0:00:05 > 0:00:08Here in Brackley, they have the sole remaining
0:00:08 > 0:00:12morris-dancing ring in Northamptonshire
0:00:12 > 0:00:18and, what's more, it's been here since the early 1700s. Oh, look out.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Let's hope that our teams today don't have to hop,
0:00:21 > 0:00:27skip and jump their way around the stalls en route to a bargain.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32So, let's go bargain hunting. Is he all right?
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Brackley Antiques Centre has over 30,000 square feet
0:01:03 > 0:01:08bursting at the seams with items for our teams to get their mitts on.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12One problem, though, they've only got one hour and £300,
0:01:12 > 0:01:14so let's take a look
0:01:14 > 0:01:16at what's coming up, shall we?
0:01:18 > 0:01:21On today's show, the Reds fall head over heels.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26- I think it's very, very pretty. - They're really, really beautiful.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30- Are you both in love with them? - I think they're absolutely gorgeous.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- But the Blues just can't commit. - Decision time.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Put them on the back burner for now.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- If we need to, maybe. Maybe leave it and come back.- OK.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43Let's meet today's teams.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48On today's programme, we have two mothers who happen to be teachers
0:01:48 > 0:01:51and they have with them their sons.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54For the Reds, it's Chrissy and Billy and, for the Blues,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- it's Adam and Anne. Hello, everyone. - Hello.- Lovely to see you.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Now, Chrissy, you're into linguistics.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Yes, most recently, I taught at Stowe School,
0:02:04 > 0:02:06which is a rather posh school, but, you know,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09basically, it's a breeding ground for Prince Harry's girlfriends.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- Oh! That posh!- Yes, that posh.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14How many languages do you teach?
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Erm, I taught French and Spanish, but I speak German from schooldays
0:02:17 > 0:02:21and also Russian, because, when Billy and his sister were small,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24we lived as a family in St Petersburg and Moscow for a few years.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Did you really? How lovely.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31I swear that you linguists have a development to your brain that
0:02:31 > 0:02:33the normal person doesn't have,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- which is what makes you so brilliant.- Oh, thank you,
0:02:35 > 0:02:36I feel the same about musicians,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- cos I just don't have that gene, so, you know...- It's strange, isn't it,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- how it kind of develops?- Yes.- Now, Billy, you're a student.- Yes, I am.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- And your lovely mother taught you. - Yes, she did.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- I happened to be in her Spanish GCSE class.- Ah.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53And it was a strange experience, to say the least.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Did she used to clout you one with the duster?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Oh, no, she used a slightly different medium
0:02:58 > 0:03:00of an inflatable hammer.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- That was her teaching tool, was it?- Yes, yes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05That and interpretive dance.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10To say it was a perfectly natural environment to grow up in
0:03:10 > 0:03:13would be completely and utterly wrong.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Sounds like a riot, your class, I tell you.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19You have a penchant for the dramatic?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Yes, I absolutely adore the theatre and, if all things go well,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27I'd really like to work behind the scenes of the theatre.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- So that's the ambition.- It is.- And what's your tactics today, you two?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Essentially, buy anything that you don't like.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Yes, generally what I like tends to make no money when
0:03:35 > 0:03:39I watch the programme, so I'm trying a bit of reverse psychology there.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- Oh, this is going to be interesting.- Yes.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- Anyway, good luck. - Thank you.- Thank you.- Great.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Now, Anne, we know you're a teacher, what do you teach?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I teach science to age 11 to age 19 and it's a fabulous job.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53You get to burn things, blow up things.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- You're also into big cats. - Oh, I love big cats.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- Tigers and leopards and things? - Maine Coons.- Who?- Maine Coons.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- They're a breed of cat, they come from Maine.- Oh, yeah.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04And Shango is 41 inches from his nose
0:04:04 > 0:04:05to the end of his tail and Harley is...
0:04:05 > 0:04:1041 inches?! I mean, that's about four feet. Is he that long?
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- Yeah, 41 inches.- How high is Shango? - They're very long but quite low.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- That's quite something, though, isn't it?- They're lovely.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- And do you have to take them walkies?- No.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Do they go out walkies on their own?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23They would, but they've got no road sense, they would get squished.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24- Oh, how sad. - So they stay in the house,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28they're quite happy just wrecking all my stuff.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Now, Adam, is it true that animals flock to you?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Yeah, I'm a postman as a profession.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Unfortunately, I tend to get a lot of negative attention from animals.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38My first encounter was with a dog.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- It was actually a dachshund, sausage dog.- Yeah.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Luckily, I had boots on at the time, so he couldn't do any damage
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- to my ankles.- No. Now, you have a passion for small motor cars.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Er, yeah, I own a classic Mini and I go to all the shows.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52It's coming up to the 55th anniversary of
0:04:52 > 0:04:55the original Mini now, so... There's nothing like them to drive.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56What's the year of your Mini?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Mine's a 1980, so it's a bit of a baby, really.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00About halfway through the reign of the Mini.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04My mother bought her Mini in 1959. They are great little cars.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- That's the first car I ever drove. - Everyone's got fond memories.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09It's not so much a car as it's a piece of art,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- it's a piece of British history, really.- They're great fun.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14What will be revving your engines today?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17I think I'd like to get something nice and glass perhaps,
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- something quality.- Mm-hmm.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Maybe something military.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Something with precision that's got history to it, I'd like.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Gosh, you set the bar quite high, you too, don't you? Eh?- Yeah.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- But you're going to have fun. - Yes, definitely.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31And we're going to have fun watching you. Now, the money moment.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Here comes your £300. £300. You know the rules.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Your experts await and off you go. And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Ooh, I did love those early Minis.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Now, let's meet today's experts.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Hoping to ring up a profit for the Reds, it's Anita Manning
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Looking for more than face value,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58it's Catherine Southon for the Blues.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00So, teams, what's on the shopping list today?
