34:26It's serious money in English ceramics.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30And our estimate of 70-100 on this one,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33if we were sure this was English of the date,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36be quadrupled, really would, yeah, yeah.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Well, Charles has invested in this. He has invested big.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- He has invested £212.- Wow.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- Anyway, Andrew, are you taking the sale today?- I am indeed, yes.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- We are in safe hands. Thank you very much.- My pleasure.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51£20...
0:34:51 > 0:34:5375, 80, 85.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Now, Geoff, Dwina, we are on the edge of the abyss
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- that is the auction.- Mm-hm.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- How are you feeling, Dwina? - A little bit nervous.- Oh, yeah.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- But I'm excited as well. - Are you?- Yeah.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Anything you wish you hadn't bought?
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- The gong maybe.- The gong, really? - I'm not sure about that.
0:35:11 > 0:35:12It's a difficult thing, isn't it?
0:35:12 > 0:35:16Novelty silver is all to go for, really, and you paid £90.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19The auctioneer's estimate is 50-70, which is not so far off 90.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22But it all depends. There's lots of people in this room
0:35:22 > 0:35:24and they all look hungry for a gong to me!
0:35:24 > 0:35:25- Absolutely, absolutely.- Exactly.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27And here it comes.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32Lot 100, the electroplate, late Victorian table gong.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36Start the bidding with me at £40-£45. £45, 50 now.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38At £45, take 50.
0:35:38 > 0:35:4150 on the internet. 55 is a commission...
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Come on, it's wonderful. Come on.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44Someone has got to buy it.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49At £55, fair warning. At £55.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- There we are, it's a nice start. - There we are. That is good, isn't it?
0:35:52 > 0:35:545 off 60. That's -35.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- We had to hammer him down to get him to 90, didn't we?- Absolutely.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- Look out, here comes the brooch. - White metal circular brooch there.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Lot number 101.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Start me, £10 sweet little brooch.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05'£10.'
0:36:05 > 0:36:06- Come on.- Come on.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09£5. 5 bid. £5 bid...
0:36:09 > 0:36:10- Uh-oh.- Come on.
0:36:10 > 0:36:1310 for you. 10. 12...
0:36:13 > 0:36:14Keep going.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15- ANDREW:- ..15, 18.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Another bid, 20.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- Yes!- Yes!- Yes.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21£22, standing bid.
0:36:21 > 0:36:22We're in profit.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24'At £22, no mistakes,'
0:36:24 > 0:36:26at 22.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- £22 is +£2, that's OK.- Absolutely.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Which makes it -33.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Now for the Linley beaker.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39The treen beaker with the turned and tapering body.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42New price then. That should be £50 straightaway.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- Absolutely.- '50. 30, to start me,'
0:36:44 > 0:36:46where are you? £30?
0:36:46 > 0:36:48£30 and start me. £30.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- Come on!- Lots in the room.
0:36:51 > 0:36:5330, 35, 40.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57£40, seated bid at £40, you're not in on the net.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59That's ridiculous.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00At £40...
0:37:00 > 0:37:05£40 is -£15. 33, 43, -48.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Now, what are we going to do about this picture?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Absolutely.- Go for it. - Absolutely categorically go for it.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- By the performance of the previous three lots?- Absolutely. Absolutely.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17Let's change gear and look at fine art rather than decorative art.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20I have to say, having made that decision, that the auctioneer is
0:37:20 > 0:37:25being particularly gloomy about it, he's estimated it at £50-£70.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28But you just can't tell what's going to happen.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- Let's hope for the best, yes? - Indeed. Good.- Indeed.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35- And here it comes.- Lot number 106. Straightaway I am bid £40.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37£40 I am bid. 5 I will take.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39At £40 against you, internet.
0:37:39 > 0:37:4145, 50 on commission. At 55, 60...
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- Come on.- Higher.- That's it.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- '..65.'- Right.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49A bidder at 65. At £65, it's an internet bidder.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- Uh-oh.- 'At £65...'
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- Can't believe this.- At £65...
0:37:55 > 0:37:58£65. That's -£70, OK?
0:37:58 > 0:38:04- -118. You were brave, you were bold, you deserved more.- Absolutely.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08And who knows, -£118 could be a winning score today.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- Now, guys, do you know how the Reds got on?- Not a clue. No idea.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Not a clue. That's what we like.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23First up is the worn-out but rather lovable teddy bear, I have to say.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25And here it comes.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28The yellow plush straw-filled teddy bear.
0:38:28 > 0:38:34A little bit play worn or well-loved. Start me £10, 10.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- Come on.- Give a bear a home. 10 on the internet.
0:38:36 > 0:38:37- Internet bid at £10.- Come on, Matt.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41- 12 now if it helps. 15 on the internet.- Keep it going.
