0:00:03 > 0:00:07Today, we're in the medieval market town of Leominster.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11Where the streets are literally lined with antique shops galore.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15So, what are we waiting for? Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:46 > 0:00:49It's a funny old game, this, isn't it?
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Each of our teams today, start from the word go.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55With £300 apiece.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59They then work their way up and down the streets of Leominster
0:00:59 > 0:01:03hoping to bank a piece of hot antique.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04HE CHUCKLES
0:01:04 > 0:01:07And then it's the roll of the dice...over at the auction room.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Who is going to make a profit and who isn't?
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Let's take a sneaky peek as to what's coming up.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Hm...look at that.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20On today's show, charismatic Carlos goes on the charm offensive.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21They're very highbrow
0:01:21 > 0:01:24because they've been bought by two highbrow people.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26- Of course, of course. - You smooth talker, Charles.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- I'll come and stay, yeah?- Yeah.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32However, there's fighting talk with the Reds.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- I have to beat Charles...- That's your mission today?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37I wake up in the morning, it's the first thing I think of.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38I've got to beat Charles.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41But before all that, let's meet the teams.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46How gorgeous is this? The Lion Ballroom in Leominster.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47Great place.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Well, we've got a great bunch of folk on our show today.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54For the Reds, we have married couple Marion and Paul.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57And another married couple, Nick and Alison, for the Blues.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58- Hello, everyone. - ALL: Hi.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- Great to see you. Now, Marion. You're retired now.- Yes.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- But you used to work in the art world?- That's right, yes.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- Tell us about that.- Um, I was the accountant
0:02:06 > 0:02:09for a contemporary art company that sold all round the world.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Hm-hm.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Subsequently, we took over a corporate company
0:02:13 > 0:02:18and we put all the art sculptures etc, etc on the cruise line ships.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Gosh. And did you have to go and visit the cruises,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- while they went out?- I did. One perk I got used to.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Accountants don't really get much perks but I did get... Yes.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- Yes.- On a launch party I went, yes. - Well, that sounds all right.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32And you're something of a pinball wizard yourself.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35I am. I restore art on pinballs.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Paul does the mechanics and I do the artwork.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40So, we...we like to paint pictures back on.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42They're older pinballs, 1960s, '70s.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Have you collected them?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46We have our own but we also...
0:02:46 > 0:02:49We do them up and sell them on at a show, just once a year.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- It's just a hobby, so...- Well, how nice.- Yes.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56Um, Paul, it says you like all BALL games, is that right?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Well, just one. Bowls, actually.- OK.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Well, it's all a question of pronunciation, isn't it?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- Absolutely.- So, why bowls?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Well, when I was sharing a flat in my younger days,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09I shared with a teacher who was a keen bowler.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- And he asked me to have a go.- Hm.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15And I said, "Well, it's just an old man's game, isn't it?"
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Well, that was when I was 21 and I got into the game
0:03:17 > 0:03:19and I've been playing it ever since.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21And you're fond of the vintage vinyl.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Yes, yes. We have a couple of jukeboxes,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26as well as...the pinball machines.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Do you really? You lived in quite a house, don't you?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- It's not, it's a little bungalow. - No, it's only a bungalow.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Well, I've got about 2,500 records, something like that.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Are you going to buy any vinyl today if you can find it in Leominster?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Um, I might do, if I find some.- OK.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- You'll know what's rare, won't you? - Definitely.- OK.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Marion, what sort of things do you want to buy, darling?
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Something silver, maybe, and quirky, definitely quirky.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- Definitely quirky.- If you can find quirky, yes.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53You can find quirky, I tell you. Anyway, good fun.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- Thank you very much for joining us, you are brilliant.- Thank you.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Now, Nick.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00There's a great story about how you two met, isn't there?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Yes, there is.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04I was in the police force at the time
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and a friend of mine came along and wanted me to go to
0:04:07 > 0:04:10an infamous nurses' party.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15He cajoled me to go and Alison was persuaded to go
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- and we met at the party.- Right.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18And when it came to the end,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21I hadn't got anything to write her telephone number down on.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23And the only thing I could find was a £5 note.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Then, the following morning I was on early turn
0:04:26 > 0:04:29and purchased a bacon sandwich from the police canteen
0:04:29 > 0:04:31with said £5 note.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- Ah.- But it wasn't until the end of the...
0:04:34 > 0:04:36end of my shift that I suddenly realised
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I had spent the £5 note.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41So I had to run back round to the canteen to get them to cash up,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44to see if they'd still got the £5 note.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Fortunately, they had and the rest is history, as they say.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Well, isn't that a marvellous story?
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Nearly lost her for the price of a bacon buttie.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55That's a sweet story.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59But, um, Nick, you've done plenty of nicking in your own time,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- haven't you?- Yes, I went into the police cadets at 17.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06And then into the regulars, where I did my full 30-year term.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- Did you?- All in Sussex.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Finally retiring four years ago
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- having reached the rank of a custody sergeant.- OK.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16And thoroughly enjoyed my time in there.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- Now, Alison. You're a retired nurse.- I am. I retired early, yes.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Very sensible.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24But you've both come out of retirement
0:05:24 > 0:05:26to try your hand at something new.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28We have, yes. We moved up from Sussex
0:05:28 > 0:05:32and purchased a bed and breakfast...just outside Ludlow.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35We manage it between us and, er, yeah,
0:05:35 > 0:05:36it's going very well at the moment.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41And have you had any amusing stories from bed and breakfasting?