0:06:00 > 0:06:04We've got 300 quid to spend, what do you want to spend it on?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I'd quite like something Russian, if possible.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Anne, what are you looking to find today?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Something nice, something good quality, something glass, maybe.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Who's the good bargainer?
0:06:14 > 0:06:15I could talk the hind leg off a donkey,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17so it would probably end up being me.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18What about you, Adam?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I'd like to find something military, maybe, with a history.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25OK, teams, time to face the music and start the clock.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- He's my style of man. - Absolutely, yes.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- Are you ready for this?- Yes. - Come on, then, let's go shopping.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Only a couple of minutes into the shop
0:06:38 > 0:06:42and our Reds have found something fitting from Red Russia.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Oh, a balalaika. - It is a balalaika, isn't it?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48A balalaika is a three-stringed instrument traditionally
0:06:48 > 0:06:51used in Russian folk music. Do you LAIKA?
0:06:51 > 0:06:56It's £99. "This balalaika was purchased in Leningrad
0:06:56 > 0:06:59"and brought back to the UK in the 1970s."
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- Just for the connection, it's gotta be worth a look, hasn't it?- Uh-huh.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07But it's a very simple one and it looks late.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- Yeah.- We don't see any of that wonderful inlay or decoration.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- No.- No, that's true. - Although I do rather like...
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- I like the back, the back's rather lovely.- That's psychedelic.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16ANITA GIGGLES
0:07:16 > 0:07:20So they've obviously been influenced by the wild '60s.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21You're not convinced.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24I like it, because it's Russian and it comes from Leningrad,
0:07:24 > 0:07:26but that's not a good enough reason, I don't think.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- But it would be nice to get that Russian influence.- Yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32So, no to the balalaika, but on to the Blues.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Have they found something to pique Adam's interest in the automotive?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- That's quite funky.- Oh. - "Look both ways."
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Be nice in your kitchen. - How much is on that?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46£130.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48It's a very decorative piece, though, isn't it?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51It's really decorative, isn't it? Would you have in your bedroom?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- I think I would, yeah, I like it. - It would go in your room?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Shame about the damage on the top, but...
0:07:56 > 0:07:57I do worry with some of these
0:07:57 > 0:07:59whether they are the genuine article or not.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02I'd like to know a bit more about the provenance about that one -
0:08:02 > 0:08:05where they've actually got that from. Are you interested in that?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I definitely like it, yeah, I'd have it in my house.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12- I don't think Mum's that excited, are you, Mum?- It's...
0:08:12 > 0:08:15It's not awful, but it's not my cup of tea.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- It would be in your bedroom, it wouldn't be in mine.- Yeah.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19A vote of confidence there.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Do you think it might be a bit punchy, actually, the price?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- It's 1... What is it? 130?- 130. Yeah.- Yeah.- Shall we move on?
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- I can see Anne's not over keen. - No, I'm not sold on it.- No.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35You're obviously way off track with that one, Catherine.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Can Anita do any better for the Reds?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Do you like jewellery, Chrissy? - I do, yes. That is pretty, yes.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Could you pick it up for us?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- Yes, because you're young and you can bend down.- I can bend down that far.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Although we're much closer to the ground.- That's right.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- Oh, that is beautiful. - It says silver,
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- do you think this chain is silver as well?- Yes, I think so.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- Oh, I do like it.- There's a bit more enthusiasm with the Reds.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00You could be onto a winner, Anita.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04I like the combination, the coolness of the turquoise
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- and the mother-of-pearl.- Yeah. - I think it's very, very pretty.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12It's blue and silver. It's not a lot of clashing colours.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Yes, and there's no sort of little chips or bits missing.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- No, not that I can see. - We'd need to get a bit off it.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- 38, that's retail price...- Yes. - ..so we need to get it down a bit.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Sweet talk the man a bit. Yes, we'd like that. (Depending on the price.)
0:09:25 > 0:09:26Depending on the price.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32While they get a price from the dealer, let's fly over to the Blues.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Are you having any success, Catherine?
0:09:34 > 0:09:38RAF World War II pilot goggles, they're quite nice, aren't they?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- I do like that.- Oh, hello.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Here's Debbie from the Antique Centre to lend the Blues a hand.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Well, Adam's interested in the goggles.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Have a feel, Adam.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Do they feel heavy?- Surprisingly light. I suppose it's the...
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Aluminium, isn't it? It's going to be aluminium.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I like the fact they've got a lot of history behind them.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02If you could see what these goggles had seen,
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- it's just incredible, I think.- Yeah.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I see where you're coming from, I mean, I think,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09if you think of them in context and you think about a pilot
0:10:09 > 0:10:12actually wearing them and what was going through his mind at the time,
0:10:12 > 0:10:14it kind of brings it alive, doesn't it?
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- Yes, definitely.- Looks like this item could really take off.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Come on, then, put them on, let's have a look, test them out.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23Oh.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Hello, Biggles.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Oh, yeah, you look the part.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32No, crack, right there.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- Oh, that's a shame.- Oh, dear, and I thought you'd cracked it.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- I think probably not a good idea, then.- Yeah, damage.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Yeah, there's a damage. That's unfortunate.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43What do you think about...?
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- It's all been sort of held in place, hasn't it? With some tape.- Yeah.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- What do you think?- Put them on the back burner for now.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51So, shall we sort of keep them
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- in reserve depending on what the price is?- I think so, definitely.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- Yeah.- OK. Would you be able to find out the best price for us, Debs?