0:38:41 > 0:38:4315. Competition at £15.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- Internet bidder going to a home. - You are in profit.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49At £15 we shall sell.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- +£1, that's fair enough.- Good.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- Happy days.- That's 50p profit each. - Happy days.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56If you cut Charles out, 50p each.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57THEY LAUGH
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Now, here comes the Black Forest match holder.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Start the bidding, £30, 30.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0730 to start the bidding. £30, 30 is bid. Internet bidder, 35.
0:39:07 > 0:39:0935 on the internet. 40.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13- 40, 45, come on. - £40. At £40. 45, 50...
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- One more.- At £50, 50.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- At £50, internet bid is at 50. - One more.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Nothing in the room. 55 on the net.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22HE GASPS
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- 55 on the net.- He'll go one more than that.- You are on profit.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26£55, fair warning, internet.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27At 55...
0:39:27 > 0:39:28- That's +£5. - GAVEL BANGS
0:39:28 > 0:39:32That's a miracle with a biffed-in jaw, I can tell you.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- Good thing it roared, it roared. - It certainly did.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Toothless roar. Anyway, here comes the pen box.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Writing pen box. Various items in there.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Even a toothbrush, believe it or not.
0:39:43 > 0:39:48Lot number 121. Start the bidding £10, 10. 10 bid.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50£10 bid, take 12 now if it helps...
0:39:50 > 0:39:51I don't believe it.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56- 12, 15, 18...- One more.- At £18, make no mistakes.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59In the room at £18.
0:39:59 > 0:40:05£18 is -6. You had £6, you just lost £6.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08You now have absolutely nothing, OK?
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Which is the richness and rollercoaster nature of Bargain Hunt.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14- I'm happy with that.- Are you?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- You're happy with nothing. - Leave with nothing. - Going so well, isn't it?
0:40:17 > 0:40:20We come into life with nothing, we leave with nothing, exactly right.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Now, what are you going to do about the bonus buy?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- I think we've got to take it now. - We'll go for the punt.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- It's a huge punt. - Let's go for the punt.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- That is a defo?- Yes. - We need some luck, Tim.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33The auctioneer's estimate is 70-100.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37You never know. Funny old game.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42Start the bidding straightaway with me at 30, £35 I am bid.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44We need the net to go wild.
0:40:44 > 0:40:4845 gets you on the internet, 50 on the net, 55 on commission.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51At 55, 60, 5 on commission.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- 70 on the internet, 75... - Keep going.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57..80 on the internet, beats the commission bid. 90 on the internet.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- Come on, net.- '95...'- Go on! - Come on, net.- '..100.'
0:41:00 > 0:41:04At 110. 110, it's slowing down.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- 120...- Yes, go on.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11- Somebody from Holland, yes, get on there.- At 130, internet bid at 130.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12130, 140...
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Yes, somebody has spotted it, Charles.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- Come on, come on!- You brilliant man.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20..170, 180, 190, 200...
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- Come on.- 200, yes!- Come on!
0:41:23 > 0:41:28- ..210, at 210, 220.- Yes! Jolly well done, Charles.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- Now, where is this going to go? - Come on!- This is the business.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36- Fair warning, internet. 240. - Yes! That is fantastic!
0:41:36 > 0:41:39240, internet bid, 250, keeps going.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Fair warning, internet, at 250.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- At 260...- He's not finished.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Fair warning at 260...
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- Thanks, guys, brilliant. - HE WHOOPS
0:41:49 > 0:41:51That is a proper result.
0:41:51 > 0:41:52£260.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Plus £48. Give me a hug, boy.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58That is the business, isn't it?
0:42:03 > 0:42:06As you know, on Bargain Hunt we don't have losers any more,
0:42:06 > 0:42:08we only have runners-up and winners
0:42:08 > 0:42:11and the runners-up today by a fair old chalk, I'm afraid are the Reds.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Yes!
0:42:13 > 0:42:18- £118-worth of losses is a pretty shocking process.- I'm so sorry, Tim.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20You did make a couple of pounds out of brooch...
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- That's right, £2.- ..which is pretty good, really.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- Otherwise, it did not go down your gutter today, did it?- No, not really.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- £118. But did you have a nice time? - Yes.- Lovely, great.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Well, we have loved having you on the show.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34But the victors today, who go home with £48...
0:42:34 > 0:42:37This is a magic moment on Bargain Hunt, where we are actually
0:42:37 > 0:42:40handing out hard cash, £48.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42You made a fiver on the matchbox holder
0:42:42 > 0:42:48but the real treat of the day was Charles Hanson and his bonus buy.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- Everybody pooh-poohed that slipware standish, right?- Yes.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56But who won at the end of the day by selling it for £260?
0:42:56 > 0:42:59I take my hat off to you, Carlos. Anyway, it's been such fun.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Why don't you join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:43:02 > 0:43:03ALL: Yes!