0:05:41 > 0:05:46Well, soon after we moved there we had a lady turn up at the door
0:05:46 > 0:05:49and she said to us that she wasn't alone.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- She had an eagle.- Oh, did she?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54An eagle. Which was a new experience.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- What was he called?- Sebastian.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Was he called Sebastian the Eagle?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- I mean, that's a classic, isn't it? - Yes.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05So, are you going to be using your eagle eyes
0:06:05 > 0:06:08around the shops today in Leominster?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- We definitely are, yes.- We hope to spot a bargain from afar.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13I bet you'll do it from a great height.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- We will. We will indeed.- Yes, good.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20Well, on that happy note, I'm going to give you the £300 apiece, OK?
0:06:20 > 0:06:21- There we go. £300.- Thank you.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24You know the rules. Your experts await.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27And off you go and very, very, very good look.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Now, time to meet today's experts.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Keeping an eye out for the Reds is Jonathan Pratt.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39And going into battle for the Blues is Charles Hanson.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43There's loads of stuff here.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Have you got any idea what you want to buy?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Well, we thought maybe silver is always good, isn't it?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- Can be.- Yes, you know.- Something quirky.- Quirky, great word.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- I quite like wood.- OK.- Wood is good for me.- OK. Alison?
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- And perhaps some silver. A little piece of silver.- OK, yeah.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01- That sounds rather good.- Well polished?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Yes. Oh, very well polished, yes. - Good to go, yeah.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08OK, teams. Brush up your skills, because your time starts now.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09We're good to go.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Here, your little bowling club, Paul.- Oh, is that what that is?- Yes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- It's a bowling club scoreboard.- It's a score...- 110, gosh.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- We'll give that one a miss, I think. - Yes.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- These are, in the truest sense, wonderful antiques.- Yeah.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Just look at the quality.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- We're looking at the prices, Charles, aren't we?- I mean...
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Oh, yeah. Gosh, you're right. - This bunch certainly have taste.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Just not necessarily the budget to match.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Back to the Reds. And there's definitely a running theme here.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42If you're playing this game competitively, do you buy new ones?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45We tend not to use the old lignum vitae ones for competition now
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- cos they're generally too light.- Too light?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50We all tend to play with composite bowls now,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- which are one solid material.- OK. So why would anyone want to buy these?
0:07:53 > 0:07:57As a curio. Some people actually collect them. They polish them up...
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- Oh, do they?- Yeah.- So, you're not interested in these anyway?- No.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- I don't think...- That's a no from the Mrs.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Definitely, no. - SHE LAUGHS
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Ah, the boss has spoken. Onwards and upwards then, team.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Oh, what about...? Look, can you see this, Marion?- Oh, yeah.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15What's that you've found?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- It's a '60s record rack.- It's different.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- I would probably buy that, if it was me.- Yeah.- What do you think?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23The sort of stumbling block, is that...
0:08:23 > 0:08:25People don't have vinyl like they used to.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27But Paul does, JP.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Would they be displaying it in this?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32And if the answer to that is no, what else would they use it for?
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- Yeah, that's true.- All we need now is a price. Cue Stan.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- DEALER:- It's £12.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- OK.- That's not bad, is it?- That's not bad, yeah.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43If I was at an auction, I would bid more than £12 for that, so...
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- It's a sneaky one if we need to.- OK.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- But I can see the passion.- Yeah.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50All right? So I think it's probably going to happen.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52THEY LAUGH
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Watch this space, eh?
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Meanwhile, some quirky silver's on the menu for the Blues,
0:08:57 > 0:08:59with an asking price of £75.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Wow. There you go.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- Have you ever seen...? I mean, are they...?- Have a handle.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- They're quite unusual.- Have you ever seen anything like it before?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09What I like about them is they're leafy and they're long
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- and they are...what is described as tea or cocktail straws.- Straws.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17So very nicely hallmarked. Which we can see on the leafy spoons.
0:09:17 > 0:09:23They are hallmarked London...1963.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24- Aren't they wonderful?- They are.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Yes, they are.- They're really pretty.- They almost swivel and swing,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- don't they, from that great '60s era?- They do, they do.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32So...
0:09:32 > 0:09:34would you...suck through them?
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- Oh, yes. Look.- Oh, you do. - I hadn't realised that.- Yes.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41So, I suppose, in your B&B, do you do this sort of thing then, do you?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- No.- Not at the moment.- Well, here's an idea for you.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Doesn't go down well with the full English.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- But these are for auction...- Yes. - ..and we need to make money.- Yes.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52What are they worth, copper?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- From days gone by.- I don't know.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- Well, I...- Were you on the beat at this time?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- I, I...- Oh, no.- I was... I was actually two years old, Charles.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Oh, sorry. Sorry about that. Sorry.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Sorry, mate. Sorry, mate.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Oh, Carlos. Putting your foot in it again.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Steph. Are you open to deals?
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- DEALER:- Oh, I'm sure we can do something for you.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Say about...£50?- We'll say 55.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17It's up to you, Alison.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19You know, you're a lady of quality and clout, what do we do?
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- I think we should go for it.- Go for it, yeah, yeah.- Yes. Are you sure?
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- Yes, let's do it.- It's a bit early in the hour.- Ooh, let's go for it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29I'm always wanting to hang on until the last minute. Are you sure?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- With this one, yes.- Go on, then.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Well done, Blues. You've bagged your first item.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37They're very highbrow because they've been bought
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- by two highbrow people.- Of course.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- Of course.- You're a smooth talker, Charles.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42I'll come and stay, yeah?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Yes, I'll do you a good discount. - Thanks a lot.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48And it seems that Charles has bagged himself a bed for the night.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50And all within ten minutes.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- Ah, kilt.- Would it suit me, that's the thing?- No...it wouldn't.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- Not with your legs, Paul.- What would that have been used for?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Right, it's, erm... Purely used as a goblet with lead.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03It purports to be 18th century.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05You have got some nice wear on the rims here.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- But I don't quite like the crispness of these turnings here.- Right.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Which would suggest to me, it could be a very clever...later example.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Well spotted, Mr H.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Meanwhile, the Reds are still empty-handed.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20But has JP stumbled across something?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Decoupage is that sort of...