0:10:58 > 0:10:59Yeah, no problem.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03Now to the Reds.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Here comes Jim, their right-hand man with a price on that
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- silver necklace.- I phoned the dealer and the best he can do on it is 28.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- Is that the lowest he's going to go? - It is, I'm afraid.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Are you sure we can't get him down to 25?- I did ask him.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- No, 28 is the lowest, sorry. - OK, all right.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- Let's go for it. - Let's go for it, guys.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- I think we're all in agreement and we think it's a bonny thing.- It is.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- A bonny wee thing.- A bonny wee thing, thank you very much, thank you.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Crikey, these Reds don't mess about.
0:11:32 > 0:11:3514 minutes in and one item down.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Have the Blues had any good news on the goggles, though?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43I phoned the dealer and he'd be glad to do those for £50 for you,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- if that's any use. - That's a bit steep, I'm afraid,
0:11:45 > 0:11:47is there any chance he could do it for any lower at all?
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- I've already asked him the question. No, that is his bottom line.- OK.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- Think we'll have to leave them for now.- I think with that crack...
0:11:54 > 0:11:59- Yes.- It might be a wise idea. Thank you very much, Debs, anyway.- Thanks.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- OK, shall we crack on?- Yes.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Walk away. £50 is too much for damaged goods.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11The Reds are one ahead and I think they're about to dish out another.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Anita, have you ever heard of David Andersen?
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Yes, he is one of the most prestigious Scandinavian
0:12:16 > 0:12:21silversmiths and he was renowned for his enamel work.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23And what you have are these wonderful
0:12:23 > 0:12:26enamelled coffee spoons here.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29They are very, very decorative, they are absolutely lovely
0:12:29 > 0:12:33and they are made by a master. They're marked up at £140.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- It seems quite a lot. - It's quite a lot for some spoons.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- It's quite a lot. - And what sort of age would they have?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- They're from maybe the 1930s. - Oh, gosh.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43In that Art Deco period that you like so much.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45I'm liking them more and more, actually.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48You're liking them more and more. Uh-huh.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- Are you both in love with them? - I think they're absolutely gorgeous.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53These Reds certainly have gusto.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Well, I think, if you can get a bit off of that,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- I think these are a lovely thing to buy.- Yup.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02If we can get them near enough 100. Is that what you were thinking?
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- Yeah, I was thinking 100. - Good lad, good lad.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13I feel a bit of a theme coming on with these Blues.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Paper light.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- Really light.- Well, they'd have to be, for your face.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20I think they would have leather round them usually,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22possibly missing.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24I like the helmet, I think the helmet's fabulous.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Oh, it feels lovely. Feel the quality of that leather.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- Oh, that's really nice.- Isn't that lovely? What do you think?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- I think this is beautiful, I think it is really nice and soft.- Yeah.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38They're not feeling good?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40No, I think just because they're incomplete.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Now Anne's interested but Adam's not so keen.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46If we could get the two at a decent price...?
0:13:46 > 0:13:51- Very reasonable price, yeah.- What's very reasonable? 78's on them.- Yeah.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Maybe about £30 or £40, just because of the damage.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57The hat's good, get the goggles thrown in free maybe?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00I mean, I'm not sure what these would go for, to be perfectly
0:14:00 > 0:14:05- honest with you. And we don't even know what era they're from.- No.- No.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06They might buy it for the hat.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08If they've got goggles like the other one,
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- they might want a hat to go with it. - Shall we see if we...
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- How low we can get it?- Yes.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14And then we can make a decision from that?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Definitely, it might be worth a gamble.- OK.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Debs, is it possible that you could find out a price on these two?
0:14:21 > 0:14:26- Yes, certainly.- Yeah? Super. Thank you very much indeed.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Well, let's hope it doesn't crash and burn
0:14:28 > 0:14:30like the last pair of goggles.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Now, Jim's about to dish out a price on the spoons.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35What do you have for us, then, Jim?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- The very best price is 95.- Oh.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41They're really, really beautiful.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- And I would say that they have never been used.- Yeah.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- Oh, it says the white spoon has damage.- Oh, right.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- I still think for 95... - It's come down substantially.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55- So it's in the original Harrods box, so what do you think, guys?- Yes.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- Shall we just go for it? - Yes, please.- Let's go for it.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59They are beautiful.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03- It's going well.- One more lot to get.- Result.- Let's get going.- Yes.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08How about that for silver service, eh? That's two items in 25 minutes.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Well done, Reds.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Now, whilst the Reds are flying through the shop, are the Blues
0:15:14 > 0:15:17having any luck getting off the ground with the second item?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19I've found out some prices for you.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23The helmet and goggles, the dealer can do it for £50.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- What do you think? - £50 for the goggles.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30- I don't know whether you want to take a go at it.- Yeah, it is a gamble.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33It's mainly the helmet, I think the goggles are just
0:15:33 > 0:15:35a tagalong item that maybe we're paying for, unfortunately, yeah.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- Is the helmet worth 50? - It's got no provenance, has it?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- We don't know...- We don't really know, no, I mean, it's just vintage.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- Yeah.- Is that your best price on the helmet as well, definitely?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Yeah, it is, I'm afraid. Yeah.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52We're really getting a bit tight on time.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- I don't know if you want to be sort of going for an item soon.- Er...
0:15:56 > 0:15:59It's up to you, do you want to go for it?
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Maybe leave it and come back.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02OK. All right.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Oh, lordy. While they dither, dally and dawdle,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09come and see some smoking-hot stuff I found on my travels.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18What we've got here is a model of a device.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25It's a sphere that's covered in metal bands with rivets on.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30This is something that is either going to operate at
0:16:30 > 0:16:33high pressure or at high temperature.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Round this side, we've got, apparently, a cover that looked
0:16:38 > 0:16:44as if it would unscrew and then it stands on a trestle here,
0:16:44 > 0:16:50look, and a trestle there, so that this riveted sphere would spin.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55And to make it spin, it's got this cogged wheel.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00The idea being that we've got a steam-engine out here
0:17:00 > 0:17:05and that engine turns a long pulley, the long pulley turns that cog
0:17:05 > 0:17:12and that, in turn, turns our friend here, this big reinforced sphere.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13But what's it used for?