0:11:22 > 0:11:25I think, basically, before TV and radio, people sewed,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28painted and cut stuff up and stuck it on things.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31And this is a piece of Victorian decoupage,
0:11:31 > 0:11:36where they've cut out little things from papers and...other magazines.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38And decorated what would otherwise be
0:11:38 > 0:11:41quite a simple little bentwood box
0:11:41 > 0:11:44with a portrait and all sorts of things on there.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45And these are...
0:11:45 > 0:11:47These are absolutely right for the period, I think.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- It's lovely, isn't it?- Um... I suppose...
0:11:50 > 0:11:52And what would you use it for? You could probably
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- put your needlework in there, couldn't you?- Needlework.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- It's steam bent.- Right.- So they get a piece of laminated wood,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00in this instance or I think it might just be beechwood.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02And they'd steam bend it. They'd get it so it's soft and pliable.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04And then they'd put it into the position.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Let it cool down and it stays in the same shape.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- I rather like it.- Yes, I do as well. - But...- I don't... Yes.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- The other side tells me what they expect.- Yes.- £90.- 90.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- I would see that at £40 to £60. - Right.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19And who knows, it might make £60, £80.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22At 90...it's a lot of work.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Crikey, team. You need a big discount then.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Let's leave you to find a dealer,
0:12:27 > 0:12:31whilst we check out some Chinese Chien Lung with our Charlie.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- Isn't that wonderful? It would date to around 1770.- Yeah.- Wow.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I love these Chinese figures here. All hand-painted.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Oh, what a shame. What a shame. Can you see round here? Look.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- You've got a jigsaw puzzle.- Hm.- OK? You've got a jigsaw puzzle.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47It's been in about ten bits.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48What a shame.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53Because if this was a pair in good condition, it would be worth £1,000.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- NICK WHISTLES - I know.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56So when you see a price of £39...
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- You know that's suspicious. - ..you think that's really cheap.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01It really reflects it, doesn't it?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- We'll leave him.- Old hawk-eye Hanson's on it again.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Meanwhile, the Reds are in negotiation
0:13:07 > 0:13:10for the best price on the decoupage bentwood box.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- We can't come down as low as 40. - What can you come down to?
0:13:13 > 0:13:14- 60 would be the best.- 60?
0:13:14 > 0:13:18OK, so, auctioneer's estimate, 60 to 80. Is it worth 60 to 80?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21It's a nice object, it's decorative. Functional and useful.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- I'm quite happy with that, I think it's all right.- Yes, definitely. - I think we should do it.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- Yes.- Do you think that's a sale? - Yes.- Definitely.- Fantastic.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32Well done, Reds. That's both teams level-pegging with one apiece.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Now, it just so happens that I've come across
0:13:35 > 0:13:36two wooden wonders of my own.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Well, we've all heard the term treen
0:13:40 > 0:13:43applied to turned wooden objects.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48And here in Leominster, I've found this wooden tool.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51It is in fact a practice sword
0:13:51 > 0:13:55from potentially the early part of the 19th century.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Made entirely out of one piece of timber.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03The flat curvy blade is in the form of a cutlass.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08And what's happened is the native craftsmen who created this,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12perhaps in Turkey, or somewhere in the Middle East,
0:14:12 > 0:14:14has turned the handle on the lathe.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Then we've got a little mini pommel.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19And the blade itself has been inscribed
0:14:19 > 0:14:21with some geometric designs.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24It's the sort of object that would have been used,
0:14:24 > 0:14:28not by a child to practise, but by a warrior
0:14:28 > 0:14:31to literally practise their strokes.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Absolutely glorious.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39Almost as glorious as this big old bowl.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42It is a whopper, isn't it?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45It doesn't look particularly spectacular as it is
0:14:45 > 0:14:48because it's got this thick, treacly patination.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51It would indicate to me that it might be late 18th
0:14:51 > 0:14:53or early 19th century.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57But when that's cleaned off, this thing will have a glorious colour.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02And it's the quintessential object to have in a country kitchen.
0:15:02 > 0:15:08It exemplifies also the 'waste not, want not' culture of India.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13When this thing developed a hole in the bottom,
0:15:13 > 0:15:14did he throw the bowl away?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Course he didn't. He did a repair job.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21What he did, look, is to get a panel of metal
0:15:21 > 0:15:25and hammer the panel of metal over the hole
0:15:25 > 0:15:28so that the crack underneath wouldn't allow his washing-up water
0:15:28 > 0:15:30to flow away.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Brilliant, isn't it?
0:15:32 > 0:15:33So how much?
0:15:33 > 0:15:39Well, the bowl today, here in Leominster, would set you back £70.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44And the sword? Well, that could be yours for £100.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Now, that's cutting edge.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Now, the big question is how are our teams cutting it
0:15:50 > 0:15:53out on the shop floor? Time check, please, JP.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- We've had half an hour, guys.- OK. - We've nearly got two items.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- I mean, that's not bad, is it? - One and a half.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03So that record rack is looking more and more appealing.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Meanwhile, the Blues have spotted some more sparkle.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Pretty buckle in there.