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Well, the clues to this thing are around and about,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20because here is a tree.
0:17:20 > 0:17:26And that evergreen tree has been chopped up into logs. Got it?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Not quite? OK, fine.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33You'd undo that little bit and you'd bung those logs inside
0:17:33 > 0:17:38and then you'd light a fire under our sphere to create charcoal.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Lots and lots and lots of charcoal.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44And charcoal was extensively used in the 19th century,
0:17:44 > 0:17:48particularly in central Europe, for cooking and heating.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51The other interesting thing about it - it's made, apparently,
0:17:51 > 0:17:57out of solid silver. And if you look carefully, down this end is a stamp.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01It says E&C, which stands for Elkington & Co,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04the celebrated Birmingham silversmiths,
0:18:04 > 0:18:08who were well-known for making all sorts of novelties
0:18:08 > 0:18:11and I guess that this device is a one-off.
0:18:11 > 0:18:17It's a model of a charcoal-making machine that was presented
0:18:17 > 0:18:21to a charcoal maker, perhaps on his retirement.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24I can't relate the history as to how it came about,
0:18:24 > 0:18:28all I can tell you is that this is a riveting - ha-ha - example
0:18:28 > 0:18:32of a Victorian industrial model and, I tell you,
0:18:32 > 0:18:36it's cheap at £750.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39And, at that, you are not going to burn your fingers.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46Back to business in Brackley. It's two up for the Reds.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51- Now, what's Anne found?- Art Nouveau copper watering can, that's lovely.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- Why are you drawn towards this? - I think it's beautiful.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56I think it's very tactile, I think it's well-made.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- It's got some good weight to it. - Very nice.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01I don't think this is one that you'd possibly use for gardening,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04as such, I think it's more for hot water or something like that.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- It's very decorative, it's nice. - You're excited.- I am!- A smile!
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- We have a smile, I'm happy. - This is lovely.- It's a bit pretty.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- It is.- I'm guessing it might not be for you,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16as you like your military pieces.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Anything we can make a profit on's for me, at the end of the day.- Yeah?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Well, it's got 35 on it, but if we can pinch a little,
0:19:22 > 0:19:23it might be worth it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- Definitely.- With three items and 20 minutes to go, the Blues are going
0:19:27 > 0:19:31to get into hot water if they don't buy something soon.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- Can Debs put a smile on their face? - I have some good news for you.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- How does £20 sound? - Oh, excellent, excellent.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- Yeah, definitely.- Oh!- Definitely. Fabulous.- You have made our day.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- I'm shaking your hand. - Thank you very much.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- Thanks very much.- Yes, definitely.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Finally, one item in the can.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50There's just 20 minutes left of the shop
0:19:50 > 0:19:53and the Reds are going potty for Russia.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56I think that they are delightful things.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Now, you know about the Russian way of life.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Have you seen things like this on the table?
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Yes, because Russians drink their tea black.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09And they don't tend to put sugar in so much as jam.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12And what happens is, instead of putting the jam in the tea, which you
0:20:12 > 0:20:15might think was an odd thing, what they do is take a spoonful of jam
0:20:15 > 0:20:18and you put it in your mouth and then drink the tea through the jam.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- And are you saying that this might possibly be for jam?- Yes.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Cor, Chrissy is full of interesting information. We'll bring her again.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30I think these are charming, and I love it, because of the Russian association.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- 135 seems very expensive.- Well...
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Can I tell you something?
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Russian silver items are greatly sought-after.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44And, although you think that's a big price, I think it is
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- worth taking a punt on these.- Yes.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49We did so want something Russian.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53How do you say, "They are Russian?"
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- Russkiy.- As simple as that?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- There is no verb "to be" in Russian. - Is there not?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01To be or not to be, that is the question.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06- So, let's go for them, let's ask the dealer what he can get off.- Yes.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10While the Reds are almost finished,
0:21:10 > 0:21:14the Blues are getting completely lost in the shop.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- Is it this way?- No, it is... Oh.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19I think it was this way.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23There is only ten minutes left, and they still need two items.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- Any help, Catherine?- There's quite a bit of dithering going on.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30We need to make more decisions.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32They need to start running.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33And not walking.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36And if they don't make up their minds soon,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38(I'm going to strangle them.)
0:21:38 > 0:21:40The shop is going really slowly,
0:21:40 > 0:21:44it is a lot harder to spend money than I thought it would be.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- There is so much choice.- Definitely. The amount of items, you could look through it all day,
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- let alone in an hour, I'd say.- Yes.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- And now we're starting to panic a bit...- We are running out of time.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- Running out of time. - You certainly are, Blues.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59There had better be some decision making soon or you will be
0:21:59 > 0:22:02going to auction with one item. Hurry up.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06How is Jim doing on the price for the Reds' Russian pots?
0:22:06 > 0:22:08I've phoned the dealer, Anita,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11and the best price he can do was £100 for the pair.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- We are getting a reasonable discount on that.- A big chunk off that.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- Should we go?- He's only just put them into the cabinet.- Lovely.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- Thank you very much. Thank you very much.- Lovely.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Now, there's a team who know how to make a decision.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29It's all over for the Reds. Now, get a move on, Blues.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Oh, a blue pumpkin.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35I think the colours are super.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- And it would fit in any home. - Really nice flambe colour.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Who's it by? Has it got a name?
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- Royal Venton.- Oh, Venton. Yes. So it is about 1900s...
0:22:45 > 0:22:48in date. Why do you like that?
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- Again, very tactile.- Just like it.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51Really nice colours, aren't they?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53I mean, blue for the Blue Team, which is great,
0:22:53 > 0:22:58but we've got this claret colour running through, which is super.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- What's on it?- £67.- 67.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05What sort of price do you think it would fetch at auction?
0:23:05 > 0:23:10Auction price, I'd put that in, happily put that in at £50-£80.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- It would look good in a modern home today.- Definitely.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Go and see what you can get for it. - I'll go and get a squid deal.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- Don't break it.- I won't. - We haven't got a lot of time.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22No, you don't, there's just six minutes left
0:23:22 > 0:23:26and you still have two items to go. Get a wiggle on, Adam.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31You've got a Royal Venton vase on your unit, priced at 67.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Obviously with 10%, I can do 60. What would be your very best?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Yes, that's it, looks like a pickled onion.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Or a pumpkin.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- Thank you.- Bye.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- £40 on that, then.- Sounds a really good price, I'm just going to have a word with my mother,
0:23:48 > 0:23:49but I think we'll take it.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53- Mum does know best. - Is he pretty good at haggling?
0:23:53 > 0:23:54- He's quite good at haggling.- OK.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- So they can do it for £40. - Oh, I think we should have that.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03I think that's good. Are you happy with that? Are you happy with that?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Yeah. Yes, definitely, I'm happy with that.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08I think we'll make some money on this. We'll take that, thanks.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09Finally, a second item.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- Now, what are you going to do about your third item?- Goggles.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Are we going for goggles?
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- Would you rather go for the hat? You are the expert.- No,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19it is entirely up to you.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22I mean, my only advice to you would be,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24with the goggles and the hat.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28OK, the goggles aren't in great condition, but you've got that hat.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30OK, which is pretty much OK.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32The strap is all all right, it's all working.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33A bit of wear, but it is fine.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37But with the other goggles, the goggles are damaged
0:24:37 > 0:24:39and there is nothing else to go with them.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43So they are both £50, so...decision time.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48I still like the original goggles, I think. I prefer them, definitely.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Just the goggles by themselves. This is our last decision.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- I think so, yes.- Are you sure? - Yes, definitely.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- In my heart of hearts, I think definitely.- Right, fantastic,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59so that is three items we've bought in the nick of time.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- Oi, oi, time's up.- I didn't think we were going to do that,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06so I think we deserve a cup of tea.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- Definitely.- Come on!
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Let's check out what the Red Team bought, eh?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15They sparkled with a turquoise and mother of pearl silver
0:25:15 > 0:25:18necklace for £28.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22They dished up a set of enamel spoons for £95.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27And a pair of white metal Russian pots were theirs for £100.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31- So was it a question from Russia with love?- Certainly was.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33So, which is your favourite piece?
0:25:33 > 0:25:37- I really like the enamel spoons, just love them.- Do you agree?
0:25:37 > 0:25:42No, I think the mother of pearl and turquoise necklace is the best.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- And did you spot that? - No, I did not, Anita did.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- Anita, oh, well done, Anita.- A woman of impeccable taste.- Quite right.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit, then?
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- Definitely the spoons. - The spoons, yes.- OK, brilliant.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56We are united on that. Which is a relief. And you spent how much?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58- £223.- 223.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01I'd like £77 of leftover lolly, please.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- There you go.- That's good. Straight over to Anita, then.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08There you go, darling. So, this is a good place to come and shop, isn't it?
0:26:08 > 0:26:13Absolutely wonderful. And Mum and son bought lovely things.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17So I really have to find something nice
0:26:17 > 0:26:18- for your bonus buy.- Oh, good.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- Yes, please.- There's your challenge. Good luck, Anita, because right now,
0:26:22 > 0:26:25we are going to check out what the Blue Team bought, aren't we?
0:26:25 > 0:26:30They poured away £20 on an Art Nouveau copper hot water can.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35A Royal Venton pumpkin vase was theirs for £40.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39And they flew off with a pair of late 20th century goggles,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42just in the nick of time, for £50.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- So, you dynamic duo. - THEY LAUGH
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- Which is your favourite piece?- Mine is the copper watering can thing.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- The Art Nouveau, it is beautiful. - Is it? OK, that's your favourite.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- It is.- Do you agree with that?
0:26:54 > 0:26:58My favourite is probably the goggles I bought, the military ones.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Take a chance on them, a bit of a gambling man.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Are they going to bring the biggest profit?
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- No, I don't think either of ours are. I think the vases will bring the biggest profit.- Do you?
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- I think the watering can. - Do you?- Yes.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Stay faithful to the watering can.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15- And how much did you spend in total? - £110.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19I'd like £190 of leftover lolly, please. Thank you.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- Which is a good old wodge. Catherine.- That certainly is.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Well, I'm going to try and blow the lot.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- If not, I'm going to get very, very close to it.- There's a prediction
0:27:30 > 0:27:32to keep us on the edge of our seat
0:27:32 > 0:27:35until we arrive at the auction very, very soon.
0:27:35 > 0:27:36Thanks so much.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Well, how lovely is this?
0:27:50 > 0:27:53To be here on the outskirts of Newbury,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55with our old friend Tom Plant. Tom.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59- Tim.- Special auction services. - Thank you very much for coming.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- First up today, for our Red Team, is this wee necklace.- Yes.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04Do you love it to bits?