0:16:09 > 0:16:10Where's that? Oh, that's lovely.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Silver buckle in the Art Nouveau style made by the well-known
0:16:14 > 0:16:19firm Norman. Assay - Birmingham, in the year 1987.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22They're the sort we would have worn for nursing
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- when we first qualified. - Of course, with your background.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- Before your B&B.- Yes, absolutely.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- Unfortunately, we're not allowed to wear them- any more. Why?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- Health and safety. - Isn't it sad?- It is.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- My mum wore one as well, she was a nurse.- Did she?- Yeah.- Oh.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35I think it's time we had a butchers, Stan.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- Can you see the price?- £66.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43There we are.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Just look at that for quality, the weight is fantastic. Importantly,
0:16:47 > 0:16:48yes, you've got the hallmarks.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51And what would you value that at your auction?
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Between £50 and £70. So I think that isn't a bad price.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00The only disappointment is it's 1987
0:17:00 > 0:17:04rather than being 1905, let's say.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- What would be the best on that? - Oh, it's a belter, isn't it?
0:17:08 > 0:17:09I'll find out for you.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- A belter. Get it? - It's bad, Stan. It's not good.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Let's leave the Blues having a chuckle over the buckle
0:17:16 > 0:17:18and check in with the Reds.
0:17:18 > 0:17:24Oak long case clock painted dial, late 18th century, £400.
0:17:24 > 0:17:2915 years ago, that would have set you back £800 at auction.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31It's rather neat, but at £400...
0:17:31 > 0:17:33If you got that at £250, there'd be a profit.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- There wouldn't be any budget left. - No!
0:17:35 > 0:17:36THEY LAUGH
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Your team doesn't even have £250 left, JP.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Anyway, that clock is ticking. Oh, Stan's back with the price.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Well, this is a tough dealer, this one.- OK.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49And he's saying that he can only go to £55.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- Got a bit of time left, haven't we? - Shall we mental note?
0:17:52 > 0:17:56A mental note of that one because I think we could come back to that.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Something to ponder then, team.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Nothing's grabbing you in here? Nothing's grabbing me.
0:18:04 > 0:18:0820 minutes left. What has old Charlie boy stumbled across here?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Tea bowls and saucers in the Ca Mau shipwreck.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15The ship sank 1725 and remained at the bottom of the ocean
0:18:15 > 0:18:20until it was discovered by fishermen in '98. £28 each.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23The decoration on it, does that transfer or...?
0:18:23 > 0:18:24It's all hand-painted.
0:18:24 > 0:18:30If you imagine this lay on the seabed about 273 years, or
0:18:30 > 0:18:35thereabouts. And because it's porcelain, unlike leathers or woods
0:18:35 > 0:18:39which deteriorate in seawater, it's in remarkably good condition.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- I love that. You have got some issues.- There's a few chips.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47And a chip on that one there and a chip on that one there.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49But you've got a lot of it. 12 pieces.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Tempting, very tempting, eh, Blues?
0:18:53 > 0:18:56But at £28 apiece, that will blow your budget.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02In the right sale, that whole collection could make £300-£400.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03- Really?- I kid you not.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Let's hope you can get a generous discount, eh, Charles?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- Little cutlery box. - That is lovely, isn't it?
0:19:08 > 0:19:13It is lovely, little bit of oak. You really want £30 or £40 for that.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Yes.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17But at £79, it's not exciting enough.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19But how excited are the Blues getting over
0:19:19 > 0:19:22that 18th-century shipwreck porcelain?
0:19:22 > 0:19:23Can do it for £220.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26What I've got to remember is you've got half of the teaware
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- covered in seaweed and there are a few chips as well.- Yes.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32You're not exactly selling it, Carlos.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34I'm not convinced.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Particularly because I like the buckle.- OK.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41I almost feel, Alison, that your early career in nursing,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- it was made for you, wasn't it? - I think it was.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48I think we need to either buy the buckle or take a chance on me.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Ha-ha! No pressure then, team.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- That's a horrible way of putting it. - No, don't worry.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- Listen, we go to auction together, win or lose.- Come what may!
0:19:58 > 0:20:01My feeling is, buy the buckle and rush around for ten minutes.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- OK, let's do that.- OK, it's a plan.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Let's do that. Stan, the best on the buckle is...?
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- The best on the buckle is £55.- OK.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- WHISPERS:- Shake his hand. - Thank you, Stan.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Thanks, Stan. We'll take the buckle.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Decisive team, I love it.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Which is more than I can say for the Reds.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23Only one item bought and the tension's starting to mount.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26You keep looking and see if there's anything that catches your eye.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Dear, oh, dear, we're panicking now.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32We've one item. We've got to guarantee to get that rack.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34We're at that panicking point.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I think they all knew that rack would come in handy.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39They look quite nice, but the stoppers,
0:20:39 > 0:20:40look at how they've been cast.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41They look quite modern.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Match holder, 1950, on onyx.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47I don't thing that ever started off life with it.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- The quality between the two... - Bit of a marriage...- I think it is.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52There's got to be something.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55We need some divine inspiration, don't we?
0:20:55 > 0:20:57You certainly do, Mr H.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- What about this one? That's a clock. - That's a good thing to pick up.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- That's a cover, isn't it? - Birmingham, 1902.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07What does it look like? It looks like crocodile skin, actually.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10You see it's been reduced from £145 to £110.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13A lot of people have been walking straight past it
0:21:13 > 0:21:15because they think, "Well, look, it hasn't got the clock in."
0:21:15 > 0:21:19A dealer would buy it. It's a funny shape, I have to say.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22I'm wondering whether it is possible to put a hook in
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- and they could have it to hang a pocket watch in.- Right.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Can we get a best price on that?