0:28:04 > 0:28:07It's very sweet, but I don't really love it to bits, no.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11It is quite modern. But we've put £25-£30 on it,
0:28:11 > 0:28:13because it is a very wearable piece of jewellery.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Well, we like that, because they only paid £28.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19So, £25-£30 could mean that they make a profit.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- Wouldn't that be a miracle? - It would be a miracle.- Lovely.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26Then moving onto the next miracle, is these very smart coffee spoons.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29They are delightful.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Silver and enamel, Scandinavian, beautiful pieces.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37And they've been retailed through Harrods. You've got a fabulous box.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39The only one problem out of all these things is this
0:28:39 > 0:28:41bit of damage on this white and enamel.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43- That is a terrible thing on the enamel.- So annoying.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47But the thing is, though... David Andersen, huge
0:28:47 > 0:28:49producer of silver
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- and enamel, and these are 1920s, I would say.- So the estimate is?
0:28:53 > 0:28:57- 60 to 80.- £95 paid.- Mmm, difficult.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02Now, next are these enamelled and white nettle salts.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- Which look like Russian jobs.- We've catalogued them as Russian style.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10They are not stamped with Russian silver hallmarks,
0:29:10 > 0:29:13but they look Russian style, in that lovely champleve enamel.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- Yes.- They are pretty.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- I...- Are they pretty nice? - We put £50-£80 on them.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- That's not very generous.- No. But I think that's what they are worth.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25OK, fine, our lot paid £100 for them.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27That's a bit of a dark hole to fall into.
0:29:27 > 0:29:32I kind of like their desire to buy shiny, quality objects.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- OK, are you happy with that? - Very happy.- They won't be.- No.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37- THEY LAUGH - Super.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40In fact, it may be so ghastly that they need their bonus buy.
0:29:40 > 0:29:41But let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47Now, Billy, Chrissy, this is exciting. You spent £223, a magnificent total.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- And you gave Anita Manning £77 of leftover lolly.- We did.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Anita, show us your worth.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55Ooo!
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Well, you guys like nice things of quality.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03What I've bought is a lovely little hallmarked silver bonbon dish.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06It is Birmingham 1907.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10And what I like about it, and what makes it a wee bit special,
0:30:10 > 0:30:14are these lovely little handles. Tell me what you think.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Oh, it is slightly heavier than I thought it was.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- So how much did you spend on it? - I paid £45 for it.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- Can I have a little...?- You can.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Oh, yes, there is a bit more to it than...
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- It looks like it's made of foil or something.- It does.- Or lace.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Whatever it is trying to be, all those little pierced bits.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- Is this to your taste? - Yes, it is very sweet.- It is lovely.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35And in my house you would always be able to see it,
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- because the bonbons wouldn't last five minutes.- Ah!
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Fill it with Maltesers, it will be gone in two seconds.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45- A little functional item as well. - How much profit do think it may make?
0:30:45 > 0:30:50Well, I think that we could have a fiver or a tenner on that.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- We need everything we can get. - Yes, we do.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Well, you pick later, but right now, for the audience at home,
0:30:54 > 0:30:58let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's bonbon dish.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- One lump or two, Vicar.- Well, this is a delightful bonbon dish.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- More bonbon than sugar. - Well, you could put sugar... - It would all fall through.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Well, not if they are the big cubes, or that really lovely sugar,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12that cane sugar, which is sort of all different colours like pebbles.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17- Oh, yes.- It is solid silver, it is Edwardian. What I like about it is
0:31:17 > 0:31:21the tapered design of these sweet little ovals.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25The work in that is really good. We've put £40-£60 on it.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Good on you. £45 was paid by Anita. She rates it.
0:31:29 > 0:31:30That's it for the Reds.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Now the Blues, who have gone for the rather more chunky, manly look.
0:31:34 > 0:31:35Let's start off with that copper can.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Because, in Edwardian society,
0:31:38 > 0:31:40every single bedroom would have had one of those,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43and the parlour maid would have brought up, in the morning,
0:31:43 > 0:31:47some hot water from the kitchen so that the gentleman could shave.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- Do you think that's a watering can you could have had in a very smart greenhouse?- No.- Too smart.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- I don't think it had anything to do with watering plants.- It is quite big, though.- It is quite chunky.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Art Nouveau, copper, hasn't been too polished, which I quite like.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- So what is your estimate?- £40-£60. - That's fantastic. They paid £20.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- Oh!- They could double their money. - They could do.- Marvellous.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Now, next, they've got this thing that they call a pumpkin vase.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- I think this is wonderful.- Do you? - It is so mad, it is so out there.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- Yes. It also looks a bit dribbly to me, in the glaze department. - Drip glaze.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20On the base, Royal Venton, with a little lion.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24And you've got John Stevenston. That is the factory and sons.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27And Royal Venton is the type.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Do you think this is going to appeal to the kids, then?
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Um, it could do.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34We've put £30-£50 on them.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36OK, that is spot-on, that is right in the middle, they paid 40.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Now, what about these goggles? Said to be military, you know.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- They are not.- Oh.- No. They are stadium.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- We have got a little bit of damage here.- Oh, right.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46One of our lenses is cracked.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- But these are speedway goggles, or display motorcycle.- OK.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54And there are people that want these period bits of kit, aren't they?
0:32:54 > 0:32:59- Yeah.- It's collectable.- Collectable. At 30 to 50.- 30 to 50. OK. £50 paid.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03That could be their only loss. But, on the other hand, you never know.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06But what I do know is that we now have a chance of going
0:33:06 > 0:33:08to have a look at their bonus buy.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14This is a double A moment. It is an Anne and Adam moment. Ha-ha.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18You spent £110, you gave Catherine £190.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- What did you spend it on, Catherine? Can I help you?- Would you mind? - Not at all.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- There it is.- BOTH: Ooo! - It is a bit of an "ooo".
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- Interesting.- So what we've got is a pair of scent decanters,
0:33:28 > 0:33:30in this lovely domed...
0:33:30 > 0:33:34burr walnut veneered case.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39- Anne, I think you should have a little look...- Can I take one? - Please do.- Oh, thank you.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- That's beautiful.- Isn't that nice? - They are quite stylish.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44And they're quite simple,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47the pattern is not too over the top, they are about 1920s in date.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51But they are quite elegant, I think, and they just look lovely.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53So it sort of follows a Victorian style,
0:33:53 > 0:33:55but sort of 20th-century chap.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Isn't that lovely, though? Perfect condition.- Not chipped.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03People who buy scent bottles want them to be in perfect condition.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- So you almost blew the whole lot. - I did. I did.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- £170.- 170.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10How much do you think they will make?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12I think...
0:34:12 > 0:34:15it is going to be a bit of a gamble, to be honest with you.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- But I think they are beautiful. - They are lovely.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- Like a bit of a gamble anyway, so... - Do you? Oh, good man, good man.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Anyway, it'll depend on how well you've done at that moment in time, I suspect.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28But, for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks
0:34:28 > 0:34:30about the scent bottle set.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33There's something fragrant about this, don't you find?
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Well, these...
0:34:35 > 0:34:37in here are lovely.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41A very fine pair of moulded glass, admittedly they are moulded.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44So it leads me to believe that they are probably continental...
0:34:44 > 0:34:46scent bottles. They are dead sweet.
0:34:46 > 0:34:52In this fabulous walnut and feathered strung box,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- which is rather good.- And that's in ace condition, isn't it?
0:34:55 > 0:34:57It is in ace condition.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00My only slight caveat with the whole thing is that they are moulded
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- rather than cut.- Exactly. - I think they're 1920s.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Yeah. And there is something quite girlie about them, isn't there?
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- Very girlie.- So can you give us a really good girlie estimate?
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Well, it is a good auctioneer's estimate, it is £80-£120.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13TIM LAUGHS
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- It's your favourite, Tom. - Well, yes, it is.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Well, the real girlie price is £170.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- Which kind of knocks a hole through your estimate of 80-120.- It does.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28- You'll be lovely to everybody, won't you?- I will push and push, and the internet will be spoken to. OK.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- Lovely, can't ask for more.- No. - We'll get going in a minute, then.
0:35:33 > 0:35:3490, 5,
0:35:34 > 0:35:35100.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37And 10 and 20.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39130. All done at £130?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Selling!
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Chrissy, Billy, feeling good?- No. - No.- No? What's the matter, Mum?
0:35:44 > 0:35:47No, concerned that we're going to crash and burn today.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48Don't worry about it.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Anyway, here we go, then, here comes the necklace. Looking good!
0:35:51 > 0:35:54With mother of pearl and turquoise and marcasite floral drops.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57And I can start the bidding with me here at £10.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58At 10 and at 10.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59THEY GROAN
0:35:59 > 0:36:01And at £10, at £10 for the silver necklace.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03At 10 I have, lady's bid.
0:36:03 > 0:36:0512. 15 it is.
0:36:05 > 0:36:0715, 15...
0:36:07 > 0:36:08Come on!
0:36:08 > 0:36:10It's at 18, 20,
0:36:10 > 0:36:122.
0:36:12 > 0:36:13£25 I have. 30 it is.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- Yes!- You're in profit.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- In profit! - 35 it is online.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19One more, it could be yours.
0:36:19 > 0:36:2040 it is, at £40.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- THEY CHEER - How lovely.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24At 40, at 40, at 40 we have.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25£40, once against you, internet.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27It's in the room.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28£40, twice against you, internet,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31and I'm selling at 40. Lady's bid.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32£40 is +£12.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Thank you very much. No trouble at all.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Now, let's go with spoons.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39A set of six
0:36:39 > 0:36:43beautiful silver gilt and enamel spoons.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46And I can start the bidding with me here...£50.
0:36:46 > 0:36:4850 I have, 5 and 60 and 60 it is.
0:36:48 > 0:36:5165, 70.
0:36:51 > 0:36:5270, 70 we have.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54And 5.
0:36:54 > 0:36:5775, it's here at 75. Is there 80 anywhere?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- Is there 80 anywhere? At 75, at 75 there is.- Can't bear it.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Looking for £80 anywhere else in the room.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- Are we done?- One more! - He goes, "One more," at 80.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05- Yes!- Yes!
0:37:05 > 0:37:08One more at 80, at 80, at 80, at 80 and 5 now online.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- 85!- 85, 85, go on.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11- 90 now.- Go on!
0:37:11 > 0:37:12No, thank you. LAUGHTER
0:37:12 > 0:37:15"No, thank you," at 85, 85 it is.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17All done, then, at 85, 85 I have.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Oh, bad luck, team.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21That means you are +£2.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22You're still ahead, though.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Now, the Russian pots.
0:37:24 > 0:37:30Russian-style silver salts here with lovely green-and-red enamel design.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32And start the bidding with me here at £30.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34At £30, £30, £30.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Any advance on 30? Surely, ladies and gentlemen.
0:37:37 > 0:37:3930 I have, lady's bid.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40At 30 there is in the room.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Is there 5 anywhere?
0:37:42 > 0:37:43Nobody's RUSSIAN to buy these.
0:37:44 > 0:37:4630 twice.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Yours, madam. 30.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50- THEY GROAN SOFTLY - 30 is -70,
0:37:50 > 0:37:52which means you are -68.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55So, you're -£68, what are we going to do about the bonbon, then?
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- Definitely go for it. - You're going to go for it?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Here we go, then, here comes the bonbon dish and charmant it is.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03Twin-handled bonbon dish marked, "Birmingham 1907."