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- What would you think?- £50.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- Can't do that, I'm afraid.- No.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Nice try, JP.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- Is £80 too much? It's not complete, that's the problem.- Yeah.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- Is £50 an offer?- Yeah.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- I'll go and ring him. - That's an offer, yeah.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45Good man, Andrew.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46You never know your luck, JP.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49And with five minutes left, you are running out of options.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52The Blues, however, have too many options.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- We're almost spoiled for choice here, aren't we?- We are.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58There's so many nice objects.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- That's pretty. - What's that made of, Charles?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04It's...peculiar.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05Unusual, quite right.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Vintage, I'd go with that.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Metal dish with cats in a basket.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13The big question is, is it old?
0:22:13 > 0:22:17I think it's probably 1920s. Do you agree, Stan, this dish?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Let's have a look. Got a bit of age to it, hasn't it?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- You haven't got much time, have you? - No, we haven't.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25I won't make a phone call, I'll just stick my neck out
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- and I'll get into trouble if I'm wrong.- Yes.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28And I'll say...
0:22:28 > 0:22:30£65.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Yeah, goodness me.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- We've got two minutes...- Yeah. - To go.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38120 seconds I'll go now.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41This is in the Art Nouveau style, WMF, German.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- And it's a chrome plate.- There's a bit of weight to it, isn't there?
0:22:44 > 0:22:46It's got a nice colour, you can
0:22:46 > 0:22:50see it's got this peculiar gilded reverse.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53We all know there's lots of cat lovers out there.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I think the big question Mr Wonnacott might be asking
0:22:55 > 0:22:58the auctioneer in the sale room is, is it old?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00You know me too well, Carlos.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Now, what's the verdict on that clock case?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- I'm afraid he said yes.- Did he?!
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- Yeah!- Is that all right? - Yeah!- 50 quid.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09No-one's more surprised than me.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10THEY LAUGH
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Let's take it for £50.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15See, JP, if you don't ask, you don't get.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Now then, have you made your mind up on that record stand?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- We can have it for £12?- You can, it's upstairs.- Would you go get it?
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- I'll get it for you now.- Brilliant, we're done. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Well done. And we can relax, well done.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29That's the Reds done and dusted.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Now time to stick your neck on the line, Charlie boy.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35We've got a minute to go. I think it's charming.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Stan, would you take £50?
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Oh, I couldn't do that, no, I would be in trouble.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42But your very best would be? £60?
0:23:42 > 0:23:43- £60.- Yeah.
0:23:43 > 0:23:49I feel at auction it's worth between £50 and £80, so it might give us...
0:23:49 > 0:23:53- Shake the man's hand. - Thank you, Stan.- Thank you.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54Thank you very much.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57And that is literally half a minute to go. We've done it.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- Well done.- Good work. Thanks a lot.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Goodness me. Give us a kiss. Well done.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05And that is your three items, Blues. Well done.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Time's up, let's check out what the Red Team bought, eh?
0:24:12 > 0:24:17Their first item was the decoupage barrel box. They paid £60.
0:24:17 > 0:24:23Next up, was the pocket watch case. A deal was done at £50.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25And finally, they racked up their third item,
0:24:25 > 0:24:27the record stand for £12.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34- Well, that took you long enough to get started, didn't it?- It did!
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Anyway, having got off the mark, you did very well.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38How much did you spend in total?
0:24:38 > 0:24:39£122.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43I would like £178, please.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47178. Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49And which is your favourite piece?
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- The decoupage box. - OK, that's your favourite.- Yes.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53- Mine's the record rack.- OK.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Which is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- I think the clock case.- Clock case, do you agree with that?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- So do I, yes.- OK, fine, clock case is the prediction.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03JP, your special moment.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- Going into the breach, again. - Do you know, I can't help myself.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08I do like spending the money.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10I've seen something that packs a bit of a punch this time,
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- and maybe that would be it. - Really?- Ooh.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Oh, very enigmatic, I'm sure.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Right now, though, why don't we check out
0:25:17 > 0:25:19what the Blue Team bought, eh?
0:25:20 > 0:25:22First up, they drew the cocktail straws
0:25:22 > 0:25:25and £55 was paid.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26Next the belt buckle
0:25:26 > 0:25:28which, again, cost them £55.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33And their last item was an Art Nouveau basket.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35They paid £60.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- Well, that was fun, wasn't it? - Good fun.- Brilliant.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- How much did you spend in total? - We spent £170.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44That is a mature amount of money.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Can I have the £130 of leftover lolly, please?- You may.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Oh, look at that.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Very nice too. Now, which is your favourite piece?
0:25:52 > 0:25:55My favourite piece is the nurse's buckle that we bought,
0:25:55 > 0:25:57- silver buckle. - And do you agree with that?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Well, I rather liked the first lot, which was the silver cocktail
0:26:00 > 0:26:03straws. And I quite like those, I have to say.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05What is going to bring the biggest profit though?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07I think probably the silver cocktail straws.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11- Yeah, I would agree with that. - Would you?- Yeah.- Carlos.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- I want to spend the entire lot, Tim. - Oh, really?- I do.- OK.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Well, what's new, Charles?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Anyway, very, very good luck. But look smartish though, Carlos,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23because very shortly we'll be heading over to the auction.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30I'm at Halls saleroom here in Shrewsbury with auctioneer
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Andrew Beeston.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Andrew, good morning. - Good morning, Tim.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Cracking to be here back in Shrewsbury.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41First up is this decoupage decorated box.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Where do you think the box comes from?
0:26:43 > 0:26:47It appears to be a Scandinavian sandwich box, basically, which the
0:26:47 > 0:26:52Victorians have up-cycled into a work box with decoupage decoration.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- It's rather fun, isn't it? - It is, yes.- What's it worth?
0:26:54 > 0:26:55£30-£50.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- Difficult thing to value, isn't it? - It is on the day, really.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03OK, fine. £60 they paid. So maybe they paid a bit too much.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Now, the next item is the silver-mounted watch holder.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10That's a very nice object, I think.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Synyer & Beddoes hallmarked,
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Goliath pocket watch to go in there.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18The little standard one would disappear, really,
0:27:18 > 0:27:20so it needs to be quite a big pocket watch to
0:27:20 > 0:27:22go in there. But it's smart,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25so it should easily do £50-£70.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29I mean, the watch collector who likes to put his prize
0:27:29 > 0:27:33watch in a special place will really go for that, won't he?
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Oh, most definitely, yes. It's in good condition, as well.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Yes, they get thin and worn or the leather is bad.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42I mean, everything is perfect about it. Just find a watch.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43Yeah, exactly.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Anyway, they only paid £50, so they'll be delighted for anything
0:27:46 > 0:27:47north of that.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Next is the chromium-plated record stand.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Now, there was a moment when you put your LPs down below
0:27:53 > 0:27:56and you put your 45s up above.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00And it's definitely a period piece from the '60s
0:28:00 > 0:28:01and I think rather fun.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06If you are vinyl collector of any generation, this is going to appeal.
0:28:06 > 0:28:07Yeah, condition is key with these.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Once you've any damage, the value just drops away.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13In good condition, £15-£25.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- OK, well, they only paid £12.- OK.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17- So that's perfect, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Maybe they won't need the bonus buy, but let's go have a
0:28:20 > 0:28:22look at it anyway.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- Now, team, this is fun, isn't it? - Yes.- Yes.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28What has JP spent your £178 on,
0:28:28 > 0:28:30on the way of the bonus buy?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32OK, I think it's probably flat.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Jonathan, show us what you bought.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- Did I spend it all?- Did you spend it all?- Did I spend it all?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Oh, wow.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Not that I'm for a moment suggesting that you're big pub goers,
0:28:44 > 0:28:46but it's a pub sign.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48It's a form of art work which I think is underappreciated
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- and obviously they're pretty much one offs, these things.- Right.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54It's a pub called the Suffolk Punch.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57This is oil painting onto board, obviously.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00It's signed at the bottom, this RKH Jacob.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03The style and the colour of it suggests it's
0:29:03 > 0:29:05painted early part of the 20th century.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08They chose this sort of palate and this sort of strong...
0:29:08 > 0:29:11He's almost got an Art Deco sort of interpretation
0:29:11 > 0:29:14to the way he's been painted. I rather liked that.
0:29:14 > 0:29:15OK. It's a pub sign.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I was going to say, presumably there's something on the back,
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- is there?- Let's have a look.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- Oh, yes, there is! - Two for the price of one!
0:29:23 > 0:29:26There are collectors of these sorts of things.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28The breed the Suffolk Punch was endangered to the
0:29:28 > 0:29:30point of almost extinction in the last century.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32And it's now become more popular again,
0:29:32 > 0:29:35so there is a resurgence of interest in it as a breed.
0:29:35 > 0:29:36It's got a lot going for it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Whether it's got as much as I paid for it,
0:29:38 > 0:29:39which you're going to ask me.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41The big question is, how much did you pay?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43You gave me £178,
0:29:43 > 0:29:45and I spent £178.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- Oh, no!- You spent the lot.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- I spent a lot, yeah, I did. - The whole lot.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Well, I can only say, that's quite punchy.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Now, you don't have to decide right now. You decide after the sale
0:29:55 > 0:29:58of your first three items. But for the audience at home,
0:29:58 > 0:30:02let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about JP's pub sign.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04So, Andrew, this is a handsome thing, isn't it?
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Cos it's not a transfer printed job, it is painted.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10It is hand painted, yes.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11A Mr Jacobs painted it,
0:30:11 > 0:30:14but we don't know who he is, really.
0:30:14 > 0:30:15He's not listed.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19No, he'll be a jobbing sign writer, sign painter, don't you think?
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Yeah, it's going to appeal as a decorator's piece.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28Probably not going to be for a pub, but somebody will like it.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Be very, very big coincidence if you've got a pub called the
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Suffolk Punch and you happen to be missing a sign.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- Anyway, there we go. I think it's rather fun.- It is, yes.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38How much?
0:30:38 > 0:30:42- £100-£150.- OK, well, JP paid £178.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Super-duper.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49Moving onto the Blues, and we've got these very unusual solid
0:30:49 > 0:30:52silver and heavy chunky drinking straws.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57I like them, they're 1960s. Asprey's did retail,
0:30:57 > 0:31:00this type of design in boxes of six.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02We've only got two.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Good fun for sipping your cocktail.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09I fancy the leaf on the end is a mint leaf
0:31:09 > 0:31:11and they were made for mint julep.
0:31:11 > 0:31:12Oh, that's quite possible, yes.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15They're not old, but they're fun and they're very good quality,
0:31:15 > 0:31:16so how much?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18I think £40-£60. They've got to be.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Spot on, £55 our lot paid.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Not a lot of profit for them, probably.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27Now we've got the Art Nouveau buckle, but out of period again.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30It is, 1987.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Ari Norman, the silversmith,
0:31:32 > 0:31:35well known for producing silver
0:31:35 > 0:31:38bijouterie in the period style.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41OK, well, they're nicely made, that's a fact. How much?
0:31:41 > 0:31:43£30- £40.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45£55 they paid, so they are light on that.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Oh, dear.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Now, we've got the pewter or white metal or spelter,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53call it what you like, two-handled dish.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58If you're a cat lover, then it's going to appeal to you.