0:38:03 > 0:38:05And I can start the bidding with me here at £30.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07£30, somebody.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09£30, £30, somebody bid me £30.
0:38:09 > 0:38:10Surely it's worth 30?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12At 30, 30 I have.
0:38:12 > 0:38:1430 I have in the room, at £30 it is.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15Gentleman's bid has it at 30.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Is there 5 anywhere else?
0:38:17 > 0:38:1835, 35 I'll take.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21At 35... 40, sir?
0:38:21 > 0:38:2340 it is, at £40. 5, madam?
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Yes. 45, 45, 50.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Good. You're in profit.
0:38:28 > 0:38:3255, 55. £60 in front, at 60 it is.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Once. All done, then, at 60.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- THEY CHEER - £60, +£15, I'm loving it.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41-53. And, genuinely,
0:38:41 > 0:38:43-53 could be a winning score, all right.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45So, say nothing to the Blues, all right?
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- Absolutely. - Thank you very much. Great sports.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- OK, so. Anne, Adam, do you know how the Reds got on?- No, not at all.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Not a clue.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- No.- No.- Well, we deliberately keep you apart, you know.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Ha-ha-ha. And it's worked.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Anyway, first up is the hot water can and here it comes.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Nice little watering can, this one here. A hot water can.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10And start the bidding at £30.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- Come on.- Good copper one. Is there £30 anywhere in the room?
0:39:14 > 0:39:1530 I have.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18There we are. We are in profit.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20At 30, at 30, at 30.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21Is there 5 anywhere?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23At 30, at 30 once.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- You can be delighted at 30.- Ooh!
0:39:25 > 0:39:27£5 bid, anybody at 35. No?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- Well done, Tom.- Profit. - £30 is +£10, we like it.
0:39:31 > 0:39:32Very nice.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Now, pumpkin.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37A Royal Venton pumpkin vase, circa 1920s.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Start the bidding with me at £20.
0:39:39 > 0:39:40£20, £20, £20.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44It's a great looking lot, this one here. At 20, at 20.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- I don't believe nobody wants this pumpkin...- Nor do I.- No.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48- Neither do I.- Unbelievable.
0:39:48 > 0:39:5120 we've got, lady's bid at £20.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52Is there 2 anywhere else?
0:39:52 > 0:39:56At 20, once there is. Any advance? At 25 I've got.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- Yes, come on. - Madam, make it 30.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01You liked it to begin with.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04No? 25 once. 25 twice.
0:40:04 > 0:40:0525 is -15
0:40:05 > 0:40:07which means overall you're -5.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Uh-oh.- Which is small beer, but here we go.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14A pair of late 20th-century automotive goggles.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16£20, any advance at 20 for the goggles?
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Any advance at 20?
0:40:18 > 0:40:202, 5, 8.
0:40:20 > 0:40:2228 I've got. Any advance at £28?
0:40:22 > 0:40:23Oh, dear. Dirty shame.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26£28 twice... 30, I do.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27- Oh, come on.- Late bid.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30£30 it is, at £30 bid. At £30, all done, then.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33£30 is -£20.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37With the -5 it equals -£25.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38Ouch.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Now, scent bottles. What do you fancy doing?
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- I think we should ring-fence our losses. We'll stick.- Not feeling.- OK.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48We're not going with the bonus buy, but we're going to sell them anyway
0:40:48 > 0:40:50to find out what's what about what.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54And here comes the domed scent bottle set.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58239, a pair of moulded glass and enamel-decorated scent bottles.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01And start the bidding with me here at £60. At 60.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Start the bidding at £60.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07At £60, ladies and gentlemen, surely it's worth 60?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- Surely.- Oh, £50.
0:41:09 > 0:41:1050 I have, 50 I'll take.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12But is there 55 anywhere else?
0:41:12 > 0:41:1555, 60, 5.
0:41:15 > 0:41:1770, 5.
0:41:17 > 0:41:1980, 5.
0:41:19 > 0:41:2190, 5.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22Better.
0:41:22 > 0:41:2395 I have.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25At 95, is there £100?
0:41:25 > 0:41:2895 once, 95 twice and I sell.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- That's a cool... - Bang on his estimate.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Bang on his estimate and it's -£75.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35You did well in parking that, all right.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Your real score is -25 which could be a winning score.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Say nothing to the Reds and all will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50- Everybody happy? - ALL: Yes.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53You bet your life we are. Well, what a lovely show we've had.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Sadly, no profits going to any team today.
0:41:56 > 0:41:57THEY GROAN
0:41:57 > 0:42:01So, the demarcation is the scale of the losses.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04And the runners up today by a considerable margin
0:42:04 > 0:42:05are the Reds.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07GROANING AND CHEERING
0:42:07 > 0:42:11-£53 is the grand total. But you did have a punt, didn't you?
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- We did.- We did.- You did spend £223.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Just didn't quite go your way.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20But the bonbon dish, Anita's little favourite, that did all right,
0:42:20 > 0:42:23+£15, so well done for that. Anyway, it was great to see you.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- Lovely, thank you.- And good luck with everything.- Thank you.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- We had a great time, we had a great time.- I'm pleased to hear it.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33Now, the victors, who go home by managing to lose £25, are the Blues.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- And it started out pretty promisingly, didn't it?- Definitely.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Then you resisted the bonus buy
0:42:39 > 0:42:41and that's how you come to go away with only -25.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- Yeah.- Funny old business, isn't it? - It is, very funny.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- But you've enjoyed it?- Very much so. It's been good.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49- It's been amazing. - Well, we've loved having you.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51In fact, it's been such fun, why don't you join us soon
0:42:51 > 0:42:53for some more bargain-hunting, yes?
0:42:53 > 0:42:54ALL: Yes!