0:31:58 > 0:32:03Anything with kittens on or cats always sells.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06I'd be disappointed if we couldn't
0:32:06 > 0:32:07get £30-£40 for that.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11They paid £60, actually. Which could be a bit too much.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Well, you never know on the day.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Well, if our feline friends let us down, they're definitely
0:32:16 > 0:32:19going to need their bonus buy so let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24Now, Nick, you spent £170, magnificent amount,
0:32:24 > 0:32:26and you gave £130 to Charles Hanson.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Charles, what did you spend it on?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Tim, sometimes you've got to go, go, gone and spend whole lot, so I did.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33£130 on this
0:32:33 > 0:32:34magnificent plate.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- Right.- Right.- What do you think?
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- It's...quite big.- Yeah.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41What I love, Tim, about this is the fact it's a tin-glaze earthenware
0:32:41 > 0:32:44body mimicking porcelain.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48It's English delftware of probably circa 1760
0:32:48 > 0:32:50and our interpretation of our friends in China.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55You've got a whimsical fishermen here in this dazzling, almost
0:32:55 > 0:32:56chinoiserie landscape.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01So it's 240 years old and has a real history, I think, for the money.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05- So you spent £130.- Yes.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07And what do you think it's going to make at auction?
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Of course, this type of pottery is very crude
0:33:10 > 0:33:15and it easily chips and the tin glaze in places on the surface
0:33:15 > 0:33:18has been filled in with some minor restoration,
0:33:18 > 0:33:19but don't forget it's so old.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22I would hope between £150 and £200.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23It's a bit of a gamble,
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- but I have bought a real antique for my real Blues.- Thank you very much.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- You like it?- Yeah, actually. Very much.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30What I like, Charles, is these things.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31See those little lumps there?
0:33:31 > 0:33:35They are called saggar marks. And when that was in a kiln,
0:33:35 > 0:33:39there were 30 plates in a stack. And to separate them,
0:33:39 > 0:33:44little tiny pieces of clay were put on those little lumps so that
0:33:44 > 0:33:49when the stack was stacked, there was some support for the outer
0:33:49 > 0:33:52edge of the plate, which otherwise might have collapsed.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54I mean, it either gets your juices going or it doesn't, really.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- Do you feel your juices going, Nick?- Yes.- Good.
0:33:57 > 0:33:58Well, on that happy note,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01why don't we find out whether the auctioneer's juices
0:34:01 > 0:34:02are flowing or not.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08- Now, Andrew, a nice tin-glazed charger for you.- Excellent.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10How do you rate that?
0:34:10 > 0:34:15Mid-18th century, circa 1760, English,
0:34:15 > 0:34:18just what the collectors will be looking for.
0:34:18 > 0:34:19Good.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23We feel there's been a little bit of restoration to the tin glaze
0:34:23 > 0:34:26with some fritting which has been sort of oversprayed.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31There's a little bit of gloss orange peel effect here, which is really
0:34:31 > 0:34:36why we've said restored and been a little bit cautious,
0:34:36 > 0:34:37but it could do OK.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40I don't think the restoration is excessive.
0:34:40 > 0:34:41So, you're being cautious about it,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43you've mentioned the word restoration.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46What does that do to the price?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- We have put £50-£100. - Well, fair enough.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51It's a come-buy-me type estimate.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Charles actually paid £130.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- It may get there. - It may get there.- Yeah.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59OK. We'll have to cross our legs and everything else
0:34:59 > 0:35:02and hope that it does. Anyway, that is the excitement of this business.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06- It is, indeed.- And it is an exciting business.- Oh, yes.- Oh, yes.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11OK, Andrew, the room looks raring to go, so rise to your rostrum.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- Now, Marion, my fair maid.- Yes? - You're looking forward to this?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- Yes, definitely.- What about you, Paul?- Oh, yes, definitely.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- It's exciting, isn't it?- Yes.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- Jonathan, how nervous are you feeling?- You know what?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- I can't measure how nervous I am now.- Can you not?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- No. I have to beat Charles. - That's your mission today?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29I wake up in the morning, it's the first thing I think of.
0:35:29 > 0:35:30- I've got to beat Charles.- Yeah.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- That's a terrible thought, isn't it? - I know.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36First up is the Scandinavian lunchbox and here it comes.
0:35:36 > 0:35:42The bentwood decoupage work box. Probably a sandwich box conversion.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Start me, £20. £20? - Come on, yes.- Get on.- Come on.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49£20. Bid in the room at £20. £25 on the net.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51£30 in the room. That's £30. £35?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- Come on.- Come on!- A bit more.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56£35 internet bidder. £35 bidding on the internet.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00At £35, make no mistakes. At £35.
0:36:00 > 0:36:06Flat as a pancake. £35 is £5 off £40, that's minus £25.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09The silver and crocodile skin pocket watch case.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Syner & Beddoes, Birmingham 1902.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Good-quality item. Start me at £30. £30? £30 in start.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20£30. It's bid in the room at £30.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24£35. £40. £45. £50.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27- Come on.- Yes!
0:36:27 > 0:36:31At £60. Standing in the room at £60.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36£10, that's not too bad. Minus £15 is your overall score now.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40So what we need is for this thing to make £27.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42So come on, we want £27.
0:36:42 > 0:36:48- 1960s chromium plated record stand. - How groovy is this.- That's great.
0:36:48 > 0:36:54Number 140. £10? £10. £10 bid. £15. £20 for you? £20.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Yes!
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- £25. £30 on the internet.- £30. You're in profit. Overall profit.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04£35 in the room. At £35. At £35, £40 on the internet.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- Wow!- I need to change what I do for a living, I think.- Hey.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- ANDREW:- At £40.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Out in the room at £40.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Plus £28. You were minus £15, which means you are plus £13.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- How cool is that?- Brilliant.- Thank goodness for the record holder.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22They'd rather have that than the sandwich box, I can tell you.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Anyway, there we go. So what are we going to do about Suffolk Punch?
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- I mean, you are in profit, you are going home with folding money. - Yes, exactly.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30You don't have to go with the bonus buy, £178 worth.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Are you going to park it or are you going to swing with it?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Go with the sign or not?
0:37:35 > 0:37:40We decided that if we made any money, that we wouldn't go with the Punch, I'm afraid.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- We're going to stick with it, but we do like it.- Yeah, yeah.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- It's a lot of money.- It is a lot of money.- OK.- So no, thank you.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- Thank you, but no, thank you. - Absolutely.
0:37:48 > 0:37:49We're not going with the bonus buy
0:37:49 > 0:37:51but we're going to sell it anyway and here it comes.
0:37:51 > 0:37:56- Straightaway, that should be £50. £50.- That's very low.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00£50 is bid. £55. At £55. I'll take £60.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Charles has got a long way to go.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05At £55, make no... For £60.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09£65, £70, £75.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Are you sure? You get two pictures, one each side.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- He is trying hard, isn't he?- Yes.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16At £75.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20- That is minus £103.- Oh, sorry, Jonathan.- There you go.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24We didn't swing with it. Just as well, you have a profit of £13.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Just don't say a word to the Blues, all right?
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- And well done.- Thank you.- Well done. Bad luck, JP.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- Now, Nick, Allie, this is fun, isn't it?- It is.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- Yes. Do you know how the Reds got on?- No.- Great, don't want you to.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Now, I really love these silver straws that you bought.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49£55 you paid for them, which I think is plenty, personally.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54£40 to £60 is its estimate, but really nice things and unusual.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56And here they come.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- ANDREW:- Silver cocktail straws with
0:38:59 > 0:39:03the leaf shape bowls, London 1963.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06£30 for these. £30?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08£20 and start them. £20 bid I'll take.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Oh, come on.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14At £20. Two ware at £20.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- I can't believe it! - Wicked, so minus £35. There you go.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Now, here comes the belt buckle.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26The Art Nouveau style belt buckle, Birmingham 1987.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29£20 to start me. £20? £20 to start.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31£20 to start the bid.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33£10? Where are you? £10 bid.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- I feel giddy.- I feel sick.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39£15. £18.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44£18, it's running to the back of the room at £18.
0:39:44 > 0:39:51Minus £37. £35 and £37 is £72. Minus £72.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56The Art Nouveau pewter or spelter, two-handled, kittens in a basket.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Straightaway to £20. £25.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01£25, £30, I'll take it. £25. £30.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02Let's go.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05At £30. Bidding in the room at £30. £35 on the net.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07£40 in the room.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09At £40 it bids in the room. At £40.
0:40:09 > 0:40:14At £40. Seated in the room at £40.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Minus £20, which means you're minus £92.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- How can that be? That's not right. - What can I say?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- Minus £92.- Oh, dear.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26- I'd stick to the B&B business, if I were you.- Yes, I think we'd better had.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28No, seriously, it's just ridiculous bad luck, I'm so sorry.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32- What are we going to do about the blue and white charger?- We've got to go for it.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34We're going with the charger. Definitely.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35- Trust Charles for that?- Absolutely.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Just take a chance. Pray, we have got to, don't we?
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Well, Charles, such is the inspiration that you provide
0:40:41 > 0:40:45for your teams they decided to go with your £130 investment.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- A lucky man.- You're a lucky man. - Absolutely.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53The team have backed Charles Hanson yet again in his love of ancient ceramics
0:40:53 > 0:40:57and here we go with the 18th-century tin-glazed charger.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- ANDREW:- Start the bidding straightaway, £50.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Come on, let's go.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03£50 is bid. £50 bid. Take a five. £55 on the net.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Here we go. Let's row home.- Yes.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09£60. Bidding in the room at £60. £65 fresh bidder.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Come on. Hold tight.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15£65. £65 bid in the room.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Internet, you're out. At £65.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- Oh, dear.- Oh, dear.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21At £65.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22I'm sorry, team. Sinking.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24We are, I think we might have sunk.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28That's £35 off, that means it's another minus £65.
0:41:28 > 0:41:33That is minus £157 scoring. OK, minus £157.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35It doesn't sound too bad if you say it quickly.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Gosh, what excitement today, hey?
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- Yes.- Have you had a fantastic time? - Brilliant.- Great.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49It's been marvellous, hasn't it?
0:41:49 > 0:41:53Rarely is there such a chasm between the winners
0:41:53 > 0:41:56and the runners-up as there are today, but there is a huge gap
0:41:56 > 0:41:59and I'm afraid that the tail end of his gap are the Blues...
0:42:01 > 0:42:06- I find that hard to believe. - ..who've managed to get minus £157!
0:42:06 > 0:42:12Yes! How about that for a disastrous result?
0:42:12 > 0:42:16I mean, minus £35, minus £37, minus £20 and minus £65.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Take some beating, I tell you. - Exactly.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22I mean, that is a serious hounding through the whole arrangement,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- so we're not going to dwell, right? - No, no.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- We have had a ride with you guys. - It's been great.- It has been fantastic.- Brilliant.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- But the victors today go home with £13.- Yay!
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- Well done, Marion.- Thank you. - There's the £10.- Thank you.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- And you get £3 coming your way. - Wow, wonderful.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Really, the surprising thing, I think, is that wirework stand,
0:42:41 > 0:42:43which is absolutely super-duper.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47You managed to avoid the bonus buy, which is a wise move too.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Did you have a good time?- Perfect. - Brilliant.- We've loved it too.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52In fact, such fun, why don't you join us soon
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- for some more bargain hunting? Yes? - ALL: Yes!